The Express.
London, England, 1858-05-03 00:00:00

PROPOSAL 701 OPENING, BT. PAUL'B CATER-
DEAL ON BUNDAY BVENINGB.

A meeting of merchants and bankers took place
at the Mansion-home on Friday evening, under the auspices
of the Bishop of London, to consider the practicability of
openingthe Cathedral of St. Paul on Sunday evenings for
the nee and benefit of the working climes of the population of
the City of London who are unable to obtain accommodation
in the present open plena of worship. The card bailed was
to the following effect .—" The company of is requested
at a preliminary meeting, to be held, by permission of the
Lord Mayor, at the Mansion-house, on Friday, the 30th
inst., at three o'clock. to confer with the Bishop of London
and the Dean of St. Paul's upon the proposal for opening the
Cathedral of St. Paul for evening services.'

The :meting was prodded over by the Loan Maros, sup.
ported by the Bishop of London, Dr. Millman, the Dean of
St. Pearls ; Mr. &runny Dobree, the Deputy-Governor of
the Bank of England ; Mr. Corrine., Mr. Hubbard, the late
Governor; Mr. Gamble, the Rev. Mr. Murray, Alderman
Wilson, Sir George Carroll, Mr. Moore. the Rev. Mr.
the Rev. Mr. Poveh, the Rev. Mr. Champneys,
Alderman Mechi, Mr. Barker, Mr. Hodgson, Mr. Tntton,
and several other gentlemen.
The Bishop of LONDON said he thought it would not re-
quire any arguments upon his part to convince the gentle-
men who surrounded him of the desirableness of opening St.
Paul's Cathedral on Sunday evenings, in order that thee.
numerous fellow-citizens who constituted the working clams

might have the opportunity end edvantage of hearing the word
of God preached—a privilege with which many of them were
mot blessed, and were therefore tempted to spend their Sunday
evenings in a manner not at all conducive to their spiritual
interests. He had spoken to the dean and chapter on the
subject, and was assured by that authority of as greet a de-
sire as he could feel himself that the aooommodatlon should
be afforded. Indeed, he thought that 'aye= who witnessed,
as be had wintered, the assembling of the hundred, of the
labouring dance at Weetmineter Abbey on Sunday
who were disappointed in their att.mpta to procure -
mission to hear Divine service perfumed must feel assured
that everything that could be done ought to be don* to give
to the poor multitude the spiritual enlightenment for
which they showed such eagerness. (Hear, hear.) The
only obstacle in his opinion to opening Bt. Paul's in
the way which be and them" with whom he
had oonkrred proposed, arms from the question as to the
manner is which the funds to make the necessary alterations
would beraised. The Lord Mayor, the Archbishop of Can-
terbury, and himself, were trustees of what was called the
Fabric Fund, the revenues from which were, with the most
strict economy, barely sufficient to maintain the building in
the state of repair, both inside and outside, which was in-
dispensably necessary. It was thought, under these circum-
stances, that an appeal should be made to the public at large,
and that such appeal would be readily responded to. Two
schemes had been suggested. The first would wet about
2,0001., the second a much larger sum. The one would afford
sitting accommodation, lighting, and other necessary advan-
tages. The other would include warming, deeorstims,
and adaptation to usual comforts end conveniences,
attending ether places of worship. His lordship then pro-
=resolution declaratory of the expediency and dolm-
a adopting the proposal to throw open the Cathedral
on Sunday evenings.
The resolution was seconded by Dr. MitmArt, the Dean of
St. Pad's, who explained the nature of the Fabric Fund, and
pa!tienlariaecithe manner in which it waa applied.

It was carried unanimously.
Mr. Cotton, Alderman Wilson, Alderman Med* Arch-
deacon Hale, and other gentlemen addressed the meeting,
and a numerous committee was formed (with power to add
to their number) to consider and devise the best mode of
bringing the subject before the notice of the public.
Thanks were unanimously voted to the Lord Mayor, and
the meeting adjourned, all expressing a hearty wish that
immediate success would attend their exertions in such a

THE WESTMINSTER ABBEY SERVICES.
Notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the
weather, the venal service at Westminster Abbey, last
night, wee attended by an overflowing congregation, en
announcement having been made that the sermon would be
preached by the Bishop of London. The (hors were thrown
open a little before the usual time, and in a few Mielltee the
whole of that part of the building in which the services ere
performed was densely crowded. Fall choral service was
performed, the prayers being said by the Rev. Precentor
Haden, and the lessons read by the Rev. Temple Frere,
11. A , one of the prebendaries of the abbey. The Bishop,
who ascended the pulpit while the congregation were singing
the new version of the hundredth prim, selected for his text
the 28th chapter of Genesis, verses 18, 17, " And Jacob
awaked out of his elsep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in
this place, and I knew it not. And he wee afraid, end mid,
How dreadful is this place I This is none other but the
house of God, and this is the gate of heaven." The Bishop
remarked that men in these dap affected to treat with in-
difference the book of Genesis, and to disregard its plain and
simple teaching. It was not a childish book, though it was
written in the spirit of a child. There was a great difference
between childish and child-like, end this was a remark which
particularly applied to that anelent book. The especial
lemon which woe taught by Jaeob's dream wee that God
constantly controlled our thoughts, and that we were con-
' steady In cormezion with the world of epirita while we
thought we were far away in the midst of earthly things.
His lordship proceeded to apply the case of Jacob to the
circumstonoes of multitudes of young men who coming from
a quiet country home were thrown without restraint into the
midst of the enticements and eine of this great metropolis. He
entreated thenc,whenever their thoughts tended heavenwards,
not to check them, for they might be certain that they were
enlightened by the some glorious presence which cheered
Jacob in the wilderness. They should yield to no discou-
ragement', for those who had had the least advantages had
shown the brightest and the purest faith. The Bishop, in
conclusion, expressed a hope that the meetings in that
venerable abbey would in time to come be full of bleared
memories to those who had there listened to the sound of the
gospel. An anthem having been gang the benediction was
prooonnced, and the congregation dispersed. The sermon
next Sunday evening will be preached by the Bev. Dr. Hugh
M•Heile, of Liverpool. There was a special service last
night at St. Margaret's church for the itommenodation of
those who could not obtain admission into the abbey. The
sermon was preached by Dr. Villiers, Bishop of Carlisle.
The sermon next Sunday evening at St. Margaret's will be
preached by the Bishop of London.

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