The Express.
London, England, 1859-02-11 00:00:00

OONFOCATION OP THZ CLERGY.

Ills Lower Houma of Convocation assembled yes-
ferds_y, in the /masks Chamber, under the presidency of
the Deu of Bruer= A gnat pert of the Samson was
occupied is the dtaccesion of studies orders, by which
future proceedings were to be guided. The members then
proceeded the consideration of the report in release° to
mr to
and kiwis" minims
The report, which woeneEseated by • committee Cllllllilli-
log et the Dean of N the Dean of Westadneter, the
Dean of Worcester, the deacon of Coventry, the Arch-
deems of Herellord, Me Atelideson of Middlesex, the lion.
and Rev. lleasnel fist, the Bey. Hoary Makenxis, the
Rev. Sir Henry Thompson, end other members, halicated
the mall of thar debberatioal trader the limo
heeds I. Home Mimeos ; 2. Foreign ?Cs-
rions7l2%. Fosse. On the &.t head the report stated
that the rapid inere ma of the population, its progreedve
accumulation in some parts, and it. shifting character in
others the apathy and indifference to religion which still
prevailed, the &prat of eke end immorality, the forgeful.
seas of Ovd es shown in the lower standard of in'egrlty in
the ordinary evocations of life, and the systematic dieremi-
nation of infidel °plaices throughout the lud, seemed to
them to call for • large extension of spiritual spay, and
likewise for the ample) matt of special agencies adapted to
Mese circumstances. They suffered that the large extent
of oar Mose= both in population and area, precluding the
=ty of snakiest personal latercouree between the
sad the clergy and laity of h's diocese, together with
the want of mote concentrated =km, (welshed strong
rem= for an Mire= of the eptseopete, which they thought
would to beet obtained without am laterfrrence with the
somber of episcopal seats is the Hose of Lords, on the
=already introduced at the sectionof the see of
ter. TMy also onside= thet a large addition
yes needed to the number of priests end deem=
and they did not Wien that the people would
hare the full benefit of pastoral soperinteadence
until the number of the clergy, whether priests or
deacons, wet in proportion of Ito every 1,000 emus. With
magato deem= they thought that an order of men
for the ministry =km a regard to their morel sod
:21a;character, to their latellootael qualifications, end
Ower of inflaming others, then to 'choler= ad-
vantages or acquirements, might be M soles= service to
the church. Upon the subject of forrl =sloes, they fait
that the prominent mail= which Emitted gas pied In-
volved privileges Aka envied with them the pave t
rueiteibility. The emigrates at ass time desk* the Wt
law yeas was avenging
sad nearly 1,000 • day. It mad be
resembered, too, Met Ors emigrants were bor the mut put
la humble th=metences, that they was therefore le=
able or "Mg to sae as effort supply tharaffse with
spiritual °Miasma. Oar colonlM passions teamed
about mss pert of the sates sorbs, and thanciii.i..in-
preiterkd • prwletion of mere them 3,000,000 of
sad snarly 200,000,000 of bashes' and Mahout-
. etedeas. The committee recommended that every
perish la the country should boa • missiesery
=sad= but they were of opinion that while the oho= et
the hatinunsetslity wee left to etch entre parish, efbra
ought to be met systetneticelly and vigorously to being Mae
Se teat ladlvidual member of Christ's church the seem of his
own responetbdity is the molar. They alto eararetly
canmesded further stem= of the abroad,
with • view to strengthen sad increase the Wed=
of the English char= and to afford lumeased for
admitting the native converts to the pastoral office, With
regard to the financial pert, they recommended frise.wrn
offericgs in the church, colleetioas, and dioceses petedliel
us= ices. They contidered that, in order to the groom
datiosey of the am= a lure sad more detailed body d
watisties Amid to obtsiatd. Swab information, if fail sad
of
sysissn
a lisally std,std,=mid be of the greatest sent,se, es
eta the hide strength satweekoses the ohm=
gerage etiolates wen regolerly elateleed is the /mark=
episcopal chetah, when they were pawed with reseekable
can and aocarecy.
The report haft been enbaritted, and portirse of h tea-
adored, motions ware mils Is nsineam to ocher rotate am
gained to it.

-Tb; inne adjoined said elei (Friday) ranalas.