The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-11-25 00:00:00

ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.

pe;rZwere promised, last night, something of a treat, in the
ttl ance of " Gay Manneriog," in its original form of
%Italical drama; but

" There is many a slip
b, Between the cup and the lip."
1,14. 1-4groupe engaged for the occasion had been " starring"
th- Week in Dublin ; a portion of them—despite foul wea-
-14 13g' " Rage, rage, thou angry storm," and put out
ttleierll°B4 the stormy water"—these were, all honour to
14:Rood faith, Mr. Weiss, Mr. Allan Irving, and though
,let least, two ladies, Mesdames Weiss and Enderssohn
trZt Mr. Sims Reeves, the " delicate tenor," could not
the elements, as he became indisposed in Dublin, to
titn, fact he himself certifies in the following, which was
„t44!‘t:ed in the theatre :
t11.44°P3, of a letter from Mr. Sim Revt ese toarAtfr e. JtoiTe,
oemZitePreneur of the engagement,s one the p f

4 D=ar`" Morrison's Hotel, Dublin, Sunday Morning.
tot Doctor ,—I am so thoroughly knocked up with
kises." and hoarseness, that it will be impossible for' eto
lin;'°'antne days. I fear it will be Saturday befefe I can
O''''`X our's truly, J. Sims REEVES.'
eig; Regretting the occurrence, and the occasion of the
IltilTP°ll,ltnaent, Mr. Copeland requests the attention of the
4 to the above statements.
Net% Sims Reeves letter is unaccompanied by any
b 40.11. certificate (in consequence of the s.earner leaving
Attain immediately after its receipt by Mr. Joy), and
in his
lloIr"Ore, the only explanation Mr. Copeland has it his
er to offer."
lit to be regretted that Mr. Reeves' illness is likely to
fat / at leatit, until next Saturday, which is the date he fixes
1611i8 Convalescence. it is also to be regretted that he did
t}: %pear, in accordance with announcement, before
t
hta°l4 patrons who gave him a lift on to the first round of
(4611 ladder. So we had no Harry Bertram, consequently,
;t.°llll we don't exactly see the essentiality of the
lt:el:tee) no " Guy Mannering." Mr. Copeland did all
;v4l; %tad be done under the circumstances -he at once
tll3llnced the state of the case—had it circulated on
*Sin
-ge--and in the principal parts of the town—lowered
tttttlltices to the ordinary rates, to those who still wished to
nand returned the money of those who felt the absent
r Was the real attraction. lustead of the Opera,
of " Masks and Faces" was given, and after-
a Concert, in which all the arrived artistes appeared.
lie, play Went very well, if except a fault, which shou'd
t • .orr
,ected, viz., that the actors do not speak laud enough,
tt; 'a the dress circle many points are missed. It is one of
4ra'41051 elegant, feeling, and instructive of our modern
tie; 4i. The weight of the piece fell on Mr Baker, in the
kit2ainter, Triplet; which he embodies like life, in all its
ate emotion ; causing oar hilarious laugh at one moment,
114_4114 sympathetic tear the next. Miss Page, as Peg
511 -"lit) eon, was deserving of much praise ; clearly feeling
Ole' admirable traits of the merry, generous actress. But
litit4eraPeaks her part in such a manner, as often to wither
oter
- h wise natural deliniations.
uld ter the play came a Concert, the programme of which
N:4' contain much novelty. Madame Enderssohn sang
.1411;4fr°111" Lucia" and " Traviata," both very florid, which
the2a2ed her facility ; and in the ballad, " Over
,tki 'ea," she was all that could be wished. Mr.
4adarne Weiss sang two duetts, with their
4celience, particularly that from " Lucie where
,N4le4exhibited much genuine feeling, and the gentle-
.titticceived a welt deserved encore in the old song
446 Wolf." Mr. Allan Irving made his first appearance
s'lle possesses a baritone voice of very fine quality,
tstit Wady in the upper notes; he has it under tolerable
4(4°1) but obviously wants experience. He sung Il
h.Cand a ballad, with discretion and intelligence, such
r,conipositions merited.
'4l,i'l4e,ht the "Rivals" and a Concert, supply the place of
i'vlaennan

0411C0n,..,
'.0),„, -4,6 LI Ki7l SAFETY INKSTAND, we can bear
ivitness, secures to all classes one which will keep
always clean and good. Price. ls. Bd., 2s. 6d.,
Ost114(19. 61. eacb.—Advt.
Pram AT ST. JOHN 'B, NEWFOUNDLAND.—The
titatillt Ocean Steam Navigation Company's screw
t40;,3",iP North American brings intelligence of a fire in
t 8, Newfoundland, on the sth inst., by which over
tie
were destroyed. Loss 50,000 dollars.
411.3 4qa.laßLE PocKETnoox.—A German gentleman,
kikittes 8 t passenger from Melbourne by the James
ght, of gc pocket picked in Liverpool, on Saturday
t440,7,,a pockethook containing Australian bills on a
i-iank for £lO,OOO, bank notes to the amount• of
0.14,,""ki a number of letters of introduction.
Clij,h7y we had very boisterous weather, the wind
qlko;14 strong from the N.W., arid as the p.m. tide
k4oitilked (9.58) it became worse, blowingla terrific gale.
k 1,1.111 "le Woodside ferry boats ran into a schooner
L crossing the river, and carried away her bowsprit,
ltp`u° steamer also' received damage to paddlebox,
tb'ueh What extent could not be ascertained.
klitlekt°„l,lt's INQUESTS.—Yesterdav the Coroner held
4ikedZ:n the following cases :—On the body of a man
il:eile,"icion,who died in the Northern Hospital, in conse,
4stairiiiijuries received by him at the Huskisson Deck,
4or th e 4 in our paper of yesterday. Verdict, accidental
age`oll the body of a bov, named Brown, seven years
41a,, 0 was killed by accidentally falling down a ware-
tht,vt:". Verdict accordingly.
HALL,--The gifted B-ousil family continue
'a Performances at this house during the present week.
44i Renu• . 5
ikt trine discoursing, of exquisite music, under extra-
-44" circumstances, it is almost impossible to imagine
4"'Ss. IS better. It is not as " youthful prodigtes" that
iirbtluted young people have to be viewed, but as actual
0,7, a.C.7.9f the greatest works in music. The house has
Vst "tIY filled during the past week, and we make no
that the of
kr! popularity the family will increase RES
b
ttl/121/41 to
4 ecome Mory known. Barwics
lirt4easantly varies the enta
ItZttrtainment,Miss and allows
eaepose to the juveniles. There are day perform-
beig Wednesday and Siturday, at half-past two,
VI:00410i AND TOXTETK HOSPITAL.-011 Sunday last,
titre Preached in St. Barnabas's Church, Puha-
%Ole rii"eL, by the Rev. Dr. MTeile, in aid of the funds
lit't Of ti°lBt valuable institution. Owing to tee unfavourable
t4t°41,1 have
weather, the attendance was not as numerous
_• Lia,!'e been wished. The rev, gentleman.took his
tue 6th chapter of St. Matthew—part of the 47th
gipW hat
..t cli4v. do ye more than others ?" and, after a most
'4N -,,-"„°uTce which lasted one hour, the sum of abort
Nruere "unected. His Worship the Mayor and several
°f the
L council assembled with their friends in the
lepotati,,64l, uattoni Greenland street, and walked in
04-:tae" to the church. We noticed the following
Present
.:—Charles Turner, John Stewart, J.
fob hton•• 114bertson Alexander Shand, Cameron, J.
(:,1111 It• Christie, jun., Pletcher, Daniel Clarke,
k A., attrall thc_James 1101 me, R. L. ,Tones John Rogers,
"414 Farnworth, and John E. Patterson, Esqrs
Cook, R,
ec.

COLONIAL CHURCH
SOCIETY.

rn- ~e

AND SCHOOL

The anniversary meeting of the Colonial Church and
School Society, was held in the Collegiate Institution, at
half-past six o'clock last night. The attendance was not
numerous. The chair was taken, amid loud applause, by
Thomas B. Horsfall, Esq., M.P. Among the clergymen
and gentlemen on the platform were : —Rev. Dr. Taylor,
Rev. J. Herbert Jones, Rev. C. W. Lawrence, Rev. H.
Martin, Rev. A. M'Conkey, Rev. J. R Conor, Rev. R. W.
Wolseley, Rev. Gilmore, Rev. James Kelly ; Mr. T. D.
Anderson, Mr. Edward Heath, Mr. I. K. Rounthwaite,
Mr. H. J. Webster, &3., &c.

The proceedings were opened by prayer, delivered by the
Rev. Mr. Wright.
•

The Chairman then said : The object of this meeting
may be stated in a very few words. It is well observed in
the last report of the Colonial Church and School Society,
that the relations of a Chistian nation to her colonies are
analogous to these of a Christian parent to her offspring.
(Hear, hear ) It is the recvnition of that principle which
has called into existence the Colonial Church and School
Society, whose anniversary we meet to commemorate

te-night. It is very gratting to find that, al hough the
society has not been many years in existence, it has
gradually increased its number of friend=, it has gradually
increased in the amount of its receipts, and has now em-
ployed no lees than 39 clergymen, 101 catechists and
scripture readers, and 42 female teachers. Still that is
little compared with the requirements of our colonies. I
need not tell you that England has a larger
extent of colonial possessions than any other country, and I
need not tell you that Liverpool is deeply interested in the
prosperity of our colonists. I cannot, therefore, but think
that a society such as this has very great claims upon the
inhabitants of this commercial town. (Hear, bear.)
Hitherto thiS society has directed its efforts chiefly to North
America, and to some parts of the Continent ; but calls have
been made from various parts of the West Indies—calls
which it has been unable to meet from want of the necessary
funds. I may just mention one class of the population of
our \Vest Indian colonists which, I think, has hardly been
brought sufficiently under the notice of the people of this
country. Ido not allude to the Negro population ; I do
not allude to the colonists themselves; and perhaps those
who are not immediatey connected with the colonies may
not be aware of the class to which I do allude. A few
years ago a great want of labour was found to exist in the
West Indies, and, under the sanction of the government, a
system of emigration was adopted from China and th-
Fast Indies, and now annually, under the section of
Government, and under the inspection of emigration
officers, a certain number, amounting to many thousand
Coolies from India, and Chinese from China, are imported
into the West Indian colonies. These emigrants enter
into an agreement to remain for a certain number of years,
some five, some seven. They are industrious workmen,
and at the end of the period they have engaged to serve,
they take back with them their well- earned savings. Well
would it be for them, and well would it be for those who
have the responsibility of having them under their charge,
if they took back with them, at the same time, the blessing
of the Gospel and of civilisation. (Hear, and applause.) It
was only within the last few days that I received a
newspaper from Demerara, with a short paragraph in it;
which met my eye, having reference to this subject, which
shows, at least, that that class of labourers are industrious
people, and that we ought to feel anxious that they should
take back with them, as I have said, something beyond
their own hard earned savings. The paragraph says—" The
Empress Eugene left for Calcutta and Demerara with returned
Coolies on the 17th instant. She carried away 156 men,
67 women, 15 boys, 13 girls, and 9 infants ; in all 260
people, who took with them 20,540 dollars." That is a
very large amount for these industrious people to have
taken back with them. Now, lam aware that there is an
impression, and perhaps to some extent a just impression,
that the colonial legislature provides clergy for the different
parishes in the colonies. They do this, and very much to
their credit, but the clergy will find their own population
are more than sufficient for them to take the pastoral charge
of, and it is only through'such societies as this—through
the instrumentality of our missionary societies—that that
class of people to whom I allude can be taken care of. It
this society, or any such society, could see its way clearly
to providing labourers to take charge of those emigrants, on
their arrival in the West Indies, it appears perfectly c'ear to
me that we should confer upon them, and the countries to
which they return, an inestimable blessing. (Hear, hear.)
I have ventured to throw out this suggestion in the presence
of my friend, Mr. Thomas, one of the secretaries of the
society, and I have no doubt that it will receive his
attention. I have only further to express our regret
that we are deprived this evening, of the presence of more
than one of those whom we expected to have bad among us,
We had indulged in the hope that the Bishop of Ruperts.
land, who has just returned from that country, would he
here. He has, however, been unavoidably detained in
London; and we are, unfortunately. deprived unexpectedly
of the services of our friend, the Rev, Mr. Pollock. Bat
we have lyre, those whom I am sure you will be glad to
see, and pleased to hear address you ; and to whom, I am
sure, I need not ask your attention. We have our friend,
Mr. Thomas, the secretary of the Parent Society; we have
our friend, Mr. Ryle ; and last, although not least im-
portant, our long tried and valued friend, Dr. M‘Neile.
(Cheers.) With these few remarks, I now call upon the
secretary to read the report.
The secretary, Rev. Mr. Wright, read the report, as
follows :

REPORT

The secretaries of the Liverpool Association of the C olo-
nial Church and School Societ) have much pleasure in again
seeing around them their friends and co-workers, at their
anniversary meeting. They desire, at the outset, to express
their unfeigned thanks to Almighty God, for the blessing lie
has vouchsafed to their endeavours in this departmuit of
labour during the year that is past, and for the hope, with
which, by His good providence, they are enabled to look for
ward to that which is to come. Perhaps there is no place in
England where the Colonial Church and School Society should
be able to appeal for support with brighter prospects of general
success than in Liverpool. Favoured very largely as to reli-
gious privileges, she stands in the forefront among provincial
towns in the matter of commercial prosperity—a prosperity, he
it remembered, in her case, largely dependent on the very
people for whose welfare this society toils. That Liverpool
shares very largely, therefore, the responsibility of the mother
country, as regards our vast colonial empire, is at. once
apparent. What that responsibility is, no serious person will
for a moment doubt. The colonies are ours, not simply to fill
our harbours with ships, our regiments with soldiers, or our
treasury with funds ; not simply to give us a national import-
ance, an enduring name, or a resistless sway; not simply to
make our merchants princes, and.our princes among the most
powerful on the earth. Oh, no! If they have their uses in
regard to us, we have our duties in regard to them. if the
colonists send us their gold, we should give Orem back our
Bibles. We should set up among them a standard for the
Lord. We should send them faithful and self-denying pastors,
devoted and single minded catechists and scripture readers and
well trained teachers for their schools. We should, in short,
ply them with every agency which may seem calculated, in our
prayerful judgment, to win them to Christ; and we should see
to it, that, vhile we dwell in our " cieled houses,i' and are
basking, so to speak, in religious privileges, they do not carry
to the judgment seat this record, that in the wealthy and so.
called Christian England "no man cared for their souls "
And if this is true of the 160 millions nearly of immortal
beings in the British colonies, it is true especially of those six
or seven millions of nominal Christians among whom our
society, not exclusively, but more especially labours. Respon-
sibility, we learn from an infallible teacher, is proportional to
privilege; and we cannot doubt that the condemnation of those
who are called by the name of Christ, though they do not love
Christ, or strive to he like him, will be immeasurably greater
at the last, than that of those who never heard His blessed
name. Nor is it of slight importance to remark that the
operations of this society are carried on in strict conformity
with the doctrines and discipline of our church. While the
great principle is maintained that none but earnest, evangelical
men shall be employed—men firmly attached to the great
principles of the Reformation —men who put Christ first, and
forms and all else second - still these agents are as strictly
under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of the diocese, and defer
as anxiously to his authority, as they would if correspondingly
placed in any diocese in England. The episcopal testimony
borne from time to time to the society's operations is conclusive
on this point. A society which has the support of the two arch-
bishops, and several English bishops ; which has the wannest
possible approval of the excellent and venerable metropolitan of
India, and his brethren of Madras, Bombay, and Victoria—
which can point to the earnest testimony of such men as the
bishops of Rupert's_land, of Sydney, and Sierra Leone, may
well challenge criticism as to' the conduct of its ecclesiastical
proceedings, and the general character of its management. And
while the society has such testimony as to its orthodoxy, it
has most valuable lay testimony as to its usefulness. And
this is the more to be noted, as it is the unsolicited commenda-
tion eye witnesses of the society's work, and that of indivi-
duals altogether without profession in its favour. rho testimony
of such men as Captain Alebar at Nova Scotia, of Mr. Evans
at Montreal, and of Commodore Trotter at the Cape, as given
in the society's last report, to mention pp others, must, be
particularly gratifying to all friends of the society, an „I is a
strong guarantee of the great good which, by God's blessing,
is being done. The varied character of the society's work,
toe, la a featry:e not to be overlooked. Its mission among the
700,000 French Canadians is one which must commend
itself to every Protestant Englishman, while that to the free-
coloured population in the same neighbourhood possesses points
of interest, which belong, perhaps, to no other Missionary
of ,rrt whatever. And in this connection the tuentieri of the
exertions use 4 in behalf of British seamen frequenting foreign
ports, must find a place.
immorality of this class has
he
long been a scandal to England, anel a great fe:r to Missionary
'uPePass. The society has agents specially employed among
such in different parts, and it is hoped that much good has
resulted from their very indefatigible labours. A thong the
priest-ridden and very superstitious in;raleitants of Malta, too
the society sets up its standard of evangelical and Protestant

truth, *bile at nearly twenty places of &iglish reEort on the
Continent the same standard is reached, and the gospel
preached by chaplains in whole or in fart Eustained by this
society, where otherwise in its fullness and its freeness it
would be unknown. Nor in this brief recapitulation of the

NORTHERN TEVIES.--

Colonial Church and School Society's operations, must her
efforts for the young be forgotten. The schools which she has
been happily instrumental in organising or in maintaining, are
far from being the least successful after manifold efforts for
good. Male and female teachers have been largely employed,
and incalculable benefits.have resulted on every hand. What
has been effected by this single agency in the one diocese of
Newfoundland, may fairly be taken as a sample of what
could have been done in others, had the pecuniary means
been only at command. A society then which aims at,
and really effects so much, may fah ly claim the
most ready and liberal support. That support, how-
ever, is tardily rendered. Pressing calls for aid
are pouring in from the West Indies, from the Canadas,
from South Africa, from Rupert's-land, and from numerous
other places, but which calls the committee are unable to
answer for want of funds. Will the Christian public of this
great country allow this state of things to continue? Will
they content themselves with the mere barren petition " Thy
kingdom come?" Will they do nothing to bring it about?
Will they let thousands upon thousands of their fellow sinners,
aye, and fellow countrymen perish, while they stretch forth
no hand to help? It is hoped not. It is hoped that the re-
sults of this meeting, both immediate and ultimate, will prove
that there is still—at least in Liverpool—a strong yearning
after the salvatio❑ of our fello'w men, and no small measure
of self denying liberality and prayerful diligence, if by any
means we may compass so glorious a result. It may be proper,
just in conclusion, to say one word about the socit-ty's funds.
Since the year 1851, when the society was instituted on its
present basis, the income has risen from £6,979 l9s- 31., to
£15,694 15s. 9d,, towards which a large and continually in-
creasing sum has been annually contributed by the colonists
themselves. The Liverpool contribution for the year ending
March, 1856, was, it is satisfactory to know, largely in advance
of that for the year ending March, 1855. It being £2lO in
1855, and more than £3lB in 1856. The amount for the
current year cannot, of course, now be ascertained, but it is
hoped that it will at least he equal to that transmitted in 1856.
There is little prospect, however, that it will much exceed it,
unless a vigorous effort is at once made. Surely it requires but
to be known, that there is still griev.;us spiri,ual destitution
in the colonies—that there are large fields of labour yet un-
occupied—that men, women, and children are daily dying, and
going to the judgment seat without any knowledge of Christ—
to make Liverpool rise up to her high privilege, and do sumo-
thing worthy of herself in this great and glorious cause.
The Rev. Mr. Lawrence came forward, at the su7gestion
of the noble chairman, to offer a few observations. •He said
he would not occupy the position in which he then stood
but for the unavoidable absence of his dear friend, the Rev.
Mr. Pollock. (Hear, hear.) He had received a letter from
that gentleman, and he would take the liberty of reading it
to the meeting, as it would, in a chief measure, supply the
observations which he (the rev. gentleman) had to make to
the meeting. He then read the following letter :

Bodford-street, Nov. 24, 1856.

My Dear Friend,—l am sorry to say that, being called out
of town nn urgent business, I shell be unable to attend the
meeting this evening. I regret this the more, becausel should
have felt it a privilege to take part in the proceedings. And I
was anxious to have explained that, although I have felt some
difficulty hitherto, it seems to me that the time has come when
I should openly give in my adhesion to your good and holy
cause. I have watched with interest and attention the progress
of the Colonial Church Society, and however I might personally
desire the alteration of a sing:e regulation, still I see the
management falling into such safe and honoured hands; I read
such unreserved testimony to the labours of the society on the
part of many of the ColoHial Bishops, the best and most
faithful of them all ; I observ6 so fixed a determination to
propogate the Gospel in its purity; and I perceive God himself
so distinctly owning the work, both in the Colonies and at.
home, that I can no longer • hesitate to offer my humble aid,
lest, haply, I should be found to separate myself from that which
is of God. I pray that His presence may be with you to-night,
and at all times in this labour of love, and am, my dear friend,
your's most sincerely, Wax. PoLLocx.
He had little more to add than to re-echo the observations
of the chairman, who had so well and so ably expres ed the
motives and objects of the satiety. It became a duty on
their part to scud and extend God's truth to the colonial
inhabitants, not only for God's honour, but for the salvation
of immortal souls, who were scattered abroad in the vast
territories under the sway of our gracious Queen. (Hear,
hear.) He had a conversation with his dear friend, the
Bishop of Sydney—(hear)—who was a warm and zealous
friend of the society—and his lordship informed him that,
but for the assisfance,of a few thousands from the society
for the working of the mission, he would have been thrown
back in his labours for many years. (Hear, hear.) Fortified
by that, ho.vever, he was enabled to go on, and, with God's
blessing, would continue to go on in the good work. (Hear,
hear.) But for that nest egg he would have been thrown
back, but, happily, that nest egg sustained him in his
efforts, and he trusted it would never fail. (Applause)

The Rev. Mr. Thomas next addressed thettssem6lage.
He said it was an object of great gratification to him to
take part in the anniversary of that society in Liverpool,
because he was particularly anxious that the truth and the
facts of the case should be brought prominently forward
before that highly influential population. There was no
doubt that that society had claims which had never been
understood or app eciated in their length and breadth as
they ought to be, and as they invariably were where-they
were fully made known to the Christian laymen and clergy
of the country. The chairman had very briefly, and yet
thoroughly appositely, introduced the subject of our
meeting. The report, which followed, touched with
sufficient detail the different points of interest in connection
with our operations; and their dear friend who preceded
him had touched upon one or two points of interest, to
which he (Res,. :Mr. Thomas) might he permitted to refer
in the course of his observations. There was no doubt
that they ought to hear in mind the truth with which the
chairman opened his address—that this was the mother
country, and that the colonies were the filial dependencies of
England. (Hear.) England was not to cast them off to seek
for themselves the bread of life, and to perish for
lack of the bread of life. (Rear, hear.) There were
thousands in their different colonies at -that moment
without any opportunities of hearing the glad tidings of
salvation, to whom the gospel of Christ was not preached
from Sunday to Sunday, and who perhaps remained for
three months, twelve months, or two years, without ever once
having had a single opportunity of listening to the message
of mercy from the lips of the ambassador of Christ (Hear,
hear.) The mother country beneficed in temporal things
from the colonies, The mother country should return in
spiritual blessings the advantages which she derived in
temporal things. It should be his business that night to
endeavour, with brevity—and yet he was told by some of
his friends around him, he must not be too brief, because he
had a large field of operations over which to travel, and
there was an immense mass of information, which, if he could
fully bring out before them, be should, clearly to make out his
case—it should be his business to endeavour to establish
two particular positions. First, that the Colonial Church
and School Society was worthy of the growing confidence
and support which it received from the friends of the
Evangelical missions of the !Church of England. Next, that
the need of the operations of the society was not only
undiminished, but that it was annually increasing. These
two propositions he should endeavour, depending upon the
assistance of God's spirit, to make evident to their under-
standing and consciences this evening. Liverpool indeed,
was in the forefront, as it were, of the emigration move-
ment. Liverpool sent firth hundreds of thousands of persons
to their colonies from year to year. Liverpool derived a
great portion of its wealth from the colonies ; Liverpool had
many pesonal claims upon its Christian sympathies, in
connection with their colonies, Tie had but to touch upon
the subject which had been referred to already, of Ruperts-
land, the Mauritius, and Sydney, to touch the
feelings of some Christian friends there on behalf of the
eminently holy and evangelical bishops who, by the
providence of God, bad been sent forth to labour in those
distant vineyards. (Applause.) Each of those bishops had
received considerable support from that society, and on the
ground of that support, given to them among others, the•
society had to-night, in some measure at least, a claim to
their sympathy,' their support, and •their prayers.- (Hear,.
hear.) He should now proceed to the first proposition
which he would endeavour to establish, namely, that that
society was worthy of the growing confidence of the evan-
gelical members of the Church of England. The report
mentioned that the society had been growing both in
patronage and income during the last four or five years.
Ten years ago there was not a single bishop found upon the
roll of the patrons of the society, while it was called the
Colonial Church Society. There were under 200 clergymen
found supporting it, Its income was something like 43,000
a year. Now, after an interval of ten yews, having previously
existed for twenty years, they found not only six of the
English bishops, but some fourteen or fifteen colonial and
foreign bishops ; they found some 1,500 of their clergy sup-
porting it ; they found the laity rallying round it in
increasing numbers throughout the country—those at least
who loved the truth as it is in .TesusL--those who loved the
Protestant and evangelical character Of that movement were
all gradually gathering round the society and strengthening
its steps. (Hear, hear.) Their society then claimed support
and confidence; first, on the ground of its character and of
its principles. The public were sometimes told that such
and such a society was a church society. Many people were
in the habit of saying that some four or five were church
societies, as though all the others bad no claim to that
designation, would meet that assertion simply by anise
ther assertion, for one assertion was as good as another, that
that society had a claim to the title of being a church
society as much as any society could possibly be. (Hear,
bear.) The late Archbishop of Canterbury—when the rules
and regulations of the society were laid before him by -a
noble Ford, a friend of the soeiety,--after reading thorn care-
folly over, declared that any satiety acting upon such rules
was duly and properly a church society. He did not now
mean to lay so much stress upon the fact of its being a
church society, as be did upon the fact of its being a faithful
society Of the phurvh of England, (Hear, hear) He did
Maintain that that society, in its very ' copstit9-
tion, was framed in " 'thorough accardancer with the
principles of the Reformed Church of .England arttl
(island. (Rear, hear.) it was, in that respect, precisely
1144 the Church Missionary Society, like the Pa-storal Aid
Soeiety, and like all the evangelical societies of the Church
of England, which, like their own society, were now
increasing year by year as well in funds as in the confidence