The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-11 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN TIMES.=LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1866.

Country and the United States, has produced no particular effect
on our Stock market. In State Stocks the business has been
limited to small sales of Virginia 6., Missouri Gs, of Calilornia 7s,
and Indiana 5,, with a sli•ht rieclme on the two former. Railrond
Stocks have r-mained generally pretty active duri -g the week, and
transactions in Erie and in Cleveland and Toledo have been con-
siderable. COPPET & Co.
On Weln-sciav of last week the market was quiet here ' • sales
moderate. On Tharsiay, upon receipt of the Canada's letters, a
very large bust ss was ransacted, the sales amounting to 14 090
bales at full 'aces, but without advance. During the remainder of
last week a fair business w is d ne without change in prim..., holders
refusing to sell except at outside rates. Yesterday, after receipt of
the e. uropean letters, there was less disposition shown to operate,
5111 the market was quiet, without mange in quota ions from
'est wee,,, ch are renewed; though perhaps to effect a sale in
quantity soma reduction might have to be submitted to. The sales
for the week I estimate at 5,000. The clearances in same time have
been— to Liverpool, 3,600 bales : R Aterdam, 234; Elsinore, 757—
total, 4,591 bales.
By telezraph the following has been received :
New Orleans, Feb. 23.—Receipts for the week 64,600 bales; same
week last year, 24 000. Sales for the week, 52,000 bales. and to-day,
8,500. The increase at this port over last year is 325,000 bat,.
Stock on hand. 243,000 bales. Freight to Liverpool, id per lb. Mid.
dlinz eic to 9ie.
Motile. $ eb. 23.—Receipts for the week, 36 000 bales; same week
last year, 16,0-4). Sales for the week, 19 000 bales; to-day 2,100.
Middling. Bic to 9c. Total excess et a'l the ports, as made up here
to-day, com aced with last year, 730,000 ha es. Exchange on Lon-
don 71 to 8 per cent; on Paris 5.32 k. Freight ta Liverpool id ; to
Havre Ile per lb.
Tne following is a statement of the movement in cotton since the
Ist September last, as compared with the previous three years :
1856. 1855. 1854. 1853.

SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE EMPLOY-
MENT OF ADDITIONAL CURATES.

Receipts at the Ports...,
Exports to Great Britain

2,215,000 1,52,000 1,705,000 2,327,000
877,000 743,000 517,000 912,000
295,000 172,000 162,000 174,000
261,00 f) 131,000 118,),00 159 000
1,433,0001,046,000 817,03011,245.000
566,0001 403,000 692,000, 750,00.)

France .
other For. Porta .

Total Exports
Stock on hand

Of which during the past week, included in the above :
123,0001 77,000;107,400 128 000
42 000; 51,0301 44,000 28,000
13,000. 17 000 i 17,030
12 000 12,1410 14,000
81,0001 73,000 59,000

Receipts at the Ports
Exports to Great Britain,

For. Ports

Total Exports

t the ports over last year
ecreaso compared with 1853, 112,000.
o Great Britain, 134,000 bales ; decrea3e
18.53, 35,000. Increase to France,
123,000 bales ; same time 1853, 121,000. Increase to other
foreign ports, 130,000 bales; same timeinlBs3, 102,000 bales.
FARTORTB.—To Liverpool the rate is .firm at d for compressed,
and 9-32 d for uncompressed bales. To Havre /c has been paid.

.Receipts —I

WILLIAM P. AVRIGLIT,

FLOUR.—We have had a qu'et steady mark t since the lith inst.,
and prices remained unchanged till the close of the week. At this
day's C.irn Exchar•ge a decline of 125 cents per brl. was submitted
to on the lower grades, consequent npoa the receipt of the un-
favourable advi es from Liverpool, per Atlantic and Asia, to the 6th
an i 9th i st., respectively. Western Canal, 6 dole 75c to 7 dols per
Ind Ohio and pure Genesee, 7 do!s 75c to 8 dols. Fancies and
Extras, 8 dols 50c to 1,1 dols 50c. Southern Kinds, 8 dols 50c.
to 19 dols 50e. Canada free, 7 dols to 8 dols 50c.
Wheat continues dull, without essential change in price. A sale
has been made of White Canadian at 175 cents, but the article in
general is held at our quotations. Genesee white, 180 c to 190 c per
60 lbs. whern white, 185 c to 200 c. Western white, 180 c to 190 c.
Western red awl mined, 162 to 175 c. Canada, 180 c to 190 c
Indian corn is 2 ti 3 cents per bushel lower. Jersey and Northern
round yellow, new, 68c to 73c per 56 lbs. Southern yellow, new,
6Sc to 73c. Southern white, new, 70c to 75c. Mixed, old, 73c
to 76e. Wocrualsrcors, KINGFOBD & CO.

Asuss,—We have no change to note in the market, which re-
mains steady, with ?mall sales Pot at 6 dots 50c, and Pearl at
7 dots 73c to 8 dols. _ _

Com. —Foreign remains in good supply, and quite dull.
Correa.—New Sheathing is steady, at 33 cents, and Yellow
Metal 25, 6 mos., the previous rates. Some 50 to 60,009 lbs. Lake
Superior Ingot, have been receivea by railroad, and been bold at
full prices.

litox.—The market is frm, although there is not much doing.
1....KAD —The market for Pig remains very quiet.
PROVISIONS.—The demand for pork is confined, for the most part,
to the wants of the toe .1 trades, and the market is about 12} cents
lower, the twpply is large, an r the receipts about the average extent
for season : sales 230) brls, dosing at 13 d,ls 75c to 13 do'.B 81/c
fur prime, and 15 dole 75e to 15 dots 874 c for mess; other kinds
quiet and nominal. The beef msrkrt is a ry.side easier, a d the
demand moderate; salts 1000 brls at g dots to 9 dois 62 ic tor country
prime, 10 dots to 11 doll for country mess, 13 dolt; to 13 dole 50c for
Vermont mess, 11 dots to 14 does 25c for repacked Chicago,
an 14 dole 50e to 15 dole for extra repack- d Chicago. Prime mess
Beef is steady, and the demand fair; sale 230 tcs. prime We ;tern at
22 dole.= Beef Items are in good demand, and the market is firmer
sales 805 Ws. at 12 dots to 15 dots 25- for inferior to choice. flacon
is cull; saes 10 hues Long Clear Middles at 9fc ; 100 do Short Mid-
d es, lib in, Sic; and 100 do. Cumberlan t Cut, on private terms.
Cut Meats are steady, and in moderate demand; sales 425 packages
at 71e to Tic for dry s.dted and pickled shoulders, and Sic to 9c for
Hams, Dressed Hogs have advanced to 7ec to Sic, with a fair busi-
ness. Lard is one-eighth of a cent better, with sales of 1100 bls.,
closing at lOic to 10-Ic. Butter and cheese remain quiet and steady

at our (tuoted rites.
him—Elle market is very heavy, and the transactions of the
week conflaed p,Tracipally to small sales for home use, without

in prices.
~eomt.—There is a better demand for home use, pirt from
rvighlmuring ports, where stumlies are very low, and as ours are
mcd:rate and holders very confident, we nit ce a buoyant market
and an improvement in prices of * to / of a cent per lb.
Fay IGHTI t i Great Britain ate ashade firmer, thou..h the offerings
arc st II moderate; in other directions there is no material change.
Vessels of about 150 to 250 Lam au table for the West India trade,
are becoming more and more scarce, and with a good demand for
such, rates are slightly improving. To Liverpool. the engagements
ii,clude 28,000 bugle's grain, at Girl to 7ifi, in hulk and ship's b gs;
12,000 bb's flour 2s 6d to 2s gd. dos ng at the higher rate; 3000 bales
cuttoo, / 1 to 7 321; 1000 tat baco,, 30.; 640 ,cs beef, 4s; 1010 bbls
rosin, 2s 6d to 33; lOU tallow, 255; 20.000 lb. hide cuttings,
• 3000 gallons rosin oil, Its 6d; and by the steamer Canadian, in
, 200 lies bacon, 50s; 100 tcs pork, 6s; and some measure-
ment goods, 60s.

LA` EST BY TELEGRAPH',

support. He referred to the manner in which people were
invited to listen to the most extraordinary efforts of the
human voice at concerts, for the benefit of patients
gasping with disease; of the lungs—invited to dance
ANNUAL PUBLIC MEETING YESTERDAY. at public balls in aid of the funds of hospitals for the lame
The annual public meeting of the Society for promoting —and to feast at city dinners on behalf of the starving poor.
the employment of Additional Curates in populous places It was the peculiarity—he would not say the misfortune—
was held in the schoolroom of the Blue Coat Hospital, at of church societies that they could not resort to any scheme
half-past one o'clock yesterday. There was a , very con- such as had been described. They must come simply and
siderable attendance of both ladies and gentlemen. The honestly before their fellow Christians, and ask the ministers
chair was taken lay the Lord Bishop of Chester. Among of the churches to do, what he was told the minister of the
those present were the Venerable Archdeacon Jones, Rev, churches of Liverpool did on Sunday—acquaint their con-
Rector Campbell, Hon. and Rev, W. H. Lyttleton, rector gregations from their pulpits of the purposes which called
of Hagley, Stourbridge ; Rev. W. R. Wroth, incumbent upon them for their Christian and their liberal support He
of St. Philips, Clerkenwell ; Rev. J. B. Sweet, organizing did believe there was in the breasts of English Churchmen a
secretary ; Mr. Henry Hoare, Rev. Mr. Tomlin, Mr. J. Ge deep sense of responsibility, which made them feel that their
Hubbard, Mr. J. A. Tinne, Mr. Brancker, Mr. Alfred wealth was not theirs, to be spent for personal gratification,
Castellain, Mr. Hecker, and several other clergymen and but that it was a talent entrusted to them, and that especi-
gentlemen. ally in matters which concerned the interests and the advance-
The proceedings opened with a prayer by the Rev. merit of the church, and the good of its poorer members,
Rector Campbell. they were bound to administer it as the stewards of Christ.
The Chairman said : I hope you will allow me to express (Hear, hear.) Although evangelization of the heathen was
the very great pleasure I have in seeing so large an attend- the inseperable work of a Christian church—although the
ante of our friends. It is the largest I remember yet to education of the poorer classes was a necessity almost of
have seen at our meeting of the Additional Curates Aid the peaceable existence of the country—although the provi-
Society of Liverpool. We are very greatly obliged to the sion of works which should communicate to them knowledge
number of ladies who are kindly here to encourage us by was equally the duty of those who were able to provide them,
their presence, and lam sure they will permit me for once still he ventured to believe that the duty of evangelizing the
to say, what I wish to be considered not as an empty heathen population of their own country, of helping and
compliment, that we are, if possible, even more obliged on teaching those who were brethren of the same flesh and
this occasion to the gentlemen of Liverpool, many of whom blood as themselves, was a still higher duty than the task of
I see present here, and who I know have so many converting the foreign heathen ; and he believed that to
important calls upon their time that it is not without build schools, or to build even churches, were good deeds
a sacrifice of their personal convenience, and perhaps of themselves, but nothing worth if they failed to provide
some important interests for the time, that they are men—men who should supply that vital force, that energis-
good enough to spare an hour to attend at our meeting ing power, which alone could bring them into action •
here. (Hear, hear.) I beg, very gratefully, on behalf of (Hear,
hear.) Now that there was a prospect of peace, he
the clergy present, and of myself, to tender them our thanks called upon the people of the country, when the war should
and acknowledgments. Our thanks are due mainly to the be over, to give as liberally of their means for the purpose
gentlemen who same here as a deputation from the parent of enabling clergymen, as soldiers of the cross, to carry on
society, who have come from a great distance, and to whom a warfare not against flesh and blood, but against the powers
I feel, whatever time this meeting can afford, ought to be of Satan and of hell. He called upon them to give the means
devoted entirely, for they. are the attraction which has of training up the children of the land in principles which
brought so many of our friends together. Therefore, the would secure them against the dangers which otherwise
few words I say shall be limited to a remark, as to the must surely arise ; for the most fearful thing any country
relations which I think the town of Liverpool, in particular, could have, was a population busy, active, powerful and
bears to the general society for additional curates. Now, educated, but not in godliness. (Hear, hear.) lie
before our society, or the Pastoral Aid Society, was Insti- enforced the suggestion of the Bishop, Liverpool
tilted at all, the want of additional curates everywhere, should not only be self-supporting, but should even
whenever it was felt, was left to be supplied by local efforts. contribute to the general funds, and appealed to those
The object of the Society for Additional Curates was to call present, now that Liverpool might be fairly said to have
forth a more general effort, by combining all the people of
the country, all the friends of the church troughout the risen to :that position' which Voltaire in the Henriade
country, to one united course of action. This was done, described London as holding—being le magazin du monde
to contribute towards the funds of the society, in a
;'...anner worthy the secondiN, town of the empire. After an
partly with the hope that, as the measure assumed a more
, e
public and comprehensive character, it would call forth, and eloquent conclusion,
Thelr. Hubbard seconded the motion.
resolutionv.
Rector was
Campbellpu t and carried
proposed by
the
r
attract to itself, more attention, more interest and draw The
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forth a larger measure of support. But there was also lution, which generally affirmed that the principles
another motive which led to the formation of this society. upon which the society was conducted were entitled
Different parts of the country were in very different con- to the confidence of the meeting. He said :
ditions, with respect to what might be called a want of
In attempting to impress upon the meeting the con-
more spiritual instruction and assistance. There were very fidence in the society which I feel myself, I will propose
many parishes in England where there was a sufficient num-
two questions, as suggested by the committee, in the annual
ber of clergymen already ministering, and ample endow- report of 1854, and endeavour to answer them to the best
ment3 for the maintenance of those clergy ; and it was
of my power :
hoped, that in a principle of Christian charity, those places "Is this Society impartial in the administration of the
already so well provided would be willing to contribute funds entrusted to its disposal ? And is due economy exer-
help, and generous help, to other places not so happily cised to prevent ally waste in the department of its working
circumstanced in themselves, and where, on the contrary, expenses ?
there were neither sufficient staffs of clergy, nor endowments ,‘ With regard to the first of these questions, the Committee
adequate for the maintenance even of the scanty staffs confidently appealed to their strict adherence to the constitu-
which were there. Now, if you look at Liverpool with tion and rules of the Society. The lists of its Grants given
reference to this view of the Curate Society, our case is in every Report, must bear abundant testimony of this to all
this :—Wo have an immense population in this town. We those whose acquaintance with the clergy enables them to
are endeavouring to provide adequate church aceommoda- appreciate it. Excess of population in the parish, and in-
tion for so many members of our church by building, from adequacy of income on the part of the incumbent, are the two
time to time, new churches. It was only on Friday last I main considerations which guide the Committee in their
had the gratification of consecrating a new church, in a selection of cases for Grants. Content with proof of the want
very populous district on the north side of this town, of an additional Curate, and of means to obtain him, they
inhabited almost entirely by the working classes of our leave his selection, without any interference on their part, to
people. We have, also, besides building new churches, a the incumbent, his approval to the diocesan, and make the
body of incumbents in our churches throughout the whole performance of additional ministrations, and the efforts of the
of Liverpool, of whom I can only say—and every lay applicant to increase the Society's resources, the only conditions
area l
ems
soi sntg, active,m nst efficientzeat ous,
set exemplary,
o ni in i s
tannrds
~
gentleman present will confirm the truth of what I say— of such aid as they can offer.
tthharotugthheyGoadr, esi,thfroreingaarnd to the question of expenditure, it will be
inspection of the annual reports of the past
(Hear, hear, and applause.) Ido not know that there is in years, that a most rigid economy has been exercised in this
obv"ioWus
England any town which has more reason to be thankful to department. The annual average expenditure since the
Almighty God for the blessing of zealous, faithful, and foundation of the Society, has not exceeded £938 3s. 9d.,
exemplary ministers, labouring, as they do, from the and in the year just expired it amounted to £1,783 15s. 2d,
beginning to the end of the day, for the spiritual welfare of It is by no means desired to institute comparisons which might
the people of this place. (Hear, hear.) But, my friends, ho deemed invidious with the office expenditure of other public
if those incumbents were left single-handed, they must holies, but at the same time it is felt that few, if any, have
break down under their work—they could not grapple more carefully limited their disbursements. The Committee
with it—they could not, by man's strength or day's have indeed in this matter been economical upon principle,
length, penetrate anything like the masses of the people of perhaps to an excess, inasmuch as they were unwilling to
this vast town. They must have additional curates to help pledge their Secretary to an extensive routine of engagements
them, they must have Scripture readers to help them, and for public meetings and sermons, which would necessarily
kind friends in many ways to help them as district visitors, demand a largely augmented staff of officers, and a large
and in every possible channel of charity. They must have outlay for the expenses of travelling, &c. and because they
these, and how are they to be had ? Unhappily, the preferred as far as possible to promote the Society's interest
endowments of almost all the churches of Liverpool are so through the already existing organization of the Church. The
scanty, that they have not even remuneration for a single present state, however, of the Society's funds, and the increased
clergyman worth speaking of, and certainly can afford no demands of the Church upon it, have induced the Committee
surplus out of what they have from professional income, to to take measures to make more widely known its present
pay the stipends of additional curates, or even of Scripture usefulness, its urgent wants, and its strictly ecclesiastical and
readers. Now, when I say this, I hope that my friends impartial character."
around will recognise at once, that Liverpool is, in this In expressing my preference, however, for the rule of
aspect, one of the cases for the benefit of which this society this society, which leaves the re-election of the curate to
was designed and intended—that it is a case which is very the incumbent, and his approval to the diocesan, I should
properly a recipient of the bounty flowing ir from the society. not wish to be understood as quarrelling with another kind
I have no doubt that Liverpool receives from the Additional of rule, which gives the committee a choice in the selection,
Curates' Society more than it contributes. I think we are and a power of inquiry into the opinions or capabilities, of
debtors to that society for a balance in Liverpool. I have the candidates, on the understanding that such choice is
endeavoured to show that in one aspect of the case we are uninfluenced by any party spirit, and such power exercised
properly recipients of the bounty of the society, but I should with justice and impartiality. It is justly argued, perhaps,
like to say now, not to the deputation, but I should wish to that a committee, entrusted a ith the disposal of a charitable
say now, a few words to the gentlemen of Liverpool present fund, should take care that it is administered in conformity
here—and not so much to them, as, if it were possible that with the intentions of those who have raised it ; and, when
one's voice could reach them, to the gentlemen of Liverpool that is done, honestly and fairly, without extreme or excess
who are not attendants at this meeting—that although on eitheir side, we must not wonder, perhaps, after what
Liverpool has in one respect been described by me as a we have witnessed in the present day, that a godly caution,
proper recipient of the Additional Curates' Society's amounting almost, perhaps, to suspicious jealousy, should
bounty, yet let us say that Liverpool is a very wealthy occasionally be exercised in guarding those funds from
place. and a place of great public spirit. I only wish that misappropriation to the puerile vanities of a seducing
it could be made one point of public spirit that we should superstition, unsuited to the nationalcharacter ;repudiated by
not he debtors to the Additional Curates' Society's general the national will. (Hear.) All we want, I believe, is fair play.
funds at all. 1 wish that we could at least contribute as In a church like ours, acknowledging no infallibility, but
'Teich from the wealth of Liverpool to the funds of that that which resides in the word of God—latitude of interpre
society as we take back from them. (Hear, hear,) I wish tation where the word of God has not spoken deem itically—
that we might, if it was only for the credit, as we know it must be conceded, when in conformity with the articles and
would be for the credit of Liverpool, that we might strike liturgy ; and, in spite of all that has been said respecting
an even balance here at least, and that as respects our own our internal divisions, I believe, and rejoice in the belief,
spiritual wants Liverpool should become self-supporting, if that, with comparatively few painful exceptions, not to be
I may say so, and not dependent upon the bounty of any wondered at, in a body consisting of 16,000 or 17,000 men,
other quarter of England. (Hear, hear.) I do, from my the great and overwhelming majority of the English clergy
heart, believe that it will not be long before this is the case. are as true to the principles of the Reformed Church, as
I think that the gentlemen who have not contributed to the needle to the pole. Keep the golden mean between the
this, or any other of our charities, have not done so from two extremes, and lean neither to the excesses of Geneva or
any niggard spirit, or any want of liberality, or kind feeling Rome. (Hear.) But it hardly becomes me, perhaps, even to
to the church, or to the particular objects in which we are allude, in passing to contentious questions of doubtful dis-
interested, but that it is because their attention has not been putation, or permit the element of controversy to disturb
directed to the point at all. (Hear, hear.) We cannot, if I the unruffled, but I hope not stagnant, calm of our religious
may use the expression, catch their eye or their ear. If atmosphere. lam very grateful to the Church Pastoral
they had had their attention drawn to 'the subject, Ido not Aid Society for the services it has rendered to the parish of
think they would be backward in working, heart and hand, Liverpool ; and, as gratitude has been facetiously defined
with us, in helping us to bring the district into that position to be the ardent expectation of future benefits, I
which I hope before long it may occupy, of being self- owe, at least, this species of gratitude to the Additional
supporting in all these matters. His lordship, in Curates' Society ! It has done something for us, and I
conclusion, alluded to the charitable example set hope that, by the increase of its funds, it will have the power,
by Mr. Naylor, of Seabank, who some two or as I doubt not it has the will, to do much more. Now, my
three years ago offered to give £2OO towards the stipend of Lord, without pretending to any very great tenderness of
two additional curates, provided the gentlemen of Liverpool conscience, I think our assembled friends will believe me
would raise an equal sum for two other curates, which offer when I say that it is rather difficult to have even the
was at once responded to, and since which a generous- nominal charge of such a parish as this, without the con-
hearted gentleman of Liverpool, Mr. Baily, had promised stant pressure of a somewhat painful responsibility : an
£lOO yearly for an augmentation of the salaries of those uneasy feeling that something continually requires doing,
curates. His lordship then apologised for having occupied without knowing exactly how it is to be done. And such is
the time of the meeting so long, and resumed his seat amid my case, thankful, tho I have reason to be, to the father of
loud applause. spirits, that amidst all the stumbling-blocks which obstruct
The Rev. Mr. Tomlin read the annual report, which was our path, and prevent us from commanding, however
a very lengthened document. It mentioned among other anxious we may be to deserve, success, the expected hostility
facts that there was a decrease in the general income of the of our adversaries, and the unexpected, or at least unmerited,
Society to the amount of £6OO. although the annual sub- cold heartedness of professing friends, there are bright
seriptions and church collections shewed an increase of over examples of religious munificence such as those which our
£2OO. The number of grants voted for curates was reduced report has recorded ; there is a band of trust-worthy laymen
from 330 to 300, while the number of unaided applicants constant in the godly determination to show their faith by
had risen to 274. The amount contributed by the diocese their works ; there is a body of faithful clergy acting in
of Chester was £1,058 9s. 2d., in addition to which £391 harmonious co-operation in promoting the cause of our
was raised locally, and £455 in Liverpool alone, making a common Redeemer, the glory of God, and the good of our
total of £1,904 9s. 21. That amount shewed an increase fellow-men, and that, in spite of the sneers and taunts of
of £524 upon the former year, and £354 upon the highest those who stop their ears to the truth, there are multitudes
annual amount raised since the diocesan association was of quiet self-devoting men, doing the work of their Fattier
formed. The report expressed the regret of the Society for in secret, with no other hope but that of receiving their
the sudden loss during the year of the Rev. George Dover. Father's reward—faithful, though unrenowned, warriors of
It alluded to the gift already mentioned from Mr. Laurence the cross, devoting their lives to the service of their
H. Bally, and a donation of £25 from Mr. Francis Alexan- Redeemer with as true a heroism as those gallant men who
der Hamilton. Several interesting statements regarding have shed their precious blood, and lost their lamented lives,
local applications, and the position of local churches and in the battles of their country in a distant land—seeking no
parishes, were comprehended in the report. worldly distinction, hoping for no decoration but in the
The Venerable Archdeacon Jones proposed the first jewels of that celestial crown which is to encircle the heads
resolution, which
elated that the reportjust read be adopted of the blessed in the kingdom just. But, my Lord,
h vestsry is too plenteous, the
and circ. He observed, that he took advan- faithful as they are, the a
printed,like the flue b 1 1 and
the unwonted opportunity labourers are too few, they are
tags with great pleasure of .
' wilderness, and what are they
which was thus given him of publicly declaring his high the few small fishes in the
1 b urers to till (lu!
esteem for that society, and his earnest desire for its future amongst so many ? We want more a o
We want more warrio plant the standard
He said this with the more satisfaction as, ground. (Hear.)
prosperity, eftnutrodden by the
being a warm friend of the kindred association. the Pastoral of the cross in home deserts as y
ulations who have scarcely
Aid Society. It was well known that he had belonged to Christian missionary, and pop . _
that societ for many years, and had advocated its cause heard the Redeemer's nam
How is ite. .And
that you have here comes in
deserts at
the con-
y
often. He had also had much pleasure in advocating temptuous taunt again.
the cause which they had now met to promote. home untrodden by the Christian missionary ? How is it that
h ve s heard the
For his own part, although they were often you have populations who
use of ou carcer
ly
Established Church Redeemer's
called rival societies, he could not see any ground name ? What is the
emty,
and so are your schools ;
for the charge. Ile hoped, however, that they would Your churches are half
clerpg y ? why go on building more
always be so far rivals that each would seek to do the most why go on ordaining .
? Did not the disclosures o f the
good, and raise the largest sum of money, knowing that the churches and schools
more they raised, still greater would be the demand upon recent census account for the perils of our social state, the
character of recent crime, the enormous
them. (Hear, hear.) After some further remarks, the fiercely aggravated d
archdeacon concluded by proposing the adoption of the prevalence of juvenile epravity, , and the frightful increase
parent of every crime ? Did
report. of drunkenness, the fruitful . .
enumerate thirty-five distinct forms of
Mr, John Gellibrand Hubbard, treasurer to tho parent not that census
of the Established Church, e •
sepa-
society, seconded the resolution, in a lengthened and very ration from the body exposing
•
Did it not
eloquent address, In the course of his speech, he adverted you to the mockery of the Church of Rome . ;
to the means by which other charities were sometimes sup- publish the fact that on a given day nearly six millions of
ported, and the objects for shich they were got up, as con- persons in England .
and Wales voluntarily absented
them-
rehgious assembly whatsoever; And that
traeted with the objects of that society, and its MUMS of selves from any