The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-23 00:00:00

than it was, and I sh.oull be exceedingly rejoiced if it were
still more so.

The MEDICAL OFFICER : As to the mortality of Liver-
pool being high, that we cannot deny, but we are improving.
Within the last year we have been below Manchester. At
the same time it can be still more improved, and I know no
measure better calculated to accomplish it than that which
has been suggested.
Mr. LEE then withdrew.

Mr. JOHN. LAIRD waited on the committee in reference to
the manure deposit near his concerns.
The Committee conceived Mr. Laird's complaint reason-
able, and resolved that Mr. Rose should be called on to remove
the deposit immediately. Mr. Fresh to report weekly as to
the amount removed.

Plans of the extension of the Lancashire and Yorkshire
railway were laid on the table.
Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTONE observed that they should
avail themselves of the present favourable opportunity
while the company's bill was before parliament, to compel
them to give an equivalent advantage to the town to that
which they were about to seek for, by carrying the sweep-
ings and other refuse matter at a cheap rate into the
country.
The plans were referred to the parliamentary committee.
The Committee then adjourned.

SOCIETIES FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOW-
LEDGE, AND FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE
GOSPEL.

The annual meeting of the Cathedral School Association,
in aid of the society for promoting Christian knowledge, anal
the propagation of the Gospel in foreign parts, was held
in the cathedral school-room, Todd-street, Manchester, on
Wednesday evening, at 8 o'clock, when there was a highly
respectable audience.
On the motion of the Rev. Canon CLirrox, the Very Rev.
the DEAN of MANCHESTER was called to the chair.

The CHAIRMAN said, he thought it would not be necessary
that he should occupy the attention of the meeting with very
many observations. He would simply state the object they
had in view in thus assembling, and the circumstances con-
nected with their present position, which were in an unusual
degree interesting. They were met as friends and supporters
of two most important societies, whirls had been existing in
this country for a longer period than any other societies, for
the purpose of promoting religious influences both at home
and abroad. They were met as friends and supporters of
the society for promoting Christian knowledge, and of the
society for propagating the Gospel in foreign parts. Most
of them must be well aware how long those two societies ex-
isted, and that they were established more than 150 years
ago. And from that period to the present, they had been
exercising very important influences upon our social position.
The society for promoting Christian knowledge confined
itself mainly to operations which were calculated to promote
good effects at home ; the society for the propagation of the
Gospel was instituted for the purpose of extending the bene-
fits which we ourselves possessed to those who had departed
from us, but yet were of us, and who had chosen to settle
themselves in other lands. It was felt that it was absolutely
necessary for our reputations, as Christian-minded persons,
that those who had gone to settle in other countries, for the
purpose of social benefit, should have the same religious
privileges given to them in other places, which they pos-
sessed in their own country.. The benevolent founders of the
society for promoting Christian knowledge were also the
same persons who foundel the society for propagating the
Gospel in foreign parts, and for many years they
confined themselves entirely to those who went to settle in
the British colonies. But circumstances had arisen which
made it absolutely necessary that they should do more than
give the benefit of their assistance to such as were established
in our colonies, and that they should also do the utmost in
their power to bring the heathen to the knowledge 'of
Christianity. He believed that much had been done, and
done wisely, so as to justify the highest expectations of
success. And he believed it to be the desire of all those
who were interested in the work of the societies that the
two should go on as it were, pari passu —hand in hand.
The whole of their religious teaching was in conformity
with tie Church of England. (Hear, hear). They proposed
to teach, and they did teach, Christianity in all its fulness,
and with all the forms which belonged to their own mode of
divine worship. And he believed that while they were
establishing in other places that form of worship under
which we ourselves derived so much benefit, they were con-
ferring the greatest benefit upon others, and doing that
which it might be reasonably expected was calculated to
promote the greatest success upon all our undertakings.
(Hear, hear). It was no uncertain teaching that was Fiven
by this society, but it was the teaching of the church in all
its fulness and all its purity. And for his own part he
confessed that he was more disposed to encourage
undertakings of this kind than those which he might
call adventu7ers. He wished not to speak in the
smallest degree disparagingly of the efforts of other
religious denominations; but at the same time
he thought that the systems they acted upon were better
calculated for permanency than any adopted by any other
form of religion now known in the universe. (Hear, hear).
They had set an example that was worthy of imitation, and
those who did not follow the example ought to confess that
they were inferior in religious zeal. (Hear, hear). He
hoped and prayed that all their efforts would be successful;
and he was sure that the public would duly estimate the value
of their services. If what had been begun by Sunday and
national school teachers, should produce an effect which was
now being recognised as valuable, what the society had
already done so well, would, he thought, oblige others to
associate themselves with them. The two societies on be-
half of which they had met, had not received that attention
in this great and important city to which they were entitled ;
but he thought that now greater interest would be felt in
them, and that the happiest results would be the consequence.
(Hear, hear).
Tho Rev. P. PERCIVAL next addressed the meeting, and
gave some interesting details respecting the two societies on
behalf of which the meeting was held.
The Rev. Canon CLIFTON moved a vote of thanks to the
Rev. P. Percival for his able statement, which was seconded
and carried by acclamation. -
After a vote of thanks to the chairman, the meeting broke
up.