The Express.
London, England, 1868-06-24 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

Its 47SE OF COMMONS.--(THIS DAY.)
, th.• Onhair at a quarter past 12.

N EDUCATION.

Mr. II l't i lit move the stteintil retailing of this
he hr,t rirt, of the right hon. gentleinalis
of a defence of the ethic:atonal
,:et.. hi' p. irii to the house in the statement
I,• made semi. time ago,„and whit+ }tad been
the Vier -Pre.itlent of the Conned. The
. n, t : the right hn. gi•tillentau was ti Amy/ that there
. .it want of 1-1l1111•11tUrV CIIIII,IAIOII which it WAS
i. I,' I i•I t Lie hill to meet. the object of his bill was
I 14.1: l• 111,triCt, Ili:Sired to do so to 1.10 their
:it :•hoht the int, fevriter of the State, lit in
hisi e VOlll:tt..tmal destitution W 3.51 prove I
hat the t',:tte artinril with powers tit
fi .t. tin thi- tnt •itiltieet of the teaching of
••• I e was led iirt-p.ireil to Corer on tile potpie of
• ..I •: i• he• if purt•ly of
,It . hr ic.fve the parent: to decide a: to
1, in vile. li I h..y wished their children to be
• te_•l t up. Th. 16_1,1 loin. gentleman intimated that it
1.- los inn,: —l, to lit e r.I with the bill, which,
,u which Mr. Dixn, Lord It.
• and it ice. ine niliers took part, was dis-

4,11 !hr oraur:of the day con-4.44,1 of
J.,1111. Aceouuts Bill (Corn
ACC). (I rchuil) 11.11 reading),
I ricetnii lit, Sill .1,1..11 (I
I.areelky and }.?i1.,.!..in.1it Bill (~,,11.1 reading),
Libel Bill liivustniciit of Trust Foods
,:11 1.1-3,11114, Municipal Corpora-
Bow. (\irtropolis) (ioljounirit debate), Sale of
and ?wiry Act A itit-iitlinunt Bill (......,1111 reatlim:),
Ways :itidNfeaue (cominitte,), Supply (rnmmittre), Burials
Inland) 11.11 (rommit try), Railways (Ireland) Acts
Assignees of Marine l'olicies
II (-: qui t calling).
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S,,EOBATION TUB BISHOP OF
I) AT WEsTJILYSTEI: ABBEY.—
; PAY.)

Th is morning the ei•remouy of consecrating Dr.
i:1,1.0p of lierrford took place in Westminster Abbey,
' usual ceremonial, the Archbishop of Canterbury,
• • •!1,,7 prelates, and the I)eau of Westminster, taking
'll,e Consecration Service commenced at 10 o'clock,
Inns a large congregation present, and the music
• was, of course, suitable to the occasion.
.n mum was preached by Dr. Honk, I)ean of Chi-
, ~ who had probably been selected for the office of

; • r in C.IISC,111(11.c of his having been the predo-
• • the bishop idea in the vicarage of Leeds. The
the 12th chapter of the Ist Book of
, n.l the 23rd verse—" As for me, God forbid
• I de uld sin against the Lord in ceasing to
you ; but I will teach you tho good
• • F. g I.t The dean COltimenced by
• • 11. A. it was in tittle:, of anxiety, rebuke,
-; le my that a Christian brother was about to
. .11..1 into that body which was instituted by
• a.l.l;tig that while the individual
\We constantly changing, the body it :elf
..lis ays the NMI,. just a, the river flowing
la w the soma river of which the
I .1 always 1,14,1 although every drop was
Fe...10g away. Alter glaneing, at the nature
:I :net. of the i•pi:copal office in the church, he
• • .1 t.. the position of the Irish Church. Although
which they must all feel deep
they wer.• 'mere:tea le,: as church-
. .11 a, patriots. The subject WWI one
I. good and pious men !night come
eonelusiotts, yet be one and :ill true and
• the church of Chri-t. There was much to be said
• of the establiAtinent: of a large branch of
• . touch in any country; but it was chiefly for
1..... tit of the nation that an Establishment
Ei en in a religious point of view there
advantages iu having a church estab-
I.ct they were attended with counter-balancing
..•. .. g,•,. It was no doubt an advantage to the cause
_on for the clergy to be so far independent of their
inns that they had no temptation to say smooth
..I.er than give utterance to unpalatable truths;
.n advantage not 1,. Is-devised for the ministers of
I to be able to take their place among a proud
y: it sea- a great advantage fur men of learning
Ithe I. rieal ofti,•.• to be able to rebuke aciolism
.it to the truth ; and further, it was an
~use n.lsantage that there were thousands of bene-
-1 clergymen Mg consolation to the sick.
while su,h w.ae the advantages which re.
•i bon] the nationalising of Christianity by means of
.blishment, they were compelled to admit and
the fait that whneu the endowments of the church
•• .1 with the stabe were considerable they were too
subservient to the secular views of individuals
that they offered temptations to cuter
:• acted ministry with too great an admixture
s. Among those of the clergy who
the uppermost rooms of the church there
• •,ft.-u an oblivion of its true character and
' "LOpr inciples, and in reading the history of the
th.• cionniencement of the reign of George I. to
the reign of William IV. it was painful to per-
- r the higher offires of the church were conferred as
• ..s: pi.litical support. After dwelling at some
thi-topi.• :mud similar ones, and strongly censer-
' who, while filling the office of ministers
• e h, opposed its doctrines--s course
' • he tie.....utee.l as dishonest, and as ex-
those who pursued it to the charge of hypocrisy,
hi r proceeded to allude to the position of the
..f England, and to enlarge on the national
-• • r which it has sustained from a period
• ire the Reformation down to the pre-
' sa—t character in which it bad returned
• h a:ks for the victories of Poictiers and Agincourt,
: the succeeeee of Marlborough. The question
what ought to be their course of conduct
in a fres country the majority of the
- determined not only to disestablish the
• • -lablished. but not to permit any other to be °stab.
11.. preacher then drew an elaborate parallelbetween
-' - s.• d Samuel among the Israelites when the people
1..; a King. and the position in which the leaders
- • torch of England would be placed if the disesta-
; • •ut were decided upon by a majority of the repre-
' id the nation ; the conclusion which he
• h st being that as Saul, in accordance
Ilse expressed wish of God, yielded to the
• he Jews, although it was not likely to lead to their
• . the hauler,, of the Church of England must bow
at i,,,tal desire should it be constitutionally expressed.
',ie.!, however, that the church as a church could
• true character, and anticipated great benefits to
muse of religion in the church from a better study
recognition of the principles on which the Church is
led.
r the sermon the remainder of the service was pro.
. with and the work of consecration completed.