Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-04-05 00:00:00

die believed tAc whole fau,lt lay with the. laity in not sup-
plying the means. It was a matter of pounds, shillings,
and pence. He concluded by saying that 1 per cent. on
the income tax in this town would realise £s,ooo—an
amount which would carry out the objects which they all
so much wanted. •
The Chairman put the resolution to the meeting, which
was carried unanimously.
Mr. Wm. Gregson then moved a resolution, to the effect
that a society for the relief of the spiritual destitution be
established under the title of the " Liverpool Church Aid
Society," and that it be conducted according to the prin-
ciples set forth in the synopsis.
The Rev. Dr. M'Neile reminded the gentlemen of Liver-
pool that ordinary donations, such as they had been in the
habit of giving for such purposes, would not meet this case.
It was an extraordinary case. Some sacrifice must be
made ; and if a pecuniary sacrifice were not made, and that
to a very considerable extent, the rector would have the
mortification of a failure to an extent that he thought
would be painful to every man in the town that had known
and loved him for so many years. The rector: had made an
appeal, to them that day, that had reached his very heart.
The rector called it his eleYenth.hour, and spoke as a dying
man to dying men. My lord, said the doctor, it is in that
spirit that we must work, if we are to work effectually.
Let I drat, Yace, coming as it were at the eleventh hour,
from the labourer who has toiled all day in the vineyards,
go forth to the public. (Hear, hear.) Let the press
scatter through the town the appeal of the rector, and I
have every confidence in the appeal of our aged rector to a
town which has known him and loved him so long.
(Applause.) The voluntary system was now on its trial.
Were there virtue in the system to keep up the National
Church, would the members of the Church of England
in great towns become members of so many sects ? That
was the issue they were now bringing before the country,
and he hoped this would, not be another failure in the sight
of the world. He seconded the motion.
The Rev. Mr. Cowan read a letter from the Rev. Chan-
cellor Raikes, of Chester, stating that he intended to devote
£2OO a year from the DiocessanAid Society to the town of
Liverpool.
The Rev. Mr. Lomas said :—My Lord, I feel some
little delicacy in asking to be permitted to say a few words
before the resolution which has been proposed and seconded, is
put to the meeting ; both because I am extra-parochial,
and because I was not invited (doubtless on that
ground) to take part in the initiative proceed-
ings for the establishment of the society which this
meeting is called to inaugurate ,• and yet I think I may'
claim a hearing both because I feel a most cordial sym-
pathy with the object sought to be attained, and because
the society, when established, will, I presume, be, in.
some measure, dependent for its success upon the liberal
contributions of suburban districts like my own. It is,
then, because I wish to become a member of the society—
because I hope to be able to interest my flock in it, that
I venture to crave your indulgence for a few moments.
I find, in the synopsis to which the resolution refers, the
words, "No clergyman shall be employed or continued
in any district without the consent of the incumbent thereof,
nor until there shall have been satisfactory probf of his quali-
fications. The incumbent in each case shall nominate the
curate for his district, with the sanction of the committee."
To obtain the unanimous support of churchmen it seems
to me that the functions of its committee should be so
far limited to matters of routine as to afford no
pretext for making the elections of new members a
theme of controversy ; there should be no opportunity
given for converting such elections into an arena for
party strife. And, therefore, I venture to suggest that
the duties of the committee be confined to the bestowal
of grants, having regard only to the spiritual destitution of
the district which seeks aid, to the absence of resources
within the district itself for the supply of its own wants,
and to the comparative extent of its population. I
deprecate the principle which would confer upon the
committee the power of interfering, in any way what-
ever, with the selection of the agents to be employed_
If that principle be recognised and acted upon, your own
office, my lord, and that of the parish priest, are both,
as it appears to me, touched upon, and the whole scope
of the society's operations will thus reflect the ecclesi-
astical colour of its committee, and hold out the temptation
to churchmen of another colour to try to assimilate
the colour of the committee to their own. It is of no use
to ignore the wide differences of opinion which exist among
members of our church ; but it is of use—of the greatest
possible use—to endeavour to sink those differences, and to .
unite cordially, whenever any common ground of action
invites us to joinhand in hand, in the endeavour to stem the
torrent of vice and infidelity which threatens to swamp us
all. And, therefore, being able to say, in the honest integrity
of my heart, that all my sympathies, and all my predilections,
are inalienably in favour of the church of which I am a
member, as I doubt not are those of all my rev. and lay •
brethren, by whom I am surrounded, I venture to
move the following amendment:—" That the society be
established upon the principles embodied in the synopsis,
omitting, in the first paragraph, the words, Until these
shall have been satisfactory proof of his qualifications,' and
substituting, for the words With the sanction of the
committee,' the words With the sanction of the Bishop,' "
The Rev. John Stewart seconded the amendment.
The Rov. Dr. M'Neile said the bishop had put the
question plainly in his own speech, and it would no doubt
have been very gratifying to the laity amt
had it been ibinui flan* lvtdahlp s expressed opinion had
carried weight with the clergy.
The Rev. Rector Campbell said, the words in ques-
tion " The incumbent in each case shall nominate the
curate for his duties, with the sanction of the com-
mittee," were not in the original synopsis, but after a
meeting of the borough clergy, they had been agreed to in
the hope that the question of the Pastoral Aid Society prin-
ciple, or the Curates' Aid Society principle would have been
settled in an amicable manner. But he was disappointed
in the result, and he should, therefore, only say that he
should attempt to carry out the objects of the society with-
out the aid of those who were hostile to its principles. (Loud
cheers.)
The Yen. Archdeacon Jones said he had no doubt that
his friend the Rev. Mr. Lomas would, if the meeting were
averse to the amendment, support the society. (Hear,
hear, from the mover and seconder of the amendment). He
thought Mr. Stewart and Mr Lomas simply wished to secure
a modification of the clause in the synopsis, as to the appoint-
ment.

The Rev. Mr. Lomas said, to prove that he acted in no
hostile spirit, he would withdraw his amendment.
The Chairman was rejoiced to find that Mr. Lomas
had withdrawn his amendment, and said he could not
charge that gentleman with hostility to the society.
(Hear, hear.)
The amendment was then withdrawn, and the resolution
unanimously agreed to.
The Bishop was then appointed president of the society,
and the committee and officers were appointed.
The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the
chairman.
The following donations ant subscriptions have already
been received :

Subscriptions.
E s.
Henry Itaikes ........ 2OO 0
T. D. Anderson .... lOO 0
Christopher Bushell
William Grcgson .
Francis Peek
The Lord Bishop ....... . 25 0
Rev. Rector Campbell .. •. •.• 25 0
Charles Groves.. ...... 20 0
Rev. C. W. Laurence .....
10 0
J. Woodall • ••
Archdeacon Jones .. ...... 5 5
J. W. Cropper. .. • ..... • . 5 0
F. A. Hamilton ......
William Preston, the Mayor ....
Joseph N. Walker
E. Sefton
Rev. Dr. M'Neile ...........
C. S. Parker .
John Eden..

Donations.
s. • ‘,.‘-

100'
100 0
100 0
100 0
50 0
10 10
10 10

5 0
5 0
• 5 0
5 0
3 3
▪ 2 2
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William Hall .
Douglas Hebson....
J. B. Lloyd .
W. Tithetington
Rev. Dr. Taylor
Hugh Evans...
Rev. W. Falloon .. ••.. •• •
H. Grazebrook
Rev. C. H. Burton
Rev. Dr. Hilleoat

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The death of General Frederick White, one of the oldest
generals in the service, is announced.
AFFECrIoNs.—I am of opinion that the instinctive and
natural affections of the industrious classes of society are,
more pure, more sincere, and more active, than among the
educated classes. I have witnessed sacrifices on the part of
the people in the lowest condition of life, which I never
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mencement of life. The yearnings of those people after
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