Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-04-01 00:00:00

sear, hear.") A Christian minister had higher considera-
rt _ons to guide him than those of a mere monetary character.
ay a question for his conscience whether the present
lDlr•lphere in 'which hewas engaged was his proper field of labour.
gha" m
Stafford
.was a gentleman of ability, but it appeared
-abis abilit was not apreciad. man of
litY would always command hisp te
own reward,A and if he
could find a district where his:,exertions would be better
appreciated it was desirable that he should avail himself of
who It would then be for the council to select a gentleman
toltu..this
ppaerctuielityarqualifications., were probably better adapted
sphere. It might be that if Mr. Stafford
sevre transferred to another locality, even in this town, his
diceso might be more valued. He mentioned the case
of Minister in London who had now got a congregation
t ha3)°, though he was unable in his former sphere
4a ve 300 hearers He thought that if the suggestions he
fear_masde were acted upon, the commissioners_ might come
and ask for the necessary money for repairing the
chorea)
and there was a probability that it would be
.voted
instead of, as now, reluctantly, if notgrudgingly.
aPPointment of a gentleman to occupy the pulpit who
ituld be acceptable to the inhabitants, and who resided
signers
them, would relieve this grievance to the commis-
andtraers to the district, and would be, no doubt, much
ae°l,e agreeable to Mr. Stafford himself. In conclusion, Mr.
;:itii;riltifio.cnl7ressed a hope that Mr. Stafford would take the
P'estions
he had ventured to offer —and in no unkind
to `4l° his most serious consideration, and seek direc-
that Source which would be sure •to direct him
The
Itr. ,-tetev. Mr. Stafford thought the remarks made by
cherobe"erY somewhat irregular ; and with regard to the
to thu Ivorship, he would ask any commissioner to come
Vet. arch on Sunday morning and see if the. duties
er,l°' as well, if not better, performed than in any
that—' in Liverpool. As to the church not being filled,
the as not from any absence of exertion on the part of
clergymen• Mr. Roberts had done what he could to
ttreeZl.Posrson;
if he
church, and would almost
caite '1,14 heart if he thought it was filled. Every one who
Pealea/viddn his reach he kept away if he could. He ap-
ehur to the churchwardens whether as a clergyman of the
he jh ailY one ever preached a more faithful gospel than
41d in that church.
in tern;l'll• Payne thought it their duty to keep the church
liaatent ; in fact, they were bound to do so by Act of Par-
ad If the commissioners, when they got the £4OO,
to „Tell 4 eat it on the building, they would not now be asked
thatr , 1.,000. Because the congregation was small,
to "p no reason wh the building should be allowed to
the y "ecay. He thought the commissioners ought to ask
iovetry for money
to repair the building, which would
o're TIOt more than a rate of id, or ld., and to which he
laatte°t apprehend there would be any objection. As a
Merely
duty it ought to be done, though he would put it
-Was Os matter of policy. He was not satisfied there
istrict assigned to the church.
to I'. Jeffe
repo, r) moved that a sub-committee b. e appointed
4Cat of What would be the necessary repairs under. the
t
P,arliament. He thought the proposed sum might
the 412. and the building yet retain its efficiency.
I ikr. ir,"011 not being seconded fell to the ground.
°I St; gil'ichison moved, as an amendment, that the repairs
earveyo,l3`'s Church, in accordance with the report of the
~LrProceeded with.
°°iectioliabl considered Mr. Hutchison's amendment most
745,: eBtr le; sum of £lO a-head for repairing a churchf
-e'riou9av 'l4llt, and that, too, not in a district in a state. o
iiist6v. destitution as there were ample means of religious
heatigneLion
ga„ I' the 'neicrhbourheod. With regard to. a
eluded-i7;44ratus, he did not see how that could be in-
in war:
,rePairs. His own view was that a church was
rthere at all, but they would be better without it.
v,,as ,ffi.stutchison's amendment, having been seconded,
hot the to the meeting and lost by a majority of 8 to 6.
icks c amendment,: -Messrs. Cropper, Williams, Payne,
with ItiMmer, and Hutchison. Against : Messrs.
'" 'wen, Jeffery, Sheil, Johnson, Roberts, Riding, and
14.
re,Pair, },r°l)Per then proposed as an amendment, that such
'eattroh ,„"e done as were necessary to make the roof of the
14 ^ atertight, the sum not to exceed £6O.
earrieeetbit ,r,"ll(l.Tuent was seconded by Mr. Hutchison, and
,`,.nanimously.
41ue4,1 cuitehison afterwards wished to withdraw his
ctetio-rtleat, saying he would rather fall back on the
dis-
The of the churchwardens.
The Chairman intimated that it was too late to do so..e
44t1 4eCounts of St. John's Church were then submithe
d
114ihit ,:ecl, a sum of £BO being allowed for cleaning
b.
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