The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-13 00:00:00

THE POOR MAYS CHURCIL

TO THE EDITOR Or THE NORTHERN TIUSg•
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Sir,—The clergy of the Church of England—aurol
prohab,y include the laity also—are very fond of t
designation, viz., '6 The Poor Man's Church. teti
rather grateful in theory to the impulses of our auee
humility. Go, ho sever, to any church you please to
Liverpool, and observe the accommodation allotted ,d
th6m, and then ask yourself whether there is any force '-
the remark of St. Paul, with respect to persons ? t
And, think you, sir, the poor have no discernineri bat
snail distinctions. Inequality of station engenderst is
little admiration in the best of mankind, but where Itlls
so marked that the poor should feel their inferiority,theif
wonder ceases at their absence, for tew like to feel re
depreciation in that place, above all others, where all
upon an equality. Wit
Observe the square pew near the pulpit, well line,. vedi
green or crimson, and the young lady with her gilt letor %
and whose flounces with difficulty go through the "„r
also, the young gentleman, whose " appearance—if,%ing
index of his mind—betokens the study before his it, Os
glass. Place such a family on the same form witse fl
poor, and, although it is only my province to
their feelings, I live I may say, without more u-he
wounding them than the picture I draw, they would "
at ease. ;, tll°
But I think I hear you say, Mr. Editor, where A- or
remedy for this state of things ? Sir, if such men t hi°
recently created metropolitan, in the first charge l'og
clergy, so deeply deplores these evils without fle'illeV
remedy, I may well stand excused, and lamee',ero
existence.- The evils of church patronage are as 'annoy
fled as its tenure. The trustee looks out for a Ppe,
preacher to fill his pockets, and his pews—but the,, fee,
don't pay, so put them in the corner. The corporati;oo
grieved; the Municipal Act deprives them ofyndr
patronage, or they would be high bidders for tale" /
like their concerts, they would make their churches pair/
only the poor cannot, so put them in the corner. ,ettits.
incumbent or the rector says you have no right to dlo'
to him. " Cannot Ido what I what I like with tail:
If the poor come here we shall be glad. to see ttle-;oree';
they must go where there is room," viz., in the -hole
The poor parson, who is fortunate enough to o"nty
little Church preferment, with Queen Anne's 1r,,11„-IegiL
£3l 10s. attached, has plenty of free sittings--t.."i r
lation has provided him with ample means, arheficoi:
poor ample room. pew rents are very limiteu, olcol
it is not.a fashionable Church; besides, he is more, 11:d
to work well with an empty pocket than a full ell,boP"
the poor go to him, and possibly they will pr
together, because there is an equality. tbei
tbe-
May God grant them a corner in Ileaven, -P.
will not so much mind for the corners they are
into here.—Yours, A CauAGO

QUACE DOCTORS' PLACARDS ALVD fI

,BILLS:

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P At the Westminster police court, on Wednesde9.l.erihe4„
Cowen, of 3,;Greycoat-place, Westminster, who an.-feer'l
himself as a " medical, political, and social rel°6,bici;
keeping an establishment called "john Bull's 4c ele'to
was charged with .unlawfully exhibiting to puu",.je
a paper, on which was written indecent
the annoyance of the inhabitants and passengerti;itigg
gentleman named ronblanque, residing at 152, Caria,,Ll3l3l
street, Pimlico, said that, on passing the defect oo
premises, he saw the offensive writing exhibiteeneto
board; nothine could be more thoroughly disPise-e°,,t•
obscene, and many of the crowd of labouring 1,0(1110
were around expressed the disgust they felt. De— 5.4'
,itrie ;0
in the most illiterate style, cross-examined the t ,1
order to show that he must possess a very correPd, 100
to understand the meaning of the 'filth exhibi,teol3(l,
concluded by inquiring whether, if he saw a brieser4
way he would not avoid it, which he himself 19'De roe
by observing that it was the witness's duty,,,
not like the thing, to say nothing about it. l',;(1, ,e 1
produced a copy of the offensive plac3'aecaia,
proved that gentlemen came to the station and _,rniall!,
them to tear it down, in order to prevent its del"t"ol7s',ol
influence. After notice, defendant erased the re°s;ot Ytll)s
expression. Defendant pretended that he did 'Da
the meaning of the worst expression, and ar,%:,eoei pig
filth was not filth if it could be found in io
concluded by observing that it had been wri,,Tclieet
the
secretary, and that. if there was anything" nnu—arld
it, it was the duty of people in general', U. iDO
police in particular, to come aud tell him
Humphreys, an inspector of the B division, ',se, Cott
he could not leave his duty at the station llattcrell
itnmediately sent a sergeant to defendant. The,, it oa
receipt of the magistrate's summons begriteTteeete.l
filth, and then added it to the miscellanies &Ll': bse,r,.;l,
the board in front of his premises. Mr. Paynte,;:er"Lo`
that there could not bo the slightest doubt of,t"ciefell',
indecent character of the placards, and fine'', the grto
40s, or in default, one month's imprisonment, itioe 0.0
time informing him that if there was any rePetl;o 115"
offence, ho would send him.for trial. The fin° "

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