The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-10-05 00:00:00

BISHOP OF LIMERICK'S CHARGE:

Thuradaj the excellent and reppeeted Lord Bishop of
Limerick lieid )14 althea, visitation at the Cathedral, on
' which Occastue the Nei. Jolliet Fits ,eraide lately presented re
• .•
the Prebend 'of Toll)bracky, preached a moot impressive
sermon, from the emphatic words—" Take heed therefore
unto !oil-selves., and to all the Flocli, over th• which the
Ifoly Ghost hath made you overseer', to feed the Chortle of
God, which he bath purebaseil 'with his own b100d.".--Acts,
c. ay. v. 111.,
'Alter which.the.Lora bishop, in a luminous es , ad-
dressed the 'Clergy, and in his charge, after olivine with
great urgency the importance of establishing schools for the
edticatios of the lower Ideates, kis Lordship adverted to the
late Act, enabling the Clergy to set leases of their Tithes
for a term of years, and secommended to the (leery to
show their readiness to give effect to it, by notifying that
they wished to receive propene!, from such persona lis are
Competent to take leases Seim them. and closing with such
proporals whin a fair value should be offered. He then
called the attention of the Clergy to the diiseripi on given of
I them in a late pamphlet, entitled. " Teoughtecnt the Edmeo-
Hon of 11e Pectenntry gi /relaxer.," far the purpose of warn-
ing them of the circumstances in their conduct which had
bee• made the subject of aoimailversiou, and at the same
time showing them its what manure they might be of service
to their Roman Catholic parishioners, wit howl giving offence,
to which this pamphlet was particularly well 'calculated to
be their guide, being evidently written by a Rooms Catholic,
who hail considered the anal jest upon which he wrote with
deep attention. The peerages which concerned the conduct
of the Clergy, related to their being involved tiro much in
the leeinetis sod pursuits of country gridlemen, compli.
mewing them spore their conduct as such, but at the same
time strongly outicing the loss of clerical character which
they sustained in the eyes of the people, sad paiticulaily of
the Roman Catholics; soil In illustrate this the •nthor of
the pamphlet states it as his opieloe, that if • Romano
Catholic Priest should, in any case, luxe the roofideace of
his parishioners, by acsieg in • manner derogatory to his
character, those parishioners would
teetent Priest for religious conselation—not from Sectarian
prejudice, which, he say., enters but for little into the tries- 1
two—lret because the Protestant Clergyman has net upon
him, in their eyes, she marks of a clerical ebsrseier, because
he possesses in their eyes nothing more thin the character
of
a well-bred, hunisse, and charitable country gentleman.
This. the Bishop limit, should rouse them to she most sce-
live exertions, to strew that they fell the clerical character In
be that which they were strictly bused to maintain, to prove
that when they interfered in secular business, it was fres
eternity and not from choice—that they preferred their pro.
fessional ditties to all other; and ire Lordship concluded
this part of his charge by exhorting them to take care to
shew in their conduct all the marks of their important woes-
lion, and none other; that they should be sees occupied
wholly, and devoted exclusively, to the miaisfration of their
office— should have no other pursuit, no other employment.
Oe the subject of atteotio• to their Rumen Catholic pa-
rishionere, his Lordship referred to the same pamphlet, in
which the imbue says, " We have knows shore the Pro-
testant Clergyman would seek in Irts cottage him whose re.
ligious profession dial not permit him to tutted at church,
and having won his good will by a dummied bets of kindwees
and good neighbourhood, fur which the casualties of life are
ever making room, would breathe the spirit and cultivate the
feeling., and jogai the doctrines, which are not of the
Church of England. or of the Church of Rome particularly,
bust of the Church of Churl"

On the subj. ct of educing'', the Bishop 'Well with pecu-
liar emphasis on a passage which we believe we give cor-
rectly, taken from the same writer—" It is ivery where i■
their (the Clergy of the 'Church of Enabled) power to pro-
mote ediration. The mere edgeatioo of lettere will do good
—it will breik the soil. sad prepare it for fatale cultivation.
But more than this might be done. Let them have the writ.
lea Word of Doe. This is new to them, and will do much
of itself. You will (adds the pamphlet referred to) be op-
posed, bat nut always, and you will uttered if you persevere.
Do this, and them do sot expect an iustsatauroua Jesuit.
Be patient, end be minified that the good effects are certain
—that they will come i■ due time, and give peace to the
country and security to prop. sly, and stability to the fouls.
dation of socieiy."
After delivering the charge, which his Lordship did in the
most impressive manner, Ito examined miugtely into the
aisle of every parish, and adjoureed the visitation to the
16th of October, un which day lie Clergy who were not
present us Thursday are squired to sliced.