The National Register.
London, England, 1817-06-30 00:00:00

Granting these premises, it will naturally be asked,
how far the authorised means of the Established
Church, are commensurate with the national demands
for 'the religious tuition of its disciples ? It is upon
this ground, then, that the reverend author of the
work entitled e The Basis of National Welfare, con-
sidered in Reference to the Prosperity of Britain, and
the Safety of the Church of England', takes his stand.
Considerable good has already been effected by his ex-
ertions and his writings To him, indeed, we arc in.
debted for the Mary-le-Bonne Rectory Bill ; and, in
consequence of that sup, for the Bill introduced on
Thursday. " to authorise the building of Chapels fur
the Performance of Divine Worship, according to the
Rites of the Church of England, in Parishes in which
the Churches and Chapels are inadequate to the Ac-
commodation of de Inhabitants who arc desirous of
resorting to tbent." Agreeably to the orlers of the
Commons House, this last Bill, which creates a new
era in the Established Church, will be read a second
time this day. But we are satisfied that we cannot
do better than submit the sentiments of the Rev.
R:ehard Yates to our readers, ne exhibited in the ful-
sowing extracts from his recent work.

A British Parliament having incorporated with the laws
of the nation an Act (9 An. Reg. cap. 22.) explicitly declaring,
that " the eiimmons of Great Britain acre zealous to provide
" supplies to increase the number of 1:111111:11e4 for the better
" instruction of all persons inhabiting, ur who shall inhabit.
" in the several parishes wherein the same shall he Intilt, in'
" the true Christian religion, as it is now professed in the
" Church of England, Anil established by the laws of this
" realm:"—and in the following, ession added :moth( r (10
An. Reg. cap. 11.) expressly fr.i"ted, " to the end that a
work so 'notch for the honour of Coil, the spiritual welfare
" of ber Maieste'a reign, may be carried on and perfected :"
a subsequent Monarch havine also, in at. official message to
the Name of ‘...onistions, (It Geo. 10 Feb. 1714) distinctly
muite4. id* Majesty was truly sensible of the great
" necessity there IS of new churches, and of new dieisfott of
" pervhdiesz soil also firmly persuaded that nothing will inure
" effectually engage Almighty God to send down his bless-
" lags upon his crown and people. than a due scot for the he-
" acme mut &Trice retigimt:"—we have thus the highest
possiekr authority to consider the sentiments ara expressed,
sal alp se curate taut iuttitessive constitutional acknowledg•
meat,—that it is of the inmost isnportanee to the safety of the
stile, that relieions and moral habits should pervade the ge-
tient:body of the people; that the ()Milk worship and paro.
chlal ken ices and sußcrintendanee ol the established elint ch,
are the legal end cuitstitational medium of affording the in- "
atruetion that forme those habits ;—and that It mast also be
considered as one of the must indispensable ditties of the
Government to provide the means of producing that mid and
purpose, which ia thus declared to be essential to the well-
being .of the community..
Post a concurrence d eiremastaucca,nnforeseen and an-'
roviderl against at the formatlem of the existing ecelesirs.
Ural arrangements. the Established Church, apron a due exa-'
ruina:ion, will he fused to be, in its present condition, inca.
pubic of impressing the restraining and directing influence
of Christian principles upon the mind* and consciences of a
trintaideratile propeotinn ni the pnpalalloti,
This fart lutist, tberefote, in the presenteonAition of the
Aritisli people, be considered by the milightesed Statesman,
and Judicious Legislator, in rennet-non, not only with 11. e
natural effects of moral itepravity, but alio with the mime•
rims 111141 powerful Genitors, this• (event eireuinstoneos, sad
modems, manners bairn occasioned, of engrafting open that
depravity, principles in the highest degree liastila and dim-
gerous to the established order oh society and government.
Considerable masses of population under sue* clreunt-