The Sun.
London, England, 1838-07-07 00:00:00

BELCH-ER,

That this Meeting-highly deprecates the renewal of the Church-
rate question in this parish.

2. Moved by GEORGE BORRETT, Esq. ; seconded by WILLIAM
JONES, Esq.
That this Meeting would gladly assist in relieving the present
Churchwardens from the pecuniary difficulties in which they are
placed, by a public and general subscription, if they will accept the
same.

3. Moved by W. S. NORTHHOUSZ, Esq. ; seconded by Jos.
HAY CRAFT, Esq.,
That in the meantime a Petition be prepared to the House of
Commons, praying for the abolition of Church-rates altogether,
and that the following be such Petition :

PETITION.
To the Honourable the Commons in Parliament assembled.

The humble Petition of the undermentioned Rate-payers and In-

habitants of the parish of Greenwich, in the county of Kent,

Sheweth,
That your Petitioners deprecate the continuance of Church-
rates, as being inimical to the spread of religion, inconsistent with
the first principles of Protestantism, destructive to peace, charity,
and social communion, injurious to the Church, and oppressive to
the Dissenter.

That many of the undersigned hold siftings or pews in the New
Church of Greenwich, for which they have to pay annual rent, and
yet they are called upon to contribute towards the rates of the Old
Church of Greenwich, in which no such annual rents are paid or
are payable.
That others of the undersigned have voted for a Church-rate,
under the peculiar circumstances of the ease, but solely with the
confident expectation that your Honourable House will speedily
pass a Bill to abolish such rates altogether, and provide other means
toe the same object.
That others again of your Petitioners being Dissenters, are de-
termined to resist by all legal means the compulsory support of a
Church and system from which they conscientionsly dissent, as being
inconsistent with the sacred right of private judgment in matters of
faith.

That whatever, therefore, may be the separate views of your Pe-
titioners, they unanimously concur in beseeching your Honourable
House to get rid of this apple of discord in a Christian country.
That your Petitioners heard with much satisfaction that it was
the decision of your Honourable House that from and after a day to
be determined by law, Church-rates should wholly cease and de-
termine—a resolution which they consider pledged your Honour-
able House to adopt—a speedy and effective mode of abolishing
this oppressive, unjust, and odious impost..
Your Petitioners, therefore, ; humbly pray that your Honourable
House will be pleased to pass a Bill for the abolition of Church.
rates altogether, and thereby add to the obligations which the
cause of civil and religious liberty has of late years received from your
Honourable House.

And your Petitioners will ever pray, &c.
4. Moved by Mr. HALLEY ; seconded by Mr. MACK.
That this Petition be entrusted to Mr. Barnard for presentation ;
and that Mr. Attwood be requested to support the same.
5. Moved by Mr. A. B. STEVENS ; seconded by Mr. BASSETT.
That the best thanks of this Meeting be given to the Chairman
for his excellent conduct this evening.
6. Moved by Mr. RUEGG ; seconded by Mr. G. CARPENTER.
That the foregoing resolutions, with the petition, be advertised
in the " Alorning Chronicle," " The Sun,"and the " Greenwich
Patriot" Newspapers.

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