The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-20 00:00:00

or the benttit of the church founded by the lat
Edward Irving in Newman-strcet," The testatrix died
In 1845. The defu.dant was hcr administratrix, and

claimed the amount as her residuary legatee, upon the
ground thet there was not any charitable bequest. When
!he case was brought before the court, on the 18th of
July last year, it was referred to the Master to inquire
and state what were the doctrines referred to in the
will of the testatrix as the " Apostolical docirre'es
brought forward originally by the late Edware:
Irving," and whether "there were or was any
and what persons, or class of persons answering the
description contained in the will of the testa-
trix, as the ministers and. members of the churches
now forming upon the apostolic doctrines brought for-
ward originally by the late Edward Irving, who are
persecuted, aggrieved, or in poverty for preaching or
upholding those doctrines;" and what was the church
described in the will as " the church founded by the late
Edward Irving in Newman-street." The defendant was
directed to pay the amount, 3 5541. Three per Cent.
Annuities, into court without prejudice. The master,
by his report, found that Edward Irving was formerly
the minister of a church in Regent-square, in connexion
with the Church of Scotland; that in 1832 he ceased to
be such minister, and his connexion was dissolved by
the act of such church; that ho continued thenceforth
to have the pastoral care over a majority of the
persons theretofore communicants, who withdrew
therefrom upon the ejection of the said
Edward Irving, and became under him a sepa-
rate congregation or religious society, which has ever
since continued, and still continues to exist; and there
are now divers congregations and ministers belonging to
such religious society established in London and else-
where in Great Britain and Ireland, all of which hold
and profess certain lawful doctrines and tenets, called
apostolical, which were taught and prominently brought
forward by Edward Irving during his life; that the
doctrines referred to in the will of the testatrix as the
apostolical doctrines alluded to by her were those of the
permanence of the gifts of apostles, prophets, evangelists,
and pastors in the church, the doctrines of the right of
the church to the continuance of the miraculous powers
and gifts of the Holy Ghost given on the Day of Pen-
tecost, and the doctrine of the necessity of the presence
of this fourfold ministry (including that of apostle) and
of these powers and gilts in the church, for the purpose
of preparing and perfecting the church for the second
advent of the Lerd Jesus Christ : all such doctrines
were taught and insisted upon by the said Edward Ir-
ving, and were founded upon the doctrine of the true
humanity as well us divinity of the Lord Jesus Christ ;
that since the separation of Edward Irving from the
Established Church of Scotland, numerous churches, to
the Dumber of thirty-five or thereabouts, had been
formed in England, the worship and discipline of such
churches being conducted by ministers known bythe name
of apostles, assisted by other ministers termed prophets,
evangelists, and pastors; and the total number of com-
municants of such churches, besides those regularly at-
tending the worship of such churches, was now not less
than 4,000 persons, and the number of ministers of such
churches was 270; that many of the ministers and mem-
bers of such churches were previously members of other
religious denominations, many having been dissenting
ministers, and schoolmasters, or engaged in trades and
employments; but that,, in consequence of forsaking
those callings, they, were now in great poverty and afflic-
tion, and had been, and were, dependent, more or less,
upon pectiniaty support from their richer brethren; that
the relator, E. Heath, was the minister of Newman-street
Chapel, and that the testatrix attended there; that there
were 'other places of worship belonging to these per-
sons—in Bishopsgate, Southwark, Chelsea, Islington
Paddington, and Westminster; and that from 1835 to
the present time "the chief ministers of the sevtn
churches in London had the management of funds
arising from a tenth part ef payments, voluntarily made
by the members -of the congregations of the, several
churches, the payments being for the tenth part or tithe
of the clear incomes of the of the congregations
and from other sums given on behalf of poor ministers
or, membeis; and the tunds being kept at the bank of
Messrs. Drummonds, in the names of the seven mi-
nisters; and that the moneys arising from the " tenth
part of the tithe" of the said several churches of con-
gregations from 1837 to 1848, have amounted to
21,0171. 65., and the moneys arising from the said sums
originally given voluntarily by the several chnrches or
congregations for the poor ministers or members, from
1837 to 1848, amounted to 30,229/. 7s. 6d., making
total of 51,2461. 13s. 6d. ; but that, notwithstanding, the
ministers bad been unable adequately to relieve the several
cases of distress arising among members and ministers.
His HoNouß, after going at some length into the
case, stated his opinion to be, that the bequest was a
valid one, and directed a reference to the Master to ap-
prove of a scheme for its proper appropriation.
No case of any interest occurred either in the Vice-
Chancellor of England's or the Vice-Chancellor Knight
Bruce's Court.

QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.)
The Court took the special paper to-day. No cases
of the slightest public interest came before the Court
during the day.