The Sun.
London, England, 1840-07-04 00:00:00

CHURCH EXTENSION.

•pROTESTANT SOCIETY FOR THE
PROTECTION OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.
At a MEETING of the COMMITTEE held at the King's
Mead Tavern, in the Poultry, London, on July 3d, 1840,
JOHN WILKS, Esq., in the Chair,
It was Unanimously Resolved,
1. That this Committee, for many years connected with se-
veral hundred Congregations of Dissenters and Methodists in
the United Kingdom, and corresponding with the friends and
advocates r the rights of conscience 'and perfect religious
freedom in different parts of the world, will not yield to any
portion of their Countrymen, of any Denomination, in an in-
tense desire to promote " the means of Religious Worship and
the Instruction of the People.
2. That, although they cherish such sentiments, they re-
garded with regret and aversion the motion made in the House
of Commons on Tuesday last, by Sir Robert H. Inglis, for an
Address to her Majesty in favour of a Grant from the Public
Revenues for the further Erection and Endowment of Churches
connected with the Episcopolian Establishment t—because,
first, the application as to the amount desired was purposely
vague and undefined; because, secondly, no adequate proofs
had been supplied of the necessity for such Church Extension;
because, thirdly, in the present state of the country, and with
the incres.se of the public burdens, needfully imposed, but dif-
ficult to be borne any such grant would be peculiarly unsea-
sonable ; because, fourthly, the Funds of the Established
Church, duly managed and applied, would meet any necessity
that could be proved to exist ; and because, fifthly, and mainly,
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the Established Episcopalian Church, must, though reluctantly,
contribute, would be unjust in principle—offensive in operation
—and calculated to engender discord rather than peace, and
to produce alienation from, rather than attachment to, true
morals and the Christian faith.
3. That this Committee therefore rejoice in the rejection of
that measure; and present their thanks to Lord John
Russell, to Lord Viscount Melbourne, and to the other Mem-
bers of her Majesty's Government, for the course they have
pursued in opposition to such proposal ; and assure them that
they have thereby added a new claim to that confidence which
they have acquired by their long, useful, and glorious efforts,
for Catholic Emancipation—for the repeal of the Test and
Corporation Acts,—for the scriptural education of the people
on liberal principles—and generally in favour of reform and
of civil and religious liberty.
4. That the acknowledgments of the Committee be alas
offered to the MAJORITY in the House of Commons, by whose
attendance and votes the rejection of the attempt was ob-
tained : and that such general union and constant vigilance
throughout the empire be recommended, as may insure here-
after the rejection of any similar proposal, by a greater ma-
jority, and with yet more decisive success.
JOHN WILKS, Chairman.

THE WEST of LONDON and WEST-
MINSTER CEMETERY, at Earl's Court, Old
Brompton, two miles from Hyde Park-corner, having been
consecrated by the Lord Bishop of London, the GROUND is
NOW ()PEN for INTERMENTS.
All information as to fees and charges, may be obtained at
the Temporary Office, N. 456, West Strand, Charing-cross.
AUGUSTUS POCOCK, Clerk and Secretary.