The Sun.
London, England, 1869-09-30 00:00:00

THII TRIStI

A. splonciii act of munificence towards the disen-
dolVed Irish Church is reported. Lord- Poiverscourt
has announced his intention of purchasing the rent-
charge on all his estates, and of devoting it to the
re-endowment of the churches on his property. The
value of this gift to the disestablished Church is esti-
mated at from £lB,OOO to £1.9,000. Lori Powers-
court was bitterly reproached by his grandfather,
Lord Roden, for his " apostacy " on the question of the
Irish Church. This is his reply.

THE EUROPEAN ASSURANCE COMPANY.

The shareholders and policy holders of the Euro-
pean Assurance Company residing in Sheffield and
the neighbourhood held a meeting in that town op
Tuesday. The meeting was called by Mr. Earle, n
policy-holder, who said that he did not wish to excite
any angiy feeling, but he thought the time had
come for legislative interference in ore.ei
that the directors might not be able to do a
they liked with the funds entrusted to them
He proposed a resolution to the effect that the imme-
diate publication of the assets and liabilities of the
company by the directors was the only way to allati
the uneasiness of the policy-holders. Aldermal
Saunders, the district manager of the society
supported the resolution, but advised the policy-
holders to wait a-s calmly as possible the resell
of the Chancery proceedings. He believed the com-
pany was solvent, and would be able to meet al
demands upon it. Every claim submitted to it up tc
last Wednesday had been duly paid, and he believed
the alarm had been much exaggerated, the liabilitie:
having been overstated. After some rather angry dis-
cussion the meeting was adjourned, pending the resub
of the proceedings in Chancery.

THE PROSECUTION OF MR. VOYSEY.

The Archbishop of York has taken the first form&
step in the Chancery Court of York against the Rev
Charles Voysey for heresy, letters of request having
been lodged by the Archbishop in the Registry. The
first general charge is that Mr. Voysey denies
there was any sacrifice for sin, any need of
reconciliation or for the mediation of Christ
Extracts in support of the charge-are given from Mr
Voysey's sermons, which contain many passages like
the following :—" The doctrine of God's pouring out
His wrath upon His beloved Son for our sakes is
perhaps the most revolting of ia the popular I:slid's." In
a sermon on " Justification by Faith," Mr. Voysey
says: " Sincere 'sorrow for sin is, or ought to be, enougir
to make a man quite reconciled and at_ peace with
God, at least so our Lord teaches. We do not,
therefore, need any atonement nor any justification."
It is alleged against Mr. Voysey, in the second place,
that he has preached and published sermons contra-
dicting the doctrines of original sin, justification by
faith, the deity of Christ, the incarnation of Christ,
the second coming of Christ, and the inspiration of
Scripture. On the " Second Coming " he says :—" The
common notion about the coming of God into the
world once, and His expected return to judge the
world, turns entirely upon the belief in an absent
God. It takes its rise in unbelief." Many more
extracts are quoted. Mr. Voysey is preparing to
answer the charge, which, it is thought, will be b.eard
in the ensuing term.