The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-03 00:00:00

DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD

THAT NEN SHOULD DO UNTO YOU.

The many attempts which have continually been
made for the endowment of chaplains of all denomi-
nations from the state funds, induce me to call
public attention to the injustice of taxing indis-
criminately the people for the payment of teachers
of religion which many of the payers believe to be
in error or schism. However, it must be premised
that these views do not interfere with the pro-
perty of any church or individual. If persons have
acquired or received property subject to a charge,
they are equally entitled and should be forced to
discharge the same as a debtor, although he may
object to the appropriation of the money by the
creditor. Conscience should never be permitted
as an excuse for the non-payment of a debt.
With regard to money raised indiscriminately from
the nation, either by taxes or local rates, the case
is different; for while the churchman may con-
scientiously object to the spreading of doctrines
which he may believe to be erroneous or schismatic,
the Dissenter may with equal justice oppose the
stipends of the teachers of the doctrine of the
Established and Romish Churches, and the Roman
to bearing any share of the salaries of the ministers
of the Established and Dissenting Churches in
workhouses, gaols, lunatic asylums, army, and
navy. This will equally bear against the May-
nooth grant and Regium Donum.
Public establishments should, however, at ap-
pointed times, and subject to proper restrictions,
be thrown open to the teachers of every religion.
Toleration does not imply endowment of a religion
permitted by a state, but it is unjust to allow per-
sons to acquire property in a country in ignorance
that they may afterwards be called to pay for
spreading that which they may consider error or
schism merely because the popular opinion is in
favour of those doctrines.

Again, with regard to national education. Adopt.
ing the same rule of duty to others and ourselves,
opposed as I am to separation of the children, I am
equally so to sanctioning the closing of a school
to all religion excepting that to which the ma-
nagers may be biassed. Every educational
establishment supported out of the state funds
should be thrown open to the teachers of those
religions which the parents -Or guardians may
seleet to be taught, and rooms should be pro-
vided for this purpose. When patrons would
be unwilling to agree to this rule, no funds should
be given them, but, if the district required it, houses
should be taken or built either out of the local rates
or public funds for the purpose of general education.
It may be urged that such establishments would
be godless, and religion be totally neglected, but it
cannot be supposed in our own country that per-
sons who confidently believe that the creed which
they profess is true, will permit the children who
may have been born in the same belief with them-
selves, to fall over a precipice into everlasting
destruction, when we are aware that missionaries„,
of all sects are spread among the heathen th rou h
out the world.—Fronz a Correspondent.

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THE NEW STREET CONNECTING COVENT-GAR-
DEN WITH TILE WEST-END.--yesterday the materials of
tnhaie
whoauins
the remaining houses and buildings in Rose-street, Long-
acre, and St. Martin's-lane, the sites of which are required
for the western approach to Covent-garden, were :sold by
Mess:vs. Pullen and Son, auctioneers to the Metropolitan
Board of Woarnkds.
street, Although old and in a dilapidated condition, realised-
large pr.ices,
staircaset %, and a very great weight of lead The new street
when finibched will be of considerable importance to growers
of garden produce, as it will form a direct line to and- from
conTshisetenid aotefrbiarilsekosf,
the western roads, by which the largest quantity of vege-
tables.. are conveyed to the metropolis. It is fully expected
.
that the approach will be completed and opened as a public
APril
thorou ;blare about the middle of •
.