The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-31 00:00:00

of such acci __ Parliamentary gra,
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qUenee of the mere accident 6kiegislation..
this in Vre,presence of several iesiieetecl legislators,
and he thought that' riot one of them could contra-
dict him' when, ho said that our legislation was full
occurrence year after
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multiplied, and bills to amend bills were of common
year. himself
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certain
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grants
introduced into the House of Lords to amend
not halve ned
Bills which
legalized grants for such purposes. It was his good
fortune to carry a Bill which did include them, and
all he wanted now was for Government to admit
that it could be only by a mistake that those who
most needed public assistance were' not allowed
their just share of it. (Cheers.) At the same time
it was for 'the county of York to show that they
were not going to attempt solely to be charitable
through the taxes and beneficent through that
which was extorted from others. They ought
show their QWU appreciation of the work they advo-
cated by raising at once the sum they wanted to
enable them to go to Government in order to claim.,
that share of: help which Other schools received.
And, surely, there was no claim to Christian
charity which was stronger Or more ininiediete
than this. The special difficulty they ought
all to feel in administering charity was the
danger of creating a greater evil even than
the present distress—the greater evil of teach
ing thO relieved man to, depend upon another,
instead of upon his own :efforts. They might re-
lieve the present necessity, but if in relieving it they
pauperized the receiver they did him a deeper detri-
meiat than any from which they relieved him by
their passing dole. (Hear, hear.) But in teaching
tho.blind child how to use for the cultivation of his
Arm moral and intzllectual faculties/the gifts which.
lad•been given him by God, they-were taking from
one tempted :naturally to de upeape&hers tiie) "
sting of his temptation, and enabling him to sharp
‘in his own person in that greatest perhaps of all
daily blessings which God's mercy had given to us
—the punishment of labour turned into the bless-
ing of exertion. (Cheers.) It was impossible to
exaggerate the loss which the providence of God
had inflicted on the blind. Let every man think
how to himself through the eye had come the sense
of beauty ; how through the eye had been awoke
''up in him feelings of sympathy. In his experi-
. cube he would find that through the eye .had.
come continually that which had kindled ,
noble thoughts within him, and had sent hini
forth to
,do the work of God more abundantly.
Let- him think what it was never once to
have looked upon the innocent brightness of an in-
fant's countenance, what it was never once to have
semthe radiance and glory which mantled around
the features of the Holy Saints , what it was never
to have seen the sun rise :or the sun set. (Hear,
hear; and cheers.) Again, what a loss it was never
to have watched the leaves as they whispered in the
wind and changed lustrously their ever-varying
colour, or to have walked in the harvest time and
seen the wind sweep in its path over the bending
field of corn, and that purple sheen given back from
the daylight, as every breath stirred it hither and
thither in its unceasing movement. These and a
thousand ether beauties gladdened and softened the
instincts of those who were blessed with sight, and
yet were all withheld from their blind brethren. He
asked them if they could look upon this beautiful
world and not feel ashamed if they did nothing for
those who were wanting in sight. (Cheers.)
Mr. CIIILDERS seconded the resolution, which
was unanimously agreed to.
On the motion of the LORD MAYOR of York,
seconded by Sir J. B. JOHNSTONE, M.P., a vote of .
thanks was passed to the Archbishop for his kind-
ness in presiding, and the proceedings terminated.