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London, England, 1868-09-11 00:00:00

rington, the great body of the clergy conformed

exteriorly to the law.

There was no break even in

the possession, so as to admit of a transfer. The
corporation continued ; maintained its rights un-
questioned; and has maintained them to the pre-
sent time. The Church property of the
kingdom belongs neither to the Pope nor to
Caesar—neither to the Church of Rome nur to
the State of England. It is property devoted to
God, consecrated for the maintenance of the
ministers of the national religion. When that reli-
gion was purified at the Reformation, the clergy, by
adopting a creed m ,re G‘usonant to the Scriptures,
did not lose their roghts as ministe.s and members
of that National Church. The State, in relation to
that property, is a trustee for the National Church.
Another topic urged against the Church was that it
had faile I in its mission to the majority of the
people. But the fact was that the greater propor-
tion of thi educated classes belonged to that
Church. '1 he historic names connected with the
country wee from amongst its members ; and the
majority of the learned professions, mercantile
classes, and skilled artisans were members of it. It
had not failed in implanting in them the principles
of industry, order, and loyalty ; and as long as it
bac: not he did not understand how it could be
said to have failed in its mission. The truth was
that the Church had to encounter great difficulties,
and had little aid from the State. The State had
given no assistance in bringing the knowledge
of the Scriptures to the people through their
own language. Archbishops Ussher and King
and the pious Bishop Bedel found themselves
thwarted in their exertions to benefit the popula-
tion by bringing them to a knowledge of the truth.
The success, therefore, of the Church became
bounded by the line that separated education from
ignorance, and its limit was prescribed by the
knowledge of the English language. His grace
referred to other difficulties in the way of the
Church from the troubled periods which had oc-
curred in the history of thiS country. It was net
until after the revolution of 1688 that either peace
or security was provided for the Church. Having
referred in detail to other causeswhich had thwarted
the success of the clergy in their efforts to spread
the knowledge of a pure religion amongst the
na-
tives of this country, his grace adverted to the pre'
sent prospects of the Church, and stated his belief
that if the views of those who are opposed to the
Establishment were to prevail, having regard
to the great extent of the country, and to the
mode in which the Protestant population was
spread over the entire surface of it, it would not he
possible for them to maintain a ministry adequate
in number or education to meet what was required
for their spiritual welfare. Ile had no doubt every
A
exertion would be made both by the clergy and
people ; but when he considered the great territory
to be provided with ministerial care, and the num-
ber of inhabitants, and the pecuniary circumstances
of the resident people, he feared that diseadowinems
would, as regarded a, great part of the country, re,
sult in nothing short of a withdrawal of spiritua!,
ministrations. It had been said that in the propose:
spoliation the life interests of the clergy would _
the
families This might save individuals and theb!:
families from personal suffering, and relieve l
authors of the scheme from some reproach, but if
would afford no compensation to the Protestants e
Ireland for the violation of their dearest rights
and the deprivation of their most cherished leo
stitutions. The effect of these measures 'Oathe
be that ultimately the means of existence of
clergy would be totally taken away. Over larg,
,
.0
tracts of the country the churches would be closed
and in those parts of the country, the Protestani
population being the minority, their faith 031,114„.
become virtually proscribed. He felt also thater:
sense of insecurity would greatly impede any e1L..0,
tions of the members of the Church to create a su
teutation fund for the clergy. Who would be fon,'
to subscribe to an endowment which might, wile
9 Once
party interest required it, be swept away
feel
the rights of property are invaded no man can
secure as to what may happen. We cannot e%Pei.s
the Roman Catholics to bear all their triune°,
meekly ; nor is it to be expected that the Pr
testants will endure what they consider a Wrento
without, at least, angry feelings. It is ,
be feared that the disestablishment of the Church'
without conferring any benefit whatever upon
,i'To3l'7o
member of the community, will array the w:_,
population in two hostile camps, revive ancicat,
mosaics, as well as create new causes of contention,
'o',
blighting the prospect of national union, and moonciauej
ing more hopeless than ever that. which all go
men have ever desired and laboured for—the °o
iota
of different classes, and the blending of them
to .
,e,
one society, in which goodwill and mutual Ijis
ration shall minister to a permanent peace' too
of
Grace then referred to the course which of tue
be pursued by the clergy and members tb°
Church in the event of the opposition t° t,
Establishment being successful, particularlY
ing out the necessity of adhering to thelasting
Supeemacy and to a permanent and
and
re-
uniou with the Church of England, the
marking that in that union lay the duty 5 /134
safety of the Irish clergy. The Legislatureo
confiscate our possessions (his Grace Ontioe
us 00
deprive us of our civil rights, take froreL.o.o oe
protection and benefits of those salutary rauis,t-
which in a great measure the temportl here their
tiou of our Church depends ; but tfro thel
power ends. They cannot sever us
sect,
National Church, nor change us into a rvetioce
have thought it my duty to make these obs.ubs with'
in anticipation of the worst ; but we cann°,'_ sopire
out a strong hope that the Parliament of to; Settle'
will not sanction the violation of the Act treat)"
melt, and of the stipulations of the soleul.b,bteee'
of Union. We cannot but trust to ari
Clain
cause. We cannot but hope that the #tied
col 'll
of the Protestants of Ireland to the .
recognition and maintenance of their relig:elai°3B
be acknowledged to be equally just as tu/sre Gae'
of their fellow-subjects in Great Britain._ is upheld
not believe that the Reformation, while 1F ive 10!
in England, shall be abjured in Ireland•.
a right to demand to be permitted to rota and
e
equality with our British fellow-subjecrt;ioo 1)611
protest against exceptional religious legislaAteye
applied to other portions of the empire. . 'ce
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to e
our duty is to look up to the Divine g a to
r
protection. If it be God's will that we etysie:t
l
deprived of every national and 0, we
shall, I trust, submit with humble arrc,.,,oces
spirits. Under the most adverse circu s_TA'aci
entire devotion, and amid every
may serve God possibly with a ddeaenpgcerr:aada ;Roof
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