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formation, it was useless to inquire, and impossible
to ascertain. They did what was required of them,
and the people repaired to the parish churches. To
use the words of the Roman Catholic Bishop Her-
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 nor 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 mare consonant to the Scriptures,
did not lose their rights as ministers and members
of that National Church. The State, in relation t°
that property, is a trustee for the National Church'
Another topic urged against the Church was that it
had failed in its mission to the majority of tb°
people. But the fact was that the greater propor-
tion of th) educated classes belonged to that
Church. '1 he historic names connected with the
country were from amongst its members ; and tb°
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
had not he did not understand how it could be
said to have failed in its mission. The truth wag
that 6he Church had to encounter great difficulties,
and had little aid from the State. The State bad
given no assistance in bringing the knowledge
of the Scriptures to the people through their
own language. Archbishops Ussher and Xing
and the pious Bishop Bedel found themselves
thwarted in their exertions to benefit the poptils.
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 oe'
curred in the history of this country. It was 11(3t
until after the revolution of 1688 that either peace
or security was provided for the Church. Ravi
referred in detail to other causes which had thwarted
the success of the clergy in their efforts to spread
the knowledge of a pure religion amongst the 113‘
tives of this country, his grace adverted to the pre;
sent prospects of the Church, and stated his belie
that if the views of those who are opposed tothc;
Establishment were to prevail, having regar
to the great extent of the country, and to t'4s
mode in which the Protestant population ago
spread over the entire surface of it, it would not 'o
possible for them to maintain a ministry adecitl red
in number or education to meet what was reque
for their spiritual welfare. He had no doubt evel
exertion would be made both by the clergy s°,
people ; but when he considered the great territory
to be provided with ministerial care, and the nail.;
ber of inhabitants, and the pecuniary circurnstanc', '
of the resident people, he feared that disendown3ea
would, as regarded a great part of the country, rsi
suit in nothing short of a withdrawal of spiritti
ministrations. It had been said that in the proPes'pa
b°
spoliation the life interests of the clergy "iv°l heft
respected. This might save individuals and heir
families from personal suffering, and relieve
t it
authors of the scheme from some reproach, bti of
would afford no compensation to the Protestants
Ireland for the violation of their dearest rigio,
to
and the deprivation of their most cherished „to
stitutions. The effect of these measures Wftbo
be that ultimately the means of existence '3'
!art,
me
clergy would be totally taken away. Over sea;
tracts of the country the churches would be el°,o
and in those parts of the country, the paateso'ela
population being the minority, their faith svt
became virtually proscribed. He felt also their,
sense of insecurity would greatly impede anY
tions of the members of the Church to create
be Null
tentation fund for the clergy. Who would boo
to subscribe to an endowment which might, Iv a
One
party interest required it, be swept away• 9 feel
the rights of property are invaded no man CaO fleet
secure as to what may happen. We cannot °lto
the Roman Catholics to bear all their tritlul Pro'
meekly ; nor is it to be expected that the opg
testants will endure what they cgnsider 3 p: to
without, at least, angry feelings. ltlure!!,
be feared that the disestablishment of the I'LL tinywithout conferring any benefit whatever LlPollWbole
member of the community, will array theoi.
population in two hostile camps, revive ancient
mosaics, as well as create new causes of Conte
blighting the prospect of national union, and gOOV
ing more hopeless than ever that which 31l
oleo
men have ever desired and laboured for---tbe_ iote
of different classes, and the blending of them tole•
one society, in which goodwill and muttl
ration shall minister to a permanent peao°Sboeld
Grace then referred to the course whicbof tbo
be pursued by the clergy and members to the
Church in the event of the opposition cot'
• farly P 01
Establishment being successful, partien he fi,of
ing out the necessity of adhering to the 100
Supeemacy and to a permanent an'
And re;
uniou with the Church of England, aod tb,
marking that in that union lay the duty re
safety of the Irish clergy. The Legislat_,joued)!
confiscate our possessions (his Grace con' „0 tb°
deprive us of our civil rights, take fil:0 Oil
protection and benefits of those salutarYor g oias.;
which in a great measure the temporal tbeio
tion of our Church depends ; but ther e
from tbj
power ends. They cannot sever tle
National Church, nor change us into asPercatiebP,
have thought it my duty to make these °b
the
it.ro
in anticipation of the worst ; but we 0aa12,,,e etilPL
out a strong hope that the Parliament 01 toPf
Set
will not sanction the violation of the Act tres
solenin aotls
went, and of the stipulations of the rigat_ls
of Union. We cannot but trust to
thelb
that otiali
cause. We cannot but hope
of the Protestants of Ireland to the :co vi
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recognition and maintenance of theirs the e a..
be acknowledged to be equally just We °eia
of their fellow-subjects in Great Brital°%,
,ve is 01'11
. '
not believe that the Reformation, while it
brag
in England, shall be abjured in Irela da rel*
0,0
a right to demand to be permitted to I:ute',,, tocl
equality with our British fellow-subie.sratio,3 be;
protest against exceptional religious legi joe'te,,oa
applied to other portions of the empire' .daoce
be
a are are
our duty is to look up to the Divine we t°
that tay', t
protection. If it be God's will
deprived of every national an
nod
shall, I trust, submit with humbleroil
_statie;•
to
spirits. Under the most adverse el 111
deeper a • f
may serve God possibly with a .
n_er, of
entire devotion, and amid every da g GO
faithful to
culty, and distress be found fai
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