The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-05-17 00:00:00

COMMITTEE.

JAMES POWNA LL, tsq., Chairman. Permington-hall,
J. S. TURNER G atENE, Esq.,The Halihouses, Bedford, Leigli,
Wm. CHARLES JONES, Esq., Treasurer, Walmsleys, Leigh.
Rev. A. HEWLE,rr, NI.A Astley Parsonage.

'RICHARD nARSH:Esq.' 'Westleigii-hall. -
RICHARD GUEST, Esq., Etherstone-hall.
Mr. CHARLES WIDDOWS, Market:street; Leigh,

Mr. HENRY STONES, Secretary, nit zStr4t, Leigh.
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MesArs. LLOYD, Eivrw LE, and Co. Marie'heater.
Messrs. JONES, Lto , and Co., Lothbury, London.
The Committee app ted tbr the purpose of Puilding and
Endowing a New C rch in neighbourhood of Leigh, feels
it an incumbent duty, wh'en soliciting the support of the
public, to carry out a design unanimously sanctioned by a
crowded meeting of the inhabitants, shortly -to point out the
grounds upon which they ask for assistance.
The ancient market-tcku of Leigh stands in the adjoining
townships of Pennington and Westleigh • hilt by the increase
of building, a portion of-the township of Redford has become
abs.drbed in the town ; and it is intended to build a Church in
such a situation as most conveniently to provide for the
spiritual wants of this -dense and increasing population,' in the
above-named townships. They contain,:according to the last
ctnsus, nearly 14,000 inhabitants, and the Church accomtutkla-
tion is scarcely sufficient for one-sixth of that number.

Although the Committee might confidently appeal to the
"Members of the Church of England for-support, on the grtund
•of inadequate accommodation for the existing and rapidly-
increasing population, it feels that this neighbourhood has
peculiar claims-6/.lllw sympathy of all who are sincere friends
of the Protestant faith, as recognised in the teachings of the
Church of Erighrod. The religious-state of this diattict has
long been painfully notorious, and the necessity for change has
become imminent. The hulk of the people, though-attached
to the Church, w ill not, and most of them cannot conscientiously,
attend the consecrated Churches in the above-mined town-
ships. Amongst other things, 'they cannot reconcile them-
selves to the dogma that the Clergyman alone is the Church;
nor to the 'importation of novelties 'into the- service, pertina-
ciously and' Offensively. introduced ; they cannot reconcile
themselves 'to the capricious and arbitrary refusalit to christen,
marry. andhury the parishioners; nor to the Irat4sl denuncia-
tions of eternal perdition overthedying; they Catmot reconcile
themselves to the preaching of Inflammatory and abusive dis-
courses, not to the frequent 7absuraities of the so-called cote-
chetical quelstions during the 'Church Service. ',Sy proceedings
such as these, they feel that the influence of the Church of
England has become weakened, and its people either scattered
amongst rithcr denominations, or withered' into tndifference,by
a worship of form, with ocariely any of the essentials of Chris-
tianity.
The 'labouring classes have especially felt-some of these
grievances. Their instincts towards religion,--,-their affections
towards their relatives, dying and dead—heave been slighted
and outraged; and when in their afflictions they have looked
for cottifort, or at least kindness, and when-their broken spirits
have welcomed instr,ction, sorrows have teen heaped upon
them try hard language and personal insult.
Tice 'Consmittee asks for foreign aid. ' The neighbourhood
may -emphatically be termed a poor one. it ventures to crave
assistance from all who hold Protestantism (at once the
religion- of true nerty and of Christ)'dear and sacred; it
craves, 'nay, it imploringly calls for assistance, from all who
wish to- ,exclude and' to' repel from • the '-etrurch of England,
those tenets, which, enunciated from the pulpits of some
churches, consecrated to Protestant wee.shin, according to
the doctrines and accustomed rites of the Church of Eng-
land, are calculated to impair and to' destroy its purity, and to
revive Rontanism. .

,conclusion, the Committee presentsene (art, with thank-
fulness end exultation 4. at the Meeting,-,wkich passed the
resolution which has evaksd this s.ppeal, the labouring classes
upon heitring thatit was ,'determined-thatithe Protestant faith,
according to the doctrines and disctpline,of the Church. tif"
England; untainted by Mactarianism and its brood of evils,
should be preached in the proposed -Church, earnestly
responded by instantaneously subscribing towards Its erection.
And, by-the. blessing of ;God, the Committee hopes that their
desires ms be a'amdantly fulfilled.
Donations will be thankfully received -by the Bankerc,
Treasurer,-or any Member-of the Committee,
1-IF.NRY..TONE, Secretary..
The cost of the Building will be .. £3,800.
Purchase of Land.. 5OO.
Church Furniture, with Fence Watts, about 500.
Endowment previous to Consecration, must be 1,000.
A-Parsonage House will also be,required.
The Subscriptions, including the grant of £6OO from- the
Manchester Diocesan 'Church Building Society, . amount ~ta
little more than one-half-the sum that will be required.
The Foundation- Stonerof the New Church-will be laid by Ike
Right Hon. 'Lord' Lilford, •on Thursdays 'the 19th -instant, at
Eleven, a.m.; and the "Committee earnestly request that all.
friends of the,undertaking•wil! be present on-the occasion.
Committee,roonis, Totes-hall, Leigh, May.% 1853.

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