The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-04-25 00:00:00

EVENING MERTING.

The evening meeting was held in the haltloe the Colle-
giate Institution. There was a very numerous attendance.
Amongst the clergymen and gentlemen on the platform
we noticed the Rev. Dr. Nicene, who presided... also, the
Revs. A. Knox, S. Minton, W. Pollock, F. Oda, C. Law-
rence, D. Anderson, W. M. Falloon, T. C. Cowan,-J. Bards-
ley, W. H. Wright, J. Crump, R. Wolseley, J. Robinson,
J. 0. Powell, E. Gabriel, H. Hampton, J, H. Jones, T.
Gell, W. Rawson, G. Reade, W. H. Duck, G. L. •Ireland,
W. Matthias, IL Vance, S.B. Sutton, Job Lee, DM Barry,
G. Cuthbert„J. Lawrence, H. Gough, T. Moeran, J. King,
A. Hughes, J. Hughes, F.- Barker, &c., &c. ; and Messrs.
T. D. Anderson C. Inman;. H. J. Webster, A. Hodgson,
Pain, J. K. Rounthwaite,i &c. The meeting having been
opened with prayer,.
The CHA I RATAN • addressed the meeting. He commenced
by observing that the snccesaive weeks and months of the
year drew nigh. They had from time to time strangers pre-
sented to them• with introductions and recommendations.
They had opportunities, occasionally, to meet with acquaint-
ances, and to snake those acquaintances more intimate;-and,
occasionally, they hail the happiness to meet with an old fami-
liar friend. The Church Missionary Society was of this last
sass—an old familiar friend. It required no introduction.
It required no recommendation,. but was at once received into
our cordial embraces as a friend.. The duties, therefore, of
chairman on such an occasion were very simple. He hadrie-
thing to explain. He- had nothing to commend. He had
merely to perform the outward part of acting as the instru-
mentality which setsthe meeting Reeling, speaking generally,
and considering the limits prescribed by their rules, wisely
and briefly, the business of the meeting, and calling upon
the various speakers to proceed with the details. He had,
therefore, already performed all that the circumstances of 4 the
case rendered imperative upon a chairman. Having done
so, they would in all probability indulge him whilst, he
indulged himself in saying that they were engaged in that
great work in which the greatest of the apostles telt to be the
highest honour. " Unto me," be said, " who am less than
tbe•least, is it given to preach among the Gentiles the
unsearchable riches of Christ." In that work they were
engaged. Let them recal to their minds what those riches
were. Let them consider to whom they were to .be
proclaimed, and then come back to the instrumentality. by
which the proclamationwas to be made. Need he enlarge-on
those riches. They heard them spoken of from week to week,
—he hoped they read of them from day to day. All things
were comparative in this world. Riches were comparative
when viewed with reference to poverty. Compared with one
another some were rich, some were poor. Compared with
God, all men were poor 4 except the man Christ Jesus. He
possessed all the riches required for eternity ; and therefore
he- called upon us men, as poor, blind, and naked,. that
through him, like gold purified,we might become rich indeed.
And what did that gold-signify? • All that God himself could
require, to send forth into action his own love. We were in-
debted to the love of God, in the unsearchable gift of his. Sen.
He would not have exercised his love but in the light of
righteousness, and that his love might go forth, his Son
came amongst us to love and save the unrighteous. All
that the governing character of Almighty God required,
was that sinful man might be willing to be won. All that
the fallen, alienated character of man required was, that he
might be won back and. restored to his loving father. So,
then, these riches cons,sted in all that God, as the lawgiver,
could demand—all that man, as the lawbreaker, could have
righteously demanded from him ; and now, all that man, the
alienated, conscious breaker of the law, could .regoire to
restore him, was to look back with affection, with interest,with
love, without trembling, in the face of Him lie had offended,•
and to feel, that, notwithstanding his offences, his father
would not upbraid him, but send peace and love into
that holy house. These were the riches. Now, among
whom were these riches to be proclaimed ? The gen-
tiles, amongst whom it was written all mankind was ft/-
chided except the Jewish nation. We now included in that
term all those who knew nothing of our heavenly father—
whose only idea of God were a strange, crude,
.unkind, judg-
ingot him by themselves—judging of his revenge of faults by
their own revenge against taults—judging of him.that he was
ready to strike because they knew that they had struck, and
making a demon of their imagination, and calling it a Cod.
The friends of Christianity had to overcome,these evils—that
was their mission, and the instrumentality for, its working
was their missionary society. It was their great happiness
that they were not compiled to originate any new
instrumentalitp—that they were not confined in their
exertions to. what they could personally, do. The great
machinery had already been prepared' for them, and
in order to bring it into action they were only required to
touch it in these parts which came nearest to themselves. At
the same time he should say that it was not enough that they
should supply funds for keeping the Church Missionary
Society in. motion. He was grieved to say that while funds
wrre supplied, their present want was for living agents rather
than for the means of supporting them, Some one had
said that if St. Paul, under similar, circumstances, had
been preaching from the text " Go ye into all the world,
and preach the gospel to every creature," he would very
likely have more particularly insisted on the word "go";
whatever he might have said as. to the instrumentality of,
the society at home, he would, have, mainly dwelt on the
word "go." Was there a man present who could,
iu his heart and conscience answer that call of " go,
and preach this gospel to every creature." Their friends.in
the Church Missionary Society wanted many such. They
wanted soldiers. See what a, response there now was
to the call of our Queen to engage in her war-.
fare. See, when the proclamation was made, and her
warriors were called forth,, see with what enthusiasm
the mothers, and the wivea,of our soldiers, would pan with
those nearest and dearest to, them, that they might go. for-
ward and fight the battles of their Sovereign. Was.,it too
much to ask, then, that we should show the same readiness,
the same ardour, the same enthusiasm, and readily sur-
render our dearest kindred, when they were called upon
to go and serve their God? Ought we not gladly to
offer them a prayerful parting, and say, " Go and
the blessing of God be with you whilst you 'fight,
not against man, but against the devil and ageinst sin,
against spiritual wickedness in high places.', The times
forcibly made an appeal for missionary labour. The circum-
stances of the country favoured it. Wherever the world
was open, Englishmen went. They have gone for com-
merce, and now they' were going for war. No climate
deterred them-no hardships deterred them, but onward
they " go." And the Church Missionary Society asked
the young men of England, " Who will go forward in the
service of the Lord—who will engage in this missionary
labour—to preach the unsearchable riches of Christ to the
Gentiles?" We in this country had the Gospel; but thou,
sands and. tens of thousands in distant. countries had it not,

and all the society said was, give it to them. We had in Eng:,
land opportunity, influence, energy—an open world on all
sides where it had been closed before; India open, a great
part of China open, and all that was required was right-
minded labourers. The committee of the society had the
means to send men, and were ready to employ them provided
the right sort of men presented themselves ; but while nature
could make soldiers to fight the battles of Victoria. nothing
but grace could make soldiers for God. (Hear, hear.) Some
of our young men, comparing the honour and the dignity of
this cause, which was indeed beyond all others—for what
could be compared with the honour and the dignity
of supporting and being supported for Christ—would,
he earnestly hoped, engage in this work, and pray for strength
to be constant, and then go to the secretary and the com-
mittee, and say to them, in the name of the Lord let me go.
(Hear, hear.) The rev. chairman, in conclusion, feelingly
alluded to the loss which Liverpool and the missionary so-
ciety here was about to sustain in the removal from this dis-
trict of one of the local clergy (the Rev. Frederick Barker, of
Edge-hill), who was about to address the meeting for the last
time, he believed, as one of themselves. He hoped, however,
it would not be the last time that they should have his pre-
sence in the town, but that he would often visit them in con-
nexion with the great work in which they were engaged.
But, as he had already said, as one of themselves, lie ad-
dressed them to-night for the last time. It was, indeed, with
considerable solemnity of spirit that he (the chairman) re-
ferred to the subject at all. He knew not what feelings such
a subject might inspire in others, but for himself he felt:that
an event of this kind tended to deepen the impressions on
his mind that all their opportunities were now Very short.
Some of them had had many of those opportunities. Per-
haps some of their young men might not live to have so
many, or the circumstances in which they were placed might
not afford them such opportunities; but when he spoke of
his dear friend and brother, who was to leave them in a few
weeks, he spoke of one who had borne the burthen of labour-
ing in the great work, and who, in many respects, had had a
very difficult task to perform. He was sure that they all felt
grateful to their dear friend for the part he had been per-
mitted to take amongst them. He knew that he (the chair-
man) should feel his loss deeply. He could only in a few
words offer him a tribute of his esteem. He prayed that God
would bless him in his work more abundantly than he had
yet been blessed, and he hoped he would not forget them in
Liverpool, but that. from time to time, he would come
' amongst them from the retirement of a country parish, to
give them occasionally a word of comfort and encouragement.
The rev. chairman resumed his seat amidst loud cheering.
t, Rev. J. BATEYIA N, after giving an interesting account of his
experience of the society's workings in India, proceeded to
remark that the main support of the society was derived from
the contributions made by Liverpool and Manchester. This,
he considered, was a matter of which both communities
might well be proud, and it was a rivalry deserving of every
encouragement. He remarked, however, that this year the
contributions of Liverpool had been less than those of Man-
chester. He alluded to a desire, which, he said, he was in-
formedexistedamong the inhabitants of those two towns to he
considered tlie flietropoli of ttlen9l.lll-weat of Eoglan4, 4f any

such desire did in reality exist, be must remind the meeting
that so enviable a distinction could only be attained by ex-
hibiting a liberality of sentiment, and a system of action by
which the moral and religious education of the heathen
might be successfully cu hivated. In this view he urged the
members of the Liverpool branch of the society to exert
themselves, so as not to be beaten in their contributions. In
conclusion, he begged to move the adoption and publication
of the report.

The Rev. J. BARDSLEY, of Manchester, in seconding the
resolution, alluded to the slow progress made by education
in Hindostan, where, in the course of SOO years, no means
for illuminating the moral darkness of its vast population
had been made. Where no progress had been made in the
knowledge of God. and of the Saviour. Even this, the
nineteenth century after Christ's advent and blessed mission,
there are still 600,000,000 of heathens in that land. After
drawing a striking picture of the deplorable results of
Paganism in Hindostan and other countries, the rev.
gentleman proceeded to say that there are many points of
similitude between Paganism and Popery; for Popery, though
it did not deny the great and capital principles by which
Christianity is regulated, still, by corrupting the purity of
their objects and institutions, it had an influence on
Christianity nearly as fatal as heathenism.---(Cheers). By
the highest injunction we are commanded CO preach the
gospel to all creatures, and if this has not been done, it has
been owing to the remissness of the Church.—(Cheers).
Let us, then, bring the glad tidings of the Gospel within their
reach that Gospel whose essence is to prove that man,
having broken God's law has been redeemed by the blood of
Christ. ID glancing at die valuable services rendered by the
society to the cause of Christianity, he alluded to the mis-
sionary operations on the western coast of Africa and in Sierra
Leone. That establishment has been an erectual means of
evangelizing Africa. In looking at these results, we must
not, however, adopt success as a means of estimating how far
our duty has been discharged. To perform duty is our task—
to grant success is God's privilege. Looked on in this light,
lie was glad to find that the funds of this society are pros-
perous, reaching £l74,000; this, though large, was not any-
thing like what so gcod and holy a work was entitled to. An
eminent statistician calculated that the annual income of
Great Britain, derived from all winces, was "900,000,000;
yet for all the purposes of Christianity we do nut give a
farthing in the pound of this large income. Let us only think
of this, and consider that in the application of this large
amount of wealth we are only stewards. In reference to the
rivalry recommended by a:previous speaker, he could not
entirely concur. He eonsider..d, however, that a commenda-
bin rivalry between them should exist in their contributions
towards forwarding Christ's work. He concluded by second-
' ing the resolution; which,..having been put from the chair,
was unanimously adapted.
The Rev. F. BAKKER, proposed the second, resolution—
" That the facilities of intercourse with distant nations
in the present day, the vast extent of the commerce of
Great Britain, and , her wide-spread territories, more
especially in the East Indies, ought to be regarded as
providential calls on our country to labour in diffusing
among the nations that pure Christianity which it is our
privilege, through the mercy of God, to posseas• in our
land." The rev. gentleman congratulated the meeting
on the fact that both the social- and religious advancement
of the native Indian population had been promoted by
the Church Missionary Society. The speaker then adverted
to the possibility of India being separated from English
rule,. and becoming an independent governMent. Such
events hag already taken place, and• they might take place
again. It was well, then, to consider what might be
the results of such a separation. At the present time
India, no doubt, contained within itself the seeds of great
things from its connexion with this country. But hitherto
what had been the nature of our government of India with-
regard to religion? The system of government had indeed
been to prevent the spread of Christianity.amongst the native
population. (Hear. hear.) The government, in order, as
they said, to keep matters quiet, maintained idol worship in
India, and compelled the people to remain yoked .to the car
of Juggernaut. All this was carried on in-India, not merely
by the connivance of government, but by its express direc-
tions. The education of the native Indian population was
one of great importance. In the government schools-in India
Christianity-was not taught at all, the Bible not being per-
mitted tobe read. It was sometimes said that our empire in
India was-one of opinion. The native population in India
had fofmerly, in their ignorant state, no opinion ; but now
our. government was-forming their opinion. It was educating
them. But educating- them how ? Why, educating them in
infidelity ;—educating them iii the sciences of England, but
not giving them the religious education of England. (Hear,
hear.) The consequence was, as every one- knew, that the
native population was now ready for revolt, full of heal t-
burnings at British rule; and our government, at the present
time, were in the act of raising up a body of men, who were
ready, at the first opportunity, to throw off the British yoke.
What, then, was - the remedy for this state of things ? He
answered, it was-the schools of the missionaries. Not the
schools only of the Church Missionary Society, but the
schools of such men as Dr. Dcff and other good men con-
nected with the- different bodies of Christians. It was -in
these schools that the native population was educated in the
principles of the Gospel. They were not simply.educated in
the rudiments of teaming, but the whole man was educated—
the soul was educated. (Hear and cheers.) And did the
natives refuse to enter these schools? On the contrary;
while the government schools numbered only 238 throughout
India, the schools supported by the various missionary bodies
amounted to nearly, 2,000; and there were five times as
many scholars in the-missionary schools as in all the schools
supported by government. So far from the native Indian
having an objection-to enter the schools where-the Bible was •
read, he evidently regarded it as a blessing; and he felt it as
a hardship that, by the conduct of the government, he was
not permitted to know that which the Englishman was in-
structed in. (Hear, hear.) The Church Missionary Society,
and other kindred, societies, had been the means, of
bringing about the desire for Christian knowledge on
the part of the native, population of India, .and he hoped
that feeling would be fostered and extended. After thankin g
the chairman for the, kind reference which he had made
to himself, which,. he felt, he did not deserve, the
reverend gentleman concluded, amid much applause, by
expressing his best wishes for the success of the society.
The Rev. C. MONEY-seconded the motion, and in doing so
adverted to the arduous struggle in which we are at present
engaged, as one of deeper interest to the wellbeing of the
Church Missionary Society than most people might imagine.
If the Emperor of Russia is permitted to set one foot on St.
Petersburg, and his other on Constantinople, .what, he might
ask, would be the fate of missionary enterprise in the east?—
sitter ruin he believed.. He, for one, could see but little differ-
ence between the Church of Greece and that of Rome; he was
unable to see much difference between the worship of a pic-
ture and the worship of a statue, and on this-account heaves
disposed to look wittua great deal of interest on the issue of
the present struggle, as one likely to dispel the darkness by
which the throne of God has been surrounded.. In looking at
this momentous question it was impossible toavoid adverting to
the interesting movement going on in China. This, it must be
borne in mind, was a great national movement; it was also
a religious movement; and it was a decidedly anti-idolatrous
movement. After benching in an interesting manner on the
various events in Chinese history, and showing the connexion
of the present movement with them, he went on to show how
the movement connected itself with Protestant Christianity,
and stated that the insurgent leaders had. made themselves
acquainted with the mode in which prayers are offered up by
Europeans; they were also bestowing upon their adherents
the blessings of the seventh day's rest. He concluded by
expressing the cordial satisfaction he felt in seconding the,
resolution.

A hymn was then sung while thecollection was being made-
At the conclusion of the hymn,
The Rev. Dr; AVNIELE expressed his regret that circum-
stances compelled him to leave the chair before the meeting
was concluded.. _ _ _

The Rev. iatABKER then took,the chair, and the Revs. T.
Greene and —Braidwood having delivered brief addresses, in
favour of the resolution, the meeting was closed with praykr.
[We have- to complain thats.wkile the advertisement
announcing the above meetingssßpeared in Gore's Adtter•
tiser—a paper the circulation of which is confined to,
strictly commercial men—it was withheld from the
Standard, although the latter circulates largely amongst
those who are subscribers to ,the society, and supporters
of its funds—to say nothing of the fact that the Standard
is the only paper in Liverpool which devotes any consider-
able amount of space to the reports of such meetings. It
is well known that, wbstever may be the conscientious
regard for principle which dictates the conducting of a
newspaper, it must rely in a great measure on its adver-
tising business for•its means of usefulness. We have on
all occasions given especial prominence to the proceedings
or religious meetings in connexion with the: Church, and
had, therefore, a claim to the small return_ iikvolved in, an
occasional advertisement, though that would by no means.
repay the additional expense which we incur by our re"
ports. These, it must be acknowledged, have tended
materially to.promote the objects of the. meetings, while
the previous announcement in our advertising columns
would also. conduce to the same end.l

FEENVS, Fisu TABLE D'HoTE. From an adver-
tisement it will be seen that Mr. Feeny, ever desirous
of accommodating the public, and attending to the•wants
of his friends, has resolved on giving a. fish ordinary
to-morrow, (Wednesday) ; and, from. the well-known culi-
nary skill; which characterises his establishment,no doubt
can be entertained that the accommodation will be found
a boon,

TXIS- PRESTON STEIKE.—Tbough the operatives who
are in.the habit of attending the frequent open.-air meetings
still profess their adherence to the cause, there seems every
reason to believe that this unparalleled contest is at length
drawing towards a close. While the contributions in aid
of the unemployed are gradually diminishing, the number
of those seeking work is on the increase,

THE STOCKPORT STRIKX.—On Friday and Saturday
the notices of additional millowners expired, and several
thousand more operatives are now on strike. There is not
so much unanimity among the people, however, as in the
struggle of last May, and, discouraged by accounts of the
failure of the cause at Preston, it appears uncertain how
long the present strike will be maintained. A few hun-
dreds of the weavers are working on the old terms, and it
is generally believed that many more would join them, if
they could do so quietly.

Mn. JAMES URQUHART, of Bold-street, in a letter to a
contemporary, says he is the only nephew of Mr. Thomas
Urquhart, residing in this town, and denies that he had
applied for a free sitting in one of the parish churches.
Alderman Dover, in reply, says :—" When warden, upon
my making it known that it was my intention to appro-
propriate pews, I had a number of applicants, and not
knowing all the parties, I made inquiry in the parish office
about them, and I was told that one of them was a nephew
of Mr. Urquhart. However, lam told by him that the
gentleman is in no way related to him."
A NEW SPECIES OF TRADE.—A case was heard yester-
day before the police magistrates, in whicler:dmode species of
of
traffic not generally known as an acere
in leoafstone
business was brought to light.
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charged Sarah Rogers, William Rogers, and Elizabeth
Cunningham, sister of the other female, with assaulting
and robbing her. The facts as elicited from the prose-
cutrix were, that on Monday the 17th instant, she went
to the house of the two first named individuals, who are
husband and wife, and there borrowed from them some
articles of wearing apparel for the purpose of pledging
them. These she pledged for the sum of £3 125., paying
Mrs. Rogers 6s. 6d. for the loan of the goods till Saturday,
This was a practice the prosecutrix admitted she had
carried on with the Rogers's for better than two years. On
Saturday night she took £4 in her purse, and went to
their house for the purpose of arranging about redeeming
the pledged articles. She admitted that she at the time
was due them more than 125., and that she wished a
portion of this latter sum to go to the already accumulated
balance. To this proposition some demur was made, and
it appeared also a quarrel ensued, in the course of which
Mrs. Rogers and her sister contrived to possess themselves
of Mrs. Lidhurst's purse and money. This constituted
the assault and robbery complained of. The magistrates
expressed extreme surprise at the novel trade which had
thus been brought under their notice. As there was no
evidence of felonious intention, the charge of robbery was
dismissed, the magistrates stating that a summons for the
assault would be granted if applied for. They at the same
time expressed themselves strongly as to the improvidence,
indeed ruinousness of any one attempting to raise money
by so singular and expensive a mottled of =potation.

TUESDAY, APRIL '25, 1854.

LATEST INTELLIGE

THE EASTERN WAR.

21.
VIENNA, AP ,••• the
A CORRESPONDENCE from the Lower Danube' ill a
Presse, dated April 13th, says, "A great battle heh be;
fought between Pasehgagiez and Kostelli, in the Th3bril,l
cha. The Russians were defeated, with loss of 3'vvvoit
men. The Turks lost 1,500. The combined fleets by
Kustendje rendered material assistance to the Tarics'
engaging the left flank of the Russians," This new"
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considered doubtful here.

IrcA, Sund'Y'r4
It is reported that Silistria is hard pressed, and seveust
points in flames. Reports speak of its suffenclel2 8/11:010
the Russians have taken Rassova. Both reports r
confirmation. The Russians send all disposable tr:ti
towards Giurgevo and Kalafat. Their passage !,,A,sll°„fot.
expected for a combined attack on Widdin and b"
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The Sulina mouths will be closed by sinking three :
earth laden : only Killa, with eight feet of water, ren!„j.
open. The banditti in Thessaly and Epirus have
destrw vesse,v

one hundred and seventy-eight villages. A
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by the Tagus, which brought 27 passengers, ten 5001'
of specie, and the usual cargo. Her dates =6l 06,
tar, April 14th ; Cadiz, 16th ; Lisbon, 19th ; cg'
Lisbon exchange, 541; inscriptions, 33i.
At Gibraltar the steamer Tonning, with a
of the 19th foot for Malta,. passed on the 12th.
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staff, and a company of Sappers and Miners,
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