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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-06-17 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

its every line, and the energetic appeals with which it
abounds, are peculiarly striking, and especially calculated
to call to our minds the blessings which we enjoy in the
possession of that form of sound words which was se-
cured to us by the anxious prayers, and guaranteed to us
by the arduous sufferings, of good men of old. Well
does Dr. WitrirNs remark, tliat the days in which our lot
is cast are but little inferior in interest to those which are
rendered memorable and sacred by the bright and efful-
gent dawning of the sun of protestantism upon the dark
and benighted gloom of popery. Happily does he allude
to the contest in which the martyrs of the reformation
were engaged, and well does he affirm that in doctrine,
if not in minor points of discipline, we have adhered
faithfully and in unadulterated purity, to that ancient
church of which the LORD of the New Covenant is the
chief corner stone.
The observations of the venerable archdeacon on the
divine sanctity of marriage and its spiritual obligations
are terse and impressive, and his method of treating the
complaints of the dissenters is impartial and comprehen-
sive, while his observations on the nature of their de-
mands are very just
Did our space allow us we would gladly put our read-
ers in possession of several extracts from this excellent
" Charge ;" perhaps at some future time we may do so.
In the meantime we will conclude, as does our venerable
author, with hoping that the day is fast coming—nay, is
now arrived—when no party feeling or jaundiced animo-
sity shall tend to cause disunion among the members of
the establishment, and that ere long the clergy will uni-
versally obtain that love and respect to which their acts
of piety, their forbearance, and christian zeal so pecu-
liarly entitle them.

• Since our last publication we have taken pains in
order to ascertain how many of the members who sup-
ported the opposition of the Town-council to the bill
introduced by the Dock Committee, voted for the rejec-
tion .of the clause exempting Runcorn, Weston Point,
Warrington, and Frodsham Bridge from the' payment of
dock dues. We are not surprised to find that every
member of parliarrient who had been 'induced by the
Town-council deputation to oppose the dock bill in corn,
pittee,,voted for lire exemirtion clattse,•• with, we believe; •
only one exception, Mr. STRUTT, the member for Derby.
On the other hand, with the exception of one of -the,
members for South Cheshire, and the member. for War-
rington, all those who had supported the first views of the
Dock Committee and rate-payers opposed the insertion
of the clause. These facts clearly establish the truth
of our. former assertion, namely, that the Town-Coun-
cil, when they found that they had no chance of grasp-
ing the dock funds, very coolly acquiesced in Mr. E. J.
STANLEY'S manoeuvre to release Runcorn from the pay-
ment of the Liverpool dock charges, notwithstanding the
tremendous roar of their advocate RuswroN,who " tore his
lungs" in speaking against the adoption of the clause.
That Councillor RUSIITON was unconscious that he was
roaring to no pnrpose, we can readily believe—indeed,
had he been in the secret, he could not have sustained
his part in the farce—he, mistaking sound for sense, and
noise for eloquence, talked away, glorying in the belief
that his arguments were incontrovertible, and that they
would be triumphantly successful !
The bondholders, notwithstanding the loss which the
estate will sustain by the exemption of Runcorn and
the other places from the payment of dock dues, have
still a sufficient security left to satisfy their claims. But
we have some serious misgivings as to what their situa-
tion will be, if the Town-council have succeeded in
carrying the Runcorn exemption clause, merely to en-
danger the passing of the bill on the third reading.
Should the bill be thrown out, the bondholders will find
that no rates will be paid unless sanctioned by an act of
parliament or the decision of a court of law, as it is a
matter of absolute certainty that these rates cannot be
enforced under any of the provisions of the municipal
reform act. If it should appear, hereafter, that the port
of Liverpool is likely to be materially injured by the
alteration as to the port of Runcorn, the Dock Com.;
mittee of the next year, will, no doubt, apply to parlia-
ment for another settlement of the question. • By that
time our councillors may have been taught some lessons
of economy in the settlement of their accounts; by that
time
.also,, sixteen- good and honest men will be ex-
changed for the like number of the present body, so that
we may reasonably expect that things will go on more
smoothly and quietly than they have hitherto done since
the helter-skelters and topsy-turvies or the Town-hall
took possession of that edifice.

LONDON LATEST NEWS.

City, Wednesday Evening, halipast Seven o'clovlc.

• .
The proceedings of the House of✓ Commons have not caused
much comment among our commercial circle, the general feel-
ing being that it will end in smoke, and that the demagogue
intentions of Lord John Russell and his faction will recoil on
their own heads. In consequence of this feeling the Money
Market remains remarkably steady, and the quotation of Con-
sols for Account have been 92, alternately buyers and sellers,
throughout the week. Exchequer Bills are 11 to 13, and India
Bonds range at 1 prem. to 1 discount; but the transactions have
been unusually limited, and the Stock Market more than com-
monly deserted by speculation.
. The intelligence from Spain is not of a character to mate-
rially influence the value of the Spanish securities, and little
has been done in them during the past few days. The 5 per
Cents., at the close of business this afternoon, were at 40c l ;
the Deferred Stock is at lsg, and the Passive at 12h 4. in the
Portuguese Bonds the 5 per Cents. are quoted at 811 1 I, and the
3 per Cents. are at 5314 3h. In the Republican Bonds of the
new world there is nothing of importance doing, Chilian
Bonds are at 451 to 461; Colombian are 301; Mexican 33. In
Brazilian Stock also there is little to notice, the quotation this
afternoon leaving off at 861 87. Our Northern Stocks are ge-
nerally firm, Russian Stock is 1101; Dutch 5 per Cents. 101; ;
the 2-1 per Cents. 57%; Danish Bonds 1761 ; and Belg►an are
102. In none of the other securities has there been a fraction
alteration 'worthy report, the chief of those not noticed in the
above list bearing merely nominal prices.
In Shares, the market is in a great measure deserted. Green-
with Shares are at 6 pm.; Great Western are 451 46 per share;
Gravesend are per share; Rhynaney Iron are 1 discount; the
British North American Bank are at par; and the other nu-
merous list of our schemes are in most instances nominal.

STEAM NAVIGATION--The City of Dublin Steam Company's
bill, enabling that body to increase its capital, was read in the
House of Commons a third time, and passed on Tuesday. Thie
bill, by enabling the company to extend its operations, will alss
Materially increase that usefulness to the trade of Ireland,
which was so freely and fully admitted by both sides of the
hotise during the discussions which arose on the bill, which was
thrown out at an earlier period of the session. We observe,
with great pleasure, that the directors of this company are about
to assist in establishing a steam communication between this
port and New York, by giving efficacy to ari act incorporating
a company for that purpose, which has been inoperative for ten
years, the parties concerned baying waited that time in order to
avail themselves of the improvements Made during that period
in.steam navigation.

MERIONETHSHIRE ELECTION.--The nomination of candi-
dates for the representation of this county, vacant in consequence
of the retirement of Sir Robert W. Vaughan, will take place
at Harleck, on Tuesday next, the 21st instant. The candidates
are Richard Richards, Esq., on the conservative, and Sir Wm.
Wyan on the radical interest. Mr. Richards availed himself Qi
a large meeting at Bala, yesterday, which he addressed in a
very animated manner, and was most cordially and enthusiasti-
cally received. There can be no doubt whatever but that Sir
William Wyan will be defeated and that Mr. Richards will be
returned.

CRICKET MATCH--A cricket match came off on the ground
of the Everton Cricket Club, Shaw street, Everton, on Wed-
nesday, between the Manchester and Everton clubs. The play
ing was kept up with considerable spirit from ten in the morn-
ing till eight in the evening, when the game closed with the
following result :—Manchester, Ist innings 112, second 76;
Everton, Ist Innings 102, second 65; the Manchester men
winning by, 21 notches. The day being exceedingly fine, a
large concourse of persons were assembled to witness the play.

DEATH OF THE KING OF SAxoNy.—This monarch died on
the 6th instant at .Dresden. He is succeeded by his nephew,
Frederick Augustus, the son of Maximilian, Duke of Saxony,
and brother of the late King Anthony. The Duke Maximilian
has personally renounced his right of succession to the throne
of Saxony in favour of his son, Frederick Augustus, the pre-
sent king.

EMIGRATION.—A vast number of emigrants have left this
country this season, it is said that as many as 20,000. The
Courier, Capt. Eman, sailed from Bangor on the 14th instant
for Boston, with a cargo of 400 tons of goods, and having on
board one hundred and fifty emigrants, who are about seeking
a home on the prosperous shores of the new woad.

The friends of Dr. Cowan's pupils were much gratified by
the annual exhibition which took place at Toxteth Lodge, on
Wednesday last. The exhibition consisted of recitations in
Latin, Greek, French, Spanish, German, and Biglish, and it
would be difficult to decide to which department the highest
praise is due. The French Tragedy of " Hamlet", (founded
on Shakspeare's,) was admirably performed; and the accent anil
pronunciation were particularly pure. This was followed by
the. trial scen.e from Otway's " Venice Preserved," and the
You'thful representatives of Jqftier, Pierre, and other characters,
acquitted themselves with a degree of gracefulness, spirit, and
ease, evidently very gratiiying to those who witnessed it. The
eihibition was witnessed by a numerous and fashionable audi-
tory, Who, :at.the,conelusion sat down to an elegant dejewee,
and retired highly delighted with the interesting scene, and
which vas so creditable to Dr. Cowan, the talented head of the
establishuien as, well as to all the
,masters engaged in the
tuition of the pupils.—( From a Correspondent.)
Scar:.-Mr. Rolling, prOfesior of` cliviiiary at
Prague, his,- it is Slated, succeeded in bfesVino a. very pleasant
beverage from; pOttos. It V* mitt 14' 61dif
t'n WS taste.

MEETING OF THE WARRINGTON PROTESTANT

AS6OCIA.TION.

On Monday evening the members of this association, and
their friends, met together at the large room at the Lion Hotel.
In order to prevent any disorder or interruption of the proceed-
ings of the meeting, those attending were admitted by ticket,
the terms of obtaining which were a pledge that they should
keep order. The room was calculated to hold comfortably 1000
persons; by Saturday night, however, upwards of 1050 tickets
were issued, and on Monday more than 200 applications were
made for tickets which could not be granted. At the upper
end of the room a commodious platform was erected for the
speakers to address the meeting from; immediately in front of
this were several forms placed to accommodate the ladies. The
proceedings were announced to commence at six o'clock, long
before which time the room was densely crowded, and there
could not be less than 1200 persons assembled, amongst whom
were a large number of ladies. On the platform we observed
most of the clergy, gentry, and magistrates of the neighbour-
hood. Amongst others, Joseph Lee, Esq., Thomas Lee, Esq.,
the Hon. and Rev. Horace Powys, rector, the Rev. Thomas
Lowe, the Rev. C. Bush, Thomas Greenhall, Esq., —. Critch-
ley, Esq., the Rev. Peter Legh, Gilbert Greenhall, Esq., the
Rev. Richard Greenhall, Thomas Parr, Esq., William Hall,
Esq., the Rev. Fred. Barker, and the Rev. Hugh M‘Neile, from
Liverpool, the Re.. E. T. Alder, the Rev. James Wright, Win.
Beamont, Esq., John Clare, Esq., the Boroughreeve, and seve-
ral others whose names we did not learn.

Shortly after six o'clock, on the motion of Win. Hall, Esq
seconded by Thos. Greenhall, Esq., Thos. Parr, Esq., was pro,
posed to the chair.

The Hun. and Rev. Horace Powys then opened the proceed-
ings with a short and appropriate prayer.
The CHAIRMAN, on opening the business of the meeting, said,
since it has been the pleasure of the promoters of this meeting
to call me to the chair, 1 shall not take up its valuable time by
caring apologies for my inability to fulfil the duties of chair-
man, but shall proceed shortly to state what I believe to be the
objects of this association. Our first object is to preserve pure
and undefiled the protestant establishment of England as well
as Ireland; to protect it against all its enemies; but above all
to protect it against those dangerous and undermining encroach-
ments of popery and infidelity which are, and have been at-
tempted. For this purpose it is our intention to educate and
enlighten the poor, to disseminate the knowledge of the scrip-
tures, to expose and bring to light those doctrines of popery
which are intolerable, not only to the protestant church, but to
every other religion In charging the catholics with intole-
rance and bigotry I do not mean to include the higher and in-
telligent classes, who are in many respects a liberal body of
men, but Ido rejoice in this opportunity, under God's provi-
dence now afforded, of discovering to them and the public at
large the diabolical doctrines of their church as disseminated by
their priests, doctrines which are considered obsolete, but in the
hands of
.the priest are now exercised and instilled into the poor
and ignorant.to work the most infamous and horrid purposes:
All these matters will be most clearly and ably explained by
gentlemen here present, who have come forward with that zeal
which has characterised all their proceedings. In this under-
taking I hope we shall be allowed to proceed by every friend of
!oetal order, for, as has been beautifully expressed, 'our reli-
ct= is based upon the permanent happiness of the people." In
order that we may better arrive at the truth, I entreat you all,
and I now address myself to christians of every denomination,
to dismiss from your minds all feelings of bigotry or of preju-
dice, all sectarian differences, to the end that you may judge
calmly and dispassionately of the statements which will be now
laid before you. (Cheers.) I do not suppose that there are
any here who would wish to disturb or interrupt the proceedings
of this meeting, but I think it right to advise all present that
none will be allowed to address this meeting except with the
permission of the committee, and they have accepted their
tickets of admission with that understanding, and it is my duty
as chairman to prevent any interruption. There are certain
resolutions to propose for the adoption of this meeting, which
will be brought shortly before you. I now beg to call on the
Rev. Mr. Bush, one of the secretaries of the association, to read
the report.
The Rev. Mr. BUSH then read the report of the committee
of the association, which set forth the objects for which the as-
sociation was established, and gave an account of its proceed-
ings and funds since its establishment on the 9th of November
last.

After the reading of the report, the Chairman called on
The Rev E. T ALDER, who moved " that the report now
read be adopted."
The Rev. FREDERICK BARKER, of Liverpool, rose to second
the resolution. He said, having been called upon to second
the resolution which has been moved by my friend and brother,
Mr. Alder. "that the report shall be adopted," it seems to fall
within the province of one who is to second such a resolution as
this to make known to you the principles on which such an in-
stitution as the one whose rules you have heard read is founded,
or why should this assembly be gathered together? We should
then be like the multitude of whom we read, the greater part of
whom did not know why they were assembled. For my own
part I can most unfeignedly join in the petition that has been
offered for us that we may meet together at this season in that
good may be engrafted in us—that we may meet in order that
faith, add hope, and charity, true charity, may abound; and
as we are standing in the sight of the living God, before whom
all hearts are open," it is for this purpose solely that I stand
before you, that goof may be grafted, that the truth may be
expounded, and that error may be exposed. 1 would pray you,
then, to hear this in mind when you are hearing the statements
which will be laid before you—to let no false, no paltry, no
unholy excitement prevail, hut let your desire be such in that
" God may be glorified." You have, then, heard the rules and
regulations of the society read to you, which purpose to declare
that it is called into existence by necessity, in order that the
real principles of popery should be made known and contrasted
with those of the protestant church; and it is in order to convey
that information and to dissipate some of the false statements
which are disseminated round the country that we are now as-
sembled together. We conceive that union is strength—that
when dishonest persons are combining, it is high time for ho-
nest men to unite. (Applause.) 1 pray you let us cease from
anyAsplay of feeling. We conceive that there is in this land
thatlibich is worth preserving; that we have a constitution
whibt is worth preserving; and that as there is strength in the
threefold cord, which cannot easily be broken, so is there in the
constitution—the threefold cord of our Church, our King, and
esonstitution should riot be broken. We again conceive that ,
that cord is in danger of being broken, and we do accuse that '
false system (tbe statements of the Church of Rome) as being
at the bottom of much of this evil. If, then, I can show to you
that this is true, and that some of the most valuable and some of
the most scriptural principles of our church are in danger of
being swept away, and that much that is valuable in the land is
in danger of being sacrificed, we are justified in calling before
You such an association as this. It is only consistent in us to
do so. And if you ask what I am, I tell you what I am: I am
a member of the church of Christ, which is established in Eng-
land; and if you ask more distinctly, I am a protestant. And
what am 1 to protest against? Against sin generally? Not
only generally, but I am to protest especially against the errors
of the system of the Church of Route; and, therefore, I come
before you in order to act consistently—to act in character as
one who is bound to protest against such a system. It is gene-
rally one of the commonest errors amongst protestants, and is
one I have heard not long ago, that after all we are not bound,
or we can scarcely conceive that we are justified in protesting
against the so called Church of Rome, seeing that we are dis-
senters from that church, who have separated from it. Now I do
maintain that, so far from separating from the Church of Rome,
we do reverse the tables against them, and charge them with
being dissenters from us. (Applause.) We will suppose that
a system of truth has been given to the world by the founder of
a system; there is a party who does adhere to the system, and
there are others who in the course of time do depart from the
system of the founder. They do hold the general truths in most
respects; but they have either corrupted them by errors, or they
have departed from them? Which of the two parties are dis-
senters? Doubtless those persons who have either corrupted
that first system by errors, or have departed from the truth.
Now it can be very clearly shown to you that the members of
the Church of England are not separatists from the truths of
Christ's holy gospel; that they are not separatists from the sys-
tem of religion which was established by the founder of our holy
faith; neither are they separatists from the outward forms of
worship he required to be followed, nor from those holy men
he did ordain to be ministers of his church. When the
Church of Rome sent missionaries to this country, they
found a church of Christ established here which had ex-
isted for seven centuries before they came. In order to prove
which we have the authority of Clemens Romanus, who is al-
luded to in Phillipians, that St. Paul advanced to the utmost
bounds of the west. We have the testimony of Theodoric, in
the 116th page, that St. Paul advanced to Spain; and St.
Jerome asserts that St. Paul " did preach iu the west, and
went from ocean to ocean and did preach the gospel;" and we
have the testimony of Gildas, the most ancient of te British
historians, and also of Euzebias, that there were British bishops
in the fourth century. The Romish missionaries did not find
their away into Britain before the 11th century; how then can
that church which did exist before the -Romish church came
into this country be called separatists from a church which was
not known amongst us? (Applause.) And again it is said,
" at the reformation this was done." At the reformation, 1
affirm, nothing_of the, kind was done, and that the Church ,of
England was a distinct body from the period of the earliest
ages of christianity, and_ did continue so to this day. At the
reformation, says gitrype in his annals, " the clergy conformed'
to protestantistn," so we now have what it should be, a religious
country ; and the Romish clergy, with the exception of eighty,
then. did leave the Roman Catholic faith and become protes-
tants. In Ireland the case was still stronger; in the reign of
Queen Elizabeth, only two out of the bishops remained who
conformed to catholicism, the rest, to the number of 22 or 23,
were continued in their sees. I cannot then conceive hoW it
can be brought against the Church of England that she is a se-
paratist from the Church of Rome. She continues now what
she ever has been, the church of Christ in England. For a
short period during the 11th century, she was under the papal
yoke—her face was defiled ; at the time of the reformation she
did wash her face, and she did then present herself pure and un-
defiled as she is at present. (Loud applause.) There is another
point which is sometimes brought forward, and it is this, why,
why is this distention ? why (10 you call these people together to
set them quarrelling? why do you put men in opposition to
each other? there is no great difference between the church of
England and Rome. It is true the Church of Rome does be-
lieve a little more than the Church of England, but people will
differ; why do you set people at loggerheads? If the Church
of Rome did not differ in essentials from the Church of Eng-
land, I for one, would not rail against her. Honourable men'
there are in the Romish church—liberal men ; and to the honour
of some in this town, it should be mentioned, that the first sub-
scription for the Irish clergy was a sovereign, the subscription
of a member of the Church of Rome.. (Applause.) Honour-
ing individual members as I trust I ever shall do, would I
bring a railing accusation against these men if I did .not con-
ceive there was a damning error, in their church. God forbid.
But so far from there being slight differences, I maintain that
the differenCes between us are wide as east from west; that the
differences are so great that a man's immortal salvation is
periled if he do adhere to everything which that church does
teach. I. do maintain that a man's salvation is periled ; should
I not, if 1 had the power, attempt to rescue him? Should I,
with false liberality, not stretch forth a hand to save him—
(applause)—not reach forth my, hand to pluck him from his
danger'' I say it again, God forbid! What then is the most
important question which in the matter of a man's salvation be
should look after? We have it asked and answered in the
word of God—it was asked by one in the midnight hour when
he was on the brink of committing self murder—it was asked at
Phillipi, by the gaoler who came before Paul and Silas, "Sir, .
what shall I do to be saved ?" the answer is familiar to every pro-
testant, " Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be
saved." The church of England returns such an answer as this.
In the 11th testicle of the Church of England, concerning the jus-
tification of man, it says, " We are accounted righteous before
God, only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ by
faith, and not for our own works or deservings, wherefore, that
we are justified by faith only is a most wholesome doc-
trine, and very full of comfort, as more largely is ex-
presed in the homily of justification." Here then is very
plainly and fully expressed what the Saviour declared
to man, " believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt
be saved," and that the doctrine of works is not good for
Satiation as required by Scripture. Bet what says the couueil

of Trent? It speaks thus: "Whereas it' any one shall say that
men are justified either by the alone imputation of righteous-
ness of Christ, or by the Clone remission of sins, or that the
grace by which we are justified is only the favour of God, let
him be accursed, let him be damned; but if a man shall say that
a mau is justified by the alone imputation of the righteousness
of Christ, he is an accursed being." And if the Apostle Paul
had given that answer to the poor trembling gaoler who came
to him it would have put him under the curse of the council of
Trent. (Hear.) 'Where is your hope? Where is its source ?
You draw it from the living waters, you draw it from the oracles
of God, you have it full and free. And the invitation which is
given is given by one of old, "Oh, every one that thirsteth, come
ye to the waters; and he that hath no money, cause ye buy."
How ? " Without money, and without price." The invitation
is addressed by God to the soul in need of salvation, and is echoed
by the protestant church. What saith the church of Rome con-
cerning this matter? I hold a declaration of the Romish Clergy
of Ireland, which has been reprinted lately as a scarce document.
In this document we have directions concerning reading the
scriptures of truth. " The catholics of Ireland of mature years
are permitted"—permitted to do what ?—" to read authenticated
and approved translations of the holy scriptures"—and, as if this
were not barrier enough,—" with authenticated notes." Now
this is the doctrine put forth, to permit persons to read the scrip-
tures, and they are to be of mature years. We read that our
Saviour rejoiced when on earth—there was an occasion when
joy entered the bosom of him who was "a man of sorrows and
acquainted with grief"—he rejoiced in spirit, and he lifted up
his soul in thanksgivings to God, that "he had revealed these
things unto babes." Mark this doctrine; "the catholics of
Ireland of mature years are i7ermitted to read the scriptures."
Again, what saith the scriptures, "Search the scriptures, for in
them ye think ye have eternal life." The Roman catholic can-
not search the scriptures till he have the permission of his
superior; and why? because it is asserted there are heretical
translations of them. It would be well if the history of that
translation were more generally known; it would be well if it
were remembered that the wisest and most learned men in Eng-
land were engaged to make that translation ; and there is not a
translation of the scriptures which does more beautifully and
clearly convey the spirit of the original than does the authorised
version of the scriptures. But it is an heretical version, and
therefore you are only permitted to read the authorised testament.
You may read the Douay testament with notes! With regard
to the doctrine of the atoning blood of Christ, who is there on a
bed of sickness, who is there when the conscience has been
awakened and touched with the feeling of sin, who is there who
has not felt the comfort of a truth like this, " the blood of Jesus
Christ cleanseth from all sin ?" Has a man sinned, has lie
fallen, St. John says, "if any man sin we have an advocate with
the father Jesus Christ the righteous, and he is the propitiation
for our sins." Now what saith the Roman system on this point ?
I have read to you already what it has decreed. A man must
go to the priest ; he must confess his sin, he must obtain abSo
lution from the priest; he must perform his penance, and from
that moment he is clear; and when he comes to die he must
receive the extreme unction, and there must be given to him the
anointing, and it is hoped, by the sacrament of the mass, by his
confession, by the anointing of the man in articulo mortis when
he is on the point of dying—oh! the blasphemy of this system !
when the man is incapable of hearing, of seeing, of sense, or of
motion, that then shall be administered the emblem of the
body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ; then, that that sacra-
ment which does require that a roan shall have a lively faith in
Christ—shall have a due and deep repentance of his
have a firm persuasion that God has forgiven him—that that
holy sacrament should be administered to one who is in the con-
dition of a lifeless corpse! But let that pass. The man has
gone from this world; but now has the relative any assurance
that the soul is safe? No. The system is to keep his miserable
relatives in suspense, in bondage, and to keep them ever pay-
ing for bondage. I appeal to any one that knows it; to keep
them paying they are taught this, that there is a place called
purgatory, in which the souls of persons are purified who are
not ftilly cleansed in heart, in order that they may be prepared
for ReaVen, wherein nothing shall enter that is defiled. _nen
the soul is not cleansed ! The sacraments have not purified it !
The absolution is not sufficient! Extreme unction was not
available! The priest must follow the soul into another world—

,o purgatory, (a place no where existing,) in order that it may be
made fit to enter into Heaven ! How can a man enter into Heaven
whose soul is not cleansed by the blood of Christ? What need of
absollition, of extreme unction, of the sacrament of the mass ?
Let the interests of the church of Rome give the reply. But let
them not say of the truth what they have &Treed, that the prin-
ciples they have opposed are any thing but opposed to the ever-
lasting truth of God.—(Applause.) There is a doctrine which
has not been unfrequently spoken of, and it is the last I shall
speak of. It is as to the manner in which the church of Rome
by its members cloth treat oaths. Were Ito present myself
without proof before you and to state to you that there is a com-
pany of people who say that oaths are not binding; that if,
when a man has adjured the living God that the thing he is
about to speak is true, that that man does believe that the word
of a fellow man does absolVe him from that oath, and that he
may do the thing that he has sworn not to do—if I were to state
by surprise, such a fact as this, they would reject it at once,
they would say it was a foul scandal, and that no reasonable
beings could ever for one moment let such a thought as ibis enter
into their souls. Now this fact has been fully proved. I refer
you to the speeches of the Rev. Robert M'Ghee, and I refer
you to a thing which is well known amongst you. , It is well
known that the manner in which conscientious men were in-
veigled into advocating what was termed Catholic Emancipation
was with this notion, Ireland will be quieted thereby. In this
mistaken notion a holy man of God said, "give me the bible
in one band and the act 'of Catholic Emancipation in the
other, and I will quiet Ireland at once." Catholic Emancipa-
tion is attained; is Ireland quiet? I had a friend with me a
short time ago, and he told me he had been on the grand jury
for the county of Tipperary, and amongst that company of three
or four and twenty men were twelve of them who had each been
shot at once; some five or six of them twice, and some two or
three of them had beau fired at two or three times. These were
Protestant gentlemen. Is Ifeland 'quiet ?—(Hear, hear.) A
gentleman told my informant that a man was put on his trial
for murder, a fine noble looking young man, he was found
guilty and condemned. What was his reward ? He had mur-
dered an individual against whom he could not be supposed to
have any malice; he had been hired to do it; what was his
bribe ? 'I
give you the words of my informant—my informant
is Mr. F. French, a gentleman next of kin to Lord Ashton—
and he declared that that individual had been hired to murder a
gentleman for sixpence and a glass of whiskeya4( Expressions
of horror.) My informant declared to me frosn'his knowledge.
'of Ireland, thai there-could be found in a large county of -Ire-
land two, hundred men who should go to the other side of Ire-
land and murder two hundred other men for the same. reward.
What has catholic emancipation done for Ireland? I say, let
Rathcormac answer. They taunt the Protestants for that mas-
sacre, who is the author of that brutal murder ? I affirm that
the agitators of the country are the authors of every murder
that has been committed. (Loud applause.) 1 do solemnly
believe that on the day of account these men will be made, on
the day of quick and dead, to be accountable for the blood of
those men. What has this to do with the matter? It has much
to do with it, to that are the evils of Ireland to be traced, There
are at this time in Ireland a corps of engineers engaged in sur-
veying Ireland; men of various shades of sentiment, and men
honourable, and to be relied on. Some are religious men, some
ordinary officers, men of honour, but men of the world; these
men have been in the North of Ireland till lately: What is
their testimony with regard to popery in Ireland ? 'One of them
did declare to me that it was his own opinion, and, so far as he
could have the opportunity of knowing, it was the opinion of
every individual in the corps, that the evils of Ireland were
distinctly to be traced up to this one cause, popery, and I on
avow my firm belief in it. Why should this be ? Why ! If
there is a system of religion which does teach persons that au
oath may be violated—mark, not teaching them directly this,
for there are passages in their writings which do speak against
the sin of perjure in as strong language as can be—but if a cer-
tain power be admitted, that under certain temptations a man
may be excused or may look forward to the time when he shall
get absolution for not complying with the terms of his oath, theii,
I say, such a system as this does violate the sanctity of an oath.
You are aware they got catholic emancipation, here is the bill.
Oh ! disgrace to our statute book, and here is the oath that a
catholic member of parliament is obliged to take before he can
take his seat in either house—" I do swear that I will defend to
the utmost of my power the settlement of property within this
realm as established by the laws; and I do hereby disclaim,
disavow, and solemnly abjure any intention to disturb the pro-
testant establishment as settled by law within this realm; and
I do solemnly swear that I will never exercise any privilege to dis-
turb or weaken the protestant religion, or the protestant •gn-
vernment in the united kingdom; and I do solemnly,- in the
presence of God, swear that I do make this declaration, and
every part thereof, in the plain and ordinary sense of this oath,
without any eqoivocation or mental reservation whatever, so help
use God." How have they kept that oath ? I will read to you a
comment on that oath. Here is a Rornish priest named
11I'Donald, of Birmingham, does preach a sermon upon oaths,
and here is an extract from his sermon. " A person would ask
him whether an oath would be capable of a different interpreta-
tion to what first presented itself to his mind"--(first impres-
sions are not to be trusted, second thoughts are best, )—and if so,
whether he would give to other individuals who did interpret it
different the benefit of that private judgment" (private judg-
ment in the church of Rome)— (hear, hear, and cheers,)
which he claims for himself. The oath is one in which
a difference of opinion exists amongst both protestants and.
catholics. Some catholics are of opinion that it cannot be.
taken consistently with the free exercise of the firlyileges of inern
.bers,of parliament, and will not take it." (There are honour-
able men amongst them who will not take the oalli.) -"Some
protestants hold the same opinion. On the other hand, a• Large
number of both catholics and protestants, including a large
majority of the House of Commons"—(what will a majority of
the House of Commons not do?")—(cheers,)—"think differ-
ently." He goes on—" The oath," says Mr. M`Donald,
so delicately worded—' I will defend to the utmost of my power
the settlement of property as established within this. realsn,and.
I do disclaim any intention to subvert the present church
estab-
lishment as settled by law within this realm.' ". "Delicately
worded!? The oath is so delicately worded that without the
closest attention, a person may readily be deceives in its lisean-
ing! (Laughter !) " Some of: those persons who affect a
horror of perjury presented the oath to me;. as it was read to
me, I missed a few explanatory words, and therefore declined
taking it; but as I had previously studied it"—(Here is a
man who had previously studied it and misseda few explanatory
:words !)—" so I had arrived at a different conclusion. I pro-
cured the oath, and, upon perusal, noticed the words, and qua-
lified the obnoxious expressions, and I then took the oath."
The qualified words are those which follow the disclaimer of an
intention to subvert the protestant church establishment, and
are these, "As settled by law within this realm," Here is a
very straight loop-hole. A Roman catholic is bound to de-
protestant religion as settled by law
dare he will defend the
within these realms, and a priest declares that there is a place
where bis conscience can creep out of.
(Cheers.) "The
construction of these words seems to be this, that so long and so
far as the present church establishment may be settled by law,
it shall not be disturbed by him who swears to that effect. But
it does not incapacitate him if he be a member of the legisla-
ture, the object of which is to alter that settlement." There-
fore, a man swears to defend a religion which he has a right to
upset. 'This is the oath which is taken, here is the comment,
and this priest is still in the exercise of his vocation unvisited by
censure from his superiors, and is the authorised interpreter of
their truths. I have now said my say to you; and 1 would
charge you, while you hear what others have to say to you, to
take this las my parting wish for you. I know none of you,"
so far as I can see of you; but I do affirm that it is my heart's
desire and prayer that you may be saved; and I warn any
members of the liomish system whom I may address, in all
affection and love, that if be is a consistent member of his own
system he is in opposition to the truth of God—he is in opposi-
-ton to the word whereby he is to live—he is in opposition to
God's truth, He cannot be saved in a manner otherwise than
the Bible tells him he must be saved, and I affirm he is a mem-
ber of a system which does partially refuse to lethim read the
scriptures of truth. The priest might as well say, " You shall
not seek God except through my medium."_ He does in effect
say this—that there is another mediator—that there is a virgin
who has power, as the mother of Christ, with God, and to her
he must address his petitions; and I say it isan equally
asa it
and
impious act to stand between him offering his petitions to
is to stand between him and the word of God and to tel 1,111 ." you.
shall not.drink of the water of life except you take it from my. •
defiled channel," except you send your petitions throo'h the
medium of one who, though holy and blessed as she wastos still
a creature and needing the blood of Christ to cleanse het from.