The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-06-06 00:00:00

THE PROPOSED' DAILY CHURCH.

TO THE EDITOR OP TEE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
SIR,—I was much pleased to observe, by the very able
letter from the Rev. H. Hampton, in your last paper, that
the bishop's objection to the proposed new church for
daily prayers in Liverpool is followed up by those who
have a direct interest in the question, and have opportuni-
ties of knowing more as to the details than may appear to
the general public. It is, I am perfectly aware, an un-
gracious task to say anything against so apparently praise-
worthy an attempt as that of founding a new church, but
there are in this case grounds of suspicion which demand
the utmost vigilance. Why should we have a church
devoted specially to daily service ? For my own part, I am
content with the two services on Sundays, one in the
week, and one on Christmas-day and Good Friday, and I
believe that ninety-nine out of a hundred of my fellow-
townsmen are Hof the same opinion. I strongly suspect
that the object chiefly sought by the promoters of the
proposed new church is to familiarise us with Romish
practices. If so, it ought to meet with the most strenuous
opposition ; but whether this be the case or not, I do not
see any necessity for disturbing the peace which at present
happily prevails, by introducing novelties, when we have
so much reason to be content with the present system.—
I am, Sir, A REAL PROTESTANT.
Liverpool, 3rd June, 1854.

THE TEACHING OF MAYNOOTH.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

Stn,—The Cork Constitution has the following :

DEATH OF WILLIAMS, THE SCRIPTURE READER.—Poor
Williams, the Scripture reader, beaten some months ago at
' Aghada died on Saturday at Milltown, county of Kerry, his
medical attendant (a Roman Catholic)p stating, as we are in-
formed, that he died of the injuries then received. With
what feelings the intelligence will be read by those whose con-
sciences admonish them of the share they bore in the assault,
we know not ; but the man is dead—dead, in consequence, i t
is medically stated, pf the cruelties inflicted by their hands
or at their instigation.

With respect to the above, a relative of mine, who has
just returned from the same county, has supplied me with
the following particulars :
The deceased was a convertfrom Popery, and obtained
employment as a scripture reader. Many respectable per-
sons in that neighbourhood can testify to his unoffending
demeanour in the discharge of his duties, and can vouch
for the sincerity of his motives in turning from the worship
of pictures and images to that of the Living God.
It was on his return from reading the Scriptures to some
poor person that lie was attacked by a mob of persons, who
were e; ideutly led on by the Popish priest to maltreat the
unfortunate man. " His Rivirinso" stood by, and, although
he, as well as any one acquainted with 'viand, Lnowl that

a word or nod from Mm would have the effect of restrain-
ing the violence of the mob, he did not use this influence,
but, on the contrary, openly encouraged them in their
murderous attack. The man lay for dead, but afterwards
partially recovered, and the Priest and other perpetrators
of the outrage were prosecuted at the assizes, but were
acquitted by a" packed jury." An application was made
to the Lord Lieutenant, who " declined to interfere ;" the
man lingered, and died as described in the Cork Constitu-
tion.

Englishmen ! this is the teaching of Maynooth ! This
is the use made of your £30,000, which is given annually
to educate Priests, who not only stir up rebellion against
your Queen and Constitution, but also against the life of
every man, no matter how insignificant, who dares to think
for himself, read his Bible, and turn Protestant.
Facts like these show more plainly the real teachings of
Maynooth College than the voluminous reports of a dozen
Commissions of Inquiry. —I remain, Sir, yours respectfully,
Liverpool, 3d June, 1854. G. W. M.

ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE'.

PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS,

Rev. J. Boultbee, 8.A., to the Curacy of East Leake, near
Loughborough.
Rev. R. W. Burton, MA., Vicar of Willesden, Middlesex,
to the Incumbency of All Saints, Gordon-square, St. Pancras.
Rev. J. J. Cort, MA., Minister of St. Michael's Church.
Birmingham, to the Incumbency of St. Andrew's, Sale Moor,
Chesh ire.

Rev. M. W. Currie, to the Curacy of Saitwood, Kent.
Rev. J. Davies, M.A., Curate and Lecturer of Mold, Flint-
shire, to the Vicarage of that parish.
Rev. F. Davis, to the Curacy of Louth.
Rev. T. C. Dixon, D.D., to the Perpetual Curacy of Quarry
Bank, Staffordshire.
Rev. W. Field, M.A., to be Chaplain to the Royal Asylum
of St. Ann's Society.
Rev. J. C. Head, MA., to the Incumbency of O'Brien's-
bridge, Ireland.
Rev. P. Hunt, 8.A., to the Curacy of Thurles, Ireland.
Rev. W. R. Jolley, to be Chaplain of H.M. ship Amphion.
Rev. W. C. Ledger, M.A., to the Curacy of St. John's,
Limerick.
Rev. L. Lewis, M.A.. late Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford,
to be Vicar• Choral of St. Asaph's, Cathedral.
Rev. F. 0. Morris, MA., to the Rectory of Nunburnholme,
York shire.

Rev. J. Murray, M.A., to the Vicarage of Wroxton with
Balscott annexed, Oxfordshire.
Rev. J. R. Owen, M.A., to the Vicarage of Llanferres,
Denbighshire.
Rev. F. H. S. Pendleton, to be British Chaplain at Monte
Video.

Rev. C. Thornhill, M.A., to the Vicarage of Burwell, near
Newmarket.

Rev. G. It. Turner, M.A., Curate of West Tisted, Hants, to
the Rectory of New Radnor.
Rev. It. Welsh. 8.A., to the Curacy of Ballyrnascalon,
Ireland.

Rev. A. Welsh, M.A. to the Curacy of Maidstone.
Rev. R. Wickham, Vicar of Gresford, Denbizhshire.
and Chaplain to the Bishop of St. Asaph, to be Archdeacon of
St. Asaph.
Rev. J. St. George Williamson. M.A., to the Rectory of
Thomastown, in the county of Kildare.
Rev. A. Wightwick, to the Stipendiary Curacy of Elton,
near Bury. --
DIOCESE OF CHESTER.

CONSECRATION OF THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY As-
CENSION.—This new Church, which is situate at Upton,
in the parish of St. Mary-on-the-Hill, Chester, was conse-
crated on Wednesday last as a Chapel of Rase to St
Mary's, making the fourth church consecrated by the.
Bishop of Chester in the course of last month. It is cal-
culated to accommodate 300 persons, but sittings have at
present been provided for 274 persons only. The Marquis
of Westminster has contributed £l,OOO, as an endowment
to aid in providing for the regular performance of divine
services, besides having subscribed a like sum towards the
building. It will be a great accommodation to the inha-
bitants of Upton, who were previously two miles distant
from any church.
VAcAscv.—St. Mary's Church, Edge-hill, in the parish
of Walton-on-the-Hill, Liverpool, by resignation of Rev.
Frederic Barker—patron, John Stewart, of Liverpool,Esq.
ACTON, CunsninE.—The Bishop of Chester has granted
hislicense for performance of Divine Services in the School.
room at Worleston, in this parish, on the representation of
the Rev. F. Storr, the vicar.
Wirsuivnunx, CHESIIIRE.—The Bishop of Chester has
granted his license for performance of Divine Services in
Broad-lane School, in Stapeley, in this Parish, on the
representation of the Rev. J. Hayes, the vicar.

THE BISHOP OF NATAL.—Dr. Colenso, who only
embarked for his new Diocese at the close of last year,
has already returned to England for the purpose of rais-
ing funds.
THE ARCIIDEA.CONEY of St. Asaph, vacant by the pre-
ferment of the Venerable C. B. Clough to the deanery of
the cathedral, has been conferred upon the Rev. R. Wick-
ham, M.A., vicar of Gresford.

LONG-ACES CUAPEL.—The incumbent writes that his
dislike to pew-rents has determined him to endeavour to
defray the expenses of the chapel by the weekly offertory.
liThe chapel was lately held by the Rev. Mr. Gladstone.
The former congregation, with few exceptions, had relin-
quished their attendance. There was a new flock to
gather, and the opportunity seemed favourable to try
whether divine service could not be maintained, and a
moderate stipend procured for the minister, by making
the seats of the chapel entirely free, and appealing to the
liberality of the congregation for support. The trial
commenced on Sunday, May 21, and on the succeeding
—a 4k.
fourfold.

THE Junon Blsuor II THE LORDS.—By the death of
the Bishop of Bath and Wells, the Bishop of Salisbury
will take his seat in the House of Lords immediately after
his consecration; and, according to the inconvenient cus-
tom which still unhappily prevails, the duty of reading
prayers daily in that house will devolve upon him, as the
youngest bishop, during the remainder of the session.
Thus, at the very moment when a bishop is most wanted
in his diocese, the see having been for a while vacant, and
when he himself would earnestly wish to be amongst his
clergy, he is required to sacrifice his time, and to expend
his money on a London residence, in order to discharge
a duty which any clergyman in the land is competent to
perform.
A PANIC IN CHURCH.—An eminent minister at Nor-
wich made a sudden pause in his sermon : the congrega-
tion were panic struck. Having rivetted their attention,
he addressed himself by name to a gentleman in the gal-
lery—" Has that poor man who stands at the back of
your pew a gold ring on his finger ?" The gentleman
turned round, and replied, " I believe not. sir." • " 0,
then, I suppose that is the reason he musn't have a seat."
The gentleman had three gold rings on his hand, and his
pew was nearly empty.
THE LORD BISHOP or SALISBURY.—The ceremony
of inducting the newly-appointed bishop of this diocess
took place on Wednesday. Precisely at ten o'clock his
lordship arrived at St. Thomas's-bridge, on the London-
road, attended by his three chaplains (the Rev. H. Drury,
the Rev. J. L. Popham, and the Rev. F. Lear). Here he
was met by Mr. J. L. Alford, the receiver of the see, Mr.
Fitzherbert Macdonald, his lordship's secretary, and a
procession of carriages. His lordship then proceeded to a
pasture field on the Bishop's Down Farm, within the
manor of Milford, where a marquee had been erected for
his receptien. Here Mr. Alford dug a turf from the field,
and delivered it to his lordship as seisin of the temporali-
ties of the see. The procession then re-formed, and re-
turned to the city. At Mr. Smith's residence a chapter
was held, to whom his lordship delivered the mandate of
the Archbishop of Canterbury, and assumed his episcopal
robes. At the entrance to the Close the procession was
met and preceded by the choristers of the cathedral, who
chanted the anthem, "Oh ! how amiable !" In this
manner his lordship reached the row of noble elms below
the Widows' College, where the senior boy in the Grammar
School of the Close (Master J. Waller) welcomed the
right rev. prelate by delivering a brief Latin address, to
which his lordship feelingly replied in the same language.
The procession then moved on to the west door of the
cathedral, the choristers singing, " Praise the Lord, 0
Jerusalem !" and immediately within the nave an altar
was prepared, where his lordship took the necessary oaths,
which were admistered by the Very Rev. the Dean. The
nave and aisles of the noble edifice were thronged with
eager spectators, but great decorum and the most appro-
priate demeanour were observed throughout. As the
procession moved up the nave the pealing tones of the
organ burst forth, and Mozart's beautiful anthem, " I
will give thanks," was performed. His lordship was then
conducted to the high altar, where he knelt while the
Very Rev. the Dean offered up an appropriate form of
prayer. The solemn notes of the "Te Deum" then re-
sounded through the venerable pile, and his lordship pro-
ceeded in procession to the Chapter-house, whence an
adjournment was made to the vestry, where certain for-
malities were gone through ; and the right rev. prelate, on
his return to the choir, was inducted by the Dean and
Archdeacon Macdonald into the prebendal stall of Pot-
terne, which is annexed to the see.

THE NATIONAL SOCIETY.— The anniversary meeting
of the members of the National Society for promoting the
education of the poor in the principles of the Church of
England, was held on Wednesday in the National School-
room, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster. Among those
present were the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Earl of
Romney, the Earl of Harrowby, Lord Lyttleton, Lord
John. Thynne, Lord Bayning, the Bishops of London,
Oxford, Ripon, Lichfield, Chichester, St. David's, Glouces-
ter, and St. Asaph, Mr. Adderley, M.P., Mr. Alexander
B. Hope, &c. The chair was taken by the Archbishop of
Canterbury, who observed that the cause of education had
been making steady progress, and that the National So-
ciety had fresh reason to be grateful for the success which
had attended its operations. The friends of education all
over the kingdom most thankfully allowed that every-
thing connected with the subject had taken a most palpa-
ble start, and that public attention appeared to be at
length steadily directed to the importance of providing
sound religious education for the people. In fact, educa-
tion was proceeding in England at a rate which our fore-
fathers could not have anticipated. This fact was proved
by the report of the Census Commissioners, recently pub-
lished. But, looking at counties with which he was him-
self acquainted,' he found that in the 20 years from 1811
to 1831 the number of schools establishedgn Cheshire was
only 36; while in the 20 years from 1831 to 1851 the
number of new shools established was 217. The schools
established in Kent in the period between 1811 and 1831
were 85 (showing, however, an increase in the south over
the north of England), while the number established from
1831 to 1851 was 284. The principle of training schools
also was not known Anti' 1838, but at present there were
no fewer than 34, in the various dioceses from which the
schools of the society could be supplied. The work of
progress was also apparent in the system of inspection
adopted. A few years ago no one dreamt of the inspec-
tion of schools, but now there was a perfect organization
for the purpose, irrespective of the inspection under the
superintendence of the government. The report which
they would now hear read would fully corroborate all he
had said, and furnish additional reasons for supporting
the society. The secretary read the report, which stated
that the amount collected under the Queen's last letter
had not equalled that of former years, but was as much as
could have been expected, considering the other pressing
claims upon parishes in the cause of education. The sums

received under the letter had been expended in aiding the
erection and enlargement of schools and teachers' resi-
dences. Since the last audit the school building fund had
assisted in the erection of 185 schoolrooms, affording ac-
commodation for 22,826 children, and also 86 teachers.
The total number of schools now in union with the so-
ciety amounts to 10,202, and of these 182 had been added
during the last year. No alteration had been made in
distributing the general fund of the society. The West-
minster training institutions had sent oat during the past
year 63 masters and 88 mistresses. The receipts of the
depository during 1853 amounted to £11,638, exceeding
those of the previous year by £1,400. The report, having
touched upon the progress made by the training schools
in the provinces and the Diocesan Boards, concluded by
expressing a hope that increased exertions on the part of
the Church of England would enable her to supply the
spiritual and intellectual wants of the rising generation.
The Bishop of London moved a vote of thanks to the
Archbishop of Canterbury, and congratulated the meeting
that the National Society had returned to a state of peace.
The proceedings then terminated.

THE MOUNTAIN CLERGT.—The church of Askrigg, in
Upper Wensleydale, Yorkshire, having become dilapi-
dated, a subscription for its restoration was raised of more
than £lOOO, and a church-rate of 3s. in the pound was
unanimously voted by a publsc vestry. When citizens
are refusing 'id., and mountaineers voting 3s. for church
purposes, it is an act of justice to that vilified body, the
mountain clergy and their flocks, that such facts should
be known.

CONSECRATED SATIRE.—In the great window of the
north transept of St. Martin's Church, Leicester, occurred
one of those little pieces of satire which the monastic
clergy were so fond of levelling at the predicant friars. A
fox was represented preaching to geese from the text,
" Testis est mihi Deus quam cupiam vos omnes visceribus
meis"—a cunning adaptation of the words .of St. Paul to
the Phillippian converts, with a significant change in the
last word—" God is my witness how I long after you all
in my bowels," instead of in the bowels of Christ.—Rev.
G. A. Poole.

TIIE Soxs or TICE CLERGY.—The Archbishop of Can-
terbury was honoured by the company of Prince Albert
at Lambeth Palace, on Tuesday, at an entertainment given
by his grace to the prince and the other stewards of the
bicentenary festival of the Sons of the Clergy. The com-
pany present comprised the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis
of Westminster, the Marquis of Abercorn, K.G., Earl
Spencer, K.G., Earl Howe, Earl of Auckland, Lord
Palmerston, Viscount Torrington, Lord Saye and Sele,
the Bishops of London, Winchester, Bangor, Ripon, St.
Asaph, Chichester, Hereford, Manchester, Peterborough,
Worcester, Oxford, Lichfield, Lincoln, New Zealand, and
Adelaide ; the Principal of Magdalen Hall, Oxford ; the
Master of Downing College, Cambridge : the Regius Pro-
fessor of Divinity, Cambridge, and many others of the
clergy and laity._

DIOCESE OH EXETER.—The Bishop of Exeter having
circulated, through the rural deans, a paper stating that
he was willing that any questions not doctrinal should be
discussed by his clergy at his coining visitation, and that
these questions should be previously forwarded to him
through the rural deans for his acceptance or otherwise,
on Wednesday, 17th instant, the Rural Dean of Totness
and other rural deans invited the clergy under their juris-
diction to meet and consider if any and what questions
should be discussed at the coming visitation. The follow-
ing subjects were proposed in resolutions and carried
unanimously :—The division of the services on Sundays;
the occasional celebration of the holy communion in the
evening; home missions; education of the middle classes
iu national schools; the improvement of the Institution
for the Training of Schoolmistresses at Truro; the esta-
blishment of a callege for the education of the clergy;
thanks to the bishop and rural dean ; proposition for the
oftener and stated meeting of the ruri-decanal chapter ;
au authorised hymnal desired ; and other questions were
submitted. The clergy assembled were twenty-one in
number.