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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-05-19 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL

CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY

against the existence of which Englishmen
in all times been the foremost to lift up their
voice. Yet we find not a step taken, or a word The annual meeting of the Liverpool Auxiliary to th
Church Missionary Society was held yesterday in
uttered, against that bill. We give the following theatre of the Collegiate Institution, and although the
description of it from the Church and State Gazette : weather was most unfavourable there was a large and
"If the Charitable Trusts Bill should bring within its respectable assembly, the lower gallery and the body of
reach the great societies which regulate the church--such the hall being filled.
as the Society for Propagation of Christian Knowledge, Shortly after eleven o'clock the Worshipful and Rev.
the Church Building Society, the National Society, Henry Raikes, Chancellor of the Diocese, took the chair,
&c., all of which receive legacies on trust—it will become and the platform was speedily crowded by clergymen.
T
an instrument of overwhelming power. The commis-
The worshipful CHAIRMAN then proceeded briefly to
sioners will have more power over England than the Poor open the business of the day. He observed that very few
Law Commissioners. A bill for the compelling the remarks were necessary from him to explain the nature
publication of charities may do good ; but, unless of the business to be transacted, because it was satisfac-
its powers are most accurately defined, the commis- tory to know that all present must be well acquainted
sioners will have a terrible rule over church mat- with the nature and objects of the Church Missionary
ters; and, through them, the administration of the day. Society, and their presence that morning, under such un-
The authority of the Poor-Law Commissioners does not favourable circumstances, showed the deep interest they
extend beyond England ; hut it may be that the authority felt for its welfare. From the very nature of the society
of the Charitable Trusts Bill may extend over the whole it was manifest it must go on prosperously, for every suc-
habitable globe, and wherever the legacies to the societies cessive year extended its influence, and produced a
reach. Surely this is a power that ought to be vetted in better acquaintance with the heathen world. (Hear.)
G
parliament only. If the practice of establishing commis_ God bad given much success to their labours, and if they
sions—that is, perpetual commissions—is to be extended, looked to him for his blessing they would be stimulated
the real power of the empire will be drawn to them, and to come forward with renewed energy. He concluded
through them, to the existing Ministry, who may, at their with calling on the Rev. H. Carpenter, who opened the
pleasure, create or dissolve, and pay and influence, all meeting with prayer.
such bodies." The rev. gentleman then read the report of the com-
ittee.
Why do not Englishmen bestir themselves to pre- mThis document, after noticing the Divine blessing which has
vent the passing of such a Bill ? One would ima., attended the society's operations, remarked on the promising
m stateore o
thanf
gine that the mere facts here stated, independent ofconverts tSs
otuhtehreer
alndia.
doubled, Duringan little
its operation upon local charities, would be sufficient the last year in that mission no fewer than 68 0 souls were con-
to raise a torrent of opposition against it. But, nyears
verted to Christ iani• y. This desire for Christian instruction has
alas, we seem to have fallen into the " slough of des- B hopno ifn rae
cal
rs iansg , a afttei dr
awie)ehrsaovneatihiensrepcercitridoend
of P
the
labours hoef
pond." We seem waiting for some measure, which the missionaries in that region, that almost any number of
faithful ministers would be immediately engaged, and each
is to upset the powers of human patience. would find himself surrounded by 1500 or 2uoo attentive in-
quirers. In reference to Kishnaghur, in Northern India, the
Archdeacon of Calcutta writes, after visiting several stations of
our missions there, " At every station it did my heart good to
see what was going on." In Western Africa, within the last
eight years, seven new churches have been erected, all of
which are filled every Sabbath with devout worshippers. The
society's labours in New Zealand, the West Indies, North West
America, Cei lon, British Guiana, China, at the Himalaya Moun-
tains, not far from the banks of the Sutledj, have been greatly
blessed. With regard to the society's finances, there is a de-
ficiency in the amount contributed this year as compared with
the year before of £2701. The total amount received last year
was £102,458, and in the preceding year it was £105,247. But
of the deficiency £2OO ) comes under the head of legacies, al-
ways a fluctuating source of income. There is also a deficiency
in the amount received by the Liverpool Auxiliary. In the year
before last the Auxiliary received £2199 16s. 9d., while this
year only £lB7l 15s. gd. have been received, showing a falling
off of £328. A considerable portion of this deficiency in Liver-
pool is to ae traced to the absence of special donations, and to
other causes not indicating, it is hoped, any diminution of
interest in the society. The report concluded by referring to the
principles of the t hurch Missionary Association, as a faithful
teacher of Evangelical truth, and a faithful witness against
Romish error. The great Protestant principles for which our
Reformers died at the stake have, from the first, guided the
,ociety, and from these, with the Divine blessing, the society is

TESTIMONIAL OF. ESTEEM TO THE REV.
CHARLES MARSHALL,
OF ST. THOMAS'S CHURCH, TOXTETH-PARK.

On Tuesday evening last, a meeting of a majority of
the Sunday-school telchers connected with the above
church was held in Toxteth Hall, Mill-street, (Mr.
Hunton in the chair,) for the purpose of presenting the
above-named rev. gentleman with a mark of their appro-
bation on his relinquishing the curacy of St. Thomas's,
after a memorial having been unanimously signed by the
congregation to appoint him to the vacant incumbency.
Not having been successful,;he retired from the scene of
his labours in the park, where he has been engaged for
the last eighteen months, with the good wishes of thou-
sands of the poor, towards whom he has acted, in spiritual
and temporal matters, in the most Christian-like and be-
coming manner. _ _

The testimonial consists of a handsome silver ink-stand,
in the centre of which is a wafer-stand, richly surmounted
with the "figure of Innocence sitting under a tree," and
on each side two superbly glass inkstands on a beautifully
elevated tray, on feet and raised edges, on which is the
following inscription :—" Presented to the Rev Charles
Marshall by the teachers of St. Thomas's Church Schools.
May 12th, 1846." The reverend gentleman has also been
presented with numerous valuable presents from indivi-
dual members of the coneregation. _ _

revolved never to swerve.
The Rev. J. H. STEWART moved the adoption of the
report, and the appointment of officers for the ensuing
year ; and, in doing so, drew attention to the fact of the
anniversary meeting of the Parent Society, held in Lon-
don last week, being more numerously attended than
usual, and to the animation which prevailed, as indicative
of increased exertion in behalf of the missionary cause.
At that meeting there were four bishops, several noble-
men, several members of parliament, and a host of the
most influential clergy; and he trusted the noble example
set in the metropolis would not be lost upon Liverpool,
but that the merchants and influential persons in this town
would come forward and give a tone to their proceedings.
(Loud cheers.)
The Rev. R. DAVIES, secretary to the Parent Society,
seconded the motion in a lengthy and eloquent address.
He said it afforded him exceeding pleasure to return to
Liverpool after so long an absence, to endeavour to excite
an interest amongst them in behalf of the heathen, now
perishing_for lack of knowledge. There were many

The Rev. Gentleman deli;ered a very feeling and ani-
mated address on the occasion, in the course of which he
urged all his hearers to persevere in the maintenance of
those great Protestant principles which it had been his
duty to instil into them, and which it should be his pride
and pleasure to continue to defend throughout the re-
mainder of his earthly career.

After the following hymn (selected by a committee of
the teachers for the occasion) had been sung, the meeting
separated, taking farewell of their beloved and much-
respected pastor:—

Thou messenger of Christ, His sovereign voice obey

Arise and follow where he leads, and peace attend thy way
The Master whom thou serv'st will needful strength bestow

Depending on His promised aid, with sacred courage go.
Mountains shall sink to plains, and hell in vain oppose :
The cause is God's and will prevail, in spite of all thy foe
Go, spread a Saviour's fame, and tell his matchless grace

rea-
sons to bless God for the success which had attended the
efforts of the Church Missionary Society. He could
fully bear out all that Mr. Stewart had said respecting the
interest exc

We wish thee, in ills name, the most divine success ;
Assur'd that He who sends thee forth will all thy labours bless

ed in London at the last meeting of the so-
ciety, a'td be had just been told by Dr. Tattershall that
he had intended to be present, but the crowd was so great
that he could not get within six yards of the door of Exe-
ter Hall. If they looked back for a few years at the gra-
dually increasing progress the society had made, they
would find abundant cause for thankfulness to God ; and
whether they looked to the state of its funds or the num-
ber of persons now ready to engage in its service as mis-
sionaries, they would find that the expectation of its
friends had been greatly surpassed. (Cheers, and hear,
hear.) For the first four years of its existence, the chief
object of the society was to endeavour to obtain mission-
aries, and for that purpose they had correspondence with
the clergy in various parts of the country ; but all their
efforts were unsuccessful, and the first missionaries sent
out were two Lutherans, from Germany; and now,
although there had been a great increase in the number,
yet the supply was by no means equal to the demand.
(Hear, hear.) A great improvement, too, had taken
place in the qualifications of the missionaries. The rev.
gentleman then mentioned the case of two clergymen who
had left this country during last year, the superior qualifi-
cations they possessed, and prospects they had given up
for the purpose of engaging in the work. Again, in a
financial point of view, the society was abundantly pros-
pering ; and this. he said, notwithstanding the slight
falling off which appeared in the report. (Hear, hear.)
For many years, its income did not exceed a few
hundred pounds, but for several years past it had
exceeded £lOO,OOO. (Cheers.) In the year 1815 or
or 1816, • the itev. Josiah Pratt, one of the secretaries of
the society, said be should not be surprised if he lived to
see the day whenitsincome reached £20,030, and the
present Bishop of Calcutta, rather more sanguine, said it
might reach £50,000. The Rev. Thomas Scott, who had
preached the first anniversary sermon in its behalf, thought
that at some time, though far distant, natives might be so
far taught as to be admitted to holy orders. So far had
all these expectations been exceeded, than the income of
the society more than doubled the most sanguine expecta-
tion. and he was happy to add, that there were ten native
missionaries in holy orders, of whom the highest testi-
mony was borne to the success and usefulness of their la-
bours. The rev. gentleman then proceeded to notice the
operations of the society in various parts of the world,
and the new fields for missionary enterprise which were
opening in the Punjaub and China. In the latter country
there were three hundred and sixty millions of people ready
to receive the gospel. The utmost toleration was now
allowed in that country, but it was a sorrowful fact,
that there was at present only one missionary, in con-
nection with the society in the whole of that extensive
empire. The speaker then urged on the meeting the ne-
cessity of exertion in behalf of the finances of the society,
and mentioned several pleasing instances attending con-
tributions to it. A clergyman, residing in Norfolk, made
it a point to contribute £5OO every year, and he had sent
to the institution upwards of £6,000. (Hear, hear.)
Lately, an artillery officer presented to it the sum of £7O,
which, be said, he had received as his share of the prize
money from the Chinese war. On Thursday last, a
gentleman, not very well dressed, called at the office in
London, and asked to see one of the secretaries. He saw
Mr. Venn, and handed to him seven Bank of England
notes for £lOO each. Mr. Venn asked his name, but he
walked away, observing that they would do very well
without it. The notes were all good. (Loud cheers.)
The rev. gentleman concluded with an eloquent appeal in
behalf of the society, and sat down amid loud cheers.
The Rev. R. HUGHES, Rector of Aberystwith, sup-
ported the motion, in a speech of some length.
The Rev. Dr. BYRTH, Rector of Wallasey, proposed
the next resolution. The Church Missionary Society
stood upon the distinct recognition of 'the necessity of
Divine grace, and if it had done nothing more by the
recognition of this principle in connection with the Church
of England, it had conferred a great favour upon this
country as a nation. It appeared to him that the society
was not yet sufficiently appreciated. He could not contrast
what it had done with what it ought to have done, without
coming to that conclusion. (Hear, hear.) Was it not very
strange that the government of the world—and England
had a large share of it—was it not strange that they did
not properly appreciate such a society? Again, how did
it happen that merchants did not appreciate its value?
Apart from any religious consideration, -the missionaries
would be the best pioneers to open out fields for com-
merce where it is now unknown. (Hear, hear.) But the
literary men of the world had not done what they ought
to have done in its behalf; nor had it been properly appre-
ciated even by the clergy and the members of the church
generally. For himself he was willing to acknowledg
that he had not sufficiently appreciated it and should be
glad to give a proof of his intention to be more earnest in
its behalf for the future. The Church Missionary Society
stood prominently forward among the nations of the earth
as the great character and genius of the Churchof England.
{Loud cheers.) It brought the great doctrines of the
Church always essentially before those amongst whom its
missionaries went—the doctrines of her articles—the doc-
trines of her formularies—the doctrines of her homilies—
the doctrines of her pulpits—the doctrines of her martyrs
—tbe doctrines of Christ, of a full and free salvation
through the blood of an incarnate Redeemer, applied by
divine grace. (Loud cheers.) The Church Missionary
Society, therefore, demands a higher appreciation— a
more energetic support—from all classes in the Church
of England than it had ever yet received. (Continued

We understand that the Rev. Mr. 1-Inches, of Aberyst.
with, is to preach in Welsh, at St. David's Church, in this
town, to-morrow (Wednesday) evening. . _

The anniversary of the Guernsey Auxiliary to the So-
ciety for Promoting Christianity among the Jews was
held on Monday last. The Rev. Thomas Nolan of this
town wps one of the deputation.
A meeting of scripholders in the North Western Rail-
way was held at Manchester, on Saturday, Hugh Hornby,
Esq., in the chair. The directors were authorised to pro-
ceed with tha bill.

On Thursday night, the Earl of Powis presented a pe-
tition for the immediate appointment of a Bishop of Man-
chester, and against the union of the sees of St. Asaph
and Bangor, from the congregation of St. Martin's Church,
in this town, and a similar petition from Toxteth-park.

. .
UTTERING BASE HALF-CROWNS.---At the Police
Court yesterday, a man in the garb of a mechanic was
charged with uttering bad half-crowns to several shop-
keepers and dealers. Three or four of the base coin were
produced. H e was remanded for further evidence.

LIBERAL DON ATION.—We are happy to hear that the
handsome sum of £5O was yesterday forwarded to the
treasurer of the Liverpool Auxiliary of the Church Mis-
sionary Association, being a contribution to the funds of
the Society from a member of the Presbyteri,ln Church in
this town.

At a meeting of the Liverpool and Preston, and Man-
chester and Southport Railways shareholders at Man-
chester, en Saturday, it was determined to proceed with
the bill. The chairman, R. A. Thicknesse, Esq. said
the assents represented more than five-sixths Of the
whole number of shares.
We beg to call the attention of our readers to an adver-
tisement in this day's paper of two sermons to be preached
for the Church Missionary Society by the Rev. Hugh
Stowell and the Rev. F. Close. In another part of our
paper we have given a report of the interesting meeting
yesterday, and the collections in the various churches, on
Sunday, as far as we have been able to ascertain their
amounts.

ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLUB.—The opening cruise,
for the yachts to sail round the light-ship and back, will
take place on Saturday. They start from New Brighton,
at eleven in the morning"; and, if the weather should
prove favourable, a pleasant day may be anticipated. The
Edith, 70 tons ; the Psyche, 60 tons ; Fenella, 50 tons ;
Osprey, 45 tons, a new yacht ; the Vision, just launched
at Poole ; the Leda, Leander, Seagull, Gem, Peterell,
Jane, and other yachts, are expected to join in the day's
excursion. The vessels will sail under the broad pendant
of the commodore. The first club sailing match of the
season will take place on the sth June. The prizes are
very elegant, full particulars of which we shall be able to
give in our next.

CAUTION TO LODGING-1101)SE KEEPERS.—Yesterday,
at the Police Court, a shabby•genteel young man, named
Wm. M`Kay, was charged by Mr. Jonathan Downham
with having gone to his house (in his absence) in quest of
lodgings, and on a promise of calling again when his re-
ferences were inquired into, taking advantage of the mo-
mentary advantage of Mrs. D., pocketting a silver per-
forated ladle, which was immediaetly missed. When
seized, the article was found in his possession. Several
other parties, whom the prisoner had treated in a similar
manner, appeared against him. A flute was produced
which he had purloined from one lodging-house; and a
book from another; both of which were identified by the
owners. Another, to whom he had paid a visit with the
same object, had missed a silver spoon and a pair of sugar
tongs. A box bad also been stolen from a house in Rod-
ney-street, supposed by the prisoner ;• and from another
house an umbrella. It appeared that the prisoner had
been in the practice of scouring the town on the pretence
of taking lodgings, and had seized hold of and carried off
whatever was within his reach when he was unobserved.
The evidence was taken so far, preparatory to his trial at
the sessions. _ _

CHARGE AGAINST A PRIEST OF OBTAINING MONEY
UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.-At the Police Court, yes-
terday, a welt-dressed gray-headed man, named Robert
Swaine, but who had latterly assumed the name of Staf-
ford Swaine, (the first being that of his mother) was
brought before Mr. Rushton on a charge of having ob-
tained various sums of money from different parties, os-
tensibly for the re- building of a new chapel and priory, at
(we believe) a town in Ireland called Minot y. A woman
named Mary Parker, and several other parties had been
applied to by the prisoner for donations towards the
ject stated,which he obtained. It appeared that the prisoner
was a suspended Roman Catholic Priest. Dr. Kelly, of St.
Joseph's Roman Catholic Chapel stated that he believed the
prisoner had no authority whatever from his superior to
collect money for such an object, and that a letter found,
with others, upon him, purporting to be written by. Dr.
Sharpies, the Homan Cotholic bishop, and authorising
him to collect money, was not in the handwriting of that
gentleman. Another Roman Catholic clergyman in the
court expressed a similar opinion. On the prisoner were
found a book, with a heading or prospectus, as prefaratory
to the names of donors for the object stated, and holding
out to subscribers certain religious advantages that would
accrue to them alter the lapse of a twelvemonth. This
book contained the names of many respectable parties in
this town and neighbourhood, with sums appended as if sub-
scribed, but a considerable number of these were fictitious,
they not having contrituted, and those who had done so
were, of course, imposed upon. Dr. Kelly stated that the
prisoner on being suspended, was required by his supe-
rior, in order to purge him of the offence he had com.
mitted to do penance by a residence of twelve months at
a priory in Rome, or some other part of the continent ;
but he had not, it appeared, done so. The prisoner, on
being asked what he had to say, stated at some length
that he had resided for twelve months at (as we under-
stood him) Mount Henry, and that wishing to be rein-
stated as a priest he had come to this town to solicit sub-
scriptions, with a "view to the rebuilding of the delapi-
dated chapel and priory of Millory. He added, that
he had not made use of the letter purporting to he
from Dr. Sharples, or of the names of the parties
in the subscription book who had not paid, but had merely
written them as memorandums; but this admission only
impressed his hearers with a conviction that fraud had
been perpetrated. Mr. Rushton sent for Dr. Sharpies,
the Roman Catholic vicar apostolic of the district, who
pronounced the document purporting to be written by him
to be a forgery. There was :also a letter from a Mr.
Maddock, a clergyman, also supposed to be a forgery.
Amongst the witnesses against the prisoner was Mr.
Richard Shiel, whose name appeared in the list of donors,
and who it appeared had been imposed upon by the pri-
soner some three years ago. Mr. Rushton, after what
was stated by Dr. Sharples, committed the prisoner to
gaol for three months under the vagrancy act.
The advertisement of Mr. C. Wilmer, announcing the
reduction of the price of the Daily News, for which he is
agent, will be found elsewhere.

cheers.)

The key. Canon STOWELL on rising to second the mo-
tion was received with loud cheers. He had no reason to
pledge himself as the last speaker had done not to occupy
their time at any length, for time did not permit. He
had to leave by the next train, the railway would not wait,
and although the meeting was certainly not a cold one,
yet the room was certainly of that description, and there-
fore it was necessary for the health of some that they
should not he detained much longer. He could bear his
testimony, too, to the deepened feeling which now existed
in behalf of the Church Missionary Society. He felt it
pervade his own mind, and he had no doubt it extended
to others. The society by its exertions amongst the hea-
then produced a reflex benefit upon our native land. He
conceived the organzation of the society a most impor-
tant epoch in the history of the church. It did not origin-
ate a Christian spirit in the church, but it tended to

stimulate and strengthen a Christian spirit amongst its
members and therefore it was a blessing to the land,
for in individuals as in Churches if they became lifeless in
their principles: God would withdraw from them the light
they already had. Christianity was like water, it must be
kept floe, ing or it became stagnant and filthy. So it was
with the Gospel in the Church of Christ—it was to be
kept Hawing or it would lose its vitality. (Cheers.) It
was only thus that the Church could boast of its apostolic
succession. Its conduct during the days of the Apostles
was onward, and those who relied upon Apostolic succes-
sion in any other way than this were building with the dead
stones of human artifice instead of the polished and living
stones prepared by the Spirit of God. (cheers.) The most
Apostolic thing in this world was a truly Gospel sermon,

atl' this, whether preached in a church, or from a pulpit,
forin,,d on a rock, having the canopy of heaven for a
or beneath the shade of a green tree. (Laud

f) He woula venture to assert that there had been
hed upon a rock, on the mountain's side,
W sermons t.,
or in the wig,,,,,:n of an Indian, more evangelical than
im-ached in the most polished pulpit
ever had been
oyed, or that ever was restored.
puritanism ever degh
(Loud cheers.) The Church of England, in her
ut the world, was the real
missionary character thtotip.:
and the Church Mis-
representative of the refortiN,q' na
't apostolic as well as
sionary Society appeared in her ti 24..
her most catholic aspect, when she. -vas extending her
spel to
borders and sending forth the everlasting tt..
nations yet in darkness. (Loud cheers') •Ar.lother cha-
heathen
racteristic of it was, that it tended to bring t,.,. heathen
world and the different members of the church info .fe11.0.w,7

ship, one with another; not merely into that unity'

produces little more than uniformity, but into that
of brotherhood, that spirit of Christianity, wifict
animates the Church Missionary Society. (Applause.)
They who bad assembled that day were witnesses
that what bound them together was the common cause of
their God and Saviour to promote the eternal welfare of
fellow-mortals. (Hear, hear.) There were some present
who might be considered chroniclers of the past genera-
tion. Their venerable chairman was the representative
of a generation which had passed away. He was con-
nected with some of the earliest founders of th

society

and he trusted he might long live to bear his testimony
amongst them to the labours of its earliest supporters.
(Loud cheers.) He was a witness that in the early period
of its existence there were few such gatherings as this,
and that which had recently taken place in London.
Some, however, objected to their proceedings, because
there was excitement. Why, were not our soldiers ex-
cited ? Was there not excitement amongst our sailors
when they were expecting to be engaged? We had seen
a good deal of excitement in Parliament only the other
day. Was there not excitement on our Exchange when
stocks were up, or the market was good, and was it not
right, then, to be excited to the immeasurably higher ob-
jects affecting the eternal welfare of man ? (Cheers.)
Was it right that they should be excited merely as
regarded earthly objects, and when, as Christians,
they saw the whole world lying in wickedness, no holy
zeal should burn in their breast as Britons? (Applause.)
If the excitement which animated the first founders of the
society had been merely an ephemeral excitement, it
would long since have died away. There could be no con-
tinued flame, unless there was something solid for it to
feed upon. Not long ago the prospects of the society
were most cheering. It was thought this institution was
going far towards harmonising the brethren throughout
the church, but there arose a party in Oxford who
would have union on other than Christian grounds.
(Hear, hear.) At the time referred to he could recollect
numbers of the clergy were coming forward to join the
society, and the church of England was becoming happy,
harmonious, and as one man. Many were now set up in
opposition; but the spectacle of the heathen world was
now exhibiting to them how brethren could dwell together
in unity. (Cheers.) He recollected, when a young man
on his way to college, being in Liverpool during a
severe storm. He saw the docks full of vessels which
were driven against each other with such force
as to be likely to stave each other's sides in. He
was enjoying the scene with all the ardour of youth
under the shelter of a wall, to prevent his being blown

own, when a Jack Tar came up and remarked that it was
a pity the vessels were pent up in the dock, where they
were doing injury to each other ; for if they were out at
sea, there would be no such danger, and they should not
come near each other, except to ask " how fares it with
you ?" So it was with religion at home. They were in
danger of knocking each other to pieces; but when
they went forth as brethren against the common
enemy of mankind, on the broad field of heathen-
they never came near each other unless it

were to ask how they fared, and to wish each other
good luck in the name of the Lord. (Loud cheers.) The
way, too, in which missionary exertions tended to open
out commerce, was a subject to which too little attention
had been directed. it was one of the most touching and
interesting passages in our history, to contrast the pro-
gress of colonization. The way in which they had acted
was apparent in what was now going on in New Zealand.
(Hear, hear.) What had Christianity done ? It
gas gravely predicted that whoever went there as
a missionary would soon be found in the belly of the Ca-
nibals. What, however, was the result ? Missionaries
did go, and they succeeded in placing that land under the
sway of Queen Victoria, not, however, by the conquering
sword of the warrior, but by the peaceable fruits of Chris-
tianity. Then what did colonization do ? She followed
and turned the whole island upside down. It had injured
the natives and robbed them of their property, and now
bloodshed reigned where before all was peace and happi-
ness. It had treated the natives as briers and thorns to be
cut up and hewn down, but the object of the Missionary
Society was to fulfil the prophecy of Isaiah—to turn
the brier into the myrtle, and the wilderness into
a fruitful field. (Cheers.) The rev. gentleman then re-
ferred to the contributions from Manchester and Liver-
pool, and observed that there had been some rivalry be-
tween the two towns as to which should contribute most
to its funds, and if Liverpool did not take care, Manches-
ter would beat th-m. The latter was somewhat confined
to its large brick buildings in its operations, but the Li-
verpool merchant had the whole world for his field, and
therefore, he thought, had more opportunity for extensive
usefulness. But Manchester had sent out as many mis-
sionaries as Liverpool. He thanked God that three of his
own flock were labouring abroad as missionaries. There
was something in the constant contact with a seafaring
life which presented to the mind a love of travel. Let
their minds only be sanctified and hallowed, and then
young men, instead of going abroad to see the world, or
in search of lucrative situations—in search of the shining
dust which is of no value in the hour of death—would
seek an infinitely more noble wealth than ever was exhi-
bited on their exchange. He confessed he could not help
a blush from suffusing his face when he heard it stated
that the Church Missionary Society had only one repre-
sentative in the Chinese empire. What was Rome doing ?
Did she leave the ground to be unoccupied? No ! She
had her sixty or seventy Jesuits spread over the face of
the country. What was Liverpool doing ? He thought
it was distinguished for its Protestantism, and yet they
could not erect a college for education of a scriptural
character, but a reptile Jesuitical institution must be
erected in the same neighbourhood—a poor imitation of it.
(Loud cheers, and hear, hear.) The Church of Rome like
a great snake was busily employed encircling the church
in its folds, intending to crush it and with it all our liber-
ties, boht_ social and civil ; but by the help of the
Lord it never shall be. (Loud cheers.) It was not
merely. the Church of Christ which they had to
defend but our own liberties—our own glory as a nation.
(Cheers.) Were there any young men present willing to
go out to the heathen world as missionaries ? Were there
any present ready to recruit for the army of the faithful ?
He had no doubt there were hundreds in this town who
would be delighted with cadetships in India, though
they had to step into the places of those whose blood
dyed the waters of the Sutlej. (Cheers.) How was it that
the honor which came from man was so eagerly sought af-
ter when that which would endure for ever—the honour
which came from above was comparatively neglected? How
was it that man should desire a place in the records of
fame of this world when he was regardless of the fame
which would be recorded in the imperishable records of
heaven, and heedless of an honour which should live
through the revolving ages of eternity. (Applause.)
Another field for missionary enterprise was opened in the
Punjaub. He had lately had an opportunity of break-
fasting with the good bishop of Calcutta whom he was
thankful to be able to say was about returning to India
with renovated health and renewed energy of mind, to
lay, as he said, his bones in his EpiscOpate. His lordship
told him that when sailing on the waters of the Sutlej,
as he viewed the vast plains of the Punjaub, he
said to himself, " I take possession of the Pun-
jaub in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ." How
little did he think at that time that he was uttering a pro-
phecy which was so soon to be fulfilled. Now the whole
country was open to him, and should God open out a
country to them, and would they not occupy it?—
(Applause.) He hoped the Christian friends present that
morning would give such a contribution as would enable
Mr. Davies to return to the parent society, and to say
that Liverpool had commenced a subscription which
would meet the wants of China and India. (Loud cheers.)
The resolution, having been put from the chair, was
unanimously adopted.
A collection was made during the singing of " All hail
the power of Jesu's name" ; after which, the Worshipful
Chairman most pathetically delivered the apostolical be-
e I nediction, and the meeting separated.

The following are the amounts received, on Sunday, at
the various churches mentioned :

£ s. e..
25 2 11
5 0 4
67 0 0
31 3 7
50 0 0
14 5 2
20 0 0
24 10 0
95 0 0
3 0 0
21 0 0
109 2 8
30 0 0*
31 0 0
11 0 0
5 7 6
30 0 0
10 16 0
21 4 4
30 0 0
39 0 0
3 5 8

At the meeting yesterday
St. Anne's, Great Richmond-street
St. Andrew's
St. Augustine's
St. Bride's
St. Barnabas*
Christ Church.
St. Clement's
St. George's, Everton
Everton Chapel..
St. John's
St. Jude's
St. John the Baptist's
St. James's, Parliament-street
St. Luke's
Mariners' Church
St. Mark's
St. Saviour's .
St. Silas'
St. Anne's, Aigburth.
St. Thomas', Seaforth
Wavertree Chapel
* Half to the Gospel Propagation Society
An adjourned meeting of the Association will be held
in the Amphitheatre this (Tuesday) evening.

The Rev. J. W. Gouring, late of St. Matthew's Church,
in this town, and who is now unfortunately afflicted with
blindness, has just published a small pamphlet, entitled
" The Church, and what it is, being traces of the real
Church of the Living God during the first two centuries."

At the annual meeting of the Church Pastoral Aid So-
ciety, on Tuesday, Lord Ashley, as chairman, acknow-
ledged the receipt, through the Rev. Hugh M'Neile, of
£364 Os. as a special contribution from some friends of
that institution in this town. In the report the committee
acknowledged themselves to be under deep obligations to
Liverpool, as, in addition to this sum, the receipts there
had trebled during the past year. It may be remembered
that, at the meeting of the Liverpool auxiliary of the
society, in February last, Mr. M`Neile promised to wipe
away the disgrace that attached to the town, of receiving
more from the society than the town contributed, and
the rev. gentleman has thus amply redeemed his promise.