The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-12-11 00:00:00

DrS;ENIAER 21, 1:835

tical crititagiori, &c. In connexion with this, I will.now quote
to von the doctrine of intolerance; as it is expressed in the
Caiechisni of the Council of Trent :—" Heretici repo, et schitt-
4matici, qui ab ecclssia descicerunt—tton neyandum quin in Eccle-
sice petestate sint, at qui ab co in judicium vocentur, puniantur, et
anathensate damnantur."
Protestants are heretics—baptized heretics, and consequently
within the power of the church, which has a divine right to re-
strain, to coerce, to compel them to submission, and, failing in
this, then in the last resort to inflict upon them a salutary pu,
nishtnent. This is the modern explanation, given for the decep-
tion of liberal protestants, of the meaning of anathema. It is a
. salutary punishment in the way of warning to the survivors, as
every judicial execution is salutary, or intended to be so, to the
surrounding thieves.
Hefe'the chairman interrupted the reverend gentleman, and
intimated to him that the object of the meeting was to raise a
subscription,
Mr. M`Netas said—l bow at once to the chair. My object
(he continued) was to show that, as the cause of the distress
was systematic, so unless something systematic was devised to
counteract- it; we should hare an annual recurrence of these
appeals for relief.- (Cheers.) But I am reminded by our re-
spected chairman, that the business of the meeting is to-,make
a subscription ; and I say, then;the Irish conspiracy has almost
attained its golden goal. If the ministers of the christian
church can be starved out of their parishes, the thing is done.
Are we prepared to allow it to be done? If not, let us prevent
the success of the blockade. Let us throw in provision to the
garrison. We call for a liberal—a christian contribution. And,
with regard to the application of the money, it is to be employ.
ed exclusively in relieving the distress personally endured by
the protestant clergy. Other funds are set on foot for sustain-
ing the rights of the clergy in a court of law, and for other
collateral objects. This is for a separate and exclusive use.
There is a lay association formed, whose object is to assist the
clergy in recovering their legal dues by the expensive process
of bills filed in the Court of Exchequer. There is also an asso-
ciation for the seppert of a school for the sons.of the Irish cler-
gy.. These are to be kept altogether distinct from our present
object. We are, however, hereby supplied with a most tri-
umphant answer to those persons who refuse to join our
subscription on the plea that it is to support the voluntary
system, and so play -into the hands of the present opponents of
the church
.properly. To-those who urge• this, not as a mere
evasion, but a real bona fide objection, see say, " Join the Lay
Association, and vindicate the majesty of the law by compelling
the enemies of the church to pay their tithes;" while to those
who hesitate about what might be considered political interfer-
ence we say, " Join our subscription to feed the hungry and
clothe the naked." The organized system of relief has two
hands ; one is held out to the advocates of voluntary relief and
the friends of suffering indigence, the other 'to those who wish
to see the law vindicated; but every Englishman who is true to
his profession will take the cause by both hands. (Laughter and
cheers.) ,If the Roman system, pledged as it is to, the extirpa-
. a-as oor eueity, "V.11:61t.11 iave nothing to
`ear— If every protestant in name Were It protestant in deed
and in truth—a protestant of Bible principles and reformation
steal—if England were wlia(she.is said to be, Protestant Eng-
land-if her principles were not undermined and sapped to the
foundation by miscalled liberality, we should have nothing to
fear. (Applause.) Nay, instead of receiving appeals for a
hare:subsistenee from the clergy in Ireland, England would be
putting forth a christian hapd to multiply missionaries in that
country—instead of extinguishing the light of the. gospel be-
cause the number of Christians was few, she would see the
yreater the necessity for christian ministers. (Cheers.) It is
because there exists a system busy in enslaving
.men in labours
cif self-righteousness, while it leaves him in unmitigated enmity
against God and man, that we are constrained to interfere, to
ptoclaiin to him the free gospel of. :Jesus Christ, the righteous-
ness which is of God by faith; which, while it brings a man in-
to peace with God, never fails to expand his affections towards
his fellow men ; so that his heart, being lifted up to commu-
nion with God in private, there gains an elevation front which
the charities, the ciYilization, and the tetideruessei of life flow
forth and radiate on every aide, and make his neighbourhood a
blessing to himself, and to all around him. (Loud cheers.)
The Rev. R. P. BUDDICOM had great pleasure in seconding
the resolution. He believed there was not within the pale of
Christendom a more meritorious, as there was not a more suf-
fering, class of men than the clergy of Ireland.—(Cheera.)—
Those individuals ought to be assisted by them on their own ac-
count. They were fighting the battle of the Church of Eng-
:and, and that not only of the ministers but of the laity, who
had as great an interest in the maintenance of religion as the
iclergy.—(Hear.) He spoke not of pounds, shillings, and
pence; he should be ashamed to do so. He spoke from higher
motives. He spoke of the . value of the church to every im-
mortal soul as a mighty instrument establiShedbv the providence
of God for the advancement of true religion, and the spread of
everything that was valuable in life.—(Cheers.) He did there-
fore hope that they would resolve in the spirit of Christian love
and Christian liberality that though persecuted their protestant
brethren should not be destroyed—though cast down, they should
not be forsaken; and whilst attempting to relieve their necessi-
ties, he felt confident they would be taking the most effectual
method of doing good to the Whole population of Ireland.
The Rev. J. B. Mom: moved. the, appointment of a commit-
tee. He considered it a cause of great thankfuluess that God
had pa it into the hearts of the people to Owe forward, and
relieve the distresses of the Irish clergy. He need not enlarge
on the assistance that the Church of England had often render-
ed to the cause of religion, when the churches abroad had been
drooping and in want. Whatever might be the cause of the dis-
tress of the. Irish clergy, it did nut release them from the obli-
gation to relieve it. God had thrown the opportunity iu their
way, and happy ought they to consider, themselves in being
made his instruments.
The Rev. C. T. Gr.a PWIN seconded the resolution, which, in
common with the preceding, was carried unanimously.
The Rev. Mr. IIORNBY, seconded by the Rev. C. G. T.
DRIFFIELD, proposed a vote of thanks to the chairman for his
able and judicious conduct in the chair.
The chairman briefly returned thanks,
.and the meeting
separated. At the doors a collection was made, which amouuted
to the handsome sum of £BO5 ; praiseworthy alike to the
liberality and-right feeling of the contributors.