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ceeded ; that they felt grateful to- God for its 'success
hitherto, and prayed that it might pehmote His honour
and glory. He fully agreed in the sentiments conveyed
by the motion, and ac the operations of the society had
already been explained by the previous speakers, he
should simply advance one thing, which he thought ought
to be strongly impressed upon the meeting—which it'-
not been by those who bad preceded him—and that was,
that to Liverpool yet belonged the reproach of having re-
ceived from the funds of the society rather than aranted

had been discreditably inadequate. A good deal had been
said about allowing the Botanic Garden to fall into decay.
He had heard a gentleman say that it was disgraceful to

the town t

be given up, and that it could only ennure for a few more
years, as the land must be broken up for building. This
was .called very discreditable. The Church of England
Schools, too, it was equally discreditable to leave in such
a state. It was certainly discreditable -that those who
shouted so lusily for the Bible at elections, did not sup-
port those schools, where it was taught, and that one of
them had consequently to be given up. It was remark-
able, and highly discreditable that when the Society began
their grants, the town withheld that support which was
in gratitude due to as exertions and liberality. The
Society had given them £lOOO, and they returned only
£6OO. He was glad. however, to observe that this year
the reproach that had attached to the town appeared
likely to be removed. (Cheers.) He then alluded to
Mr. M'Neile's proposition to raise £5OO by promises, to
be realized in the event of the whole being thus promised.
They now wanted only £250 of that amount;' and were

ther-e not twenty persons present who had not yet sub-
scribed? Were there not twenty ladies who would un-
dertake to raise it? O twenty young persons who
would come forward for that purpose. He trusted they
would not lose the £5OO from any backwardness, for he
was sure it could be raised. He concluded by saying
that he gloried in the society ; that it was the brightest

star in the firmament of Protestantism; that it had
brought thousands upon thousands from darkness to the
light of redeeming truth, and that he hoped and prayed it
would, in the language of the resolution, yet promote the
hono .r and glory of God. (Applause.)
'lire Rev. Canon APNEILE here rose, and good bu-
mouredly said lie was going to confess. (Laughter.)
lie concurred with the last speaker in all he had stated,

tieiency of that item, it was not the town,
who was to blame. (Hear and laughter.).
he had gone from hope, and had not had an opportunity

but himself,

The fact was,

of applying tor the umerence ; out ne neneved it only
wanted a little exertion similar to that he had exercised in
the onset, to raise the sum stated, or even, be believed.

twice the e

'rtie Rev. F. CLOSE was received oil loud applause
upon rising to second the resolution. He a lid he ap-
peared before them an illused man. (Laughter.) His
next observation was lost, but he was understood to al-
luue to some of the observations Of the Rev. H. M'Neile,
as be proceeded to say that his venerable friend, the Rev.
Mr. Stewart, bad beautifully disposed of all about the
lions and mice. He (the Rev. Mr. C.) did not treat the

Rev. IL M`Neile as he had treated him. He told him
before he came to the meeting that he was the lion, and
supposing the ratio ud absurd(m to be true, the lion did
not get up ill five minutes before nine o'clock. He there•
fore considered himself in that respect an illused man;
and again, instead of being a lion he was only one•third
or a lion, two others had divided the spoil with him.
(Laughter and applause.) His last trouble was, that he
f I ever could speak unless there w

s a collection after
It was like wasting his breath on the desert air, if tiler,
was no money after. (Continued laughter.) Bu

on the screw so a: to make them feel they had not done

out, and

gave him

ose who

Trim had efficiently done the part they came there to per.
form. Most important was the information given by Mr.
Villiers, and he hoped it would never he forgotten. He
rejoiced at the few observations he had made at the be-
ginning of Ins spech, touching the mawkish sensibility
on the subje(

_ melt• great enemy, Rome, when, if they
spoke out, and called things by their right names, they
were called harsh and uncliarPahle. Those who objected
to their calling Rome Babylon, did not scruple to speak
of others in language as harsh. Say a word about Rome,
and they say she is venerable and must not be touched,
'hough she has devoured souls, swallowed up souls, and

imprisoned souls, and was the vilest supeisti•ion that
ever Satan supported. His reverend brother, Mr. Ir-
wine, had spoken of the great labours of this society,
and also of the labours of the i,issenters. He (Mr. C.)
wou:d also bear testimony to that in another nart of the.

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country, which had been lett in total destitutiun but fur
their Di,sentii g brethren. Ile was not of the opinion of
those who would rather leave men .to the doctrines of
nature than have them ins ructed by Dissenters. It bad
been his duty to travel to the Land's End, in Cornwall,
where he visted the mines, and he met with a most intel-
ligent and cultivated people—no drunkenne-s, nor any-
thing of that kind. this was effected principally by the
Calvanistic ISlethodi,ts. Until they went down, the
Cornish miners were known as Cornish wreckers. 'He
had also visited the interesting island of Iturland, where
lie found sn old mall standing and working on the ledge
ola rock. tie spoke to the old in in, and said—" This is a
dangerous occupation." The old man said " Yes, but we do
not mind it much." " Have you not many accidents ?"
" Yes; last week I hid as fine a son as ever lived crushed
to di ath ; but thanks be to God be was a pious man ; for
I would sooner follow all of my children to the grave
with the hope of immortality than they should lead a life
of immorality and sin (Applause.) Alluding to the
statement made by Mr. Barker as to the deficiency in the
subscription, he said that although there was likely to be
a change this year, they must recollect that they had
back debts to pay ; they must look hack, and their secre-
tary would tell thetn how many years they had bee-n re-
ceiving more than they had been giving. They must redeem
themselves, and place Ikt-ins:lves on a respectable footing.
As inhabitants of this town, they ought to place them-
selves on a respectable footing with all, but especially
wi,h the Church Pastoral Aid Society. (Applause.)
The rev. gentleman then read the resolution, which, he
said, at five minutes to nine he was called neon to spi ak
to, although lie was told the meeting must be concluded
by nine. He could not say that this motion had just
been put into his band, without being aware what
he was to speak upon, for his friend, the Secretary, wrote
to tell him the substance of his resolution—that it wou'd
refer to the crisis of our church. Now, what crisis slid
lie mean? [IOW was he to know what was the grea• wisis

tion to take up, our
his belief thia these words were most true
arrived a

to FA},

crisis. t) c; i4er

'e. in

ties, in thugs s-euti, iii twn
it the tr4l,,tio:t :We

Lnd God alone kw.;

it woulil kid them to; or wh re

civil; politic d , and t.. p i r i t u a 1 hitt rests of thi3 most
excited.countiy, might b, driven, until they settled down
into a more cool and permanent condition. He should
confine his observations to the church alone, and bid the
state and country adieu. There were a great many cheer-
ing circunistauces—that meeting was a cheering eircum-

stance; and he was also assured of this fact, and believed
he was correct in saying, that he did not think, since the
days of the Reformation, there were so many of the clergy
of the Church of England preaching the pu e, unadulter-
ated gospel. (Applause.) Never were there greater
exertions made by the church and country to meet
the appalling evils of which they had heard. Yet admit-
ting this to be true, and looking around, he could not sup-
press his fears that they were in a state of imminent

Peril ; and if he were asked to what he more especially
alluded than to anything else, he at once, in one concen-
trated name, told them it was Popery. (Loud cheers.)
He knew that infidelity was at work too. He agreed with
Mr. M•Neile that infidelity would s oop to take the a:-
sistance of superstition, and that also super.titton would
condescend to take the help of infidelity. Although these

sts wou

things appeared to be antipodes, or, as the chenlib
say, bore a lateral antipathy to each other, yet a

a most

duced and reproduced each other. A beloved brother of
his said, the natural production of Popery was a corrupt
Protestantism : corrupt and degraded Prct!stanti:m.

on - which the corrupt worm

y won(
IP land

er was t

I be God
s not by when
Alluding

they should not have taken possession o
waters of which they had heard much. B'
they had not done so; and the
they could be prevented from doing it
to the spread of popery, lie said it went on its

it insinuated itself into the bosom of the social circle. Vk.
ggerated picture ? Had they not hey

he drawing an exa

of the daughters ai!el children of pious clergymen being
stolen from them by the priests if Rome? lie read ex-
tracts from Mon:. Richelieu, in whirh were held up a
fearful pictur,r of the most appalling licentiousness and
aickedne.ss of the Romish Church

present crisis

had three characteristics, defection, treachery, and left
behind in the church the spawn of a t.nperstitious princi-

He dwelt at some length on these h

[bounced surplices, chanting, intoning and other portions
of the church ordinances which he said were Puseyistic

!dofyopery. lie then argued that the Church

Aid Society was the most efficie

that could b

devised for meet

tabernacles in which to worship.

tioning one other proof of iis efficiency, which was, that
they could not take up a Tractarian newspaper, from the
Englist: Murchman dow

The rev. gentleman resumed

The resolution was carried unanimowly

of the_Dozology, the

SPEECH OF SIR HOWARD DOUGLAS IN THE
HOUSE OF COMMONS ON FUIDAY.
Sir H DOUGLAS said it was his intent,on, in the few
observations he should address to the 1.
ason that had induced him to vote ag

iruri3 British agricultur

2‘e. to state th

)axiintir

logland

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