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did, that
the true chur.ch not only ought to be, but must necessarily
be, one over the face of the whole earth, he must regret that
circumstances forbid them from joining in the service of the
sanctuary with any portion of their fellow-creatures, and
they must rejoice when circumstances were so changed that
they could, fully and without any sacrifice of conscience, join
in religious service with those from whom they were formerly
divide('

vow, those with whom they could conscientiously
)in, were those who, in their public service and their eccle-
siastical constitution, continued in apostolical doctrine and
fellowship, and who used all the means of grace appointed
by Christ himself and his inspired apostles. This was not
the time to examine why we had stood aloof as mem-
bers of the holy Catholic Church ; he would rather direct
attention to the history of his church as fellow-members
with ourselves of the one body of Christ. If we were right
in calling ourselves an integral portion of the one true
Catholic Church, it was impossible that those who were so
one with ourselves in all spiritual matters, should be wrong.
He alluded to the reformed Catholic Church, under episco-
pal government in Scotland and the United States of
America ; the former of which, two centuries ago, and the
latter, half a century ago, received their orders from the
Church of England, and had adopted the English articles
and liturgy. They were, therefore, so far as they could—
and that extended to the whole of their discipline and their
ceremonies, and all the essentials of church government—
one and the same with the Church of England. Of the
former of these, the reformed Catholic Church in Scotland,
which was especially under episcopal government, it was
his privilege and comfort to be a member and minister.
From this short account they must see that there never
was any reason why the members of that church should
not, when in England, seek to carry this into effect, nor
why the members of the Church of England should not
receive them fully, as brothers in Christ. But whilst
we had always a brotherly feeling of this sort with re-

gard to all lay members, there existed, till very lately, a legal
impediment to our receiving clergymen and admitting them
to the exercise of any spiritual function with our clergy. Two
years ago that impediment was removed, both as it affected
ur Scotch and our American brethren ; and it was under
act proposed in a catholic and fraternal spirit
piritual head of our church, and most readily acceded
1 the branches of our legislature, that he, as
ction of our own venerable diocesan,
Is of the gospel of reconcili-
i, not as a volunteer, but at
local pastors, to plead the

hat relieving'

Scotch

the rec

cause of general education in this great metropolis, under the
guidance, and according to the doctrines and discipline of the
established church.

After this brief introduction, the right rev. bishop pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the subject before him. He
remarked that it was a peculiar feature in English polity that
that the general government meddled 'as little as possible with
the internal arrangements of society ; and that many mat-
ters—some material, and some moral—which in any of the
continental states would be considered as under the direction
of government alone, were here left entirely to the good will
and the good sense of every local community. Which of the
two systems was the best, whether they had too much and we
had too little of the interference of government, it was quite
was quite unnecessary for him in that place to inquire'; but
whilst, as far as we were concerned, this system left a great
deal to individual benevolence, it imposed on us a very deep
responsibility. On this groundi the right rev. doctor esta-
blished his argument that we were bound, if we provided the
means for education, to see that it should be one founded
upon true religion. He illustrated this grand principle in a
variety of ways, each tending to impress it strongly on the
minds of the congregation; and he concluded an able, elo-
quent, and most convincing discourse of about half an hour's
length, with a few words of impressive exhortation to the
assembled scholars.
The collection at the doors amounted to £74 Os. 6d.
_ _

Tile following is an account of the number of childre

SCHOOLS

INFANTS.' SUNDAY

Blue Coat Hospital .... 250 100,
Female Orphan School.. • • 44
Old Church
Hunter-street
St James and St. Philip's 130 80,
Welsh School
St. Paul's
St. Mark's .
Everton and Kirkdale
Mill-lane School
St. Simon's

Edge-hill 97 70 84 71 15 23
St. Clement's, Windsor 72 76 40 .. 20 20

St. Andrew's....
NorthChurehofEngland 343 165 125 85 30
South Ditto 155 191 170 134 ..
St. Bartholomew's
St. Augustine's l5O 125 GO 40 IO
St. Bride's 196 170 110 60 12 4(

St. Jude's
St. Catherine's lOO 103 90 86 10 7 402
St. Luke's .
Christ Church
St. John Baptist
All Saints
Mariners 46 .. ... .. .. 46
St. Barnabas
__ _

West Derby Union Wklil 66 50 .. .. .. .. 116
Liverpool Ditto 260 110 70 50 .. 490

40841340211637113811 7021 689111857

There is an increase this year, over last, of eleven hundred

children

PHRENOLOGY,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STAND.4I2D,

Sin,—Having received a copy of a challenge which I am
informed is to be inserted in the Liverpool papers, I beg to
offer a few remarks upon the same through the columns of
your highly esteemed journal. The gentleman who chal-
lenges me is Mr. J. Q. Rumball, whom I met in public dis-
question in the city of Worcester, about
fectly

three years. ago. The result of that discs

Drk was pe

,e who thought with me, that 1

am a little surprised after this lapse of time to be again called
upon by Mr. Rumball to defend my views on phrenology. I
beg, however, to say, that if Mr. Rumball will appoint a
committee of gentlemen to confer with a committee appointed
by me, I am quite prepared to place myself in their hands,
and act in accordance with their determinations. I never
yet flinched from discussion with any man. where I conceived
the truth was at stake, nor am I disposed to do so now, al-
though Mr. Rumball, as a medical practitioner of some
years' standing, has greatly the advantage over me in a ques-
tion of this kind. I look upon phrenology, in principle, as
thoroughly unsound, and will prove it so in the face of any
man living; in practice I consider it most mischievous,
leading directly to Socinianism and infidelity. Combe's
Constitution of Man, in a cheap form, has now had a circu-
lation of 53,000 copies, and is now advertised as a school
book! than which 1 never met with a more insidious admix-
ture of Socinianism and infidelity in the whole course of my
experience. Ido not hesitate to say, from close observation
extending over twelve years, that the Constitution of Man
has led to more scepticism among the middle and upper
classes than any other single book in circulation.
Your insertion of this communication will greatly oblige
me, and assist, I trust, to place me right with the public in
relation to Mr. Rumbold's challenge.
I remain, Sir,
Your obliged obedient Servant,
_ _ JOHN BRINDLEY.

Choler, June 21st, 1842

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
;nt,—l received a short time ago a small case of Chain.
;ne, as a present, from abroad. Can you inform me,
in .
it paper of to-morrow, onAts landing, and the landing.

the landin-i-waiter) is autbco2

bout him, the whole con-

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