The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-08-08 00:00:00

town, which had been built by the voluntary subscrip-
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ssed of wealth in this town, and by tile
earnest exertions of those who had devoted their time,
trouble, and talents, to raise so large a sum of money;
and when he told them that they had raised above t 50,000
for this purpose, it would be admitted that Liverpool had
stood forward as much, and more, than any other town in
3 I the kingdom, in endeavouring to complete so rood a

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not as a rector, he was not sure whether there were six or
seven churches in it, whilst now he hart the pleasure of
witnessing the time when there were between thirty and
forty churches.—The ceremony was then gone through,
and concluded by speeches from Mr. Groves and the Rev
Dr. Baylee.

INSTITUTION FOR THE RELIEF OF WIDOWS AND
ORPHANS OE CLERGYMEN.—The anniversary of the In-
stitution for the Relief of the Widows and Orphans of
Clergymen who have officiated in the archdeaconries of
Chester, Liverpool, or :Manchester, was celebrated in Man-
chester on Thursday, and was probably the most successful
meeting that has been held since the establishment of the
institution in 1697. It was honoured by the presence of
three bishops—Manchester, Chester, and Sodor and Man.
The last-named prelate, who has been but recently conse-
crated, has for several years past, while Rector of War.
rington, filled the office of honorary seeretary. Divine
service was celebrated in the Cathedral, in which a large
congregation were assembled. The bishops were met, on
their entrance into the Cathedral, by a large number of the
local clergy, preceded by the churchwardens. The Bishop
of Manchester appeared in full canonicals,and occupied I,he
throne, which has been erected for him. The prayers
were read by the Rev. Canon Clifton, and the lessons by
the Rev. Charles Richson. The first lesson was the 33rd
Jeremiah, and:the second, Ist Acts of the Apostles. The
sermon was preached by the Rev. J. S. Master, rector of
Chorley, who had been selected as preacher for the year,
from St. Luke vi. 30—" Be ye, therefore, merciful, as
your Father also is merciful."—ln the afternoon, about
fifty of the supporters of the institution, lay and clerical,
dined together at the Palatine Hotel. The Bishop of
Manchester occupied the chair, supported by the Bishop
of Chester and the Bishop of Sodor and Man. The Rev.
Joshua King was in the vice-chair. The Bishop of Man-
chester, in proposing " The army and navy," observed
that if ever there was a war which deserved the. approba-
tion, as far as war could deserve it, of ministers of reli-
gion, it was that in which we were now engaged to put
down a most unprincipled attempt upon the liberties of
mankind, marked by more than an ordinary degree of
departure from that good faith, high honour, and senti-
ment which ought to characterise a Christian monarch of
the present day.—The healths of the prelates present were
drunk, and the Bishop of Manchester, in returning thanks,
urged the importance of regard, in the selection of young
men for ordination, not merely to their individual piety,
but also to their ability to maintain the position of the
Church as an efficient part of a great empire. They must
have men able to take holy views and to combine them
with large and high views. If they introduced men of a
lower standard than that which was generally considered
necessary for the Church of England, they would be doing
an injury irreparable in its consequences, not merely to
themselves but to those who were to come after them, and
whom the Christian was bound to regard. His lordship
concluded by proposing the health of Lord Grosvenor, the
president of the institution, for whom the Bishop of
Chester responded. The toasts concluded, the bishops
and other clergymen retired, and a conversation ensued
relative to the financial position of the institution. It
was introduced by the honorary secretary, who observed
with respect to the parent institution, that they were just
concluding a year of more than usual importancq, and he
might say of anxiety, many changes in the constitution
having taken place. Though the subscriptions were large,
they did not meet the grants which were made 4t every
anniversary. Last year they voted, the sumOtEl,2oo ;
the sum they could actually depend upon was only £1,070,
so that there was a deficit of £l3O. There was an abso-
lute necessity for an increase of the funds of the parent
society, as new cases of an urgent description were before
the committee, who had been compelled to say with respect
to them that the granting of relief depended upon the
bounty of the society. The amount required to complete
the "liquidation fund" was £330, and there was a pros-
pect of its being realised. In the clergy-orphan school,
there were not so many scholars as there ought to be, to
make it payable; and the terms were therefore lowered
seven or eight months ago. What they wished to do was
to fill the school (where there were at present only 45
,a although
existing u gt
debtrewas by
accommodation
subscription.
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Dean of Ashton attributed the lack of support to the non-
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diffusion of information with regard to the institution.—
£3O was collected on its behalf at the Cathedral, on Sun-
day, and the collection on Thursday amounted to £35;