The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-10-24 00:00:00

GREAT GEORGE WARD,

A crowded meeting of the electors was held last night,
at the Great George Tavern, Upper Pitt-street, for the
purpose of considering the important subject of selecting a
candidate in the place of Mr. M`Nicoll. William Ashley
Clayton, Esq., was in the chair, and amongst those pre-
sent were Aldermen Toulmin and Cooper, Councillor
Wagstaff, Messrs. Wood, Lawrence, Fabert, M`lieverigan,
Thomson, Braun, Porter, Stubbs, Bland, Mainley, Ches-
terfield, Lawson, Lewis, Pattison, Anderson, Lowe, Boyd,
and Mr. Gibson, the hon. secretary of the ward.
The Chairman, in opening the business, said they were
met in consequence of the unseating of their valuable re-
presentative, Mr. M`Nicoll. They had to supply his place,
and, as a gentleman had been s elected, he would call on
Mr. John Lawrence, who moved the first resolution,
thanking Mr. M`Nicoll for his valuable services, and re-
gretting their being deprived of them. He referred to
the time, two years ago, when he was returned by a large
majority, and, after the experience they had had of him
they had no reason to regret their choice
Mr. Bland seconded the motion. Mr. M`Nicoll ,had
fulfilled his duties to the satisfaction of every elector, and
he was sure they all regretted being deprived of his ser-
vices, and cordially thanked him for the duties he had
performed during the last two years.
Alderman Toulmin said he would not let the oppor-
tunity pass of bearing his testimony to the value of Mr.
M7sTicoll's services in the Town Courcil.
Mr. M`Nicoll said the office of Town Councillor was one
of honour, and he felt obliged for the handsome manner
in which his services had been acknoaledged. A mere
technical difficulty Lad occurred to prevent his continuing
their representative, and not deeming it proper that the
ward should for one year be unrepresented, he had at
once resigned, and trusted that at some future time he
might be able to serve them once more. He had the
kigileet opinion 9f the geatlaaan whe had been "elected

ST. ANNE'S WARD.

MEETING OF THE FRIENDS OF MR. KITCHEN

Last evening a numerous meeting of the friends of Mr.
Joseph Kitchen took place at the Public-room at the
bottom of Hunter-street. Mr. Roger Haydock was called
to the chair, and, in opening the proceedings, explained
that the object of the meeting was to allow Mr. Kitchen
and his committee to refute certain statements which had
been made derogatory to them, not only as candidates and
canvassers, but as men. Statements had been made that
they had not only obtained signatures under false repre-
sentations, but that they had forged them. Mr. Haydock
gave instances that such an idea ought to be scouted.

h had been

Mr. Robinson denounced the attacks whic
made, that signatures had been attached
tition through misrepresentation or by means of forgery
He would give a digest of the memorial. It contained th,

names of three clergymen, nine professional men, thirty-
two tradesmen and manufacturers, 132 householders, and
102 shopkeepers. The speaker, after relating many facts,
and reading letters in refutation of the charges which
had been made, referred to a statement which had been pub-
lished in the Liverpool Courier. This, he said, was the
first time that ever a low and scurrilous squib, he thought,
had been allowed to appear in a Liverpool newspaper; but
the proprietor of that paper had been obliged to
the amende honorable. That the "entire-sancti

fication

Courier" could be a party to such a statement, he was sur-
prised. The proprietor had promised to make the matter
right; but what did that mean? A similar statement
again appeared, and the simple plea was, that it was paid
for—it was an advertisement. Now, if such a scurrilous
statement could be repeated in the advertising columns
for a price, why not in the local columns? and if so, by
a parity of reasoning, why not in the leading articles?
(Hear, hear.) He was surprised that the proprietor
should have circulated such a report, so derogatory to his
character, and so injurious to the character of Mr. Kitchen.
Mr. Fraser, the Secretary, spoke at some length, and
in energetic terms, in praise of Mr. Kitchen.
The following resolution was then carried
"That this meeting is fully satisfied that the charge
made by Mr. Houghton in his address,—` That many have
signed a requisition to my opponent,' under false repre-
sentations,' is totally untrue, and records its opinion that
nothing but the most honourable and straightforward
means have been adopted in securing signatures."
Mr. Kitchen was then called upon, and received with
loud applause. He dwelt upon the various municipal
topics which are at present agitating the town, and pro-
mised, if elected, he should constantly hold himself in
readiness—be accessible to his constituents—and would
fulfil his duty to the best of his ability, and in accordance
with their views.

Several speeches were afterwards delivered, and resolu-
tions, to the effect that Mr. Kitchen was a fit and proper
person to represent the Ward, and to use every legitimate
means in securing his return, passed, and the meeting
separated after giving cheers for Mr. Kitchen.

SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIANITY
AMONGST THE JEWS.

MEETING LAST NIGHT.

THE annual meeting of the Liverpool Auxiliary of this
Society was held at the Collegiate Institution last evening,
the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Chester presiding. We
also observed on the platform the Rev. Dr. M'lsTeile, the
Rev. Messrs. M. Rawson, S. P. Boutflower, S. Crump, S.
Butler, S. Minton, J. Bardsley, W. F. Taylor, Herbert
Jones, W. Hamilton, J. Mg. Naught, Wright, Barry, Read,
Ball, and J. B. Lowe ; W. Jones, Esq., E. Jones, Esq.,
H. J. Webster, Esq., E. P. Parry, Esq., E. Glazebrook,
Esq., and E. Batty, Esq. ; Revs. C. W. Lawrence, R.
Wolsley, A. Knox, S. D. Hirsch, S. S. Moss, E. Lawrence,
and R. Oates.

At the request of the Right Rev. Diocesan, the Rev.
J. B. Lowe opened the proceedings with prayer.
The Bishop of CHESTER then proceeded to address the
meeting. My friends, said he, before I call upon the
secretary to read the report to you, I wish to express the
very great pleasure I feel in being present at this meeting,
and having once more the opportunity of showing my own
cordial sympathy in the great object of this society. As
we are this evening to have the privilege of hearing seve-
ral gentlemen to whom I am sure you will listen with
the deepest interest, I should not have troubled you with
a word more for myself, were it not that, under present
circumstances, I just wish to say a very few words as to
my own impression, and—if I may venture so to speak,
in the reliance of God's blessing—a very few words as to
the usefulness of this particular society. Almighty God,
in His Holy Word, has given us assurance that the gospel
of His blessed Son shall ultimately triumph andprevail over
the whole extent of the world. Our Lord Jesus Christ him-
self gave to His Apostles the comprehensive commission
to preach the gospel to every creature, to make disciples
of all nations ; and, in the spirit of that large command,
the Apostles themselves preached the Gospel both to the
Jews and to the Gentiles—" To the Jews first, and also
to the Gentiles." And in the same spirit, my friends,
the ministers and servants of Christ in every age must
still continue to act, so long as there remains a single
corner of the earth that is not visited by the light of the
Gospel, and so long as there remains a single tribe or
people who have not been won to obedience and faith, and
added to Messiah's universal kingdom. Now, in our
own country, there are several societies that have been
formed, with an earnest desire and humble hope of being
instrumental, through God's blessing, towards the accom-
plishment of this great work—to Christianise the world.
There are several Missionary Societies having for their
object the preaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in
the dark parts of the Heathen world. It is a vast and
noble undertaking; and may God bless it with success.
Our own society, acting in the same spirit, still marks for
itself a different field of operation. It addresses itself to
the Jews, who stand in a peculiar relation to us, as our
elder brethren in the covenants of God's dispensation to
mankind. On that account they require to be approached
in a peculiar manner, and by a peculiar line of argument.
In dealing with the heathen, what missionaries have, un-
der God's blessing to do, is to reclaim them from the
debasement of idol's:try, in worshipping false gods ; but in
the case of the Jew, the question we have to discuss with
him is of a very different kind, and is narrowed almost,
if not entirely, to one single point—whether Jesus of
Nazareth be indeed the Christ, as Moses and the prophets
foretold. And let me say that that is a point which, in
subtle controversy with the Jews, requires a very great
stock of accurate learning to discuss with the Jew with
proper force. It requires, in many instances, au accurate
knowledge of the ancient Hebrew tongue, to enable them
to discuss by reference to their own books. Now, without
entering into any deeper points of distinction that may
affect the cause of the Jew as compared with the heathen
world—points of distinction of which you have often heard
some of my friends near me expatiate with great elo-
quence and force—but merely looking at the question in
a practical point of view, I think you will perceive that
the conversion of the Jews is manifestly a peculiar de-
partment—so far as we may venture humanly to speak—
that the conversion of the Jews is a peculiar depart-
ment in the great and vast work of Christianising the
world. And from its peculiarity it does require to be ap-
proached in a peculiar manner, and the use of peculiar
missionary apparatus of its own—a special machinery
of its own. So that the society is distinct from the
General Missionary Society. (Hear, hear.) If a society
takes upon itself, as this society has done, a special
work requiring special means and a special apparatus
of missionary labour, should we not give it our earnest
support ? I know there are some persons who think—
!and I speak of them with the most sincere respect—that
I something is gained in these matters by centralization of
funds. But Ist me remind those who hear me, that in all
matters, so far as human means are concerned, very
much is also gained by the judicious division of labour.
(Hear, hear.) After some further observations, the right
rev. chairman proceeded to state the names of the gentle-
I men who would address the meeting, speaking in terms of
eulogy of the Rev. Dr. M`Neile (whose name was the
! signal for a round of applause), and the Rev. W. F. Taylor,
who had consented, since he came into the room, to second
a resolution which bad been assigned to the Rev. Mr.
Pollock, who, however, was precluded from being present
by the pressure of his many duties.
The Rev. J. B. LowE (the secretary) read the report of
the Auxiliary Society during the past year. It showed
that On jocal receipts ter the futaacial 7gar xp tg the

Christian philanthropy is entirely lost on the obduracy of
the Jewish nature. In contradiction to this hardening
belief, he might be permitted to recal an anecdote of Scott,
the venerable and great commentator, who, being spoken
to in this manner, said, " When I recal to memory the
heart steeled against God and against his holy offices and
love, which I carried in my own bosom, I cannot doubt
the efficacy of repentance of any one." Keeping stead-
fastly in view the sentiment conveyed in this remark of
the great Christian he had referred to, he felt doubly
encouraged in recommending the operations of this
society. It uses all legitimate means for forwarding the
good work. In illustration of this he might be permitted
to remind the meeting that there are upwards
of fifty ordained clergymen of the Church of

vented through the instrumentality of the society. The rev.
gentleman concluded a long and eloquent address, by moving
ihe adoption of the resolution.
A hymn was here sung, during which, the collection was
made.

The Rev. M. RAINSFORD expressed his intention of being
very brief, as, from his own experience of ten years' duration.
lie was satisfied that the effect of public meetings was spoiled
by being continued too late. He then went on to state that
it was understood there are about 6,000,000 of Jews scattered
over different countries; and it was melancholy to think
that a majority of them were practical infidels, denying the
Divine origin of God's Holy Word. The Jews, he continued,
had great claims on the sympathies of all Christians ; yet, till
of late year', they had been treated with indfference, or rather
with cruelty. For 18 centuries they had been treated with
contumely and injustice. He illustrated the beneficial ope-
rations of tl.e so:iety,viy alluding to many instances in which
youthful members or the Jewish faith had become sincere
students of the New Testament, and through the instrumen-
tality of that had become believers in Christ. He concluded
by seconding the resolution, which was carried.
The Rev. S. MINTON briefly proposed the adoption of the
third resolution, which was as follows :—" That this meeting
desire to express their sense of the great importance of the
Anglican Bishopric of Jerusalem at the present crisis, and
their thankfulness to God for the success which has attended
the faithful labours of Lhe Bishop of that Diocese."
The Rev. W. F. TAYLOR seconded the resolution, which
was carried.

The lter: F. PARRY moved the thanks of the meeting to
the Lord Bishop, for his kindness in presiding.
His LORDSHIP briefly acknowledged the compliment, and
the meeting separated.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

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