Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-05-07
de RUTLAND HER AID,
WEDNESDAY, MAY q, lsGo.
Iae Crisis a., raii,i,ai ,iair> q"
England,

Tkg tcl,2ppA.a nenN irpn t"slaud tn'
furm- u. that ata, r rh,iyrtathe chur1h
uur-tiou. Which .ls. neeu 50 spiri,ealy
and ,latp,ai,l, debated IA tr HOUSE oi
Commons, h,> reached Gi,i,, which has
r,..ultcd in tn resign ,iau oj iho British
Cabinet 1hg ma>t rFaWnpH parsonage
which has ,ak,n pant ia ,ho,f debate has
hcen Mr. Gladstone, the chief opponent Of
IN, lriA hureh p,.wrh, the Prime
Minister, sa tesn rhe cNIonch' Of tie
voyerm.u -,lsai the4uc,tlou, sustained
IA Walp.lr aud Lord Elrln. On Thurs
i,y last thr debate reached IL, climax,
Mr. Glsd,,ouy chasing the debate GA No
literal ,lle With a powerful ,pr~h
pg.iust the emtiuuauar 81 tho lti,h
,Aurch, defending himself r,tu,t ID,
personal attack, made urun him, and de-
myiuy that h. had any pant in the rrairct~
81 the Ri,uali.is 81 Catholic ni,ra,l
followed ia , hitter speech, calling III"
sAcmc Tor the ,is,lition &C tho Irish
church one st ,outi,catiou AMI violence. 10
which the people Il England would never
cousen, TN tho adoption oi The fast rg-
,olye. ~ liharil majority d -, lse
said ,ha, in c1use4ucuceof that action tlte
ministry wished 10 decide what course to-
pursue Wallolr also said the attack
that had been made on such y clergy, Who
We're noted Tor the purity of their dec
~ a ]
Christian .eal, was sure to lead 10 the
most disastrous result Lord Elcho r..
marked that the Roman Catholics Of Ire
land would never be satisfied short oi su.
piemacy in ccclcsiastionl matters The
issues presented struck at the whole >ys.
tom Of the church and state in the lni,cd
Kingdom Mr. Gladstone replied that
the long discussion ~ this question had
fully demonstrated that the Irish church
never could fulfill the end Of It's creation.
II was not the church Of the nation; it
was not the church Of the poor nor was it
a missionary church II existed only for
the purpose Of sustaining political supre-
macy in form most hateful 10 the people
upon whom it was imposed The debate
here ended and the frs, resolution was
adopted hy vote Of $50 against 2Gj.
This advance betokcns brighter era
70 the masses Ten years ago the people
of Great Britain were Indifferent, and
the agitation Of the subject at that time
would have been untimcly Now, the
people have become aroused. and the OPP !
portunity has presented itself for an early
settlement OF the question upon sound
basis. There is immense significance in
this event, and il has resulted in diSso-
luton of the English Cabinet, which has
succumbed to the liberal powers in the |
English Parliament, and which may re- 4
suit in the dissolution Of that body. and O
an appeal to the popular decision, in
which the tories claim to be confident of :
success, Both in England and in this :
country intense interest will he felt in the !,
result Of the contest The government is n
beaten at every point and upon direct |
issue, and by majority that has srown ,
since the first clash Of opinions What Z
the final result will be no man can rcason- I
ably doubt. for although year ago the d
meetings Of the Liberals were looked upon |
a. ain unlicensed mob. they are to-day the q,
germ and growth of the power of Eng 7
land renewed. The Irish Church matter n
will be settled upon the basis Of justice,
for although the theme was once held
lightly, it now weighs heavily ON Her
Majesty and the Prime Minister, and an
approach to full civil and religious liberty
and equality must be at once accorded to
the people of the Kingdom of Great Brit
ain. If this is not done. not even the
throne can be much safer than the tenure
of a ministry. This resolution of Mr.
Gladstone, declaring that the Church of
England in Ireland should be disestab-
lished, opposing the creation Of new
parochial interest, and requesting the
Queen to place at the disposal Of Parlia-
men, her tcmporalitics in the sister island.
has doomed the established church in Ire
land, and It's fate will encourage assaults
upon the establishment in England Al
ready there have been indications Of an I
agitation for the purpose Of scvcring the
connection OF church and state in Wales
Thus has one Of the relics Of tyranny
heen overwhelmed by the advancing tide
of liberal sentiment
METHODIST GENERAL CoNFEKENtE
The fifteenth quadrennil session of the
Methodist Episcopal Church opened at
Chicago, Friday morning. Bishop Morris
presiding, assisted by Bishops Scott,
Ames, James, Clark Thomson and Kings
ley Two hundred and fifty members
were present, besides a. large number Of
delegates from England, ireland, Canada.
&c. The Southern States were also re-
presented Hon. Peter Cartwright offered
prayer. The roll was called by Rev DR.
Harris who was then elected Secretary
II was agreed 10 hold sessions daily from
. a. M. TO II m. The question of admit
ting representatives from the Mission
Conference of the Southern States two uf
whom are colored, was then taken up
and discussed during the remainder Of