The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-04
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.


IRISH CHURCH STATISTICS.
BY comparison OF the two maps which accom-
pany the report Of the Irish Commissioners with
table XVII it win appear that in the event OF their
recommendations being carried into effect only two
Of the present dioceses-yiz., Down and Derry-wil
remain unatercd either in geographical extent or In
population. such being the case then as now, the
diocese of Derry Tine udng Raphoe, will embrace an
area Of 1,9i5,ss5 acres and population of 65,ool
members OF the Established Church and Down in
GLIDING Conner and Dromore) VIII include ,974
&C es and church population Of 153 4dI souls. The
Clogher contains an area Of 1.75s.s52 acres
ana q, clat mop population Of l5o,77s sous;
o 1rcnsop Win Rave aasa % oc ess
2,497 S55 acres III extent, with popu alton OF 1s2,424
members q the establishment SO also the arch
l.S2 100 acres, with Church population OF H., 1888
sous; but II the diocese OF Meath Is added 70 It, the
acreage VIII be raised 10 2,547 1856. but the Church
population viii stand at only I2o,055. Similarly tho
united diocese Of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, now EN-
bracing l.i44 "a. acres ana Church population Of
AS S souls by the proposed addition OF Ardiert and
Aghadoe. win BIO augmented in geographical extent
70 2,ooso31 acres, though its Church population Will
iuam Conclusive OF Kala and AchOnry) which
Comprises $50, 100 acres and Church population
o. II 1877, By me addition OF the dioceses ~ Ardagh,
f. phin Cionlert and kiimaeduagh, wiz find ts
acreage raised 10 4, AL so2the largest OF them all
~ 6I2 souis--a number PROBABLY les than the Church
population OF the town 81 brighton The diocese Of
ussory Qncuding Leiebil and Ferns, has now an
Go- souls ana these two figures NH be raised to
:, $685. ana $3.50 respectively by the proposed
addition OF the aioceses or Lstrore ana Waterford.
The diocese Of Limerick, ~ the double process OF
los M Agyilert anl AgRadoe and o; abso bug INTO
Itself instead inc s.loceses OF klalae Envy Cashe
ana Klicn)ra, w ind its acreage raised from
7T0al7 TO q .e1e aud rs church population from
IS to ~ T5h souls. II wi also he that where
Us present there is one archbishop ul psaOp for
every "a acres, under the system recommended
by the Comrpssoncrs there win be, ~ nearly as
possible, one every 25ss 100 acres ana instead OF
one 70 every 8 ,1j) Churrhmea, there sill be a
sllop archbishop TO every s3.6.5 81 the Church
populaticn of ire,ana II - cleaG therefore, that
even uajer the proposed arrangements tAere VIII
sJ nc larger number OF rija blsaeps ~ proper
zion 70 their ioc@s han IS the case Z. England. even
adm ttn ~ tha laif Of popu ation belong 10 the
Established Chur, h. We say nothing Of tile ratio Of
bishops The acreage ef their diocese because the
circumstances OF the two countries are so entirely
different
suFFRAGAN BISHOPS or Ex-coLoSIAL BISHOPS p
ULrauM HoRUMl
The following on the subject OF sufragan bishops
appears in the .7u1rdfra or september 3D:-"As
severa ol the docescs of England are now deprived
o. the SUI ennendence o. tner aiocesans ny reason
OF old age or inlrmatg, the question arises,
now IL this want to De supplied 1t mag be
done by one Of two modss-i. BY re-
sorGing To the help Of eX-coloniai bishops. 2. BY
applying to her Majestys government Tor sutfragan
u shops under the statute OF Henry VIII. t26 Henry
VIII. c. i4.) large ana important committee OF
the Lower House OF Convocatlon OF this province
expressed lis opinion on the relative merits o these
two expedients in the following words OF a report on
assistant BISHOPS presented to the House at OF
Its last sessions In This fear:-in The Judgment OF
your comtnittee. the same principle which is applied
TO the mistratlons OF parish ought 20 pc extended
70 shosc Of diocese In other words. the diocesan
power being in almost every inadequate to the
due discharge OF lis functions II may reasonably DE
expected tnat dlocesans should take measures TO
supplement aud make u adequate, in ike manner as
an incumbent OF PARISH Is expected 10 make good,
by the appointment OF an assistant cufa.e
cUratcs, his 0wn lack OF power duly ~
discharge his duty 90 his parishiohers. There Is,
ind eel, manner or supplying the need which your
committee are bound 70 notice, and which appears
TO tnem under all It's aspects, open TO grave ooJec-
tons they refer to the growing practice OF resort
in halnaiy IN home dioceses 10 The illustrations
Of colonial bishops who have vacated their own sees
ANA are resident il England. The objections are
10 an expedent which tends TO postpone indefinitely
the application OF sound principle. Second That
such practice tends To encourage the resignation OF
colonial sees which, except in special cas- s. is, in
the opinion OF your committee, an evil OF great mag
nl,ude, both to the particular diocese and TO the
Church at large. fhey earnestly hone that the time
Is coming when instances OF such resignation VIII he
very rare. Third, that the fact OF the reSg
nation b. colonial bishop OF his own il in itself
presumption that he ought not to be chosen ha-
oay 20 90 e u epsGiS op
bishops. The committee thus speak OF sufiragans:-
he act Of Henry VIII supplies method whereby
additional episcopal power may be forthwith legally
| obtained; and your committee are so deeply con-
| WINGED OF the momentous ana increasing necessity
OF supplying the bishops with assistance that they
earnestly Recommend the House respectfully TO
quest their lordshps the bishops to make immediate
applications to the CROWN in accordance with the
CHuacH CONGRESS IN DUBLIN.
The Church Congress. which this year is held in
Dublin. commenced on September 20. The proceed !.
nas AZ usual were opened by grand service at 81.
Patrick's Cathedral, che sermon being preached by
the eloquent Dean OF Cork, DR. Nagee. Afterwards
the members assembled in the Exhibition Palace and
the most reverend president x0he Archbishop or
Dublin, delivered the inaugurl. a0dress, In which he
claimed The congress expression OF the sym.
pathy of the English for the Irish branch Of ths
Church at the present momentous crisis rhc pro-
ceedings occupied the remainder or the week, aud
the number or subjects discussed. which are espe-
cially irish, were very few paper by the Rev.
r. W. Farrar. the best means OF retaining the at
tachment or the younger members OF the Churcn led
To an animated conversation. The Rev. DR.. DickeD-
son gave IN illustration OF the erect OF fne exces-
siye religious tfaia.ng' 81 young persons During
the Soca. Scenca Congress a gentleman from
Geneva, STAYING at the house or one Of DR.. DcAen-
sons parahioners, was askei % go 10 church OH
Sunday. but refused. saying. you see, saTe hal
mother who was one very pious woman. She made
me so 70 church one. .wo. three times day, ana
have made calculation that have gore 10 church
once every Sunday ant be eighty years Of age So
when l am eighty years old ] viii begin 70 20 10
church again. The Hey. DT Hannay, Of Hcisast.
said he could not get the children OF working men
attend the church service, !, 100 iolg and was
best described. as regarded The chiidrens under.
standing Of ~ 10y the Prayer Book definition 81 N 1T
rimcny, "from beginning 10 end an excellent mys-