The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-11-11

Ene Acuom I'm mamchesteF-Speeeh Of
the BishOp-ResOIuIOa OF Jacob
Rri@ht.

LONDON October ~ Correspondence or TIE Ner
lork trlbure.
In Manchester the meeting was remarkable.
IL wac called Oy tee Mayor IN oOed epce 10
Iequlsitlon very numerousiv sIkned, and Tie
hlInest ecclesiastical and political dikpltaries
OF the city we're present and spoke Tee
6snop oi Manchester, prelsle OF great cis.
'ibctot, moved resolution expressing the
profound sorrow With wsich the news Of tre
awful cor nagraii0n had been received. Tne
bishop hao been IN Chicago In 1865, and |
doubt Eot u well remembered there. HI
gave some account OF the city, aud discussed
the caiemltY IN tone which, for Bishop, IS
perhaps little uncbnmon; is, at any rate,
marked oy crest good kense. The resolution
spoke OF the hre ~ cne OF the lnscrutable dis
per saIlons OF Got's ProvI1ence, vel caleu-
lat, d 10 make US stand a. hast:
Tne bisnop remarked tcab ne was glad to
have Gods providence Recognized, though,
had ne drawn the resolution, he dio not
know that be should have described tee DIS
pensaticn 40 inscrutable, nor did he think
the7 need stand aghast 1t rather ought, he
thought, TO make Us giro mp our loiDs ano
put iOrtn our PRACTICAL wisdom 70 make the
occurrence OF sue. catastrophes practically,
~ lar as human ingenuity ever could make
hem, Impossible among ourselves. (CheeFs |
DE desired TO remember. nOt In the proiane
s1nse In which q great conQuerOr used the
words, that " Providence is always on the
side oftne STRONGEST" but ne did not desire
10 remember and to remind his audience tnaL
Provldence required q certain amount OF CIR
cumspection and Cooperation at mems
hAnds; and the negligence which could have
lett great town IKE Chicago with its
500, 600 popalatiou, and the /. nAmmable and
comousub'e materials all around it, at {, e
mercy OF less thAa oue-thhd OF its proper
amount OF supply II water, was an actual
tempting Of Coos providence. And the Bah. 4,
urged that such an event, Ins cad OF beIr 2 re-
garded as an Inscrutaoie dispensGticn. scond
be regarded a. q warning TO otler clues, anG
TO Manchester especially, 70 Insis. on an m
cient and pradsnt gCvsrnGen. Of their ruLi-
cIpAl affAlIA
Mr. yscJb Bright, N ( v, Who Is not often
seen, eusptcL on The same platform with Q
Bishop, movt1 an1ther resolution IN these
words:
"rhat :his city, grateful for ben,n.s re-
ceived IN her nour Of distress. deems Il 70 Be
both duy and q privilege TO transmit to
Chicago not only words of sympathy, but
AIso such ma1eriAl aid As may serve 10 some
degree to mitigate the rrors Of her ca smity;
ard thai q eoDmitiee be appointed for tue
purpose Of taking Immediate sttps tor re-
eeIvIng and Transmitting the subscriptions Of
the city aud LeighDorhooo.
shonld hike 70 see InAt quoted into every
AmercAn paper. II expresses, and no more
than expresses, the universal feeling amonR
Epgiisnuen. Indeed, It " impossible tor au
american 70 be in England Al this moment
without beng deeply touched by shat be
hears 9n4 sAes on all hands ABOUT this Chicago
e4Amxy No EnglshmAn WAo aDeSks to Bou
fofgeu 70 @enWon ", or 70 express bis tluceft
sympathy. aud the record l haze made nc
shows how large n numbtr OF them express
II 10 the most practical and helpful Say. Iht
american Consul 70 Manchester, Mr. Brans-
eomoe, Was present at the meeting. AID, a
representing 10 part tie pecpe OF Cnicaeo
made brief speech-being called on so to 10
l supposed gratitude. The suhScriDuor.
Of the meeting exceeded SIS GU. Including
one OF IS COO from Messrs. 0oial, Brcsdhursl
q Co. Mr. J-cob Bright ard Mr. j. hu Bngnt
are tsca down on the list tor $500