, 1872-05-08

has diminished in he same degree, partly
by the emigration of families of substance,
and also by the general decrease of compe-
tence, aud the Council cannot bat acknow-
ledge it to be urgently requiscite that the
actual want Of support, which has now
been proved to exist be remedied. The
providing for the spiritual wants OF the
said congregations and especiaIIy for that
religious education which according to he
Ordi nance. of 9th Sept 1853 5 IA is to
be q continuation of the school-ins'ruction,
must always bean Object of the greatest i'm
portance to the rubiic, the more so as it
concerns above one ha of the entire popu-
Iation OF the Island and the Council does
not believe to be mistaken when it looks
upon such a provision az condition for the
social welfare, and at the same time, in an
essential degree, a measure OF security, in
as much rs a cessation of the parochial work
would renier the school truitIess and de-
prive the future ofits best guarantee. Con
siJering that the need Of support here in
question does not exist in the other Islands
but only in st. Croix It would certainly be
desirable that the Land Treasury OF St.
Croix might afford to defray what is re-
quired for supplying the same, as formerly
has been the case but tie present condi-
ton of the said Treasury not Offering any
reasonable prospect of its being abe to
supply the expenses necessary for the pur-
pose the Council deems it a duty to re-
commend that the means be awarded Us a
temporary aid from the State-Trcosury, IN
til it might become possible to raise the
supplies in other ways at the same time
~ - no,cilorD1 a Y-oFt0r OF oN11yo f}ct 4ba
grant be accompanied by an express reser-
vation of the right Of the executive power
to appoint and remove the cler2ymen CON
cerned. That the support Of the Clergy
IN the Mothercountry Is based up01 iitfer-
ont rnlas has not hann considered "a any
valid objection to such temporary aid being
granted from the State-Trcasury. The Co.
lOuial Finance-Laws during later years con-
tain similar instances Of deviations from
rules established in Denmark, which
in particular is the case with the grant of
salaries to the lutheran %cIergymen, and
generally it would not appear correct in
principle to make the decisions of the case
dependant OH rules and customs which
have been established for relations entirely
different from ours a course which could
scarcely admit of that regard being taken
of the intrinsic significance of the case,
which it would be jnadvisable not 10 pay
attention to. For the above reasons the
Colonial Council has with s against $ votes
agreed to recommend
''Thlt salaries for the clergy men Of the
english-episcopal and roman-catholic con-
gregations in St. Croix be entered with
s $50 for each Of the four cIergymen Of
these congregations"
A minority of 5 Members agrees that
there exists a suflciency of reasons for the
public authorities to take steps in order
to secure to the c'ergymen of the acknow-
lodged congregations o suitable income,
but must at the same time be Of opinion
that such salaries should not be proposed
betrayed by the State Treasury. as on,y
the State-Church can lay C aim thereto, and
that it must be the task of the resp. com
m%unities, on the strength of the circum-
stances urged by the majority, to procure
the funds required for the purpose at all
events until q positive enactment concern
Tag the obligation OF the members of those