New-York tribune., 1875-02-11

lately shown IS due 10 TINS cause lh"V w NV
believe. Mr.. Bright was never anything but moder-
ate; if that word be applied to his judgment re-
spectlng the conduct of affairs He never counseled
violence He spoke plainly, but bis career a1Ords
no instance of precipiate action, or of advice to
precipitate action The ends he looked to were
great, and he sought them by great means. That,
am confident will be the verdict of history. Were
he % years younger. or had he at this age been
spared the attacks of illness, which has so long
prostrated him. bis ipresent speech might be moro
urgent his counsel more decisive. But there never
was time when he would not have insisted that in
dealing with the Established Church, rs with every
other organized inequality, full justice should be
done to those who might suffer from what he prefers
to call its enfranctisement. O. W. $.
EXTRACTS FROM JOHN BRlGHT'S SPEECH.
THE CHURCH OUT OF HARMONY WITH THE TINE
HALF THE LIvINGs OF THE CHURCH PRIVATE
Observation-Disclosures AND THE PEOPLE HELP
IEss-THE STAIR BONDS THE CAUSE OF MIS-
CHIEF.
There arc other symptoms which are trouble
some and which are perilous II they are not actually
homeless and fatal Now, shall mention two or three
incidents which have struck me very forcby in connec
ton with this question: You recollect short While
ago bishop made exhibition OF himself not !avor-
able as should say, the question whether re-
his name on o tombstone with the word Reverend"
before 1t. l would not speak strongly, and hope
never speak evil Of dgnitaries but my learned friend
Sir William Harcourt, in his published Speech aludng
presume this bishop, speaks of him as learned
simpetou." A augh.l Now, would not use such Ian
guage. (Laugbterl What the bishop did appears TO
me be almost naturally the outcome OF his position,
and Of the pretensiOrs Of his order iear hear lie
calls himself allows himself to be called Right Rev
ereud Father" and yet for this Wesleyan minister,
ne shall not have the word Reverend pre-
dSed to bis name ,S5 on Any ConPo NoW
when you read and then some or those oeautliui
epises that are found in the New Testament you % WIN
our beloved brother Paul" He never once 10 my
knowledge uses the tern - %st N + fey yia LE t6
very bishop, who being learned man, knows some
thing take IT, OF the ne were
moved, is IL not reasonable TO think that he would at
least not object to give to TINS Wesleyan munster n any
Hear, hear.l But take tins to be- believe it IS. no
generally believe, excellent men, generally anx-
ous TO do duty in the best way that opens to them
but It + Rs S naI p s Il
OF presumption which is born OF privilege, and which
does not come from pride OF the from his dis
like OF fellowmen, but 1t comes from the unfortun-
ate circumstances in which he is placed breeding up
mind and spirit, far as can judge IT, wholly CON
trary the mind and spirit OF the Epstes from winch
Ihaye quoted 1t IS not % 10 4e oTe Of yon
poets speaks State pIests sole vendors OF the Lore
dowments these preferments, this obvious and con-
stanty-prOclamed superOrity-l say II Is not unrea-
sonable 10 expect that such things this should hap
pen and that thoy should despse the meo, the humble
and hard working men, whose aOors have been so won
derfuy blessed OF Heaven, and who assume TO inrnde
into their privileged field Let us for one moment sur
yey privileged field Is there order OF Is there con-
fison9 II il be wrong ind such fault with those out
side might il not be well and wise to try to arrest mis-
chief which obviously spreading inside Hear, near
/ have shown you, take 1t for granted 1t may be
assumed that there is widespread strife between the
clergy and the congregation, or else there would DC ne
pretensc Of necessity for tue b OF last year B theI
Is also strife the clergy and the bishops, aud
there is great discord amongst the bishops themseves
Laughter, and "Hear, heart You have heard laeiy
tnat bishop, OF eminence and great learning has
been in this country, from FAR country On in9sSage
will not be without its effect (Hear hear Wei, this
cierSymSn in the learned city which my learned friend
preach there but the OsnOp OF the diocese
immediately issues an Order tnat the cvoni1l psIoP
shall not preach in the c6uTch. shame Wen,"nat well
does the clergyman dol There IS perfect order, APP
parently he submits az once. The colonial bsnopls
not permitted 10 preach. but he hands the sermon he
was going to preach to the minister OF lhe chuicb,
which me colonial bishop would have read and preach
ed [LsughteIl. We'll, another bs1op forbids MN III
9nere and what Immediately foiIows9 suppose the
best known and the most eminent clergyman within the
diocese though not under his jurisdiction as II nap
peued, but still within waat can the M
its OF the diocese invited that very colonial 1ShOp 70
preach in the Abbey Cburon OF Westminster lCheersJ
he shOp and Invited not wishing to pro-
mote disorder and contest, declines the Invitation, ana
therefore does preach there Now them you
have here i'm few moments discussion the painful AFRO
gance OF the bishop with regard 10 wesleyan minis
some bishops in TINS country and bishop from Natal
YOU nave 1T time instance OF the order Which
tho bishop excludes the colonial bishop but escapes
from 1t in reality by reading The colonial bishops ser
mon: and then you have the sort Oh uniformity there
Is in the Church Of England when the Bishop OF Lon
don would not allow the Bishop OF Natal to oheate IN
his docese next the great man OF the Church in
tine diocese, Dean of Westminster invites him to
Now for ali these grievances have the bill OF last
year. will tell you how serious is tne condition OF tho
Church, In extract from Sir William HarcOurts
Ia
only resOried to On the greatest necessity lie says,
am satisfied there is sucA necessity. In my opinion
the present condition things IN the Church OF England
is simply intOleraDle." lie says, the remedy may
nroye severe Lut the disease is critical. believe
capital operation is necessary to exrate the cancer
for without It the patient VIII surely de- Thereore,
take u for granted That 1t Is within the view OF biz W.
Harconrt and those with whom he acts to proceed to
still further and more severe measures OF IeelsIaOn
The Public Worship Dill OF last session trae 1t
makes no alteration in the law; 10 has Simply esaD.
lished new court before which lni0rmers from az
the parishes OF England come to lay charges, II
tbey please against the ministers OF their parishes 1t
does not decide what Is the law; II leaves that decision
to the Judge who is appOnted or Is soon 10 be ap-
pointed; but they deal only, you see with vest
menis and minnery, with positions, with ceremonies
They cannot touch the sermons Ihey may deal Win
the question OF the light that from the candles
but they cannot deal with the question OF light winch
estness, aud the cody sincerity the who
Cheers] Then, we arc brought race 10 lace WIN thls
great fact and that is really what wish you to con
slider, which Is, that the state Church as we have II
now is not and cannot he In harmony with the age.
Loud cleersl should like to ask you what there is
mat established OF existing IN tue reign OF Queen
Elizabeth aud that Is In harmony with the regd OF
oaeen Victoriai Hear. hearl. Why, the difference
eWeen the two great queens enormous, and cannot
he measured The arbitTarDcss, tine absolute power,
and The nsoent exercise of 1t n the Queen OF 800 years
400 the moderation the justice, the kindness. and the
sypdthy which you have In the Queen OF our own day
n nnd cbeersJ But take your House OF Commons of
that day and the House OF Commons OF TINS day-he
difference cannot DC calculated ana cannot oe measured
vas reading only day or two ago ~ remarkable BOOK
published lately by an old friend Of mine X Lindsay.
who was for many years rs you know, IA niJ
himself writing u great book on the history Of the
merchant shipping and the commeree oi pas. kos au
was reading the description which he gave OF what
took place the reign OF Queen ElzaDeth More than