The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-18

erty. But IL there was Parliament in Dublin.
in which the dominant influence would be ths
opinion of the Archbishop of Dublin, thoy could
not doubt for moment that system Of educar
ton would be introduced which would abolish
the conscience clause from all their primary
schools and which would render the minoritiea
in the south and west under the gravest disad-
vantages as regards the education of their chill
dren. In this way an injustice would be created
which would be of the very first order and
which it would be impossible, as far as they
could see, to rectify But then il was said that
there were guarantees TO be proposed to mako i
Parliament OF this kind safe institution. He
thought it was not far from the unanimous opiu-
ion Of that General Assembly-perhaps EXCEPT
ing Mr.. Macauley-that no guarantees
the paper that it was written upon.
There was guarantee proposed as to the vets
of an English Ministry or Of an imperial Parlia-
ment but what il the opinion of the Irish peopla
still ran counter to the veto, and determined ia
maintain the law that the Parliament of England
had vetoed2 IL the National League could
make its law supreme where there was an impe-
rial Parliament, much more could il make ita
will supreme when it would have Parliament
in Dublin at its back. And, therefore, contest
between it and the lawlessness of the National
League would be conducted at immeasurably
more advantageous terms to the Nationalist
than even it was now. Then there was also tbs
veto of public opinion. 1t was believed that il
this introduction of Home-ru2e Parliament
were accomplished, it would be the introduction
of golden age, when the lion Of the north
would lie down with the lamb of the SOUTH and
when peace and prosperity would reign in the
land. He wished he could believe that, for, if
he could believe it, he would not be so vehement
in opposition to the measure; but
because they had such experience of the
principles of moderation. the principles OF
intolerance, which were at the foundation of the
entire management of this National League,
they could not believe, much as they would wish
it. that any such happy result would follow.
They thought that the imperial Parliament was
enough for them They believed that there had
been no weightier word spoken in this contr0-
versy than that which was uttered by member
OF the present Cabinet who said that there were
no half way houses between imperial control and
entire separation. They hoped that in the COM
ing debates the late Chief Secretary of Ireland,
Mr.. Trevelyan, would expound that statement
and that he would be found to introduce moth
ing, or to sanction nothing, which would not en-
trely square with il, for they knew not from any
member of the Parnellite party what would
satisfy them. Not one Of them had made what
might be called final statement Of their claim,
and until they did so there would be moth
ing but uncertainty, and perhaps what would
be seen by and by would be one member and
another getting up and saying; THAT is not
our claim; that does not meet our view, and
there would be nothing but uncertainty, and
never any fnality. He thought those of them
who lived in Ulster might ask, "What have we
done that we should be cast off from our con-
nection with the British Parliament" Had they
not been industrious9 Had they not been law
abidingl Had they not been loyalq Had they
not been peaceable? Had not peace and prosperity
always marked the track of their progress In this
land! And was it because they had been at
peace, because they had conducted their agita-
ton in constitutional way, that they were
now to be told that the spoils should 60 to those
who had propagated their views by misruie and
by sedition. by outrage and by disloyaltyi
p pow '1na etea not be he assy moral
Ulster. than practically to say,
"You have been so loyal and so obedient, and
so law abiding that we are confident you will
obey ally law. no matter however unjust which
an imperial Parliament will pass"
The last resolution made reference to the
leaves of the tree which would yet be for tha
healing of this nation; and he was sure 1t was
their confident belief, however dark might be the
prospect now, that there were days of hope in
General Assembly could do vast deed bg lead.
ing the people to take straightforward, manly,
Christian course in this matter. Let the religion
that was proclaimed from their pulpits. above
all, be lived out in the lives of their people I'm
their intercourse with those who differed
from them. Let their federation be supe-
rior TO that of others. Let Their love Of
country be as fruitful as that Of any,
and as the Presby teran people in the days
of their fathers passed through crises which were
many times worse than what threatened them
at present, let them prove by their fidelity to
principle now that they were worthy Of their
fathers, and when the day to tell the story Of
this time in history would come it would be
found that they-the Presbyterian Church Of
Ireland-in the year 1886, we're men of discre-
ton, who knew what Israel ought to do.
The moderator then put the resolutions to the
meeting and. there not being single dis.
sentient voice, he declared them unanimously
adopted. amid loud and prolonged applause.
When the applause had eubsided the moderator
said: Brethren, in declaripe these resolutions
source of the highest qualification not only TO the
assembly itself, but to the entire PresbyteFiap
Church, that l am able to state from the chair
that these resolutions have been passed with.
out vote and passed unanimously" Loud
appausaI