prightat epilimunitatimts.
IMPRESSIONS OP EUROPE.—No. VII.
TRENCH, NEWMAN HALL, AND CUMMING
On Sunday morning, July 11th, we heard
Archbishop Trench, of Dublin. He preached at
St. Mark's church, not far from Hyde Park and
Oxford Street, a very plain church. The con
gregation was large, but we went early and had
no difficulty in obtaining seats near the pulpit.
All the services except the reading of the com
mandments, (which was done by the Archbishop
in a distinct and impressive manner), were con
ducted by the Rector and his assistant. The ser
mon was from the 4th chapter of John. " Now
we believe, not because of Thy saying, for we
have heard Him ourselves, and know that this is
indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world." It
was a very plain, practical sermon, full of thought
and earnestness. The latest Wqrk of the Arch
bishop, reprinted in America, is "Studies in the
Gospels," and one of the finest articles' in that
collection is that on the, "Woman of Samaria."
It was fortunate, therefore, we thought that the
text to day should be from that passage. It was
treated in a natural and yet masterly style ,of
thought and language, with occasional gleams'of
that scholarship for which the Archbishop is so
eminent, and to which in great measure he owes
his elevation or "translation" from the Deanery
of Westminster to the See of Dublin.
After service I sent in my note of introduction
to the vestry. The Archbishop came out at once
and greeted me in the most cordiat manner; ask
ed if I were alone in the church, and learning
that there were young ladies with me, asked to
see them : After a few words of conversation, we
bade hiin good morning, and passed down the
aisle. Before we reached the door, he overtook
me, and asked if we would lunch with hirq the
next day? Greatly surprised at such attention,
and yet assured that the courtesy was sincere, we
accepted the invitation. His residence proved to
be quite near the church, and he walked home
with his daughters.
In the afternoon we heard Rev. Newman Hall
at St. James' Hall, Piccadilly. It was the last of
a series of Sunday afternoon services for the sea
son in that large place. The house was not very
well filled, the galleries being entirely empty. 'An
assistant, apparently a layman, introduced the eer
vices by reading a hymn, which• Was very poorly
sung with an organ accompaniment. Then from
a liturgy, mainly adapted from the Book of Com
mon Prayer, Mr. Hall read the setvice, asking
the people to join in the responses, which they
did very generally. Then another hymn, then
the sermon, by Mr. Hall, from the text, "Will
he not go after the lost sheep until he find it?"
The sermon was a simple and beautiful illustra
tion of the text, with a narrative 'running all
through it, from which he drew his analogies; of
an incident he had Witnessed only 'a few days bn
f .re, when in Cumberland, of a shepherd whd had
lost a sheep in the moors—how' the sheep had
wandered off in search of imsturage---and had got
among the crags, and at last in such a position
that it could neither advatice nor return, and of
the great difficulty the shepherd, and his hien&
and neighbors bad in saving it from destrucfiOn,
and bringing' it back to the' fold. The whole
sermon was perfectly simple and plain, and yet
very beautiful and practical. It would make ail
admirable Sunday school address, and would do
good if published as a tract.
At the close of the sermon he offered prayer
again, but extemporaneously; and his petitions were
comprehensive and particular. And when pray
ing for the church' generally, hi remembered
" our brethren in the United States of America."
But whether inadvertently or not; the Scriptures
were not read in the service.
In the evening we beard the Bev. Dr. Cum
ming of the Scotch National church. He has
been settled many years in London, and is widely
known, by the very considerable number of his
published works, as well as by their Millennial
theories. The church is not large,' hut it is 'al
ways well filled, though located in an undLirable
neighborhood, quite near Drury Lane Theatre.
Many of the Scotch nobility worship here, the
Dutchess of Sutherland'among them. • The ser
mon this evening was very fine, on the passage,
" There shall be no more pain." It was entirely
extemporaneous, full or thought and beauty, de
livered in a gentle and most impressive manner,
and listened to withclose attention.`"' It was such
a sermon as one would desire to reed after hear
ing it, so as to fixand retain the pertinent and
beautiful thoughts and illustrations. It was
much finer in every Way than would'be expected
by those who knoW the preacher' only througl
his printed sermons.- Theih, Was no' allusion
whatever to his peeuliar and well 'known views
on the'speedy coming of Christ and the Millefinial
, There was no organ, bat a choir sat just
beneath the pulpit, and the'singing 'was congre'-'
gationat and good.
So we spent n Sabbath in London, hearing
three Or the most
.eminent and 'widely known
clergymen there, and all of them truly evangeli
cal. But how' few, ofih ! is'vast poptilation go to
church! The streets in 'this *gini . 'weather are
thronged with peoPlO'daY Churches
are every Where in 'great nthribers—but if they
were all filled--there would be hundreds of thou
sands for whom there are no accommodations.
The population is teeming. The narrow alleys
are crowded with people, and the children, the
wretched, poor children—dirty, ragged, ignorant,
depraved children—are everywhere. As we came
home from church we found the gin palaces, the
beer houses brilliantly lighted, and filled with
people, men and women, all drinking. The accom
modations for the people here are ample, and at
tractive, and the lower classes generally are all
beer drinkers. Water is not popular—ice water
is an institution borrowed from America and not
yet fairly and fully introduced. And yet the
water of London is good, bat very difficult to get
ordinarily for drinking purposes.
It seems to be expected that " people will not
want water to drink, at Ail, or if they do, that they
will not require it, in large quantities. In ,our
hotel it was served in a small glass pitcher, with
wine glasses to drink it from, and ice was. not
served unless specially ordered/ , It may be 'Sail],
indeeknotto le used as beverage. l ,l3. C.
REV. A. K STEN,V;43,I4
STRIKES.
The long-continued .controverey between,,capi
tal aria' labor seems to increase in its intensity.
Especially does , this seem to be so in these United
Jot;
States, where both elements claim to be free.
.1.. •
countries of of the 'old world, when any opposition
between.theSe two powers Manifests itself„ the
laborer is presently. crushed with almost unresist
ing feebleness. Wealth is ecnphatically power.
It
In the marvelous ,advancement Land the mate
rial progress of our land, we may be called to .
solve, among many others, this uneasy, trouble
some problem—the strife between muscle and
r• ; r
money. Nor will the intelligent Christian,Pr the
philosophic historian underrate the importanee of
this matter. I apprehend, in its satisfactory
adjustment in the future, terrible 'social convul
sions, with, perhaps, a greater flow of blood than
in the late settlement of African slavery. - *her
ever, and whenever a man becomes over,-rich,
hundred beside him become severely poor.
Scarcely, a day passes that, in some oneof our
Eastern cities or places where ,laborers ;congre
gate, there is not recorded a " Strike;" a Miner's,
Mason's, Carpenter'S, Tailor's, or somebody's
" Strike!' All in order to wrest from reluctant
money-owners a larger price. for physical toil.
Hitherto, in most, of these ,coq tests, the strikerfl
have evidently , been worsted.,. In some,,forin ,or
other, they have been,compelled to yield to:the
more, potent : element, capital, ,
4UNERW'LEAGUE
This new, strangely mixed and unsealed diin
munity has of late been 'thrown Info commotion'
arid derangement by'a Miners' Leigne-or Strik-
ing operation
In the floodtide Of 'hasty ensigrdtion'to flak i fa`r
inland region and consequent:eicitettient,'
bons price was4ut upon 'eveiythind liy'
money. The wages of laboring Men, 'miners
Otherwise, were rated at 'five dollars, in'etoin, per
day. This price' pOntitined -- ntitii 'it . few' weeks
since, when mine owners and' 'it'grits"d l eclare4
their inability to 'p4 Mere thatitoniollaisCOin
per day. • -
Some three hundred miners at once quit work;,
formed what they termed a "Miners' Laaaue ."
reaolved they would' not work triir' less:than,
five dollars per day; andmOreever, - that no 'one
else should workfor lelk.''.l9tirly were willing to
labor at the rednced' rate and some `continued, but
were soon, with shillelagh and:pistol, violently
driven Am work. All mining operations : ceasdd,
and every, other business was, at a•stand still.
When the - community at• large
,had time fort
reflection and council, it was ,dis Covered that ;an,
overwhelming ,majorityr was opposed i_to this.
League violence. Order-loving 'nen • took their,
time to act, and ere,the leaders of: tha League;
were well aware, they were all safe irklimbo ; their
books and papers, seized, and •the; League itself
scattered to the mind. A ;grand tribute„ this ; , to,
our American capacity•foriself-governmerit,,,nOne
of Uncle Sam's military or „civil,--,olficials,being
near, to afford any assistance An the,matter.,
CA Tit Ord° •r ' ••••• '
By an examination of the list tifT.leagueis, l 'it
was found that * nine-tenthe of thetif Were 'uathol:
he IrishmeoHwho are now seemingly, the'
ers and . abettors of outlawry " a" lead
thoughout Christendom. * We need to assert
maintain more distinctly and ettifihatially 'out -
American—:our Protestant Christianity the
only safe conservator of our civil liberty "
My own sympathies - mtist'needs tie with 'the
laboter, the toiler, the drudge; here or elseyThefe.
But when millions of Catiniiie.lrishnien;Whnhact
no more thrift at home than to live on potatoes,
and buttermilk, work for twenty-five C'ents'6
and become thoroughly, besotted, through a be-'
sotted pri&tthood;' come to' raise riots be
cause they cannot get ftie"dollats, in coin, Pet
day ; kick up all our rows, Conduct our electioU
,caneuSete; take charge of 'but' balfet ,'
claim a large portitin of our Offtees; l it quite'
time for Ameriean' Christians to sp4k,'
print and preach, together with the utiti
other, lawful and necessary measures kgainseini4li
barbarian inroads and 'influences.'
He who is false to iiresent duty b'reaks a t . hiead
in the loon', and will find the flaw WhSn he'' may
have forgotten its Course.
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1869.
=IEEE
` 4:4 1 . STEWART
CHINESE STANDARD OP MORALITY.
CHUNG YUNG : THE DOCTRINE OF THE MEAN
The authorship of this volume is almost -un
animously attributed by Chinese critics, to King
Keik; - called also Tsze-sze, the grandson of Con
fucius. The father of Kung Keik died B. C.
482, four years before his son, the celebrated
Chinese Sage. During his boyhood, Tsze sze re
ceived the instructions of his grandfather. It
is related that once when he was alone with him,
hearing him sigh, he, after boning twice., asked
him why he sighed. "Is it," said he, " because
you think your descendants, through not cultiva
ting themselves, will be unworthy of you ? Or
is it'that in your admiration of the ways of Yaou
and Shun you are vexed that you will fall short of
them ?" " Child," replied Confucius, ," How' is
it.that you. know my thoughts?" .-" I have of
ten," -said Tsze-sze,'" heard from' you; the lesson;
that when the father has gathered and prepare&
the, fire-wood, if thelsoii cannot carry the bun
dle; he is :to . be protiounced, degenerate and tin
wbrthyt-,-the, remark 'comes , frequently , into -my
thoiights-, - and fills me•with grSat apprehension:"`
The• Sage was much-• PleasedYtin'dllsiniling
Now, , indeed, sh'all I ibe with Out anxiety.
iindertakings will not come to nought. - - They
will be'ca'rried on and flout-fah:"
,•
, The woras " CHUNG hale Deem vari
ously translated : " Constant , Medial:l3, , "Golden
Medium;" "Invariable - Mem'? Dr. Legge, fro&
iv los e translation and treatise' •the facts and'
thoughts •ernbodie& in this letter - haVe'been prin- ,
cipally , taken, prefers to - trittislate , theM,'‘` .4% 'The
doctrine of the Mean." The' Philosopher Ching;
in 'speaking of these words, say's : "Being
out inClination to either side, is ;Called CHUNG
admitting of no Change is oalled YUNG.' By'
CRIING is dpnoted tha corred . coarse to be par
suedby all under heaven; Yuiva is denoted
fixed principle regulating nil . undni heaven."-
The •eminent commentator, • Chu ile r explina.
them thus :' " Chung is the' name fel:whatever is
withotit inclination or deflection, which i neither ,
exceeds nor comes short. Yang means 'ordinary,
constant. , • •
'This book is one of the. first few which are
committed to memory by Uhinese • pipits.' The
Chinese attach great impotta'nce to' its %contents.'
The philosopher Ching says.: first speaks
of one principle ;. it next Spreads , this out, aid
embraces. all things; finally, it returns` and gath: ,
era theta• all up under one principle. Unroll it, and
it !fills ;the universe`; it up, and it retires 'and
lieb•hid‘ in mysteriousness.' The relish of it ii iuez
haustible.i.- The whole of it; is solid learning:
When )tbe skilful reader has' ea plbred it with .der
light helas' apprehended_ iti he may' earryit;
into practice all liVife, and will find that it can
not be exhausted."
I' will now give theifiret chapter; ands let 'the'
reader.judge for himself : •
• g , What heaven has conferred'is galled THE NA
TURE ;: an accordabee withithismattiret pis , called
THE , PATEL' Or. DUTY; the: regtillitiod df this
path is'ealled INSTRUOTION.
The path may not . be left:for' an .institet: If
it could be left, it would:m:ov be the path: On
this account, the superior - min does not: Wait ' till
heiees•things, to be cautious, till he hears
things, to be apprehensive: t • :
•
"There is nothing ftnore risible than what is
secret . ; nothing , mote manifest .than what =is
minute. Thereforeloche-'superior man is wateh
ful over himself when' he is alone.
While there ire no stirrings of pleasure, an
ger, 'sorrow, or joy,•theiUind maybe said to be
in -the state of , EQurumtrum. When thole .
,fee.lings have been stirred, and they act in their
due degree, theret ensues what marbe .
the
'state of HARMONY. This , EQUITABRIUM is the
great root (from which,flow 'human 'tic
dugs) in the world,' andAhii HARMONY' is the
universal path (which alllutiould
" Let the states of
exist in perfection, and a 'happyorder will 'pre
vail throughoUt heaven and 'earth, and all things
will be nourished au& flourish." ' ' '
'ln what has,been quoted above r Tsze.ize, states
whal is regarded as, ''the. basis of his discourse," •
or as the: philosopher- Yung 'orals it; "the•Suin of
.the whole work." TlaeTen3airider of , book;
and it, is not a large one,' islaken say
ings•of Confucius, and of Tize-Sze .hfm",self,. in
explaining or illustrating the.bilsi of the work
given above: r• -' • •.• ""- `,.. ' ,
I will now give some of .the thoughts presen
-ted by. the> Chinese Sage, , and , then. some. of the
reflections. of Tsze-sze being. large ly-of,: the
" hifalutin ".•style,t.both as, regards linanner of.
expression and substance of sentiment:.
Confuchissaid;." The superior man. einbodies
,the coursecif the Mean:: the inferior: man dots
contrary to, the couise of the Mean.
"The superior nian's.embodying tile course of
the Mean, is because be isu superior Wan, and
so always maintains the Meau. The lower man's
acting contrary to the= course of the Mean,
because :he is .a mean man: and has no caution.
"There was -Shun , He indeed was greatly
'wise ! Shun loved to questiOn others, and to
study ,their . words; though they might; 'be shal
low. - ;He , enneealed •wliat wag•bad -in -then; t'tna
displayed what was good. • He 'took•hold , of 'their
two- extremes, determined the' Mein, and •em
ployed it ,in Lhis governinent ;of' the' people: It
was by this that.hewas Shnri2
t' Men all ear: 'We'are wise',' but being: driven
forward and taken in a net, a trap, or a pitfall,
they know not bow to escape. Men all say: 'We
are wise,' but happening to choose the course of
the Mean, they are not able to keep it for a round
month.
" The empire, its States, and its families may
be perfectly ruled ; dignities and emoluments
may be declined ; naked weapons may be tram
pled under the feet—but the course of the Mean
cannot be attained to.
" The superior man cultivates a friendly har
mony, without being weak. How firm is be in
his energy ! He stands erect in the middle,
without inclining to either side. How firm is he
in his energy ! When good principles prevail in
the government of his country, he does not
change from what he was in retirement." How
firth is he in his energy'! When bad principles'
prevail in the country, he maintains: his course
to death without changing.' How firm id he 'in'
his energy !"
' ThC folloWing, are the thoughts of Tsze-die'i—
The - way'which the shperior than pursues'
reaehes far and wide ;'and vet is'Secret.
, .
" Common men and women, however Ignorant,
map intermeddle with the knowledge of it -' . yet'
. yet'
in its utmost reacheS, there is that which even`
the Sage'dOe's'riot knOW. "common men and wo
men`, howev`O MUChhelow - thdorclinarf 'standarai
of Chaidier, can carry l ieinto practice, yet . iri'
its utmost reaCbes, there is 'that Wbidli 'even the
Sage is not able to carry'into Practice.' 7 Great
heriven and earth are, 'man still 'fled - soMethirig;
in then] Withwhich to be diiiatiafied.' Thris it
is, that were tbe superior 'Mari "to 'Speak'
way in 'all its greatness, nothing in the World'
wduld'be found able to rinibrice it. Were he . to
speak of it in its minuteneSs,nothing in the world
would be able to split it. •
"31, is said in thp Book of Poetry, The hawk'
flies up , to hea,ven,.the fishes leap in the deep.''
This expresses how this way is seen aliNe' and
below.
" The way of the superior man may be found'
its simple elements, in the intercourse of men
and women;`, but in its utmost reaches' it shides'
brightly through heaven and earth.
" ,( When we have intelligence resulting frem
sincerity, this condition is to be ascribed to na
.
tuie; when we have sincerity resulting froth in
telligence, this condition is to be ascribed to in
struction. But, given. the sincerity, and there
shall be the intelligence ; • given the intelligence
and there Shall be the sincerity. '
" It ie"only he who' is possessed of the most
complete sincerity that can exist under heaven,
who can give its, full developMent to 'his nature.
Able to give its rull deielopment to his own na
ture, he Vali do the, same 'to the nature 'of other
Men. 'Able to' 'give its full develoPment
.to the "nature of other Men' he can give their full
•development to the natures of animals and
things. 'Able to give their full 'develepment to
the natures of creatures; and things, he' can as
•sist" the transforming and' - nciurishing Powers of
heaven and earth Able to assist the trnSforrn
.ing and riothishing powers of leaven and earth;
he may with heaven and earth forma ternion.
"To entire sincerity tliere 'belongs ceaseless
ness. Not Ceasing, it continues long, Confirm-.
ing long, it evidences , itself. Evidencing , itself,
it reaches , far. Reaching far, it , becomes large
and substantial. Large and. substantial, it be
comes high and brilliant. Large and, substan
tial :--this is how it contains all things. High
and brilliant :—this is how it overspreads all
things. Reaching far and continuing -long :
this how it perfects all things. ,So, , large and
substantial, the person possessing .4, is the co-
equal of earth. So, high and. brilliant, it makes
him the co-equal or heaven. So, far reaching and
long continuing, it makes him infinite."
• The. above quotations are sufficient; to, give the.
Western reader an idea of the scope and mean
ing of . the CHUNG TUNE!, .It is.blasphernous
,as, well as " hifalutin." : I am sorry,for the Chi
nese youth who,,have nothing better, and truer,
and more practical that! such ancient works to
study. , , JusTus • DooLrraa,E,
Foo Chow, jnly, 1869. •
LETTER FROM KANSAS.
It will interest those who are looking to Kansas
as their future home to learn something respect
mg the educational and relmous conditmn of the'
. ,
State: '
The State has an excellent system of Free
'Schools, which is vigorously` carried' out Good
school houses are erected in ''Oistriets - wherever
there is population sufficientto'need a school; in
which tuition is given fibrii'sil to nine thonili.s in
the year.' tate and•coiimodious school build
hags are found in the latget towns: As the Su
perintendent-of Public" lOstitutions remarked a
few days since, every town . , aa' a matter' of good
Tolley, plants a school and erects a building for
it, They knowl,hat this is an important induce
ment to emigrantS to settle among them,:' As
illustfrative - of this: the city of Topeka, which has
a large stone - building tllat; aeboinmodates . 500
or 600 pupils, is abut to erect 'aittither' school'
•building at a' cost of near' $30,000, and the
neighboring ''town of Buckingham has , just en
tered into - a contract for a school-house at a cog
of' $1.3,500 - . • • -
. ,
There' are several institin im'oT learnink nn
•der' the of the . State, as : the State Tini
versity at Lawrence, 'the 'A.gr'icultnral Cone& at
Alanhattan,' and the Nortnal 'School at EMporia
There are also several denominational institu
tions : Baker University, at Baldwin, und, r
au , piees of the M. E. Church; Washburn c o l_
lege, at Topeka, under the care of the Con-ro, a .
tionalists; Ottawa University, sustained by t h e
-Baptists. The 0. S. Presbyterians have two i n ,
stitutions, viz.: Highland University and Gener a
Institute, and the N. S. have under their care
Wetmore Institute at Irving. The United Breth
ren have Lane University at Lecompton, and the
Episcopalians a Female Seminary at Topeka. All
have a good degree of prosperity.
The several religious denominations are well
represented throughout the State. Presbyterian
ism has made rapid advances within a year.
Many new churches have been organized, and
several 'new Presbyteries have been formed. The
past has been a year of great progress in the es
tablishment and enlargement of Presbyterian
churches in this State. And the prospect for the
future is hopeful. There is great harmony be
tween• the two schools; the distinction between
them is almost entirely effaced. The vote
for Reunion will, doubtless, he unanimous in this
State - . Rev. F.S. M.'Cabe, pf the, Presbyterian
Church of this city, is gathering a large and in
fluential congregation, and more than 60 persons
have.heen added to the Church during the few
months of his ministry here, chiefly on certifi
cate. . P. S. a
Topeka, Kansas, August 24, 1869
Two important decrees have been issued
through the. Austrian Minister of Worship and
Education. The first relates to the arrest and
confinement, of priests, monks and nuns. As to
the priests, a decree .of the 7th of June, 1869,
had already ordered that no priest could be de
tained in a disciplinary State by order of his
clerical superiors, unless he himself consented,
and this is now extended to monks and nuns.
It is ordered, besides, that, returns of such
.priests, monks and nuns as are under disciplinary
arrest shall be sent to the minister, together with
the date when it-began and its duration. If the
,bisliops do not undertake to get such returns,
,guaranteeing their authenticity, the authorities
•are to do so. The second decree, referring to
the decree on personal freedom, says that the dis
ciplinary power of the bishops is only in so far com
•patible with the laws as. those who are subjected
to it consent to its exercise. Therefore,• the au
thorities are notallowed help in any way in the
enforcement of the disciplinary power.
—The Israelitet in`Moldavia, it is reported, are
, now being cruelly persecuted and driven out of
the country: Fannies accustomed to every com
fort have been expelled, and are now wandering
aboutwithout shelter, not having been allowed
to collect and 'take with them the remains of
their personal' property. The Israelites, it is as
serted, have been despoiled, defrauded and ill
treated, and,no one comes forward to procure for
them the needful sympathy, and to put an end
to the cruel proceedings. What makes these
transactions the more unjust is the fact that the
Israelites, within the last few years, have con
tributed liberally to relieve, the sufferings of the
Moldavians. One' - Israelite had expended $l4OO
in supporting eighty families during the famine
of 18(36, and had rebuilt a bridge, swept away by
the floods. This person, with his family, was the
very first to be expelled. ,
--Mr: Watkin Williams has given notice in
the:English . Commons of his intention to intro
duce, next session, a bill far the disestablishment
and disendownient of the Churoh in Wales. In
most parts
: of the Principality , the Established
Church has very few adherents. The Welsh
Calvinistic Methodists, now called Welsh Pres
' byterians., are, the great majority all through
North Wales, and other Dissenting Churches
,have also numerous adherents in all parts. Some
of the parish churches, like those of the High
lands, have only two or three persons attending
them. Mr. Williams may be premature in his
movement, bUt his bill will be received with en
thusiasm by the Welsh people, and the time of its
success may not he very long delayed. Mr.
M'Laren,.llL - P. , for Edinburgh, has introduced
.a bill providing for 'the 'abolition of doMpalsory
rates for the maintenance Ofeedesiastical edifices
in Scotland—thuS iiiaking the law in England
and Scotland alike. In the Commons recently
the Under-Secretaryfor t the -colonies stated that
at the expiration ofithe Clergy Act now in three
in Jamaica, ~which will- take plate next year,
religious equality is to be introduced into that
colony.' -
—The' Archbishop of Arma.h states that a
• , ,
joint' letter" from"himself and the Archbishop of
Dublin: Was pla:Cediii the hands of Lord Cairns,
resigning "`their' seat's' in"the liouse of Lords as
.[risn prelates; and expressing their confidence
"that 'l. every on the Irish bench was
equally willing to make' the sacrifice, if it could
in auyway be used to mitigate the calamities of
the afflicted andf desolated 'Ohlircii. Lord Den
man has entered a lively protest upon the jour
nals of the House of Lords against the. Irish
'Church bill • and . the decision of the Upper
-House. One of reasons is that, the bill will
perpetuate
,divisions into sects : of Christians
;which the appeal to an open Bible would tend to
bring into unity under the supremacy of the
, Ciown.' :The Church hail° beemestablished 300
y j eari, and yet no lone dare statil.that there' was
ever during that long period even so much as
an indication of such a result.