"FOR PROMOTING THE EDUCATION OF "POOR, IN THE PRINCIPLES OF THE ESTA"BLISHED CHURCH, CHURCH, THROUGHOUT ENGLAND " AND WALES.' 2. That the sole object of this Society, (p. 7,) shall be to instruct and educate "the Poor in suitable learning, works of industry, " and the Principles of the Christian Religion, "according to the Established Church." Thus far the Resolution. Now, in the matter therein manifested, what eye is there but theirs that does not behold and observe three perfectly distinct objects, whereof to some millions of eyes, two are not only opposite but irreconcilable, viz. "education of the Poor in suit"able learning," and ditto " in the principles of the "Established Church?"-Thus there are three objects. But in these three objects the zeal of these anonymous and self-concealed persons-such is its blindness-could see but one. The sole object-any sole object-can it be any more than one? With respect to this one then can there be any doubt what it is? Can it be any thing but the educating the Poor in the principles of the Established Church,―that ultimately declared one sole real ultimate object, in the contemplation of which the two others, even at the very time of speaking of them, are so perfectly lost sight of? In their lips. and on their papers, "suitable learning," and "works of industry :"-in their hearts, " Established Church," and nothing else. After this account of the Genesis of the Society, follows, (p. 13) under the title "REPORT of the "GENERAL COMMITTEE," an account of the earliest proceedings of the managing body by which that title was assumed. From this paper five several masses of exclusionary discourse will be brought to view: and in no one of all these instances is any evidence to be found of its having received the sanction of the governing body, antecedently described under the name of The General Committee. On the contrary, in every one of these instances, in support of the opposite position, there exists the sort of evidence, above-mentioned by the name of the negative circumstantial evidence: viz. absence of the ordinary and requisite marks of authenticity, as above described.* * Report I. p. 16.—" In one particular quarter, viz. the Deanery of Tendering, in the County of Essex, a plan has been laid down for carrying the benefit of the system into the several country Parishes, which is inserted in App. No. 5. with the approbation of the Committee annexed; so published as an useful example to others. In the above Deanery, this plan is now carrying into effect with great spirit, and the execution of it is in great forwardness.* P. 18. * Of these proceedings further mention will occur presently. Particular indeed is the importance attached to them. No wonder. No where else does the exclusionary zeal blaze out more G "FOR PROMOTING THE EDUCATION OF THE "POOR, IN THE PRINCIPLES OF THE ESTA66 BLISHED CHURCH, THROUGHOUT ENGLAND "AND WALES.' 2. That the sole object of this Society, (p. 7,) shall be to instruct and educate "the Poor in suitable learning, works of industry, "and the Principles of the Christian Religion, according to the Established Church." Thus far the Resolution. Now, in the matter therein manifested, what eye is there but theirs that does not behold and observe three perfectly distinct objects, whereof to some millions of eyes, two are not only opposite but irreconcilable, viz. "education of the Poor in suit"able learning," and ditto "in the principles of the "Established Church?"Thus there are three objects. But in these three objects the zeal of these anonymous and self-concealed persons-such is its blindness-could see but one. The sole object-any sole object-can it be any more than one? With respect to this one then can there be any doubt what it is? Can it be any thing but the educating the Poor in the principles of the Established Church, that ultimately declared one sole real ultimate object, in the contemplation of which the two others, even at the very time of speaking of them, are so perfectly lost sight of? In their lips and on their papers, "suitable learning," and "works of industry :"-in their hearts, " Established Church," and nothing else. After this account of the Genesis of the Society, follows, (p. 13) under the title "REPORT of the "GENERAL COMMITTEE," an account of the earliest proceedings of the managing body by which that title was assumed. From this paper five several masses of exclusionary discourse will be brought to view: and in no one of all these instances is any evidence to be found of its having received the sanction of the governing body, antecedently described under the name of The General Committee. On the contrary, in every one of these instances, in support of the opposite position, there exists the sort of evidence, above-mentioned by the name of the negative circumstantial evidence: viz. absence of the ordinary and requisite marks of authenticity, as above described.* * Report I. p. 16.-" In one particular quarter, viz. the Deanery of Tendering, in the County of Essex, a plan has been laid down for carrying the benefit of the system into the several country Parishes, which is inserted in App. No. 5. with the approbation of the Committee annexed; so published as an useful example to others. In the above Deanery, this plan is now carrying into effect with great spirit, and the execution of it is in great forwardness.* P. 18. * Of these proceedings further mention will occur presently. Particular indeed is the importance attached to them. No wonder. No where else does the exclusionary zeal blaze out more G P. 18.-" 2. They look forwards for farther support from those who are attached to the Constitution of Church and State; the sole object in view being to communicate to the Poor, generally, by means of a summary mode of education, lately brought into practice, such knowledge and habits as are sufficient to guide them through life, in their proper stations, especially to teach the doctrines of religion, according to the principles of the Established Church, and to train them to the performance of their Religious duties by early discipline. 3. It is unnecessary for this Committee to enlarge upon the fiercely. They had for their conductor-not indeed the present Bishop of London, but his immediate predecessor-the Church of England hero with whose eloquence his charge (anno 1814) (p. 1) opens:-the Bishop, in whose eyes "schism" was "guilt," whose "endeavour was to replace ecclesiastical discipline on its "antient footing"-that discipline of which the "benefit" is "lost" if "the discretion of the ruling power" be “. fettered." This, however, is but a small part of what in that one paragraph may be seen breathing the same spirit. A more finished picture of a persecuting despot, held out in that very character, as an object of admiration and instruction, could scarce have been drawn by a French Court Catholic of the day, under the orders of the Duke and Duchess of Angoulême. * [Unnecessary.] Yes: and fruitless likewise. So long as they had their choice (what can be more notorious?) what they chose was-that the body of the people should have no instruction. So long as they had their choice, Dr. Bell and his system were, in their eyes, objects of scorn or indifference. When the system of no-instruction was seen to be no longer tenable, then came this system of bad instruction, the badness of which is thus varnished by the word good, as that of its Church is by |