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tftffi GtTABDlAir, AUGUST 1, uft 1180 they to say that it -was tight togo on compelling Nonconformist parents to send their children to the only school (it might he) ohbose between a Church education and no religious education whatever? They must recognise parental rights all' round. What he proposed was no new thing, but what was actually being done in Ireland. In seconding the amendment, the Rowland Plummer observed that the details were the real difficulty, as he knew that in East London it, would be almost impossible to obtain Churchmen to give this distinctive religious instruction, and he believed that Nonconformists would find it still more difficult. But the principle of the amendment was a sound one. The J.

J. Coxhead said that Mx. Eidgeway's had the authority of the Bishop of a most important one, but it had nothing to do Mr. dough's motion. He (Mr.

Coxhead) wanted to strengthen the present denominational schools: but the amendment would tend to destroy the schools attached to churches as Church schools. In his opinion teachers from the outside Ought not to be brought in to give the children religious instruction. This was the duty of the permanent teachers. Mr. Stanley said that if Mr.

Clough did not mean rate-aid, the proposed petition had been very unfortunate in the way it had been interpreted Mr. plough's friends. There was not the slightest mistake as to how the Voluntary Teachers' Association construed it. He went on to maintain that the general character of the religious teaching in Church and in Board schools was very similar, the only substantial difference being that in Church schools the Catechism was used as a means of giving moral instruction, while in Board schools the Bible was used. Nor did he believe there was any such general demand for definite theological teaching as agitators on the olerical side asserted.

He doubted whether 5 per cent, of the parents would come forward to make the demand which was how made for them. At the same time he should be willing to meet the demand, baoause it had an element of justice in it, if it were put properly. There were certainly denominations which felt strongly on this point. There were the Jews; and he could only say if there was the same determined resolution on the part of Church parents to have special religious instruction for their children as there was on the part of Jewish parents, the uestion of the hour would not stand in the way. The Board id concede to the Jews out of school hours the liberty to give this definite teaching, and they did find the great mass of Jewish children stopping to receive it.

After all the matter rested with Mr. Coxhead and his friends: if they would agree to put all school under public management, they would be able to share alike in its advantages. The Guardian, however, and other Church authorities had emphatically stated that the Church would not sacrifice its private management of its schools. He should vote for Mr. Eidgeway's amendment, because he thought it would clear the way for a national system of education.

Dr, Gladstone was sorry to differ from Mr. Ridgeway and Mr, Plummer. Parents had no claim to facilities to secure definite religious teaching in accordance with their particular views Would it be contended that it was the duty of the State to teach Mohammedanism if a parent desired it? The Rev. 0. J.

Mohammedans would teach their own children. Dr, And you want to offer facilities for it. The Rev C. J. Ridgeway should not provide the teachers.

(Cries of "Chair" and The Chairman said that personal explanation must come at the olose of a speech. Dr. Gladstone, continuing, said the interesting report recently issued by the Canterbury House of Laymen showed the extreme difficulty of carrying out the suggested, scheme, which had been partially tried at Birmingham. Mr. Lobb moved, and the Rev.

T. B. Dover seconded, that the question be now put. Mr. Bruce opposed, and the motion was withdrawn.

The Rev. W. Oopeland Bowie next moved, and Mr. Whiteley seconded, the adjournment of the debate, which was opposed by Mr. Lobb, and lost by 21 to 11.

On the renewed motion of Mr. Lobb, seconded by Mr. Davies, the closure was then carried by 21 to 18, and Mr. Eidgeway's amendmen defeated by 20 to 9 Barnes, Mr. Bburke, Mr.

Bruce, the Rev. 8. Headlam, Mrs, Homan, the Rev. R. Plummer, the Rev.

C. J. Ridgeway, Mr. Stanley, Mr, Whiteley. Bristow, Mr.

Clough, Lord Colchester, tho Rev. J. Coxhead, Mr. Davies, the Rev. T.

B. Dover, the Rev. A. Drew. Mr, Dumphreys, Dr.

Gladstone, Mr. Key, Mr. Kidson, Messrs. D. and Laing, Mr.

Lobb, Mr. Lynn, Sir Joseph Savory, Mr. Sharp, General Sim r. P. "White Mr.

P. White, Mr. Winriett. Did not Rov. W.

Hamilton, Mr. Horobln, the Rev. Schnadhorst, Mr. Smith, Mr. Stockall.

Mr. Clough's original motion was then put, the result being 19 for and 19 against BriBtow, Mr. Clough, Lord Colchester, tho Rev. Coxhead, Mr. Davies, the Rev.

T. B. Dover, the Rev. A. Drew, Mr, Dumphreys, Mr.

Howse, Mr. Key, Mr. Kidson, Messrs. D. and G.

Laing. Mr. Lobb, Mr. Lj nn, Mr. Sharp, General Sim, Mr.

P. White, General Moberly. Barnes, Mr. Bourke, tho Rev. W.

C. Bowie, Mr. Bruce, Mies Eve, Dr. Gladstone, the Rov. w.

Hamilton, the Rev. S. Headlam, Mrs. Homan, Mr. Horobin, the Rov.

C. J. Ridgeway, Sir Joseph Savory, the Rev. E. Schnadhorst, Mr.

Sinclair, Mr. Smith, Mr. Stanley, Mr. Stockall, Mr. Whiteley, tho Rev.

J. Wilson. Did not Rev. R. T.

Plummer. Athelstan Riley and Miss Davenport Hill. The The motion, not being carried, drops. (Cheers and clapping of hands.) The Rev. W.

Blackmore here entered the room, and said that he had wished to vote for the motion. He was in the building, in the School Management Department, and could state positively that the division bell did not riug in that part of the building. The Chairman said he did not know of any rule of the Board which compelled them to ring the bell for divisions, but, of course, it was convenient that it should be done, and the matter should be seen into as to whether there was anything wrong with the division bell. He could not see how they could reopen the question, and the only course was for Mr. Blackmore to writo a letter of explanation, which should appear on the minutes.

The Education Department having written calling attention to section 87 of the Elementary Education Act, 1870, sub-section 4, asking whether any day in the month of November next had yet been appointed for the election of the members of the Board, and enclosing a copy of the order of 1891, the Chairman moved "That Thursday, the 22nd of November, 1894, be appointed for the triennial election of the School Board for London, and that the Clerk of the Board bo instructed to communicate with the Education Department accordingly." It had been stated that Thursday had been ohosen for the ejection day to prevent a proper vote of the electors from being taken. As a matter or faot.all he desired to do was to follow precedents wtyich had been adopted by previous Boards, and to get a day which would suit the general convenience of the whole of tho people of London. There had been eight elections. One of those elections took place on a Tuesday, one on a Friday, two on Mondays, and four On Thursdays. The Thursday eleotions took place in 1873,1876,1870, and 1891, so that it was quite obvious that the choice of Thursday was not a ohoice dictated by any regard for party.

Mr. Sharp seoonded the motion. Mr. Stanley moved, as an amendment, to substitute the words "Saturday, the 17th," for "Thursday, the 22nd." He observed that the county council had adopted Saturday for their elections, and there was ample evidence that the day was a popular one. The Government, for instance, had introduced Saturday as the day of election into their" Registration Bill.

Then, again, people who were employed at the large shops enjoyed early closing on Saturday, and those who had votes were set freo to go to the poll. As to the small shopkeepers they had ample opportunity to vote between eight and twelve o'clock in the morning. The Rev. W. C.

Bowie seconded the amendment, which was rejected by 22 to 19, the chairman's motion being then agreed to. The School Accommodation and Attendance Committee reported that they had had before; them copies of petitions for free school places from' the parents of children attending St. Luke 's, 's, Chippenham? mews, School; and St. 's SohOol. These petitions were forwarded by the Education Department on the 3th October, 1893.

The, committee had also had before in each of- the above a counter-petition and a reaffirming petition from parents signing the original petition, They had further had before them, in each case, her Majesty 's Benior chief inspector 's report on the original petitions, the counter-petitions, and the reaffirming petitions. The result of the latter was that the number of free school places required was as 57; girls, 181 infants, 195; total, 383. Ihe result of the committee 's communication with the voluntary schools in the district was the attendance before them on the 11th July of the Eev. B. C.

Kirkpatriok, who, informed the committee that the Church Extension Association owned a site in Saltram-crescent, upon which they intended to build a sohool for 800 children: He further stated that the plans for this school had been already sanctioned by the Education Department, and that, when opened, the sohool would be free. In view of this information the committee considered that the Department should be informed that the Board were of opinion that the need fof free school accommodation in the district of these schools (the north-western portion of Paddington) would be met by the the Church Association, in Saltram- orescent of a sohool for 800 children, for whioh, it was tinder- stood, the Department had already sanctioned plans, and which the Board were informed would be free. Mr. chairman of the committee, accordingly moved that a letter be addressed to the Department in terms of the report. Mr.

Stanley moved, and Mr. Bruce seoonded, an amendment to the effect that application should be made to the Department for authority to provide additional accommodation. for, 1,200 children, and that so soon as thiB sanotibn shall have been obtainedjthe necessary Bteps be taken to secure a site, and that the Works Committee be instructed to erect thereon a sohool for that number of children. After some discussion Mr. Stanley's amendment was rejected by 22 to 17.

The Eev. W. C. Bowie then moved, and Mr. Bruce seconded, that the matter be referred back to the committee for further inquiry.

This was defeated by 16 to 15, and the original motion afterwards agreed to. At its rising the Board adjourned till September 27. Prebendary Eardley-Wilmot, vicar of St. Jude's, South Kensington, in a letter to the Record, What is known as the Cowper-Temple Clause was passed in 1870, and what is called the Compromise followed in 1871; but the two things are not the same. The former prohibits denominational teaching; the latter provides for the reading of the Bible with suitable explanation and instruction, and enjoins strict observance of the former.

It is the Compromise of 1871, not the Cowper-Temple Clause of 1870, that has been all these weary months under discussion at the London School Board. As far as I know, no attack has been made upon the Cowper-Temple Clause. The centre of the controversy has been the rule of the Board of 1871, which required, in the terms of the Compromise, the Bible to be read and instruction to be given therefrom in the principles of What was done in January, 1894, was to explain and emphasise what was supposed to be well known before, that the religion intended was the Christian religion, and that the word was not meant to include all religions. It is important to keep this point clearly in mind, for since the Cowper-Temple Clause remains intact, and the Compromise stands also, with the necessary explanation of its character, as a compromise between Christians, and not between Christians and non-Christians, whence arises the ohimera of' the forces of superstition under the English Church and the' subtle snare of alliance with Eomish superstition'? Whatever the English Church Union might wish, the Cowper-Temple Clause affords ample safeguard against sectarian teaching, ana this is perfectly well known, of course, to the members of the E.C.U. upon the board.

The fact is that to impute party motives to the majority on the board is, as your admirable article of July 20 says, both inaccurate and unjust. I have no right to hold a brief for Mr. Athelstan Eiley, but I will state my conviction that while, no doubt, if he had schools of his 1 own he would teach doctrines and practices with which I am not in the very least in agreement, yet in this particular matter he is aiming at nothing more than the maintenance of Christian teaching in our board schools. I would, therefore, most earnestly protest against the introduction of any such false issue into the present controversy as that it is a contest between superstition and whether the issue is raised by Mr. Adamson or by Mr.

Gover and his co-signatories. The contest is between Christianity and secularism, and in that all Churchmen at least should be united. Is there no chance, Sir, of uniting Churchmen on this point? Is there no chance of uniting Churchmen and Nonconformists in a common aimP What do we see at the present momentP We see two bodies both claiming to uphold the Compromise in its Christian present majority on the hoard, and the Sion College Committee. Why cannot they come together Answor No. Because some of the present majority are sacerdotalists.

But they are not sacerdotalists qua this controversy; and, moreover, the Cowper-Temple Clause is an efficient safeguard. Answer No. of the circular. Well, we all agree with tho contents of the circular, and it is now too iate to disagree with its issue. It has gone out, it cannot be recalled, it is done with.

We may deeply regret the fact, and consider the issue of it most unwise, but it cannot be withdrawn; and, with the ordinance of 1885 still in force, some setting before teachers the true meaning of the Compromise was necessary. Answer No. we do not agree with the economic and educational policy of the majority. The next election will not be fought on any other question than the religious education question. To go off on a side line of economic policy is to give the cause of religious education away.

The fact is that the wliole question now is in a different position to what it has ever been before. It is too late now to raise questions of policy, One simple issue is before us. The present majority are, most of them, already in the field as Candidates for re-election, and have been accepted by various tions who move in such matters. Already, top, in some divisions there are signs of opposition on the false cry of the present controversy being an attempt to resuscitate dogmatic The policy of the Eoman Catholics also has been declared. Churchmen must unite, and orthodox Nonconformists should unite with them, to return candidates pledged to uphold the Compromise.

The present members are pledged so to do. We may think their action in many respects unwise and even premature, but, at any rate, it has been honest, and they have borne the burden and heat of the day. To replace them by others would be, at least, ungrateful, and the attempt to do so is, in my humble judgment, disastrous." tile 24th of July, at Green Welds. Weston Rbyn. the wife oTihe Bev, Prebendary Moss; Head Master of Shrewshnrjr July26.

at 24, -garden8, the wife of RevvA. P. Pott, Rector of Newlngton, Oxon, MAEEIAGES. CtA SW.at the parish churchyBethnal-green, by the Rev. Ml Ay Rector, and the Rev.

H. Cllarke, Vicar of The Wray, Ambleside, uncle of the Gwendolin, daughter of the Rev. S. Hansard, to Alan Oswald Claughton, B.A., of Meads, Eastbourne. 1L 26, All Saints'; Olapham Park, by the Bey.

R. Rector of Hornchurch, the Bev. B. Collin, of Rlpon and Hornchurch, to Florence Nightingale, youngest daughter of Sir J.A.Tool, K.OiM.G., of Park. 26, at Drumcar Parish Church, by the Bev.

P.O. LeP. McOlintock; Sector of the parish and of the bride; Forrester Farnel Colvin, Captain 8th Lancers, third son of the late B. B. Colvin, Monkhams Hall, Essex, to the Hon, Isabella' Katharine McOlmtock-Bunbury, eldest daughter of Lord and Lady Rathdonnell.

On July St. Paul's Church, Balsau- heath; Birmingham; by the Bev. O. Beilby, Rector of Street, uncle of the bride, assisted by the Bev. O.

B.Lloydithe Bey. Gerald Dalton Debenham, of Northwood, I. of W.veldest son of the late T. N. Debenham, to Amy Cobbold Bennett, of Birmingham.

28, St. Gabriel's, South Bromley, by the Bev. B. W. Enraght, father of the bride, Fredericks second son of W.

Eve, of Stoke Newington, to Ellen, eldest daughter of the Bev. B.W. Enraght, of South Bromley. 26, St. James's, Spanish-place, by theEey Brindle, assisted by Canon Barry, Major -fit.

D.FanBhawe. 10th .0. Hussars, son of the Rev. H. L.

Fanshawe, of South Weston Rectory, TetswOrth, to Anna Paulina Mary, eldest daughter of Sir E. Wood. V.O., G.O of 23, Devonshire -place. 25th, St. Oswald's Church, Lythe, by the Bev.

the Marquis of Normanby, Canon of Windsor, assisted by- the vicar, the Bev. H. R. S. Pearson, and the Rev.

Robert Harland, brother of the bridegroom, the Rev. W. G. Harland, Vicar-designate of Rillington and Scampston, to Clara Elizabeth, youngest daughter of Henry Hayes, of Lome Villas, Whitby. 26, the Parish Church, Wokingham, by the Bishop of Reading, assisted by the Rev.

A. Vicar of Wheatley, uncle, and the Rev. S. Cornish, of Olevedon, brother-in-law of the briar, the Bev. H.

Last, Vicar of Holy Trinity, Beading, to Lilian Sophia, daughter of the Bev. E. Sturges, Rector of Wokingham. NOEOATE 28, at St. Mary's.

Balham, by the Bev. T. Bates, Vicar, the Bev. T. T.

Norgate, Senior Curate of St. George's, Blckley, second son of C. B. L. Norgate, of East Dereham, to.

Ethel Maud Goatling, fourth daughter of the late W. Goatling, of Woodfleld, Northfleet. HORSEY 20, Holy Trinity, Cowes.by the Rev, J.Bailey, M.A., Vicar, William Cloughton Peel, of Trenant Park, Cornwall, and Peele Fold, Lancashire, Lieut. 8rd Dragoon Guards, to Muriel Adeline Brundenell de Horsey, second daughter of Admiral Algernon F. R.

de Horsey, of Malcombe House, Cowes. 26, St. Martin's-ln-the-Fields, by the Rev. H. Bennett, Rector of Croome and Purton, G.

D. Smith, eldest son of D. B. Smith, to Lady Barbara Coventry, eldest daughter of the Earl of Coventry. On the 26th at Holy Trinity Church, Brompton.

by the Rev. J. Edwlu B. Ball, Curate of the parish, John George, only son of John George Smith, of Hill House, Surbiton, to Pauline Flora- youngest daughter of the late Major Munro, H.M. Cousul-General at Monte Video, and of Mrs.

Munro. On the 27th July, St. George's, Hanover-square, by the Rev. 0. G.

Lang, Vicar of St. Mary's, and Dean of Divinity, Magdalen College, Oxford, assisted by the Rev. D. Anderson, Vicar of St. George's, Hanover-square, Frederic J.

N. Theslger, eldest son of Lord Chelmsford, to Francos C. Guest, oldest daughter of Lord Wimborno. 26, at Christ Church, Lancaster-gate, by the Rev. J.

Hutchons, Vicar of St. Barnabas's, Bell-street, H. A. Wanklyn, second Son of tho late Rev. J.

Hibbert Wanklyn, of 8, Colville-square, to Blanche May, eldest daughter of the late Rev. Charles' Muryon Wilson, Rector of White Roding, Essex, and granddaughter of the late Sir John Maryon-Wilson, Bart. DEATHS. BABINO 22, Carlsbad, very suddenly, Viscountess Baring. BROWNE 26, Fawley Rectory, the residence of his brother, the Bev.

Henry Joy Browne, Vicar of Christ Church, Barnet, aged 68. BUTLER 23, Groat Salkeld Rectory, Penrith, the Bev. Samuel Johnson Butler, Hon. Canon of Carlisle Cathedral, twenty -five years Vicar of Penrith, fifteen years Rector of Great Salkeld, Proctor of tho Convocation of York, aged 71. OI.ARK.— On July 80th, at Kegworth Rectory, the Rev.

Joseph, Clark, late Fellow and Tutor of Christ's College, Cambridge, and for 42 years Rector of Kegworth, In his 80th year. CRAKE 2t, at Jevington Rectory, Sussex, tho Rev. W. S. Crake.

Curate of St. Mary-the-Virgin, Reading, eldest son of tho Rev. E.E. Crake, Rector of Jevington, aged 27. CUiMMiNGs.

21, Exmoulh, the Rov. Charles Edward Cummings, late Rector of Wembworthy. DDNXIN July 23rd, at Surrey, Catharine Dunkin, widow of John Dunkin, and youngost daughter of the late Rev. J. Wonham, Rector of West Clandon.

FRASER 4, the British Legation In Toklo, Hugh Fraser, her Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Japan, aged 57. HALE 25, Eton College, the Rev. E. Hale, after a short illnoFB, aged 66. IRVINE the 25th at Drum Castle, Abordeenshire, Francis Hugh Forbes Irvine, of Drum, aged 80.

KEY 20, at Roland-gardens, Anne, Widow of 0. Key, aged 94. KITTOB 24, Greonhill Lodge, Sutton Coldfleld, Emma, widow of the late Rev. E. II.

Kittoo, Vicar of Boldmero, aged 77. LOVBLI 20, accidentally drowned at Cookham, Charles Petre Lovell, of 43, Porchester-sciuare, Hyde Park, only son of S. Lovell, of 68, Gloucestor -gardenB. MAOKNIOHT 24, Harriott, wlfoof the Rev. W.

H. E. Macknlght, Rector of Silk Willoughby. MAJENDIB July 25th, at Spoon, Berks, Anna Eleanor, daughter of the late Captain W. H.

Majondie, of the 1st Foot Guards, aged 71. MORGAN 28, Bath, Howard Bpoar Morgan, of Tegfynydd, Carmarthenshire, agod 70. OLIVER 23, Boviugor Rectory, Sophia, wife of the Rev. W. M.

Oliver, M.A. PATTISON the 22nd at Walpolo, Halesworth, tho Bev. James Balfour Pattison, Vicar of Stockingford, Nuneaton, aged 65. PIKE 21. at 116, Holland-road, Konsington, John William Piko, Rear-Admiral in her Majesty's Fleet (Retired), aged 68.

PREBCOTT 20, at 0, Olargos-stroot, Sir George Rondlesham PreBCott, agod 47. ROBSON 28, Putney, George Young Bobson, Barrister, of tho Inner Temple and 5, Now-square, LIucoln's-inn, aged 84. SWANN 24, Eynsham, Elizabeth Swann, aged 02. SYMONB 18, Poona, India, Herbert Charles Symons, Commanding the 2nd Battalion King 'B Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, aged 40. TREVOR 20.

the Hon. Nina Emily Hill Trevor, Becond surviving daughter of Lord and Lady Trevor. WHITTBMORE 27, St. Katharine's, Sutton, Surrey, William Meynell Wliittemoro, Rector of Sc. Katharine Cree and St.

James's, Aldgato, agod 74, at 37, Charles-street, Berkeley-square, Viscountess BROWNE 25, Castlerosae. 26, Downham Market Bectory, the wife of Bov. E. D. L.

27, at 86, Oakfleld-road, Croydon, the wife of Eev. O. H. Nash, Vicar of St. Mary's, Maidenhead.

27, at 86, Gloucester-terrace, Hyde Park, the wife of Sir F. Osborno, Bart. DAUGHTEBS. 8, More Rectory, Bishop's Castle, the wife of Bev. E.

W. Cockolli 23, 8h6re Rectory, Guildford, the wife of Rev. F. C. Hill, lately Ohaplaln of Bolarum, Deccan.

26, Blshopthorpe Vicarage', the wife of Bev. J. B. Keblo. 24, Ramsbottom Vicarage, the wife of Bev, J.

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