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RJRiOISNT- SCISNES IN CLERICAL, I4FJS. hus
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the year amounted to £ 3 , 783 , 018 , which , however , is too small a sum to be worth much serious consideration , if it did notfollow such heavy deficits during the last three years . The following table shows the rapid increase of the debt of the Government in India : — On April . 30 , In India . Tn ' London-. Total . 1857 ... : £ 5 f ) , 54 G , fl /> 2 ... . £ 3 ; 894 , 400 ... X-59 , 441 , 052 1858 ... 00 , 704 , 08-1 ... 8 , 760 , 400 ... C . 9 , 473 , 48 't lHnO ... ( 5 G , 228 , OO 7 ... 14 . 04 ? . O () rt ... 8 Oj 877 , 007 I 860 ... 71 . 202 , £ 07 ... 2 fl , « i 4 i ) , O 0 O ... 97 , 851 , 807 Thus the debt , which , in 1857 , was only £ 59 , 441 , 052 , had . increased to £ 97 , 851 , 807 in . 1860 ; or at the rate of £ 12 , 803 , 585 per annum . It is obvious that such a state of finance is alarming , the more so when the fact is considered that in 1834 the debt was £ 41 , 350 , 592 5 and had only reached £ 59 , 441 , 052 in 1857 j or at the rate of about eight . hundred thousand pounds sterling per annum for twenty-three years ; while the last three years swelled the debt at an average of upwards of twelve millions sterling per annum . . This parliamentary paper contains also copies of correspondence ! between the Government of India and the Government of Madras , and minutes of members of the Government of Madras on the financial measures which are now exciting j so imich discussion . Sir Cilvrlks Trevelyjin has been ' recalled , in consequence of his insubordination ; Sir Hexrt " "Ward has died ; ' and the imtiiiiely death of ivfr . Wi . LSQJf fol- . lowing so soon after Sir Henry Ward ' s ; will probably create j much serious inconvenience in niany ways that have not yet j been duly considered . Sir Baktle Fjrt : re occupies the j post of Indian Clianeellor of the Exchequer ' iintil the sue- j ecssor to Mr .-. ^ ViT ^ ipN is appointed , and he ' expresses his j determination : to carry out MriWxtsp ^ f ' s view's with regard to j the license-tax ; , but he acknowledges that there may be ; great 1 difficulty in doing so unless the new Finance Minister vigour- ! ously follows , up the steps of Ixis predecessor . The incometax is now in full operation , arid although tvyo or three years must . elapse-before any opinion can be formed of the extent to '; which it will meet the anticipations of its founder ^ the ma > j chinery for collebtipn wilt probably admit of progressive improvement , and : some minor change ^ may also be effected . For gppd , orfpr eyji ,- ; --h . owever , vt ' j ' . 0 ^ iocpnie-t ^ x . / . m . rtst be tried for one year at any rate ,: and there does not appear much prpspecfc : pf being 1 able to meet the financial emergencies in any other way but , at any rate the subjeGt ; should be fully considered , by { Sir Charles Wood in connexion with the appbititinent pf an ¦ p f ^ c ^ r . : ;\ vliipv-.-- ' 4 cr ' ..-. 1 e' nipst favourable circumstanceSj will find tnore than ordinary difficulty in either continuing orabandbning a tax vvhich , in this country ' , was at first considered equally pbjectioiiai ) le ; Mr . Lat ^ o ^ the present I Treasury Secretary , ' has bepri . spoken of as the most likely person to be selected ,, to di f' 3 cbargc the i-pspqnsiblg arid arduous duty of managing the finances of . India ; Mr . Lowe , the member for paine , has also -been mentioned ; but it is premature ' ¦¦ to speculate en the choice cf Sir pH . vntTRs Wopp , as in all probability many interests will require tp ^ be consulted .. The post of Ghanoeilor ; of the Exchequer in India . is oho . pf , High hpnpvir , andtlie emolument is also rich ; there will conse--que ^ iiy Ijq np dejurth pf cahdulatcs ; , l ? ut it ' will . -bo altpgether unpardonableif any dilettanti 'financier ' is selected . The man > vhp . aspires to ,, sixch dignity should be able to GPmpreliend the various bearings of Indian Jiabils and prejudices ) neither of which can bo safely exposed . Co . ; suddeii clianges , Except in , cas ^ s of Ipipisrial noqossity One po ' uil ; , nt aiiy rate , my&i bo insisted , iijjcm withbiifi , hesitatioa ; ib must l > c distinctly iindQiv stood thitt tho ¦ '' ¦ ¦ Fiiitineo Ministev wjll bo Toquire'd to sqhd \ homQ ' pqriodlcal $ t » ij ; omiont . s ¦ of inooino and osponclituvo in a form winch will admit of full investigalion ,, Obsourity in acopu , nts is' only anothoi * nanio forlViiud ; and Mr . Wir / soif insisteel so sfcvqngly qn an oftieiojtt ; audit ., tliat any atfcoinpti at the xiptiiol my ^ tifioation with the Indian aocountjj will bo' av « . H i linderstood whon brought beforp tho ITouso of Commons . It jippoara strango tHtlt . so much liino should bo -lost in , . filling iip . / n-n . o'Oicm ) nppoiivtmont whieli ought nol ; to bo sutVovodt . to romitia vnoanl ouo hour longer than , is absolutely nocesisn ' ry . j j i j
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Oct . 13 , 186 QJ The Saturday Analyst and Lectd& )\ 861
Rjrioisnt- Scisnes In Clerical, I4fjs. Hus
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r FlHE CluirQh of l !' . n ^| i ) ud' lutcl y pvosented us with two & . pictures of Its ( Hirers of p . oul ? , Tlvo ono harsh , sour , und i > ietlirav » lis . h j the otlu irhdu-ty ,, g » Juii » l , niul oi ' to-day . Tho dt \ Q hrtvlng ; no reupomie in tho . li . m « iu ) h « furt . but jirosontin ^ tho moaUly honoE » of formali » rn ,. and grimlv ^^ dciniiVuding the ^ roptmtionof hiincVos > t « 11 «' a kiH-er-r-tho ofhep goiiig ' Upwn to the ; ft ) u ^ dfttioi » s of GUrialifujity , nrul ¦ preitvwhiijg , ; i » v tho i \\ oo of . > ^ jjtpjiUhiB ^/ SiiuirwwhyV' th ' at gospel o ; f huinun ; pcjujUi , ty , ; ; eb ; .
: often covered over by the paraphernalia of churchcraft . The bud parson invokes the terrors of the law , the good parson . appeals to the consciousness of the human heart , and both in r their way achieve succe 5 s —the one comes triumphant from the , Law Court , and the other successfully beards the Squire in his den ^ Morally speaking , there is however , the greatest . difference in the two kinds of success ; for the bad parson carries home a victory that will burn his fingers , while the good one enjoys a triumph that will add to his power of ministering ' with beneficial effect . j The story of the Norfolk parson , Mr . Neal , will be found ! detailed at "length in another article . We k-now nothing cf him as | an individual , and confine bur remarks entirely to his public aj > - I pearances . In private life he may be a combination of scholarly \ j attaiiimehts and Christian graces—ii fortunate mixture of Greek > hexameters , Hebrew commandments , and apostolic injunctiohs ; a man apt at paying his . batcher , daydling his babies , ! and doing the amiable to his -wife . Beyond this he , may ha charitable with silver coinage and golden advice , but lie entertains' certain dogmatic opinions , which , to our minds , make him very bad as a parson , -however ¦ excellent as a [¦ ¦ ¦ man . ' . ' . ¦'¦'• ¦ .. ¦ ¦ " - . ¦ ' ¦ ... ' - . . ' . ' ' ' : ' ¦ : : ' ; ! Mr . Neat . e is . 'determined to enforce a cloctrine which scarcely any one believes- —that of baptismal regencratiori , with its corroilary affirmation of the awful consequences of dying unbaptized . It may be true . that ' , a clergyman is not permitted to read the Church burial service over any one .- . ' -Who' he knoAVS has died , . without . ¦ . haying had that ceremony duly performed ; but his conduct in prosecuting and persecuting a , poor woman i ' or singing-. a hymn over ¦¦ the body of - '¦ her own infarit , must strike any , right ^ hearted man as a liar . sh and cruel exhibition of intolerance and ' priest- . craft . Qut of tlie thousands SLincere ' Churchmen : who take their eliildi-eii to be l ) apt , ize ; 1 , There are not many dozens who seriously believe -that the' sprinkling of a ; -little . wkter by .-a . prpfessionai ^ gentleman is siifficient : to determine , whetherdeatli sliall cDnsigu ail innocent' infant to eternal . happiness ; -. o-r everla . sting ^^ pains ; and if soriibiistrpus a dpctrirte ' . Aye-re , cpmnionlyreceived iri this country , instead of sending niissionaries to Africa we ouglit to cbmmissipii Di > LiyiNG-- . stoxe to procure iis a few teachers from her savage tribes . Mr . . Njsai / K knows perfeetly Avell that the great ; mass of Protestant Christians look Tipbn baptism as a sacred synibpl , and not as a , process of priestly cpiijtiration , v a clerical ; hocus pocus . which call work . the stiipewclbhs miracle of opening ox : clpsing . the gates of Heaven 6 r ItelL-. JSvery . ojie wiU Applaud the piirexits , whose love and religious ';¦ feelings' despised this . tihchristiaii and inliuinnn eanfc . ' The parson anil Jiis perseciitip ^ stand- condemn nod in any ppurt of cons ^ iencu in which tlie Aoyil is not thejudge .. ' . ' ; Iftlie . magistrates , thought , themsolves bound , in law to convict ^ they wore iidt n > prallyjustifiecl in a sentence inrolying throo cl-iiys ' ' .. imprispiicmont , as . the , alternative pf . payiivg what , . to the -poor , afflicitod ; father' and mother ; -m % h , ^ togeth er witlv costs ^ be a riunpus fine . In ilns case squirearcliy ^ . stuck by thu Church , aiid seemed . to like it tbio hioro for ; bol ^^ ^ In aupthor- county a yefy'difFoii'eat scone ' ocoiii ^ ed ,,, although the parspa ancl the squire wcrolvcro also the chiof aefcors . In thi , a case thoinagna ' tos oi tiucllpw woi-o ; assemblod to prqsont thoiy trurhpery re war els to agriouituraM ^ bourcrs and servants , who liAd servod thoii' ennploycrs with pcouliivr fidelity and zeal . Had il ) o coromony boon- an hpnGM-hqarlod , thing' tho -rev . oipieats of , tho rowitrds would have boon treated with ; great Qourlosy and ros ' pect . Instentl of this tlieywovo shufllod in and put ; of fho roonv in . si mnnnor wl ' violi induood a- good piirsou \ c ^ the looality td pour forth iv littles Ciiriqtian doctrine , 'that ' seemed rank bllispjlxomy to tlio : Siciuiroavoliiosil ears ; we will let tho good pinsoii toll his own story : . ? ; I would tonlux ' o , " - finicl th , e Ilcvcrend Dr , ISowltrs , , V most rcspooilfully lo suggest to tl » o mom . bors of tliis sooi ' oty an nltctratipn , wluolv I Uijulc would l > o , iv greiit impTOYomoni , in , tho modo of distributing tho rownvds tQ , your farm labquiOrs raid domc ' . ^ tio sorvnnl s . Uudov , tho present < lr > vangeniont- thps . o whom" you ( laom worthy o |* so grout y p clbl'iixotibix uro hmlttlucl iu '' -an : d huddlod out of tho room witl * littlo movQ-rrmiy , with nofc ho jn \ vcli observance ) as tho pi'iK « , oiitt ' lq iii your show-yard , and liayo scarcely liiuo nj lUWvU thorn to pocket th ' yiv . iwqrtf ,. and gulp cl . y ^ yn . ' u gliifis .-orpine ; ijmlmivkt } " I'hc . ii oxiti . " I think , ihn ' t . you- will . Mgiv .-o \ vit ( i mes , that tliis is nn oo ' cnBio ' jv ' w . hcn ¦ tlu « vto !» - ¦« " »« ' tll ( l porrr * . tlus . omriloyor and- tint oniplovud , ' liini-t toffuilwr on suinothing Ulcb nix ucjunUly . I wuu ' W , tliovoi-orcv '' i ko tho Ubqrty oi ftiiff-flOrttinK' ^ iliuc w \ m- tluvy «? u » n < 3 up w wo ^ vo ^ W , ,. re ^ r iilfl thona ^ iv ¦• ol ! i \\ o ' > OR , J © ty ; » l \ Q \\\ il hin »^; li bo voquw ^ wtl
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Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 13, 1860, page 861, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2369/page/5/
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