The friends, therefore, of the Establishment throughout the kingdom are earnestly requested to associate and cooperate, for the purpose of promoting the Education of the Poor in the doctrine and discipline of the Established Church. It is hoped that such co-operation will not be wanting, when the object in view is nothing less than the preservationt of the National Religion, by ensuring to

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argument, in their endeavours to produce the effect of argument they are thus forced, or if they please "bound," thus to steal in, as it were, in lieu of argument, insinuations thus obscure and irrelevant. They are bound (say they) amongst other things,for this is what is meant, if any thing,-to teach this their Catechism. Why?-because it was taught at Madras.-What a reason!-But why was it taught at Madras? Why?-only because at Madras, i. e. in the eyes of the inventor of the new system, there could not have been any so much as the faintest hope of temporal reward or encouragement in any shape, on any other condition than that of teaching this same Catechism. By the very nature of their Establishment,-without saying this, because altogether without need of saying any such thing, they had thus set the law to Dr. Bell :-and now-such, for want of argument, is their distress-such thereupon their humility-it is Dr. Bell, that by his practice has set the law to them: viz. to the Bench of Bishops. Of the stone, which, for so long a course of years, some thirteen or fourteen years to wit,-these tardy and unworthy builders refused, thus glad are they at length to make the headstone of their corner.

+ [preservation.] Thus explicitly do they declare, that, in the exclusionary, and understanding-and-will-prostrating" system, as above and hereinafter described, they behold an indispensable instrument, for the preservation of what they call the National Religion: viz. their own worldly and anti-Christian

the great body of the people an education adapted to its principles.

With a view of promoting such co-operation, and with the intent of laying the foundation of a Society, which

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power, their own factitious dignities, their own overpaid places; their own useless places, and their own sinecures.

With such an immense mass of the matter of wealth, constantly, in the shape of the matter of corruption, applying itself to the minds of all persons, who, by their condition in life, are rendered susceptible of literary education,-applying itself to them in such manner, as to invite and urge them to throw off the yoke of the law of sincerity, and, by subscription and conformity, to place themselves in the tract of preferment ;-with so enormous a mass of the matter of corruption, thus continually employing itself, not only in the fixing of adherents, but in the purchase of converts ;-to what imaginable circumstance can we look for the source of the so much apprehended danger-the danger, from which the proposed remedy is designed to operate as a preservation? To what imaginable circumstance, unless it be the real worthlessness of this perpetually self-styled Excellence?

If to any other circumstances, what can be the hypothesis, on which this notion of danger grounds itself? It must be— that a state of universal mental depravation, is the state-not only of all Non-Church-of-Englandists;-but in short of the great majority of the whole population of the country: that the propensity towards error is so strong and general, that the millions a year, which, after being levied by forced contributions, are employed in the preservation of the doctrine and discipline of the Church from destruction, will still be unavailing, but for the additional 20,000l. or 30,000l. a year, thus raisedwith the additions thus endeavoured to be raised-by voluntary contributions:-in a word, that-such is the system they are

Next to the above-mentioned matter, and in the same page, (p. 6,) comes a string of numbered Resolutions, fourteen in number, stated as having been come to at two subsequent meetings, held at two specified days, by the same imaginary persons, in the same or some other concealed place, the Bishop of London in the Chair. Of these Resolutions the two first are" 1. That the title of the Society now constituted, be THE NATIONAL SOCIETY

shall extend its influence over the whole kingdom, a number of persons, friends to the Establishment,* at a meeting holden 16th October, 1811,

His Grace the ARCHBISHOP of CANTERBURY in the Chair,--Resolved,

That such a Society be now constituted, and that measures be taken for carrying the same into effect.

That for this purpose the ARCHBISHOP of CANTERBURY, for the time being, be President; and,

That a special Committee be appointed, and requested to meet to-morrow, and on Friday, to consider of Rules and Regulations for the construction and government of the Society, and to make their Report to a general meeting, which is to be holden on Monday next.

thus striving to uphold-no man' would embrace it gratis, and upon conviction,-no man would ever embrace it all, if he were not either paid for so doing, or living under the expectation of being paid for it. Thus, in the blindness of their zeal, do these men pass condemnation on themselves.

* Add—but who are afraid or ashamed to shew themselves to any body but themselves.

FOR PROMOTING THE EDUCATION OF THE "POOR, IN THE PRINCIPLES OF THE ESTA"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.*

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* 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

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