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16 April 1813
Church: Earl of Harrowby's Speech on moving for recommitment of Stipendiary Curates
Bill, 18 June 1812
62
p.26. Objection — This
implies distrust bad opinion of Bishops
past discretion.
Answer History, I do
full justice to — Reasons
may in such case have
existed ... yet the
undeniable are — the
extent of mischief — the
need of remedy — insufficiency
of present powers
63
p.27. Cons, narrowness
and incompetency of
existing laws.
☞per J. B. Laws then
may be blamed when
they suit not you.
64
p.25. Government assumption,
the maximum of £50,
him of £75, sufficient
whatever the value in dicto
v. supra po.
65
According to this, lesser
value is , reduction
of salary ought
to follow.
☞ Not so, per J. B.
66
p.28. In this lottery, prizes
are not worth the price
of tickets.
67
p.28. By this enactment,
and the inferences as
above, Bishops dess
or encreasing Curates
salaries are in.
68
more wonderful the
smallness than the greatness
of the mischief
Mode of enforcement
proposed
69
p.29. Bishop now having
no power over Exempts
include Example
70
p.29. Curate especially
, is reasonable
of will — dependent
and remediless: up
p to
Bishop. Incumbent dismisses
him
71
p.29. Per contra
Quere the money.
72
p.30. Remedy — (Substitute
legislative enactments
to the boatmen fulmen of
ecclesiastical ).
Subject therefore to penalties
for non-residence
every non-resident Incumbent employing
an unlicenced
Curate, notwithstanding
exemption or Non-Residence
licence.
☞ Per J. B. this
applies not where Resident
Incumbent keeps
a Curate. Ex. gr. Rev North.
73
p.30. To minimize
Bishops trouble in inquiry,
applicant for
licence shall state
"every which
might be Bishops
in assessing
Salary to Curate. So
every exempt in applying
for licence for
his Curate: "imperfect"
Bishop to grant
otherwise.
74
p.31. Licence not specifying
Curates Salary, to be void.
75
p.31. Provision for improving
Bishop "to fix
"in his licence' (☞ where
Curate or Incumbent?)
Curate's residence.
76
p.31. do. for "publicity
"to the licences.
77
p.31. — do to guard
against agreements
in fraudum liges.
78
p.31. do to enforce pay
"-ment" of Curate's
Salaries?) by sequestration.
79
p.31. Lords
80
p.31. Proposers f b.
81
Established Church
the boast and
of our Country.
☞ N.B. Per J. B. Church of
Scotland free of all
imperfections.
What
establishment as many?
82
Church's danger.
In the of many
of its warmest
friends many of its
outworks inapplicable
to existing circumstances.
But per H. its
is strong — worth repair
&c.
83
p.32. Encrease of Departing
Churches
1. First the years of G.3
times 90 per anno
last do 518.
Comparison number of
established anno. Established Duration as per Returns
84
p.32. Mischiefs recapitulated,
viz. 15.
85
(p.34. Egotistical
self )
this a duty to Percival
p.32.
Mischiefs
1. Almost half neither
Resident nor duty-doing
2. Parishes 3000 have
no resident V
3 Livings ¼ have no
more than £100.
4. To Curacies 1,000,
Salaries under £50
5. Other Curacies 2500
equally poor.
6 — viz. even in populous
places and well-endowed
benefices
7. In many, well as
well as ill-endowed.
Parsonages
None or none but unfit:
remedies inefficient,
exercised
evil encreasing.
8. Places of Church of
England worship deficient
in the most populous
Parishes
9. No option but non-
worship or Seclarism
☞ Per J. B. Seclarism abundant
where Churches
not half-full.
10. 11. 12. Chapels commodious,
with service
repeated: Parish Church,
many open only ever
for rich; accommodation
scanty; for poor, none.
13. By extension of
Exemption and ground
for licence, non Residents
encreased ( viz
by the Act 43 G.2)
14. By insufficiency
of Salaries, Curates forced
to serve divers
Churches.
15. Two Churches served
each is deprived of duty
ordained by Canons &
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