A paper of some interest to the many who•are now
eagerly dismissing the subject of Disestablishment and Disendowment was read last week by Mr. W. H. Porter, at the Diocesan Con- ference, Londonderry, on the financial results of the operations of the Disendowed Church of Ireland. We will quote a short passage, illustrating the sacrifices by which one or two Bishops have secured ta their successors an income considerably larger than any which they themselves have been able to enjoy :—" It was con- sidered that a capital of £500,000 would be required to provide an income of £2,500 for each Archbishop, and £1,500 a year for each Bishop. The Bishoprics of Derry and Cork have, however, been raised above £1,500 a year. The future income of the Bishop of this diocese will be 22,000. How this has been provided will appear from the following quotation from the
Representative Church Body's Report of 1875 By the very liberal and judicious disposition of his annuity by the Bishop of Derry, a sufficient provision has been made to secure to his successor a permanent income of £2,000 a year, and also to place to the credit of the General Episcopal Fund a sum of £5,354
immediately on the avoidance of his Bishopric.' The grant of £5,000 made by the Representative Body to each Diocesan Episcopal Fund has in this diocese, by the foregoing provision, been set free, and is now used for the sustentation of poor parishes. Every other diocese in Ireland has appropriated it to the future requirements of the See. Moreover, by our good Bishop's further generosity, the Palace and garden have been purchased and presented to the diocese. These are eloquent facts, and have been accomplished, as the Representative Body elsewhere point ont, by his lordship making a large sacrifice of income during his life.' "
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