APPENDIX A. CENTRAL COMMITTEE. RULES. 1. That the Central Committee shall consist of such Presidents and Secretaries of the existing and former Congresses, as may be able to meet at the Congress town on the day before the opening of the Congress, to consider of the most eligible place for the next year's assembly. 2. That the Invitations for this purpose be addressed to the Secretaries of the then approaching Congress, and shall express the consent of the Bishop to the Congress being held in his Diocese. 3. That the President of the existing Congress be requested to notify the place selected by the Central Committee in his opening address, and to fix a time for the reception of the Committee's Report. 4. That the formation of an Executive Committee at the place selected by the existing Congress being notified to the Central Committee, they shall transmit such papers and suggestions as they may deem advisable, and so terminate their functions. A Meeting of the Central Committee of the Church Congress was held on Friday Morning, October 2nd, at 10 o'clock, A.M. PRESENT: His Grace the ARCHBISHOP OF DUBLIN in the Chair The Bishop of Oxford; Archdeacon Denison; Dean of Cork; Dean of Clogher; Archdeacon of Dublin; H. Colley, Esq.; Canon Trevor; Rev. R. Livingston; Rev. Dr. Hume; Rev. W. Lefroy; Rev. H. Bolland; Rev. Morgan Jellett; Rev. Robert Staveley; Thomas Cooke Trench; Rev. Dr. Griffin; The Dean of Chester; Rev. Edward Seymour, Hon. Sec.; Rev. Dr. Dickinson; Hon. Sec. Rev. H. H. Dickinson, Hon. Sec., read a letter from Wyndham Holgate, Esq., withdrawing the invitation which had been previously, though not formally, communicated from the Church Institution, to hold the next meeting of Congress in London. The following letter was read from the Mayor of Liverpool :— SIR, "TOWN HALL, LIVERPOOL, 3rd September, 1868. I have been requested, on the part of the Memorialists, to forward to you the enclosed invitation to the Church Congress, to hold their next meeting in Liverpool. May I ask you to lay it before your Committee, and, at the same time, express to them the earnest hope of the Memorialists that they may see their way to accept the invitation. The Secretary of the Church Congress, Trinity College, Dublin. I am, Sir, your faithful Servant, EDWARD WHITTEY. The following is the memorial referred to above, which was also read to the meeting. SIR, TOWN HALL, LIVERPOOL, We have been requested, as representing the wishes of a large body of the clergy and laity of this Diocese, to send a cordial invitation to the Church Congress, requesting them to hold their meeting in 1869 in Liverpool. There is a wide-spread feeling, that, as the Congress was never held here previously, it would tend very much to further the interests of the Church if the next year's meeting were held in this populous seaport town; and we trust you may be able to return a favourable answer to our request. We may state that, before sending this invitation, we have obtained the full sanction of the Bishop of the Diocese. In case the Congress accept this invitation, it will, of course afford us pleasure to render any assistance in our power in carrying out the necessary arrange ments. We have the honour to remain, Sir, Yours very faithfully, J. JONES, M.A., Archdeacon of Liverpool. AUGUS. CAMPBELL, M.A., EWD. WHITTEY, Mayor of Liverpool. J. S. HOWSON, D.D., Dean of Chester. HUGH M'NEILE, D.D., Canon in Residence. JOHN STEWART, M.A. Rector of West Derby, Rural Dean of Liverpool, South. To the Secretary of the Church Congress, 1868." It was moved by Canon Trevor, seconded by Archdeacon Denison, and resolved : : "That the invitation of the Mayor and inhabitants be accepted, and that Liverpool accordingly be fixed as the place most fitted for next meeting of the Congress." It was suggested by Canon Trevor, that there should be sectional meetings. Archdeacon Denison dissented strongly from this proposition, and it was moved by him, and seconded by the Dean of Cork: "That a suggestion be made to the Liverpool Congress-that there shall not be sectional meetings; but there shall be not more than two prepared papers and two prepared speeches on each subject." This was approved unanimously. Canon Trevor suggested that there should not be more than one subject in each session. It was proposed by the Bishop of Oxford, and seconded by the Dean of Cork, and unanimously resolved :— "That a suggestion be conveyed to the Liverpool Congress-that if there be more than one subject in any one session of Congress, the time should not be definitely fixed for the duration of the first subject; but that it be left to the discretion of the President to say when the second subject shall be taken up." The Dean of Cork suggested that invited writers and speakers be instructed to bring their papers or prepared speeches ready for printing; that they shall be printed de die in diem, and sold at the Congress meeting on the next day but one after delivery, and subsequently bound up together with the addresses of volunteer speakers in the formal Report of Congress. Allen, Rev. Robert Rev. Robert D. Amor, John, Esq. Andrews, Rev. Percy W. W., Esq. Archdall, Rev. John Rev. A. N., Ardagh, Dean of Rev. James Rev. A. Rev. Charles Arnold, Miss. Ashe, Rev. W. Atkinson, James B., Esq. Mr. M. J. Miss G. Rev. H. Atterson, Miss B. Baggott, Rev. R. W. Bagot, A. E. B., Esq. Miss Bagott, Miss Bagwell, F. M., Esq. Hon. Mrs. Bailey, Rev. Dr. Baird, Joseph, Esq. Mr. F. Ball, Miss John, Esq. Rev. J. G. Askins, Rev. Mr. Mrs. Joseph Atkins, Mrs. Beatty, Mrs. Miss Miss Atkinson, Rev. G. A. Beaufort, Rev. W. |