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Excerpt from Transactions of the Manchester Statistical Society: Session 1870-71
A second objection that is constantly made is that these endow ments are not, and never were intended for higher general educa tion, but for education in the principles of the Established Church, and herein especially for the education of the clergy. 'and any measure, we are told again and again, that would interfere with the privileges of this class, however beneficial to the nation at large, is a violation of vested interests, a neglect of the pious intentions of the founders. For instance, it may be of vital importance for the intellectual development of that large section of the nation which stands outside of the national church, that they should be encouraged to enter the universities upon equal terms, and to remain there in the full enjoyment of all their benefits. But, however desirable this maybe, we are told that there is a prior claim; and if by intercourse with Unitarians, Baptists, or Roman Catholics, the clergy of the Established Church will become less resolute and undoubting defenders of traditional dogmas, the interests of the nation must give way to those of the dominant sect. Arguments like these, constantly urged by a party strong and numerous in the universities, are of value mainly as showing the nature of the resistance which will have to be overcome by the pressure of public opinion. Once already the latter has gained a decisive victory, and outworks have been won which command the whole position. The University Commission of 1854 in many most important respects altered the provisions of the founders' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
