THE BISHOP OF BANGORmoved that the English Church Services in Wales Bill be now read the second time. Considerable inconvenience had been occasioned by the present state of the law, which required that in all parishes in that country in which Welsh was the language commonly spoken, Divine Service should be performed in that language. A large number of English families were scattered through these parishes; and not understanding the language, they were virtually deprived of the benefit of assembling for public worship. The object of the present Bill was to meet this state of things. It empowered the Bishops of Welsh dioceses to make provision for the performance of Divine Service in the English language by licensing any building in any parish where the ordinary parochial Services are required by law to be in the Welsh tongue; and to nominate and license a Minister of such place. The licensed building was not to be a parochial chapel, nor were the rights of the Incumbent to be affected thereby. The necessity for some such measure was apparent, and he therefore 720 hoped the Bill would meet with the approbation of their Lordships.
§ Motion agreed to.
§ Bill read 2a accordingly, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House no Thursday next.