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Warter, B.D.; "The Duty of discerning Christ in his indigent Members," by the Rev. G. C. Hodgkinson, M.A.; and "Grounds for abiding in the Church of England," by the Rev. J. Oldknow, M.A.; all of which seem to contain valuable matter. Many of our readers will have seen Mr. Sewell's admirable Sermon before the University of Oxford on Nov. 5, "The Plea of Conscience for Seceding from the Catholic Church to the Romish Schism in England." Its refutation of the theory of conscience put forward by Romanizers is complete, while its spirit is truly Christian. The Rev. W. J. E. Bennett's Sermon on "The Schism of certain Priests," and the Rev. W. I. Irons's Sermon, "Notes of the Church," also refer to the recent secessions, and comprise much that is valuable.

The Bishop of Llandaff's Charge, and the Bishop of Durham's Charge, recently published, contain strictures on the "Tractarian" movement. The Bishop of Down's "Horæ Ecclesiasticæ," a Charge also delivered recently, includes much important matter on the position of the Church with regard to Romish error.

We have before us several volumes of the Juvenile Englishman's Library, including the interesting tales entitled, "Luke Sharp" and "The Charcoal Burners," and Mr. Churton's pleasing volume of "Lays of Faith and Loyalty." "The Dark River," an allegory, by the Rev. E. Munro (Burns), shows considerable power. The beautiful tale of "Marco Visconti," from the Italian of Grossi (Burns), will remind the reader of Manzoni. We have to notice a very pleasing collection of sacred poems entitled, "Days and Seasons, or Church Poetry for the Year." (Derby: Mozley.)

We are glad to see a second edition of Mr. Markland's excellent tract on "The Reverence due to Holy Places." (Rivingtons.)

"The Student's help for the attainment of the English, French, and Italian languages," by Guido Sorelli (Hatchards), appears well calculated to promote its object, including a body of extracts from the Book of Genesis translated into French and Italian; and is intended for the use of persons acquainted with the grammars of those languages.

Amongst pamphlets we have to notice as deserving of attention, "What is the True Sense of the Baptismal Service?" by the Rev. John Sandys, M.A.; "The English Church not in Schism," by the Rev. W. B. Barter, M. A.; some able "Letters on the Rev. D. T. K. Drummond's Remarks on the Archbishop of Canterbury's Letter;" "Episcopacy in Scotland," by the Rev. A. Irving; and "Letters of Dr. Brett" (Sharpe), showing that the Non-jurors were not Romanists.

VOL. IV.-NO. VIII.-DEC. 1845.

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Amongst periodical publications we have to mention "Sharpe's London Magazine "as abounding in interest and amusement, and so handsomely got up, that it is quite surprising how it can be sold at so very small a price. The "English Churchman's Calendar" for 1846 (Rivingtons), and Mr. Cleaver's "Companion for Churchmen," both of which are very well executed, will be found very useful. They comprise the Calendar, days of fasting &c. Mr. Cleaver's Companion is cheap, and on a sheet is very convenient. Part III. of the Transactions of the Cambridge Camden Society has been lately published, and contains some interesting papers, with a considerable infusion of what Churchmen must look on with distrust and dissatisfaction. "Patterns of Inlaid Tiles from Churches in the Diocese of Oxford," by W. A. Church (London: Longman), contains many rich figures carefully and well coloured.

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Foreign and Colonial Intelligence.

AMERICA. The American Church. From a statistical statement in the "Banner of the Cross," it appears that the Episcopal Church in the United States has nearly quadrupled its strength since the year 1822. The Diocese of New York counted 82 clergymen in 1822: there are now in the two Dioceses into which it was divided in 1838, no less than 298; Pennsylvania has risen from 27 to 121; Virginia from 27 to 102; Connecticut from 44 to 101; Maryland from 53 to 100; Massachusets from 16 to 55; New Jersey from 13 to 52; South Carolina from 25 to 50. In eleven dioceses in which the number of clergy was under 10 in each, and in all of them together only 46 in 1822, it is now 230; and in ten newly-formed dioceses, there are 122 clergymen, where in 1822 there was not one. The number of dioceses has been raised from 19 to 30, and that of the clergy altogether from 333 to 1231.

The consecration of Dr. Alonzo Potter to the See of Pennsylvania took place on the 23rd of September in Christ Church, Philadelphia. The Convention of the Diocese of New York which met in St. John's Chapel, New York, on the 24th, passed off without any decision being come to respecting the administration of the diocese during the suspension, for an indefinite period, of Bishop Onderdonk. Two resolutions were proposed; one to declare the diocese vacant, the other to urge on Bishop Onderdonk the necessity of resigning; both, however, were resisted as being inconsistent, the former with the facts of the case, the latter with the deference due to the Episcopate. The appointment of an Assistant Bishop was suggested, and will, to all appearance, eventually take place, unless Bishop Onderdonk should see fit to resign of his own accord. At all events, it seems certain that Dr. Onderdonk will never resume either his episcopal functions, or the duties of his professorship at the General Theological Seminary'.

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Statistics of the Romish Church. The Romish Church in the United States consists of 21 Dioceses, and one Vicariate Apostolic, under the Archbishop of Baltimore. The number of churches is 709, of missionary stations without churches, 579, and the number of clergy, 706. There are 24 ecclesiastical seminaries, in which 220 young men are being prepared for the ministry. The entire Roman Catholic population of the United States is estimated at one million and a half. The

1 We take this opportunity of acknowledging our obligations to the Church Chronicle for the ample information it contains on American Church matters.

expense of the Romish establishment is borne in a great measure by the propaganda in Europe, to which the existence of an Episcopal Protestant Church, possessing the succession, and maintaining the apostolic character of the Church of Christ, is as obnoxious in America as in England.

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CANADA. Statistics of the Diocese of Montreal.-The Bishop of Montreal held a Visitation at Quebec on the 2nd of July last, which was attended by a large proportion of his clergy. From the returns made on that occasion, the Bishop has drawn out a statistical table, published by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, in No. IX. of "the Church in the Colonies," as an appendix to two Visitation Journals of the Bishop of Montreal of the years 1843 and 1844. From these returns it appears that there are in the diocese 67 parishes and missions, with 84 churches, and 71 clergymen, of which 53 are missionaries of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel; besides the two army chaplains at Quebec and St. Helen's Island. There are in all 91 Sunday schools; several of which are frequently on different stations in one and the same mission, while there are some churches and missions and many stations without schools. Some of the missions comprise an immense tract of country; the number of missions extending over from six to fifteen square miles, is five: over from twenty to sixty square miles, seven; over from sixty to 100 square miles, seven; above 100 and up to 200 square miles, five; between 200 and 300 square miles, five; between 300 and 400 square miles, two; over 540 square miles, one; and one over 600 square miles. In order to provide a sufficient number of clergymen, churches, and schools, that is to say, at every station a church, a school, and a minister, there is at present a deficiency of 147 churches, 140 schools, and 163 clergymen. An idea may be formed of the amount of labour gone through by the missionaries, both from the extent of their missions above stated, and also from the average number of weekly services performed by each; there are thirteen of the clergy who have three services weekly, or nearly so; and eighteen whose services exceed that average; and of these four have more than four, two more than five, three more than six, and one between nine and ten services on an average, in every week.

Protest of the Canadian Presbyterians against Slavery.-The resolutions in approbation of slavery lately adopted by the Presbyterians, as well as other sectarians, of the United States', have aroused the indignation of the Presbyterians in Canada, whose synod, at its last meeting, passed a string of resolutions condemnatory of slavery on general grounds, and more particularly censuring the conduct of their brethren in the States. The following are the resolutions which bear upon the last-named point: "That the Church of Christ ought never to be found in a position to prevent her protesting against slavery and its evils, and adopting such measures as principle and duty demand for their

2 See English Review, No. VII. p. 236.

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removal. That many of the Churches of America, and particularly the Presbyterians, have manifested a sinful apathy in regard to these evils; and that at Cincinnati on the 21st of May last, the general assembly of the Presbyterian Church (old school) came, by a majority of 164 to 12, to the resolution that it was not their duty to take action in the matter at all, under the twofold plea, that the Churches of America were originally framed on the assumption that slave holding is no bar to Christian communion,' and that the tendency of the discussion of such questions is, 'to separate the northern from the southern portion of the Church; a result,' say they, which every good citizen must deplore.' That this synod shall transmit a copy of these resolutions to the moderators of the said assembly, with a respectful but firm and affectionate remonstrance."

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GERMANY.-State of Religious Parties.-The religious agitation by which this country has been for some time distracted, has become so serious, as to induce the different governments to interfere. With regard to the schism in the Roman Church, matters remain much in the same condition. Ronge at Breslau, with whom Dr. Theiner is hitherto making common cause, Czerski at Schneidemühl, and Pribil at Berlin, continue to be the representatives of three distinct sections of the movement. The most quiet and most orthodox is that headed by Dr. Pribil, which has been reinforced by several congregations in other parts of Germany: Czerski and his adherents are endeavouring to obtain a legal status for themselves under shelter of the Confession of Augsburg, which for that purpose they profess to adopt as the expression of their distinguishing doctrines, but hitherto without success. The Ronge party continues the most numerous and the most noisy; the movements of its leaders have of late been greatly circumscribed by the intervention of the police. Ronge held a council for the South of Germany at Stuttgard; but although the German Catholics were left to pursue their course undisturbed, both in the capital and in some other towns of the kingdom of Würtemberg, no sort of encouragement was given them on the part of the government; and the intelligence stated in our last 3, that they had obtained the use of a Protestant church, turned out afterwards to have been unfounded, "the wish," probably, "having been father to the thought." On the contrary, the government of Würtemberg appears to be determined to co-operate with the other Protestant governments of Germany to keep the movement within bounds, and to put a stop to the public agitation created by the travelling about of the leaders. It is not, however, against the schism in the Romish Church only, that the German sovereigns are taking active measures; they have done so, led on by the King of Prussia, no less against the so-called "Protestant Friends," or "Friends of Light." Assemblages of these, announced in different places, one of them at Berlin itself, have been stopped by the interference of the police.

3 See English Review, No. VII. p. 253,

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