natural history. The collector, however, instead of apologizing for inserting any old poems, would have done well to insert more. His notes are sensible enough.

A Letter to Lord Melbourne on the Idolatry and Apostacy of the Church of Rome. By the Bishop of Salisbury. Salisbury: Hern. 1835. THIS tract is a short and able summary of the leading corruptions of the Roman church, and, if taken out of the form of a letter, would make a most useful tract.

Hymns for the Service of the Church, with a Selection of Music. London: Hatchards. 1835. 4to.

For

THERE are a great many hymns of considerable beauty here selected, and set to very agreeable tunes. But are not many of them rather sacred poems, fitter for the closet than for congregational use? example, Herbert's "Sweet Day," (p. 75.) The reviewer, too, must loudly protest against any poem of Mr. Moore's being admitted among religious poems. The remembrance suggested by it cannot be favourable. But a judicious selector could make excellent use of this

volume.

A NEW Edition of Dr. Valpy's Useful Greek Grammar, the second volume of Mr. Edmond's Life of Washington, and the following single Sermons and Pamphlets should be noticed :-An excellent Sermon, by the Dean of Norwich, preached in September, before the Corporation; The Written Word, our Hope, a Sermon, preached in October 4, by Charles Marshall. (London: Rivingtons. 1835.) The Jubilee of the Bible, a Sermon, by Rev. M. Kinsey, Fellow of Trin. Coll., Oxford. (London: Rivingtons.) Visitation Sermon, The Doctrine of Justification by Faith, by C. E. Kennaway, Vicar of Campden. (Rivingtons.) Popery, whether of Past or Present Times, shewn to dishonour the Word of God, and to obstruct its Free Diffusion, a Sermon, preached October 4th, by the Rev. T. Davis, A.M., Curate of All Saints, Worcester. (Rivingtons. 1835.) Religious Education of the Poor a National Duty, à Sermon, by Rev. P. C. Nicholson, published by request. (Manchester. 1835.) Sermon, preached in Exeter Cathedral, On the Anniversary of the National Schools, by Rev. John Rogers, M.A., Rector of Mawnan, published by request of the General Meeting, Falmouth. (London: Rivingtons. 1835.) The Church of England a Bulwark between Superstition and Schism, two Sermons, preached in the Collegiate Church, Manchester, October 4th, by the Rev. Richard Parkinson, M.A., Fellow of Christ's College. (London: Rivingtons. 1835.) The Substance of a Lecture on Astronomy, delivered before the Mechanics' Institution, Chester, by H. Raikes, Esq., Member of Cam. Phil. Society. (London: Simpkin and Marshall.) A Sermon, (of singular beauty and composition,) by the Bishop of Winchester, preached before their Majesties on Oct. 4.

MR. GILBERT improves his excellent Clerical Almanack every year. That for 1836 is full of information.

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FANATICISM.

AMONG the singular instances of fanaticism daily rising to view, one exhibited by a correspondent of the "Record" deserves notice. He is a clergyman in one of the midland counties, residing in another person's parish, and at a few miles distance from his own. He writes a letter in the public papers, pronouncing, on his own authority, that the clergyman of his parish, and all those near it, deliver such deadly poison that he has been obliged to forbid his family to have the privilege of public worship. He assembles a few persons with them in his own house, wishes to find a barn in order to collect more, and calls on the bishops to establish a home mission and send teachers into the dark parishes where the gospel is not preached.

To comment on the strange conduct of one who chooses to assume that he is infallible, and that those who differ from him in their view of the scheme of salvation are retailers of deadly poison,-who forbids his family to discharge a solemn duty because he does not like the preacher, and thus teaches every one to slight public worship on such pretences,-who makes preaching everything and worshipping God nothing, would be idle and useless. Such an one must be too far gone in delusion for any remonstrance to avail with him. But he ought to be called on to give his name. No man, especially no minister of the church, has a right to spread such injurious assertions, and to state that there are parishes where it is a duty to forbid persons to resort to the temple of God without supporting his assertion by his name. The person in question is here called upon for his name, if he wishes to be thought an honest man,to be thought of in any other light, indeed, than as one who is willing to malign his brethren, but not willing to do so in the light of day. He need not fear that any evil can happen to him. The men whom he has maligned will doubtless pity him, and pass his censure by in silence. But, on principle, it ought always to be required that such serious accusations should be made openly and boldly, if they are made at all. If not, occasion is given to every one who wishes either to wreak his bad temper on the church, or to injure particular persons.

MR. WOODWARD AND THE DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE. It is not very usual, or very advisable, for one periodical to consider how another deals with particular books. The "Dublin University Magazine" has thought proper to infringe this rule by complaining of the article in this Journal on Mr. Woodward, as misrepresenting him. It is not possible to reply to the "Dublin University Magazine," because it breaks off its accusation in the midst of a paragraph which seemed likely to contain the heaviest inculpation. All that shall be said here is, that if there is any misrepresentation of Mr. Woodward's meaning, it was perfectly undesigned. But if his essay first noticed does not mean that children of religious parents suffer because their parents are religious, the writer can only say that he really cannot comprehend Mr. Woodward's meaning at all. If that is his meaning, it certainly seems to lead to the consequences noticed in the review. The truth is, that what Mr. W. says is a mere fallacy. If religious parents are injudicious as well as religious, which may very well be, their children may perhaps be as likely to turn out ill as the children of careless parents. For if religion is injudiciously and overvehemently, or too constantly, pressed upon a very young mind, that mind may recoil from it. But then the child suffers, not from having a religious, but from having an injudicious, parent. It is not worth while to go into a long defence of the review of the other essays noticed. The impression made

on the reviewer certainly was, that Mr. Woodward was a lover of paradoxes. But he does not pretend to be infallible. A reviewer's duty is to convey his own impressions honestly, and not to pretend that they have any other value than as being the honest impressions of a single person,-just as likely to be wrong as the person whom he is reviewing.

All this, indeed, would not have been said, had not the "Dublin Magazine” thought proper to find fault with the tone as well as the matter of the review. If any thing which could convey the slightest feeling of disrespect to Mr. Woodward was said or done, it was most contrary to the writer's intention; and Mr. W. is entreated to believe this, and to accept the apology, if one is due. The review stated the impression made by his work, that it was the production of a powerful, original, pious, and active mind. It was recommended, and honestly recommended, to general notice. Does the "Dublin Magazine" expect that, in addition to such commendation, one should agree in every opinion expressed?

But the article was facetious! Alas! there may be persons who may approach to the work connected with a periodical with minds disposed to be light or facetious. But, surely, they can be few. A sense of duty, a desire to be useful, or a stern necessity, may induce some and compel others to give up the cherished and passionate pursuits, and thoughts, and hopes, and studies of other years, for the devouring, wasting, odious calls of periodical literature. But the seasons are so rare when they who work in such a spirit can come to the task with anything of a festive or facetious mind, that this wrong may perhaps be forgiven them.

Let the "Dublin Magazine" pursue its own course. It is a very able, a very useful, and a very highly-principled journal. The writer of these lines will not say that he always admires all its taste, or agrees in all its views. For example, the ground on which the critic of Mr. Woodward rests the Divine origin of the church is one which assures him that he and that critic are very wide asunder indeed. But still the Journal deserves all respect and praise. Let it, then, pursue its own course, and leave its well-wishers to pursue theirs without interference.

ECLECTIC REVIEW.

It is perhaps worth remarking that the journal to which the dissenters refer as their best and most creditable one, the "Eclectic Review," is so ill supported by them that Dr. Pye Smith is under the necessity of attempting to secure its continuance by writing letters of recommendation of it to the newspapers. Surely this can never answer. If a journal cannot go on without appeals of this sort to the public, it will never go on at all. At the very same time, that peculiarly Christian journal, the "Christian Advocate," comes forward with a long story about its efforts to revolutionize Methodism and the large sums of money expended for that purpose, all which has been sadly rewarded. It does not pay, as it seems; a thousand pounds are wanting to carry on the revolution scheme for a year, and a long advertisement has been put out shewing that either advertising in the paper, buying it, or giving money to it, is quite necessary. The Patriot, too, declares, that it has not arrived at the paying point. How is this?

The article on "Lord Brougham" was first rate. But why was it so printed as to be almost unintelligible? Many errors of the press must be found in periodicals, and must be forgiven. But to have full stops in the middle of sentences, &c. &c., is very lamentable, when the article is of the greatest value. One might, perhaps, complain justly of the odd and sudden break off in the attack on this Magazine, for where an attack is made, a little care should be taken. But it is enough to notice this, and to profess, as well as feel, perfect goodwill.

BIBLE STATISTICS, (or rather) ABSURD NONSENSE.

In was stated by Mr. Dudley, at the late meeting of the Gloucester Bible Society, that the parent society had printed and distributed nine millions of bibles and testaments since its formation in 1804, and that during the whole of last year, excluding Sundays, and allowing twelve hours to each day, there had been a continual stream of the waters of life flowing from the depository in London, at the rate of nearly three copies of the sacred Scriptures every minute! Of upward of three hundred known languages which are spoken in the world, no portion of the Holy Scriptures had ever appeared in print in more than forty-nine, before the establishment of the Bible Society; but that now, by the blessing of God on the labours of that institution, the number printed, translated or translating, amounts to one hundred and eighty-five different languages. If the sacred volumes already issued by this society were placed side by side, allowing two inches to be the thickness of each book, they would extend upwards of four hundred and seventy-six miles. And yet there remain upwards of six hundred and twenty millions of human beings whom the light of the gospel has never reached!—Home Missionary Mag. Nov. 1835, p. 433.

ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED FOR DISCOUNTENANCING VICE, &c. (From a Correspondent.)

THE reader's attention is requested to the advertisement at the end of the Magazine, and to the following statement ::

The Association is the only National Society in Ireland which is intimately connected with the established church. It is perfectly similar in its constitution, principles, and mode of proceeding to the venerable Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. However, as it has not adopted the attractive plan, pursued by some other religious societies, of holding large public meetings, at which eloquent speeches can be made, the Association is comparatively little known; its schools, being founded and conducted on true church-ofEngland principles, it has not found any favour in the eyes of dissenters. Parliamentary aid used to be granted, but has been withdrawn now for more than two years. Out of 1900 members, 1400 are clergymen; and the distress to which they have been reduced by the non-payment of tithes has prevented their contributing their usual subcriptions. Under these circumstances, the Association ventures to make this appeal to the friends of the church in the sister country, but wishes to do so modestly, and as unobtrusively as possible, without "lifting up her voice in your streets."*

CHAPEL AT WALSALL WOOD.

THE attention of the friends of the established church is earnestly requested to the following statement :

The inhabitants of Walsall Wood, in the parish of Walsall, amount to upwards of eight hundred, and are situated at a distance of from three to four miles from the parish church. It is intended, with the aid of the Diocesan Church Building Society, to erect a chapel for the use of the district, and the assistance of the friends of religion is requested in furtherance of this desirable object. The people are for the most part too poor to pay pew-rents, consequently a larger endowment than usual will be necessary.

There are nearly 13,000 children in the schools, of whom more than 4000 are Roman catholics. The sale of Prayer Books averages 8000 copies in the year.

The chapel is intended to contain three hundred and ninety sittings, of which three hundred and ten are to be free and unappropriated.

Subscriptions will be thankfully received by the Rev. John Barron, vicar; Mr. Henry C. Windle; Mr. R. Jesson, jun.; or at the banks of Messrs, Forster, and Messrs. Barbor and Marshall, all at Walsall.

[In all such cases would it not be well to mention some London banker who would receive subscriptions? Persons at a distance who wish to add their mite in such cases do not know how to send it, and thus such appeals are ineffectual.

There is, of course, in this case, a district annexed. Why cannot this be done, by the way, in every case, so that the great and admirable principle of pastoral charge may not be broken up, as it is in every case where a chapel is built, which is not either a dependent curacy on the mother church, or has a district annexed.-ED.]

DOCUMENTS.

INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE ENLARGEMENT, BUILDING, AND REPAIRING OF CHURCHES AND CHAPELS. A MEETING of this society was held at their chambers in St. Martin's Place, on Monday, November the 16th; the Lord Bishop of Chichester in the chair. There were present the Right Hon. Sir John Nichol; Rev. Archdeacon Cambridge; Rev. Archdeacon Pott; Rev. Dr. Shepherd; Rev. Dr. D'Oyly; Rev. John Lonsdale; Rev. T. Bowdler; Rev. C. Benson; Joshua Watson, Esq.; J. S. Salt, Esq.; George Bramwell, Esq.; George Gipps, Esq.; James Cocks, Esq.; William Davis, Esq.; William Cotton, Esq.; Benjamin Harrison, Esq.; Newell Connop, jun., Esq., and others of the committee.

Among other business transacted, grants, varying in amount according to the exigency of the case, were voted towards building a chapel at Leavenheath, in the county of Suffolk; repewing the church at St. Ishmael, in the county of Carmarthen; repairing and repewing the church at Spittal, in the county of Pembroke; building a chapel in the parish of St. Sidwell, in the city of Exeter ; rebuilding the tower of the church at Hellingly, in the county of Sussex, and providing additional sittings therein; building a chapel at Out Rawcliffe, near Garstang, in the county of Lancaster; building a gallery in the church at Earls Colne, in the county of Essex: repewing the church at Gotham, in the county of Nottingham; building a new gallery, and re-arranging the seats in the present gallery in the church at Lutterworth, in the county of Leicester.

Another Meeting of this society was held at their chambers in St. Martin's Place, on Monday, the 21st of December; the Lord Bishop of London in the chair. There were present the Lord Bishop of St. Asaph; Joshua Watson, Esq.; James Cocks, Esq.; Rev. H. H. Norris; H. J. Barchard, Esq.; J. S. Salt, Esq.; N. Connop, jun., Esq.; Rev. Dr. Richards; E. H. Locker, Esq.; Rev. Thos. Bowdler; William Davis, Esq.; Rev. John Lonsdale; Benj. Harrison, Esq., and others of the committee.

Among other business transacted, grants, varying in amount according to the exigency of the case, were voted towards building churches at Ovendon, Halifax; and Barnstaple, Devon: and chapels at Northop, Flintshire; and Danekill, Sussex: enlarging the churches at Pulverbatch, Salop; Middle Chinnock, Somerset; (by rebuilding) at Westley, Suffolk; (by rebuilding) at Slebeck, Pembroke; Ancroft, Durham; Shepton Mallet, Somerset; and the chapel at Denton, Durham and building galleries in the church at Blanford, Dorset.

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