character. At some future time we shall hope to present, in more fitting shape than can be done at present, an account of his life. Meanwhile, we will add the following brief sketch as it offers itself to our hand in the columns of the Church Journal:

Dr. Croswell was born at West Hartford, Connecticut, June 16th, 1778. He received his early education under the care of the venerable Rev. Dr. Perkins as his Pastor, and of Dr. Noah Webster as his Schoolmaster. The first years of his manhood were devoted to secular pursuits; and in that period of strong political excitement, Dr. Croswell occupied a prominent place. In 1802, he became Editor and Proprietor of a newspaper at Hudson, New York, called The Balance, which is even now preserved as an interesting and valuable work of reference. The trenchant wit and pungent sarcasm of his editorials, and espe cially his article in a paper called The Wasp, brought him into collision with "the powers that be," and the able speech of Alexander Hamilton at his trial. and in his defence, was, we believe, the last forensic effort of that distinguished man. Dr. Croswell afterwards removed to Albany, where he was also connected with a political newspaper; and he exhibited in this department of labour, a talent and power which would have enabled him to wield vast influence, bad he made politics his permanent field of labour. But he became dissatisfied with the pursuit; and in 1812 conformed to the Church, and turned his attention to the study of theology. He was baptized in St. Peter's church. Albany, New York, July 19, 1812; and on the following Sunday received the rite of confirmation He was admitted to Deacon's Orders by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Hobart, May 8, 1814, in St. John's church, New York city; and on the following Sunday commenced ministerial labours in Christ church, Hudson, New York. On the 1st of January, 1815, he commenced his services in New Haven in an old wooden building standing in Church street; and was instituted into the Rectorship of the parish on the opening of the new Trinity church, February 22d, 1816. He was admitted to Priest's Orders in Christ church, Middletown, June 6, 1815, by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Griswold. The honorary degree of A.M., was conferred upon him by Yale College, in 1817; and of D.D., by Trinity College, in 1831. At the close of the forty first year of his ministry in New Haven, January 1, 1856, he had officiated personally at 2.553 Baptisms, at 837 Marriages, and at 1842 burials.

Dr Croswell, for a long course of years, occupied the most important posts of usefulness and trust in the councils of the Church, both in his own Diocese, and in the Church at large. Few men in his Communion were more widely known, and his death will be universally mourned as a public loss. As an author, the fruits of his labour have been numerous. Several of them were anonymous; bat all bear the marks of his clear head, his severe taste, and unfaltering fidelity to CHRIST and the Church.

THE REV. ABNER JACKSON, Professor of Moral and Intellectual Philosophy in Trinity College, Hartford, has been unanimously elected to the Presi dency of Hobart College, Geneva. The Calendar, after announcing his acceptance, adds the following worthy tribute:

For our part, as a citizen, a man, or a Churchman, we shall regret this necessity exceedingly, while at the same time we can not but approve the selection, and feel confident of his success. There are few men in the country whose position and training could have better qualified them for a College Presidency than that heretofore occupied by Prof. Jackson. From his boyhood up, he has been in College, and in Trinity College. As a Student, a Tutor, and a Professor, be has held on his course continuously, without interruption, for a quarter of a century. And the causes which have compelled Trinity College to confine its expenses within the narrowest limits, and rely on as small a corps of teachers as possible, has made Prof. Jackson familiar with nearly every branch of College learning, aud fitted him in a peculiar manner for the oversight of all. Prof. Jackson will leave behind him a large body of friends in the city, with whose interests he has always been identified, and throughout the Church in the Diocese, to whose prosperity he has devoted his life.

Our brethren of Baltimore, it seems, are going to have a Church Home and

Infirmary such as may justly hold up its head among the best. To this end they have purchased the extensive building formerly known as Washington College, on Broadway. The grounds of the Institution have a front of 200 feet, and contain about an acre, securing abundance of sunlight and fresh air. The building has been fitted for the purposes to which it is to be appropriated at an expense of $15,000, the original cost of the property being $20,500. $9,000 more are yet required for furnishing it throughout, making the whole cost, when completed and ready to receive its inmates, $44,500. Of this sum, $22,500 is secured, leaving about as much more to be yet raised before the Institution can be free from debt.

A MOVEMENT has been well inaugurated for cutting the Diocese of Maryland in two. Bishop Whittingham has been among the foremost of our Bishops in advocating the policy of small Dioceses, and has for years earnestly desired the setting off of the Eastern shore as a separate Diocese. In pursuance of this end, the following circular, signed by several of the clergy and laity, has made its appearance :

To the Clergy and Laity of the Protestant Episcopal Church on the Eastern Shore of Maryland:

DEAR BRETHREN :-The division of the Diocese of Maryland, as a measure calculated to promote the interest of the Church, having been brought before the Convention and since received the respectful consideration of a large number of the Clergy and Laity:

And it being deemed expedient to ascertain the sense of the Church on the Eastern Shore on this question:

We, the undersigned, do hereby respectfully invite our brethren of the Clergy. together with a lay delegate to be appointed from each parish and organized congregation, to meet in Convention, for the above named purpose, in Christ church, Cambridge, on Wednesday the 14th day of April, 1858.

A NEW PAPER has made its appearance in the field, to be published monthly, at Chicago, by Mr. James Hankey, and edited by the Rev. J. N. Schenck, D.D. It is entitled The Western Churchman. We hope it will so far respect the name as to speak the genuine language of a Churchman, and not merely of a stray Puritan, or Calvinist, or, we will add, Romanist.

"MISSIONARY VOICE" is the title of another paper-an "Occasional Paper" it is called-the first number of which is before us. It is published at the Falls of St. Anthony, and bears the names of the Rev. J. S. Chamberlaire and the Rev. B. S. Judd as Editors. It is a small, neat, well-printed sheet; and, therewithal, full of good intellectual workmanship; the leading purpose being, apparently, to build up and extend the Mission which Mr. Chamberlaine has so successfully established at the place of publication. Among other things, it sets forth a very interesting statement in the shape of a Memorial to the Domestic Committee, some portions of which we condense, as follows: That the work done by the Missionary consists in visiting, from time to time, the different settlements within a territory not less than 125 miles long by 30 wide, with a view of selecting the most promising of them as stations; in regular monthly ministrations in each of the parishes and stations, involving nearly 400 miles of travel a month; in securing lands for the pres ent and future needs of the Church; in building and furnishing churches, and in soliciting and collecting money for the same; in organizing parishes, and helping them, with a view to self-support, that they may at the earliest time call and settle pastors. That this plan, though it prevents the Missionary from drawing any part of his living from his cure, and leaves him to the missionary alms of the Church, or to his own private means, has been demonstrated to be very efficient in Church extension; that it has drawn out the heartier energies of the people, by directing them to works for their own immediate benefit; that by asking nothing for the Missionary, it establishes in

their minds the unselfishness of the Church's motives in sending him to them: and that it opens the way for their incorporation, with the least delay, as coworkers with the Church, into her parish system. The paper then goes on to show, that in a period of but little more than four years the experience of this mission exhibits a single Missionary, assisted for about two years by a deacon, and afterwards for about six months by another deacon, enabled by this plan to plant nineteen stations for permanent work-to organize in these stations nine parishes-to undertake, built or in progress, eleven churches; and to secure for the Church land to the amount of sixty acres, and near ose hundred lots. Two of the above parishes are now in charge of their own called Pastors, and are paying salaries respectively of $700 and $500; and two others have jointly called a clergyman, and are expecting his settlement immediately. To this entire work there has been contributed from without the mission no more than $3,121 85, exclusive of the support of the missionaries, amounting to a total of $1,675, and paid out of the treasury of your body.

The Memorial concludes with the following paragraph:

This memorialist, therefore, respectfully asks relief of your body, in a stipend equal to his entire living, that he may be enabled to continue to preach the Gospel, without charge, in the new and destitute places around him, and to carry on the work of Church extension as heretofore, only freed from the necessity, now laid upon him by the inadequacy of his support, of choosing between the demands of his work and of his living. That, at least, while he is willing to labour always, and to count nothing dear unto himself for CHRIST's sake, he may not be deprived of that reasonable hire, of which, by the Divine judgment, he must be accounted worthy.

ORDINATIONS.-February 21st, in St. George's chapel, Beekman street, New York, the Rev. W. L. Peck to the Priesthood. Also, February 24th, in Trinity church, the Rev. G. W. Dean to the same. Also, March 3d, in St. Mark's, Brooklyn, Mr. N. F. Whiting to the Deaconate.-February 24th, in St. Michael's, Naugatuck, Connecticut, the Rev. T. G. Carver to the Priesthood.-February 28th, in St. Mary's, Burlington, New Jersey, Mr. J. N. Stansbury, and Mr. J. M. Henderson, both of Pennsylvania, to the Deaconate.— January 10th, in the church of the Mediator, Philadelphia, Mr. Uriah Scott to the Deaconate. Also, February 7th, in Christ church, New Brighton, the Rev. Mr. Ely to the Priesthood.-February 28th, in Grace church, Baltimore, the Rev. A. P. Stryker to the Priesthood, and Messrs. William Christian, W. C. Langdon, and E. G. Perryman to the Deaconate.-March 3d, by Bishop Johns, the Rev. J. T. Points to the Priesthood.—December 2d. in Grace church, Charleston, the Rev. H. L. Phillips to the Priesthood.-January 28th, in St. John's, Montgomery, Alabama, the Rev. Edward Denniston to the Priesthood. January 3d, in Mount Olivet church, Algiers, Louisiana, Mr. N. P. Charlot, late a Presbyterian minister, to the Deaconate.-January 18th, at Little Rock, Arkansas, Mr. J. H. D. Wingfield to the Deaconate.January 17th, in Grace church, San Francisco, the Rev. F. C. Ewer to the Priesthood.

CONSECRATIONS.-February 1st, church of the Redeemer for Seamen, Phil adelphia. February 5th, Christ church, Charleston.-February 14th, Grace church. Madison, Wisconsin.

THE CHURCH ABROAD.

THE CONVOCATION of Canterbury assembled on the 10th of February, and continued in session three days: the Upper House in Queen Anne's Bounty Office, the Archbishop presiding; the Lower in the Jerusalem Chamber, Dr.

Elliot the Prolocutor in the chair. In both Houses, various petitions were presented; as, for dividing the huge Diocese of Calcutta ; against any revision of the Liturgy; against the late Act touching Divorce and Matrimonial Causes; for reviving ruridecanal synods and chapters, and taking steps to promote the cooperation of clergy and laity in them; for an enlargement of the Episcopate, as the energies of the Church were now much hampered by the want of more Bishops; and for a fuller revival of the powers of Convocation. Several reports, also, were read, several grievances urged, several important motions entertained, and several weighty discussions had in both Houses. The Bishops were particularly united and earnest against the proposed revision of the Liturgy. Among the reports was one from the Committee on Church Extension, urging an increase of the Episcopate, without giving any addi tional seats in the House of Lords. In the Lower House, a long discussion was had touching the merits of lay agency, and the desirableness of forming a permanent Deaconate in the Church; which ended in a paragraph being adopted, to the effect that "the Deaconate might be extended in such a manner as to mark more distinctly the difference between that order and the Priesthood, and thus to give increased efficiency to both, by a better adjustment of their several duties as defined in the ordinal of the Book of Common Prayer." The proceedings touching a revision of the Liturgy had reference to a notice by Lord Ebury, in the House of Lords, that after Easter he would move for the appointment of a Royal Commission to revise the Liturgy, not only for shortening the services, but also for making "such other alterations as might suggest themselves in the course of the inquiry, which might tend to render the services more efficient to the religious edification of the people at large."

Convocation was at length prorogued for a whole year, and much dissatisfaction was felt at the ruthless act. The whole of the Lower House united in a respectful request to the President to allow them a session after Easter to complete the consideration of the Report. To this no answer was returned: but within an hour after it was sent up, the schedule of prorogation was read. It is surmised that the impulse came from the late Home Secretary, whose hostility to convocation is notorious and bitter.

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THE ARCHBISHOP of Canterbury has brought in a Bill for special services, which has received the unanimous approval of the Bishops. It is denounced by the Record as the Bishop of Oxford's work, and as being Sacerdotal, Episcopal, Obstructive." But Lord Shaftesbury found there was no chance for his bill in comparison, and he withdrew it. The Archbishop's bill was somewhat amended in Committee. It allows special services to be held in parishes of over 5,000 population, under certain conditions and restrictions; at which services the Word of God may be preached and read, and the Litany or any other part of the Prayer Book may be used.

THE DENISON CASE is ended at last, in favour of the Archdeacon. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council decides that there was no commencement of a suit until the citation of the Archdeacon to appear and answer; and this was notoriously more than two years after the publication of the sermons. The proceedings of the Commission were only preliminary. The Committee declares that it intends to express no opinion as to the doctrinal questions involved. Each side pays its own costs.

FREEDOM in using the Church services is gaining ground. The Bishop of Oxford has permitted his clergy to postpone the Litany to the afternoon or evening on those Sundays when the Lord's Supper is administered. When there are afternoon and evening services the Litany alone may serve as one of them. The Bishop of Worcester also permits his clergy to omit the Litany on Communion Sundays.

THE REV. MR. GOLIGHTLY has been going rather darkly, or rather heavily. of late, in some ill reports he saw fit to make touching the Cuddeston The logical College. A Committee of Inquiry was formed, to take the matter in hand. We had very little doubt at the time, judging from the well-known antecedents of the personage who appeared as the accuser of his brother cer gy and of his Bishop, that on inquiry it would turn out that he had found what ja popularly called a mare's nest. The Report of the three Archdeacons, which has since been published, sets the question completely at rest. The conclosiveness of that Report is enhanced, not only by the independent and impartial tone in which it is drawn up, but by the fact, as it seems, of the complainant's own presence at the investigation, and by his inability, as shown in a letter which he has since circulated, to impugn the refutation of his charges wich the report conveys. We say advisedly his charges, for although he appears to have attempted to shelter himself under the anonymous authority of the writer in the Quarterly who first broached them, he did, without doubt, to all intents and purposes, himself adopt them in the late proceedings.

In short, it was scarcely possible for a refutation to be more completely crushing; yet the author of the slander has, we see, in a very unworthy letter, the effrontery to brave it out, and "leave the Diocese to judge." We shall be much mistaken if the Diocese finds any difficulty in forming a judgment of Mr. Golightly.

DR. RIGAUD, the new Bishop of Antigua, was consecrated in Lambeth Chapel, February 2d; the Primate officiating, and the Bishop of Oxford being one of the Bishops assisting.

THE COLONY of New Zealand has adopted an Ecclesiastical Constitution, which consists of a synod of three orders, with mutual negatives. There are some matters in connection with the diocesan synods not yet disposed of. The Diocesan Synods are developed by the action of the General Synod. The Bishops are to be elected by their respective Diocesan Synods, approved by the General Synod, and also by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Home Government. This is the only remain of the connection of Church and State. There was some talk about the Royal Supremacy; also some talk about the veto of the Bishops in the Diocesan Synods, whether it should be absolute, or liable to be reversed by the Synods. It is not settled; but it is probable that the veto of the Bishop will have the effect of transferring the matter from the Diocesan to the General Synod.

THE RT. REV. DANIEL WILSON, the much honoured and beloved Bishop of Calcutta and Metropolitan of India, has gone to his reward. He had laboured in that important station 26 years, with great zeal, activity, and fidelity. Bishop Wilson left bequests for Church and charitable purposes, to the amount of £2,300. The Rev. G. E. L. Cotton, Head-Master of Mark borough School, has been appointed as his successor in the See of Calcutta. Mr. Cotton was educated at Westminster School, and elected from the Foun dation to Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1832. His career as Assistart Master at Rugby, under Dr. Arnold, and subsequently as head of Marlborough School, have well prepared him for a wider field of usefulness. The appoint ment was very disappointing to the Record, which had reckoned on Archdeacon Pratt for the office. First it blamed Mr. Vernon Smith for having shown by the appointment his hereditary enmity to the profession of Evagelical religion, and then apologized.

ANOTHER SERVICE of the English Church has been opened in Paris, under the patronage of the Bishop of London. It is held in a gymnasium, in the rue de l'Arcade, and is the fourth that has been established in that city. The Anglican chapels in the rue Madeleine and the allée Marboef were said to be crowded.