light importance by intelligent and truly Christian (minds. It suggests the most serious query, whether opposition or indifference to such a liturgy can be co (sistent with zeal according to knowledge for “the glorious Gospel of the blessed God.” The third lecture contains excellent remarks con author renders by "according to his capacity," and paraphrases as "according to the measure of his personal endowments and graces," we know not. The sunilar passage in the Greek father Justin Martyr, transiated by Reeves, with all the fervency he is abie," is, in the original, oon devaμts, which means literally as much power, [that is, as he possesses.]cerning the objects, and the genuine moral influence Surely Dr Williams will not contend that a Christian cannot pray with all his power-call on God mightily -unless he, at the same time, exercises the measure of his personal endowments and graces" in composing his prayer. Doubtless he often joins his people in the prayers and praises embodied in their precomposed forms of hymns, with quite as much of the power of the Spirit as he exercises when making his extempore prayers." As he seems, for the occasion, to have some regard for the fathers, we would respectfully remind him that the services in which, in their day, prayers and thanksgivings were sent up with all attainable fervency, were known as Common Prayers, Constituted Prayers, and Solemn Prayers. Not for Dr. Williams, but for the less learned reader, we would observe that solemn is one of the many words in the English language whose meaning, in common parlance, has become changed. It is the latin word solennis, anglicised-" Preces solennes" being the words of St. Cyprian. This word, compounded of solus annus, one only year, Ainsworth, in his Latin Dictionary, thus defines, "Annual, yearly; used or done every year at a certain time; settled, appointed; accustomed.", Richardson, in his English Dictionary, in reference to this proper meaning of solemn, gives to it the follow. ing definitions, besides the modern ones of "serious, grave," &c.:-"Ritual or ceremonial (observances) at stated times, regular periods; at any one time or more; ritual, formal, ceremonious." Surely it can be no exaggeration to suppose that the holy father meant to speak of stated services according to an annual routine or Calendar. This +6 Latin father," we appre. hend, is rather more real, than the "one of the first of the Latin fathers" quoted by Dr. Williams. and operation, of the Christian Church; but we no where find in the volume a true Gospel guide for the Christian in his desire and effort to know what and where the Church is, that he may belong to it, and be true to his obligations as its member. It would ap pear, on fair analysis of what is here said on the su ject, that all that the author requires for every man's satisfaction, in his own case, that he belongs to the Church, is thorough sincerity and earnestness in what he believes to be the truth, and his duty; and all that is necessary for one Christian to receive another as a true disciple of Christ, is conformity by the latter t what the former thinks are true Christian graces ani virtues. He seems to regard the Church rat er as a fraternity in states and frames of mind, with little regard to external union, which sericas men will form among themselves, and where devout sympathies and co-operations will naturally tend to the cherishing of piety and virtue; than as a Society established by God with an organization and ap pointments whereby men may see and know where it is, and how they are to enter it; and provided with divinely constituted means and pledges of that heavenly grace whereby inward and spiritual piety, efficient (Christian charity, and the faithful discharge of duty to man, are to be attained. With such defects, we deem all views of the Church to be inconsistent with the Gospel, and therefore with sound evangelical religion, in its aspects as a revelation of grace, mercy, and truth, to a sin-ruined world, and to sin-polluted individuals; and as a system of duty to God, of union with Him, and of benevolent fellowship with man, Whatever, therefore, may be the general merits of We consider the erroneous views introduced by religious works, if in such points they are calculated this author on the subject of liturgical worship, a seto mislead the reader, or give him confused and un rious blemish in his book. He cannot be ignorant of certain views of the Gospel, we cannot recommend the facts in history which go to vindicate the ways of them. And perhaps no works of this description are God to man, in requiring of him the solemuities of li- more apt to mislead and confuse, than those of a prac turgical worship, by showing the disastrous results of tical and devotional character. We have known secu casting off such worship by Christian bodies. We works, prepared by partisans of popery, socinianism, would respectfully request him to bring his learning Calvinism, and other erroneous and strange doctrines, to bear upon the comparison, by the light of history, contrary to God's word, so gently and covertly insinuand in reference to the purity and integrity of the ating their peculiar views, as to be dangerous just in Gospel system, between those protestant sects who re-, proportion to the merits, and interest, attached to, perject a catholic and evangelical liturgy, and the exten-haps, the principal part of them. There can be no sively ramified communion which has grown out of the doubt that the Church has suffered much, and ber reformation of the Church of England. Divide Pro-members been led much astray, in this manner. Se testants into two bodies-this of the Anglican reformed Church, and that of all other Protestants-and in which, for three hundred years, has the Gospel been in the safest and truest hands? That the first has been broadly distinguished from the great mass of Protestants by preserving the Apostolic succession of the ministry, and the canonical enforcement of a sound Scriptural Liturgy, is a fact which cannot be held of * Precisely these same words, oon duvapis, are used by Gregory Nazianzen, of the fourth century, when, on the Church's being freed, by his death, from the enmity of Julian the apostate Emperor, he would have Christians "chant that triumphant ode which sometime the Israelites sang upon the overthrow of the Egyptians in the Red Sea." See Exodus xv. This precomposed form of devotion was to be offered oση δυναμις. We give the authorities from Wheatly on the Common Prayer. Boston: 1825. Page 13. Just. Mart. Apol. I., c. 85, p. 124. 1. 28;-Origen. Cont. Cels. 1. 6, p. 312. Ang. Vindel. 1605;--Cypr. De Laps. p. 132. curity against this consists in the children of the Church seeking only the guidance of her true and faithful ministers and members, in their religious reading, and aids to devotion. ESSAYS TO PROVE THE VALIDITY OF ANGLICAN Robinson. 1851. In some respects this volume reminds us of one published in Lexington. Kentucky, in 1829, entitled " An Essay on the Invalidity of Presbyterian Ordination. By John Esten Cooke, M. D." În each, a Church Lyman most ably and successfully contends for the Church against a learned divine, and standard author, of a communion extraneous from the Church. In each case the demolition of his adversary is complete. The Presbyterian Dr. Miller, and the Papal Archbishop Kenrick, fell into lay hands more capable than their own of elucidating and defending the truth in the matters respectively discussed. And unfortunately for both of them, they have been thus clearly convicted of distortion and perversion in the exhibition of facts, and of egregious mal-application of them in argument; furnishing mournful proof of the power of sectarian prejudice over even learned and intelligent minds; and that a tinge of jesuitism may imbue such minds, whe ther protestant or papal. Dr. Cooke's Essay was reprinted, by the late Protestant Episcopal Press, in its publication entitled "Works on Episcopacy;" and should be read by all who would have a just view of the real merits of Dr. Miller's famous "Letters concerning the Constitution and Order of the Christian Ministry." And now, when the Constitution and Order of that Ministry, as held by the Reformed Catholic Church, is assailed from another quarter, another layman is ready to advocate that Church's cause; and very ably has he done it. There are probably few divines who could have brought to bear upon the matter treated, more of the learning proper to it, and essential to its being properly understood. These volumes are a valuable accession to Dr. Evans's labors in behalf of evangelical truth, in these days of little knowledge and much pretence. While the clergy cannot but be benefited by his varied and industrious labors, we hope that the laity especially will profit by an example, and instructions, so well adapted to fit them for usefulness in the several positions in which the Church places them for their share in attending to her concerns, and laboring for her interests. consecration, they invented the story that no such consecration took place; but that Parker went through a mock ceremony, not amounting to a consecration, at a tavern called the Nag's Head. As a lie has no natural boundaries, this has been told in a great variety of shapes. As it suits Rome's object, however, to unchurch, if possible, the Church of England, the wicked falsehood is insisted on, put forward again and again, and forced upon the credulity of papists, with all the art and influence so characteristic of Antichrist's favorite addiction to " lying wonders." The whole affair is disposed of by Dr. Evans with a master's hand. And herein he has done good service in reference to the battle of the true Church of the Gospel, not only with Rome, but with Geneva: for when Protestant sectaries see that they cannot pretend to a ministry handed down from Christ, through His Apostles, and their successors, they will herein, as they do in many other things, make common cause with Rome against the Catholic Church; and show their contempt for the doctrine of the Apostolic succession, by borrowing from popery this wicked tale of the Nag's Head consecration. Nay more: we have-to speak most charitably of them-weak ones among ourselves, who, wishing to include that doctrine among those which they desire to surrender, in endeavors so to trim down the gospel as to make it suit the broadest protestantism, will make their bow to Rome, and help her on with this contemptible tale of the Nag's Head consecration. All such, and all who would be guarded against their delusions and devices, we would make over to Dr. Evans. THE HARMONY OF PROPHECY; OR, SCRIPTURAL IL- This is a kind of work of which it is impossible to give a brief outline. It contains the discussion of a question to be settled by authority, and the arguing of which may very legitimately, to those prepared, draw upon varied and extensive stores of historical learn ing. The author was thus prepared, and has thus drawn. He has brought forward an overwhelming mass of proof; not all indeed needed for establishing his points; but valuable for securing the utter expoWe have read this book under the advantage, or sure, and thorough routing, of the reckless and un- the disadvantage, of not recollecting having ever before founded misrepresentations on the subject, to which seen any of the author's writings; and of not knowing popish writers have had recourse. An incidental ad- to what nation, or what religious denomination, he bevantage of such publications, is to expose the rotten-longs. One thing is certain: he writes in a truly ness of a cause sustained in so unprincipled a manner, Christian spirit, has a mind richly stored with the conand of a system which patronises and lauds, as among tents of the Holy Bible, and treats them with becomits great men, the champions and abettors of such waring reverence; while his arguments, though characfare. Besides the utter demolition of one of the favorite arguments of popery against Anglo-Catholicism, the readers of these volumes will find in them a fund of most interesting historical information. We hope those readers will be many. It will be a blessed thing for the Church, that she encourage liberally the authors and publishers of such works." terized by the earnestness and decision of honest sincerity, are free from vanity and dogmatism, and from offensive reflections on others. The author labors in a field which, we are free to say, has never been to us a favorite field of speculation-the meaning of unfulfilled prophecies. We believe that a fondness for such speculations has often proved an unedifying waste of talent and learning, detrimental to the spiritual interests and usefulness of those indulging in them, and not calculated inaterially to serve the cause of the Gospel in the world, These Essays are directed mainly against the popish fiction known as the story of the Nag's Head Ordination. This was an account of the consecration of Dr. Matthew Parker, the first Archbishop of Canterbury Our author, though eschewing much that is fancied appointed by the authority of the Reformed Church about the millennium, seems desirous of establishing of England; and is well characterized by an old the doctrine that there is in reserve for the Church a writer in refutation of it, as "A late-invented, incon- state of celestial purity and perfection, while yet on sistent, self-contradicting, and absurd fable:" all earth. We do not wish to entertain, at present, the which Dr. Evans makes clearly to appear in these vo- question how far his ample quotations from Scripture lumes. Dr. Parker, as proved by ample testimony, establish this doctrine. We much enjoyed, however, was consecrated with the usual solemnities in the Cha- the evidence they afford of his childlike desire to repel at Lambeth, by four Bishops, December 17, 1559. pose upon Seripture, in its natural, unperverted sense, As this consecration was the means of establishing the and to embrace the religion which it enjoins, because Apostolic Succession in the Anglican Branch of the it enjoins it, rather than any that the pride of Catholic Church, after its final deliverance from papal human intellect may fancy more adapted to favorbondage, it was all-important to papists, when satisfied Site theories, or more suitable for man, for the age, there was no hope-as for a time they thought there or for the state of society. It was also a great satis was-that England would be brought back to the Ro-faction to fint him so entirely imbued with the princiman obedience, to repudiate it if possible. Therefore, when despairing of the re-capture of the Church of England, that is, forty years after the Archbishop's ple of the unity of the divine counsels, having one great system in view from the beginning to the consummation of all things, including all God's dispensa SOMS; or Letters from Aunt Minnie's Portfo By Georgie A. Hulse. New-York: D. Appletca & Co. 1851. tions for man's moral and spiritual good from Adam to ( SUNBEAMS AND SHADOWS, AND BUDS AND Brosthe last man, as of the one Gospel, and the one Church, We should be glad to see the devout regard aud love for the Scriptures, and the extensive knowledge of them, apparent in this book, applied to some of their more essential and practical teachings respecting the faith of that Gospel, and the nature, order, and claims of that Church. Chart of the DIOCESE OF NEW YORK: Exhibit ing in a Map (or General Geographical Outline,) of the 31 Counties in the Diocese, all the Places where are situated its Churches and Missionary Stations; and also furnishing, in a series of Tabular Views, the Name and Place of each Church and Station; the Names of Towns in which there are no Churches nor Stations; the Population of each County and each Town, at five successive periods during the last 25 years; the number of Clergymen at 22 suece sive periods from the time of the origin of the Diocese; the number of Parishes at 12 successive periods during the last 33 years; and Biographical and Chronological Records relating to the Birth, Education, Ministry, Consecration, and Episcopate, of each of the Bishops of the Diocese. By the Rev. John Frederick Schroeder, D. D., a Presbyter of the Diocese, and Member of its Missionary Committee. New-York: Bunnell & Price. We have transcribed the whole of the title of this remarkable production, as the best way of giving the reader an adequate idea of its value, and of the labor, that must have been bestowed on the preparation of it. An acquaintance with the learned and industrious author, is all that is necessary for assurance that the labor will be found to have been bestowed with great care and exactness, and to have resulted in peculiar accuracy. A volume written in a pleasant and agreeable vein, giving the history of the after life of those who were first thrown together as school-girls. Many parts of it are written with much feeling and pathos, and its tendency is good. DRAYTON. A Story of American Life. New-York: TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES IN MEXICO. By Wil- The above volume is the result of a course of journeys of upward of 2,500 miles, performed on foot, and gives an account of the manners and customs of the (people, and the agricultural and mineral resources of (Mexico. The author passed through several towns seldom described by travelers, and from his position had means of obtaining information, which underother circumstances would not have been disclosed. The work abounds with incident, and will be eagerly sought for and read. We have also received from the Messrs. APPLETON, their MECHANIC'S MAGAZINE for September, a very important and useful work, containing much vaDr. Schroeder has embodied in this Chart an im-luable information on scientific subjects, and new inmense amount of statistical information, of much in- ventions in the mechanical arts. terest and importance. The Chart should be in the) From the Messrs. HARPER, their MAGAZINE for hands of every Episcopalian of this Diocese. We are sure that the constituents of the excellent and September, which contains the usual amount of good fiitiful Missionary Committee will thank them for hav-reading. Both of these Magazines are for sale at the ing authorized this Map; confided its execution to one so peculiarly well qualified for the task; and given to it their sanction when complete. store of BUNNELL & PRICE, 121 Fulton-st., who also keep on hand an assortment of valuable and entertaining books. THE DOCTRINE OF THE CROSS; Illustrated in the memorial of an humble follower of Christ. Third American, from the second London Edition, Bunnell & Price, 121 Fulton-street. Most earnestly do we hope and pray that, besides liberally patronising this work, the clergy and people of the diocese will lay to heart the meagre account it gives of the proportion of Missionary enterprise to the rapidly increasing call for it, which has hitherto characterized our operations; and the immense fields An admirable book, illustrating the Christian virtues craving continued and perpetually increasing labor; of patience and submission to the Will of God, under so that the love of Christ may constrain us to pour the most afflicting circumstances. No one can read it larger and constantly larger offerings into the mission-without profit, though it is, perhaps, particularly ary treasury, and into the treasuries of those excel-adapted to the young. The subject of this memorial lent institutions, so essentially contributive to the suc cess of missionary and other ministerial iabor -our Sunday School Union, and Bible and Prayer Book, and Tract Societies. ( belonged to the so-called Society of Friends, but was afterwards led by her convictions to join the Church, and she gave evidence of her faith in a holy life and triumphant death. CALENDAR FOR OCTOBER. 3. Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity. 12. Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity. 18. St. Luke the Evangelist. 19. Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity. |