it were excellent, and that the Ritualist Clergy may fairly boast of their success in accustoming a rough population to regard their performances with toleration, if not with very lively sympathy."

BEDDINGTON.-Easter Day was a happy day here. We had Services at 8, 9.30, 11, 3.30, and 7, all well attended. At 3.30 Service we had the Hallelujah Chorus, and processionals at all the Services. Over the screen was "I am the Resurrection," &c. The font, pulpit, and chancel were decorated with the most beautiful flowers. Over the screen was a large white cross and red camelias. A great contrast to the neighbouring Carshalton Church, with two Services, and the Churchwarden reading the wrong lesson.

ST. PAUL'S, WALWORTH.-The Three Hours' was preached by the Rev. Luke Rivington. The Church was crowded-indeed, it was impossible to get sitting, kneeling, or standing room, long before the Service commenced. The Easter Decorations were superb, and there were nearly 500 Communicants. At Evensong on Easter Day the Sermon was preached by the Rev. H. G. Morse, the Curate. The Church was crowded in every part indeed, unpleasantly crowded, for it was really impossible to move, and nearly so to breathe.

ANOTHER SCHISM!-We recently inserted some extracts of correspondence showing the circumstances under which the inmates of the Boy's Home, Regent's Park-road, have been withdrawn from the Church originally attached to it. Mr. G. W. Bell, the Treasurer, writes, that pending future provision for Sunday Services, "I have already made arrangements to hold a regular Sunday morning Service in the schoolroom of the Boy's Home. Two friends have assisted me in this humble Service on the two last Sundays, but by the kindness of the Rev. the Principal of King's College we shall in future have the Services of one of his theological students, who will read the Morning Prayers and deliver a short practical Sermon. The masters and boys will form the choir, and we can accommodate about forty visitors."-Record.

SS. PETER AND PAUL, CHARLTON, DOVER.-Lent has been well kept in this Church, almost the only one in Dover where the Services have been at all in character with the season. There have been on an average eighteen Services a week, besides Services in the Mission-room. Good Friday has been well kept, Father Baynham conducting The Three Hours' in a very effective manner. The decorations were of the choicest description, and due thanks ought to be given to Mr. Sparkes for his kind services on the occasion. We would suggest primroses instead of everlasting flowers on this Queen of Festivals. The offertories were for the support of a third Clergyman in the parish which consists of over 8,000 souls. Churchmen should rally round the Rector of this parish and render him every assistance in his fight against Protestantism and Infidelity.

ST. JOHN'S, TORQUAY.-During Lent many extra Services have been held at this Church. On Good Friday the altar was stripped of its covering and ornaments. Many short Services were held during the day, and the Litany of the Passion beautifully sung in the afternoon. At 8.30 p.m. on Easter-Eve the first Easter Vespers was said. The altar. adorned with a magnificent new altar cloth, very richly embroidered, and decorated with the choicest flowers, looked very effective. The floral decorations are remarkably good in this Church this Easter. On Easter Day there were three Celebrations as usual. It is to be hoped that this Church, which has so long been distinguished for its Catholic character, will now, ere long, be completed. The works are already begun, but funds are still required. When finished it will be the finest Church in Torquay. The architect is Mr. Street.

ST. LUKE'S, TORQUAY.-The Services at this Church during Lent have been very frequent and well attended. Four courses of Sermons have been held weekly during the Penitential season. On Sunday mornings by the Rev. W. S. Boyle; on Sunday evenings by the Vicar, the Rev. Prebendary Harris; on Wednesday evenings by different Priests on the offices of Christ; and on Fridays, at noon, by the Vicar on "The Object of Life." During Holy Week the Litany has been sung every evening, followed by a Service by the Rev. W. G. Abbots, of St. Paul's, Walworth, on "Our Lord before His judges." These Services have been very well attended. On Good Friday the "Three Hours' Agony" was observed for the first time in Torquay in this Church. The Services were arranged rather too nearly together, the accumulated Service of Matins, Litany, and ante-Communion being held at 10-30, and the "Three Hours" commencing at 12.0, allowed no intervals of rest between the two. The meditations were conducted by the Vicar, the Rev. Prebendary Harris, who preached a series of touching and eloquent discourses on the "Seven Sayings of Our Lord on the Cross." Collects were said and hymns sung between each meditation. The Church was well filled by a devout and attentive congregation; the Service did not terminate till 3.30. On Easter Day the first Celebration of the Blessed Sacrament was at 6.30, when there were a very large number of communicants; the second Celebration at 8.0, and the High Celebration after Matins at 10.30. The floral decorations were tasteful and effective, though not so elaborate as on previous occasions. The camelias on the altar and pulpit were specially beautiful. The singing of the hymns in this Church is peculiarly good and hearty. The choir possesses some very fine voices, and are admirably trained. The extraordinary Anglican tones to which the Psalms are chanted somewhat mar the effect of the Services in this

Church. At the Mission Chapel, in Pimlico (the name given to the slums of Torquay, also in St. Luke's parish), the Easter Day Services were well attended, and the decorations good.

ST. LAURERCE, JEWRY.-On Good Friday the altar was hung in black and the cross draped with crape. The Services were all attended with large congregations. The organ was closed throughout the day, and the effect of the hymns, sung by a large choir unaccompanied, was very impressive, most of all the Miserere, which was sung after Evensong by the Vicar and two cantors kneeling before the altar. The bell was tolled throughout the day. Easter morn all seemed changed. The fine peal of bells rang out merrily, and everywhere told of Easter triumphs The decorations are worthy of note. Over the and Easter joys. and the cross was hung with a string of flowers instead of the more altar were arranged no less than twenty large bouquets of choice flowers, usual wreath. Around the chancel and about the body of the Church the triumphs of the day. The first Service was a Choral Celebration of were various texts and a profusion of camelias and other flowers, telling the Blessed Eucharist, at half-past seven. Above ninety persons communicated. At 10.45 Matins, &c., and a second Celebration. The Church was crowded, and not more than a dozen persons left before the Celebration. There were above 100 communicants, and the choir, which was very large, sung with more than usual care. Fully an hour before Evensong the Church had began to fill again, and by seven o'clock it was densely crowded, even for St. Lawrence. The choir, too, was immense, and sang the Service with great power and care. At the close of Evensong a Te Deum was sung, the Priests and Precentor, together with the boys of the choir, standing grouped before the altar. The Recessional Hymn, We March to Victory," was, probably, never sung with greater force and spirit.

ST. ALBAN'S, HOLBORN.-The solemn season through which we have just passed has been celebrated with great devotion at this Church. On the eve of Passion Sunday the east end was hung with black, and on the super-altar were placed a cross and crown of wood and briars from the Garden of Gethsemane. Daily during Passiontide there was a Meditation. On Good Friday the Services were as follows:-8 a.m., Meditation, by Father Mackonochie; 9, Matins; 9.45, Ante-Communion Office, with a Sermon by the Vicar, followed by the Reproaches. 12, the Three Hours' Agony, also preached by the Vicar; 5 p.m., Vespers ; 7, Litany and Sermon by Father Howes; 8, Meditation by Father Mackonochie. At 3, the hour of our Blessed Lord's death, the bell tolled, and the organ pealed forth the "Dead March in Saul." It is altogether impossible in words to describe the awfulness of the few minutes spent in contemplation of the departure of the soul of Jesus, many were visibly affected, and the heart that did not in some degree share in the sorrow of Blessed Mary must indeed have been cold and hard. Holy Saturday was observed by Low Celebrations at 7 and 8.30, and Matins at 8 a.m., and Vespers at 8 p.m. The decorations are as usual wisely confined to the altar and the font, but are all that could be desired. On Easter Day Mass was celebrated at 6, 7, 8, 9, and 11; Matins at 10.15; Litany at 2.45; Procession of the Guilds at 3; Vespers at 7. At High Mass Father Willington, from the first verse of the Epistle for the day, "If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above," preached an eloquent and practical Sermon, delivered with burning earnestness. Two things struck us as noticeable: first, the number of communicants at the Early Masses on Easter Day; and, second, the matter of fact way in which recourse is had to the Confessional. This is most cheering. Throughout Good Friday and Easter Eve, not excepting the times of Service, Priests were to be found, and continually were their ministrations sought by penitents. We should be glad to see the Sacrament of Penance administered at all our London Churches in the same open

manner.

ST. PETER'S, LONDON DOCKS.-The season of Lent has, as usual, been observed at St. Peter's, of which Church the Rev. C. F. Lowder is the Vicar, with frequent Services; but during Holy Week they were incessant from early morn until late at night. Good Friday was kept with great solemnity. At 8.30 a.m. a singularly solemn Service-namely, The Reproaches," was gone through. At 10 a.m., the ordinary Morning Service with a Sermon, by the Rev. C. F. Lowder, the Vicar. The "Three Hours'" was commemorated by the congregation remaining in silent prayer from twelve to three o'clock. After a short cessation the Vicar, the choir, and many members of the congregation reassembled at the Church, from whence they issued at 4 p.m. in procession. One of the choir walked first, bearing aloft a small brass cross, ornamented with crystals, and covered with violet. The choir came next, walking four abreast, vested in cassocks, followed by Mr. Lowder and the congregation, the rear being brought up by a boy carrying a wooden chair without a back, to be used as a pulpit. The choir on leaving the Church commenced to sing the Litany of the Passion, and the proceession moved on at a slow pace through the district of St. Peter's. The "Way of the Cross," as the procession was termed, attracted much attention, and as it passed the people came out and stood in their doorways or crowded the windows overhead. After compassing a short distance the cross arrived at the first Station"-a convenient corner of a street, or, as in one or two instances, a small open space, and was planted against the wall. The moveable pulpit was set down close to it, and the Vicar mounted and delivered a short, earnest, and

affectionate address to the people, who crowded round him and listened attentively. The subject of the address was the crucifixion. Great order was observed, and very little levity was perceptible. The demeanour, however, of the crowd was variable, and at some Stations the behaviour was better than at others. The Vicar, at one of the "Stations," asked the people to come to St. Peter's, and told them the seats were all free. They could sit where they liked, and, as the Church was always open, when they liked. He was sorry more of them did not come to Church, and so he had come out to them. This was a very solemn season, and a time when they should especially pray for themselves and their children. They were afraid if they came to St. Peter's they would be called "Puseyites," and so they stayed away. This was shrinking away from the cross, but they could not get to Heaven if they were deterred from coming to Christ because of difficulties. Everything passed off without anything like a real interruption, and after a march of upwards of two hours and a half the procession returned to the Church singing, "O, Paradise, O, Paradise." The Vicar made his final address at the porch, and invited his audience to attend the Evening Service which commenced very shortly afterwards.

ALL SAINTS', LAMBETH.-The Services on Good Friday at All Saints', Lambeth, were exceedingly well attended. The Penitential Psalms were said at 7 a.m., followed by a Meditation on the Passion. At a later hour Mattins, Litany, and the ante-Communion Service followed. After which the Rev. C. G. C. Dunbar preached the Three Hours' Agony, consisting of seven short Sermons on the Seven Words of Our Lord upon the Cross, interspersed with appropriate hymns, very solemnly sung, and Meditations. This Service was not over until past three. Evensong followed at seven, when Dr. Lee, the Vicar, who had not ministered in the Church for six months, preached. His Sermon was on the burial of Our Blessed Lord. The Easter Services were rendered with great dignity and care. There were two Celebrations of the Holy Communion. Mattins began at eleven, sung chorally, with rulers of the choir, and followed by a procession. At High Celebration Dr. Lee officiated, Mr. Dunbar preaching. This Service was given with great vigour and effect, the light and shade in the singing being carefully observed. At Evensong the nave was crammed. Mr. Dunbar sang the Service. Dr. Lee preached from 1 Cor. xv., 25, 26. It was one of the most eloquent discourses we have ever listened to. The Preacher divided his subject into four heads, viz.:-1. The reign of Christ, by Ministers, in State and Church. 2. The overcoming of His enemies. 3. The Last Enemy— Death. 4. His destruction. The vast congregation listened with breathless attention, especially when the Preacher spoke of Death. Indirectly he evidently referred to his late illness. Being at the very point of death, the having taken leave of all those one loves-wife, children, &c. -the confession made, absolution given, the last Eucharist received, and then turning all thought from this world to the world beyond the grave, and the preparing to meet the Judge. Words fail us to describe the Preacher's earnestness and eloquence, and many during the delivery of this part of the Sermon strove ineffectually to master their feelings. After Evensong, in which the usual Easter Hymns were well sung, the procession left the Church singing, "Brightly gleams our banner.”

WYMERING AND WIDLEY.-Good Friday was observed with great solemnity at Wymering. The altar was entirely hidden by black hangings, and a calvary was erected. Unfortunately the east window in the chancels not being covered took off much from the deep impression which might have been produced. Still the whole effect was deeply and painfully instructive, and a large and devout congregation from twelve to three o'clock testified to its reality. The Vicar preached at intervals from the Seven Words, and occasional hymns were sung by the choir. Between three and four o'clock the Devotion of the Stations was conducted in the grounds of the Priory, where the Stations had been placed for the occasion. On Easter Eve at 9 p.m. the first Evensong of the great Feast was sung with great heartiness, and on Easter Day. Easter, Queen of Festivals, has been grandly celebrated at Wymering, Hants. Preceded, as it has been, by the penitential Services and teaching of Lent, Passiontide, and Good Friday, the burst of jubilant thanksgiving on Easter Eve in "our holy and beautiful house where our fathers have worshipped," in the charming little hamlet of Wymering, appealed to the heart as well as to the sense of every Catholic fortunate enough to be present, and told him that his Lord "is risen indeed." This Service was ushered in by a procession round the Church (which was brilliantly lighted), the hymn being "Jesus Christ is risen to-day." The Vicar, the Rev. Geo. Nugeé, vested in a cope of great beauty, intoned Evensong, and at the Magnificat he ascended the steps of the altar and censed it. A stirring and animated Sermon was preached by the Rev. N. B. Whitby. On Easter Day there was early Communion at 8 a.m., at which the choir, Sisters of St. Mary's Home, and others, communicated. At 10.30 was Mattins, followed by High Celebration. Before the Introit, the altar candles and others, to the number of nearly 100, were lighted. At this time the chancel presented a scene of dazzling beauty, and a congregation numbering 550 (crammed into space designed for 300) testified to the interest with which the Services are regarded in the neighbourhood. Some 120 communicated, the entire Service, with the exception of reading the Lessons, being performed by the Vicar. The Offertory was for the School Chapel Organ Fund, and was evidently large. The music was admirably conducted by

the talented organist, Mr. Drew. The first Evensong was at 3.30, On and second Evensong at 7, at the School Chapel at Cosham. the other side of the hill stands the little Church of Widley, united parochially now with Wymering, dedicated to our Lady, and which having been restored at a time when architecture was little understood, is without those features which make festal decoration easy. Even here, however, the desire to do honour to the high Festival enabled the parishioners to produce a most thoroughly effective decoration. The chancel being apsidal, the lower part of the wall was covered with green trellis work, studded with daffodils whose bright yellow hue was most effective. Vases of flowers on the altar and flowering plants at either end, with branch candlesticks on the retable, showed honour to the Sanctuary. The tracery of the stone pulpit too brought out by lines of evergreen on a red ground added a warm tone. There were Celebrations at eight and eleven, when the careful visitation of the parishioners which has been carried on by the Curate-in-Charge, the Rev. N. B. Whitby, manifested its fruit in a greatly increased number of communicants at the early one.

EXTRAORDINARY RITUAL IN A CHURCH.-The following strange ultraRitual proceedings are reported in the daily papers as having occurred in one of the Royal Chapels last week. We have not up to the present time heard what course the Church Association intend taking in the matter. We believe, however, that the Bishop of London, as Dean of the Chapel Royal, is seriously implicated in the matter:-The arrival of the procession having been signified to the Lord Bishop of Winchester, Lord High Almoner, and to the Sub-Dean of the Chapel Royal, they, preceded by Mr. Chapman, Serjeant of the Vestry, met it at the entrance, and took their places immediately after the Yeoman of the Guard, bearing the salver with Royal alms. The whole procession then advanced in the following order :Boys of the Chapel Royal. Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal. Priests of the Chapel Royal.

Serjeant-Major of the Yeoman of the Guard.
The Yeoman with the Salver of Arms.

The Serjeant of the Vestry.

The Lord High Almoner.

The Sub-Almoner and Sub-Dean. The Children of the National Schools. The Yeoman of the Almonry and his Assistants, and

The Yeoman of the Guard.

The procession having passed up the centre aisle to the steps of the altar the Lord High Almoner and the Sub-Almoner and the Sub-Dean, those forming the procession, having taken their assigned places, on either side of the Chapel, the Royal alms being deposited in front of the Royal Closet, the Afternoon Service (a Special Service for the occasion) was impressively read by the Rev. Dr. Vivian, Senior Priest in Waiting, commencing with the Exhortation, Confession, Absolution, &c., then followed :

LENT IN LEEDS.-The Season of Lent has been well observed in Leeds this year, if we may judge from the increased number of Services which have, on the whole, been well attended. At the Parish Church there have been four Services daily, and every Wednesday and Friday evening the Litany has been sung, followed by a Sermon on "The Christian Conflict." An earnest address was issued by the Vicar to his parishioners on the observance of Good Friday, and calling attention to the number of Services held during the week, including a Daily Celebration of the Holy Communion, and three on Easter Day. During Holy Week the Daily Choral Service, including the anthems, and the usual elaborate music to the canticles, was conducted without the organ. The Church was open the whole of Good Friday, and, in addition to the usual Services, there was a Meditation on the Passion from two to three p.m.-At St. John's there was a Daily Celebration during the Holy Week, and a Midday Service, consisting of Litany and Sermon. We are glad to notice an increase in the number of Week-day Celebrations in both these Churches, and hope it may be found desirable to continue them on certain days throughout the year. In more than twenty Churches the Litany has been sung, and a Sermon preached on the “Spiritual Life," according to a pre-arranged plan the same subject being treated on in each Church at the same time.-At St. Saviour's and at St. Barnabas' the

Holy Communion was celebrated every day in Lent; there were also frequent Services with Sermons in the evening. In both these Churches there were Services going on nearly the whole day on Good Friday, including the Meditations on the Three Hours' Agony.-At St. Barnabas' the Meditations were conducted by the Rev. R. Blakelock, who spoke from the chancel steps. This Service opened with prayer and a short address, after which the hymn, "O come and mourn with me awhile," was sung, and the Rev. N. Greenwell having read the First Sentence, the same was sung by the choir to appropriate music, accompanied by the organ. After an address on the same subject, the congregation knelt for a short time in prayer, then another hymn was sung, followed by an address on the second sentence, and so on, the whole forming a most solemn and impressive Service. The altar was stripped of its frontal, and the members of the choir wore their cassocks, but no surplices. At St. Philip's the Blessed Sacrament has been celebrated three days a week during Lent, and every day in Holy Week (except on Good Friday); there has also been a Sermon every evening during the week. We would point out, however, that a late Choral Celebration on Sundays is much needed in this part of Leeds, which might be arranged by omitting the Litany and shortening Matins as much as possible. On Good Friday the altar was draped in black, and, in addition to the usual Services, the devotions on the Three Hours' Agony were conducted by the Rev. J. M. Fawcett, who was vested in cassock without surplice, and who spoke from the entrance to the chancel.-At St. Barnabas on Easter Day the altar with its white surroundings, and the handsome banner in the chancel presented a striking contrast to the appearance of the Church the week before. During Lent the music at the High Celebrations was chiefly taken from Marbeck and the Missa de Angelis, and was, perhaps, more appropriate than the elaborate music used on Sunday, which, as far as the Benedictus, was from Haydn. The Agnus Dei was Weber's, and the Gloria in Excelsis was Dr. Stainer's. A short but appropriate Sermon was preached by the Rev. R. Blakelock, and the Rev. N. Greenwell was Celebrant. After the antiphon the Te Deum was sung, the Priests and choristers with the processional cross all standing facing the altar. Round the walls of this Church are fourteen pictures representing the stations of the cross, which have been presented by a member of the congregation.

SS. PAUL AND BARNABAS.-The Good Friday Services at these Churches are described in the John Bull:-" At the two Pimlico Churches of St. Paul and St. Barnabas, once famous as the chief temples of Ritualism, but long since left far behind by such Churches as St. Alban's, St. Peter's, London Docks, and the Haggerstone Churches, there were a large number of Services. These did not include the "Reproaches," which were sung at some other Churches after the Litany, and forming with that and the ante-Communion Office a separate Service. The Clergy of the two first-mentioned Churches did, however, so far adopt the alterations sanctioned by their more advanced brethren, as to hold the Three Hours' Meditation. At St. Paul's the Service commenced immediately after the ante-Communion, a sufficient interval being left for worshippers at the first Service to leave before the second, if they were so minded. The great majority did leave, and their places were only in part taken by fresh worshippers. The galleries with which the Church is disfigured were almost empty, and the body of the building was about half-full. The Holy Table had been stripped bare of everything save the cover, which was vested in crape. The few choristers who were present were vested in black cassocks, but not in surplices. The organ was silent, and it would have been better if the by no means harmonious harmonium had also been unheard. In front of the altar rail a chair was placed, and there sat "Father" Grafton during his addresses, except occasionally when he stood up at some passage intended to be peculiarly impressive. The "Father" has by no means an aesthetic or ascetic appearance, and unfortunately it was almost impossible to make out anything that he said. Trying various seats both downstairs and in the gallery led to no better result. It soon became evident to you that you were not the only one suffering from the same misfortune. At the end of the first address a large number of the congregation left the Church, more left at the end of the second address, and it seemed likely that in the course of the succeeding hour Father Grafton would be left to preach only to the choir. It required a preacher of more than usual eloquence to render the Meditation impressive in such a Church as St. Paul's. It is not an Ecclesiastical structure, according to modern ideas, and that the congregation was a fashionable one might be inferred from the costume. Far otherwise was it at St. Barnabas'. That beautiful Church was almost entirely filled, three-fourths being women, and both men and women being dressed in mourning. The east end of the Church was hung with black cloth; and the altar being vested in black, was wholiy undistinguishable, and might have been absent for aught that the worshippers could see. The choir were in their cassocks; the pulpit also was hung in black, and the preacher, who delivered his addresses from thence, and not, as is done in most Churches, at this Service, from the chancel steps, wore a plain surplice without scarf or stole. There was no instrumental music, nevertheless the hymns were sung in good tune and time. The Service began an hour later here than at St. Paul's, and so those who had gone away from the one Church in despair might be in time for the other. Strictly speaking, it was not a Three Hours' Meditation at St. Barnabas. It lasted from one till half-past three. At three

o'clock, the hour at which Our Lord yielded up His spirit unto His Father's hand, the great bell tolled forth sonorously and solemnly. At that time the people were all kneeling during one of the intervals between the addresses. The sun was shining very faintly through the richly-coloured glass, and the chancel forming a dark background, the scene was very impressive, and not the less so because through the open door in the south porch could be seen glimpses of trees bursting forth into brilliant green beneath the bright sunshine. The Meditation was conducted by Mr. Ramsay, a young Clergyman. He read from notes demisso vultu, never raising his eyes once; never altering the pitch or the tone of the voice; and in that way losing some of the effect which we remember was produced last year by the deep passionate fervour of Mr. Cleaver, at St. Mary Magdalene's, Paddington, and by Mr. Mackonochie, at St. Alban's, on a former occasion. Nevertheless, there was much quiet solemnity in yesterday's Meditation at St. Barnabas'. Striking, too, were some of the thoughts. For instance, the preacher pointed out, with reference to the third "word," that Christ had not forgotten His blessed Mother in the midst of His trial, as might have appeared at first to her, but that the very postponement of His charge respecting her to His beloved disciple, until His hour of fiercest agony, was the strongest proof of His filial devotion. Dwelling on the fourth word," the preacher rejected the idea that the great darkness was caused by any ordinary physical phenomenon, such as an eclipse. And, then, with reference to the cry of despair which the words, "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?" seemed to be, that cry was the manifestation of His resolve to drain the cup of woe to the dregs. He would not allow Himself even the solace of His Father's presence, lest men should afterwards say that that had rendered Him insensible to the pain He was bearing for them. The fifth word, "I thirst," was spoken not in order that He might quench His thirst, but in order that He might fulfil one more of the prophecies concerning Him. The word, "It is finished," is not explained to us; but we can explain it for ourselves. We can explain it to mean that He has finished all that was given Him to suffer, that He had accomplished the object for which He came into the world, and that He had fulfilled all that had been written of Him. The last of the seven words began as the first had began, with "Father." Between those two utterances, how stupendious a work had been wrought, how great a triumph gained! At the end of each address the preacher repeated the prayer, "O Saviour of the World, who, by Thy Precious Cross and Blood hast redeemed us, Save us we beseech Thee." After each address a hymn was sung from "Hymns, Ancient and Modern." Then followed five minutes of silent prayer. At the close of the last Meditation the preacher repeated the Anima Christi-"Soul of Christ, sanctify me: Body of Chirst, save me: Blood of Christ, inebriate me: Water from the side of Christ, cleanse me: Brightness of the countenance of Christ, enlighten me: Passion of Christ, strengthen me: Bloody Sweat of the Person of Christ, heal me: O Good Jesu, hearken unto me: Within Thy sacred wounds hide me: Suffer me never to be separated from Thee: From the malicious enemy defend me: At the hour of my death call me, and place me beside Thee: that with all Thy holy Saints and Angels I may praise Thee, my Lord and my God, for ever and for evermore. Amen." It was noticeable that, while a large portion of the congregation responded to the prayer, the response came almost entirely from the women, the men apparently being unacquainted with the words. The Service concluded with " The Lord bless us and keep us," and, at half-past three, the large congregation dispersed.

Miscellaneous.

It is stated that a writ for £1,000 damages has been served upon a Tipperary Priest for violence at the late election.

Last week the Archbishop of Armagh took his seat in the House of Lords for the last Session in which an Irish Bishop will sit as such.

The statue of Lord Palmerston for Westminster Abbey is just completed. He is represented as wearing the robes of a knight of the Order of the Garter, with mantle, collar, "George," and badge complete.

The golden rose, which the Pope is accustomed to sometimes send at Lent to a female Sovereign who has most distinguished herself by religious zeal, is destined this year for the Empress of Austria.

Births, Marriages, and Deaths.

DEATHS.

April 4, at Corfe Castle, the Rev. George Hubbard, in his 90th year. April 8, at the Rectory, Hardwick, Bucks, the Rev. Christopher Erle, aged 80. April 8, at 25, Richmond-terrace, Clifton, Bristol, in his 82nd year, the Rev. Thomas Grinfield, Rector of Shirland, Derbyshire.

April 8, at Aylesbury, the Rev. William Rawson, Chaplain of the Bucks County Prison, aged 52.

April 8, at the Vicarage, Ainstable, near Penrith, the Rev. Albert Marriot Wilson, Vicar of the parish, aged 46.

April 10, the Rev. T. W. Goldhawk, Vicar of Sheldwich, Kent, aged 57.

April 12, the Rev. John Blackburn, Rector of Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, and Prebendary of York.

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By the Rev. FREDERICK GEORGE LEE, D.C.L., F.S.A., Vicar of All Saints', Lambeth. Contents: Preface-List of Books quoted or referred to. CHAPTER I.-Introductory: Statement of the Author's object. II. The Preface to the Ordinal of 1549. III. Form for the Ordination of Deacons, 1549. IV. Form for the Ordination of Priests, 1549. V. Form for the Consecration of Bishops, 1549. VI. The Edwardine Ordinal. VII. The Ordinal of King Edward VIObjections. VIII. Ordinal of King Edward VI. in substantial harmony with the most ancient forms. IX. Some other ancient forms for Ordination. X. Medieval forms for Consecration and Ordination in the West. XI. The same subject continued. XII Eastern forms of Ordination. XIII. Forms of Ordination n use amongst the separated communities of the East Christians of St. Thomas. XIV. The Nestorians. XV. Archbishop Matthew Parker. XVI. The Consecration of William Barlow. VII. The Consecrations of Hodgkins, Scory and Coverdale. XVIII. The Consecration of Archbishop Parker. XIX. The Nag's Head Fable. XX. The Case of Bishop Bonner versus Bishop Horne. XXI. The Sacrament of Baptism. XXII. The Office of Consecrator and Assistant-Consecrator. XXIII. The Doctrine of Intention XXIV. and XXV. Roman Catholic Testimonies to the Validity of Anglican Orders. XXVI. The Cases of Certain Anglican Clergy who have joined the Church of Rome. XXVII. Changes made in the English Ordinal in 1662. XXVIII. Concluding Remarks and Summary of the Author's argument.

ADDITIONAL NOTES.

Tables of Consecration: I. Archbishop Parker.
II. Archbishop Laud. III. Archbishop Juxon.
APPENDICES.-I. Authoritative statements regarding
Ordination officially published in 1537 and 1543.
II. An Act concerning the Consecration of a Bishop
made in 25th year of Henry VIII. Cap. xx. sec. 5.
III. Statutes relating to the Consecration of Bishops
under Edward VI.

IV. Act 3 Edward VI. to draw up a New Ordinal.
V. Act to annex the Ordinal to the Prayer Book.
VI. Act 1 of Mary to repeal the preceding Acts.
VII. Act 1 of Elizabeth to re-establish the Book of
Common Prayer.

VIII. Act declaring the legality of the Ordinations.
XI. The Thirty-Nine Articles on Ordination.

X. Documents relating to the Consecration of Barlow and Hodgkins.

XI. Documents relating to Scory and Coverdale.
XII. Documents relating to the Consecration of
Parker.

XIII. Parker's Book, De Antiquitate Britannica
Ecclesiæ.

XIV. Henry Machyn's Diary, with testimonies regard ing the same.

XV. Breve of Pope Julius III. to Cardinal Pole.
XVI. Dr. Lingard on Parker & Consecration.

XVII. Documents relating to the Consecration of
Horn

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