town of Salisbury a new brick church has been erected, nearly upon the model of the neat and commodious edifice in New Preston. Subscriptions have been collected, and arrangements are in progress, for erecting similar edifices in the adjoining towns of Kent, and Canaan. These exertions, so honourable to the church, and so' animating to the cause of piety, have been stimulated in no small degree by the zealous labours of the Rev. Mr. Andrews. A new church is also expected to be erected in the village of Hebron, where the Rev. Mr. Jarvis has been successfully employed since his ordination. The parishes of New Milford and Brookfield, under the rectorship of the Rev. Mr. Benham, have with great liberality raised a fund, the interest of which is nearly adequate to the support of the rector. The parish of Middletown has lately come in possession of a fund to the amount of about 12,000 dollars, by a pious bequest from the late Stephen Clay. Considerable addi. tions have also been made to the funds of some other parishes within the past year. -It has been urged that large parish funds have a tendency to produce negli gence on the part of the minister, and indifference on the part of the people. But however this may be, it is at least desirable that every parish should have a permanent income equal to at least a moiety of the rector's salary, as a security against those fluctuations to which all parishes are liable; while the interests of the congregation may be kept alive by the necessary provision for the remainder, and by those occasional calls for the general objects of the church, which are not less fruitful in blessings to those who give, than to those who receive. Among the changes which have taken place in the diocess since the last convention, it becomes my painful duty to record the deaths of the Rev. John Tyler, and the Rev. David Botsford. The former full of years, and the last of the clergy in this diocess who received his orders in the parent church: the latter cut off in the morning of life, and the very commencement of his sacred functions. Both have gone to give an account of their stewardship, and the solemn dispensation admonishes us that we be also ready. The Rev. Jonathan Judd has removed from Stamford, to the diocess of Maryland, and the Rev. Ambrose Todd has relinquish ed the parishes of Danbury and Reading to supply his place. The Rev. Henry R. Judah has been received in this diocess with letters dimissory from that of Maryland, and officiates in the parishes of Bridgeport and Trumbull. The Rev. Stephen Beach, from Vermont, is employed as a missionary in the county of Litchfield, having produced canonical testimonials from the Bishop of the eastern diocess. The Rev. Charles Smith has resigned the parishes of Wilton and Ridgefield, and is at present employed in missionary services, and his place is supplied by the Rev. Origen P. Holcomb. The Rev. Beardsley Northrup has removed from the parish of Oxford, to that of Bridgewater; and the Rev. Mr. J. Buckley has accepted the charge of the parish in East-Windsor.Of the persons recently ordained, the Rev. Lemuel B. Hull has been employed as a missionary in the eastern part of the diocess, the Rev. William Jarvis has accepted the charge of the parishes of East-Haddam and Hebron, the Rev. Ransom Warner is officiating in the parishes of Simsbury and Granby, and the Rev. J. M. Garfield is usefully occupied with the charge of an academy in New-Haven, and officiates in the vacant parishes in his vicinity. The fol lowing cures and parisbes have recently become vacant, viz. the cure of Branford, Northford, and North-Haven, and that of Danbury and Reading; and the parishes of Oxford and Glastenbury. The Rev. Calvin White, having embraced sentiments of religion and of ecclesiastical government differing from those of the Protestant Episcopal Church, has declared to me (in writing) his renunciation of the ministry in the said church, and his design not to officiate in future in any of the offices thereof. Pursuant, therefore, to the provisions of the 7th canon, passed in General Convention in the year 1820, it becomes my duty to declare, that the said Calvin White is suspended from the exercise of any ministerial office in the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States of America. Much of the pain which this act of discipline would otherwise have oc casioned, has been avoided by the spirit of accommodation manifested by the Rev. Mr. White, in placing his case under the canon above referred to, instead of leaving it to the operation of the 26th and 27th canons of the year 1808; thus making his suspension his own act. I have attended the recent session of the General Convention in the city of Philadelphia, and am happy to inform you that the business of the church was conducted with great harmony and unanimity. The consecration of the Rev. John S. Ravenscroft, to act as bishop in the diocess of North-Carolina, and the devising of measures to give greater efficacy to the operations of the theological seminary, and the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the church, were among the most important transactions of the convention. Considerable interest was manifested in regard to the education of our youth in the principles of the church; and a committee was appointed to inquire into the state of the several colleges in the union, in relation to this subject, and to report to the next convention upon the practicabi lity of establishing a seminary or seminaries under the patronage and direction of members of our church. efficacious modes which has been adopted for carrying into effect these regulations of the church. The assistance which the minister receives from the young people of his parish, is a great relief and encour bours are amply requited by the consolations of an approving conscience, and by the salutary effects which such labours are calculated to produce on their own hearts and lives. From the embarrassment which had arisen from the want of suitable books, and a simple and uniform system of organization, the last convention appointed a committee to devise and prepare a suitable code of Sunday school instruction. But as no system has been reported by that committee, I have thought proper to give my approbation to a manual of religious instruction, called "The young Churchman's Guide," prepared by the Rev. Harry Croswell. The pastoral letter from the house of bishops, which will shortly be published and distributed, treats at large of the ge-agement in his duty, and their pious la neral theological seminary, and of the general missionary society. There is therefore the less need that I should dwell upon these subjects in the present address: but I cannot lose the present opportunity with out once more earnestly recommending to your notice and liberal patronage, the Society for promoting Christian Knowledge in this diocess. The objects embraced by this society are of paramount importance to the prosperity of this portion of the vineyard of our Lord. That of supporting missionaries in the destitute congrega. tions, and among the dispersed members of our church, was regarded so deeply interesting by the last convention, that it was determined to devote all the collections of the past year to this single object. The appeal to the liberality of the congregations was not made in vain; for the annual contributions have been more general, and have considerably exceeded in amount, those of any former year. The station in which I am placed has given me an opportunity of witnessing the beneficial results which these exertions have produced: and I do trust that the present encouraging prospects will not be suffered to decline by any diminution of liberality or zeal. In a recent circular letter to the parishes, I felt it my duty to declare, and on the present occasion I feel it to be no less so to repeat the declaration, that the situation of the diocess has never made a more urgent demand for missionary exertions, or presented a fairer prospect of their success. The organization and support of Sunday schools is a measure which I have already repeatedly urged upon the parishes in this diocess, and I cannot help now reiterating the recommendation. The provision which the church has made for bringing up her youth in "the nurture and admonition of the Lord," has commanded the admiration of every religious communion. She requires of every minister to attend to the religious instruction of all the children within his cure. On his entering upon the sacred office, she exacts of him a solemn pledge to be diligent in the duty of "instructing the youth in the catechism;' and this duty is more fully enjoined and enforced in the first rubric after the catechism, and in the 22d canon. The corresponding obligations which rest upon parents and guardians are no less fully enjoined. They are urged in general terms in the baptismal office, and will be found fully and explicitly enforced in the third rubric after the catechism. The institution of Sunday schools is one of the most But it is almost in vain to endeavour to imbue the tender minds of our children with our own views of religious truth, if during their subsequent education they must be placed in situations where our peculiar sentiments are constantly treated as matters of indifference, or exhibited as positively erroneous. It is difficult for youth to withstand the influence of example, of authority, and of numbers; and without imputing any sectarian partialities, or any proselyting zeal, to the instructors of academies or colleges who dissent from our religious views, every person who knows any thing of the rela tions subsisting between the instructor and the pupil, must be aware of the important influence which the religious sen timents of the former will be likely to produce on the minds of the latter. There is moreover, a spurious liberality much in vogue at the present day, which, if it do not reach absolute latitudinarianism, professes to regard it as a matter of indifference, or at most of expediency, to what particular denomination of Christians any one belongs. But if this principle be admitted, the obvious inference is, that it is most expedient to unite with that denomination which is the most numerous, or the most popular. It is easy to see that the prevalence of such a principle would prove the ruin of our church, and lead to a general laxity of religious faith. We are epis copalians, not from any slight preference, but as I trust from examination and conviction, and from an imperious sense of duty. Our charity would accord the same grounds of preference to other denominations; and that golden rule which applies to so many of the relative duties, we would take as the true rule of religious toleration-" to do to others as we would have them do to us;" while we may reasonably require the same religious privileges which we freely concede to others. With out setting up, therefore, for exclusive orthodoxy, we may surely be allowed to take all those measures for the education of our children in our own faith, which are adopt ed by other religious denominations, and in relation to which we can have no cause of complaint. We should not, perhaps, be over-solicitous in imposing our own creed upon our children, but it is an evidence that we think lightly of our profession if we needlessly place them in situations where they will be likely either to become indifferent to our peculiar principles, or to acquire a positive bias against them. Under the influence of such considerations, the episcopalians of this state petitioned the general assembly, during its recent session, for the incorporation of a college, to be under the patronage and principal direction of members of our church. The application was received with great liberality; and a charter has been granted, on condition that thirty thousand dollars be raised by private contribution. An earnest appeal will now be made to the friends of the proposed institution, and I confidently trust it will be met with that liberality which the importance of the object demands. The subjects which I have thus brought before the convention, may not at present require any special acts of legislation, but they are such as I have judged most interesting and important to the welfare of the diocess, and I hope they will receive your deliberate and careful consideration. Brethren, I have only to add my prayers for the divine blessing on our present labours and may he who has "built his church upon the foundation of the Apos tles and Prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the head corner stone, grant us to be joined together in unity of spirit by their doctrine, that we may be made an holy temple acceptable unto him, through Jesus Christ our Lord." THOMAS C. BROWNELL. Meriden, June 4th, 1823. For the Christian Journal. Psalm lv. 17. Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice. Job xxxviii. 7. When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy. When th' all-powerful Word of Might When fresh from slumbers sound and sweet, Ah! who that gladly sees the sun, His eyes may shut in gloomy death, M.A. W. For the Christian Journal. My Home is the Grave. Through affliction's wide waste I have pensively stray'd, Through paths that were winding and drear; O'er me has the cypress oft thrown her dark shade, But the tear it will soon my pale cheek no And my eyes made dim with a tear: more lave, For my journey is short, and my home is the grave. Each morn, as I rise from the bosom of sleep, On faith's soaring plumes I ascend the blest height, Where crowned with delight I survey That region of promise, those scenes of delight Which smile through perennial day: There the conflict of life I shall soon cease to brave, For the Christian Journal. Thine, O Lord, the power and greatness, Riches come of thee, and honour; Thou, our hearts and thoughts who searchest, Though our life is vain, a shadow, Therefore, O our God, we thank thee, 'Tis of thy mercies, gracious Lord, Through every day, in every care, JEDUTHUN. Ordinations. On Wednesday the 4th of June,1825, in the episcopal church at Meriden, during the session of the convention, the Rev. Lemuel B. Hull, and the Rev. John M. Garfield, were admitted to the holy order of priests, by the Right Rev. Thomas C. Brownell, D.D. Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the state of Connecticut. On Wednesday the 4th of June, 1823, an ordination was held in St. Paul's Church, Baltimore, by the Right Rev. Bishop Kemp, when Henry H. Pfeiffer and G. B. Shaeffer, deacons, were admitted to the holy order of priests. Morning prayer was conducted by the Rev. Dr. Wyatt, and an address by the Bishop. The Right Rev. Bishop Bowen, of South-Carolina, was present on this occasion. On Thursday, June 5, 1823, at the sittings of the convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the state of Ohio, at Worthington, Mr. John M. Jones, of Beaver township, Guernsey county, was admitted to the holy order of deacons by the Right Rev. Bishop Chase. On Sunday the 8th of June, 1825, in St. Paul's Church, Chillicothe, Ohio, the Rev. Philander Chase, jun. minister of St. James's Church, Zanesville, was admitted to the holy order of priests; and on Sunday the 29th of the same month, in Christ Church, Cincinnati, Mr. James A. Fox, of Pinkneyville, Mississippi, was admitted to the holy order of deacons, by the Right Rev. Philander Chase, D. D. Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the state of Ohio. On Sunday the 8th of June, in St. Peter's Church, Philadelphia, Mr. Henry M. Mason was admitted to the holy order of deacons, by the Right Rev. William White, D. D. Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the state of Pennsylvania. At an ordination held in Richmond, Virginia, by the Right Rev. Bishop Moore, on the 15th of June, 1823, Sylvester Nash and Silas B. Freeman were admitted to the holy order of deacons ; and the Rev. Mr. Prestman to the holy order of priests. Consecration and Ordination. On Saturday the 14th of June, 1823, St. Stephen's Church, Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania, was consecrated to the worship of Almighty God, by the Right Rev. William White, D. D. Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the diocess of Pennsylvania, assisted by the Rev. Jackson Kemper, the Rev.Charles Dupuy, and the Rev.Samuel Sitgreaves, the rector of the church. Morning prayer was read by the Rev. Mr. Kem per, and the consecration sermon delivered by the venerable bishop.-At the same time was performed the ancient and interesting rite of confirmation to forty-one persons. On the ensuing Sunday morning the Rev. Samuel Sitgreaves was ordained by the bishop to the holy order of the priesthood. Morning prayer was read by the Rev. Mr. Dupuy, and the ordination sermon delivered by the Rev. Mr. Kemper. Immediately afterwards the communion was administered to forty. three persons. The church at both periods was crowded by numerous and attentive audiences, assembled from all parts of the surrounding country; many had even attended from a distance of 70 miles. We trust that the blessing of Almighty God will accompany these ministra tions, and for ever rest upon the beautiful edifice dedicated to his sacred worship.-Susquehanna Democrat. Theological Commencement. On Tuesday, July 22d, 1823, the annual meeting of the Trustees of the General Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States, was held in this city, and continued, by adjournment, until Friday, the 25th. On the intermediate Wednesday and Thursday, the examination of the students, on the studies of the past year, was held in the presence of the trustees, clergy, and others. On Friday, the 25th, the Festival of St. James the Apostle, the commencement of the seminary was publicly ceJebrated in Christ church. The following was the order of the exercises: -As the procession entered, the last four verses of the 118th psalm were sung; introductory devotions by the presiding bishop; sermon, Faith the principal condition of salvation, by Robert B. Croes, A. M. of New-Jersey; dissertation on the state of the heathen in reference to salvation, by Mathew Matthews, A. M. of Pennsylvania; dissertation on prophecy as an evidence of the truth of revelation, by Samuel R. Johnson, A. B. of New-York; anthem, by the choir; dissertation on the analogy between the priesthood of Melchizedek, and of Christ, by William T. Potter, Á. B. of Massachusetts; presentment of the first class by the faculty, to the presiding bishop, for receiving their testimonials; address by the presiding bishop; testimonials given; last four verses of the 122d psalm sung; concluding devotions. A sermon on the ministry as the means of the edification of the church, was to have been read by William Shelton, of Connecticut; who was prevented from attending by indisposition. He and the young gentlemen named above, constituted the first class, on whom the honours of the seminary were conferred. . It was highly gratifying to be favoured, on this occasion, with the presence of the Right Rev. Bishop White, of Pennsylvania, who presided at the meetings of the board of trustees, and at the examination and commencement. There were also present, besides those residing in New-York, trustees from New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, and South-Carolina. The examination appears to have given great satisfaction to all who witnessed it, and may be regarded as an earnest of the extensive benefit to the church for which the friends of the seminary look, as its effect. The commencement exercises were very interesting. The dissertations and sermons read by the young men, evinced great success in the prosecution of their studies. The address of the presiding Bishop was very impressive and instructive. We are happy to learn that he has consented to a request for its publication. Literary Honours. At the commencement of the University of North-Carolina, in June last, the |