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something offering to be definite and consistent with which to supply its place. And here we cannot follow Mr. Irons: we are at one with him in what he objects to; but we think that he falls into the very same fault, if fault it be, which he criticises. He seems to add quite as much to the letter of Scripture, as those from whom he differs; hence our conclusion is, that rather than object to the principle of supplement to the written Word, we must be content to take the question of details, and see whether this or that realising and picturing of details is in subordination to the analogy of faith. Thus Mr. Irons objects to "our theologians" (p. 31)-of course he is aware that the theories against which he contends are not the invention of "our," if by "our" he means English divines-for saying that the Agony in Gethsemane was either the concentration of human sin, or the heavier wrath of the Father: he says, that "Scripture does not define this;" he calls these views, "a taxing of ingenuity rather than of reverence;" he adds, that "they are to be feared and shrunk from, so far as they are human attempts to draw aside the veil from a Divine Mystery." And then Mr. Irons goes on to say, or rather to suggest, that the Agony consisted in the final separation of our Lord from His merely human relationships; in the putting off of "the accidents acquired in its passage through time." Whether this view be true or not, and Mr. Irons endeavours to fortify it by a reference to St. Chrysostom which does not seem quite to come up to the point,—we cannot but think this interpretation quite as extra-scriptural as any of S. Bonaventure's. We are not saying that Mr. Irons has not much, and what is very good, to say in support of his theory; and we are quite sure that he says it very well and impressively, we are not prepared to controvert his theory,-but surely it is a theory, quite as much as the statements to which he objects. We are glad to find Mr. Irons very properly criticising certain doctrinal statements of Mr. Henry Melvill, which seem to show that it is all but impossible to avoid incorrect statements upon the higher Catholic dogmas. The four sermons are a valuable step towards the right understanding of a subject unequalled in importance; and we recommend them with this view.

Mr. Harington, of Exeter, has published a very learned and able work "On the Consecration of Churches," (Rivingtons,) which, like a previous work on the Scotch Church, from the same writer, consists, for the most part, of History's bones and frame-work: we mean, documents, facts and patristic citations. The Appendix contains the valuable form used by Bishop Andrewes at the consecration of the chapel near Southampton; every member of the Church of England should know what high doctrine was once practically taught in his communion.

"Five Club Sermons," by Mr. Gibson, Vicar of Chedworth, (Hamilton, Adams, and Co.) are a sort of abbreviated Malthus and the new poor law, in the novel shape of pulpit addresses. Certainly, the benefits of Savings' Banks, (Sermon ii.) and the improvidence of what are called early marriages, (Sermons iv. v.) are unpromising subjects in the teeth of " Lay not up for yourselves," &c.—-and "This is a great mystery," &c.—which sayings we observe are not the respective texts: and "the transformation of the acrid and disagreeable apium graveolens into the delicious celery," (p. 40,) we cannot recal, in any sermon with which we happen to be acquainted. Whether

the theology of Chedworth is as sound as its vegetable physiology, and domestic and practical economy, the present volume affords no indication.

"Sermons by William Jay." (Bartlett). These are the sermons of a dissenting minister, and are based upon the ordinary doctrines of dissent. They are decidedly, however, above the tone of their class, and exhibit simplicity of style, good sense, and quiet religious feeling.

An interesting and valuable visitation sermon has been preached at Amersham, by Mr. Shaw of Stoke Poges-"The Identity of the Jewish with the Christian Church," (Williams, Eton); not the less interesting because the same subject has been most beautifully treated by Mr. Newman. We do not quite agree with Mr. Shaw on the synagogue service, i. e. its liturgical character, which, in the proper sense of the word, the synagogue worship was not. There is a verbal inaccuracy at p. 11, where the Christian Church is said "to supplant the Jewish :" Mr. Shaw's whole argument being, that the Gospel is the expansion of the law,-his title being, “the identity" of the two,-it is obvious that there is no "supplanting" in the matter. But we are constrained to say, that the ordinary selon les regles phrase of "debased Christianity of Rome," &c., seems here quite uncalled for. We cannot feel, while we are writing in a true Catholic spirit, that we are always called upon to say, as many respected writers do, "Mind! though I am a Catholic, I am not a Roman Catholic." Why, of course not; the very fact that you are preaching in an English church is enough for this. Besides, Mr. Shaw is much too learned and able to encourage this sort of compounding with ignorant prejudices; he, and such as he, can afford to take a good consistent line, careless alike of what stands to the right or to the left. These little phrases always look to us like afterthoughts, foisted in for fear of the "Record," or the Radical county paper. Is Mr. Shaw quite accurate in speaking of "the detestation of the Jewish church of every description of image?" (p. 13.) What were the cherubic creatures? and the oxen in the temple? Apart from these minute blemishes we are much pleased with Mr. Shaw, and we trust to meet him again in a larger work.

"Songs and Hymns for the Nursery, adapted to Original Music." Parts I. and II., (Burns.) A good idea, and very neatly and prettily executed. We recommend this nice companion and assistant to the nursery.

INDEX TO VOL. VIII.

(NEW SERIES.)

237.

A.

ARTICLES AND SUBJECTS.

African Travellers. [Hay's Western Barbary.
Palme's Kordofan. Harris's Highlands of
Ethiopia. Johnston's Southern Abyssinia.]
227-264. Mr. Hay at Tangier, 228. Mr.
Palme in Egypt, 229. Mr. Hay leaves Tan-
gier, ibid. Shooting exploits, 230. Moorish
superstitions, 231. The Arab tent, 232. Lo-
custs, 233. Hunters' tales, 234. Superstition,
235. Snake-charmers, 236. Holy maniacs,
Kordofan, 238-251. Abyssinia-the
Church, 252. The embassy, 253. Face of
the country, 254, 255. Shoa, 257. Mr. John-
ston, 259. Efat, 261. The Tabeebs, 264.
Architecture, Church. [Pamphlets by Close and
Arnold.] 517531. Contradiction, 518.
Restoration of churches, 519. Miserable
state of churches, 520. Alleged danger of
restoring too well, 521. Solomon's temple,
522. Distinction between Jewish and Chris-
tian service, 523. The Divine Presence, 524.
The "Lazaretto" view, 525, 526. Churches
a sign of degradation. 527. Emblems, 528.
The Reformers, 529. Mr. Close's puritanism,
530. Mr. Arnold's successful reply, 531.
Arnold, Dr. [Stanley's Life of Arnold.] 547
-599. Character of the biography, 547.
Arnold's birth-place and early years, 548, 549.
At Oxford, 550. Marries, 551. Public schools,
552. Arnold elected master of Rugby, 553.
His reform of the public school system, 554
-559. His temper, 560. His domestic and
loving character, 561. Work and play, 563.
Deficiency of his character, 564, 565.
Lutheran bias, 566. Church Reform, 567.
Arnold's liberalism, 567, 568. His pamphlet,
569. Theory of the Church-state, 570-575.
Its doctrinal aspect, 575, 576. The latitudi-
narian theory, 577. Rationalistic tendencies
on inspiration, 578; towards Socinianism,
579. Feeling as opposed to doctrine, 580.
Taste and poetic beauty, 581. Effect of the
pamphlet, 582-584. Rise of the Oxford
school, 585, 586. Tracts for the Times, 587.
The Regale, 588. Dr. Hampden's condemn-
ation, 589. The Oxford malignants, 590.
Arnold organizes a church opposition, 591.
His confidence, 592, 593. His boyish natu-
ralism, 594. Rugby his great field, 595. His
mind not creative, 596, 597. His isolation
and failure, 598, 599.

B.

His

Bremer's, Miss, Novels. [The Neighbours, &c.]
13-25. Distaste for foreign novels, 13. Miss
Bremer's merits, 14. Real life, 15.
"Strife
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and peace," 17. Miss B.'s false philosophy,
19. Passive resistance in morals, 20. Refined
Stoicism, 21. Protestant pantheism, 22, 23.

C.

Campbell, the Genius of. [Campbell's Poetical
works.] 62-72. Campbell's poetical standing
and decline, 62, 63. His beauties-Gertrude
of Wyoming Theodric, 64. His lyrical
powers, 65.
His originality, 66. His blank
verse, 68, 69. Emigrants to New South
Wales, 70, 71.
Chemistry. [Fownes' Actonian Prize Essay.]
299-306. Paley's application of Chemistry,
299. Simple elements, 300. Constitution of
the atmosphere, 301. Starch, 302, 303. Ani-
mal chemistry, 304, 305. Composition of
milk, 306.
Colonial Church-Canada [Visitation Journals
of Bishops of Toronto, Montreal, and Nova
Scotia.] 149-168. Colonial Bishoprics, 149,
150. Nova Scotia, 151. Truro, 152. Prince
Edward's Island, 153. The Harbours, 154.
New Brunswick, 155. Quebec, 156-158.
Millerites, 159. Religious duties of England
to the Colonies, 160, 161. Manatoulin Island,
162, 163. Inculcation of Church principles,
165. Commendatory letters and S.P.G., 167.
Our true policy to plead the Church, 168.

E.

Eldon, Life of Lord. [Twiss's Life, &c.] 274.
Principles of the last century, 274. Eldon's
early years, 275. Pursues the law, 276. En-
trance into parliament, 277. Becomes Soli-
citor-General, 278. Elevated to the peerage,
279. High Steward of Oxford, 280. The
Princess of Wales, ibid. Whig ministry,
281. Illness of George III. 282. The re-
gency, ibid.
Lord Eldon elevated to the
earldom, 283. Canning ministry, 284. In-
stallation of the Duke of Wellington, ibid.
Lord Eldon's illness and death, 285. His
character; political, moral, and religious, 286.
Expression, Anatomy and Philosophy of. [Sir
Charles Bell on, &c.] 130-138. Expression
connected with the fine arts, 130; with re-
ligion, 131. Standard of beauty, 132, 133.
Sources of expression, 134. Muscles of the
face, 135. Expression in reference to the
body, 136. Study of anatomy and of the an-
The nervous system, 138.

tique, 137.

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SHORTER NOTICES OF BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS.

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JULY. Fosberry's Hymns for the Sick
Browne's Ordo Sæclorum - Tracts of the
Congregational Union-Brockedon's Italy-
Bramhall, Anglo-Catholic Library Edition-
Hawker's Rural Synods, and Reeds Shaken
by the Wind - Price's Communion Service
(Musical) - The Birth-day - Genoveva
Dewar's German Protestantism - Bartlett's
Walks about Jerusalem-Wilberforce's Scrip-
ture Reading Lessons-Lectures on Scripture
Doctrines Burns' Christian Fragments -
Ward's Ideal of a Christian Church-Trans-
actions of the Exeter Architectural Society-
The Hope of the Katzekopfs-Report of the
Cambridge Camden Society-Smith's Inquiry
into Catholic Truths, &c.-Watson and Ridley
on Confirmation-Fowle's House of God, &c.
-Cur Templa ruunt antiqua?-Brett's Honour
of the Priesthood-Address to Parents of
School Children-Bishop Doane's Pastoral-
Marriott's Analecta Christiana-Sermons by
Manning, Boone, &c., 96-100.

AUGUST.-Mr. Maskell's Ancient Liturgy, ac-
cording to the Uses of Sarum, &c.-Dyce's
Introductory Lecture-Visiting Societies and
Lay Readers-Bishop Wilson on the Lord's
Supper (Oxford Edition)-Miss Goldie's Free-
dom not Lawlessness-Courteney's Future
State-Jewell's Christian Politics - Hope's
Essays Evans's Family Frayer-Tales of the
Martyrs-Zschokke's Hours of Meditation-
Spalding's Sacred History of Man-Second

Thoughts on the Irish Board of Education-
Hints to promote a Life of Faith-Montague's
Seven Penitential Psalms in Verse-Dr. Jar-
vis's Sermon, 215-217.

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OCT. TO DEC.-Lachrymæ Ecclesia-Thorn-
dike's Rights, by Brewer-Christie on Scottish
Communion Office--S.P.G. Tracts on Mis-
sions-Yearsley's Aural Surgery-" Spirit of
Dissent" towards the Church of England-
Bishop Doane's Conventional Address
Selous' Illustrations of Sintram-Ambrose
Ward Mestral's "Ecole Théologique".
Sunday Afternoons, by the Author of the
"Listener"-Rebecca Nathan-Archdeacon
Hoare's Charge-Bridge's Sacramental Ad-
dress Hearn on Rome The Wakefield
Tracts-Pagano-Papismus-Hope's Essays
-Fouqués Wild Love, and other Tales —
Gilly's Vigilantius and his Times-Love's
Chapters on the Working People-De La-
martine's Jocelyn-Dr. Pusey's Two Sermons,
and Edition of Surin-Abbey Church, &c.-
S.P.G. Report-Lady Chatterton's Pyrenees
-Baptismal Fonts-Godley's Letters from
Canada-Gutzlaff's China-Motett Society's
Music Hullah's Psalms, with Chants -
Church Service, and Church Music - Few
Words to Choristers-Irons' Sermons-Ha-
rington's Consecration of Churches-Gibson's
Club Sermons-Jay's Sermons-Shaw's Visi-
tation Sermon-Songs and Hymns for the
Nursery, 607-618.

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