bols, He is present with us now. How dreadful and awful then is this place! This should teach us reverence, teach us to fall down and kneel before the LORD our Maker. Patriarchs, Prophets, and Apostles, and holy men since, knelt and worshipped, as did also JESUS CHRIST, at Whose Name every knee should bow." In noticing the objection that these were superstitious forms, the rev. gentleman said that religion was, no doubt, a matter of the heart; but the heart which was really humble and devout, could not fail to influence the gesture of the body-nay, more, it would find these outward acts of reverence to be the most perfect freedom, freedom from self, and thoughts of self, and tending to keep up within a more lively sense of God's Presence, and a more earnest desire to glorify Him in the body and spirit, which were both His-both by Him redeemed, and both to stand before Him at the last. He called upon them to persevere in the use of such of these forms of the primitive Church as had drifted down to them, though they might not comprehend their full meaning or advantage. But the Church was also a gate to heaven-the place where they should learn those services of praise and adoration which form the employment of the blessed in heaven; and on this point the rev. gentleman enlarged on the use of music in the Church, vocal, instrumental, and choral, which had ever been used and sanctioned by the Church, as most expressive of the heart's devotion. He noticed that the alternate course of singing was what many of the Psalms were best adapted for, and said, the practice, when it could be solemnized reverently and in order in parochial Churches, conduced much to warmth and devotion in worship. After an eloquent exhortation to attend the house of GOD, and enter upon her services with reverence and earnestness, the rev. preacher made allusion to the circumstances of the Church at the present crisis, urging therefrom the necessity of her faithful children, in their daily prayers in her sanctuaries, to pray for her peace,—when the rulers of the earth were taking counsel against her, and seeking to cripple her powers. Protests might be necessary, but prayer was stronger. The Holy Communion was celebrated by the rector, assisted by the gospeller and epistler, (the Revds. Reginald Hobhouse and J. F. Kitson,) and the preacher. The Sanctus and the Gloria in Excelsis were sung by the Choir, and the whole solemnized with such reverence and dignity, as showed how fully its awfulness was realized. The festival was well observed by the villagers, and it was gratifying to hear so many of them warmly express their sympathy with the efforts made to improve and beautify their parish Church. DIOCESE OF FREDERICTON. THE eyes of all Churchmen are more than ever directed to the Colonial Church; and not without reason. Hitherto unshackled by the State, her's has been an onward progress, going on from conquering to conquer. The accounts from all quarters are not less cheering than interesting. One day we read of the noblehearted Selwyn, consolidating his glorious projects, intent upon carrying out his collegiate plan, or traversing the mighty deep in his little Undine, to visit the Churches already established, or to break up new ground, and plant the cross in localities where its shadow has not yet fallen. At another time our hearts are warmed by the accounts forwarded by the Bishop of Cape Town, in which he details his hopes of still further extending his operations. And now during this week we have received a paper from Fredericton, and a request that we would insert the following account of the visitation just concluded. We who have witnessed the scene of the Bishop's labours in England, and have spent hours in the beautiful little chapel built by his Lordship at Exwick, need no entreaties to do that which our own feelings readily prompt us to do. Many of our readers will, we are sure, peruse it with much satisfaction. The scene must have been heart-stirring in the extreme. The Lord Bishop of the Diocese held his second triennial visitation on the 11th and 12th of June. The solemn services on this occasion failed not to produce a deep impression, as well on the Clergy themselves as on the laity who attended them. On Tuesday morning, being the festival of S. Barnabas, rendered doubly interesting as the day on which the Bishop first entered upon the duties of his office in this place, the Clergy assembled at S. Anne's Chapel; and although the weather was unfavourable, it was well filled by a most devout congregation. Morning prayer was said by the Rev. C. Lee, the lessons read by the Rev. I. W. D. Gray, D.D.; the Lord Bishop being assisted by the Venerable the Archdeacon, the Rev. S. Bacon, Rev. F. Coster, Rev. Dr. Gray, Rev. J. Hudson, Rev. T. McGhee, in the service of the Holy Communion. Immediately after service, the solemnity of which was never more felt, nor its beauty more fully realized, the Clergy adjourned to partake of the hospitality kindly provided by the Bishop at his house. At four o'clock they again assembled at the Cathedral of Christ Church. The service was said by the Rev. W. Q. Ketchum, the Rev. F. Coster reading the lessons. The names of the Clergy were then called. Since the last meet ing, three of their number, the Rev. H. N. Arnold, the Rev. J. Dunn, and the Rev. J. M. Stirling, all missionaries of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, had gone, deeply lamented, to their rest. Forty-six answered to their names. One only, the Rev. G. T. Carey, owing to severe domestic affliction, was absent. The Deans Rural having been nominated for the ensuing three years, and confirmed in their office by the Bishop, his Lordship proceeded to deliver his charge, so far as the time would then admit. On Wednesday morning, at eleven o'clock, after the Litany, the Bishop proceeded with his charge, which was listened to with the most marked attention. From many present, the impression produced by the concluding portion of this admirable address will never be effaced. At three o'clock the Clergy assembled for business, when the Bishop presented to each "A Form of Induction to a Benefice in the Diocese of Fredericton," which he had prepared, together with "A Form of Preparation for the Consecration of a Church, Chapel, or Burial-ground." His Lordship also presented each Clergyman with a catalogue of the Cathedral Library, the gift of the University of Oxford, and other friends, amounting to 700 volumes; the rules drawn up by him having been unanimously adopted by the Clergy. The Bishop also gave to each of the Clergy a copy of "Prayers for a Church Choir," which he had composed. Other subjects having been discussed, a general wish was expressed for the publication of his Lordship's charge, and it being intimated by the Rev. F. Coster that some influential laymen were desirous of assuming the responsibility of printing it, the Bishop kindly consented to the proposition. On the motion of the Rev. I. W. D. Gray, D.D., a unanimous vote of thanks was then passed to the Lord Bishop for his kindness on this occasion. At seven o'clock in the evening Divine service was held at S. Anne's Chapel; prayers were read by the Rev. W. H. Shore, and a very encouraging and animating discourse was preached by the Rev. S. Thomson, LL.D., from S. Luke xvii. 5. During the morning of Thursday, the Bishop and Clergy were chiefly occupied with matters relating to their several missions. In the evening, at seven o'clock, a large congregation assembled at S. Anne's. The Rev. C. P. Bliss said prayers, and the Rev. S. Townshend, Rector of Amherst, U.S., preached an excellent sermon from Acts ii. 42. On the morning of Friday a considerable number of the Clergy waited on the Bishop to present him with the following address: To the Right Reverend John Lord Bishop of Fredericton. "May it please your Lordship, "We, the Clergy of your Diocese, feel that we ought not to return to our several homes, without having first tendered to your Lordship our grateful acknowledgment of the paternal kindness which has marked all your intercourse with, and proceedings towards us, during this visitation. "Having seen with admiration your unwearied labours for the promotion of the great interests of the Church, throughout the diocese, we rejoice in believing that, by the blessing of the Almighty, they have been productive of valuable fruit, and that, in a time of considerable trouble and difficulty, we have been making progress in the right direction. "We shall return home, cheered and animated for our holy work by the solemn services in which we have been engaged together, and shall endeavour to turn to profit the wise counsel we have received; and your Lordship may rest assured that no differences of opinion which may exist among us, will be allowed to prevent us from co-operating, faithfully and earnestly, one and all, with him who is set over us in the LORD, and with each other, for extending the knowledge of Divine truth, and the practice of righteousness among the people. "On behalf of the Clergy of the Diocese of Fredericton, "GEORGE COSTER, Archdeacon." To which testimony of their regard and affection his Lordship returned the following answer : "Dear Mr. Archdeacon, "The affectionate and cordial address which you have presented to me, signed by yourself, on behalf of the Clergy of this diocese assembled at my triennial visitation, I receive, I need not say, with pleasure and gratitude. 66 I rejoice to find that my imperfect endeavours have been so far successful as to be appreciated by you; for though, next to my own situation, the welfare of this diocese is nearest my heart, I know that I can only be useful when I work with you, as well as preside over you, in the spirit of love and of obedience to the laws of GOD, and to the rules of His Church, and when you in the same spirit work with me. "The present visitation has been happily marked by general harmony, by a delightful interchange of good offices, and, what is of far more importance, by solemn acts of Christian communion between ourselves and our lay brethren, to whom we owe our warmest thanks for the readiness which they have manifested in entertaining us, not as strangers, but as brethren, and in bringing us forward on our journey after a Godly sort.' Let this heavenly "I am, dear Mr. Archdeacon and brethren, "JOHN FREDERICTON." The Cabinet. CHRISTIAN BOLDNESS.-The following anecdote is related of Dr. Porteus, Bishop of London, when an aged man, and labouring under great bodily weakness and infirmity. He had heard it reported that a club had been instituted under the patronage of the Prince of Wales, which was intended to meet on a Sunday. Under this impression, he requested an audience of the prince, to entreat him to fix on some other day. The audience was granted: supported by two servants, and hardly able to move with their assistance, he got to the apartment of the prince, and with great earnestness conjured him to fix on some other day for the meeting. The prince received him most graciously, and promised that the day, if possible, should be changed to Saturday. This is but one instance of many illustrative of the advantages derived to the cause of piety from the station which is occupied by our bishops. As peers of the realm they mix with persons of the highest rank, and are enabled very materially to influence the tone of society; nor, as we have seen, is royalty excluded from their reach. It is the privilege of peers to demand an audience of the sovereign. It was this privilege that Bishop Porteus claimed in the present instance. -Book of Anecdotes. A GOOD REBUKE.-Abon Hannifah, chief of a Turkish sect, once received FILIAL REVERENCE. - When Sir Thomas More was Lord High Chan. cellor of England, (an office second only in rank to that of Archbishop of Canterbury,) he was wont publicly, upon his knees, to beg the blessing of his father, who was one of the judges of the Court of King's Bench. The loosening of the tie between parents and children is one of the worst features in our times. S. Paul calls the fifth "the first commandment with promise;" and certainly there is no duty which seems to bring its own reward so speedily along with it as the religious education of children. Let parents ponder well that fearful threat made by GOD to Eli: "Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle. I will judge his house for ever, because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not." (1 Sam. iii. 13.) And let children remember that no less alarming one: "The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the |