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"I vary from the Church," he said, "but I will never leave her." He had not much respect for majority votes; and in making a Church he allowed room for varying. And the Methodist Episcopal Church reflects his mind better than any other on earth, as Bishop Simpson told Dean Stanley, at his recent reception in St. Paul's Church.

When we took our ordination vows, we pledged ourselves to the Book of Discipline; we subscribed to certain doctrinal standards contained therein; but we did not subscribe to a library of authors or to an undefined consensus of faith. Let us see to it that our Church is in its form a Church of constitutional liberties, and in its spirit one which leaves to the Lord of the conscience judgment upon those questions where unity was never covenanted and can never be enforced.*

ART. VII.-SYNOPSIS OF THE QUARTERLIES AND OTHERS OF THE HIGHER PERIODICALS.

American Quarterly Reviews.

AMERICAN CATHOLIC QUARTERLY REVIEW, January, 1879. (Philadelphia.)— 1. Theories of Education and of Life: Thomas Carlyle; by Rt. Rev. J. Lancaster Spalding, D.D. 2. Cedmon: His Genius and Influence; by Brother Azarias. 3. The Human Soul and Body; by Rev. Walter Hill, S. J. 4. The Present Industrial Condition of Ireland; by Rev. Thomas Quigley. 5. An Autumn in the Rocky Mountains; by General John Gibbon, U. S. A. 6. Was Shakspeare a Catholic? by S. B. A. Harper. 7. How Heresy deals with the Bible; by Very Rev. James A. Corcoran, D.D. 8. The Catholic Church in the United States in the Recent Translation of Alzog; by John Gilmary Shea, LL.D. 9. Catholicity and Protestantism in Relation to our Future as a People; by George D. Wolff. 10. Missionary Rectors; by Rev. F. Porphyrius.

NATIONAL QUARTERLY REVIEW, January, 1879. (New York)-1. Ideal Commonwealth. 2. The Battle-field of England and Russia. 3. Matter, Life and Mind. 4. War Indebtment: Its Limitations and Dangers. 5. Voltaire and the French Revolution. 6. The Ecclesiastical Question in Italy. 7. Condition and Prospects of the Southern States. 8. The Development of Art. 9. Alzog's Church History.

NEW ENGLANDER, January, 1879. (New Haven.)-1. A Better Remedy than Communism for the Unhappiness of the Times; by Rev. Jotham Sewall, Jun., York, Maine. 2. Review of Professor Perry's Political Economy; by President Sturtevant. 3. Recent Evangelistic Movements; by Prof. George P. Fisher. 4. A Scholar of the Twelfth Century. Second Paper; by Prof. Thomas R. Lounsbury, 5. Review of Professor Ebers' Novel, "Homo Sum;" by Prof. Franklin Carter. 6. Gloomy Views of American Life; by Prof. W. M. Barbour. 7. Afghanistan and the English; by Prof. S. Wells Williams. 8. The Millenarian; by Prof. Samuel Harris.

*This Article is inserted, not as an expression of the Editor's opinion, but to call attention to a question needing review.-ED.

NEW ENGLANDER, March, 1879. (New Haven.)-1. Business Ethics, Past and Present; by Prof. J. B. Clark, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota. 2. The Ministry to the Poor; by Rev. John C. Collins. 3. Female Education and Authors in China, with a Translation of a Primer for Girls; by Prof. S. Wells Williams. 4. The Latest Utterance on the Doctrine of Extinction; by Rev. Amos S. Chese6. Our brough. 5. English Factory Legislation; by Prof. Jolinson T. Platt. New English Thanksgiving, Historically Considered; by Rev. I. N. Tarbox, D.D. 7. Reducing Wages to Maintain Rate of Profit; by John E. Curran. NEW-ENGLAND HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL REGISTER, January, 1879. (Boston.)-1. Memoir of the Hon. William H. Y. Hackett; by Frank W. Hackett, Esq. 2. Indenture of Lois, an Indian Apprentice, 1751; by Alexander Williams, Esq. 3. William Clarke's Genealogical Statement, 1731; by Frederick L. Gay, Esq. 4. Origin of the Names of Whitmore and Whittemore; by William H. Whitmore, A.M. 5. Record of the Boston Committee of Correspondence, Inspection, and Safety. 6. The Davenport Family; by B. F. Davenport, M. D. 7. Record of the Rev. Seaborn Cotton, of Hampton, N. H.; by John S. H. Fogg, M.D. 8. American Prisoners at Forton Prison, England; by William R. Cutter, Esq. 9. The Name of Upham in England; by Lieut. F. K. Upham, U.S.A. 10. John Gay, of Dedham, and his Descendants; by Frederick L. Gay, Esq. 11. Memoranda concerning the Newgate Family; by Charles H. Townsend, Esq. 12. Petition of Jane Armitage of Lynn; by Charles H. Townsend, Esq. 13. Rev. John Eliot's Records of the First Church in Roxbury: by William B. Trask, Esq. 14. English Ancestry of the Toppan or Tappan Family; by Herbert Tappan. 15. Longmeadow Family; by Willard S. Allen, Esq. 16. Pre-Historie Copper Implements: by the Rev. Edmund F. Slafter, A.M. 17. Church Records of the Rev. Hugh Adams; by the Hon. Samuel C. Adams. 18. William Johnson and his Descendants; by George W. Johnson, Esq. 19. Notes on the Dover Combination of 1640; by the Rev. Alonzo II. Quint, D.D.

UNIVERSALIST QUARTERLY, January, 1879.

(Boston.)-1. Biographical Sketches: Sebastian Streeter; by E. G. Brooks, D.D. 2. After-Death Repentance; by Rev. S. Crane. 3. Persian Influence on Jewish Monotheism; by Rev. A. G. Lauris. 4. Purgatory; by T. J. Sawyer, D.D. 5. Comprehensiveness and Liberality in Temperance Work; by Austin Bierbower. 6. Martin Luther; by G. F. Flanders, D.D. 7. The Moral Power of the Resurrection; by Rev. C. R. Moor. 8. The Central Truth of Christianity; by A. C. Barry, D.D.

BIBLIOTHECA SACRA, January, 1879. (Andover.) 1. Organic Forms; by the Rev. Thomas Hill, D.D., LL.D. 2. Note on Galatians iii, 16; by Rev. Frederic Gardiner, D.D. 3. The Unchangeableness of God; Dr. Dorner's Essay, translated by Dr. D. W. Simon. 4. Notes on Acts xiv, 16, 17; xvii, 30, and Rom. iii, 25, 26; by Prof. R. D. C. Robbins, Newton Highlands, Mass. 5. Ameri6. A Decan Pre-Revolutionary Bibliography; by James David Butler, LL.D. fense of the Catholic Faith concerning the Satisfaction of Christ against Fanstus Socinus of Sienna, written by Hugo Grotius; Translated, with Notes, by Rev. 7. Mohammedanism as a Missionary Frank II. Foster, North Reading, Mass. 8. Theological Religion; by Prof. Charles A. Aiken, D.D., Princeton, N. J. Education; No. 1-An Appeal for Higher Theological Training. Amid the concussions produced by the breaking up of Quarterlies into Monthlies and Bi-monthlies, we trust our ancient friend, the Bibliotheca Sacra, will safely maintain its unWe trust disturbed and undamaged character and career. that mere cheapness of price held out for other periodicals will tempt no subscriber to falter from its support. The scholarly Christian cannot afford to lose it. Its elevated yet modest bearing, its pure and genuine erudition, refusing to court popu

larity by compromise, should be maintained, and on that high and honorable platform we trust it will be effectually sustained. We are frank to say that we have not yet caught the bimonthly contagion. We have an able Monthly, and should maintain a good Quarterly. But we are not tempted by the example of the New Englander to split our Quarterly into a series of small bi-monthly pamphlets. Were our Quarterly large enough to furnish an imposing bi-monthly section such a move might be wise. But a survey of our synopsis will show that we stand in a large and honorable company, and there we propose to stand until the approaching General Conference in its wisdom or unwisdom shall confirm or change the situation.

QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, SOUTH, January, 1879. (Nashville, Tennessee.)-1. The Tongue and the Pen; by the Editor. 2. The Atonement; by C. W. Miller, D.D. 3. The Atomic Theory; by Prof. J. W. Glenn, A.M. 4. Esthetics of Literature; by M. Callaway, D.D. 5. The Ultimate and Universal in Philosophy; by the Editer. 6. Through the Dark Continent; by T, O. Summers, D.D. 7. The Bible in English Literature; by A. B. Stark, LL.D. 8. The Poetry of Tennyson; by J. B. Wardlaw, Jun. 9. The Christian Lawyer and Client; by W. B. Hill, Esq. 10. The German Baccalaureate; by J. C. Hinton, A.M. 11. Marvin at Home; by T. M. Finney, D.D.

We welcome to our table this new Quarterly, reminding us as it does of the antediluvian period when its former self visited us under the editorship of a Summers and a Doggett. It was wise in the General Conference of the Church South to

authorize its publication. It is demanded by the literary ability in that Church, that needed an organ for its higher, more elaborate and more permanent utterances. We recognize, too, the wisdom of publishing the names of the authors, thereby drawing into notice a galaxy of literary producers, revealing a literary republic, and enabling us to know who are its members and leaders. In the present number we have specially read Professor Glenn's sharp article upon "The Atomic Theory;" "The Ultimate in Philosophy," by the Editor; and "The Lawyer and Client," by Mr. Hill. This last article ably discusses a topic not often treated, but needing some outlay of thought.

English Reviews.

BRITISH QUARTERLY REVIEW, January, 1879. (London.)-1. London Gas. 2. Daniel Manin. 3. What is Science? 4. Religious Equality and Theories of Comprehension. 5. Mr. Arnold on Secondary Education. 6. "Restorations." 7. The Viceroy and the 'Amir.

CHINESE RECORDER AND MISSIONARY JOURNAL, November, December, 1878. (Mission Press, Shanghai.)-1. A Critique of the Chinese Notions and Practice of Filial Piety; by Rev. Ernest Faber. 2. Kitan; by J. 3. The Family Sayings of Confucius; by Rev. A. B. Hutchinson. 4. The Plants of the Bible; by Rev. R. H. Graves, M.D. 5. In Memoriam; by Rev. J. Innocent. 6. The Elizabeth Bunn Memorial Hospital for Women and Children. 7. A Buddhist Temple converted into a Christian Church; by Rev. Arthur II. Smith.

LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW, January, 1879. (London.)-1. The Fernley Lecture for 1878. 2. Stanley's "Through the Dark Continent." 3. The Immediate Future of the United States. 4. Cyprus. 5. The People of Turkey. 6. Lessing's Life and Works. 7. Dr. Graetz and St. Paul.

WESLEYAN METHODIST MAGAZINE, August, 1878. (London.)-1. Memorial Sketch of Mr. W. Pyatt; by Rev. I. E. Page. 2. Watchfulness Needed on our Strongest Points; by Rev. J. II. Beech. 3. Sects of the Commonwealth; by Rev. J. S. Banks. 4. Erskine of Linlathen; by Rev. J. Marrat. 5. NeoCatholicism and Morality; by an Ex-Roman Catholic Priest. 6. Mr. J. A. Froude on Christian Life; by Rev. G. Blencowe. 7. Embassadors for Christ; by Rev. J. C. Richardson. 8. Current Controversies on the Future State; by the Author of "An Examination of the Doctrine of Conditional Immortality." 9. Etchings from Life; by Sarson. 10. Mr. Kirkman's "Philosophy without Assumptions."

(London.)-1. Dr. Johnson: His Biog Its Early Relations with Roman Catholic 4. The Cairoli Family. 5. Afghanistan. 7. India and our Colonial Empire.

WESTMINSTER REVIEW, January, 1879. raphers and Critics. 2. The Papacy: States. 3. The Russians in Turkey. 6. Niccolo Machiavelli and his Times. [LONDON] QUARTERLY REVIEW, January, 1879. (London.)-1. Lessing. 2. Aggressive Nonconformity. 3. The Reflection of English Character in English Art. 4. Prince Bismarck. 5. Our Schools and Schoolmasters. 6. Is Political Economy a Science? 7. Dr. Smiles' Works on Self-Help. 8. Russia and the Indian Frontier. 9. Party Government.

[LONDON] QUARTERLY REVIEW, October, 1878. (London.)-1. John Dryden. 2. Rise of the Modern British Empire. 3. Elephant-Catching. 4. Petrarch. 5. Ancient Cyprus. 6. M. Thiers: His Life and Character. 7. The Lancashire Cotton-Strike. 8. Is the Church of England Protestant? 9. The Revival of Turkey.

The Eighth Article is a powerful argument, derived from the best authorities of the Church, against the assumption that the Church of England unchurches non-Episcopal denominations. The "Church Quarterly" had made the bold assertion of that Church "that while she receives all convert priests of Catholic orders without re-ordination, she ordains all ministers who come to her from Presbyterian and Protestant Churches." -P. 283.

We present the remarkable counter positions of the re

viewer:

NON-EPISCOPAL ORDINATIONS RECOGNIZED FROM THE REFORMATION TO THE YEAR 1662.

The truth is that the orders of ministers ordained in other Protestant Churches were, from the time of the Reformation up to the year 1662, continuously and systematically recognized in the Church of England; and, stranger still, that since the year 1662 they have been formally recognized by law, and conspicuously recognized in practice by English bishops. As to the period up to 1662, the facts are so unquestionable that the evidence of two unimpeachable witnesses will settle the point. The late Mr. Keble, the editor of Hooker's works, was certainly an unbiased witness to a practice which was adverse to his most cherished principles; and he states in the preface to his edition of Hooker's Works, vol. i, p. lxxvi, that "nearly up to the time when Hooker wrote, numbers had been admitted to the ministry of the Church of England with no better than Presbyterian ordination; and it appears by Travers's supplication to the Council that such was the construction not uncommonly put upon the Statute of the 13th of Elizabeth, permitting those who had received orders in any other form than that of the English Service Book, on giving certain securities, to exercise their functions in England."

This admission leaves no doubt that during Elizabeth's reign persons with Presbyterian ordination were admitted to the ministry of the Church of England without re-ordination. An equally unimpeachable witness enables us to carry the evidence to the same practice through the reigns of the first two Stuarts, during the times of Andrewes and Laud, down to the overthrow of the Church of England under the Commonwealth. There is no person whose opinious have been more fondly appealed to by the ritualistic writers than Bishop Cosin, who took a leading part in the last revision of the Prayer Book under Charles II. He has been quoted as the great chainpion of the so-called "Catholic" ritual at that crisis, and he is, therefore, as little likely as the late Mr. Keble to have overstated facts which are adverse to so-called "Catholic" principles. Now Bishop Cosin in a letter dated Paris, February 7, 1650, makes the following statement: "If at any time a minister so ordained [that is, not episcopally ordained] in these French Churches came to incorporate himself in ours, and to receive a public charge or cure of souls among us in the Church of England, (as I have known some of them to have so done of late, and can instance many others before my time,) our bishops did not reordain him before they admitted him to his charge, as they would have done if his former ordination here in France had been void. Nor did our laws require more of him than to declare his public 'consent to the religion received among us, and to subscribe to the articles established."

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