MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES AND INTELLIGENCE.

Notices of Books.

LONGMAN AND Co.-A Key to the Prophetical Books of the Old Testament, by Thomas Brown, Certificated Master. 104 pages 12mo, cloth boards. This book contains, besides a short general introduction to the prophetical writings-1st, an analysis of each of the books of the prophets, with some notice of the writer, the date, collateral Scripture, the authenticity, the styles and the subject in each separate case; 2d, a table of the prophetical discourses arranged in the order in which they were delivered, under the separate heads of texts, subjects, and time of delivery; and 3d, a harmony of all the Scripture prophecies, with notes on their fulfilment, arranged chronologically.

Goldsmith's Deserted Village, by Walter M'Leod. 88 pages 12mo, limp cloth. This edition is intended specially for candidates at the Oxford Middle-Class Examination in 1858, the Deserted Village being one of the subjects proposed for the present year, and also generally for schools. It contains a life of Oliver Goldsmith, remarks on analysis of sentences, syntax, and parsing; examples of paraphrasing; and the poem of the Deserted Village, with notes critical, explanatory, and grammatical.

Intelligence.

NATIONAL-SCHOOL CHORAL FESTIVAL, 1858.--Saturday the 8th of May is the day fixed upon for the celebration of this Festival. The orchestra will consist of a due proportion of first and second treble, bass, and tenor voices, numbering in all nearly 4000. The band of the Duke of York's School will play in the interval between the first and second parts. The (intended) programme contains the following pieces, i. e. Psalm, " Old Hundredth;" Anthem (Psalm xc.), " O, praise God;" Chorale, "We praise Thy name, O Lord;" Part-song, "The Hymn of Eve;" Part-song, "Sweetly the Sabbath-bell;" Psalm cxix. 9-11, "Dundee;" Chorus, " O, thou that tellest ;" Anthem, "Lord, for Thy tender mercy-sake;" Chant to 146th Psalm; "Rule, Britannia;" "When the evening sun is shining;" "The first grief;" "The Crocus;" "Come, let us all a-maying go;" "The Bluebells of Scotland;""See our oars with feather'd spray;" "Hail, smiling morn;" and the "National Anthem." Every care has been taken by the Committee to provide for the due order and comfort of all who may be present; and the fact that some of the most experienced masters in London are acting members of the Committee seems to be a sufficient guarantee that no pains will be spared. Whether the National-School Choral Society is to expire with the Festival, is a question yet to be settled.

SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM.-The Queen has been pleased to send the presents of the King of Siam for public exhibition at the South Kensington Museum; and Lord Palmerston has added to them the Siamese sword of state which was presented to himself.

CHURCH SCHOOLMASTERS AND SCHOOLMISTRESSES' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.-At the meeting of the Committee of this Institution on the 7th April, an application for relief from Mrs. Corfield, an aged and infirm widow, for many years mistress of the TrinityChurch Schools, Gray's Inn Road, was considered, and an allowance of 5s. per week for three months was granted by the Committee, with the hope that such assistance would enable Mrs. Corfield to obtain suitable necessaries in her present infirm health, and thus enable her to resume some active employment. A considerable increase of subscribers › was announced, about fifty new members having joined since the annual meeting.

SCHOOLMASTERS AND SCHOOLMISTRESSES' ASSOCIATIONS.

WENTWORTH ASSOCIATION.-At the meeting which took place at the Brampton Endowed School, Mr. Hornby, of Hoyland, gave a Scripture lesson to the fourth class, and the members examined the excellent gymnastic apparatus in the school playground. Mr. Pearson read a paper on "The modes of imparting religious knowledge in our schools," which elicited an animated discussion on the subject.

SALISBURY.-The second annual meeting of the above Society was held on Saturday March 27th, in the girls' National schoolroom. The Rev. L. B. Walrond was chairman on the occasion. A most valuable and instructive lecture on the "Study of Scripture" was given by the Rev. W. Renaud, at the close of which that gentleman was warmly solicited to print his able remarks on this important subject. The report of the secretary showed the Society to be in a very prosperous condition. The Lord Bishop and the Dean of Salisbury had consented to become respectively patron and vice-patron. No less than twelve of the clergy of the town and neighbourhood were honorary members, and twentythree masters and mistresses of Church-schools were members. The papers and lectures during the year had been: "Address to pupil-teachers,” Rev. L. B. Walrond ; "Grammar," Mr. Prewett; "Physical geography," Mr. Turner; "The progress of astronomy," Mr. Clark; "Methods of teaching," Mr. G. Coombs; "The teacher's difficulties and encouragements," the Rev. Prebendary Smart; "The mental powers," Miss Spreadbury; "Night-schools," Rev. Prebendary Chermside; " Music," Mr. Yelf; "The Sunday-school," Mr. Burden; "The choice of pupil-teachers," Mr. Eyre. The funds of the Society were so satisfactory, that 201.-worth of books from the Government list were ordered.

FROME BRANCH OF THE ASSOCIATED BODY.-A large meeting of Church-teachers was held on Easter Monday in the National School, Frome, for the purpose of establishing a branch of the Associated Body. Mr. Dingle, of Bath, gave a lesson to a class of boys on "The geography of Somerset," which was freely criticised. A paper on The history, objects, position, and prospects of the Body," was read by Mr. Ullathorne, of BrandonHill Schools, Bristol; after which resolutions for establishing the Branch Association were submitted to the meeting, and carried unanimously. The Rev. A. Daniel, of Trinity Church, kindly entertained the teachers, to the number of twenty, at dinner.

DEVON AND EXETER.-At the April meeting, Mr. Catford, of the National School, Kennford, read a practical paper on "Writing, and how to teach it." The subject was discussed by the members present; but why in text-hand some of the letters should be differently formed and connected than they are in small-hand, the former being manifestly but a preparation for the latter, could not be ascertained. Perhaps some kind and able individual reading this will answer the question in the next Monthly Paper. GLANDFORD BRIGG.-At the quarterly meeting, Mr. Probert, of Brigg, read a paper on "Teaching grammar;" and Mr. Winter, of Grassby, gave a lesson on Soap" to two large classes.

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BATH DEANERY.-The quarterly meeting was numerously attended by the honorary and ordinary members, among the former of whom were, the Venerable the Archdeacon of Bath, the rural dean, the diocesan inspectors, &c. After the transaction of the usual business and the election of several new members, Mr. Spary, of St. Saviour's School, gave a lesson on "Grammar," which was freely criticised by the members present. The meeting was then adjourned to the following Saturday, when a discussion arose from the reading of a paper, by Mr. Wright, on "The methods of giving religious instruction in schools." Upon the proposition of Mr. Davis, it was resolved to purchase Dexter's Cabinet of Objects for the use of the Association.

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE AND WEST LINCOLNSHIRE.-At the quarterly meeting, the Rev. J. Brooks, Vicar of St. Mary's, Nottingham, delivered a lecture on the "Inspiration of Scripture" and Mr. Bland gave a lesson to a class of boys on "The Crusades." It was resolved that members over four miles distance pay a quarter of the annual subscription.

DORKING. At the monthly meeting, Mr. Godley read a paper on "Questioning as a means of teaching." This was followed by an animated discussion, in the course of which several specimens of questions were submitted for the opinion of the members. Mr. Caleb Howard was appointed to succeed Mr. Swindell as secretary, to whom a vote of thanks was unanimously accorded.

NORTHERN.-At a recent meeting of this Association, the morning was spent in witnessing the general working of St. Oswald's School, Durham. During the afternoon discussions took place on "Reading" and "Geography."

TESTIMONIALS.-To M. A. JESSOP, on completing her Apprenticeship in St. John's Church School, Cheltenham, and obtaining a Queen's Scholarship, a handsome Rosewood Workbox, neatly furnished, by the Mistress, Teachers, some of the Children, and a few other Friends of the School.

To Mr. T. A. ADAMS, on his retiring from the Profession, a handsome Silver Watch, by the Mana gers; a Silver Pencil-case, by his First Class; and English Hearts and English Hands, by a FellowLabourer in the Sunday-school.

To Mr. C. TIJOU, a Silver Pencil-case and Pen-holder, by the Boys of the Lower Division of the Grammar-School, Dulwich.

APPOINTMENT.-Mr. J. TROUGHTON, from St. John's, Blackheath, to the Regency Square Schools, Kennington.

MARRIAGE.-On the 5th of April, at Checkley, by Rev. W. Hutchinson, Rector, Mr. HENRY J. BAUGUST, of Kegworth, Derby, to CATHARINE, youngest Daughter of Mr. Bostock, of Tean, Staffordshire.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

We cannot undertake to notice rejected communications. The name and address of a correspondent should always be given, though not necessarily for publication. Communications received before the 20th of each month are more likely to be selected for insertion than those received at that time, or at a later date.

"Richard Holmes." We are not prepared to devote the necessary space to the controversy which would be sure to arise on the insertion of your letters.

Inquiries. We continue to receive numerous inquiries which do not interest the general reader, and are therefore not inserted; most of them would readily find a solution by a reference to the Secretary of the nearest local Schoolmasters' Association, or to the Church Education Directory.

"A. B. W." Thanks. We shall endeavour to make use of your kind note.

"W. K. Hoyte." We referred your letter to the Secretary of the Choral Society.

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No. CXXXIX.

JUNE.

1858.

HE Meetings of the Committee of the National Society have been attended during the last month by his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Earl of Romney, the Lords Bishops of St. David's, Oxford, and St. Asaph, Lord Lyttelton, the Bishop of Sodor and Man, Rev. Sir Henry Thompson, Bart., Sir Thomas Phillips, the Venerable Archdeacons Sinclair and Harrison.

Anniversary Meetings.

Members of the Society are invited to attend the Annual Meeting, to be holden at the Central Schoolrooms, Sanctuary, Westminster, on Wednesday the 9th June. His Grace the President will take the chair at 12 o'clock.

The Annual Meeting of Secretaries of Diocesan and Local Boards in connection with the Society will be held in the Central School at Westminster, on Tuesday the 8th June. The chair will be taken at 12 o'clock.

The Seventeenth Anniversary Festival of this College was celebrated this year as usual. But in consequence of St. Mark's Day falling on Sunday, on which day it was thought that many of the friends of the institution would be unable to attend, the full celebration of the festival was held on the Monday following. There was, however, a large attendance of former students at the chapel on St. Mark's Day, when the sermon was preached by the Rev. T. Williams, M.A., Vice-Principal of the College, the text being Jeremiah xxxv. 18, 19. The sermon, which was specially addressed to the students, aimed at impressing upon them that the permanence and prosperity of this, and of all religious institutions, depend on their continuing earnestly and faithfully to carry out the principles on which they were first established.

On Monday the sermon was preached by the Rev. H. Drury, M.A., Prebendary of Salisbury, and Chaplain to the House of Commons. The text was taken from Psalm cxix. 140, 141, 143, being a portion of the Psalms for the day; and the preacher dwelt at great length on the trials and obstacles which every teacher must encounter, and on the aids which he may look for towards enduring and overcoming them.

The Holy Communion was administered on both occasions to a large number

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of communicants. The offertories amounted together to 55. 6s. 11d., including some special donations to the Organ Fund, and several annual subscriptions from former students usually paid through this channel.

Between morning and evening prayer on Monday, more than 200 visitors and students dined together in the College dining-hall, which was decorated with evergreens and flowers, and with the arms of the Bishops on the College-council.

On the evening of Monday, Handel's Oratorio the Messiah was sung by the students and choristers, assisted by the boys of H.M. Chapel Royal, and accompanied instrumentally by several friends of the College, under the leadership of Mr. J. Hullah. On this occasion the new room lately added to the college-buildings was used for the first time; the partition by which it is divided so as to form two separate rooms being removed. This room, and the corridor and staircase leading to it, were also decorated with evergreens, flowers, and monograms. More than 400 visitors were present.

The College is now quite full, 105 students being in residence.

Battersea Training College.

The New Domestic Chapel attached to this Institution is almost finished; and is intended to be opened on June 24th, on which occasion the Bishop of Winchester has kindly consented to preach the sermon. Service will be at 10.30 a.m. It will probably be remembered that the funds for building this chapel were raised by the late Principal, the Rev. T. Jackson; but it is only lately that the Council have been able to carry into execution the work which they have long had at heart.

Grants.

The Treasurer has been authorised to pay the Grants voted to the Schools in the following places, the several undertakings having been reported as completed:

Sowerby, Yorks.

Lindale-in-Cartmell, Kendal.
Queenborough, Kent.
Shooter's Hill, Kent.

Cheetwood, Manchester.

Washford, Somerset.
Newtown, Wem, Salop.
Hinstock, Salop.
Crynant, Neath.

Tydd, St. Mary, Wisbeach.
Pickwick, Corsham, Wilts.
Horton-Kirby, Kent.

Loughborough, Leicestershire.

Eastwood, Yorks.

Clayton-Keymer, Sussex.

Tipton (Ocker Hill), Staffords.

Bredlington, Yorks.

Farmborough, Somerset.

Compton Dando, Somerset.

Gainford, Durham.

Ettingshall, Staffords.

Penmaehno, Carnarvon.

Horham, Suffolk.

Lambeth, Surrey.

Lisson Grove, St. Paul, Middlesex.

Llanbadarnfawr, Radnor.

The Society's Depository.

Religious Works illustrative of the Bible, the Book of Common Prayer, and the Catechism, sold in the Depository, at the prices named below, to Members.

The Monthly Paper is specially addressed to the managers and teachers of Churchschools. There is consequently but little, if any, necessity for showing that while all knowledge is power, it is a power either for good or for evil, according as it is used or abused; and that sanctified knowledge alone is peace. While, therefore, it is one object contemplated in the establishment of Church-schools to train and discipline the minds of the young in all such branches of secular study as may enable them to discharge aright the duties of the various stations to which, in God's providence, they may be called in this world, another and a far higher object is to take care that the lambs of Christ's flock may early learn to know their dependence upon God, and their relation to Him; the duties which are incumbent upon them as Christians; and their obligations, wherever and however placed, to let their light so shine before men, that others, seeing their good works, may also glorify their Father in heaven.

It was the mistake of zealous and well-meaning people in former ages to suppose that all branches of human learning could only be studied through the medium of Holy Scripture, and that the discoveries of science, and the investigations of philosophers, should all be set aside as dangerous and delusive, if they were found in any measure to be opposed to what were then thought to be the teachings of religion upon natural subjects. It is almost unnecessary to observe, that such persons seem to have overlooked the special purposes for which such a revelation was made; and that, humanly speaking, God's object in making known His will to man was not thereby to teach him the nature and operations of those physical laws which regulate the order and harmony of the universe, but to show him his condition and state by nature and by grace, and to open up to him that perfect way of reconciliation by which he may yet attain to future blessedness and peace.

In more modern times we have witnessed a reaction which, unless carefully watched and controlled, bids fair to carry us into another extreme, and to banish religion wholly from our schools, because it does not profess to teach the principles and truths of physical science. The promoters of this dangerous delusion insidiously conceal one part of the truth while speciously parading the other, and would have us to believe that while Scripture is silent in regard to the elementary doctrines of physics, it is therefore useless as a means for the training and development of the intellect in the investigation of those rules of life, and those motives and principles of moral conduct, which it prescribes for our adoption.

It should never be forgotten that man is a being only darkly wise; that the result of all his researches and investigations is only relative, not absolute; that his manysided nature requires the food of heaven no less than the bread of earth; that to chain him down to the chaff and husks of the world, to the exclusion of all nourishment for his higher nature, would only be removing those checks which prevent his humanity from passing downwards to the state of a fiend; that the discoveries and facts of one age are often modified or reversed by another; and that the truths of science, wherever fairly stated and accurately deduced, are not only not opposed to any statements in Holy Scripture, but are in complete accordance with them. Religion and science, therefore, are not antagonistic and mutually repellent forces. The study of the one does not incapacitate for the investigations of the other. He whose knowledge is leavened and sanctified by a living faith, will not be found less successful in its application to the various purposes of life than he who is practically living without God in the world. On the contrary, he will have motives and principles of action for the regulation of his conduct and the discipline of his understanding of which the other knows nothing, and which will guide him safely and reverently through all the intricacies of human science, in which the unbeliever is often in wandering mazes lost.