ON THE DEATH OF MRS. RENNELL, WIFE OF THE VERY REVEREND THE DEAN OF WINCHESTER. DEAR is the sight to the living God, Another now hath left us here Another now, if faith be sure, And fann'd by every breath that wafts And some are gone before her; he, And some yet linger on; for age, As some worn tree, where forests stood And some are on the seas; their flag, Blow, gentle gales, in pity blow, And thou art on a longsome voyage, Before thee joy, behind thee woe, And gales of hope around. But swift the breeze, and smooth the tide, And calm the haven lies, Nor e'er did heart, secure in Christ, Make shipwreck of its prize. The Lord hath taken what he To her the days of rest gave; Are dear, as she was dear to us,- Ringwood, Hants. VOL. XII. NO. IV. P. H. K K THE ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA. MR. EDITOR,-You are aware of the plan of consolidating the Encyclopædia Britannica with the Supplement, in one work. It ought to be stopped in its progress. The pure theology of the one, which was principally conducted by Bishop Gleig, can never coalesce with the corrupt philosophy of the other; and I hope that the name and merit of the original work will not be suffered to cover the wretched designs of the œconomists. μ. OUTLINE OF A SERMON FOR PALM SUNDAY, ON THE PLAN OF THOSE IN PASTORALIA. Subject, The occasion. Text, John xii. 12, 13—“ On the next day, much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna, blessed is the king of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord. Principal words, -Qoavvá. Scripture proofs, Psalm cxviii.; Matt. xxi. ; Mark xi.; Luke xix. Parallel passage, Zech. ix. 9. Whence this day called Palm Sunday? (Nelson and Wheatly.) The Palm, a sign of victory, Rev. vii. 9. Save, we beseech thee. Φοινίκων ,הושיעה נח,Hosanna Hence, it appears, that the believing Jews accepted Jesus as a Conqueror and a Saviour. Whether their ideas on this subject were spiritual or not, does not appear. Their hearts appear to have been right, and their faith genuine. In this respect they are a model to us; and we have the means of knowing in what sense Jesus was a Conqueror and a Saviour; so that we may imitate their example with the very highest advantage. Let our meditations, therefore, this day, I. Welcome Jesus as a Conqueror, Rev. vi. 2; 1. He hath conquered the world, John xvi. 33. wise by faith, 1 John v. 4, 5. xix. 11, seqq. Let us do like 2. He hath conquered the devil, Gen. iii. 15; John xii. 31; xvi. 11; Col. ii. 15; Heb. ii. 14. Let us in like manner conquer him, Eph. vi. 10, seqq; Rev. xii. 11. 3. He hath conquered death and hell, Isai. xxv. 8; Hos. xiii. 14 ; Rev. xx. 14; 2 Tim. i. 10; 1 Cor. xv. 54. Let us conquer them by the conquest of sin. II. Receive Jesus as a Saviour. 1. He is the only Saviour, (Acts iv. 12.) So, that if we will not receive Him in this character, it will be in vain to receive any other. 2. To embrace him as a Saviour, we must be sensible of our need of salvation-our incapability of it without Him (Psal. xlix. 7-9); our sinfulness, which has made his sacrifice necessary. The Jews received Jesus with joy, supplication, and thankfulness. With all these must we receive Him, 1 Thess. v. 16-18. We shall then share his triumphs and his salvation, Rom. viii. 37; 2 Cor. ii. 14; Rev. ii. 7, 11, 17, 26; iii. 5, 12, 21; xxi. 7. Let us, then, like the Jews of the text, go forth unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach; for here we have no continuing city, but we seek one to come. By Him, therefore, let us offer the sacrifice of praise unto God continually, &c. Heb. xii. 13-15; Psal. xcviii. 1; 1 Cor. xv. 57. MONTHLY REGISTER. 222 SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE. THE First General Annual Meeting of the members of the Ripon and Masham District Committee of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, was holden on Tuesday, the 26th of January, 1830, when the Rev. James Charnock, one of the Secretaries, informed the meeting, that the Committee had received, since their commencement in March, 1829, donations to the District Fund, amounting to 1267. 10s. 9d.; and had issued, since that period, 117 bibles, 64 testaments, 212 common prayer-books, 541 other bound books, and 1303 religious tracts, besides a considerable quantity of school cards; which they could not but consider as an auspicious beginning of their labours-a sufficient encouragement for perseverance -a pledge of its future usefulness-and the first fruits of a more abundant harvest. N. B. The sum of 86l. 14s. 10d. was last year sent to the Parent Society, from this District Committee for Propagating the Gospel in Foreign Parts. A CIRCULAR FORWARDED TO THE SECRETARIES OF LOCAL SOCIETIES, IN UNION WITH THE NATIONAL SOCIETY. Central School, Baldwin's Gardens, London, March 5, 1830. SIR,-In pursuance of the notice communicated to you on the 1st of January, an account of the National Schools is now being prepared, in order to its publication in the spring; and I shall feel obliged by your informing me, at your earliest convenience, whether it is your design to furnish a new list of the numbers of the children in the Schools, &c., (and by what time it will be forwarded), or whether I am to make use of the one you had the goodness to supply last year. In January, 1831, the proper period will have returned for making a general inquiry from London, into the state of all Church-of-England and Sunday Schools; and it may be a subject for consideration by your Committee, whether it is desirable any second inquiry respecting Schools should be carried on in the district for which you have the kindness to officiate, at or about the same time. The attention of the General ComImittee has of late been directed to diminishing the number of annual returns, and the trouble occasioned in consequence of them to the Parochial Clergy; and, in order to forward their wishes, the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge has desisted from any further inquiries into the state of Schools using their books, (as noticed in their last report,) and it may promote the views of the National Society to make this arrangement generally known. The Committee take the further liberty of suggesting the expediency of printing, for the future, the Schools and Children after the same method in the District reports, as that in which they will appear in the National Society's report for 1831. I have the pleasure of subjoining notices of several anniversaries, which you will probably have the kindness to make known in your neighbour hood; and I shall be particularly gratified by any thing you may be disposed to do to increase the attendance at the meeting of the Society of Secretaries.* A warm desire for the prosperity of this Society has been expressed by the General Committee of the National Society; and I trust that the proceedings which arose out of their last meeting, may show the utility of an annual conference among the Treasurers and Secretaries of all National Schools. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, THE ANNIVERSARIES OF THE FOLLOWING SOCIETIES WILL TAKE PLACE ACCORDING ΤΟ THE RESPECTIVE DATES. THE Annual Meeting of the Society of Secretaries, will take place at the Central School, on Tuesday, May 25, at one o'clock; and the private examination of the Children in the Central School, before the Secretaries, is appointed for eleven o'clock the same day; also, the members of the Society will dine together at the FreeMasons' Tavern, on Wednesday, May 26, at a quarter before five o'clock. Dinner, including wine, tea, &c., fifteen shillings each person. 1816. Resolved, "That the Treasurers of all National Schools shall be members ex officio of this Society." 1818. Resolved, "That a copy of any resolution to be proposed, be sent to the Chairman, two days at least, before the meeting." The Public Annual Examination of the Children before the President and Committee, will take place on Wednesday, May 26, at twelve o'clock precisely, in the Central School-room; and immediately after the Examination, the General Meeting of the National Society will be held in the same place, at two o'clock. The Meeting of the Sons of the Clergy, in St. Paul's Cathedral, on Thursday, May 13; and the Anniversary Dinner, in Merchant-Tailors' Hall, at five o'clock precisely on the same day. The Society of Secretaries is a voluntary Association of gentlemen, not officially recognized by the National Society, but whose proceedings are regarded with interest, and with a very friendly feeling. The Anniversary Dinner of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, on Tuesday, May 25, at the Free-Masons' Tavern. The Examination of the Children of the Clergy Orphan Society, in St. John's Wood-road, Thursday, May 27. The Meeting of the Charity Schools of the Metropolis, in St. Paul's Cathedral,* will take place on Thursday, June 3, when the sermon will be preached by Bishop Monk. POLITICAL RETROSPECT. 22 DOMESTIC.-The king's health is in a very improved state, and has received great benefit from the present mild weather, which has permitted him to take exercise abroad daily. Parliament has been occupied with many important measures; two of these were motions for reform in parliament; one, brought forward by the Marquis of Blandford, upon a very extensive plan, has been rejected by a majority of one hundred and three; the other, by Lord John Russel, for granting the elective franchise to the towns of Manchester, Leeds, and Birmingham, was negatived by a minority of forty-eight. Motions for inquiry into the causes of the distressed state of the country have been proposed in each house, and, after adjourned and animated debates, more remarkable for the ability and moderation of the friends of inquiry than for the display of partyfeeling, have been thrown out. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has opened the budget with the proposal of several measures which promise considerable relief to the people, and, we hope, a permanent future influence on their morals. The reduction of the duty on spirits, adopted some years since, whilst it broke up the establishment of the illicit distiller, and almost destroyed smuggling in that article, so much increased the consumption of spirits and diminished that of beer, which had experienced no alleviation of duty, that both the health and morals of the lower classes were deeply injured by it. The Chancellor of the Exchequer now proposes to repeal the whole tax on beer, and lay the trade in that article completely open, whilst he continues the restrictions on that in spirits, and subjects them to a small increase of duty, one shilling per gallon in England, and two-pence per gallon in Scotland and Ireland. The pecuniary relief to the country he estimates at £3,000,000, or one penny per quart to the consumer. He also proposes the entire repeal of the duties on cider and leather, amounting annually to about £400,000; thus the whole direct relief he considers to be at least £3,400,000, and the indirect not less than one million more. The defalcation of the revenue during the past year he admits to be about £500,000; this, together with that arising from the proposed measures, he intends to provide for by the above-mentioned addition to the existing tax on spirits, and the increased productiveness of the malt and other taxes, many of which must necessarily become more efficient in consequence of the stimulus which will result to the community from this remission of duties. He also contemplates a reduction of the interest of those portions of the public debt which bear an interest of four per cent. where the faith of government is not pledged for its continuance; and he calculates upon some augmentation of the revenue from the consolidation of the stamp duties. As these last now exist they form a most intricate and perplexed body of financial regulations, and their consolidation will at once benefit the subject and the revenue. these measures do not supply the defalcation, any remaining deficiency is If * Tickets must be obtained, and can only be had of the Treasurer and Stewards, or by those Members of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, who personally attend the meeting of that Society, next preceding the meeting of the Children in the Cathedral. |