Gorham, to a relation of the same name, who erected a mansion on it, hence called Gorhambury: it was reannexed to the Abbey by Abbat De la Mare, and at the dissolution, was granted to the above Ralph Rowlat, Esq.; on the failure of his heirs male, his daughter conveyed it to Maynard; he sold it to Lord Chancellor Bacon, who died without issue, and, as is well known, the title and family of the Bacons became extinct. Sir Thomas Meautys, Lord Bacon's private secretary, inherited Gorhambury as cousin and next heir; he died heirless, leaving an only daughter who died unmarried; Sir Thomas' elder brother succeeded him, who (or his representative) sold the estates to Sir Harbottle Grimston above mentioned. Again, the Manor of Childwick, formerly belonging to the Abbey, was held by Thomas Rowse, in anno 4to Eliz. He died leaving one son, who died without issue. Ágain, the manor of Newland Squillers, formerly belonging to the abbey, was granted to the Sir Richard Lee above named: on the extinction of his race it was conveyed to Richard Grace, who died without male issue. Again, the manor of Aldenham belonged either to this abbey or to St. Peter's, Westminster; at the dissolution it was granted to Ralph Stepneth and his heirs for ever, but he died without male issue: from his collateral heirs it passed into the Cary family, the last of whom, the celebrated Lucius Lord Falkland, was killed in a particularly strange and awful manner at the battle of Newbury it then passed into the Harby family, the male line of which became extinct in 1674: and from them to the Holles family, the direct line of which became extinct in 1711, by the death of the Duke of Newcastle, who left an only daughter who carried the property into the Pelham family. : We have only selected the seven first estates, formerly belonging to the Church, from a common county history, and here we find the families of Pope, Blount, Lee, Sadleir, Saunders, Wolsey, Rowlat, Bacon, Meautys, Rowse, Grace, Stepneth, Cary, Harby, Holles, invariably failing in the male line; fifteen families in succession possessed these abbey lands, and every one of them is extinct! Well indeed might the nobility and gentry of England prevent the publication of Spelman's History of Sacrilege. If among the 260 gentlemen who, in the reign of Henry VIII., shared the abbey lands among them, not sixty had even a son to inherit the estate-if such as we have noted are the remarkable calamities attendant upon so many noble houses who owned the lands of a single religious house, and all this in the circuit of a very few miles, though 66 we presume not to judge of the secret methods of God's providence, and only relate plain matters of fact, and leave every man to make his own application, yet it must be granted that these instances are so terrible in the event, and in the circumstances so surprising, that no considering person can well pass them over without serious reflection."* And it is for the sake of those who now hold what was originally obtained by scandalous and wicked sacrilege that we ask, "Did these men die the death of all men, or were they visited after the visitation of all men?" "EVERY DEVOTED THING IS MOST HOLY UNTO THE LORD." *Life of Sir H. Spelman. ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE. ORDINATIONS APPOINTED. BP. OF NORWICH, Aug. 13. BP. OF HEREFORD, Sept. 24. ORDINATIONS. By the LORD BISHOP OF RIPON, at Ripon, on DEACONS. Of Oxford.-J. D. Hilton, B.A. Univ. (l. d. Of Cambridge.-J. H. Mitchell, B.A. Christ's. Of Dublin.-J. J. Robinson, B.A. Trin. PRIESTS. Of Oxford.-J. C. Bradley, B.A. Queen's; F. W. Vaux, B.A. Magd. H.; G. Lewthwaite, B.A. Univ. Of Cambridge. -W. Balderston, B.A. St. Of St. Bees.-C. Thompson, R. Chadwick. Of Dublin.-J. T. Mackintosh, B.A., W. Literate.-W. Chamier. Of Oxford.-P. L. D. Acland, B.A. Ch. Ch. (1. d. Bp. of Worcester); W. Allen, B.A. Magd. H.; B. Belcher, B.A. Wad.; J. Campbell, B.A. St. Edm. H.; G. S. Hookey, B.A. Wad. (l. d. Bp. of Ripon); F. C. Scott, B.A. St. John's; F. Sotham, B.A. Magd. H.; F. F. Stalham, s.C.L. Magd. H.; A. T. Wilmhurst, B.A. Magd. H. (1. d. Bp. of Worcester). Of Cambridge.-A. W. Cole, B.A. St. John's; H. Downton, M.A. Trin.; R. P. Hutchinson, B.A. Corp. Chris.; T. G. 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A. Corp. Chris.; J. Dodd, Queen's; T. N. Farthing, B.A. Cath. H.; J. Hollingworth, B.A. Cath. H.; J. B. Grant, B.A. Emm.; H. Jones, B. A. Cath. H.; W. Mulleneux, B.A. Emm.; G. Tatam, B.A. Cath. H.; J. Royds, B.A. Christ's; S. H. Sherard, LL.B. Christ's. Of Dublin.-J. Cox, B.A., W. M. Collis, B.A., A. Hume, Trin. Of St. Bees.-B. H. Browne, R. Cope, T. Ellerthorpe, H. P. Hughes, R. Kinder, W. H. Pochin, J. Watson. PRIESTS. Of Oxford.-J. Paul, s.c.L. Magd.; T. Hugo, B.A. Worc.; L. C. Wood, B.A. Jesus; F. Hinde, B.A. Line. Of Cambridge.-R. C. Swan, B.A. St. John's; H. D. Morice, B.A. Trin.; J. H. Sharples, B.A. St. John's. Of Durham.-W. Messenger, M.A. Univ. Of Dublin.-B. Arthur, B.A., G. G. Cashman, B.A., H. G. Price, B.A., W. Walker, M.A., G. Barton, M. A. Trin. Of St. Bees.-E. T. Clarke, J. Dalton, G. Lancaster. Name. Adeney, J...... Preferment. PREFERMENTS. Ch. Ch., Enfield, P.C... London Diocese. Ainsworth, T........ Carbrooke, v............. Norwich St.Sidwell's, Exet., P.C. Exeter...... Patron. Val. Pop. 280 204 63948 Dalton, W............ Little Burstead, R...... London...... Bp. of London........... Estcourt, E. H. B.. (Eckington, w. Addington, V............. Jem, A................................ St. James, Salt, P.C.... square, P.C...... {Hawkridge-cum-Wi- ........ St. Barnabas, Open- 774 ... 405 483 ... ( 67 212 Bangor...... Bishop of Bangor........ Roughton, W........ fGt. & Lit. Harrow Peterboro'.. Earl Fitzwilliam ......... den, v............ Smith, E. H.......... Killamarsh, P.C......... Lichfield.... The Crown............ Hindringham, v......... Norwich.... D. & C. of Norwich...... 136 784 110 490 (Head Master of Foundation Gram. Sch., Aldingbourne. (Rector of the College at Montreal. Deacle, T., Rector of Uphill, Somerset. TO CORRESPONDENTS. WE have received the following, in reference to a recent article, to which we do not hesitate to give instant insertion : "To the Editor of the CHRISTIAN REMEMBRANCER. "Burton Court, Hereford, July 21, 1843. "SIR,-By mere accident, I yesterday opened a number of the CHRISTIAN REMEMBRANCER for this month, and, glancing over an article on Affghanistan, I was much disgusted at finding myself there represented as 'clinging' to the stirrup of Mahommed Akbar for protection against the Ghazees, on the 23d December, 1841. The writer of the paper cannot have gleaned that, if true, disgraceful fact from any published narrative of which I am aware, and I hereby distinctly deny it. I do not pretend to be more indifferent to life than other men; but it has always been my endeavour to abide by what, in the commencement of my military career I adopted for my motto, viz. 'Summum crede nefas animam præferre pudari, Et propter vitam vivendi perdere causas.' I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, "C. MACKENZIE, Capt. 48th Regt. M. N. I." ERRATUM IN JULY NUMBER. By a singular oversight, a note in our article on Southey, which was only supplied at the very last, and of which the press was never corrected, has slipped into the text. It consists of a passage in p. 79, beginning with the words, "The story, too, considered in itself," &c. and relates to Roderick, not the Curse of Kehama.-For "Pereus," read "Nereus," and for "Tolgata," read Folgaba." THE CHRISTIAN REMEMBRANCER. SEPTEMBER, 1843. Plain Parochial Sermons. By the Rev. JAS. SLADE, M.A. Vicar of Bolton and Prebendary of Chester. 5 vols. London: Rivingtons. Sermons. By the Rev. CHAS. GIRDLESTONE, M.A., Rector of Aderley. Third series. London: Rivingtons. Practical Sermons. By the Rev. G. W. WOODHOUSE, M.A. Vicar of Albrighton, Salop. London: Rivingtons. Is there, or is there not, any essential and characteristic difference between the methods of announcing and enforcing the offers of grace and salvation by the preacher of the Church and of the conventicle? or, rather, we will divide this question into two branches;-First, Is there, as a matter of fact, any such difference to be perceived; and, secondly, Ought there,-regarding not so much their differences of position in point of education, &c., as the work they have respectively in trust,―ought there to be any marked and perceptible difference? Such is the inquiry we propose to ourselves in the following pages: it will embrace not only a review of the style of pulpit discourses, but also of the familiar intercourse between the clergyman and his flock, more especially as we have opportunity of judging of it, in the numerous tales and tracts which are devoted to recording this sort of intercourse. And, if the subject should appear unpromising to some, we would yet beg their patient attention, because we are persuaded that it is a matter very pressingly demanding investigation. Now, in reply to the first branch of the inquiry, we are willing to take the opinion of those who have much better means of judging than we can profess to have ourselves-those, we mean, who are in the habit of frequenting, indifferently, both Church and meeting-house: and we are sure that every parish priest will agree with us in saying that their unanimous verdict is "that they hear exactly the same things in both places." This is the universal answer given to the remonstrances of the clergyman; so far, at least, as our experience goes, and we speak indifferently of the favourers of the Methodists, the Baptists, and Independents, to say nothing of several individuals who glory in being a creed unto themselves. But, lest the kind of testimony should be thought exceptionable, we will give an extract from a little popular book that is before us: "Now, Lucy, for the life of me I could not get Mrs. Morton's words (Mrs. M. is the wife of the clergyman) out of my head that night, as I lay alone, ill, and unable to sleep upon my bed. I had always imagined, as I have already told you,-whenever I had chanced to give it a thought,— that all would go well with me in another world, as I had been a tidy, thrifty woman, and had tried to earn an honest penny, and pay every one their own. You know I could have said this of myself, with truth, before we got into trouble; and since that, I had looked upon it, that I was more to be pitied than blamed. But now, when I began to think about loving and serving God, of which Mrs. Morton had been talking, that was quite another matter; and I could not help inwardly exclaiming, 'If I had loved Him, I should not have driven my poor husband to the ale-house, by my sinful temper; I should not have let my little George and Johnny die without once trying to teach them that there was a God.' Then all the Sundays which I had spent without going to church, and regardless of anything good; the Bible scarcely opened since I had left school, nay, I did not even at that time possess one; prayer totally neglected; all this stared me in the face, in a way which it had never done before, till a deep dread began to creep over me, for it seemed certain that if I was to die then, I should be lost for ever. "How I longed for the hour when I knew Mrs. Morton would call again. And oh! how glad I felt when I saw her enter the room. "After she had asked me how I was, she said, 'Did you think of my questions last night, Mrs. Atkins?' "Indeed I did, ma'am, and I believe you are right, and that I have not loved God; but when I get up again, I will try to love Him, and to lead a better life.' 666 And do you suppose that you will be able to do this? that you are able to save your own soul?' she asked, looking very grave. There is an account in the Bible, in the 16th chapter of the Acts, of one who inquired what he should do to be saved. The answer was, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved." Now there can be no other answer returned to you, or to any other person upon earth, "For there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." "I do not understand what you mean by believing on Christ,' said I, for I knew nothing about the things of God. "To believe on Christ,' replied Mrs. Morton, is "with the heart," to believe what you read in the Bible about Him; to take God in His wordat His word. He there tells us that we are fallen creatures, sinners by nature and practice, and, if we look into our own hearts, can we doubt this? He also tells us, "That Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners!" Surely, Mrs. Atkins, you have read in the Scriptures how Christ, being God, took on Him the form of man, and died upon the cross for our sakes. He did two things to procure our salvation. First, He obeyed all God's laws, in our place, instead of us; as we, being fallen and sinful, can |