continuing to use it. It has ceased to be the expression of the faith of the congregation; and it is therefore to be wished that proper means may be devised for putting an end to its use in the Church."
For the more effectual propagation of these opinions the leaders of the party have recourse to popular discussion. They retain, indeed, their clerical offices and endowments, and continue pro formá to celebrate Divine service; but their Churches are deserted; in the large church of Wislicenus, in the town of Halle, where a branch association of "Protestant Friends" exists under the presidency of Dr. Niemeyer, and where there is a numerous public favourable to these views, the congregation rarely exceeds twenty individuals. To compensate for this neglect of God's house, the public conferences are numerously attended. At these the worthy "doctors and pastors" freely discuss the faith which they ought to teach, with the shopkeepers and artisans who make up the bulk of their assemblies, to the increase of their own popularity, and to the unspeakable injury of all religious feeling.
The mischief has at last become sufficiently serious in the opinion of the Prussian Government, to call for the interposition of authority, The pamphlet of Wislicenus, " Ob Schrift? ob Geist ?" has been prohibited; and a circular has been issued by the consistory of Magdeburg, enjoining the clergy of its province to absent themselves from the annual meeting of "Protestant Friends" at Köthen, announced for the 15th of May last. Measures of a more stringent character are about to be taken against Wislicenus himself, on the ground of the gross irregularities of which he has been guilty in the performance of his ecclesiastic functions. He is charged with making "the contradictory accounts of the different Evangelists" the subject of catechetical instruction; suppressing the Apostles' Creed in Divine service; baptizing "in the spirit of truth and love," instead of "in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost;" and ministering the elements at the Holy Communion with the bare words, "take and eat," "take and drink," without saying what. These irregularities having been brought under the cognizance of the consistory at Magdeburg, and Wislicenus himself having in his book thrown out a challenge to the authorities, a commission was at last appointed, consisting of General Superintendent Müller of Magdeburg, Consistorial Councillor Snethlage of Berlin, and two theologians, Doctors Heubner and Twesten, before whom Wislicenus was summoned to appear, and to render an account of his doctrines and proceedings. He refused to obey the summons, on the plea that as he had fully set forth his views in his pamphlet, a conference with a special commission was unnecessary. In consequence of this he was summoned before the ordinary tribunal to whose jurisdiction he belongs, the consistory at Magdeburg; here he appeared, and the consistory being. prepared to suspend him from his office for four weeks, as a preliminary measure, he was induced to ask for "four weeks' leave of absence." He was further informed that his appearance before the commission at Wittemberg would not be dispensed with, and that a second default on his part would be visited with total suspension. Accordingly, he
appeared on the 14th of May; but of the result nothing is known as yet, beyond what he himself imparted on the following day to the meeting of "Protestant Friends" at Köthen. He there stated that "upon the ground of his pamphlet Ob Schrift? ob Geist?' and in consequence of informations laid against him by some members of his congregation, touching certain arbitrary changes in the liturgic forms, the commission had endeavoured to convince him, that considering the position he had taken as a theologian and an ecclesiastic, he could no longer hold the ministerial office in the Evangelic Church. To which he had replied, that he saw no incompatibility; that he had only used his liberty as a Protestant, whose faith is not bound by any authority." Thereupon, so ended his account of the matter, he had been suffered to depart; an announcement which was received with loud cheers.
Infidelity ex Cathedrá.-A scandal if possible still greater than that of the "Protestant Friends" in the north, has recently been occasioned in the south of Germany, by a public profession of Pantheism on the part of an academical teacher. Dr. F. Th. Vischer, formerly a student in theology, and afterwards tutor at the theological seminary, having been appointed professor ordinarius of Esthetics and German literature, in the University of Tübingen, took occasion in his inaugural address, delivered, in the presence of the academic senate, to the general body of students, to declare open war against all revealed religion. He gave his colleagues formal notice that he should consider his official position as one in which he was bound to carry himself, as the champion of the Pantheistic system, against them with "the most perfect and undivided enmity, the most undisguised and cordial hatred;" at the same time he informed them that no weapons, no, not scurrility, coarseness, and insult, should be left unused by him in the warfare upon which he was entering; and to relieve them from all doubt as to his meaning, he at once levelled against the Christian faith, its teachers and followers, vollies of this kind of artillery. The senate was surprised and indignant; the academic youth, "Young Germany," on the contrary, highly delighted. The latter marched at night with torches and music through the town, and halting before Dr. Vischer's residence gave him a hearty salute; the inmates of the theological seminary, who were not permitted to leave the college, testifying their sentiments at the expense of their lungs, as the procession passed under their windows. Meanwhile the transaction attracted the notice of the superior authorities, and of the king himself; and Dr. Vischer was commanded to set down his discourse, which was delivered ex tempore, in writing. This was an embarrassing task; much of the piquancy of his oration was owing to his tone and manner, which are said to be rich in comic touches; he was afraid his jokes would not read well; and in the "advertisement" prefixed to the address, which is printed and published, he intimates as much, by way of apology. The final issue of the matter is, that Dr. Vischer is suspended from his office, and silenced for two years. More Germanorum, a complete "Vischer literature" has sprung up, which furnishes an ephemeral record of the affair.
viz., the Culloden papers, the Com-
mentaries of George Lockhart of Carn-
wath, the Marchmont papers, 10;
French historical documents published,
viz. the memoirs of Torcy, Berwick,
and Noailles; works of Lemontey,
St. Simon, Mazure, ib.; the English
histories of the period preceding the
Revolution of 1688 sufficient, 11; de-
fects of writers on the period from
1688 to 1714, 12. See Mahon.
Episcopal ordinations in Prussia objected
to, 251, 252.
Examination, "ipso facto," 99.
Exeter, bishop of, his views as to the
baptism of dissenters, 99.
Feasts, laws relating to them, 484.
Forster, Rev. Charles, object of his work
on Arabia, 36; its divisions, 37; his
identification of the Arabian tribes men-
tioned by Moses with those noticed by
classical writers, 38; remarks on his
mode of expressing Arabic words by
European characters, ib.; his view of
the colonization of Arabia, 39; extreme
opinion of Mr. Forster, 40, 41; colo-
nization of Arabia by Joktan, son of
Heber, 42; Mr. Forster fails in identi-
fying the traditions of the Arabians with
the statements of ancient geographers,
42; examination of the locality of
Ophir, 43; of Sheba, 44; of Sephar,
45; meaning of the term Hagarenes,
ib.; the names of Ishmael's children
preserved in some people and coun-
tries, 46; Mr. Forster's remarks on
Petra, 46, 47; his important remarks
on Nebaioth and Kedar, 47; and on
Tema, 48; his account of the word
Saracen incorrect, 49; his account of
the country of Job, 50; error of Mer-
cator corrected by Mr. Forster, 51;
other corrections, 52; Ptolemy's geogra-
phy of Arabia incorrect, 53; Mr. For-
ster's interpretations of the Himyaritic
inscriptions, ib.; process of his alleged
discoveries, 54; he appears not to have
been free from prejudice, 55; mode
pursued by Gesenius and Rödiger, 56,
57; mode of decyphering pursued by
Mr. Forster criticized, 58-64; ex-
amination of his translation of the text
of Al Kazwini's work, and of his identi-
fication of the Arabic poem comprised
in it with the inscriptions discovered by
Wellsted, 64-67; legendary character
of Al Kazwini's work, 67, 68; character
of Mr. Forster's work, 68.
Fox, his researches in the French Foreign
Office, 7.
France, travels in, by the Rev. F. Trench,
467, 468.
want of liberty of conscience in,
488-492; suppression of the Bien
social, 491; relic worship in, 492.
Frederick 1., King of Prussia, bis proposal
to adopt the English Liturgy and Arti-
cles in Prussia, 198.
Germany, moral phenomena of, by Carlyle,
240.
religious movement there, de-
scribed by Mr. Smith, 485; provincial
synods in, 493-495; schism in the
Roman Catholic Church, 495, &c.; the
congregation at Schneidemühl, under
Czerski, 496; Ronge's theology, 497;
election of Ronge at Breslau, 497-
500; two schools in the movement,
500; doctrines of the "German Ca-
tholic" Church agreed on at Leipsic,
501-506; rationalistic character of
the movement, 506-508.
Gesenius, his investigations as
to the
Himyaritic inscriptions, 56, 57.
Gibraltar, Bishop of, his charge, 242.
Gibson, Bishop, his suggestions for the re-
storation of Ecclesiastical discipline, 95.
Godolphin, connexion of Marlborough
with him, 263, 264; his administration,
264, 265; its fall, 268.
Graham, Sir James, his services to the
Church. 411.
Greek Church, see Masson.
Gresley, Rev. W., his tale entitled, Frank's
first Visit to the Continent, 241.
Guichenon, his history of Savoy, 289.
Hale, Archdeacon, his Charge, 486.
Hardwicke papers, their first appearance, 9.
Hare, Archdeacon, his Sermon on uni-
formity in worship, 243.
Hawkstone, a Tale, character of this work,
151; scene at the opening, 150-153;
character of Villiers, 153; meeting of
Villiers and Lady Eleanor, 154, 155.
Hayward, Mr., his arguments on the law
of Marriage refuted, see Marriage.
Hengstenberg, Dr., his work on Egypt
and the books of Moses, 387; its value,
ib.; insidious statements in it, 388;
Dr. Taylor's edition of this work defec-
tive, 388, 389; example of mode in
which Egyptian monuments may be
adduced in confirmation of Scripture,
390; instance in which the testimony
of ancient writers has been adduced
against Scripture, 391-394; existence
of wine in ancient Egypt, ib.; Scrip-
ture difficulties explained, 394-396;
explanation of the word nével, 396–
398; Egyptian poetry, 398, 399; im-
portant subjects for investigation, 399;
value of the study of the Egyptian
language, 400; instances of this, 401
-403; necessity of study of the lan-
guage, 403-407.
Hickes, his conduct as a Nonjuring
bishop, 371, 372.
Highmore, Dr., objection to his admission
into the College of Doctors of Law, as
being in holy orders, 91.
Hill, Right Hon. Richard, his birth and
parentage, 277; his services under
King William, 278; his latter years,
ib.; discovery of his letters and cor-
respondence during his mission to the
Court of Turin, 279; his mission to the
Court of Savoy, 283; his negotiations
with the Duke of Savoy, 285; his re-
tirement from the embassy, 288;
historical importance of his despatches,
288; instructions from which they de-
rive their value, 289; secret article in
the treaty concluded by Mr. Hill re-
specting the Vaudois, 292; his support
of the Cevennois, 294.
Himyaritic inscriptions in Arabia, see
Forster.
Hisn Ghoráb, inscriptions discovered
there, 54.
History, see Mahon, Lord; England,
history of, 13.
Hobart, Bishop, his great services to the
Church, 125-127.
Hodgson, his life of Porteus, 84.
Hook, Rev. Dr., his Sermon, "Take heed
what ye hear," 243.
Hope, A. J. Beresford, Esq., his pamphlet
on the Government plan of Education
for Ireland, 460, &c.
Howson, J. S., his translation of Mr. Mas-
son's Work on the Greek Church, 238.
Hume, his history of England charac-
terized, 4, 5.
Incidents of the Apostolic age in Britain,
character of this Tale, 233.
India, spread of the Gospel there, 250.
Inscriptions, discovered by Mr. Wellsted,
and alleged to be decyphered by Mr.
Forster, see Forster.
Ireland, Church of, its antiquity and
Catholicity, 328, 329; propagation of
Romanism, ib.; introduction of Papal
authority in it, 351.
Ireland, learning formerly cultivated there,
347; academical instruction in Anglo-
Saxon times, 348; conversion of Eng-
land by Irish missionaries, 349.
Policy of England towards, 408;
present state of public opinion, ib.;
danger of Established Institutions, ib.;
publications calculated to throw light
on the state of public opinion, 409;
danger of the Church in the present
age, ib.; consequences of Emancipa-
tion, 410; persecution of the Irish
Church, 410, 411; its discouragement
by the Government, 411, 412; in-
creased hostility of Romanists, 413;
feelings of Irish Protestants, 414; penal
laws justifiable, 415; folly of irritating
Irish Protestants, 416; Mr. Colquhoun's
remarks on it, 416, 417; arguments
for endowing Romanism refuted, 417,
418; their bearing on the English
Church, 418; alleged poverty of the
Romish priesthood, 419, 420; danger
of the Church, 421, 422; sentiments
of Lord John Russell, 423; of the
author of "Past and Present Policy,
&c.," 423-428; of Mr. Drummond,
428, 429; mode of proceeding which
must be anticipated from previous ex-
perience, 429-431; Parliament op-
posed to the people of England, 431;
consequences of continuing the present
line of policy, 432-435; tergiversa-
tion of statesmen, 436; policy of the
present Ministry hostile to the Church
and to the best interests of the Country,
437-439; duty of Conservatives to
oppose it, 439, 440.
Jacobites, see Mahon, Lord.
Jedburg, Six Sermons preached at the
consecration of the Church there, 239.
Jerusalem, bishopric there, remarks on it
by the Archbishop of Upsal, 474.
Lathbury, Rev. T., his history of the
Nonjurors, 356; materials of his work,
357; fresh materials may be expected,
ib.; conduct of James II., 358; sub-
sequent history to the accession of
William and Mary, 359; conduct of
the bishops under James, 360; depri-
vation of the bishops under William,
361; Sancroft's conduct, ib.; the ques-
tion of Christian duty on the change of
Sovereigns considered, 362; imputa-
tions on those who complied, 362, 363;
disinterested conduct of many who
were not Nonjurors, 363; difficulties
as to the oath, 364; deprivation of the
Nonjurors not tyrannical, 365; the
controversy ensues, 366; lives of some
of the Nonjuring clergy not reputable,
366, 367: the violence of some of their
writers, 367; original intention of Non-
juring bishops not to found a schism,
368, 369; change of views, 369; return
of Dodwell and others to the Church,
370, 371; Hickes continues the epis-
copal succession, 371, 372; the Non-
jurors make overtures to the Eastern
Church, 372, 373; correspondence with
the Eastern Patriarchs, 373-375;
the disputes of Nonjurors about the
usages," 376; schism in their body,
378, 379; a minor schism, 379;
Deacon's collection of devotions, ib.;
end of Nonjurorism, 380, 381; lessons
taught by this history, 381, 382; Non-
jurorism unsuited to England, 383;
its exclusion from the Church not in-
jurious to the latter, 383, 384; sted-
fastness of the Church in her essential
principles, the result in some degree of
her connexion with the State, 385,
386.
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Law of Marriage, see Marriage.
Lays and Ballads from English History,
recommended, 240.
Lemontey, his history, 10.
Liturgical question in Germany, 192; pre-
liminary observations on the state of
liturgical discussions amongst ourselves,
193, 194; and amongst Dissenters,
195; and in the Church of Rome, ib.;
and in Protestant Germany, ib.; Dr.
Alt's account of Liturgical arrange-
ments in Germany, from the Reforma-
tion to the middle of the last century,
196-198; various proposals to bring
about uniformity of worship in former
times, 198; views of the liberal and the
old Lutheran parties on this subject,
199; these views found no general
acceptance, ib.; evangelical union ef-
fected by the King of Prussia in 1817;
publication of the Prussian Liturgy, or
Kirchen-Agende, in 1821, 201; cha-
racter of Dr. Alt's work, 202; its de-
fects, ib.; his remarks on churches and
catechising, 203; his review of litur-
gies, 204; his mistakes in reference to
the Church of England, ib.; collection
of alms in the Lutheran churches,
205; his account of the Festivals of
the ecclesiastical year, 206; his notion
of a general union in the Church, 207;
Dr. Kliefoth's work on the Theory of
Worship, its philosophical character,
207, 208; his division of worship into
its component parts, 208, 209; defects
of his work in reference to the Sacra-
ments, 210; his errors on the subject
of the holy Communion, 211; remarks
of Professor Schmieder on his notions,
212; condition of public worship in
Schlesvig Holstein, ib.; liturgical que-
ries of Pastor Nielsen, ib.; liturgical
work of Pastor Bröcker, ib.; his litur-
gical scheme detailed, 213; his views
of the sacerdotal character of the Chris-
tian Church, 214; his complaints of the
neglect of daily service in Germany,
ib.; his remarks on the Sunday service
and the Eucharist, 215; Dr. Ebrard's
pamphlet on the liturgical question,
215, 216; rationalistic character of his
recommendations, 216, 217; state of
the public mind in Germany on the
liturgical question, 217.
Liturgical Theses, by Professor Schmieder,
322-326.
Lockhart, George, his Commentaries, 10.
Lommatzsch, his edition of Origen's works,
229, 230; its defects, ib.
London, Bishop of, his reasoning against
repeal of law on incestuous marriages,
149, 150.
Lower, Mark Antony, Esq., his curiosities
of heraldry, 227.
Lutherans, their indisposition to compro-
mise their religious principles, 199;
their litany organ, ib.
Lyndhurst, Lord, his Law of Marriage,
see Marriage.
Mackintosh, Sir James, his collection of
historical documents from the French
foreign office, 7.
Macpherson, his history, 6; is in part
founded on the records formerly pre-
served in the Scotch College at Paris,
6; his researches in the French foreign
office, 7.
Mahon, Lord, his history of England, 13;
begins at A.D. 1713, ib. ; prevalent con-
test at that time between the Hanove-
rians and the Jacobites, ib.; Waverley,
ib.; perils of 1714, and of the Act of
Settlement, ib.; the Protestant succes-
sion in danger in the concluding years
of Queen Anne, 14; death of Queen
Anne fatal to the plans for restoring
the Stuarts, 15; results which would
have followed if she had survived for a
short time, 15; the Jacobites appeal
to foreign governments for help, 16;
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