Quæsita Christi sanguine Fax illa puris cordibus Sancti leonum, per fidem, Hac luce signatum, Deus, Fructus eundo carpere. &c. &c. From blood of Christ that Faith had birth, It is a light in spirits clear Thro' faith the saints have lions quell'd, Grant, Lord, that we the path may tread And gather fruits of love that throng The points here alluded to, and especially the mode in which scriptural associations are connected with the different days of the week and hours of the day, are observable in our own books of devotion, and evidently derived from these sources, as in Bishop Andrews's Devotions, in Sherlock's Practical Christian. The latter circumstance-i. e., the peculiar subject adapted to each day, may have furnished the foundation for the same in Nelson's Practice of True Devotion, (and perhaps for the different hours of the day in Law's Serious Call.) Amidst the dangerous principles which now prevail both in religion and in politics, to turn to the piety of earlier days would seem to be our best protection; to turn to high and earlier sources must be the means by which the church may pass unpolluted through the contamination of degrading principles; so may she realize the wish of the poet for his favourite Are thusa "Sic tibi, cum fluctus subter labere Sicanos, SACRED POETRY. TO THE REV. J——— K— FULL many a stripling bold, presumptuous, gay, Till thou, slow rising with thy lunar light, Hast calmed his soul, and cheered his inward sight Wedding deep passions to invisible things. And lowly roofs, where no proud thoughts intrude, *The sweet-souled poet of the Christian Year. E. T. "The sweet-souled poet of the Seasons." Wordsworth, speaking of Thompson. Lyra Apostolica. Γνοῖεν δ', ὡς δὴ δηρὸν ἐγώ πολέμοιο πέπαυμαι. No. XIV. 1. WHEN I am sad, I say, "What boots it me to strive, And vex my spirit day by day Dead memories to revive? Alas! what good will come, Would not our history run In the same weary round, Union would give us strength,- And then comes wealth, and pride at length, Nay, this is worldly-wise; To reason is a crime, Since the LORD bade his church arise, In the dark ancient time. He wills that she should shine; 2. O SAY not thou art left of God, Thou canst not read,-this earth he trod He sees, beneath the fig-tree green, He enters through the unopened door. In glory, girt with saints around, He stands above thee through the night. When friends to Emmaus bend their course, He joins, although he holds their eyes; Or, should'st thou feel some fever's force, He takes thy hand, he bids thee rise. Or, on a voyage, when calms prevail And prison thee upon the sea, He walks the wave, he wings the sailThe shore is gained, and thou art free. 3. EACH trial has its weight; which whoso bears, This be my comfort, in these days of grief, Which is not CHRIST's, nor forms heroic tale- May not he pitying view, and send relief, When foes or friends perplex, and peevish thoughts prevail. To the bare letter, heedless of its force, But walking by its light amid earth's sun and dust. 4. THE CROSS. "AD omnem progressum atque promotum, ad omnem aditum et exitum, ad vestitum, ad calciatum, ad lavacra, ad mensas, ad lumina, ad cubilia, ad sedilia, quacunque nos conversatio exercet, frontem Crucis signaculo terimus."-Tertull. de Corona, § 3. WHENE'ER across this sinful flesh of mine I draw the Blessed Sign, All good thoughts stir within me, and collect Till there springs up that hope of God's elect And who shall say, but hateful spirits around, Shudder to see, and wail their overthrow? Some lonely saint hails the fresh odour, though Its source he cannot know. 5. "And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour." WHENCE is this awe, by stillness spread O'er the world-fretted soul? Wave reared on wave its boastful head, But now there reigns so deep a rest, CORRESPONDENCE. The Editor begs to remind his readers that he is not responsible for the opinions UNIVERSITY GRANTS FROM THE NATION. May 24th, 1834. SIR,-Thanks to you and to others who have kindly assisted in the work, several church questions respecting matters of fact, have, I trust, been set at rest. This has been particularly the case with the oft-repeated and continually re-echoed cry about the enormous wealth of the clergy-of which now we hear but little-it having been proved to demonstration to have been entirely unfounded. Not having seen in your Magazine any statement on the following question, I take the liberty of transmitting it to you, thinking it may be worth insertion if you can find a corner for it in one of your crowded pages. One of the arguments not unfrequently urged for opening the Universities to dissenters is, that the nation pays their professors, and, therefore, becomes entitled to the benefits arising therefrom. If I remember right, Mr. Roebuck urged this a few weeks ago, when the annual grant to the Universities was proposed, and I have seen it frequently urged before on similar occasions. It is but fair, however, that the nation, which claims so much, should know on which side the obligation lies; whether it is indebted to the Universities, or they to it? And this question may now be finally set at rest by the returns lately moved for, and made to the House of Commons. The government pays annually, to each University, about 1000l., which is divided among several of the Professors, at the rate, in the majority of cases, of 40l. to each. This is the amount of obligation due from the Universities to the nation; but let us now see how the account stands per contra. Every person matriculating or taking any degree at Oxford or Cambridge, pays a fee to government, the sum arising from which nearly trebles the amount granted by Parliament, as will be seen from the following tables, extracted from the Parliamentary Returns, and taken from the Morning Herald of May 23rd. The exact sum, if incorrect, is I rather think under-rated; for I believe where pounds are mentioned, they should be guineas, those being paid at least at Cambridge, as I know by experience. The thanks of the Universities are due to the gentleman who moved for these returns. Fees paid to Government by the University of Cambridge during the last May we not hence naturally conclude that the Universities would be very willing to cancel the obligation by neither paying anything to, nor receiving anything from the nation? At all events some means should be taken to correct the gross ignorance evinced by many honourable Members of the Commons' House of Parliament, respecting the Universities, both in regard to their general character and to their minor details-an ignorance in no wise disgraceful except when brought to light under the garb of assumed superior knowledge and pretended liberality. I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, CANTAB. ANTI-PRELATISTS OF PAST TIMES. "BISHOPS were in parliament," says Selden, "ever since there was any mention or sign of a parliament in England." "To take away bishop's votes," he observes, "is but the beginning to take them away; for then they can be no longer useful to the King or State. |