atries of Popery at home! What large sums are we giving, from year to year, for its support, especially for Maynooth College; and yet we have never found, by such liberality, that we made either the Popish ecclesiastics or laity to love England more, or to be better subjects! Look at the Popish press in Ireland at this present time, or peruse the recent compositions of Wiseman or Cullen on the affairs of India. We see, therefore, from their disloyalty, that pecuniary grants can never pacify Popery.

O, that England, therefore, were wise in time, and would now act at home as she is about to act in India; for Popery is idolatry; the support of it makes us, as a nation, partakers of this sin; and national sin must drawn down

national retribution.

Let this, then, be a powerful reason for reagitating, in the next Session of Parliament, the question of the disendowment of Maynooth College; and let every parish in this country send up a Petition. If we fail in obtaining what we desire from the Legislature, we shall have cleared our consciences from acquiescence in this evil thing; and if we succeed we shall have purged our country from a Popish blot which has too long polluted our Protestant escutcheon.

COLIN CAMPBELL, Vicar of St. George's, Wolverhampton.

ARCHBISHOP TILLOTSON ON

TRANSUBSTANTION.*

In order to form a just estimate

"Not only is the Mass an Antichristian sacrifice, but the priesthood, which is ordained to offer it, is an Antichristian priesthood also."-Rev. G. S. Faber.

"Verily it almost looks uncharitable barely to relate what these men have not blushed to act."-Archbishop Tillotson.

of the real character of Popery, and the fearful evils it produces in the world, it is useful to read the writings of those who have studied the subject. All sound Protestants have arrived at the same conclusion, namely, that Popery is a detestable system of priestcraft. Some writers have exposed the whole cycle of Romishabominations, while others have held up to public reprehension some of the peculiar dogmas of Popery. Archbishop Tillotson has, with great ability, unmasked the doctrine of transubstantiation, and brought his vigorous mind to bear upon this monstrous figment. This learned prelate shows that it is craftily designed to exalt the clerical order and augment ecclesiastical power. In his "Discourse against Transubstantiation," published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Knowledge, he thus writes::

"The business of transubstantiation is not a controversy of Scripture against Scripture, or of reason against reason, but of downright impudence against the plain meaning of Scripture, and all the sense and reason of mankind.

It is a most self-evident falsehood; and there is no doctrine or proposition in the world that is of itself more evidently true than transubstantiation is evidently false. . . . . There are a company of men in the world so abandoned and given up by God to the efficacy of delusion, as in good earnest to believe this gross and palpable error, and to impose the belief of it upon the Christian world, under no less penalties than a temporal death and eter

nal damnation. And, therefore, to undeceive, if possible, these deluded souls, it will be necessary to examine the pretended grounds of so false a doctrine, and to lay open the monstrous absurdity of it." Archbishop Tillotson then adduces arguments in proof of the fallacy of this dogma, and proceeds to observe :

"The last pretended ground of this doctrine is, to magnify the power of the priest in being able to work so great a miracle. And this, with great pride and pomp, is often urged by them as a transcendent instance of the Divine wisdom to find out so admirable a way to raise the power and reverence of the priest, that he should be able every day, and as often as he pleases, by repeating a few words, to work so miraculous a change, and as they love most absurdly and blasphemously to speak-to make God himself.

.. "To speak the plain truth, the Christian religion was never so horribly exposed to the scorn of Atheists and infidels as it hath been by this most absurd and senseless doctrine. But thus it was foretold that the man of sin should come with power, and signs, and lying miracles, and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness, with all the legerdemain and juggling tricks of falsehood and imposture; amongst which this of transubstantiation, which they call a miracle, and we a cheat, is one of the chief; and in all probability those common juggling words of hocus pocus are nothing else but a corruption of hoc est corpus, by way of ridiculous imitation of the priests of the Church of Rome in their trick of transub stantiation. Into such contempt by this foolish doctrine, and pre

tended miracle of theirs, have they brought the most sacred and venerable mystery of our religion.... It is scandalous upon account of the cruel and bloody consequences of this doctrine, so contrary to the plain laws of Christianity.

of Rome the great burning article; of Rome the great burning article ;

For this hath been in the Church

and as absurd and unreasonable as it is, more Christians have been murdered for the denial of it than perhaps for all the other articles of their religion. . . . . It is scandalous, also, upon account of the danger of idolatry, which they are. certainly guilty of if this doctrine be not true, and such a change as they pretend be not made in the sacrament; for, if it be not, then they worship a creature instead of the Creator.

"Upon the whole matter I shall only say this, that some other points between us and the Church of Rome are managed by some kind of wit and subtlety, but this of transubstantiation is carried out by mere dint of impudence and facing down of mankind. And of this the more discerning persons of that Church are of late grown so sensible, that they would now be glad to be rid of this odious and ridiculous doctrine. But the Council of Trent hath rivetted it so fast into their religion, and made it so necessary and essential a point of their belief, that they cannot now part with it if they would; it is like a millstone hung about the neck of Popery, it will sink it at the last. . . . And now I would apply myself to the poor. deluded people of that Church, if they were either permitted by their priests, or durst venture, without their leave, to look into their religion, and to examine the doctrines of it. Consider and show yourselves men. Do not suffer yourselves any

longer to be led blindfold, and, by an implicit faith in your priests, into the belief of nonsense and contradiction. Think it enough, and too much, to let them rook you out of your money for pretended pardons and counterfeit relics; but let not the authority of any priest or Church persuade you out of your senses. Credulity is certainly a fault as well as infidelity; and He who said, Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed,' hath nowhere said, 'Blessed are they that have seen and yet have not believed; ' much less 'Blessed are they that believe directly contrary to what they

see.'"

These remarks of Archbishop Tillotson are worth reproducing in the present day when attempts are being made to whitewash Popery, to wink and connive at its Antichristian abominations, and palliate and excuse its enormous wickedness.

Is it not a scandalous state of things, and may it not well excite our shame and sorrow, that a set of men who were not ordained to preach the Gospel, but to celebrate the Mass, to propagate blasphemy and idolatry, and practise fraud and imposture, should have honour put upon their religion, by having their orders recognised as valid by the Bishops of our Protestant Church?

1854, for the benefit of the wives and families of the Crimean army, are perfectly true and just, yet may I be permitted to add to their force by reminding your readers that the Roman Catholics, as a Church, did not subscribe one shilling to that fund. The Report issued by the Committee on the 7th day of September, 1854, shortly after the day of humiliation in that year, states at page 19

"All the great religious communities in the kingdom, except the Roman Catholic, unanimously joined on that day to help the soldiers' wife and child." Upwards of 80,000l. was received by the Central Association through these church collections, the greater proportion of which was from the Church of England; and yet, with characteristic effrontery, the Roman Catholics demanded that large grants should be made out of these very funds, to which they had not given a shilling, for the maintenance and education of Roman Catholic soldiers' children in conventual establishments. A similar demand, and with equal justice, will be made on the Indian Relief Fund, to the increase of which not one single Roman Catholic church-collection was made yesterday. I trust the managers of that fund will be actuated by a spirit of fairness in its distribution, so that those who have given most may have a fair share of its benefits. The total amount collected for the wives and families of the Crimean army was 121,000l.; of this amount I will venture,

To the Editor of the Evening Herald. SIR, Though your kind and able remarks respecting the noble fund raised by the country in

state that not 500l. was subscribed by private contributions from the Roman Catholics, who can raise plenty of money for their own private purposes, but do not hesi tate to grapple all the Protestant

Select Works of Thos. Chalmers, D.D. Church and College Establishments, Church Extension, and the Parochial System. By THOS. CHALMERS, D.D., LL.D. Edinburgh: Thos. Constable and Co.; Hamilton, Adams, and Co., London. 1857. 8vo., pp. 586.

Church Extension and the Parochial System! How frequently are these subjects discussed! How necessary

is the one; how valuable is the other. Yet few enter fully into the importance of keeping the framework of our Established Church and her machinery in good working order.

Some would alter, and thereby impair the efficiency rather than improve the working of our venerated Establishment; others seek on all occasions to extol the voluntary system, as far better adapted to meet the requirements and instruct the ignorant of our vast and increasing population. Far be it from any truly enlightened and Christian philanthropist, or workman in Christ's vineyard, to depreciate or put down any well directed effort on the part of his Dissenting brethren to do good; but whilst wishing the pious and devoted Voluntary God-speed in his labours to oppose Popery and infidelity, we would contend that the Church of England and her parochial system is well calculated to be a great instrument for enlightening the ignorant, and bringing home the Gospel of salvation to the mass of heathenism in our large towns and populous dis

tricts. The able and distinguished divine whose works we have lately had under our notice, wrote chiefly with reference to an established religion in his own country. But the remarks on the subject of endowments may apply with equal force to the Church of England.

In Chapter III., on Church Endowments, page 66, we have, first, a cogent argument in favour of a national system of religion.

Dr. C., then, speaking of the necessity for well contrived and sufficient machinery for spiritual work, defends (page 70) the position, that inefficient labourers are no argument against the use of good machinery.

The operations of the Dissenting minister are frequently considered as bearing a missionary character, "yet, in fact," says our author, page 71, "an Establishment, when rightly viewed, has greatly more in it of the character and power of a missionary operation."......."It works aggressively all over the land." "That was a prodigious aggressive movement which planted its churches, and chalked out of the Gospel to be heard throughout its parishes, and so caused the voice the whole length and breadth of the territory.". ....." It is true, that be some predisposition for Christianity his pulpit is stationary, and there must among those families of his people who are drawn to it by a process of attraction on the Sabbath; but his person is moveable; and, by a process of aggression through the week, he can go forth among all the families of have as little of predisposition for his people, even among those who Christianity as exists in the remotest wilds of Paganism."

it made at the outset; when it first

We could wish that the description at page 72 of a house-going clergythough, of late years, we view with man were more generally exhibited; deep thankfulness the increase of vitality and energy among the clergy of our Establishment.

The explanation at page 76, of what is usually termed "State pay," and its use and value, is striking.

Intelligence.

READING. THE FIFTH OF NOVEMBerat Reading.—There was very little outward demonstration at Reading, beyond the hearty ringing of the church bells, and letting off squibs and rockets in the Forbury; but, in the evening a lecture on Popery, having particular reference to the historical incidents of the day, was delivered at St. Mary's Episcopal Chapel, by the Rev. A. S. Thelwall of London, at which there was a good attendance; and, on the following Sunday evening, a very decided and energetic, as well as lucid discourse was preached in the same chapel, by the Rev. G. J. Tubbs, the Incumbent, from the 5th of Galatians

and the first verse,-"Stand fast, therefore, in the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage." The church, which will hold 1,400 persons, was crowded, and a very large portion of the audience consisted of persons of the male sex, many of them young men.-From a Correspondent.

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SALTZBURGH AND BERLIN.-"THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF CATHOLIC UNIONS" AND THE BERLIN CONFERENCE.-The General Assembly of the Catholic Unions at Saltzburgh appears, when compared to the Evangelical Alliance at Berlin, to be a complete failure. There were more than 100 delegates present, and the great majority of them represented Austrian provinces and cities. Vienna sent 9, Gratz 9, the Tyrol 9, Upper Austria 15, Bavaria 15, Saltzburgh 13, and other Austrian towns 14. German Rome, as Cologne is here called, sent 10 delegates. The only circumstance worthy of notice that took place at Saltzburgh, while the representatives of the Catholic Unions were together, is, that on the morning of the 22nd instant, prayers were offered up that the whole of Germany might be reunited in the Roman Catholic faith. The ultramontane "Volks

freund" of to-day has an article on the Evangelical Alliance, which deserves the notice of the Protestant world. The organ of the Jesuits with great truth says, that the Evangelical Alliance is not at all dangerous to the Roman Catholic Church. "There is no positive tie," says the "Volksfreund," "that unites the different Protestant sects against the Catholic Church, and therefore they will never be able to undertake a general and The regular campaign against it. union of the 80,000,000 Protestants is a magnificent idea which is not likely to be realized. If it is considered how numerous are the Protestant sects, and how hostile they are to each other, it will be seen that the 80,000,000 Protestants are not likely to obtain any advantage over the compact and well disciplined Roman Catholic Church."-From the "Times Cor

respondent at Vienna.-Times, September 29, 1857.

THE

HAMMERSMITH. POPISH PRIEST AND THE PROTESTANT NEW TESTAMENT.-We learn from the Report of the Police Court at Hammersmith, that a woman was charged with "unlawfully disturbing the congregation in the Roman Catholic chapel at Turnham-green, and also with wilfully breaking a window in the chapel. The woman was evidently insane. When the Rev. Dr. John Bohms, who had given her into custody, was going to be sworn, and the New Testament was offered to him for the purpose, "he stated that he had no objection to take the oath upon the book, but at the same time he did not consider

it would be binding, as he did not admit that the book contained the Word of God."-Record, November 16, 1857.

PARIS. UNFROCKED PRIESTS IN PARIS.-There are at this moment on the police books upwards of 600 or 800 unfrocked priests who pick up an honest but precarious livelihood as cabmen and commissionaries in the streets of Paris.-Daily News, quoted by the Record of July 24.