. The Church of England pulpit, and ecclesiastical review. allows us, is atriumph over hearts, and this can- only be won bythe prayer of meekness and of love. Let usleave disputations to others, and take refuge inprayers. At present the wisest of us have but aside view of God; a few short years, and weshall see Him face to face. And if this church,and our own homes, and above all our own heartsbecome houses of prayer, then very soon we shall,I am sure, have no dearer name for our GreatFriend above than this, the Prayer-hearing God. The Church of England Puipit and Ecclesiastical Review\ NOTICE
. The Church of England pulpit, and ecclesiastical review. allows us, is atriumph over hearts, and this can- only be won bythe prayer of meekness and of love. Let usleave disputations to others, and take refuge inprayers. At present the wisest of us have but aside view of God; a few short years, and weshall see Him face to face. And if this church,and our own homes, and above all our own heartsbecome houses of prayer, then very soon we shall,I am sure, have no dearer name for our GreatFriend above than this, the Prayer-hearing God. The Church of England Puipit and Ecclesiastical Review\ NOTICES. All communications respecting the Literary portion of the paper should be addressed to the communications of every kind should be addressed to Mr., S. Gibbon, at the Church ok England Pulpit Office, 160, FleetStreet, London, , to whom cheques and Post-office orders forsubscriptions (in advance), three months, 2s. qd., six months, twelve months, 10s. iod., are to be made Cases for binding Vol. XVII. are now For Health and Immortality. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1884. REFORM OF CONVOCATION. WE are glad to see that there is at last amovement on foot for the reform of thisaugust assembly, both in the Northern andSouthern Province. In the Northern Province ithas been stated that there has been for some timepast strained relations and friction between thePresident and certaim members of the LowerHouse, the result being that the President hasannounced that i,n future the two houses shall sitseparately. How far this arrangement will work wellremains to be seen. Certain it is that the UpperHouse will be very small, consisting of some nineprelates, some of them men who have made theirmark in the Church by their ability • and it ispossible that a tenth may be added at no distantdate, when the Bishopric of Wakefield shall havebecome an accomplished fact. The absenceof the bishops may tend to a fuller and freerdebate among the members of the Lo
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