Arrival of the Honourable Philip Stapylton. Various pursuits of the Swanbourne party.-Lord Temple's ramble.-Emily in imminent danger of her life.-Lord Temple's exertion.-The poor Wanderer. -The Stag-hounds, Soldier and Ranger.-Emily's re- Visit of Sir John and his family to Penscellwood. -The old and new Gardeners.-The Catholic garden. -Catholic plan, and Catholic flowers-especially the flower of St. Agnes.-Doctor Craine's Report.-The affecting character of the Church of Rome.-Embraces all Nature.-Dress of her priests.-Romanist descrip- tion of the ancient cathedral - Emblems-Supersti- PAGE 125 PAGE His bashfulness overcome by sense of duty.-Respect paid to him.-Obtains remand of the prisoner.-Trial and acquittal.-Enthusiasm of the people for Sir John. -Doctor Hookwell-his kindness to the poor woman. -Third letter on Christian Union. Objections to Union. Each party confess they are in the wrong.What occasion for review of opinions?-Want of courtesy in Christendom.-Fate of reconcilers, or moderate men.-Class interests.-Blessings of unity enforced in Scripture. . . 168 CHAPTER XII. Account of the origin of Reginald's Conversion.His ill health-Retirement to the sea-side-Difference in manner of life-Deep regret on leaving homeFamily affection strong - His late parishioners. — Agreeable circumstances, the Church, the town, the hills and glens, Brother-clergymen.-His Evangelical principles - Deep reading and reflection - Maintains the healthy position of his Church,-Books studied at this time-List of. . 186 CHAPTER XIII. Reginald's decided Conversion. Acquisition of knowledge the main cause. His arguments, the Canon of Scripture, and Episcopacy. Providential conversation with two Wesleyan preachers.—Their different dispositions.-Reads Mr. Powell's work on the Apostolical Succession, and is convinced of its wrongness in argument and Christian spirit. An Episcopal Catechism. - Misapprehension of his sentiments.-Interview with the Rector-His dread of what he designated Puseyism.'-Reginald's earnest longing for aid and counsel from his old and cherished friends. PAGE 201 CHAPTER XIV. Reginald's Conversion continued.-Writes to his friends, and receives a valuable letter from Alfred Churton. Sympathy for his position, as a stranger in a strange land.-Sound advice.-Prayers of the departed. Sir Henry Wotton.—Bishop Ken, Ridley, and Alexander Knox.-St. Augustine, and St. Cyril.— The late Hugh Stowell's last letter to his children.Opinion of Bishop Heber on the prayers of the departed. Another interview with the Rector. His strange conduct. The people's petition stopped.— Lord Temple's remarks.-Reginald strengthened. CHAPTER XV. Arrival of Doctor Hookwell. . 222 · Important occurrences since his last visit.-Gratitude of the poor.Wordsworth's lines proved to be true.. Be ye kind one to another. Strangeness of this precept, its humiliation. Absence of love among Christians.-Sir John's method of estimating human character. — Triumph of infidel refuted.—Sir John's opinion of the exercise of mercy.-Narrow ideas of duty.-How the sense of duty may be tortured. - Doctor Hookwell's address on kindness-even to the wicked.-Sir John's recollections of Sir Samuel Romilly, and Sir James Macintosh. — Leighton, Hooker, alluded to.Cantiques Spirituels . CHAPTER XVI. Arrival of Mr. Holmes.-His narrow views on Alms 241 PAGE giving. Doctor Hookwell's further authorities.-Positive counsel of Jeremy Taylor. - Doctor Johnson and Legh Richmond. - Archbishop Bramhall. Bishop Burnet on Catholic Church.-Archbishop Tillotson.The doctrine of Assurance briefly refuted.-Examples of fanaticism-its cruelty and murder. - Lent discipline.-Divine Service.-Penance. - Inconsistency of Dissent.-Tillotson on Ancient Discipline. . CHAPTER XVII. Doctor Hookwell resumes.-Bishop Wilson. - His ordering all things by the Primitive Church. The opinions thereon of the late Hugh Stowell. - State of the Isle of Man. Good speech of the Rev. Hugh Stowell of Manchester.-The Church cannot be overthrown.-Faults of the present age in religion.-Dissenters considered as the light troops of the Church. -Grand exposition by Sir John of the true state of things, from Wellington and Waterloo.-A Dissenter's pamphlet. Stapylton's manly declaration. Bishop Horsley's discrimination. — Dissent in aid of Popery. -Difference of Wesleyan Methodists.-Is there such a thing as Wesleyan Methodism ? - John Wesley's opinions and attachment to the Church.-Holds the Apostolical Succession. His singularity in making bishops. What is Schism ?-Doctor Hookwell's good opinion of Wesleyans-The manner of his addressing them. The President of Conference (Jackson).— Sentiments of Alfred Churton on Methodism. — Lord John Russel's opinion of Conference, and Methodists. -Doctor Hookwell regards it not.-Sir John's important question on the subject.-Activity and zeal of the Church.-Wesley in the present day. An ignorant Wesleyan's remark on the Liturgy. 262 285 CHAPTER XVIII. Emily's Wedding.- A grateful peasantry.-Reason of Sir John for believing the Church of England to be Catholic. - His opinions on Tithe.- Nobody pays it out of his own pocket. Tenants and landlords.Tithe injures not the consumer. Conduces to the farmer's interest. Opinion of the Whigs upon it.Why Doctor Hookwell loves the Church.-Its liberality in discipline and doctrine-Instances of.-Its matchless Liturgy-Charity and stability of.-Bishop Hobart. -Bishop Wilson (Calcutta). — Doctor Townson. Bishop Jebb. Rev. Charles Bridges.—Author of the 'Cathedral.'-Reginald and Lord Temple.-Predisposition of the latter to Church views described by Wordsworth.-Rev. A. Holmes. CHAPTER XIX. PAGE 323 Destiny and destination of large families. - Certainty of death. — The good family of Swanbourne, and Doctor Hookwell.-Profligate character of an eldest son, supposed.-Leaving the family mansion.-Return of Colonel Armitage.-Ultimate acceptance of the Hon. Philip Stapylton by Cecile. - Restoration of Alfred Churton. - The Church.-Wordsworth on her Baptismal Service-Her moderation, from Bramhall.-— Her liberality-Her love. - St. Chrysostom and Alexander Knox. The kind of character in a clergyman necessary for ministerial success and absolute need of Church extension. - Doctor Hookwell contrasted with a Chartist orator.-Results.-The Oxford Tracts. - Charity in judging those who approve or disapprove of them and the Christian course thereon. - Dutch proverb in conclusion, and extractfrom the Cathedral.' 341 |