"Requesting that you will submit this communication to the parties concerned, previously to the Manuscript being printed and circulated,

"I remain, dear Sir,

"Your's respectfully,

"SAMUEL WARREN

"To the Rev. D. Walton, one of the Secretaries of the October Meeting."

"To the above letter I received the following reply: "Dear Doctor,

"Your letter has been laid before the London members of the Committee who met to decide on the printing of the report. They wish, me to say in reply;-1st. That it appears to them proper that the Resolutions contained in the appended half sheet, should not, for the present, be printed. 2nd. That it does not appear to them that any artifice was used in making this distinction; but that the reasons which led to it are very obvious, 3rd. That they think, to the other Resolutions you cannot hesitate to give your assent, as they appear to be such as we were unanimous in appoving. If, however, you think that you cannot affix your name to them, and wish it to be withheld, the Committee will, though unwillingly, leave it out of the printed copy.

"The expedient suggested by the third Resolution in your letter of the 12th inst., in order to report the unanimity of the October Committee, appears to me more objectionable, than even that on which I have already animadverted. It does not appear to me that the Committee appointed by the Conference, has authority to omit the name of one of its constituted members to effect unanimity; and least of all, against the consent of that individual, which he certainly cannot give.

"That the "Proposals not now to be printeâ," were as truly part of the deliberations of the Committee, as those which are intended to be printed, no one present at the Meeting can deny; and had they been earlier brought into view, they would have materially influenced my judgment on those points in which I concurred. How then, consistently "with simplicity and godly sincerity," can it be deliberately stated to the Connexion, that "the Committee were quite unanimous in their conclusions!

"I remain, dear Sir,
"Your's respectfully,

"SAMUEL WARREN."

"To the Rev. D. Walton." "What was my amazement, and what must be the amazement of every one who hears the statement, that, notwithstanding my recognised dissent at the time from some of the Resolutions put to the vote in the October Committee, and all the circumstances of my written protest against a public profession of unanimity, the Committee deliberately and resolutely did persist in printing and circulating throughout our Connexion, "That

The expression instanced towards the close, refers to an incident detailed at page 7: from which we learn, that the reverend J. Bunting, (who seems to be the primemover in the business,)—evidently galled by Dr. Warren's calm and powerful opposition-harassed by his vigilant acutenesssuddenly addressed him "amidst the surprised silence of the Committee,"-in such violent and insulting language, as we do not choose to transcribe. It is obvious that Mr. Bunting has smarted severely under the fire of his eloquent adversary's sarcasm, for, at page 31 we find the following amusing incident related :

"One circumstance, in connection with the Speech just given at large, equally characteristic of the individual who announced the Majority, may be mentioned as a mere matter of curiosity. After the conclusion of the above Speech, Mr. Bunting rose, and having uttered a few sentences with unusual emotion, he ended with these remarkable words," at the highest pitch of his voice, and with a violence of gesticulation which gave serious alarm to his friends for his personal safety: -"After what has been said," (alluding chiefly to these words in the Speech,-' the coalition of a few, or the ascendancy of an indivi dual') Nothing shall ever induce me to take any lead in the Institution, short of the threat of expulsion from this Body! The correct interpretation of this extraordinary saying will be found in the Minutes of this year's Conference, where the reader will see appended to the London Station the following official announcement; "Jabez Bunting is appointed the President of the Wesleyan Theological Institution." It will of course be inquired, whether this appointment was accepted under the fearful alternative of expulsion from the Body?-Not one such unkind word was employed by the Conference, in urging Mr. Bunting to accept of the Presidency of the Institution; nor, upon the reading of this appointment, was Mr. Bunting heard to utter one pathetic word, of remonstrance, or disapprobation !+"

On the important question, as to the necessity and expediency of this "Institution," Dr. Warren's 'Speech' is decisive. We seldom recollect reading a more dignified, temperate, and convincing statement -and do not wonder at the very great effect it produced in Conference, especially

* Proposals, &c. p. 4.

To extricate Mr. Bunting from the curious dilemma into which his rashness had betrayed him, the following expedient was suggested, and even so far acted upon, as that a considerable number of the first impression of the Stations was actually printed off, with the result of the wise deliberation of his Friends-instead of President, he was therefore thus announced, "Jabez Bunting, A. M., is appointed the Visitor of the Wesleyan Institution."-Upon farther consideration, however, and especially upon Mr. Bunting's express declaration, that he would not accept of office unless power was connected with it," the change was made from the designation of Visitor to that of President! as it now stands; and all the copies of the first impression of the Stations,with the exception of only a few which unfortunately got into circulation-were cancelled.

when' aided, as we are informed, by the impressive delivery of the speaker. There can be no doubt that this 'Institution,' as it is calculated to effect a radical change in the character and qualifications of the Methodist ministers, will occasion high dissatisfaction among the people, who have been utterly disregarded in a matter peculiarly their own.

"With whom did this question of the Institution originate? Did it originate with the People-the party of all others the most deeply concerned? Had any official, or general expression, complaining of the insufficiency and inefficacy of our Ministry, emanated from them?-Nothing of the kind!"-p. 18.

The probable effects of this measure are sketched with the hand of a master, in the conclusion of Dr. Warren's speech:

"Does not every one see, that we have only to suppose the President of the Institution to be possessed of Episcopal propensities, and it follows, as a matter of course, that the Institution will soon become, neither more nor less, neither better nor

REVIEW. A Pictorial Geographical, Chronological, and Historical Chart; being a Delineation of the Rise and Progress of the Evangelical or Christian Dispensation, from the commencement of the Gospel Narrative to the Ascension of our Lord. Arranged by permission, according to the Harmonia Evangelica of the Rev. G. Greswell, B. D. By Mr. R. Mimpress, and accompanied by a Key, Wertheim, 57 Aldersgate Street. London. 1834. THIS is one of the most beautiful and useful productions, with which modern ingenuity has graced our literature. It has long been the approved custom of the most efficient teachers of geography, history, and other branches of learning, to make use of charts and tables in the instruction of their pupils, and certainly, there is no method so well calculated to seize the attention and to

nant Episcopal Faction. From hence the Connexion must prepare itself to receive a Liturgical Service, a splendid Ritual, an illegitimate Episcopal Ordination, a cassacked race of Ecclesiastics, and whatever else may render this new, this improved edition of Methodism, imposing and magnificent in the eyes of the world! But what, in the mean time, will become of our original characteristic simplicity and piety? In vain will you endeavonr to supply their place by your showy Chapels, and your pealing Organs?—And where will be the liberty of the great body of the Preachers? Was it not in foresight of such perils as these which now threaten us, that our venerable Father and Founder, so earnestly cautioned some of the Preachers of his day, against assuming a superiority over the rest, and employing their influence with partiality?"-p. 23.

"In voting, therefore, for the adoption, or the rejection of the Recommendations of the Committee, you are called to decide upon this solemn alternative : Whether the chief glory of Methodism shall continue to increase yet" more and more unto the perfect day;" or whether you will have to date its decline from the present hour, by the adoption of a carnal and worldly policy! Whether you will continue to pusue the same path, rendered illustrious by the labours, the sufferings, and the successes of our Fathers and Brethren, who have triumphantly passed the Jordan, and entered their heavenly rest; or whether you will incur the fearful risk of losing your way in the wilderness!-Whether, in a word, you will barter the pure and solid gold of the Sanctuary, for the base alloy, and showy tinsel of external decorations."-p. 29 We learn, also, (p. 15,) the interesting and very important fact of John Wesley's hatred of any such institution as the one proposed-thus contradicting the representations of those who are now founding it.

We recommend this pamphlet to the earnest attention of our readers, not for the chaste beauty and force of its language and argument, only,-but because, if the newspapers* speak accurately, it is likely to be attended with very serious consequences to the Wesleyan body.

The Christian Advocate, Manchester Chronicle, &c,

senses instead of one, presents a conspectus for the eye as well as a compendium for the mind. Nor surely will it be insinuated, that the history, which Mr. Mimpress has so ably depictured.

"chartis

Doctis, Juppiter, et laboriosis."-Catul I. is, either in interest or in importance, inferior to others, which have received similar elaboration. That event, with the series which followed it, the great epoch of the world's existence, with which the course of the past and the wheels of the future, which is both present and past ere we have syllabled the word, are equally concentric ; that event, which has become throughout the civilized world, the goal of the ancient and the starting-point of all modern chronology, and whose ever-revolving but neverexhausted consequences have changed the condition, and will ultimately stamp the destiny of every human being, cannot fail of commanding the enchained attention of every rational mind. To the intelligent Christian the retrospective and prospective contemplations, associated with it, furnish the materials of his intensest adoration and of his most elevated joy; to him it is no mere history, no mere chronology, no mere geography; but involves something, which, passing through the outworks of his understanding and his judgment, descends into the very depths and ground of his spiritual being; while, at the same time, it is no matter of indifference to him, to give to every circumstance connected with the life and ministry of his Saviour, the "local habitation and name which belong to it and which are so important in the elucidation of particular statements and allusions in the

writings of the evangelists. Although the historical records of our Lord's earthly sojourn is to him no mere journal of picturesque rambles through Judea, enlivened by the telling of beautiful parables, he is far from disregardful of the time and place of the occurrences of which he reads: he dives with studious and minute accuracy into every circumstance or fact, which can tend to throw the least light on the subject of the sacred narrative, and with a religious, though not a superstitions, zeal notes every particular of locality or time. Nay in some instances much of the force of a passage will depend upon the observance of these collateral illustrations; one example will suffice: how is the unbelief of the people of Capernaum (mentioned in the 6th chapter of St John's Gospel) aggravated when we see that it was in the very same place our Lord had chiefly resided since the commencement of his public ministry, and had wrought so many miracles, and, above all, had delivered that memorable discourse in the eleventh chapter of St Matthew's Gospel, and that solemn denunication of the city's impenitence, "And thou Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven," &c.

The chart may be briefly described as a pictorial Monotessaron; it is on a large scale a complete map of the country, in which the events recorded occurred, with a small and distant plate of every important transaction, having the reference to the respective gospels clearly printed underneath; the progress from place to place is shewn by a coloured line, with the words and reference printed upon it. Every separate scene is numbered, and there is a list of numbers in the margin (corresponding to the numbers of the pictures,) to which are appended the words describing the event. In one corner is a map, of Jerusalem and the places adjacent, on an enlarged scale; the pictures of the events at Jerusalem are placed separately, as well ⚫ as those at the Crucifixion, and those after the Resurrection-each set in a different colour. In another corner is a list of the places mentioned in the evangelists with the authorities for their geographical position, and near the foot of the chart there is a short summary of all the gospels, very neatly and distinctly printed.* In fact, Mr. Mimpress' chart is, we think, in every respect perfect, and well worthy of the distinguished patronage it has received from many dignitaries of the Church and other eminent divines; and we cannot doubt that

There is a small volume, called A Key to Mimpress' Pictorial Chart, which renders the whole plan of its multifarious arrangement at once easy and intelligible.

he will be still farther rewarded for his Christian labour and ingenuity or, that intelligent christians, especially instructors, will avail themselves of the aid which he has afforded them.

For the exercise of pupils and for the self-improvement of private students there is a series of skeleton charts to be filled up by the respective subjects, as they occur in the Pictorial Chart, or according to the harmony of the four evangelists by the same author, which we shall take an early opportunity of noticing, as soon as we have examined into its merits. There are three degrees of ornament in which these blank charts may be had- -on common paper, or on superfine writing paper, or on paper tinted according to the colours in the chart. It will be found very useful to exercise pupils frequently in giving a compendious and harmonised view of parts of the gospel narrative, and when they have attained a facility and familiarity in the practice, it will be gratifying and instructive to write out the result in the columns of the skeleton charts, at the same time affixing the names to the places, which are marked (by a little circle)on the corresponding maps.

We cannot lay down our pen without

once

more admiring the ingenuity displayed, as well in the execution, as in the design, of this elegant literary curiosity.

REVIEW.-An English and Hebrew Lexicon; to which is added, a Selection of Proper Names occurring in Scripture and in the Rabbinical Writings. By Michael Josephs. London. Wertheim, 57, Aldersgate-street. 1834. GERMANY, which may not inappropriately be termed the classic land of education, has at last, by the industry of its massive learning, succeeded in drawing the fixed attention of our country to the sacred but long neglected studies of Hebrew philology. The valued labours of Dr. Wilhelm Gesenius and Dr. George Benedict Winer, with many writers of subordinate importance, have awakened a spirit of criticism in both England and America, which will not be suffered to die. The study of Hebrew, at which so many an empty head was wont to be shaken in affected ridicule, and which, even by the learned, used to be so frequently disregarded, or regarded, if at all, only as an unattractive and repulsive pursuit, useful to none but the theologian and the linguist by profession, has now received an impetus which cannot fail, if, indeed, it has not already begun to conduct to important results; and it is not, we believe, too much

to expect that, before many generations shall have elapsed, it will occupy as prominent a part among the subjects of general education, or at least of general learning, as has for more than three centuries been assigned to the most sacred of its progeny, the all-expressive Greek. Nor, now that we have alluded, though incidentally, to this latter tongue, can we forbear staying to remark on the admirable consistence of the two languages with the character of their respective people, and on the beautiful adaptation of each to the peculiar province allotted to it in the revelations of the Divine will the latter redundantly comprehensive, the former rigidly exact; the Greek indefinitely capable at once of compression and of dilation, the Hebrew confined in its inflexions and parsimonious in its synonymes; the one ductile and endlessly convertible, the other inflexible and prominently harsh; Hebrew the language of penurious infancy, Greek the language of luxuriant manhood; the one ever equable in its tenour, whether attuned to the high and stately melodies of David and Isaiah, or recording, through the pen of Moses, the wonders of the world's creation, the other ever varying, ever fluctuating, now earnest and intense, now soothing and lightsome, at one time in harmony with the far-echoing ocean; at another time flowing with the softly sounding Dirce; the latter containing within its capacious range all the treasures of history and eloquence, poetry and philosophy, the former not proud of its achievements, limited in its powers; the Hebrew fitted for partial and introductive truth, the Greek adapted for the conveyance of unlimited and universal truth.

Such and so different in character are the two languages in which the will of the Deity has been revealed to man; and surely it must be the duty of every Christian gentleman to become acquainted with these languages, in which the records of his religion are composed: nor, so far from their study being considered as an irksome or unrefined pursuit, can it reasonably fail of being regarded as a high and valuable privilege to have the inspired archives of the elder dispensation within such commodious and easy reach, as the labours of recent philologists have placed them. But what and how great soever the opportunities of acquiring may be, real and sound acquirements can be made only by the individual perseverance of the student: and the most effectual exercise of this perseverance deserves to be considered. The student may have fully mastered the rudiments and 2D. SERIES, NO. 47.-VOL. IV.

groundwork of the language, and may be competent to read, nay, he may have read over and over the whole Hebrew Bible, and yet not possess that familiarity with its idioms and its modifications, that at-homeness with its genius and phraseologies, which is necessary in order to the complete appropriation of its contents as elements of power for future acquisitions. Nor can this intimate acquaintance with any language be secured by any plan of tuition or any method of study, but actual composition; and we would say without hesitation, as a maxim to be universally applied, let him who wishes to read easily, write much. Now this brings us to the subject of the work, whose title stands at the head of the present article. It is manifest, if the principles we have stated be correct, and we appeal to all who have the slightest acquaintance with the subject whether they be not correct, than an English-and-Hebrew Lexicon is at least as essential to the student as a Hebrew-and-English Lexicon. We believe we are right in stating, that Mr. Josephs' Lexicon is unique in kind; we know of no Lexicon but his, exclusively English-and-Hebrew: there are some Hebrew Lexicons with English vocabularies annexed, calculated, however, rather to shew the need of a fuller Lexicon, than to satisfy the requirements of the students.

A small and cheap volume, entitled "Helps to Hebrew, with Exercises," by the Rev. T. Boys, has been published by Mr. Wertheim: we could have wished that the author had not distracted the attention of the beginner by the study of the accents; they surely cannot be considered important enough to be obtruded on him in the very threshold of his career. With this excep

tion, (which can be no impediment if they are passed over,) the book forms a very admirable companion to Mr. Josephs' Lexicon.

Mr. Josephs has added an alphabetical list of Proper names, drawn from the best authorities. We are persuaded, that his well-directed labours will not be in vain: for surely no one who has read the observations of the learned and acute Mr. Conybeare, (in his lectures on Christianity delivered at Bristol College,) and who has the slightest opportunity, will long defer the study of the Hebrew language. It is by such aids as are presented by this dictionary, that advances to the perfection of biblical knowledge can be effected, and that increasing numbers will be enabled to search the Scriptures diligently in their original language.

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