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mission to the bar ho had acquired some dis- 

 tinction as a poet by his graceful contributions 

 to the periodical literature of the time. In 

 1819 these were collected into a volume under 

 the title of "Dramatic Scenes and other 

 Poems," the purpose of which was declared by 

 the author to be to try the effect of a more 

 natural style than that which had for a long 

 time prevailed in dramatic literature. This 

 volume was very favorably received, Charles 

 Lamb, Hazlitt, and other critics, speaking of it 

 in terms of high praise. In 1820 he pub- 

 lished two other volumes, " A Sicilian Story, 

 with Diego de Mantilla, and other Poems," 

 and " Marcian Colonna, an Italian Tale, with 

 Three Dramatic Sketches, and other Poems," 

 both of which were commended in the Edin- 

 burgh Review and Bladcwoo&s Magazine, 

 which, however, treated some of his subsequent 

 works with great severity. These, like all his 

 works, were written under the pen-name of 

 " Barry Cornwall." They were characterized, 

 like most of his poems, by a fine fancy, a beau- 

 tiful diction, and an intense sympathy and 

 purity of heart. His other works were : 

 "Mirandola, a Tragedy" (1821); " Poetical 

 Works," 3 vols., 12mo (1822) ; " The Flood of 

 Thessaly, the Girl of Provence, and other 

 Poems" (1823); "Effigies Poeticee ; or, the 

 Portraits of British Poets, illustrated by Notes, 

 Biographical, Critical, and Poetical " (1824) ; ' 

 "English Songs and other Small Poems" 

 (1831) enlarged editions of this were pub- 

 lished in 1832, 1844, and 1851 ; "Life of Ed- 

 mund Kean,"-2 vols. (1835); "Essays and 

 Tales in Prose," 2 vols. (1851); "Charles 

 Lamb : a Memoir " (1866). Mr. Procter also 

 edited, with memoirs of his life and writings, 

 an edition of the works of Ben Jonson, pub- 

 lished in 1838 ; a " Memoir and Essay on the 

 Genius of Shakspeare," prefixed to an edition 

 of the complete works of that poet. He was 

 credited, also, with the authorship of the 

 Trade Songs published in All the Year Round 

 in 1859, and many miscellaneous contributions 

 to annuals, etc. He will be longest remem- 

 bered for his graceful lyric poems, which entitle 

 him to a high place among English poets of 

 the second rank. His daughter, Adelaide 

 Anne Procter, who died in 1864, was a very 

 fine lyric poet. 



PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH. 

 The first Church Congress of members of the 

 Protestant Episcopal Church in the United 

 States was held in the city of New York, Oc- 

 tober 6th, 7th, and 8th. It was called several 

 weeks previously, upon the recommendation of 

 a committee, the members of which, to use 

 . substantially their own language, represented 

 very diverse styles of thought " within the lim- 

 its of a true and admitted Church comprehen- 

 siveness." The plan of the Congress was mod- 

 eled after that of the English Church Congress, 

 and its object was to furnish the opportunity 

 for a more full and free discussion of the ques- 

 tions pertaining to the life and workings of 



the Church than could be given in its regu- 

 larly constituted conventions. The bishop of 

 the diocese in which the Congress was held 

 (Bishop Potter, of New York) was invited to 

 preside, but he declined. The Rev. Alexander 

 H. Vinton, D. D., was then chosen to preside. 

 Dr. Vinton also made the opening address at 

 the meeting of the Congress. The first topic 

 for discussion was " The Limits of Legislation 

 as to Doctrine and Ritual." Papers were read 

 upon it by the Rev. John Cotton Smith, D. D., 

 the Rev. Hugh Miller Thompson, D. D., and 

 the Rev. C. W. Andrews, D. D., and brief ad- 

 dresses were made upon it by the Rev. B. S. 

 Huntington, the Rev. E. A. Washburn, D. D., 

 and Bishop Whipple, of Minnesota. The second 

 topic was " Clerical Education." Papers were 

 read upon it by the Rev. Edwin Harwood, 

 D. D., and the Rev. Samuel Buel, D. D. ; and 

 it was discussed in addresses by Bishop Clark, 

 of Rhode Island, the Rev. George H. Norton, 

 D. D., the Rev. Dr. Richards, the Rev. P. B. 

 Morgan, the Rev. Hugh Miller Thompson, D. D., 

 and Bishop Whipple, of Minnesota. Previous- 

 ly to the discussion of the third topic, a paper 

 was read by the Rev. W. D. Wilson, D. D., on 

 " The Mutual Christian Obligations of Capital 

 and Labor." The third stated topic for con- 

 sideration was " The Relation of our Church 

 to other Christian Bodies." Papers were read 

 upon this subject by the Rev. E. A. Washburn, 

 D. D., and the Rev. E. 0. Porter, of Wiscon- 

 sin ; and it was discussed in addresses by the 

 Rev. C. G. Currie, the Rev. Samuel Osgood, 

 D. D., LL. D., and Bishop Whipple. Greet- 

 ings were exchanged by telegraph with the 

 English Church Congress, which was in ses- 

 sion at the same time at Brighton. 



The Committee on the State of the Church 

 reported to the General Convention that ten 

 bishops had died during the preceding three 

 years, as follows : The Rt. Revs. Charles Pet- 

 tit Mcllvaine, Ohio, March 12, 1873 ; Manton 

 Eastburn, Massachusetts, September 11, 1872 ; 

 George Upfold, Indiana, August 26, 1872 ; 

 Henry John Whitehouse, Illinois ; John Payne 

 (retired), Africa, October 23, 1874; Thomas 



F. Davis, South Carolina, December 2, 1871 ; 

 Henry W. Lee, Iowa, September 6, 1874 ; 

 George M. Randall, Colorado, September 23, 

 1873 ; William E. Armitage, Wisconsin; John 



G. Auer, Cape Palmas, Africa. 



The same committee reported that, during 

 the same period, SQven additions had been 

 made to the line of bishops, as follows : The 

 Rt. Revs. Mark Anthony De Wolfe Howe, D. D., 

 Central Pennsylvania, 1871 ; William Hobart 

 Hare, D. D., Niobrara, 1873 ; John Gottlieb 

 Auer, D. D., Africa. 1873 ; Benjamin H. Pad- 

 dock, D. D., Massachusetts, 1873 ; Theodore 

 B. Lyman, D. D., Assistant, South Carolina, 

 1873 ; John F. Spaulding, D. D., Colorado, 

 1874 ; Edward R. Welles, D. D., Wisconsin, 

 1874. 



The statistics of this Church were, according 

 to the Church Almanac for 1875, as follows : 



