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broken, and an impressive manner, whom we were afterwards 

 told was Canon Slade, a somewhat distinguished divine. It 

 was one of the best, plain, practical, Christ-like discourses I 

 ever heard from a pulpit. It was delivered with emphasis 

 and animation, in a natural, sometimes almost conversational 

 tone, directly to individuals, high and low, then and there pre 

 sent, and of course was listened to with respectful attention. 

 The main drift of it was to enforce the idea, that a knowledge 

 of the truth of God was never to be arrived at by mere learn 

 ing and dry study ; that these were sometimes rather encum 

 brances ; that love was of more value than learning. He had 

 been describing the Pharisees of old, and concluded by say 

 ing, that the Pharisees, satisfied with their own notions, and 

 scorning new light, were not scarce in our day. &quot;There are 

 some of them in our Church of England : would that there were 

 fewer; that there were less parade and more reality of heav 

 enly knowledge.&quot; He made but little use of his notes, and 

 pronounced an extemporaneous prayer at the conclusion with 

 extreme solemnity. 



I remained in company with a large proportion of the 

 women present, and half a dozen men, at the communion ser 

 vice. The Church of England service, which has always 

 seemed to me more effective than most others to the practical 

 end of the ceremony, never was so solemn, impressive, and 

 affecting. It was administered by the bishop, unassisted, 

 with great feeling and simplicity. There was not the least 

 unnecessary parade or affectation of sanctity; but a low, 

 earnest voice, and a quiet, unprofessional manner that be 

 tokened a sense of the common brotherhood of us all united 

 by God in Christ. The singing was &quot; congregational,&quot; the 

 choristers having left, and without assistance from the organ. 

 A considerable proportion of the congregation were ser 

 vants in livery ; and besides these and the soldiers and clergy, 



