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 of God, a vicarious atonement, the resurrection of the material body, and justification by faith alone—however these may occasionally crop out. It is rather the Divinity of Christ; Christ in the life; the beauty and loveliness of his character; the riches of his grace; the power of his love; the sinner's need of looking to Him, believing in Him, trusting in Him, and obeying Him; the importance of prayer and the study of the Scriptures; and the indispensable necessity of keeping the commandments. Of course, more or less error mingles with this teaching—which may be said of the teaching of all fallible mortals. But it is so obviously Christian in its main features—the larger portion is so pervaded by the spirit and principles of the New Christianity, that the next generation of professed New Churchmen will, I am confident, look back with astonishment on the present attitude of the General Convention toward all the other Christian churches; and will be still more astonished that the fervent appeal of last year's Memorial elicited from that body no sympathetic response, and that not a solitary voice was lifted in Convention in advocacy of its one special request. B. F. BARRETT.