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Rh and the thunder of the organ are heard no more. The congregation disperses; the gates are closed, and St. Paul's is again silent.

But may the lessons which we have received this week never be forgotten.

Let those of us who belong to the Church of England bear in mind that we belong not to a mere insular establishment, but to a Catholic Church, which, whether established or unestablished, possesses equal claims on our allegiance and on our filial duty. Let us endeavour, each in his sphere, to increase the efficiency of our Mother Church, and to avail ourselves of our numerous advantages, remembering that to whom much is given, of them much will be required. Away with the cowardly and temporizing policy by which we have been too much governed, in England, in America, and in the Colonies. Away with all dependence on any arm of flesh, whether that arm be attached to a sovereign, to a legislature, or to a democratic multitude. Let us earnestly ask for unity among ourselves, avoiding all occasions of offence, and seeking all opportunities of removing difficulties and scandal. We have seen that Bishops can be assembled from Europe, Asia, Africa, and America: we have witnessed the fact of such an assembly. May we not also hope to see, ultimately, a synod of the entire Anglican Church, which, in dependence on the Holy Spirit, shall set itself in earnest to the great work of adapting the Church to the exigencies of its situation, and of promoting its efficiency and extension?

Let the Papist learn from our recent gathering that the Church to which we belong is not, as he falsely alleges, a mere function of the State. Was it the