Day, both morning and afternoon; you must remember that God claims that day as his own, and that he has stamped upon it a peculiar mark of sanctity, which you must never dare to violate by following your ordinary amusements, or ordinary occupations on that day, or by any act of levity, dissipation, profaneness and immorality.

"And you must not only attend to the general duties of the Church, but must prepare yourselves as soon as possible, for that most solemn rite of our religion, the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper; that supper which Christ himself did almost with his dying breath command you to receive in remembrance of him. Above

all things, let this consideration sink deep into your hearts, and be for ever present to your thoughts; that this world is not the only one you have to live in but

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that after death you will pass into another, where you will be judged for every thing that you have thought, said, or done in this; and according as you are found innocent or guilty, by your Almighty Judge, you will, through the merits of your Redeemer, be rewarded with everlasting happiness, or, on the contrary, be doomed to never-ceasing misery.

Eternity, in short, with all its awful train of consequences, is now before you, and whether it shall be a happy or a miserable one, will in a great degree depend on the course you now take at your first setting out in the world; for the habits you now form will determine your future character and conduct: the steps you now take will probably decide your doom for ever. Be resolved then at once, and remember your Creator in

the

the days of your youth. If you do, you may depend upon it, that your Creator will not forget you all the days of your life. He will look down upon you with an eye of uncommon favour and approbation. He will bless and prosper you in all your honest designs and undertakings; will conduct you through the dangers, the difficulties, the distresses of this mortal scene, to a state of endless felicity hereafter; and in the meanwhile, like your blessed Master in the same period of life, you will be growing in wisdom, and in stature, and in favour both with God and man.

"You may now depart to your respective homes, and may the blessing of God for ever rest upon you!"

The Charge, which he delivered on this last visitation, was inferior in spirit, energy and usefulness, to none of the

former.

former. It embraced a variety of the most important topics; and, in particular, the necessity of redoubled zeal, on the part of the clergy, not only to counteract the pernicious tendency of that multitude of foreign infidel publications, which, during the short interval of peace, had found their way into this country; but also to check in the most effectual way, the growth of fanaticism, and of separation from the Church. The way which he recommended to them, as best according with the true spirit and genius of Christianity, was-not violence and animosity, not bitterness and persecution-but a faithful, fervent, conscientious discharge of every part of their ministerial duty; and it is assuredly the only way by which we can ever hope to prevail against that sectarian zeal, which strengthens with our weakness,

and

and triumphs by our inactivity. I hesitate not to quote the following passage, because it speaks the language of wisdom, and cannot be too widely diffused through every part of the kingdom. "It is," says the Bishop, "a fact, which admits of little doubt, that when the itinerant

preacher, goes forth upon his mission,

he commonly looks out for those parishes, where either the shepherd has entirely deserted his flock, and is employing or amusing himself elsewhere, or where he unfortunately pays so little attention to it, is so indolent, so lukewarm, so indifferent to its welfare, as to make it an easy prey to every bold invader. There that invader finds an easy access and a welcome reception, and soon collects together a large number of proselytes. But, in general, he very prudently keeps aloof from those parishes, where he sees a resident