The Right Rev. WILLIAM VAN MILDERT, LORD BISHOP OF LLANDAFF, to the Bishoprick of Durham. The Rev. C. R. Sumner, D. D. Prebend of Canterbury, and Chaplain to the King, to the Bishopric of Llandaff, and the Deanery of St. Paul's. Armstrong, M. to the Rectory of Shaw cum Donnington. Patron, Rev. Dr. Penrose. Barnard, Henry Watson, M. A. to the Vicarage of Compton Basset. Beckwith, E. G. Ambrose, M. A. to a Minor Canonry in the Cathedral of St. Paul. Blackburne, Francis, to the Rectory of Weston super Mare. Bland, Miles, B. D. F. R. S. to a Prebendal Stall in the Cathedral of Wells. Patron, the Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells. Browne, T. A. to the Vicarage of Bilton, near York. Patron, the Prebend of Bilton. Clerke, Francis, M. A. to the Rectory of Eydon, Northamptonshire. Patron, The Cocks, the Hon. James Somers, M.A. Pre- tory of Fishtoft, Lincolnshire. Patron, Cook, Bell, to the Perpetual Curacy of St. Paul and St. James annexed, Norwich. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter. Dashwood, A. to the Rectory of Bintry with Themelthorpe annexed, Norwich. Patron, Sir Jacob Astley, Bart. Davy, William, to the Vicarage of Winkleigh, Devon. Day, George, M. A. to the Perpetual Curacy of Hemblington, Norfolk. Gell, Thomas, M. A. to the Rectory of Preston Baggott, Warwick. Patron, Mrs. Cartwright. Girdlestone, C. M. A. Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford, to the Vicarage of Sedgley, near Wolverhampton. Patron, Lord Dudley and Ward. Gleadow, T. R. to the Rectory of Frodesley, Shropshire. Harris, J. to the Vicarage of Llanwynda, Pembrokeshire, and the Succentor's Stall in the Cathedral of St. David's. Howes, Francis, M. A. to the Rectory of Alderford with Attlebridge, Norfolk. Patrons the Dean and Chapter of Norwich. Jones, J. G. Master of the Grammar School, Stratford-on-Avon, to the Rectory of Saintbury. Patron, Jas. R. West, Esq. Lewellin, L. M. A. Scholar of Jesus Col lege, Oxford, to be Master of the Grammar School, of Bruton, Somerset. Lloyd, John, to the Rectory of Llanyeil, in the Diocese of St. Asaph. Lys, J. T. M. A. to the Rectory of Merton, Oxon. Patrons, the Rector and Fellows of Exeter College. Marsham, Charles, to the Vicarage of Ilsington, Devon. Methwold, T. to the Rectory of Kilver stone, Suffolk. Patron, The King. Mogridge, Wm. Henry, M. A. to the Perpetual Curacy of Wick, near Pershore, Worcestershire. Patron, the Rev. D'Arcy Haggitt. Phillips, Robert, to the Rectory of Bettws, in the Diocese of St. Asaph. Powys, Hon. Frederick, to the Rectory of Anchurch, with the Vicarage of Lilford annexed, Northamptonshire. Patron, Sir George Robertson, Bart. Preston, Matthew Morris, M. A. to the Vicarage of Cheshunt, Herts. Patron, Francis Garratt, Esq. Pulsford, Charles Henry, B. A. Prebend of Wells, to be Canon Residentiary of that Cathedral. Randall, John, B. A. to the Vicarage of Tyonshall, Herefordshire. Rice, E. M. A. to be alternate Morning Preacher at the Philanthropic Society's Chapel, London. Richardson, R. W. to the Vicarage of Jeffreyston, Pembrokeshire. Spencer, T. M. A. Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, to the Perpetual Curacy of Charterhouse, Hinton, near Bath. Thickins, John, Vicar of Exhall, near Co ventry, to the Vicarage of Fillongley, Warwickshire. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. Townsend, George, M. A. Prebendary of Durham, to the Rectory of Northallerton. Patrons the Dean and Chapter of Durham. Warner, R. to the Rectory of Croscombe. Webber, George Henry, B. A. Student of Christ Church, Oxford, to the Vicarage of Great Budworth, Cheshire. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Christ Church. Webber, S. M.A. Rector of Fonthill Bishop, to the Vicarage of Tisbury, Wilts. Whitehead, W. B. Vicar of Chard, to the Vicarage of Timberscombe, Somerset. Williams, Peter, to the Rectory of Llangar, in the Diocese of St. Asaph. Wodsworth, C. M. A. to the Rectory of Ingoldthorpe, Norfolk. Patron, the Rev. T. L. Cooper. Worsley, Thomas, M. A. Fellow and Tutor of Downing College, to the Rectory of Scawton, Yorkshire. CLERGYMEN MARRIED. Adams, H. L. to Mary, daughter of Wm. Plumbridge, Esq. of Southover, Sussex. Bateman, R. Rector of Silton, Dorset, to Frances, eldest daughter of the late Bestam Mitford, Esq. Bennett, J. T. to Eliza, eldest daughter of the late J. Jackson, Esq. of Doncaster. Best, S. third son of the Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, to Charlotte, youngest daughter of the Hon. Mr. Justice Burrough. Blackstone, F. Chas. B. C. L. Rector of Worthing, to Elizabeth, daughter of the late Charles Ranken, Esq. Browne, T. A. Vicar of Bilton, to Barbara, eldest daughter of the late Rev.C.Preston. Fryer, W. Vicar of Cam, Gloucestershire, to Ann Augusta, eldest daughter of G. Harris, Esq. of Oaklands, near Dursley. Hastings, H. James, M. A. to Elizabeth, youngest daughter of the late J. Whitacre, Esq. of Woodhouse, near Huddersfield. Higginson, H., M. A. to Harriet, daughter of the late J. H. Cassamajor, Esq. Holdsworth, Thos. C. to Miss Leader, of Newman, Thomas, Rector of Alresford, to Perceval, Henry, M. A. Rector of Charlton, Rees, D. to Christian St. Barke, only daughter of James Randolph, Esq. Rogers, H. to Sarah, eldest daughter of the late W. Phelps, Esq. of East Pennard, Somerset. Sherer, George, M. A. Vicar of Marshfield, Gloucestershire, to Mary Anne, fourth daughter of the late J. W. Wallinger, Esq. CLERGYMEN DECEASED. Batt, W. Rector of Botesfleming, Devon. Baxter, Thomas, B. A. of St. John's College, Cambridge. Bedford, F. Rector of Belchford, Lincolnsh. Bolton, John M. Curate of Hemblington, Norfolk, aged 34. Carter, R. W., M.A. Curate of Ickworth, Suffolk, and Rector of Quarrington, Lincolnshire, aged 62. Frankland, Roger, M.A. Canon Residentiary of Wells. Goodenough, R. P. M.A. Prebend. of York. Haines, W. Rector of West Tanfield, Yorkshire, aged 60. Jackson, J. M.A. Head Master of North leach school, Gloucestershire, aged 24. Llewellyn, Rice, Vicar of Tollesbury, Essex Lough, J. Vicar of Sittingbourn, aged 69. Owen, Owen, M.A. Rector of Langiniu, Montgomery, aged 76. Pettingall, Thomas, B.D. Rector of East Hampstead, Berks, aged 82. Sandiford, C. M.A. Archdeacon of Wells, and Vicar of Acore and Blakeney, and of Tirley, Gloucestershire. Say, W. T. B. C. L. Vicar of Rainham, Essex, and of Amwell, Herts, aged, 60. Varenne, Joseph, B.D. Rector of Staplehurst, Kent, and Vicar of Grays Thurrock, Essex. NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. We have received H. O.'s Letter; but we fear its admission into our columns would produce but little effect. They who are so ignorant or unmindful of their duty as to refuse to register private Baptisms are not likely to profit by our pages. Our thanks are due for a Sermon on "the Duty of Praise." We cannot assent to the proposition, which was contained in the remarks sent to us on the Review of Mr. Hook's Consecration Sermon, that absentees do not injure their country by spending their income abroad, although it is proved by Sir Henry Parnell, Mr. M'Culloch, and the Edinburgh Review. It would be foreign from the object of this publication to discuss the question. We have received a Review of a Sermon, by the Rev. James Walker, M. A. CHRISTIAN REMEMBRANCER. JUNE, 1826, SERMON. THE SIN AND DANGER OF FORGETTING GOD. PSALM IX. 17. "The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the people that forget God." THAT the wicked should be turned into hell, is a fate which it is allowed by all that they have deserved, and that they will receive. That indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish, should be laid up in store for every soul of man that doeth evil, and that turneth not from the iniquity of his ways, is a dispensation so consistent with every principle even of human equity, that we neither pity its victims nor dispute its propriety. But, that the same awful destiny should be inflicted upon a mere forgetfulness of God,- this is a severity which is but little thought of by the generality of mankind; or, if they think of it at all, they verily think with themselves that they cannot be deemed guilty of the crime. It is a crime, however, of which, if we do but sincerely examine what it is in reality to forget God, we shall find a far greater number, even of professed Christians, to be guilty, than our imagination had ever ventured to conceive. 1. For we forget God whenever he is not present to our thoughts as the motive of our conduct, and the being, whom it is our end and aim more especially to please. If the principle of our actions be founded upon respect to the friend we love, or the patron we would gratify on earth, whilst at the same time the Almighty has no fire that burns upon the altar of the soul, we then most assuredly forget him in one of the most awful of his attributes. We forget him as the trier of the reins, and a searcher out of the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 2. We forget God when we do not make him the constant object of our hopes for reward, and our fears for punishment. There be too many, it is to be apprehended, who are restrained from sin, or strengthened in obedience by a regard to nothing beyond human penalties, beyond the censures of the world, or the securities of the world's law. With them God is never thought of as the God of eternal vengeance against all impenitence and ungodliness of men. Their views are bounded by the dread of earthly suffering, or the prospect of earthly gain, and thus do they most effectually forget God as the universal Judge. His terrors and his favour are alike neglected. 3. We forget God when, instead of making the law of the gospel the rule of our life, we regulate our opinions by the dictates of some human philosophy, or our conduct and conversation by the variable and imperfect standard which prevails amongst our superiors, our friends, or the society in which we move. For then we forget God, as the only righteous and universal Lawgiver. 4. We are equally forgetful of God when we neglect the service of thanksgiving and of prayer. He is a Father whose kindness is ever ready to pity the infirmities, and supply the wants and aid the weakness of his children. To their voice his ears are never closed; and as the ruler and governor of the world, he is the being upon whom all our happiness and success depend. But in not one of these various characters can we be said to remember him, if we are not diligent in pouring out before his throne the daily tribute of our gratitude for his mercies, and of our supplications to his power. 5. Again, we forget God when we forget to read his Holy Word. The revelations of the Lord are the only sure guide to his favour,the only true teacher of what is necessary to please him. If therefore we neglect to come to these pure fountains of salvation, we neglect the only effectual means of making our calling and election sure. We forget God as the best instructor of our ignorance. 6. Finally, we forget God when we forget to keep holy the Sabbathday; for then we forget him as the Creator of the world. We forget God when we forget to frequent the public worship of his temple: for then we forget him as the hearer of prayer, and the being who has promised the blessing of his more especial presence to them who are assembled together in his name. And, above all, we forget God, when we refuse or remember not to come to his holy Table, and participate in the elements of the body and blood of Christ. For then we forget God in the loveliest of all the characteristics under which he is proclaimed to us in Holy Writ. We forget him as the Redeemer of man from misery and from guilt. We forget the mercy of reconciliation our Lord's sufferings have procured; we forget the pains he endured for our peace, and the benefits he has purchased for us by the shedding of his blood. Examine now, my brethren, whether in any of these services you are conscious to yourselves that you have forgotten God. Pursue, through each particular, the investigation of your hearts and lives, and answer with the sincerity which becomes the importance of the case. Doubtless there are many of those that I now see around me who cannot reckon that they are guiltless of this sin. Let me then freely question them upon this matter, and search into the reason of their iniquity, and ask why they have forgotten God, and exposed themselves to the danger of being turned into hell. 1. Why have you forgotten God? Is it because you have never been taught to remember your Creator in the days of your infancy and youth? Is it because, in the period of your early education, you were never instructed in those duties of piety and devotion which you now habitually neglect? Is it because your parents, with a fatal but too common disregard to the most important of all branches of knowledge, despised or were careless in the task of impressing your minds with the understanding of the truth, and your hearts with a reverence for religious things? This is no imaginary misfortune. It is the fate of thousands to feel, that whilst the wisdom of the world and the wisdom of philosophy have been poured with the utmost diligence and earnestness into the tenderness of their opening thoughts, the pure and the gentle wisdom, that is from above, has never once been heartily commended to their admiration or their practice. Perhaps mine eye now rests upon some who have laboured under this heavy disadvantage in their spiritual course. Perhaps there are some even now before me who are ready to cry out and ask a remedy for the past, and a means of hope and amendment for the future. Brethren, if such there be among you, I would say with all the sincerity which becomes a minister of the mercies of the Lord, that for the time past you are to be pitied by man,-and that for the time past you may, through the exercise of repentance and faith, be pardoned and redeemed, and sanctified by God. But beware of the continuance of your evil ways. Recollect and lay it to heart, that if ye abide in your iniquity, from henceforth ye are without all excuse. Ignorance of your duty and your danger you can no longer plead. You have heard, you have been warned-you have been made aequainted with both. Inability to be converted and live you can no longer feel. You must have been told, if you have been told any thing by your teachers of godliness, that God giveth his Spirit liberally to them that ask it, and that the Spirit of God is able to overcome every infirmity of the soul, to teach the stubborn, to strengthen the weak, to raise the fallen, to confirm the wavering, to renovate even the dead. Pray, then, and that instantly, for the influence of regenerating grace, and you will, through that grace, be taught to remember God in all your works here, and to be remembered by him to your salvation for ever. 2. But, I ask again, why you have forgotten God. Is it because you are in the vigour of manhood and the full possession of your |