It is the decided opinion of competent judges, that another building of the same dimensions and workmanship, might be erected for $1,500 or $ 2,000 less than the present has cost.

These facts are highly creditable to the zeal and liberality of the Episcopalians of Trenton, and they ought to stimulate those of other places, where there may be churches too small for the size of the congregations, and which, from decay and diLapidation, could not be repaired and enlarged but at a very considerable expense, to follow their example, and to rebuild rather than to alter.

CONSECRATION and ORDINATON - On Wednesday, the 10th of Nov. a neat and commodious stone edifice, erected in the town of Newburgh, was consecrated, by the name of St. George's Church, to the worship of Almighty God, by the Right Rev. Bishop Hobart. At the same time and place the Rev. Lucius Smith, Deacon, officiating minister at Auburn, Cayuga county, was admitted to the holy order of Priests, and Mr. Diodatus Babcock, resid. ing at Buffalo, to the holy order of Deacons. We have obtained the following extract from the sermon delivered on the occasion by the Bishop.

"But a short time since, there were only a few families of our Church in this town, scarcely sufficient to form a worshipping assembly. No one of those individuals, however sanguine, could have anticipated the present auspicious state of things. A

respectable congregation now meet stated.

ly for worship. The memorials of the Redeemer's mercy and grace which, at first were celebrated by only three or four communicants, are now received by 10 or 12 times that number; and this day witnesses the consecration to Almighty God of this substantial and commodious edifice.

"I am satisfied that you will join with me in ascribing, under the Divine blessing, much of the credit of your spiritual prosperity, as well as of the erection of this building, to that servant of the Lord who, with singular zeal and industry, has laboured among you. While he faithfully ministered to your spiritual edification, he has excited you to the pious resolution of building a temple to the Lord, has animated you under every discouragement, and devoted large share of his time and ime and his exertions to providing means for erecting it, and to the superintendence of the work. Still, without your liberality, your zeal, and perseverance, his attention and diligence would have been ineffectual. Your joint exertions are now rewarded in the completion, through many discouragements and difficulties, of an edifice which, while it reflects credit on those who im

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*The Rev. ohn Brown, who took charge of this congre con in 1816.

mediately contributed to the erection of it, is an ornament to this flourishing town, and which, therefore, should be viewed with pleasure by all its inhabitants."

ORDINATION. On Wednesday, Nov. 17, an Ordination was held in Christ Church, Middletown, Connecticut, by the Right Rev. Bishop BROWNELL, When Mr. EDWARD RUTLEDGE, of Charleston, South-Carolina, was admitted to the holy order of Deacons.

Anecdote of Dr. (since Bishop) Horsley, while Chaplain to the Bishop of London. As examining chaplain, he was remarkably strict, and on no occasion did he suffer rank, friendship, or partiality to biass him in giving a wrong recommendation. Ignorance and negligence met with no favour or excuse from him; and many who came in full confidence of their own abilities, or in a reliance upon the strength of their connexions, were peremptorily returned as insufficient. On one occasion a candidate of considerable rank applied with his credentials, quite in a careless, self-important manner, as if he came rather to confer than to receive a benefit. The chaplain eyeing him in his usually acute way, said, "I suppose, Sir, you have duly applied to theological authors in the course of your studies." "Why, yes, Sir, I nave lately been skimming them!" "Oh, then," said the Doctor, " no doubt, as that is the case, but you will favour me with the cream." It happened, however, that the fopling had neither milk nor cream, and, therefore, he was obliged to go into the army, to the mortification of his noble relatives, who were very angry with the chaplain for what they termed excessive rigour.

In consequence of the engagements of the Right Rev. Bishop Hobart, he is compeiled to relinquish his participation in

the editorial labours of this work. The Rev. James Montgomery will hereafter be associated with the Rev. Mr. Onderdonk as one of the editors. Bishop Hobart will, however, continue to favour it with occasional communications, and will occasionally superintend it, but is not to be considered as generally answerable for its con