The New Zealand Evangelist

Summary

Summary

The Two Archbishops of England.

The last mail from England brought the intelligence of the death of his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, Full of years and of honours, Dr. Howley has descended the grave; and Dr. Summer, who has for many years very worthily filled the See of Chester, is spoken of as being his successor to that important and responsible position. Dr. Summer's elevation will be a heavy blow and great discouragement to that party whose object has been to unprotestantize Church of England, as he looks with great favour upon and has assisted with his eloquence, the efforts of Bible and Missionary Societies, things which the subverts abhor, if there be any meaning in words, any significance in deeds. His Grace of Canterbury has soon followed him of York to the tomb, both lived long, and if they were not remarkable for doing much good, neither are they mentioned as having done much harm, they were not of the tribe of Ishmael, to which, one Reverend Bishop is said to belong, he is not an Archbishop, perhaps, he hoped to have been one; perhaps, he thought that he ought to have been one. Let us hope that the many changes in the ecclesiastical rulers of the Established Church will promote the interests of true religion. this is the object of our wishes. Appearances are more propitious than they were.

To-morrow is still the fatal time when all is to be rectified. To-morrow comes—it goes—and still I please myself with the shadow, while I lose the reality; unmindful that the present time alone is ours, the future is yet unborn, and the past is dead, and can only live (as parents in their children) in the actions it has produced.