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and clergy are to be found it is needless to say that there are wide differences of opinion in religious matters. From time to time these have, doubtless, become acute; but under the wise administration of three of the ablest Bishops who ever sat upon the bench—I mean Dr Lee, Dr Fraser, and Dr Moorhouse—the course of the Church's history has been continuously progressive. In many respects the Church has worked harmoniously with other Christian bodies, insomuch as Bishop Fraser came to be called—I believe by a Nonconformist—“the Bishop of all the Denominations.” As to the Church proper, the Sunday School has proved itself an invaluable adjunct to the parish church, and a most useful handmaid in its service. Indeed, some have almost felt a “godly jealousy” as to whether the Sunday School has not been somewhat of a rival to the parish church, which, however, it should not and need not be, if properly administered; but a handmaid. There is one parish in Manchester in which at one time there were no fewer than three Sunday Schools, one containing several thousand scholars, adults and children, with its literary society, large library, and other means for social intercourse. On Whitsunday the scholars of the various schools march in procession through the streets to the number of 40,000 or 50,000. Another characteristic of Lancashire Church life is the devotion of its people to Church music. In fact, a church without a choral service