The Sun.
London, England, 1820-06-13 00:00:00

VIS I -T A T.l 0 N.

LEEDS, JUNE 12.---. on Wednesday, the Very
Rev. Archdeacon MARKHAm held the Annual Vi-
sitation, at our Parish Church on which occa-
sion a most impressive sermon was delivered by
the Rev. Henry Heap, Vicar. of Bradford, from
hark xVi.2o.—" And ihey went foith and preach-
ed every where, the Lord working with them,
and confirming the Word with signs following"'
After which, the Archdeacon delivered a very able
and luminous charge to the Clergy._

He began with an eloquent anti feeling tribute
to the memory and virtues of our lamented Sove•
reign : he painted in lively colours the unfeigned
piety and charity which had unifortuly.distinguish-
ed that amiable Monarch from his accesSion to the
Throne; these, the learned Dignitary observed, had
so lately been the subject of addresses from nearly
all the pulpits of the Archdeaconry, that he should
now only recommend them to general imitation.
He then advet led to the increase of national schools,
the benefits d !, wet e producing to the lower or-
ders of society, and the prObabil,ty of Parliament's
speedily enacting some laws by which a general
adoption of these useful institutions would be en-
forced, at the same time advising them not to wait
till the duty became compulsory, and eulogizing
the clergy in the deaneries of Pontefract and Don-
caster, for their activity in this respect. The
next object which he touched upon, was the la-
mentable increase of publications tending to poi-
son the minds of the community, and to render
them hostile both to the established Religion and
the existing Government : as an antidote to
these productions of unprincipled individuals,
he pointed • out the venerable Society for the
Propagation of Christian Knowledge ; he
enumetated the benefiCial effects which it had
already produced, and, referring to the dis-
trict Committee lately established by the
parent Society, he recommended annual ser-
mons to be preached in every parish where
these Committees ate established, such sermons to
be'attended by all the children in the National
Schools. Tire Archdeacon, in further pointing
out the malty advantages derived from this ve-
nerable Society; particularly mentioned the great
quantity of tracts published by it, as a means of
stemming the torrent of infidelity, which now is-
sued from a licentious press these tracts, con.
taming in many instances the writings of our
must eminent Divines, would, lie hoped, by the
Almighty's help, impress upon the rising gene-
ration, as well as the more advanced in )4ars, a
due sense of the duties they owed both to God
and to man. He concluded an eloquent address,
of which we lament our inability to give more
than this imperfect outline, by advising a general
adoption of Parochial Libraries; these, by the
atisistanee which the Society for propagating
Christian Knowledge ha-d
determined to afford,
might now be instituted in every parish, however
small. ,Upon the whole, he seemed to be of opi•
nion that the distribution of religious tracts, and
the institution of Parochial Libraries, would, un-
der the Divine protection, defeat and frustrate
those banefol doctrines Of infidel;ty, which at
pre•ent are producing the most lamentable effects.
Atterwards the Arthdeacon, accornpanird by
the Vicar, visited the National School, and after
811 examination of several cltt'ses, ex;Vessed his
twist unqualified approbation of their acquire.
ments and conduct, and was highly gratified with
the attentive conduct of the faster.—(Leeds
telligencer, June 12 )