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—The Neu

of the " Narrative of the
Lam" thus speaks of Dr. W

first-rate poweis, by birth a Jew, embracing the doctrines
of the Protestant Church of England. From 1821 to 1824
he was a missionary amongst the Jews, Mahometans and

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Heathens in Egypt, litnia, Khorassaun, jthe Crimea,
Constantinople, and Smyrna. In the year 1824 he re-
-lirtml to and was naturalised in England, but in the f01.._
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i
^rakns,

Treece,

From 1830 to 1834 he traveiitu
the lonian Isles, Galatia, Persia, Khorassaun,
Bokhara, Balkh, Cahul, Simla!), Cashmere, Delhi, Agr

len, the Wababi:es and
, Jersc

and Washing-

ton. In Khorassaun he was made a slave, and had his
feet bastinadoed. At Madras he was seized with Asiatic
cholera. At Aleppo he almost sunk into the very bosom
of the earthquake that destroyed 60,000 Persians. In
1843-4.5, he was occupied on this mission to Bokhara,
the results of which, in imminent peril of life and limb

are before our readers in his book. He has brought to
bear in the service of the church such attainments in He-
brew, Arabic, Persian, and other languages, as are pos.
sessed by very few. His knowledge of Eastern customs,
his peculiar facility for giving force and vigour to the
types and strong figures of Eastern languages, his remark
ably vivid phraseology, have been listened to by crowded
congregations ; and, if it be gratifying to him to know
that he possesses the undoubted friendship and good-will
of nearly every crowned head in Europe, of all our various
ambassadors, and the whole corps diplomatique, of this
we can assure him. Further, if the individual were to be
selected who has carried Christianity farthest into the
East—who has produced there a positive effect—who is
known to be a sinecure and noble-hearted being—moving
among men to bring them to the knowledge of the purest
principles of the gospel—illustrating that in his own won-
derful, fluent, and extraordinary style—Joseph Wolff is
the man. A light, a glory, an honour, and a grace to any
community to which he attached himself—yet the Eng-
lish church, the richest of God's churches on earth, gave
him for his support a living of X2O per annum, and after
that a curacy of £6O a-year. Verily indeed the premium
held out to conversion being thus little, it will excite
small marvel if the Anglican church is not a proselyting
community. Probably he designs to make the carriArg.

S ttllB WISI

GARMENTS OF THE CLERGY OF ROME
worn by the clergy of the church of Rom

—The garments
crta

Leaaas aLucti weaning; Luougn, certes,
they have a somewhat effeminate character and appear-
ance. I shall briefly describe those referred to in the
poem.—ALß : an ample tunic, or robe of white linen, worn
next over the cassock and amice, and reaching to the feet.
It vas at first worn loose and flowing, but at present is
bound with a sash or girdle, nays.ticallv signifvine ennti_

worn in public by bishops during the middle a
traceable only as far back as the 13th century

ges ; though
. It differs

••• •••A•ivEs Lim sleeves nar-
rower, and gathered at the wrists.—CHASUBLE, chasible,
the outermost garment formerly worn by the
- When the Roman toga fell into disuse,

casula

priest at ma

pecal4AU wus nu usu tutea ror it. The ptenula formed a
perfect circle, with a hole in the middle, to admit the
head, while it fell down, so as to envelope the whole per-
arm Tb. I I. •.

ouu. nutniau caurcn nas altered it much, cutting
away the sides, so as to expose the arms, and leave only a
straight piece before and behind. The Greek church re-

monume

brasses in England show the same form.—A m ICT, amiclus,
amice; an oblong square of fine linen, worn by pi iess :
it is tied round the neck, ne ad linguam transeat menda-
cium ; and covers the breast and heart, ne vanitates co-
gitet. It is sometimes called humerale, and is also worn
by deacons, subdeacons, &c., when ministering at the
altar. The amict was first introduced to cover the shoul-
ders and neck ; it afterwards received the addition of a
hood, to cover the head, until the priest came before the
altar, when the hood was thrown back.—NlamPLE, ma-
nuple ; originally a narrow strip of linen, suspended from
the left arm of the priest, and used to wipe his face when
perspiring. Gradually it received embellishments ; was
bordered with fringe, and decorated with needle-work.
In the 11th century it was given to the sub-deacons, as
the badge of their office ; probably its use was to cleanse
the sacred vesseIs.—DALMATICA, a garment with large
open sleeves, worn by bishops and by ladies ! I came ori-
ginally from Dalmatia, and was formerly the characteristic
dress of the deacon,in the administration of the Eucharist.
It is not marked at the back, like the chasuble, but in the
Latin church, with two narrow stripes—the remains of the
clavi, worn on the old Roman tunic. The chasuble was
sometimes worn over the dalmatica. In conferring dea-
con's orders, the bishop clothes the subdeacon with an
ansict, saying, " Receive this bridle of the tongue." Ile
then puts the maniple on his left arm, telling him that it
signifies the fruit of good works. Lastly, he puts on him
the dalmatica, telling him that it is a garment of joy.--
COPE (from Ang. Sax. cteppe, cappa ; a cap, cape, cope,
coif, hood,) a priest's vestment, fastened with a clasp in
front, and hanging down behind, from the shoulders to
the heels. It resembles a lady's cloak ! By the canons of
the church of England, the clergy are directed to wear
this vestment : " but," says Dr. Hook, "out of tender-
ness to the superstition of weaker brethren," (thank you,
Doctor !) r, it has gradually fallen into dissuse—except on
such an occasion as the coronation." N.B. In a drawing
of Queen Joan of Navarre, in the Cotton MSS., she is
represented in her coronation robes. Her dalmatica differs
little from that worn by Queen Victoria, at her corona-
tion.—STOLE : an ornament worn about the neck of a
priest, or deacon, and across his breast ; denoting the
yoke
qf the Surplice.