n truths of orthodox Christianity are those which form the
staple of his discourses. To convert the sinner and edify the saint are
his aim. Philosophy and the world's lore he passes by. His plainness
makes him popular. The poorest can understand what he says, and they
love to hear him, especially when he denounces the fashionable follies of
high life. Against such fashions Mr. Villiers is always ready to
protest. The theatre and the ballroom are the objects of his bitterest
denunciations; the frequenters of such places find no mercy at his hands.
Of course this plainness delights his congregation. As they frequent
neither the one nor the other, they care little what harsh things he says
of those who do.

Out of the pulpit we know little of Mr. Villiers. One does not hear of
him at Exeter Hall. The Freemasons' Tavern seldom echoes the sound of
his voice. His parish duties seem to absorb him. He does not publish a
new volume of theology every month, like Dr. Cumming, though he has
published a volume or two of his Sermons, and some of his Lectures to
Young Men. To be sure he has enough to do where he is. But still many
ministers attempt much more, and his preaching cannot be a very severe
tax on his mental powers. Robert Montgomery published a book, called
'The Gospel before the Age'--the Gospel of Mr. Villiers certainly has no
such claim. The school to which he belongs has very little reference to
the age--has a very easy way of settling all the problems of the
heart--never seems to imagine that there can be two sides to a question
at all. This makes it very easy work for preacher and people. Such
being the case, the wonder is not that Mr. Villiers preaches so well, but
that, with his powerful voice and action, he does not do it better.
Since the above was written Episcopalianism in Bloomsbury has sustained a
loss--Mr. Villiers is now a bishop.

The Independent Denomination.

THE REV. THOMAS BINNEY.

All the world, I take it, is acquainted with the Monument, which,

'Like a tall bully, lifts its head and lies.'

You have been to see it, or you have passed it as you have rushed to take
the boat to Greenwich, or Hamburg, or the 'Diggins.' In either of these
cases, unless you had been too much absorbed, you might have seen a
plain, substantial building, evidently devoted to public worship. There
is nothing peculiar about its appearance; but there is something peculiar
in the man who gener