THE ENGLISH CHURCH IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY BY John RECTOR OF CHECKENDON, OXON: LATE FELLOW OF UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, OXFORD and JOHN H. OVERTON VICAR OF LEGBOURNE, LINCOLNSHIRE: LATE SCHOLAR OF LINCOLN COLLege, oxford IN TWO VOLUMES VOL. II. LONDON LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO. 1878 All rights reserved Fair prospect for the Church at the beginning of the eighteenth Contrast between promise and performance Shortcomings of the Church exaggerated on many sides General causes of the low tone of the Church :- Clerical poverty; gulf between different classes of clergy Swift's description of a vicar from 20l. to 60l. a year' H. Walpole, Lord Hervey, and Mrs. Clayton give too dark a view. Autobiography of Bishop Newton Dread of enthusiasm affected preaching Success of the preaching of the Evangelical school 35-7 The clergy, as a rule, moral. General causes of the demoralisation of the nation 58 |
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