In the Lower House of Convocation an interesting dis- mission
took place on Tuesday on the Report dealing with the revision of the Calendar. The Committee acknowledge the advantages of a fixed Easter, but are of opinion that the alteration should not be made unless it was accepted by the rest of the Church, or at least by the rest of the Western Church. Of more interest are the suggested addl. Sons to the names in the Calendar. These inelude King Alfred, Anselm, Wiclif, Latimer, Creamer, Hooker, George Herbert, Andrewes, Jeremy Taylor, Ken, Butler, and John Wesley. The addition of Wesley's name—admirable in itself —excites surprise that Bunyan and Baxter have not been included. The suggestion of one member that noted mission- aries, such as Pattison and Hannington, should be added is worthy of support. The variety of views represented by Convocation may be gathered from the fact that the Arch- deacon of Coventry deplored the omission of King Charles the Martyr, while the Dean of Canterbury urged the claims of Luther and Calvin to inclusion. We may add that the Report must be submitted to the Upper House before action can be taken.
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