Oxford.

THE

OXFORD

MAGAZINE,

AND

CHURCH ADVOCATE.

VOL. 1.-1861.

OXFORD:

WILLIAM R. BOWDEN, 35, HOLYWELL-STREET.

LONDON:

EDWARD THOMPSON, 3, BURLEIGH-STREET, STRAND.

TO OUR READERS.

On the commencement of a Second Volume of this Magazine the Conductors beg to thank those who have kindly supported them during the past year, while the Magazine has been in that critical state of existence, making a character for itself. At the end of twelve months its character may be supposed to be established, and they now appeal to it with an honest conviction that it entitles the Magazine to further support.

In the Volume just completed there has been abundant opportunity of shewing the principles on which the Magazine will be conducted, but it may be as well to state them again in a few words. The "Oxford Magazine and Church Advocate," as we shall call it in future, is intended to be a Magazine of general character, in which Church of England principles will be the ruling authority. It is far from the wish of its Conductors that it should be what is called a "religious periodical," the ground being already well occupied ; but at the same time they wish it to be understood that a broad, solid Church of England foundation is that on which they wish to build, and that nothing inconsistent with this, either theoretically or practically, will ever be admitted into the pages of "The Oxford Magazine."

When religious questions are dealt with, they will