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THE 


BAPTIST    MAGAZINE 


FOR 


1854 


THE    PBOFJTS    ABXSXKO   PROM   TUB    SALB    07  THIS    WORK    ARB  UIVBIC   TO  THE   WIDOWS  OF 
BAPTT9T   NIVISrEBS,   AT  THB  RBCOMMEKDATIOR  OF  THE  CORTRIBUTORS. 


VOLUME    XLVI. 


(series    IV.,  VOL.  XVII.) 


"  speaking  tbo  trnth  in  loye."— EPHssMNtf  ir.  15 


LONDON : 
PUBLISHED  BY  HOULSTON  AND  STONBMAN, 

65,  PATERNOSTER  ROW. 


MDOOOLIV. 


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LO.XDON  : 
HAOOON,   BROTHKRa,   AND  CO.,    PRINTKR8,   CA8TI.K  .omEKT,    rrVhlM'R^ 


PREFACE. 


The  seventeenth  volume  of  a  series  conducted  on  the  same 
principles,  and  under  the  management  of  the  same  individual, 
can  scarcely  require  any  prefatory  sentence^  The  custom  of 
writing  a  paragraph  to  be  placed  at  the  commencement  of  each 
volume  may  not  however  be  useless,  if  it  serve  to  remind  the 
editor  of  his  responsibility.  It  was  for  the  promotion  of  the 
interests  of  the  Redeemer  s  churches  that  the  Baptist  Magazine 
was  originally  called  into  existence ;  and  it  is  only  in  proportion 
to  its  eflSciency  in  the  advancement  of  those  interests  that  it  can 
have  His  approbation.  The  duties  of  its  editor  cannot  be  dis- 
charged properly  by  any  man  who  does  not  realize  the  solemnity 
of  his  position.  On  his  integrity,  faithfulness,  and  skill,  it 
depends,  in  a  considerable  degree,  whether  the  work  shall  or  shall 
not  be  an  effective  instrument  for  the  accomplishment  of  the  most 
important  purposes.  As,  year  by  year,  the  time  draws  nearer 
for  rendering  his  final  account,  it  is  increasingly  desirable  that  he 
should  cultivate  that  frame  of  mind  which  the  apostle  of  the 
Gentiles  described  as  bis  own,  in  language  which  may  be  ^ata- 


T  PREFACE. 

phrased  thus : — '^  The  estimate  formed  of  me  by  fallible  men  is  in 
my  view  of  smaU  importance.  I  do  not  indeed  venture  to 
pronounce  judgment  respecting  myself.  I  am  not  conscious  of 
delinquency;  but  this  does  not  clear  me.  He  that  pronounces 
the  unerring,  authoritative,  irreversible  sentence  is  the  Lord." 

Reminded  thus  of  his  own  responsibility,  and  grateful  for  the 
aid  which  he  continues  to  receive  from  some  of  the  best  writers 
of  the  denomination,  the  editor  again  subscribes  himself, 

The  willing  servant  of  Christ's  churches  and  ministers, 

WILLIAM  GROSER. 

14,  Middleton  Road,  Dakton, 
November  2^th,  1854. 


■''     -> 


TUK 


BAPTIST  MAGAZINE. 


JANUARY,  1854. 


MEMOIR  OP  THE  REV.  JOHN  THOMAS, 

riadT   BAPTIST   MISSIONARY   TO   THE   UBATHEX   i:X   BEXOAL. 

BI    THE    BEV.    C,    B.   LEWIS    Of    CALCUTTA. 

PAllT   VI. — FROM   MARCH   TO   OCTOBER    13tII,   1801. 


Is  the  reader  weary  of  our  narrative  I 
A  little  more  patience,  and  it  will  close. 
We  now  enter  upon  the  last  stage  of 
Mr.  Thomas's  life,  and  the  facts  relating 
to  it  which  have  been  preserved  in  the 
published  records  of  the  Baptist  Mission 
are  few  indeed. 

Mr.  Thomas  continued  to  labour 
earnestly  for  the  spiritual  good  of  both 
natives  and  Europeans  at  Dinagepore. 
His  recovery  from  the  mental  disorder 
to  which  refurencc  is  made  in  the  pre- 
ceding paper,  was  complete ;  and  his 
reason  was  never  again  impaired  by 
disease.  We  mention  this,  because  the 
very  scanty  references  to  Mr.  Thomas 
at  this  time  which  were  published  in 
the  Periodical  Accounts,  gave  the  un- 
scrupulous opponents  of  the  mission 
opportunity  to  allege  that  he  continued 
insane  till  his  death.    The  falsity  of 

this  statemeoi  was  ind/gnantly  exposed 
roL,  xrii» — rovMTH  bkeiks. 


by  W.  Cuninghame,  Esq.,  whom  we 
have  before  spoken  of  as  once  a  resident 
at  Dinagepore.  AVe  shall  give  a  few 
extracts  from  his  letter,  which  bears 
testimony,  not  only  to  the  soundness  of 
Mr.  Thomas's  intellect,  but  to  his  ex- 
oellenco  as  a  man  and  a  Christian. 
Mr.  Cuningharao  says,  "From  the 
summer  of  1796,  till  May,  1801,  I  held 
an  official  situation  in  the  Company's 
Civil  Service  at  Dinagepore ;  and,  during 
the  last  six  months  of  the  period,  I  had 
very  frequent  intercourse  with  Mr. 
Thomas,  and  heard  him  preach  almost 
every  Sunday ;  and  I  most  solemnly 
affirm  that  I  never  saw  the  least 
symptom  of  derangement  in  any  part  of 
his  behaviour  or  conversation.  On  the 
contrary,  I  considered  him  as  a  man  of 
good  understanding,  uncommon  bene- 
volence, and  solid  piety.  In  ^lay,  1801 , 
J  quitted  Dinagepore,  and  nexer  \i^\u 


MEMOIR  OF  THE  REV.  JOHN  THOMAS. 


2 

saw  Mr.  Thomas ;  bufc  I  had  more  than 
one  letter  from  him  between  that  time 
and  his  death.  .  .  .  These  letters,  which 
are  still  in  my  possession,  exhibit  no 
signs  whatever  of  mental  derangement. 
In  the  last  of  them  he  wrote  (with  the 
calmness  and  hope  of  a  Christian)  of  his 
own  dissolution ;  an   event  which  he 
thought  was  near  at  hand,  as  he  felt 
some  internal  symptoms  of  the  forma- 
tion of  a  polypus  in  his  heart.    After 
Mr.  Thomases  decease,  I  had  an  oppor- 
tunity of  learning  the  circumstances  of 
it  from  the  late  Mr.  Samuel  Powell,  a 
person  whose  veracity  none  who  knew 
him  could  question :  and  I  never  had 
the  smallest  reason  to  believe  or  suspect 
that  Mr.  Thomas  was,  in  any  degree 
whatever,  deranged  in  mind  at  the  time 
of  his  death.  ...  I  am  happy  thus  to 
make  some  return  for  the  instructions 
I    received    from    Mr.   Thomas    as    a 
minister  of  Christ,  and  the  pleasure  I 
frequently  enjoyed  in  his  society  and 
conversation." 

This  is  more  than  enough  to  show 
that  no  return  of  mental  malady  inter- 
fered with  Mr.  Thomases  usefulness  at 
Dinagepore.*  We  have  little  more  to 
tell  of  his  labours  there:  the  informa- 
tion we  possess  relates  to  his  sufferings 
and  his  spiritual  exercises. 

His  health  was  broken  up,  and  his 
spirits  had  been  depressed  by  repeated 
shocks  of  severe  illness.  On  the  10th 
of  August  he  thus  recorded  the  symp- 
toms from  which  he  suffered : — "  Very 
much  affected  this  evening  with  a  pal- 
pitation of  heart,  as  though  a  polypus, 
or  some  evil,  was  forming  there,  which 


•  We  h*TO  cfttabllehcJ  this  point  here,  not 
becaoM  we  think  it  necessary  to  refute  the  mallg- 
naat  assertion  of  Major  Scott  Waring,  thht  Mr. 
Thomas  "  died  raring  mad  in  Bengal ; "  but  because 
eren  the  fHends  of  our  mission  share  in  the  lack  of 
knowledge  rMpecting  the  career  of  Mr.  Thomas 
which  he  displayed.  This  may  be  seen  in  No.  Irii. 
of  the  Baptist  Tract  Society's  series ;  where,  in  an 
account  of  the  "Origin  of  the  Baptist  Foreign 
lliaion,'*  it  is  affirmed  that  llr.  Thomas  died  of 
iamia  Urtr  ia  CjJrotte 


will  soon  put  an  end  to  this  morta] 
life.  A  great  fulness,  and  pain  about 
the  region  of  my  heart  has  been  more 
or  less  felt  for  several  weeks ;  but  to- 
night it  is  distressing."  About  a 
fortnight  after,  he  wrote  thus  of  hii 
disease  : — "  My  heart  is  not  so  mucfa 
pained  this  day  or  two :  but  the  least 
extra  motion  brings  a  fluttering  palpi- 
tation and  distress,  which  is  a  death- 
like sensation  I  cannot  describe." 

On  September  the  Gth,  while  payio| 

a  visit  at  Sadamahal,  he  wrote  in  hii 

diary  : — "  This  day  let  it  be  recorded 

and  remembered,  0  my  soul,  that  th< 

high  and    lofty   One    that    inhabitetl 

eternity,  hath  looked  upon  thee,  anc 

revived  the  spirit  of  the  contrite.    ] 

was  brought  low,  very  low.     I  sough) 

him,  and  found  him  not ;  yet  it  wa: 

but  a  little,  and  I  found  him  whoD 

my  soul  loveth.    I  have  been  meditatin( 

on  the  power,  willingness,  truth,  an< 

love  of  Christ  as  a  Saviour ;  and  hav 

selected  several  precious  testimonies  o 

each.    And  oh,  his  word  has  been  swee 

to  me !      Blessed   be   God  for    hope 

Blessed  be  the  Son  of  God,  who  hatl 

not  lefb  me  comfortless !     Blessed  b 

the  Spirit  of  God  who  hath  not  utterl 

forsaken  me,  but  takes  of  the  things  c 

Christ  still,  and  shows  them  to  me !     < 

Thou  who  art  able  to  keep  me  froi 

falling,  keep    my  soul   near ;    do  nc 

depart :  let  me  be  flllcd,  and  revive,  an 

bring  forth  fruit,  instead  of  being  cv 

down  !     Thou  hast  begun  to  compai 

me  about  with  songs  of  deliverance 

tliis  is  the  first  day  I  could  sing  fc 

many  days  past.    AYait  on  the  Lon 

my  souL  .  .  .  Wait  I " 

In  September,  enfeebled  and  afflictc 
as  he  was,  Mr.  Thomas  left  Sadamah; 
and  returned  to  Dinagepore.  And  hoi 
kind  reader,  do  you  suppose  this  joumc 
of  about  twenty-four  miles,  was  accou 
plished  ?  AVe  are  told  by  Mr.  Powc 
that  he  came  on  horse-back !  ^^  Gre; 
part  of  the  country,"  it  is  added,  ^  Wi 


MEMOIE  OF  THE  BKY.  JOHN  THOMAS. 


then  under  water,  and  the  roads  in 
miBj  places  were  broken  up.  The 
titer  which  he  was  obliged  to  pass 
tioough,  the  rain  which  fell,  together 
vith  a  scorching  sun,  were  too  much 
forhis  impaired  constitution.  It  greatly  ! 
fiitigaed  him,  and  brought  on  a  fever^ 
wMch  yielded  to  no  medicine,  or  treat- 
ment, and  never  left  him  till  it  effected 
hifl  dissolution/*  He  was  attended  with 
pett  assidoity  and  kindness  by  Dr. 
Gttdiner,  the  Company^s  surgeon  at 
Disagepore. 

On  ^e  morning  of  the  29th  of  Sep- 
tember he  made  the  last  entry  in  his 
joaroal,  in  the  following  words :  "  Still 
refreshed  with  a  sense  of  the  mercy 
neeiTMl  yesterday :  still  more  by  read- 
iif  €htpd  SmneU,  Those  are  sweet, 
esHghtening,  and  blessed  truths  to  my 
ioqL  0  Lord,  accept  my  early  thanks, 
tliioagh  the  Redeemer,  in  whom  thou 
lit  so  well  pleased:  and  may  they  never 
oeue  to  flow  from  this  heart!  .... 
^And  the  truth  akall  make  you  free,' 
Ai  the  truth  maketh  a  man  free,  so 
error  brings  him  again  into  bondage. 
We  are  as  prone  to  error  as  we  are  to 
sin :  we  slide  into  it,  and  know  it  not, 
till  darkness,  fear,  doubt,  and  confusion 
surround  us  ;*  and  *tis  well  if  we 
bow  it  then !  How  necessary  is  our 
Loid's  counsel:  —  'Take  heed  of  the 
haven  r'' 

We  must  now  borrow  from  a  letter 
written  by  Mr.  Powell  a  touching 
aooount  of  Mr.  Thomas's  last  days. 
The  letter  begins:— "You  have  been 
accustomed  of  late  to  receive  gloomy 
tidings  from  India ;  that  the  plains  of 
Hindustan  have  been  the  graves  of  the 
missionaries.  Soonafterone  messenger 
had  announced  the  death  of  Mr.  Grant, 
laother  claimed  the  attention  of  your 
iiitening  ear,  and  declared  the  departure 
of  Mr.  Fountain.  A  third  followed  his 
rtepi^  and  repeated  the  mournful  tale, 
tbat  Mr.  Bnmsdon  was  taken  away; 
uid  DOW  J  hmre  to  tell  you,  Mr.  ThomoB 


has  put  off  his  armour,  and  quitted  the 
field  of  action !  .  .  . 

"  You  knew  enough  of  Mr.  Thomas 
to  feel  his  loss,  and  shed  a  tear  over  his 
memory.  Wearied  with  the  storms  and 
tempests  of  life,  and  agitated  on  the  sea 
of  adversity,  he  longed  for  his  dismissal, 
that  he  might  be  with  Christ,  and  enjoy 
the  rest  prepared  for  the  people  of  God. 
Terrible  as  the  king  of  terrors  is  to  the 
wicked,  he  seldom  exhibited  his  frowns 
to  him.  He  saw  this  awful  messenger 
with  an  angel's  face,  anxiously  waited 
for  his  summons,  and  anticipated  those 
sublime  pleasures  he  so  soon  expected 
to  enjoy.  .  .  . 

^'Towards  the  close  of  his  sickness 
his  pains  were  exceeding  great.  He 
had  periodical  returns  of  cold  fits,  then 
a  raging  fever,  then  violent  vomitings, 
and  afterwards  a  dreadful  oppression  in 
the  stomach,  which  threatened  speedy 
suffocation;  so  that  it  occasioned  the 
most  painful  sensations  to  his  friends 
about  him.  A  day  or  two  before  his 
death,  he  repeated,  in  a  very  impressive 
manner,  those  lines — 

*  Josn",  lover  of  my  soul, 
Let  me  to  thy  boaom  flj !' 

On  mentioning  the  words : 

'  Other  refuge  have  I  none," 

he  pausedj  and  expatiated  on  the  ability 
of  Christ  to  save.  *  Yes,'  said  he,  *  we 
want  no  other  refuge.'  I  never  saw 
such  beauty  and  force  in  that  hymn  as 
on  his  repeating  it.  Verily  all  his 
hopes  did  centre  in  Christ.  He  knew 
no  rock,  but  the  Rock  of  ages.  When 
unable  to  read,  his  mind  being  well 
stored  with  scripture,  he  would  fre- 
qvicntly  repeat  passages  appropriate  to 
his  condition.  Once,  when  in  extreme 
pain,  he  cried  out,  *  0  death  !  where  is 
thy  sting?'  On  the  13th  of  October, 
1801,  he  breathed  his  last;  and  was 
buried  by  the  side  of  Mr.  Fountain. 
I  "  No  more  shall  we  see  him  aUndLn^ 
in  a  circle  of  Hindus,  oxViOiWiit  >Sr««v\ 


MEMOIR  OF  THE  REV.  JOHN  THOMAS. 


to  repent  and  believe  the  gospel.  He 
panted  and  prayed  for  their  salvation  ; 
bat  their  stupidity  grieved  his  heart. 
Much  of  his  time  was  spent  in  preach- 
ing to  them.  No  labourer  could  be 
more  fatigued  with  the  toil  of  the  day, 
than  he  has  been  with  addressing  them 
on  the  great  concerns  of  their  souls 
from  morning  to  evening.  He  generally 
enjoyed  an  assured  persuasion  of  his 
interest  in  Christ ;  and  this  remained 
with  him  to  the  last  No  man  could 
be  fiurther  from  depending  upon  his 
own  righteousness  than  he;  he  would 
often  lament  his  vileness  before  Qod, 
and  exclaim, '  None  but  Christ !  None 
but  Christ!'" 


It  may  be  well  for  us  now  to  lay 
bef<ne  the  reader  the  opinions  on  Mr. 
Thoma^s  character  which  were  ex- 
pressed by  some  of  his  brethren  shortly 
after  his  death.  Mr.  Ward  wrote  as 
foUovrs :  "  Brother  Thomas  is  dead  !  . . . 
He  died .  .  .  with  a  hope  full  of  im- 
mortality. He  had  faults:  but  never 
shall  I  forget  the  time  when,  after  set- 
ting Krishna's  arm,  he  talked  to  him 
with  such  earnestness  about  his  soul, 
and  salvation,  that  Krishna  wept  like  a 
child.  It  appears  that  this  preaching 
led  to  his  conversion.  Thus  brother 
Thomas  led  the  way  to  India,  and  was 
the  instrument  of  the  conversion  of 
perhaps  the  first  native*  Brother  Carey 
preached  a  sermon  on  the  occasion  of 
his  death,  on  November  the  8th,  from 
John  xxi.  19.  '  This  spake  he,  signify- 
ing by  what  death  he  should  glorify 
God.'" 

Mr.  Marshman  wrote  of  Mr.  Thomas, 
''When  everything  is  considered,  he 
was  a  most  useful  instrument  in  the 
mission.  To  him  it  is  owing,  under 
Qod,  that  the  Hindus  now  hear  the 
word  of  life.  His  unquenchable  desire 
after  their  conversion  induced  him  to 
relinquish  his  secular  emplojrment  on 
Aaajnd  the  Ojr/hrd  Enst  Indiaman,  to 


devote  himself  to  that  object  aloi 
which  ultimately  led  our  beloved  socie 
to  their  engagement  in  the  prese 
mission.  Though  he  was  not  witho 
his  failings,  yet  his  peculiar  talents,  1 
intense,  though  irregular  spiritualii 
and  his  constant  attachment  to  t\ 
beloved  object,  the  conversion  of  t 
heathen,  will  render  his  memory  dc 
as  long  as  the  mission  endures." 

A  more  lengthened  review  of  ] 
character  was  written  by  Mr.  Full* 
who  had  seen  all  his  correspondei 
and  journals,  and  had  had  some  p 
sonal  intercourse  with  him  in  Englac 
We  cannot  do  better  than  lay  i 
before  the  reader. 

Mr.  Fuller  wrote  thus ; — ^^  From  t 
first  interview  that  took  place  betw€ 
him  and  the  society,  which  was 
Kettering,  on  January  the  10th,  1 7! 
we  perceived  in  him  a  great  degree 
sensibility,  mixed  with  seriousness  a 
deep  devotion ;  and  every  letter  ti 
has  been  since  received  from  him  1 
breathed,  in  a  greater  or  less  degi 
the  same  spirit.  His  aflOdctions  a 
disappointments  (than  whom  few  n 
had  more  in  so  short  a  life)  appear 
have  led  him  much  to  God,  and  U 
realizing  application  of  the  strong  c< 
eolations  of  the  gospel.  He  seld 
walked  in  an  even  path :  we  either  e 
him  full  of  cheerful  and  active  love;, 
his  hands  hanging  down  as  if  he  had 
hope.  His  sorrows  bordered  on  i 
tragical,  and  his  joys  on  the  ecstai 
These  extremes  of  feeling  rendered  1: 
capable  of  speaking  and  writing  in 
manner  peculiar  to  himself.  Almost 
that  proceeded  from  him  came  dire< 
from  the  heart. 

"  If  we  were  to  judge  of  him  by  w! 
we  heard  in  England,  we  should  say 
talents  were  better  adapted  to  writ 
and  conversation  than  preaching;  1 
the  truth  is,  his  talents  were  adap 
to  that  kind  of  preaching  to  which 
was  called ;'  a  lively,  metaphorical,  i 


MEMOIR  OF  THB  BEY.  JOHN  THOMAS. 


pointed  address  on  divine  subjects, 
dictated  bj  the  circumstances  of  the 
moment^  and  maintained  amidst  the 
iaterraptions  and  contradictions  of  a 
heathen  audience."  Omitting  Mr. 
Fuller's  illustration  of  Mr.  Thomas's 
leadiness  in  replying  to  the  cavils  of 
his  hearers,  because  we  have  previously 
(jaoted  the  same  anecdote  from  his 
joomal,  we  may  in  place  of  it  relate 
n  accidoit  which  we  find  recorded  in 
the  Evangelical  Magazine  for  1812. 
'^Mr.  Thomas  was  one  day,  after  ad- 
dressing a  crowd  of  natives  on  the 
banks  of  the  Ganges,  accosted  by  a 
Brahman  as  follows, '  Sahib,  do  you  not 
nty  that  the  devil  tempts  men  to  sin  ? ' 
'Tes,'  answered  Mr.  Thomas.  'Then,' 
nld  the  Brahman,  'certainly  the  fault 
ii  the  devil's ;  the  devil,  therefore,  and 
aot  man,  ought  to  suffer  the  punish- 
ment!' While  the  countenances  of 
many  of  the  natives  discovered  their 
tpparobation  of  the  Brahman's  inference, 
Mr.  Thomas,  observing  a  boat  with 
several  men  on  board,  descending  the 
river,  with  that  facility  of  instructive 
retort  for  which  he  was  so  much  dis- 
tinguished, replied,  'Brahman,  do  you 
see  yonder  boat  ? '  *  Yes/  *  Suppose  I 
were  to  send  some  of  my  friends  to 
destroy  every  person  on  board,  and 
bring  me  all  that  is  valuable  in  the 
boat, — who  ought  to  suffer  punishment  ? 
/for  instructing  them, or  they  for  doing 
this  wicked  act?'  'Why,'  answered 
the  Brahman,  with  emotion, '  you  ought 
a/!?  to  be  put  to  death  together.'  *  Aye,  j 
Brahman,'  replied  Mr.  Thomas, '  and  if 
you  and  the  devil  sin  together,  the 
devil  and  you  will  be  punished  together.' " 
Mr.  Fuller  continues  his  account  of 
Mr.  Thomas :  "  When  he  was  [on  one 
occasion]  warning  them  of  their  sin 
tnd  danger,  a  Brahman,  full  of  subtlety, 
interrupted  him  by  asking  '  Who  made 
good  and  evil?'  —  hereby  insinuating 
that  nuui  was  not  accountable  for  the 
tvil  whieh   be  committed.      *I  know  I 


your  question  of  old,'  said  Mr.  Thomas, 
'  1  know  your  meaning  too.  If  a  man 
revile  his  father  or  his  mother,  what  a 
wretch  is  he !  If  he  revile  his  guru, 
you  reckon  him  worse:  but  what  is 
this,'  turning  to  the  Brahman,  '  in  com- 
parison with  the  words  of  this  Brahman 
who  reviles  God  ?  God  is  a  holy  being, 
and  all  his  works  are  holy.  He  made 
men  and  devils  holy;  but  they  have 
made  themselves  vile.  He  who  imputes 
their  sin  to  God  is  a  wretch,  who  re- 
proaches his  Maker.  These  men,  with 
all  their  sin-extenuating  notions,  teach 
that  it  is  a  great  evil  to  murder  a 
Brahman ;  yet  the  murder  of  many 
Brahmans  does  not  come  up  to  this :  for 
if  I  murder  a  Brahman,  I  only  kill  his 
body ;  but  if  I  blaspheme  and  reproach 
my  I^laker,  casting  all  blame  in  his 
face,  and  teach  others  to  do  so,  I  infecik, 
I  destroy,  I  devour  both  body  and  soul 

to  all  eternity.' ^Being  on  a  journey 

through  the  country,  he  saw  a  great 
multitude  assembling  for  the  worship 
of  one  of  their  gods.  He  immediately 
approached  them,  and  passing  through 
the  company,  placed  himself  on  an 
elevation,  near  to  the  side  of  the  idol. 
The  eyes  of  all  the  people  were  instantly 
fixed  on  him,  wondering  what  he,  being  a 
European,  meant  to  do.  After  beckon- 
ing for  silence,  he  thus  began :  '  It  has 
eyes :' — pausing,  and  pointing  with  his 
finger  to  the  eyes  of  the  image ;  then 
turning  his  face,  by  way  of  appeal  to 
the  people, — *  but  it  cannot  see  !  It 
has  ears  : — but  it  cannot  hear !  It  has 
a  nose :— but  it  cannot  smell !  It  has 
hands  : — but  it  cannot  handle  !  It  has  a 
mouth : — but  it  cannot  speak ;  neither  is 
there  any  breath  in  it ! '  An  old  man 
in  the  company,  provoked  by  these  self- 
evident  truths,  added, '  It  has  feet ;  but 
it  cannot  run  away ! '  At  this,  a 
universal  shout  was  heard  :  the  faces  of 
the  priests  and  Brahmans  were  covered 
with  shame,  and  the  worship  for  that 
time  was  given  up. 


6 


MEMOIR  OF  THE  EEY.  JOUN  THOMAS. 


"His  imagination  being  in  itself 
lively,  and  much  exercised  by  con- 
vening ^vith  a  people  who  deal  largely 
in  similitudes,  it  became  natural  to  him 
to  think  and  speak  on  divine  subjects 
after  their  manner,  and  to  gather  in- 
struction from  the  common  concerns  of 
life.  'If,'  says  he  in  his  journal,  'I 
speak  an  opinion  about  a  trifle,  to  a 
mtin  like  myself,  and  he  docs  not  yield 
directly  to  it,  especially  in  anything 
wherein  I  have  the  advantage  of  him 
in  knowledge  and  experience,  as  in 
physic  and  surgery,  I  feel  dissatisfied ; 
and,  if  I  do  not  speak  out,  I  think  in 
my  mind  that  he  is  a  stupid  fellow,  an 
unworthy  object  for  me  to  lavish  my 
wisdom  upon. — But  if  he  bo  still  more 
inferior,  as  my  child,  it  is  still  more 
provoking. — If  he  bo  still  lower,  as  a 
servant,  still  the  provocation  increases. 
If  he  be  one  whom  I  have  saved  from 
the  gallows,  by  bringing  him  into  my 
service,  and  have  bought  and  paid 
dearly  for  his  escape ;  and  though  he 
knoMTS  my  will,  and  I  repeat  it  to  him, 
yet  he  will  not  regard  my  opinion,  but 
his  own,  and  persists  in  it ;  then  is  the 
provocation  great  indeed. — If  he  do  me 
misohief,  it  is  worse  than  all. — If  he 
whom  I  brought  to  honour  brings  my 
name  into  contempt,  and  causes  people 
to  despise  me,  his  best  friend,  what 
must  now  be  my  feelings?  Yet  if 
human  patience  could  hold  out  so  long, 
it  is  all  nothing  in  comparison  of  the 
forbearance  of  Christ  towards  us ! ' 

'*He  had  a  way  of  speaking  and 
writing  to  persons  in  a  genteel  line  of 
life  that  would  come  at  their  consciences, 
and  generally  without  giving  them 
offence.  Sitting  in  a  gentleman's  house 
in  Calcutta,  a  captain  of  an  Indiaman 
came  in,  and  began  to  curse  and  swear 
most  bitterly.  Mr.  Thomas,  turning 
himself  to  the  gentleman  of  the  house, 
related  an  anecdote  of  a  person  greatly 
addicted  to  swearing,  but  who,  on  going 
jak>  A  Boher  fam\]y,  entirely  left  it  off. 


*  Now,'  said  ISIr.  Thomas,  he  did  this 
for  his  own  sake  only  and  from  the  fear 
of  man :  how  much  more  easy  would  it 
bo  to  refrain  from  such  a  practice,  if  wo 
feared  Godl'  The  captaia  swore  no 
more  while  in  his  company ;  and  meet- 
ing with  him  the  next  day  by  himself, 
he  introduced  the  subject,  confessed 
that  he  was  the  most  wicked  of  all  men, 
that  ho  had  had  a  better  education ; 
but  excused  himself  by  alleging  that  it 
was  a  habit,  and  he  could  not  help  it. 

*  That,  sir,'  replied  Mr.  Thomas,  *  makes 
your  case  worse !  If  a  man  gets  in- 
toxicated once,  that  is  bad  ;  but  if  by  a 
succession  of  acts  he  has  contracted  a 
habit  of  it,  and  cannot  help  it,  his  case 
is  bad  indeed  !  You  had  better  confess 
your  sin  to  God,  sir,  rather  than  to 
man ;  this  he  has  directed  you  to  do : 
and  this  is  the  way  to  forsake  it,  and  to 
find  mercy." 

Here  we  must  again  interrupt  Mr. 
Fuller's  account,  to  supply  a  similar 
illustration  of  Mr.  Thomas's  character , 
written,  we  believe,  by  Dr.  Marshman, 
and  published  in  the  Friend  of  India  for 
May,  1816.  It  is  as  follows:  <'In  his 
visits  in  different  families,  the  talent  for 
conversation  which  he  possessed,  united 
with  an  unshaken  intrepidity  whenever 
religion  was  in  any  way  assailed,  rendered 
him  highly  useful.  Dining  on  one 
occasion  with  a  friend,  who  had  hither- 
to paid  little  attention  to  religion,  a 
gentleman  present  made  a  violent  attack 
on  divine  revelation,  which  Mr.  Thomas 
instantly  met ;  and  the  other  affecting 
to  quote  something  from  the  sacred 
scriptures,  with  the  view  of  ridiculing 
them,  which  Mr.  Thomas  knew  they 
did  not  contain,  he  insisted  that  it  was 
not  to  be  found  in  them.  This  being 
!  disputed,  Mr.  Thomas  begged  his  friend 
to  silence  the  dispute  by  producing  & 
bible.  This  his  friend,  with  regret, 
acknowledged  his  inability  to  do ;  having 
never  possessed  one,  since  he  had  been 
the  master  of  a  family.     The  feelings 


MSaaOIR  OF  THE  RBY.  JOHN  TH0MA8. 


iimduig  this  oircamstanoe,  with  what 
he  had  now  heard  in  fiaYour  of  the 
Mriptores,  and  Mr.  Thomas*!  subsequent 
eonYersation,  wrought  so  powerfully  on 
lus  mind  that  he  immediately  procured 
Qoe,  and  began  studying  it  with  the 
Bimoat  diligence;  and  his  steady  at- 
taadance  on  the  preaching  of  the  word 
efSQ  to  his  death,  and  his  truly  Chris- 
tisn  conduct,  sufficiently  evinced  that 
his  search  was  not  vain.'' 

But  we  must  return  to  Mr.  Fuller's 
Bienioir,  which  proceeds : — 

^  He  was  a  man  to  whom  no  one  that 
knew  him  could  feel  indifierent.  He 
Bust  be  either  liked  or  disliked.  In 
BOit  cases  his  social  and  affectionate 
oiniage  excited  attachment ;  and  even 
where  he  had  given  offence  to  his  friends, 
I  single  interview  would  often  dissipate 
resentment  and  rekindle  former  affection. 
''His  sympathy  and  generosity  as  a 
medical  man  towards  the  afflicted 
Hindus,  though  a  luxury  to  his  mind, 
often  affected  his  health:  and  unless 
gratitude  be  unknown  amongst  them, 
(as  it  is  said  they  have  no  word  in  their 
language  which  expresses  the  idea) — his 
name  will  for  some  time,  at  least,  be 
gratefully  remembered. 

^  Truth  obliges  us  to  add,  his  faults 
were  considerable.  He  was  of  an  irri- 
table temper,  wanting  in  economy,  and 
more  ardent  to  form  great  and  generous 
plans  than  patient  to  execute  them. 
These  things  have  occasioned  many 
painful  feelings,  and  sevei-al  strong  ex- 
postulations from  his  best  friends.  But 
when  we  consider  the  afflktion  which 
overtook  him  in  December,  1000,  by 
which  he  was  for  some  weeks  in  a  state 
of  complete  mental  derangement,  we 
feel  disposed  to  pity  rather  than  to 
censure  him ;  as  little  or  no  doubt  re- 
mains with  us  that  his  unevenness  of 
mind  and  temper,  with  other  irreji;u- 
larities,  proceeded  from  a  tendency  in 
his  constitution  to  that  which  at  length 
CUBS  vtpoo  him, " 


We  may  illustrate  Mr.  Fnller^i  last 
remark  by  an  extract  from  his  letter  to 
the  missionaries  at  Serampore  on  hear- 
ing of  Mr.  Thomas's  affliction.  "  Poor 
brother  Thomas  T'  he  writes,  '^hio 
afflictions,  I  am  inclined  to  think, 
account  for  many  of  his  eccentricities. 
Those  seasous  of  dejection  in  which  he 
could  do  nothing,  and  which  I  once 
thought  hard  of  him  for,  might  be 
owing  to  something  tending  to  what  has 
lately  taken  place.*' 

Those  who  have  read  the  account  of 
Mr.  Thomas  presented  in  the  forgoing 
papers  will  admit  the  general  correct- 
ness of  Mr.  Fuller's  delineation  of  his 
character.  And  surely,  as  a  whole,  his 
character  must  command  our  admira- 
tion and  love.  The  mention  of  his 
faults  with  which  the  extract  from  Mr. 
Fuller  concludes,  has,  we  believe,  made 
a  deeper  impression  than  was  designed.* 
Nearly  every  passing  allusion,  which 
has  since  been  made  to  Mr.  Thomas  as 
one  of  the  members  of  the  mission,  has 
adopted  the  censure,  with  little  of  the 
preceding  commendation ;  and  the  result 
is,  that  our  first  missionary  has  been 
one  of  the  least  known  of  the  fraternity 
to  which  he  belonged.  We  are  far  from 
denying  that  he  was  chargeable  ^vith 
the  faults  Mr.  Fuller  mentions.  We 
have  not  excluded  from  our  account  of 
him  the  particulars  of  his  conduct 
which  appear  most  deserving  of  blame. 
Yet  looking  at  his  character  as  a  wholo, 
and  even  keeping  out  of  sight  the  im- 
portant   consideration    by  which    Mr. 


•  How  bighl/  Mr.  Fuller  iLoUfclit  of  Mr.  Tbomaa 
may  bo  gathered  from  a  rcforoncc  to  bim  in  bie 
pafor  on  the  "  8(alo  of  tho  Baptist  Churches  in 
Nortbamptonssbirc,"  vrilteii  in  1813.  Ho  thcie 
says — *•  If  from  each  of  these  churches  &bould  pro- 
ceed only  three  or  four  faithful  and  useful  iniui^tcrs 
of  the  goiipcl— if,  especially,  there  »bould  arls« 
among  them  only  now  and  then,  'a  fruitful  lough/ 
say  a  Thomas,  u  Carey,  a  Maisbroan,  a  Ward,  a 
Chamberlain,  or  a  Chatcr,  '  whose  bra^chea  run  over 
tilie  waJ] '  of  Christciuloin  ilscVf,  v:\\o  can  t«.V\\\^V% 
thotmlitl" 


8 


HKMOIB  OF  THE  BEY.  JOHN  THOMAS 


Fuller  moderaies  the  weight  of  his 
censure,  we  see  nothing  in  Mr.  Thomases 
conduct  which  justifies  the  neglect  into 
which  his  memory  has  been  suffered  to 
fall  He  had  faults !  and  who  of  his 
brethren  at  home  or  abroad  had  or  has 
not  ?  "  He  was  of  an  irritable  temper/' 
80  have  others  been,  whosp  reputation 
has  not  been  seriously  blemished  by  the 
fact.  He  was  '^  wanting  in  economy : " 
namely,  in  that  economy  which  could 
render  the  most  scanty  supplies  suffi- 
cient for  the  demands  of  the  very  per- 
plexing circumstances  in  which  he  was 
placed  There  are  not  many  who  could 
have  achieved  the  difficult  task.  Had 
Mr.  Thomas  been  at  first  unembarrassed 
by  debt,  and  had  he  enjoyed  the  re- 
sources of  a  missionary  in  the  present 
day,  limited  as  those  resources  are, 
perhaps  but  little  would  have  been 
heard  of  his  extravagance.  But  again, 
he  was  "more  ardent  to  form  groat  and 
generous  plans  than  patient  to  execute 
them.**  Here  we  are  at  a  loss  how  to 
decide;  because  we  know  not  the  in- 
stances of  instability  referred  to: — to 
all  the  primary  purposes  of  a  mis- 
sionary life,  our  account  sufficiently 
proves  that  he  was  faithful  to  the  very 
end.  But  we  did  not  intend  to  become 
his  apologist.  We  have  done  what  we 
could  to  set  the  facts  concerning  him 
before  the  reader;  let  him  judge  for 
himself.  This  only  will  we  say;  that 
as  he  looks  over  the  records  we  have 
compiled,  he  may  see  this  irritable  man 
"behaving  and  quieting  himself,  as  a 
child  that  is  weaned  of  his  mother;" 
this  extravagant  man,  willing  to  become 
the  mess-mate  of  the  servants  on  ship- 
board, that  thereby  he  might  go  forth 
to  preach  the  gospel  to  the  heathen  at 
the  least  possible  cost  to  the  society; 
and  this  impatient  man,  "labouring 
and  not  fainting,  for  Christ's  name- 
sake,'* for  fourteen  years,  before  the 
first  Hindu  was  given  to  his  efforts  and 
Mr  pnjen.     Hia  record  ia  on  high  ; 


and  it  concerns  him  not  what  estim 
we  may  be  disposed  to  put  upon  him 

But  it  does  concern  us  to  rem 
honour  to  whom  honour  is  due. 
concerns  the  baptist  churches  in  Ben 
to  remember  him  to  whom,  under  Q 
they  are  indebted  for  the  streams 
salvation  which  now  so  freely  fertii 
thb  dry  and  barren  land.  But  for  hi 
the  baptbt  mission  would  have  direc 
its  energies  to  some  other  count 
But  for  him,  its  missionaries  could  i 
have  found  place  in  India.  May 
not  add,  that,  but  for  him,  the  mf 
other  missions  which  have  indirec 
resulted  from  the  Baptbt  Mission 
Bengal,  and  which  are  now  might 
influencing  the  multitudes  around 
would  not  have  undertaken  this  woi 
We  well  know,  indeed,  that  if  God  I 
not  made  Mr.  Thomas  the  instrum< 
of  commencing  all  this  good,  he  mi| 
and  would  have  found  other  means 
bringing  it  to  pass.  But  we  have 
do,  not  with  what  miff /a  have  b^n,  1 
what,  in  the  wisdom  of  Qod,  teas  \ 
method  he  adopted. 

Before  we  conclude  our  sketch  of  I 
Thomas  we  must  call  attention  to 
eminent  success : — Success  which  is 
be  seen,  not  in  the  number  of  conve 
gathered  by  his  personal  ministry,  1 
in  the  remarkable  realization  of  1 
hopes  he  cherished  in  the  early  pari 
his  missionary  career.  We  find  th 
stated  in  a  letter  to  his  brother,  da 
August  the  2nd,  1791.  After  intimati 
that  he  would  probably  visit  his  nat 
land  in  the  middle  of  1792,  he  adi 
"My  intention  is  to  make  types,  p 
cure  a  press,  also  a  fellow-labourer,  a 
if  I  can,  establish  a  fund  in  Lone 
for  the  support  of  the  work,  and  also 
regain  my  family,  and  return  after  ei| 
months'  stay  in  England."  When 
wrote  this  he  was  alone,  striving  hx 
to  translate  portions  of  the  scriptui 
and  circulating  them  in  manuscri] 
no  Bengali  boDk  had  ever  been  print 


MEMOIR  OF  MR.  WILLIAM  POLLARD. 


ind  suitable  type  was  not  yet  in  exist- 
ence.   The  difficulties  in  the  way  of  the 
fdfilDient  of  these  intentions  must  have 
appeared   insurmountable,  —  yet  they 
were  surmounted.    In  duo  time  all  the 
mwaa  and  all  the  men  needed  for  the 
great  work  were  provided,  and  before 
his  death  Mr.  Thomas  witnessed  the 
accomplishment  of  more  than  all  he  had 
piimied.     The  scriptures  were  wholly 
tnnslated;   the   New  Testament  was 
INil>lished;  a  laborious  band  of  mission- 
aries was  in  the  field;    an  increasing 
society  of  {aithful  men,  at  home  was 
pledged  to  sustain  the  mission  ;— above 
all,  God  had  blessed  it,  and  His  word 
WIS  being  glorified  in  the  sight  of  the 
heathen.      A   work   was    commenced 
which,  as  he  well  knew,  shall  never  be 
brou^t  to  a  stand.     Still  it  moves 
onward,  and  shall  do  so  until  Qod's 
purposes  of  grace  towards  India  are 
an  accomplished.     Happy  man  !    Few 
fonn  plans  like  his :  few  are  permitted 
to  see  their  plans  so  completely  success- 
ful   In  the  celebrated  words  of  his 


illustrious  colleague,  Carey, — and  even 
before  the  words  were  enunciated  by 
Carey, — Mr.  Thomas  expected  great 
things  from  God ;  and  attempted  great 
things  for  Qod,  and  He  did  not  dis- 
appoint His  servant's  hope. 

It  is  evident,  even  from  the  imperfect 
accounts  we  have  of  him,  that  Mr. 
Thomas  was  a  missionary  of  excellent 
abilities,  as  such.  We  may  question  if 
his  superior  as  a  preacher  .to  the 
Bengalis  has  yet  appaared.  Powerful 
were  the  impressions  which,  in  his 
happiest  efforts,  he  produced  upon  his 
hearers.  Who  shall  say  that  we  know 
all  the  immediate  results  of  his  labours  ? 
May  not  some  of  Qod*s  hidden  ones 
have  been  called  to  the  kingdom  of  his 
Son  by  his  message  ?  It  is  very  pro- 
bable that  this  was  the  case. 

\^'ould  that  the  mantle  of  Thomas 
were  more  evidently  with  his  succes- 
sors! A  double  portion  of  his  spirit 
may  well  be  craved.  May  it  be  bestowed 
upon  every  present  agent  of  the  Baptist 
Missionary  Society  in  Bengal ! 


MEMOIR  OF  MR.  WILLIAM  POLLARD. 


BY   THE   BEV.   JAMES   WEBB. 


Amoso  "the  children  of  men"  the 
period  of  dissolution  varies  from  the 
earliest  days  of  infancy  to  extreme  old 
age.  So,  with  respect  to  *'•  the  redeemed 
of  the  Lord,"'  analogous  dispensations  of 
divine  Providence  remove  them  hence 
in  widely  different  seasons  of  Christian 
life.  Some  of  them  are  taken  away  in 
the  1)eginning  of  their  sanctified  course. 
Thej  seek  mercy  and  find  it,  and,  anon, 
their  race  is  run.  The  blast  of  death 
withers  them  while  they  arc  in  "the 
hhide."  To  others  a  longer  pilgrimage 
is  assigned ;  they  have  more  duties  to 
folfil,  and  more  trials  to  undergo ;  but 
ja  tbef  pass  away  in.  the  verdure  of 
roc  XYtr,—^rounTtr  berifs. 


human  existence ;  they  are  cut  down  in 
"  the  ear."  While  another  class  "  wait 
upon  the  Lord,"  and  labour  in  his 
vineyard  through  a  long  series  of  years 
They  grow  grey  in  his  service,  and  their 
"  hoary  heads "  become  "  crowns  of 
righteousness."  There  is  "  the  full  corn 
in  the  ear,"  and  then  the  great  Master 
"putteth  in  the  sickle,  because  the 
harvest  is  come."  They  are  gathered 
to  "  the  dead  in  Christ "  "  in  a  full  age, 
like  as  a  shock  of  corn  cometh  in  in  his 
season."  To  this  last  description  the 
su])ject  of  the  following  sketch  be- 
longed : — 
William  Pollard  was  \:otti  a\.  Dfe\ica- 


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MBMOIli  OF  Ma.  WILLIAM  POLLABD. 


ham,  in  the  ooimtj  of  Suffolk,  in  the 
year  1769.  His  parents  then  occupied 
a  iann  of  considerable  extent  in  that 
parish;  but  his  father  having  died 
of  a  malignant  fever  in  tlie  early  youth 
of  his  son,  and  his  mother,  some  twelve 
months  after  this  event,  having,  un- 
happily, entered  into  a  second  and  an 
unsuitable  marriage,  the  first  years  of 
our  friend's  life  were  passed  amid 
chequered  and  trying  scenes.  In  his 
twelfth  year  he  quitted  the  home  of  his 
mother,  and  for  eleven  subsequent  years 
was  engaged  in  f&rming  occupations,  in 
which,  by  diligent  and  faithful  service, 
he  commended  himself  to  the  confidence 
and  esteem  of  his  employers.  At  the 
expiration  of  this  period,  in  the  year 
1792,  the  all-wise  God  directed  his 
steps  to  Ipswich,  where,  for  nine  fol- 
lowing years,  he  sedulously  toiled,  and 
by  carefully  husbanding  his  resources, 
he  managed  to  acquire  a  little  property. 

About  the  beginning  of  this  century 
he  entered  into  partnership  with  a 
gentleman,  resident  in  Ipswich,  in  the 
malting  and  com  trade ;  and  two  or 
three  years  afterwards  a  second  gentle- 
man united  himself  with  the  firm.  An 
early  death  removed  the  former  of  the 
two ;  with  the  latter  he  remained  con- 
nected in  business  for  many  years. 

While  living  at  Debenham,  the  subject 
of  this  memoir,  though  never  grossly 
immoral,  yet  lived  "  without  God  in  the 
workL"  In  a  paper  written  by  himself, 
he  mournfully  records  the  fact  that  his 
oompanions  were  ungodly,  and  his 
sabbaths  misspent.  On  his  settluig  in 
Ipswich,  while  his  heart  continued  un- 
ohanged,  and  was  eagerly  fixed  on  the 
acquisition  of  earthly  treasure,  his 
habits  became  more  sedate,  and  he 
b^gan  to  frequent  the  house  of  God 
where,  under  the  ministry  of  the  late 
Mr.  Atkinson,  he  heard  truths  to  which, 
till  then»  he  had  been  weU-nigh  an 
entire  stranger.  Gradually,  serious 
Iwtight  coRoerDing  the  lupreme  worth 


of  the  soul  was  awakened  in  his  mis 
and  he  became  deeply  sensible  of  t 
necessity  of  preparation  for  a  dyi 
hour.  Under  the  influence  of  th< 
reflections  his  attendance  on  the  servii 
of  the  sanctuary  became  regular:  a 
although  wo  have  not  the  means 
distinctly  tracing  his  religious  hist< 
at  this  remote  period,  there  is  gc 
reason  to  conclude  that,  through  1 
ministrations  of  Mr.  Atkinson,  he  v 
led  by  the  Holy  Spirit  to  find  peace 
the  Saviour.  Some  time  afterwards 
worshipped  in  the  baptist  chapel 
Stoke-Green,  and  was  baptized  and 
ceived  into  meml)ership  with  the  chui 
assembling  there  by  its  pastor,  I 
George  Hall,  in  February,  1800. 

In  the  month  of  Kovember,  1801, 
married  Miss  Mary  Harrison ;  bat  1 
gladness  of  his  nuptial  day  was  done 
by  a  most  solemn  and  affecting  calami 
On  her  own  wedding  day,  and  in  oo 
pany  with  herself,  a  sister  of  his  br 
was  also  married;  but  death,  w 
terrible  suddenness,  broke  the  mat 
menial  tie  as  soon  as  it  was  forme 
for,  on  the  evening  of  the  same  day,  tl 
sistej^was  a  corpse.  This  mourn 
evenjithrcw  a  shade  of  depression  o 
the  future  life  of  our  friend's  cons< 
Seven  children  were  the  fruit  of  t 
union,  all  of  whom  their  father  survivi 
three  of  them  were  cut  off  in  th 
infancy,  and  the  others,  at  distant 
tervals,  it  was  his  painful  lot  to  foU 
to  the  grave.  The  last  was  taken  fr 
him  in  1835,  by  lingering  consumpti 
But  although  he  sufiered  the  s* 
bereavement  of  all  his  children,  yet 
grief  was  softened  by  hope.  His  infi 
offspring  he  oould  entrust  to  the  me: 
of  a  covenant  God ;  and  to  this  mei 
he  had  good  reason  to  believe  that  th* 
who  grew  up  had  entrusted  themseln 

The  growing  excellence  of  his  d 
raoter,  as  well  as  the  possession 
sundry  other  ^ninent  qualificationa : 
that  oflloe,  induoed  the  ehurch  to  i 


MSMOIR  OF  MR.  WILLIAM  POLLARD. 


11 


point  him  as  one  of  its  deacons  in  the 
jtu  1806,  and  which  office  he  most 
boDourabljand  osefoUj  sustained  among 
then  ontil  his  death. 

Distingoished  by  the  same  vigour  and 
integrity  which  had  marked  the  earlier 
pirt  of  his  history  (but  which  were  now« 
indeed,  based  on  firmer  principles)  he 
nooeasfully  pursued  his  career  as  a 
merchant  for  a  very  lengthened  period. 
Bat  for  several  years  previously  to  1833, 
Hid  likewise  in  that  year,  the  firm  of 
which  he  was  a  member,  owing,  in  part, 
to  the  great  fluctuations  which,  during 
that  time,  the  com  trade  underwent, 
nstained  very  heavy  losses.  It  was, 
therefore,  deemed  expedient  to  dissolve 
the  existing  partnership,  and  which 
viB  accordingly  effected.  Happily, 
tte  injury  sustained  was  confined  to 
the  firm  itself;  no  one  else  suffered. 


discontent  And  that  Qod  whom  he  so 
faithfully  served,  deigned  to  crown 
his  renewed  exertions  with  success ;  and 
although  he  did  not  regain  his  previous 
mercantile  eminence,  he  nevertheless 
pursued  'Hhe  even  tenor  of  his  way'* 
throughout  the  remaining  jrears  of  his 
earthly  sojourn  in  circumstances  of 
great  comfort  and  tranquillity. 

Early  in  January,  1843,  the  wife  of 
his  youth,  who  had  shared  with  him 
the  joys  and  sorrows  of  life  for  forty-one 
years,  was  separated  from  him  by  the 
stoke  of  death.  And  he  who  had  seen 
every  one  of  his  children  fall  by  the 
power  of  "the  last  enemy,"  had  now  to 
commit  the  mortal  remains  of  their 
beloved  mother  to  the  tomb.  He  was 
once  more  alone  in  the  world. 

Oft  has  the  writer  of  these  pages 
looked  with  touching  interest  upon  the 


While  by  this  calamity  the  property  of  •  man  who,  by  the  discipline  of  a  wise 
hit  partner  was  diminished,  his  own,  far  '  and  gracious  Qod,  had  been  stripped  of 


\m  ample,  was  entirely  swept  away ; 
bat  his  rectitude  was  neither  impeached 
nor  suspected.     The  manner  in  which 


his  property,  and  bereaved  of  all  his 
children  and  his  wife,  when  he  saw  with 
what  calm  resignation  this  "  father  in 


he  passed  through  this  trying  season,  I  Christ  '*  (although  possessed  of  deep 
together  with  the  high  respect  which  ■  sensibility  of  feeling)  bore  himself  under 
his  general  character  had  won,  speedily    visitations  which    would    have    sorely 


twakened  much  sympathy  on  his  behalf. 
His  friends  cordially  rallied  round  him, 
md  two  of  their  number  generously 
iffordcd  him  very  important  aid.  To 
the  conduct  of  these  individuals  towards 
him,  our  friend  was  wont  to  refer  in 
terms  of  profound  respect  and  gratitude. 


chafed  a  spirit  less  implicitly  confiding 
in  infinite  goodness  and  love. 

In  December,  18-13,  ho  formed  a 
second  matrimonial  alliance  with  Mrs. 
Goldsmith,  the  relict  of  the  Rev.  Thomas 
Goldsmith,  a  very  deservedly  esteemed 
minister  of  our  denomination,  who  had 


He  was  thus  enabled  to  prosecute  his  i  laboured  many  years  in  this  county ; 
vocation    as    a    com    merchant ;    and  :  and  of  whom  an  obituary  was  inserted 


while,  necessarily,  his  operations  were 
confined  within  a  more  limited  sphere, 
and  his  position  in  society  became  some- 


inthis  periodical,  in  the  number  for  April, 
1842.  Since  this  lady  survives  to  mourn 
the  loss  of  a  second  companion,  regaiti 


what  less  elevated  than  formerly,  yet  he  |  to  the  delicacy  of  her  feelings  forbids 
bore  the  reverses  to  which,  in  the  dis-  ■  extended  remark  on  this  connection, 
pensations  of  Providence,  he  was  called  '  We  may,  however,  l)e  allowed  to  state 
on  to  submit  in  the  blended  temper  of  that  her  kind  and  affectionate  attcn- 
msgnanimity  and  meekness.  He  had  tions  towards  him  served  to  smooth  the 
not  been  dazzled  by  the  glare  of  pro-  i  path,  and  multiply  the  enjoyments  of 
•perity,  and* in  the  day  of  oomjr>aratire  'our  venerable  brother  duriii^  l\\<i  Va&t 
nimvit^^  mnAmfyx>tn  th^  gioom  of  jears  of  his  pilgrimage. 


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MEMOIR  OF  MR,  WILLIAM  POLLARD. 


In  the  month  of  February,  1849,  our 
friend  having  completed  the  fiftieth 
year  of  his  membership  with  the  church 
at  Stoke  GrecD,  a  jubilee  service  mras 
held  in  commemoration  of  that  event. 
A  goodly  number  of  the  members,  both 
of  the  church  and  congregatioD,  grati- 
fied with  such  an  opportunity  of  mark- 
ing their  sense  of  his  worth,  took  tea  in 
the  chapel  on  that  occasion,  when 
sundry  addresses,  suited  to  the  peculiar 
and  interesting  circumstances  under 
which  the  meeting  took  place,  were 
delivered. 

Down  to  extreme  old  age  his  bodily 
and  mental  powers  maintained  a  degree 
of  vigour  unusual  at  that  period  of  life. 
But  still  the  infirmities  of  multiplied 
years,  although  slowly,  began  to  creep 
over  him ;  and  during  the  winter 
before  the  last,  indisposition  and  weak- 
ness were  often  his  lot ;  on  the  return 
of  summer,  however,  he  rallied  again ; 
but  in  the  ensuing  winter  similar  attacks 
became  more  frequent  and  severe ;  and 
notwithstanding  he  recruited  a  little  in 
the  openiog  of  summer,  it  now  became 
evident  that  he  was  sinking,  and  would 
soon  "  finish  his  course,"  Nevertheless, 
throughout  this  protracted  period  of 
feebleness,  he  continued  to  give  some 
attention  to  business,  and  was  more 
generally  found  once  in  the  sanctuary  on 
the  sabbath.  And  he  was  there  on  the 
morning  of  the  one  that  preceded  his 
death,  which  occurred,  rather  suddenly 
and  unexpectedly  at  the  last,  at  an  early 
hour  on  Lord's  day,  the  28th  of  August, 
in  the  year  which  has  just  ended. 
He  was  scarcely  confined  to  his  bed  for 
a  single  entire  day,  so  strongly  did  his 
vigorous  constitution  grapple  with  dis- 
ease and  decay.  During  the  few  closing 
months  of  his  earthly  existence  his 
mental  fiiculties  were  much  impaired; 
and,  conscious  of  his  inability  to  engage 
therein,  he  shrank  from  much  conversa- 
tion. He  did  not  attain  to  ecstasy,  or 
evBD  Jojr,  the  lack  of  which  he  often 


deplored ;  still  his  hope  in  "  the  gloric 
gospel  of  Christ  '*  was  usually  firm,  a 
his  mind  tranquil.  Frequently  to  t 
writer  and  others,  did  he  avow  thi 
conscious  of  his  utter  unworthiness, 
trusted  for  salvation  to  *Hhe  precic 
blood  of  Christ"  alone.  The  humil 
which  had  distinguished  him  throu 
life  "clothed"  him  to  the  grave. 
£hort  time  before  his  death  he  exclaim< 
"  AU  is  well." 

In  the  unavoidable  absence  of  his  pi 
tor,  who  was  several  hundred  miles  frc 
home  when  thcdeath  of  his  muchestoe 
ed  friend  occurred,  his  mortal  remai 
were  interred  in  the  Stoke-Green  bur 
ground  on  Saturday,  the  4th  of  Septei 
her,  and  his  death  improved  on  t 
following  Lord's  day  by  Mr.  Elven, 
Bury,  who  had  long  known  and  valu 
him,  in  a  discourse  from  the  latter  pt 
of  John  xi.  11,  addressed  to  probablj 
larger  audience  than  had  ever  befc 
assembled  within  the  chapel,  while  soi 
were  seated  on  forms  outside,  and  oth< 
were  compelled  to  retire.  Among  tl 
dense  crowd  of  listeners  there  was  oi 
a  domestic  who  had  faithfully  serv 
him  sundry  years,  and  by  whom  she  h 
been  highly  prized,  who  then  enter 
"  the  house  of  God,"  where  she  also  h 
long  worshipped  and  communed,  for  t 
last  time.  She  has  since  yielded  up  I 
spirit,  sleeps,  wo  trust,  together  wi 
himself  in  Jesus,  and  her  body  1 
interred  near  that  of  her  late  honoui 
master. 

The  character  of  our  departed  frie 
was  eminently  marked  by  the  followi 
qualities : — 

JFinmiess, 

One  had  only  to  see  him  to  be  assur 
that  he  had  this  property.  Like  m< 
persons  of  his  make,  ho  was,  perha 
occasionally,  rather  too  firm,  Bi 
happily,  his  thorough  decision  i« 
blended  with  great  practical  wisdoi 
An4  to  their  unku  he  owed,  in  lar 


MEMOIR  OF  MB.  WILLIAM  POLLABP. 


13 


measure,  the  sacccss  which  he  attained 
in  the  business  of  life ;  while,  thereby, 
in  the  church  privileged  with  his 
deaconal  services,  he  was  enabled  to 
withstand  much  evil,  and  to  accomplish 
mach  good.  He  was  not  accustomed  to 
waste  his  firmness  on  trifles;  he  generally 
reserved  it  for  matters  of  importance. 
With  regard  to  the  former  he  couJd  be 
fdiant  as  the  willow ;  in  relation  to  the 
latter  he  was  stable  as  the  oak. 

IntegrUif. 

Few  men  have  had  more.  The  writer 
does  not  simply  mean  that  '^common 
honesty  '*  which  consists  in  a  man's  pay- 
ing his  just  debts  (although  one  could 
wish  that  this  quality  were  somewhat 
more  common  among  professing  Chris- 
tians), but  rather  that  lofty  and  unbend- 
ing principle  which  takes  iirm  hold  of 
lectitude  and  exhibits  it,  in  its  finer 
forms,  amid  the  varied  scenes  and 
minate  details  of  human  life. 

He  emphatically  'Moved  righteous- 
ness." What  he  seemed  to  be  he  was. 
He  bore  no  resemblance  to  the  pool  of 
water,  shallow,  and  clear  perchance, 
with  a  thick  layer  of  mud  at  the  bottom  ; 
his  likeness  was  found  in  the  calm  ocean 
waters  reposing  on  their  rocky  bed.  He 
utterly  scorned  the  selfishness  that 
meanly  calculates,  the  cowardice  that 
Ekolks,  and  the  slander  that,  serpent- 
like,  creeps  and  hisses.  One  might 
traly  say  of  him,  **  Behold  an  Israelite 
indeed,  in  whom  is  no  guile  ! " 

Kindness, 

It  is  no  uncommon  thing  for  in- 
dividuals, in  whom  the  features  of 
character  to  which  we  have  already 
adverted  are  fairly  developed,  to  be 
deficient  in  this.  In  the  temper  and 
conduct  of  Mr.  Pollard  these  qualities 
were  fully  united.  Beneath  a  somewhat 
rigid  exterior  there  throbbed  a  feeling 
heart  He  iwalked  by  the  rule  of  equity, 
and  "  the  law  of  kindness,  "  dictated  by  \ 


genuine  love,  was  ^4n  his  tongue.*' 
"  The  poor  and  the  needy "  out  of  the 
church,  and  especially  those  within  it, 
found  a  friend  and  helper  in  him. 
Perhaps  there  are  not  many  churches 
in  which  'Uhe  poor  of  the  flock"  are 
more  cared  for  than  in  that  at  Stoke- 
Qreen;  and  this  circumstance  may  be 
attributed,  in  no  slight  degree,  to  his 
benevolent  example  and  influence. 

Regular  aUe^idivvcc  on  the  meam  of  gr(we. 

He  was,  in  this  respect,  an  eminent 
pattern  to  his  fellow  members.  He 
acted  like  one  who  felt  that  there  ¥ras 
a  delightful  meaning  in  the  words, 
'^  Blessed  are  they  that  dwell  in  thy 
house :  they  will  be  still  praising  Thee.'* 
And  he  did  not  content  himself  (as, 
alas,  too  many  of  the  members  of  our 
churches  do)  with  being  constantly 
found  in  the  sanctuary  on  the  Lord*s 
day ;  but  at  the  services  held  on  week- 
day evenings  he  was  habitually  present. 
If  his  place  were  vacant,  when  he  was 
in  usual  health,  well  did  his  pastor 
know  that  some  better-looking  reason 
than  a  thick  fog,  a  falling  shower,  the 
call  of  a  friend,  or  the  ordinary  pressure 
of  business  could  be  jassigned  for  his 
absence.  And  he  had  his  reward;  for 
largely  did  he  realize  the  truth  of  that 
promise :  "  Those  that  be  planted  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord  shall  flourish  in  the 
courts,  of  our  God." 

An  hxunhle  ami  a  devoiU  spirit. 

Our  venerable  brother  was  eminently 
a  man  of  God,  Uis  disposition  was  to 
some  extent  retiring,  and  that  disposi- 
tion sprang,  in  the  main,  from  his 
humility.  Uis  thoughts  of  himself  were 
low,  and  his  words  were,  therefore,  com- 
paratively few.  lie  prized  communion 
with  God,  and  he  sought  it  in  his  bible 
and  his  closet.  While  he  greatly  loved 
"  the  house  of  the  Lord,"  and  the  social 
prayer-meeting,  yet  they  did  not  con- 
stitute the  whole  of  liis  te\\ftvo\3LS  ^^- 


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MEMOIR  OF  MR.  WILLUM  POLLARD. 


ercises.  Thej  were  a  public  expression 
of  the  feelings  and  habits  which  he 
cultivated  in  private :  so  the  quiet 
stream,  which  has  wended  its  course 
beneath  the  underwood  of  the  glen  and 
through  the  seclusion  of  the  grove,  flows, 
in  calm  beauty  and  wider  breadth,  into 
the  open  plain. 

Throughout  his  long  life  the  political 
opinions  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch 
were  of  a  liberal  kind  ;  and  on  all  occa- 
sions which  he  deemed  suitable,  he  gave 
a  practical  expression  of  them.  But 
his  cherished  tastes  and  habits  little 
agreed  with  the  arena  of  civil  excite- 
ment and  strife ;  and  he,  therefore, 
rathershunned  than  sought  it.  Prompted 
by  similar  feelings,  while  most  con- 
scientiously and  thoroughly  a  dissenter 
from  the  established  church  of  this 
country,  he  did  not  enter  into  any  of 
those  measures  which  have,  of  late,  been 
adopted  to  effect  its  separation  from  the 
state.  The  writer  records  this  circum- 
stance as  a  fact ;  he  does  not  hold  it  up 
as  an  example.  Our  deceased  friend 
avoided  doctrinal  extremes  of  either 
class.  He  was  a  decided  Oalvinist  of 
the  Puritan  school.  He  did  not  plead 
the  doctrines  of  discriminating  mercy 
and  the  obligations  of  man  against  each 
other;  he  pleaded  for  them  bcth  as  harmo- 
nizing the  prerogatives  of  the  covenant 
Qod  with  those  of  the  moral  Qovemor. 
He  was,  from  deep  conviction,  a  baptist, 
and  like  the  church,  of  which  he  was  so 
distinguished  a  member,  a  strict  bap- 
tist. He  sustained  the  office  of  deacon 
therein  during  the  unusually  long 
period  of  forty-six  years.  Amid  the 
fluctuations  which  befell  the  church 
within  this  date,  his  counsels,  labours, 
and  example  were  invaluable.  And, 
probably,  never  has  the  deacon  of  a 
church  possessed,  in  a  greater  degree 
than  our  friend  realized  them,  the 
mingled  love   and   confidence  of  his 


pastor,  his  brother  oflicers,  and  th 
members  of  the  community.  To  th 
various  interests  and  public  societies  c 
his  own  denomination  he  was  a  sincer 
and  devoted  friend.  He  assiduousl; 
and  successfully  sought  the  weUiEure  o 
our  body  in  his  native  country ;  and  ii 
proportion  to  his  means,  he  was  : 
generous  contributor  to  the  funds  o 
our  institutions  designed  to  spread  th 
glad  tidings  of  salvation,  both  at  horn 
and  abroad.  In  virtue  of  the  importan 
services  which  he  had  rendered  to  ou 
Foreign  Mission,  he  was  for  many  year 
placed  on  the  list  of  its  Committee  a 
an  honorary  member.  But  while  quit 
decided  in  all  the  religious  sentiment 
and  usages  which  he  deemed  worth  hi 
adoption  (as,  in  truth,  every  man  shoul 
be)  his  heart  was  expansive  in  it 
charity.  He  was  too  much  of  the  Ohiif 
tian  to  be  anything  of  the  bigot.  H 
therefore  cordially  loved  all  good  mei 
whatever  name  they  bore ;  and  rejoice 
in  the  success  of  their  efforts  to  promot 
the  glory  of  Christ.  While  by  no  moan 
heedless  of  the  livertf  worn,  he  though 
much  more  of  the  servant  who  wor 
it. 

Our  beloved  friend  has  passed  away 
but  the  fragrance  of  his  memory  wi 
long  breathe  in  the  circle  where  h 
moved.  While  his  humble  spirit  woul 
have  shrunk  from  contemplating  th 
picture  of  himself  which  we  have  drawr 
and  his  eye  would  much  rather  hav 
rested  on  the  felt  imperfections  of  hi 
character,  yet  he  would  have  been  th 
first  to  ascribe  anything  good  in  hino 
self  to  the  pure  grace  of  the  Savioui 
Let  us  do  likewise;  let  us  "glorif 
God  **  in  him :  and,  in  addition,  seek  t 
copy  ^his  bright  example,  so  that  w* 
also,  "  through  faith  and  patience,"  ma 
''  inherit  the  promises.*' 

Ipswichy  Dec.  1853. 


10 


BRITISH  HOUSEHOLD  MISSION. 


I 


8irGaE8TI058   FOB  A  KEW  BOCIETT 

I.  The  present  supply  of  evangelical 
agencj  in  the  households  of  England  is 
iudequate  as  respects  the  area  and 
pc^lation  of  the  kingdom. 

A  line  of  twentj-fiye  miles  in  length 
maj  be  drawn  on  the  map  of  many 
English  counties,  along  which  no  ren- 
iadifd  gospel  agency  whatever  is  to  be 
(bond. 

Numerous  areas  of  twelve  square 
miles  each  may  be  pointed  out,  com- 
prising small  towns,  villages,  or  sea- 
portSi  in  the  same  destitute  condition. 

In  many  other  districts  the  popula- 
tioa  is  becoming  grouped  around  new 
oentres  of  industry,  whilst  the  means  of 
Christian  instruction  lag  for  a  whole 
generation  behind  the  efforts  of  com- 
mercial enterprise. 

In  proof  of  these  remarks  I  can  refer 
to  the  western  counties ;  and  from 
lome  inquiries  made,  I  do  not  think 
thej  arc  less  favoured  than  the  midland 
lod  northern  portions  of  England. 
The  results  of  the  last  census  show  the 
tendency  to  aggregation  in  the  dwelling- 
hiibits  of  the  people ;  and  all  persons  are 
now  aware  that  without  special  pro- 
Tisions  such  aggregations  are  fatal  to 
life,  physical,  moral,  and  spiritual. 

II.  No  existing  organization  (save 
that  of  the  whole  church  itself)  proposes 
to  supply  this  want. 

Thi  national  establishment  does  not  do 
it.  Nominally'  complete,  yet  it  is  so 
only  in  shadowy  outline.  Like  the  city 
of  Washington,  it  is  magnificent  prin- 
dptlly  in  its  empty  spaces ;  and,  more 
direful  still,  in  many  cases  its  operations 
are  retentive  of  the  spiritual  darkness  ; 
as  though  the  public  lighthouses  should 
be  not  only  too  wide  apart,  but  be 
furnished  with  blackened  reflectors. 

Wedei^anism  does  not  do  it.  The 
admirable  aims  and  efforts  of  this  com- 


BT  B.   R.   PATTISOir,   ESQ. 


wholly  or  principally  poor.  The  Chris 
tian  church  has  delegated  much  to  it» 
and  abstained  from  interfering  with  its 
efforts;  but  now  the  aggressive  character 
and  ^ower  of  methodism  are  gone,  and 
the  field  still  shows  uncultivated  patches. 

Other  nancan/ormitta  have  not  done 
it.  The  eight  hundred  home  missionary 
stations  of  the  congregationalists,  the 
fewer  still  of  the  baptists,  are  but  so 
many  efforts,  too  praiseworthy  to  be 
disregarded  but  too  puny  to  be  accepted 
with  complacency. 

It  is  not  done  by  existing  evangelical 
village  churches.  These  lights  are  barely 
supported  by  the  efforts  of  all  the  torch- 
bearers,  and  but  few  of  them  can  make 
any  effort  for  the  outer  darkness  beyond 
their  own  immediate  sphere. 

III.  The  supply  cannot  be  obtained 
by  the  contributions  of  the  people  who 
are  the  subjects  of  the  destitution. 

There  is  of  course  an  entire  want  of 
apprehension  as  to  the  necessity  and 
value  of  religious  agency.  We  must  not 
expect  to  '^  gather  grapes  from  thorns." 

But  there  is  also  the  obstacle  pre- 
sented by  the  pauperism  of  the  rural 
and  operative  population,  and  to  this  I 
must  beg  special  attention. 

One  million  of  persons  in  England 
and  Wales  receive  public  parochial  relief 
every  day.  Three  millions  receive  such 
relief  at  some  time  in  the  course  of  one 
year;  and  about  one  half  of  the  whole  la- 
bouring agricultural  population  become 
paupers  at  some  time  in  their  lives. 
The  paupers  in  England  during  one 
year  are  one  in  six  on  the  whole  popu- 
lation, and  the  proportion  of  relief  to 
each  pauper  is  £1  lo^.  11^  per  annum, 
and  to  each  unit  of  the  whole  people 
GdT.  \d.  Only  one  twelfth  of  this  relief 
is  given  in  workhouses.  More  need 
not  be  adduced  to  prove  that  the  actual 


Unation  are  not  available  in  a  district  J  pecamary  couditioa  of   ihe  \a\MAXTViv\& 


16 


A  NEW  YEAR'S  SOLILOQUY. 


agrioaltaral  population  of  our  klDgdom 
requires  that  religious  agency  for  its 
benefit  must  be  provided  gratuitously. 

lY.  In  the  present  and  probable 
future  actual  condition  of  the  Christian 
church  the  required  evangelical  agency 
must  be  unsectarian  and  pulpit-denying, 
in  order  to  obtain  adequate  general  co- 
operation,  acceptance,  and  support. 

The  tendency  of  the  efibrt  would  be  \ 
not  to  supersede  but  to  augment  the 
necessity  for  the  ministry  of  the  word.  , 
Besides  the  concurrent  operation  of  the 
Holy  Spirit,  nothing  so  promotes  the 
utility  of  Qod*s  great  ordinance  of 
preaching  as  instructed  auditories. 

y.  The  area  and  population  of  the 
registration  districts,  for  births,  mar- 
riages, and  deaths,  will  afTord  a  fair 
basis  for  the  districts  required ;  one  half 
of  these,  including  most  of  the  large 
towns,  may  be  assumed  at  present  to  be 


supplied,  and  such  supplies  would  soon 
become  affiliated  with  the  more  general 
organization. 

VI.  The  experience  of  city  and 
town  missionary  societies  leads  to  the 
conclusion,  that  for  such  an  agency 
pecuniary  support  would  be  found  with- 
out diminishing  the  resources  now  com- 
manded by  other  religious  institutions. 

VII.  I  refrain  from  occupying  space 
and  attention  by  extended  exposition  oi 
illustration,  but  desire  to  submit  the 
following  • — 

T/tat  the  gratuitous  supply  of  ChrMan 
instruction  froii  hou^  to  house,  through- 
out the  rural  and  operative  population  oj 
the  kingdom,  on  a  plan  similar  to  that  sc 
opportundy  commenced  and  auspicioud^ 
prosecuted  hy  tJu  London  City  Mission,  u 
the  present  duty  of  the  churches  of  Chrisi 
in  England  and  Wales, 

London,  December  8,  1853. 


A  NEW  YEAR'S  SOLILOQUY. 


Blbsb  the  Lord,  0  my  soul ;  and  all 
that  is  within  me  bless  his  holy 
name.  The  year  1853  has  passed 
away,  with  all  its  wants,  perplexities, 
and  toils.  At  its  commencement,  how 
uncertain  was  I  what  I  should  have  to 
endure  during  its  course,  or  in  what 
condition  I  should  be  at  its  close! 
Whether  I  should  bo  among  the  living 
now  or  among  those  who  sleep,  whether 
I  should  be  an  active  responsible  agent 
or  shut  up  in  some  asylum  for  those 
who  are  deprived  of  reason,  whether  I 
should  continue  to  possess  my  eyesight, 
my  hearing,  my  ability  to  speak,  to 
walk,  and  to  labour,  or  should  become 
entirely  dependent  and  helpless,  whether 
my  valued  family  connexions  should 
still  surround  me  or  should  be  torn 
horn  me  by  death ;  these  and  innumer- 
able other  things  affecting  my  well 
being,  were  twelve  months  ago  all 
doalMtJ.     Bat  gaodnesB  and  mercy 


have  followed  me.  How  much  do  1 
still  enjoy  for  which  I*  am  indebted  t< 
divine  benignity !  How  important  i 
stage  of  my  perilous  journey  has  beei 
accomplished  in  safety !  Bless  the  Lord 
0  my  soul.  Now  I  enter  on  1854 
Through  what  scenes  shall  I  have  passoi 
before  it  terminates?  What  or  wher 
shall  I  be  at  its  conclusion  ?  All  fled 
is  grass ;  but  the  Lord  livetb,  and  hi 
is  the  Rock  of  my  salvation.  B3  no 
cast  down,  0  my  soul ;  bo  not  anxioa 
for  the  morrow.  The  God  who  has  carw 
for  mc,  guided  me,  and  sustained  mc 
is  still  the  Supreme,  the  Almight} 
the  Everlasting  Qod.  My  Redecme 
is  still  the  Advocate  with  the  Fathei 
"able  to  save  them  to  the  uttermos 
that  come  unto  God  by  him,  seeuig  h 
ever  liveth  to  make  intercession  fo 
them."  Halleluiah;  the  Lord  Go* 
omnipotent  reigneth.  Bless  the  Lord 
j  0  my  Botkl. 


17 


ryPUBLISHED  POETRY  BY  THE  LATE  REV.  F.  A.  COX,  D.D.,  LL.D. 

TWIT   PBEACHIffG. 


Tax  mmaatta  bright  and  bMQt«oiu  day 

Waa  baatlBg  to  Mm  doae, 
Xnd  snirvnal  natiirt  laj 

In  aoft  and  tweet  repoee. 

BcBote  from  pompe  and  llfe'f  parade. 

Behold  a  wjlnn  seene. 
Where  the  denae  forest  eeata  itR  shade 

Upon  the  Tillaee  green. 

And  ioon  the  baaj  hands  of  men. 

On  hearenlj  purpose  bent, 
PHed  their  important  task,  aud  then 

Uprears  a  spadoas  tent ! 

People  from  all  the  hamlot  ronnd. 

From  garden,  field,  and  cot, 
Loied  by  the  sight,  or  bj  the  sound. 

Moved  towards  the  ehosen  spot. 

Maidena  and  joaths  from  many  a  fsrm, 

The  niatie  gronp  composed ; 
And  sheltered  bj  a  mother's  arm, 

9weet  lolkney  reposed. 

Tvas  not  the  tented  field  of  strife, 

Where  hostile  foroes  meet, 
Xor  for  the  gaieties  of  life. 

Where  danee  and  moslc  greet; 

Bat  for  the  senrice  of  the  Lord 

They  sought  this  solitude ; 
'Twaa  for  the  preaching  of  his  word. 

To  th'  ignorant  and  rude. 

Tlie  pulpit,  as  in  sacred  writ 

We  read,  where  Ezra  stood, 
The  humble  s&nctaary  to  fit. 

Was  simply  formed  of  wood. 

And  thence  to  unaccustomed  e&rn. 

Eternal  troths  were  told ; 
Appealing  to  the  hopes  and  fearw 

Of  sinners  base  and  bold. 


I  eaw  the  first  rude  laugh  of  scorn 

By  slow  degrees  subside ; 
As  billows  by  the  winds  upborne 

Fall  in  the  ebbing  tide. 

I  Ksw  each  penitential  tear, 
That  never  fiowed  till  then ; 

Qems  that  will  ever  more  appear 
On  Christ's  own  diadem. 

Aud  tbere  were  hovering  angels  by, 
Who  watched  the  spreading  leavou  ; 

Who  saw  the  tear  and  heard  the  sigh. 
And  boie  the  news  to  heaven. 

Send  fh)m  above,  O  Ood  of  grace ! 

The  showers  of  blessings  down. 
To  sanctify  the  barren  place. 

Where  seeds  of  truth  are  sown. 

O  let  the  wildemesees  bloom 
With  heavenly  verdure  (hir; 

0  plant  amidst  the  moral  gloom 
The  rote  of  Sharon  there. 

But  will  the  mighty  God  indeed. 
Descend  with  men  to  dwell : 

And  will  ho  hear  us  pray  and  plead. 
In  cottage,  field,  or  doll? 

He  will !  for  with  compassion  fra\iglit. 

By  way  or  mountain  side, 
Tlie  Savioar  tiius  bin  goi>pel  taaght 

At  mom  or  eventide. 

Swept  feliowi»hip  of  soul,  to  mako 

Our  toil  and  aim  like  his  ; 
And  in  ojiT  measure  to  partake, 

Ilia  boundless  sympathies. 

1  lure  the  tent's  simplicity ! 

Nor  pomp,  nor  pride,  nor  dre««, 
Attend  this  hambio  ministry 
In  the  lone  wildemei>s. 


I 


THE    OOfJPFL. 


'Mmer  the  retiring  shades  of  night. 
How  brightly  shines  the  morning  star ; 
Bat  amidst  heathen  gloom,  the  light 
Of  goepel  truth  is  brighter  far. 

The  dew  descends  and  softly  fills 
With  Creehentng  life  each  flower  that  piued : 
Bat  richer  influence  truth  distill*, 
Through  the  rtceesea  of  the  mind. 

The  aoft  winds  sound  in  every  pkce. 
Like  Btraioa  of  mnsie  sweet  and  free ; 
Bat  Ja  tbm  Ootpml't  words  otgnee 
nmnl§  dirJn^r  m«lodf. 
rau  xnr, — fourth  fiKMmn. 


The  river  widening  as  it  goci>, 
Blesses  the  land,  and  swells  the  seas, 
Bat  there's  a  nobler  river  flows 
In  Gospel  truths  and  promlsea. 

Shine  on!  Bhine  on  !  thou  glorious  star. 
Descend  on  all,  ye  heavenly  dews ! 
Ve  words  of  grace — liko  winds  from  far, 
Through  every  language  truth  transfuse. 

River  of  life  !  the  fountain  head. 
Prom  Zion'g  city,  onward  roll  I 
Till  light,  and  Joy,  and  TCTdure  tvicu^i, 
From  land  to  land,  fronv  vo\«  to  vo\*. 


Ifi 


REVIEWS. 


.(  Memoir  of  ih§  lAfe  and  Laioun  of  the  '  comment  of  hii  own,  10  Bil&ah  M  as  in 
Rev.  Adoniram  Jtidton,  D.D.  Dp  Fran-  i  some  measure  at  first  to  orette  in  ha 
CIS  Watland,  D.D.,  President  of  Drown  <  readers  a  feeling  of  disappointment 
University,  ^c.  London  :  Nisbet.  2  voU.  |  gy^Q  where  explanatioDS  MTO  VS^pured, 
8  vc,  pp.  440,  420.    Price  12#.  !  they  are  given  in  the  briefest  fomi.  It  is 

Dr.  Watland  has  raised  in  these  ;  Judson  that  speaks  everywhers.  He 
volumes  a  fitting  memorial  to  the  great  i  moves  before  you  in  the  panorama  of 
and  good  man  who  is  the  subject  of  j  his  missionary  life,  addressii^  yon  in 
them.  A  certain  congeniality  of  mind  '  his  own  rapid  and  manly  way.  li  is  his 
and  character  is  apparent  in  the  two  j  own  words  which  tell  you  of  his  con- 
men,  by  which  the  survivor  is  eminently  i  flicts,  his  high  purposes,  his  many 
adapted  to  become  the  biographer  of  his  j  Jabours,  his  long  enduranoe  of  discou- 
friend.  Both  are  marked-  by  masculine  |  ragement,  and  his  patient  fidth.  You 
strength  and  ruggedness.  The  philoso-  j  see  the  little  church  that  God  permitted 
pher  and  the  missionary  belong  to  the  j  him  to  plant  growing  up  vader  hh  fos- 
same  class,  and  the  artist  is  in  full  sym-  :  tering  care,  and  are  able  for  yourself  to 
pathy  with  the  subject  he  has  to  depict,  j  judge  the  value  of  the  labmirs  to  which 

It  is  but  seldom  wc  rise  from  a  work  •  his  long  life  was  given, 
of  biography  with  so  vivid  an  imprcs-  i      It  was  at  the  request  of  (he  executive 
sion.      Dr. ,  Wayland's   portraiture   of   of  the  Ameriioan    Baptist  Missionary 


Judson  has  all  the  force,  distinctness, 
and  truth  of  the  finest  Daguerreotype. 
Tou  feel  that  you  know  the  man  who 
led  the  way  in  American  missionary 
enterprise.  He  stands  out  from  the 
page  in  unmistakable  worth,  a  true 
man,  noble  of  heart,  courageous  in  spi- 
rit, devout,  humble,  holy.  No  doubt 
lingers  in  the  mind  that  the  apostle  of 
Burmah  was  a  great  man,  eminently 
endowed,  and  divinely  called  to  the 
work  he  did,  and  did  so  successfully  and 
well. 

Dr.  Wayland  has  succeeded  in  his 
difficult  task,  not  by  a  minute  analysis 
of  the  man  the  story  of  whose  life  he 
had  to  relate.  He  does  not,  as  some 
recent  biographers  of  great  men  have 
done,  fill  his  pages  with  disquisitions  on 
the  virtues  and  excellencies  which 
adorned  the  character  of  his  friend, 
such  as  mar  the  value  of  the  memoir 
of  the  late  revered  Pye  Smith,  of  fra- 
grant and  holy  memory.  The  preddent 
ofBrowB  Unifenity  ia  ioott  sparing  of 


Union  that  Dr.  Wayland  undertook  to 
prepare  the  memoir.  He  a|it>oiiM^^ 
that  he  should  find  a  laige  Mass  of 
private  memoranda  and  letters  from 
the  hand  of  Judson ;  but  in  this  he  was 
disappointed.  All  Judson'ssariy  corre- 
spondence was  destroyed  at  his  own 
earnest  request.  He  feare4  the  stimulus 
of  human  applause.  Posthumous  praise 
he  dreaded  as  much  as  th^  plaudits  <^ 
contemporaries.  By  urgeol  entraaties, 
and  in  one  case  by  express  stipulation, 
he  procured  the  destruction  of  every 
letter  and  private  document  which  the 
love  or  admiration  of  friends  and  rela- 
tives had  treasuired  up.  Mrs.  Ann  H. 
Judson  also  destroyed,  during  the  eap- 
tivity  at  Ava,  all  the  letters  in  her  pos- 
session ;  while  many  more  perished  by 
fire  in  Maulmain,  or  by  shipwreck.  Dr. 
Wayland  was  thus  thrown  on  Judson's 
official  correspondence.  But  his  chiefest 
resource  was  in  the  deeply  interesting 
remmisoenies  of  Mrs.  Emily  Judson, 
which    ooni^tuto   %  mmfc   %Mm«iCv^ 


LIFIS  AKD  LABOURS  OF  DH.  JUDSON. 


19 


I 


potlien  of  Uie  tolumM.  But^  ootwltli- 
sbnitfiig  the  defioiencj  ef  material,  the 
dbahMcar  of  I>r.  Jodson  stands  out  with 
mMrteUoua  diitinctness.  The  loss  of 
hk  pthnM  papers  Is  soaroely  felt, 
fhs  ifitrha,  tlie  ftith,  the  results  of 
Jadton'siAisskttaiylifeare  imperishable. 

Ihe  fire  ef  missioimrf  zeal  had  just 
been  kindled  in  the  hearts  of  a  few 
fMnK  men  at  Andover,  when  in  Sep- 
tember, 1808^  BniAtenan's  ''Star  in  the 
lbt%"  tdl  into  Jodson's  hands,  and 
iaAieeA  fefleetien  on  his  duty  to  the 
heathen.  His  age  was  twenty.  At  that 
tfaae  he  was  marked  by  slmplioity  of 
cka#Mlef,  ewneatness  ef  pufpoSe,  and 
fci  fSfel  mre  to  Olirist.  Mis  mhid  soon 
nadied  de^iion,  and  from  that  day  he 
fuisued  tmMteringly  tlie  great  object 
cf  Ids  life.  The  state  of  the  heathen 
ngrosaed  his  theoghts  night  and  day. 
fifery  woik  deseriptiYe  of  pagan  lands 
and  people  was  diligently  sought  and 
nsd.  Ftom  the  first,  his  predilections 
leie  lor  the  Bast  He  quickly  became 
ttweialed  with  the  little  band  in  the 
Mmnny.  With  Bfills,  Rice,  Nott, 
Richards^  and  Hall,  he  gare  himself  to 
BiBsionafl^  work.  All  irere  pledged  to 
go  on  a  mnsioh|to  the  heathen,  ''when 
lad  where  duty  may  caD." 

The  object  of  these  deyoted  young 
nen  et^Jc^ed  at  that  time  but  little 
ffmpttliy  among  the  churches  of  Ame- 
iiea»  Neither  eengregationalists  nor 
HaptisCe  felt  snfficiently  the  force  of  the 
obligation  ef  Christ's  last  command,  and 
they  wefe  with  difficulty  brought  to  a 
eonsidenitien  of  the  matter.  Prudence 
and  fear  of  failure  predominated.  But 
notlung  could  withstand  the  zeal  of  the 
assoeiajtecl  brethren.  They  brought  the 
Mattel  hf  H  memorial  before  the  Gene- 
fil  Assioeiaiien  of  Massachusetts,  and 
the  appMcaHon  resulted  in  the  forma- 
tion of  the  American  Board  of  GonmiiiB- 
ikMiefe  for  Foreigtt  Missions. 


London  Missionary  Society  would  afford 
the  new  board  assistance.  Its  members 
thought  that  the  wealth  of  Bn^and 
must  be  relied  upon  for  the  enterprise, 
and  were  prepared  to  act  merely  as  an 
auxiliary  to  the  English  society.  He 
sailed  in  January,  Idll.  With  this 
▼oyage  began  Judson's  eventful  career. 
The  ship  in  which  he  sailed  was  cap- 
tured by  a  French  priTateer,  and  her 
passengers  imprisoned  in  Fhmce.  It 
was  not  till  the  3rd  of  May  that  the 
candidate  for  mission  service  arrived  in 
England.  He  lost  no  time  in  present- 
ing his  credentials  to  the  London  Mis- 
sionary Society.  He  was  received  with 
the  greatest  kindness,  and  he  and  his 
brethren  were  shortly  appointed  mis- 
sionaries to  the  heathen  in  their  service. 

It  does  not  appear  that  Judson  wished 
to  be  supported  from  England .  It  would 
seem  rather  that  he  received  this  ap- 
pointment as  a  last  resort,  in  case  the 
American  board  should  decline  to  es- 
tablish a  mission.  The  refusal  of  the 
London  society  to  admit  the  American 
board  to  any  participation  in  the  direc- 
tion, led  the  descendants  of  the  pilgrim 
Others  to  the  resolve  to  undertake  the 
mission  alone,  and  to  the  engagement 
of  Judson  and  his  companions.  Thus, 
through  the  providence  of  Qod,  foreign 
missionary  enterprise  was  originated  in 
the  United  States,  and  the  decision  of 
Judson  gave  to  it  independence  of 
English  assistance  and  control. 

In  February,  1812,  all  things  were 
ready ;  NeWell  and  Judson  sailed  with 
their  wives  from  Salem ;  and  Nott, 
Hall,  and  Rice,  with  their  partners, 
from  Philadelphia.  Id  June,  the  first 
party  arrived  in  Calcutta,  and  the  rest 
in  the  following  month.  The  chief 
event  of  the  voyage  was  the  study  of 
the  question  of  infiemt  baptism.  Mr. 
Judson  anticipated  interviews  with  the 
Serampore  brethren.  How  cowld  bft 
meet  their  arguments  1  and  tcft  ^  %c^ 
he^  g&re  hiiueett  emonaY^  V>  V^ 


ao 


LIFE  AND  LABOURS  OF  1>R.  JUDSON. 


cousideratiun  of  the  subject.  Uis  ex- 
pectation was  disappointed.  Not  one 
word  did  tlio  Serampore  missionaries 
■ay  upon  the  topic  that  engaged  his 
mind;  and  greatly  astonished  were 
they  to  receive  from  him  and  jVIrs.  Jud- 
son,  soon  after  their  landing,  an  appli- 
cation for  baptism.  This  could  not  be 
denied  them ;  but  its  result  was  an 
immediate  separation  from  the  board 
under  whose  auspices  they  had  left 
America  for  the  East.  Must  Judson, 
then,  return  to  his  native  land?  To 
take  this  course  he  was  extremely  re- 
luctant.   It  was  at  last  resolved  to  send 

• 

letters  from  the  Serampore  brethren,  by 
the  hands  of  Mr.  Rice,  who  had  also 
changed  his  views,  which,  aided  by  the 
personal  representations  of  Mr.  Rice,  it 
was  hoped  would  awaken  the  baptist 
churches  of  America  to  their  duty.  Such 
was  the  result.  The  dormant  energies  of 
the  American  churches  were  awakened. 
The  English  baptists,  by  the  pen  of 
Fuller,  refused  them  aid,  and  advised 
them  to  independent  action.  Thus  Pro- 
vidence left  them  no  option.  Societies 
were  formed  in  various  parts  of  the 
United  States,  contributions  were  raised, 
and  the  baptists  of  America  entered  on 
that  work  of  faith  in  Burmah,  in  China? 
and  elsewhere,  which  Qod  has  so  largely 
recognized  and  blessed.  Thus,  from  Dr. 
Judson  came  the  impulse  which  caused 
these  two  great  sections  of  the  Christian 
church  in  America  to  embark  in  the 
missionary  enterprise. 

The  attention  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jud- 
son was  now  turned  towards  Burmah, 
where  already  a  mission  had  been  com- 
menced by  the  Serampore  brethren. 
On  the  13th  of  July,  1813,  they  "  made 
their  first  home  in  Burmah  in  the  bap- 
tist mission  house,  occupied  by  Felix 
Carey,"  and  commenced  that  series  of 
labours  and  tracts  whichl  constitutes 
one  of  the  most  soul-stirring  narratives 
wJiidi  modem  migaionB  can  present.  It 
^  not  possible  in  a  few 


to  relate  the  eventful  story.  Wo  cannot 
condense  into  our  limited  space  the  his- 
tory of  years  of  holy  toil,  of  gradually 
increasing  success;  nor  depict  those 
fearful  scenes  of  suffering  and  impriBOii- 
ment,  of  heroic  endurance  and  femak 
devotion,  which  Ava  and  the  jail  at 
Oung-pen-la  witnessed.  For  all  these 
exciting  incidents  we  must  refer  to  the 
volumes  of  Dr.  Wayland.  They  cannot 
be  related  in  more  impressive  language 
than  is  found  in  the  pages  before  oa,  in 
the  very  words  of  the  acton  and  suffer- 
ers themselves. 

The  estimate  which  the  President  has 
formed  of  Judson*s  character  and  la- 
bours is  a  high  one,  yet  not  higher,  we 
conceive,  than  the  &ots  justify.  It  can- 
not be  questioned  that  Dr.  Judson  was 
a  man  of  great  intellectual  powers; 
perhaps  more  discriminating  than  pro- 
found, yet  capable  of  the  noblest  efforts 
Imaginative  he  was  not  There  was 
too  much  seriousness  of  purpose  to 
allow  him  to  indulge  in  the  playful 
regions  of  &ncy;  and  his  deep  oonsoien- 
tiousness  pre8er\'ed  him  from  the  least 
attempt  to  set  forth  his  labours  and  the 
eventful  incidents  of  his  life  in  any  but 
the  plainest  prose.  Tet  his  style  of 
relation  with  all  its  simplicity  presents 
a  vivid  picture  of  his  toil  and  its  results, 
and  by  its  vigour  of  expression,  charac- 
teristic of  the  vigour  of  his  mind,  fixes 
the  attention  and  arrests  the  heart  of 
his  readers.  Yet  his  conversation  is 
said  to  have  been  remarkably  lively, 
oftentimes  fanciful,  and  his  preaohiog 
by  no  means  wanting  in  imagery  and 
felicitous  illustration. 

Of  the  motive  forces  of  Jndson's 
mind,  Dr.  Wayknd  thus  speaks  >- 

''Of  these,  the  most  oonspieuoos  in 
the  early  part  of  his  life  was  an  intense 
love  of  superiority.  He  was  ever 
striving  to  do  what  others  had  not 
done,  or  could  not  do.  Every  whare  it 
was  his  aim,  thongjh  always  by  hondmr- 
ableinfiana,to\)a^to%Eill,  TQa&a^&sByv 


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stion  instead  of  being  checked,  was 
eolitTated  hy  his  fitther.  Hence  the 
exoesaTe  exultation  which  both  of  them 
tit  when  he  received  the  first  appoint- 
ment in  his  dasB.  This  element  of  cha- 
neter,  though  modified  and  purified  by 
idi^oii,  remained  with  him  to  the  last. 
Hoioe  his  preference  to  preach  ChriBt 
where  he  had  never  been  named.  Hence 
Iw  desire  to  give  to  a  nation  that  had 
sever  known  of  an  eternal  God  their 
fini  version  of  his  revealed  will.  Hence, 
too^  his  extreme  care  in  the  translation, 
and  his  ceaseless  labour  in  revision.  No 
pains  seemed  to  him  too  great  if  they 
odI  J  tended  to  realize  his  idea  of  a  per- 
fiwt  version;  that  is,  a  version  that 
eoQvejed,  in  language  dearly  intelligible 
to  the  people,  Uie  precise  raind  of  the 
l^pirit.  Thus  we  see  how  those  tempers 
of  mind,  which  if  left  ungovemed  by 
Christian  principle  tend  to  nothing  but 
strife  and  selfish  aggrandizement,  when 
sanctified  and  refined  by  the  love  of 
God,  work  powerfully  in  promoting  the 
interests  of  the  most  elevated  Christian 
benevolence.  But  this  inherent  love  of 
excellence  reposed  on  the  basis  of  indo- 
mitable perseverance.  When  once  he  had 
deliberatdy  resolved  upon  a  course  of 
acti<m,  it  was  part  of  hia  nature  to  pur- 
sue it  to  the  death.  His  spirit  clung  to 
it  with  a  grasp  that  nothing  seemed  to 
relax.  Difficulties  did  not  discourage 
him.  Obstades  did  not  embarrass  him. 
Hence,  when  he  observed  that  the 
friends  of  missions  began  to  be  dis- 
heartened because  no  converts  had 
been  made,  after  his  residence  of  seve- 
ral years  in  Rangoon,  the  idea  of  failure 
never  once  occurred  to  him.  Instead 
of  sympathizing  in  the  despondency  of 
those  who  were  merely  giving  of  their 
abondance  without  making  a  single 
personal  sacrifice  for  the  mission,  he 
replied  by  sending  back  words  of  lofty 
diecr,  which  struck  upon  the  ear  of  the 
efannsbes  at  home  like  the  sound 

the  memorable 


of  a 
re^l 


quest  to  be  permitted  to  labour  on  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord  of  Hosts^  'and 
then,  perhaps,*  said  he,  '  at  the  end  of 
twenty  years  you  may  hear  of  uic 
again.'"—?.  313,  vol.  u. 

Not  less  eminent  was  the  piety  of 
this  eminent  missionary.  He  yidded  his 
whole  heart  to  God.  Great  as  were  the 
mental  conflicts  he  had  to  endure, 
there  was  never  any  wavering  in  his 
confidence  in  God.  In  his  severe  toil, 
in  his  imprisonment,  in  hours  of  discou- 
ragement, he  ever  realized  God  present 
with  him,  his  Father  in  Christ,  his 
watchful  guardian  and  friend.  What- 
ever came  it  came  from  God,  and  with 
cheerfulness  he  bowed  to  the  decision. 
His  war&re  with  sin  was  an  earnest 
and  practical  one.  He  exercised  him- 
sdf  in  fasting  and  prayer.  He  laboured 
hard  to  reduce  the  appetites  and  pas- 
sions, and  was  wont  to  spend  a  few 
weeks  in  the  year  in  almost  unbroken 
solitude,  for  communing  with  God  and 
for  the  crucifixion  of  the  flesh.  His 
pursuit  of  holiness  might  be  termed  a 
passion,  and  led  him  to  admire  and  imi- 
tate the  austerities  of  Madame  Guion. 
Yet  in  all  this  he  clave  to  the  Christ  cru- 
cified as  his  only  hope  and  righteousness. 

"  It  may  be  supposed,"  says  Dr. 
Way  land,  'Hhat  the  faith  of  such  a 
man  was  in  a  high  degree  simple 
and  confiding.  In  this  respect  I  have 
rarely  seen  it  equalled.  It  seemed  to 
place  him  in  direct  communication 
with  (Jod.  It  never  appeared  to 
him  possible  for  a  moment  that  God 
could  fail  to  do  precisely  as  he  had 
said  ;  and  he  therefore  relied  on  the 
divine  assurance  with  a  confldence  that 
excluded  all  wavering.  He  believed 
that  Burmah  was  to  be  converted  to 
Christ,  just  as  much  as  he  believed  that 
Burmah  existed.  He  believed  that  he 
had  been  sent  there  to  preach  the  gos- 
pel, and  he  as  much  believed  that  the 
Eoly  Ghost  would  make  Yds  \^\iT%  m 
some  way,  or  at  some  time,  i\iA  mensiA 


LIPB  AKD  LABOUR  OF  DR.  Jl-DeOM 


of  the  saltation  of  the  nation,  as  he 
believed  that  there  was  a  Holy  Qhost. 
During  his  visit  to  Boston,  tho  late 
venerable  James  Loring  asked  him, 
'  Do  you  think  the  prospects  bright  for 
the  speedy  conversion  of  the  heathen  i ' 
*  As  bright/  was  his  prompt  reply,  '  as 
the  promises  of  God.'  And  this  same 
spirit  of  unshaken  confidence  in  Ood 
was  manifested  in  all  the  affairs  of  life. 
In  prayer  he  asked  not  as  a  duty,  nor 
even  as  a  pleasure,  but  he  asked  that  he 
might  receive.  He  acted  on  the  assu- 
rance that  his  heavenly  Father  delighted 
to  bestow  upon  him  whatever  was  for 
his  best  good.  It  was  a  common  thing 
for  him  to  ask  until  he  received  in 
his  own  consciousness  an  assurance  that 
his  requests  would  lie  granted.  Thus 
he  prayed  that  he  might  l>e  useful  to 
the  crew  of  the  ship  in  which  he  sailed 
to  the  Isle  of  France  and  to  Maulmain  ; 
thus  he  prayed  and  laboured  for  the 
conversion  of  the  Jews  ;  and  his  prayers 
were  in  a  remarkable  manner  answered. 
Thus  he  ever  prayed  for  the  early  con- 
version of  his  children  ;  and  it  is  worthy 
of  remark,  that  since  his  death  three  of 
them  have,  as  we  hope,  become  heirs  of 
eternal  life."— Pp.  317,  318. 

His  missionary  life  was  an  eminently 
successful  one.  He  speedily  acquired 
the  language  of  Burmah,  and  imme- 
diately proceeded  to  tell  the  people  that 
Christ  had  died  for  their  redemption.  It 
was  his  endeavour  to  imitate  in  this 
respect  the  example  of  Christ  and  his 
apostles.  He  held  preaching  to  be  the 
first  and  chiefest  duty  of  the  missionary. 
With  unwearied  zeal  he  would  sit  by 
the  way-side,  or  traverse  the  villages  of 
the  jungle  to  proclaim  his  message.  To 
Burmans  and  Karens  he  sought  every 
occasion  to  declare  the  love  of  Qod,  and 
it  was  his  privilege  to  see  his  labour 
blessed.  At  the  close  of  1852,  there 
were  in  Burmah  110  Christian  churches, 
imring  not  lea  than,  eight  thousand 
A^theJaa&fbrtg,    We  cannot  withhoUi 


the  following  testimony  to  the  power 
and  eloquence  of  his  addressed.  Sayi 
BIr.  Vinton : — 

'*  The  first  sabbath  after  our  arrival^ 
we  were  privileged  to  hear  the  nua 
whose  praise  is  in  all  oor  AmerieM 
churches.  True,  he  preached  Hi  Jktt- 
man ;  but  though  I  did  not  know  the 
meaning  of  a  single  sentence  he  uttered,  ~ 
still  my  attention  was  never  more  clo0efy 
riveted  on  any  sermon  I  ever  beard. 
Were  I  to  fix  upon  any  one  ehanuHaf- 
istic  of  the  preacher,  which  pethapi 
more  than  any  other,  rendered  his  dis* 
course  interesting  and  impressive,  I 
should  say  it  was  earnestness  of  moa- 
ner. It  was  impossible  for  any  one  io 
escape  the  conviction  that  his  whole 
soul  was  in  his  work.  Every  ton^ 
every  look,  every  sentence  spoke  out  in 
the  most  emphatic  language,  to  tell  u 
that  the  man  was  seriously  in  earnest, 
I  and  himself  believed  the  truths  he  Q^ 
'  tered.  But  what  contributed  not  a 
little  to  the  interest  of  the  occasion,  was 
the  appearance  of  the  assembly.  Every 
hearer  sat  motionless,  every  eye  was 
fixed  immoveably  upon  the  preacher, 
and  every  countenance  seemed  to  ^laiige 
with  every  varied  expression  of  senti- 
ment ;  now  beaming  forth  joy,  as  though 
some  joyous  news  from  the  other  worid 
had  just  reached  them,  which  before 
had  never  gladdened  their  hearts,  now 
depicting  a  feeling  of  anxiety,  as  though 
their  immortal  all,  or  that  of  their 
friends,  was  at  stake  ;  and  next  of  deep 
solemnity,  as  though  standing  before 
their  final  Judge."— Pp.  .323,  324. 

The  diflFiculties  of  the  Burman  IsEft- 
guagc  were  fully  mastered  by  Dr.  Jncl- 
son.  Of  his  abilities  as  a  scholar,  a 
linguist,  and  translator,  he  has  left  aA 
imperishable  monument  in  his  versioii 
of  the  word  of  Qod.  The  natives  read 
it  with  delight ;  and  Americans  affirm 
that  they  study  it  with  a  clearer  mder- 

('  stan^Bng  and  a  gjester  ^letann  fimH 


TRJSHCVI  0)r  WOUM  AND  PRQVBftBB, 


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Bk.  indMn  wm  am  eminmtlf  9O0u4 
^.  He  dolig^tod  in  Om  afbotions  of 
hQB«y«nd  thai  home  WM  ail(>riio4  in  turn 
bf  the  prgienee  end  obeered  by  the  love 
iftfaiee  moit  ezoeUent  women.  To  the 
Itft  of  iheee  the  reader  will  find  himself 
iaddited  for  lome  of  the  most  ideasant 
ptgw  of  these  Tolumes. 

Oor  space  predodes  extended  remark 
oa  SQBM  topics  of  great  importance 
Mck  relate  to  the  oonduot  of  mission- 
iij  cperaiioDS.  The  relative  value  of 
nhoois  and  of  the  distributioii  of  traots 
sad  ssriptaies  to  preaching,  is  frequently 
tdrnnH  to.  Dr.  Wayland  fully  agrees 
with  Dr.  Jodson  in  r^puding  preaching 
is  the  primary  and  most  important 
4ity  of  the  missionary.  On  this  and 
MNae  other  allied  topics  the  testimony 
of  these  volumes  is  most  valuable.  The 
tone  maintained  throu^out  will  be 
found  most  healthful.  We  are  assured 
thst  our  readers  will  rise  from  the 
psrusal  of  the  work  with  a  more  wheat 
and  oosrect  view  of  missions  than  he 
kas  been  accustomed  to  meet  with  in 
many  popular  works,  and  at  the  same 
time  with  a  profounder  sense  of  their 
necessity.  It  is  with  unqualified  com- 
mendatioa  that  we  recommend  this 
work  to  the  attention  of  all  who  are  in 
any  way  (and  who  is  not  ?)  connected 
with  the  operation  of  missionary  socie- 
ties. U. 


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Etymologists  have  favoured  us  with 
two  derivations  of  the  name  of  our  first 
month,  January.  Some  derive  it  firom 
the  Latin  word  janua,  a  gate,  because 
then  that  most  rapid  and  unwearied 
traveller  Time  appears  to  cross  a  fresh 
l)oundary,  and  enter  upon  a  new  field  of 
his  momentous  career.  But  Macrobius, 
a  Latin  writer  learned  in  such  matters, 
tells  U8  that  the  word  JamMrius^  whence 
our  January  came,  is  derived  from 
Janus,  the  name  of  one  of  the  Roman 
gods.  This  Janus  possessed  and  exhi- 
bited the  not  entirely  nnhvman  attri- 
bute of  double-facedness.  Having  a 
feu^o  before  and  one  behind,  he  was 
thought  to  be  a  good  emblem  of  the 
opening  month  of  the  year,  which  seems 
at  once  to  be  bidding  a  welcome  to  the 
future,  and  a  fi&rewell  to  the  past.  But 
this  aforesaid  Janus  may  be  of  use  to 
us  in  other  matters  beside  those  of 
chronology.  For  example,  we  may 
employ  him  emblematically  to  designate 
tho  two  very  difierent  tendencies  of  two 
classes  of  people  among  us ;  the  former 
of  whom  seem  inclined  most  uncere- 
moniously and  with  contempt  to  tnm 
their  back  upon  the  past,  as  if  unworthy 
of  a  thought  or  a  glance ;  while  the 
latter  are  ever  looking  back  upon  •*  auld 
lang  syne/'  and  are  emphatically,  in 
Horace's  phrase, 

"  Laudatores  tvinporis  act  i." 

We  have  no  present  purpose  of  enter' 
ing  the  lists  against  either  of  these 
classes  of  chronological  combatants,  for 
we  think  with  the  " Spectator''  that 
^  there  is  a  great  deal  to  be  said  on 
both  sides  ; "  yet  we  cannot  but  consider 
it  a  remarkable,  peculiar,  and  unusually 
good  '*  sign "  of  the  present  times,  that 
the  best  formed  and  best  furnished 
minda  of  this  country  do  noV  di&dyw^E^ 
to  exercise  their  inie\lecW«i  «cwst^^aA% 


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TRENCH  ON  WORDS  AND  PROYEBBS. 


and  exhibit  their  vast  and  varied  stores 
of  knowledge,  for  the  benefit  of  the 
masses  of  the  people;  those  masses, 
whom  the  nobles,  statesmen,  and  scho- 
lars of  other  days  looked  upon  with  pity 
or  contempt ;  and  who  were  accustomed 
to  be  designated  by  such  delectable 
terms  as  "  lower  orders,"  "  mob,"  "  can- 
aille," and ''swinish  multitude."  "Nous 
avons  chang6  tout  cela,"  Xoic  pro- 
fessors of  divinity  are  heard  to  lecture 
to  young  persons  on  the  "  Derivation  of 
Words,"  and  the  wisdom  of  "Popular 
Proverbs ; "  viscounts  are  vocal  with  the 
praise  of  day  and  infant  schools ;  minis- 
ters of  state  deliver  penny  lectures  upon 
poetry ;  the  prince  consort,  the  right 
royal  Albert,  can  devise  decent  lodging- 
Iiouses  for  the  almost  worse  than  home- 
less savages  of  St.  Giles ;  and  even  a 
cardinal  can  stoop  to  such  sublunary 
things  as  popular  lectures  upon  science 
and  art ;  and  in  the  condescension  of 
his  comprehensive  benevolence,  adopt 
the  "slums"  of  Westminster  as  the 
places  most  worthy  of  his  pastoral  care. 
With  such  facts  before  us,  we  see  no 
wisdom  in  asking,  ''Why  were  the 
former  times  better  than  these  ? ''  and 
decidedly  think  that  "the  good  time 
coming"  has  begun  to  exchange  the 
future  for  the  present  tense. 

Hailing  with  joy  the  appearance  of 
such  works  as  these,  let  us  proceed  to 
glance  as  briefly  as  may  be  at  their 
valuable  contents.  Concerning  the 
former  work^and  the  latter — we  can 
assure  our  readers  that  they  will  find  in 
the  smallest  possible  space,  a  perfectly 
marvellous  amount  of  interesting  infor- 
mation and  suggestive  thought.  We 
have  only  space  for  three  specimens 
from  the  work  on  the  derivation  of 
words.  Take  first  the  word  tariff',  to 
which  the  patriotic  statesmanship  of 
Sir  Robert  Peel  has  given  a  world-wide 
fame.  "We  all  know  what  it  means, 
nMmelf,  a  fixed  scale  of  duties,  levied 
upon  imports.    If  you  turn  to  a  map  of 


Spain,  you  will  take  note  at  its  aoutliem 
point,  and  running  out  into  the  Straits 
of  Gibraltar,  of  a  promontory,  which, 
from  its  position,  is  admirably  adapted 
far  commanding  the  entrance  into  the 
Mediterranean  Sea,  and  watching  the 
exit  and  entrance  of  all  ships.  A 
fortress  stands  up  from  this  promontory, 
called  now,  as  it  was  also  called  in  the 
times  of  the  Moorish  domination  in 
Spain,  Tariftu  The  name,  indeed,  is  of 
Moorish  origin.  It  was  the  custom  of 
the  Moors  to  watch  from  this  point  all 
merchant  ships  going  into  and  coming 
out  of  the  Midland  Sea,  and  issuing 
from  this  stronghold  to  levy  duties 
according  to  a  fixed  scale  on  all  mer- 
chandise passing  in  and  out  of  the 
straits,  and  this  was  called  from  the 
place  where  it  was  levied,  /an/a,  or 
tariff;  and  in  this  way  we  have  acquired 
the  word." 

How  full  of  interest  are  the  following 
remarks  upon  the  word  bigot !  "  It  has 
much  perplexed  inquirers,  and  two 
explanations  of  it  are  current;  one  of 
which  traces  it  up  to  the  early  Normans, 
while  they  yet  retained  their  northern 
tongue,  and  to  their  often  adjuration  by 
the  name  of  God,  with  sometimes  a 
reference  to  a  famous  scene  in  French 
history,  in  which  Rollo,  duke  of  Nor- 
mandy, played  a  conspicuous  part ;  the 
other,  puts  it  in  connection  with  Be- 
guines,  called  often  in  Latin  Begguttcp,  a 
name  by  which  certain  communities  of 
pietist  women  were  known  in  the 
middle  ages.  These  last  have  left  us 
their  name  in  '  biggen,"  *  a  plain  cap,  so 
called  because  originally  worn  by  them ; 
yet  I  cannot  persuade  myself  that  we 
owe  bigot  either  to  them  or  to  the  Nor- 
mans, but  rather  to  that  mighty 
impression  which  the  Spaniards  made 
upon  all  Europe  in  the  fifteenth  smd 
following  century.  Now  the  word 
higote  means  in  Spanish  '  moustachio ; ' 

*  *'  Ab  h«  vhoM  brov  with  hoxMlj  blftffm  boaod." 


TBBNOH  ON  WORDS  AND  PROVERBS. 


25 


md,  IS  oooinsted  with  the  smooth  or 
muAj  smooth  apper  Up  of  most  other 
people  at  that  time,  the  Spaniards  were 
As  'men  of  the  monstaohio."  That  it 
WM  their  oharacteristio  feature  oomes 
oit  in  ffliakspeare's  'Lots's  Labours 
Losty'  where  Armado,  the  'fEmtastioal 
Spaniard,*  desoribes  the  king  '  his  fami- 
lisr,  as  sometimes  being  pleased  to  lean 
on  his  poor  shoulder,  and  dally  with  his 
moustadiio.*  That  they  themselves 
connected  firmness  and  resolution  with 
the  mooatachio,  that  it  was  esteemed 
the  ontward  symbol  of  these,  is  plain 
firom  sndi  phrases  as  '  hombre  de  Ugote^ 
a  man  of  resolution ;  *tener  UgaUs^  to 
stand  firm.  But  that  in  which  they 
eminently  displayed  their  firmness  and 
reedation  in  those  days  was  their 
adherence  to  whatever  the  Roman  see 
imposed  and  taught.  What  then  more 
natoril  or  more  entirely  according  to 
the  law  of  the  generation  of  names, 
than  that  this  strUdng  and  distinguish- 
ing outward  feature  of  the!  Spaniard 
should  have  been  laid  hold  of  to  express 
that  character  and  condition  of  mind 
which  eminently  were  his,  and  then 
transferred  to  all  others  who  shared  the 
same?  The  moustachio  is  in  like 
manner  in  France  a  symbol  of  military 
courage ;  and  thus '  un  vieux  moustache  * 
is  an  old  soldier  of  courage  and  military 
bearing.  And  strengthening  this  view, 
the  earliest  use  of  the  word  which 
Richardson  gives  is  in  a  passage  from 
Bishop  Hall,  where  'bigot'  is  used 
to  signify  a  pervert  to  Romanism: 
'He  was  turned  both  bigot  and  phy- 
sician.' In  further  proof  that  the 
Spaniard  was  in  those  times  the  stand- 
ing representative  of  the  bigot  and  the 
persecutor,  we  need  but  turn  to  the 
older  editions  of  Fox's  '  Book  of  Mar- 
tyrs,' where  the  pagan  persecutors  of 
the  early  Christians  are  usually  ar- 
rayed in  the  armour  of  Spanish  sol- 
diers, and  sometimes  graced  by  tremen- 
dous &i^v<«s.  / 


We  cannot  forbear  quoting  the  fol- 
lowing beautiful  remarks  upon  the  oft- 
used,  but  ill-understood,  word,  ''  Tribu- 
latum:' 

^  We  all  know  in  a  general  way  that 
this  word,  which  occurs  not  seldom  in 
scripture  and  in  the  liturgy  means 
affliction,  sorrow,  anguish  ;  but  it  is 
quite  worth  our  while  to  know  how  it 
means  this,  and  to  question  the  word  a 
little  closer.  It  is  derived  from  the 
Latin  ''tribulum,"  which  was  the 
threshing  instrument  or  roller,  whereby 
the  Roman  husbandmen  separated  the 
com  from  the  husks ;  and  ''  tribulatio" 
in  its  primary  significance  was  the  act 
of  this  separation.  But  some  Latin 
writer  of  the  Christian  church  appro- 
priated the  word  and  image  for  the 
setting  forth  of  a  higher  truth ;  and 
sorrow,  distress,  and  adversity  being  the 
appointed  means  for  the  separating  in 
men  of  whatever  in  them  was  light,  tri- 
vial, and  poor,  from  the  solid  and  the  true, 
their  chaff  from  their  wheat,  therefore 
he  called  their  sorrows  and  griefs '  tribu- 
lations,' threshings,  that  is,  of  the  inner 
spiritual  man,  without  which  there  could 
be  no  fitting  him  for  the  heavenly 
gamer.  Now  in  proof  of  my  assertion 
that  a  single  word  is  often  a  concen- 
trated poem,  a  little  grain  of  gold 
capable  of  being  beaten  out  into  a  broad 
extent  of  gold  leaf,  I  will  quote  in  re- 
ference to  this  very  word  '  tribulation,' 
a  graceful  composition  by  George 
Wither,  an  early  English  poet,  which 
you  will  at  once*perceive  is  all  wrapped 
up  in  this  word,  being  from  first  to  last 
only  the  expanding  of  tho  image  and 
thought  which  this  word  has  implicitly 
given : 

'  Till  from  the  straw  the  flail  the  corn  doth  beat.Q 
Until  the  chaff  be  purged  from  the  wheat, 
Yea,  till  the  mill  the  grains  in  pieces  tear, 
The  richness  of  the  floor  will  scarce  appear ; 
So,  till  men's  persons  great  afflictions  touch, 
If  worth  be  found  their  worth  is  not  so  mnch. 
Beeaose,  like  wheat  in  straw  they  have  not  yet 
That  Talae  which  In  thTeaYiixigVhvy  idkj  ijtX. 


26 


TaSNCH  ON  W0BD8  AKD  PROTEBBB. 


For  tiU  tb«  teoWsg  iaiU  of  Ood*s  eocneti«it 
UATe  thiMbed  out  of  na  oar  rain  aflectlona ; 
Till  tbMO  corrnptiuDt  Mrliicb  do  mlBbecoxne  uw 
Are  by  Thy  nacred  Spirit  winnowed  from  «• ; 
Until  from  u«  tho  •traw  of  worldly  treasarMf 
Till  ftU  the  doftty  chaff  ut  empty  pleMurci, 
Yea,  tUl  His  flail  upon  us  He  doth  lav 
To  thresh  the  huuk  of  thin  our  flesh  avay  ; 
And  loare  the  aoul  uncovered ;  nay,  ret  more, 
Till  (iod  sliall  make  our  very  epirit  |iu<«r. 
We  aball  not  up  to  highest  wealth  a.-<iiirv  ; 
Bat  then  wo  shall ;  and  that  is  my  d?slrc.* " 


Ibmid  GBReafc  ftmoog  fak  peopla.  Thof, 
on  ilie  ocoMion  of  lus  fin*  open  Sf- 
peartnee  ftn  tlie  fjiyigogaB  of  Naanft, 
he  refers  to  the  proverb,  PkyMan  kml 
thyself  (Luke  iv.  23),  M  one  wfaich  fats 
hearers  will  perhaps  bring  forvravd 
against  Himself;  and  again  presently 
to  another,  A  prophet  is  jwi  yfitkwt 
kotwvr  but  in  h  is  otm  comUrtfy  as  attested 
in  his  own  history  ;  and  at  the  well  of 
The  other  work,  that  on  national  Sychar  he  declares,  ''Herein  is  that 
Proverbs,  is  equally  full  of  tho  richest  *  saying,**  or  that  proYorb,  "  true.  One 
treasures  of  secular  and  sacred  instrue-  '  soweth  and  another  reapeth**  (John  If. 
tion.  The  following  extracts  from  the  37).  But  he  is  mudi  more  than  a 
introduction  may  be  taken  as  the  key  •  quoter  of  other  men*s  proverlis.  Ho  is 
note  of  the  composition  :  ,  a  maker  of  his  own.     As  all  forms  of 

*' '  No  gentleman,'  says  Lord  Chester-  human  composition  find  their  arche- 
field,  or  '  no  man  of  foshion/  as  1  think  types  and  their  highest  realisatton  in 
is  his  exact  phrase,  *  ever  uses  a  pro- '  scripture,  as  there  is  no  tragedy  like 
verb.*  And  with  how  fine  a  touch  of  job^  no  pastoral  like  Ruth,  no  lyric 
nature  Shakespeare  makes  Coriolanus,  I  melodies  like  the  Psalms,  so  we  should 
the  man  who,  with  all  his  greatness,  h>  affirm  no  proverbs  like  those  of  Solo- 
entirely  devoid  of  all  sympathy  for  the  I  mon,  were  it  not  that  a  '^  greater  than 


people,  to  utter  his  scorn  of  them  in 
scorn  of  their  proverbs,  and  of  their 
fi!«quent  employment  of  these  :— 

'  Hang  'cm  1 
Tkaj  Mid  tbey'weie  an  hugry,  aighed  forth  preTcriie; 
That,  hunger  brolx  $t4m€  wdU  ;  thai,  ilogt  must  $att 
That,  meat  wat  uuide/or  motUhM;  that  tht  gods  H»t  not 
Cvmfor  the  rich  wien  only  /—with  these  shreds 
They  veoted  their  eomplaininga.* 

Oeriolauiu,  Act  I.  Soene  1. 

**  I  might  name  others  who  have  held 


Solomon"  has  dravm  out  of  the  rich 
treasure  house  of  the  eternal  wisdom 
a  series  of  proverbs  more  costly  still. 
For  inded,  how  much  of  our  Lord*6 
teaching,  especially  as  recorded  in  the 
three  first  evangelists,  is  thrown  into 
this  form,  and  how  many  of  his  words 
have  in  this  shape  passed  over  as 
'faithful  sayings*  upon  the  lips  of 
men  ;  and  so  doing  have  fulfilled  a 
the  proverb  in  honour  ;  as  Plautus,  the  i  necessary  condition  of  the  proverb, 
most  genial  of  Latin  poets,  Rabelais  and  ,  whereof  vre  shall  have  presently  to 
MoBtaignA,  the  two  most  original  of  1  speak.** 


French  aiutfaort ;  and  how  often  Fuller,  We  have  left  ourselves  no  spaoe  in 
whom  Coleridge  has  styled  the  wittiest .  which  to  quote  examples  of  the  many 
of  writers,  justifies  this  praise  in  his  naUonal  proverbs,  with  their  Htersry 
iritty  employment  of  some  old  proverb ;  I  and  historical  illustrations,  which  thfe 
•ad  no  reader  can  thoroughly  understand  i  volume  contains.  We  earnestly  ex- 
and  enjoy  Hudibras,  none  but  will  miss 
a  multitude  of  its  keenest  allusions, 
who  is  not  thoroughly  familiar  with  the 
proverbial  literaiure  of  England.  Nor 
is  this  dl ;  we  may  with  reverence 
adduce  quite  another  name  than  any  of 
these^  the  Lord  hunsel^  as  oondesoend- 
ing  to  employ  «aeli  ptoveriw  m  he 


hort  all  heads  of  fitmilies  to  purchase 
these  two  books,  and  study  them  aloud 
during  the  long  winter  nights.  A  mora 
pleasant  and  profitable  exeroise  of  la- 
t^ect  and  heart  it  is  scarcely  posslUs 
to  recommend. 

We    oonelode   with  the    foUowiag 
strong  and  weighty  thoughts. 


BKISF  N0TICE8.  27 

*  hk  tiwtrf  kagMigt  some  of  ita ,  ancient  heathen  world ;  I  mean  the 
DoUot  proTertM  are  thoee  which  em-  _  followuig :  Dii  laneos  habent  pedes  : 
hfiy  nwa's  confidence  in  God'a  moral  The  feet  of  tU  [avenging]  deities  are  shod 
goieramcaat  of  the  world,  in  his  aveng-  '  wUh  ioool.  Who  that  hat  studied  the 
inf  righteojMacai^  howerer  mnoh  there  !  historj  of  the  great  crimes  and  crimi- 
majT  be  in  the  oonfhsions  of  the  present  j  nals  of  the  world,  but  wiO  with  a 
ciil  tioie  to  proToke  a  doubt  or  eren  a  i  shuddering  awe  set  his  seal  to  the 
de&ial  of  this.  Thns,  Punishment  is  truth  of  this  proverb  ?  Indeed,  medi- 
Imtf  hmi  it  cam€9y  which  if  not  old,  yet  I  tating  on  such  and  the  source  from 


rests  on  an  image  derived  from  anti- 
qiity,  is  good ;  although  inferior  in 
ererj  waj,  in  energy  of  ezprci^on,  as 
in  fiihiMS  of  soMe,  to  the  ancient  Greek 
one :  l%e  mUi  qf  Chd  grinds  late,  hut  it 
primdMiopo^ffder,  'O^t0§AviXlo¥Ctfiv\oi, 
aXhiMi  8k  XtTTTa.  And  then  how  awfuUj 
sublime  another  which  has  come  down 
to  ns  as  a  part  of  the  wisdom  of  the 


which  we  have  derived  them^  one  is 
tempted  to  believe  that  the  faith  in  a 
divine  retribution  evermore  making 
itself  felt  in  the  world,  this  sense  of  a 
Nemesis,  as  men  use  to  call  it,  was 
stronger  and  deeper  in  tho  earlier  and 
better  days  of  heathendom,  than,  alas  ! 
it  is  in  a  sunken  Christendom  now/* 

H. 


BRIEF   NOTICES. 


7ie  Ij^  of  Martm  LtiHkgr,  tkt  German  Be*  Thii  also  is  a  work  of  wUeh  cmbtllnhaente 

firmir,  w  Fifiy  Fidmrm,  from  Degigiu  bm  contCitate  •  prominent  ftature.     Twtntjr-eigkt 

OmaSop  Kmig.     To  tcAicA  fs  addtd  a  Sheten  engraTinj^  on  steel  and  a  itill  grtatcr  nnmoar 

tff  Ikg  Rim  amd  Progreu  oftkt  RefornuUkm  of  wood-cvU  adorn  and  eloddata  tbo  acconat 

m  GWaMfiy.      London:  'Nathuiiel  Cooke,  ofthoM  celebrated  men  who  for  eonseSeneo'taka 

MiUord   Houae,   Strand.      18&3.      Imperial  Burrendf:red  the  comforts  of  their  British  hornet, 

Svo.    Pp.207.    Cloth,  gilt  edges.   Price  12s  ^^hea  emigration  was  far  more  haaardons  and 

.....         ^              ,              .            ...  distrcssinir  than  it  now  is,  and  Tentared  on  tlio 

At  this  time  of  year,  when  specimens  of  the  occupation     of    nnkno^n    and    uncultiratad 

fine  arte  are  m  more  than  usual  request,  for  the  -^^^^       ^Ims   we  hare   brought    before   na 

cnttrtainment  of  company  and  for  presents  to  ^^J^^,  ^„j  ^^.^^  ^j^^  ^j^i^j,  ^^^  ^,,  ^^ 

fnends,  the  beautiful  rolumc  hefore  us  will  un-  sufferings  were  connected  before  their  departnro 

aouttedJy  find  many  purchasers.     The  preface  ^^^^  ^,^^,  „^,.^^  ,^„j^  ^^^^^  ^j,^  ^y^;^^  ^^ 

stales  that  "the  elegant  drawings  from  which  ^^^^  acquainted  in  Holland  where  soma  k 

the  artistic  engravings  of  the  original   work  ^j^^^  sojourned  for  a  time,  and  yet  more  in  the 

ircre  made,  created  a  great  senMtion  at  Munich  different  ports  of  America  in  which  they  wei« 

a  few  years  ago;    they  found  so  many  and  ex-entually  located.     The  pen,  however,  is  hi 

sr:ch  ardent  admirers,  that  it  was  resolved  to  ^^^j,  ^^^  '^^j,^  ^j^j^  ^j,^      ^^,  ^^  j^j^^^  .^^ 

lutiiah  them,  twther  with  a  biography  of  .„^^^  ^^^  ^^^       Mr.  Bartlctfs  power  of 

UiLer."     This  biography  consists  of  short  description,  which  is  considerable,  is  made  use  of 

pieces,  each  descriptive  of  a  scene  to  which  the  advantageously,  and  the  remarks  intermingled 

eDgravin.  on  the  opposite  pace  refers.    Sections  ^.j^j^  ^j,^  narrative  are  judicious.     The  over- 

tJlow,  descnbmg  m  a  lively  ami  impressive  ^.^^j^     providence  of  tho  Snpremc  Governor, 

•ttle  the  state  of  Christendom  before  the  days  ^„d  the  impropriety  of  all  restrictions  on  reK- 

of  Luthcr^urtrugffle  with  Uome,  the  religious  -^^  freedom  are  justly  recogntj^ed.     In  the 

revolatirnof  which  he  was  the  chief  mstrumcnt  ^       ^^^^  sentence,  we  have  a  good  summary  of 

the  poUtical  and  social  changes  connected  with  the  ,rhole :-"  The    tymnny  of  the    bishops 

i%  l.u  domestic  bfr,  his  friand»hips,  and  many  drove  the  Puritans  to  A  mericar-the  tyranny  of 

kindred   topica.      Tlie  view  which  the   work  .  ^^^  p„ritang  forced  mskontents  to  found  fresh 

gives  of  the  character  of  this  eminent  raiiti  is  c.,lonits,  stirred  np  the  spirit  of  Roger  Williama 

^euerally  correct,  and  Us  circnlation  m   this  ^^  proclaim  the  then  new  doctrine  of  the  non- 

couBtry  among  the  higher  classes  of  the  com-  i  i„terfcrence  of  the  civil  magistrate  in  inattera 

maaity  will  be  beneficial.  of  religion,  and  finally  urged  those  very  Episco- 


Tht  Pifgrim  Fathtri;  or  «»«  Founder»  qf  New  I  palians  who  refused  spiritual  freedom  to  their 


Emgtand  in  l*e  re^«  of  Jamtw  the  First.   By 
W.  H.  Ba»tlett,  AmtKorof  •*  Forty  Dayt 


dissenting  brethren  in  England,  to  insist  on 

^    ^^ ^ ^        ^       possessing  it  for  themselves  in   America,  and, 

hkti^Dn^yWith  lihutrationa.  lA>ndon:  '  by  so  doing,  throw  open  in  that  land  the  gates 
Arthur  Hall,  Virtne,  and  Co.     1853.     Im-  i  of  religious  liberty  which  c«n  never  again  bo 
perial  BrOb     I^.  240.     P5rke  J2s,    Chtb,  <  doted."    Lesaons  of  grcmt  practktWsi^aitlaxiM 
fit,  I  luv  taught  here;  and  m  the  ^oM  ^as  i^^t  ^f^ 


28 


BRIEF  NOTI0E8. 


leirned  tbem  tboroiigfaly,  we  rejoice  to  tee 
them  brought  out  in  a  st^le  so  attractiTe  as 
that  in  which  they  are  exhibited  in  thii  Tolame. 


Th§  LeiMurt  Hour,  1862  amd  1853.  London : 
M,  Patemorter  Row,  and  164,  PtccadiUr. 
Two  Yolumea.  Imperial  8to.  Pages  832 
and  844.    Price  6f .  each  rolume. 

Two  years  ago,  our  readers  were  apprised 
that  the  Committee  of  the   Religious  Tract 
Society  had  determined  to  print   a  periodical 
which  might  supersede  in  some  depee^  those 
cheap  hot  worthless  publications  which  it  was 
well  known  were  circulating  eztensiTely  both 
in  London  and  in  the  other  popnlons  towns  of 
Britain.    The  Leisure  Hour  was  accordingly 
brought  out,  consisting  of  sixteen  large  pages 
weekly,  illustrated  by  numerous  woodcuU,  for 
which     the    charge     was    a    single     penny. 
"Whether  it  has  done  anything  to  diminish  the 
sale  of  the  miscbierous  trash  referred  to  we 
know  not :    we  can  easily  concciye  that  the 
taste  which  could  find  gratification  in  carrion 
would  turn  with  disgust  from  wholesome  food. 
But  this  W6  can  certify,  that  the  numbers  for 
1852    and    1853,    now'  form    two    handsome 
▼olumes,  well  adapted  to  please  and  instruct 
the  respectable  classes  of  the  community.     Its 
introduction  into  any  family  not  degraded  to 
the  lowest  pitch  would  be  adrantageous,  in- 
creasing domestic  enjoyment  and  intelligence, 
and  if  once  taken  regularly  for  a  few  months,  it 
is  not  likely  that  afterwards  it  would  be  dii- 
continued.      There    are    many    subjects,  not 
strictly  speaking  religious,  on  which  it  is  neces* 
sary  that  the  members  of  religious  households 
should  be  well  informed;  and  it  u  important 
that  knowledge    respecting    these   should    be 
acquired  in  works  free  from  any  tendency  to 
teindelity,  to  popery,  or  to  other  forms  of  error 
which    are    too  often  covertly  mingled  with 
literary  and  scientific  pubhcations.     We  rejoice 
therefore  to  see  in  these  two  Toluincs  so  much 
that  is  both  pleasing  and  instrnctiTe.     llie 
subjects  are  varied,  as  well  they  may  be,  as,  in 
the  times  through  which  we  are  passing  events 
are  constantly  taking  place  which  require  addi- 
tions to  be  made  to  our  information.    Not  only 
in  the  departments  of  historv  and  biography 
are  the  stores  ever  increasing^  but  also  in  those 
of  science  and  art;  while  for  all  practic^  pur- 
poses the  world  is  enlarging,  lands  of  wbidi  we 
never  heard  in  our  youth  becoming  thickly 
peopled,  and  suhjects  of  intense  interest    There 
u  no  reason  to  fear  any  scarcity  of  suitable 
topics ;  it  is  evident  that  the  editor  has  a  staff  of 
assistants  sufficiently  numerous  to  give  diversity 
to  his  pages,  and  that  he  understands  his  bu«i- 
neta.    The  second  volume  seems  to  us  superior 
to  the  first.     We  heartily  advise  our  friends,  on 
the  faith  of  this,  to  make  trial  of  the  third. 

Stmogletfor  Lfff;  or,  the  Autobiography  of  a 
Jhuenting  Miniitar,  London :  \V .  and  F. 
Cash.  1854.  Post  8vo.  Pp.  viil  372. 
Price  68.  6d.    Cloth. 

Something  in  the  title  occasioned  a  suspicion 
that  this  anonymous  narrative  had  been  written 
to  answer  a  uuiater  porpoae.  Had  this  been 
the  caie  it  woald  not  have  been  withont  pre- 


cedant;  but  wa  ara  hiMj  to  fad  tmma  to 
believe  the  author  when  he  nya,  **tbo  work  ia 
not  the  diild  of  fiction— not  the  cwotirs  of 
imagination —not  in  any  way  tho  oAftfaig  of 
fancy ;  but,  strictly  and  literalljt  a  conaacnUw 
narative  of  Acts  and  events  of  which  I  havt 
been  the  subject,  or  which  have  eono  mntbr  mj 
personal  obaenration."    B^ginninc  life  in  te* 
advantageous  drcumstanccs,  but  mcminf  oailly 
an  invincible  deaire   to   become  a  Chihthi 
minister,  he  strove  tuccesafnllv  to  obtain  know- 
ledge and  to  support  himself  fttdependentlyt  tB 
he  became  a  village  pastor,  when  ho  bad  to  ok- 
perience  his  share  or  the  difficultieo  with  whidk 
most  village  pastors  have  some  acquaintance. 
He  has  recently  been  tranalated  to  a  nora  eo«- 
spicuous  position ;  but  thoush,  sofiur  aa  iooobm 
is  concerned,  he  has  twice  tne  amoont  reeeivfd 
in  the  rillage.  yet  **  with  a  fiunilj,  thimiffh  tho 
favour  of  God,  doubled  in  number,  in  a  wcaHbj 
and  consequently  expensive  toarn,  the  change 
does  not  appear  a  remarkaMe  improvoBseBt.'* 
Indeed,  as  he  u  but  forty  years  of  ago,  we  are 
not  quite  sure  that  his  "  struggles  for  lifis "  ate 
yet  completed.    It  does  not  appear  to  have 
occurred  to  him  at  any  time  to  donbt  of  the 
propriety  of  opinions  and  practices  current  in 
the  denomination   to  which    he    baa   always 
belonged.     The  point  to  which  he  baa  attained 
involves  attachment  to  much  important  troth; 
it  includes  intense   admiration  for   the  only 
public  man  he  has  named  in  his  book,  and 
whom  he    describes  as  "the  oracle  of   Boh 
Court ; "  but  what  if  he  were  to  ace  canae  to 
embrace  that  opinion  which  it  seems  is  cntcf* 
tained  by  some  of  whom  he  has  a  slight — a  vtir 
sliffht  knowledge — that  it  is  **  absurd  to  sprinkle 
a  few  dro|>s  oT  water  on  an  nnconscions  bahe^ 
and  then  to  call  the  poor  little  crying  thing 
baptised.**    Ah,  then  there  might  be  matcriau 
for  an  additional  chapter  of  ''Stmgglea  ibr 
Life !  "    But  whether  ne  does  this  or  not,  we 
I  wish  him  well  through  the  remainder  of  Ui 
I  journey.    The  narrative  is  both  interesting  and 
I  ustructive.    The  author  appear*  to  bo  indoa- 
>  trious  and  earnest,  and  be  i<  evidently  a  man 
I  of  considerable  ability.    IV*  past  expenenee  ia 
'  well  adapted  to  prepare  him  for  future  naefnl- 


ness. 


Infidelity ;  it$  Atpecte,  Cautet,  amd  Agtmem : 
being  the  Prize  EtBay  of  the  BrkUk  Orgtan" 
ization  of  the  Etangelieal  AlHamee,  Bm  the 
Rev,  Thomai  Pearson,  EyemomA^  If.  B, 
London :  Partridge  and  Oakey,  185S.  8to. 
Pp.608.    Price  I0a.6d. 

Mr.  Pearson's  work  is  a  valuable  expoaition 
of  infidelity.  Its  various  phases  are  cleariy 
presented ;  and  some  of  the  popular  writings 
of  the  present  day,  those  of  Carlyle  and  Emer- 
son for  instance,  in  which  it  lurks,  are  faith- 
fully exposed.  The  essay  is  dirided  into  three 
parts.  ^  In  the  first  psrt  the  various  aspects  of 
infidelity  are  developed,  viz. :  atheism,  or  the 
denial  of  the  Divine  existence ;  pantheism,  or 
the  denial  of  the  Dirine  personality ;  rational- 
ism, or  the  denial  of  the  Divine  providential 
government ;  spiritualism,  or  the  denial  cf  the 
ibie  redemption ;  indifferentism,  or  the  denial 
of  man*s  renponaibility  ;  and  formalianii,  or  Iho 
denial  of  the  power  of  godliness.  In  tiw 
second  part  the  vaiiou  cansef  of  iafidollly  tit 


BRIBF  NOTICES. 


S9 


It  it  tnecd  firil  to  one  fwnenl 
dlneal  irnther  thaa  inteUcetiud,  haTing 
ili  Ksl  ia  tht  dfiectioiit  rather  than  in  the 

,  the  ATernon  of  the  nnre- 
,to  the  refigion  of  the  bible.    Ite 
and  tnbordliiate  caoMt  are  then  eou- 
Tbeee  are,  qpecnlatiTe  philotoph^, 
iffsetioiit  the  cormptioni  of  Cbru- 
tkaitj*  rcligiou  intolerancey  and  the  ditanbn 
if  the  chmrch.    In  the  third  part  the  Tarioos 

9cd«  The  power  of  the 
the  dnbi,  the  •chooli,  and  the  pulpit,  ii 
ihown  to  be  wielded  meet  effectnally  on  the 
■de  of  iafideUtj.  In  thii  laet  part  there  is 
■adk  intcreetinir  information  respecting  the 
filcratnre  and  diaichee  of  the  continent  of 
Euope.  in  ocmdntion  there  is  a  chapter, 
sagmted  hjr  the  recent  London  debate,  on 
ssnlBiiflny  m  which  it  is  unmasked  and  shown 
l»  he  •  aMNlcm  term  embracing  all  the  phases 
ef  ancient  infidelitj.  The  essa^  is  well  written, 
lla  ityk  ia  sinmle  and  graphic,  and  we  hope 
tknt  It  viU  be  eztensiTel^  read.  We  laid  it 
down,  however,  with  a  feelug  of  dissatisfaction. 
Bocaethinr  seemed  wanting  to  its  completeness, 
sod  we  felt  sorry  that  a  book,  which  opened  up 
to  view  mch  streams  of  pmson,  had  not  tup- 
pBsd  •  mote  nowerfal  antidote.  Some  sagges- 
tieos  ai  to  the  best  modes  of  combating  the 
evil  and  anceting  its  progress  would  form  a  j 
iiitaWe  appendix  or  companion  Tolume.    B.      ! 

I 

Bemrt  of  daiitian,  Devothm,   Translated  from  ; 
He  German  of  Dr.  A.  TeoLrcK.     H^ith  a  i 
fnfatt   bjf  ike    Ret.  Hosatics    Bonar. 
London:    James   Nisbct   and  Co.      12mo.  > 
Pn.2fi6. 

....  ' 

Thk  work  in  its  original  tongue  has  loog 

valued,  and  in  its  present  form  will  be 

wdcome  to  manj  closets.    Tholack  is  one  oi 

those  Germans  whose  practical  theology  may 

be  trusted,  and  if  our  readers  recollect   the 

■onntf  in  which  Dr.  Chalmers  parted  with 

him  after  a  short  visit  to  Edinburgh,  they  will 

eeodode  that  his  personal  character  can  kindle 

lore    in    no    common    measure.      When    the 

seeooiplished  divine  and  the  elevated  Christian 

meet  in  one  man  we  williugly  admit  him  to  the 

high  office  which  he  offers  to  fill  in  this  msnual. 

The  pieces  are  short,  and,  for  the  most  port, 

cxpontory  of  a  passage  of  scripture.     They  are 

written,   considering   the  occasional  depth   of 

thought,  with  much  simplicity,  and  in  an  alfec- 

tiobatcly  fervent  spirit  rising  occasionally  into 

poetry    which   strikes    us    as    very   tastefully 

rsndered,  even  while  preserving  the  peculiarity 

of  the  original  measures.    Thus : — 

"He  is  mine,  and  I  am  His, 
For  ever  am  I  one  with  Iliro  ; 
For  sinee  He 
Hath  for  me 
Yielded  up  his  breath  ; 
Mj  life  is  now  His  otm,  and  UU  my  death." 

The  style  of  the  translation  is  uniformly  neat 
and  perspicuous,  and  so  natural  as  to  seem  the 
iitt  clothing  of  the  thoughts.  Hebrew,  Greek, 
tad  German  will  blend  harmoniously  in  one 
stream  of  English,  reviving  to  the  soul,  when 
the  incomparable  Bible  and  this  auxiliary 
fofaune  are  introdooed  together  into  one's  / 
-^CJU.B.  I 


Benedietwtu:  or  the  Bkemd  Life,  Bp  the 
Rev.  John  CuMimia,  D.D.,  Minieter  of  the 
Scottish  Nalumal  Churehf  Crown  uwrf, 
Covent  Garden.  London:  J.  F.  Shaw,  27, 
Southampton  Row,  Russell  Square.  12mo. 
Pp.494.     1853.    Price  6s. 

While  we  frankly  confess  that  none  of  Dr. 
Cumming*s  writings  are  exactly  to  our  mind* 
we  think  this  is  one  of  his  best  books ;  both  as 
regards  the  vigour  with  which  it  is  written,  and 
the  usefulness  of  its  aim  and  tendency.  Persons 
who  can  read  nothing  save  what  is  furiously 
protestant,  or  wildly  prophetic  will  think  other- 
wise. Like  all  that  our  author  writes  we  sop- 
pose  this  book  was  first  preached;  and  was  a 
series  of  discourses  on  the  Beatitudes.  As  a 
practical  exposition  of  those  glorious  sayings 
with  which  our  Lord  opened  his  ministry,  It 
cannot  fail,  under  the  Divine  blessing,  to  pro- 
duce  great  good.  It  sets  clearly  and  repeatedly 
before  the  man  who  is  without  CSod  in  the 
world  that  nothing  short  of  the  divine  favour 
can  give  him  perfect  and  permanent  peace ;  and 
by  various  considerations  it  encourages  him 
whose  God  is  the  Lord,  to  the  constant  exercise 
of  hope  and  j  oy .  W . 

Notes,  Critical,  Explanatory,  and  Practical^ 
on  the  Old  Teetament.  By  Albert  Barses, 
Minister  of  the  Gospel,  Philadelphia.  The 
book  of  the  Prophet  Daniel,  Glasgow: 
Blackie  and  Son.  London  :  Warwick  Square. 
l2mo.  Pp.  632.  Two  Volumes,  Cloth,  price 
78.     One  Volume,  Cloth,  price  6s.  6d. 

As  the  approbation  of  Mr.  Bames*s  Notes  on 
Daniel  expressed  in  our  last  number  may  incline 
many  of  our  friends  to  purchase  them,  it  may 
be  convenient  to  them  to  know  that  there  are 
several  respectable  editions  in  the  market.  In 
this  of  Messrs.  Blackie,  pains  have  been  taken 
to  render  the  Maps  and  Pictorial  Illustrations 
useful  to  the  reader.  In  the  Editor's  Preface 
it  is  said  that  **  the  copyright  of  the  Notes  on 
Daniel  for  Great  Britain  and  Ireland  has  been 
assigned  by  the  author  to  Messrs.  Knight  and 
Hawkes;  and  this  edition  is  now  published 
under  arrangement  with  them." 

77ie  Difficulties  of  the  PrC' Millennial  Advent. 
By  Joseph  Browne.  Dublin  :  G.  Herbert. 
London :  Hamilton  and  Co.  1853.  l6mo. 
Pp.  84.     Price  Is.  6d. 

Prc-millennialistsare  those  who  believe  that 
our  Lord's  corporeal  return  to  the  earth  will 
precede  that  universal  reign  of  righteousness 
which  prophecy  foretells.  Of  these  there  are 
great  numliers  of  good  men  connected  with  the 
established  church,  and  some  amon?  dissenters. 
The  respected  author  of  this  pamphlet  appears 
to  be  very  conversant  with  their  writings ;  and 
he  show9,  we  think  conclusively,  the  irrecon- 
cileableness  of  their  theory  with  many  scriptural 
statements.  In  the  last  paragraph  he  sums  up 
the  result  of  his  labours  thus  : — *'  If  the  plain 
testimony  of  God,  delivered  to  us  in  clear  and 
precise  terms,  is  to  command  our  implicit  faith, 
without  note  or  comment,  it  has  been  proved 
in  the  preceding  pages,  that  Christ  is  a  king, 
has  a  kingdom,  a  kingdom  of  grace  which  he 
rules  over  all  worlds ;  that  he  wiW  coTilViv\i<i  %o 
to  rule  io  grace  and  power  UVi  V%  \>T\ii^  mtxi^ 


BRIEF  NOTIOia 


80M  to  gloiy;  that  hii  church,  contutin^  of 
liimidf  and  hb  people,  did  not,  nnd  coaM  nnt 
cormpt  ittdf ;  that  thin  dispeniation,  which  it 
the  perfeetion  of  infinite  wi»dom  and  goodness, 
wiil  not  be  rapencdrd;  that  there  will  be  no 
re-institution  of  sacrifice;  that  the  kingdoai  of 


By  the  Rt9.  T.  T.  Uaverfibld,  BJ>^ 
KecUtr  of  Goddint/Um^  OxfordMrt,  R.  T, 
S.    24ino.,  pp.  186.     Frice  la.  6d. 


A  simple,  pleaaii^g  talc,  in  vLich  wickcdncM 

i«   }iL'cn    cveiitunlly   to  meet  with  its  merited 

grace  will  put  forth  all  its  Tirtuc,  and~diM,lay     l»''"j-i""^"!.  and  i:.>odnc«  iU  oi»prupiiate  rc- 

lU  efficiency  during  the  miUennium;  that  nil     ^*^"7^-     }\  '*  calculated  to  u.^i.irc  the  youiij 

^  - with  r.oliic  ?ciili '  c:!t9,  to  leai'.h  tueni  the  value 

of  yautliful  piety,  aiid  t<)  sup^ily  .in  Luconrive 
to  perseverance  ::iid  hnne'ity  even  in  the  midst 
of  t'lc  irie.-itf*st  diirurullics  and  temiitatioiis. 


the  rigfateou!!  and  all  the  wicked  shall  stnnd  at 
the  same  time  before  the  judpnient-seat  of 
Christ;  that  the  judgment  past,  the  cnntla^ra- 
tion  will  take  place,  the  new  lieaven  and  new 
earth  aucceed,  ushering  in  the  eternal  and  un- 
changeable state."  An  amiable  tpirit  pervades 
all  his  reasoningi. 

Chertj/  and  Violet,  a  Tale  of  the  Grtal  Phi'iue. 
By  the  Author  of ''  Mary '  PowcU:  Lon  lU.ii : 
Printed  for  Arthur  Hall,  Virtue,  ami  Co. 
Post  8 vo.     Pp.  3  L 1 .     Trice  7s.  tiJ. 

It  may  be  wJl  that  forty-ci{;lit  lii;ur..  hive 
elapsed  since  we  finished  thia  ^tory,  n*«  a  >!ii)rt!'r 
time  woulil  scarcely  8uffit.c  to  dtlivor  the  mo^t 
iiober- minded  reviewer  frvin  ilit  f^'<oinrtti:)'is,  so 
ns  to  enable  him  to  make  a  calm  nnd  uuljias.'*ed 
report  respecting  its  cliir.ictor.  It  furj'isl.es  a 
lively  picture  of  the  suciul  h:ihits  opini'tiM,  nnd 
phraseology  current  among  the  iiihaltit.mt'i  of 
London  twu  hundretl  years  ago,  with  de^ciiptive 
notices  of  the  principal  ev«>iit6  which  took  place 
at  that  most  exciting  epoch.  Tl:e  death  of  tlie 
protector,  the  re.storutiun  of  tlic  Ling,  the  pre- 
Talent  plague,  and  the  drondfully  dcstruciivo 
fire,  are  all  Kpokcn  of  with  tl.j'  !-::.nplicity  :-.:i«l 
deep  feeling  which  wouM  b.*  naliirr.lly  ».  v::icf  1 
bj  lui  intelligent  rye>«vitnesfi.  The  s'.yL-  «  f 
printing  and  binding  corre>iitmd«  uitii  the 
diction,  and  helps  to  give  an  air  of  verilabloness 
to  the  skilfully  constructed  narrative.  i)p.e 
might  imaifine  that  one  was  Ii»tcning  to  De 
Foe,  were  it  not  that  Cherry  ami  her  triends 
are  all  cavaliers,  and  Miow  hut  li:tlo  nyinpatliy 
for  Cromwell  or  his  puritanical  arsoci^ife**. 

VneU  TonCi  Cabin;  or  Life  amontj  thn  lAw^iy. 
A  Taie  of  Slare  Life  in  Anmriej.  By 
Harriet  B».kciirr  'ijiowE.  With  above  '• 
onrhunflreilaudjijly  Hitutrtttiona.  JJnitCH 
by  Georye  Thomas,  Ksq.,  and  T.  B.  Jluc- 
tptoid^  Kfq.f  and  Kitfjraved  by  W'Hlium 
Tkomn»,  London  :  Nathaniel  Ci>oke,  Mil- 
ford  House,  Strand.  ia5:».  8vo.  Pp.  302. 
Cloth,  gilt  edges.     Price  123. 

Poor  Uncle  Tom  1  He  ix  still  reincmhered 
bj  Britibh  tiook  buyers,  and  instead  of  wiobing 
to  allow  the  impressions  nr tiding  from  the  tale  of 
hia  distTcs<>et  to  become  faint,  they  are  anxious 
for  something  to  perpetuate  and  drepoii  them. 
So  at  Least  London  publishers  think;— a  clasts 
of  gentlemen  whose  opinions  on  such  m titters  ' 
•re  usually  correct.  Ihe  cost  of  the  embellish- 
ments of  this  edition  must  have  lucu  very 
great ;  and  if  strenuous  eflfort  deserves  auccesJ,  i 
Bucoeta  is  certainly  meiited  in  this  case.  iMany 
of  the  cuts  are  excellently  dcsigneil  and 
admirably  executed.  That  poet  would  earn  a 
magnificent  wreath  of  bay  who  should  describe  ' 
Mn.  Stowa's  emotions  in  turning  over  the 
IcBTca  of  thii  Tolume  for  the  first  time. 

CharleM  Houttd;  or,  Indvttry  and  ITomsty.  ' 
Adapted  Jhm  tke  French  of  J.  J,  Forchal, 


tempt  at  loiis 
B. 

T'.c  F'lUiitain  of  TAving  U'ateri,  IlfuMtruted 
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'AMERICA.  Rev.  Jamet  Belcher,  ton  of  Dr.  Belcher,  cT 

IRISH  B0MA5I8T8.  ^»»«  .^^f  »  f  "?^    ^^.^^^^^P^  ^^ 

m,^    XT      -.r    1  rN.             r  ^r       i^  ini.o  bftptwt  chuich  at  Oldtowii.    Hebaflelreedy 

The  New  York  Obwrver  of  Nov.  1 7, 1858,  ^j;^  ^^  j^j^  ,^       ^^^^  encoumgiBg  dr- 

contains    the    following    paragraph :—« To  eumitancei.      The  church  intend,   uoUiflr 

wunteract  the  dwicnsion  of  Irish  RomaniaU  ^^^      ^^  ^^^^  ^    commodiouf  boose   ef 

from  •  the   faith     in  Amenca,  the  commu-  ^Qjgjjjp 

nity  of  AII-Hallows    appeals    for   funds  to  ^' 

send  a  *  Catholic  mission  *  across  the  Atlantic.  — — 

What !  are  there  no  popish  priests  in  the  AUSTRALIA.    «  ^ 
United  States  ?    Whr,  the  union  sMrnrms  with 

them  already.     Archbishop  Hughes  and  his  shipwreck  Of  THi  RRT.  J.  TOLLCI. 

suffragans  have  long    since    ccclesiasiically  After  the  death  of  Mr.  Ham,  of  whidi  our 

mapped  out  the  country  into  Romish  diocesw  readers  were  apprised  about  fourteen  months 

nsCardinal  Wiseman  has  mapped  out  England.  ^^^  baptist  church  at  Sidney  lequerted 

There  IS  not  a  town  in  the  States,  new  or  old,  t^ree  London  ministers,  Messrs.  Hinton,  Noel 

which. has  not  its  splendid  popish  cathedral,  .^d  Brock,  to   obtain  for  them  a  ndtable 

There  is  no  lack  of  Romish  zeal  and  eneiigy  p^^^     ^ft^,  „„-  inquiries,  the  cboioe  of 

throughout  the  vast  republic,  as  far  as  the  ^hese  brethren  feU  on  Mr.  VoUer  of  Tiptoe, 

priests  are  concerned.     Yet  the  Irish  Roman  ^^^    Birmingham,    formerly    peator  of   a 

Catholic,  knowing  all  this,  but  knowing  also  ^huroh  in   Manchester.    AooepUng  the  oilL 

that  popery  is  shorn  of  her  spiritual  terrors  m  ^r.  VoUer  embarked  with  his  wife  and  yoww 

America,  and  that  she  dares  not  fetter  the  f^jjy  j^  ^^^  Meridian,  on  the  4th  of  Jbm  ; 

soiU  of  man  m  that  country,  the  moment  he  ^^e  rest  of  the  nanative  wiU  be  be*  givMi  m 

feels  the  free  air  of  liberty  about  him,  and  j^j,  ^^  ^^^^  ^  contained  in  a  letter  to  the 

knows  that  he    cannot   be    persecuted   and  ^jj^,  ^f  ^^0   Nonconformist,  dated** Port 

publicly  cursed  from  the  altar  if  he  choose.  Louis,  MauriUus,  Oct.  6th,  1863." 
to  inhale  it,  just  hears  mass  for  the  Inst  times 

on  the  Sunday  after  hU  arrival  to  bid  good-  -^kar  SiR,-Pre«iming  a  brief  nazntiTe 
bye  to  the  old  delusion,  and  thereafter  be-  ^^  ^^e  wreck  of  the  finsTbarque  Meridian, 
comes  a  protestant-a  happy,  contented.  Captain  Hemaman,  on  iU  way  from  Londo. 
moral,  and  religious  man.  Will  a  mission  of  ^  g^  ^^^  papers  and  caigo,  wiU  be 
Irish  pnests  alter  this  state  of  things  and  interesting  to  mirtZyour  readei^  and  te 
make  the  American  Union,  as  far  as  its  CeiUc  ^^e  addiUonal  reason  that  your  paper  circn. 
popubUon  are  concerned,  another  Ireland  j^^^  through  almost  the  entire  circle  of  my 
"in  mercy  to  the  peop  e  who  must  suffer  in  ^^  ^^^^^^  ^^^  ^  hasten  to  send  it,  in 
this  worid  to  preserve  the  faith  for  genera-  ^ope  that  ycu  will  give  it  insertion  in  your 
tions  to  succeed  them,  and  8«:ure  to  them-  ^^jj^  ^^^ber  after  coming  to  hand, 
selves  nevernending  salvation  ?  Oh,  by  all  Qn  the  evening  of  the  4th  of  June,  we 
meims,  let  the  expenment  be  tried.  Let  a  ^^^  ^.^^  Gravesend,  having  on  board  107 
band  of  popish  propagandists  and  prosely-  ,  -^  ^,^  U  [^  the  night  of  the 
tisers  invade  America  and  there  claim  the  ^^^  ^ur  progress  was,  on  the  whole,  good  ; 
hbcrty  of  action  which  Rx)mc  denies  to  pro-  especially  till  off  the  Cape  of  Good  ilopa^ 
tesfant  miBsionanes  m  Ireland,  and  we  shall  j^  ^j  ^j^j^^  we  had  some  rough  weather- 
see  what  will  come  of  it.  It  is  too  late  m  ^  succession  of  sudden,  heavy  squalls,  with 
the  day  to  transplant  popery  to  the  Amen-  ^ne  or  two  smart  gales.  NoSng^  any 
can  soil.    Whatever  the  errors  of  that  mighty  ^^^  j^ad  occurred,  except  on  thTnight  of 

people   popery,  m  any  of  its  aspecti^  is  not     ^^e  day  we  cross^  the  line,  w&n  an 

one  of  them.  Rome  may  long  exalt  her  horn  ^j^^  Jj.  g^  '^^  „^,^    ^^ich,  for  a  few 

above  the  ruins  of  ancient  or  medi«val   ty.  ^-^^^^^  appeared  to  be  too  well  founded, 

rannies,  but  the  power  which  has  sprung  into  ^^^    cons^\i^tly,  threw  us  into  a  sUterf 

lusty  hfe  amidst  the  noontide  of  the  avihsa-  indicribable  coiIsternaUon  ;  but  the  canst 

turn  and  liberty  of  the  past  hundred  years,  ^      ^^^^  ^  be  harmles^the  excitement 

can  never  be  other  than  protesant.^  ^^dded  almost  as  rapidly  m  it  arete.     The 

terrible  catastrophe  I   have  now  to  rriatt 

OLDTOWH,  MAINE.  occurrtd  on  the  evening  of  the  24fh  Augntly 

**  We  see    by  our    exchanges "  says  the  on  the  Island  of  Amsterdam,  in  the  oaalft 

Philadelphia  Christian  Chronicle,  ^that  the  of  the  Indian  Ootts.      For  naiij  Immi 


led  ber  tonne  under  much  heavier 
;  a  finer  tcsmiI  could  not  be  lent  to 
irduigcrwugreellrincretuedbr  the 
I  of  the  eTCDiiig.  The  iiland  riaee 
rnptlj  from  the  wo,  and  a.  dense 
iveloped  it,  lo  that  it  had  the  ap- 
^■t  adistuice.of  ■  hcaTj  aquoll,  and 

sbi  1  it  irai  miatikcn  by  the  Mcond 
'ho,  on  IraTiog  hii  watch  at  ni 
Mid  to  bin  luccesior,  "  There's  a 
aoxqiult  B-bead  ;  jroa  bad  better 
haip  look  oat."  Had  Ihii  cauHon 
<W,  it  iHight  AsDB  been  much  belter 

At  that  moment  then  were  but  tew 
tviit  HI  and  death  ;  yet  all  was 
tJTclf  peaceful  beloir  ;  we  were  le- 
andrea  with  ten,  not  more  diseom- 
•D,  rram  the  hearj  lurching  of  (he 
had  for  tome  hoitn  previouidf  been. 
'  teren,  preparation  wat  jnnde  for 
the  children  to  bed  ;  and,  while 
I  to  tbii,  a  furious   batlerj   cnm- 

•ithoul ;  ware  after  wave,  with 
d  Tioienee  and  npiditj,  eliock  the 
d  comiderable  quantities  of  water 
len  in.  Still,  howerer,  we  dreamt 
a  peril,  nai  were  proceeding  irith  our 
lant,  when,  niddenly,  there  waa  a 
Mn  ahock  ftmn  beneath,  which  made 
d  qnint  bom  item  to  ■tern,  like  a 
liw  »iad,  Anolher,  and  another, 
bar,  qoicklir  followed,  knocking  ererr 
iml  with  great  riolence,  and  arcom- 
rhh  craving  Kiuade,  a*  though  we 

tb*  jawB  of  KiTne  huge  monater. 
■nj  ibock  the  ehip  lunk,  until  it 
Siad  DD  the  rocky  bed  from  which  it 
mored  aflerwardB  until  completely  ' 

to  fiamnenti.      It  will  bo  kind  not 


tiope,  and 
)   lee  aide 


Thii  soon  became  the  geneial  hope 
hence  quitting  the  cabini  on  Ihi 
□f  the  ship,  all  made  for  the  aaloon,  and 
taking  up  the  beat  podtion  obtainable, 
awaited  the  iaaue.  Huddled  together  in  the 
deepest  aniiely,  there  we  remained,  for  nine, 
some  for  ten  and  twelre  honn,  lintening  to 
the  howling  templet,  and  witnewing  the 
gradual  demolition  of  oar  fiail  shelter,  the 
water  pouring  ia  at  the  broken  ikylighle,  anil 
every  joint  loo*ening  gradually,  until  it  ap- 
appeand  certain  we  muit  be  crushed  beneath 
the  falling  deck.  About  twelre  at  night  the 
ahip  parted  at  the  mainmiul,  the  fore  part 
was  Kiou  in  iplinten,  and  waahed  on  the 
shore  ;  the  after  part,  howeier,  haring  been 
built  of  the  strength  ofa  castle,  held  together, 
not  only  through  the  night,  but  for  two  or 
three  days  after.  The  mainioast  fell  almoM 
luilmpaired,  and  in  such  a  position  ai  to  form 
a  sort  of  bridge  from  the  laloon  door  to  the 
beach,  and  thus  proTideatially  aided  onr 
escape.  The  moon  began  to  lend  a  little 
light  to  the  scene  of  hoiror  about  half-past 
two,  and  immediately  efforts  wae  made  to 
reach  the  shore,  The  third  mate,  aided  by 
one  of  the  seamen,  formed  a  connection  be- 
tween the  saloon  and  the  falUa  mast  by 
ropes,  and  commenced  theremoTHl  of  women 
and  children  :  in  time  the  dehrerance  of  all 
was  effected  with  no  other  injury  than  a  few 
■ciatchea  and  bmisea,  occaaioned  by  tho 
BUigea  knocking  the  poor  fugitirea  agaiiiN  the 
rocks,  and  scattered  fragments  of  the  ship. 
The  scene  that  presented  itself  to  each  as  he 
lefl  the  Bhip,  baffles  conception.  It  wassutel/ 
(he  very,  perfection  of  the  terrible.  The 
change,  ct  course,  was  eargeily  sought,  but 
was  no  Booner  reaUied  than  accompanied  br 


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AUBTRAUAK  INTELEJGSNCE. 


pnrties,  presonlin;^  n   complete  contraBtl  to 
the  comfort  aiid  respectability  of  iippvfunince 
which  had  marked  all  bat  a  few  hours  befoie. 
The  morning  light  came  faithftiUr  cnongh, 
no  doabt,  but  it  sesnad  to  tarry  long,  md 
when  it  came,  did  but  little  to  relieve  our 
sorrows.     Duiing  all  that  had  occurred,  how- 
ever, a  giacioua  Eye  had  bean  eognixant  of 
our  diAreaieSy  and  soon  the  proofs  of  provi- 
dential care  were  displayed.     With  returning 
hunger,  food  was  laid  at  our  feet,  and  for  our 
thirst,  water  from  out  the  rock  won  disco- 
vered ;  whilst,  in  a  few  hours,  to  comfort  the 
exposed,  warm  clothing  in  the  shape  of  red 
and  blue  Jersey  frocks,  ready-made  trousers, 
hoys'  jackets,  and  laige  pieces  of  flannel  were 
cast  [upon  the  beach,  and  in  such  profusion 
us  to  supply  all  ;  but  for  this  supply,  many 
must  speedily  have  (writhed   from  the   in- 
clemency of  the  weather.      On  that  spot  we 
remained  in  imminent  risk  the  lirst  two  days 
nnd  nights,  a  rink  shown  hy  the  fact,  that 
scarcely  had  we  removed  before  the  sea  rose  j 
above  our  highest  resting-place,  and  swept  aU  ! 
most  every  thing  away.      \Vu  cannot  omit  to  i 
notice  the  goodness  of  Him  who  gives  to  the 
sen  its  decree,  and  who,  during  our  temporary 
abode  there,  had  said  to  it,  "Thus  far  shnlt  thou 
go,  but  J  no  farther."     By  Saturday,  means  i 
were   provided   to  scale  the  cliff,  and   the  ' 
attempt  was  made.    One  of  our  number  had 
found   his  way  up  nnd   down  again,  at  a 
distant  point,  though  it  nnirly  co#t  him  his 
life.     After  him,  two  othen  ascended ,  carry- 
ing ropes,  which  were  suspended  fitim  a  cmg, 
and  hy  means  of  which  the  top  was  gained. 
It  was  a  tedious  and  dangerous  work,  occu- 
pying nearly  a  day  and  a  half.     The  scene 
above  was  scarcely  more  cheering  than  that 
))oloir.      Sea  birds  appearetl  to  be  sole  pos-  1 
sessors  of  the  place,  and  most  unwilling  to 
Imj  disturbed.      A  thick  jungle  of  reeds,  six, 
eight,  nnd  ten  feet  high,  covered  the  surface.  ' 
Water  was  the  only  .thing  found  useful  to 
man.     True,  a  few  young  hinU  were  scorched 
to  death  by  setting  fire  to  the  jungle,  nnd 
of  which  soup  was  made,  serving  us  for  a 
portial  meal,  but  nothing  more.      Our  only 
nuteiiance    was    suppli^     hy    tho    wreck, 
which  was  not  only  very  limited  in  quantity 
but  much   deteriorated    in  quality,   having 
l)een  soaked  with  salt  water.      At  most,  we 
save<l  but  about  six  dayiT  provisions,  dealt 
(»ut  in  quantities  just  sufficient  to  sustain  lifS?. 
More,  undoubte<ily  might  have  been  saved, 
but  for  the  hndiscretbn  and  brutal  selfishness 
of   our    crew    generally,    who,    instead    of 
generously  assisting  the*  passengers,  of  whom 
so  many  were  women  and  helpless  children, 
were  either  drunk,  or  bent  upon  plunder. 
Nearly  the  whole;  of  the  wreck  lay  on  the 
bench  for  four  or  five  days,  but  was  then 
washed  out  to  sea,  leaving  us  nought  but  the 
bare  rocks.     It  then  became  evident  to  all 
that  our  only  chance  of  lifb  waf  hi  being 
shortly  taken  off  hy  some  ship:  but  who  conld 


hope  for  any  ihlp  to^eom*  m«  aicb  a  ptaw, 
while  boandhM  aw  loom  inviled  tben  lo 
avoid  its  dangers  !  And  WBtpfum  aae  shoold 
come,  what  could  be  dona  fat  in  t  No  boat 
in  the  world  coold  make  the  sltoia;  mj 
attempt  at  our  leaeoa  would  probaWy  aug- 
ment the  disaster*  or  auppoaag  that  piao- 
ticable,  what  ship  eonld  lecam  m  naay 
or  find  provision  till  wa  coaid  laach  ttia 
nearest  port  1  AU  kapa^  except  in  thapoww 
and  goodness  of  God,  was  cat  off;  ta  Hi« 
aUme  could  we  look,  and  to  Hia,  I  kaav, 
some  did  look  in  a  prayatfal  aad  iai%nad 
spirit,  and  He  in  fetam  laokad  apon  na  aMh 
paternal  pity.  In  time  delivefaaca  came  by 
the  only  prsicticable  meaai. 

The  Saturday,  Sunday,  and  part  af  Mon- 
day were  passed  in  deepest  aolicitade,  our 
condition  becoming  most  painfkil  fWaa  nc«t- 
sive  fatigue,  hunger,  cold,  and  sleeploaHWM. 
About  midday  on  Monday  the  first  asgnal  of 
hope  was  given.  The  ciy  was  suddenly 
raised,  "  A  ship,  a  ship,  a  ship !  **  aad  so 
frantirally  by  my  dear  wifo,  who  fint  Mnr  it, 
as  to  frighten  all  the  children  around  har.  It 
spread  through  tho  camp  with  inciadible 
rapidity,  and  instantly  every  one  that  coold 
make  for  the  cliff  seixed  hold  of  aaythiag 
that  would  serve  for  a  signal  of  distif^  aad 
then  waited  in  intensest  anxiety,  watching 
tho  course  of  the  vessel.  It  bore  towards  oi^ 
and  our  anxiety  give  way  to  an  indeseribaUe 
joy — a  joy  wliich  reached  the  highest  endma- 
hlc  pitch,  when  cur  signal  was  answered.  It 
was  not  of  long  duretwn,  howerer,  for  no 
sooner  were  our  signals  answered,  than  the 
ship  was  blown  out  to  see,  and  we  saw  no 
more  of  it  till  the  Wednesday  morning. 
Then  onr  spirits  were  again  revived  by  the 
npi^earanco  of  a  boat,  well  manned,  awMag 
towards  us  ;  having  approached  sufBclsaily 
near,  the  crew  beckoned  to  us  to  follow  them 
nnmd  the  island,  as  it  was  impossible  for 
them  to  render  us  the  smallest  help  thcro. 

The  ship  turned  out  to  be  a  whaler,  the 
Monmouth,  of  Long  Island,  N.  A.,  Captidn 
Isaac  LudJow.  It  had  but  then  arrived  to 
whale  round  the  island.  The  captain  had 
spent  the  previous  season  thersy  had  became 
acquainted  with  every  crevice  round  the 
place,  nnd,  fortunately,  well  knew  the  only 
two  points  where  very  occasfonally  a  landing 
might  be  effected.  The  order  to  folfow  wm 
socn  obeyed,  too  soon,  as  in  many  fnitaacca 
it  turned  out  to  be  ;  for,  sopposing  the 
distance  compimtively  short,  and  being  %no- 
mnt  of  the  difl^culties  of  the  way,  we  set  off 
with  littlo  or  no  provision,  and  paiid  most 
dearly  for  it.  The  distance  in  a  direct  line, 
and  on  level  groimd,  would  not  have  heen 
much,  not  more  than  from  six  io  seven  railea. 
It  requirc<1  the  boatmen  but  one  short  hcmr  to 
row  to  us  round  the  skirts  of  the  luid,  but  to 
us  it  was  a  journey  of  three  or  foor  days^ 
walking  almost  incessantly  from  soniisa'to 
sunset.     Steep  nags,  deep*mvines^  pitfhlK 


Ub*  ta  Mkct  a  plan  to  lie  down 
wd  ^ra  imiM-liiw  la  tlte  repon  <rar 
tmatrn  vooM  >ft>rd.  Wa  AbU  know 
■th  «(Mt  it  k  to  hate  beard  aiakiag 
tMrftr  vctaraad  IwMd,  ind  ta  ma 
T  kiUafai^iag  likdr  to  affiKdthMi 
l44*T0«rit«ftb  as  mwedibla  «[b— ■». 
ttmkK«Mi  tba  ba^Captam  i«d- 

iMaaftt  MKMiM 


S  which  all  bnt  fiiitwiiai  him 
riM^  «^  obliiad  bin  *•  pot  to 
1  Im*«  bii  WW  ta  diara  aav  fdraliona. 
da  WAdfcc  iMvlrfiTe  4af«,fcTit 
t  tiU  the  Monday  foUevii^  tha  Mp 
uke  the  iitaod  again-    The  hope  oT 

fnmnon  od  aihTing  at  the  end  of 
itj  marcb  loatvned  ni  greatly,  but  ■ 
■MfoditB«Dt  'Wild.  Tfatae  «ai 
m,  faa««tw,  tboqh  unr  diSeioit  to 
ikcd  fee,  and  vUcli  aen«d  ta  aoatain 
■n  iriBf   cMaa.     In  a  (haltered 

«r  ite  «Bt  xf  tkt  ytmt  aome 
taaed  hwt  at  aaaaa  time  kaca  atrnm, 
f  bf  aaaaa  wUan,  and  kat  bome 


MM  of  Aa  T«(Dig  leava  aibided  ui 
■Wat,  aad  «■  Ihtnt  aatwi  lair,  with  n 
■  tiai  ifliiafiili  nckad  ftam  the  rock 
*«^  M  aah^lad.  Ha*  >i«iilar 
mM  •  weriiiBa  I    Without  it  our 


tuic ;  but  at  laagth  all  wtn  ihippad,  and  «a 
bade  a  glad  farewell  to  tbe  place  vliieb  had 
threateueii  to  become  oui  tomb. 

We  had  fallea  iato  good  haada,  and  all  oar 
■ubecquetit  intereoune  with  Captaia  Ludlow 
atTfed  but  .to  itrengthen  bia  claim  aa  our 
ntitude  and  aeteonL  Ferliuiatalj,  tho 
HMUDOvtb  wal  well   proniwted.    A  Ireah 


aod,  DDtwkhataading  *a  aiany  Momacba  had 
to  be  BalaAcd,tber(i.inN  aooogb  fiiod,iritl)aut 
MistB^  any,  Ut  awve  ht  Uiii^  iaja  or  more. 
Our  Tojagv  ta  the  llaoiitiua  occu^nad  aarot- 
leen  daya,  wliidi,  tbongh  loog  fan  li^ 
winda  and  cbIm^  waa  (^ledallr  Talwbla  in 
reatanng  aa  to  health  and  ligoiir.  On  owr 
airiral  here,  irith  tha  excaption  of  one  ot  two 
oipplea,  we  vtn  all  in  loknble  haalth.  Of 
coBjae,  it  wa*  not  unnatonl  ta  Mtwaia  a 
Utie  anxiety  aa  ta  tbe  reoiftian  with  rtich 
we  ibould  meM  on  laadiog,  paHiMlariy  by 
tboae  who,  like  mywl(  bad  OMpad  with  life 
only,  aad  wan  aWatelj  penailna ;  aDiL  *o 
auka  the  beat  of  it  poMiUa,  a  dcpalatiNi 
ai^Miintad  fiam  among  the  p 


fee  bmgiag  oi 
tressed  oenditioa  befcre  the  publiix  Tbh, 
howem,  tamed  out  but  a  li^t  jab.  Oar 
arrinl  wal  >ani  known,  and  aa  aoca  waa  a 
apiiit  of  geofnxu  lyinp^y  awakened  wbidi 
will  do  honeur  ever  after  to  tbe  M'"''''aT 
Our  ^^learanoe  on  landing,  moat  of  aa  btang 
clothed  in  our  red  Jeiaey  fTOcki,  waa  altilting, 
though  ni  wretched  ai  it  waa  coaapienoui. 
Mony  were  initonlly  taken  by  merchants  and 
others  to  their  homes,  and  washed,  ltd,  snd 
clotbcd  ;  whilst,  fei  the  general  reception,  the 


36 


EUBOPBAN  INTELUGBNOE. 


tinatkm  is  reached.  It  afibrds  pleaiuie  to 
nj  that  the  conduct *of  Captain  Ludlow  and 
crew  are  highly  appreciated  generallyi  and 
that,  both  from  the  government  and  more 
private  souroes,  they  will  receive  lome  sub- 
stantial tokens  of  admiration. 

Much  might  be  said  respecting  our 
esteemed  captain  of  the  Meridian.  Doubt- 
less, heavy  censures  would  have  fallen  upon 
him  had  he  survived,  and  may  do  even  now 
he  is  gone.  I  am  indisposed,  however,  to  cast 
any.  Up  to  the  fatal  hour  he  enjoyed  the 
fullest  confidence  and  esteem  of  his  passen- 
gers ;  and  if  by  any  one  he  is  deemed  guilty 
of  indiscretion,  let  it  be  remembered  he  was 
the  first  to  pay  the  highest  penalty  that  could 
be  exacted  for  it.  It  is  with  a  sort  of  grate- 
ful sorrow  we  have  to  record  the  loas  of  only 
two  others,  the  cook  and  a  passenger  named 
P&n,  a  foreigner,  both  washed  away  soon 
after  the  ship  struck.  So  small  a  loas  of  life 
under  such  fearful  circumstances,  and  with  so 
many  females  and  young  children,  is  little 
short  of  the  miraculous.  An  allusion  has 
been  made  before  to  the  conduct  of  the  crew 
generally.  To  the  censure  then  passed  an 
exception  is  deserved  on  behalf  of  toe  second 
and  third  mates,  Mr.  Edward  TuUock  and 
Mr.  Leonard  Worthington,  and  also  a  sailor, 
Charles  Snow ;  but  especially  the  latter  two. 
On  the  night  of  the  wreck  they  were  instru- 
mental in  rescuing  the  passengers,  having 
carried  out  all  the  children,  and  aided  essen- 
tially the  females.  But  for  their  generous 
and  persevering  efibrts,  'tis  to  be  feared  the 
list  of  the  lost  would  have  been  considerably 
larger*  Of  the  rest,  with  very  trifling  dis- 
tinctions, the  less  said  the  better.  Never  was 
a  greater  contrast  exhibited  than  betwixt  the 
spirit  and  conduct  of  the  crews  of  the 
Meridian  and  Monmouth  respectively.  But 
enough  ;  I  feel  you  will  deem  this  letter  too 
long  alieady  ;  therefore  I  close,  expressing 
the  earnest  hope  that,  to  those  entrusted  with 
cargoes  of  human  beings  to  our  Australian 
colonies,  our  fate  may  be  a  warning,  and 
induce  them  to  keep  for  enough  off  the 
Island  of  Amsterdam. 


EUROPE. 


DENMARK. 


The  news  from  Denmark  is  of  a  mixed 
character.  "There  is  hardly  a  comer  in 
Jutland,*^  siys  Mr.  Fultvey,  of  Aalborg, 
**  where  the  Mormonites  are  not  busy  trying 
to  gain  followers.'' 

Happily  those  who  speak  of  a  better  faith 
are  also  listened  to,  and  the  correspondents  of 
the  MissionsblHtt  speak  of  numerous  assem- 
blies at  many  of  their  stations,  and  in  some 
castt  of  a  friendly  feeling  shown  towards 
them  by  persons  not  at  all  disposed  fMm 
their  position  to  regard  them  kindly.  The 
IbUowing  may  terre  as  au  inatanoe. 


The  ma^btnte  of  «  certain  pbiee  mVirf  tb« 
clergyman  to  pioTe  that  the  ♦— ^**'"f  of  the 
baptists  was  fiUse,  as  he  intended,  whenofer  a 
baptist  should  again  come  into  hk  nejghhoar- 
hood,  to  hold  a  meetiog  to  anest  him.  The 
clergyman  advised  him  that  he  should  not  do 
so,  because  such  an  action  would  be  alike 
contrary  to  the  word  of  God  and  of  the  king. 

During  the  months  of  January,  Febraatj, 
and  March,  many  Tery  numeioas  aasiimMisi 
were  held  on  the  island  of  Oeland.  The 
clergyman  attended  aome  of  them  at  6nty 
praised  the  brother  who  conducted  them, 
invited  him  home  to  confer  with  him  on 
various  points  of  doctrine,  and  waa  itrj 
friendly.  The  people  were  a  rough  aet,  and 
spiritually  dead.  Hardly  any  of  them 
thought  of  going  to  church,  but  after  the 
word  of  God  had  been  explained  to  them 
earnestly  and  in  plain  words^  many  began  to 
attend  there,  which  greatly  pleased  the 
clergyman.  One  of  them,  who  beliered, 
came  into  Aalborg  and  was  baptiied,  so  now 
the  incumbent  comes  no  more  among  theoi, 
and  has  forbidden  his  parishionen  to  hold  any 
more  meetings. 

In  Meerlose  there  is  a  laige,  new  diapel, 
which  was  used  several  times  before  it  coidd 
be  finished,  and  in  which  there  ia  already 
no  room  to  spare. 

PRUSSIA. 

A  leaf  from  the  journal  of  Mr.  Anst  may 
show  the  work  of  a  colporteur  in  thie 
neighbourhood  of  Konigsberg. 

Mr.  Aust  was  formerly  a  schoolmaeter  in 
the  Lutheran  church.  Apparently  no  Chris- 
tian people  were  near  him,  or  at  leaat  he 
knew  them  not,  for  he  speaks  of  his  loneli- 
ness and  longing  for  a  pure  community  of 
Christians,  till  he  became  acquainted  with  the 
baptist  church  at  Stolzenbeig,  and  after  some 
struggle  of  feeling  joined  himself  to  them. 
He  is  now  employed  as  a  colporteur,  and 
thus  records  one  of  his  expeditions  :~* 

On   the   16th  of  June  I  travelled  from 

Konigsberg  to  T .    I  saw  on  the  way 

before  me  a  party  of  people  travelling  home 
from  the  Luienmarket  at  Konigsberg. 
Rejoicing  even  from  a  distance  in  the 
opportunity  of  announcing  aalvation  by 
Christ  to  poor  sinners  I  breathed  a  pnyer  to 
the  Lord,  and  advanced  among  th«n.  A 
very  few  sentences  betrayed  to  me  that  the 
conversation  going  on  was  very  undesirable, 
and,  after  a  few  minutest  silence,  I  began  to 
speak  nearly  as  follows : — 

^  Excuse  roe^  good  people,  for  interrupting 
you.  but  may  I  ask  you  a  question  t' 

Most  of  them  :  "  Certainly." 

"Are  you  Christians .»" 

Most ;    but    rather    surprised : 
Some :  **  We  must  be  Christians,  but 

^  But,  good  people,  if  you  are  Christians 
how  can   yon  maintain  fuch   an   nngodlj 


i»» 


*i 


YesL- 


BOMB  INTELLIGENOE. 


87 


very 


?» that  fit  finr  Ouiitiaiis  !  We 
BOit  give  an  acoount  for  erery  idle  word  we 
tfmk,  moat  we  not  f* 

"  Yei,  yes,  we  ha?e  leamt  that,  but  we  do 
Btt  act  aecordingly." 

''That  Sa  Teiy  bad.  Happy  are  ye,  not  if 
J9  know  these  worda^  but  if  ye  do  them.  If 
yoa  aie  Chiiatians  you  should  have  in  you 
Christ's  spirity  and  all  you  do  should  be 
hnij,  hoDourable,  and  of  g03d  report ;  if 
there  is  any  Tirtue,  if  there  is  any  praise, 
ttink  on  these  thingk" 

Sevcrnl :  **  We  are  not  such  Christians  as 
Oat.* 
**  WriU  what  are  you  then?" 
«  We  are  had  ChrisUans." 
A  woman  :  "  We  are  heathen.*' 
"  But  there  is  help  for  you  if  you  will  but 
lake  it.    Will  you  allow  me  to  speak  fhrther 
tiHuttinB!" 

Serenl:  ^Ye^  we  should  like  it 
mneh.    We  will  listen  willingly." 

A  woman :  **  I  was  glad  when  I  saw  you 
cominfe  for  I  recognised  you  as  the  gentleman 
who  gave  away  little  books  in  our  village 
some  wedu  ago,  I  have  read  through  the  one 
yoa  gave  me  three  times.  You  eaid  only  a 
few  words  to  me,  but  I  shall  never  forget 
what  you  told  me  as  long  as  I  live.  I  am  so 
glad  you  are  come  again.  I  shall  be  so  glad 
to  bear  more.^ 

*  A  man :    "  But   then  we   must    all    bo 
baptized." 

**  My  dear  friend,  I  have  not  said  a  word 
about  baptism  ;  you  do  not  know  what  I 
mean  to  relate,  so  listen.  Do  you  wish  to  be 
saved?" 

"  Who  does  not  wish  to  be  saved  ?  Every 
one  does,  we  should  suppose.  But  we  are  so 
poor  we  cannot  do  all  we  should,  we  cannot 
be  always  singing  and  praying,  and  so  it  fares 
badly  with  our  Ovation." 

''But  who  has  told  you  that  you  should 
pray  and  not  work  ?  Does  not  God  in  his 
word  say :  '  In  the  sweat  of  thy  brow  shalt 
thou  eat  thy  bread  ?'  If  you  would  be  saved 
you  must  turn  to  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the 
Saviour.  He  is  the  friend  of  the  poor,  and 
receives  sinners.     The  word  of  God  says : 

*  Believe  on  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  thou 
Shalt  be  saved.' " 

Several :  *<  If  we  had  some  one  with  us 
every  day,  who  would  direct  and  explain  to 
us,  we  should  lay  hold  on  it,  and  become 
such  believers  as  those  are  who  are  with 
him.*' 

*•  There  is  one  who  will  be  with  you  every 
day.  Only  search  the  scriptures,  read  the 
gospels  and  epistles,  and  go  only  to  the 
Saviour  of  sinners,  who  invites  you  so  kindly. 

*  Come  unto  me,  all  ye  th^  labour  and  are 
heavy  laden,  and  I  will  give  you  rest.*  " 

''I  went  with  these  people  about  two 
miles.  They  seemed  very  glad  of  it,  and 
tepHied  that  some  of  ( heir  ifriends  were  not 


present  also.    At  parting  I  promised  to  visit 
them." 

A  call  m  a  coantry  house  where  several 
women  were  spinning  together,  follows ;  but 
is  not  so  much  detailed.  It  manifests  on  the 
part  of  the  people  the  same  good-humoured 
readiness  for  conversation,  with  as  much 
ignorance  of  true  religion  as  was  betrayed  by 
Mr.  Aust's  travelling  companions. 


/ 


HOME. 

OLOUCBSTBRSHIBB  ASSOCtlTlOX. 

This  Association  comprises  twenty-seveji- 
churches :— 

OhuctiUr  District. 

OlonoMter... 

Cheltenham J.  Smith. 

Tewkesbury T.  Wilkinson. 

Naonton  and  Gniting J.  TeaU. 

Cnbberloj  and  Winstone  ...T.  Davis. 

Winchoomb 8.  Dann. 

Ledbury C.  E.  Pratt, 

Hereford   J.  Davey. 

Rjreford!!!!.".'!.'!.'.".*.".\'.'.*.'.";.'!!a  Walker. 

Stroud  Diitriet. 

Stroud    «...W.  Yates. 

Chalford... B.  White. 

HlUeley 

Tetbury 

Ulej  R.  G.  Le  Maire. 

King  Stanley    J.  Lewis. 

Nappend  

Slimbridge    

Thombary H.  Le  Pevre. 

Woodchester    

Kastoombe S.  Packer. 

Painswick  J.  Cook. 

CoUford  District 

Chepstow T.  Jones. 

Monmouth    H.  Clark,  A.M. 

Coleford J.  Penny. 

Woodslde H.  Webley. 

Lydney E.  E.  ElUot. 

The  annual  meetings  were  held  at  Ross, 
May  17  and  18,  1853.  Rev.  J.  Davey  was 
chosen  moderator.  The  circular  letter,  on 
**  The  claims  of  Christ  upon  the  property  of 
his  professed  followers,"  was  read  by  Rev.  S. 
Dunn.  Sermons  were  preached  by  Rev.  W. 
Yates  of  Stroud,  and  Rev.  T.  A.  Bliss,  B.A., 
of  Chipping  Norton.  Addresses  were  delivered 
by  the  Rev.  Messrs.  Tenll  of  Naunton,  Wilkin- 
son of  Tewkesbury,  and  Smith  of  Cheltenham, 
on  **  Spiritual  declension,  its  cause  and 
eftects,"  "The  duty  of  Christians  to  the 
church  and  the  world,**  and  **  The  graces 
necessary  to  secure  Christian  imion  and  the 
prosperity  of  the  church." 

Petitions  were  adopted  against  the  Govern- 
ment Education  Bill  and  church  rates. 
Alas  a  resolution  requesting  the  liberal  mem- 
bers for  West  Gloucestershire,  Cheltenham, 
Cirencester,  Gloucester  Hereford,  Tewkesbury, 
and  Stroud,  to  support  Sir  W.  Clay's  motion 
for  the  abolition  of  the  latter  impost. 

Rev.  Messrs.  Lewis  and  Tenll  were  ap- 
pointed delegates  to  the  Anti-State-church 
conference. 


uoMB  arnELuamroi^ 


BapiisAd   89 

R«t4Mred.M ^ 6 

147 

BMOCI     ••••••••••■•••■••••••«••••••••*«•     #w 

Excluded ^ 29 

1<M 

MreiM •• 41 

Number  gf  ■mbfln.M SOSO 

In  addition  to  these  changes  one  church 
has  lost  a  large  number  by  emigration. 


ASfOOIATIOA'. 

This  Anodation  comprises  fifteen  churches. 

Ashdon Le  Ferre. 

Braintreo D.  Rees. 

Borea A.  AodereoB. 

Bomham ^ J.  OarringleB. 

Danmow ^ ^ B.  Motfte. 

Eari'aColM... J.  WalUi*. 

Langl^ C.  Plafer. 

Upper  Chneh,  do 

.^^-^ {isssr- 

Roxnted 8.  Pearoe. 

Saffiron  Walden J.  a  Gilaon. 

Siunpfofd ^ B.  Beddow. 

Thorpe J.  Bateber. 

TiUiBgham O.  Wealej. 

White  Colae.^ »....J.  Dixon. 

The  annual  meeting  was  held  at  Bumham, 
on  tba  31st  of  ^lay  and  the  1st  of  June, 
when  the  Circular  Letter  on  tlie  Diffioaltics 
and  Supports  of  the  Christian  ministry, 
written  bj  brother  Anderson,  was  read  and 
adopted.  Brother  Garrlngton  wis  chosen 
moderator,  and  brethren  I).  Rees  and  J. 
Challis  were  appointed  ie^>ectiYel7  Secretary 
and  Treamrer  for  the  year  ensuing. 

Baptised 28 

Bycxperienoe  6 

Bj  letter 10 

Br  restoration  S 

4fi 

Deoeasew  •••••••••••>•*«••••••.••«•«••  xo 

DiMdaaed. ^  9 

Excluded » 96 

«0 

Clear  deeraase 14 

Iiuioeir  of  zaeiiDere*... ..••••••••■•••««•..  IISI 

Baadagr  achool  ebUdren  ^...  1S74 

VQlage  Btationa 82 

The  next  meeting  is  to  be  held  at  Earl's 
C(^c^  on  the  last  Tuesday  and  Wednesday 
in  Kay,  1854. 


SUFTOLK  AVB  KOltFOLK   AflSOCiaTMR. 

This    Association    comprises    twoity-six 

charehfi; — 

BaidwttU Barrett 

BecGles  m.......*m»^*»».... Wright. 

BosucaT.M « F*  Brown. 

OhaivMd 

Craasftttd  ....«.....M.»^...Baldwin. 

Crowileld 

Bail  Solnin 

4lfeai  AiliMd^.....M...».Baker. 

Onmdiibiugh ...Collina. 

HsdlaUgh  •M.M»»*..M**M*M*«*Matthew. 


.^BaekhovM. 


»■—•••••• 


Laxfleld^. 

Norton 

Occold.. 

PalhaiB,  St.  lfaf7...........Tajlar. 

Battleaden ParaoM. 

Biahanglea. O.  Harrla. 

Soraerahaai  Croek. 

Waldringftald  .. 

Walsham  le  WUlowa 
Wattiriiam Oeoeer. 

The  annual  meetmg  wm  heldat  llifhM|% 
June  7th  and  8th,  195%,  Brothar  Cwms 
was  chosen  moderator.  In  consequenat  «f 
the  absence  of  brother  WiWit,  t^m,  IMilj 
indisposition,  the  Cironlnr  Ltftler,  cm  *  The 
Pecuniary  UI>UgatiMM  iasepanbia  iMA  the 
Volniitary  Principle,"  vrtltea  kf  hte» 
read  by  biother  Isnae,  attd  w«s  «fprof«d 
adopted. 


Bapttiea  ..■.»......-..—..■■»— m»  iws 

BeceiTed  by  letter  ..^m.........    17 

Bestored T 

Baaiofvd  by  deatli  .....•«»«»«.  4$ 
DiasBiaaed  m..m.m.m>..m«...m..m  18 
Separated 22 


81 
49 


Nninber  of  meoibera.M.M*..M  ..mmm*.* 

Village  StaUona 02 

Sabbath  achool  children ^..m........  1392 

The  next  annual  meeting  is  to  be  held  a 
Charsfield,    on    the    second    Taeid«y    and 
Wednesday  in  Jime,  1854. 


woncaBnmsBoui 

This     Association  '  comprises     thnteen 
churches : — 

Alceater  »..•.•« M......M.  Philpln* 

Aatwood f .  PldOBpa. 

Atca-Leaen  .••••.•..••••■.»«•* 
ETeaham,  Cowl  8traat.«..J.  Hwikla 
BTeiham,  Mill  8treat.......H.  Bamatt. 

PerahoM F.  Orerbuy. 

0tratfMd T.  Bvaqvoa. 

8tBd)er  and  CookkiU  ...... W.  Maiaqr. 

Warwick T.  Naah. 

Weatmaneote J.  FmmtiM. 

The  annual  meeting  was  held  al  Aatwood, 
June  7th  and  8th,  1858.  Mr.  PhiniM  was 
appointed  chairman.  The  dreolnr  litttsr 
prepared  by  Mr.  Phillips  on  the  ^  Aspect  of 
the  Times  and  the  Duties  ef  the  Cbweli 
relating  thereto,"  was  read  and  sidepM. 

atoHttkt. 

Baptlxed 29 

Reeeivvd  by  lelAer  .^...«^«..  28 

Aoctored    ......»..•...».«...•...•  2 

41 

BefBOTod  bj  death  ...m..m 22 

vi^Bnaaaa  ....».«—»....«..«..■.«.»..  la 

Excluded IM 

M 

Clear  deereaaa... „^^     is 

Ifvmber  of  meBiben...^...,^....,.^..  1388 

OUMIttm^  PGINMBIV  .......... .......«»...iian.aa    mOM 

Sunday  School  Teaohera til 

YiUaga  sUUons •• .^........m...     21 


BOU  imUKlIHCX 


Tfci  iplwlMKlijiifrti 
>  l»  b*  hdd  at  Evidhm,  m  tki  TMdu 


Ob  Witoiilg,  AmhI  S4tk,  Kr.  EU 
Vnm  WW  rabUclr  «4wind  patof  wnr  tht 
teptki  <tenk  It  HkbMrtk,  iMU  IbUbx. 
S«niM  rwMnii  al  om  o'de«k  ia  lb* 
dttyini^.  «lua  tb*  Bar.  E.  FMoklu  of 
Galw^liMii  ^nadi^  thaMtiptoR*  aad 
paja4 1  Uta  Ba*.  T.  VaMjp  «f  WaiugUe 
ana  out  tbe  hrmat  ;_tlw  Rei.  P.  Scott  of 


a  the  nature 


.  W.  UolmM  of  PoI«  Uoor  uked 
i  qucatkm^  and  recaJTad  Mr.  Dnon't 
B  of  bitb,  and  alio  ottrtd  tie  ot- 
^Bation  prajar  ;  the  Her.  AnM  Djson  of 
Rotherham  gara  a  Uthftil  anil  impnslTe 
chaiga  to  Ua  bcotlMr,  ftom  I   Tlmothj  It. 


16.  At  Bx  o'ekkk  k  the  af«aiag  Iba  BeT. 
W.  B.  GoodnuD  of  Steeplaae  read  the 
Kriptuiee  and  oAned  pnjcr ;  the  He*.  J. 
Barker  of  Lockwaod,  Mr.  Dymi'a  fcnnar 
pMtor,  pnachsd  to  Iba  cbonA  and  oongcaga- ' 
tlon  froin  Epha^ani  1*.  99.  Tha  tnricv 
were  veil  attended,  and  it  ia  hoped  that  the 
dltine  blcMb^  nmj  ilcbJj  deaeead  npoa  tba 
miioa  Mnpldond^  e«Bun«Mad. 


rOUBlK,  WILII. 

On  the  leth  or  October  bat,  bfr.  John 
Jonn  of  Vtk,  wai  public];  raeosnlted  •) 
pastor  of  the  bapliN  chorch  at  Conham, 
Wild.  Mean.  Thomas  of  Pont/pool, 
Probeit  of  Biutol,  Danlell  of  Helkiban.  and 
Breeie  of  Swindon,  officiated  on  the  Jater- 
eating  occaiion.  Tbe  baptist  biteraet  at 
Conham  bas  Kteral  tillage  itatioaa  con- 
nected vilh  it,  and  present*  an  important  and 
promi^g  sphere  of  labonr. 


Tbe  fmrndaliaa  alone  of  Ihia  chapel  trns 
kid  on  the  33nl  Nornnber,  1S&3,  bj  J.  R. 
BoQsfield,  Esq.,  who  made  some  suitable 
ohKmlions  on  the  conne  of  eienta  which 
had  pmgiessiTelj'  led  to  tbe  proceedings  of 
that  day,  after  which  ths  Rev.  John  Aldia, 
JeliTered  an  appropriate  and  verr  interesting 
address.  The  devotional  parts  of  the  lerdco 
■ere  conducted  bj  the  Ren.  Joshua  Russell, 
J.  Lncv,  Thomas  Timpssn,  J.  B.  Davia,  and 
John  Crawford,  tbe  minister  prwiding  over 
the  church  now  snembllng  at  the  tcmponry 
(LpaL 

NntwilMBdiattba  latsawsofthe  ssason, 
Mdtbe  Mfatasuabla  atalaof  tba  weathsr,  a 
large  awl  ic^actafcls  timpmtj  <«smhlad  fa 


the  marquee  to  join  in  the  service  and  witness 

tbe  ccmionjr. 

A  considerable  number  of  fiienda  partook 
of  a  cold    collnlion,  proridcd  in    the  lem- 

Eorary  chapel,  at  which  Mr.  Aldennnn  Chnllni, 
I. P.,  presided.  During  the  evrtiing  aereral 
ministers  and  other  gentlemen  addressed  the 
meeting,  and  some  Talunble  additiooa  Were 
made  (o  the  IJat  of  cDntributioos. 

The  colli  of  the  building,  including  the 
ground,  will  be  nbout  £2500,  and  the  com- 
mittee have  in  hand  or  in  reliable  promise* 
about  one-third  of  that  amount,  and  Ihejr 
(rust  that,  through  the  liberal  aid  of  Chriatian 
fHenda,  the  grealer  part  if  not  the  whale  of 
tbe  remaining  sum  ma;  be  contributed  either 
before  or  itt  tbe  openng  <f  tVe  CVa^s^ 


HOUE  INTKLLIQENCK. 


nxTEuttN,  Knr.  | 

On  Wedne.d«,  HoTimbti  Bth.Mr.  J. 
Sichardt,  k  meiDbeT  of  tlie  cbnrch  >t  Sbould- 
him  Street,  P«ddington,  *■•  recogaiied  m 
pwtot  of  the  baptiM  diurch  meeting  in  Zion 
oh«peI,  Tenterfeo.  The  Re».  W.  Syckel- 
moTt,  at  &iuuden,  uitmluced  the  afteniooa 
■enice  bj  reading  tbe  ■criplurae  and  prajer, 
tbe  ReT.  J.  H,  Blmte  of  Sandhunt  Haled  the 
nature  of  a  goepel  church,  the  Rer.  W,  A. 
Blake  of  Shouldham  Street  propoeed  the 
uiual  queMioni,  and  the  Re*.  T.  Rolfo  of 
Smarden  offered  the  ordinntion  prfljef  ;  in  i 
lh«  eiaoing  the  Rev.  W.  A.  BlaltB  delivered 
■n  addrna  to  the  paator,  and  tbe  Rev.  T. 
Wall  of  Rje  addteieed  the  church  and  con- 
gregatioD.  There  was  a  large  altendance  at 
both  lenicee  and  a  good  feeling  appeared  to 
be  produced. 

UEHOSB  FL1C£,  008WSU.  SOAD. 
On  Taeadar  eiening,  Not.  32nd.  1S53,> 
public  meeting  vas  held  in  the  above  chapel, 
fn  connexion  irith  the  aettlement  of  the  Rgt. 
D.  Jenningi,  who  hat  become  associated 
with  the  Tenemble  J.  Peacock,  in  the 
paWorate  of  the  church  in  thnt  place.  About 
250  memben  of  the  chnrch  and  congregutioi 


ImpoTtsnoe  of  tbe  minUerU  office.  1%* 
I^T.  C.  A.  H.  Shepherd  implored  th* 
d  ivine  bleanng  on  the  paator  and  the  ehnrdi. 
Jlie  Rev.  WUIiam  Brock  addrewed  tbe 
I'hurch  upon  the  Beoeantj  of  a  cordial 
co-operation  with  tbe  partor.  Tb«  Rer. 
t.  H.  Soule,  U.  J.  BetU,  J.  Brook,  W.  G. 
Lewii,  J.  Bigvood,  and  C.  WooUaootl,  took 
iither  parte  of  the  aerTicea,  the  whole  of 
which  were  of  a  pecnliarlj  editing  chanctcr, 
;ind  no  doubt  will  long  be  remembered  by 
ihe  Urge  aiaemblf  which  wai  preaent,  the 
chapel  being  crowded  to  orer&owing  with  an 
ipparentljr  doniut  and  atteotire  an&cnee. 


On  Wedneidaj,  the  SOth  NoTomber, 
fervicea  were  held  for  the  public  leeognilion 
of  the  ReT.  T.  S.  Baker,  a*  pailot  of  tlie 

cbuicli  wotahipping  in  thie  place. 

The  lervicea  commenced  with  reading  and 
ftnyct  by  Mr.  Sparke  of  Waterloo  Road, 
Hr  Keen  of  Lambeth  delivered  an  intm- 
ductorj'  addreia,  Mr.  Aldii  of  Man  Pond 
stated  the  nature  of  a  goapel  church  and 
aaked  the  utual  quealioni,  Mr.  Baker  gaTe  an 
account  of  hia  Chriitian  experience  and  a 
confemion  of  his  bith,  Mr.  TaJbot  of  Mile 
ptajer,  Mr.  Stovel  of  Preecotl 


down  to  tea,  which  had  been  gCTierouilj  ;  gu^t  g,„e  ,  n,(^  'impreaaiire  charge  fram 


provided  by  John  Powell,  Eeq.,free  of  charge 
and  at  the  public  meeting,  wbich  waa  lorgi: 
and  atlentive,  practical  and  atirring  addreeacH 
were  deUvered  by  the  Rev.  J.  Webb  of 
Iptwich  on  the  dutiea  of  the  paKor  to  tht 
cborch  and  the  world,  and  by  tbe  Rev.  J, 
Cox  of  Woolwich  on  the  datiei  and  reiponii- 
bililicB  of  church  memberi. 

Tbe  Rev.  O.  ClaAe,  Vernon  chapel,  G.  B. 
Tbomaa,  Islington,  J.  Rothery,  Butteiland 
Street,  and  J.  F.  Spariie,  Waterloo  Road, 
engaged  in  tbe  devotional  exerdaee,  and  tbe 
interesting  Berricei  were  concluded  by  the 
■enior  paator. 


OnWBdneeda,T,November301b,lwo>erricei 
wen  held  in  this  place  of  wonhip,  when  Ibc 
Rev.  Fianda  Willi,  late  of  Caveadiihcbnpcl. 
Bamagate,  wai  publicly  recogniied  at  pastor 
of  the  church  aaaemhling  here.     The  after. 

character  ;  the  Ren.  Owen  Clarke,  William 
Groaer,  and  E.  Probett  leading  the  devotion!' 
of  the  congregation.  The  Rev.  G,  Wyar<l 
ilelivered  an  addren  on  ChtiMian  union . 

At  five  o'clock,  above  two  hundred  friends 
pariook  of  tea  in  the  achoolrDOiDs  in  t'iahcr 
Street,  after  which  a  tecond  service  waa  heM 
in  the  i^pel.  Tbe  Rev.  Edward  Steani'. 
DJ).|  read  the  acripturea  and  offered  prayer. 
Tba  Hon.  and  Rer.  B.  W.  Noel,  H.A.. 
•ddMMod  the  newly  elected  paator  on  the 


id(lfae  time  allotted  (b 
having  expired,  and  Dr.  Angua,  who  wm  to 
have  addreiaed  the  church  and  coagTegatian, 
having  kindly  poatponed  hia  addnaa  to  the 
evening  of  I^rd'a  day,  the  6th  January)  Mr. 
Wynrd  of  Sobo  chapel  concluded  the 
meeting  with  prayer.  A  tone  of  iolemnily 
and  deep  intereit  appeared  to  pervade  the 
ibly. 


R«T.  E.  Clark,  of  Weaton,  near  Towcealer, 
having  accepted  the  very  earnest  and  united 
invitation  of  the  bapdat  church  at  Tweiton, 
commenced  hia  alated  laboun  there,  on 
Lord'a  day,  27th  of  November. 


BOmDiLE,  err  POLE. 
The  Rev.  Richard  Morriiv  Dunmow,  Eaiez, 
having  accepted  the  cordial  and  unanimoua 
invitation  of  the  baptiit  church  in  thia  town 
to  become  iti  paator,  entered  on  hia  ataled 
laboun  here  tha  Gnt  Lord'a  day  in  December, 
1853. 


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0.  V.  PIUL 

Tb*  B«r.  G.  T.  Pike,  of  Manor  Houie, 
MaoBtony  who  has  been  engaged  for  yean 
ia  the  amiitry,  wo  anderBtand  is  open  to  an 
inntaftioo  from  any  baptist  cbnrch  destitute 
ofapMtor. 


TmiMfi    HBMFffRlD. 

Ob  Monday,  December  tbe  12th,  an  inter- 
cilmg  tea  meeting  was  held  in  the  Anembly 
Room,  to  celebrate  the  settlement  of  the  Rev. 
N.  Hawke  .formerly  of  Guilsboroogh,  as  pastor 
of  the  church  and  congregation  worshipping 
in  the  baptist  cfaapeU  About  230  persons 
sat  down  to  tea,  after  which  the  Rev.  C. 
Wildie  sappUcated  tbe  divine  blessing  upon 
tbe  pastor  and  people.  Very  appropriate 
addresses  were  then  delivered  by  the  Revs. 
W.  Payne  of  Chesham,  B.  P.  Pratten  of 
Boot  Moor,  S,  Stanion  of  Berkhampstead, 
C.  Wildie  of  Box  Lane,  and  N.  Hawke. 
The  pastorate  is  one  which  presents  a  wide 
tfhen  of  nsefiilnesB,  and  the  blessing  of  God 
maj  be  coo6dently  anticipated  in  answer  to 
the  actiYo  efforts  of  his  servant. 


UCKlfAIWWORTB,    UBRT9. 

Mr.  Robert  Tnbbs,  of  Tbrissell  Street 
chapd,  Bristol,  has  accepted  a  unanimous 
invitation  to  the  pastorate  of  the  baptist 
cbiirdi,  Rickmansworth,  and  intends  com- 
mencing his  stated  labours  the  first  sabbath 
of  January. 


RECENT  DEATHS. 

MRS.  ELIZABETH    SBWBLL. 

Mrs.  Sewell,  late  of  Stepney,  was  born  in 
April,  1789.  Of  her  parents  she  knew  but 
little^  being  bereaved  of  both  at  the  age  of  two 
and  a  half  years ;  from  that  time,  until  she 
attained  the  age  of  five,  she  was  under  the 
guardiandiip  of  her  grandmother.  She  was 
very  early  the  subject  of  religious  impressions. 

When  five  yean  of  age,  the  death  of  her 
grandmother  cast  her  upon  the  world  an 
orphan,  without  a  relative  to  whom  she  could 
look  for  protection  ;  but  the  amiability  of 
her  di^XMition  soon  won  for  her  many 
friends.  By  them  she  was  supported  and  pro- 
tected whilst  in  tender  years,  and  afterwards  a 
wsy  was  provided  by  which  she  could  main- 
tain herself. 

At  the  age  of  twenty-five  she  was  married 
to  him  who  now  bewails  her  loss.  After 
residing  a  few  yeara  in  the  country,  the 
providence  of  Grod  removed  them,  with  their 
two  cbildreD,  to  London.  She  attended 
isfularly  on  the  means  of  grace,  and  sat 
under  tbe  ministry  of  the  Rev.  Charles 
Hyatt  A  qMcial  providence  brought  her, . 
on    eoB   oceaaon,    to  bear   tbe  Rev,    Dr.  I 

VOL,  XTii, — WOUMTH  8EMIEB,  ' 


Fletcher,  of  Stepney  Meeting,  who  had 
recently  been  appointed  to  that  charge. 
His  text  was,  "I  came  not  to  call  the 
righteous,  but  sinners  to  repentance."  That 
sermon  brought  deep  conviction  to  her  heart. 
She  had  previously  felt  her  sinfulness,  but 
never  untU  now  had  she  felt  herself  to  be  the 
chief  of  sinners;  full  peace,  however,  she  did 
not  at  once  find  :  doubts  as  to  her  acceptance 
with 'God  still  remained,  but  at  length  those 
dtfubts  were  dispelled,  and  she  was  led  to 
rejoice  in  all  the  way  the  Lord  had  brought 
her. 

At  the  age  of  forty  she  first  attended  the 
ministry  at  Stepney  College  Chapel,  and  the 
first  sermon  she  heard  here  she  oftentimes 
said  was  truly  applicable  to  her  case.  The 
words  of  the  text  were — '*  Thou  shalt  remem- 
ber all  the  way  which  the  Lord  thy  God  led 
thee  these  forty  years  in  the  wilderness.^ 
She  felt  that  she  could  find  a  home  amongst 
the  people,  and  as  her  own  views  were  in 
accordance  with  theirs,  she  received  the  word 
gladly  and  was  baptized. 

At  the  time  of  her  union  with  the  church 
her  family  consisted  of  five  daughters  and  an 
infant^  son  ;  she  earnestly  wrestled  for  their 
salvation,  and  it  is  a  happiness  to  know  that 
each  member  of  her  family  can  trace  their 
first  religious  impressions  to  her.  It  is  in  the 
hallowed  remembrance  of  her  son  that  she 
would  take  him  in  the  dusk  of  the  evening  to 
her  chamber,  and  there,  like  Hannah  of  old, 
dedicate  him  to  the  Lord.  Her  prayers  at 
these  times  seemed  to  breathe  a  kind  of  holy 
fervour,  which  impressed  itself  deeply  upon 
his  memory,  and  will  never  be  forgotten. 

As  her  family  grew  up  her  hopes  were 
reali2ed,  and  for  some  few  years  previous  to 
her  death  she  had  the  happiness  to  see  each 
one  embrace  that  faith  which  had  been  her 
support  in  life  and  was  to  prove  her  comfort 
in  death.  Her  third  daughter  is  the  beloved 
wife  of  the  Ilev.  B.  Millard,  of  St.  Ann's  Bay, 
in  the  island  of  Jamaica  ;  the  fourth  the  wife 
of  Mr.  N.  Millard,  aj?ent  in  Prussia  to  tho 
British  and  Foreign  Bible  Society. 

The  most  prominent  feature  in  her  religious 
character  was,  "  love  to  Christ."  Whatever 
happiness  she  felt  in  her  own  bosom,  or  what- 
ever consolation  she  was  able  to  impart  to 
others,  was  all  tniccd  to  that  Saviour  who  has 
promised  to  pour  out  abundantly  upon  his 
followers  the  blessings  of  his  Holy  Spirit. 
In  administering  to  the  necessities  of  others, 
expressions  of  gratitude  would  be  poured 
upon  her  bytherecipients  of  her  bounty:  here 
she  would  gmsp  the  opportunity  of  manifest' 
ing  her  Saviour's  love  : — "  Do  not  return  mo 
thanks,'*  she  would  say,  *'it  is  the  love  of  Christ 
which  constraiiieth  me;  I  have  only  been  an 
instrument  in  his  gracious  hand." 

Early  in  the  spring  of  thisjear  her  son  was 
walking  with  her  in  the  garden,  when  she 
drew    his    attention   to    an   \Ny    p\a,Tvl\ — 
"  Observe,"  said  she,  **  how  lV\a.l  vA^^^  cVyr^ 


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to  tV.c  wall,  just  Ko  should  the  Christian  cling 
to  Chri!»t." 

Townnls  the  close  of  the  present  year  (1852) 
the  symptoniB  of  disensc  giithercd  around  her. 
For  the  first  few  weeks  her  family  did  not  < 
npprehend  that  it  would  he  attended  with  < 
fatal  results.  The  whole  winter  was  she  con- 
fined within  doors;  at  le!»gth  the  remedy  was 
so  fiir  effectual  ns  to  restore  her  for  a  short 
time  to  her  usual  henlth,  nnil  her  family 
rejoiced  in  the  hope  that  slie  would  yet  be 
spared  amnngi>t  them. 

The  whole  <»f  the  Sj-rinj;  of  thU  ye.ir  she 
api'cared  to  be  enjoying  favourable  health, 
but  towards  the  midille  of  Juno  her  disease 
returned  in  a  far  more  fearfUl  form.  Her 
physical  suffering  was  most  excruciatnig,  yet 
her  medical  atteiiilant  did  not  pronounce  her 
to  be  in  imminent  danger.  Thi*  suffering 
lasted  some  days,  and  when  it  was  subdued 
left  her  prostr.ite  under  we.iknew.  Having 
obtained  partial  relief,  a  change  of  air  wa^ 
thou;»ht  desirable  to  the  regaining  of  hnr 
btreni^th,  and  her  Iwloved  jwlner  accordingly 
removed  her,  in  company  with  her  youngest 
daughter,  to  Woodford,  in  Emex. 

As  she  Appeared  after  srjme  weeks,  to  be 
]a1x)uring  under  extreme  physical  weakness, 
her  luisbimd,  by  the  advice  of  the  doctor, 
arranged  for  her  to  he  removetl  to  her  native 
air,  (Amwell,  Herts,)  thinking  that  her 
Htrength  mii^ht  be  regained.  She  reached  her 
j  lurney's  end  in  Kifety,  and  the  change 
BciMncd  Kn?atly  to  revive  her.  Hero  she  was 
cntrr.ftetl  to  (he  care  of  an  only  sister,  and 
the  whale  of  the  following  week  appeared  in 
a  cheerful  and  happy  frame. 

Un  the  Satunhiy  she  appeared  much 
stronger,  and  in  the  evening  she  said  to  her 
husliand,  "  Peace — such  a  peace — a  perfect 
peace.'*  The  whole  of  that  night  sho  slept 
soundly — the  sabbath  dawned — the  last 
sabbath  that  she  would  spend  on  earth. 

At  about  half-past  ten  o'clock  in  the 
rooming,  God  sent  his  messenger  to  call  her 
away.  To  her  sister,  with  great  calmness,  she 
said,  "  I  am  going  now  ;"  and  seemed  anxious 
to  say  more,  but  could  not  articulate.  At 
length  she  closed  her  eyes,  and  raised  her 
hands  in  the  attitude  of  prayer,  in  which 
position  she  remained  for  about  two  houn, 
and  then  placing  her  rij^^ht  hand  upon  her 
h«irt,  with  a  heavenly  smile,  she  felt  asleep 
in  Jesus. 

As  there  was  neither  sigh,  groan,  nor 
struggle,  the  exact  time  of  her  departure  was 
not  known;  it  was  between  fire  and  six 
o'dock  in  the  evening. 

MRS.  WILD. 

Mrs.  Wild,  aeiUy  of  Sipson^  was  remored 

flom  the  present  world,  Oct.  27th,  having 

•ttained  seventy-two  yean  of  age^  fifty-four  of 

whioh  were  psMed  in  connection  with  the 

haptitt  churAi,  Rt  Harlingtan,  Middlesex. 


.  At  a  very  earl v  age  she  was  impressed  witli  the 
;  importance  of  divine  things.  In  her  nineteenth 
i  year  she  publicly  avowed  her  fliith  in  Jesui, 
i  and  did  it  in  a  manner  which  excited  no  HDaU 
I  degree  of  interest,  as  immersion  in  the  name 
I  of   Cliriet    had   never   taken    place  before 
in  this  village.     A  baptiist  church  existed,  but 
this  ordinance  had  never  been  administered, 
those  who  were   joined  to  tho  church  Imvin^ 
prufc#S'jd  in  a  nei;;hbouring  place,  and  for 
this  reason  it  would  appear  they  were  desti- 
tute of  a  regular  minister,  for  immediately 
after  Mr.  Torlin*s  settlement  in  1799,  the 
deceased  with  four  others  were  baptized,  ail 
of  whom  have  now  left  the  circle  below,  and 
are  united  we  trust  to  tlie  purer  and  happier 
circle  above. 

la  the  lengthened  career  of  our  dcj^arted 
friend,  many  events  transpired  of  moment  to 
herbclf  and  interest  to  tliosc  by  whom  sho 
was  furroutided  ;  but  few  perhaps  of  sufli- 
cient  general  importanco  to  auf  honze  a  record, 
and  to  tliC  cl-'i^ug  scenes  only  it  will  be 
proper  to  refer. 

About  two  yv.irs  ago,  or  rather  more, 
tho  disc'.MJ  which  tcrmiaated  her  earthly 
course  lir.it  male  ils  appearance.  After  the 
fir-t  habhat!)  in  this  year,  she  no  more  n:>- 
poivrcd  in  the  temple,  though  by  herself  the 
iiopL'  w;ts  cherished  she  should  again  unite  in 
the  Sf?rvice  Ih'Iow.  At  length  however  with 
the  impression  of  others,  her  own  was  allied 
that  in  dentil  the  afflicticm  would  end.  From 
the  time  hope  of  rceov-ery  wasrelimiuished,  a 
new  era  in  her  closing  si)iritual  career  com- 
menced. I'atience,  iiubniission,  desire  to  be 
with  C  hrist  particularly  shone,  and  with  an 
emp]la^i^  won^s  cannot  convey,  testified  to  tho 
existence  of  heavenly  principle,  the  salutary 
influence  of  he^nenly  siinetihiMl  affliction. 

lint  if  of  ad  van cinij  spiritual  life  and  power 
gratifying  evidence  w.is  afforded,  not  so  of 
physical  or  bodily  energy.  Her  declining 
strength|and  growing  weakness  weredaily  visi- 
ble; and  to  these  increasing  suffering  painfully 
allied.  Indeed  the  progress  of  suflfering  as  of 
disease  was  grAdiml.  Like  a  river  it  deepened 
M  it  advanced,  and  on  reaching  the  Jordan 
by  greatest  intensity  marks.  Her  closing 
hours  were  indeed  painful,  characterised  by 
an  amount  of  sufferring  few  arc  called  to 
experience. 

And  yet  with  this  scene  of  anguish  elements 
of  rejoicing  mingled.  Patience  and  resignation 
most  strikingly  displayed.  She  died  no  less 
a  monument  of  sanctified  afHiction  than  of 
sovereign  redeeming  grace. 

By  tlie  removal  of  our  departed  friend  the 
cause  has  lost  an  old,  tried  and  libeml  sup- 
porter; churches  in  the  neighbourhood  and 
institutions  of  the  denomination,  A  generous 
benefactor.  It  is  matter  for  thankftilness  that 
her  only  surviving  son  has  long  been  united 
to  the  church,  and  fills  the  office  of  deacon 
sustained  before  him  by  his  fhther  nnd  gmnd- 
fkther. 


BDITO&IAL  POBTSORIPT. 


IKod,  NoTember  SS,  at  bis  mitlenee, 
Emn  Houe,  agd  Mn«ntj-fire,  Iha  Knr, 
Hinh  Tbanai,  iir  ■on  than  fortj-iii  jMn 
the  paitor  of  tba  bnptut  church,  Fregmora 
StiMl,  Ab«ff|p*ann;,  and  for  mail  j  ytm  pre- 
■deot  of  tlM  iMpliK  academ;,  AbtrgiiVonDj', 
bund^  in  1M7. 


On  Tu«*d«r,  NDvembn  83th,  Ur.  Wiltuun 
Sanny,  the  putor  of  the  ehuich  ut  Bond 
Stnrt,  Bishton,  entered  iolo  tt«t.  II« 
had  ■ufferrJ  great  pain  for  a  month  pre- 
lioml/,  but  mu  IsTouTed  with  madi  patience 
and  lubmiaion  to  thfe  diiine  will,  reatinf:  ns  he 
did  on  tba  rock  af  bii  MlvaliiHi.  He  vhb 
lemoTcd  in  the  miilit  ot  uieruloeii,  and  the 
church  mounu  iti  low.  On  the  7lb  of 
Ltecember,  Mr.  8aT0Tj*»  mortnl  remniiis  were 
depowtcd  in  tha  new  cemetery.  Air.  Oliver 
commenced  the  uiiicea  by  re»<ling  and 
firayer.  Ut,  Cox  oT  Woolwich,  (jnve  i  moat 
»1mdd  addnai,  and  Mi.  Trego  concluded  lh« 
•etiices  at  the  giaTe.  The  funEinl  arnnau 
ni  preached  by  Mr.  Cox,  on  ttic  Lord's  day 
in  the  erening,  December  lltli,nt  Mr  Goutty'a 
chopel,  kindly  lent  for  the  occwion,  which 
wai  crowded  in  ercry  poil 


.Mm.  Mnrllia  BJIlinplcy.nf  Unidf.  rd,  York- 
fi'iire,  brcnlhed  her  Idit  on  the  ind  Ueccmber, 
1 1133.  It  was  her  pritileec  to  miitnin  n 
rfin»:*lcit  and  honoonhle  connccliiin  H-ilh 
ihc  latplist  eaiMO  in  Hradfonl  Ca  fiirly  yeiin 
ui'.liin  n  few  d.-iTf,  during  tho  wluile  or  which 
'.lir.r  ^c  was  enabled  by  ihi  grncu  iif  tiuil  tn 
""adnro  tlie  doctrine  of  Uod  lur  ^invioiii  in 
aU  thin)^''  She  vas  one  of  the  lilttiv  ti:md 
v1:o  fin^t  oiL't  under  the  p.iatoml  car<'  of  tlio 
IW.  Ur.  Godwin,  to  form  the  second  >>a|'lift 
church  in  ber  ualiva  town,  n  hnnd  of  wliich 
only  two  indiTiduaU  ara  now  left  to  ths  clmcch, 
now  numbering  somewhat  more  limn  three 
hundred  membcra,  and  preaiitcd  over  by  the 
Rci.  J.  r.  Chown,  "  Cirnic  imt.-i  mc,  all  jo 
Ihnt  Inbcur  and  nic  hcnty  laden,  and  I  nrill 
fate  you  reel,"  were  the  word*  in  which  (he 
r  delighted  and 

_. rithtii 

Isng  pandered   oTer,  and   thui   "  het   end 

EDITORIAL  POSTSCRIPT. 
The  aeries  nf  liiocraphical  pnpcra  relating 
to  Mr.  Thomas  being  now  completed,  the 
(dilor  cannot  withhold  on  cX|>rcsJan  of  the 
patilicalion  be  has  felt  in  presenting  them  to 
Ihe  British  public.  Fiye-and-twcnly  yean 
•go,  at  Ilia  reiiocst  of  bia  excellent  friend 
■ho  then  filled  the  office  of  eccretary  to  the 
Baptkt  HiMJoDitrr  Sodetj;  he  rc.fl  all  th» 


piivata  letleia  and  dociunents  relating  to  the 
East  ladiee  whidi  Were  in  its  posseesion. 
They  lioJ  come,  some  ftom  Kettering,  some 
from  Briiiol,  loma  from  Olncy;  they  weia  in 
boxes  which  had  not  l>*cn  opracd  for  many 
years,  ns  thrown  in  without  arranganwnt  of 
aiKy  sort,  nnd  tliey  hiid  ntver  been  seen  by 
»ny  of  the  living  conductors  of  Ihe  minion. 
They  hSTc  never  been  rend  conacculively 
by  any  other  person  since  ;  and  so  toln- 
minoui  aro  they,  that  it  is  not  probable  that 
any  other  penon  will  erer  find  lafficient 
inducement  to  go  through  them,  a  deecriplire 
catalogue  of  atwre  a  tliousoad  of  the  princi- 
pal hong  now  in  eiistenca.  At  that  lime, 
among  the  indelible  imprcssioDi  modu  on  the 
indlvlilual  who  penned  them  tliis  wm  one, 
that  juttice  had  not  been  done  lo  tho  mo- 
mory  of  Mr.  Thomas.  With  this  oonviction, 
he  was  strongly  inclined  to  attcoipt  a 
memoir  of  the  lealous  {uoneer,  whose  hi- 
lices  hnd  been  of  incstculahle  importance 
though  little  known;  but  two  considentioiis  in- 
terfered ;  ■  defidoDcy  of  infoiroalion  cm  some 
points  was  one,  and  the  other,  tbe  eitremo 
delicacy  of  stone  topics  which  must  be  uitio- 
duced,  in  regard  lo  near  connexions  of  Mr. 
Thomas,  wlio  were  then  liiing  in  this  country. 
Now,  therefore,  it  is  a  source  of  grent  saLii- 
fuction  to  him  that  it  haa  been  in  his  power 
to  lay  before  the  baptisU  of  Great  Britain  il 
namtiic  compiled  on  tho  s]iot  with  much 
OIK,  and  written  with  great  proi>riely  of 
feeling  respecting  one  whose  luboun  were 
£ulhrul  and  self'denyinK,  and  wlwm  «c  may 
expect  lo  meet  with  n  ^''id  heart  in  ti:al  day 
(Then  both  he  that  eanelh  and  b.-  tliiit 
rsjpeth  will  rejoiie  logelher. 

For  the  vcrwa  by  the  hdc  Dr.  Cox,  nn  the 
teventccnMi  pa^o  of  t'lij  j.rewnt  number,  wo 
arc  indchled  lo  the  11.-T.  Wil!:im  rplon  of 
St.  Alhnns,  and  the  Rnv,  John  Spoonw  of 
Atllcboroush.  The  fi>rmer  piece  wai  written 
nt  Mr.  Uptiin'a  house,  where  they  hnd  b»en 
enjTiged  together  in  IBJl,  in  an  effort  lo 
dilfus:  Ihe  gospel  by  means  of  tent  preaching, 
in  connexion  with  the  Herts  Uni»n ;  the 
iHlter  was  composed  at  Nottingham,  at  a 
missionaTT  meeting  which  the  doctor  attended 
ni  a  deputation  from  the  Baptist  Missionary 

Dr.  Wayland's  volumes  on  the  Life  and 
Labours  of  tlio  late  Dr.  Judson,  reviewed  in 
our  prcient  numbci,  will  furniah  materials  tot 
a  memoir  of  that  eminent  missionary,  which 
wc  hope  to  liavc  the  pleasure  to  lay  before  out 
roadct*  shortly,  and  which  doubtless  will  be 
acceptable  lo  thousands  who  have  not  ucceu 
lo  llie  larger  work. 

A  church  rcquliin?  tlic  service*  of  an 
octivc,  intclliKCnl,  and  efficient  miniWer,  may 
probably  find  one  in  Ihc  Rev.  Edward  Homt^ 
who  haa  laboured  acceptably  in  conoeiiioa 
with  the  free  church  o(  Stirthni,  to  '•^wh 


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till  recently  he  has  belonged.  Having 
adopted  our  ticws  of  church  goremment  and 
Christian  ordinances,  he  was  baptized  at 
Camberwell  by  Dr.  Steane  in  the  beginning 
of  last  month,  and  is  now  residing  at  27, 
Bolwell  Terrace,  Lambeth  Walk. 

The  respected  secretary  of  the  Particular 
Baptist  Fund,  l^lr.  W.  Bailey,  having  been 
compelled  to  resign  his  oflice  by  severe  indis- 
position, the  Fundecs  have  elected  as  his 
successor  Mr.  Robert  Grace,  whose  address 
is,  •*  Lyndhurst  Grove,  Peckham.*' 

The  second  annual  report  of  the  Birming* 
ham  Scholastic  Institution  for  the  sons  of 
ministers  was  presented  at  a  meeting  held  in 
Shireland  Hall,  on  the  fourteenth  of  last 
month,  the  mayor  of  Birmingham  in  the 
chair.  The  inntitution  appears  to  be  in  a 
prosperous  state.  The  number  of  pupils  is 
now  twenty-five,  for  whose  education  payment 
is  made  at  the  rate  of  twenty-three  guineas 
each  ;  part  paid  by  the  parents  or  friends  of 
the  children,  and  part  from  the  funds  of  the 
society.  The  examinations  which  were  con- 
ducted by  gentlemen  of  eminence  proveu 
highly  satisfactory.  Applications  for  admis- 
sion should  be  addressed  to  the  head 
master,  the  Rev.  T.  H.  Morgan,  Shirehind 
Hall,  Birmingham.  Every  annual  contri* 
butor  of  ten  guineas,  and  every  minister 
making  an  annual  collection  to  that  amount, 
has  the  right  of  sending  one  boy  who  is  a 
minister's  son,  the  parents  or  friends  of  each 
pupil  paying  ten  guineas  per  annum  for  his 
board  and  education. 

The  ladies  connected  with  the  institution 
for  Daughters  of  Missionaries  are  making  a 
special  appeal,  with  a  copy  of  which  they 
have  favoured  us.  It  urges  that  the  institu- 
tion does  not  simply  provide  education  for 
the  children  committed  to  it  but  also  a  home; 
that  the  charges  devolved  upon  it  are  not 
relieved  by  vacations  ;  that  it  includes 
medical  and  other  unavoidable  expenses 
incident  to  illness,  provision  and  arrange- 
ment for  clothing  ;  relaxation  and  change  of 
air  ;  and  that  to  meet  these  and  similar 
demands,  it  is  highly  desirable  to  realize 
a  capital  of  from  three  to  five  hundred 
pounds. 

The  Committee  of  the  Milton  Club  has 
issued  nn  invitation  to  a  toirie,  to  be  held  at 
Radlcy's  Hotel  in  January,  at  which  infor- 
mation respecting  the  institution  will  l>e  given, 
and  iu  purposes  will  be  thoroughly  explained. 
We  have  pleasure  in  callmg  attention  to  this 
meeting,  especially  as  we  understand  that  the 
appeal  for  funds  which  will  then  be  made  is 
likely  to  be  final,  the  required  sum  having 
been  very  nearly  obtained. 

The  Rev.  John  Edwards,  late  of  Liverpool, 
leqaesU  us  to  say  that  he  has  left  that  town, 
•nd  that  bis  present  address  is  Ozton  Hill. 
'Ihkoihead,  Cbeihire* 


A  new  series  of  Clark's  Foreign  Theologi- 
cal Library  is  announced.  The  terms  will 
be  the  same  as  hitherto:  one  pound  per 
annum  for  four  large  /olumes  demy  8vo., 
when  remitted  before  the  31st  of  Mjuch  in 
each  year ;  after  that  date  twenty-one  shil- 
lings. This  series  will  commence,  by  an 
arrangement  with  Dr.  Hengstenberg,  wiUi  his 
great  work.  The  Christology  of  the  Old  Tes- 
tament, the  sole  right  of  publishing  a  trans- 
lation of  which  in  this  country,  Messrs.  T. 
and  T.  CUrk  have  secured.  The  sheeU  will 
be  transmitted  from  Grermany  as  printed,  and 
it  is  hoped  that  the  first  volume  .may  be 
ready  early  in  1854. 

LIST  OF   BAPTIST  MIIISTBKS. 

The  following  Additions  and  Corrections 
have  been  forwarded  to  us  since  our  last. 

NaniM.  Rasidenees. 

Ayret,  J Deceased. 

Barker,  J Loekwood,  Yorkshire. 

BUkeman,  O Relinqaished  the  minUtiy. 

Brown,  J Norlham. 

Bum^  Dawson London. 

Barton,  Joseph Cambridge. 

Butterworth,  J.  C Serbiton,  Kingston,  Sarrey. 

Caae,  H Turley,  Wllta. 

Cathcart,  W Gone  to  America. 

Clark Twerton,  near  Bath. 

Clarke,  James  £. Loamington. 

Clowee,  F Cotton,  near  Norwich. 

Domonej,  Josiah Slack  Lane,  Yorkshire. 

Dore,  John Aahbarton,'.Devon.  [trr. 

Earle,  J.  F Has  left  Malton,  and  the  minis- 
Hanson.  J Ifilnesbridge,  Yorkshire. 

Hardick Out  of  the  ministiy  now. 

Harrison,  T. Should  be  Hanison/J.  Bedale. 

Hart,  Charles Framsden,  SolTolk. 

Hawkes,  W Hcmel  Hempstead. 

HUljard,  J Pudaey,  Yorkshire. 

IU»rson,  W.  C RemoTed  from  Emswortb. 

Jennings,  D London. 

Johnston,  Kerr Gone  to  Australia. 

Jones,  J.  (late  of  Usk)Corsham,  Wilts. 

Lawrence,  J Gone  to  America. 

Morgan,  W.  J.,  M.D.Pljmoatb. 

Parkinson,  J.  W Deceased. 

Pilkington Deceased. 

Preece,  B t Great  Grimsby. 

RobBon,  G Shiptou-on-Stonr.  * 

Rudman.  J Pljmoutb. 

Sargent,  J.  E Wyken,  Warwickshire. 

Scarr,  A Brandun,  SoiTolk. 

Sillifant,  J.  P Went  to  West  Indies  and  died. 

Stokes,  WiUUm  Birmingham. 

Symonds,  William8...Downham  Market. 

Trickett,  E  Gone  to  Australia. 

Voller,  J Gone  to  Australia. 

Watts,  J Wooton-nnder-Edfs. 

Whittaksr,  J Bradford,  Yorkahlw. 

Wood,  J.  H Haworth,  Yorkshire. 

Wri|^  D .Dtceased. 


IRISH   CHRONICLE. 

JANUARY,  1854. 


SHALL  WK  ENLARGE  OUR  OPERATIONS  OR  NOT  ? 


This  is  the  question  which  the  Com- 
mittee  desires  now  to  sabrait  to  its 
constituents  and  friends.  It  is  with 
them,  individually  and  collectively,  that 
the  decision  lies.  There  is  no  longer 
any  obstacles  arising  from  the  past: 
our  incumbrances  are  removed,  and  we 
are  free  to  act.  There  is  no  need  for 
farther  inquiry  or  hesitation.  Several 
esteemed  ministers  whose  judgment 
cannot  fail  to  command  respect, — 
Messrs.  Birrell  and  Brown  of  Liverpool, 
Dowson  of  Bradford,  Stalker  of  Leeds, 
and  Bigwood  of  Brompton,  kindly 
visited  Ireland  at  the  request  of  the 
Committee  last  summer,  and  have  since 
&voured  it  with  their  opinion  of  the 
course  which  ought  to  be  pursued. 
Their  recommendations  approve  them- 
selves generally  to  the  judgment  of  the 
Conmiittee,  but  they  will  involve  much 
additional  expenditure.  The  Committee 
has  already  ventured  to  adopt  one  or 
two ;  but  it  cannot  with  propriety  go 
farther,  though  anxious  to  do  so,  till  it 
knows  that  it  will  be  sustained  by  in- 
creased contributions.  It  has  therefore 
resolved  to  defer  its  decision  for  a  few 
weeks,  and  afford  opportunity  to  earnest 
friends  of  Ireland  to  express  their  wishes 
and  intentions,  or  forward  immediate 
aid. 

Subjoined  is  a  brief  summary  of  the 
recommendations  referred  to,  as  set 
forth  in  letters  which  have  been  pub- 
lished in  the  Irish  Chronicle,  or  in 
interviews  with  the  Committee : — 

▲THIi05E. 

All  the  brethren  who  visited  it 
vtgeA  the  employment  of  an  additional 


reader  at  Athlone.  Providentially  the 
Committee  had  been  brought  into  com- 
munication with  Mr.  P.  Murray,  a 
native  of  Connaught,  familiar  with  the 
Irish  language,  who  was  baptized  some 
years  ago  by  Mr.  Berry,  and  was  after- 
wards for  a  time  in  the  service  of  the 
society,  but  who  since  the  famine  has 
been  conducting  schools  in  this  country 
under  the  superintendence  of  clergy- 
men of  the  church  of  England,  by  whom 
he  is  spoken  of  in  high  terms.  He  has 
been  already  engaged,  and  has  entered 
upon  the  appointed  field  of  labour. 

WATBB70BP. 

Miss  Crosbie,  an  intelligent  lady  who 
had  been  employed  in  the  work  of 
education  in  an  eligible  position  before 
she  became  a  baptist,  but  who  in  con- 
sequence of  her  compliance  with  the 
dictates  of  her  conscience  has  been 
under  the  necessity  of  accepting  the 
superintendence  of  a  ragged  school  in 
Waterford,  appearing  to  the  deputation 
which  visited  that  city  to  be  eminently 
adapted  to  labour  as  a  female  city  mis- 
sionary, the  Committee  has  correspond- 
ed with  her,  and  it  finds  that  she  is 
willing  to  devote  herself  to  this  work. 

NEWTOWNARDS. 

Two  of  our  friends  who  visited  this 
populous  town  having  represented  it  as 
desirable  that  a  large  room  in  which 
they  preached  should  be  hired,  this  has 
been  done.  Mr.  W.  J.  Wilson,  a  young 
man  recently  baptized  by  Mr.  Eccles, 
who  had  just  finished  bis  studies  for  the 
ministry  in  the  presbyterian  college  in 
Belfast,  and  who  is  strongly  rccom- 
mended  by  Dr,  Cooke,  ihe  pxmdptsX  oi 


46 


IRISH  CHRONICLE. 


that  ooll^^,  as  well  as  by  Mr.  Ecdes, 
has  been  temporarily  engaged  to  assist 
Mr.  Brown  of  Conlig,  in  efforts  there, 
and  the  congregations  collected  have 
been  numerous  and  attentive. 

NEW  BOSS. 

This  town  which  is  about  fifteen 
miles  to  the  north-east  of  Waterford, 
and  contains  ten  thousand  inhabitants, 
is  thought  to  present  a  very  favourable 
opening  for  exertion.  ''Here,"  says 
Mr.  Stalker, ''  there  is  a  neat  and  com- 
modious  place  of  worship,  capable  of 
holding  three  hundred,  and  originally 
erected  for  divine  service,  conducted 
for  several  years  by  the  Rev.  J.  Brown. 
He  is  himself  a  baptist,  and  pastor  of  a 
church  in  Waterford,  sympathizing 
with  the  views  of  the  venerable  Mr. 
KeUy  of  Dublin."  ....  "By  a  few 
friends  (some  of  Mr.  Brown's  former 
hearers,  and  who  meet  once  on  the 
Lord's  day  to  break  bread)  I  was  kindly 
received.'*  ....  "There  is  a  general 
wish  to  have  a  settled  preacher,  and  all 
with  whom  I  conversed  spoke  most 
encouragingly  of  the  opening  present- 
ed." .  .  .  .  "  Mr.  Brown  very  generously 
assured  mo  that  did  your  society  resolve 
to  occupy  the  station,  he  would  (for  he 
has  this  in  his  power)  make  over  the 
chapel  at  New  Ross  to  the  baptist  de- 
nomination, and  do  aU  that  in  him  lies 
to  aid  the  efforts  of  your  agent." 

DUNQANNON. 

At  this  and  surroimding  towns  in 
Ulster  there  are  some  small  baptist 
churches.  In  these  are  persons  who 
desire  the  presence  of  an  evangelist 
who  may  itinerate  and  prcacli  in  the 
district  without  taking  a  pastoral 
charge^  and  who  promise  to  assist  in 
supporting  such  a  one.  Mr.  Dowson, 
who  visited  them,  strongly  advocates 
their  views. 

BOaCONMOK. 

The  chief  town  of  a  county  bearing 
^M  name^  m  Ibe  province  of  Con* 


naught,  has  been  mentioned  as  an 
eligible  place  for  exertion  by  Mr. 
Birrell  and  Mr.  Brown. 

Mr.  Dowson  urges   that   assistance 
should  be  sent  to  Mr.  Eccles  at 

BELFAST ; 

and  that  one  agent  at  least  should  be 
stationed  at 

BABSOIISTOWN  OB  BIBB  ; 

but  all  the  deputations  advise  strenu- 
ously the  resumption  of  operations  in 

DUBLIN. 

I      The  pastor  of  the  church  at  Abbey 
j  Street,  Mr.  Milligan,  it  is  said,  should 
I  be  ''sustained  in  his  difficult  position 
.  by  a  staff  of  scripture  readers.    The 
!  larger  the  better,  but  they  should  bp 
I  men  eminently  adapted  for  their  work 
'  — men  who  are  thoroughly  competent  to 
the  discharge  of  the  duties  of  city  mis- 
sionaries.    A  letter   written   by  Mr. 
Milligan,  has    been  forwarded  to  us, 
mentioning  some  persons  who  he  thinks 
might  be  employed  advantageously  in 
the  work.  Additional  schools,  especially 
of  the  class  described  technically  as 
'^  Ragged    Schools,"    are   also    rooom- 
mended.  Mr.  Birrell  adds,  "  We  should, 
if  possible,  have  another  congregation 
in  Dublin,  with  a  minister  of  the  first 
abilities    well   maintained."     In  this 
opinion  others  concur.    All  agree  that 
''Dublin  has  the  first   claim."      The 
comparative  freedom  enjoyed  there,  the 
vastness  of  its  population,  and  the  in* 
ilucnce  it  exercises  as  metropolis  of  the 
country,  all  combine,  in  the  judgment 
of  our  friends,  to  render  Dublin  peouli* 

■ 

arly  eligible  as  a  field  for  prompt  and 
vigorous  exertion. 

The  whole  case  is  now' before  our 
readers.  To  carry  out  these  recom-* 
mendations  fully,  in  a  manner  corre- 
sponding with  the  design  of  the  pro- 
posers, will  require  an  addition  to  tho 
Society's  annual  income  of  sixteen  or 
eighteen  hundred  pounds.  The  Com- 
mittee anticipate  no  other  difficnlties 
than  thofle    which    relate   to  ftmds* 


JANUARY,  1864. 


47 


They  know  where  to  find  agents, 
if  they  are  enabled  to  secure  for 
them  the  requisite  sustenance.  They 
sak  then,  respectfully,  Shall  the  pro- 
posals of  our  esteemed  brethren  be 
negatived,  or  shall  the  means  be  fur- 
iiiilicd  without  which  they  cannot  be 
adopted  ?  It  would  be  superfluous  in 
addressing  the  readers  of  tlic  Chronicle 
to  expatiate  on  the  urgency  of  Ireland's 
w  ants  and  claims  ;  it  is  only  nccesssury, 
in  a  single  sentence,  to  remind  them 
that  the  CJommittee  does  not  employ 
any  travelling  agents  to  plead  for  the 
Society  or  solicit  pecumary  aid :  it 
throws  itself  upon  the  spontaneous  zeal 
and  efficiency  of  its  friends. 


IU?rBBII>OE,    iaBLA.KD. 

The  following  extract  Is  from  the  Belfast 
Chronicle  of  December  12th,  1853  :— ' 

"^  Opening  of  a  new  baptist  chapel  in  Ban- 
bridge. — The  opening  service  connected  with 
the  above  place  of  worship  took  place  on  f  ab- 
Inith,  the  4th  instant,  when  the  Rev.  William 
O'Hanlon,  of  Belfast,  preached  two  eloquent 
aad  highly  instructive  sermons.  Tlie  fore- 
noon discourse  was  on  *  the  perpetuity  of 
Christ's  kingdom*  (from  Ps.  Ixxii.  17);  and 
in  the  evening  *  on  evangelical  righteousness ' 
(from  Rom.  iii.  21 — 21).  The  chapel  was 
well  filled  oil  both  occasions.  The  follow- 
ing gentlemen  acted  as  collectors  ; — John 
M'Master,  Henry  Herron,  Gilford ;  George 
Lindsay,  Moorefield ;  Thomay  Crawford,  J.P.; 
John  Robinson,  liallydown  ;  H.  Moore, 
Thomas  Ervin,  Robert  Td'CicUand,  Thomas 
M'Clelland,  Frazcr  Morton,  and  John  Scott, 
ljanbridge;and  John  M.*CloIland,  of  Greenan, 
Ksq-^  The  following  gentlemen  who  v.cre 
unable  to  attend  sent  contributions  : — David 
Lind8ay,  £m[*»  J. P.,  /shfield,  £1  ;  John 
Welsh,  Esq.,  J.P.,  Chinauley,  £1;  Robert 
Chain,  Esq.,  M.D.,  £1;  a  Friend,  £l;  J. 
Bain,  Esci.,  Belfast,  £1;  J.  T.  Reilly,  Esq., 
J. P.,  Scarva,  10s.  The  Marquis  of  Down- 
sbire  kindly  remitted  a  receipt  for  a  year's 
rent.  The  proceeds  of  the  opening  services 
amounted  to  the  handsome  sum  of  £3G  1 6s.  7d. 
The  above  place  of  worship  is  in  connexion 
vitb  the  truly  excellent  Baptist  Irish  Society 
of  London,  established  in  the  year  1814, 
having  for  its  object  the  diffusion  of  the 
g'^pel  of  Jesus  Christ,  principally  by  the 
employment  of  missionariet,  scripture  readers, 
the  ettablishmeot  of  schools,  and  the  distri- 
batkm  of  bibles  and  tracts.  It  was  gratifying 
in  the  extreme  to  find  membera  of  erery 
iMMdhtt  cam  fug  fonmrd  moat  cheerfhlljr  / 


on  the  occasion  of  the  opehhig  of  the  above 
neat  little  chapel,  to  aid  the  good  work  by 
their  presence  and  pecuniary  assistance; 
tliercby  publicly  acknowledging,  as  it  were, 
the  very  great  benefits  which  the  society, 
with  the  blessing  of  God^  has  been  the 
instrument  in  his  hands  of  conferriu:;  on  this 
populous  district  and  its  neighbourhood. 
Working  without  ostentation,  yet  ever  zealous 
in  its  exertions,  tlie  Baptist  society,  through 
the  feai'less  and  persevering  efibrts  of  its  well 
chosen  ministers  and  agents  in  this  country, 
is  successfully  carrying  out  the  glorious 
object  for  which  it  was  established — namely, 
to  make  known  the  gospel  of  Christ  among 
the  ignorant;  to  promote  the  formation  of 
churches  where  there  are  none  ;  and  to 
watch  over  and  aid  Buch  churches  during 
their  infancy.  The  opening  of  the  chapel  in 
Banbridge  on  the  4th  instant,  and  the  warm 
and  general  support  which  it  has  received, 
satisfactorily  prove  how  well  the  business  of  the 
society  has  been  done  here ;  and  how  urgent 
was  the  necessity  for  the  increased  accommoda- 
tion afforded  by  the  new  building  is  clearly 
shown  by  the  steady  additions  made  to  its 
congregation  from  time  to  time.  In  their 
worthy  pastor  the  society  possesses  a  gentle- 
man well  qualified,  by  his  Christian  disposi- 
tion and  unassuming  deportment,  to  carry  out 
their  all-important  views  in  this  locality.  In 
his  report  to  the  society  for  the  past  year,  we 
obaervo  that  he  thus  refers  to  the  progress 
which  he  has  been  permitted  to  make  in  his 
district.  *  The  church,'  he  says,  *  under  my 
care  still  continues  to  hold  on  its  way,  and 
although  the  members  are  widely  scattered 
over  the  country,  yet  they  seem  to  delight  to 
meet  together  at  least  once  a  week.*  Ho 
add"),  *  God  has  given  me  &vour  in  the  eyes 
of  the  people,  and  from  all  denominations  X 
receive  true  Christian  sympathy,*  and  at  the 
conclusion  of  his  report  it  is  cheering  to  read 
that  the  'sabbath-school  continues  to  flourish  in 
the  midst  of  many  difficulties,  and  the  attend- 
ance continues  punctual.'  Although  not  a 
member  of  the  baptist  congregation,  we  are 
happy  thus  publicly  to  bear  our  humble 
testimony  to  the  great,  and  let  us  hope,  last- 
ing good  which  the  society  has  effected  in  this 
country,  and  when  all  the  difiicultics  and 
trials  which  they  have  unceasingly  to  en- 
counter, the  bitter  prejudices  with  which  they 
are  met  by  the  ignorant  and  the  vicious, 
backed  as  they  unhappily  too  often  are  by 
counter-active  and  interested  influences  of 
the  most  formidable  character,  when  all 
these  are  taken  into  consideration,  let  us 
hope  that  their  exertions  may  never  relax  or 
their  efforts  be  restricted  for  want  of  the 
necessary  pecuniary  aid  which  is  indii- 
pensable  ;  above  all,  may  those  efforts  be 
unalloyed  by  temporal  considerations,  that 
they  may  ever  deserve  the  blessing  and  favour 
of  the  Most  high,  without  wYnc^  tio  Vvwm^ti 
aid  can  avail/' 


48  IRISH  GHRONIGLB. 

CONTRIBUTIONS  RECEIVED  SINCE  OUR  LAST. 

£   t.  d,  £  8.  d, 
Ampthill,  Bedfordshire— 

CUridge.Mr 0  10    0 

Ooodnmn,  Mrs 2    0    0 

Goodman,  Mies 0  10    0 

3    0    0 

Blanham,  Bcdo,  by  Ror.  W.  Abbott 0  IS    1 

Higbgate,  Collection 4    5    0 

Lewes,  Sussex    AGO 

London — 

Bailey,  Mr.  W 110 

Burgess,  Mr 0  10    6 

Collins,  Mr.  W 2    2    0 

Lush,  Mr.  R. 110 

Merrett,  Mr 110 

Moore,  Mr.  0 0  10    0 

Pamell,  W..  Esq 110 

Poole,  Mr.  M 110 

Stock,  Mrs. 110 

Whitehome,  Mr.  J 2    2    0 

Woollaoott.  ReT.  C 0  10    6 

Vernon  Chapel,  Collection 118    U 

13  10    74 

Boyston,  Mr.  T.  Goodman  10    0 

Westbory  Leigh,  by  the  ReT.  Zenas  CUft— 

Cllft,  Rer.  Z. 0    ff    0 

White.  Mrs.  B 0  10    0 

0  15    0 

Wyoombe,  by  the  Rot.  E.  DaTis— 

Darts,  ReT.  E 0  10    0 

Thompson,  Mrs. 0  10    0 

10    0 

SCOTLAND. 

Viewfleld,  Bridge  of  Allan— 

Blair,  Rot.  James,  and  Mrs 10    0    0 

IRELAND. 

Waterford,  by  the  Rer.  T.  Wllshix«-^ 

Combe,  J-,  Esq 0  10  6 

DaTsy,  Miss 10  0 

Scroder,  Mr.  C 0  10  0 

Thank-offering 0    5  0 

Wilshlre,  Rer,  T 0  10  6 

Wilson,  T.,  Esq 10  0 

■  ■    3  16    0 


Ten  ▼olumet  of  the  Baptist  Magazine  have  been  receited  from  Mn.  Abmhamiy  fyt  which 
we  thank  her. 


The  Secretary  is  nlways  glad  to  receive  for  distribution  in  Ireland  articles  of  apparel  either 
fbr  male  or  female  use.  He  wishes  also  for  books  suitable  to  assist  in  the  formation  of 
congregational  libraries. 


The  Annual  Reports  for  this  year  hate  been  sent  out ;  but  if  any  subscribers  liaTe  not 
received  them,  they  will  be  forwarded  on  application  to  the  Secretary.  Collecting  Cards  and 
Boxes  may  also  be  had  in  the  same  manner. 


Contributions  to  the  Baptist  Irish  Society  which  have  been  received  on  or  before  the  20th 
of  the  month,  are  acknowledged  in  the  ensuing  Chronicle.  If,  at  any  time,  a  donor  finds 
that  a  sum  which  he  forwarded  early  enough  to  be  mentioned  is  not  specified,  or  is  not 
inserted  correctly,  the  Secretary  will  be  particularly  obliged  by  a  note  to  that  effect,  aa 
this,  if  sent  immediately,  may  rectiiy  errors  and  prevent  losses  which  would  be  otherwiae 
irremediable. 


SUBSCRIPTIONS  AND  DONATIONS  will  be  thankfully  received  by  the  Treaauier, 
Thomas  Pewtrrss,  Esq.,  or  the  Secretary,  the  Rev.  Wiluam  Gbosbb,  at  the  Mission 
House,  33,  Moorgate  Street ;  by  the  London  Collector,  Rev.  C.  Woollaoott,  4,  Compton 
Sinet  Bagt,  BruBBwick  Square;  and  by  the  Baptist  Ministen  in  any  of  <rax  principal  Towns, 


THE  MISSIONAET  HERALD. 


50 


THE  MISSIONARY  UERALD 


KING  AQUA'S  TOWN. 


BT  THE  &ST.  JOBS   WH£SLEIU 


About  fifty  miles  N.E.  of  Clarence,] 
Fernando  Po,  West  Africa,  is  the  opening  j 
of  the  river  Cameroons.  Proceeding  up  I 
the  river  for  about  the  same  distance,  I 
nothing  is  to  be  seen  but  mangrove  \ 
swamps  on  either  side,  pierced  by ; 
various  tortuous  creeks.  These  are  the 
chief  miasma  beds  of  the  country.  The 
roots  of  the  trees  aroh  up  firom  two  to 
four  feet  above  th«  forfcoe  of  the  swamps, 
the  thick  grovss  ootering  a  most  pesti- 
lential stagnatioii*  Advancing,  however, 
up  the  main  ohannel,  tho  eastern  shore 
is  observed  to  ohange  its  character,  and 
from  a  sandj  beach  b^n  to  rise  low 
cliffs  of  rich  red-brown  earth,  generally 
covered  to  the  base  with  various  shrubs 
and  trees,  interspersed  at  the  top  with 
the  cocoa  and  oil  nut  palms.  Where 
the  surface  of  tho  clifif  appears,  the  con- 
trast with  the  richly  verdant  foliage  is 
most  beautiful.  You  are  now  approach- 
ing the  first  native  settlements,  those  of 
the  Duallah  tribe.  The  ^first  landing 
beach,  where  you  see  canoes  fiistened 
and  low  bamboo  sheds  on  the  sand,  is 
the  entrance  to  Emg  Bell's  Town  where 
Samuel  Johnson,  the  negro  teacher,  has 
a  school  The  wooden  building  is'soon 
seen  peeping  through  the  surrounding 
trees. 

Leaving  Bell  Town,  the  next,  King 
Aqua's,  comes  into  view.  Oanoes  and 
sheds  again  mark  the  entrance^  and 
the  first  houses  in  sight  amidst  the 
trees  are  Mr.  Saker's  and  Thomas  H. 
Johnson^s.  A  little  ftirther  on  op 
the  river  is  similarly  situated  Dido' 
Town,  more  lately  founded  by  a  branch 
of  the  Aqoa  £unily.  The  view  we  have 
given  this  month  repieeents  the  prin- 
cipal street  of  Aqua  Town,  engrated 
from  a  sketch  taken  by  the  writer 
last  year.    The  larger  building  was  the 


palace  of  the  late  king,  or  chief,  who 
lies  buried  within,  with  much  handsome 
furniture  obtained  by  barter  for  palm 
oil  from  English  and  other  captains. 
According  to  their  heathen  custom,  all 
is  left  to  rot  together ;  the  house  is  con- 
sidered '' fetish  "  or  tabooed,  as  it  is  else- 
where expressed.  The  smaller  houses 
are  those  of  his  wives,  each  consisting 
of  a  private  apartment  and  open  cook- 
ing place.  In  fact  the  entire  street 
oonsbts  of  the  whole  of  the  domestic 
establishment  of  the  sable  chief.  It 
forms  a  long  and  beautiful  walk,  with 
orange,  lime,  and  other  wide  spreading 
trees  left  standing  at  intervals,  between 
the  rows  of  dwellings,  while  at  the 
back  are  seen  plantations  of  cocoa  nut 
palms,  and  young  and  fbll-grown  plan- 
tains, as  represented  on  the  right  of  the 
view.  The  inhabitants  of  theee  towns 
act  as  brokers  for  tiie  palm  oU,  between 
the  natives  In  the  intnior  and  the  trad- 
ing captains.  It  is  in  Aqua  town  that 
Mr.  Baker  and  T.  H.  Johnson,  Us  negro 
asristant,  have  so  long  and  patiently 
laboured,  and  there^  through  God's 
blessing,  they  are  increasingly  reaping 
the  fruits  of  their  devotedness  and 
prayers.  The  enterprising  genius  of 
Mr.  Sakib,  has  created  for  the  native 
converts  new  employment  as  carpenters, 
brick-makers,  and  builders.  A  perma- 
nent footing  is  now  apparently  secured, 
in  most  influential  settlements,  and 
native  agency  being  trained  under  most 
favourable  circumstances. 

But  is  there  no  devoted  follower  of 
his  Lord  prepared  to  offer  himself  to  the 
West  African  Mission  to  secure  the 
continuance  of  needful  European  super- 
intendence here  and  in  the  adjoining 
island  of  Fernando  Po  7 


FOR  JANUARY,  1854. 


51 


EVANGELICAL  LABOURS  IN  LOWER  BRITTANY. 


BKiTTAmr  is  an  ancient  proYinoe  in 
the  west  of  Franoe,  one  half  of  which  is 
inhabited  by  the  baa-Bretons,  who  form 
a  population  of  abont  a  million,  and 
ipeak  a  langnage  having  a  close  affinity 
to  the  Corniah  and  Welsh.  The  primi- 
tiTe  relations  connecting  the  people 
with  the  Bretons  of  Wales,  have  been 
initnunental  in  the  hand  of  iProvidence 
to  the  adoption  of  measures  to  draw 
them  from  the  darkness  of  sin  and 
popery,  to  the  knowledge  and  graoe  of 
the  gospeL  Wales  bestirred  herself  in 
hYouT  €it  benighted  Brittany.  Up  to 
that  time  the  Bretons  were  all  catholics, 
though  it  appears  that  previous  to  the 
iVTOcation  of  the  edict  of  Nantes  the 
gospel  had  penetrated  into  Armories. 

The  whole  bible  was  translated  from 
the  Vulgate  into  Breton  by  the  late  Mr. 
Le  Gonidee,  a  native  of  Brittany,  and  a 
distinguished  Breton  scholar.  In  1627, 
an  edition  of  a  thousand  copies  was 
printed  of  the  New  Testament  of  this 
version.  The  Rev.  J.  Jenkins  went  to 
Brittany  from  Wales  in  1834,  to  labour 
as  a  missionary,  and  despite  the  many 
difficolties  he  has  not  laboured  with- 
ont  some  encouraging  success.  About 
twelve  years  ago,  the  Calvinistic  metho- 
dists  sent  a  missionary  to  Brittany,  the 
Rev.  J.  Williamg,  who  is  stationed  at 
Quimper,  the  chief  town  of  the  depart- 
ment of  Finisterre.  He  is  assisted  by 
a  Swiss  missionary,  stationed  at 
L'Orient. 

It  was  found  necessary  to  revise  the 
translation  of  Le  Qonidce,  as  its  style 
was  not  sufficiently  intelligible  to  the 
people.  This  was  effected  by  Mr.  Jen- 
kins, and  with  great  labour,  as  it  was 
most  important  to  bring  the  version  into 
conformity  with  the  original  Greek.  In  • 
1847,  the  first  edition  of  tlic  revised 
translation  of  the  New  Testament,  con- 
tisting  of  3000  copies,  was  pu])li8hed  at 
the  expenae  of  the  British  and  Foreign  j 


Bible  Society,  and  has  been  found  emi* 
nently  useful  in  diffiising  a  knowledge 
of  the  grace  of  God. 

Several  years  prior  to  this,  Mr.  Jen- 
kins had  established  public  worship  in 
the  town  of  Morlaiz,  after  encountering 
many  obstructions  for  a  long  time  trom 
the  civil  authorities.  In  18^0-1,  an- 
other edition  of  the  Breton  Testament 
became  necessary,  and  4000  copies 
issued  from  the  press.  About  120,000 
religious  tracts  have  also  been  published 
in  the  Breton  language,  and  for  the 
most  part  distributed;  also  a  small 
Sunday  school  book ;  and  Dr.  Barth's 
Old  Testament  Bible  Stories,  is  just 
ready  for  circulation,  chiefly  at  the  cost 
of  the  Religious  Tract  Society. 

At  the  close  of  1847  Mr.  Jenkins  was 
able  to  itinerate  in  the  oountry  districts, 
and  availed  himself  eagerly  of  the  liberty 
enjoyed  during  the  revolutionary  move- 
ments of  1848  to  preach  often  in  the 
open  air.  The  opening  thus  made  has 
proved  most  valuable,  and  the  preach- 
ing of  the  word  has  not  been  in  vain. 
Several  Bretons  have  been  converted, 
and  have  obeyed  the  commands  of  the 
Redeemer. 

At  the  close  of  1851,  a  very  interest- 
ing work  commenced.  An  itinerary 
school  was  set  on  foot,  the  teacher  pro- 
ceeding from  house  to  house,  and  ham- 
let to  hamlet,  to  communicate  with  the 
rudiments  of  education  the  knowledge 
of  Christ.  The  Scripture  Reading  Book 
and  the  New  Testament  constituted  his 
school  books,  and  his  scholars  were 
found  in  the  huts  and  farm-houses  of 
the  people.  This  has  proved  to  be  a 
most  valuable  means  of  evangelizing  a 
population  remarkable  for  its  ignorance, 
superstition,  and  blind  attachment  to 
the  church  of  Komc.  A  few  gentlemen 
and  priests  at  the  outset  opposed  it,  but 
with  very  little  success. 

Paring  the  present  ^cw  l\i"t^  ti^i\yxL- 


bt 


f  H£  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


try-women  have  been  baptized  into 
Christ  The  convernon  of  two  of  them 
18  very  remarkable.  One  is  a  woman 
03  jean  of  age.  She  has  had  a  bible, 
received  from  Mr.  Jenkins,  in  her  pos- 
session the  last  eighteen  years,  and  the 
perusal  of  it  has  been  made  the  means 
of  [bringing  her  to  Christ.  Mr.  Jenkins 
occasionally  visited  her  daring  this 
time,  giving  explanations  of  the  word  of 
Qod.  Two  other  women  have  through 
her  instrumentality  been  brought  to 
the  knowledge  of  the  gospel. 
The  other  remarkable  conversion  is 


exorcising  power  the  priests  of  Rome 
profess  to  have.  Ho  gave  six  months 
as  the  time  in  which  his  exorcisms, 
should  take  effect  Masses  were  said 
for  her  return  to  the  diurch  of  Rome. 
Three  women  were  sent  in  turn,  on 
three  successive  Mondays,  to  light  wax 
candles  in  a  chapel  dedicated  to  the 
virgin  at  Lanmeur,  six  or  eight  miles 
off;  but  the  candles  would  not  take  fire, 
the  virgin  thus  wonderfully  sho¥ring  her 
displeasure.  Friends  have  privately 
souglit  to  turn  her  aside.  A  Jesuit 
priest  filled  the  church  with  his  de- 


that  of  a  young  woman,  thirty  years  of  nunciations  and  arguments, and  through- 
age,  of  a  wealthy  peasant  family,  and  out  the  month  ofMary  she  was  the  object 
sister  to  the  sub-mayor  {adjoint)  of  of  unceasing  reference,  in  the  sermons 
Plougasnon.  About  two  years  ago  she  j  and  services  of  the  Romish  church.  In 
became  convinced  of  sin.  Under  its  j  spite  of  all  the  convert  remained  stead- 
pressure  she  sought  peace,  but  in  vain, .  fast ;  and  on  sabbath  morning  the  15th 
in  the  rites  and  practices  of  the  church  \  of  May,  she  and  two  others  confessed  in 
of  Rome.  Absolution  was  given  freely  baptism  the  name  of  Chrbt.  She  has, 
enough  by  her  confessor ;  but  it  was  however,  been  obliged  to  quit  her  plenti- 
powerless  to  allay  the  anxieties  of  her '  ful  home,  which  she  has  cheerfully  done, 
soul.  Many  prayers  were  offered,  relics  |  without  murmur  or  complaint.  Re- 
and  churches  visited,  penances  per-  j  preaches  and  calumnies  she  has  had  to 
formed  ;Iall  were  in  vain.  She  remained  |  bear ;  but  with  wonderful  firmness,  self- 
a  poor  penitent  sinner,  without  peace  or  denial,  and  devotedness,  she  has  been 
consolation.  The  notoriety  of  her  case  |  able  to  forsake  all  for  her  Saviour. 
caused  it  to  become  known  to  the  woman  I  These  conversions  have  produced  a 
with  the  bible  referred  to  above.  She  powerful  impression  throughout  Brit- 
said  to  a  friend,  that  she  believed  she  tany,  and  have  led  to  many  inquiries 
could  tell  the  anxious  one  things  from ;  respecting  the  faith.  It  would  seem 
the  gospel,  that'would  yield  her  consola- 1  that  in  many  quarters  that  impression 
tion.  The  young  woman  lost  no  time' is  very  favourable.  Throughout  Mr. 
in  seeking  it.  The  gospel  was  read  and :  Jenkins  has  received  the  kindest  pro- 
explained  to  the  broken  heart,  the  heavy .  tection  from  the  maire  of  Morlaix. 
burden  fell  away,  and  joy  filled  the  soul. .  Recently  this  gentleman  voluntarily 
A  New  Testament  was  quickly  bought.  |  purchased  some  twenty  testaments  for 
The  meetings  of  the  believers  were .  distribution  as  prizes  in  the  national 
attended,  and  ere  long  she  openly  con-  school. 


fessed  her  attachment  to  the  Saviour. 

A  great  clamour  Was  raised.  Medical 
advisers  were  consulted  and  attempts 
made  to  prove  her  insane.  She  was 
said  to  be  bewitched  with  a  book  the  old 
woman  had,  by  the  food  too  of  whidi  she 
had  partaken  in  the  missionary's  house. 
The  priest  was  applied  to,  to  use  the 


Two  of  these  converts  are  now  actively 
engaged  in  the  itinerary  school.  One  is 
supported  by  some  kind  Englbh  friends. 
The  younger  of  the  two,  whose  story  is 
related  above,  enters  on  the  work  at 
her  own  charges.  She  could  not^  she 
said,  take  what  others  contttbuted  for 
this  work,  while  sha  could  support  her- 


FOR  JANUARY,  1854. 


53 


Bdf.  By  these  self-denjing  labours, 
saTing  knowledge  is  imparted*  in  daily 
leaBons,  to  ninety-two  individuals  of  all 
ages,  and  numbers  more  are  desirous  of 
reoeiying  the  teacher's  visits. 

But  the  work  has  attracted  the  at- 
tention of  the  Romish  clergy,  and  of 
late  a  most  furious  and  lying  attack 
has  been  made  on  Mr.  Jenkins  in 
"L'Univers"  newspaper,  the  organ  of 
ultramontane  popery  in  France.  Un- 
expected defenders  of  his  character  and 
labours  have  risen  up  even  in  the  ranks 
of  Rome ;  and  in  Mr.  F.  Monod,  Mr. 
Jenkins  has  found  a  powerful  advocate. 
The  worst  part  of  the  matter  is  that 
evil  disposed  persons  have  been  excited 


to  make  attacks  on  the^  chapel,  and  on 
two  occasions  no  slight  iigury  has  been 
done.  Still  the  local  authorities  are 
prepared  to  protect  the  missionary. 
His  prudent  and  conciliatory  course  has 
commended  him  to  the  sympathies  of 
the  Bretons  who  know  him,  and  he  does 
not  doubt  that  all  these  events,  whether 
prosperous  or  adverse,  are  alike  calcu- 
lated to  the  furtherance  of  the  gospel. 
Happy  will  the  day  be  for  France  when 
the  gospel  shall  have  free  course  through 
all  her  borders.  Anarchy  and  tyranny 
will  both  flee  before  it,  and  the  basis  be 
laid  for  a  ''free,  full,  and  impartial 
Uberty." 


THE  SOCIAL  CONDITION  OF  NATIVE  CONVERTS  IN  INDIA. 

BT   THE   BEV.    OEORQE   PEABCE. 


Wb  offer  in  this  paper,  as  far  as  space 
will  allow,  some  account  of  the  social 
drcumstanoes  of  the  converts  connected 
with  our  native  churches  in  India ; 
having  no  doubt  that  it  will  prove 
acceptable  to  many,  as  we  have  reason 
to  know  that  this  is  a  subject  but 
imperfectly  understood.  It  is  one,  also, 
that  is  calculated  to  throw  light  on 
others  that  have  been  much  canvassed 
of  late,  namely  the  pastorship  of  native 
churches,  and  the  independent  action  cf 
their  members  in  carrying  on  the  work 
of  God  among  their  countrymen. 

The  converts,  theu,  connected  with 
oor  native  churches  in  North  India 
number  about  twelve  hundred  persons, 
and  there  are  associated  tvith  them,  as 
members  of  their  families,  (fee,  and  others 
that  have  renounced  idolatry  and  caste, 
about  three  thousand  attendants  on 
public  worship,  forming  together  a 
nominal  Christian  conmiunity  of  be- 
tween four  and  five  thousand  souls. 

We  wish  we  could  say  that  this  goodly 
number  of  disciples  were  to  be  found  in 
one  district;  $adi,  however,  is  not  the. 


case.  The  churches  to  which  they  belong 
He  scattered  far  and  wide  over  the  face 
of  the  country ;  so  much  so,  that  nearly 
a  thousand  miles  intervene  between  the 
two  most  distant  from  each  other. 
Even  in  Bengal,  where  much  the  largest 
number  reside,  the  different  communi- 
ties are  for  the  most  part  so  wide 
asunder,  that  intercourse  is  very  unfre- 
quent,  and  they  know  little  more  of 
each  other  than  the^  name.  This  state 
of  things  militates  in  various  ways 
against  their  general  progress.  It  keeps 
them  in  ignorance  of  their  real  strength 
in  the  country,  represses  the  courage 
which  the  sense  of  numbers  inspires, 
and  has  hitherto  much  interfered  with 
the  carrying  out  of  plans  designed  for 
their  benefit. 

About  one  half  of  our  people  reside  in 
the  districts  south  of  Calcutta,  and  of 
Jessore  and  Burrisal.  These,  with  the 
exception  of  some  in  Jessore  that  were 
Mahommedans,  are,  with  only  slight 
differences,  of  the  same  class  of  Hindoo 
society.  They  are  all  employed  Vn  ^ki^- 
culture.    A  few  oC  t\\em  ^<\  V.o  ^}tA 


54 


THB  MISSIONABY  HBftALD 


} 


Iftboon  of  the  field  in  the  leisure 
•taeoni,  thoie  of  fishing,  weairing.  boat- 
building, and  one  or  two  others.  With 
respect  to  those  who  live  in  towns,  or, 
at  the  stations  where  our  missionary 
brethren  reside,  a  much  greater  variety 
in  respect  to  origin  prevails,  as  persons 
from  most  of  the  Hindoo  castes^  as  well 
as  firom  Mahommedanism,  are  to  be 
found  among  them.  Many  of  them, 
also,  have  been  gathered  from  distant 
places.  In  regard  to  occupation,  these 
brethren  have  to  contend  much  with 
heathen  and  other  prejudices,  and  their 
efibrts  for  obtaining  a  livelihood,  are 
in  consequence  much  restricted.  The 
most  intelligent  and  faithful  among 
them  are  employed  by  the  mission  as 
preachers  and  teachers;  a  few,  as  at 
Serampore  and  Calcutta,  find  occupation 
in  the  printing  offices  and  in  mercantile 
establishments.  Some  again,  as  at  Chit- 
oara  and  Chittagong,  get  their  living 
by  weaving ;  and  for  the  rest,  they  mhj 
be  set  down  as  engaged  in  household 
and  other  menial  service.  Few  have 
been  enabled  to  pursue  their  original 
occupations,  and  shopkeeping  and  traffic 
are  scarcely  known  among  them. 

From  these  remarks  our  readers  will 
be  prepared  to  learn  that  the  native 
oenverts  in  India  possess  but  little  of 
this  world's  goods.  Hitherto  few  of  its 
inhabitants  that  might  be  called  rich, 
have  joined  themselves  to  the  Saviour's 
people,  and  none,  indeed,  to  those  of 
our  own  body.  Our  enemies  still  taunt 
us  with  the  question,  ^'  Have  any  of  the 
rulers  believed  in  Him  T*  The  setting 
up  of  the  kingdom  of  Christ  in  this  vast 
continent,  has  commenced  with  the 
poor  and  the  mean  in  worldly  estima- 
tion, as  in  ancient  days;  and  it  has 
pleased  the  Lord  hitherto  to  keep  his 
people  in  a  low  and  dependent  condi- 
tion. The  profession  of  the  gospel  by 
the  natives  of  Hindostan,  is  invariably 
attended  with  loss  of  earthly  goods,  and 
jur  jEzijxrr  cases  with  the  loss  of  all  be- 


sides. Partioolarly  is  it  to  with  thoit 
that  come  out  of  heathenism  singly,  or 
without  their  iamilies.  Such  porsoni, 
till  within  the  last  year  ooold  literally 
bring  nothing  with  them ;  whatever  thej 
might  possess,  or  were  entitled  t^  was 
taken  from  them  by  their  kindred,  en- 
raged at  their  defection,  and  the  law  of 
caste  rendered  the  spoliation  legaL 
Henoe  all  such  converts,  in  respect  to 
property,  have  had  to  begin  the  world 
afresh.  At  first,  for  a  time,  they  have 
in  general  had  no  one  to  look  to  for 
subsistence,  except  the  missionaiy  to 
whom  they  may  have  avowed  their 
faith  in  the  Lord  Jesus ;  and  not  only 
has  he  been  neoeasitated  to  supply  their 
immediate  Vants,  but  eventually  to  pro- 
cure for  them  some  employment  by 
which  they  might  support  themselves. 
This,  it  is  duty  to  add,  has  hitherto 
been  the  state  of  things  not  only  at  our 
own  stations,  but  at  all  others,  of  every 
denomination ;  and  it  forms  a  serious 
element  among  the  diffioultics,  trials, 
and  anxieties  with  which  missionaries 
in  India  are  exercised. 

But  the  Indian  convert  has  not  only 
to  submit  to  poverty  on  his  entrance 
into  the  Christian  church,  it  is  his  lot 
through  life.  Disposed,  as  he  may  bci 
to  better  his  condition,' almost  insuper- 
able difficulties  meet  him  at  every  turn. 
Had  he  been  accustomed  to  business, 
the  missionary  has  no  capital  to  set 
him  up  i  or  if  that  could  be  supplied, 
his  countrymen  will  not  purchase  his 
commodities.  If  he  the  son  of  a  re- 
spectable man,  the  probability  is,  that 
he  knows  no  trade,  and  is  incapable  of 
employment ;  for  three-fourths  of  the 
youth  of  the  middle  and  upper  classes 
rise  to  manhood  uninstructed  in  busi< 
ness,  squandering  their  time  in  idle- 
ness ;  and  even  when  a  convert  has 
been  provided  with  employment,  his 
native  associates  or  fellow  servants 
will  conspire  to  make  his  situation  as 
uncomfortable  aa  poc»!bito>  ot  iafiUne  hii 


FOB  JANUARY,  1864. 


U 


toMket  to  difohaige  him.  But  ipftoe 
would  hU  ui  to  state  the  wIk^  of  the 
«ife;  foffioe  it  to  mj,  that  hitherto  so 
untoward  have  been  the  oircomgtanoeB 
in  which  oor  natiia  brethren  have  been 
^Uoed,  that  at  the  end  of  fifty  years 
not  a  fiunily  it  to  be  found,  that  we  are 
awara  oi^  thai  poansses  property  to  the 
^afaie  of  a  thousand  rupees,  or  one 
fanndrod  pounds  sterling ;  yet  that  we 
may  not  darken  this  picture  too  much 
we  would  add,  that  for  the  last  four  or 
fife  years,  a  few  of  our  Ohristian 
finmlies  in  Bengal  have  risen  to 
sssier  oironniatanosB,  in  consequenoe  of 
the  heads  of  them  haTing'reoeiTed  an 
En^iah  education,  'which  has  enabled 
them  to  obtain  situations  that  yield 
them  a  comfortable  and  even  respect- 
able maintenance ;  and  as  the  know- 
ledge of  our  language  spreads  among 
our  people,  it  is  to  be  hoped,  that  the 
number  of  such  will  soon  hierease. 

With  respect,  however,  to  the  oonverts 
who  are  agriculturists,  the  droum- 
ttances  attending  their  profession  of 
Christianity  )dificr  materially  from 
those  just  described.  The  brethren 
haye  frequently  come  out  of  idolatry 
ia  companies  of  four  or  five  families 
together  and  even  more ;  or  when  they 
have  come  singly,  they  have  generally 
bron^t  with  them  their  wives  and 
children*  Hence  they  have  been  en- 
abled to  retain  their  little  farms,  and 
continue  their  original  occupations  in 
their  native  villages.  This  has  been,  of 
course,  an  important  advantage,  and 
has  placed  them  in  a  more  independent 
position  than  their  town  brethren.  Still 
these  also  have  bad  every  where  to 
endure  for  a  time  a  great  fight  of 
afflictions  and  to  suffer  loss.  The  pro- 
fession of  Christianity  by  their  (ryots) 
tenants  and  disciples  was  too  great  an 
innovation  on  the  established  order  of 
things,  and  threatened  their  interests 
to  much,  to  allow  the  zemindars,  and 
Biahmans,  to  an  Ar  H  to  pass  with  im-  / 


punity,  and  therefore  they  have  always 
done  their  best  to  eradicate  it  from 
their  localities  :  and  consequently  our 
Christian  peasantry  have  had  to  suffer 
personal  violence,  confiscation,  imprir 
Bonment,  and  even  the  very  raring  of 
their  dwellings,  in  very  plentiful  me^ 
sure. 

These  things,  however,  subside  in 
time,  and  European  brethren  [on  the 
spot  have  often  made  up  by  their  kind 
assistance  to  a  considerable  degree  the 
losses  thus  sustained.  Hence  persecu- 
tion forms  but  a  small  item  among  the 
causes  which  contribute  to  the  de- 
pressed condition  in  which  this  class  Qf 
the  brethren  are  also  found.  The 
poverty  of  the  Indian  ryot  is  proverbial 
at  the  present  time.  The  oppression  of 
the  zemindars,  the  ezhorbitant  interest 
on  seed  com  and  money,  which  univer- 
sally prevail,  and  the  high  rents  paid 
by  those  who  have  not  lands  of  their 
own,  contribute  effectually  to  entail 
indigence  and  wretchedness  among 
them.  To  some  extent  the  Christian 
peasantry  are  defended  from  oppression 
by  the  shield  which  the  influence  of 
their  ministers  throws  over  them.  Still 
the  difSculties  are  very  great,  and  in 
general  they  are  making  but  little  way 
in  improving  their  circumstances. 

The  foregoing  remarks,  will  do  much  to 
show  how  it  is  that  the  converts  of  our 
mission  in  India  have  done  so  little  in 
contributing  towards  the  support  or  fur- 
therance of  the  gospel,  or  in  the  way  of 
any  independent  action  whatever.  The 
truth  is,  that  they  have  had  little  to  give, 
while  their  persecuted  and  dependent 
condition,  together  with  the  paucity  of 
their  numbers,  has  wrought  to  the  repres- 
sion of  vigour  and  enterprise  among  them. 
The  vastly  superior  circumstances  of 
missionaries  to  those  of  their  converts, 
as  well  as  the  practice  which  has  been 
universal  from  the  beginning,  of  doing 
every  thing  for  them  as  it  regards  ex- 
pense  in   their   instruction  «[i^  V^Ofe 


56 


THB  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


gmeral  promulgation  of  the  goBpel, 
have  also  much  tended  to  the  same 
result :  the  knowledge  too,  that  what 
the  members  of  the  church  could  give 
would  amount  to  a  mere  pittance,  and 
be  of  no  practical  value,  has,  doubtless 
deterred  some  missionaries  from  seek- 
ing contributions  from  them. 

In  respect,  therefore,  to  the  support 
of  native  pastors  by  the  native  churches 
in  India,  the  patience  of  friends  in  this 
country  must  be  exercised  a  while 
longer.  The  time  for  this  most  desir- 
able arrangement  is  assuredly  not  yet 
oome.  The  salaries  of  native  preachers 
in  our  mission  range  from  seven  up  to 
thirty  rupees, — at  the  village  stations 
from  seven  to  sixteen  ;  now,  we  do  not 
know  a  single  church  meeting  in  sufficient 
numbers  in  one  locality,  whose  members 
could  raise  five  rupees  a  month,  even  if 
each  family  contributed  on  the  average 
three  annas,*  which  in  proportion  to 
their  incomes,  is  jj  part  or  more; — and 
would  exceod  what  members  of  church- 
es in  this  country  usually  contribute  for 
the  support  of  the  gospel  ministry. 

Our  impression  is,  that  while  our 
missionary  brethren  have  done  much 
for  the  spiritual  improvement  of  the 
people  of  their  charge,  they  have  not  as 
a  body  paid  sufficient  attention  to  their 
social  elevation.  Individual  brethren 
have  done  what  they  could  in  relieving 
immediate  necessity,  but  the  raising  of 


*  Or  ftbottt  four  penoe-halftwnnj. 


converts  in  the  social  scale  has  never 
till  very  recently  engaged  their  attsD- 
tion,  and  that  'only  in  a  very  'partial 
manner.  We  think  this  subject  worthy 
of  serious  consideration  ^both  on  the 
field  and  at  home.  The  mission  is  the 
poor  convert*s  only  earthly  friend. 
Help  they  imperativdy  need,  but  if  thej 
obtain  it,  it  can  come  only  from  those 
who  have  been  the  instruments  under 
God  in  bringing  them  into  feUowship 
with  the  gospel. 

If  this  be  done,  we  may  hope  to  tee 
in  due  time,  and  perhaps  with  no  long 
delay,  native  churches  sustaining  their 
own  ministry.  There  is  much  to  inspire 
the  hope  that  the  long  night  of  depnres- 
sion  is  drawing  to  a  dose.  The  number 
of  converts  is  yearly  increasing.  The 
law  lately  passed  establishing  the 
rights  of  conscience ;  the  spirit  recently 
exercised  by  native  brethren  in  Cal- 
cutta towards  a  native  pastorship,  as 
well  as  the  previous  formation  of  a 
missionary  society;  their  gradual  in- 
crease in  intelligence ;  and  their  more 
rapid  progress  when  plans  under  con- 
sideration for  their  improvement  shall 
be  oarried^into  eflfect ;  and  last,  but  not 
least,  the  prospect  of  each  station 
having  two  missionaries  instead  of  one, 
all  combine  to  cherish  the  hope  that 
better  days  are  coming.  Let  us  then 
hasten  them  on  by  making  the  social 
improvement  of  our  poor  brethren  an 
object  of  due  solicitude  in  our  eflTorts 
for  their  welfare. 


NEWS  FROM  CHINA. 


Avery  interesting  publication,  not  per- 
haps very  generally  known  to  our  read- 
ers, entitled  ''The  Chinese  Missionary 
Gleaner,'*  often  contains  information 
respecting  the  progress  of  the  truth 
among  that  great  branch  of  the  human 
liHnily  which  cannot  elsewhere  be  found. 
A»d  as  the  attention  of  the  Christian 


public  is  now  intensely  fixed  on  China, 
the  following  fiats,  taken  from  a  letter 
of  the  Rev.  J.  J.  Roberts,  an  American 
baptist  missionary,  dated  Shanghae, 
September  18th,  will  be  read  with  feel- 
ings of  surprise  and  pleasure. 

From  this  communication  we  learn 
that  Hung  Sow  Tsuen,  the  present  Tae 


FOR  JANUABY,  18M. 


57 


ping  Wang,  the  head  of  the  new  dynasty, 
and  Fang  Wun  Son,  the  present  9outhern 
kittg^  and  second  in  pofrer  and  office, 
were  fiHrmerl j  neighbours,  embraced  the 
Christian  religion  about  the  same  time* 
irere  united  in  baptism^^together,  im- 
mening  themadves,  for  want  of  a  better 
sliematiYe,   in   concert   imparted  in- 
stmction  to  their  kindred  and  friends, 
and  commenced  the  present  insurrec- 
tion.   As  they  rise  in  power,  the  office 
of  this  southon  king  is  like  that  which 
Joseph   held   in   Egypt;   the    second 
power  in  the  kingdom.    The  relation 
which  these  remarkable  men  sustain  to 
sacii  other  is  alike  singular  and  im- 
portant ;  for  they  are  at  the  head  of  the 
strange   movement  now  going   on  in 
China.    It  began  in  religious  knowledge 
and  acts.    But  how  they  became  pos- 
aesaed  of  this  knowledge,  or  when  led 
toonbraoe  the  Christian  religion,  or  to 
be  ooovinoe4Ithat  immersion  was  one  of 
its  institutions,  we  only  learn  from  the 
incidental  remark  by  Mr.  Roberts,  that 
he  was   Tae    ping   Wang's    religious 
teacher  some  years  ago.    But  there  is 
the  fact,  and  a  very  striking  one  it  is. 

Mr.  Roberts  goes  on  to  state  that  the 
nephew  of  this  southern  king,  a  young 
man  named  Asow,  about  twenty-one 
years  of  age,  was  early  taught  by  him 
and  Hung  Sow  Tsuen,  the  first  princi- 
ples of  religion  some  six  or  eight  years 
ago.    He  then  adds : — 

He  was  with  them  a  few  months  in 
KvsDgsi,  after  the*  rebellion  commenced, 
and  then  returned  homo  near  Canton,  where 
lie  anzioiialy  waited  an  opportunity  to  return 
to  his  uncle  in  the  army,  but  found  none. ! 
His  cousin  Amow,  the  southern  king's  own 
ion,  a  lad  of  about  fifteen,  and  himself,  were 
reduced  to  great  straits  for  the  necessaries 
of  life,  and  were  also  liable  on  account  of 
their  connections  and  circumstances  to  per* 
Mention  by  the  imperial  officers,  and  perhaps 
to  death  !  Whilo  in  this  predicament,  just 
bcfere  I  started  up  for  Nanking  last  June,  Asow 
*BS  introduced  to  me  at  Canton,  and  his 
caee  was  fully  made  known  to  me;  tad  I 


as  it  was  a  difficult  matter,  he  asked  hew 
himself  with  the  king's  eon  should  be  able  to 
get  to  Nanking !  I  suggested  to  liim  going  to 
Shanghae  in  some  foreign  ship,  as  the  safisat 
means  of  conveyance,  and  the  nearest  point 
to  Nanking  to  which  he  could  at  present 
safely  go,  and  there  await  his  opportunity. 
He  said  he  had  no  means  to  pay  his  paisage, 
or  to  supply  himself  with  food  on  the  way. 
Then,  as  I  had  a  passage  already  gi?en  roe 
and  was  about  to  leave  in  a  few  days  fbr 
Shanghae,  I  invited  him  to  go  with  me  inceg,, 
as  a  servant,  and  to  bring  his  cousin  with 
him,  and  if  passage  money  was  demanded  it 
should  be  paid.  They  came  according  to 
appmntment  on  the  5th  of  July  last,  and 
joined  me  in  a  free  passage  on  the  Ariel  to 
Shanghae,  where  we  arrived  on  the  SOth  of 
the  same  month.  This  opportunity  for  doiag 
good  appeared  to  me  very  providential.  The 
young  man  came  just  at  the  right  time  to 
afford  me  the  privilege  of  conducting  him 
and  his  cousin  on  their  way|:  and  it  was  very 
evident  that  no  letter  of  introduction  could 
recommend  me  so  efficiently  to  the  confi- 
dence and  sincere  regard  of  the  kings  and 
high  officers  of  .the  new  dynasty,  as  to  de 
liver  these  two  youths  from  >ant,  persecu- 
tion, and  death,  and  present  them  safely  at 
the  court  in  Nanking. 

On  our  way  up,  Asow  of  his  own  accord 
requested  a  New  Testament  in  Chinese, 
which  I  saw  him  often  reading  ;  and  upon 
examination  I  found  that  he  had  long  been 
in  the  habit  of  praying,  had  abandoned  idols 
for  several  years,  and  had  been  seeking  and 
serving  the  true  God.  The  knowledge  of 
this  fact  formed  an  additional  pleasure  in  the 
performance  of  the  difficult  commission  of 
delivering  him  to  his  friends.  On  our  arrival 
at  Shanghae  I  made  knoMn  the  true  state  of 
their  case  to  one  of  the  baptist  biethren.  Rev. 
T.  P.  Crawford.  lie  had  already  wiitten  a 
kind  letter  to  me  inviting  me  [to  come  up  as 
soon  as  possible,  manifesting  the  important 
estimation  he  placed  on  the  present  move- 
ment,  and  the  desirableness  that  I  should 
improve  the  vantage  ground  already  attained 
in  having  been  the  religious  teacher  of  Tae 
ping  Wang  himself  some  years  ago.  After 
having  prudently  consulted  with  his  wiie, 
they  agreed  to  take  both  the  youths  under 
thai  care,  into  their  house,  wYiVLq  1  liEkWJMk 


i 


THB  MiaSIOHAAY  SEftALD 


-nalM  mj  iM  Maidoai  trip  up  th«  Yang 
Tm  Kimng  with  Dr.  Taylor.  I  fearad  to  take 
them  with  ua,  leat  thej  ihould  fkll  into  the 
liands  of  the  imperialwta  and  perish.  And 
we  both  thought  their  preaenration  and  nfe 
4eliTeranee  to  their  frienda  of  gnat  probable 
impottanee  to  ut,  and  the  good  cause  in 
jrhieh  we  are  engaged  (  and  we  yet  think  so. 
While  I  was  gone,  Asow  and  his  cousin 
went  with  brother  C.  to  idiere  the  oommu- 
nUm  was  administered.  After  they  returned 
Asow  began  to  inquire  into  the  prerequisites 
Beeesasry  fbr  himself  to  become  a  participant ; 
and  though  he  spoke  quite  a  different  dialect 
ftom  brother  C,  yet  through  the  means  of 
writing  and  referring  him  to  the  scriptures, 
he  was  enabled  to  instraet  Asow.  It  has 
iiow  been  more  than  a  month  since  my  re- 
tnm,  during  which  time  the  brethren  of  the 
mission  hare  indiridually  called  and  par> 
ticulariy  inquired  respecting  the  rdigiouB 
state  of  his  mind,  until  they  scTerally  became 
satisfied  that  his  case  was  ripe  to  come 
before  the  church  for  fUlI  examination,  in 
order  to  baptism  if  approved. 

Subieqaently  we  have  an  aoooant  of 
the  examination  of  thid  yoang  man 
before  the  church.  In  his  joath  he  was 
an  idolater,  and  his  religions  career 
commenced  soon  after  Hung  Sow  Tsuen 
and  Fung  avowed  their  religious  opi- 
niona.  But  his  mind  vras  not  sufficiently 
impressed  to  be  turned  from  his  idols, 
until  about  five  years  ago.  At  first 
his  religious  views  exposed  him  to  per- 
ieeution.^  But  he  has  continued  to 
believe,  repent,  and  pray,  and  brother 
0.  and  myself  have  proof  that  he 
prays  in  secret.  His  present  religious 
belief  may  be  summed  up  in  the  follow- 
ing particulars : — 

He  oonsiden  idols,  and  all  idol  worship  of 
^mry  description,  as  the  very  opposite  of  the 
true  God,  and  the  sincere  worship  of  him  ; 
and  professes  to  enjoy  more  happiness  now 
in  his  mind  than  when  he  worshipped  idols. 
Ha  believes  that  the  law  of  God  is  exceed- 
ingly brood,  extending  to  the  thoughts  and 
intents  of  the  heart,  and  hsnce  that  all  men 
hmtkuitn :  that  there  is  no  remedy  or  for- 


givenesB  fbr  lina  bnt  tfaraiig^  the  mcritonDns 
atonement  of  Jesoa  Christ  Ho  prpfiiwad 
fiuth  in  Christ  M  the  Son  of  God,  the  Sanou 
of  sinners,  the  repentaaee  of  hia  moM^  and 
his  desire  for  baptism,  in  obedieoce  to  the 
command  of  Christ,  He  manifesU  man 
sincerity,  earnest  inquiry  after  the  truth^  and 
honest  simplicity  of  profession  than  any 
Cliinaman  I  have  seen  hitherto.  He  dis- 
avows all  desire  of  worldly  interest  whatever 
in  the  connection,  and  promises  to  take  the 
word  of  God  as  his  rule  of  life.  We  think 
both  his  speaking  and  intellectoal  talents 
are  above  medioerity,  and  earnestly  hope 
that,  with  proper  training,  he  may  become 
abundantly  nseAil  to  his  own  eoontrjrmen, 
especially  those  of  his  own  dialect,  including 
OBOst  of  the  chief  offioers  of  state,  to  whom, 
being  a  relation,  he  will  have  free  access, 
which  will  give  him  great  influence  above 
ordinary  disciples. 

This  youth  is  baptised,  and  more  than 
a  hundred  persons  were  ooUeoted  on  the 
occasion.  Mr.  Tates  explained  ih%  ordi- 
nance in  the  dialect  of  the  place,  Mr. 
Roberts  prayed  in  the  dialect  of  the  oaa- 
didate,  and  Mr.  Pearoy  baptized  Fung 
Asow. 

The  next  day  after  his  baptism,  he  com- 
menced the  work  by  voluntarily  distributing 
the  ten  commandments,  to  persons  reading 
the  first  religious  proclamation  of  Tae  ping 
Wang,  put  up  in  Shanghae  fbr  general 
inspection.  He  let  them  know  that  his 
books  taught  the  same  things  that  the  pro- 
clamation inculcated,  and  consequently  they 
sought  them  the  more  earnestly,  What  a 
harvest  is  ripe  here  for  gathering.  This 
young  man,  if  converted  at  all,  was  perhaps 
converted  long  before  we  met  with  him, 
and  only  needed  from  us  what  was  done 
by  the  disciples  for  Apollos— <<  They  took 
him  unto  them  and  expounded  unto  him  the 
way  of  God  more  perfectly.**  (Acta  xviii. 
2G.)  And^how  many  others  may  be  in  the 
like  predicament,  from  the  same  teaohiogs  of 
Hung  Sow  Tsuen  which  he  has  received,  we 
know  not ;  but  suppose  thousands — he 
says  several  thousands— believe  in  Kwaqgsi. 
Many  thousands  also  profess  in  the  army  and 
ebswhere,  and  seem  to  be  doing  .their  re- 


FOB  JAimABT,  1864. 


60 


Vi^fmm  dotj  sMording  to  Um  beit  of  thdr 
kBO^«ds»»  abilitifliy  and  elreumftanoei. 
■"Ths  harrest  truly  u  plentiful,  but  the 
hboaran  are  feir :  pray  je  therefore  the 
Loid  of  the  banrest  that  he  will  tend  forth 
libooren  into  his  harreit.'*  (Matt.  iz.  37, 
A)  Nerer  perhaps  was  this  declaration 
Bora  tree,  or  the  prayer  more  needed,  than 
at  the  present  moment  hi  China  I 

From  this  striking  namfciTe  thare 
ne  A  few  inferences  to  be  drawn.  It  is 
qaite  dear  that  the  present  movement 
in  China  is  much  more  religious  than 
wme  people  suppose.  The  charge  of 
Uasphemj,  brought  against  these  rebels 
(as  they  are  now  called:  they  will  be 
called  bj  another  name  if  successful) 
Nsms  scaroalj  to  be  warranted  in  fact. 
They  are  very  imperfect  Christians,  and 
perhaps  Christians  of  more  advanced 
knowledge  would  not  do  the  work  these 
aen  are  doing,  but  still  the  vital  ele- 
Bents  of  Christian  truth  are  among 
ihem.  We  were  much  gratified  with 
the  explanation  which  Sir  E.  N*.  Buxton 
gave,  at  the  recent  meeting  in  Exeter 
Han  of  the  London  Mission,  of  the  real 
meaning  of  the  religious  terms  used  by 
the  leaders  of  the  insurrection,  as  set 
forth  in  a  letter  which  he  had  received 
firom  the  captain  of  one  of  U.M.  ships 
on  that  station.  That  communication 
certainly  took  away  the  Itluphemout 
character  of  the  general  charge. 

In  truth  these  Chinese  are  more  ad- 
vanced than  is  commonly  thought.    Let 


OS  look  at  the  facts  now  befere  us.  Mr. 
Roberts  instructs  the  Tae  ping  Wang. 
He  is  the  leader.  This  man  instructs 
Fung  Wun  Sun.  The  latter  instructs 
his  nephew  Asow,  and  Amow  his  own 
son.  The  leaders  go  forth,  and  the 
great  mass  of  the  people  go  with  them. 
That  is  not  disputed.  But  how  comes 
it  to  pass  that  the  peopU  go  with  them  ? 
They  must  have  been  instructed  too. 
For  who  ever  heard  of  a  peopU  taking  a 
course  opposed  to  all  their  previous  reli- 
gious ideas,  breaking  all  the  images, 
throwing  down  all  the  temples,  unless 
the  general  mind  had  been  enlightened  f 
Here,  then,  we  have  a  whole  people 
moved,  and  they  number  hundreds  of 
millions ;  and  to  this  hour  we  are  com- 
paratively in  the  dark  as  to  the  cause. 

But  while  the  fects  are  patent  before  us, 
we  wait  for  the  results.    We  shall  have 
them  by  and  by ;  when  they  come,  we 
shall  have  some  lessons  to  study.    They 
will  throw  light  on  the  best  modes  of 
I  carrying  on  mission  work  in  heathen 
lands.    They  will  afford  some  fine  ex- 
amples of  the  wisdom  of   courses  of 
I  conduct  not  as  yet  fully  acknowledged. 
We    look,    therefore,   to    the    Chinese 
;  movement  with  interest ;  not   simply 
'  because  of  its  affecting  nearly  one  half 
I  of  the  population  of  the  world,  but  as 
tending  to  solve  some  problems  in  mis- 
sionary labour,  on  which  the  attention 
of  directors,  committees,  and  mission- 
aries must,  sooner  or  later,  be  fixed. 


rOBEIGN  INTELLIGENCE. 


INDIA,  MoifoniR. — Towards  the  end 
of  July,  Mr.  Lawrence,  with  the  natire 
pretehers  Sudin  and  Bandhu,  started  on  a 
Briasionary  tour  up  the  Gunduk  river.  At 
Jtffrah  a  large  congregation  of  shop-keepers 
liMened  "with  great  attention  to  an  earnest 
sad  serious  address,  which  garo  rise  to  consi- 
doable  discussion.  A  visit  to  several  houses 
OB  the  next  day  discovered  that  the  people 
W  Gttk  to  say  for  their  idolatry  ;  but  while 
tksy  heaid  wiA  mttention  of  Chritd  and  him  I 


crucified,  the  doctrine  of  the  cross  was  evi- 
dently a  great  stumbling  block  to  them. 
Amid  storms  and  high  winds  Raggiriah 
was  reached.  The  gospel  has  been  often 
preached  here.  Dut  though  opposition  has 
ceased  and  civility  and  respect  are  shown  to 
the  servants  of  God,  as  yet  no  cndenee  has 
appeared  of  a  work  of  grace.  The  only 
person  who  had  shown  any  signs  of  joy  at 
hearing  the  gospel  was  found  to  \iave  recfiivU^ 
died  of  cholera.     At  a  ne\R>\>iovkm^  riWa^s^ 


eo 


THE  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


a  large  company,  with  a  brahmin  at  their 
heady  came  together  to  hear  the  word.  The 
old  brahmin  took  upon  himself  to  reply  to 
many  questions  which  the  hearers  asked, 
repeatedly  telling  them  that  Jesus  Christ  is 
the  only  Saviour.  In  another  Tillage,  a 
shop-keeper  invited  the  missionaries  to  take 
their  stand  opposite  to  his  shop,  and  with 
otheif  evinced  the  greatest  interest  in  their 
message.  He  presented  some  of  the  articles 
of  his  shop  to  the  native  brethren  as  a 
token  of  his  pleasure,  and  provided  himself 
with  the  scriptures.  Passing  through  various 
villages,  the  word  of  peace  was  proclaimed  in 
them  all.  In  one  the  following  conversa- 
tion took  place  : — 

''  You  want  us,'*  said  one  man,  **'  to  give 
up  all  our  idols  and  our  debtas  and  gurus, 
and  to  accept  of  Jesus  Christ  This  can 
never  be.  The  idols,  it  is  true,  are  nothing ; 
but  Ram  wo  never  can  give  up  for  Jesus 
Christ.  We  all  know  Ram,  and  he  was 
served  by  our  fathers  before  us  ;  our  sacred 
books,  and  our  pundits  all  tell  us  about  Ram 
and  his  wonderful  doings  at  Lanka  (Ceylon); 
but  who,  amongst  us  know  any  thing  of  Jesus 
Christ!  It  is  only  the  other  day  that  you 
fbreigners  brought  us  some  information  about 
him.  What  you  say  may  be  all  very  ttue,  but 
we  know  nothing  about  it,  and  we  do  not 
want  to  know.  We  all  know  Ram,  and  that 
is  enough  for  us,  whether  we  go  to  heaven 
or  to  hell,  we  frill  never  renounce  Ram." 
Tlus^  and  much  more  in  the  same  strain,  was 
delivered  in  a  very  earnest  and  impassioned 
manner,  and  produced  a  strong  sensation. 
We  endeavoured  to  meet  this,  by  pointing 
out  the  true  character  of  Ram  as  portrayed 
in  their  own  books ;  by  shovring  them  that 
they  really  derived  no  benefit,  either  temporal, 
mora],  or  spiritual,  by  their  devotedness  to 
Ram  ;  and  by  making  known  the  charscter 
of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  varied 
and  substantial  blessings  which  he  bestows  on 
his  followers.  Our  opponent  though  silenced, 
was  not  convinced  ;  but  several  of  the  hearers 
exclaimed  ;  <<  It  is  very  true  that  neither  Ram, 
nor  any  of  our  debtas  vrill  ever  save  us  from 
sin,  for  they  themselves  were  as  bad  as  we 
are.' 


i> 


One  man  was  very  indignant  on  hearing 
the  sin  and  folly  of  idol-worship  exposed ;  the 
native  brother  who  was  speaking,  coolly 
replied,  ^I  suppose,  you  are  a  maker  of 
images  f  "Yes  !*'  excliumed  a  voice  in  the 
crowd,  *<  he  makes  and  sells  them  for  four 
and  eight  annas  apiece."  "  I  thought  so,** 
said  the  native  brother,  '*  he  is  afraid  lest  any 
■hottld  be  penuaded  not  to  buy  his  images, 
that  is  the  reason  he  is  so  angry  with  us."  i 
TAhuemsrk  excited  such  a  i^eneial  laugh  at ' 


the  idol-maker,  that  for  shame  he  retired 
from  the  crowd  and  gave  us  no  moretroublcw 

The  journey  was  brought  to  a  dose  on  the 
3rd  of  September.  If  no  immediate  tokens 
were  apparent  yet  the  seed  was  wid^ 
scattered.  ''Some,"  says  Mr.  Lawrence^ 
'^  listened  with  indifference,  others  from  mtn 
curiosity,  a  few  only  to  mock  and  oppose 
us  ;  but  a  goodlj  number  seemed  interested, 
expressed  their  warm  approbation,  and  their 
earnest  desire  to  become  better  acquainted 
with  the  truths  we  proclaimed  to  them." 

Bbna&es. — Notwithstanding  bis  age,  Mr. 
Smith  is  still  able  to  go  out  every  day  into 
the  city  and  preach  among  the  heathen  the 
glad  tidings.  On  the  7th  of  August  two 
persons  were  added  to  the  church,  one  of 
them  our  aged  brother's  grand-daughter,  the 
other  a  native.  They  were  immefsed  in  te 
new  baptistery  in  the  mission  compound. 
Two  others,  once  heathens^  have  given  in 
their  names  as  candidates. 

Barisal. — Mr.  Page,  under  date  of  August 
16tb,  writes  :->*  I  baptised  at  Chobekarpsff 
eight  persons :  five  women,  of  whom  three  can 
read  the  bible,  and  three  men,  of  whom  one 
can  read.  All  had  been  candidates  for  many 
months.  The  Lord  hold  them  up  unto  the 
end.  At  Ashkar  I  baptized  two  men,  one  of 
whom  I  hoi>c  vrill  be  useful  by  and  by.  Ha 
has  learned  to  read  and  write  since  he  became 
a  Christian,  and  seems  anxious  to  do  good. 
There  are  more  candidates."  Mr.  Page  bap- 
tized another  woman  at  Pakhar  on  the  Slat 
of  August. 

CEYLON,  Colombo.— The  arrival  of  Mr. 
and  &Irs.  Carter  has  permitted  Mr.  Allen  to 
visit  some  of  the  jungle  churches,  Mr.  Carter 
meanwhile  taking  the  services  at  the  Pettah 
chapel.  The  method  of  catechising  after 
the  sermon  has  been  found  most  useful,  both 
for  eliciting  and  imparting  a  clear  knowledge 
of  the  gospel.  Mr.  Allen  also  hopes  thereby 
to  ascertain  the  qualifications  of  the  mem- 
bers, and  at  a  future  time  to  put  them  to 
some  definite  use.  He  will  aim  to  bring  the 
churches  into  a  more  self-reliant  pooitiony 
and  eventually  to  support  their  own  ministry, 
and  the  ordinances  of  Christ. 

Kanot. — The  native  schools  are  in  an  im- 
proving condition,  much  of  which  is  owing  to 
the  books  and  maps  prepared  by  Mr,  Muf* 


rOR  JANUARY,  1864. 


Gl 


dock,  thm  »gemt  of  the  Tmet  Sod«tj.  At 
tkt  tvo  priflT  idioob  of  Kaod j  and  Ifatelle 
tb««  an  tity  diildren  in  r^galar  attendance. 
Tbe  Kandy  boya^  school  is  also  doing  well. 
la  this  school  Mr.  DaTis  is  asnsted  by  a 
joog  European  who  has  bought  his  discharge 
floss  the  azmj  and  devoted  himself  to  the 
VQik.  The  native  church  is  somewhat  un- 
Nlllad  ainoe  the  departure  of  Mr.  SilTa;  but 
As  coagyggalion  continues  good. 

ST.  DOMINGO.— The  ReT.  W.  Rycraft 

ksshad  his  labours  interrupted  by  serere  ill- 

BOS.  The  wurship  of  the  sanctuary  luu^how- 

cfOTy  been  maintained  by  the  kind  assistance 

of  two  merchants  of  the  place,  one  acting  as 

the  clerk  and  the  other  reading  a  sermon, 

llr.  Ryeroft  is  in  fear  that  he  should  be 

obliged  to  leave  the  house  he  at  present 

oecnpies  as  a  residence  and  chapel,  on  ac^ 

cMBt  of  ita  being  required  for  other  purposes. 

JAMAICA,  RvwE.— The  work  of  grace 

coadBQes  to  proqier  in  the  hands  of  our 

cokmied  brother,  the  Rer.  Ellis  Fray,  and 

ikt  diorch  eoDtinucs  in  peace.    The  schools 

o%  bovefw,  low,  although  hundreds  of  cbil- 

dna  Bu^  be  seen  weeding  the  cane-fielda  and 

weding  inatraction.     The  schoolmaster  is 

dependent  on  the  payments  of  the  children. 

A  recent  donation  of  H.  Kelsall,  Esq.,  towards 

tlie  master's  support,  has  preyed  of  great 

wtice. 

Baowx'fl  Town.— The  Rev.  J.  Clark  in- 
(imns  us  that  at  his  stations  the  congregntions 
continue  large,  and  the  word  of  God  is  not 
presdied  in  vain.  The  increase  of  the  church 
does  not,  however,  more  than  make  up  the 
loses  by  death  and  exclusions.  The  found- 
ation  of  a  new  chapel  has  been  laid  in  the 
back  mountains  of  Trelawney.  This  has 
vn/en  from  the  successful  labours  of  Mr. 
Milliner,  formerly  of  Melksham,  among  the 
Eorapcan  immigrants  and  coloured  people 
rendsat  in  that  region.  As  they  were  poor, 
tbe  people  have  given  their  labour.  They 
*ciU  into  the  woods  on  Mr.  Milliner's  pro- 


perty, cut  down  trees,  sawed  up  timber  and 
boardi^  made  a  lime-kiln,  and  prepared  stone 
for  the  chapel  which  they  are  now  busily 
engaged  in  erecting.  They  will,  however, 
need  a  b'ttle  help  to  procure  ghiss,  iron- 
mongery, &c.,  for  which,  probably,  £20 
would  suffice.  Will  our  fKends  at  Melksham 
help  in  this  ? 

The  day  following,  Mr.  Harry,  a  black 
brother,  and  for  a  long  time  an  assistant  of 
Mr.  Clark,  was  recognized  as  pastor  of  the 
diurch  at  the  AIps~a  station  of  the  late 
Rev.  B.  Dexter.  The  attendance  was  large, 
and  an  interesting  mixture  of  white  and 
coloured  ministers  took  part  in  the  solemn 
services  of  the  day. 

Satanna-la-Mar. — Under  the  ministry  of 
the  Rev.  John  Clarke,  the  work  of  Gk>d  makes 
pleasant  progress  at  this  station  ;  the  people 
contributing  to  their  best  ability  to  maintain 
the  worship  of  God,  and  to  complete  the 
erection  of  a  chapel  they  have  in  hand. 
Africans  from  a  distance  of  eight  miles  are 
flocking  for  instruction,  and  n  most  gratify- 
ing effort  is  made  by  the  church  to  supply 
them  with  clothing  and  other  necessaries. 
The  inquirers'  class  is  large,  and  it  is  hoped 
that  many  will  early  in  the  year  be  baptized 
into  Christ. 

A  KNOTT  A  Bay. — The  Rev.  S.  Jones,  both 
in  person  and  family,  has  lately  had  to  en- 
dure much  affliction.  Repeated  attacks  of 
fever,  have  greatly  hindered  him  in  his  work, 
and  laid  aside  his  partner  and  children.  His 
youngest  child,  rather  more  than  two  years 
old,  at  last  fell  a  prey  to  its  ravages.  The 
same  trials  have  also  befullen  his  people, 
while  the  want  of  bridge  communication  has 
much  lessened  the  attendance  on  the  means 
of  grace.  Every  bridge  on  the  twenty-threo 
streams  in  the  vicinity,  was  destroyed  in  the 
great  flood  of  January  last.  A  donation  of 
£5,  from  II.  Kclsall,  Esq.,  to  the  schools  has 
proved  of  most  providential  service  to  the 
family  of  the  schoolmaster. 


HOME  PROCEEDINGS. 


The  meetings  held  during  the  past  month 
Wts  not  been  very  numerous.  Mr.  Trestrail 
nistShacklewell,  Mr.  Russell  at  Lyming- 
tBs,  Ifr.  Smilli  at  Shonldbam  Stnet    W0I 


have  received  a  most  encouraging  account  of 
the  services  which  were  held  at  Somerleyton 
and  Lowestoft.  Mr.  Peto  presided  nt  the 
meetings,  at  which  the  brctlnen  '&tocV)B>X' 


62 


THE  MISSIONARY  HBRALD 


rell,\Lofchm«ii,  aimI  oUwn  ad?ocated  the 
Society^  •Uimi,  at  w«U  ••  pmacbing  at  both 
placet  on  its  behalf  on  the  Lord's  day.  The 
contributioni  were  more  than  double  (bote 
of  any  preceding  year. 

We  have  to  annoanoe  that  tmce  our  last, 
two  brethren  have  been  added  to  the  list  of 
mistionaries  to  India.  The  Committee  some 
weeks  ego  invited  .the  Rev.  J.  Gregtoni  of 
Beverley  to  give  hhnself  to  the  work,  and 
after  due  consideration  and  prayer,  be  has 
felt  it  to  be  his  duty  to  accede  to  the 
request.  The  church  over  which  he  hss  pre- 
sided  ht  four  yearsi  whale  lamenting  bis 
removal  and  expressing  their  c%vdial  approval 
of  his  tervices  as  their  pastor,  and  their 
esteem  for  him  as  a  Christian  brother,  felt 
that  they  could  not  take  the  retponsibility  of 
oppoting  his  going  on  such  a  work.  The 
s^Muration  was  painful  to  both  parties,  but  it 
was  eiiected  in  an  eminently  Christian  man- 
ner and  with  unabated  regard  for  each  other. 
Mr.  Anderson,  one  of  the  senior  students  of 
Stepney  College,  having  ofiered  himself  for 
mitsion  tervioe  in  India,  hat  been  cordially 
aooepted.  There  are  now  ihne  brethren 
ready  to  join  the  mitnon  band  in  India,  and 
thete^  with  Mr.  Carter  in  Ceylon,  and  Mr. 
Robinnon,  who  is  to  go  to  Dacca,  will  make 
Jive  of  the  twenty  propoeed  to  be  tent  forth  in  i 
accordance  with  the  plan  adopted  by  the| 
Committee  for  ttrengthening  and  enlarging 
the  Indian  mission.  So  &r,  then,  we  have 
grounds  for  encouragement  and  hope. 

As  thete  brethren  could  not  leave  until 
January,  and  would  arrive  in  India  at  the 
banning  of  the  hot  teason,  the  Committee 
have  determined  to  delay  their  departure 
iiatil  June  or  July,  1854.    In  the  meanwhile 


they  will  font  a  elatt  for  fa»tnwtian  ia  the 
Hindustani  and  Bengati  languagety  unte  the 
direction  of  the  Rev.  G.  Peatee.  They  will 
begin  their  servioes  under  very  advantafeoos 
circumstaneei^  and  will  be  ready  for  their 
work  at  least  six  months  sooner  than  U  tbsy 
were  to  leave  at  onee.  We  trust  their  ftOB- 
ber  will  soon  be  augmented. 

The  Committee  of  the  Young  Men's  Mis- 
sionary Aatociatkm  have  requestad  us  to 
ttate  that  Mr.  Cnsner,  one  of  the  Secretaries, 
has  rietntly  visited  and  deUf  ered  leetuiSi  to 
the  young  people  and  scholais  connected  with 
the  following  plaees  of  worthip  : — Boston ; 
Myrtle  Street  and  Byrom  Stred,  Liverpool ; 
Sal  ford,  Grotvenor  Street,  and  Oxford  Road, 
Manchester  ;  South  Pamde  and  York  Road, 
Leeds.  The  attendance  at  these  lectnrcs  baf 
been  large. 

It  inll  be  a  great  convenienae  if  the  trea- 
surers of  local  auxiliaries  will  do  their  beit 
to  forward,  as  speedily  as  possible,  all  moneys 
in  hand,  and  to  get  in  snch  subscriptions  as 
are  due.  We  hope,  too,  the  aeeonnte  will  be 
forwarded  before  the  81st  of  Mareh,  on 
which  day  the  financial  year  closes.  By  so 
doing  they  will  greatly  fodliUte  the  getting 
out  of  the  Report,  which  would  be  finithed 
much  sooner  if  there  were  no  delay  in  thess 
matters. 

NOTICE. 

At  the  beginning  of  a  new  year  we  call  the 
attention  of  parents,  superintendents,  and 
teachers  of  schools,  to  the  desirableneat  of 
endeavouring  to  increase  the  circulation  of 
the  Juvenile  Missionary  Henld.  We  hope 
this  request  will  be  heartily  responded  to.  as 
the  circulation  is  not  yet  what  it  ought  to  be. 


CONTRIBUTIONS, 

Meoeived  on  accouwt  of  the  BaptUt  Jfissionary  Society,  from  Notmnhet  21 

to  December  20, 1853. 


Do)Mrfton«.  £  t.  d, 

"A  Priat^i  donation"  110 
DanieU.    R.    P.,    Eaq., 

for/iMUa   tl    0    0 

Pflto,  B.  M.,  Baq.,  If.P., 

totJBahamat 5    0    0 

xrz « 0   ff   • 


Leffoeia.        £  t.  d. 

BMWtt,   ICiM   iMibdU, 

late   of    Skipton,   bj 

MlBi  Graeo  Brown  ...  19  10    0 
Thompaom  Mr.  WillUm, 

Istoof  Austta  Stfvflt, 

flkorsdttoh IM   Q   0 


£   i. 

Lmnom  aub  MfDOUvm. 

AJptrtoBi— 

Collection  0  14 

Bbuidford  Btfsei-* 

LadiM'     Aiaociatioa, 
for  Baritaf  Bckoof..,    S    0 


AMI  SMaoI  MoBnu   I   t    0 
D^.  br  BOuHl  Uati- 

■HuuDcnmEtb — 
CtDtllbaUaB*.    mil- 
u«li - tit 

Bud»  8*b«ii.  k*  T. 

Valmrtk.  Ronln  Scmt— 
■BteScb«gl,W  Y. 

M.M.  A^fnfatk- 
*«b4^     $dlMl.     fur 

Ojtof. «    0    0 

WilllBffind — 

MIrUohi B    9  1 

D&,  Durcknln   ...  0    >  0 

Do.,  Rcte Old 

D*.,  WiIlMK- 0  13  1 

CsntilbiitLaiu  ..  IS  1>  0 

Da.hr/iulii  T    1  D 


CgBUlka(loDi,bTlIn. 
Ban  10    0 

CiMuiDanKim. 
i«.  Etq „ 71  la  e 

OuBlirldg*— 
DoBlrttallont.        Far 

ASlSdiMfAKiu   3  10    0 
Do.,   for    Xetrriiia 
Oiapd.    Janain    4    0    0 


VOa  JAHUART,  18M. 

iS    ivd. 
Willbtm  AbbcT  0  10  10 

CsLlHllona „    7    B    t 


11  11    0 

on  icoiUDl,  bj  Ut.  R. 
ComclT  15    0    0 

SuHlu     B<ko«l,    IBr 
Salni  Prachin ...    110 

St.  Strimr'a,  ttt 
BT«ba  ■  71  intra  r» 
Srhxl  „..„„  10    1 

CoDlrflintiDiu.  lur  ^.    I    I    4 

Conlrltrntlou  tit 

BoictDj— 
CoUtotion a  13  10 

Contrltnitlou  ........    n  17    0 

II  10  10 

II  «1« 
BanTFDiiMajna. 

lUrkntA  E<rc«t- 

CollMtloB    1    11     0 

Contrlbiitlani  I    S    e 

I)u.,BiiDdBrScbinl, 
hnAitfirf  Prtach- 
in  17    8 

0  ID    1 
St.  Albu't— 
Daddlng,  lUr.  R.  N., 
Vlcmr  of  SI,  Felor'i    0  10    0 
VtlSonL  Ml  u«anl,  bj 
R*T.  J.  F.  B««lell  ...    9    3    0 


CoDlribiillDiii  t    0    8 

Do.,  for/nduc   0  ID    0 

Do.,  Snndaj  SehHil    0  It    2 


Dii„riibUcMntlne 


roceedi    or    Buur 

l)o.,DrTeiijM<inf 
tmolttTl S  13    3 


CoHactloiu  (molMjI...    S  IS    I 


-,    »    0    0 
..    3    «    0 

„  IS  17    H 


L*u  npnuH   1  1 J   8 
17    0    1 


Conlillislloni  1    (    ! 

Da .  far  Mn.  Feic- 

Ufi  SaAamat......  IOC 

Cbird— 

ContributlODa  HSn-S)  11    0    S 

Hooppcll.  Mr.  R. 1    0    C 

CDUUibutisniilBSI-aj  17! 


»Sa'!'= :: 

9nindlibn(t— 

Contrttaltoii 
tlorloni 
Ipawlcb.  Sluke  CtiaprI— 


THB  HIS8I0NABT  BBRALD  FOB  JANUARY,  1854. 

Cudlff,  TiUmuU— 


1    >    I 

.'  1 1»  I : 


A(kiia«lid|>d  btbn 


CoUaelhnu,  tt,  (two- 


l<*iinl*l(t4  bttan 


CsMHballBH,    Jbtt- 


KORTII  WALFB. 


SODTR  WALKS. 


Cintrlbiulau  .. 


OuircnH  ASM  ni— 


Jamaka- 

Aunotto  ud  Buff  B>T. 

ZtiWl.  Brtbiaj— 

I^»i« 

Mt 

nobm 

IBELAM). 

Coltnln*- 
i  Frltn 

SnbKtiplioiu  anil  DonMioiu  in  aid  of  the  Baplin  Humanarr  Sockl^  will  be  llMnktull' 
lecarad  l^  William 'GrodieGurnfrr.E!!;.,  anil  Samuel  Morton  P«la,E<q-,M. P., TtmL'iucn 
by  tba  rter.  Frwlcriek  Trwlmil  nnJ  Edinird  Bean  Underhill,  Esq..  .SeCTetariw,  at  iLo 
BGBon  Home,  SA,  Hoorgale  Street,  Lokikin:  in  Epnraukati,  bj  the  Iter.  JtnuthRD 
Watam,  and  John  MBca»dreir,T:iK|.  in  Giamow,  hy  C.  Andcraoii,  Esq.;  in  DuBUH,  bf 
Jabn  Puner,  Eiq.,  Rathmine*  Gwllc;  in  CALOL'Tn.  bj  the  Rev.  Jamci  TliomoB,  BnplLil 
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BAPTIST    HOME    MISSIONARY    SOCIETY. 

JANUARY,  1864. 


MISSIONAKY   TOUR  OF  MESSRS.  WEBB  OF  DUNCHURCH  AND  MAIZEY 

OF  STUDLEY. 


Studies,  Warwiekshve, 
December  16, 1853. 

I  feel  sorry  I  did  not  send  ycu  the  report 
of  the  miauonary  tour  immediately  on  the 
eoncliuion  of  oor  labours,  when  the  incidents 
coming  under  our  notice  were  fresh  upon  the 
memory,  and  deeply  impressed  upon  the 
beart. 

Not  that  it  is  possible  easily  to  forget  the 
scenes  of  iniquity  and  sin  which  present 
themselves  to  the  eye  of  the  home  missionary, 
nor  lose  the  deep  feeling  of  commiseration 
impressed  on  his  heart  by  the  religious 
destitution  of  our  hamlets  and  villages  on  the 
one  hand,  and  by  the  apathy  and  lukewarm- 
nesB  of  the  churches  on  the  other. 

Brother  Webb  of  Dunchurch,  according  to 
appointment  arrived  at  Studley  on  Wednes- 
dsy,  September  81st,  when  we  made  arrange- 
ments for  our  missionary  work,  and  set 
about  it  accordingly.  On  this  occasion  we 
departed  a  little  from  the  general  plan 
sdopted,  vii.  that  of  confining  our  labours 
entirely  to  the  destitute  villages  and  hamlets 
for  whose  immediate  benefit  our  mission  was 
intended  ;  in  order,  under  the  divine  blessing, 
more  essentially  to  serve,  and  more  perma- 
nently to  advance,  the  objects  of  your  home 
misNon.  Hence  we  laboured  diligently 
daring  the  week  days  among  the  villagers, 
guliig  from  house  to  house,  distributing 
tracts,  and  conversing  with  the  people 
individually  about  their  souls  and  salvation, 
urging  them  in  Christ's  stead  to  be  reconciled 
to  God  ;  and  then,  in  the  evening  of  each 
day,  when  the  labours  of  the  field  were 
ended,  we  collected  them  together  ;  either  in 
the  open  air,  or  in  the  bam,  or  in  the  lovely 
little  vilUige  chapel,  as  the  case  might  be, 
and  preached  to  them  Girist  and  the  way  of 
lalvation.  But  we  made  a  point  of  spending 
the  Lord's  day  in  some  town  central  to  the 
rillages  we  visited  during  the  week  ;  securing 
tome  commodious  place  of  worship  in  order 
to  hold  revival  meetings  •  and  circulating 
handbills  announcing  the  order  of  ser\-ice8, 
we  engaged  the  attention  of  the  public.  The 
meetings  were  well  attended.  We  embraced 
the  op{or1unity  of  laying  before  them  the 
destitute  condition  of  the  villages  around,  and 
nifed  them,  by  the  mercies  of  God,  and  the 
claoms  of  their  fellow  dying  sinnent,  to  follow 
up  with  their  prmyen  and  weekly  vistations 


the  efforts  we  had  made  to  quicken  and 
arouse  the  villages  adjacent,  that  the  seed 
sown  might  not  perish  in  the  soil,  or  be 
carried  away  by  birds  of  prey ;  but  under  their 
fostering  care  might  spring  up  and  bear  fruit 
to  the  advantage  of  the  churches  thus 
employed,  and,  above  all,  to  the  praise  and 
glory  of  God. 

For,  afler  all,  what  are  annual  visitations 
to  sustain  and  feed  the  fainting,  starving 
multitudes?  Spirit  of  the  living  God, 
descend,  und  baptize  thy  people  with  another 
Pentecostal  shower.  Lay  the  burden  of 
souls  upon  their  hearts.  Enkindle  through- 
out our  churches  the  missionary  flame.  Then 
the  heavens  from  above  shall  drop  fiitness, 
and  the  church  below  shall  become  like  the 
garden  of  the  Lord.  Then  our  villages  shall 
assume  another  aspect ;  for,  **  Instead  of  the 
thorn  shall  come  up  the  fir-tree,  and  instead 
of  the  briar  shall  come  up  the  myrtle-tree, 
and  it  shall  be  to  the  Lord  for  a  name,  for  an 
everlasting  sign  that  shall  not  be  cut  oifl" 

Thursday,  September  22nd.  We  com- 
mcnced  our  missionary  work,  and,  although 
1  cannot  give  you  now  an  account  of  all  the 
places  wo  visited,  and  all  the  incidents  that 
occurred,  yet  1  will  endeavour  to  recall  such 
incidents  and  places  as  may  be  worthy  of 
notice. 

We  left  Studley,  and  passing  through 
Little  Wood  Green  we  distributed  our  tracts, 
and  freely  conversed  with  the  people,  who 
gladly  received  them,  and  heard  our  message, 
until  we  came  to  the  village  of  Aliddie  Town, 
Here  for  some  time  we  have  held  a  prayer- 
meeting  during  the  winter  season,  and  God  has 
blessed  the  means  to  the  souls  of  many,  some 
of  whom  are  gone  home  to  glory,  and  others 
still  remain  consistent  members  of  our  church 
at  Studley^  But  this  is  not  a  rose  without  a 
thorn.  Satan  has  his  scat  here.  And  almost 
the  first  house  we  entered,  on  presenting  our 
tract,  the  storm  began.  Unknowingly,  we 
found  ourselves  within  the  precincts  of 
Roman  jurisdiction.  The  good  woman  of 
the  house  began  to  storm  most  vehemently. 
She  said  she  did  not  know  brother  Webb,  but 
she  knew  me  well,  and  that  1  hated  all  Roman 
Catholics.  I  begged  her  to  be  calm,  and 
wished  her  not  to  be  hasty  in  her  conclusions. 
I  said,  it  is  too  evident  from  all  history  thai 
Roman  Catholics^haU  pTO\«KlKa\A.    omV  \\ 


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does  not  necessarily  follow  that  all  protestanttf  |  from  one  end  to  the  other  with  trscts,  brother 
hate  Roman  Catholicflb  All  true  protestan-  j  Webb  taking  one  side,  and  mjself  the  other ; 
tism,  I  said,  comes  from  God,  and  rpsemhlfb  and  pressed  up<m  the  people  the  importance 
God.  God  haten  sin,  while  at  the  Kimc  time  of  attending  the  house  of  God.  I  think  it 
he  loves  the  sinner;  and  just  so  all  true  one  of  the  worst  placeK  I  ever  visited  for  non- 
while   they    hate    jKipery   us  a    attendance  on  the  means  of  urjice.     There  ai« 


popery.  Her  husband  coming  in,  seemed  of  ;  seulous  home  missionary  would  bei  very 
another  spirit.  Hewiid,"  Well,  take  the  tnct,  ustlul  here.  At  five  o'clock  p.m.  we 
and  let  us  read  for  oiin«elve9."  We  handed  ,  preached  ng-.iin  in  the  market  place  to  a  few 
him  that  beautiful  little  tract,  **  Christ  the  '  l^fiple,  and  from  thence  wo  rep.iired  to  the 
only  Way  of  Salvation.**  The  tract  was  i  Uiptiat  chapel,  kindly  offered  to  us  by  the 
approved  of,  and  although  the  poor  i^t-v.  J.  Bottomity,  where  we  held  an  evening 
woman  has  not  renounced  popery  yet,  she  is  service.  A Ixtut  seventy  persons  were  present, 
more  friendly  with  the  heretic*,  as  she  terms  a  ^  large  congregation  for  Henly.  Brother 
them,  and  is  glad  to  receive  any  tracts  they  Webb,  rising  above  discouragements,  preached 
can  give  her,  and  has  expressed  herself  Borr>'  J  to  us  a  most  encoun^ing  sermon,  from  Psalm 
for  having  treated  us  so  unkindly.  Such  is  I  c>xvi.  0*,  ♦*  He  that  goeth  forth  and 
Christianity.  It  hreatlics  love.  Its  entrance  \  reapeth,"  A[c.  After  that  we  held  a  pmyer- 
giveth  light.  May  the  light  shine  mr.re  and  j  meeting,  at  which  all  the  people  remained  ; 
more,  until  the  once  angry  and  benighted  many  were  deeply  impressed  ;  and  God  was 
papist  becomes  the  loving  and  enlightened  j  ^r\i\y  in  our  midst.  I  have  heard  since  that 
protestant  believer.  E  mention  this  to  !  tlie  visit  gicatly  revived  the  people.  Thus 
encourage  any  des]>onding  tmet  distributor  ends  our  first  week  and  first  sabbath.  May 
to  sow  beside  all  waters,  and  put  his  trust  in  t''*^  ^^o'y  Ghost  succeed  the  effort,  and  he 
God.     From  thence  we  went  to  Samhourn,  •  «J'''l'  have  the  glory. 

about  two  miles  farther,  and  in  both  the  |  Monday,  Siptember  Cfith.  The  first  scene 
villages  we  dislrilnited  al)out  '200  tnn:t«.  '  of  our  labour  this  morning  was  Wooten, 
Manyofth '  •     :..i .•   ,i-   ,  ...  i  „K».,t  ♦«•«  «.:i.^  r„„   .i  _.         ,       .    .... 

of  it.     M 
Friday 

connected  with  Studley.  We  have  a  j;<'od  |  '}  he  friends  of  the  csUiblished  church  re- 
little  chapel  here,  built  by  t!ie  venerable  j  ceived  our  tracts  and  exhortations  gladly,  but 
father  Brooks,  memlwr  of  the  baptist  church  ^'"^  Koman  catholics  manifested  the  worst 
at  Alcestcr,  and  lent  to  the  niisHon  free  of  ftHjlings  of  an  unrenewed  heart,  refusing  to 
cost.  We  have  a  church  here  of  about  thirty  '  ncoe]»t  our  tracts,  although  we  beseechingly 
members,  and  a  noble  sabKith  school  ;  all  ,  requested  them  to  read  and  judge  for  them- 
the  result  of  home  missionary  toil,  f lod  has  st-lves,  on  the  grounds  that  our  tmcts  as  well 
blessed  his  words  in  this  place,  and  we  trust  ;  a*  our  motives  to  do  good  were  purely  un- 
our  visitation  proved  a  time  of  refreshing  fn»m  sectarian  in  principle  and  catholic  in  their 
the  presence  of  the  Lord.  ap|»lica»ion.  but  they,  true  to  the  idd  adage, 

Saturday,  Septeniber  Wth.  We  prepared  "  l;;noranee  is  the  mother  of  devotion,"  once 
to  pay  a  visit  to  flcit/y  in  Arden,  a  town  n^ore  shut  their  eyes  against  the  light,  and 
about  seven  miles  from  Studley,  containing  closed  their  hearts  againat  the  truth,  pouring 
about  2,000  inhabit«mts.  On  our  way  the  utmost  contempt  on  our  persons  and 
thither  we  parsed  through  several  villages,  in  nnessage.  Truly  we  had  a  fearful  develop- 
all  of  which  we  distributed  tracts,  not  ment  of  the  unchangeable  character  of 
exempting  the  public  houses,  which  wee  poj  ^ry,  which  only  lacks  the  opportunity  to 
gratehilly  received  ;  and  our  appeals  to  the  A'o**t  up  again  the  fires  of  Smithfield,  and 
consciences  of  the  people  seriously  listened  pt^rsecule  unto  the  death.  From  thence  we 
to.  In  the  evening  we  arrived  at  Uenly  in  .  c;ime  to«  Bearly,  a  village  about  four  miles 
Arden,  weary  and  fatigued;  and,  having  ^'om  Henly,  and  four  from  Stratford-on- Avon, 
procured  rurselves  lodgings,  we  conmiendcd  Here  we  found  a  more  noble  people,  they 
each  other  to  God,  and  soon  retired  to  rest,  received  us  as  the  messengers  of  Christ,  they 
On  the  morrow :  listened  to  our  exhortations  with  the  greatest 

Sunday,  September  25th,  We  commenced  attention  and  earnestness,  and  gave  us  a  most 
the  day  by  preaching  out  of  doors.  In  the  pressing  invitation  to  stay  with  them  that 
morning  at  nine  o'clock  a  few  people  collected  evening  and  preach  in  their  chajiel  (  Wealeyan) 
together,  and  brother  Webb  delivered  a  most  ,  which  we  rouiily  accepted.  We  went  from 
practical  and  imprefsive  sermon.  From  hwlf  house  to  house,  distributing  tracts,  and 
past  ten  till  two  o'clock  p.m.  we  went  from  inwting  them  to  attend  the  evening  service. 
iouse  to  house,  and  JiSerally  sowed  the  town     Wives  went  into  the  fields  to  infonn  their 


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bmibnds  and  Mms,  that  they  might  come!  immortal  bard  of  Stmtford,  but  wc  diicorer^ 

home  as  early  as  poanble  to  attend  with  them  '  but  little  of  his  geniun  among  the  people. 

the  house  of  prayer.     We  had  a  good  cbaiiel    They  are  dark  and  lifeless  with  regard  to 

4alU     I  preached  to  them  from  Ivaiah  Iv.  1  :     thing's  npiritual.     They   have  a   neat    little 

"  Ho !  every  one  that  thirsteth,  come  yc  to    chnpel  supplied  by  Imjitist  and  independent 

the  water?,"  Ac.,  and   truly  the  river  that     ministers,  hut  is  Radly  attended.     They  know 

maketh  glad  the  city  of  God  flowed  among  ',  not  the  tilings  belonging  to  their  peace.     We 

the  people,  and  the  ^  thirsty  land  Itccame  |  went  to  cvi>ry  hnuNC  leaving  (Uir  tracts,  and 

springs  of  water."     Many  resolved  that  night  !  conversed   with    them  ciu-nestly   aliout    the 

to  give  themselves  to  God,  and  esjtecially  one    importance  of  inijtroving   the  day  of  their 

poor  backBlider,while  hearing  about  the  fulness    visitation,   froniising    to  meet    them    again 

aodfreenessof  redeeming  mercy,  w:tf  induced  !  (D.V.)  in  the  house  of  (lod,  or  in  the  open 

to  come  again  to  the  fountain  and  wash  away     air,  on   the  following  sablKith.     Our  tracts 

his  sins  calling  upon  the  name  of  the  Lnnl.  j  being  nearly  exhausted   (having  distributed 

He  with  some  others  went  with  us  on  our  way  I  upwunls  of  70U   tnicts   this  tour)  we  were 

nearly  into  Stratford,  convenung  al>out  the    under  the  noccshity  of  returning  to  Studley  to 

"things  belonging  to  their  peace,"  when  he    replenish,  which  we  did  that  night,  walking 

tc»ld  brother  Webb  the  cau^e  of  his  fall  from  ^  fourteen  long  mile^  weary  iind  juded  with 

God— how  miserable  he  had  been  ;  but  now  ,  our  toil. 

his  sorrow  was  turned  into  joy,  and  hy  the  ■      Thursday  came,  but  we  cou!d  do  i  othing. 

help  of  the  Saviour  he  would  devote  himself    Brother  Webb  was  very  poorly,  and  I  was 

atre»h  to  God.     On  the  lx>rders  of  Stmt  ford  ;  oblif^ed  to  keep  in  bed. 

we  wished  them  farewell  commending  them  -      Friday,  September  ,'iO.     Still  so  ill  as  not 

to  God,  rejoicing  that  the  **  Great  Shepherd  "  [  to  be  able  to  do  any  thing.     Bnither  Webb 

•hould  count  us  worthy  to  go  among   the     however  went  throui>h  )>art  of  Studley  and 

difpersed  of  Judah,  and  bring  back  one  lost  -  Green  Lane,  doing  the  work  of  an  evangelist. 

shtep  of  the  hou*f«  of  IsmeL  '  Had  a  mo^t  delightful  and  pn>HtabIe  interview 

Tuesday,    September    '27th.      We    went,  i  with  a  family  there,  whieh  uni!er  God  was 

acci^mpanied  with  our  dear  brother  the  Rev.  :  made  a  blessing  to  the  master  of  the  house. 

Thomas  BumpuSjbaptiht  minister  of  Stratfonl,  '  Since  then  he  has  ca.«t  in  his  lot  with  the 

to  Soitteriield,  a  large  and  interesting  village  !  people  of  (iod  :  may  he  he  presented  faultless 

tbout  four  miles  from  Stratford,  eontmning    in  the  day  of  Chiist.     Green  Lane  abounds 

iljoul  a  thousand  inhabitrmt^.     On  finding    ^-ith  Roman  Catholics  ;  but  not  of  the  sterner 

that  they  had  a  very  neat  and   substantial     (ir)rt.     It  is  a  kind  ot  mongrel  pof)ery.     Stud- 

chnpel,  Weslcyan,  we  thought  we  sliouUl  do     ley  is  too  dei-ply  impregnatecl  with  protestan- 

vcil  to  n:ake  inquiry  and  secure  it  for  an     i'lrtin     to    be    able    to    humHow    the    awful 

c^enin^  5er\iee,  a^  the  weather  would   not     nioii!»t;o>itie»  «if  tliat  SDuI-ileeeiving  and  soul- 

aiiow  us  to  hoid  service  in  the  open  air.    Alter     destri.\  in.'  m>U  m. 

wme  trouble,  and  pniving  to  a  «lomonstration         Satuniay,    October    1.     .'^et    out    on    foot 
that   we  were   not    *' Wesley  an    refornier>,'*     from  SluiiUy  ti»r  Stratinrd-on-A  von,  fourttvn 
llie  friends  connecte*!  with   the  chapel   \ery     miles,  ili^tii'mtinj;  traits  at  ail  the  villages  we 
kindly  favoured  us  with  the  h'an  i»f  it  fur  the     passed  tlin-i.  .li  ami  to  all  we  met  upon  the 
evening.    We  then  (li\idetl  the  village  l)etween     road,  wliieh  w- ;o  not  a  tew,  as  it  was  at  the 
U5,  cacti  one  taking  a  difierent  eircuit,  delivi  r-     eIo«<e  of  a  iar«;c  cattle  .a  »•. 
insj  tracts  at  almost  every  house,  ami  speaking  '       Toward  the  e^enitij^  we  arrived  at  Shottery, 
to  them  about  Chrint  and  his  sidvation,  in-  ,  and  were  hot):  eitertained  in  the  family  of 
rlte<l   them  all,  even   the   parish    clerk,   to  '  James  Cox,  Kmi..  who^c*  praise  is  in  all  the 
ittend   the    public   service   in    the   evening.  •  churches,  and  whose  peculiar  interest  in  the 
The  people  received  us  gladly,  they  prouiise<l     honie  nii>sioii,  in  connexion  with   his  :,ood 
to  meet  us  at  the  house  of  God,  and  did  not     lady,  Mrs.  (.'«»x,  I  was  delij^hled  to  witne^5. 
«':««sipl>«;iijt  us.     We  had  a  lovely  congn^^a-  ■       Our  object  at  Stnuford  this  time  wjis  to 
lion,  many  not  in  the  habit  of  attendin:;  any     spend  a  sabbmh  in  t!iat  town,  in  good,  earnest, 
place  of  worship  found    their   way   to   the  •  home  mi*«.">ionar\  style,  and  more  e«»pec:ally  to 
smctuary   that   night;    we   commenced    by  '  stir  up  the  zeal  and  energy  of  the  churches  in 
kinging,  *'Je&u«,  the  name  high  o\er  all,"  alio     that   place,  lor   the  witler   ditiiision  of  the 
afer  reading  and  pniyer   iirother    Rumpu^    gospel  of  i'hri&t  in  the  villa;!.' s  around  ;  and, 
delivered   a    most   ixiwirful  and   impreht%i\e  .  atter    having   spent  a  ci-nifortable   night   at 
discitune  from,  **  Il(»w  ohall  we  escape,  if  we     Shottery,  we  arose,  on 

neglect  so  great  salvation  T'    Ileb.    ii.    30.         .Sabbath     niornini',     October     :2nd.,     and 
Many  felt  the  force  of  truth,  and  we  have  '  repaired  to  Strattonl,  where  we  met  our  dear 


reason  to  hope  and  believe  that  good  was 
done. 

Wednesday,  September  28.    This  morning 
in  company  with  brother  Rumpus  we  visited 


brother  Rumpus,  furrounded  by  a  kind- 
hearted  and  gt-nerous  people,  who  n^ceived  us 
gUuiiy.  Handbills  having  licen  printed  and 
posted  about  the  town  announcing  the  order 


thetncient  Tillage  of  Shottery,  celebrated  for  ,  of  services  foi  the  diiy,  divvwu  w^  ^^  ^'^^« 
bfing  the  fiiTOiurite  resoit  of  Shakspenre,  the  /  Bumpus,  and  printed  al  the  enveiVK  ot  \^ 


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baptltt  church,  gave  ample  publicitj  to  all  our 
moTcmenta.  Accordingly  we  commenced  the 
labours  of  the  day  vith  an  open  air  lervice. 
It  was  a  lovely  morning — ^the  sun  shone 
beautifully  ;  and  at  nine  o'clock,  in  about 
the  centre  of  Stratford,  we  commenced  the 
blessed  service  by  singing  that  melting  hymn  : 
**  Arise,  my  tcnderest  though tR,  arise/'  &(*. 
We  read  a  portion  of  scripture,  brother 
Bumpus  prayed,  and  then  brother  Webb 
delivered  an  excellent  sermon  to  about  200 
people  and  five  ministers  4>f  the  gospel 
connected  with  or  natr  the  town.  While 
singing  the  last  hymn  I  ^ave  tracts  to  all  the 
people,  exhorting  them  to  attend  to  the 
things  they  had  heard,  thoy  received  them 
readily,  except  two  or  three  poor  Irishmen, 
who  stoutly  refused  to  take  them,  on  the 
ground  that  it  would  be  a  *^  mortal  sin  ! " 

From  half  past  ten  p.m.  to  half  past  one 
p.m.  we  went  throughout  the  town  distributing 
tracts  from  house  to  house,  and  in  some  of  the 
oourti  we  collected  them  together  in  one  or 
other  of  the  houses  twelve  or  fourteen  at  a 
time^  and  gave  them  short  addresses,  which 
the  people  received  gladly.     We  distributed 


about  250  tracts.  Brother  Bumpns  preached 
in  the  chapel,  and  announced  the  servicei  for 
aflemoon  and  evening. 

At  half  past  two  I  went  over  to  the  village 
of  Shottcry  according  to  promise,  and  was 
most  happy  to  see  the  little  chapel  well  filled 
with  attentive  hearers,  and  best  oif  all  God  was 
with  us.  Brother  Webb  addressed  the  chil- 
dren and  parents  of  the  sabbath  school — they 
have  a  delightful  school :  and  at  six  o'clock 
we  had  a  public  meeting  in  the  baptist  chapel 
which  was  filled  in  every  part,  at  which  most 
appropriate  nnd  spirit-stirring  addresses  were 
delivered,  in  which  brother  Webb  and  I  took 
part.  The  impressions  made  were  deep,  and 
I  trust  lasting  ;  the  dormant  energies  of  the 
church  were  aroused.  It  was  a  good  day, 
not  soon  to  be  forgotten  by  the  people  of 
God.  Many  were  attracted  by  the  sight,  and 
we  trust  and  believe  that  the  *' bread  then 
cast  upon  the  waters  will  be  seen  after  many 
day%'» 

Thus  ended  one  of  the  most  delightful 
sabbaths  I  ever  enjoyed,  and  the  second  week 
of  our  home  misdionary  tour. 
To  be  continued. 


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THE 


BAPTIST  MAGAZINE. 


FEBRUARY,  1864. 


MEMOIR  OF  THE  LATE  REV.  CHARLES  DARKIN, 

OF  OIBBVCESTEB. 
SUPPLIXD  BT  XBS.  DABKIN. 


As  every  insianoe  of  the  power  of 
diTine  grace  is  confirmatory  of  its  truth, 
it  is  a  daty  we  owe  to  the  church  and 
tlie  world  to  record  the  experience  of 
thofle  who  have  by  its  influence  main- 
tained a  consistent  course  during  their 
siiort  sojourn  in  this  state  of  trial,  and 
who  hare  humbly  endeavoured  to  glo- 
rify Qod  and  serve  their  generation. 

The  subject  of  the  following  narra- 
tive was  early  favoured  with  religious 
instruction,  and  was  in  no  small  degree 
indebted  to  the  watchful  care  of  a  pious 
mother.  As  his  mind,  cast  in  no  ordi- 
nary mould,  began  to  develop  itself,  he 
displayed  surprising  quickness  in  the 
acquisition  of  knowledge,  and  a  strong 
native  genius. 

The  following  account  written  by 
himself,  and  read  at  his  ordination, 
fimiishes  a  more  correct  view  of  his 
Chnstian  experience  than  could  be  sup- 
plied in  any  other  way. 

To  the  question  proposed  to  him, 
'*  Are  jou  the  mihjeot  of  divino  grace  f 

rOL,  Xm. — FOURTH  sat  IKS, 


'» / 


his  reply  is,  "  I  hope  I  am ;  I  know  how 
desirable  certainty  is  on  such  a  subject, 
but -whatever  confidence  I  might  ex- 
press when  speaking  of  others,  I  must 
speak  with  difQdence  concerning  myself. 
I  repeat  it,  I  hope  I  am,  and  shall  en- 
deavour in  a  few  words  to  'give  a 
reason  of  the  hope  that  is  in  me.* 

''  I  find  pleasure  in  engagements,  in 
subjects,  and  in  society,  that  are  spiri- 
tual ;  a  greater  pleasure  than,  in  any- 
thing else.  This  was  not  always  the  case 
with  me.  Till  about  seventeen  years  of 
age,  I  deemed  such  subjects  and  such 
society  most  dull  and  insipid,  and  I 
would  gladly  have  escaped  from  them 
for  any  of  the  pastimes  of  worldly  peo- 
ple. I  had,  however,  even  then  a  most 
powerful  conviction  of  the  importance 
and  absolute  necessity  of  these  things, 
but  I  could  not  then  hear  of  them 
because  they  involved  a  renunciation  of 
the  things  of  the  world. 

"  It  was  my  privilege  to  ha^rQ  ^  i^vo\xft 
mother  who  took  core  m  m^  e&x^e&V» 


70 


MJSMOIR  OF  THE  LATE  REV.  CHARLES  DARKIN. 


days  to  instil  into  my  mind  thoughts  of 
God  and  heaven.  I  learned  on  her 
knee  before  I  could  read  a  letter,  and  i 

I 

as  early  as  I  could  lisp,  Dr.  Watt's  first 
catechism  and  many  of  his  divine 
songs,  and  I  have  a  clear  recollection  of 
repeating  these,  and,  what  is  the  more 
remarkable,  I  have  not  forgotten  many 
of  the  thoughts  I  formed  from  the 
words  I  then  learned.  These  time  has 
necessarily  corrected,  but  I  still  recog- 
nize them  as  entering  into  some  of  my 
motives  and  conduct. 

"  I  have  never  been  without  so  much 
of  the  fear  of  God's  anger  as  to  keep 
me  from  gross  violations  of  his  com- 
mandments, and  this  feeling  I  can  dis- 
tinctly  trace  to  these  instructions. 

"  I  mention  this  now  as  a  just  tribute 
of  praise  to  a  good  mother,  and  ear- 
nestly hope  it  tikAy  ittipfeBS  all  present 
with  the  importance  of  early  instruc- 
tion, and  especially  the  female  part  of 
this  audience  knowing  that  so  taiUch 
may  be  done  by  a  pious  mother. 

'^  As  I  grew  up,  I  was  not  suffered  to 
mix  wiUi  the  rude  and  noisy  children 
around  me,  but  I  discovered  an  impa- 
tience of  restraint  in  this  and  in  many 
other  respects  that  made  my  friends 
fear  for  me  in  prospect  of  my  removal 
from  them. 

*<Till  the  age  of  fourteen  I  was  at 
a  respectable  grammar  school,  where  I 
learned  readily  all  that  was  bad  from 
the  example  of  greater  boys.  At  that 
age  I  was  removed  many  miles  from 
home,  and  added  one  more  to  a  great 
many  pupils  under  the  care  of  a  baptist 
minister.  After  the  first  half  year's 
residence  in  this  family,  however,  I 
filled  a  situation  differing  somewhat 
from  a  pupil,  and  became  junior  assist- 
ant in  the  room  of  one  whom  I  knew 
but  little  of  then,  but  in  whose  friend- 
ship I  have  since  had  great  pleasure  for 
many  years.  When  I  entered  the  aca- 
demy at  Stepney  I  found  he  had  been 
^eiv  sUreadf  two  jetucB^  and  he  has  the 


honourable  reward  of  persevering  appli- 
cation, in  being  at  this  day  classical 
tutor  at  that  academy. 

"  My  taking  this  situation  was  the 
turning  point  in  my  destiny,  if  I  may 
be  alio  wed  the  expression.  The  moral 
restraints  of  the  school,  and  most 
wholesome  and  regular  conducting  of 
morning  and  evening  prayer,  with  at- 
tention to  religious  instruction,  were 
valuable  privileges  to  me  at  that  time. 
But  though  my  outward  behaviour  grew 
moral,  I  well  know  that  this  is  not  ne- 
cessarily connected  with  a  change  of 
heart. 

^'  It  is  true  I  sometimes  now  thought 
of  the  subject  of  religion,  and  I  read 
the  experience  of  converted  men,  but  I 
could  see  nothing  in  them  unless  it  was 
their  joy  at  knowing  Jesus  Christ  was  a 
Saviour;  this  commonly  excited  my 
surprise,  because  I  had  known  this 
from  my  infancy.  I  saw  not  then  the 
difference  between  the  knowledge  of 
the  head  and  the  knowledge  of  the 
heart. 

"But  about  the  age  of  seventeen  it 
pleased  God  that  I  should  suffer  much 
in  my  mind  thou^^  the  cause  of  it  was 
shown  afterward  to  arise  principally 
through  mistake ;  but,  blessed  be  tiie 
Lord,  it  was  the  most  happy  mistake  I 
ever  made  in  my  life.  Through  the 
withdrawment  of  the  friendship  of  a 
fellow  teacher,  I  was  led  to  seek  the 
friendship  of  God.  My  dejection  might 
be  considered  an  illustration  of  the 
text — *  The  wicked  feeth  fvhen  no  man 
pursnetk,^  lAj  guilty  conscience  alone 
made  me  fear.  I  was  led  to  believe 
that  my  want  of  decided  piety  made 
me  unacceptable  to  my  friend,  as  he 
had  made  a  public  profession  of  re- 
ligion, and  also  seriously  thought  of 
preaching  the  gospel,  and  I  was  urged, 
blessed  be  God,  to  dweU  more  upon  this 
conscious  deficiency  than  anything  ^se. 
My  thoughts  became  a  burden  to  me — 
indeed  thiftfraib^^lisyaxLied  me  imtil  I 


liSMOlR  or  TSK  LATB  UBY.  CHABLSS  DARKIN. 


71 


wii  diifsea  by  it  to  mj  dloset  to  try  if  I 
coold  find  that  in  the  biUe  which  had, 
9fiooMng  to  their  pi>ofeMion«  given 
co«soUti(m  to  80  many  good  people.  I 
opened  the  part  moat  frequent^  quoted 
by  moh  penons,  the  PBalms  oi  David, 
and  as  I  read  my  mind  was  insensibly 
drawn  from  my  troabk  to  think  of  God> 
who  in  the  eighth  pealm  especially  is 
•et  forth  in  creation  and  providenoe. 
Tbe  nbject)  much  as  I  had  before  read 
and  heard  of  it,  seemed  new  to  me ; 
aad  I  uitm-fy  diddiwed  the  constant  at- 
tention of  the  great  Qod  towards  the 
oeatoiea  he  had  formed.  But  a  little 
Nfleetion  ooavinoed  me  it  mnst  be  so ; 
tittt  the  smallest  insect  could  not  live 
vithont  his  unremitting  care,  at  least 
ii  supplying  it  with  the  means  of  Ufa 

^  From  this  thought,  the  consequence 
I  was  so  di^KMod  to  reject  returned 
with  the  greater  force; — ^that  this 
awiul  Being  had  been  thus  unremitting 
is  his  regard  of  me.  And  I  fell  upon 
my  knees  and  addressed  Him  who,  un- 
aiked,  unthanked,  had  sustained  me  so 
many  years  in  the  world.  It  was  the 
fint  time  my  hsart  had  ever  addressed 
God,  and  it  was  an  overpowering  exer- 
cise. 

'^  I  had  no  hope  of  escaping  future 
poBiahment,  but  this  did  not  distress 
me.  It  seemed  as  though  my  mind 
would  admit  nothing  but  this  one  sub- 
ject. Ood  had  shown  me  a  glimpse  of 
his  goodness,  and  by  the  splendour  of 
this  light  my  own  vileness  was  revealed, 
aad  my  mind  was  filled  with  wonder 
and  admiration,  in  a  state  of  the  deepest 
sdll-ahasement.  And  literally  was  it 
true  in  my  case, — 'The  goodness  of 
God  leadeth  to  repentance.* 

^  For  weeks  thoughts  of  God's  good- 
ness and  my  unworthiness  molted  me, 
and  it  was  with  surprise  only  equalled 
hf  the  joy  that  attended  it,  that  my 
vmA  was  raised  from  its  voluntary 
prosiralion»  lot  here  did  I  desire  to 
\mp  H^  U>  tear  agmn  of  Jesus  Christ 


That  passage  was  quoted  by  the  minis- 
ter in  prayer, '  For  the  love  of  Christ 
constraineth  us/  ^o,  and  the  vicarious 
sacrifice  of  the  Redeemer  in  all  its  im- 
portance and  unspeakable  grace  was 
instantly  before  me ;  and  now,  for  the 
first  time,  I  began  to  see  what  Christ 
had  to  do  with  the  joy  of  a  converted 
man.  You  will  pardon  me  if  I  say  I 
do  not  remember  anything  of  the  ser- 
mon that  followed  that  prayer,  and  that 
I  thought  the  service  long  before  I 
could  find  retirement.  I  need  scarcely 
say  my  tears  did  not  now  cease  to  flow. 
The  channel  was  full,  but  the  fountain 
was  a  new  one,  Love  and  joy  soon  took 
the  place  of  mere  admiration  and  awAil 
reverence. 

^From  that  time  to  the  present, 
though  I  have  had  many  doubts  to 
contend  with,  and  many  difficulties  to 
sou  ,  many  fears  to  repress,  and 

many  sorrows  to  bear,  not  for  my  re- 
ligion, but  for  the  want  of  more  of 
it ;  but  that  God  who  by  his  Spirit,  I 
doubt  not,  made  me  see  this  goodness  in 
saving  and  redeeming  me  by  his  dear 
Son.  has  never  given  me  up,  and  I  am 
here  this  day  to  confess  that  as  to  any 
good  I  possess  myself,  or  desire  for  the 
souls  of  others,  all  the  glory  is  his, — 
*  by  the  grace  of  God  I  am  what  I  am.' 

"  It  was  about  a  year  after  the  period 
I  have  mentioned  that  I  seriously 
thought  of  the  ministry.  I  had  often 
considered  its  importance  during  that 
year,  but  never  felt  myself  urged  to 
think  of  it  as  my  future  engagement 
till  I  had  entered  upon  a  new  situation 
much  less  favourable  to  piety  than  the 
one  I  had  left.  My  attachment  to 
spiritual  things  did  not,  however,  de- 
crease ;  indeed,  I  now,  if  ever  in  my 
life,  enjoyed  religion  ;  and  the  view  of 
many  around  mc  running  in  the  ways 
of  death,  and  hastening  to  destruction, 
made  me  anxious  to  do  something  for 
their  conversion,  and  1  sccreWy  ^^NoVe^ 
myself  to  the  Lord  for  t\\\ft  v^xi^owi. 


i 


72 


MEMOIR  OF  THE  LATE  REV.  CHARLES  DARKIK. 


''About  two  or  three  years  after  I 
became,  by  dismissioii  from  another 
church,  a  member  of  the  church  at 
Hackney,  under  the  pastoral  care  of 
Dr.  Cox.  Here  I  made  my  first  at- 
tempts to  speak  from  the  word  of  God. 
I  was  kindly  encouraged  by  the  church, 
and  in  the  course  of  a  short  time  went, 
by  the  church's  recommendation,  to 
Stepney  Academy.'* 

Prior  to  his  settling  at  Woodstock  he 
preached  in  several  places  with  accept- 
ance.   His  own  account  is  as  follows : — 
''  I  was  sent  to  supply  this  place  by  my 
revered  tutor,  the  late  Mr.  Young,  in 
June,  1825,  but  not  till  I  had«  by  his 
direction,    read   the    account    of    the 
treatment  of  the  late  venerated  pastor 
of  the  church  at  Oxford  in  his  unsuc- 
cessful attempt  to  proclaim  the  gospel 
here  thirty  years  before.     As  I  con- 
sidered my  courage   adequate  to  the 
undertaking  I  was  sent  as  I  have  stated 
for  the  summer  vacation.     I  left  the 
people,  I  believe,  with  regret,  to  resume 
my  studies  at  Stepney,  but  pressed  by 
them  to  return  the  next  year ;   and 
having  several  other  stations  mentioned 
from  which  to  choose,  I  sought  the 
serious  advice  of  some  brother  students, 
when  it  was  decided  that  as  I  had  been 
in  some  measure  useful  at  Woodstock, 
and  the  good  people  were  so  urgent  for 
my  return,  it  was  perhaps  obeying  a 
call  in  Providence  to  do  so.    Believing 
this  I  returned  to  Woodstock  in  June, 
1826 ;  and  the  ensuing  April  a  church 
was  formed,  which  was  scarcely  done 
before  I  had  a  unanimous  call  to  be- 
come its  pastor.    After  some  delibera- 
tion I  accepted  the  invitation,  and  we 
have  unitedly  called  upon  our  brethren 
to-day  to  testify  the  union  thus  formed." 
As  the  following  account  of  the  per- 
son who  was  the  principal  persecutor 
of  Mr.  Hinton  (before  referred  to),  is 
not  generally  known,  and  as  it  affords 
a  striking  illustration  of  the  grace  of 
Cfod  in  renewing  the  human  heart,  it 


may  not  be  unseemly  to  introdaoe  it 
in  this  narrative. 

About  ten  miles  from  Woodstock  a 
zealous  and  fiuthful  minister  of  the 
establishment  discharged  the  duties  of 
his  calling,  and  several  of  the  towns- 
folk were  in  the  habit  of  walking  over 
to  the  village  to  hear  the  ''word  of 
life/'  This  poor  man,  who  thought 
those  persons  would  never  go  such  a 
distance  unless  some  worldly  advantage 
was  to  be  gained  thereby,  was  induced 
to  follow  them,  and  being  ashamed  of 
his  errand,  staid  in  the  church  porch 
that  he  might  not  be  recognised.  He 
there  heard  truths  which  came  home  to 
his  conscience,  and  he  said  to  himself, 
"  If  this  is  true  and  right,  I  must  be 
wrong."  How  was  he  to  know  1  for 
he  could  not  read ;  but  he  resolved 
to  find  out.  So  he  shut  himself  up  in 
his  room,  learned  his  letters,  and  was 
soon  able  to  spell  out  the  meaning  of 
some  passages  of  scripture.  He  re- 
peated his  visits  to  the  village,  heard 
words  by  which  he  could  be  saved, 
made  a  public  profession  of  religion, 
and  died  in  the  fiuth  and  hope  of  the 
gospel. 

From  the  period  of  Mr.  Darkin*8 
devoting  himself  to  the  work  of  the 
ministry,  till  his  removal  to  a  better 
world,  he  endeavoured  in  various  ways 
to  diffuse  the  knowledge  of  his  Re- 
deemer. Though  not  called,  as  some 
are,  to  a  very  public  and  distinguished 
part  of  the  vineyard,  he  diligently  per- 
formed his  work,  commending  himself 
to  Him  who  appoints  to  each  of  his 
servants  their  station,  nor  did  he  labour 
without  repeated  proofs  of  the  appro- 
bation  of  his  divine  Master.  He  for 
several  years  occasionally  supplied  the 
pulpit  at  New  Road,  Oxford,  where  he 
was  much  respected  and  beloved. 

His  ministry,  though  not  of  a  popu- 
lar character,  was  marked  by  a  depth 
of  experience,  and  a  peculiarly  gentle 
peTtoai^venjen,  wYivcli  fgraiAly  endeared 


BEA80NS  FOR  HOT  BEING  ASHAMED  OF  THE  GOSPEL.         73 


hkn  to  thoae  who  regularly  attended 
it. 

By  his  efforts  a  British  sohool  has 
been  established  in  the  town  where  he 
resided  which  promises  much  good  to 
the  juyenile  population. 

The  peculiar  lot  of  Christ's  servants 
he  shared  in  common  with  them,  and 
hence  he  not  unfreqnently  in  his  minis- 
tiati<»i8  dwelt  on  the  afflictions  of  the 
righteoaSy  and  urged  the  necessity  of 
dependence  on  God  by  humble  and  per- 
serering  prayer. 

LoTe  to  Christ,  producing  the  fruits 
of  obedience,  he  never  failed  to  insist 
upon,  and  while  decided  and  firm  in 
nn^mfatining  principles  of  noncouform- 
itj,  he  was  a  lover  of  all  good  men,  and 
often  deplored  that  more  attention  was 
not  given  to  the  promotion  of  piety 
and  good  will,  instead  of  magnifying 
little  differences  and  trifling  distinc- 
tions. 

He  was  made  very  useful  in  visiting 
the  sick,  and  possessed  a  peculiar  tact 
in  discovering  the  state  of  an  indi- 
ndaal*s  mind,  and  adapting  instruction 
or  encouragement  as  required.  And 
many  instances  of  usefulness  resulted 
from  such  efforts. 

His  bible  was  his  daily  study  and 


companion ;  and  on  one  occasion,  some 
months  prior  to  his  last  illness,  when 
very  unwell,  he  said  to  one  very  dear 
to  him,  ''I  am  a  firm  believer  in  the 
truths  of  revelation." 

For  several  years  prior  to  his  death 
there  was  reason  to  fear  that  disease 
was  insidiously  making  sad  inroads  on 
his  delicate  frame.  Medical  skill  in 
vain  attempted  to  arrest  its  progress ; 
and  He  whose  ways  are  far  above 
human  comprehension,  saw  fit  to  re- 
move him  to  a  higher  and  nobler  state 
of  being.  He  loved  his  Saviour,  and 
has  often  been  heard  to  express  his  feel- 
ings in  poetic  language. 

"  No,  'tis  in  rain  to  seek  for  bliss, 
For  bliss  c&a  ne'er  be  foand, 
Till  we  arrive  where  Jesus  is, 
Aod  tread  on  heavenly  ground.** 

Much  more  might  be  added  to  this 
account  of  one  highly  respected  and 
greatly  beloved  by  those  who  knew 
him ;  but  the  influence  of  character  is 
of  far  greater  weight  than  mere  verbal 
description.  His  end  was  emphatically 
''peace;"  and  the  light  shed  by  the 
gospel  over  the  darkness  of  the  tomb 
is  the  only  solace  to  those  who  are  left 
to  mourn  his  loss. 


REASONS  FOR  NOT  BEING  ASHAMED  OF  THE  GOSPEL  OF  CHRIST. 

BT   THE  BEV.   JAMES  EICnABDSON. 


Whbzt  the  apostle  Paul  was  at  Corinth 
he  heard  of  the  triumphs  of  the  gospel  at 
Rome,  and  he  understood  the  exalted 
genius  and  the  benevolent  spirit  of  his 
religion  too  well  to  be  dissatisfied 
that  these  triumphs  had  not  been 
effected  by  himself.  He  rejoiced  most 
heartily  in  all  that  had  been  done,  and 
called  God  to  witness,  ''that  without 
ceasing  he  made  mention  of  the  be- 
lievers there  in  his  prayers," — yea,  he 
hoged  to  visit  Borne  himseif  that  he  / 


might  impart  unto  them  some  spiritual 
gift  "to  the  end  that  they  might  be 
established.  He  was  ready  to  preach 
the  gospel  in  the  capital  of  the  Roman 
empire  with  the  same  confidence  and 
certainty  of  success  as  he  had  done 
in  all  the  places  whither  the  Spirit 
of  God  had  led  him.  He  had  an  unli- 
mited faith  in  the  grand  system  of 
divine  truth  which  he  had  been  com- 
missioned to  teach  ;  he  had  the  gjceateat 
certainty  that  men  mwat  i^tViSiEi  «^«t- 


74         AltAiONS  FOB  KOT  BEINa  ASHAUEB  OF  THS  OOSFXIi. 


laa^gly  unleas  they  he$xd  i^nd  believed 
it ;  he  had  felt  its  power  to  mve  on  his 
own  heart,  and  he  had  witneeied  iia 
transforming,  and  saying,  and  blessed 
effects  on  vast  mnltitudes  of  Jews  and 
gientUes.  Tfaereibre,  he  oouid  say,  ''I 
9m  not  ashamed  of  the  gospel  of  Christ, 
lor  it  is  the  power  of  God  ontoi  salvation 
to  every  one  that  believeth,  to  the  Jew 
first  and  also  to  the  Qreek." 

Now,  it  is  well  known,  that  very  deter- 
mined e#>rts  are  being  made  in  many 
dMriots  of  our  country,  to  bring  ^'  the 
gkurioos  gospel  of  the  blessed  God*'  into 
contempt,  and  the  writer  of  this  paper 
is  therefore  anxious  to  demonstrate 
the  adaptation  of  this  divine  system  to 
meet  the  moral  necessities  of  man  every- 
where by  providing  all  that  he  needs 
for  his  present  and  eternal  wel&re.  If 
it  can  be  shown  that  there  is  not  a 
moral  want  which  the  gospel  is  not 
adapted  to^  supply — ^that  there  is  not 
a  fear  which  it  is  not  oalcukted 
to  destroy — that  there  is  not  a  bless- 
ing which  man  needs  for  his  happi- 
ness which  it  does  not  impart — ^if, 
in  a  word,  it  can  be  proved  that  the 
gospel  is  exactly  suited  to  his  nature, 
circumstances,  and  destiny,  then  we 
think  we  shall  go  vezy  £eu:  towards 
silencing  the  **  ignorance  of  foolish 
men,'*  who  are  prating  against  Chris- 
tianity and  seeking  to  destroy  confi- 
dene^  in  it,  a^d  shall  be  able  to  exclaim 
with  the  greatest  satisfaction  and  de- 
light, "  I  am  not  ashamed  of  the  gospel 
of  Christ;' 

I,  I  am  not  askamed  of  ike  gospel  of 
Ckriaty  because  it  provides  for  the  removal 
of  human  guiU,  with  all  its  attendant 
miseries^  hy  the  grand  sacrifice  whi^  it 
presents  in  the  obediefioe  and  suifferings  of 
the  Lord  Jesus. 

Svery  unprejudiced  mind  will  readily 
aoknowlec^e  that  there  is  something 
fearfelly  wrong  in  the  present  state  and 
oonditioii  of  the  human  family.  When 
Hv  diP9oi  ouw  oon^mplatioiis  ta  the 


inferior  parts  of  tha  oreation  we  see 
every  thing  to  admire  and  to  approve. 
Birds  that  wiiig  their  way  through  the 
wide  expanse  above  us,  the  diffevent 
dasses  of  animals  that  crop  the  living 
grass,  and  all  the  other  inferior  crea- 
tures are  evidently  fulfilling  the  end  of 
their  existence. 

AU  things  considered^  we  see  nothing 
in  connection  with  the  irrational  part 
of  God's  creation,  which  at  all  ckashea 
with  our  ideas  of  benevolence  and 
happiness.  But  how  widely  different  it 
ia  when  we  fix  our  attention  upon  man, 
who  is  fer  exalted  above  all  other 
beings  f on  the  earth  by  his  rational 
faculties  and  powers !  He  ia  oapaUe  of 
unlimited  attainments  in  knowledge, 
but  we  firequently  see  him  grovelling  in 
the  deepest  ignorance.  He  is  capable 
of  rising  continually  in  all  moral  exeetr 
lences»  but,  alas !  we  behold  him  oooa- 
pied  with  mean  pursuits,  wallowing  in 
sensual  pleasures,  and,  in  many  eases, 
reducing  himself  below  the  level  of  the 
brute  creation.  He  is  capable  of  hap- 
piness the  most  dignified,  and  of  jojrs 
the  most  refined,  but  he  ia  wretched 
and  miserable,  harassed  by  a  thousand 
fears,  and  the  victim  of  innumerable 
sorrows. 

Now,  when  we  examine  man's  mental 
and  moral  endowments,  and  contrast 
them  with  the  ignorance,  poUution,  and 
misery,  which  mark  his  character  and 
course,  we  at  once  see  that  he  is  notful- 
fiUing  the  end  of  his  existeme  like  the 
other  portions  ^  creation  ta  which  we 
have  wade  aUusion.  How  is  this  to  be 
aocounted  for]  Here  are  palpable 
fects,  and  we  confidently  submit  that  it 
is  altogether  impossible  to  account  for 
them,  unless  we  receive  with  all  meek<» 
ness  the  statements  of  the  scriptures  of 
truth.  These  statements  explain  the 
whole  matter ;  and,  when  feirly  ex-* 
amined,  agree  most  accurately  and  futty 
with  the  actual  state  of  tiaue  human 
i  species. 


REASONS  FOR  NOT  BEING  ASHAMED  OF  THE  OOSPEli. 


7C 


Let  us  now  inquire,  What  is  the  great 
feding  vkich  kKerettei  ike  heart  of  uni- 
verul  humanity  9  It  ia  a  feeling  of 
§vik  tmd  condemnatioti.  The  facts  in 
the  history  of  the  world  will  bear  me 
rat  in  this  statement.  We  go  back  to 
the  first  ages  of  the  world,  and  what  do 
we  find  ?  Why,  we  find  men  addicting 
thentfelTes  to  idolatry.  For  what  rea- 
Km?  Doubtless,  because  they  were 
burdened  with  a  sense  of  guUt  and 
fear,  and  were  anxious  to  have  it 
removed.  What  a  fearM  history  is 
that  of  idolatry !  Small  in  its  com- 
nenoement,  it  gradually  ihcreased  in 
its  influence  and  power,  until  darkness 
ooTered  Uie  earth  and  gross  daikness 
the  minds  of  the  peofde.  All  the  objects 
in  cieation  from  sun,  moon,  and  stars, 
down  to  beasts,  birds,  insects,  aild  vege- 
tables, have  been  worshipped  and 
adtfred.  Even  the  antient  Grieeks  and 
Romans,  with  all  their  intellectual 
attainments,  were  involved  in  M  the 
degradation  and  miseries  of  idolatry. 
And,  at  the  present  day,  all  those  na- 
tions and  tribes  that  are  destitute  of 
the  knowledge  of  the  one  true  Grod  are 
ofiering  sacrifices  to  gods  of  wood  and 
stone,  to  departed  heroes,  or  to  hideous 
idols  which  represent  the  vilest  princi- 
ples and  passions.  It  is  a  fact  con- 
finned  by  universal  observation,  that 
man  wiU  worship  something.  We  take 
oar  stand  on  the  vast  continent  of  India, 
and  there  we  find  idolatry  established 
on  the  grandest  scale,  with  its  shastra, 
its  pilgrimages,  its  ablutions,  its  iself- 
infiicted  tortures,  its  suicide  in  connec- 
tion with  the  car  of  Juggernaut,  and, 
until  lately,  its  infanticide,  and  its 
burning  of  widows.  We  go  to  China, 
to  Burmah,  to  the  Asiatic  islands,  to 
Turkey,  to  Tartary,  to  Arabia,  to  South 
America,  and  to  Africa,  from  the  shores 
of  Barbary  to  the  Oape  of  Gk>od  Ilope, 
and  from  the  Red  Sea  to  the  Atlantic  ; 
and  every  Where  we  see  the  children  of 
men  ben^bkM^  p<^uted,  and  rained  by 


idolatry,  in  one  or  other  of  its  thousand 
forms.  We  might  say  much,  too,  about 
idolatry,  as  practised  by  semi-Christian 
and  infidel  nations.  We  see  that  huge 
mass  of  corruption  and  fraud  seated  on 
the  seven  hills  of  Rome,  and  holding  in 
bondage  many  of  the  European  nations, 
and  we  also  behold  a  sceptical  philoso- 
phy jin  various  forms,  deluding  vast  mul- 
titudes by  setting  up  a  goddess,  fklsely 
named  reason,  and  commanding  all  to 
fall  down  and  worship.  Now,  what  is 
the  inference  to  be  drawn  from  all 
these  undoubted  facts)  Why,  that 
th^re  is  a  crushing  bui'dcn  of  guilt  on 
the  heart  of  man,  in  every  part  of  the 
globe.  We  everywhere  behold  men 
groaning  and  travailing  beneath  the 
weight  of  this  burden.  All  are  labour^ 
ing  to  find  rest.  They  vTant  peace  of 
conscience ;  they  want  to  have  a  well- 
g  rounded  conviction  that  all  will  be 
weU  with  them  into  whatsoever  worlds 
they  may  be  introduced  after  death. 
Well,  do  they  obtain  itt  Alas!  no. 
They  look  for  help,  but  thete  is  none ; 
for^salvation,  but  it  is  far  from  them. 

But  we  turn  to  the  gospel  of  Christ, 
and  there  we  learn  that  "  God  so  loved 
the  world  as  to  give  his  only  begotten 
Son,  that  whosoever  believeth  in  him 
should  not  perish,  but  have  ever- 
lasting life."  We  consult  the  oracles 
of  God,  and  we  find  that  this  Son  was 
given  fh)m  before  the  foundation  of  the 
world.  We  also  find  that  the  grand 
system  of  the  Jewish  economy  was 
instituted  for  the  express  purpose  of 
preparing  the  world  for  the  advent  of 
its  great  Deliverer.  We  find,  too,  that 
he  was  the  burden  of  prophecy,  for  to 
him  gave  all  the  prophets  witness. 
All  the  ancient  sacrifices  pointed  to 
him,  and,  at  length,  he  appeared  to  put 
away  sin  by  the  sacrifice  of  himself. 
We  enter  not  at  large  into  the  nature 
of  the  great  work  of  Redemption.  Suf- 
fice it  to  say,  that  the  infinitely  perfect 
God  is  a  Qod  of  ^u^Uioe,  «a  y(€i\  ^  ^ 


76         REASONS  FOR  NOT  BEING  ASHAMED  OF  THE  GOSPEL. 


God  of  meroy;  his  justice  had  been 
insulted  and  outraged  by  human  trans- 
gression,  and,  as  the  moral  €U)vemor  of 
the  world,  he  could  not,  in  the  very 
nature  of  the  case,  exercise  his  mercy, 
only  in  harmony  with  the  claims  of 
righteousness.  Here,  then,  we  see  at 
once  the  necessity  of  a  mediator  ;  hence 
the  apostle  exclaims,  '^  Whom  God  hath 
set  forth  to  be  the  propitiation  through 
fidth  in  his  blood,  to  declare  his  right- 
eousness for  the  remission  of  sins  that 
are  past,  through  the  forbearance  of 
God.  To  declare,  I  say,  at  this  time  his 
righteousness,  that  he  might  be  just 
and  the  justifier  of  him  that  belieyeth 
in  Jesus.'*  This,  therefore,  explains  to 
us  the  nature  of  the  work  of  the 
Redeemer.  The  everlasting  principle 
of  the  government  of  Almighty  God  is 
righteousness.  *' A  sceptre  of  righteous- 
ness is  the  sceptre  of  thy  kingdom.'* 
This,  I  apprehend,  is  the  great  &ct 
which  the  deniers  of  the  necessity  of  an 
atonement  overlook.  They  forget  that 
God  cannot  depart  from  the  principle  of 
righteousness.  It  is  the  same  with 
all  righteous  governments  established 
among  men.  The  principle  of  right- 
eousness must  be  adhered  to,  and  mercy 
can  only  be  granted  in  accordance  with 
its  claims.  Let  us  look,  then,  at  the 
sufferings  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  in 
the  light  of  this  immutable  principle, 
and  we  shall  mark  their  great  design, — 
''He  bore  our  sin,''  according  to  the 
apostle,  "in  his  own  body  on  the  ac- 
cursed tree."  Ho  became  obedient  unto 
death,  even  the  death  of  the  cross.  His 
humanity  was  offered  in  sacrifice,  and 
his  divinity  impressed  the  sacrifice  with 
infinite  merit  and  efficacy.  Now,  this 
is  the  glorious  truth  which  the  gospel 
proclaims:  ''Herein  is  love,"  in  the 
highest  and  most  illustrious  sense, "  not 
that  we  loved  God,  but  that  he  loved 
us,  and  sent  his  Son  to  be  the  propitia- 
tion for  our  sins."  This  love  is  the 
gnuid  tiieme  of  the  gospel  ministry.  It 


is  to  be  proclaimed  to  every  nation, 
tribe,  family,  and  individual ;  and  this, 
and  this  only,  is  that  which  removes  the 
burden  of  guilt  and  misery,  and  pro- 
duces a  delightful  sense  of  reconciliation 
with  God.  Look  at  the  man  whose 
conscience  is  troubled  with  remorse. 
He  feels  that  he  is  a  sinner ;  he  cannot 
get  away  from  a  sense  of  guilt  and  con- 
demnation; he  tries  to  banish  the 
thoughts  of  Gk)d  and  eternity  from  his 
mind,  and  to  find  ease  in  a  state  of 
carnal  security,  but  he  cannot  do  it. 
The  past  presses  hard  upon  him  with 
all  its  sins  of  ingratitude,  presumption, 
and  direct  violation  of  the  Divine  law ; 
and  he  feels  the  perfect  truth  <^  that 
Scripture  which  saith, "  The  spirit  of  a 
man  sustaineth  his  infirmity,  but  a 
wounded  spirit  who  can  bear  ? "  Well, 
he  lends  an  ear  to  the  glad  news  of  the 
gospel  of  Christ ;  he  listens  to  its  tender 
and  weeping  invitations :  he  hears  the 
compassionate  Redeemer  saying,  '*  Come 
unto  me,  and  I  will  give  thee  rest  Re- 
pent, and  believe  my  gospel.  Forsake 
thy  sins ;  look  unto  me ;  take  my  yoke 
upon  thee,  and  learn  of  me,  and  I  will 
give  thee  true  peace."  This  is  what  the 
gospel  says  to  the  weary  and  heavy- 
laden,  and  the  man  who  believes  it 
obtains  the  blessedness  which  belongs 
to  him  "  whose  transgression  is  forgiven 
and  whose  sin  is  covered."  He  joys  in 
God  through  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  by 
whom  he  has  received  the  reconciliation. 
And,  blessed  be  God,  this  is  not  mere 
theory,  but  real,  living,  experimental 
truth.  Wherever  the  gospel  is  heartily 
received  it  produces  this  h^>py  effect. 
It  meets  the  guilty  condition  of  man 
by  the  all-sufficient  sacrifice  and  atone- 
ment which  it  presents.  It  offers 
salvation  to  the  most  helpless  and  un- 
worthy, and  it  conveys  unmistakable 
evidence  to  the  mind  of  pardon  and 
peace,  so  that  the  heart  swells  with 
unutterable  satisfiitction  and  delight 
And  is  this  a  ayatem  to  bo  ashamed  of  9 


&KA80NS  FOR  NOT  BEING  ASHAMED  OF  THE  QOSPBL.         77 


Kty,  verily,  it  is  worthy  of  the  great- 
est aydmirfttion  and  afieotion,  and  I  freely 
(xmfeas  that  I  account  it  my  highest 
honour  to  proclaim  it.  Ail  hail !  thou 
gloriooB  gospel ;  thou  art  the  only 
effectual  panacea  for  the  moral  diseases 
and  woes  of  the  world. 

XL  /  am  not  ashamed  of  the  gospd  of 
Ckritt,  hecauee  it  not  ovly  providea  for 
wr  reooneiliation  with  Ood,  but  also  for 
the  renovation  of  our  nature,  by  subduing 
off  our  evil  principles  and  passions,  and 
implanting  those  which  operate  harmo- 
mudg  with  the  native  dignity  of  the 
tod  and  the  immortalitg  for  which  it 
WIS  created* 

Man  is  not  only  guilty,  but  depraved, 
His  depravity  manifests  itself  in  almost 
innumerable  ways  and  forms.  ''The 
liesrt  18  deceitful  above  all  things,  and 
desperately  wicked ;  who  can  know 
it  f "  Out  of  it  "  proceed  evil  thoughts, 
murders,  adulteries,  fornications,  thefts, 
fiJse  witnesses,  and  blasphemies."  Va- 
rious plans  have  been  formed  and  many 
agencies  have  been  brought  into  opera- 
tion with  a  view  to  subdue  these  evil 
principles.  Education  has  lent  her  aid, 
philosophy  has  exerted  her  power,  and 
civil  government  has  visited  with  pains 
and  penalties  ;  but  while  these  may 
have  checked,  in  some  measure,  the  prin- 
ciples in  question,  in  their  disasterous 
tendencies  and  effects,  they  have  utterly 
failed  in  reaching  the  fountain  whence 
the  streams  of  evil  proceed.  But  the  gos- 
pel has  power  to  change  the  heart.  It  is 
the  mighty  instrument  which  the  Spirit 
of  Qod  employs  to  illuminate,  to  quicken, 
and  to  r^;enerate.  It  scatters  the 
darkness  of  man's  understanding,  by 
imparting  right  views  of  his  fallen 
and  helpless  condition — the  purity  and 
spirituality  of  the  Divine  law, — the 
insufficiency  of  his  own  supposed  good- 
ness, the  vanity  and  emptiness  of  the 
present  world, — the  matchless  worth  of 
his  deathless  spirit,  and  the  unutterable 

importaaoe  of  invuible  realities.     It  j 
roL.  xrit, — youMTtr  seejem. 


purifies  and  elevates  his  conscience  and 
enables  him  to  decide  accurately  be- 
tween right  and  wrong,  and  good  and 
evil.    It  destroys  his  natural  enmity  to 
God  and  leads  him  to  delight  himself  in 
admiring  his  perfections,  in  worship- 
ping at  his  footstool,  in  contemplating 
his  works,  and  in  meditating  on  his 
word.    It  destroys  the  feelings  of  hatred 
which  the  unrenewed  heart  cherishes 
against  the  human  race,  and  imparts  a 
principle  of  ardent  and  universal  bene- 
volence   which    weeps    over    human 
misery,  and  delights  in  alleviating  it. 
It  bends  the  will  to  the  Divine  authority. 
It  produces  a  holy  principle  of  fear 
which  shrinks    from    sinning   against 
God,  even  in  thought ;  and  ''last  and 
not  least,"  it  inspires  the  heart  with  a 
simple  and  spiritual  principle  of  fiaith, 
which  pierces  the  veil  which  hides  the 
heavenly  world  from  this,  and  is  "  the 
substance  of  things  hoped  for  and  the 
evidence  of  things  not  seen."    All  this 
and  more  than  this,  the  gospel  effects  in 
the^hearts  of  those  who  receive  it.    All 
their  powers  and  faculties  are  brought 
beneath    its    renovating    and     saving 
power.     They  become  new  creatures. 
The  love  of  sin  is  destroyed,  and  they 
delight  in  the  service  of  Gk)d  from  the 
heart.    But  what  am  I  saying  ?    Am  I 
amusing  the  reader  with  fictions  ?    Or 
have  I  any  facts  to  produce  in  support 
of  these  statements  ?    Oh  yes,  and  time 
would  fail  to  state  them.    Without  re- 
ferring to  what  the  gospel  has  done  for 
millions  in  the  past,  and  without  direct- 
ing attention  to  what  it  is  doing  for 
multitudes  at  a  distance,  at  the  present 
time,  I  would  appeal  to  many  who  will 
read  these  lines,  and  ask,  Has  not  the 
gospel  (lone  what  I  have  stated   for 
you  1    Yes,  it  has  been  the  power  of 
God  unto  your  salvation,  and  you  know 
by  evidence  which  it  is  impossible  to 
doubt,  that  I  am  writing  the  words  of 
truth  and  soberness.    Ye  are,  therefore. 
my  witnesses,  and,  glory  io  Oo^  \a  >i>cA 


\. 


78 


BXASONS  FOB  NOT  BBIVG  ASHAMEI)  OF  THB  OOffiPSL. 


liigliasi,  I  rejoice  in  the  anutsnoe  that 
flome  of  joa  will  be  mj  crown  of  re- 
joicing in  the  day  of  Jenia  Ohriet. 

in.  /  am  nai  (mhctmed  of  the  go9pd 
^  CkrUi,  beetnue  U  not  wdy  provides  for 
the  removed  of  human  gviU,  and  M« 
fm$9mthn  9f  kwAon  tHrture,  hut  aiso 
9doms  tk^  lifw  ivith  the  heauHes  ef  hoH- 
JMM^  and  imdB  to  the  pmctiee  of  every 
Mnff  virtwmiy  praieeworthy,  and  of  good 
report* 

We  hsre  already  referred  to  the  ex* 
ienaiie  preralence  of  idofartrf ,  and  it  is 
«i  unqoestionable  fact  that  men  erery 
where  become  aesimilated  to  the  object 
ihffj  worship.  Hence  the  worship  of 
the  goddess  Yenus  led  to  the  practice  of 
the  greatest  licentiousness  on  the  part 
ef  the  worshippers.  The  worship  of 
the  god  Bacchui  waa  associated 
wiUi  the  greatest  intemperance.  The 
worship  of  the  god  Molodi  was,  of 
course,  connected  with  the  greatest 
omelties  and  murders.  Some  of  tiie 
ancient  gods  from  which  the  names  of 
our  days  are  derived,  such  as  Odin  and 
Thor,  were  the  representatiTes  of  war, 
and  the  Northmen  who  worshipped 
them  became  a  terror  to  the  human 
race.  And  go  where  we  may,  and 
we  shall  find  that  there  is  a  per- 
Ibot  correspondency  between  the  sup- 
posed character  of  idol  gods  and  the 
dispositions  and  habits  of  their  vo- 
taries. We  need  scarcely  remark 
tiiat  those  gods  are  monsters  of  lust, 
revenge,  injustice,  and  every  thing 
that  is  vile,  contemptible,  and  wicked. 
Hence  their  worshippers  are  ''like 
unto  them.*'  "  Their  throat  is  an  open 
sepulchre,  with  their  tongues  they  use 
deceit,  the  poison  of  asps  is  under  their 
lips.  Their  mouth  is  full  of  cursing 
and  bitterness.  Their  feet  are  swift  to 
shed  blood.  The  way  of  peace  they 
know  not,  acd  there  is  no  fear  of  Qod 
before  their  eyes."  Now,  let  us  appfy 
the  above  connection  to  the  gospel  of 
Chrirt.     It  presentB  as  the  object  of 


woTship  a  Being  of  spotless  purity,  of 
inilezible  justice,  of  iomotable  troth,  ef 
infinite  mercy,  and  of  everlasting  love. 
The  Lord  Jesus  Ohrist,  the  brightness 
of  the  Father*8  glory  and  the  oxpresi 
image  of  his  person — appeaored  oa 
earth  and  exhibited  all  these  perfeetkma 
in  all  their  beanty  and  fuhiesa.  He 
was  God  maniftst  in  the  flerii,  and  we 
see  in  his  person  and  life  the  meat 
splendid  and  unique  ezfaibitioa  of  Di- 
vine and  moral  virtues  which  the  world 
ever  saw.  We  cannot  fix  our  attentioo 
upon  any  evil  which  Christ  did  not 
condemn,  nor  upon  any  virtue  which  he 
did  not  practice.  He  was  p«rfeetly 
holy,  and  all  the  doctrines  he  tann^t, 
all  the  lawv  he  enacted,  all  the  ordi- 
nances he  instituted,  and  all  tiie  pro- 
luses  he  uttered  go  to  eradicate  the 
very  principle  of  evil  in  the  heart,  and 
to  teach  all  men  to  deny  themselves  d 
ungodliness  and  woridly  lusts,  and  to 
live  righteously,  soberiy,  and  godly  in 
the  present  world.  Ohrist  also  tau^it, 
and  exhibited  in  his  own  lifi^,  the  grand 
principles  of  disinterested  benevolence. 
He  struck  at  the  root  of  selfishness  in 
all  its  forms.  He  taught  his  disciples 
that  they  ought  to  love  one  another  as  he 
had  loved  them  ;  and  as  he  had  loved 
them  even  unto  death,  so  tiiey  are  to  ha 
willing  to  lay  down  their  Uvea,  if  neoea- 
sary,  for  each  other.  The  spirit  of  the 
gospel  is,  from  first  to  last,  the  spirit  of 
love.  It  enjoins  the  forgiveness  even 
of  enemies,  and  teaches  its  disciples  to 
pray  for  them  who  persecute  them  and 
despitefully  use  them.  It  commands 
them  to  do  good  unto  all  men,  to  make 
sacrifices  to  promote  their  happinesS) 
and  it  assures  them  that  a  cup  o£  water 
given  from  right  motives  shall  not  pass 
unrewarded.  Suppose,  then,  tiiat  all 
men  were  to  receive  the  gospdl  of  Christ 
Suppose  that  they  all  repent  of  their 
sin  and  place  aa  implicit  rdiance  upon 
the  sacrifice  of  Christ  for  pardon  and 
acceptance  with  Qod — ^that  a& 


BEASOJfS  FOft  MOT  BKIKO  ASHAMED  OF  THE  OOSPfi^ 


79 


nmnied  and  bom  again  by  the  incoe- 
lUpiiUe  word  which  liveth  and  abideth 
for  ever — and  that  all  obey  the  laws  of 
the  gftepeij  imbibe  iti  apirit^  and  seek 
Ui  inntate  Us  gnat  Author  in  all 
thingi^  and  what  would  be  the  roeuli  ? 
Why^  the  pievaknoe  of  goodnaw,  only 
goodneae^  and  goodnen  of  the  greateet 
kind.  Thie  is  what  the  gospel  is 
A>«tin<jiH  to  ^QbcL  It  has  already 
done  this  for  a  multitude  which  no  man 
can  number,  and  it  will  never  stop  in 
lis  Ged-like  career,  until  its  righteous- 
IMS  and  its  hlesHings  have  filled  the 
whole  evth. 

lY.  /«jii  fiiQt  askamed  of  the  gospd  of 
CkriMj  becaum  tke  hdi^  of  U$  doctrines 
and  u  mudmg  partieipatum  in  tie  bleuinffe 
ntai'^sr  a»  aU^euficieni  euppori  and 
eimeiatiom  under  ail  the  Hie  <md  ajfLio- 
liuu  4^  lift^  and  in  the  kour  and  article 
(/i&ttL 

It  may  be  safely  stated  that  the 
malice  and  wrath  of  the  enemies  of  the 
goq»el  have  been  carried  to  the  utmost 
limits  of  ingenuity  in  devising  methods 
of  torture  for  its  disciples  in  different 
agefl^  and  in  various  countries.  The 
darkness  of  dungeons,  the  agonies  of 
the  nek,  the  horrors  of  perpetual 
binishment,  the  ferocity  of  wild  beasts, 
lad  the  fieroeness  of  the  flames  have  idl 
been  brought  to  bear  on  the  fortitude 
md  fidelity  of  Christian  men  and 
women.  Every  one  acquainted  with 
the  history  oi  the  church  will  acknow- 
ledge that  the  rage  of  the  wicked  against 
the  followers  of  Jesus  has  known  no 
boundfl^  and  that  had  it  been  possible 
to  banish  every  Christian  and  every 
shred  of  the  gospel  from  the  earth,  it 
would  have  been  done  long  ere  this. 
ind  what  docs  all  this  demonstrate  i 
Why  that  the  gospel  is  a  great  faot^ 
that  it  is  linked  with  the  throne  of 
God,  and  that  it  is  just  as  impossible  to 
destroy  it  as  it  is  to  exLtinguish  the 
great  luminary  of  day.  What  a  long 
list  of  martyrs,  confessors  and  heroes 


belong  to  the  ranks  of  the  servants  of 
the  Most  High!  Men  and  women  ia 
whose  inmost  soul  the  principles  ef 
gospel  truth  had  taken  the  deepest  rootip 
and  who  acconnted  it  their  greateit 
renown  to  seal  their  attachment  to 
Christ  with  theblood  of  their  hearts. 
In  the  many  and  violent  perseoutioBS 
which  l&ave  oome  upon  the  church  of 
Christ,  we  have  the  most  iUustrions 
proofs  of  the  ali-safficiency  of  the  gospel 
to  support,  sustain,  and  bless.  The 
lights  of  God*s  world  have  never  been 
put  out  by  the  darkness  of  hell;  and 
although  the  earth  has  been  made 
drunk  with  the  bk>od  of  the  saints,  yet 
the  gospel  which  had  made  them  free 
also  made  them  strong,  and  impaited  a 
joy  unspeakable  and  full  of  glory. 
Henoe  their  names  are  engraven  on 
monuments  more  durable  than  brass, 
their  deeds  are  emblazoned  in  letters  of 
gold,  and  the  record  of  their  sufierings, 
tilieir  unwavering  decision,  and  their 
glorious  triumphs  shall  be  held  in  ever- 
lasting remembrance,  and  iritall  lead 
their  successors  to  glory  in  that  blessed 
gospel  which  gave  them  all  their 
courage,  patience,  support,  and  con- 
solation. 

But,  apart  from  direct  opposition  and 
persecution,  the  followers  of  the  Saviour 
have  to  pass  throu^  the  common 
sorrows  and  afflictions  of  humanity, 
and  it  is  a  fact,  attested  by  every  day's 
observation,  that  they  receive  from  tlie 
gospel  all  that  is  neoessary  to  make 
them  resigned  and  happy.  If  they  are 
poor  the  gospel  speaks  to  them  of 
spiritual  riches :  if  they  are  laid  on  the 
bed  of  sickness  it  tells  them  their 
afflictions  will  work  out  for  them  the 
I  peaceable  fruits  of  ri^teousness ;  if  they 
are  deprived  of  their  earthly  friends  it 
assures  them  that  they  have  still  a 
Father  and  a  Friend  in  heaven  who 
will  never  leave  them ;  and  when  they 
aro  called  to  die  it  unfolds  to  the  eye  of 

their  faith  a  life  ttiat  Ai»ii  u^iN^i  ^xAm 


80         RBAS0N8  FOR  NOT  BEING  ASHAliED  OF  THE  OOBPEL. 


the  heaven  of  heavens  where  they  shall 
reach  the  highest  perfection,  take  their 
place  among  the  brightest  of  Qod's  in- 
telligences, be  engaged  in  the  most 
noble  employments,  uplift  their  voices 
in  the  most  rapturous  praises,  and 
receive  from  the  infinite  plenitude  of 
the  divine  munificence  the  purest,  the 
richest,  and  the  most  satisfying  enjoy- 
ments. And  does  the  gospel  really  do 
all  this  ?  Does  it  bring  life  and  im- 
mortality to  light?  Does  it  connect 
this  world  with  another;  time  with 
eternity,  and  teach  us  that  we  are  placed 
on  this  earth  to  be  disciplined  for 
heaven,  and  that  if  we  avail  ourselves 
of  the  provisions  of  its  infinite  love  we 
shall  be  raised  after  death  to  the  throne 
of  the  Eternal?  Yes,  beyond  all  con- 
troversy, and  therefore  it  ministers  the 
support  and  consolation  of  which  we 
speak.  And  is  this  a  system  of  which 
to  be  ashamed  ?  Would  that  man  be 
accounted  a  rational  man  who  was 
ashamed  of  the  light  of  the  sun,  who 
should  say  that  the  sun  itself  was  a 
poor,  beggarly  thing,  and  that  the  world 
could  do  very  well  without  it  ?  Certainly 
not.  And  I  take  that  man  to  be  equally 
irrational  who  says  that  the  gospel  is  a 
little  and  contemptible  system,  for, 
depend  upon  it,  the  physical  world 
would  not  be  in  a  more  deplorable  con- 
dition without  the  light  of  the  sun  than 
the  moral  world  without  the  light  of 
the  Sun  of  Righteousness.  But  it  may 
be  said  that  the  physical  world  could 
not  exist  without  the  light  of  the  sun. 
Granted.  And  we  also  maintain  that 
if  the  direct  and  indirect  influence  of  the 
gospel  were  to  be  withdrawn  from  the 
moral  world  altogether,  the  vast  human 
population  would  soon  be  engulphed  in 
the  deepest  ignorance, — the  vile  passions 
of  human  nature  would  introduce  the 
greatest  disorder, — the  conflicting  moral 
elements  would  rush  into   murderous 


conflict,  love  and  peace  would  leave  the 
world,  and  the  earth  would  become  •a 
pandemonium. 

The  limits  of  this  paper  will  not  allow, 
or  we  should  have  great  satisfisction  in 
directing  attention  to  tiie  influence 
which  the  gospel  brings  to  bear  upon 
man,  not  only  in  his  religious  interests 
and  his  immortal  destiny,  but  also  on 
everything  which  belongs  to  him  as  a 
citizen  of  the  present  world.  It  is,  in 
the  highest  degree,  friendly  to  philo- 
sophy, philanthropy,  and  patriotism.  It 
is  friendly  to  peace,  and  science,  and 
fireedom.  And  it  is  undeniable  that 
those  nations  which  possess  the  gospel 
in  its  purest  form  are  the  most  dis- 
tinguished for  commerce,  and  the  posses- 
sion of  those  advantages  which  are 
calculated  to  promote  the  best  temporal 
interests  of  mankind.  In  whatever 
point  of  view,  then,  we  contemplate  the 
gospel,  it  is  worthy  of  our  highest 
admiration.  It  bears  the  impress  of 
heaven  in  every  part.  It  strikes  at  the 
root  of  all  evil  It  bestows  the  richest 
blessings,  and  it  unfolds  the  most  glorious 
prospects.  Whilst  the  external  evidences 
in  support  of  its  truth  and  heavenly 
origin  are  of  the  strongest  possible 
kind,— -its  internal  and  experimental 
prooiis  shine  with  irresistible  strength. 
These  appeal  to  facts  mihrn  the  reach 
of  all,  so  that  the  man  who  rejects  tJiem  is 
tUteHy  wi^ut  excuse.    In  conclusion. 

1.  Let  the  Christian  bind  the  gospel  to 
his  heart  with  the  strongest  attachment. 
It  is  infinitely  worthy  of  it.  Let  him 
make  himself  acquainted  with  it  in  all 
its  majesty,  loveliness,  and  worth,  and 
the  more  he  knows  of  it  the  more  he 
will  resolve  never  to  be  ashamed  of  it. 

2.  Let  all  who  profess  to  love  the  gospel 
bear  witness  to  it  before  the  world,  and 
spare  no  sacrifice  of  labour,  time,  or 
money  to  make  it  known  to  the  very 
ends  of  the  earth. 


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JTJDSON'S  PRBPABATION  FOR  MISSIONARY  LABOUR. 


Syebt  derout  reader  of  the  copious 
faiographj  of  tlik  eminent  man,  which 
was  re^wed  in  our  last  number, 
will  observe  that  the  Supreme  Disposer 
of  an  events,  having  destined  him 
to  an  extraordinary  work,  employed 
exteaordinary  means  to  prepare  him  for 
it  From  his  childhood  he  was  sub- 
jected to  influences  which  at  once  aided 
lum  in  the  acquisition  of  knowledge 
and  cherished  that  spirit  of  patient 
determination  by  which  he  was  after- 
wsids  distinguished.    The  providential 


At  the  close  of  the  session,  Judson 
set  out  on  a  tour  through  the  Northern 
States.  Leaving  the  horse  with  which 
his  father  had  furnished  him  with  an 
uncle  in  Sheffield,  Connecticut,  he  pro- 
ceeded to  Albany  to  see  the  wonder  of 
the  world,  the  newly-invented  Robert 
Fulton  steamer;  in  which  he  took  a 
passage  to  New  York.  "He  had  not 
been  long  in  New  York  before  he  con- 
trived to  attach  himself  to  a  theatrical 
company,  not  with  the  design  of  enter- 
ing upon  the  stage,  but  partly  for  the 


dispensations  through  which  he  passed  purpose  of  familiarizing  himself  with 
in  youth  were  also  subservient  to  his  its  regulations,  in  case  he  should  enter 
nsefolness  as  a  missionary  of  the  cross  !  upon  his  literary  projects,  and  partly 


sod  translator  of  Qod's  holy  orades. 
Some  illustrations  may  be  advantage- 
OQsly  g^ven  here  for  the  sake  of  those 
to  whom  Dr.  Wayland's  volumes  are 

not  sMwmMtfk 

Adoniram  Judson  entered  college  at 
Bzteen,  intensely  ambitious  to  excel, 
and  able  to  compete  successfully  with 
his  seniors.  "  It  was  at  this  period  that 
French  infidelity  was  sweeping  over  the 
land  like  a  flood ;  and  free  inquiry  in 
matters  of  religion  was  supposed  to 
constitute  part  of  the  education  of 
every  man  of  spirit.  Young  Judson 
did  not  escape  the  contamination.  In 
the  class  above  him  was  a  ypung  man 

by  the  name  of  E ,  who  was  amiable, 

talented,  witty,  exceedingly ''agreeable 
in  person  and  manners,  but  a  confirmed 
I^eist.  A  very  strong  friendship  sprang 
np  between  the  two  young  men,  found- 
ed on  similar  tastes  and  sympathies ; 


from  curiosity  and  love  of  adventure. 

*'  Before  setting  out^upon  his  tour  he 
had  unfolded  his  infidel  sentiments  to 
his  father,  and  had  been  treated  with 
the  severity  natural  Ito  a  masculine 
mind  that  has  never  doubted,  and  to  a 
parent  who,  after  having  made  innume- 
rable sacrifices  for  the  son  of  his  pride 
and  his  love,  sees  him  rush  recklessly 
on  his  own  destruction.  His  mother 
was  none  the  less  distressed,  and  she 
wept,  and  prayed,  and  expostulated. 
He  knew  his  superiority  to  bis  father  in 
argument ;  but  he  had  nothing  to 
oppose  to  his  mother's  tears  and  warn- 
ings, and  they  followed  him  now^wher- 
ever  he  went.  He  knew  that  he  was 
on  the  verge  of  such  a  life  as  he 
despised.  For  the  world  he  would  not 
see  a  young  brother]  in  his  perilous 
position  ;  but  *  I,'  he  thought,  *  am  in 
no  danger.  I  am  only  seeing  the  world 
md  Judson  soon  became,  at  least  pro-  |  — the  dark  side  of  it,  as  [well  as  the 
fessedly,  as  great  an  unbeliever  as  his  ,  bright ;  and  I  have  too  much  self- 
friend.  The  subject  of  a  profession  respect  to  do  anything  mean  or  vicious.* 
was  often  discussed  between  them.  At  After  seeing  what  he  wished  of  New 
one  time  they  proposed  entering  the  i  York,  he  returned  to  Sheffield  for  his 
law,  because  it  aflbrded  so  wide  a  scope    horse,  intending  to  pursue  his  journey 


for  political  ambition  ;  and*  at  another 
they   discussed    their    own    dramatic 


westward.    ^His  uncle.  Rev.  Ephraim 
Judson,  was  absent,  and  a  very  ^\o\]a 


powers,  with  a  riew  to  writing  plays.''    I  young  man  occupied  \na  p\^c^.    "SSa 


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JUDSOK'S  PREPARATION  FOR  MISSIONARY  LABOUR. 


conversation  was  characterized  by  a 
godly  sincerity,  a  solemn  bat  gentle 
earnestness,  which  addressed  itself  to 
the  heart,  and  Judson  went  away 
deeply  impressed. 

''The  next  night  he  stopped  at  a 
country  inn.  The  landlord  mentioned, 
as  he  lighted  him  to  his  room,  that  he 
had  been  obliged  to  place  him  next 
door  to  a  young  man  who  was  exceed- 
ingly ill,  probably  in  a  dying  state ;  but 
he  hoped  that  it  would  occasion  him  no 
uneasiness*  Judson  assured  him  that, 
beyond  pity  for  the  poor  sick  man,  he 
should  have  no  feeling  [whatever,  and 
that  now,  having  heard  of  the  cir- 
cumstance, his  pity  would  not  of. 
course  be  increased  by  the  nearness 
of  the  object.  But  it  was,  neverthe- 
less, a  very  restless  night.  Sounds 
came  from  the  sick  chamber — some- 
times the  movements  of  the  watchers, 
sometimes  the  groans  of  the  sufferer ; 
but  it  was  not  these  which  disturbed 
him.  He  thought  of  what  the  land- 
lord had  said— the  stranger  was  proba- 
bly in  a  dying  state ;  and  was  he  pre- 
pared? Alone,  and  in  the  dead  of 
night)  he  felt  a  blush  of  shame  steal 
over  him  at  the  question,'for  it  proved 
the  shallowness  of  his  philosophy. 
What  would  his  late  companions  say  to 
lus  weakness?  The  clear-minded,  in- 
tellectual, witty  £r^ ^,'[what  would  he 

say  to  such  consummate  boyishness  ? 
But  still  his  thoughts  would  revert  to 
the  sick  man.  Was  he  a  Christian, 
calm  and  strong  in  the  hope  of  a 
glorious  immortality  ?  or  was  he  shud- 
dering upon  the  brink  of  a  dark, 
unknown  future  ?  Perhaps  he  was  a 
'freethinker,'  educated  by  Christian 
parents,  and  prayed  over  by  a  Christian 
mother.  The  landlord  had  described 
him  as  a  young  man ;  and  in  imagina- 
tion he  was  forced  to  place  himself  , 
upon  the  dying  bed,  though  he  strove 
with  all  his  might  against  it  At  last 
otorDiBg  came,  and  ih^  bright  flood  of 


light  which  it  poured  into  his  chamber 
duq[>elled  ali  his  *  superstitious  illuaioi^* 
As  soon  as  he  had  risen  he  went  in 
search  of  the  landlord,  and  inquired  £br 
his  fellow  lodger.  'He  is  dead,*  was 
the  reply.  '  Dead  !*  '  Yes,  ho  is  goos^ 
poor  fellow  i  The  doctor  said  he  would 
probably  not  survive  the  night.*  'Do 
you  know  who  he  was  V  '  Oh,  je^ ;  it 
was  a  young  man  from  Providence  Col- 
lege— a   very  fine  fellow ;   his    name 

was  £ .'     Judson  was  completely 

stunned.  After  hours  had  pasMd,  he 
knew  not  how,  he  attempted  to  pursue 
his  journey.  But  one  single  ihoaghi 
occupied  his  mind,  and  the  words^ 
Dead .'  lost  \  lost !  were  oontinually 
ringing  in  his  ears.  He  knew  the  re- 
ligion of  the  bible  to  be  true ;  he  £elt 
its^truth ;  and  he  was  in  despair.  la 
this  state  of  mind  he  resolved  to  aban- 
don his  scheme  of  traveUing  aad  at 
once  turned  his  horse's  head  towards 
Plymouth." 

He  was  admitted  at  Andover  in  1806 
as  '^  a  [^)«cial  student ;  that  is,**  says 
Dr.  Wayland,  "  he  was  permitted  to  at^ 
tend  the  various  courses  of  instruction 
in  the  seminary ;  but,  having  made  no 
profession  of  religion,  he  could  not  be 
received  as  a  member  ia  full  standing. 
As  he  entered  at  onoe  upon  the  studios 
of  the  second  year,  he  must  already 
have  made  considerable  proficienqr  ia 
the  languages  of  the  Old  and  Near 
Testaments. 

*'  At  this  period  he  had  no  hope  of 
pardon  through  Chriit.  He  had  be- 
come thoroughly  dissatisfied  with  4ite 
views  of  life  which  he  had  formeriy 
cherished.  Aware  of  his  personal  sia- 
fulness,  and  conscious  that  he  aseded 
some  great  moral  transformation,  ha 
yet  doubted  the  authenticity  of  revealed 
religion,  aad  clung  to  the  dfiistifisl  sea- 
timeats  which  he  had  lately  imbibed. 
His  miad  did  not  readily  yiald  to  tho 
£oroe  of  evidence.  This  is  by  no  meaaa 
an  aaoommoB  case ;  aor  is  it  at  all 


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diiBeiiit  €f  explanatioiL  A  deeplj- 
Mated  difllike  to  the  hnmblmg  doctrinet 
of  tlie  erotB  frequentij  aBsumeB  the 
farm  of  hiftbilitj  to  appl j  the  oomnoB 
pmdpLm  of  evidoiee  to  the  case  of 
liiwkd  religion.  Men  of  nnoBual 
ilnBgth  of  will,  and  a  somewhat  too 
eonfideot  rdiaiMe  on  the  dedaions  of 
diar  indiTidoal  intelleet,  are  peonliarl j 
Mk  to  fidl  into  this  error. 

"Mx,  JadMn'i  moral  nature  was, 
however,  thoroni^lj  aroosed,  and  he 
WIS  dee]^  in  earnest  on  the  sahject 
of  raligioii.  The  profetsors  of  the  the- 
okpeal  seminary  enoooraged  his  resi- 
tooa  at  the  institntion,  wisely  judging 
ilttt  so  diligent  an  inquirer  must  soon 
wrnn  at  the  truth.  The  result  justified 
their  antioipations.  In  the  cahn  retire- 
Bcnt  of  AndoTer,  gu^ed  in  his  studies 
bf  men  the  praise  of  whose  learning 
md  piety  is  in  all  the  churches,  with 
notidng  to  distract  his  attention  from 
the  great  concerns  of  eternity,  light 
gndually  dawned  upon  hn  mind,  and 
be  was  enabled  to  surrender  his  whole 
wal  to  Christ  as  his  atoning  Saviour. 
Tikis  event  occurred  in  November,  about 
lix  weeks  after  his  removal  to  Andover. 
Oa  the  2nd  of  December,  1B08,  as  he 
has  recorded,  he  made  a  solemn  dedica- 
of  himself  to  God.  On  the  28th  of 
May,  1809,  he  made  a  public  profession 
of  religion,  and  joined  the  third  congre- 
gitional  Church  in  Plymouth,  of  which 
bis  fiither  was  then  pastor. 

''The  change  in  Mr.  Judson*s  reli- 
gious character  was  not  attended  by 
those  external  indications  of  moral 
excitement  whidi  are  frequently  ob- 
HTved.  The  ref(»rmation  wrought  in 
1dm  was,  however,  deep  and  radical. 
With  unusual  simplicity  of  purpose,  he 
yidded  himself  up  once  and  for  ever  to 
the  will  of  God,  and,  without  a  shadow 
of  misgiving,  relied  upon  Christ  as  his 
lU-sufficient  Saviour.  From  the  mo- 
ment of  his  conversion,  he  seems  never, 
throogh  lile^  to  bBve  been  hantmed  hy  I 


a  doubt  of  his  acceptance  with  God. 
The  new  creation  was  so  manifest  to 
his  consdousness,  that,  in  the  most 
decided  form,  he  had  the  witness  in 
himself.  His  plans  of  life  were,  of 
course,  entirely  reversed.  He  banished 
for  ever  those  dreams  of  literary  and 
political  ambition  in  which  he  had 
formerly  indulged,  and  simply  asked 
himself.  How  shall  I  so  order  my  future 
being  as  best  lo  please  Godt  The 
portions  of  his  correspondence  which 
belong  to  this  period  indicate  an  earnest 
striving  after  personal  holiness,  and  an 
enthusiastic  consecration  of  every  en- 
dowment to  the  service  of  Christ. 

"  In  September  of  the  same  year  he 
read,  for  the  first  time^  Buchanan*s 
<  Star  in  the  East.'  It  was  this  that 
led  him  to  reflect  upon  tho  personal 
duty  of  devoting  his  life  to  the  cause 
of  missions.  The  subject  occupied  his 
prayerful  attention  until  February, 
1810,  when  he  finally  resolved,  in  obe- 
dience to  what  he  believed  to  be  the 
command  of  God,  to  become  a  mission- 
ary to  the  heathen." 

When  he  first  brought  this  subject 
before  the  friends  of  misRions  of  his 
own  denomination  in  America  it  was 
thou^t  desirable  that  he  should  pro- 
ceed to  England  to  confer  with  the 
conductors  of  the  London  Missionary 
Society  on  the  practicability  and  de- 
sirableness of  uniting  their  efibrts.  He 
embarked  in  a  vessel  in  which  two 
Spanish  merchants  were  his  only  fellow 
passengers,  and  which  was  speedily 
taken  by  a  French  privateer.  "  When 
they  were  captured  by  Llnvincible 
Napoleon,  these  two  gentlemen,  being 
able  to  speak  French,  and  most  likely 
to  furnish  a  bribe,  were  treated  very 
civilly.  Mr.  Judson,  however,  was  very 
young,  with  nothing  distinctive  in  his 
outward  appearance,  and  was,  more- 
over, speechless,  friendless,  and  com- 
paratively moneyless.  He  was,  withou.t 
question  or  remonBtrasiee,  \intnii^\s!LV^>f 


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placed  in  the  hold  with  the  common 
sailors.  This  was  the  first  hardship  he 
had  erer  known,  and  it  affected  him 
accordingly.  He  shrank  from  the  asso- 
ciations of  the  place,  and  the  confined 
air  seemed  unendurahle.  Soon  the 
weather  roughened,  and  he,  together 
with  several  of  his  more  hardy  com- 
panions, became  excessively  sea-sick. 
The  doctor  visited  him  every  day,  bat 
he  could  not  communicate  with  him, 
and  the  visit  was  nearly  useless.  Sick, 
sorrowful,  and  discouraged,  his  thoughts 
went  back  to  his  dear  old  Plymouth 
home,  then  to  Bradford,  and  finally  the 
Boston  church — '  the  biggest  church  in 
Boston  ;*  and  he  became  alarmed  at  the 
strange  feeling  that  crept  over  him.  It 
was  the  first  moment  of  misgiving  he 
had  known.  As  soon  as  he  became 
aware  of  the  feeling,  he  commenced 
praying  against  it,  as  a  temptation  of 
the  adversary.  It  seemed  to  him  that 
God  had  permitted  this  capture,  and  all 
his  trouble,  as  a  trial  of  his  faith ; 
and  he  resolved,  in  the  strength  of 
Gk)d,  to  bear  it,  as  he  might  be  called 
upon  to  bear  similar  trials  hereafter. 
As  soon  as  he  had  come  to  this  resolu- 
tion, he  fumbled  about  in  the  grey 
twilight  of  his  prison  till  he  succeeded 
in  finding  his  Hebrew  bible.  The  light 
was  very  faint,  but  still  he  managed  to 
see  for  a  few  moments  at  a  time,  and 
amused  himself  with  translating  men- 
tally from  the  Hebrew  to  the  Latin,-^-a 
work  which  employed  his  thoughts,  and 
saved  his  eyes.  One  day  the  doctor, 
observing  the  bible  on  the  pillow,  took 
it  up,  stepped  towards  the  gangway, 
and  examined  it ;  then  returned,  and 
addressed  his  patient  in  Latin.  Through 
the  medium  of  this  language  Mr.  Jud- 
son  managed  to  explain  who  he  was ; 
and  he  was  consequently  admitted  to  a 
berth  in  the  upper  cabin,  and  a  seat  with 
his  fellow  passengers,  the  Spaniards,  at 
the  captain*s  table. 
"HiB  Beoond  day  on  deck  was  a  some- 


what exciting  one.  A  sail  was  reported 
from  the  mast-head;  and  while  the 
stranger  was  yet  a  mere  speck  to  the 
naked  eye,  many  glasses  were  levdled 
curiously  at  her,  and  a  general  ^seting 
of  anxiety  seemed  to  prevail  among 
the  officers.  Of  course,  Mr.  Jadsoa 
was  all  excitement;  for,  although  he 
was  now  in  comfortable  drcumstanoes, 
he  dreaded  the  effect  of  this  detention 
on  his  mission  to  England.  Finally,'  the 
stranger  loomed  up  against  the  sky,  a 
beautiful  brig  under  a  full  press  of  can- 
vass. As  they  watched  her,  some 
anxiously  and  some  admiringly,  sad- 
denly  her  fine  proportions  became 
blended  in  a  dark  mass ;  and  it  was 
evident  to  the  most  inexperienced 
landsman  that  she  had  changed  her 
course.  The  two  Spaniards  inter- 
changed significant  glances.  BIr.  Jad- 
son  felt  very  much  like  shouting  for 
joy,  but  he  suppressed  the  inclination ; 
and  the  next  moment  the  order  came 
for  the  decks  to  be  cleared,  and  he, 
with  his  companions,  *was  sent  below. 
The  Spaniards  informed  him  that  they 
were  pursued  by  a  vessel  much  larger 
than  their  own  ;  that  the  privateer  had 
little  to  hope  in  an  engagement,  but 
she  was  the  swifter  sailer  of  the  two, 
and  the  approaching  darkness  was  in 
her  favour.  Mr.  Judson  passed  a  sleep- 
less night,  listening  each  moment  for 
unusual  sounds  ;  but  the  next  morning, 
when  he  carefully  swept  the  horiaon 
with  the  captain's  glass,  not  a  mote  was 
visible. 

''The  privateer  touched  at  Le  Pas- 
sage, in  Spain,  and  there  permitted  the 
two  Spaniards  to  go  on  shore.  From 
thence  the  prisoners  were  conveyed  to 
Bayonne,  in  France;  and  Mr.  Jadscm 
again,  to  his  surprise  and  indignation, 
found  himself  marched  through  the 
streets  in  company  with  the  crew  of 
the  Packet.  He  had  as  yet  acquired 
only  a  few  words  of  Fr^ich,  and  of 
I  these  he  made  as  much  use  as  possible. 


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to  tbe  infinite  amusement  of  the  passers 
hj.  Finallj,  it  occurred  to  him  that 
he  was  much  more  likelj  to  meet  some 
person,  either  a  natire  or  a  foreigner, 
who  nnderstood  English,  than  to  make 
his  broken  French  intelligible.  Accord- 
inglj  he  commenced  declaiming  in  the 
most  violent  manner  possible  against 
oppresmon  in  general,  and  this  one  act 
in  particular.  The  guards  threatened 
him  by  gestures,  but  did  not  proceed  to 
violence;  and  of  the  passers  bj,  some 
regarded  him  a  moment  carelessly, 
othen  showed  a  little  interest  or  curi- 
oaty,  while  many  laughed  outright  at 
bis  seemingly  senseless  clamours.  Fi- 
BtUy,  a  stranger  accosted  him  in  Eng- 
fiih,  adirising  him  to  lower  his  voice. 
'With  the  greatest  pleasure  possible,' 
he  answered,  'if  I  have  at  last  sue- 
eeeded  in  making  mjrself  heard.  I  was 
only  clamouring  for  a  listener.'  '  Tou 
might  have  got  one  you  would  have 
been  glad  to  dismiss,  if  you  had  con- 
tinued much  longer,'  was  the  reply. ! 
In  a  few  hurried  words  Judson  ex- 
plained his  situation,  and,  in  words  as 
few,  learned  that  the  gentleman  was  an 
American  from  Philadelphia,  and  re- 
ceived his  promise  of  assistance.  '  But 
you  had  better  go  on  your  way  quietly  ! 
BOW,*  added  his  new  friend.     '  Oh,  1 1 

I 

will  be  a  perfect  lamb,  since  I  have 
giined  my  object.' 

"The  prison  was  a  gloomy  looking, 
■assire  structure,  and  the  apartment 
into  which  they  were   conveyed  was 
tmder  ground,  dark  and  dismal.     In 
the  centre  was  a  sort  of  column,  on 
which  burned  a  solitary  lamp,  though 
wiUiout  it  was  still  broad  day.    Around 
tbe  walls  a  quantity  of  straw  had  been 
ipread,  on  which  his  companions  soon 
made  themselves  at  home ;    but  Mr. 
Judson  could  not  divest  himself  of  the 
idea  that  the  straw  was  probably  not  j 
fresh,  and  busied  his  imagination  with  j 
images  of  those  who  had  last  occupied  ! 
it.     The  weather  had  seemed  almost  l 
roL.  xni. — pouttTn  series. 


oppressively  hot  above  ground ;  but 
now  he  shivered  with  the  chilling 
dampness  of  the  place,  while  tho  con- 
fined air  and  mouldy  smell  rendered 
him  sick  and  giddy.  He  paced  up  and 
down  the  cell,  he  could  not  tell  how 
long,  but  it  seemed  many  hours,  won- 
dering if  his  new  friend  would  really 
come ;  and  again,  if  he  did  not,  whether 
he  could  keep  upon  his  feet  all  night ; 
and  in  case  of  failure,  which  part  of 
the  straw  he  should  select  as  the  least 
loathsome.  And  then  his  thoughts 
would  wander  off  again  to  Plymouth, 
and  to  Bradford,  and  to  the  'biggest 
church  in  Boston,'  but  not  with  the 
feeling  that  he  had  before.  On  the 
contrary,  he  wondered  that  he  ever 
could  have  been  discouraged.  He  knew 
that  at  most  his  imprisonment  could 
not  last  long.  If  he  only  had  a  chair, 
or  the  meanest  stool,  that  was  all  he 
would  ask.  But  he  could  not  hope  to 
walk  or  stand  long. 

"While  leaning  against  the  column 
for  a  moment's  rest,  the  door  of  the 
cell  opened,  and  he  instantly  rccognizod 
the  American  ho  had  seen  in  the  street. 
He  suppressed  a  cry  of  joy,  and  see- 
ing that  the  stranger  did  not  look  at 
him,  though  he  stood  close  hy  the  lamp, 
tried  hintself  to  afiect  indiiferonce. 
The  American,  making  some  remark  in 
French,  took  up  the  lamp,  and  then 
adding  (or  perhaps  translating),  in 
English,  *  Let  me  see  if  I  know  any  of 
these  poor  fellows,'  passed  around  the 
room,  examining  them  carelessly.  *  No ; 
no  friend  of  mine,*  said  he,  replacing 
the  lamp,  and  swinging  his  great  mili- 
tary cloak  around  Mr.  Judson,  whose 
slight  figure  wjis  almost  lost  in  its 
ample  folds.  Comprehending  tlie  plan, 
Mr.  Judson  drew  himself  into  as  small 
a  compass  as  possible,  thinking  that  he 
would  make  the  l)cst  of  the  affair, 
though  having  little  confidence  in  the 
clumsy  artifice.  Ilia  prolcctoY,  \.oo, 
seemed  io  have  lu3  doubls,  ^v>t,  wa  \v^ 


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JUDSON'S  PREPARATION  FOR  MISSIONARY  LABOUR. 


passed  out,  he  slid  some  money  into  the 
gaoler's  hand,  and  again,  at  the  gate, 
made  another  disbursement,  and  as 
soon  as  they  were  outside,  released  his 
prot6g6,  with  the  expressive  words, 
*  Now  run  !'  Mr.  Judson  quite  forgot 
his  fatigue  from  walking  in  the  cell,  as 
he  fleetly  followed  his  taU  conductor 
through  the  streets  to  the  wharf,  where 
he  was  placed  on  board  an  American 
merchantman  for  the  night.  The  next 
evening  his  friend  returned,  informing 
him  that  his  place  of  refuge  had  been 
only  temporarily  chosen,  and  ^  the 
papers  necessary  to  hi«  releasQ  could 
not  be  procured  immediately,  he  would 
be  much  safer  in  the  attic  of  a  ship- 
builder,  who  had  kindly  offered  this 
place  of  concealment.  Accordingly  he 
removed  to  the  attic,  from  which,  after 
a  fow^days,  he  was  released  on  parole. 

'*  Mr.  Judson  passed  about  six  weeks 
in  Bayonne,  boarding  with  an  American 
lady  who  had  spent  most  of  her  life  in 
France.  He  told  his  landlady  that  he 
was  a  clergyman,  and  frequently  held 
long  religious  conversations  with  her ; 
but  he  did  not  permit  his  character  to 
be  known  generally  in  the  house,  as  he 
thought  it  would  interfere  with  a  plan 
he  had  of  learning  as  much  as  possible 
of  the  real  state  of  French  society. 
He  attended  various  places  of  amuse- 
ment with  his  fellow  boarders,  pleading 
his  ignorance  of  the  language  and 
customs  of  the  country  as  an  excuse 
for  acting  the  spectator  merely ;  and  in 
general  giving  such  evasive  replies  as 
enabled  him  to  act  his  part  without 
attracting  undue  attention.  It  was  not 
long,  however,  before  his  companions 
became  pretty  well  aware  that  indiffer- 
ence formed  no  part  of  his  real  charac- 
ter. His  shrewdness  was  at  variance 
with  his  implied  ignorance  of  the  world, 
and  Ilia  simplicity  sometimes  wore  a 
solemn  impressiveness,  from  the  influ- 
ence of  which  it  was  impossible  to 
escape.    The  last  place  of  amusement 


he  visited  was  a  masked  ball ;  and  here 
his  strong  feelings  quite  overcame  his 
caution,  and  he  burst  forth  in  his  real 
character.     He  declared  to  his  some- 
what startled  companions  that  he  did 
not  believe  the  infernal  regions  could 
furnish  more  complete   specimens    ol 
depravity  than  he  there  beheld.     He 
spoke   in   English,   and  at   first    ad- 
dressed himself  to  the  two  or  three 
standing  near  him,  who  understood  the 
language ;  but  his  earnestness  of  man- 
ner and  warmth  of  expression  soon 
drew  around  him  it  large  circle,  whc 
I  listened  curiously  and  with  app&reinl 
respect.     lie  spoke  scornfully  of  th< 
proud    professions   of   the    (so-called] 
philosophy  of  the  age,  and  pointed  U 
the  fearful  exhibitions  of  that  moment 
as  illustrative  of  its  effectiveness.    H( 
rapidly  enumerated  many  of  the  evili 
which    infidelity    had    brought    upoi 
France  and  upon  the  world,  and  thei 
showed  the  only  way  of  escape  fron 
those   evils — the   despised,  but    trulj 
ennobling    religion    of    Jesus    Chrisi 
Finally,  he  sketched  the  character  o 
man   as   it    might    Imvc  been  in  it 
original  purity  and  nobleness,  and  thei 
the    wreck    of   soul  and   body  to  b 
ascribed  to  sin,  and  wound  up  all  by  i 
personal    appeal  to  such  as  had  no 
become  too  debased  to  think  and  feel 
He  had  warmed  as  he  proceeded  wit! 
his  subject,  noting  with  pain  and  sux 
prise  the  great  number  of  those  wh 
seemed  to  understand  the  English  las 
guage,  and  drawing  from^it  an  inferenc 
by  no  moans  favourable  to  his  travelle 
countrymen.    Most  of  the  maskers  evi 
dently  regarded  the  exhibition  as  pai 
of  the  evening's  entertainment ;   hv 
those    who    understood    his    remarli 
seemed   confounded    by  the  boldnesi 
and    perhaps   unexpectedness,   of  th 
attack,  and  when  he  had  finished,  stoo 
aside,  and  allowed  him  to  pass  from  th 
place  without  a  word.    This  inciden 
I  have  been  told,  was  reported  by  som 


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person  present  on  the  occasioti,  and 
pablished  in  a  Boston  newspaper. 

^Mr.  Judson,  I  do  not  recollect  bj 
what  means,  was  introduced  to  some  of 
tho  officers  of  Napoleon's  suite,  and 
tnyelled  through  [the  country  in  one  of 
the  emperor's  carriages.  At  Paris,  he 
gpent  most  of  his  time  in  the  society  of 
these  officers,  and  persons  whom  thej 
introduced,  and  in  general  pursued  the 
same  course  as  at  Bajonne.  In  view 
of  the  opportunity  thus  afforded  for 
obseryation,  and  the  store  of  practical 
knowledge  really  gathered,  he  always 
r^rded  his  detention  in  France  as  a 
Tery  important  and,  indeed,  necessary 
part  of  his  preparation  for  the  duties 
which  afterwards  devolved  upon  him. 

"In  England  he  was  receiTed  in  a 
manner  peculiarly  flattering,  and  I 
think  his  appearance  there  must  have 
created  a  very  favourable  impression. 
He  was  at  this  time  small  and  exceed- 
mgly  delicate  in  figure,  with  a  round 
rosy  face,  which  gave  him  the  appear- 
ance of  extreme  youthfulness.  His 
hair  and  eyes  were  of  a  dark  shade  of 


brown,  in  his  French  passport  described 
as  *  chestnut.'  His  voice,  however,  was 
far  from  what  would  be  expected  of 
such  a  person,  and  usually  took  the 
listeners  by  surprise.  An  instance  of 
this  occurred  in  London.  He  sat  in 
the  pulpit  with  a  clergyman  somewhat 
distinguished  for  his  eccentricity,  and 
at  the  close  of  the  sermon  was  re- 
quested to  read  a  hymn.  When  he  had 
finished,  the  clergyman  arose,  and  in- 
troduced his  young  brother  to  the  con- 
gregation as  a  person  who  purposed 
devoting  himself  to  the  conversion  of 
the  heathen,  adding,  ^  And  if  his  faith 
is  proportioned  to  his  voice,  he  will 
drive  the  devil  firom  all  India.*  '* 

On  his  return  to  America,  the  project 
for  a  union  in  the  mission  was  aban- 
doned ;  Judson  with  some  others  were 
accepted  as  agents  of  the  '^American 
Commissioners  for  Foreign  Missions," 
and  with  his  newly-married  wife,  after- 
wards well  known  as  Mrs.  Ann  Hasel- 
tine  Judson,  he  embarked  for  Calcutta 
in  February,  1812. 


REMINISCENCES  OF  JAMAICA. 


BT    THE   REV.    JOHN    MAY. 


U\e  of  the  western  watc,  belotcd  soil, 

R&liow'd  by  years  of  team,  and  prayers,  and  toil ! 

With  rerdant  monn tains,  and  with  vales  of  green. 

And  rifled  rocks,  and  streams  that  msb  between  : 

Utid  of  the  sanny  iky  and  swarthy  brow, 

Itt  mirror'd  retrospect  I  see  thee  now. 

Thy  pabn-trccft  bend  with  dreamy  cadence  still, 

And  gracefol  bamboos  crown  the  distant  bill. 

0 !  I  hare  loved  thee ;  and  still  fondly  stayA 

The  pictured  memory  of  bygone  days  : — 

The  cane-field  stirri*d  beneath  the  frcsh'ning  gale ; 

The  buy  miil-yard  in  the  sheltered  dale ; 

The  balmy  mom ;  the  witching  evening  moon ; 

The  forect  rambla  with  the  shrewd  Maroon ; 

The  rocky  path  lit  up  with  toroh-wood  glare, 

To  guide  the  peasant  at  tho  how  of  prayer ; 

Tb«:  ttbbath  calm ;  the  group  beneath  the  tree ; 

Tbe  message  glad ;  the  vocal  minstrelsy ; 

The  rite  baptismal ;  tbe  devoted  band 

In  meekest  guise  upon  the  warewashed  8tr:ind : 

(nreet  reminiscences !  a  passing  view 

I  tain  wooJd  emteJ^  ofnlttloredoffon. 


Who  that  has  trod  thy  mountain!!  wild  and  free, 
With  (Jilead'8  Balm  for  human  misery ; 
Or  by  thy  streams,  or  on  thy  burning  plains 
Heard  new-bom  liberty's  impassioned  strains, 
At  cool  of  cvo,  or  sultry  noon,  or  mom, 
i  By  zephyr  soft,  or  rising  breeze  upborne, 
•  C<nikl  o'er  forget  what  oft  hatl  wont  to  raise 
lle-ponsivo  echoes  to  the  hymn  of  praise?  " 

But  other  memories — a  mournful  train- 
Wake  the  deep  sigh,  and  tune  the  saddened  strain. 
Where  are  the  f/'icr-— where  the  bravo  of  yoro, 
Who  broke  each  feiur,  and  hound  up  each  i<uro  ; 

;  Who,  when  tho  white  man  scourged  a  bleeding  laud, 
Ilose  up  and  wrenched  it  from  tho  tyrant's  hand  •' 
And  gentle  spirits,  sweet  as  heaven's  own  ray, 

'  With  woman'H  deep  devotions— where  are  they  ? 
Oh  !  I  have  seen  the  heart's  warm  life-j^pringF  cliill ; 
The  tongue  of  eloquence  grow  cold  and  still : 
Year  after  year  pome  mission  member  gone, 
And  jTiiiwion  graves  iwcrewVufe  one  \>>|*  o^^<^  -. 
Thtin  have  I  hecn,  and  these,  \t\  v^w\w^\iv. 


88 


POETRY. 


To  tUenoe  itUled  the  bMuri'i  gUd  melody. 
But  Merej'B  pillar  ceaaed  not  to  abide 
A  cload  bj  daj,  a  light  at  erentide. 

Jamaica !  dark  and  wintry  daji  have  pas&'d 
Since  I  beheld  thj  hills  and  ralleys  last ; 
Since  the  sad  hoar  I  bade  thy  shore*  adiea 
Deep  are  the  waters  I  have  waded  through. 
Oft  by  my  conch  hath  sorrow  breathed  her  prayer, 
And  pain  hath  kept  long  weary  rigils  there. 
Yet  billows  may  be  pathways  to  repose. 
And  earthly  gloom  may  heavenly  light  disclose  ! 
O  blessed  apring  of  pore  perennial  Joy ! 


O  hope  that  nothing  earthly  can  destroy ! 

As  summer  skies  when  thunder  peala  are  o'er. 

Or  southern  seas  by  tempeets  tossed  no  more. 

So  hush  the  storms  of  sul>lunary  ill 

If  Jesus'  voice  but  whisper  "  Peace,  be  still !" 

Land  of  the  free  !  I  never  more  may  view 
Thy  sylvan  shades,  and  skies  of  glorioos  blue ; 
No ;  never  more  thy  sable  sons  behold 
Till  time  the  mystic  spirit-land  unfold  : 
But  memory's  page  a  faithful  scroll  shall  be. 
And  prayer  shall  rise  in  incense  sweet  for  thee. 


THE  SYMPATHY  OF  JESUS. 

**  We  have  not  a  High  Prieit  which  cannot  be  touched  with  the  fiseling  of  our  infirmities ;  \ 
wa«  in  all  points  tempted  like  as  we  tre,  yet  without  sin." — Hebrews  iv.  15. 


jKst-s,  Saviour !  Thou  dost  know 
A  U  the  depth  of  human  woe  ! 
Thou  hast  shed  the  bitter  tear. 
Thou  hast  felt  the  withering  fear. 

Not  a  throb  but  Thou  canst  feel, 
Not  a  pain  but  Thou  canst  heal ; 
Not  a  pulse  of  mortal  grief. 
But  thou  know'et  to  bring  relief. 

Thou  canst  soothe  the  agony 
Which  no  eye  but  Thine  may  see  ; 
Thou  canst  quell  the  pangs  that  tear 
Even  tho  bosom  of  despair. 

Thou  canst  calm  the  aching  head. 
Mourning  o'er  bright  moments  fled, 
With  a  resting  place  divine 
On  that  pitying  breast  of  Thine. 

Thou  canst  shed  a  ray  of  love. 
Full  of  comfort  from  above. 
On  the  soul  when  human  might 
Fails  to  kindle  warmth  or  light. 

Gently  from  the  bleeding  heait 
Thou  eanst  draw  the  poisoned  dart ; 
And  the  wound's  deep  anguibh  calm. 
Pouring  in  thy  heavenly  balm. 

Saviour  I  well  Thou  knovr'st  to  trace 
Every  Ibie  on  Sorrow's  face, 


From 


For  when  Thou  wast  dwelling  here 
Her  dark  form  was  ever  near. 

And  our  griefs  when  laid  on  Thee, 
Pressed  Thy  spirit  heavily ; 
So  thou  well  dost  know  how  great 
Is  the  burden  of  their  weight. 

And  the  iron  of  our  sin 
To  Thy  heart  hath  entered  in  ; 
All  its  festering  anguish  keen. 
Holy  Saviour,  Thine  hath  been ! 

Not  in  vain  Thou  cam'st  to  dwell 
From  heaven  far  and  near  to  hell ; 
Not  in  vain  were  east  away 
Crown  and  sceptre,  for  our  clay  ; 

*Thou  our  Brother  art,  and  we 
With. our  sorrows  come  to  Thee  ; 
Thou  wilt  not,  for  us  who  died, 
From  our  misery  turn  aside. 

Jesus,  save !  the  floods  are  nigh ! 
To  thine  open  arms  we  fly  ; 
Sure  the  waters  will  not  dare 
Overwhelm  our  spirit  there ! 

No  I  the  raging  waves  subside, — 
Thou  hast  checked  the  rising  tide  ; 
All  our  woes  obey  thy  will. 
While  Thou  whisperest,  "  Peace,  be  Etill !" 
Thouffhts  and  Skdches  in  Verge  hy  Catvlitu  Dent.'* 


ONWARD. 


Pasa  quickly  by  the  blooming  rose, 

And  passing  by,  inhale 
The  kindly  fragrance  which  it  throws 

Upon  the  breathing  gale. 

But  do  not  stoop  to  pluck  the  flower. 
For  thorns  are  hiding  there ; 

Thy  bleeding  hand  may  rue  the  hour 
It  piacked  the  blossom  fiijr. 


Look  on  the  green  and  shadowy  dell. 
Where  trees  embowering  meet ;' 

Deem  if  thou  wilt  that  peace  may  dwell 
Within  the  calm  retreat. 

But  turn  not  from  thy  rugged  way. 
Let  the  shade  but  charm  thine  eye  : 

For  "mid  the  verdure  serpents  stray— 
Who  wanders  there  may  die. 


POETRY. 


89 


Ind  dost  thou  nrarmiir  tluit  the  thorn 

BeiMftth  the  rose-bud  hides  ? 
That  where  soft  dreams  of  peace  are  bom 

The  aeri>ent*ii  atlng  abides  ? 

The  fragrance  of  the  rose  was  lent 
Thine  heayenwmrd  path  to  cheer ; 

The  thorn,  to  make  thee  more  intent 
On  the  thomless  amaranth  there ; 


The  greenness  of  the  shade,  to  give 

A  type  of  heayen's  repose ; 
The  sting,  to  bid  thee  rise  and  lire 

Where  bliss  no  renom  knows. 

Thon  bless  the  hand  that  *mid  earth's  Jo^s, 
Rartb's  bitter  griefs  doth  poor ; 

And  press  where  pain  no  more  allojs, 
And  sorrow  dwells  no  moro. 


Fro.,t  **  Tfiou4jhtt  and  Skdcha  in  Vtrtt  by  Caroline  Vtnf,' 


THE  PILGRIM'S  GUIDE. 


W«  pilgrims  eiseh  u  desert  roam. 
While  Joumejing  onwards  to  our  home, 
And  many  a  danger  here  we  meet. 
Bat  Jesus  guides  our  stumbling  feet 
lie  trod  this  wilderness,  and  knows 
Oar  trials,  dangers— all  our  foes. 
None  are  too  joung  or  weak  to  share 
The  gracious  SaTiour*s  tender  care ; 


For  Jesus  lores  to  succour  those 
Who  wholly  on  His  power  repose. 
The  roaring  lion  cannot  barm 
The  man  who  leuis  on  Jesus'  arm ; 
His  word's  a  lamp  more  bright  than  daj. 
To  guide  us  on  our  hesTenward  way : 
Help  to  the  weak  He'll  gladly  glye. 
If  we  will  only  ask— and  live. 

From  *'  Lmiita  Von  PUUenhaui.' 


NIGHT. 


I'M  weary,  and  I  Cain  would  rest 
Upon  my  loving  Sarionr's  breast. 
And  feel  His  watchful,  tender  care 
While  now  for  slumber  I  prepare. 

Ob !  pardon,  gracious  Lord,  I  pray, 
The  ains  I've  harboured  all  this  day  ; 
For  Jesu's  blood  can  make  like  snow 
The  heart  that's  deepest  dyed,  I  know. 


Oh !  do  thou  not  alone  extend 
Thy  wing  o'er  each  I  call  my  friend. 
But  o'er  each  being,  great  and  small. 
Watcher  of  Israel,  guard  them  all ! 

To  those  who're  grieved  in  heart  and  weak. 
Thy  words  of  comfort  softly  speak  ; 
And  may  the  moon  her  silver  light 
Shed  on  a  tearless  world  this  night. 

From  "Louisa  Von  PUiUnkaM." 


SONNETS, 

SrOOEBTEB   BT  THE  MEMOIR  OF   THE   REV.   JOHN  THOMAS,   MISSIONARY, 

IV  THE   BAPTIST   MaJ^AZINE. 


Tsor,  foremost  of  the  /tmall,  heroic  band, 
Who,  coDuting  all  their  earthly  good  for  nought, 
And  ffll'd  with  heaven-inspired  ambition,  sought 
A  f^ld  for  conflict  in  thst  orient  land ; 
Wliere  hosts  of  darkness  yet  embattled  stand ; 
Tbou,  Thomas,  didst  not  shrink  from  toil  or  strife  ; 
Bst  patient,  watchful,  zealous,  gayest  thy  life 
To  God  and  truth.    Gifted  with  heart,  and  hand. 
To  will,  and  do  high  deeds ;  to  smite  the  foe. 
Or  doubly  heal  the  suffering.    Yet  thy  name. 
Haply  by  faults,  dimming  its  lustrous  Ikme, 
Hath  gathered  its  fiair  honours  all  too  slow. 
What  heed  ? — no  pen  has  writ  thy  partial  blame, 
Bnt  graves  thj  llfiB  in  line*  of  radiant  glow. 
MarpmU^  Jammary,  18S4. 


Thine  was  the  vigil  of  a  long,  dark  night. 
As  hope  sustained  thy  spirit ;  while  no  ray 
To  cheer,  and  bless,  broke  on  the  gloomy  way. 
Bat  see  ; — the  dawn  comes,  and  its  beamings  brigh 
To  ponr  their  splendour  on  thy  mortal  sight. 
That  vision  fails,  entranced.    Sublime  display ! 
And  type  of  that  approaching,  cloudless  day. 
When  the  swarth  nations  sitting  in  its  light. 
Shall  view  their  ancient  systems  pale  and  fade 
Like  mists  before  its  glory— temples  shako — 
Foul  rites  of  cruelty  no  longer  slake 
Their  fires  in  life-blood— superstition  made 
To  tremble  at  its  own  strange,  hideous  shade — 
A\\^  realms  now  dtseri,  beauty's Uoom  vvt^»^>L«. 


90 


REYIEWS. 


Theological  EsMOift,  hff  Fbidsrick  Denison 
Mauricb,  M,A.,  ChapMn  of  Lincoln's 
Inn,  Second  Edition.  WUh  a  new  Pre- 
face and  other  Addittom.  Cambridge  : 
Macmillan  and  Co.  1853.  Foolscap  8?o. 
Pp.  xxxij.,  487.     Price  10».  6d. 

Mr.  Mafrice  was  already  well  known 
as  an  interesting  preacher,  an  influential 
vrriter,  and  an  admired  university 
lecturer,  when  his  expulsion  from  two 
professorships  in  King's  College,  London, 
on  a  oomplaint  against  his  orthodoxy 
laid  by  Dr.  Jelf,  the  principal,  and  by  a 
solemn  act  of  the  council  of  that  dis- 
tinguished body,  at  once  created  a 
sensation  in  the  public  mind,  and  raised 
Mr.  Maurice  himself  to  a  higher  degree 
of  celebrity  than  he  had  previously 
enjoyed.  What  has  he  said  ?  is  now  a 
question  in  many  mouths,  and  the  book 
in  which  he  has  said  it  ii  of  course  in  a 
second  edition.  We  have  thought  it 
right  accordingly,  in  order  to  satisfy  a 
curiosity  which  may,  to  a  certain  extent, 
be  diffused  among  our  readers,  to  set 
our  opinion  of  the  oMe  and  of  the  book 
before  them. 

Of  the  case  itself  we'shall  not  find  it 
needful  to  say  much.  It  turns,  not 
upon  the  question  of  Mr.  Maurice's 
general  orthodoxy,  but  exclusively  on 
his  view  of  the  eternity  of  future  punish- 
ment, as  developed  in  the  concluding 
essay.  Making  what  appears  to  us  a 
futile  endeavour  to  detach  the  idea  of 
duration  from  the  word  eternal,  he 
flings  himself  on  the  following  generality : 
"I  am  obliged  to  believe— that  there  is 
an  abyss  of  love  which  is  deeper  than 
the  abyss  of  death.  I  dare  not  lose 
faith  in  that  love.  I  must  feel  that 
this  love  is  compassing  the  universe. 
More  about  it  I  cannot  know.  But  God 
knows.  I  leave  myself  and  all  to  him." 
p.  476,    Such  18  the  avowal,  we  cannot 


say  of  universalist  belief  but  of  imiver' 
salist  leaning,  to  which  the  attention 
of  Dr.  Jeli^  as  principal  of  Eing^s  Odl^ge, 
was  drawn  by  one  ''  in  high  authority  " 
there,  and  on  which,  after  a  somewhat 
extended  correspondence,  the  expulsion 
of  Mr.  Maurice  from  his  professorships 
has  been  pronounced.  We  do  not  see 
how  any  question  can  be  raised  oon- 
ceming  the  propriety  of  the  part  wiiidi 
the  principal  and  the  conndl  have 
acted  in  the  matter.  The  professors  ai 
King's  College,  as  at  any  similar  inalita* 
tion,  are  engaged  to  teach  certain  kao^m 
sentiments,  and  if  they  deviate  from 
the  course  prescribed,  their  dismissal 
seems  to  follow  as  a  matter  of  course. 
The  superior  officers  have  but  done  their 
duty. 

Much  mofe  interesting  to  us,  hew- 
ever,  is  the  book  itself,  than  the  par^ 
ticular  case  of  college  disoii^ne  to  which 
it  has  given  rise.  In  it  we  are  led  by  a 
talented  and  accomplished  divine,  and  a 
fascinating  writer,  through  almost  all 
the  principal  topics  of  theology,  which 
are  discussed  with  a  freshness  of  thought 
and  an  earnestness  of  tone  quite  ex- 
hilarating. In  the  first  instance  oar 
expectations  are  raised  to  a  high  pitch, 
and  we  cannot  but  think  that  from  such 
an  application  of  mental  power  and 
culture  some  valuable  illustration  of 
dark  or  difficult  points  will  be  derived ; 
but  this  nascent  expectation  is  doomed 
to  speedy  disappointment,  and  the  ulti- 
mate impression  produced  by  the  volume 
is  one  of  deep  and  painful  regret. 

It  is,  we  think,  in  the  first  place,  an 
infelicity,  that  the  book  is  throughout 
an  avowed  appeal  to  a  particular  section 
of  the  religious  world,  and  not  an  in- 
dependent inquiry  after  truth.  It  is 
addressed  expressly  to  Unitarians — in 
fulfilment,  it  appears^  of  the  dying  wish 


MAUBICE'S  THEOLOGICAL  EBSAYa 


Ul 


of  flome  lady  who  seems  to  haye  thought 
that  Mr.  Maurice  had  something  espe- 
cially persuasive  to  say  to  them;  and 
thus  every  topic  comes  to  be  discussed, 
not  so  much  on  its  actual  grounds,  as 
in  relation  to  the  olgections  which  may 
be  raised  against  it,  and  to  those  objec- 
tions in  particular  raised  against  it  by 
Unitarians.  For  those  readers  who  are 
not  Unitarians  this  is  certainly  unfor- 
tonate,  as  we  can  say  from  experience ; 
and  it  can  havo  been  scarcely  less  so, 
we  think,  for  the  writer,  who  must  in 
the  nature  of  things  have  been  thus 
forced  into  an  attitude  of  too  great 
^tention  to  the  objections  he  had  to  en- 
opnnter,  and  too  little  attention  to  the 
t^th  he  had  to  vindicate.  His  object^ 
h^iwever  carefully  he  may  have  guarded 
himself,  must  have  been,  not  so  much  to 
ivqwnt  the  gospel  as  it  is,  as  to  make 
th^  gospel  acceptable  to  Unitarians. 

Out  of  this  infelicitous  attitude  of  the 
autbor  seems  to  us  to  have  arisen  what 
we  deem  a  very  objectionable  manner 
of  executing  his  task.  In  order  to 
enable  our  readers  to  judge  of  this  for 
themselves,  we  will  Bct  before  them 
Mr.  Maurice's  recapitulation  of  his 
course  at  the  commencement  of  his  . 
uxteenth  essay,  an  extract  which,  if 
rather  long,  will  justify  us  by  its  illus-  i 
trative  value.  i 

*•  My  first  essay  was  on  charUif  ;  this  will . 
alio  be  on  charity.    I  could  not  find  that 
a  charity  which  believed  all  things,  hoped  . 
all  things,  endured  all  things,  had  its  root 
on  this  earth,  or  in  the  heart  of  any 
man  who  dwells  on  this  earth.    Yet  it 
Beemed  to  me  that  such  a  charity  was 
needed  to  make  this  earth  what  it  ought  i 
to  be,  and  that  human  hearts  have  a , 
profound  sense  of  its  necessity  for  them,  j 
an  infinite  craving  to  possess  it,  and  be  , 
filled  with  it.    Something  stood  in  the  I 
way  of  the  good  which  the  earth  sighs  | 
for,  and  which  man  sighs  for.    A  vision 
of  <tH  rose  up  before  us  confronting  the 
vision  of  charii/;     It  was  portentoue,  j 


for  it  seemed  part  of  the  very  creature 
who  had  the  dream  of  a  perfect  good. 
But  ho  disclaimed  it,  he  tried  to  account, 
for  it  by  some  accidents  of  his  position, 
or  by  some  essential  error  in  his  con- 
stitution ;  at  last  he  said,  I  have  yielded 
to  an  oppressor  ;  an  evil  spirit  has  with- 
drawn mo  from  my  true  Lord.  Then 
arose  the  question.  Who  is  this  true 
Lordi  where  is  He  to  be  found? 
ltighUoutne»s  was  felt  to  be  even  more 
closely  interwined  with  the  being  of  the 
man  than  evil ;  for  awhile  he  was  dis- 
posed to  claim  it  as  his  own ;  suffering, 
and  the  sense  of  an  infinite  contradiction, 
did  not  deliver  him  from  that  belief. 
But  some  one  there  was  who  led  him  to 
cry  for  a  Eedeeitier,  to  be  sure  that  He 
lived,  to  be  sure  that  righteousness  was 
in  Him,  and  therefore  was  man*B. 

"  Was  this  Redeemer,  so  near  to  man, 
so  inseparable  from  man,  of  earthly  race  ? 
The  vision  of  a  tSon  of  God  rose  upon 
us ;  a  thousand  different  traditions 
pointed  to  it ;  it  took  the  most  various 
forms;  but  the  heart  of  man  said, 
'  There  must  bo  ono  in  whom  all  theae 
meet ;  there  must  be  ono  who  did  not 
rise  from  manhood  into  Godhead,  but 
who  can  exhibit  the  perfection  of  man- 
hood, because  he  has  the  perfection  of 
Qodhead.*  Is  the  perfection  of  man- 
hood then  compatible  with  the  infirmi- 
ties and  corruptions  of  which  men  have 
become  heirs  ?  The  mythologies  of  the 
world  said,  ^  It  must  l)e  so,  we  need 
incaniatiom  ;  our  deliverers  must  share 
our  fiesh,  our  sorrows ;'  yes  !  they  could 
not  stop  there — ^  our  sins.'  The  philo- 
sophers said,  ^  It  cannot  be  so ;  the 
divine  nature  must  be  free  from  the 
contact  of  that  which  debases  us,  of 
that  from  which  we  ourselves  need 
emancipation.'  They  could  show  how 
men,  forming  the  gods  after  their  own 
images,  had  glorified  and  deified  what 
was  most  immoral  and  base.  The 
scripture  spoke  to  us  of  the  Son  of  God 
taking  the  fieaU  of  nvaT^,  enteim^  mVo 


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all  the  infinnities  of  man,  bearing  the 
Bins  of  man,  so  showing  forth  the  purity, 
compassion,  love,  of  His  Father. 

'^  But  the  sense  in  men  of  a  separa- 
tion from  the  God  to  whom  they  were 
meant  to  be  united,  had,  we  found,  pro- 
duced innumerable  schemes  for  bring- 
ing about  a  reconciliation.  The  scrip- 
tures told  us  of  an  atonementj  originating 
with  God ;  made  with  men  in  His  Son  ; 
who  entirely  trusted  and  entirely  obeyed 
His  Father ;  who  willingly  entered  into 
the  death  of  man  ;  who  made  the  per- 
fect sacrifice  which  took  away  sin; 
whose  death  was  the  satisfaction  to  the 
divine  love  of  the  Father ;  the  expres- 
sion of  that  wrath  against  evil  which  is 
a  part  of  love ;  the  satisfaction  of  man's 
yearnings  for  reconciliation  with  God. 
Yet  decUky  the  grave,  the  abyn  heyondy  are 
the  dark  contradictions  for  human 
beings;  He  could  not  be  a  perfect 
deliverer  who  had  not  entered  into 
them,  or  who  remained  [under  their 
power.  The  idea'of  a  bodily  resurrection, 
we  found,  had  been  accepted  by  men, 
not  as  a  fact  to  be  attested  by  a  great 
amount  of  evidence,  but  as  the  inevit- 
able issue  of  the  previous  revelation. 
If  there  is  a  Son  of  God,  a  Lord  of  man. 
He  must  rise.  What  did  such  a  resur- 
rection imply?  The  scripture  speaks 
f  it  as  implying  9^  justification  of  gentile 
s  well  as  of  Jew  ;  that  is,  of  every  man 
o  might  therefore  believe  in  Christ 
nd  acquire  His  righteousness.  We 
saw  how  Christians  had  evaded  this 
declaration,  and  the  evidence  of  it  which 
their  baptism  offered,  limiting  the  bless- 
ing by  certain  rules  and  measures  of 
theirs,  even  using  the  witness  of  it  as 
an  excuse  for  doubt,  and  for  new  efforts 
of  their  own  to  make  themselves 
righteous ;  then,  at  last,  discovering 
that  faith  in  God's  justification  is  the 
only  condition  of  doing  any  good  acts. 
But  this  faith  of  each  individual  man, 
that  God  had  justified  him  by  the  re- 
Burrection  of  Christ,  and  was  inviting 


{Snd 


him  to  habitual  trust,  implied  something 
more.  We  discovered  in  the  belief  of 
Christians  the  acknowledgment  of  a 
regeneration,  effected  not  for  individual 
men  merely,  but  for  human  society  in 
the  true  Lord  and  Head  of  it. 

"  This  belief,  however  feebly  and  im- 
perfectly held  by  the  church,  had  never- 
theless vindicated  itself  by  the  experience 
of  history,  and  enabled  us  to  reconcile 
the  doctrines  of  eminent  moralists 
respecting  the  constitution  of  man,  with 
the  fullest  admission  of  actual  departures 
from  it.  For,  if  the  resurrection  of 
Christ  declared  that  men,  in  spite  of  all 
that  seemed  to  put  them  at  a  distance 
from  God,  were  recognised  by  him  as 
his  children  on  earth,  the  ascension  of 
Christ  in  their  nature  proclaimed  that 
they  did  not  belong  to  earth  ;  that  they 
were  spiritual  beings,  capable  of  holding 
converse  with  Him  who  is  a  spirit ;  able 
to  do  so,  because  that  Son  who  had 
taken  their  flesh,  and  had  offered  it  up 
to  God,  and  had  glorified  it,  had  said 
that  His  body  and  blood  should  be  their 
food  and  nourishment  This  belief  of 
the  ascension  as  the  great  triumph  for 
man,  was  greatly  shaken  by  a  prevalent 
notion  that  Christ,  being  absent  now 
and  not  exercising  the  functions  of 
royalty  or  judgment,  vrill  assume  them 
at  some  distant  ^day ;  and  be  subject 
again  to  earthly  limitations.  It  was 
therefore  needful  to  show,  that  the 
judgment  spoken  of  in  the  bible  and  the 
creed,  implied  the  continual  presence  of 
Christ,  the  daily  exposure  of  men  and 
nations  to  His  cognisance  and  censure, 
the  assurance  that  He  will  be  mani- 
fested, not  in  some  humbler  condition, 
but  as  He  is,  to  the  consciences  and 
eyes  of  men ;  for  the  putting  down  of 
all  evil,  and  the  establishment  of 
righteousness.  But  though  the  minds 
of  men  had  always  felt  that  they  must 
look  upwards  to  some  Ruler  above  them, 
they  had  equally  confessed  the  presence 
of  an  inspirer  vrlthin  them.   The  Chris- 


MAURICE'S  THEOLOGICAL  ESSAYS. 


93 


tun  Tevdation,  we  found,  corresponded 
II  mnch  to  these  anticipations,  as  to 
9LJ  which  we  had  considered  before. 
It  explained  to  us  whence  all  inspira- 
tiotu  had  proceeded,  who  was  the  author 
of  them,  how  they  are  to  be  received, 
how  they  may  be  abused.     The  full 
Tevelation,  with  that  which  was   the 
preparation  for  it,  had  been  recorded  to 
uin  abook  which  had  been  the  treasure 
of  the  church,  the  witness  of  the  eman- 
dpation  of  mankind,  the  assurance  of  a 
Comforter  who  should  come  to  the  ages 
foQowing  Christ's  ascension,  in  a  way 
He  had  not  come  to  those  which  pre- 
ceded it.    I  inquired  whether  events 
have  justified  this  assurance.      I  en- 
deavoured to  show  that  there  had  been 
nch  a  sense  of  sin,  of  righteousness, 
md  of  judgment  in  the  later  periods  of 
the  world^s  history,  as  cannot  be  traced 
in  the  earlier,  and  as  could  only  have 
proceeded    from    the    teaching   of    a 
Persotiy  such  as  our  Lord  describes  to 
u.     But   finally,  we  were   told   this 
person  would  not  only  convince  a  world, 
but  be  the  establisher  of  a  one  hdy 
auholic  church.    The  difficulty  of  ac- 
cepting this  statement  was  very  great. 
A  certain  body  had  claimed  to  be  the 
one  catholic  church,  a  number  of  bodies 
had  claimed  to  be  churches ;  they  had 
denounced  each  other ;  there  had  been 
that  in  all  which  contradicted  the  idea 
the   scripture    sets  forth  of  holiness, 
unity,  universality.     But  this  contra- 
diction showed  that  the  scripture  had 
revealed  the  true  law  of  human  society  ; 
for  that  one  body  and  these  different 
bodies  had  not  become  partial,  tyran- 
nical, godless  by  maintaining  too  strongly 
that  earth  and  heaven  had  been  recon- 
ciled, and  that  the  Spirit  had  come 
down  from  the  Father  and  the  Son  to 
establish  that   reconciliation;    but  by 
acting  as  if  heaven  and  earth  were  still 
separated,  as  if  we  had  still  to  eficct  for 
ourselves  that  which  the  scripture  de- 
dares  that  God  hae  effected,  ae  if  there  I 

roi*  XTtL^  FOURTB  0IRtES. 


were  no  Spirit  to  unite  us  with  the 
Father  and  the  Son,  and  with  each 
other.  To  this  cause,— no  other  was 
adequate, — we  could  trace  the  want  of 
holiness,  catholicity,  unity  in  the  church. 
This  unbelief  being  removed,  all  that 
man  has  dreamed  of,  all  that  God  has 
promised,  must  be  accomplished. 

''I  have  not, then,  to  enter  upon  a 
hew  subject  in  this  Essay.  I  am  not 
speaking  for  the  first  time,  of  the 
trinity  in  unity.  I  have  been  speaking 
of  it  throughout.  Each  consciousness 
that  we  have  discovered  in  man,  each 
fact  of  revelation  that  has  answered  to 
it,  has  been  a  step  in  the  discovery  and 
demonstration  of  this  truth.**    Pp.  410. 

We  can  assure  our  readers  that  in 
this  recapitulation  Mr.  Maurice  has 
done  himself  no  injustice.  Such  is 
really  the  course  through  which  his 
readers  have  been  led.  And  it  is  to  us 
to  the  last  degree  unsatisfactory. 

In  the  first  place,  we  object  to  the 
very  principle  on  which  it  proceeds. 
It  is  an  attempt,  to  a  great  extent,  to 
construct  a  theological  system  out  of 
various  phases  of  human  feeling,  or  (to 
use  a  phrase  of  the  author's)  ''out  of 
the  consciousnesses  of  men.*'    Now  we 
have  no  doubt  at  all  that  the  gospel  of 
the  grace  of  God  is  adapted  to  the  heart 
of  man,  in  whatever  form  and  to  what- 
ever extent  its  cravings  may  be  deve- 
loped, and  that  every  consciousness  of 
sin  and  misery,  and  more  than  every 
dim  anticipation  of  mercy  and  help,  if 
such  there  have  been,  will  be  met  in  it 
by  apt  and  adequate  responses ;  but  we 
cannot  understand  how  these  cravings 
are  to  be  taken  as  proofs  that  the  grace 
exists.  ^  I  feel  that  I  want  a  Redeemer, 
therefore  there  is  one."    This  is  Mr. 
Maurice's    argument,  and  we  confess 
again  that  we  do  not  see  the  force  of  it. 
On  the  one  hand  the  forms  of  human 
consciousness  ^vhich  he  lays  at  the  basis 
oi  it  arc  neither  univeTE«l  lioi  >mlw\sv. 


M 


MAURICE'S  THEOLOGICAL  B88AT& 


It  is  fkr  from  all  men  who  foe!  as  he 
desoribes;  the  larger  part  of  mankind 
are  without  any  feelings  at  all  on  the 
subject,  and  those  who  do  feel  feel  very 
rariouslj ;  so  that  even  if  a  universal 
and  united  consciousness  of  mankind 
oould  be  accepted  as  proof,  that  is  not 
forthcoming,  the   religious    conscious- 
ness  of  man  as  now  developed  has 
neither  universal  character  nor  common 
direction.    We  cannot  admit,  however, 
that  even  such  a  universal  and  uniform 
consciousness  could  originate  anything 
of  the  nature  of  proof.    Such  an  argu- 
ment would  assume  that  mankind  have, 
nntaught,  a  just  conception  of  their  own 
moral  condition  and  wants,  an  assump- 
tion not  only  wholly  gratuitous,  but 
contrary  to  all  probability  and  evidence. 
It  would  assume  also  that,  having  a  just 
conception  of  their  evil  condition,  man- 
kind had  likewise  a  discernment  of,  and  a 
love  for,  its  true  remedy;  an  assumption 
quite  as  unsupported  by  evidence,  and 
in  all  probability  as  wide  of  the  truth, 
as  the  former.    Mistakes,  and  those  of 
the  gravest  kind  in  this  case,  are  the 
more  certain,  because  it  is  one,  not  of  a 
primary,  but  a  secondary  want.    It  is 
not  like  saying,  *^  Qod  has  made  roe  to 
be   hungry,  surely   he   has   provided 
something  for  me  to  eat  ;'*  on  the  con- 
trary, we  are  in  a  state  of  evil  in  which 
Qod  did  not  put  us,*and  in  which  we 
have  so  culpably  placed  ourselves  that 
the  most  utter  uncertainty  must  be 
held   to   exist,   without    information, 
whether  any  remedy  at  all   may  be 
possible  or  designed. 

And  this  leads  us  to  observe  further, 
that  the  consciousness  of  man  with 
respect  to  his  evil  condition  is  set  forth 
by  Mr.  Maurice  in  a  manner  palpably 
defectim  and  incomplete.  Man  has  a 
sense  of  sin,  he  tells  us,  and  of  sin  so 
attached  to  him  as  to  seem  like  himself, 
but  really  to  indicate  the  presence  and 


also  a  tense  of  guilt  as  well  as  of  sin,  or 
of  ill  desert  as  well  as  of  evil  d<^ng,  and 
this  arising  ih>m  a  consciousness  that 
he  is  a  voluntary  evil  doer  rather  than 
a  constrained  one  ?  Some  men  at  least 
have  such  a  consciousness,  and  this 
altogether  alters  the  aspect  of  their  case 
as  to  the  probability  of  relief.  If  I  be 
a  virtuous  moral  agent  struggling  inef- 
fectually with  the  devil,  such  a  con- 
sciousness may  perhaps  encourage  me  . 
to  hope  for  a  Redeemer  as  a  counterpart 
from  the  kindness  of  an  approving 
Father;  but  if  I  be  wilfully  evil,  and 
love  my  iniquity,  it  may  be  at  least 
doubtful  whether  I  may  not  have  in- 
curred to  some  grave  extent  even  a 
Father's  displeasure.  Of  all  this,  how- 
ever, Mr.  Maurice  says  nothing. 

We  are  aware  that  we  make  the 
assertion,  that  Mr.  Maurice's  theology 
is  to  a  great  extent  built  upon  con- 
sciousness, in  the  fJEtce  of  a  strenuous 
contradiction  of  it  on  the  part  of  Mr 
Maurice  himself.  At  the  commence- 
ment of  the  seventh  essay,  on  the  atone^ 
ment,  he  warmly  denounces  this  prac- 
tice as  insufficient  and  funjust,  and 
declares  how  careful  he  has  been  to 
avoid  it ;  and  yet  he  immediately  gives 
the  following  account  of  his  preceding 
steps. 

"In  former  essays  I  have  tried  to 
indicate  the  feelings  and  demands  of  a 
man  who  has  been  awakened  to  know 
sin  in  himself.  He  asks  for  deliverance 
fVom  a  plague,  which  seems  part  of  his 
own  existence.  He  asks  that  some 
power,  which  is  crushing  him  and  van- 
quishing him,  and  making  free  thought 
and  action  impossible,  may  be  put  down. 
He  is  in  despair,  because  he  is  sure  that 
he  is  at  war,  not  merely  with  a  Sove- 
reign Will,  but  with  a  perfectly  good 
will  He  Is  convinced  that,  in  some 
way  or  other,  he  has  a  righteous  cause, 
though  he  is  so  deeply  and  inwardly 


influence  of  an  enemy,  an  evil  spirit,    evil.     He   thinks  a  righteous    Being 
We  Bik,  however,  whether  man  has  not  \  must  be  on  hi%  ^vde^  thou^  he  has 


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96 


grmtd  Him,  vid  bem  imrighteoui. 
He  thinkg  he  has  an  Advocate,  and 
that  the  mind  of  this  Advocate  oannot 
be  oppoeed  to  the  mind  of  the  Lord  of 
an,  the  Creator  of  the  univeree,  but 
amet  be  the  oounterpart  of  it  He 
thinka  that  the  true  Son  of  Qod  must 
be  hia  Redeemer.  He  thinka  He  must 
itand  at  tome  day  on  the  earth,  to 
aaert  Hia  Fatber*f  righteous  dominion 
over  it»  and  to  redeem  it  from  its 
enemieti 

''Here  are  strange,  conflicting,  *  oon- 
leiousneaaea,*  all  of  which  are  actoallj 
found  in  human  beings,  all  of  whioh 
most  be  heeded,  which  will  make  them- 
telves  manifest  in  strange  wajs  if  thej 
are  not."    Pp.  127, 128. 

Thus  fiur,  then,  it  is  plain  that  Mr. 

Maurice  has  been  building  up  a  theology 

fif  oonseioasneas,   such    consciousness 

affording,  if  not  the  only,  the  principal 

proofs  which  he  has  been  pleased  to 

adduce  on  the  topics  he  has  discussed. 

low,  indeed,  it  is  his  pleasure  to  stop. 

Kow  that  he  approaches  the  doctrine  of 

the  atonement,  and  meets  with  some 

upeots  of  human  consoiousnoss  which 

tell  of  justice,  perhaps  excite  fear  of 

fengeanoe,  he  repudiates  its  evidence, 

because  he  says  it  contradicts  the  con- 

icienoe.     We  do  not  understand  this 

refined  distinction.    It  seems  to  us  that 

Hr.  Maurice  is  happy  enough  to  take 

consciousness  as  a  guide  so  far  as  he 

likes,  only  reserving  to  himself  a  liberty 

to  break  away  from  it  at  his  pleasure. 

If  his  theological  system  is  not  in  great 

part  built  up  on  consciousness,  we  can 

no  foundation  for  it  at  all. 

On  this  subject,  however,  we  have 
enough.  Our  object  has  been  to 
point  out  the  utterly  worthless  nature 
of  human  consciousness,  as  a  basis  for 
anj  set  of  theological  opinions.  What 
is  necessary  for  man  is  that  Ood  should 
speak  to  bira.  No  other  voice  can 
either  expound  to  him  the  real  nature 
of  his  wietchednfifi^  or  sMBure  him  of 


the  reality  or  possibility  of  a  remedy 
Accordingly,  Mr.  Maurice  makes  some 
use  of  the  scriptures ;  but,  alas !  what 
wretched  use !  As  a  sample  of  his 
superficial  and  most  unsatisfiactory  ap- 
peals to  the  sacred  volume,  we  may 
mention  that,  in  the  Essay  on  Justifica- 
tion by  faith,  he  apparently  cites  a 
passage  of  scripture  to  prove  that  Jesus 
himself  wss  justified.  The  seeming 
text  is  this,  ^  JU  was  put  to  death  in  the 
fleshf  Me  wu  justified  in  the  Spirit;'' 
and  this  language  he  ascribes  to  Paul, 
p.  200.  Now  tliere  is  no  such  passage 
in  the  bible  at  all.  The  former  part  of 
it  is  found  in  1  Poter  iiL  18,  and  the 
latter  in  1  Timothy  iiL  16,  the  two 
being  arbitrarily  put  together,  and  the 
whole  erroneously  ascribed  to  a  single 
vrriter.  But  what  shall  we  say  of  Mr. 
Maurice^s  taking  the  sense  in  which 
our  Lord  was  justified  to  be  the  same  as 
that  in  which  sinners  are  said  to  be 
justified  1  And  yet  this  is  but  a  sample 
of  the  textual  references  made  by  him 
throughout  the  volume.  For  him,  in 
truth,  the  greater  part  of  the  bible  might 
as  well  have  never  been  written  at  all. 
We  might,  indeed,  say  the  whole  bible, 
instead  of  the  greater  part ;  for  in  his 
Essay  on  Inspiration  everything  that 
gives  value  to  the  bible  is  abandoned, 
According  to  him,  inspiration  is  one  and 
the  same  thing  in  the  poems  of  Homer, 
in  the  prophecies  of  Isaiah,  in  tlic. 
Epistles  of  Paul,  in  the  reveries  of 
Swedenborg,  and  in  the  fanaticism  of 
Joe  Smith. 

We  may  now  take  some  more  par- 
ticular notice  of  the  view  given  by  Mr. 
Maurice  of  the  doctrine  of  the  Atone- 
ment, as  a  central  evangelical  truth, 
and  as  the  principal  topic  in  debate 
with  Unitarians.  To  this  doctrine  he 
admits  the  objections  usually  urged  by 
Unitarians— its  cruelty,  injustice,  <kc. — 
as  true,  and  he  frankly  abandons  the 
expiatory  character  of  the  atonement 
08  usually  held  by  oittv^oiL  ^vsvsi^  V> 


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MAURICE'S  THEOLOGICAL  ESSAYS. 


the  force  of  them.  In  what  sense,  then, 
it  will  natundlj  be  asked,  does  he  hold 
atonement  at  all?  In  answer  to  this 
question  we  present  to  our  readers 
another  short  extract. 

"  Supposing  all  these  principles  ga- 
thered together ;  supposing  the  Father's 
will  to  be  a  will.to  all  good ; — supposing 
the  Son  of  Qod,  being  one  with  Him, 
and  Lord  of  man,  to  obey  and  fulfil  in 
our  flesh  that  will  bj  entering  into  the 
lowest  condition  into  which  men  had 
fidlen  through  their  sin; — supposing 
this  man  to  be,  for  this  reason  an  object 
of  continual  complacencj  to  His  Father, 
and  that  complacencj  to  be  fullj  drawn 
out  bj  the  death  of  the  cross ; — sup- 
posing His  death  to  be  a  sacrifice,  the 
only  complete  sacrifice  ever  offered,  the 
entire  surrender  of  the  whole  spirit  and 
bodj  to  Gk>d :  is  not  this,  in  the  highest 
sense,  atonement?  Is  not  the  true, 
sinless  root  of  humanity  revealed;  is 
not  Qod  in  Him  reconciled  to  man?" 
P.  147. 

''Is  not  this  in  the  highest  sense 
atonement?"  We  answer,  no,  not  in 
anj  sense.  Professedly  to  consult  the 
scriptures,  and,  after  making  several 
quotations  from  them,  to  bring  out  such 
a  spurious  doctrine  of  Atonement  as 
this  !  This  is  indeed  capitulation  under 
the  mask  of  conflict,  the  surrender  of 
the  fortress  under  the  name  of  its 
defence.  And  after  all,  this  representa- 
tion does  not  obviate  the  objection  it  is 
designed  to  avoid.  For  let  the  reader 
remark  the  question  with  which  our 
extract  concludes :  "  Is  not  God  in  Him 
reconciled  to  man?"  In  speaking  of 
God  being  ''reconciled  to  man,"  Mr. 
Maurice  adopts  language  which  implies 
that,  in  consequence  of  sin,  God  is 
alienated  from  man,  which  is  only  an- 
other form  of  the  obnoxious  doctrine. 
Whether  we  say,  after  one  method,  that 
God  is  angry  with  men,  and  that  an 
expiatory  sacrifice  is  required  to  appease 
A£g   wrath,   or,    a/ler    another    (Mr. 


Maurice's)  method,  that  God  is  aUenated 
from  man,  and  that  an  advocate  ia  re- 
quired to  remove  his  estrangement,  tht 
case  is  contemplated  from  the  tamt 
point  of  view,  and  the  two  representa- 
tions differ  only  in  severity ;  the  second 
is  but  a  mitigated  form  of  the  first. 

And  we  would  submit  to  Mr.  Maorioe^ 
that  the  second  of  these  representations 
is  quite  as  incompatible  with  the  pater- 
nal character  as  the  first ;  since  it  is  no 
more  conceivable  that  a  perfect  fiither 
should  be  alienated  from  his  child,  than 
that  he  should  be  more  severely  angry 
with  him.  The  oversight  committed  by 
our  author  seems  to  us  to  be  this,  that 
in  Gk>d  he  recognizes  the  father  only^ 
totally  ignoring  the  moral  governor ; 
and  in  God  as  a  fiither  he  recognises 
benevolence  only,  totally  ignoring  his 
holiness.  Hence  he  has  no  ground  on 
which  either  expiation  or  mediation 
can  find  a  satis&ctory  basis. 

To  our  minds,  both  the  representa- 
tions we  have  been  speaking  of  are  as 
unscriptural  as  they  are  unsatisfieu^ry ; 
that  is,  we  do  not  think  the  scriptures 
teach,  either  that  Christ  offered  an 
expiatory  sacrifice  to  appease  God's  wrath 
towards  men,  or  that  he  became  mediator 
to  reconcile  him  to  them.  We  maintaiA 
(with  Mr.  Maurice,  only  we  hope  mors 
consistently),  that  the  sentiment  of  God 
towards  mankinll  has  been  always  lov^ 
and  that  out  of  love  have  sprung  the 
systems  both  of  mediation  and  of  atone- 
ment, as,  indeed,  is  expressly  declared 
in  John  iiL  16 ;  and  that  any  orthodox 
divines  should  ever  have  sanctioned  a 
different  representation  is  to  us  a  matter 
of  unfeigned  regret.  We  cannot  see 
our  way,  however,  to  Mr.  Maurice's 
position  that  the  divine  aniimis  towards 
man  is  ^^  absolute  love,"  that  is,  love 
experiencing  no  practical  modification 
from  the  holiness  of  the  father  on  the 
one  hand,  and  the  righteousness  of  the 
magistrate  on  the  other.  Grant  us 
these   infiuencee — ^without    which   we 


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mike  no  preteniioii  whatever  to  affirm  ' 
dther  mediation  or  expiatory  BaoriGce — 
■ad  to  OB  the  waj  is  clear  for  miuntain- 1 
ing  both,  not  onlj  bb  in  harmon;  with 
dmne  love,  bnt  as  directlj  emanating 

We  oould  find  yerj  mnch  more  in  the 
Tidnma  before  ns  on  which  to  animad- 
nrt,  but  we  must  conclude  by  briefly 
latidng  one  additional  leatore  of  it^ 
Bunely,  the  cloudy  and  obecure  language 
is  wbidi  it  is  written.  Whether  Mr. 
Ihmioe  cleatly  nnderatands  himself  it 
ii  not  for  OS  to  my,  but  it  is  certainly 
1  hud  matter  for  any  one  else  to  under- 
itand  him,  TTji^  leaning  to  uniTerBalism, 
ka  example,  is  couched  in  the  indistinct 
dadaiation,  that  be  matt  believe  in 
'an  abyM  of  love  which  is  deeper  than 
Sk  abyM  of  death."  Or  nhat  do  our 
ntdera  think  of  the  following  phrase, 
taeatiiiig  at  the  oloee  of  our  last  extract 
— "!■  not  the  true,  sinless  root  of 
btunanity  revealed)" — that  is,  in  Mr. 
Hanrice'a  doctrine  of  the  atonement. 
In  what  sense  am  the  words  be  taken 
that  Christ  is  "  the  root  of  humanity  1 " 
Or,  aa  we  have  it  elsewhere,  that  man- 
kind were  "  created  in  Christ  1 "  These 
tn  but  samplee,  however,  of  the  general 
mdiatinctneflg  of  our  author's  phrase- 
(4ogy,  a  pervading  fiinlt  by  which  the 
nine  of  his  labours  is  very  much 
leduced. 

We  have  thus  given  our  readers  a 
view  of  this  volume  which  we  think 
those  wbo  may  take  the  trouble  to  read 
it  will  find  correct ;  we  do  not,  however, 
diink  it  worth  their  trouble.  Mr. 
Maurice  is  evidently  not  qualified  to  be 
a  guide,  either  in  systematic  theology  or 
in  scriptural  interpretation ;  still  less 
is  he  fitted  to  lay  down  with  discrimina- 
tion and  justice  the  lines,  often  so 
delicate  and  almost  evanescent,  which 
^ride  the  various  systems  of  theology 
one  from  another.  We  trust  that  he 
win  not  so  egregiously  mistake  bis  call- 


he  has  to  do ;  and  that  his  fine  gifts 
and  expansive  heart  will  not  waste 
themselves  in  efibrts,  which,  however 
well  intended  or  earnestly  conducted, 
can  result  only  in  bewildering  his 
admirers  in  what  bss  been  too  aptly 
called  a  nebular  theology. 

J.  H.  H. 


Dr.  Oranl  and  the  Mounlmn  ffiMloriaiU. 
By  Btv.  TaoHAS  LiD£l2,  turviaing  aiia- 
eiale  in  Ihal  Mia'um.  YVilh  Porlrait, 
Map  a/  (he  Country,  llltutralitHU,  ^e. 
London :  Trubner  uid  Co.,  Patem«t«t 
Rov.  1853.  Soutll  8vu,  Pp.  119. 
Price  Ci.  Gd. 

This  volume  will  be  welcomed  by 
those  who  have  lead  the  small  memoir 
of  Br.  Orant,  published  in  1847.  It  is 
the  history  of  a  man  of  God,  devoted  to 
the  dissemination  of  the  gospel  of 
Christ  among '  a  people  whose  past 
associations  aad  present  drcumstanoes, 
whose  country  and  habits  of  life,  invest 
them  with  peculiar  interest.  Dr.  Qrant 
was  a  nuEsionary  physician,  sent  by  the 
American  Board  of  Missions  to  labour 
among  the  Nestorians.  His  heart  was 
thoroughly  interested  in  his  work ; 
his  medical  skill  gave  him  access  to  all 
classes  and  thus  prepared  the  way  for 
the  communication  of  knowledge  re- 
specting the  "  Great  Physician  ■"  and 
none  can  foil  to  be  captivated  by  this 
account  of  his  joumeyings,  at  times 
quite  alone,  among  the  inhabitants 
of  the  mountains  of  Kurdistan.  Mr. 
Laurie,  by  long  association  with  Br. 
Grant  in  his  mission,  and  by  the  strong 
friendship  subsisting  between  them,  was 
eminently  qualified  to  become  his  his- 
torian. Interesting  sketches,  both  of 
character  and  scenery,  are  scattered 
through  this  volume ;  and  its  extensive 
circulation  is  calculated  to  be  productive 
of  much  good. 

Memoirs  of  the  Beiv&al&  ot  >;^W\A, 
sad  especial!;  of  demoted  mu^Quvnna, 


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PR.  G&AHT  ANP  THE  MOUNTAIN  NB8T0RUN& 


must  intereit  and  profit  the  Christian. 
To  traoe  the  hand  of  God  in  their  pre- 
paration for  their  work,  the  guidance  of 
a  wise  and  kind  proyidenoe  in  every 
step  of  their  career,  and  the  influence  of 
a  strong  faith  in  their  daily  conduct, 
must  deepen  our  own  piety  and  dcToted- 
ne^  to  God.  There  are  two  or  three 
points  in  the  history  of  Dr.  Grant  that 
well  deserve  our  attention.  One  is,  the 
pleasing  results  of  parental  piety.  '*  His 
parents  were  eminently  given  to  prayer ; 
and  that  not  merely  for  themselves  or 
neighbours,  but  for  the  world.  The 
kingdom  of  Christ  held  a  prominent 
place  in  their  supplications.  It  is  said 
that  his  father  never  failed  to  remember 
his  children  at  the  family  altar,  and  his 
mother  often  took  them  with  her  to  her 
oloset,  to  plead  with  ^them  and  for  them 
before  God. 

"  It  reveals  something  of  the  character 
of  these  prayers,  and  the  lives  of  those 
who  offered  them,  that  before  the  father 
died,  all,  save  one,  of  his  children  were 
hopefully  converted,  while  the  mother 
was  permitted  to  live  to  rejoice  in  hope 
for  thorn  all.  Such  were  the  parents  of 
Pr.  Grant ;  and  we  should  fail  to  detect 
the  more  important  influences  that  gave 
direction  to  his  character,' if  we  do  not 
look  in  on  those  seasons  of  family  devo- 
tion in  the '  household  of  that  pious 
fiirmer,  and  hear  the  mother  speaking 
to  her  children  of  Eliot  and  Brainerd^ 
and  the  Saviour  who  commanded  them 
to  preach  his  gospel  to  them  that  sit  in 
darkness. 

"It  deserves  notice  that  the  Rev. 
S.  Kirkland  who  had  been  a  missionary 
to  the  Indians  for  forty  years,  died  in 
the  very  town  where  Dr.  Grant  was 
bom,  while  he  was  yet  an  infant  in  his 
cradle.  What  eflect  the  memory  of  that 
good  man,  as  dwelt  on  by  his  mother  in 
hifl  boyish  years,  may  have  had  in 
deciding  his  future  course,  can  never  be 
known  till  we  see  the  connections  that 
Jbmd  iogeiber  the  kingdom  of  Christ  in 


all  ages  in  the  light  of  heaven.  Be  that 
as  it  may,  no  one  can  read  hit  letters  to 
his  mother,  revealing  ardent  affection 
and  esteem,  unchanged  to  the  very  last, 
and  not  feel  that  it  was  no  common 
impression  in  childhood  that  continued 
through  all  his  changing  career  so  fresh 
and  (dear  to  the  end.  Just  before  his 
death,  he  stated  that  the  early  religious 
impressions  made  by  his  godly  mother 
had  followed  him  in  all  his  wanderings 
through  life.  Courage,  then,  Chrbtian 
mother  I  you  deem  your  sphere  of 
action  humble  and  obscure,  but  you  may 
be  moulding  a  character  that  shall  be 
felt  around  the  globe  and  down  through 
distant  ages." 

We  have  a  pleasing  illustration  of  the 
same  point  in  the  partner  of  Dr.  Grant^s 
missionary  life.  ''When  only  three 
days  old  her  mother  died,  and  at  the 
age  of  twelve  months  she  was  adopted 
by  her  mother*s  sister,  Sabrina,  wife  of 
William  Campbell,  M.D.,  of  Cherry 
Valley,  in  the  same  state.  She  early 
trained  her  to  habits  of  self-denial  for 
the  cause  of  Christ.  When  Judith  was 
but  seven  years  of  age,  a  box  was  pre- 
pared by  the  ladies  of  Cherry  Valley  for 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stewart,  then  leaving  an 
acyoining  town  for  the  Sandwich  Islands. 
This  was  done  mostly  at  the  house  of 
Mrs.  Campbell,  and,  to  interest  her 
daughter  in  the  cause,  she  desired  her 
to  contribute  a  favourite  pair  of  mittens. 
It  cost  a  struggle,  but  she  gave  them, 
and  from  that  hour  felt  a  deep  interest 
in  the  work.  Thenceforth  each  number 
of  the  Missionary  Herald  was  perused 
with  joy,  and  even  then  she  looked  for- 
ward with  great  delight  to  the  time 
when  she  might  engage  personally  in 
the  work.  Long  after,  in  Persia,  she 
traced  all  her  attachment  to  the  cause 
back  to  this  little  incident,  and  the 
hallowed  influence  of  her  mother.  Sudi 
things  show  how  missionaries  are  made. 
They  do  not  grow  up  by  chance, — th^ 
are  the  loiult  of  the  prayers  and  Chris- 


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fiia  tndning  of  plons  parents,  and 
etpeoially  spiritually-minded  mothers. 
On  her  death-bed  Mrs.  Grant  testified 
to  this  parental  fidthfulness,  when  she 
mid,  **  What  might  I  have^been  but  for 
a  pioos  mother!  Under  God,  I  owe 
ererything  to  my  mother.*' 

Another  point  noticeable  in  this 
history,  is  that  in  all  the  events  of  his 
life  the  hand  of  God  preparing  him  for 
Iu9  work  may  be  traced.  When  young 
be  iBanifested  a  strong  preference  for 
the  medical  profession.  His  services  on 
his  &ther*8  fiffm  were  so  valuable  that 
he  probably  would  never  have  been 
permitted  to  leave  it,  had  not,  in  the 
providence  of  (}od,  a  severe  wound  un- 
fitted him  for  agricultural  pursuits,  and 
opened  the  way  for  the  gratification  of 
Us  desire  to  study  medicine.  In  guid- 
ing him  to  Braintrim  where  he  first 
prsctised  as  a  physician  God  appears  to 
have  had  an  ulterior  object.  ''His 
duties  often  led  him  to  ford  the  river 
when  the  current  almost  carried  away 
his  horse,  and  frequently  ho  was  com- 
pelled to  walk  long  distances  over  the 
hills,  as  though  He  who  called  him  to 
toil  among  the  rugged  defiles  of  Kur- 
distan took  this  method  to  prepare  him 
for  his  work."  "  The  missionary  needed 
to  be  prepared  for  future  scenes  by 
safiering  as  well  as  hardship,  and  his 
beloved  Electa  was  taken  from  him.  . . . 
He  suffered  but  he  did  not  complain. 
...  He  devoted  himself  as  never  before 
to  self-denying  labour  for  Christ.  He 
ims  led  to  look  in  on  another  world; 
bat  instead  of  impatient  desire  to  enter 
into  rest,  he  consecrated  himself  afresh 
to  the  work  of  bringing  others  through 
grace  to  that  glorious  inheritance.'*  For  I 
years  he  had  desired  to  visit  the  moun- 
tains, and  at  length  'Hhe  loss  of  his 
health,  so  as  at  one  time  to  excite 
serious  apprehensions  for  his  life,  was 
cue  of  the  means  employed  by  Provi- 
dence to  open  for  him  this  new  sphere 
of  usefiihiafif.  ,  .  .  Ee  managed  to  live  \ 


only  as  he  left  the  city  and  rodo  to  the 
purer  air  of  the  distant  villages.  »  .  • 
On  hearing  this  Dr.  Riach  suggested 
that  his  labours  for  the  Nestorians  need 
not  terminate,  as  the  mountains  ought 
to  be  explored,  and  all  knew  that  he 
was  Just  the  man  for  that  work.'* 

But  the  entire  devotedness  to  God 
and  habitual  realization  of  his  presence 
and  guidance,  which  characterised  Dr. 
Grant,  especially  excite  our  admiration. 
We  are  constantly  reminded  of  Abra- 
ham, who  by  faith  obeyed  God,  and 
went  out  not  knowing  whither  he  went; 
and  of  Moses  who  by  faith  endured  as 
seeing  Him  who  is  invisible.  '*  Carefully 
to  observe  the  intimations  of  the  divine 
will  and  implicitly  to  follow  them,  were 
principles  that  governed  the  whole  con* 
duct  of  Dr.  Grant.  His  child-like  re* 
liance  on  Providence  is  beautifUUy 
illustrated  by  an  incident  that  occurred 
during  this  Journey.  ''Suppose  that 
when  you  reach  — -,"  said  a  (Hend, 
''you  find  you  cannot  stay  there,  what 

will  you  dol"    "I  wiU  go  to ." 

"And  suppose  that  then  your  way  is 
hedged  up  ?"  I  will  do  so  and  so,"  was 
the  reply.  At  length  thinking  he  had 
certainly  brought  him  to  a  stand,  his 
friend  asked,  " And  what  then ? "  "I 
do  not  now  know,"  said  Dr.  Grant,  "  but 
when  God  brings  me  there  he  will  point 
out  the  way  in  time  enough  for  me  to 
walk  in  it."  This  spirit  of  reliance  on 
God  furnishes  a  key  to  much  in  his 
subsequent  course  that  were  otherwise 
inexplicable ;  for  being  assured  that 
the  mountains  formed  a  part  of  "  all  the 
world  "  into  which  the  disciples  were  to 
go  and  preach  the  gospel,  and  that  the 
existing  exigencies  of  the  mission 
rendered  it  exceedingly  desirable  that  it 
should  be  done  immediately,  he  took  it 
for  granted  that  God  would  take  care  of 
the  man  who  should  endeavour  to  do  it, 
and  aflford  him  all  necessary  guidance 
just  so  fast  and  so  fit  ^a  VV.  ^^a  t^- 
quired."    How  beautiful  \a  t\i^  ioYi^^ 


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BRIEF  NOTICES. 


ing  extraot  from  a  letter  to  Mr.  Merrick, 
in  which  he  mentions  his  difficulties 
and  the  advice  of  some  to  abandon  the 
mission:  '* Whether  I  shall  penetrate 
further  into  the  mountains  I  cannot 
decide  now,  but  shall  be  guided  bj 
future  indications.  .  .  .  My  motives,  my 
feelings,  my  desires,  my  hopes,  are  all 
open  to  the  eyes  of  God.  To  Him  I 
commit  my  case,  myself,  my  aU.  By 
His  judgment  I  stand  or  fall.  If  I  am 
successful,  to  Him  be  all  the  glory.  If 
I  fail,  I  fail  in  a  good  cause,  and  through 
the  grace  which  is  in  Christ  Jesus  our 
Lord,  it  may  be  set  to  my  account  that 
it  was  in  my  heart  to  succeed,  that  Qod 
might  be  glorified.  In  myself  I  am 
weak — I  am  nothing ;  but  I  feel  strong 
in  the  Lord,  in  whom  is  everlasting 
strength ;  not  a  hair  of  my  head  will  be 
touched  without  his  permission.  So 
long  as  he  requires  my  poor  services 
here,  he  will  take  care  of  me." — That 
God  did  not  fiul  to  reward  such  implicit 
confidence  in  Himself  appears  from  the 
following  paragraph,  and  many  others 
that  might  be  quoted.  '^  As  he  drew  near 
the  village,  he  asked  himself, '  What  re- 
ception shall  I  meet  from  these  wild 
sons  of  the  mountain  who  never  saw  a 
foreigner  before  ?    How  will  they  treat 


the  stranger  thrown  helpless  on  their 
mercy?'  One  breath  of  suspicion 
might  blast  his  fondest  hopes.  Bat 
prayer  had  been  offered  for  him,  and 
God  answered  it  better  than  he  could 
have  devised  for  himself.  The  only  man 
he  had  ever  seen  from  this  remote  region 
had  come  to  him  nearly  a  year  before, 
hardly  hoping  that  his  sight  might  be 
restored.  For  six  weeks  he  had  groped 
his  way  from  village  to  village,  till  Dr. 
Grant  removed  a  cataract  from  hii^%ye8 
in  Oroomiah ;  and  now,  scarcely  had  he 
entered  Lezan,  when  this  young  man 
came,  bringing  a  present  of  honey,  and 
introduced  him  at  once  to  the  confidence 
and  love  of  the  people, — an  incident  thai 
unites  to  the  poetry  of  fiction,  the  solid- 
ity of  truth  and  the  sweetness  of  a 
reward  of  fiuth.  He  was  soon  engaged 
in  dispensing  medicine  to  others;  and 
no  wonder  that  then,  and  long  after  his 
death,  the  mountaineers  said  that  this, 
his  first  journey,  was  like  the  journeys 
of  Him  who  went  about  doing  good'* 

Oh,  that  God  would  raise  up  men 
imbued  with  this  spirit ;  and  then,  soon 
the  wilderness  would  rejoice,  and  the 
desert  would  bloom  and  blossom  as  the 


rose  ! 


B. 


BRIEF    NOTICES. 


Centu*  of  Great  Britain^  1851.  BeUgimu 
Wor$hip.  Abridgment  of  the  Official  Beport 
of  Horace  Mann^  Esq.,  to  the  Begiatrar 
General  of  Births^  Deaths^  and  Marriage* ; 
showing  the  number  of  Placet  for  Beliaioua 
Worship,  and  of  Sittirtgs  and  Attendants^ 
ifc.,  Src.  England  and  Wales.  Bg  Autho- 
rity of  the  Begistrar  General,  London  :  Eyre 
and  Spottisvroode.  Imperial  8vo.  Pp.  x.  142. 

Some  of  our  readers  will  remember  that  about 
three  yean  ago  we  apprised  our  ministering 
1n«thren  that  they  might  expect  to  receive 
inqairiet  of  a  statistical  character  from  public 
officers,  and  urged  them  to  do  everything  in 
their  power  to  facilitate  those  who  were  en- 
irugted  with  the  executioD  of  the  measure  in 
!Ar  acqvmthn  of  the  inffmn%t\on  which  thcj 


sought.  The  propriety  of  this  advice  is  d«- 
monstrated  in  the  publication  before  us.  It 
gives  such  a  compreheniive  and  yet  detuled 
view  of  religious  denominations  and  the  pro- 
vision for  religious  worship  in  England  and 
Wales,  as  was  never  furnished  before,  and  as 
must  prove  of  incalculable  value.  We  tender 
our  best  thanks  to  Ilorace  Mann,  E<q.,  for  the 
exertions  he  has  made  and  the  spirit  in  which 
he  has  performed  his  arduous  task.  We  do  not 
see  how  he  could  have  evinced  greater  skill  or 
greater  freedom  from  sectarian  bias.  All  t?ho 
desire  to  pin  correct  and  extensive  knowledge 
of  the  reli^iious  state  of  England  will  do  well  to 
procure  the  volume,  which  is  sold  at  a  low 
price.  We  shall  endeavour  to  find  room  ibr 
some  extracts  which  will  corroborate  our  re- 
cotnmen&alUm. 


BRIEF  NOTICKS. 


]0I 


Cmmu  of  Great  Britain^  1851.  Rdiaiinu 
Wohhp.  Enc^and  and  Wales,  Jteport 
amd  TabieM,  FretetOed  to  both  Houses  of 
Parliament  by  Command  of  Her  3Iajestv. 
Loodon :  Printed  by  Ejre  and  Spottiswoode 
for  Her  Majesty's  Stationery  Office.  8to. 
Pp.434. 

Snce  we  sent  the  foregoing  article  to  the 
printer'sy  we  hare  been  fiironred  with  a  copy  of 
this  Tolomey  of  which  the  other  is  an  abridge- 
ment. As  this  is  not  yet  for  sale  we  cannot 
mention  its  price;  but  firom  a  careful  com- 
ptrison  of  the  two  we  can  say  that  the  Abridge- 
ment is  made  with  admirable  skill,  and  that  tne 
Original  is  so  mnch  more  comprehensive  than 
the  .4)>ridgement  as  to  deserre  universal  prefer- 
cflce.  The  reduction  of  the  434  pages  to  151  is 
effected  thus: — many  explanatory  and  illus- 
tntive  notes  are  left  out;  some  historical 
Botices  are  greatly  shortened;^  and  the  tables 
coDtaining  the  load  details,  living  the  "Ac- 
eommodation  and  attendance  m  every  Registra- 
tion District  and  Poor  Law  Union,**  are  entirely 
flmitted.  The  most  ralnable  portions  are  re- 
tiined  in  the  smaller  work ;  but  the  other  parts 
ve  important,  so  important  as  to  be  to  all  who 
take  part  in  actiTC  business  connected  with  the  ' 
rnvsa  of  religion  in  our  own  land  indispensable, 
aocfa  a  work  as  this  conld  never  have  been  pro- 
iweed  before  in  any  age  or  country.  The 
sbservatlons  introduced  are  few  but  remarkably 
jodirioos.  In  general,  in  examining  works 
vhich  refer  to  the  dissenting  sects  we  have 
vondered  at  the  ignorance  of  the  author ;  but, 
is  this  case,  the  wonder  has  been  how  the 
writer  obtained  such  accurate  and  comprehen- 
sive knowledge  as  is  displayed  throughout  his 
performance. 

TV  Arabs  of  the  City;  or  a  Plea  for  Brotlier- 
hood  with  the  Outccut;  being  an  Address 
ddi9ertd  to  the  Young  MerCs  Christian  Asso- 
cioHonj  Birmingham^  on  Tuesday  Evening, 
XovenU>er  29, 1853.  By  William  Morgan, 
Town  Clerk  of  Birmingham.,  Birmingham  : 
Hudson  and  Son.  London :  Hamilton, 
Adams  and  Co.     8to.    Pp.  21.    Price  6d. 

The  Town  Clerk  of  Birmingham  must  have 
Itsd  opportunities  greater  than  those  of  roost 
Ben  ior  becoming  acquainted  with  the  condition 
of  youthful  victmis  of  ignorance  and  crime. 
Those  opportunities  he  appears  to  have  turned 
to  excellent  account;  and  both  the  opinions 
•hieh  he  expresses  and  the  spirit  he  evinces 
mdcr  his  pamphlet  one  the  circulation  of 
which  we  are  anxious  to  promote.  To  Chris* 
tisa  yoang  men  especially  we  commend  it ;  it 
will  point  out  to  them  openings  for  usefulness 
congenial  at  once  with  the  character  of  Him 
whose  followers  they  profess  to  he  and  with  the 
truest  dictates  of  Brituh  patriotism. 

Tlumgkts  and  Sketches  in  Verse,  By  Carolink 
Demt.  London :  Arthur  Hall,  Virtue,  and 
Co.,  25,  Paternoster  Row.     1854. 

This  simple  unpretending  volume  is  full  of 
Waaty.    It  is  pervaded  by  deep  and  earnest 
rehgioos  ieeling  and  true  poetry,  and  is  calcu- 
kted  to  inspire  pure  ana  elevated  thoughts. 
SoBe  of  th^  ^MOMMS  are  exquisitelj  touching,  j 

rOL,  Xri/, — FOURTH  SESlEff. 


The  authoress  has  evidently  a  mind  and  heart 
susceptible  of  impression  from  the  outward 
world,  and  is  capable  of  revealing  its  messages 
in  tones  of  sweetness  and  power  to  her  fellow- 
immortals.  We  hope  that  she  will  be  en- 
couraged to  cultivate  the  gift  with  which  she  is 
so  richly  endowed.  We  have  given  some 
selections  in  another  page.  B. 

Louisa  Von  Plettcnhaus ;  the  Journal  of  a  Poor 
Young  L€uiy.  Translate  from  the  German, 
Edinburgh:  Thomas  Constable  and  Co. 
London :  Hamilton,  Adams,  and  Co.  1854. 
12mo.  Pp.  240.  Cloth,  gilt  edges.  Price 
3s.  6d. 

The  design  of  this  tale  is  to  cherish  a  spirit 
of  resignation  in  trying  circumstances,  and 
confidence  in  the  goodness  of  the  Supreme 
Ruler.  The  Poor  Young  Lady  is  simple- 
minded  and  amiable  though  rather  eccentric; 
the  granddaughter  of  a  prime  minister  though 
compelled  to  suffer  the  infelicities  of  a  governess. 
Hsppily,  her  fortunes  being  under  the  control 
of  a  kind  hearted  writer,  she  becomes  mistress 
of  the  mansion  in  which  she  had  been  uncom* 
fortably  located.  The  sentiments  breathed  are 
evangelical,  somewhat  in  the  Krummacher style, 
and  very  prettv  verses  are  introduced  of  which 
Uie  reader  will  find  some  specimens  in  a  pre- 
ceding page. 

Memoir  of  Dr,  Charles  WtAster,' with  an  ac- 
count  of  Dr,  Alexander  Webster  of  (he  High 
Churchj  Edinburgh,  J9^  Grace  Websteb. 
Edinburgh:  Sutherland  and  Knox.  12mo. 
Pp.  400.     Price  5s. 

Our  readers  south  of  the  Tweed  have  scarcely 
heard  of  the  two  excellent  men  whose  names 
and  deeds  the  present  volume  professes  to 
record ;  readers  north  of  the  Tweed  will  have 
nearly  forgotten  them.  Dr.  Alexander  Webster 
lived  from  1707  to  1784,  and  is  now  remembered 
chiefly  as  the  originator  of  the  Widows*  fund  of 
Scotland,  which  partly  by  a  tax  on  minbters 
of  the  Established  Church  and  partly  by  re- 
sources prorided  by  Acts  of  Parliament  provides 
for  the  widows  and  families  of  the  men  whom 
death  has  removed  from  the  pulpits  of  the 
church.  Dr.  Charles  Webster  is  rcmer^bcred 
perhaps,  for  his  death  occurred  in  1795,  as  an 
expcnenced  physician,  as  well  as  a  painstaking 
pastor.  The  authoress  deems  it  '*  almost 
beyond  the  power  of  writing"  to  give  "  a  com- 
plete character  of  Dr.  Alexander  Webster,  and 
as  to  Dr.  Charles  Webster,  it  is  not  possible," 
she  says, "  to  mention  his'character  with  greater 
admiration  than  it  deserved."  Nevertheless  of 
these  very  excellent  and  truly  great  men,  enough 
is  not  said  to  fill  a  fourth  part  of  a  somewhat 
large  type  foolscap  octavo  extending  to  about 
four  hundred  pages.  The  book  is  eked  out 
with  sketches  and  notices  of  Websters  many, 
both  male  and  female ;  of  princes,  bishops,  lords, 
ladies,  and  servants,  the  chief  recommendation 
of  many  of  whom  to  this  record  seems  to  be 
that  they  were  faithful  to  the  Episcopal  Church 
in  Scotland,  and  to  the  fortunes  of  the  un- 
worthy snd  ill-fated  Stuarts.  A  tract  of  Dr. 
Alexlander  Webster's  on  the  revvvcA  v\  C«av- 
brislang  and  Kilsyth  m  \14i  v^  t^^iwvV^^  vii 
these  pagesy  and  wiW  \>e  teaA  witVi  vr\\w«&\.  Vj 

o 


102 


BRIEF  KOTICE& 


fuch  as  are  acquainted  with  that  morement 
and  the  opposition  which  it  awakened  among 
the  ettabluued  clergy  of  the  dav,  and  the 
notices  of  George  Whitfield  and  John  Wesley's 
▼isits  to  Scotland,  bating  only  their  high  church 
tendencies,  will  also  be  acceptable.  Truth  and 
impartiality,  howcTcr,  compel  us  to  say  that  the 
authoress  describes  correctly  her  own  book 
when  she  speaks  of  it  as  *'  a  melange,  rather  than 
a  regular  memoir  in  which,"  she  adds,  **  much 
citraneouB  matter  has  been  introduced  not 
indicated  by  the  title,'*  Very  scanty  materials, 
indiscriminate  laudation,  petty  aetMls,  and 
eccleviastical  prejudices  render  the  book,  con- 
sidered as  a  memoir,  about  ai  worthless  as  we 
ever  remember  to  have  read.  G. 

An  Eng^thmaiCt  Travelt  in  America :  hia 
OfpaervationM  of  Life  and  Manners  in  the 
Free  and  Slave  State;  By  J,  Bknwell. 
London :  Binns  and  Goodwin,  14,  Fleet 
Street  16mo.  Pp.  rii.  831.  Cloth^  gUt. 
Price  30.  6d. 

Landing  at  New  York*  and  snnreying  the 
principal  part  of  the  State  of  which  it  is  the 
chief  city,  the  writer    proceeded    southward 
down  the    Missouri  and  Mississipi  rivers  to  i 
New  Orleans,  the  whole  tour  comprising  aboTe  | 
three  thousand  miles.     AiUr  crossing  an  arm  ; 
of  the  gulf  of  Mexico,  he  spent  some  time  in  | 
the  Floridas,  and   then  visited  Georgia  and  I 
South  Carolina.     He  tells  his  tale  in  a  straight-  I 
forward  way.     His  observations  are  those  of  a  | 
man  fearing  God,  and  desiring  to  do  Justice  to  i 
fellow  men  of  every  class  and  colour.      The  i 
illustrations  which   he   has  furnished   of   the  \ 
debasing  and  brutalizing  effects  of  the  slave  j 
system  upon  the  slave-owners  and  their  con- 
nections, are  a  painful  but  instructive  portion  i 
of  the  volume. 

The  Principles  of   Church    Government,  and 
their    application   to    Weeleifan    Methodism,  i 
Hlth  Appendices,    By  George  Steward.  I 
London :  Hamilton,  Adams,  and  Co.     1853.  ' 
8vo.    Pp.  360.    Price  Bs.  6d.  I 

We  recommend  this  book  to  any  of  our  readers 
who  wish  to  understand  the  polity  of  Methodism. 
It  is  written  by  one  whom  twenty  years'  ex- 
perience rendered  fully  acquainted  with  its 
principles  and  working;  and  though  circum- 
•tances  were  not  calculated  to  make  liim  an 
impartial  witness,  it  is  written  with  great 
calmness  and  fairness.  Its  perusal  has  strengtli- 
ened  the  opinion  we  have  long  entertained, 
that  no  body  of  men  can  with  safety  be  invested 
with  absolute  power ;  and  that  of  all  tyrannies 
ecclesiastical  tyranny  is  the  most  despotic  and 
shameless.  Aluch  as  we  deprecate  the  govern- 
ment of  the  church  by  the  state,  we  most 
devoutly  pray^  that  the  state  in  this  country 
may  never  be  in  subjection  to  the  church.  Any 
rule  in  the  church,  whether  that  of  pope,  pres- 
bytery,  convocation,  or  conference,  is  essentially 
popery ;  it  b  from  beneath,  and  will  eventually 
assume  all  the  malipant  features  of  A  ntiChrist. 
That  a  mit>directed  Jove  of  in  dependence  should 
make  ministers  and  churches  impatient  of 
advice,  is  much  to  be  deplored ;  but  this  evil  is 
iSir  Jests  than  that,  which  the  history  of  the 
etanb  proy§  to  at,  mn$t  ineyitebJj  itault  fnm 


any  Miganisatioa  which  ihaU  be  inyeatad  wifli 
power  to  enforce  its  decrees.  In  the  church  of 
God  all  are  equal ;  there  is  only  one  master  and 
ruler,  even  Christ ;  and  one  code  oi  laws,  the 
sacred  scriptures.  This  book  is  divided  into 
three  parts,  *'  The  idea  of  Government  applied 
to  Church  Questions,*^  "  Scripture  views  ot  the 
Ministry/'  and  "  Methodism. '  Our  opinion  of 
the  third  part  may  be  gathered  from  the  above. 
With  the  first  part  we  have  little  or  no  ajni* 
pathy.  All  arguments  from  analogy  on  ilia 
government  of  the  church  we  deem  worse  than 
futile.  Church  government  is  a  matter  of 
revelation,  not  of  reason.      With  the  second 

Ert  we  have  been  much  delighted.  We  dumid 
glad  to  see  it,  with  slight  alterations,  pub- 
lished in  a  separate  form,  and  circulated  in  all 
our  congregations.  Our  great  aatonbhment  is 
that  the  writer  does  not  folly  adopt  our  form 
of  church  governments.  We  can  only  account 
for  it  from  nis  long  connection  with  a  system  of 
which  the  motto  is,  "  What  is  expedient  ?"  and 
not,  "  What  saith  the  Scripture  ?  "  '  B. 

The  Sister  rf  Mercy,  A  Tale  for  the  Tiates 
we  live  in.  London:  Houlstonand  Stonemaa. 
Foolscap  8vo.  Pp.  176.  Price  3s.  6d., 
cloth. 

To  expose  the  malpractices  of  thoae  who  call 
themselves  Anglo-CfathoUcs,  but  who  are  in 
fact  close  imitators  of  Romuh  devotees,  it  the 
design  of  the  tale  contained  in  this  pretty  lock- 
ing volume.  Its  drculation  may  be  useful 
especially  among  the  wealthier  classes,  bj 
guarding  them  against  snares  laid  for  them  in 
consequence  of  their  riches.  We  have  not  a 
yery  favourable  opinion  of  works  of  fiction  as 
vehicles  for  religious  controversy ;  but  waving 
this  objection,  and  considering  the  tale  simply 
as  what  it  is  intended  to  be,  we  cannot  hero 
pointing  out  some  serious  defects.  We  wiU 
say  nothing  of  the  crabbed  discontentedness  of 
the  one  specimen  of  "dissenters'*  introduced 
into  the  story;  but  there  are  two  particulars 
which  judicious  churchmen  will  agree  with  us 
in  lamenting.  The  first  is  that  though  the 
system  which  the  tale  is  intended  to  counteract 
is  described  in  its  operations  it  is  not  refuted, 
or  shown  to  be  unscriptural ;  the  second,  that 
the  gospel  is  not  clearly  unfolded,  and  placed  in 
contrast  with  that  fallacious  system  which  if 
justly  condemned.  This  should  assuredly  havt 
been  done  to  give  effect  to  the  authors  in-^ 
tentions. 

The  Jesuits:  an  Historical  Sketch,  By 
E.  W.  GRninELD,  M.A.  London  :  Seekrrs, 
Fleet  Street.  1853.  16mo.  P^  471. 
Price  6s. 

In  our  opinion  a  good  history  of  the  Jeaoiti 
is^ still  a  desideratum.  And  no  wonder :  for  a 
man  to  do  justice  to  this  marvellous  and 
melancholy  subject,  must  combine  the  deep 
research  of  Ranke  with  the  power  of  pictorial 
composition  possessed  by  our  own  Macaulay. 
This  work  by  Mr.  Grin  field  makes  no  preten- 
sions either  to  peculiarly  deep  research,  tut 
especial  eloquence  of  style  ;  it  is  written,  how- 
ever, in  a  readable  manner ;  without  any  his- 
torical blunders^  so  far  as  we  can  see ;  and  with 
•8  much  im^Tt)tk\\V^  ^  ^'h».^%,  «a  way  ^^tettant 


BRIEF  NOTICES. 


loa 


eai  bt  tiqiMcted  to  exhibit.  Ptreiiti  will  do 
«ill  to  pat  it  into  the  heads  of  their  elder 
cUUnn  ee  e  ^ood  fir<t  book  upon  the  importAnt 
nbicet  of  which  it  treats.  H. 

Tke  Oommg  ••  TVme  of  TrrnMe**  during  which 
Ae  **  Great  Hain  of  the  **  Seventh  Kio/" 
mill  be  ten  in  The  Armiea  of  Rustia,  now 
frepturimp  to  came  down  upon  the  Papal  King- 
doms of  Europe;  viewed  in  connejcion  with 
f%e  Eatiem  Quretion,  and  the  Restoration 
of  ike  Jews;  by  meanj  of  the  Steam  Ships  of 
Great  Britain,  as  the  Modem  Tyre  of  Pro  • 
■4<rjf«  London:  Houlnton  and  Stonemen. 
iSrao.     Pp.  TilL  96.     Price  Is. 


apologv  for  the  fanlts  of  his 
this: — ^It  is  penned  in  great 


The  author's 
Krfbnnance  is  tlus: 

Uste,  and  under  circnmstancws  (^  trial  and 

ilietioB,  which  few,  if  any  of  our  brethren, 

BBj  be  called  to  encounter  in  life,  while  engaged 

is  a  warfiue  of  no  ordinary  character,  both  bj 

word  and  writing,  for  many  years  past,  to 

witness  for  the  kingdom  of  Christ  on  tno  earth, 

m  tike  midst  of  these  *  perilous  times  of  the 

kst  day«,'  in  which  our  lot  hath  been  cast." 

Under  these  circumstances  it  would  be  un* 

aercilhl  if  not  unjust  to  criticise  the  work ; 

theogh  thej  hardly  amount  to  a  yindication  for 

printing  it.    Whether  to  giTe  a  shilling  for  it 

er  not  ninst  rest  with  any  one  who  has  a 

skiUiBg  at  hie  own  disposal  and  desires  to  possess 

it;  for  oanelves,  we  shall  only  say  that  we 

weald  willini^y  giye  a  shilling  to  recorer  the 

time  we  have  lost  in  reading  it. 

Great  TruAs  for  Thoughtful  Hours,  Essay 
on  Human  Happiness,  By  C.  D.  Ad- 
DERLEY,  M.P.  Second  Edition.  London : 
Blackader  and  Co.,  13,  Paternoster  Row. 
1853.    24mo.    Pp.  96.     Price  Is.  Gd. 

Great  Truths  for  Thoughtful  ^laments.  No. 
I.  The  Cry  from  the  Cross,  24  mo.  Pages  16. 
Price  Id.  No.  J  J,  Be  not  Righteous  over 
Whick.  Pp.  31.  Price  1<<.  By  tlu  Rev. 
Datid  Laino,  M.A.,  F.R.8.  London: 
Blackader  and  Co. 

The  little  works  whose  titles  are  given  above 
belong  to  two  series  of  publications  no'.v  in  pro- 
gress by  Messrs.  Blackader  and  Co.  vVe 
earnestly  hope  the  publishers  may  meet  with 
soch  success  as  shall  encourage  tueni  to  pro- 
secute their  noble  enterprise.  Wc  have  read 
Mr.  Adderley's  volume  with  peculiar  pleasure. 
It  is  the  production  of  a  devout,  intelligent, 
cultivated  Christian.  There  runs  throughout 
A  rich  vein  of  philosophic  poetry,  that  reminds 
as  sometimes  of  the  best  works  of  Coleridge. 
There  is  a  loftiness  of  tone  too  which  commands 
attention  and  homage.  From  some  of  the 
writer's  positions  and  reasonings  we  arc  con- 
itrsined  to  dissent ;  nevertheless  as  a  whole  tlie 
essay  has  our  warm  approval.  Our  prayer  is 
tkat  bv  the  Divine  blessing,  it  may  reveal  to 
may  hearts  now  overchai^ed  with  sorrow  the 
Mcret  of  true  happint'ss. 

Mr.   Laing*s    tracts    arc  wcll-writtcn,    and 
thorooghly  evangelical.    The  manifc$)t  sincerity 
■nd  eancstneaa  of  the  writer  apnear  on  every 
pme*    Ali^  many  a  thoi>ghUtu  momont  be  I 
trnfrowed  ty  tbtirpenumJ!  W.      ' 


The  Congregational  Year  Booh^  1854.  Con- 
taining the  Proceedings  of  the  Coagregational 
Union  for  1853,  and  General  Statistics  of 
the  Denomnution,  London :  Jackson  and 
Walford,  St.  PauUs  Church  Yard.  Bvo. 
Pp.  xvi.  320.    Price  Is. 

The  obligations  under  which  Congregational 
churches  and  ministers  lie  to  the  gentlemen 
who  have  compiled  this  work  are  very  great. 
It  gives  the  same  sort  of  matter  as  is  found  in 
relation  to  our  own  body  in  the  Baptist  Manual 
and  in  the  Supplement  to  this  Magaaine ;  but 
it  is  more  comprehensive  than  either  or  both. 
No  man  knows  the  difficulty  of  obtaining  such 
information  who  is  not  practicallv  acquainted 
with  attempts  to  acquire  it,  and  it  is  but  seldom 
that  it  brings  to  him  who  has  laboured  succesa- 
fully  in  this  department  even  an  acknowledg- 
ment of  his  industry,  as  one  detected  mistake 
makes  more  impression  on  the  minds  of  many 
who  consult  such  a  book,  than  ten  thousand 
correct  statements.  This  volume  seems  to  ua 
to  be  remarkably  accurate,  and  perfectly  free 
from  anything  objectionable  in  its  reference  to 
other  denominations.  Whether  it  is  appre- 
ciated suitably  by  those  for  whom  it  is  primuily 
intended  or  not,  we  shall  value  it*  and  we  bqg 
the  laborious  editors  to  accept  our  thanks. 

The  Journal  of  Sacred  Literature,  New 
Series,  Etlited  by  the  Rev,  H,  Burgess, 
Ph.D,  Member  tf  the  Royal  Society  of 
Literature,  No,  X,  January,  1854.  London : 
Blackader  and  Co.    8vo.    Price  58. 

In  this  number,  wo  have  read  with  pleasure 
an  article  on  the  Sources  of  the  Received  Text 

I  of  the  Greek  Testament,  in  which  the  Textile 
Receptus  is  vindicated  from  the  contempt  with 
which  it  has  been  spoken  of  generally  in  modem 
works  on   Biblical  Criticism.     The  design  of 

I  the  writer  is  not  to  maintain  that  the  text  is  in 
all  particulars  a  correct  one,  but  to  show  **  that 
it  is  subtUautiaUy  a  good  text,  being  founded  on 
right  princiiilea  ;  and  that  it  is  comparatively  a 
good  text,  since,  as  wc  think,  it  is  far  superior 

I  to  the  soi-disant  corrected  texts  of  the  most 

I  recent  critical  edition s.*^  Other  principal 
articles  arc  on  Recent  Hebrew  Literature — on 
the  Historical  Advantage  to  be  derived  from 
the  Armenian  "IVanslation  of  the  Chronicle  of 
EusL'bius — ou  Bishop  Kaye  and  the^Council  of 
Xiciea— and  on  Maurice's  Essays. 

7%e  British  and  Foreign  Evangelical  Review, 
No,  VII,  December,  185.i.  Contents  I, 
James  Hervey^  and  Ute  Evangelism  of  his 
Times.  II,  Bushnell  on  Christian  Nurture, 
III,  Life  of  Ueyvl,  IT,  Oxford  and 
Rome:  Dr.  irisemuns  Essays,  V,  The 
Religious  History  and  Coiulition  of  Spain, 
VI.  The  Gymnasium  in  Prussia.  VII, 
Historical  Theology,  VIII.  Maurice's 
Theological  Essays.  IX.  Critical  Notices, 
X.  Herman  IMtgious  Periodicals,  XI, 
Miscellanies.  Edinburgh:  Johnstone  and 
Iluutor.    Svo.    Pp.  262.     Price  3a.  6d. 

An  explanation  and  defence  of  infant  baptism 
such  as  we  find  in  the  second  article  ia  \wd«e^ 
a  treat    Nothing  teuda  mote  to  XW  <M\iaAaa 
of  truth  than  the  introduction  oC  lYie  ^Lvafi^vi^M^^ 


14)4 


BRIEF  NOTICEa 


into  psdobftptut  circlet.  How  •eldom  is  a 
coorte  of  lectarea  on  the  sabject  deliTered  by 
one  oi  oar  brethren  of  another  denomination 
without  the  coDTeraien  of  a  few  of  his  people  to 
onr  yiews!  How  carefully  do  they  abstain 
from  the  topic  in  their  periodicals!  If  they 
would  bat  adduce  their  arguments,  we  might 
generally  be  qaiet  and  leare  the  work  safely  in 
their  hands.  This  is  an  importation  from 
America.  Dr.  Bushnell  of  Hartford,  Con- 
necticat,  maintains  '*that  the  infants  of  be- 
lioTcrs  are  included  in  the  corenant  in  which 
God  promises  grace  and  salrstion."  The 
Princeton  Reriew,  from  which  the  article 
before  us  is  taken,  agrees  with  the  sentiment, 
bat  is  dissatisfied  with  the  ar^ments  brought 
forward  to  sustain  it.  '*The  idea  we  get  from 
all  this,"  says  the  reriewer,  after  (Quoting  largely, 
**  iw,  that  as  there  is  at  one  period  a  rascular 
connection  between  the  parent  and  the  child, 
in  Tirtue  of  which  the  life  of  the  one  is  the  life 
of  the  other,  moulding  it  into  its  own  image  as 
a  human  beicg,  so  after  birth  there  is  a  meta- 
physically organic  connection  in  yirtue  of  which  | 
last  as  natoially  the  spiritual  life  of  the  parent  j 
becomes  that  of  the  child,  so  that,  when  it  j 
comes  into  its  own  will,  it  begins,  or  may  begin,  | 
its  coarse,  a  regenerated  human  being.'  But,  I 
though  the  reriewer  says,  **  It  b  because  Dr.  B.  > 
urges  the  fact  of  the  connection  between  parents  I 
and  children  with  so  much  power,  that  we  feel 
so  great  an  interest  in  his  mMk,**  he  also  adds, 
"His  philosophy  of  that  fact  we  hope  may 
soon  find  its  way  to  the  place  where  so  much 
philosophy  has  already  gone.*^  We  hope  so  too ; 
and  to  the  same  tomb  we  belicTc  that  the  philo- 
sophy of  his  reriewer  will  speedily  follow,  if  our 
pcdobaptist  brethren  will  but  discuss  the 
matter.  The  third,  sixth,  and  seventh  articles 
are  also  from  the  Princeton  Reriew;  the  first, 
foorth,  and  fifth  are  original. 

A  Mefnoir  of  the  fate  Mr,  John  Teal,  Deacon 
of  the  Baptist  Churchy  Shipley,  Yorkshire, 
By  the  Rev.  P.  ScoTT.  Leeds:  J.  Heaton, 
7,  Briggate.  London :  Honlston  and  Stone- 
man.     1853.    Pp.  xi.  130.    Price  Is.  6d. 

A  futhful  and  interesting  biography  of  one 
who  lived  near  to  God,  and  for  many  years 
honourably  discharged  the  duties  of  a  member 
and  office-bearer  iu  the  church  of  Christ.  It 
was  our  happiness  to  know  him ;  and  we  rejoice 
that  Mr.  Scott  has  preserved  his  memor}*  in  the 
small  volume  before  us.  Our  readers  will 
perhaps  remember  that  a  brief  sketch  of  Mr. 
Teal  appeared  in  this  Magazine  some  months 
ago.  This  book  is  an  enlargement  of  that 
sketch.  The  subject  well  deserved  a  separate 
memorial.  We  wish  the  volume  a  wide  circu- 
lation among  our  churches.  W, 

Work ;  or  Plenty  to  do  and  how]  to  do  it.  By 
Margaret  Mabia  Brewster.  Second 
Series.  £dinbun;h :  Thomas  Constable  and 
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Some  few  months  ago  it  was  our  pleasure  to 

introduce  the  first  series  of  these  valuable  papers 

to  our  readers.    We  can  ipeak  in  the  same 

l«nDj  of  commendation  of^the  second  as  we 

''id  iff  the  fSnt  Indeed,  we  Zwre  more  firequent 


indications  of  thooghtfol  reading  and  obsenra*^' 
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Taught  —  Household  Work— Work  of  Em- 
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Work — Rert.  The  treatment  of  theM  tomes 
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Borne  and  the  Gospel,  By  the  Rev.  Jamks 
Morgan,  D.D.,  Belfast,  Edinburgh : 
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correct  one  we  believe — that  too  much  time  and 
energy  are  spent  in  protesting  against  error, 
and  too  little  engagea  in  the  announcement 
and  exposition  of  truth.  In  the  work  before 
us  he  has  therefore  aimed  to  combine  both  these 
ends  in  just  proportion.  We  congratulate  him 
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INTELLIGENCE. 


HOME. 

rai  BAPTISTS  OF  EKQLAKD  IN   1851. 

In  thV^ejnoptical  vieir  of  the  different 
nKgioiit  aMioiniiiatioiis  jast  publiihed  by  the 
tntbonty  of  the  Regiainir  General,  the  fbl- 
iowing  accoont  is  given  of  the  baptists : — 

The  distingninhing  tenets  of  the  Baptists 
Kkte  to  two  points,  upon  which  they  differ 
from  nearly  every  other  Christian  denomlna- 
tim;  vis.  (1),  the  proper  subjeeit,  and  (2), 
the  proper  mode^  of  baptism.  Holding  that 
the  rite  itself  was  instituted  for  perpetual 
celefaration.  Baptists  consider,  (1),  that  it  was 
memt  to  be  imparted  only  on  profession  of 
befief  by  the  recipient,  and  that  this  profes- 
Mo  cannot  properly  be  made  by  proxy,  as 
the  custom  is  by  sponsors  in  the  Established 
Chordi,  bat  most  be  the  genuine  and  rational 
STowsl  of  the  baptized  person  himself.  To 
illastrrte  and  fortify  this  main  pontion,  they 
refer  to  many  passages  of  Scripture  which 
describe  the  ceremony  as  performed  on  per- 
ms of  undoubtedly  mature  intelligence  and 
1^,  and  assert  the  absence  from  the  sacred 
writings  of  all  statement  or  inevitable  impli- 
cstion  that  by  any  other  persons  was  the 
ceremony  ever  shared.  Adults  being  there- 
ibre  held  to  be  the  only  proper  subjects  of 
the  ordinance,  it  is  also  held  that  (2),  the 
only  proper  mode  is,  not,  as  generally  prac- 
tised, by  a  sprinkling  or  affusion  of  the  water 
m  the  person,  but  by  a  total  immersion  of 
the  party  in  the  water.  The  arguments  by 
which  this  proposition  is  supposed  to  be  suc- 
ceasfuUy  maintained,  are  gathered  from  a 
critical  examiiuition  of  the  meaning  of  the 
word  jSawri^of— from  the  circumstances  said 
to  have  accompanied  the  rite  whenever  its 
administration  is  described  in  Scripture — ^and 
from  general  accordance  of  the  advocated 
mode  with  the  practice  of  the  ancient  Church. 

Different  Seels  of  Baptists, 

These  views  are  entertained  in  common  by 
all  Baptists.  Upon  other  points,  however, 
differences  prevail,  and  separate  Baptist 
bodies  have  in  consequence  been  formed.  In 
EngUind  the  following  comprise  the  whole  of  i 
tlie  various  sections  which  unitedly  compose  | 
the  Baptist  denomination : 

General  (Unitarian)  Baptists. 

General  (New  Connexion)  Baptists. 

Particular  Baptists. 

Seventh  Day  Baptists. 

Scotch  Baptists. 


Seventh  Day  Baptists. 

The  << Seventh  Day  Baptists"  differ  from 
the  other  Gcnenl  Baptist  churches  simply  on 
the  fmmd  tinU  tbe  terentb,  not  the  irst,  /  were  i 


diAj  of  the  week  should  be  the  one  still  cele- 
brated as  tbo  sabbath.  They  established 
congregations  very  soon  after  the  first  intro- 
duction of  Baptists  into  England,  but  at 
present  they  have  only  two  places  of  worship 
in  England  and  Wales. 

Scotch  Baptists, 

The  '<  Scotch  BaptisU"  derive  their  origin 
from  the  Rev.  Mr.  M'Lean,  who,  in  1765, 
established  the  first  Baptist  Church  in  Scot- 
land. Their  doctrinal  sentiments  are  Calvin- 
istic,  and  they  differ  from  the  English  Parti- 
cular Baptists  chiefly  by  a  more  rigid  imita- 
tion of  what  they  suppose  to  be  the  apostolic 
usages,  such  as  love  feasts,  weekly  communion, 
plurality  of  pastors  or  elders,  washing  each 
other's  feet,  &c.  In  England  and  Wales 
there  are  but  15  congregations  of  this  body. 

History. 

The  Baptists,  as  an  organized  community 
in  Endand,  date  their  origin  frt>m  1608, 
when  the  first  Baptist  church  was  formed  in 
London ;  but  their  tenets  have  been  held,  to 
greater  or  to  less  extent,  from  very  early 
times.  The  Baptists  claim  Tertullian  ^a.d. 
150-220),  and  Gregory  of  Nazianzen  (a.d. 
328-389),  as  supporters  of  their  views,  and 
contend,  on  their  authority,  that  the  immer- 
sion of  adults  was  the  practice  in  the  aposto- 
lic age.  Their  sentiments  have  ever  since,  it 
is  affirmed,  been  more  or  less  received  by 
nearly  all  the  various  bodies  of  seceders  which 
from  time  to  time  have  parted  from  the 
Church  of  Rome ;  as  the  Albigenses  and 
Waldenses,  and  the  other  innovating  conti- 
nental sects  which  existed  prior  to  the 
Reformation.  From  the  agitation  which 
accompanied  that  great  event,  the  opinions 
of  the  Baptists  gained  considerable  notice, 
and  the  holders  of  them  underwent  consi- 
derable persecution. 

In  1832  the  Calvinistic  Baptist  Churches 
are  reported  at  926,^  which  number,  by  the 
addition  (say  of  200)  for  the  General  Bap- 
tists and  the  New  Connexion,  would  be  raised 
to  1,126.  In  1839  the  Calvinistic  Baptist 
Congregations  were  computed  at  1,276,  and 
allowing  250  for  the  other  Baptist  Churches, 
the  total  number  would  be  1,526.  These 
several  estimates  relate  exclusively  to  Eng' 
land,  Wales,  for  the  periods  for  which 
accounts  are  extant,  shows  that  in  1772  there 
were  59  congregations  (of  all  kinds  of  Bap- 
tists) ;  that  in  1808  there  were  165  congrega- 
tions (also  of  all  kinds)  ;  while  in  1839  there 
were  244  congregations  of  Calvinistic  Bap- 
tists.   At  the  recent  Censoa  lYv«  iraxc^ti 


106 


HOME  INTBLLIGENGE. 


Baptist  CoNOEBQATioNSi 


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Q^neral  BaptiHt  (UnitAriaa) OOj 

OeatnU  Bauti«t  (New  Connexion)  ...;  179; 

PartlcuUr  BaptUta  (CalvinUtic;  1^4* 

Seventh  Daj  Baptiita >      2; 

Scotch  BaptisU I    12 

BaptUte  Undefined I  482: 


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The  following  arc  the  principal  societies 
and  institutions  supported  by  the  Baptists ; 
others  to  which  they  in  part  contribute  are 
included  in  the  List  of  General  Societies  on 
page  cxvii.  of  the  Report. 


NAMB  or  SOCIKTY 
OK 

IifSiiruTfoif. 


Income 

for 

the  Year 

1851. 


B«ptiat  Union 

'Particular  BaptiHt  Fund    

Bath  Society  for  Aged  Ministers 
'Baptist  Tract  Society 

Bible  Translation  Society 

*Baptiit  Building  Fund  


British  Musions. 

Baptist  Home  Missionary  Society 
Baptist  Irish  Society 

FoEsiaai  Mrssiows. 

*Baptist  Missionary  Society 

fQeneral    Baptist    Missionary  \ 
Society 5 

Trbolooical  Collsgbs. 

•Bristol    

•Stepney  

•Bradford 

*Pontypool 

•Havenonlwent 

fLeiccster 


1797 
1814 


1792 
1816 


£ 

103 
2495 

472 

150 
1777 

785 


3895 
2298 


li0<5 
S017 


1770 

1120 

ISIO 

1812 

1804 

1004 

1807 

618 

1839 

285 

1843 

501 

Societies  to  which  the  asterisk  (*)  is  prefixed 
belong  tu  the  Particular  or  Calvinistic  Baptists; 
those  marked  thus  (f)  belong  to  the  New  Connexion 
of  Qtntral  or  Arminian  Baptists  :  where  no  dis- 
tinotive  mark  occurs,  the  society  is  supported  by 
both  of  these  bodies  jointly. 


BRADFORD^   YORKSHIRE. 

Services  have  recently  been  held  in  West- 
gate  chapel,  to  commemorate  the  centenary 
of  the  baptist  church  which  meets  there,  and 
during  the  hundred  years  has  been  under  the 
care  of  only  three  pastors,  the  Rev.  W. 
Crabtree,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Stead  man,  and  its 
present  esteemed  minister,  the  Rev.  Henry 
Dowson.  On  Lord's  day,  December  4th, 
sermons  were  preached  on  the  occasion,  in  the 
morning  by  Dr.  Godwin,  and  in  the  evening 
by  Mr.  Edwards  of  Nottingham.  Oh  the 
following  evening  a  public  meeting  was  held 
in  the  chapel,  which  was  densely  crowded,  at 
which  Sir  George  Goodman,  M.P.,  presided, 
mppovted  by  a  kigo  numbeir  of  ministers  and 
inBuential  twndB,    The  occasion  was  exceed- 


ingly pleasant  to  the  vast  congregation.  TUb 
series  of  interesting  and  instructive  servieti 
was  closed  on  Tuesday  evening,  December  4^ 
when  a  sermon  was  preached  by  Rev.  J.  Aldis, 
from  Psalm  Ixxvii.  10,  11.  The  large  sum  of 
more  than  £2,000  hat  been  realised  during 
tliLs  festival,  towards  the  erection  of  another 
baptist  chapel  in  the  town.  Mr.  DowMm  is 
about  to  publish  immediately  a  small  voloae 
entitled,  ^'The  Centenary:  a  history  of  thefirit 
baptist  church,  Bradford,  from  its  eommenee- 
ment  in  1753  ;  with  memoriali  uf  the  chureh 
of  Rosendale,  Cioughfold,  Bacup,  Rawd^, 
&c.,  fh>m  which  it  had  its  origin."  Illuatrated 
with  views  of  several  interesting  objects. 


ARTHUR  RRBBT,  WALWORTH. 

The  foundation  stone  of  the  new  chapel 
now  erecting  for  the  congregation  in  Horsley 
Street  was  laid  on  Monday,  Dec.  5,  1853,  by 
Apsley  Pellatt,  Esq.,  M.P.  The  Rev.  E. 
Steane,  D.D.,  delivered  an  excellent  address, 
and  the  Rev.  Messrs.  Rogers,  Wood,  Sea- 
borne, and  Howieson  led  the  devotional  exer- 
cises^ After  a  numerously  attended  tea  meet- 
ing, at  Horsley  Street  chapel,  a  sermon  was 
preached  in  the  evening  at  Sutherland  chapel 
(kindly  lent  for  the  occasion)  by  the  Rev. 
W.  P.  Tiddy  of  Mansion  House  chapel,  late 
of  Brussels. 

More  than  £1000  had  been  collected 
towards  the  object  previous  to  laying  the 
stone.  The  offerings  on  that  occasion  and 
subsequently  amount  to  more  than  £300. 
The  new  chapel  is  to  seat  750  persons,  and 
the  old  place  to  be  fitted  up  for  Sunday 
school  rooms  for  300  children. 


ASHTON-UNDRR-LTNS. 

The  Rev.  W.  K.  Armstrong,  B.A.,  late  of 
Huddersfield,  has  accepted  a  unanimous 
invitation  to  the  pastorate  of  the  baptist 
church  assembling  in  Welbeck  Street,  Ash- 
ton-under-Lyne  ;  and  entered  on  his  labours 
on  the  first  Loid's  day  in  December  last. 


PENKNAP,   WESTBITRY,   WILTS. 

On  Thursday  and  Friday,  December  15th 
and  16th,  very  interesting  services  were  held  at 
Providence  chapel,  on  the  occasion  of  re-open- 
ing the  place  of  worship  and  school  rooms, 
afler  considerable  improvements  and  enlarge- 
ment. The  interest  waa  increased  by  the 
fact  that  the  pastor  of  the  church,  the  Rev. 
Shem  Evans,  completed  the  twentieth  year 
of  his  pastorate  during  the  week.  The  Hon. 
and  Rev.  Baptist  Noel,  preached  on  Thursday 
evening  and  on  Friday  morning,  and  the 
Rev.  Thomas  Winter  of  Bristol  on  Friday 
evening.  On  Friday  ailenioon  a  meeitog  waa 
held»  under  the  j^ceiidaiicy  of  Robert  Lewiard, 


HOHl  IHTELLiaEKaB 


ft|,  «(  Bchlol.  A  dclfhtfiil  Chratian 
Mng  paraded  tin  MMmbl;,  while  HTsnl 
Mghbaarini  bntbren  oRered  prayer,  und 
ddlfarad  titilirwi  i,  e«ptciallj  referring  lo 
Ite  ImgUuDed  peiind  daring  which  the  pu- 
l>r  hul  pioided  orer  the  church,  aad  the 
aeccal  which  had  attended  hi>  mioutir;  at 
i»  Kine  tine  siving  npreMion  to  the  affec- 
beate  ragaxd  in  which  he  haa  erer  been  held 
tjhfethnn around.  ThefoUowingLonl'idaj, 
linpenal  aeiYitei  were  continued.  Bermom 
we  pimped  by  the  Rev.  C  J.  Uiddleditch 
•(  Fmiie,  and  the  Rei.  W.  Baratt  of  Trow- 
bidg«.  ITpwardiof  £30  were  collected  in  aid 
rflheeipeiuea.  The  eenicea  throughout  were 
nvlced  bj  (delightful  ChiiMian  fbeling,  which 
Mlj  wamnU  the  belief  that  they  will  be 
prodDctire  of  inadi  beneRl  to  the  churchen  in 
Ibcdiitrict,  many  of  whoM  puton  and  dea- 


addieaa  on  the  nature  of  a  goapel  chuicb. 
The  ordination  prafer  wai  olfei«d  b;  Hi.  J, 
Jonei,  Llnndynil.  Mr.  Owenwai  addreiwd 
by  Mr.  E.  Thoiniu.Cardignn.aiidthe  church 
by  Mr.  J.  Williema,  Abetilnar,  and  (be  ier- 
vices  affurded  much  pleasure  to  (he  congre]{B- 
tion  nMembled. 


Rev.  Q.  Daties  of  HiiTcrfotriwtst,  and 
Stepney  College,  haiiliB  receired  a  cordial 
and  unanimoua    inntatlon  of   the  BapliM 

charch  in  [hU  dly  to  berome  its  paatol,  hai 
acce[ited  it  and  commenced  hla  Ubourt  with 
pleaung  pmpecti  of  utefalneai. 


c&swnur^ 
n«  Rer.  W.  Evaua  lale  of  Beckingtoo, 
laria;  accepted  the  coidial  and  unanimoua 
■ritation  of  the  church  at  Crewlietiie  to  the 
fMlaiat^  commenced  his  itated  duliei  in 
AsHown  OB  the  aeoHid  aabbath  in  December, 


On  Monday,  Deoembpr  2Gth,  1H53,  Mr.T. 
D.  Jone^  late  of  Korton  Collegii,  Urndrord, 
■«■  onlained  peitoi  of  the  Englinh  ba|>list 
chaich  in  the  town  of  Pembroke.  Memn. 
Dane*  of  M^irlen,  Hoigiin  and  Thomas  of 
Pembcoke  Dock,  lUea  of  Amolda  Hill,  and 
Jane*  of  Llanelly,  took  part  in  the  KiTices. 


On  TueidBy,December27tli,M.G,  While- 
head  wa«  ordalacd  to  the  pmtoral  office  at 
the  new  chapel  nt  Shollcy  Bridge,  after 
Ubonring  with  acceptance  for  the  tpxce  of 
nine  monthL  The  Re*.  II.  Chtinlopher  of 
Bowden,  near  Mnncherter,  comnenced  with 
dcTMiannl  eierciiea.  Rev.  J.  D.  Currick  of 
:4oith  ^hivtde  elucidated  the  canititutioii  of 
1  Chnitian  church,  asked  the  usuul  cjuotioiie, 
ind  offered  the  ordination  piaycr.  Rev.  T. 
Potlcnger  of  Mewcaalle  gaie  the  charge  )a 
Ibe  paMoT,  the  Re*.  J.  Uavii  of  Newcnstie 
deliicred  an  eanieat  cfaaiije  lo  the  church 
tod  congregation  on  ilg  individual  nnd  col- 
lective leaponiibililiee,  &c.,  the  psstoT  closing 
lb*  MTvice. 


The  Rev.  Charles  Shakipeart,  late  of 
St.  Aiden's  Episcopal  College,  aod  of  Edm- 
biirgh,  ha*  aceepled  the  charge  of  the  oongra- 
gatioD  worshiping  in  the  chapel  on  the  eatale 
of  S.  M.  Puto,  Esq.,  M.F.,  SomerleytOD, 
Sudtiik,  and  entered  on  his  duties. 


The  members  of  the  Young  Men's  Mutual 
Impravemcnt  Asaodation,  in  connection  with 
George  Street  chapel,  held  n  tea  meeting  in 
the  long-room  of  the  Mechanic^  Institute, 
Hull,  on  Thursday  evening,  Dec.  29,  to  give 
(he  friends  of  the  Rei.  \V.  J.  Btu^rt  an 
opportunity  of  meeting  him  and  hearing  a 
parting  addms  prior  lo  his  leaving  the  town. 
The  room  was  well  filled.  Many  neighbour- 
ing  minisluiB  were  preient  and  took  part  in 
the  engagements  uf  the  evening.  After 
others  bad  spoken  Mr,  Stuart  addressed  the 
meeting  in  a  solemn  manner  and  with 
considerable  emolion.  He  goes  to  take  the 
oversight  of  the  baptist  churches  at  Loscoe 
and  Swanwick,  Dtrbyihire. 


On  the  37th  of  December,  18S3,  Mr,  John 
0««a,ortheHafetAird  West  baptist  academy, 
«M  tecngnised  as  eo-paator  with  Mr.  Timnth/ 
AgM^    Kb»   Minted   tbp   Inlmductorx 


Tha  Rev.  W.  J.  Stuart,  luteof  Ilull.eiitcred 
jon  the  jiBStoratc  of  tile  bajitisl  churches  of 
the  above  villages  on  the  1st  of  Jaimnry, 
IH.^i.  The  event  was  commemorated  by 
tea  meeting!  at  both  places  on  the  cveningii 
of  January  2nd  and  llth.      At  Svcanwick, 

I  January    9th,    upwards     of     two    hundred 

I  persona  sat  down  to  tea.  The  public  meet- 
ing having   been  opened  by  prayer  by  the 

I  Rev.  E.  Davics  of  Ki.tdings,  1).  Ilaslam, 
Esq.,  was   very  cordially   nnd    unanimously 

I  rei|uested  to  prenide.     Interesting  and  appro- 

I  priale  addrewcs  were  then  delivered  by  H. 
Keaiwin,   Esq.,  Heanor  ;  Mr.  Millward,  nnd 

!  the  BevB.  T.  Colledge,  independent,  Rid- 
.lings  ;  W.  Grty,  general  bnptirt,  Ripley;  T. 
LoniHS,  Leiecater,  anil's. 3. a*.u»tt,     "^A- 

/  wilhttandiDg  the  unhTi»xTa.>i\«  italt  vA  ftw 


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weather,  the  meeting  was  jtrj  numerously 
attended,  and  the  kindest  interest  was  mani- 
fested in  the  settlement  and  success  of  the 
pastor  elect. 

TRIKITT   ROAD   CHAPEL,  IIAUFAX. 

On  Lord^s  day  January,  Ist,  the  second 
baptist  church,  Hali&x,  which  [has  hitherto 
worshipped  in  the  Horton  Street  Rooms, 
took  possession  of  the  spacious  school 
room  underneath  the  new  place  of  worship 
in  Trinity  Road,  when  two  sermons  were 
preached  by  the  pastor,  the  Rev.  W.  Walters, 
and  collections  made  on  behalf  of  the  sabbath 
school.  On  the  following  Tuesday  evening 
n  public  meeting  was  held  in  connection  with 
the  opening  services.  The  pastor  presided, 
and  valuablo  addresses  were  delivered  by 
Messrs.  Dowson  and  Green,  of  Bradford, 
Stock  of  Salendine  Nook,  Cecil  (independent), 
of  Bramley  Lane,  and  Howard  (new  con- 
nexion methodist),  of  Halifax.  The  friends 
rejoice  in  the  increased  accommodation  afford- 
ed by  this  removal,  as  their  former  meeting 
place  had  become  far  too  small.  They  now 
look  forward  with  desire  to  the  completion 
of  their  chapel. 


IRVINE,   SCOTLAKD. 

The  Rev.  Robert  Johnson,  of  Glasgow 
(formerly  of  Beverly)  having  accepted  the 
pastorate  of  the  baptist  church  at  Irvine,  was 
publicly  recognized  on  the  first  Tuesday  in 
January.  One  of  the  deacons,  VV.  N. 
Garrett,  Esq.  (grandson  of  Robert  Raikes, 
the  philanthropist),  gave  an  interesting 
account  of  tho  origin  of  the  church,  as 
formed4mder  the  ministry  of  the  Rev.  George 
Barclay,  .exactly  fifty  years  ago.  The  Rev. 
Dr.  Hoby  of  London  delivered  an  appro- 
priate address  on  the  nature  of  the  Christian 
church  in  genera],  and  the  tokens  of  divine 
goodness  towards  this  church  in  particular 
during  half  a  centuary,  more  especially  during 
the  long  and  laborious  ministry  of  its  vene- 
rable founder.  The  Rev.  Dr.  James  Paterson 
of  Glasgow  followed  in  an  address,  which 
produced  a  deep  impression  on  the  audience; 
his  subject  was  the  mutual  duties  of  pastor 
and  people.  The  Rev.  Robert  Weir  of 
Glasgow  concluded  with  some  striking  remarks 
on  brotherly  love  and  the  discipline  of  the 
church. 


GREAT  TORRINOTOV. 

At  the  annual  tea  meeting,  January  2nd, 
1854,  held  in  connection  with  the  baptist 
chapel.  Great Torrington,  the  Rev.  D.  Thomp- 
son was  presented  with  a  purse  containing 
twenty  guineas  as  a  token  of  gratitude  for 
ministerial  and  other  labours.  Mr.  Belman, 
IB  making  the pre9eBt»tion,8tdd,  "  Dear  friend 


and  pastor,  we  esteem  it  a  great  privilege  fo 
offer  you  most  respectfully  the  thanks  of  many 
friends,  with  our  own,  for  the  efforts  'yoa  haTB 
made  and  are  making  for  the  moral  and 
spiritual  good  of  those  around  you;  more 
particularly  for  your  instructive  and  interest- 
ing lectures:  and  as  a  memorial  of  gratitude, 
b^  to  offer  you  a  purse  containing  twenty 
guineas,  with  the  united  good  wishes  of  the 
contributors,  that  you  and  your  family  may 
enjoy y'^under  God's  blessing,  a  happy  new 
year."  The  meeting,  which  was  one  of  great 
interest,  was  addressed  by  the  pastor,  Mears. 
Ward,  Veysey,  Chappie,  and  Beer.  Several 
brethren  engaged  in  prayer. 


PEESCOT  STREEr,  LOVnON. 

On  the  2nd  of  January,  1854,  the  mem- 
bers of  the  church  meeting  in  Little  Presoot 
Street  were  holding  their  annual  church 
meeting  with  great  comfort,  and  rejoicing  in 
the  mercy  which  God  had  shown  to  them  in 
their  trials.  No  idea  of  danger  was  realized 
by  any  one,  either  ^then  or  afterwards,  until 
the  evening  of  Saturday  the  7tb,  when  the 
ceiling  fell,  breaking  the  pews,  the  top  of  the 
oak  table  in  the  table  pew,  and  covering 
many  of  the  seats  with  mortar.  Had  this 
event  occurred  ten  minutes  before,  the  ser- 
vant, who  was  performing  her  duties  on  the 
spot,  would  have  been  killed.  If  it  had 
occurred  on  the  2nd,  or  on  Lord's  day  the 
8th,  not  less  then  twenty  lives  of  our  brethren 
and  sisters  must  have  been  destroyed.  Under 
this  augmentation  of  their  trial  the  brethren 
desire  the  sympathy  and  prayers  of  the 
churches  in  their  behalf. 


TH0N0*S  BRIDGE,  HOLMFIBTH,  TORKSHIRE. 

A  new  chapel  capable  of  seating  about  two 
hundred  people,  and  placed  by  the  liberality 
of  its  owner  at  the  service  of  the  baptist 
denomination,  was  opened  at  this  village  on 
Wednesday  the  4th  of  January.  Two  ser- 
mons were  preached ;  that  in  the  afternoon 
by  the  Rev.  J.  Stock  of  Salendine  Nook,  and 
that  in  the  evening  by  the  Rev.  W.  Walters 
of  Halifax.  The  Rev.'T.  Thomas  of  Mcltham 
and  the  Rev.  J.  Barker  of  Lockwood  con- 
ducted the  devotional  engagements.  At 
Mr.  Beaumont  the  proprietor  has  built  the 
house  as  a  thank-offering  to  God  for  success 
in  business,  and  with  the  hope  that  it  may  be 
made  a  blessing  to  the  neighbourhood,  he  has 
defrayed  the  entire  cost  of  its  erection. 

Are  there  not  many  Christain  merchants 
who  might  go  and  do  likewise  I 


BIRIHNOHAM. 


At  the  annual  meeting  of  members  of  the 
baptist  church.  Cannon  Street,  Birmingham, 
January  9th  and  10th,  the  Rev.  T.  Swan  in 
the  cliaiT,addtctses  were  delivered  by  the  Rev. 


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W.  Stokes»  wcretary  of  the  London  Peace 
Sodetjf  the  ReT.  T.  Hands,  late  miMionaiy 
te  the  island  of  Jamaica,  both  of  whom  are 
nanben  of  the  church.  The  occasion 
toiTed  more  than  ordinary  interest  from  the 
fJKt  that  the  Her.  T.  Swan  had  just  com- 
pleted the  twenty-fifth  ^'ear  of  his  pastorate. 
hi  a  memorial  of  this  eTent,  Mr.  J.  W. 
SltoweUy  senior  deacon  and  secretary,  had 
fRpared  a  manuscript  history  of  the  church 
soee  its  commencement  in  1737,  including 
isttf  erting  accounts  of  the  progress  and  pre- 
Rst  state  of  the  church,  a  list  of  the  various 
piitors,  deacons,  and  trustees,  who  have  sus- 
tmed  office ;  a  catalogue  of  the  collections 
Ttdch  have  taken  place  and  the  amount 
collected ;  the  number  of  baptisms  by  the 
KTcml  pastors ;  the  names  and  dates  of 
■onbers  removed  by  death,  with  biographi- 
al  Bodoea,  &c;  The  first  body  of  particular 
kiptata  in  Birmingham  asMmbled  for  wor- 
riiip  in  a  house  at  the  back  of  High  Street. 
The  chapel  was  enlarged  in  1780,  and 
nbdlt  daring  the  miniirftry  of  the  Rev.  T. 
lloigan.  I^ere  have  been  nine  pastors. 
When  Mr.  Pearce  was  chosen  in  1790,  the 
nmber  of  members  vras  242,  and  during  his 
ainirtry  there  were  added  325.  Mr.  Morgan 
haptiied  or  received  by  dismission  from  other 
baptist  churches  240  persons,  and  the  acces- 
■on  during  Mr.  Birt's  pastorate  of  about  ten 
years  was  438.  Mr.  Swan  entered  upon  his 
pastoral  office  in  January,  1829,  and  since 
that  period  1140  members  have  been  added. 
The  present  number  of  members,  including 
those  residing  at  the  village  stations,  is  738. 


princes'  risborocoh,  bucks. 

On  the  28th  September,  the  Rev.  J.  B. 
Blackmore  was  publicly  ordained  as  pastor 
of  the  baptist  church  here.     The  Rev.  J.  J. 
Brown  of  Reading  described  the  nature  of  a 
Christian  church.      The  Rev.  P.   Tyler  of 
H«idenham,  proposed  the  usual  questions, 
sod  the  Rev.  I>r.  Angus,  president  of  Stepney 
College,  delivered  the  chaige  to  the  ordained. 
In  the  afternoon  there  was  a  genenil  meeting 
St  which  several  of  the  neighbouring  ministers 
delivered  addresses,  and  in  the  evening  the 
IBbev.  Dr.  Godwin  preached  to  the  church  and 
congregation.     The  chapel  has  lately  under- 
gone a  thorough  cleaning  and  repairing  at  an 
apense  of  about  £  1 50.     The  proceeds  of  the 
collection  that  were  made  nt  the  end  of  each 
Mrvioe,  and  of  the  public  dinner  amounted  to 
£^,    This,  together  with  £50   previously 
obtained  clears  oflf  nearly  half  the  debt.     It  is 
to  be  hoped  that  the  church  may  be  freed 
from  such  a  burden  by  the  speedy  liquidation 
of  the  remainder. 


RECENT  DEATHS. 

JOBM  WALXPEN,  SEN.  ESQ* 

0BtlMS8tlid»/'^ila/>  dIedUr,  Walk- 1 
rat,  XTa,r^99vaxa  $mmik3. 


den,  of  12,  Groivenor  PUice,  Camberwell,  and 
of  Lawrence  Lane,  Chcnpside,  London. 

For  fifty  years,  at  the  time  of  his  death, 
Mr.  Walkden  bad  been  an  honourable 
member  of  the  baptist  church  in  Church 
Street,  Blackfriars  Road,  and  for  the  last 
thirty -six  years  of  that  period  he  had  sus- 
tained  the  office  of  deacon.  It  may  be  truly 
said  of  him  that  he  performed  "  the  office  of 
deacon  well  and  purchased  to  himself  a  good 
degree.''  His  memory  is  fragrant  in  the 
church.  His  brethren  in  office  who  survive 
him  fpeak  of  him  as  ''hanng  afforded 
valuable  aid  by  the  exercise  of  his  experienced 
judgment  on  all  questions  of  importance  and 
difficulty."  Indeed  Mr.  Walkden*s  natural 
disposition  well  qualified  j  him  for  such  a 
position,  for  the  prominent  features  of  his 
character  unaffectedly  were  benignity,  pru- 
dence, and  integrity,  to  which  may  be  added 
devout  piety,  and  a  complacency  for  all  that 
was  good,  amiable,  and  useful.  Those 
brethren  also  bear  witness  to  ^  the  pleasure 
they  always  felt  in  meeting  him,  for  delibera- 
tion and  council  on  xill  matters  affecting  the 
church." 

In  the  early  part  of  his  life  Mr.  Walkden 
was  much  among  the  Wesleyans,  and  he 
frequently  spoke  of  that  society  with  peculiar 
interest  and  respect,  as  *'mo8t  useful  in 
awakening  to  an  early  conviction."  Mr. 
Walkden's  education  and  very  early  training 
were  conducted  with  singular  prudence  and 
care;  and  it  was  the  happiness  of  his  youth 
as  well  to  be  cast  among  a  people  of  earnest 
and  healthy  piety,  as  well  as  of  high  respect- 
ability. In  the  yeiir  1821,  the  writer  of  these 
lines  was  introduced  by  Mr.  Walkden 
to  the  friendly  acquaintance  of  some  of  those 
Christian  friends,  then  rather  advanced  in 
life:  they  were  plain  business  like  persons, 
but  of  sul»tantial  worth.  They  commanded 
a  wide  and  solid  influence,  and  were  deemed 
"  the  very  soul  of  honour." 

At  the  age  of  nineteen,  Mr.  Walkden  left 
the  north  of  England  and  settled  in  London. 
In  the  metropolis,  where  a  new  world  pre- 
sented itself,  all  was  brilliant,  delightful,  and 
fascinating  to  the  young  stranger.  *<  But 
though  highly  interested  with  all  he  saw,  he 
had  the  good  sense  to  remember  that  he 
must,  in  order  to  enjoy  what  surrounded  him, 
diligently  pursue  the  line  of  duty  marked  out 
for  him  **  by  his  judicious  friends.  Mr. 
Walkden  remained  as  one  of  the  same  firm 
on  which  he  first  entered  until  he  commenced 
business  for  himself  at  Lawrence  Lane, 
Cheapside.  There  a  gracious  providence 
prospered  his  efforts  and  crowned  them  with 
much  success. 

Mr.  Walkden  was  twice  married.  In  a 
little  more  than  two  years  after  his  first 
marriage,  he  was  left  with  two  infant  children 
in  bereavement.  To  his  second  d^r,  excel- 
lent, and  surviving  parltieT  Y\o  'wql's  MrnVfidi 
forty-four  years,  who  waa  (olon^lYie  io\ac«)V\\« 


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oonfidMee  «nd  honour  of  hli  homo.  She  i  bo  djitppoialod  in  hit  hopo.  Ho  li? od  imfil 
still  reUins  much  of  bor  monUl  vigour,  the  chapel  woo  ofoin  well  filled  wkb  beeien 
penonal  energy,  and  cheerful,  healthful  mety;  :  and  the  church  gieaftlj  incroaaed  under  tfao 
while  ehe  ieeli  the  heavp  tUroke  of  her  j  laboura  of  the  pment  eneigetie  minSrter, 
bereavement,  iihe  can  bow  down  to  the  dispen-  i  Mr.  Hranch.  During  thie  Laog  trial  of  bii 
sation  with  pious  complacency  at  the  same  I  patience,  submiision,  and  fiuth,  Mr.  Walk- 
tioM  that  she  blesses  the  memory  of  departed  '  den's  steady  principle  sustained  him  and 
worth.  Two  sons  and  one  daughter  survive  -  carried  him  through,  and  since  his  daath 
their  &ther  to  inherit  the  blessings  of  bis  proof  enough  is  manifiest  of  his  identity  with 
pious  example  and  care,  as  well  as  the  fruits  '  the  cause  at  Chureh  Street  by  hia  beqnesti 
of   bis    industry,  integrity,  ^skill,  and   per-  ;  to  its  institutions. 

severance.  i      Mr.  Walkden's  long  and  valuable  life  wis 

Mr.  Walkden's  religion  was  of  a  fOund,  <  one  of  almost  uninterrupted  health,  so  that 
deep,  and  solid  character.  His  prayers  gave  his  last  long  distressing  illneas  was  thereby 
the  best  expression  of  the  tone  and  complex-  ;  rendered  by  contrast  the  more  trying  and 
ion  of  his  mind  and  soul  (how  solemn,  irksomo,  and  called  for  greater  self-command 
calm,  yet  earnest),  and  left  it  impressed  upon  '  and  for  the  especial  exercises  of  the  divine 
the  observer's  mind  that  there  was  a  striking    graces  to  bear  up  under  it  with  equannsity. 

'He  suffered  under  bronchial  disease,  which 


resemblance  between  the  tnn^r  and  9uttr 

man.    His  first  fiivourite  preacheis  in  London    gradually  but  with  fatal  steps  brought  him 

were  the  Rev.  John  Newton,  of  St.  Mary    to  his  end. 

Wolnoth,  and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Gunn,  an  excel-  ;  ^_ 

lent  clergyman.      Hence  it  may  be  easily  | 

ascertained  what  were  the  tone  and  grade  of 


Mr.  Walkden's  religious  sentiments.  "  His 
countenance  would  beam  with  delight  when- 
ever he  spoke  of  listening  to  those  excellent 
ministers."  About  the  beginning  of  the  present 
century,  Mr.  Walkden  became  decidedly 
attached  to  the  baptist  denomination,  and 
united  with  the  church  under  the  ministry  of 
the  Rev.  James  Upton,  the  scene  and  locality 
which  continued  for  more  than  half  a  century 
to  be  the  source  of  his  greatest  pleasure  and 


lEV.  B.  PASSOXS. 


Died,  November,  1853,  Mr.  Biebmnd 
Parsons,  aged  seventy-nine,  pastor  of  thf 
baptist  churoh  at  Whidbura,  Conley,  naar 
Warmuister,  Wilts. 

He  had  preached  salvation  in  this  pteot 
for  nearly  fifty  years,  and  succeeded  under 
Grod,  in  raising  the  church  containing  at  this 
time  about  fifty  members;  many  more  having 
been  removed  thence  by  providence  and  fay 
death.    His  departure  was  most  peaceful  and 


solicitude.  From  that  period  he  became  a  {  happy  ;  his  soul  confiding  and  rsrjoicing 
ftxod  and  settled  man.  His  own  church  was  !  in  Christ  whom  he  had  long  served  in  the 
his  home,  and  he  always  regarded  the  dis-  ;  gospel. 

tinotive  feature  of  his  denomination  m  his  The  event  was  improved  according  to  his 
honour,  while  at  the  same  time  he  I  request,  in  a  sermon  delivered  by  his  neigh- 
cultivated  a  tender,  warm,  and  expansive  hour,  Mr  Shem  Evans,  to  crowded  congrega- 
sympathy  with  consistent  godliness  under  ,  tions,  both  at  Whidbum  and  at  Westbury 
every  name  and  .vpect.  While  Mr.  Upton  '  Leigh,  near  which  place  the  deceased  had 
lived  the  cause  flourished.  His  bustling  always  lived.  The  text  was  long  sinoe  dioasn 
activity,  evangelical  strain  of  preaching,  warm  ,  by  him  as  a  father  of  a  largo  fiimily,  vis.  Oen. 
hosrt,  good  nature,  and  cheerful  countenance  xlviii.  15,  16,  *'  The  God  which  led  mo  all 
kept  the  interest  together,  and  alive.  But  ;  my  life  long  unto  this  day,  the  angel  which 
after  Mr.  Upton's  death  it  began  to  languish,  ^  redeemed  me  from  all  evil,  bless  the  lads." 
and  under  several  successors  it  gradually  '  He  was  a  conscientious  and  attached  niem« 
decayed;  yet  those  gentlemen  were  by  no  I  ber  of  the  baptist  denomination;  a  otmpleis 
means  Mr.  Upton's  inferion  in  intellectual  i  m^  of  this  publication  (the  Baptist  Magasiiic), 
power,  erudition,  or  in  sterling  evangelical  ,  has  been  left  by  him  to  his  family.  May  his 
sentiment;  quite  the  contrary,' but  the  count»>  '  descendants  realise  the  blessings  be  desired 
nance,  the  tones  of  voice,  tho  significant  i  in  their  behalf, 
nod,  and  the  kind  half  spoken  word  of  the  long  __ 

beloved  minister  were  gone,  and  the  prestige 

of  Mr.  Upton's  name  had  vanished  withal.  ^^  i(»WB.  BELL. 

The  congregation  it  was  found,  had  taken  '  Mrs.  Bell  was  a  daughter  of  tho  late  Mr. 
wing,  and  the  few  who  remain eil  felt  the  i  Michael  Atkinson,  and  the  wife  of  Mr.  J. 
gloom  of  a  deserted  place.  Mr.  Walkden,  as  Bell,  both  of  Newcastle.  From  an  early  ago 
senior  dencon  and  treasurer  of  the  church,  |  she  was  fiimiliar  with  divine  worship  and  the 
saw  and  felt  all  this,  with  such  emotions  as  i  subject  of  religious  impressions.  Not  till  her 
maybe  easily  supposed.  Yet  he  kept  his  !  twenty- first  year,  however,  did  she  make  a  pro- 
post  with  a  meek  endurance,  and  with  the  j  fession  of  her  love  to  Christ;  but  in  December, 
patience  of  hope  be  looked  and  prayed  for  |  1839,  twenty-five  persons  were  baptised  in 
theretumof  prosperity  and  for  the  time  when  i  Tuthill  Stairs  chapel  by  Mr.  Pengilly,  and 
Ztoif  should  be  Mgaia  Avound,     Nor  ^as  I  oux  dons  fidend  waa  one  of  tbat  numbtr. 


ROMS  INTEIiLiaBirOE. 


Ill 


Inmedliitelj  after  tfaii  open  declaration  of 
ittachment  to  the  Kedeemer,  she  made  her- 
self  lueful  in  the  distribution  of  tracts,  until 
other  dntica  demanded  her  attentJoa.  Week 
tfter  week  she  went  from  house  to  house  with 
htt  taesecngcra  of  peace,  and  with^  all  the 
■door  of  youthfnl  piety. 

Two  yean  after  her  baptism  she  was  mar- 
ried to  her  now  heieafed  husband,  and  five 
Tcaia  ci  domestic  happiness  ensaed ;  but  in 
tte  Tear  1847,  she  had  a  seferc  illness,  and 
fv  manr  months  her  life  trembled  in  the 
lalaace.  Favoured  with  a  good  constitution, 
Md  with  the  blearing  of  God  upon  medical 
treatment,  she  slowly  recofered  so  far  that 
Ae  eould  resnme  the  duties  of  her  fhmily 
■Ml  rerisit  the  house  of  God.  Her  system, 
however,  bed  recnved  a  shock  which  it  never 
get  over.  Hopes  and  fears  alternated  until 
tfie  antumn  of  hist  year  when  the  dark 
ibsdow  of  death  began  to  cross  her  path,  and 
admonished  her  to  set  her  house  in  order. 
In  the  midst  of  her  days  surrounded  with  a 
devoted  husband,  young  children,  affectionate 
relatives,  and  a  large  circle  of  friends,  she 
received  the  sentence  of  death  in  herMlf,  and 
slie  received  it  as  became  a  child  of  God  and 
in  a  spirit  which  did  honour  to  divine  grace. 
For  a  moment  nature  shrunk  at  the  prospect 
ef  separation  from  her  beloved  partner  and 
children — it  was  only  for  a  moment — and 
thcB  religious  principles  ended  the  struggle 
and  produced  subaission  to  the  will  of  God. 
Now  began  a  series  of  moral  triumphs  such 
as  can  be  seen  in  no  other  place  than  the 
chamber  of  the  afflicted  Christian,  who  enjoys 
the  **  peace  of  God  which  passeth  all  under- 
standing.*'  Resting  upon  the  Rock  of  uges, 
feeling  herself  in  the  hands  of  him  who 
ledccmed  her  with  his  own  precious 
blood,  and  acknowledging  his  right  to  do 
what  seemed  good  in  his  bii^ht,  she  was  ena- 
bled to  watch  the  decay  of  fier  outward  tene- 
ment without  alarm,  and  to  view  with  joy 
the  approach  of  death.  When  slic  found 
that  her  end  drew  near,  she  arranged  her 
fimiily  matters  with  n  composure  that  sur- 
prised her  friends,  and  to  them  she  appeared 
like  a  person  who  anticipated  a  jouniey  to 
some  delightsome  place,  and  who  wished  that 
etery  thing  might  be  found  i-i  order  when 
the  was  gone.  Having  done  this  Hhe  patiently 
settled  down  to  wait  for  the  coming  of  her 
Lord. 

Death  came  at  last,  and  then  she  snid, 
'  Pray  fbr  me  that  my  faith  fail  not,  and  that 
it  may  soon  be  over."  She  was  comfortetl 
with  the  words,  "^Fear  not,  ixir  I  am  with 
thee,"  and  she  repeated  ••  Fear  not,  fear  not." 
**Dq  you  find  the  Saviour  precious  now  r' 
is^iured  one  of  her  sisters,  **  precious,  pre- 
ciook,'*  waa  her  answer.  In  the  act  of  dyiujjf 
As  Mid,  **  O,  pray  fbr  me,  that  I  may  be 
msUined,  and  that  it  mav  not  be  lonp:." 
••k  is  well,"  or  "all  is  well/'  were  her  Utft 
vordsjaod  tbocouffivt  was  over.     "She  vnif 


not,  for  God  had  tiOceo  her."  She  had  fiUlen 
asleep  in  Jesus,  and  finished  her  course 
November  29th,  1853. 


MRS.  ATKINS02T. 

Sinee  the  preceding  article  waa  writtati, 
Mrs.  Atkinson  of  Newcastle,  the  mother  of 
Mrs.  Bell,  has  died  in  the  fsith  of  Christ,  in 
her  eighty-first  year,  and  the  forty-riith  of 
her  membership  with  tho  church  now  meeting 
in  Bewick  Street  chapel. 


MRS.  nuNT. 

Died  on  Wednesday,  Dee.  1-lth,  1853, 
Susanna  wife  of  Timothy  Hunt  one  of  the 
deacons  of  the  baptist  chapel,  Woodstock, 
aged  64  years.  For  nearly  fifty  years  she  had 
maintained  an  honourable  profession,  having 
been  baptized  and  joined  the  church  at 
Westmancoat,  Worcestershire  in  early  life. 
In  180D, having  united  with  her  now  bereaved 
husband,  she  removed  to  Worcester,  and  into 
communion  with  the  church  meeting  in  Silver 
Street.  In  1819,  in  thcprovidenc  of  God  she 
was  brought  to  this  place  where  she  rejoiced 
over  the  rise  of  an  infant  cause,  and  also 
mourned  its  depression.  For  thirty-four  years 
she  has  suffered  greatly  from  epilepsy  which 
gradually  reduced  her  strength  and  greatly 
impaired  her  Acuities,  but  which  she  bore 
with  Christian  fortitude  and  resignation  ;  but 
the  summons  came  and  she  has  gone  to  behold 
the  glories  of  her  risen  Saviour  and  join  the 
multitude  of  those  who  hove  washed  their 
robed  and  made  them  white  in  the  blood  of 
the  Lamb,  and  in  the  language  of  one  of  her 
favourite  hymns  to  **  Crown  him  Lord  of  all." 


MRS.    DAKIEL   I).VVIES. 

This  departed  friend  was  the  wife  of  the 
Rev.  D.  Da  vies,  Bethesda,  Swansea.  She 
was  bom'in  March,  1798.  Her  father,  Mr.  J, 
Morris,  Fairy  Grove,  wasan  intimate  and  a  con- 
fidential friend  of  the  Rev.  Joseph  Harris, 
Swansea,  a  name  well  known  in  Wales  as 
being  associated  with  the  commencement  of 
its  periodical  literature.  lie  also  filled  the 
office  of  deacon  with  great  efficiency  for  many 
years  at  Old  Back  Lane.  Mrs.  Da  vies  was 
consequently  favoured  with  a  religious  educa- 
tion, which  is  one  of  the  greatest  mercies  any 
can  enjoy  in  their  youth.  Through  the 
influence  of  holy  example  and  sacred  instruc- 
tions, she  became  the  subject  of  religious 
imprcsbions  at  a  very  early  period.  She 
attended  the  ministry  of  the  Rev.  J.  Harris, 
hut  joine<l  the  church  after  the  settlement  of 
the  Rev.  D.  Davies.  She  yielded  public 
obedience  to  the  authority  of  Christ,  February 
10th,  1827,  and  soon  became  a  pattern  lo  all 
her  associates,  in  meekness  of  spirit,  Christiuu 
devotcdness,  and  reg\iV.\rit\  v>{  allewAxuK-o  ow 
the  means  of  grace.   In  the  yew  \\\^'i  sW  v?\\s 


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niarried  to  Mr.  DaTie^  After  this  the  duties 
of  a  wife  and  a  mother  claimed  her  time  and 
attentioUp  which  were  dischaiged  by  her  with 
great  faithfulneas  and  affection.  She  sought 
to  bring  up  her  ofbpring  in  the  fear  of  the 
Lord,  and  had  the  gratification  of  seeing  both 
her  son  and  daughter  surrendering  themself  es 
to  the  sceptre  of  Christ,  and  trei^ing  in  the 
path  of  Christian  obedience  preTious  to  her 
departure.  Her  death,  which  took  place 
December  22th,  1853^  was  sudden,  but 
characterized  bj  those  features  which  mark 
the  death  of  the  righteous,  peaoefulness, 
resignation,  and  serenity. 

MRS.   TOXLINSON. 

At  the  Mall,  Waterford,  8uddenly,>ged  59, 
Mrs.  Tomlinson,  relict  of  the  kite  T.  Tomlin- 
son,  Esq.,  surgeon,  Mill  park.  County  Carlo  w. 

Mrs.  Tomlinson  teems  to  have  received  the 
truth  at  a  comparatively  early  period  in  con- 
nection with  the  established  church,  of  which 
community  she  remained  a  member  until 
about  seven  years  ago.  Shortly  after 
her  husband's  decease  ri^e  went  to  reside  in 
London,  and  finding  it  difficult  to  hear 
evangelical  preaching  in  the  churches  of  the 
metropolis  to  which  she  went,  she  was  led  to 
attend  a  baptist  chapel  at  Walworth.  She 
soon  adopted  baptist  sentiments,  was  immer- 
sed, and  became  a  member  of  the  church 
then  under  the  care  of  Mr.  Moody,  of  whom 
she  always  spoke  with  esteem. 

After  her  return  to  Ireland  in  1850,  she 
worshipped  and  communed  with  the  baptist 
church  at  Waterford.  On  Friday  the  6:h  of 
January,  at  two  o'clock  she  was  visited  by 
her  pastor,  and  then  seemed  to  be  in  her 
usual  state  of  health,  but  at  seven  that  evening 
she  died.  Although  Mrs.  Tomlinson  did  not 
speak  after  she  was  attacked,  her  children 
and  friends  rejoice  in  a  persuasion  that  she 
was  prepared  to  enter  into  *'the  rest  which 
remaineth  for  the  people  of  God."  As  a  firiend 
and  parent,  Mrs.  Tomlinson  was  uniformly 
warm-hearted,  affectionate  and  kind.  As  a 
Cbristion  she  was  strongly  attached  to  what 
are  called  the  doctrines  of  grace,  and  highly 
valued  the  services  of  the  sanctuar}-.  Her 
general  deportment  was  consistent,  and  in 
some  respects  exemplary,  but  she  always 
deeply  felt  her  own  unworthiness,  and  grate- 
fully acknowledged  the  truth,  '*  By  grace  are 
ye  saved,  through  faith,  and  not  that  of  your- 
selves, it  is  the  gift  of  God." 


reaiB  the  secretary  to  the  Particular 
Fund. 


XR.  WILLIAM   BAILSY. 

Died,  on  the  18th  of  January,  after  a  short 
illness,  Mr.  William  Bailey,  of  33,  King 
Street,  Covent  Garden,  in  the  seventy-fourth 
year  of  his  age.  He  had  been  a  consistent 
and  devoted  member  of  the  baptist  church 
in  Eagle  Street,  London,  forty-three  years, 
and  a  faithful  and  honourable  deacon  of  the 
game  for  tbirt/'two  yean^  and  was  for  eight 


EDITORIAL   POSTSCRIPT. 

A  typographical  error  in  our  last  number 
has  occiuioned  us  great  uneasiness.  The  fint 
page  of  the  wrapper  consists  of  two  parts ; 
a  part  which  remains  unaltered  fifom  month  to 
month ,  containing  the  border,  the  title,  the 
pricey  and  some  other  words,  and  a  part  which 
IS  constantly  varying.  The  compositor  has  to 
alter  regularly  the  name  of  the  month,  and 
the ' '  Contents."  1  n  preparing  for  December, 
when  double  the  usual  quantity  is  givoi  and 
double  the  usual  price  is  charged,  he  had  to 
take  out  from  the  top  of  the  page  the  words^ 
**  Price  6d.''  and  subsUtute  *'  Price  Is."  In 
preparing  for  the  January  number,  the  words* 
*'  Price  6d."  should  have  been  restored. 
Unhappily,  in  the  haste  arising  from  the 
necessity  of  completing  the  whole  before  the 
Christmas  holidays,  this  was  neglected. 
Price  Is.  therefore  appeared  as  before.  In 
consequence,  as  we  are  informed,  some  pur- 
chasers have  been  charged  a  shilling  for  the 
January  ntmiber.  Where  this  has  been  done, 
we  hope  that  they  will  apply  to  the  local 
booksellen  to  refund  the  ovcvcbarge^  as  the 
booksellers  have  been  charged  no  more  than 
the  usual  price  by  tlie  publishers. 

We  learn  that  our  friends  at  Eagle  Street 
have  determined  to  pull  down  their  present 
place  of  worship,  which  has  stood  neariy  a 
hundred  and  twenty  years,  and  rebuild  it, 
partly  on  the  present  site^  and  partly  on 
adjoining  groimd  which  is  the  property  of  the 
church,  so  that  the  front  will  be  in  Kingsmill 
Street,  and  the  building  will  be  visible  from 
Holbom.  Wo  wish  them  great  success  in 
this  laudable  undertaking. 

The  Rev.  Edward  Howe,  late  minister  of 
the  Free  Church  of  Scotland,  to  whose  bap- 
tism we  adverted  in  our  last,  requests  ns  to 
say  that,  having  changed  his  residence,  the 
letters  of  friends  who  desire  his  services 
should  now  be  addressed  to  him  at  78,  Little 
Britain,  St.  Martin's-le-Grand. 

At  the  meeting  of  the  proprieton  held  a 
few  days  ago  for  the  distribution  of  the  profits 
of  the  Baptist  Magazine,  they  had  the  plea- 
sure to  vote  seventy-three  pounds  to  thirty-six 
widows  of  ministers,  the  greater  number  of 
whom  had  been  recipients  before,  though 
some  had  been  only  recently  bereaved.  The 
grants  would  have  been  larger  and  more 
numerous  if  all  the  ministers  whose  widows 
desire  assistance  had  been  equally  anxious  in 
their  life  time  to  promote  tlie  sale  of  the 
work ;  but  it  is  sometimes  said  by  an  appli- 
cant with  great  simplicity,  ^  I  never  heard  of 
the  Baptist  Magazine  till  smoe  the  death  of 
my  husband,  and  I  rejoice  to  find  that  there 
is  such  a  fund  established  froin  which  1  may 
hope  for  aid." 


IRISH  CHRONICLE. 


FEBRUARY,  1864. 


BANBRIDGE. 

It  win  be  gratiffiiig  to  all  oar  read- 
ers, bat  particularly  to  those  who  sent 
spedal  oontribations  to  aBsist  in  the 
enlargement  of  the  place  of  worship  at 
Banbridge,  to  learn  that  not  only  has 
the  chapel  been  opened  with  pleasing 
•ervioes,  as  described  in  the  last  Ghro- 
nidey  bat  the  expense  of  the  alteration 
entirely  defrayed.  ''  Since  I  last  wrote," 
■ays  Mr.  Bain,  **  we  have  had  a  meeting 
of  the  deacons  and  principal  members 
of  the  church,  and  had  the  building 
aoooant  audited.  We  are  clear  of  debt  I 
I  collected,  including  the  Opening  Col- 
lections, £184,  and  our  outlay  was  £181 
18s.  dd.**  In  a  previous  letter  he  says,  ''It 
was  pleasing  to  see  all  parties  vieing 
with  each  other  to  render  our  opening 
serrices  successful.  It  is  the  first  time 
I  have  been  able  to  test  public  opinion 
towards  us,  or  knew  how  I  stood  in 
society.     Four  of  the  leading  Belfast 

papers  noticed  our  opening." 

"  You  will  be  gratified  to  learn  that  the 
Presbyterian  minister  of  this  town 
wishes  me  to  have  a  united  church 
prayer  meeting  on  the^  first  Monday 
eTening  of  the  new  year,  to  seek  an 
outpouring  of  the  Spirit,  and  a  revival 
of  religion  in  this  locality.  Surely  the 
hand  of  the  Lord  is  in  this,  as  it  has  been 
over  me  all  my  life][,long.  I  have  had 
s  good  deal  of  anxiety  about  our  new 
house,  but  now  it  is  finished,  and  I 
desire  to  ascribe  all  the  glory  to  God." 
The  case  is  the  more  pleasing,  as  the 
w<vk  has  been  accomplished  with  com- 
ptiatively  little  aid  from  England, — 
aoiM  at  all  from  the  funds  of  the  So- 


ATHLONE. 

"I  rejoice  to  inform  you,"  says  Mr. 
Berry,  January  16th,  ''that  I  bap- 
tized in  one  of  the  streams  of  the  Shan- 
non yesterday,  at  mid-day,  an  intelligent 
Roman  catholic.  The  banks  contained 
a  large  congregation,  many  of  whom 
were  Roman  catholics,  and  aU  behaved 
with  the  greatest  decorum :  two  other 
converts  will  soon  follow.  This  is  to 
me  a  great  consolation,  after  all  the 
persecution  I  have  endured. . .  It  is  very 
difi&cult  here  to  get  a  suitable  place  for 
baptizing.  The  river  near  the  towp, 
and  in  the  town,  is  too  deep ;  and  the 
ice  yesterday  on  the  stream  was  so 
thick  it  was  with  difficulty  we  could 
obtain  a  place.  I  wish  you  would 
advise  me  how  I  could  get  a  vestry, 
pump,  and  baptistery  at  the  chapel.  I 
feel  this  the  more,  in  proportion  as  I 
see  prospects  of  frequently  baptizing. 
The  services  yesterday  in  the  chapel, 
and  at  the  water,  were  very  interesting 
and  well  attended." 

One  of  the  schoolmasters  at  Athlone, 
who  also  acts  as  a  reader,  reviewing  the 
general  state  of  affairs,  on  the  last  day 
of  December  says :  "  During  the  past 
year  we  have  bad  much  to  contend  with 
as  a  denomination  in  carrying  out  our 
distinctive  principles,  and  those  kind 
and  benevolent  objects  contemplated  by 
our  Society  for  the  moral,  social,  and 
spiritual  improvement  of  the  young  and 
rising  population  of  this  ungodly  and 
popish  town  and  its  vicinity;  so  that 
wo  can  truly  say  we  had  'fightings 
without  and  fears  within.'  But  He 
'who  maketh  the  wrath  of  man  tc^ 
praise  him,  and  the   lema^^x  ^<^ 


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restrain,'  has  been  pleased  to  oYerrule 
even  these  apparentlj  untoward  drcom- 
stances  for  good,  so  that  many  of  onr 
protestant  friends  who  hitherto  have 
stood  at  a  distance  from  us  iare  now 
beginning  to  appreciate  our  exertionB, 
and  have  lately  given  proof  of  their 
sympathy. 

^  And  also  among  the  Roman  Catholics, 
now  that  the  excitement  caused  by  the 
Jesuits  has  considerably  ceased,  some 
few  are  ashamed  of  the  hostility  mani- 
fested by  their  spiritual  guides,  and 
several  of  the  chUdren  who  attended 
the  schools,  as  you  are  aware,  have  soli- 
cited admission  again. 

*^  Lord,  hasten  the  day  when  priestly 
despotism,  superstition,  and  will-worship 
in  Ireland  will  finally  M  before  the 
preaching  of  the  everlasting  gospel  of 
the  blessed  God,  as  the  darkness  of  the 
^night  before  the  rising  sun. 

''This  month,  after  school  hours,  in 
the  evening,  I  have  visited  thirty-one 
lkmilie8,among  whom  were  seventy-seven 
protestants  and  thirteen  Romanists ;  in 
each  I  spent  from  one  to  two  hours, 
either  in  reading  and  explaining  a  por- 
tion of  the  inspired  volume,  scriptural 
and  edifying  conversation,  or  prayer. 
Many  of  these,  from  affliction,  age,  and 
infirmity,  were  unable  to  repair  to  any 
place  of  worship,  and  therefore  stood  in 
great  need  of  religious  instruction  and 
oommiseration.  One  woman  whom  I 
often  visited,  and  who  had  until  lately 
been  a  member  of  the  church  of  Rome, 
but  by  attending  our  chapel,  and  hearing 
the  scriptures  read,  has  been  led,  al- 
though threescore  and  ten,  to  see  her- 
self a  sinner  and  Christ  Jesus  the  only 
Saviour.  While  frequently  dwelling  on 
the  freeness  and  fulness  of  his  salvation, 
she  raised  her  poor  emaciated  hands  in 
pnyer,  saying,  'I  trust  in  nothing 
ecEoept  in  the  death  and  righteousness 
of  my  Redeemer  for  acceptance,  not  in 
either  saint,  angel,  priest,  or  the  viigin, 
wAa  an^mi  ahk  to  help  themselves/ 


'^  I  feel  onfeignedly  thankful  for  this 
remarkaUe  instance  of  saving  grace, 
and  I  trust  can  add  in  truth,  'Is  not 
this  a  brand  plucked  from  the  burning,' 
even  in  the  eleventh  hour  ? 

'*  I  am  happy  to  be  able  to  say  that  I 
hope  my  intercourse  among  the  people  in 
this  place,  not  excepting  Roman  Catho- 
lics, is  acceptable,  as  I  earnestly  endea- 
vour to  cultivate  a  kind  and  eooeilia&g 
disposition  to  all  to  wluMn  I  have  aooesi^ 
avoiding  every  topic  that  weald  be  calcu- 
lated to  excite  their  ill-will  and  thereby 
prevent  my  usefulness,  unless  when  ti^ 
statement  of  biUe  truth  is  concerned. 
Nevertheless,  I  invariably  keep  the 
leading  and  essential  doctrines  of  Chris- 
tianity in  view,  and  constantly  enforoe 
the  imperative  necesssity  of  repentanoe 
towards  Qod  and  Cedth  in  Jesus,  as  the 
foundation  of  the  sinner's  hope." 

Another  says,  "  We  opened  the  night 
school  last  Monday  evening.  I  hope  it 
will  prosper.  I  do  assure  you  we  are  all 
very  busy  in  this  great  work.  There  is 
a  movement  among  many  Roman  Catho- 
lics in  the  town  and  suburbs." 


WATERFORD. 

Miss  Crosbie,  having  been  released 
from  her  previous  occupations,  has  com- 
menced her  labours  in  connection  with 
this  society.  She  writes,  **  I  feel  thank- 
ful to  say  that  I  continue  to  be  cordially 
welcomed  by  the  people  here,  who  seem 
to  receive  the  truth  as  it  is  in  Jesus  as 
glad  tidings." 


MR.  W.  J.  WILSON. 

l%e  three  months  for  which  Mr. 
Wilson  was  engaged  by  the  Committee 
to  labour  in  County  Down  have  expired, 
and  he  has  accepted  an  invitati<m  to 
visit  a  destitute  churdi  in  tiie  nofth  of 
England. 


ITBBBUABT,  1864. 


llfi 


Doiliig  the  time  in  which  he  has  been 
in  the  Soctet/'B  empby,.  Hr.  Wilion  has 
preached  firequentlT*  at  Neirtovmards 
and  Conlig,  and  occasionallj  at  Belfast, 
The  number  of  his  hearers  has  varied 
considerably,  but  sometimes  the  attend- 
ance has  been  large.     He  has  visited 
from  house  to  house  habitually,  espe- 
cially in    Kewtownards.     8ome  of  the 
conversations  mentioned  in  his  diary 
baiFe  been  interesting,  and  cherish  the 
hope  that  good  has  been  effected.    ^  I 
was  received  by  almost  all,''  he  says, 
*Siith  civility  and  kindnsssy  and  asked  by 
some,  after  our  conversation,  for  Baptist 
tracts.      I  took    the   opportunity  of 
speaking   in   almost   every    house   of 
Christ,  and  him  crucified,  and  pointed 
out  belief  in  him  as  the  only  way  of 
advation.'* 


BAMUKL  WATSON,  BSQ. 

The  Society  has  sustained  a  loss  by 
the  removal  to  a  better  world  of  one  of 
its  oldest  and  firmest  friends.  After  a^ 
very  short  illness,  Mr.  Watson  expired 
on  the  20th  of  January,  in  the  seventy- 
sixth  year  of  his  age.  He  vras  chosen  a 
member  of  the  Committee  in  the  year 
1826 ;  and  from  that  time  to  this,  his 
attendance  has  been  regular,  and  his 
integrity,  good  sense,  and  urbanity 
have  rendered  him  a  valuable  coadjutor. 
He  was  present  at  the  last  meeting  of 
the  Committee  a  few  days  before  his 
decease.  May  others  be  raised  to  serve 
the  Lord  Jesus  in  the  various  depart- 
ments of  usefulness  in  which  he  was 
employed,  in  the  same  spirit ! 


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3  10 

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6  15 

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near  Southwell ;  Notts,  by  Mr.  Thomas 
Donelly 8    0    0 


The  thanks  of  the  Committee  are  due  to  the  ladies  of  the  Drawing  Room  Society, 
Camberwell,  for  a  parcel  of  children's  clothes  to  be  forwarded  to  the  Rer.  T.  Beny,  Athlone. 

Thanks  are  due  also  to  the  ladies  of  the  Irish  Working  Society,  connected  with  the  Rer. 
C.  Kirtland'ft  congregation  at  Canterbury  for  a  box  of  clothingi  including  a  parcel  for  Mr. 
Booth  of  Grashill  near  Portarlington. 


ERRATUM. 

One  pound  from  Miss  Davey  inserted  in  our  last  aafrom  Waterford,  was  a  subscription  it 
appears /or  Waterford,  which  the  Rer.  T.  Wllshere  had  requested  us  to  acknowledge. 


The  Secretary  is  always  glad  to  receive  for  distribution  in  Ireland  articles  of  apparel  either 
for  male  or  female  use.  At  this  season  of  the  year,  with  the  prevalence  of  distress  through- 
out  the  island  of  which  our  letters  inform  us,  such  donations  will  be  specially  acceptable. 
He  wishes  also  for  books  suitable  to  assist  in  the  formation  of  congregational  libraries. 


•The  Annual  Reports  for  this  year  hare  been  sent  out ;  but  if  any  subscribers  have  not 
rdoeived  them,  they  will  be  forwarded  on  application  to  the  Secretary.  CoUeeting  Gaidsand 
Boxes  may  also  be  had  in  the  same  manner. 


Contributions  to  the  Baptist  Irish  Society  which  hare  been  received  on  or  before  the  20th 
of  the  month,  are  acknowledged  in  the  ensuing  Chronicle.  If,  at  any  time,  a  donor  finds 
that  a  sum  which  he  forwarded  early  enough  to  be  mentioned  is  not  specified,  or  is  not 
inserted  correctly,  the  Secretary  will  be  particularly  obliged  by  a  note  to  that  effect,  as 
thifl^  if  sent  immediately,  may  rectify  errors  and  prevent  losses  which  would  be  otherwise 
irremediable. 


SUBSCRIPTIONS  AND  DONATIONS  will  be  thankfully  received  by  the  Treasurer, 
Thomas  Pbwtbess,  Esq.,  or  the  Secretary,  the  Rev.  William  Gboseb,  at  the  Mission 
House,  33,  Moorgate  Street ;  by  the  London  Collector,  Rev.  C.  Woollacott,  4,  Compton 
Street  East, Brunswick  Square;  and  by  the  Baptist  Ministers  in  any  of  our  principal  Towns, 


JOEM  HADVOM  AKO  SON,  PBINT4ES,  CAffTLa  «tKKR,  TlKiaUHT. 


lib 


THE  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


EARLY  BENGALI  TRACTS .♦ 


It  is  interesting  to  observe  the  change 
which  has  taken  place  in  the  views  of 
the  East  India  Grovcmment  with  respect 
to  the  dissemination  of  Christianity  in 
India.  If  now  the  principle  adhered  to  is 
that  of  neutrality,  in  the  year  1806  the 
greatest  fears  were  expressed  and  aetcd 
upon.  The  prejudioet  of  the  nfttttee, 
their  religious  rites,  their  feelitagl,  it 
was  said,  were  ottMgKi  by  the  ll&b- 
sionaries,  and  thd  |^tk)iiUoil  WAI 
seriously  made  to  ih^  (^mptay  that 
every  English  mllsioiUury  should  h^ 
recalled,  and  its  senmUti  be  pn^ibittd 
from  giving  the  IsMt  BlliBtanoe  to  Ul« 
translation  of  the  soripttlree.  Oh  thtt 
2r)th  of  August,  160B»  Carey  WM  iti- 
formed  by  a  justiee  of  the  peace  of  tho 
desire  of  the  govemmftiit  that  hO  WOOld 
neither  preach  to  tho  kiatittM,  WHt  dis- 
tribute books  or  pamphlets  among 
them.  These  WOM  hoavy  tidings.  With 
afull  heart  he  rottlHked  to  his  ^Mgaes 
late  at  night.  Awtf  Martin^  wbo  was 
then  lodging  iii  tho  pagoda  At  Aldoon, 
was  aroused  by  Marshmaii)  and  told 
the  news.  No  Wonder  that  siee]^  fled 
from  him.  It  seemed  as  if  all  |their 
hopes  and  pra^tM  Were  doomed  to  dis- 
appointment BtUi  they  want  forward. 
Were  they  not  the  tiord*S  servants,  and 
bound  to  do  lus  bidding,  thou^  man 
should  forbid  t 

At  this  juncture  an  event  happened^ 
which  at  first  bore  ominously  on  their 
future  prospects :  bat  which  in  the  pro- 
vidence of  God  turned  out  tathtti^  to  the 
furtherance  of  the  gospeL  A  Bengali 
tract  had  been  translated  into  Persian 
by  a  native,  and  printed  without  being 
first  inspected  by  the  missionariaii  The 
translator  had  thought  ^ropiM^  tb  stig- 

*  For  a  previonB  paper  on  thil  ittVi^li  Me  Mis- 
■lonuy  Herald  for  November,  1853.  At  ^ief  fkcU 
referred  to  are  taken  from  an  excellent  digest  on 
BengaU  Tract  Distribution  by  the  Rev.  C.  B.  Levis 
of  Calentta. 


matize  Mahomed  as  a  **  tyrant,*'  and 
other  the  like  epithets.  A  copy  having 
been  placed  in  the  hands  of  an  officer  of 
government,  it  was  taken  up  in  a 
serious  manner.  The  press  was  ordered 
to  Calcutta,  and  proceedings  were  com- 
menced which  threatened  ruin  to  the 
ndssion  and  great  injury  to  the  cause 
of  Christianity  in  India.  The  explana- 
tions of  the  missionaries  were,  however, 
deemed  satisfactory,  and  the  most 
serious  part  of  the  proceedings  was 
stayed.  But  the  missionaries  were  re- 
quired, before  printing  any  tracts,  to 
lubmit  them  to  the  inspection  of  the 
government.  Two  of  those  already 
printed  were  deemed  objectionable,  but 
the  rest  were  passed.  As  the  dispersion 
Of  pamphlets  in  the  Company's  domi- 
hions  was  recognized  in  the  letters  of 
revocation,  the  missionaries  felt  they 
could  go  forward  in  the  work  of  distri- 
bution with  more  than  their  former 
confidence.  ] 

While  these  events  were  passing  in 
India,  the  powerful  pen  of  Fuller  was 
vindicating  the  mission  and  the  proce- 
dure of  the  missionaries,  in  England. 
The  enemies  of  the  truth  were  baffled, 
and  in  the  renewal  of  the  charter  in 
1613,  more  liberal  views  prevailed. 
Since  then  the  word  of  the  Lord  has 
had  free  course  in  the  plains  of  India, 
and  the  government  has  shown  a  desire 
to  foster  those  exertions  which  once 
they  attempted  to  destroy. 

Among  the  early  missionaries  en- 
gaged in  the  distribution  and  author- 
ship of  tracts,  the  name  of  Chamberlain 
holds  a  high  place.  In  his  extensive 
itineracies  he  circulated  Bengali  tracts 
in  vast  numbers,  and  his  journals  con- 
tain numerous  notices  of  the  interest 
and  inquiries  excited  by  them.  He  would 
gather  round  him  crowds  of  hearers, 
and  either  recite  or  read  to  them  the 
metrical  poems  of  Bam  Basa  and  Pe- 


ntc  Terse,  for  the  use  of  schooli, 
Atta'a  Catechiams,  besides  corn- 
other  metrical  pieces.  A  large 
laable  piece  in  Hindnstani  verse 
ititled  "The  Qoapel  Messenger," 
^pe»TS  to  have  hkd  its  origin  in 
et  of  Ram  Basn  <Hi  the  same  sub- 

j  other  Christian  books  and 
were  published  in  Bengali  at 
MWe.  The  greatest  activity  pre- 
bi  the  preparation  and  distribu' 
fiometimea  scriptural  truths  or 
M  formed  the  sabjecta  of  them. 
lien  the  folly  of  idolatry  was 
t  oat,  lbs  oriminaltty  of  wonhip- 
igwuuth  was  deolared,  the  absurd 
I  oi  Hinduism  were  exposed,  or 
BMdnesa  of  a  Christian  lifb  was 
ited  in  a  Chrittian'e  death, 
few  of  these  eariy  papers  now 
.  Of  aome  of  them  not  a  single 
I  known  to  exist.  Hi.  Ward's 
rhitA  was  the  means  of  Petum- 
igh's  oonTersion,  is  only  known 
^ish,  and  Petumber's  own  tract 
entirely  lost.  No  exact  account 
1  to  hate  been  kept  of  the  num- 


and  eagerly  read." 

From  the  year  ISIB,  the  missionaries 
of  other  Borieties  entered  zealously  into 
the  work,  and  the  baptist  missionaries 
in  Calcutta  employed  their  newly 
formed  press  in  the  printing  of  the 
olive  leaves  of  peace  and  aalvation. 
Among  the  writers  we  find  the  names 
of  EllertoD,  Townley,  Lawson,  £.  Carey, 
and  W.  H.  Pearce.  The  aggregate 
number  of  copies  was  33,000  in  that 
year.  The  followiog  years  saw  constant 
accMsioni  to  the  list,  till  the  labours  of 
all  the  various  misaionaries  in  Calcutta 
were  united  in  the  Calcutta  Religious 
Tract  Society,  which  was  formed  in 
1823.  To  its  funds  both  the  London 
and  Baptist  Missionary  Societies  contri- 
buted a  donation  of  £dO  each,  and 
transferred  to  its  depositary  the  tracts 
they  had  in  stock.  The  Serampore  mis- 
sionaries, however,  continued  till  thnr 
reanion  with  the  Society  to  print  thdr 

It  will  hare  been  observed  that  a  very 
considerable  number  of  the  tnets 
referred  to,  were  poetical  compositions. 
The  Hindu  mind  seems  to  delight  in 


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THE  MISSIONABY  HERALD 


1 


serve  the  Bpiiit  of  the  poem.  Oar  first 
extract  relates  to  the  value  of  the 
Scriptures. 

In  other  books  is  no  saltation  found, 

Customs  and  ceremonies  there  abound. 

Hindus  and  Mussuhnans  their  shasters  boast ; 

These  we  hare  well  examined,  but,  at  most. 

They're  children's  stories — falsehood  in  dis- 
guise ; 

The  news  of  mercy 'nowhere  in  them  lies. 

Such  shasters  we  have  formerly  possessed. 

But  the  Great  Shaster  found,Ve  threw  away 
the  rest 

This  great  and  holy  Shaster's  the  Good 
Word; 

In  this  alone  is  full  redemption  stored. 

Then  follows  a  declaration  of  the 
divine  anger  against  all  sin  and  its 
adherents,  with  a  proclamation  of  the 
divine  mercy  in  Jesus  Christ. 

The  helpless  sinner's  friend  was  our  incarnate 

God! 
He,  standing  by  his  glorious  Father's  side. 
Himself  distinct  in  glory,  thus  replied  : — 
^  1  will  be  bom  on  earth  for  sinners'  sake, 
*'  And  all  sin's  torment  on  myself  will  take. 
**  The  souls  who  come  and  put  their  trust  in 

me, 
"  Wilt  thou  from  condemnation  set  them 

free  I  " 
The  Father  says,  *'  I  will ;  my  promise  this, 
"Thy  followers  1*11   forgive,  and  bring   to 

heavenly  bliss." 
The  Lord  incarnate  now  appeared  on  earth  ; 
Angels  and  shepherds  hailed  the  Saviour's 

birth; 
Incarnate  Jesus  Christ,  the  name  He  bore, 
And  numerous  miracles  attest  his  power ; 
To  accomplish  all  the  holy  prophecies, 
He,  by  the  hand  of  his  own  nation  dies. 
'Midst  various  torments  he  resigns  his  breath. 
But  the  third  day  he  triumphs  over  death. 
Rising,  he  forty  days  on  earth  remained ; 
And  truths  important  he  to  men  explained. 
He  in  his  Father's  presence  now  abides, 
And  those  who  trust  in  him  to  glory  guides  ; 
Hoping  in  Him,  on  earth  whoever  dies 
Are  then  received  to  bliss  above  the  skies. 


The  widespread  influence  of  the^pte* 
cious  book  in  which  this  story  of  love  ]« 
given  is  then  referred  ta  It  is  read  ii| 
many  tongues,  and  spreads  its  saving 
light  in  many  lands.  The  poem  con- 
cludes ;— 

Now,  0  Bengalees,  in  your  tongue  'tis  give% 
When  printed   off  you'll  see  this  gift  eC 

heaven  ; 
If,  then,  you  feel  indeed  a  imh  to  hear, 
Come,  and  with  earnest  mind,  we'll  it  to  yov 

declare. 

Such  was  the.  kind  of  tracts  which  the 
early  missionaries  spread  far  and  wide. 
Very  many  proofs  were  afforded  them 
that  their  lahour  was  not  in  vain.  Long 
journeys  were  undertaken  by  men  in 
search  of  those  from  whom  the  tracts 
had  come.  They  formed  the  text-boc^ 
of  the  native  converts,  from  which  to 
address  their  fellow  countrymen  on 
redeeming  love.  ''Our  general  me- 
thod,** says  Mr.  Marshman  in  1803^ 
"  whether  walking  or  riding,  is  to  carry 
papers  in  our  hands  ready  to  distribute 
to  all  we  meet  Thus :  '  Friend  can  you 
read  ? '  '  No.'  '  Have  you  anybody  in 
your  family  that  can  ? '  *  No.'  *  Can  any 
one  in  your  village  read  V  *Yes.'  'Then 
give  him  this  paper,  and  let  him  read  it 
to  you.  It  tells  you  the  way  of  salva- 
tion, how  your  sins  can  be  forgiven,  and 
how  you  can  be  happy  after  death.'  The 
poor  fellow  receives  it  with  astonish- 
ment ;  and  sometimes  trembling  with 
fear." 

The  records  of  missions  prove  that 
many  hundreds  have  thus  received 
the  word  of  life,  and  have  thus  been 
instructed  in  the  ways  of  Gk)d.  May 
many  devoted  men  arise  who  will  say 
with  the  noble-hearted  Chamberlain  : 
''  Give  me  bibles,  tracts,  and  ability  to 
speak  the  language  more  fluently ;  then 
to  distribute  these,  and  to  publish  the 
glad  tidings  of  salvation — a  greater  or 
more  glorious  work  I  do  not  desire." 


FOR  FEBRUARY,  IQ64. 


121 


THE  EXILES  OF  MADEIRA. 


THE  CONFLICT. 


Amoxo  the  notices  of  the  Baptifit 
Mtasion  in  Trinidad  daring  the  last  two 
jears,  there  wiU  be  found  some  inter- 
esting details  of  the  baptism  and  union 
to  the  church  under  the  Rev.  John 
Iiw  of  several  natives  of  Madeira. 
These  individuals  are  exiles,  driven 
bom  thdr  homes  by  the  persecution  of 
tiw  priests  of  Rome.  It  was  about  the 
year  1838  that  Dr.  Kalley,  a  pious 
pkysiciany  then  resident  in  Madeira 
from  domestic  trials,  sought  to  impart 
to  its  superstitious  and  ignorant  people 
a  knowledge  of  the  gospeL  For  few  of 
tikem,  though  belonging  to  a  church 
professing  to  be  the  spouse  of  Christ, 
knew  the  story  of  redemption,  or  that 
Hkt  New  Testament  was  written  by  men 
who  had  conversed  with  the  Redeemer, 
md  were  witnesses  of  his  deeds. 

An  eager  interest  was  shown  by  many 
to  know  more  of  the  teachings  of  the 
scriptures,  and  a  great  desire  sprang  up 
among  the  people  to  be  themselves  able 
to  read  the  sacred  page.  Many  adults 
went  to  school  to  acquire  the  art  of 
reading,  till  in  the  year  1841  so  widely 
had  the  movement  spread,  that  orders 
were  given  by  the  government  in  Lisbon 
to  suppress  it.  The  expression  of 
popular  feeling,  however,  at  that  time 
prevented  the  execution  of  the  inquisi- 
torial measures  intended. 

The  following  year  became  especially 
marked  by  the  increasing  desire  of  the 
people.  Large  numbers  came  to  Dr. 
KaUey's  house  to  hear  the  scriptures 
read.  They  journeyed  many  miles  for 
this  purpose,  climbing  lofty  mountains 
three  thousand  feet  high  to  reach  the 
solemn  meeting.  Deep  were  the  emo- 
tions awakened  as  the  servant  of  God 
read  and  spake  of  the  wondrous 
love  of   Christ.    For 'several  montha 

m 

dariag  the  munmer  of  that  year,  not 


fewer  than  a  thousand  persons  were 
present  every  sabbath,  and  sometimes 
the  number  would  reach  two,  and  even 
three  thousand.  "These  meetings," 
says  Dr.  Kalley,  "were  held  in  the 
open  air.  During  part  of  the  time  they 
were  held  on  a  ridge,  having  a  deep, 
steep  valley  on  the  east,  and  another 
on  the  west,  while  the  mountain  rose 
almost  perpendicularly  to  a  great  height 
on  the  south.  The  people  sat  in  a  clear 
space  near  the  house — all  around  was 
covered  with  trees  clustered  with 
grapes.  We  had  a  few  simple  hymns, 
expressive  of  adoration,  gratitude,  and 
praise."    This  in  a  popish  country ! 

The  movement,  spread.  The  word  of 
God  and  its  revelations,  new  to  these 
benighted  Romanists,  was  the  topic  of 
conversation  everywhere.  You  might 
hear  it  talked  of  on  the  road.  Passen- 
gers in  streets  were  in  earnest  conver- 
sation about  it.  Here  one  would  tell 
of  the  peace  which  faith  in  Christ 
imparted,  while  another  would  affirm 
the  impotency  of  saints  to  save,  and  the 
folly  of  worshipping  at  their  shrines. 
The  hymns  of  the  sabbath,  echoing 
through  the  week    in  the  fields  and 

!  vineyards,  told  where  the  songsters  had 
been. 

But  when  were  the  priests  of  Rome 
ever  favourable  to  such  a  work  as  this  ? 
Their  open  hostility  soon  appeared. 
First  they  issued  a  pastoral,  "  in  which 
the  bible  was  declared  to  be  'a  book 
from  hell,'  and  the  terrors  of  excom- 
munication were  threatened  against  all 
who  should  dare  to  read  it."  Next  to 
this  came  forth  an  order  to  the  registrar 
of  each  parish,  directing  him  to  summon 
the  teachers  of  Dr.  KaUey's  schools,  and 
to  charge  them  thenceforth  to  teach  no 
more.    Little,  however,  co\x\^  t\ii^  ot^« 

do  to  recall  the  "work  alt^dy  ««oom 


122 


THB  MIS6I0NARI  HBRALD 


pliahed.    Between  the  years  1839  and  |  for  biblesi  but  the  room  of  I>r.  Kallej, 

1845  about  2500  persons  had  attended 

the  schools,  and  upwards  of  a  thousand, 

between  the  ages  of  fifteen  and  thirty, 

had  learned  to  read  the  scriptures. 
Two  converts  only  at  this  time  had 

renounced  popery.     They  had  joined 

the  Presbyterian  congregation  at  Fun- 

ohal.    They  were  therefore  excommu- 
nicated.   Every  person  was  forbidden 

to  aid  them.    Fire,  water,  bread,  the 

necessaries  of  life,  were  to  be  refused 

them.     The  "  Holy  Catholic  Church  " 

pronounced    them     rotten     members, 

rebels,  and  under  the  curse  of  the  Al- 
mighty. 
Dr.  Kalley  was  next  commanded  by 

the  governor,  in  the  queen's  name,  to 

abstain  from  preaching  and  teaching. 

As  this  command  was  not  sanctioned 

by  the  law,  it  was  disregarded.    The 

governor  then  issued  a  proclamation 

forbidding  the  people  to  hear  Dr.  Kal- 
ley, and  every  sabbath   and  holiday, 

police  were  stationed  at  the  roads  and 

at  his  doors,  to  turn  back  all  who  came. 
The  zeal  of  the  people,  however,  out- 
stripped the  vigilance  of  the  police,  and 
long  before  their  arrival,  numbers  flocked 
to  the  place  of  meeting,  till  at  last  the 
officers  were  there  at  four  o'clock  in  the 
morning,  if  possible  to  be  beforehand. 
Even  this  failed,  for  some  of  the  people 
came  on  the  Saturday  night  to  the 
worship,  and  remained  to  enjoy  the 
sabbath  together. 

In  July,  1843,  Dr.  Kalley  was  arrested 
and  imprisoned,  and  was  not  released 
till  the  January  following.  His  incar- 
ceration did  not  much  impede  the  pro- 
gress of  the  truth.  The  law  permitted 
the  prisoner  visits  from  his  friends,  and 


where  a  itore  of  them  was  kept,  was 
left  uninvaded,  and  the  colporteurs 
continued  to  visit  him  for  fresh  supplies, 
which  they  took  away  and  sold  as  before. 
On  sabbaths  from  seventy  to  a  hundred 
persons  in  small  parties  would  enter  hii 
prison,  those  remaining  on  the  outside 
waiting  their  turn,  patiently  enduring 
the  reproaches  and  the  spitting  lavished 
upon  them  by  the  passers  by  from  the 
cathedral,  which  was  near  at  hand* 

The  next  step  of  the  popish  eccle- 
siastics was  to  get  rid  of  the  bible.  A 
piistoral  was  published,  affirming  that 
an  examination  of  the  version  issued  fay 
Dr.  Kalley  showed  there  was  scarce^ 
a  verse  which  was  not  adulterated. 
The  reading  of  it  was  therefore  ocav 
demned,and  every  popish  pulpit  sounded 
forth  its  condemnation,  and  proclaimed 
the  criminality  of  those  who  procured 
or  read  it.  Dr.  Kalley  immediately  took 
measures  to  have  the  version,  that  of 
the  Bible  Society,  compared  with  the 
translation  of  Pereira,  which  is  a  re- 
cognized version  by  the  government  of 
Portugal.  They  were  found  entirely  to 
correspond.  The  publication  of  this 
agreement,  while  it  sufficed  to  satisfy 
the  people,  only  roused  the  ire  of  the 
priesthood,  and  several  dignitaries  were 
found  foolish  and  wicked  enough  to 
publish  a  declaration,  the  falsehood  ol 
which  the  slightest  inspection  proved, 
that  the  two  versions  were  different, 
and  that  Dr.  Kalley's  bibles  were  notably 
adulterated. 

On  his  release.  Dr.  Kalley  pursued 
his  former  course,  and  notwithstanding 
all  the  efforts  of  the  police,  the  average 
attendance  during  summer  at  the  meet- 


Funchal  jail  became  the  scene  of  the  ings  in  Santo  Antonio  da  Serra,  was 


most  interesting  events.  By  threes  the 
people,  from  six  to  eight  hours  daily, 
visited  the  prisoner.  Bible  reading  and 
singing  were  at  length  forbidden,  but 
words  of  life  were  abundantly  spoken. 
The  prison  andpriBonerB  were  searched 


about  six  hundred  on  the  Lord's  day* 
and  thirty  on  other  evenings.  It  was 
at  this  time  that  the  eye  of  the  blood- 
thirsty persecutor  was  attracted  to  the 
zealous  and  holy  life  of  Maria  Joaquivia 
Alves.     &\i«   VIM   ixoXcdBMA.  tt^ta.  ih^ 


irOB  FBimUARY,  1854. 


183 


botom  of  hor  funily  of  Mren  ohildittn, 
mm  wtiXL  an  infioit,  and  for  many  monthi 
lay  in  Fondial  jaiL  Her  enemies  hoped 
to  oompel  inhmiggion  to  their  demands  ; 
\ni  her  fidth  was  strong,  it  meekly  bat 
innly.  bore  the  test.  Her  persecutors 
rsnhrad  that  she  should  dia 

After  an  imprisonment  of  sixteen 
months^  she  was  brought  before  the 
sapirane  court  and  charged  with  apos- 
tasy, heresy,  and  blasphemy.  She  was 
tsked  the  question,  and  her  life  hung  on 
the  reply,  ^'Bo  you  believe  the  conse- 
snted  host  to  be  the  real  body,  and  real 
blood,  and  the  human  soul,  and  the 
iifinitjror  Jesus  Christ?'*  Would  she 
fsailf  It  was  a  moment  of  intense 
anxiety.  ^Out  of  weakness  made 
Strang,*'  she  calmly  replied,  "  I  do  not 
kHeve  iT."  It  was  enough.  The  judge 
rose  and  pronounced  the  sentence  of 
death. 

fhe  sentence  was,  however,  commuted 
into  perpetual  banishment,  through  the 
urgent  representations  of  friends,  and 
especially  the  powerful  interference  of 
Lnd  Palmerston,  then  secretary  of 
state. 

Dangers  increased.  Assassinations, 
taother  Bartholomew  massacre,  were 
openly  talked  of  and  recommended. 
Solders  were  quartered  in  Dr.  Kalley's 
house    and    its    contents     plundered. 


Twenty-two  persons  were  seised  and 
thrown  into  Funchal  jail  among  thieves 
and  murderers.  Their  homes  were 
ravaged ;  their  relatives  driven  into 
hiding  places;  and  food  and  clothing 
denied  them.  Even  the  poor  con-, 
solation  of  singing  hymns  was  forbid- 
den them.  They  were  forcibly  con- 
veyed to  hear  mass.  In  vain  the  sol- 
diers bade  them  kneel ;  they  would  not 
even  seem  to  participate  in  the  idola- 
tries of  Rome.  If  by  main  force  com- 
pelled to  bend  their  knees,  the  moment 
the  pressure  was  removed  they  bounded 
up.  For  twenty  months  they  endured 
every  suffering  that  could  be  inflicted 
upon  them,  and  then  on  their  trial  were 
acquitted.  Hate  followed  them  to  the 
last.  They  were  refused  permission, 
though  dedared  innocent,  to  leave  the 
jail  till  heavy  fees  were  extracted  fit>m 
them. 

The  labours  of  Dr.  Kalley  were  now 
intermitted.  Finding  that  the  English 
government  would  no  longer  protect 
him,  although  redress  had  been  obtained 
for  his  false  imprisonment,  he  gave  the 
work  into  the  hands  of  the  Rev.  W.  H . 
Hamilton,  under  whose  direction  the 
exodus  of  the  persecuted  was  accom- 
plished. Of  this  we  propose  briefly 
hereafter  to  speak. 


A  FEW  MORE  WORDS  ABOUT  CHINA. 

The  intelligence  which  has  reached  i  those,  who,  from  the  first,  felt  satisfied 
this  country  since  our  last,  confirms  that  some  how,  not  then  to  be  explained, 
Uie  views  we  then  expressed  on  the  Christian  truth  was  the  moving  cause 
erases  and  nature  of  the  movement '  of  the  rt: volution.  Even  the  outrages 
now  going  on  in  China.  The  specula-  at  Amoy  and  Shanghae,  which  were 
tions  which  ascribed  it  to  Jesuitical  cited  as  proofs  of  mistake  on  this  ques- 
influence,  or  rejected  the  idea  of  a  tion,  now  turn  out,  not  to  he  the  acts  of 
Christian  element  being  at  the  root  of 
it,  are  clearly  disproved.  The  uni- 
form tenor  of  communications  from  com- 
petent witnesses  on  the  Bpot  establishes 


the  Tae  Ping  Wang  party,  but  of  mem- 
bers of  the  secret  societies.  Mr.  Pierce, 
a  Wesleyan  naissionary  at  Canton  writes, 
that  these  insurgents  not  oiA^  %\io^  xlo 


Aeogmuon  sad  oonfrma  the  hopes  of/hostility  to  Christiana  or  lYvra  doc\.v\Tvet^» 


184 


THE  MISSIONAEY  HBRALD 


bat  even  afford  them  protection.  In 
these  ^towns  the  missionaries  continue 
to  enjoy  entire  security^  and  in  one, 
they  have  placed  a  guard  upon  the 
premises]  of  the  American  missionaries, 
who  have,  under  their  protection,  carried 
on  their  usual  operations. 

In  our  previous  number  it  was  shown, 
by  extracts  from  Mr.  Roberts's  letter, 
how  the  leaders  of  this  grand  movement 


Roberts.  Thus,  then,  one  important 
and  deeply  interesting  &ct  is  established, 
that  the  individual  who  received  Afa*8 
book,  and  aftemrards  had  much  reli- 
gious instruction  from  Mr.  Roberts,  is 
the  chief  of  the  insurgent  party.  His 
hatred  of  images,  and  his  condemnaticm 
of  opium,  are  therefore  considered  mani- 
fest tokens  of  his  sincerity,  since 
these  acts  are  opposed  to  the  prgudioes 


became  acquainted  and  impressed  with  j  of  the  people,  and  would  not  be  done 


religious  truth.  They  are  intellectually 
the  most  enlightened  men  of  their  age 
and  nation.  ,  Their  pursuits  were  lite- 
rary, their  habits  those  of  observation. 
The  government  was  founded  on  usur- 
pation, and  was  utterly  corrupt.  It  was 
weak,  cruel,  and  tyrannical.  The 
highest  oflSces  of  state  were  not  be- 
stowed on  those  best  fitted  to  fill  them, 
but  sold  to  the  highest  bidders.  Conse- 
quently men  of  ability  and  virtue 
became  its  enemies,  and  when  these 
men  began  their  career  of  resistance  to 
oppressors  alike  brutalized,  debauched, 
and  superstitious,  they  saw  that  it  could 
be  based  on  no  principles  more  likely  to 
lead  to  success,  than  the  overthrow  of 
idolatry,  and  the  public  denunciation 
of  intemperance.  No  wonder,  with 
their  knowledge  of  Christianity,  even 
though  very  imperfect,  that  they  be- 
came image-breakers,  destroyers  of 
idolatrous  temples,  and  avowed  oppon- 
ents of  indulgence  in  opium,  placing 
that  vice  in  the  same  category  as  adul 
tery. 

The  bishop  of  Victoria  delivered  at 
Shanghae  last  October  a  charge  to  his 
clergy,  and  naturally  dwelt,  at  consider- 
able length,  on  the  Chinese  revolution. 
We  have  not  seen  the  document  itself, 
but  we  learn  that  Dr.  Smith,  has  for 
many  years,  been  intimately  acquainted 
with  China  and  the  Chinese.  He  spoke, 
therefore,  from  personal  observation. 
He  repeats  the  statement  of  the  leaders' 
connection  with  Leang-afa  in  the  first 
iDBtance,  and  subsequently  with  Mr. 


by  a  man  who  was  not  animated 
with  a  deep  desire  to  work  out  a 
complete  reformation  of  public  morals. 
The  leaders,  by  these  proceedings,  not 
only  come^into  conflict  with  the  social 
customs  of  their  countrymen,  Cut  run 
the  risk  of  a  collision  with  foreigners 
on  questions  of  trade,  whose  good  will 
they  are  most  anxious  to  secure.  Dr. 
Smith  very  forcibly  exposes  the  un- 
reasonable expectations  of  those  who 
condemn  the  notion'  that  a  religious 
element  gives  the  primary  impulse  to 
this  movement,  and  who  endeavour  to 
establish  their  views  by  maintaining 
that,  if  it  were  so,  they  would  act  more 
in  accordance  with  the  spirit  of  the 
New  Testament  But  we  must  bear 
in  mind,  that  those  men  have  no 
spiritual  teachers.  Their  knowledge  of 
Christianity  is  evidently  more  derived 
from  the  Old  Testament  than  the  New. 
They  take  their  example  from  Joshua 
rather  than  from  Jesus.  To  expect  from 
them  a  perfect  exhibition  of  the  gentle 
virtues  of  the  spirit  of  the  gospel,  is  to 
measure  them  by  too  high  a  standard, 
and  to  apply  the  rules  of  well  organized 
and  long-instructed  Christian  communi- 
ties, to  an  immature  state  of  religious 
knowledge.  Indeed,  it  may  be  fairly 
questioned  whether  such  a  vast  change, 
in  such  a  community  as  the  Chinese, 
could  be  effected  by  them  if  they  were 
more  advanced  in  Christian  knowledge 
and  experience.  The  Covenanters  and 
Puritans  acted  much  in  .the  same  way, 
and  on  aml\ix  pxmd\^«i^*>  ^x^d^  making 


fOE  FBBRUART,  18M. 


126 


ill  dne  allowanoe  for  the  Baperior  reli- 1  the  garriflon  assembled  for  prayer  in  the 
giooB  advantages  which  our  countrymen  j  various  military  guard  houses,  sung 
enjoyed,  we  do  not  see  any  very  great  i  hymns  and  doxologies  to  the  Trinity, 
difference   between   them    and    these !  all  devoutly  kneeling  in  prayer  to  the 


Chinese  leaders. 

The  following  observations  on  their 
religious  books  and  proclamations  will 
be  read  with  deep  interest,  especially 
cuming  firom  so  high  an  authority  as 
that  we  have  already  referred  to. 

**  Amid  all  the  error^  the  enthusiasm, 
the  figmaticism,  and  the  intolerance  which 
are  perceptible  among  them,  they  have 


Almighty.  Strange,  but  most  delightful 
facts,  these.  Ko  marvel  that  a  move- 
ment, based  on  such  principles,  and 
sustained  by  such  religious  feelings 
and  habits,  rapidly  prospers,     fi 

The  writers  of  various  communica- 
tions which  have  appeared  in^the  public 
prints  of  this  country,'seem  to  be  of  one 
opinion  as  to  the  immediate  fall  of  the 


given  forth,  in  their  public  manifestoes  Tartar   dynasty ;    and  some  of  them 
to  the  reading  population  of  China, ;  think  that  it  will  not  take^much  time 


sentiments  and  views   of  moral  and 


for  the  people  to  settle  down  under  the 


rdigious  truth,  such  as  have  never  new  rule.  They  show  that  the  govern- 
before  sounded  in  the  ears  of  this  peo-  ment  now  tottering  to  its  fall,  instead 
pie.  •  .  .  The  various  styles  of  writing  of  being  mild  and  paternal,  which  has 
observable  in  their  books,  and  the  extra-  j  often  been  asserted,  is  a  government  of 

oppression  and  cruelty,  producing  gene- 
ral misery  and  suffering ;  a  system  of 
crimes  has  been  the  chief  source  of 
revenue :  which  facts  alone  would  more 
than  account  for  a  general  revolt. 
"  China,  under  the  Mantchoo  rule,  has 
filled  up  the  measure  of  her  iniquities." 
Some  notice  is  taken,  in  the  papers 
whence  we  have  drawn  these  facts,  of 
the  pretensions,  made  by  the  leader  of 
the  revolt,  to  divine  inspiration.  There 
seems  to  be  no  great  difficulty  in  ex- 
plaining this  apparent  anomaly.  "  Par- 
tially enlightened,"  says  the  prelate,  ^  as 
to  the  Christian  religion,  and  before  he 
was  even  admitted  to  Christian  bap- 
tism,^ he  retired  to  his  native  district 
in  the  interior.  The  dreams  of  his 
excited  brain  during  a  period  of  sick- 
ness under  which  he  laboured  after  his 
first  acquaintance  with  Christianity, 
appear  to  have  been  mistaken  for  a  per- 
sonal revelation  from  God."  When 
there  is  no  obvious  purpose  to  deceive, 
when  public  acts  run  counter  to  popular 
prejudice,  and  great  hazard  and  opposi- 


vagant  pretensions  proclaimed  in  some 
of  their  edicts,  lead  to  the  conclusion 
that  probably  two  classes  of  Christian 
professors  are  to  be  found  in  the  move- 
ment: sincere  enthusiasts  on  the  one 
hand,  impelled  by  a  conviction  of  their 
divine  mission  to  extirpate  false  religion 
from  the  empire ;  and  political  adven- 
turers on  the  other.  .  .  .  Many  fiEicts, 
however^  which  have  been  ascertained 
respecting  them,  exclude  the  supposition 
that  such  adherents  as  the  latter  class, 
form  a  general  specimen  of  the  religious 
character  of  the  insurgents.  The  law- 
kfls  rabble  of  members  of  the  Triad 
Society,  who  have  recently  captured 
Shanghai  and  Amoy,  are  in  no  way  to 
be  confounded  with  the  character  and 
cause  of  Tae-ping-wang." 

From  the  same  source  we  Icam  that 
the  insurgent  forces  in  the  city  of  Ching 
Keang  kept  the  sabbath,  but  from  an 
istronomical  error  in  their  calendar, 
the  seventh  day  instead  of  the  first, 
they  held  regular  religious  services,  ap- 
pointed '^officers,  who,  like  Cromwell's 
generals,  preached  to  the  troops ;  and 

.1  ,.  r  ,..  jj  •  Our  readers  vill  remember  that  Mr.  Roberta 

the  genoal  ugns  of  morabtjr  and  order  .^,„  ,„  j„  ^,^„,  ^^^^  ,,  pxtav^x^^.^vv. 
prtTMiha  awoBg  tbem.     At  daybreak  /  tui  h.  and  hli  brothw  tetUui  M*Yi  «0i«. 


lU 


THB  HUKIOKIET  HB&ALD 


tioQ  ar«  iBeqrred,  it  it  more  rsMoiuUe 
to  fappofe  such  persona  sincere,  though 
dduded,  than  to  suppose  their  preten- 
sions to  be  founded  in  mere  crtft,  and 
the  desire  for  personal  aggrandizement 
and  power.  Imperfect  notions  of  re- 
ligion, combined  with  strong  and  deep 
emotion,  haye  often  resulted  in  such 
pretensions.  Move  light  and  knowledge 
will  correct  the  error,  and  dissipate  the 
delusion.  Wo  can  only  hope  that  the 
insurgent  leaders  will  soon  have  free 
intercourse  with  the  heralds  of  the  cross. 
The  next  interview  between  Tae-ping- 
Wang,  and  Leang-afo,  and  Mr.  Roberts 
will  be  one  of  profound  interest.  There 
is  every  reason  to  beUeve  that  Christian 
tea(diers  will  be  received  with  open 
arms.  May  the  Spirit  of  wisdom  and 
grace  be  poured  out  abundantly  on  those 
who  are  already  in  the  field,  and  on 
those  who  are  eagerly  hastening  thither. 

Meanwhile,  let  any  reader  consult  a 
map  of  Asia.  Let  him  consider  what 
has  been  already  done  in  Hindostan. 
Let  him  ascertain  the  leading  (acts  con- 
nected with  the  American  mission  in 
the  Burmese  empire.  Let  him,  there- 
fore, connect  with  these  what  is  now 
passing  in  China,  the  next  contiguous 
country,  and  remember  that  more  than 
one  half  of  the  whole  earth's  population 
dwells  in  these  regions,  and  that  this 
almost  inconceivable  mass  of  human 
beings  is  moved  by  the  truth  of  the 
living  God !  Never  in  the  world's  his- 
tory has  there  been  presented  a  grander 
spectacle.  Here  is  the  largest  field  for 
inciting  inquiry  and  most  vigorous 
action  ever  known  since  the  foundation 
of  Christianity. 

Sixty  years  ago  the  gospel  was  un- 


known in  these  densely  peopled  le* 
gions.  The  reign  of  iddatry  wae  uni- 
versaL  The  most  degrading  snpersti' 
tions  and  the  most  cruel  abominations 
cursed  them  all.  But  what  do  we  see 
now  ?  Tyranny  every  where  giving  way 
—•cruel  superstitions  and  customs  va-' 

nishing ^the  idols  fiilling  from  their 

shrines.  All  this  has  gone  on  side 
by  side  with  missi(mary  operations.  If 
we  do  not  ascribe  aU  these  changes  to  the 
preaching  of  the  cross,  for  doubtless  trade, 
education,  intercourse  with  Europeans, 
and  the  knowledge  of  their  literature 
and  laws, have  had  avast  influence:  yet 
facts  justify  tiie  assertion  that  Chris- 
tianity has  been  the  prime  agent,  and 
without  it,  the  other  influences  would 
have  been  powerless. 

Can  the  friends  of  the  Baptist  Mission 
regard  these  facts  with  indifference! 
Can  they  listen  to  the  daims  which 
their  own  institution,  first  in  this  vast 
field,  and  so  greatly  honoured  of  God, 
presses  upon  them  with  coldness  and 
apathy?  Will  there  be  no  wider  and 
more  generous  response  from  the 
churches  generally  to  the  demand  for 
the  twenty  new  missionaries  for  India  ? 
Individuals  among  us  have  done  nobly ; 
but  they  cannot  do  all.  A  united  effort 
in  the  churches  in  connexion  with  the 
liberality  of  the  few  who  possess  ample 
means,  will 'carry  out  the  scheme  to 
ultimate  success.  We  have  arrayed  the 
flEkcts  of  this  paper  with  the  desire 
that  they  will  animate  the  hopefiil, 
cheer  on  the  faint-hearted,  rouse  the 
indifferent,  and  under  the  divine  bless- 
ing, unite  all  in  prayerful  determination 
tc  do  what  is  right  in  the  sight  of  God. 


FOEEIGN  INTELLIGENCE. 


INDIA,  MurraA. — Anxious  to  be  pre- 

-^Z  £t  the  Qovenham  meiUt,  near  Muttia, 

'SmJtb,who  during  the  absence  of  Mr. 


Phillips,  has  cbaige  of  the  station,  proceeded 
thither  on  the  25th  of  October.  Qe  fbund 
the  native  pttachen  ei!k»ttBil&«Kt!j  cMrj'^%^^ 


FOB  FBBKUABT,  1864. 


117 


lb«  daily  pcwobn^Iof  ih«  fotpel  in  Uie 

AroeU  of  tbo  d^.     Iq   tbiA  Mr.  Smith 

joined  then,  adTandog  fire  shops  at  a  time. 

Conndaiabla   oppositioii   was    shown.      A 

BrabnuA  and  a  pundit  were  made  asl^amed 

by  the  exhibition  of  the  truth,  and  at  last 

hurried  away,  so  evidently  was  the  tide  of 

opinion  setting  in  against  them*     On  the 

28th,  Mr.  Smith  with  three  native  brethren 

proceeded  to  the  mela.    Great  numbers  were 

attracted,  among  whom  a  number  of  gospels 

and  tracts  were  sold»  not  given  away  as  on 

foimtx  oceasions.      Monkeys,  in  great  num- 

beia,  ran  about  stealing  the  ibod  of   the 

people.    In  another  part,  ten  naked  &keen 

were  seen  measuring  their  length  ^on  the 

ground,  and  ^so  encompassing  the  shrine  of 

their  God.   One  brahmin  was  seen  to  present 

a  part  of  his  cooked  ibod  to  the  fire,  as  an 

oiiering.    The  whole  of  the  Lord's  day  was 

spent  in  preaching,  and  a  number  of  inquirers 

followed  the  brethren  about ;  but  were  drawn 

sway  at  last  by  their  friends.    The  scene  of 

the  evening  Mr.  Smith  thus  describes : — 

"  Evening  being  the  Dewali,  the  illumina- 
tions exceeded  aU  I  have  ever  seen.  The 
large  tank  called  Mania  Ganga  (from  its 
supposed  origin,  viz.,  being  brought  into 
existence  bv  a  wish  of  Krishna)  was  illu- 
minated all  round  with  ghee  lights.  We 
made  two  voyages  round  it  in  a  small  boat, 
when  all  the  lights  were  burning,  and  the 
e&ct  was  brilliunt  beyond  conception.  Any- 
thing more  beautiful  could  not  be  imagined. 
The  whole  sheet  of  water  had  the  appearance 
of  a  sea  of  fire,  and  the  dark  trees  and 
masses  of  human  beings  forming  a  beautiful 
amphitheatre,  completed  the  picture,  which 
for  loveliness  I  am  persuaded  cannot  be 
exceUed." 

Preaching  succeeded  on  the  following  days 
at  Muttra.  On  one  occasion  a  man  endea- 
voured to  prevent  the  people  from  listening 
by  spitting  all  round  them.  Fearing  con- 
tamination, they  huftied  away.  On  being 
ipoken  to  be  was  ashamed,  and  at  last  went 
away.  Thus,  during  the  eight  days  of  the 
journey,  the  gospel  was  proclaimed  to  many 
hundreds  of  people,  and  on  the  whole  the 
most  pleasing  attention  was  displayed. 

Ag&a. — It  u  with  pleasure  we  state  that 
Mr.  Jackson  has  for  the  present  decided  to 
remain  in  Agra. 

NiMUAiJworcijrjr.  —  Tb0  vUlMg^  §tMiioD§ 


to  the  south  of  Caleutta  hava  had  to  suffier 
tfom  the  antegonistie  influanoe  of  the  mis^ 
sionaries  of  the  PropagaUon  Society  and 
Mormonitet.  Some  of  the  members  were 
for  a  time  drawn  aside,  but  have  returned, 
and  are  awaiting  the  decision  of  the  chureh 
as  to  their  re-admission.  Mr.  W.  Thomas  is 
wholly  engaged  in  preaching  among  tha 
natives,  in  conjunction  with  native  brethren, 
both  in  the  villages  and  in  Calcutta. 

Jbssobb. — Since  August  last,  Mr.  Parry, 
accompanied  by  one  native  preacher,  hat 
devoted  hii  whole  time  in  itinerating.  They 
have  made  their  way  fh>m  place  to  place  in 
a  small  boat,  everywhere  preaching  tha 
'*  good  tidings  of  great  joy."  A  young  Mus- 
sulman has  placed  himself  under  instruction, 
withstanding  both  the  threats  and  entreaties 
of  his  friends.  He  is  a  weaver,  and  hopes  to 
support  himself  by  his  labour,  Mr.  Parry 
advancing'  the  necessary  sum  to  buy  him  a 
loom  and  materials.  His  father  kept  from 
him  his  own  loom.  Another  simiUirly  into* 
resting  c  ise  has  also  occurred,  and  in  one 
instance  the  persecutor  of  former  days  haa 
appeared  humble  and  serious  in  the  house  of 
God.  Mr.  Parry  has  also  induced  three 
brahmins  to  study  the  word  of  God,  one  of 
whom  has  expressed  his  intention  of  renounc- 
ing the  gods  of  Hindustan,  and  of  embredng 
Christianity.  At  Tala,  Mr.  Parry  spent  four 
entire  days  in  preaching  to  attentive  audiences 
of  at  least  a  hundred  people  at  a  time.  A 
native  judge  was  attracted  to  the  bazaar,  and 
after  bis  departure  sent  for  a  Bengali  bible, 
which  resulted  in  further  pleasant  intercourse 
on  the  things  of  God.  A  Mussulman,  to 
whom  a  copy  of  the  New  Testament  had 
been  given  three  years  ago,  informed  Mr. 
Parry  that  he  had  renounced  Islamism  and 
embraced  the  gospel.  He  remained  for  two 
days  with  the  missionary  in  his  boat ;  but  was 
persuaded  by  his  elder  brother  then  to  return 
home.  It  appears  that  he  remains  firm  in 
his  intention  to  make  a  public  confession  of 
his  faith  in  Christ.  Our  missionary  is 
anxious  that  the  word  of  life  should  be 
spread  in  the  Baraset  district,  where  there 
are  very  favourable  openings.  He  says,  in 
conclusion,  **  Throughout  this  part  of  the 
country  we  find  the  ]^^\e  axa  ta'^oivjcn^i 
impressed  towardi  tYia  gosi^\.     'Wxh^w^sk^ 


128 


THB  MISSIOKAET  HERALD 


aad  Islamism  are,  I  believe,  in  general,  only 
formally  obeerfed.  Idolatry  is  not  in  tach 
vigour  as  it  was." 

Calcutta. — We  rejoice  to  learn  that  the 
native  church,  whose  fonnation  was  an- 
nounced a  few  months  ago,  is  in  a  healthy 
ftate.  Shortly  after  the  union  had  been 
effected  and  the  pastors  chosen,  much 
anxiety  was  felt  lest  a  spirit  of  envy  and 
strife  should  nuur  the  prospect  of  permanence. 
One  or  two  changes  were  made  in  the  pastor- 
ate by  the  resignation  of  the  individuals  first 
chosen,  and  the  election  of  others,  the  effect 
of  which  has  been  the  restoration  of  harmony 
and  peace.  The  piesent  pastors  of  this 
interesting  native  church  are  Goolzah  Shah 
and  Lall  Chund  Kanth.  ''During  the  last 
five  months/'  writes  Goolzah  Shah,  **four 
brethren  and  one  nster  have  been  added  to 
the  church,  three  brethren  have  been  ex- 
cluded, two  withdrawn,  two  removed  by 
death.  At  present  there  are  five  candidates. 
May  I  entreat  your  prayers  for  the  prosperity 
of  our  church,  that  love  and  unity  may 
always  dwell  with  us,  for  the  adrancomcnt 
of  the  cause  of  our  blessed  Lord." 

By  letters  dated  Dec.  3,  we  learn  that  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Makepeace  and  family  had  arrived 
in  Calcutta  on  their  homeward  journey. 

SsBAMPORE.  —  Mr.  Denham  writes  : — 
*<  Three  young  men  were  baptized  at  this 
station  the  first  Lord^s  day  in  November. 
Two  are  students  at  Serampore  College,^* 
one  a  son  of  one  of  the  Society's  missionaries 
the  other  a  Hindu.  The  third  candidate  is 
fi^m  one  of  the  regimental  bands  at  Barrack- 
pore;  a  work  of  inquiry  has  been  going  on 
among  the  members  of  the  bands  for  some 
months  past,  and  several  persons  have  been 
baptized  and  added  to  the  church." 

DuK  DuM. — One  believer  was  baptized 
here  by  Mr.  Lewis  on  sabbath  evening,  the 
6th  of  November. 

Behares. — Our  aged  brother,  Mr.  Smith, 
writes  : — *^  The  Lord  added  two  souls  to 
our  litUe  flock  on  the  2drd  of  October.  I 
preached,  and  Mr.  Heinig  baptized  them." 

Rangoon. — On  the  2l8t  of  October  our 

valued    correspondent    wrote  : — "  We    are 

thankftd  that  the  work  of  conversion  still 

igm  on   among    both    the    Burmese  and 

i&     We  Jmre  been  down  to  our  little 


tank,  in  front  of  the  house,  every  iabbath 
for  the  month  past.  Last  sabbath  ten  were 
baptized,  making  in  all  for  the  last  month 
thirty-one  Karens,  and  seven  or  eight  Bur- 
mans.  If  I  had  time  I  would  give  some 
particulars  in  relation  to  a  few  of  the  converts 
to  vary  the  reports.  For  instance,  last  s 
sabbath,  one  of  the  ten  baptized  was  a 
Goung  Kyouk  in  the  district  of  Laing,  a  man 
of  superior  mind  and  great  influence  among 
his  people.  Another  was  a  Karen  general, 
who  fought  seven  battles  with  the  Burmese 
during  the  war,  and  never  lost  a  man,  though 
in  one  batUe  alone  they  killed  fifty  of  the 
enemy.  In  those  days  of  his  pride  and 
glory  he  lost  his  wife,  and  took  four  more  in 
her  stead;  and  like  some  of  his  superiors 
indulged  in  strong  drink.  He  is  now  the 
husband  of  one  wife,  and  has  not  tasted 
intoxicating  liquors  for  nearly  four  months. 
Next  sabbath  we  expect  to  baptize  one  of 
the  writers  in  the  Deputy  Commissioner  s 
Court.  Ill  health  has  been  the  cause  of  his 
delay  for  two  weeks.  We  have  many  veiy 
interesting  cases  of  almost  entire  households 
being  converted :  every  member  who  has 
arrived  at  years  of  understanding  coming 
forward." 

CEYLON,  Colombo.  — Mr.  Allen  has 
continued  his  visits  to  the  jungle  churches. 
The  district  of  Hanwella  is  the  least  fruitful 
station  of  the  mission  in  Ceylon,  and  great 
difficulty  is  experienced  in  securing  the 
attention  of  the  people.  At  times  the  mis- 
sionary is 'compelled  to  break  off  his  dis- 
course, and  request  the  inattentive  to  listen  ; 
or  to  desire  the  hearers  not  to  chew  betel, 
which  pernicious  practice  leads  to  frequent 
interruption  by  the  parties  using  it  going  in 
and  out  for  the  purpose  of  expectoration. 
The  schools  at  Kottigahawatte  were  found  in 
a  healthy  state.  About  200  children  are 
instructed  in  them,  one  half  of  whom  arc 
able  to  read  the  Bible.  Here,  however,  and 
at  Byamville,  there  is  great  need  of  an  im- 
proved mode  of  teaching,  which  can  only  be 
secured  by  the  employment  of  better  masters. 
Other  places  were  also  visited,  when  Mr. 
Allen  endeavoured  to  present  the  truth  in  a 
forcible  and  impressive  manner.  He  was 
accompanied  by  the  native  preacher  of  Kot- 
tigahawatte to  KaUxi^  j'wVkexe  t]het«  ia  a  chapel 


FOR  FEBRUARY,  1864. 


189 


in  the  gudan  of  a  modeliar.  Mr.  Allen  here 
lifltened  to  an  eameit  and  effeetire  address 
from  his  companion.  These  jonmejs  lead  to 
a  great  ezposore  of  the  nuasionary's  health, 
and  he  often  returns  home,  not  only  hungry 
and  tired,  but  is  thrown  for  days  mto  a  ferer. 
Mr.  Allen  is  also  deTOting  a  portion  of  his 
time  to  the  revision  of  the  Singhalese  version 
of  the  scriptures. 

Kardt^ — The  cholem  has  been  a  fatal 
soomge  in  this  and  other  parts  of  the  country. 
Two  of  the  inmates  of  Mr.  Davis's  family 
have  been  struck  down  by  it,  and  he  has  also 
been  called  to  mourn  over  the  grave  of  his 
only  child. 

AFRICA,  CAXEB00N8.--The  joy  of  the 
missionary  is  tempered  with  grief.  While 
rejoicing  over  the  addition  of  seven  converts 
to  the  church  of  God,  the  father's  heart  has 
been  rent  with  sorrow  over  the  departure  of 
his  babe  from  this  scene  of  anxiety  and  toil 
to  the  home  of  the  blessed.  Mr.  Saker  was 
at  Bimbia,  when  the  sad^  event  took  place. 
The  health  of  Mrs.  Saker,  we  grieve  to  say, 
is  also  impaired.  **1  uige  her,"  says  Mr. 
Saker,  ^to  voyage  to  some  neighbouring 
place  up  the  coast,  but  the  only  reply  I  get  is, 
*  I  will  go  with  you  into  the  wilderness  when 
you  take  your  journey.' " 

Clarence. — Five  converts  were  received 
into  fellowship  in  September.  Since  then 
there  has  been  a  large  increase  of  inquirers. 
On  his  visit  to  Clarence,  late  in  November, 
Mr.  Saker  says,  *'  I  was  not  prepared  to 
witness  the  wide-spread  influence  of  the  word  | 
among  the  young.  The  young  give  brighter 
hopes  for  the  future  than  have  hitherto  been 
indulged.  The  whole  generation  from  sixteen 
to  twenty-two  years  seems  to  be  in  some 
measure  moved.^  Mr.  Saker  has  completed 
the  translation  and  printing  of  the  Acts  of 
the  Apostles. 

BiXBU. — ^Mr.  Fuller  informs  us,  under 
date  of  Nov.  21,  that  he  has  had  the  pleasure 
of  baptizing  three  persons — two  women  and 
one  man — after  giving  ^full  proof  of  their 
belief  in  Jesus  Christ.  One  of  the  women  is 
the  daughter  of  the  old  king,  by  name  Bwata, 
or  Sarah.  The  other  woman  is  native  of  the 
Cameroons  country,  near  the  mountains.  The 
man,  a  Byong,  was  brought  up  at  Isubu. 
They  received  the  right  hand  of  feUowahip , 


from  Mr.  Saker,  **  with  the  earnest  prayer 
that  the  little  one  may  become  a  thousand.** 

BAHAMAS,  Nassau.— Under  date  of 
Dec.  13,  our  esteemed  misuouary  Mr.  Capem 
informs  us  of  his  safe  arrival  at  his  "  foreign 
home.'*  Through  divine^  mercy  the  vessel 
very  narrowly  escaped  shipwreck  as  it  was 
entering  the  harbour.'^  The  sea  was  running 
high  on  the  bar,  when,  just  as  the  ship  was 
in  the  midst  of  the  breakers,  the  rudder 
chains  broke.  The  immediate  assistance  of 
the  passengers,  joining  hands  and  supplying 
the  loss  of  the  chains,  only  saved  the  vessel. 
Hurricanes  have  done  much  injury  on  the 
out  islands,  and  entailed  great  suffering  on 
the  people.  Mr.  Capem's  family  has  suffered 
during  his  absence  from  sickness;  but  he 
found  them  all  recovered. 

JAMAICA,  Falmouth.— Mr.  J.  E.  Hen- 
derson has  returned  in  safety  and  health  to 
his  sphere  of  labour.  He  speaks  cheeringly 
of  the  prospects  before  him.  If  not  all  that 
can  be  wished,  yet  the  people  are  kind, 
and  their  piety  far  more  intelligent  than  it 
was.  With  attention  and  continued  labour 
he  conceives  Jamaica  may  become  all  that 
the  friends  of  missions  can  desire. 

Port  Maria.  —  Mr.  Day  continues  to 
labour  under  many  depressing  circumstances, 
the  chiefest  of  which  is  the  heavy  debt  still 
remaining  on  the  chapel.  His  people  suffer 
much  from  poverty  and  sickness,  and  the 
health  of  himself  and  wife  has  been  seriously 
impaired.  A  kind  donation  of  Mr.  Keleall 
to  his  schools  has  been  most  serviceable. 

Providekce. — Schools  are  of  great  value 
in  this  district.  Mr.  Claydon  has  three,  two 
of  which  are  self-supporting,  with  some  slight 
aid  from  the  Society  of  Friends.  The  people 
have  suffered  greatly  from  small  pox,  and  a 
severe  drought  has  destroyed  their  crops  of 
com  and  pimento.  Still  the  work  of  God 
has  prospered.  In  September,  sixteen  per- 
sons were  baptized,  and  a  like  number  are  in 
readiness.  Ten  pounds  have  been  collected 
for  mission  purposes,  in  addition  to  their 
usual  gifts  for  the  service  of  God.  In  other 
places  signs  of  revival  have  also  appeared. 
"  We  hope  yet,'*  adds  Mr.  Claydon,  *  for 
brighter  days  for  Jamaica,  both  religiously 
and  commercially." 

HAITI,  Jacheu— T\\e  coT\tse«©toL  vcv 


lao 


THl  mSflHONART  HIRALD 


th«  Mw  dMptl  li  MftAlj  tM^h  flowlj 
ineiMiiiig.  It  it  now  muttlly  about  hair 
filled.  Three  penons  have  been  baptixed, 
and  two  more  were  awaiting  the  ordinance  on 
Kew  Yeer*s  Day.  There  are  aleo  tefend 
inquiren.  The  girls'  ichool  proceedB  in  a 
Tery  ealiafactorj  manner  under  the  care  of 
Diana  and  Corinne,  and  ii  dailj  inereating  in 
nnmbera.  The  boys'  tehool  will  hare  to  be 
eloaed>  owing  to  the  unworthy  condnet  of  the 
ielioolinail«.  Mr.  Weblay  apptais  to  iMYe 
•atirely  laoofcnd  hit  health. 


Tuin»aD.^Mc  Law  li  itSU'lminy  angagai 
ia  the  enctioii  of  tha  now  ohapeC  towaWb 
which  bo  Boodt  father  coatribntiona  In 
this  colony  both  the  Roman  and  Anglican 
churches  are  built  and  lepaiffed  ftom  the 
fiinds  of  the  local  goremment.  Slnco  bis 
last  letter,  Mr.  Law  has  baptited  twenty-thive 
penoni.  Mr.  Augustas  lanisi,  lately  an 
assistant  of  our  lamented  misiionary  Mr. 
Oewen,  has  been  ongagod  by  the  Committee 
to  aid  in  the  woik  now  g^ng  on  ia  the 
island,  and  It  expoeted  shortly  to  arrive. 


HOME  PROCEEDINGS. 


The  meetings  which  have  been  held  during 
the  past  month  have  not,  as  Ikr  as  we  are 
awaiOt  been  numerous.  Messrs.  Underbill 
and  Hands  have  visited  Oxford^  Abingdon, 
and  Faringdon,  and  the  latter  spent  a 
liord^  day  at  Coate  and  its  vicinity  {  Messrs. 
Garey  and  Tiesttail,  Windsor  and  Datchctt, 
the  latter  attending  meetings  at  Staines, 
WmjTsbury,  and  Cobibrook.  Mr.  Oarey  has 
also  advocated  the  Society's  claims  at  Chat- 
ham* 

Several  subjects  of  importance  formed  the 
subject  of  delibemtion  at  the  last  Quarterly 
Meeting  of  Committee ;  one  in  particular — 
the  future  support  and  direction  of  schools 
in  India.  We  propose  to  make  this  the 
safajed  of  a  paper  in  the  next  Herald,  as 
the  proper  discussion  of  it  would  occupy 


more  space  than  oan  be  spared  now,  and  It  is 
too  interesting  and  important  to  bo  merely 
incidentally  noticed. 

We  are  approaching  rapidly  the  end  of 
the  financial  year.  We  beg  again  to  remind 
treasurers  and  secretaries  of  local  auxiliaries 
of  the  hoUee  addressed  to  them  last  month. 
Tho  books  will  close  on  the  81st  Bfarch. 
All  contributions  intended  to  appear  in  the 
report  should  be  sent  up  on  or  before  that 
day.  It  will  be  a  very  great  convenience  to 
have  these  remittances  as  early  as  possible. 
W^e  hope  our  ftiends  will  excuse  a  little 
urgency  in  this  matter,  and  we  would  not 
press  it  again  except  for  the  reasons  stated. 
It  is,  however,  rather  an  appeal  to  their 
consideiation  and  kindness  than  anything 
else. 


FOREIGN  LETTERS  RECEITED. 


AraiCA — BiMBiA,  Fuller,  J.  J.  Nov.  31. 

Camsrooms,  Saker,  A..  Oct  28. 

CLiRBKOfi,  Saker,  A.,  Nov.  28. 
AmsRtCA — Albion,  Pickton,T.  B.,  N^ftv.  17. 
Asia-^Agra,  Jackson,  J.,  Nov.  27. 

Barisal,  Sale,  J.,  Oct.  27. 

Bbnares,  Ucinig,  H.,  no  date,  received 
!)ec.  6, 

Calcutta,  Thomas,  J.,  Nov.  4,  Dec.  3  ; 
Thomas,  W.,  Oct.  ?. 

Cawnporb,  Williams,  R.,  Oct.  15. 

gHiTOtruA,  Smith,  J.,  Nov.  7. 
OLOiklto,  Allen,  J.,  Dec.  7;  Carter,  C, 
Mot.  25. 
Dinaoepore,  Smylie,  H.,  Sept.  29,  Nov. 

16. 
BoinUkj  Morgan,  T,,  Nov,  2. 


Jessorb,  Parry,  J.,  Nov.  14. 

Kandy,  Davis,  J.,  Oct.  25,  Deo.  1 1 . 

Madras,  Page,  T.  C,  Nov.  8. 

MoNOHiR,  Lawrence,  J.,  Oct.  12  and  IS. 

PoONAR,  Cassidy,  H.  P.,  Oct.  18. 
I     Serampore,  Traffbrd,  J.,  Oct.  14. 
.      SswRT,  Williamson,  J.  Nov.  10. 
.  Badanas—Qrand  Turk,  Little  wood,  W., 
Nov.!. 

Nabsav,  Capem,  H.,  Dee.  13. 
BaiTTANT — MoRLAix,  Jeukuii^  J.,  Nov.  22» 
{         Dec.  10  and  23. 
•  Haiti— Jacmbl,  Webley,  W.  H.,  Dec.  10. 
j  Jamaica — An Nono  Bat,  Jones,  S.,  Nor.  1 1 . 

BaffisAum ,  SiUay,  C.^  Nov.  t. 

Bapwir*B  Towx.  Olarit*  J.>  Non  17  {  Eoat^ 
D.  J.,  Dec.  21. 


FOR  FSBBUARY)  1654^ 


131 


Calabas,  Eoit,  D.  J.,  Not.  8S. 

QAMuwton,  BIcnick,  &,  Nov.  8. 

FMumorm^  Gmf^ ¥L,  Hot.  4;  HcBdanon, 
J.  £.,  Dec.  2. 

FovK  Paths.  Gould,  T.,  Deo.  22. 

6oRmET*8  MouiTT,  ArmstroD|t,  C,  Oct  24. 

K1K0ST05.  Burchell,  U.  C,  Dec.  12;  Cur- 
tis, W.,  and  otheis,  Not.  9,  Dec.  26 ; 
Holt^  E.,  Dec.  10;  Ooghton,  S.^  Nov. 
10  and  26,  Dec.  9  and  26. 


Port  Maeia^  Day^  D.,  Dec.  8. 
PRovtDBNCB,  Clayaony  W.,  Dec  8. 
RiFUOB,  Fmn  E.,  Not.  25. 
Satavra  la  Mab,  Clarke,  J.,  Nor.  14, 

Dec  9. 
Spanish  Town,  PhUUppo,  J.  M.,  Dec.  10. 
Tbimdad— PoBT  OF  Spain,  Lbw,  J.,  Dec. 

10  and  24. 
WiBTEMBUBO — Calw,  Barth,  C.  G.,  Dec. 
?  fyJan.  11. 


ACKNOWLBDGMENTS. 


The  tbanki  of  the  Committee  are  preeented  to 

The  British  and  Foragn  School  Society, 

for  a  grant  of  school  materials,  for  Rev, 

A,  Saketf  Wiettem  Africa  ; 
The  Religious  Tract  Society,  for  a  grant 

of  Tracts,  for  Rev.  John  Lew,  THAidad; 
Mrs.  Bousfield,  Streatham,  for  a  parcel  of 

magazines. 
Dr.  Craven,  of  Rothwell,  near  Leeds,  for 

7  Tolumes  of  the  Baptist  Magazine  and 

8  volume*  of  «  The  Church  ;" 
Mr.  Young,  CamberweU,  for  a  parcel  of 

magasinesy  for  Rev.  O,  Pearce; 


the  following  friends — 

Mrs.  Beattie,  for  a  box  of  clothing,  for 
Rev.  W.  daydons 

Friend,  unknown,  for  a  parcel  of  maga- 
zines, for  Rev.  H.  Capern ; 

Juvenile  Missionary  Worldng  Society, 
King  Street,  Maidstone,  for  a  box  of 
clothing  and  magazines,  for  Rev,  A. 
Saker,  Africa; 

Mr.  William  Benham,  sen.,  Brighton,  for 
n  parcel  of  Evangelical  Magazines, 


CONTRIBUTIONS, 

Received  on  account  of  ike  Baptist  Mimonary  Society y  from  December  21, 1853, 

to  January  20, 1854. 

£  f.  d. 


AnnufJL  8yb9eriplion». 

AndenoD,  W.,  Esq.,  ft 
}lf^^  j^ ,,,,    2    2 

Betieridge,*Mr.  AV/hilf 
year 0  10 

C*rt«r.  Mr.  J.,  Bcsley 
Heath S    0 

Sherwin.  Mr.  J.  G 1    1 

Donations. 

AlUn,  T.  R,  Esq.,  for 
Widowt  <ind  Orphans    5    0 

Bible  TrAnslation  Soci- 
•tj,  for  Tmnrialiona.  .250    0 

JMobwn,  MiM,  for  Ja- 

maiea  Sptcial  Fund    1    1 
Do.,  for  Cofonief  1    1 

leffoeiei. 

Doosellr,  M'*  James. 
laU  of  Woodborough  18    0 

Walkden,  John,  Esq., 
lat«  of  Orosvenor 
Place,  CamberweU  ...  30    0 

LoWOOlf  AKO  MlDDLBaXX 

▲uziLiAKiaa. 

BtU  Coart,  Milton  Street^ 
Soodaj  School,  by  Y. 
M.  M.  ▲.,  for  Ce^ 
ImBekoels 0  24 


Bloomsbury  Chapel,  oa 

aceoTint 59  1      ^ 

CamberweU— 
Contribationfi,     addi- 
tioDal.for/iiciia  ...  IS  12    0 
Islington,  Cross  Street— 
Contributions,  bjr  Mrs. 

Barren    4    2    3 

Do.,  by  Mr.  GUI,  for 
Native  Preachers    0    5    6 
New  Nlchol  Street— 
Ragged  School  0    3    6 

Staines — 

Collection 3  10    8 

Contribntions  3    10 


6  11    8 
Leesozpens  s    0  5    0 

6    0    8 
Vernon  Cb^>el— 
Sondaj    School,    for 

Ckitoura  School 14    8    7 

WUd  Street,  Little- 
Collection    and   Sab* 
scriptions  6  15    0 

Bedpordshirs. 

Biggleswade— 

CoUeotion 9    8    1 

OontrifmiloDB  .........    3  11    0 


£  «.  fl. 

Boxton— 
Colle«tion  (moitty) ...    1  11  10 


Cornwall. 

Camborne — 

Anon  0  10    0 

Redruth— 

Anon  15    0 


DsVOR'aBIRR. 

Dev^Miport,  Moriee  Square— 

Contributions  7    2    8 

Do.,  for  J/rica 2  10    0 


GLOUrVSTRBBBtRB. 

HUlsley— 
CoUection  0  18    $ 


Hampsbirb. 

Andover — 

Anon  0    3    0 

BeaulieaBaUa 3  16    0 

BUekfleldCommoii \  ^   ^ 


13S 


THE  MISSIONIRT  HSRALD  FOB  FEBBUABT,  1854. 

£  «.dt 


JLjiniiigt<Hi«« 

CollMtion 9  15  9 

Do.,  Snndaj  School    8    2  0 

Contribations  5    0  5 

Do.,  for  Africa 1  12  0 

18  10  8 

Leas  «x]>eDM«    0  10  0 

18    0  8 

Newport,  I.  W.— 

Collection  7    0  1 

Do.,  Sanday  School    119 

Contribntiona  2  17  8 

Rjde,  I.  W.— 

Contributions  12  0 

Do.,  Sondaj  School    10  0 

13    0  0 
LetaezpenMi    110 


12    5    6 


HsmTTORDSHIRS. 

HItehln.  on  account,  by 
Mr.  W.  Jeerea 20 


0    0 


Hltctixodoxshir  s. 

Bamaey— 
Contribatlona,    addi> 
Uonal  3  19  11 


Kbxt. 

Beaaela  Green— ^ 

Collection 17    1 

Contributions  0    7  11 

Woolwich,  Queen  Street- 
Sunday     School,     for 
Ni$tar^ur     £chooit 
India 10    0    0 


Lajtcashiiib. 

Llrerpool— 
Negro'a  Friend  Soci- 
ety, for  Browi't 

Tovn  0    0    0 

Do.,  for  Ifovnt  Ca- 
rey      0    0    0 

Manchester,  on  account, 
bj  Thos.  fiickham, 
£aq 160    0    0 


LKICBtTBmSHI&a. 

Leiecater— 
B 20    0    0 


Koarout. 

Norfolk,  on  account,  br 
Mr.  J.  D.  Smith  100 


0    0 


NOMTIIAMPTOlVaHniS. 

Moulton— 

CoUection S    0    0 

Contributiona  5  10    0 


9BltOPSHIR& 

Bridgnorth 33  10    0 

SoiUIRSKTSHiaS. 

Weston  Saper  Mare- 
Collection  1  15    0 

Contributions  9    0    0 


SurroLK. 

Bury  St.  Edmund's— 
A  Friend,  New  Year's 
Offering,  by  Her.  C. 
ElTen 10 


0    0 


Yorkshire. 

Sheffield,  on  account,  by 

Mr.  S.  Chapman  ...  45    0    0 
Wilson,  Joseph,  Esq., 
ioT  India 25    0    0 


NORTH  WALES. 

DSNBIOUSUIRJI^— 

Moelfre— 
Contributions  6 


0    0 


SOUTH  WALES. 

CABDTOANSniRR^ — 

Aberystwith 21    2    8 


Caruarthxnsbir  B— 
Ll&ngendim — 

Collection  2  18 

Contributions  2  15 


£   f .  A 

MInke— 

Collection 10   0 

Contributions  0    7    8 

Salem  Mydrim — 
Collection,  Ste,, ,—,»,»    9  IS    0 


0  LA  MOROAW8HIRB— 

Cwmafon— 
Collection 

15    0 

Swansea,  Bethesda— 
Collection  

3  13    9 

Contributions  

7    2    2 

Less  expenses 

10  15  11 
0    5  11 

10  10    0 

MowirorrnsHiRB-^ 
Magor— 
Collection.  &c 

2  13    2 

Sirhowy,  Carmel — 
Collection 

1     0  10 

Contributiona 

Do.,  for  India  

14    2    G 
10    0 

Leas  expenses 

10    9    4 
0    10 

10    8    4 

PBUBROKBaniRB— 

Pembroke — 
Collections 

2    8    0 

Contributions  

0  10    0 

Pembroke  Dock,  Bush  Street- 
Collections 19  15  10 

Contribution 

0  10    0 

Do.,  Jurenilo    

8    0    7 

SCOTLAND. 

OIsFgow,  Rev.  A.  Macleod's— 
Contributions  l&    ff    S 

Sanday,  Orkneys— 
Lo«lie,  Mr.  Robert  ... 

3    0    0 

IRELAND. 

Waterford— 

Contributions,  for 
J^aliie  Prtaehcrt  ...    0  11    8 

Sonidcr,  Mr.  C,  addi- 
tional      0  10    0 


Subscriptions  and  Donations  in  aid  of  the  Ba])ti8t  Missionar}  Society  will  be  thankfViIly 
recci?ed  by  William  Brodie  Gumey,Esq.,  and  Samuel  Morton  Peto,  Esq.,  M.P.,  TreasuroiB; 
by  the  Rev.  Frederick  Trestrail  and  Edward  Bean  Underbill,  Esq.,  Secretaries,  at  the 
Mission  House,  33,  Moorgate  Street,  London:  in  Edirburqu,  by  the  Rev.  Jonathan 
Watson,  and  John  Macandrew,E8q.;  in  Glasgow,  by  C.  Anderson,  Esq.;  in  DrBLiN,  by 
John  Purser,  Esq.,  Rathmines  Castle;  in  Calcutta,  by  the  Rev.  James  Thomas,  Baptist 
Mission  Press;  and  at  New  York,  United  States,  by  W.  Colgate,  Esq.  Contributions  can 
also  be  paid  in  at  Messrs.  Barclay,  Bevan,  Tritton,  and  Co.,  Lombard  Street,  to  the  account 
of  the  Treasurers. 


/.  HADDQN  AirD  §011,  PRnnmaa,  CAvat  mhur.  ¥ix«usicv. 


TUB 


BAPTIST  MAGAZINE. 


MARCH,  1854. 


MEMOIR  OF  THE  LATE  REV.  C.  ANDERSON  OP  EDINBURGH. 


Chbistopbeb  Akderson  was  bom  in 
Edinburgh  on  the  19th  of  February, 
1782.  His  father  carried  on  business 
in  that  city  as  an  ironmonger.  His 
mother  was  the  daughter  of  Christopher 
Moubray,  cashier  of  the  Friendly  In- 
sorance  Company  in  Edinburgh.  '^  The 
Moubrays  were  one  of  the  numerous 
Xorman  families  which  found  their  way 
into  Scotland  from  the  south,  in  the 
reigns  of  David,  Alexander,  and  James 
the  First,  and  retained  to  a  late  day  a 
dash  of  the  lofty  bearing  and  sense  of 
saperiority  which  distinguished  that 
Btock.  Something  of  this  family  tern- 
perunent  might  be  traced  in  Chris- 
topher's mental  constitution.^' 

''Being  of  delicate  health,  and  his 
mother's  only  surviving  child,  his 
parents  were  exceedingly  anxious  that 
his  life  should  be  spared.  By  the  advice 
of  the  family  physician,  and  others  who 
were  consulted,  he  was  sent,  when  quite 


''When  Christopher  returned  from 
the  country,  he  attended  with  his  father 
on  the  humble  ministry  of  the  con« 
gregation  assembling  in  the  Candle- 
makers'  Hall.  But  the  discourses  of 
William  Cook,  a  worthy  but  uneducated 
man,  were  little  calculated  to  attract  or 
retain  their  hold  of  young  and  inquiring 
minds.  One  by  one  his  brothers  had 
left  in  search  of  something  more  in- 
teresting and  adapted  to  their  spiritual 
wants,  and  Christopher  was  not  long  in 
availing  himself  of  his  father's  permis- 
sion to  accompany  them  to  the  Scotch 
Baptist  meeting-house,  Richmond  Court, 
or  to  the  Circus,  recently  opened  for 
public  worship  by  Mr.  Robert  Haldane." 
A  strong  impression  was  made  on  his 
mind  by  the  preaching  of  J.  A.  Haldane, 
the  pastor  of  the  church ;  but  no  de- 
cisive change  of  heart  was  effected. 
"  When  he  was  about  seventeen  years  of. 
age,  he  was  sometimes  alarmed  at  the 


yoang,  to  the  country,  to  he  brought  up  /  course  he  was  puismng,  ttnd.  %\i\x<^<^^i^^ 
u a hardf  cottage  child,"  s^t  tho  thouffht  of  YrWe  \t  xaxxEX.  «dA.\ 


WZ,  XriL — FOUETB  BERIMS, 


134 


MEMOIR  OF  THE  LATE  EEV.  C.  ANDERSON. 


} 


bat  would  not  allow  himself  to  think 
long  enough  on  the  subject,  lest  it 
should  coat  him  those  pleasures  which 
he  knew  to  be  inconsistent  with  a  godly 
life.  Returning  late  one  evening  of  the 
following  summer  from  a  concert  of 
music,  an  amusement  in  which  he  took 
great  delight,  he  was  suddenly  and 
strongly  impressed  with  a  sense  of  tlie 
vanity  of  the  world  and  all  its  pleasures. 
From  that  hour  he  resolved  to  'seek 
after  God  ;'  nor  was  it  long  till  he  found 
Him."  Soon  after  this  he  was  received 
into  communion  with  the  church  meet- 
ing in  the  Circus. 

"  In  the  winter  of  ISOO  he  occasionally 
fell  into  the  society  of  pious  students 
from  England,  both  of  the  independent 
and  baptist  persuasion,  who  were  com- 
pleting their  studies  at  the  University 
of  Edinburgh.  With  two  of  the  latter 
he  contracted  a  friendship  which  ex- 
ercised a  considerable  influence  on  his 
future  course.  Conversing  with  them 
on  the  nature  of  Christ^s  kingdom,  his 
attention  was  again  dra\ni  to  the  sub- 
ject of  Christian  baptism  ;  for  previous 
to  this  he  had  been  convinced  that  the 
ordinance  ought  to  be  administered  to 
belieyers  only,  and  would  have  followed 
the  example  of  three  of  his  brothers, 
who  had  been  baptized  and  united  to 
the  Scotch  Baptist  Church,  had  he  ap- 
proved of  their  views  of  church  govern- 
ment, and  the  ministry  of  the  word. 
But  now,  Bjrmpathizing  with  the  view 
he  got  of  the  English  baptist  churches, 
and  hoping  one  day  to  enjoy  fellowship 
with  them,  he  was  baptized  by  one  of 
his  new  friends  in  March,  1801,  along 
with  several  females,  also  members  of 
the  Circus  church,  who  had  for  some 
time  cherished  the  same  convictions  of 
duty. 

"It  is  painful  to  have  to  add,  that 

those  baptized  were   immediately  ex- 

duded  on  that  account  from  communion 

iw/A  the  church  of  which  they  were 

memheit;  and  though  two  of  the  females 


made  frequent  application  for  re-admit- 
tance, their  suit  was  rejected,  except  on 
the  condition  of  renouncing  their  views 
of  l)elicvers*  baptism."  • 

Their  fellowship  with  a  Christian 
church  being  thus  dissolved,  the  sepa- 
rated few  resolved  to  meet  together  for 
prayer  and  conference.  Sometimes  they 
had  the  assistance  of  students  from 
En^^land ;  at  other  times  their  circum- 
stances were  discouraging ;  till  at  length, 
losing  all  hope  of  a  church  according 
with  his  own  views  being  raised  at 
Edinburgh,  Mr.  Anderson  returned  to 
the  Tabernacle  and  availed  himself  of 
the  public  ministrations  of  Mr.  J.  A. 
Haldanc. 

''  When  Mr.  Fuller  made  his  first  visit 
to  Scotland  in  1700,  the  impression 
made  on  the  mind  of  our  young  friend 
by  that  powerful  pleader  for  the  baptist 
mission  in  India  was  indelible.  He  wai 
then  in  his  '  first  love,"  and  a  desire  to 
be  engaged  in  the  work  of  the  ministry 
among  the  heathen  began  to  rise  in  his 
mind.  After  his  baptism,  ho  felt  him- 
self more  allied  to  that  mission,  and  as 
he  accompanied  his  friends  in  their 
evangelizing  visits  to  the  villages  around 
Edinburgh,  he  longed  to  be  similaiiy 
engaged  in  the  villages  around  Seram- 
pore.  Every  thought  he  cherished  that 
ho  too  should  one  day  preach  the  gospel^ 
was  invariably  connected  with  the  mis- 
sion in  India."  Early  in  1804,  after 
some  preparatory  correspond^oe,  he 
formally  offered  himself  to  the  Com- 
mittee ;  ''  but  Mr.  Fuller  having  heard 
in  the  meantime  of  the  objections  of  his 
friends  to  his  going  to  India,  from  the 
unfitness  of  his  constitution  to  bear  a 
tropical  climate,  wrote  again  to  intimate 
his  knowledge  of  this,  but  encouraging 
him  to  persevere  in  his  design  of  study- 
ing for  the  ministry,  though  it  should 
have  to  be  exercised  at  home, — *  perhaps/ 
ho   adds,  *at    Edinburgh."      Whether 


•  ll  "»:«*  a\>o\\\,  tow  ij'iw*  •fAw  iVvt  thtt  the 


MEMOIR  OF  THE  LATE  REV.  0.  ANDERSON. 


135 


tbiB  first  started  the  idea  in  Mr.  Ander-  | 
son's  mind,  or  was  merely  the  echo  of ; 
his  own,  docs  not  appear,  but  from  that  i 
time  the  resolution  seemed  to  be  formed 
that  Edinburgh,  if  not  India,  should  be  ; 
the  sphere  of  his  labour."  I 

In  June  1805,  Mr.  Anderson  visited  ! 
England,  intending  to  sit  down  quietly  ! 
to  study  at  Olncy ;  but  ho  preached  so 
acceptably  and  was  so  fond  of  the  work, 
that  he  had  not  much  opportunity  for 
private  reading.  In  the  month  of 
September,  he  thought  he  saw  clearly 
"that  it  was  not  the  will  of  Providence 
that  he  should  go  out  to  India,  and 
yielded  to  the  decision.  lie  then 
promptly  made  up  his  mind  to  return 
to  Edinburgh,  and  there  renew  the  at- 
tempt of  1801,  to  establish  a  cause  in 
conformity  with  his  idea  of  a  New 
Testament  church.  But  as  the  advan- 
tages of  a  literary  and  social  kind  for 
further  improvement  wore  limited  at 
Olney,  he  resolved,  before  returning  to 
his  nati\'e  city,  to  comply,  as  we  have 
already  seen,  with  the  invitation  he  had 
received,  to  spend  the  whiter  in  Bristol, 
to  attend  the  classes  in  tlie  Baptist 
College,  .ind  enjoy  the  society  of  many 
there  whose  names  were  familiar  to  him,  i 
and  whose  praise  was  in  all  tho  churclios. 
Accordingly,  having  remunerated  Mr. 
SutclifT  for  board  and  tuition,  and  re- 
imbursed the  society  for  every  cxponse 
it  had  l>een  at  in  the  prospect  of  his 
becoming  a  mis.^ionar}',  he  left  Olncy  at 
the  close  of  October,  and  after  spending 
t  few  days  in  London  and  Oxford,  pro- 
ceeded to  Bristol,  and  soon  commenced 
bis  studios  in  the  college." 

Returning  to  Edinburgh  in  the  | 
tatumn  of  the  following  year,  ho  pecured 
t  small  place  of  worship  in  Richmond  ' 
^oiirt,  and  began  to  collect  a  congrega-  | 
tioTi.  At  length,  in  December,  1807, ' 
"the  little  flock  wliom  he  had  gathered  , 
gave  him  a  formal  call  to  take  the  over- 1 
light  of  them  in  the  J^ord,  and  as  soon  | 
U  thpf  bad  Iwen  rcgtilarly Iconstiiutcd  I 


and  set  in  order  as  a  church,  to  be  their 
pastor.  To  this  he  gave  an  almost 
immediate  answer  in  the  affirmative) 
having  already,  after  no  little  prayer 
and  consideration,  made  up  his  mind  to 
do  so  in  the  event  of  its  being  presented. 
Of  the  thirteen  persons  who  signed  the 
call,  two  had  cleaved  to  him  from  the 
very  commencement  of  his  attempts  to 
raise  an  English  baptist  cause  in 
Edinburgh ;  while  ten  had  been  bap- 
tized by  himself,  having  been  brought 
to  a  knowledge  of  the  truth  through  his 
instrumentality.  One  of  these  latter 
still  surWve*,  having  witnessed  a  good 
confession,  and  sustained  it  unblemished 
through  a  long  course  of  years.  These 
thirteen,  with  Mr.  Waters,  Mr.  John 
Hemming,  late  of  Kimbolton,  baptized 
the  same  day,  and  Mr.  Anderson,  formed 
the  hixtoon  who  first  sat  down  together 
at  the  Lord*s  table  in  Richmond  Court 
chapel.*' 

''Mr.  Anderson  and  the  congrega* 
tion  under  his  care  occupied  Richmond 
Court  chapel  twelve  years.  It  was 
a  small  place,  n(>t  capable  of  accom- 
modating with  comfort  more  than  three 
hundred  hearers.  For  some  years  it 
had  become,  in  the  evenings  at  least, 
excccMlingly  crowded,  and  as  the  venti- 
lation was  dtficient,  the  health  of  the 
preacher  had  begun  to  Buflfer  from  it. 
It  was  therefore  necessary  to  procure 
larger  and  better  accommodation. 
Cliarlottc  chapol,  then  in  the  occupa- 
tion of  Bishop  Sandford's  congregation, 
was  oflfered  for  sale  in  1317.  But  the 
purchase  money  and  cost  of  necessary 
repairs  and  alterations  would  involve 
an  immediate  responFibility  of  about 
£'2/)00,  There  was  no  one,  or  indeed 
any  number  of  those  then  in  the  church 
in  circumstances  to  undertake  the 
obligation  for  so  great  a  sum.  The 
donations  pronnsed  toward  the  object, 
even  when  realized,  bore  a  small  pro- 
portion to  the  sum  Yec^vilxcd^wiAm^yaK^ 
was  at  that  time  \>canT\^,  ^7cw  otL  VJcv^ 


136 


MEMOIR  OF  THE  LATE  REV.  C.  ANDERSON. 


most  unexceptionable  security,  the  in-    population  of  that  long  unhappy  oouniry 


teredt  of  five  per  cent.,  and  difficult  to 
be  had.  After  serious  consideration, 
Mr.  Anderson  resolved  to  take  the 
responsibility  on  himself.  He  purchased 
the  chapel,  and  in  1818,  after  the  rc- 


induccd  him  to  make  further  inquiries 
in  the  same  direction,  the  results  of 
which  he  published  in  the  following 
year  in  a  '  Memorial  oh  behalf  of  the 
Native  Irish,  with   a   Hew  to  their 


qiured  alterations  and  additions  liad  improve imhI  iii  moral  and  rdigioui 
been  made,  the  con^cgation  removed  hvoidedge  tJirouffh  t/te  nudium  of  thbib 
thither  from  Richmond  Court.  ;  owx  languaoe.*     This  small  pamphlet 

"The  increase  of  attendance  on  his  {  was  afterwards  enlarged  to  a  12mo. 
ministry  justified  the  step  he  had  taken,  I  volume.  Some  years  afterwards  hit 
for  though  Charlotte  Chapel  was  con-  .  connection  with  the  Bible  Society,  and 
■iderably  more  than  double  the  size  of  I  the  demand  for  the  scriptures  in  Gaelic, 
that  he  had  left,  being  seated  to  accom-    led  him  to  inquire  into  the  kind  and 


modate  between  seven  hundred  and  eight 
hundred  persons,  it  was  soon  completely 
filled,  and  often  in  the  evening  to  over- 
flowing. His  popularity  as  a  preacher 
became  increasingly  great,  and  his 
evening  discourses,  both  on  Lord*s  days 
and  Thursdays,  were  attended  by  persons 
of  various  denominations.  The  house 
on  sabbath  evenings  was  often  com- 
pletely filled  some  time  before  the  com- 
mencement of  the  service,  and  not 
unfrequently  every  foot  of  standing 
room,  except  the  middle  aisle,  was 
crowded  with  eager  listeners.'' 

Mr.  Anderson's  labours  were  not, 
however,  confined  to  Edinburgh.  He 
visited  the  more  northern  parts  of  his 
native  land  repeatedly ;  and  exerted 
himself  to  form  an  association  for  the 
support  of  itinerants  in  the  Highlands. 
In  1808,  he  also  made  a  preaching  tour 
through  Ireland,  accompanied  by  Mr. 
Barclay,  and  collected  for  the  Baptist 
Mission  in  Dublin.  The  impression 
received  on  that  tour  was  never  efiaced, 
and  for  the  native  Irish,  as  for  the 
native  Highlanders,  he  only  ceased  to 
labour  when  he  ceased  to  live. 

In  1814,  at  the  request  of  the  Com- 
mittee of  the  Baptist  Irish  Society  which 
had  then  been  recently  formed,  he 
undertook  another  tour,  in  company 
with  the  late  ]Mr.  Ivimcy,  its  zealous 
secretary.  The  insight  he  thus  obtained 
'^la^  the  Bpiritual  wanU  of  the  native 


amount  of  supply  that  had  hitherto 
been  afforded  to  those  who  spoke  that 
language  and  its  kindred  dialects.    His 
researches  were  embodied  in  a  'Me- 
morial re*2)ectiiig  the  diffMion  of  tJu 
scripturesy  particularlif  in  the  Celtic  ob 
Iberiax  Dialects.'"    ^At  length,  in 
1828,  appeared  his  'Historical  Sketches 
of  the  Native  Irish,'  a  12mo.  volume  of 
three  hundred  pages.    The  first  edition 
was  soon  sold  ofi*,  and  a  second  and 
enlarged  one  followed  in  1830,  which 
also  in  a  few  years  was  out  of  print. 
In  answer  to  many  calls  from  both  sides 
of  the  Channel  he  prepared  a  third 
edition,  with  all  the  additions  of  ths 
second  and  an  improved  arrangement. 
The  title  he  altered  to  'The  Natiw 
Irish  and  their  Descendants,'  and  added 
a  preface  in  which,  while  acknowledging 
the  exertions  made  by  various  denomi- 
nations of  Christians  towards  the  object 
he  had  in  view  by  the  l^Iemorial,  he 
shows  how  much  yet  remains  to  be  done. 
Some  time  between  the  last  two  editions, 
he  also  published,  mostly  for  distriba* 
tion,  a  brochure,  the  substance  of  which 
was  mainly  drawn  from  his  larger  work. 
He  called  it  'Irelafid,  hu  still  withofU 
the  Jlinistn/  of  the    Word  in  her  own 
Amative  Langmige^     His  design  was  to 
draw  the  attention  of  all  Christians  to 
that  which  is  now  the  chief  desideratum 
in  Ireland. 
\    ''Tbft  '^Itymrvki;  though  addressed 


MEMOIR  OF  THE  LATE  REV.  0.  ANDERSON. 


137 


to  all  who  had  the  good  of  Ireland  at '  tion  of  the  larger  work  in  lb28  gave  a 
heart,  exerted  the  greatest  influence  on  further  impetus  to  this  excellent  society, 
the  working  of  MCiiefiM  already  organized  :  and  induced  many  to  join  its  ranksj 
for  her  improvement,  some  of  whose  !  who  had  hitherto  been  indifiercnt,  if  not 
comiiiittees  owned  their  obligation  by  a  hostile.  Nor  were  those  who  yielded  to 
vote  of  thanks  to  its  author,  or  made  •  its  statements  and  powerful  reasoning 
honoarable  mention  of  him  in  their  ,  slow  to  acknowledge  their  obligation  to 
report,  while  others  simply  showed  the  its  author,  but  with  the  frankness  which 
influence  of  his  work  on  their  minds  by  !  marks  the  Irish  character,  they  owned 
proceeding  at    once  to  carry  out  its !  to  him  their  previous  ignorance  and 


object  But  the  'Historical  Sketches* 
produced  a  stronger  sensation  in  private 
circles,  and  roused  up  many  to  individual 
effort  in  the  same  direction.  Of  these 
efforts,  many  interesting  notices  occur 
in  the  correspondence  to  which  they 
gave  rise ;  but,  except  in  a  few  cases, 
these  are  too  imperfect  or  too  private 
for  publication.  In  some  instances,  as 
in  the  case  of  the  Achill  Mission,  the 
iaterest  excited  in  the  breast  of  a  single 
individual  led  to  a  systematic  and  well- 
organiied  attempt  to  bring  evangelical 
initruction  and  pious  example  home  to 
the  poor  idanders  of  Ireland,  an  attempt 
which  God  has  signally  blessed  to  the 
alvation  of  many."  The  origin  of  this 
Bission  as  springing  from  the  '^Uis- 
torical  Sketches "  was  acknowledged  in 
i  letter  from  the  Rev.  £.  Nanglc  written 
in  1831 ;  and  in  a  notice  of  Mr.  Andcr- 
ion's  death  in  the  Achill  ^lissionary 
Herald,  it  is  said,  "  It  is  worthy  of  being 


want  of  thought  on  the  subject,  till  they 
read  his  work." 

''Till  a  late  period  in  life  he  paid 
frequent  visits  to  Ireland,  sometimes  in 
compliance  with  invitations  from  in- 
fluential parties  who  took  an  interest  in 
the  subject  of  his  work,  and  sought  his 
advice  in  working  it  out,  and  sometimes 
to  promote  the  interests  of  the  baptist 
mission  in  India,  or  the  Baptist  Irish 
Society.  lie  was  not  an  unfrequent 
guest  at  Powerscourt,  where  he  met 
with  many  of  the  evangelical  clergy  of 
the  Church  of  Ireland,  who  entered 
cordially  into  his  views  with  respect  to 
the  native  Irish,  as  far  as  education  and 
prcacliing  in  the  language  were  con- 
cerned, and  were  encouraged  by  him  so 
far  to  carry  them  out.  With  several 
distinguiehcd  alike  for  their  piety  and 
talent  he  continued  to  correspond  on 
the  subject,  while  his  other  engagements 
aflbrdcd    him  leisure,  nor  were    they 


noted  that  his  book,  entitled  *  Historical    reluctant  to  own  their  obligations  to 


Sketches  of  the  Native  Irish,  originated 
the  Achill  Mission." 

"The  Irish  Society,  founded  in  l&ld, 
for  the  purpose  of  instructing  the  native 
Irish  in  their  own  language,  and  sup- 


hiin  for  loading  their  minds  to  a  field  of 
usefulness  which  they  had  hitherto 
overlooked." 

In  the  aflairs  of  the  Baptist  Mis- 
sionary Society  also  Mr.  Anderson  took 


ported  chiefly  by  members  of  the  united  !  a  lively  interest.    In  1.^15,  "the  death 
Church  of  England  and  Ireknd,  arose  '  of  IMr.  Fuller  awakened  not  only  the 


from  convictions  produced  by  the 
*^  Memorial "  on  the  minds  of  some 
piouB  churchmen.  It  adopted  at  once 
the  suggestions  there  thrown  out  in 
almost  every  particular,  forming  its 
schools  on  the '  circulating '  plan  of  the 
GaeUo  School  Society,  where  that  plan 


sorrow  of  bereaved  friendship,  but 
anxieties  respecting  the  mission,  in 
which  ^Ir.  Anderson  was  called  to  bear 
I  a  part.  The  letters  that  brought  him 
the  mournful  intelligence,  reminded 
him  that  Mr.  Fuller  had  frequently 
recommended  him  oa  his  «ucc«A%Qt  m 


seemed  to  h9iiKtf^iiw!/iiA    The  publica- j  the  eecretaryahip  of  the  aodet^*,  VKi^ 


13*  -MKMOIU  or  THE  LATE  REV.  C.  ANDERSON. 

tlic$e  wero  followed  by  others  which  |  this  sketch  render  it  necessary  to  pass 


informed  him  tlint  ho  had  done  this  in 
a  formal  letter  to  tlio  Committee,  to  he 
read  after  his  death ,  which  rendered 


over  Mr.  Anderson's  exertions  on  behalf 
of  othur  societies,  his  correspondence  in 
coiinoxion  ivith  ''The  Annals  of   the 


the  propoz^al,  and  a  discussion  upon  it,  !  English  liibic,"  the  bereavements  which 
inevitable ;  and  that  while  the  wislies  deprived  him  successively  of  a  beloved 
of  many  were  known  to  be  favourable  wife  and  all  his  children,  and  the 
to  his  appointment,  there  were  others  j  troubles  which  attended  the  decline  of 
who  as  strongly  (ibjfcted  to  it.  Then  nt  .  his  constitutional  vigour;  but  Toom 
the  sanio  time  came  letters  from  must  be  made  for  a  few  sentences  re- 
Kettering,  eamoptly  pn-ssing  him  to  j  lating  to  the  close  of  his  career.  "  On 
accept  the  invitation,  which  was  about  !  the  evening  of  the  lirst  Wednesday  of 
to  bo  given  liini,  to  the  pastoral  over-  ;  the  year  lb.*)2,  afler  preaching,  he  con- 
sight  of  the  church  there,  though  it  versed  cheerfully,  as  was  his  wont,  with 
should  not  be  ununimous.  For  s-»nie  '.  those  who  remained  behind  at  the  close 
months  previous  to  this,  the  state  of '  of  the  service,  and  related  an  anecdote 
Mr.  Andorscm's  health  had  excited  the  of  old  Mr.  Crabtrcc  of  Bradford,  who 
anxiety  of  his  frif/nrls,  and  these  com-  had  retired  some  time  from  the  pulpit 
municntions  wrrc  little  calculated  t«'i  '  on  account  of  infirmity,  but  felt  a  strong 
allay  tlic  symptoms  of  debility  which  desire  on  the  lirst  Lord's  day  of  a  new 
over-exertion  had  produced,  till  at  year  to  occupy  it  again.  His  wish  was 
length  he  was  obliged,  in  the  July  gratified,  and  after  an  impresbive  prayer, 
following,  to  lay  aside  all  pulpit  cn<rage-  he  gave  out  his  text,  'This  year  thou 
mcnts,  and  engagements  of  every  kind,  '  shalt  die,'  remained  silent  for  a  few 
and  by  change  of  air  and  scene  in  tlie  seconds,  and  feeling  unable  to  proceed, 
south  and  west  of  Enghmd,  recover  the  came  down  again.  The  event  was  the 
tone  of  his  health  and  spirits.'*  sermon.     Whether  Mr.  Anderson  had 

In  the  painful  discussi<ms  that  eneucd.  any  ]ircsentiment  of  his  approaching 
and  led  to  the  temporary  severance  «'f '  end  ho  did  not  intimate,  but  he  only 
the  connection  which  had  existed  be-  preached  onc«.*  more, — and  on  that  day 
twecn  tlie  tlivce  oldest  mis?ionaries  and  pix  Wi  oks  after,  he  died.  On  Lord's 
the  C(»mmittee,  ^Fr.  Anderson  took  part  i  day,  iNtli  January,  having  met  a  few 
very  decidedly  with  Carey,  Marsliman-    friends  for  prayer  in  Ids  own  house,  he 


and  Ward,      "during  the  ten  years' 


complained  of  sickness,  and  took  some 


duration  of  the  Seramporo  Mission  as  a  medicine,  which  only  increased  the 
separate  body,  his  cxerti'.«ns  to  interest  nausta  and  pain.  Next  day  he  Lad 
the  Christian  public  in  it,  and  obtain  I  medical  aid,  and  obtained  some  relief; 
the  supplies  needful  to  maintain  it  in  a  '  but  his  strength  visibly  declined,  till, 
state  of  eflicioncy,  were  great  and  un-  '  on  the  Sunday  following,  he  was  seized 
tiring.  At  no  period  of  his  life  were  with  internal  paralysis,  which,  alTccting 
his  strength  and  spirits  more  i?everi'ly  i  the  organs  of  speech,  rendered  him  un- 
taxed than  from  1«2S  to  18.S7."  intelligible.  His  various  but  vain 
"Tiiough  in  Iv'^ris  his  long  course  of  j  attempts  to  make  himself  understood 
disinterested  labours  f  »r  Seramporo  I  were  painful  to  his  attendants,  and  at 
came  to  an  end,  and  his  ofllcial  duties  ,  first  induced  the  fear  that  his  brain  was 
devolved  on  others,  his  affection  for,  and  '  affected  ;  but  after  some  time  his  arti' 
correspondence  with  the  survivors  there  :  culation  became  plainer,  and  delightful 
continued  unabated."  evidence  was  aflbrdcd,  that   not  only 

Tlie  limits  which  must  be  assigned  to  \  was  he  of  «ouiid  mind  and  sober  judg- 


RECOVERY  OP  TRUTH.  189 

rnsnt^  but  of  strong  fkith  and  warm  j  arrangements  wero  made  to  carry  tliis 

affections.    The  bible  ho  kept  ever  near  I  into  eflfect.    The  few  friends  whom  Le 

lum,  though  unable  to  fixhis  ejre  steadily  |  was  permitted  to  sec,  found  him  choer- 

011  its  blessed  contents.    A  few  days  \  ful,  though  ho  said  but  little.    To  onoj 

beforoi  Dr.  John  Brown  had  sent  him  a    he  said,    *  Who  knows  but  what  the 

copy  of  hii  lately  published  work  on  tho  '  Lord  has  got  something  for  me  to  do 

'  Resurrection  of  Life/  with  an  alTco-    yet  ?    Some  time  after,  being  asked  by 

tiooate  note,  referring  him  to  the  second  ,  a  Christian  friend  how  lie  felt,  he  replied 

page  of  the  book,  where  his  name  is  j  with  a  joyful  expression  of  countenance, 

aHodated  with  six  others,  to  whom  the  '  <  All  is  well^all  is  well ;  I  experience 

Tolame  'is  inscribed  by  the  author  with    Ilis  loving-kindness  to  me  all  the  day, 

cordial  esteem  and  affection,  in  mo-  >  and  his  song  is  with  me  through  all  the 

morial  of  unbroken  friendly  intercourse  -  night ;  and  what  more  can  I  want  9    I 

fsr  nearly  half  a  century ;  intercourse  |  am   quite   happy.*      The    appearances 

vhich,  though  soon  to  be  interrupted,    favourable  to   the  liope  of  returning 

win,  he  trasts,  be  renewed,  to  be  broken  |  strength  were  of  short  duration  ;   he 

BO  more  for  ever.'    This  book  he  had  I  again  relapsed,  but  retained  his  con- 

jast  cut  open,  and  gone  rapidly  over  its    sciousness  for  a  while.    To  one  who 


eontents  with  great  interest,  when  his 
iUnen  put  it  beyond  his  power  to  give 


hung  over  him,  but  could  not  conoeal 
his  emotion,  'Don't  be  alarmed  about 


it  a  more  attentive  perusal ;  but  even  j  mc,^  said  he, '  I  shall  fiill  asleep  in  Jesus, 
vhen  deprived  of  speech,  he  frequently  j  and  wake  at  the  resurrection.'  Soon 
took  it  up,  or  pointed  to  it,  as  if  he  i  after  he  fell  into  a  comatose  state,  out 
Iflikgcd  to  know  more  of  the^  blessed  j  of  which  ho  never  awoke,  but  gradually 
idliject  of  which  it  treated.  |  sunk  till,  on  the  18th  of  February,  at 

**A  week  before  his  death  he  rallied  two,  p.m.,  he  ceased  to  breathe.  Next 
for  a  short  time,  and  the  doctor  recom-  j  day  ho  would  have  completed  his 
mended  a  change  of  air  and  sccnej  and  .  seventieth  year." 


RECOVERY  OP  TRUTH  LOST  FROM  2  SAMUEL  XXIV.  13. 

BT   UK.  JOIIX   FREEMAN. 

I5  events  where  kings  and  their  ' ''  And  Satan  stood  up  against  Israel' 
captains  are  seen  at  work  in  what  is  j  and  incited  David  to  number  Israel." 
Bofol,  Satan  and  his  angels,  though  in-  I  Such  is  the  language  of  Nathan  and 
Tisible,  are  also  at  work.  And,  in  :  Gad  who,  as  inspired  biographers  of 
language  ascribing  to  God  what  he  in  '  David,  called  the  whole  twelve  tribes 
wisdom  permits,  this  question  in  Amos  ^  '*  Israel."  But  prophets,  living  after 
iii.  6,  becomes  appropriate, "  Shall  there  ^  tho  revolt  of  tho  ten  tribes,  had  to 
lie  e^il  in  a  city,  and  the  Lord  hath  not  [  exchange  Nathan  and  Gad's  word 
done  it  T'  '*  Israel"'  for  the   phrase  "Israel  and 

Thus  when  David's  conduct  became  '  Judah "  when  tho  object  was  to  give 
fearfully  detrimental  to  tlie  twelve  '  details.  Tims  in  2  >'am.  xxiv.  1,  it  is 
tribes,  it  is  said  of  Jehovah  in  2  Sam.  j  said,  "  And  again  the  anger  of  Jehovah 
xxiv.  1,  "  He  moved  David  again?t  ■  wiis  kindled  against  Israel,  and  he 
them;"  while,  in  the  more  apoclGc  .'moved  David  against  iUem  lo  ^^,QiO» 
Uagufigo  of  1  Chnn,  xxi,  1,  wo  read,    number  Israel  and  Judah,"" 


140  RECOVERY  OF  TRUTH. 

In  andent  days,  the  shield  attached  I  before  thine  enemies,  while  they  purtoe 
to  the  left  arm  was  a  defence  available  '  thee  ?  or  that  there  he  three  dayi  petti- 
for  the  head  and  for  the  left  side,  thus  lence  in  thy  land  ?" 
making  the  right-hand  side  that  on  At  this  point  our  attention  is  claimed 
which  darts,  arrows,  and  other  deadly  '  by  the  extinctire  process  which  is  beheld 
weapons  had  scope  for  their  work  of  when  what  was  once  legible  fades  or  is 
destruction.  At  this  side,  therefore, 
the  leader  of  the  fallen  angels  takes  his 
stand.    Thus  in  Zech,  iii.  1.  the  prophet 


abstracted,  or  when  a  blot  acts  the  part 
of  the  moon  on  her  passing  over  a  star, 
or  when,  as  in  the  years  1999  and  2090» 


says,  "  He  showed  me  Joshua  the  high  !  she  will  hide  from  a  part  of  the  people 

priest  standing  before  the  angel  of  the  of  England  the  kiDg  of  day  himsel£ 

Lord,  and  Satan  standing  at  his  right-  Such  is  the  extinctive  process  which, 
hand  to  resist  him.*'  A  crown  of  glory,  !  if  it  affects  a  letter  only,  may  convert 
however,  was   to   adorn  the  head  of  '  X  into  Y  by  destroying  the  lower  of  X*i 

Joshua ;  and  similar  honours  await  all  right-hand  branches.     For,  indifferent 

those  who,  like  him,  successfully  ^'  resist  as  a  Y  thus  made  may  be,  the  transcriber 

the  devil."  reads  the  wreck  as  Y,  and  thus  writes  a 

As  to  Satan's   standing  at  David's  good  Y  as  its  representative, 

right  hand,  the  result  was   such    as  Four  hundred  years  ago  the  Italian 

brought   that   monarch  into  a   great  still  pronounced  Zersaff,  with  the  accent 

strait  thus  communicated  to  Gad,  ac-  on    the  first   syllable,  and   signifying 

cording  to  1  Chron.  xxi.  10,  "  Go  and  Xerxes,  was  not  spelt  Serse  as  at  present^ 

tell  David,  saying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  but  was   written  Xerse   as    found   in 

I  offer  thee  three  things :  choose  thee  manuscripts  of  Dante,  and  in  this  line 

one  of  them,  that  I  may  do  it  unto  of  Petrarch  then  thus  written : 

thee."       Nor    was     Gad     an    unfaithful  -  Non  meno  Unti  amatl  m  On>ci*  Xerw.- 

messenger.    For  in  the  11th  and  12th 

verses  we  read, «  So  Gad  came  to  David,  ^^  «^^^*'  ^^*  ^^  ^^'^^  manuscripts  of 

and  said   unto  him.  Thus   saith    the  ^^trarch  at  the  British  Museum,  Xerse 

Lord,  choose    thee  either  three  yeare>  ^\*,^^  word  found  in  eight  of  them, 

famine ;  or  three  months  to  be  destroyed  ^^^^^^    ^^    ^'^^^^    3^^'    ^   manuscript 

before  thy  foes,  whUe  that  the  sword  of  ^T^"" V,""  .^^f.  ^^ !"[  T"""  ^"^  ^^^^' 

thine  enemies  overtaketh  thee;  or  else  Petrarch «  Itaban, with Aanmif *, accord- 

three  days  the  sword  of  the  Lord,  even  ^°«  ^  ^^^  transcriber's  bad  pronuncia- 

the   pestilence,  in  the  knd,  and  the  *^°^'  "^  *^^  expressed, 

angel  of  the  Lord  destroying  throughout  "  ^<>'»  "'"^  ^^^  hamati  in  orecU  Ye«e.- 

all  the  coasts  of  Israel."  Inasmuch,  however,  as  the  Y  in  Terse 

Thus  there  are  three  threes  in  the  ^  has  a  dot  over  it,  as  WicHrfs  y  often 

order  of  diminution  as  to  time,  but  in-  has,  we  perceive  that  it  was  some  earlier 


Yolving  afHictions  acquiring  in  intensity 
what  they  lose  in  time. 

In  2  Sam.  xxi  v.  13,  however,  this 
awe-striking  geometrical  arrangement 
is  marred  by  three  years  having,  by  some 
accident,  become  seven  years  when  we 
there  read, "  So  Gad  came  to  David,  and 
told  him,  and  said  unto  him,  shall  seven 
S^wirs  of  /amine  come  unto  thee  in  thy 
Und/  or  wilt  tbou  flee  three  mo}itks 


manuscript  in  which  X  without  a  dot 
became  Y  without  a  dot. 

Though,  however,  in  one  letter  thus 
becoming  another,  the  extinguished 
fragment  is  not  missed  ;  yet  when  what 
is  extinguished  is  a  letter  itself,  or  more 
letters  than  one,  the  space  left  indicates 
a  loss  which  a  transcriber  finds  he  must 
attempt  to  repair. 

*rhe  Hebteiw  lot  tKree  \&  «^^  V\V^ 


JUDSON'S  RENUNCIATION  OF  INFANT  BAPTISM.  141 


SHIXj  Lamedy  Skin;  and  the  Hebrew 
for  Mifen  is  Bpelt  with  «S///xV,  Be(h, 
Ain,  When,  therefore,  the  last  two 
letters  in  the  Hebrew  for  three  become 
iltogether  illegible,  with  a  space  in- 
dicatiDg  the  loss  of  two  letters  unknown ; 
the  doctrine  of  chances  shows  us  that 
in  ten  specimens  of  such  reduction^ 
there  would  be  five  instances  in  which 


wisdom  shall  be  justified  by  her  children. 
Moreover,  in  having  recourse  to  the 
Scptuagins,  wo  see  that  2130  years  ago 
there  was  in  tlio  Ucbrew  of  2  Sam. 
xxiv.  13,  as  translated  into  Qreek,  no 
trace  of  the  seven  years  of  famine  now 
found  in  that  verso.  For  there  in  all 
manuscripts  and  printed  editions  of 
the  Septuagint,  the  time  given  for  the 


three  would  erroneously  become  seven,    famine    is  "  three    years "   without    a 

oniag  to  the  extinctive  process  being  |  single  variation. 

follovred  by  the  misrestorative  process.        By  allowing,  therefore,  the  alleged 


For  though,  in  five  instances,  the  re- 


cause  of  an  error  in  2  Sam.  xxiv.  13,  to 


storathe  process  would  make  all  right ;  pass  just  for  what  it  is  worth  ;  and  by 
yet,  in  the  other  five  instances,  tlie  investing  that  cause  with  autliority,  by 
transcriber  supposing  the  letters  lost  to  |  a  legitimate  use  of  aid  from  an  inspired 
be  Beth  and  Ain,  converts  the  Hebrew  ;  counterpart ;  and,  l)y  regarding,  accord- 
for  'three  years  of  famine"  into  the  •  ing  to  its  merits,  the  Greek  translation 
Hebrew  for  **  seven  years  of  famine  "  as  of  the  Septuagint,  a  translation  which 
-.now  found  in  2  Sam.  xxiv.  13.  I  gives,  without  a  vestige  uf  change,  three 

That,  in  this  verse,  three  has  de-  ;  years,  three  months,  and  three  days, 
generated  into  seven  1)ecomcs  highly  '  both  in  2  Sam.  xxiv.  13,  and  1  Chron. 
probable  when  we  behold  three  yearn '^  xxi.  12,  we  learn  that  truth  recovered 
and  not  seven,  years  to  be  in  keeping  in  2  Sam.  xxiv.  13,  may  be  thus  ex- 
with  the  tJtree  monlhs  and  three  diiys  I  pressed  by  the  change  of  one  word  in 
foand  in  the  same  connexion.  And  the  authorised  version : — 
when  we  compare  with  tliis  verse  its  |  "  So  Gad  came  to  David,  and  told  him, 
counterpart  in  1  Chron.  xxi.  12,  and  and  said  uuto  him,  shall  three  years  of 
there  behold  three  years,  three  month  s  '  famine  come  unto  tlfec  in  tliy  laud  ?  or 


snd  three  days,  with  each  three  alto- 
gether unimpaired  both  in  Hebrew  and 


wilt  thou  flee  three  months  before  thine 
enemies  while   they   pursue  thee  ?    or 


ia  Greek,  we    perceive    that    though    that  there  be  three  days*  pestilence  in 


empiricism  may  multiply  maladies,  yet 
there   is    scope  for   their   cure  when 


thy  land  \ " 

Maryland  Point,  Strofjordy  Essex. 


JUDSON'S  RENUNCIATION  OF  INFANT  BAPTISM. 

Soox  after  his  arrival  in  India,  Mr.  1 1  hoped  that  my  ministrations  would 
Judson  addressed  a  letter  to  the  church  i  be  blessed  to  the  conversion  of  souls, 
in  Massachusetts  of  which  he  had  !  In  that  case  I  felt  that  I  sliould  have 
been  a  member  containing  the  following  !  no  hesitation  concerning  my  duty  to 
statement.  "  It  was  on  board  the  |  the  converts,  it  being  plainly  corn- 
vessel,  in  prospect  of  my  future  life  i  mandcd  in  scripture  tliat  such  are  to 
iinong  the  heathen,  that  I  was  led  to  be  baptized,  and  received  into  church 
investigate  this  important  subject.  I  \  fellowship,  l^ut  how,  thought  I,  am  I 
was  going  forth  to  proclaim  the  glad  i  to  treat  the  unconverted  childvcw  vvwd. 
newBof  salvatioii  through  Jesas  Christ  j  domoatics  of  the  conveits't     1^t(^  l\vv:>f 

roc  xrn. — yovHTtt  bmkies.  "^ 


142  JUDSON'S  RENl-KOIATIOX  OF  IXFAN'T  BAPTISM. 

to  be  considered  menilicrs  of  Uic  church  i  supper,  and  enjoyed  all  the  righti  and 
of  Christ  by  virtue  of  the  convtrhion  :  privileges  of  the  church,  unlcgs  thej 
of  the  head  of  the  family,,  or  not  I  If :  were  excommunicated,  or,  in  scriptural 
they  are,  ought  I  nut  to  treat  thorn  ,  langua;^e,  *  cut  oft' from  the  people.' 
as  such  7  After  they  arc  hnptized,  can  j  *'  Now,  lot  mo  be  consistent.  Since 
I  consistently  st-t  theia  aside,  as  aliens  ,  I  am  exhorted  to  walk  in  the  steps  of 
from  the  conmionwL^alth  of  Israel,  |  fathor  Abraham,  let  me  follow  him  with 
until  they  are  readmitted  1  If  they  ,  the  same  faithfulness  which  procured 
arc  not  to  be  considered  membors  of  him  eminent  praise.  Let  me  not  adopt 
the  church,  can  I  c  fusistently  admi-  some  parts  of  his  covenant,  and  reject 
niBtnr  to  thorn  the  initiating  ordinance  !  others,  as  suits  my  own  convenience,  or 
of  tlie  church  i  •  accords  with  the  notions  in  which  I 

"  If  I  :i'l'>pt  tlio  Al.rahaniic  cjvenunt,  -  have  been  educated.  Nor  let  me  com- 
and  consiJor  the  Christian  church  a  '  plain  for  want  of  example  and  prescrip- 
continuation  of  the  Abrahamic  or  Jow-  j  tion.  Behold  the  established  church 
ish  system,  I  must  adopt  tlie  furmor  of  England.  She  proves  herself,  in 
part  of  the  alternative.  I  nmst  con-  •  many  respects,  a  worthy  daughter  of  the 
sider  the  children  and  domestics  of  Abraliamic  or  Jewish  church.  She 
professors  as  members  of  the  clmrcli.  receives  into  her  charitable  bosom  all 
and  treat  them  accordingly.  Abraham.  '  the  descendants  of  professors,  and  all 
according  to  the  terms  of  the  covenant  those  who,  though  not  of  hor  seed* 
which  God  made  with  him,  circumcised  belong  to  the  families  of  professors  ; 
not  only  his  own  sons,  ]>ut  all  the  males  and  these  collectively  come,  in  process 
that  were  liorn  in  his  houso,  or  bought  of  time,  to  comprise  the  whole  nation, 
with  money.  His  male  descendants,  in  This  is  truly  Abrahamic.  This  is  the 
the  line  of  Isaac  and  Jacob,  were  en-  very  system  which  the  ancestors  of  the 
titled  to  the  same  onlinance,  by  virtue  ^  Jewish  race,  and  thoir  succeeding  rulers 
of  natural  descent,  and,  together  with  and  priests,  imiformly  maintained.  And 
their  domestics,  composed  tlie  ancient  if  I  claim  an  interest  in  the  Abrahamic 
church,  and  were  entitled  to  all  its  covenant,  and  consider  the  Christian 
privileges.  This  is  put  beyond  a  doubt  >  church  a  continuation  of  tho  Jewish, 
by  the  single  fact,  that,  in  the  Abra-  ;  why  should  I  hesitate  to  prove  myself 
hamic  c«)mmunity,  or  the  society  of  •  a  true  child  of  Abraham,  and  a  con- 
Israel,  there  was  no  separate  party  \  sistent  Christian,  by  adopting  this 
calling  themselves,  ])y  way  of  distinc-  j  system  in  all  its  parts,  and  introducing 
tion,  the  cJn'rchj  and  saying  to  others,  |  it  among  the  heathen  ? 
who  were  equally  circumcised  witli  "  But  I  considered  again  :  IIow  does 
themselves.  Stand  by ;  touch  not  the  this  system  accord  with  the  account  of 
passover ;  we  are  holier  than  you.  No.  .  the  church  of  Christ  given  in  the  New 
All  the  members  of  the  community  or  Testament  \  It  appeared  to  me,  from 
nation  were  of  course  members  of  the  ;  the  manner  in  which  this  church  com- 
church.  They  were  entitled  to  church-  I  menced  and  was  continued,  from  the 
membership  by  birth  or  purchase.  ,  character  of  its  members,  and,  in  fine. 
Their  church-membership  was  recog-  |  from  its  whole  economy,  so  far  as  de- 
nized, or  they  were  initiated  into  the  tailed  in  the  New  Testament,  that  it 
church  by  circumcision  ;  and  in  subse-  i  was  a  company  consisting  of  select 
quent  life  they  partook  of  the  passover,  \  individuals,  men  and  women,  who  gave 


which  was  the  standing  sacrament  of 
^e  church,  analogous  to  the   Lord's 


credible  evidence  of  l>eing  disciples  of 
Christ;  and  that  it  had  no  regard  to 


JUDSON'S  RENUNCIATION  OP  INFANT  BAPTISM. 


143 


natiiral  descent,  or  accidental  connex-    unbelieving  domcsticSy  and  there  may 


ion  with  the  families  of  professors. 

*^  When  I  proceeded  to  consider 
certain  passages,  which  are  thought  to 
fiiTour  the  prodobaptist  system,  I  found 
notfaiog  satisfactory. 

''The  sanctitication  which  8t.  Paul 
sBcribvB  to  the  children  of  a  believer 


not.  Besides,  I  discovered  some  cir- 
cumstances in  each  of  tlic  cases  which 
led  me  to  conclude,  that  the  memljers 
of  the  household  were  real  biilicvcr?. 
They  are  expressly  said  to  bo  so  in  the 
case  of  the  jailer  (Acts  xvi.  34) ;  and 
the  same  is  evidently  ini plied  in  the 


(1  Cor.  vii.  14)  I  found  that  he  ascribed  :  case  of  Stei)hanas,  when  it  is  said  that 
to  the  unbelieving  parent  also;  and  :  they  addicted  themselves  to  the  ministry 
therefore,  whatever  be  the  meaning  of  of  the  saints  (1  Cor.  i.  70). 
the  passage,  it  could  have  no  respect  to  «  in  a  word,  I  could  not  find  a  single 
ehorch-membership  or  a  right  to  church  intimation  in  the  New  Testament  that 
ordinances.  the  children  and  domestics  of  believers 

**  The  declaration  of  St.  Peter,  ■  The  |  were  members  of  the  church,  or  entitled 
promise  is  unto  you,  and  to  your  chil- ,  t^  any  church  ordinance,  in  consequence 
dren,  and  to  all  that  are  afar  off,  even  j  of  the  profession  of  the  head  of  their 
umany  as  the  Lord  our  Qod  shall  call'  ■  family.      Everything    discountenanced 


(Acts  ii.  39),  appeared  not  to  bear  at  all 
oa  ibe  point  in  hand,  because  the 
apostle  does  not  command  his  hearers 
to  have  their  children  Ijaptized,  or 
idnowledged  members  of  the  church. 


this  idea.  When  Imptisni  was  spoken 
of,  it  was  always  in  connexion  with 
believing.  None  but  believers  were 
commanded  to  he  baptized  ;  and  it  did 
not  appear  to  my  mind  that  any  others 


but  to  repent  and  be  baptized  them-  '  were  baijtizcd. 

ttlvei.  There  is  indeed  a  promise  made  "  Here,  then,  appeared  a  striking 
to  their  children,  and  to  all  others  that  i  difference  between  the  Abrahamic  and 
God  shall  call ;  but  it  dues  not  follow  j  the  Christian  systems.  Tlie  one  rccog- 
that  they  were  to  procure  the  baptism  :  nized    the    meml)ership    of    children, 


of  their  children,  or  of  those  that  were 


domestics,  and  remote  descendants  of 


afiir  off,  until  they  gave  evidence  that    proPtssors,  and  tended  directly  to  the 

God  had  called  them.  I  establishment  of   a  national   religion. 

**  When  Christ  said,  concerning  little    The  other  appeared  to  be  a  selective 

children,  that  *  of  such  is  the  kingdom  :  sy?tcm,  acknowledging  none  as  mem- 


of  heaven*  (Mat.  xix.  14),  it  appeared 
to  me  that  his  comparison  had  respect, 
not  to  the  age  or  size  of  little  cliildren, 
but  to  the  humility  and  docility  which 
distinguish   them   from    adults.      This 


bers  of  the  church  but  such  as  gave 
credible  evidence  of  belioving  in  Christ. 
**This  led  mo  to  suspect  that  tliese 
two  systems,  so  evidently  different, 
could  not  be  one  and  the  tamo.     And 


seemed  to  be  put  beyond  a  doubt  by  his  now  the  light  bc'!?an  to  dawn.  The 
own  explanation,  in  a  similar  passage,  I  more  I  read,  and  the  more  I  meditated 
in  which  he  says,  *  Except  ye  be  con-  j  on  the  sulject,  the  UiDi-o  clearly  it 
verted,  and  become  as  little  children,  ■  appeared  to  mo  that  all  my  errors  and 
ye  shidl  not  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  |  difficulties  had  originated  in  confound- 


heaven.*    (Mat.  xviii.  3.) 

*The  baptism  of  households,  which 
i3  mentioned  in  three  instances,  I  could 
not  consider  as  affording  any  evidence 
one  way  or  the  other,  because  in  a 


insr  those  two  systems.  I  began  to  sec 
that  since  tlic  very  nature  and  consti- 
tution of  th<3  church  of  Christ  excluded 
infants  and  uiiregencratc  dtunestics, 
repentance  and  faith  hm\g  vAwa^x^  \vi- 


housebeM  ^ere  may  he  in/hnts  nnd    presented  as  ncccssavy  to  cijtv^V\lwV.vi  v^ 


144 


JUDSON*S  RENUNCIATION  OF  INFANT  BAPTISM. 


disciple,  we  had  no  right  to  expect  any 
directions  for,  or  examples  of,  the  initi- 
ation of  such  unqualified  persons  int(> 
the  church.  To  search  for  such  direc- 
tions and  examples  in  the  New  Testa- 
ment, would  be  as  if  the  citizen  of  a 
republic  should  go  to  search  his  national 
code  for  laws  concerning  the  royal 
family,  which,  by  the  very  nature  and 
constitution  of  a  republic,  is  excluded. 
Suppose  that  such  a  citizen,  disappoint- 
ed in  his  search,  should  have  recourse 
to  the  constitution  and  laws  of  a  neigh- 
bouring monarchy  for  the  desired  in- 
formation. This,  it  appeared  to  me, 
would  aptly  represent  the  proceeding 
of  those  who,  unable  to  find  in  the 
New  Testament  satisfactory  proof  of 
the  right  of  infants,  or  unregencrate 
'domestics,  should  have  recourse  to  the 
Abrahamic  and  Jewish  codes. 

''At  length  I  adopted  the  following 
sentiments  concerning  the  two  churches, 
and  the  concern  which  wo  have  at 
present  with  the  old  dispensation.  The  j 
Abrahamic  church  was  preparatory  to, 
and  typical  of,  the  Christian.  The  con- 
stitution was  radically  different ;  but  it 
was,  nevertheless,  wisely  adapted  to 
answer  the  ends  which  God  had  in  view. 
Natural  descent  or  purchase  was  suffi- 
cient to  introduce  a  person  into  this 
church ;  but  still  it  appears  that  in 
every  age  there  were  some  who  were 
truly  pious  ;  who  embraced  the  gospel 
promise  made  to  Abraham  before  the 
covenant  of  circumcision  was  insti- 
tuted ;  who  also  looked  beyond  the 
literal  meaning  of  the  requirements 
and  promises  contained  in  that  cove- 
nant, to  the  glorious  things  typified 
thereby  and  thus  exercised  true  faith  in 
the  coming  Messiah,  and  in  a  better 
country,  that  is,  the  heavenly.  "When 
the  Messiah  appeared,  this  preparatory 
and  typical  system  having  answered  its 
end,  was  destined  to  cease  ;  and  the 
Lord  Jesus  set  up  his  kingdom  on 
eaiih,  tbo  gospel  church,  composed  of 


sach  only  as  repent  and  believe,  or 
rather  give  credible  evidence  of  these 
gracious  exercises.  The  bar  of  separa- 
tion l)etween  the  Jews  and  the  rest  of 
the  world  was  removed ;  thenceforth 
none  were  to  plead  that  they  had  Abra- 
ham for  their  father  ;  none  were  to 
rest  in  the  covenant  of  circumcision, 
assured  that,  if  they  did,  Christ  would 
profit  them  nothing;  but  it  was  dis- 
tinctly declared,  that  thenceforth  there 
was  neither  Jew  nor  Greek,  bond  nor 
free,  male  nor  female,  but  all  were  one 
in  Christ.     (Gal.  iii.  28.) 

**  But  whereas  the  Abrahamic  system 
was  typical  of  the  Christian,  so  the 
spiritual  meaning  of  the  requirements 
and  promises  still  remains  in  foroe. 
Thus,  by  looking  beyond  the  letter,  and 
regarding  the  spiritual  import,  accord- 
ing to  the  example  of  the  pious  Jews,  a 
great  part  of  the  Old  Testament  is  still 
applicable  to  us,  though  the  New  Testar 
ment  is  emphatically  the  Christian's 
law  book.  The  natural  seed  of  Abra- 
ham typifies  the  spiritual  seed.  The 
land  of  Canaan  typifies  the  heavenly 
land.  External  circumcision  typifies 
the  circumcision  of  the  heart,  a  cir- 
cumcision made  without  hands,  that  is, 
the  putting  off  the  body  of  the  sins  of 
the  flesh,  even  the  circumcision  of 
Christ.  (Col.  ii.  11.)  Believers,  there- 
fore, may  embrace  the  promise  of 
Canaan,  in  its  spiritual  application,  as 
made  to  themselves,  the  spiritual  seed, 
who  have  received  the  spiritual  circum- 
cision. Hence,  also,  all  the  devotional 
parts  of  the  Old  Testament,  particularly 
the  Psalms  of  David,  the  modem  be- 
liever can  make  his  own,  adopting  the 
language  as  tbe  genuine  expressions  of 
his  own  devout  feelings. 

"  In  the  s«ime  way  are  to  be  explained 
all  the  New  Testament  allusions  to  the 
ancient  dfcpensation.  When,  for  in- 
stance, the  apostle  says,  'If  ye  be 
Christ's,  then  are  ye  Abraham^s  seed^ 
and  heiTB  aooordin^  to  the  promise* 


JUDSON'S  RENUNCIATION  OF  INFANT  BAPTISM. 


145 


GaL  vL  29),  we  are  to  understand,  not 
Abraham's  natural  seed,  surely,  but  his 
ipiritual  seed,  those  who  by  faith  are 
assimilated  to  him,  and  thus  become 
his  children ;  not  heirs  of  the  land  of 
Ganaan  in  the  literal  acceptation  of  the 
words,  but  heirs  of  the  blessing  of 
justification  by  faith,  concerning  which 
the  apostle  had  been  discoursing,  and 
oonseqoently  of  the  spiritual  Canaan, 
the  city  of  the  living  Qod,  the  heavenly 
Jerusalem. 

"I  cannot  describe  to  you,  dear 
brethren,  the  light  and  satisfaction 
which  I  obtained  in  taking  this  view  of 
the  matter,  in  considering  the  two 
churches  distinct,  and  in  classing  my 
ideas  of  each  in  their  proper  place.  I 
became  possessed  of  a  key  that  un- 
locked many  a  difficulty  which  had 
kmg  perplexed  me;  and  the  more  I 
read  the  bible  the  more  clearly  I  saw 
that  this  was  the  true  sjrstem  therein 
revealed. 

"But  while  I  obtained  light  and 
satisfaction  on  one  side,  I  was  plunged 
in  difficulty  and  distress  on  the  other. 
If,  thought  I,  this  system  is  the  true 
one  ;  if  the  Christian  church  is  not  a 
continuation  of  the  Jewish ;  if  the 
covenant  of  circumcision  is  not  pre- 
cisely the  covenant  in  which  Christians 
now  stand,  the  whole  foundation  of 
pcdobaptism  is  gone ;  there  is  no  re- 
maining ground  for  the  administration 
of  any  church  ordinance  to  the  children 
and  domestics  of  professors ;  and  it 
follows  inevitably,  that  I,  who  was 
christened  in  infancy,  on  the  faith  of 
my  parents,  have  never  yet  received 
Christian  baptism.  Must,  I  then,  for- 
sake my  parents,  the  church  with  which 
I  stand  connected,  the  society  under 
whose  patronage  I  have  come  out,  the 
companions  of  my  missionary  undertak- 
ing ?  Must  I  forfeit  the  good  opinion 
of  all  my  friends  in  my  native  land, 
occasioning  grief  to  some,  and  provok- 
ing others  to  anger,  and  be  regarded  / 


henceforth,  by  all  of  my  former  dear 
acquaintances,  as  a  weak,  despicable 
baptist,  who  has  not  sense  enough  to 
comprehend  the  connexion  between  the 
Abrahamic  and  the  Christian  systems  ? 
All  this  was  mortifying  ;  it  was  hard  to 
flesh  and  blood.  But  I  thought  again, 
and  it  is  better  to  be  guided  by  the 
opinion  of  Christ,  who  is  the  truth, 
than  by  the  opinion  of  men,  however 
good,  whom  I  know  to  be  in  an  error. 
The  praise  of  Christ  is  better  than  the 
praise  of  men.  Let  me  cleave  to  Christ 
at  all  events,  and  prefer  his  favour 
above  my  chief  joy. 

"  There  was  another  thing  which 
greatly  contributed,  just  at  this  time, 
to  drive  me  to  an  extremity.  I  knew 
that  I  had  been  sprinkled  in  infancy, 
and  that  this  had  l)cen  deemed  baptism. 
But  throughout  the  whole  New  Testa- 
ment I  could  find  nothing  that  looked 
like  sprinkling,  in  connexion  with  the 
ordinance  of  baptism.  It  appeared  to 
me,  that  if  a  plain  person  should, 
without  any  previous  information  on 
the  subject,  read  through  the  New 
Testament,  he  would  never  get  the 
idea,  that  baptism  consisted  in  sprink- 
ling, lie  would  find  that  baptism,  in 
all  the  cases  particularly  described,  was 
administered  in  rivers,  and  that  the 
parties  are  represented  as  going  down 
into  the  water,  and  coming  up  out  of 
the  water,  which  they  would  not  have 
been  so  foolish  as  to  do  for  the  purpose 
of  sprinkling. 

"  In  regard  to  the  word  itself,  which 
is  translated  btiptism,  a  very  little  search 
convinced  me  that  its  plain,  appropriate 
meaning  was  immersion  or  dipping; 
and  though  I  read  extensively  on  the 
subject,  I  could  not  find  that  any 
learned  ptcdobaptist  had  ever  been  able 
to  produce  an  instance,  from  any  Greek 
writer,  in  which  it  meant  sprinkling, 
or  anything  but  immersion,  except  in 
some  figurative  applications,  viUvdi 
could  not  be  fairly  brou^\i  Vb\.o  VJ!Ck% 


146  JUDSON'S  RENUNCIATION  OF  INFANT  BAFTI8H. 

question.  The  Rev.  Professor  Camp-  I  and  their  families  to  trouble  jrou ;  jefc 
bell,  D.D.)  of  Scotland,  tho  most  learned  ■  permit  me  to  submit  the  case  of  your 
Qrcck  scholar  and  biblical  critic  of  own  families.  In  what  light  do  you 
modern  times,  has  the  candour  to  dc-  consider  and  treat  them  ?  Do  yon 
dare  (though  he  was  no  baptist,  and,  •  strictly  comply  with  tho  terms  of  the 
therefore,  not  to  Ije  suspected  of  par-  Abrahumic  covenant  ?  l>oes  your  con- 
tiality  to  the  baptist  system),  that  the  duet  perfectly  accord  with  the  Abra- 
word  was  never,  so  far  as  he  knew,  .  hamio  system  1  Do  you  baptize  (if 
employed  in  the  sense  of  sprinkling,  in  baptism  is  in  tlie  place  of  circumcision) 
any  use,  sacred  or  classical.  (See  his  your  male  children,  and  those  only,  on 
note  on  Matt.  iii.  11.)  '  the  eighth  day  after  their  birth  ?    Do 

"But  as  my  limits  will  not  permit  '  you  baptize  your  male  domestics?  and 
me  to  enter  further  into  detail  on  this  if  you  had  slaves,  would  you  have  them 
part  of  the  subject,  I  must  beg  leave  to  also  baptized  ]  Still  further,  Do  you 
refer  you  to  my  sermon,  a  copy  of  which  '  consider  your  baptized  children  and 
will  accompany  this  letter.  Suffice  it :  servants  members  of  the  church,  as 
to  say,  that  whereas  a  consideration  of  circumcised  Jewish  children  and  servants 
the  nature  of  the  church  convinced  me  were  members  of  the  Jewish  church  ? 
that  I  had  never  received  Christian  Do  you  acknowledge  their  right  to  the 
baptism,  so  a  consideration  of  the  nature  j  Lord's  supper,  as  soon  at  least  as  thej 
of  tho  baptism  convinced  me  that  I  had  are  capable  ?  and  do  you  feel  your  own 
never  been  baptized  at  all,  nothing  j  obligations  to  require  their  attendance, 
being  baptism  but  immersion.  and  to  discipline  and  exclude  them  if 

"  Reduced  to  this  extremity,  what,  they  do  not  attend  ?  Circumcision  was 
dear  brethren,  could  I  do  ?  I  saw  that,  i  the  initiating  ordinance  of  the  Abra- 
in  a  double  sense,  I  was  uubaptized,  and  ,  hamic  or  Jewish  church.  Baptism  has 
I  felt  the  command  of  Clirist  press  on  been  regarded  in  every  age,  and  by  all 
my  conscience.  Now,  if  I  quieted  my  '  parties,  as  the  initiating  ordinance  of 
conscience  in  regard  to  my  own  personal  tho  Christian  church.  Baptized  persons 
baptism,  and  concluded  that,  on  account ;  are,  therefore,  members  of  the  church, 
of  my  peculiar  circumstances,  it  was  |  And  if  so,  is  it  not  wrong  and  dangerous 
best  to  consult  my  own  convenience  1  to  treat  them  as  if  they  were  not  1  I 
rather  than  the  command  of  Christ,  still  '  need  not  inform  you,  that  among  your- 
the  question  would  return,  with  re- 1  t:clvc6,  and  among  all  the  congregational 
doubled  force.  How  am  I  treat  the  j  churclies  in  New  England,  children  and 
children  and  domestics  of  converted  |  servants,  who  were  baptized  on  account 
heathen  ?  This  was  tho  beginning  of  all  \  of  tho  head  of  their  family,  are  con- 
my  difficulties,  and  this,  on  psadobaptist  .  sidered  no  more  memlxsrs  of  the  church 
principles,  I  could  not  resolve  by  the  i  than  before — ^no  more  menibers  of  the 
bible,  or  by  any  books  that  I  consulted,  j  church  than  others  that  have  not  been 

"  In  order  that  you  may  feel  the  try-  baptized.  They  are,  in  fact,  considered 
ing  situation  in  whicli  I  was  placed,  I  |  and  treated  as  out  of  tlie  church  alto- 
beg  you  to  make  the  case  your  own,  |  gethor,  and  as  having  no  right  to  any 
particularly  in  regard  to  this  one  point  !  further  church  privilege,  until  they  give 
— the  treatment  of  the  families  of !  evidence  of  possessing  religion,  and 
believers.  You  may  thus  be  brought  I  make  a  iwrsonal  public  profession.  Do 
to  feel  the  gripe  of  this  Gordian  knot,  i  you  not  hesitate,  my  brethren,  at  pur- 
as  I  have  felt  it.  It  is  true  you  have  i  suing  a  course  so  anti-Abrahamic,  so 
not  the  prospect  of  converted  heathen  |  unacnptutal  1    Hv>vf  can.  y^^  ^le»d  tho 


TRANSFKRRED  WORDS.  147 


promises  made  to  Abraham,  when  you 
so  flagrantly  violate  tlie  covenant  in 
irhich  they  are  contained,  and  depai-l 


ha>I  so  many  doubts.  After  we  removed 
to  Calcutta,  he  found  in  the  library  in 
our  chamber  many  books  on  both  sidesj 


from  the  course  divinely  prescribed  in  i  which  he  determined  to  read  candidly 
his  family,  and  in  subsequent  genera-  \  and  prayerfully,  and  to  hold  fast,  or 


tions }    Buty  on  the  other  liand,  if  you 
adopt    and    practise    the    Abrahaiiiic 


embrace  the  trutii,  however  mortifying, 
Iiowever    great  the  sacrifice.      I  now 


ejstem,  you  will  inevitably  confound  .  commenced  reading  on  the  subject,  with 
the  church  and  the  world ;  you  will ,  all  my  prejudices  on  the  paidobaptist 
receive  into  the  church  multitudes  who  |  side.  We  had  with  us  Dr.  Worcester's, 
are  destitute  of  those  qualifications  Dr.  Austin's,  Teter  Edwards's,  and 
wMch  arc  represented  in  the  New  '  other  pasdubaptist  writings.  But  after 
Testament  as  requisite  to  constitute  a  ;  dusely  examining  the  subject  for  several 
member  of  the  kingdom  which  Christ  I  weeks,  we  were  constrained  to  acknow- 
ttt  up ;  you  will  ultimately  establish  a  i  ledge  that  the  truth  appeared  to  lie  on 
national  religion ;  and  t!iis  will  be  as  '  tho  baptists'  side.  It  was  extremely 
coatrary  to  the  system  laid  down  in  the  trying  to  reflect  on  the  consequences  of 
Xew  Testament  as  your  present  system  our  becoming  baptists.  Wo  knew  it 
is  to  tho  Abrahaniic.''  -  would  wound  and  grieve  our  dear  Chris- 

I  tiau  friends  in  America,  tlmt  we  should 
From  a  letter  written  at  the  same  lobC  their  approbation  and  esteem.  We 
time  by  Mrs.  Judson  to  her  parents,  j  thought  it  probable  the  Connnissioners 
the  [ullowing  additional  particulars  are  '  would  refuse  to  support  us ;  and,  what 
extracted.  "  After  our  arrival  at  I  was  more  distressing  than  anything,  wc 
Scrampore,  his  mind  for  two  or  throe  knew  we  must  be  separated  from  our 
weeks  was  so  much  taken  up  with  mis-  missionary  associates,  and  go  alone  to 
siooary  inquiries  and  our    difhcultius  ;  some  heathen  laud.    These  things  were 


with  govemuient,  as  to  prevent  his 
attending  to.  the  su1>jcct  of  baptism. 
Bat  as  we  were  waiting  the  arrival  of 


very  trying  to  uf;,  and  caused  our  hearts 
to  bleed  for  anguish.  We  felt  we  had 
no  home  in  this  world,  and.  no  friend 


our  brethren,  and  having   nothing   in  but  each  other.     Our  friends  at  Seram- 

p&rticular  to  attend  to,  ho  again  took  pore  were  extremely  Burprised  when  wo 

up  the  subject.      I  tried  to  l.avc  him  wrote  them  a  letter  requesting  baptism, 

give  it  up,  and  rest  satisfied  in  his  old  as    tlicy   had   known    nothing   of   our 
sentiments,  and  frequently  told  liini,  if  ■  having  had  any  doubts  on  the  subject, 

he  became  a  baptist,  /  fovhl  /hj!.    He,  We    were    baptized,    on    tlie     fJth    of 

liowrever,  said  he  felt  it  his  duty   to  iSopcmber,  in  the  baptist  chapel  in  Cal- 

examine  closely  a  subject  on  which  he  cutta.'' 


TRANSFERRED  WORDS  Hs  TilE  OwALMON  ENGLISH  TESTAMENT. 

yo.    XV. — HABBI. 

la  nine  of  the  seventeen  instances  in  !  and  would  as  a  title  be  probably  rcprc- 
which  this  word  occurs,  it  is  translated  j  scuted  by  the  ^  Excellenza '  of  southern 
uiotter.  **  The  actual  signification  ot  Europe,  which  is  perhaps  as  common  as 
Rab  in  ITebrew,"  says  the  editor  of  the  Rabbi  was  among  the  Jews.  It  was 
Cycbpflsdia  of  Biblical  Literature,  ''is  |  there  employed  as  a  title  in  t\i(^  3^y(v&\v 
'ft great  one^'  i\  f.  a  chief,  a  master;  /schools  in  a  threefold  {v>tin, \\\Ol\c»Aaw^ 


148 


WAITING. 


as  many  degrees  which  might  without 
much  impropriety  ho  compared,  in  the 
stricter  Bense,  to  the  progressive  aca- 
demical degrees  of  Bachelor,  Master, 
and  Doctor.  The  lowest  of  these  degrees 
of  honour  was  Rab.  This  with  the 
rdative  suffix  became  Rabbi,  'my 
master,*  which  was  of  higher  dignity  ; 
and  beyond  that  was  Rabban,  'great 
master ;'  or  with  the  suffix,  Rabboni, 
my  great  master,  which  was  the  highest 
of  ail.  It  is  not  certain,  however,  that 
this  graduation  of  terms  existed  in  the 
time  of  Christ"  Campbell  says  "  Rab- 
ban is  not  the  name  of  a  degree  superior 
to  Rabbi,  though  it  seems  intended  for 
heightening  the  signification.  It  may 
be  understood  to  denote  eminent  or 
learned  Rabbi,  and  appears  to  have 
been  but  very  seldom  used."  Gill 
ascribes  the  introduction  of  the  term 
Rabbi  itself  to  the  time  just  before  the 
appearing  of  our  Lord ;  and  Olshausen 
speaks  of  the  distinction  between  Rab, 
Rabbi,  and  Rabban,  as  subsequently  in- 
troduced by  "the  Rabbins,  who  were 
eager  after  titles."  The  following  are 
the  instances  in  which  the  word  Rabbi 
is  found  in  the  Greek  Testament. 


Mat.  xziii.  7 called  of  men  rahbi,  rabh, 

8......benot  ye  called  rtML 

xzvi.  25 matter,  is  it  1  ? 

49 hail,  master,  and  kissed  him. 

Mark  ix.  5 matter,  it  is  good  fur  us  to 

be  here. 

xi.  21 matter,  heboid  the  fig-tree. 

xir,  43 matter,    matter,    and    kissed 

him. 

Johu  i.  38 rabbi,  wbich  is  to  say  being 

interpreted,  master. 

49 rabbi,  thou  art  the  Son  of 

God. 

iii.  2 rabbi,  we  know  that  thoa  art. 

26 ra^i6t,  he  that  was  with  thee. 

iv.  31 prayedhim,  saying,  mas/ir eat 

vi.  25 rabbi,    when    earnest     thou 

hither? 

ix.  2 matter,  who  did  sin,  this  man. 

xi.  8 matter,  tbe  Jews  of  late. 

The  apostle  John,  in  his  interpreta- 
tion of  the  title  Rabbi,  uses  the  word 
DIDASKAL03,  which  is  somctimcs  render- 
ed in  our  version  master,  and  sometimes, 
according  to  its  primitive  signification, 
teacher.  Rabbi  is  also  the  word  by 
which  DiDASKALos,  which  occurs  fre- 
quently in  the  Greek  Testament^  is 
commonly  rendered  in  the  Syriac  version, 
the  most  respectable  of  all  the  anoient 
translations. 


WAITING. 

"  I  wait  for  the  liOrd^  my  soul  doth  waitf 
And  in  his  word  do  I  hope.*' — Psalm  cxxx.  6. 


Whoisvbb  was  the  writer  of  this 
psalm  it  is  evident  that  he  was  in 
trouble,  and  that  he  was  oppressed  with 
consciousness  of  guilt.  Yet  he  was 
not  in  despair :  he  prayed ;  ho  hoped ; 
he  waited. 

What  was  the  basis  of  that  expecta- 
tion of  succour  which  he  entertained  1 
It  was  revelation.  From  this  he  had 
learned  the  existence  of  a  Being  who 
was  able  to  help  him ;  the  compassion- 
ate regard  of  that  Being  for  creatures 
of  his  rank;  and  the  arrangementB 


which  had  been  made  for  the  exercise 
!  of  mercy  to  ofienders.  God's  word  con- 
tained disclosures  of  a  cheering  cha- 
racter, and  even  promises  to  those  who 
confided  in  him.  Hope  was  thus  excited, 
in  his  bosom,  and  his  hope  sustained, 
him  in  a  prolonged  season  of  distress. 
I  *^  I  wait  for  the  Lord,"  said  he,  there- 
fore, *^  and  in  his  word  do  I  hope." 

How  evident  was  the  propriety  of 
waiting.  It  ia  not  the  divine  method 
customarily  to  hasten  to  bestow  those 
^£ta  wVdcVi  QTO  moat  valuable :  the  prin- 


ACCEPTABLE  SERVICE.  149 


dple  b  pncticallj  recognized  that  they 
tre  worth  waiting  for.    There  was  no 


mariners  with  Paul  in  their  shattered 
vessel  waited,  when   in  the  darkness 


other  resource  to  which  he  could  advan-  '  they  found  that  the  depth  of  the  water 

tageously  turn,  for  ''power  belongcth  |  was  rapidly  diminishing,  and  ''fearing 

unto  God."  It  was  not  so  important  !  lest  they  should  have  fallen  upon  rocks, 

that  help  should  be  speedy  as  that  it ,  they  cast  four  anchors  out  of  the  stem, 

should  be  effectual.  He  has  said, "  They    and  wished  for  day."     He  waited,  as 

shall  not  be  ashamed  that  wait  for  mc."    the  inhabitants  of  JalxDsh  Gilead  waited, 

"Wait  on  the  Lord  and  be  of  good  ,  when  knowing  that  liy  noon  on  the 

courage,  and  he  shall  strengthen  thy    next    day    they    must    either    reccivo 

heart.*'    '*  The  Lord  is  good  unto  them  '  succour  or  surrender   to    their    cruel 

that  wait  for  him,  to  the  soul  that    besiegers^  they  received  the  assurance, 

leeketh  him.      It  is  good  that  a  man    "  To-morrow  1)y  the  time  the  sun  is  hot 

should  both  hope  and  quietly  wait  for    ye  shall  have  help."    "  The  messengers 

the  salvation  of  the  Lord."  ;  came  and  showed  it  to  the   men  of 

With  mingled  expectation  and  desire  ;  Jabcsh  Gilead,  and  they  were  glad." 

then    the    Psalmist    waited,    as    the    ''I  wait  for  the  Lord,"  said  he,  "my 

agonizing  patient  waits  at   midnight,  |  soul  doth  wait,  and  in  his  word  do  I 

when  assured  that  at  day-break  the  dis-  |  hope.    Mj  soul  waitcth  for  the  Lord 

tint  surgeon  will  commence  his  journey  j  more  than    they  that  watch  for    the 

toperform  some  operation  which  will  give  I  morning,  I  say  more  than  they  that 

him  instant  relief.    He  waited,  as  the  i  watch  for  the  morning." 


EVANGELICAL  MORALITY. 
"  Yc  servants,"  said  Dr.  Chalmers,  in  I  missncss,  and  what,  in  the  prevailing 
his  closing  address  to  the  people  of ;  tone  of  moral  relaxation,  is  counted  the 
Kilmany,  vindicating  the  gospel  as  the  allowable  purloining  of  your  earlier 
only  sure  basis  of  a  sound  morality, '  days !  But  a  sense  of  your  heavenly 
"ye  servants  whose  scrupulous  fidelity    ^Master's  eye  has  brought  another  in- 

has  now  attracted  the  notice,  and  drawn    fluence  to  bear  upon  you You 

forth  in  my  hearing  a  delightful  testi-    have  taught  me  that  to  preach  Christ  is 
mony  from  your  masters,  what  mischief  '  the    only  effective  way  of   preaching 
you  would  have  done,  had  your  zeal  for  '  morality    in    all    its    branches."— ^e 
doctrines  and  sacraments  been  accom-  i  Missionoiy  of  Kilinany. 
panied  by  the  slothful ness  and  the  re- ' 


ACCEPTABLE  SERVICE. 
Ho\7  does  the  deceitfulness  of  sin  i        Ah  i  ^hy  in  min  pursuit  of  knoiif lodge  rov»? 

...  1  TliC  true  nubilit\-  of  soul  i?  {ore. 

impose  upon  those  who  are  conccrnou  j 

with  learning,  and  science,  and  art.  \  ^^^^  q,^  ^\^q  o^y^^^  l^^nd,  the  most 
These  have,  indeed,  a  more  spiritual  j  ordinary  occupation,  if  performed  in 
appearance,  and  seem  to  us  high  and  the  love  of  God,  and  for  His  sake,  is  a 
noble  works.    Not  one  in  ten  reflects  I  noble  and  spiritual  employment,  as  Dr. 

that  if  even  works  of  this  nature  arc  j  i^uther  lias  said : 

not  begun  and  ended  in  the  love  and 
honour  of  Qod,  all  learning  and  science 
are  only  a  servile  duty,  only  a  common 
Krricc,  no  better  than  that  of  the 
pekSMnt  behind  the  plough. 


"  Not  more  dovDUt  tho  prlcpt  can  1»'\ 
Than  Clnielian  hoUacinaiil  with  her  broom, 
Her  work  purauinij  fftithfuUy." 

^ThofucViUuun  0/  CKK«tiaa  Decolxou. 


roL,  xrti. — rouRTit  bkbjks,  »s 


uu 


KIBKaiOKA  PASS  AND  YALE  OF  lAOUTfiBCK. 


Iir  Kiriutose  Pka  rads  itonnrwBn  rifi^ 

Tbo  wraUhing  doudi  iroond* 
Tom  bf  tba  winds  in  ehangeftil  Btzifl^ 

Tbo  deflle'i  heights  enwoond. 

And  banting  from  tholr  rocky  path, 
Tho  swollen  streams  mshed  on, 

Bo-cohoing  load  tho  storm- wind's  wmtb 
In  (tarftd  nniaon. 

Fitrot  gimpplings  with  the  tompsst-fot. 

Faint  puses  of  disnuf. 
Wasted  our  strength  as  woarilj 

IVe  forced  onr  npward  way. 

The  hoight  is  gained— the  storm  hath  past ; 

Its  tuital  ragings  cease ; 
Tho  giadden'd  eye  may  rest  at  last 

Oa  Troatbeck'B  vale  of  peace. 

The  ereniag  beam  breaks  o'er  the  vale, 

Gilding  its  green  repose- 
How  softly  on  the  altered  gale 

"nie  TOf  per  music  flows. 

And  soon  on  distant  Windormere 

The  loTeliest  gleam  is  lying, 

To  the  heaven  above  her,  bright  and  dear 

The  blissful  wave  replying. 

•  •  •  • 

Oh !  lifo  hath  many  a  Pass  with  storms. 
Where  clouds  are  darkly  hung, 

And  oft  in  strange  bowUdefing  forms 
Athwart  our  path  are  flung. 

Lond  beats  tho  tempest  o'er  our  heads. 
And,  mighty  in  their  force. 


Th«  gathering  waten  bunt  th«fr  beds, 
And  check  our  dnbioos  conraou 

Fieroa  grappUngs  with  the  spirit  foe. 

Faint  pauses  of  dismay,— 
These  are  our  lot,  as  weak  and  slow 

Wc  force  our  upward  way. 

But  when  the  toilsome  height  is  won. 

Stilled  is  tho  tempests'  roar, 
Tho  wreathing  rapour^  dense  and  dun, 

Udt  into  light  onoe  more. 

And  throngh  the  safb  and  shelter'd  vale 

Our  onward  pathway  lies, 
Whore  song-birds  pour  on  ereniug's  gale 

Their  soothing  melodies. 

And  sunlight  o'er  tho  landscape  spreads. 

And,  in  tho  distance  bright, 
The  mirrored  hearen  a  radiance  dieda 

Of  soft  and  pearly  light. 

Our  hearts  revive— the  wildered  sigh 

To  smiling  hope  gives  room. 
More  peaceful  fur  the  storm  past  by, 

More  bright  fbr  vanldied  gloom. 

Why  is  it  thus  f    Why  hope  we  yet 

To  outlive  each  blast  of  ill  ? 
One,  One  for  us  the  storm  bath  mot. 

His  aid  is  with  ns  stlU. 

Through  Him  our  steps  that  height  ahall  giln, 

Where,  life's  last  t«*mpest  o'er, 
Tlic  past  shall  change  from  toil  and  pain 
To  gloiy  evermore. 
From  "  Thtmghti  and  Sktt^m  tm  Vtne  &y  OatnUnt  DenC* 


HEAVEN'S  ASSEMBLY. 


Sea  yonder  Heavenly  band, 

Bound  the  bright  throne  they  stand. 

Ask  whenoe  they  came ; 
"All  peoples,  lands,  and  tongue. 
Yield  to  this  heavenly  throng. 
Hark,  how  we  Join  in  song ; 

Men  of  all  namo." 

Ask  what  has  brought  them  there. 
Shining  so  bright  and  teir— 

In  robes  so  white ; 
"  Wo  once  polluted  stood, 
Bnt,  ere  we  came  to  God, 
Waah'd  all  our  robes  in  blood ; 

Now  pure  as  light. 

*'  Blood,  not  from  human  voins. 
That  could  not  purge  our  stains- 
Could  not  atone ; 
Christ  stood  in  sinner's  stead. 
His  blood  for  man  he  shed, 
Thro'  Him  our  peace  waa  madfr— 
Thio*  Him  alone. 


"  In  Him  we  all  appear. 
His  death  has  brought  us  here, 

Happy  and  fireo : 
Hero  we  unite  our  lays, 
Here  wo  shall  ever  praise 
God'o  rich  and  sovereign  grace ; — 

Heaven's  family. 

"  Here  the  once  blinded  Jew 
Meets  the  poor  proud  Hindoo, 

Hearts  now  the  same ; 
Here  men  of  rank  and  fame 
Meet  poor  of  meanest  name. 
Whilst  all  aloud  proclaim 

Worthy  the  Lamb!" 

0  what  a  joyons  place, 
Fitted  by  matchless  grace 

For  such  employ ; 
May  all  the  world  appear 
In  vast  assenbly  tbefe. 
And,  without  ai^  or  tear, 

fihar»intbeJoy. 


VJ 


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REYIEWS. 


A»  EgpotiAm  ^  ihe  Epistle  ^  Paul  the   in  Galatu^  false  teachers  came  among 
Apostle   to  the   Oalatians,     By   John    them^  insisting  that  submission  to  dr- 
BsoWy  B.D.,  Professor  qf  Exegetical   cumcision  and  observance  of  the  Mosaio 
Theoiogy   to  the    United    Presbyterian    law  were  necessary  to  salvation,  as  well 
Gkyrefc,  and  semar  Pastor  ^f  the  United  j  as  fidth  in  Jesus  as  the  Messiah ;  and 
Presbytet  km    Cfengreyatien,     Broughion 
Plaee^ EJ^nbfsrgh^    Edinburgh:  William 
Olipbuit  akl  Son.     London  :  Hamiltoo, 
iudaau,  and  Co.    8to.     Pp.  zzx.  451. 
PncelSi. 

BibReal  Commentary  on  Si.  Paufs  Epistles 
to  the  Galatietns,  Epheeians,  Colossians, 
and  Thessalonkms,  By  Hcrmaitn  Ol- 
fHAiSBr,  D.D.,  Pro/esoor  of  Theology  in 
the  UniversUy  of  Erlangcn,  Transimted 
from  the  Oerman  by  a  Clergyman  of  the 
Chmeeh  ^  England.  Edinbiugh :  T.  and 
T. Clark.    6va    Pp.511. 

Thibtt  years  ago,  in  the  discharge  of 
pastoral  duties,  the  writer  of  this  article 
delivered  a  series  of  discourses  on  the 
epistle  to  the  Galatians.  Whatever 
might  be  the  result  in  regard  to  his 
hearers,  the  effect  upon  himself  was 
that  he  felt  thenceforward  a  lively 
interest  in  that  portion  of  the  inspired 
writings,  and  a  permanent  conviction  of 
its  essential  importance  in  the  formation 
of  a  correct  theological  system.  At 
that  time  he  had  not  many  books,  and 
he  found  it  necessary  to  examine  in- 
dependently all  the  geographical  and  I  have  materially  aflfocted  the  complexion 
chronological  questions  that  presented  of  the  letter  which  he  would  write, 
themselves,  instead  of  relying,  as  he  !  When  we  have  the  letter  before  us  to 
might  perhaps  have  done  otherwise,  on  '  interpret,  our  view  of  the  apostle's 
the  guidance  of  others ;  though,  in  fact,  meaning  will  in  like  manner  be  affected 
some  of  those  which  are  now  in  high  by  our  acquaintance  with  such  a  fact  as 
repute  were  not  then  written.  this,  if  known  to  be  fact,  or  by  our 

The  occasion  of  the  epistle  was  of  belief  that  the  apostle  when  he  wrote  it 
course  a  topic  for  inquiry,  and  this  had  never  been  at  Jerusalem  at  all  to 
seemed  happily  obvious.  The  views  |  talk  with  his  seniors  on  any  such 
which  we  formed  are  expressed  neatly  |  matter. 

and  exactly  by  Dr.  Brown  in  a  single  i      We  are  sorry  to  find  that  thfi  o>^\w\o\5l 
Bentenoe :  ^Boon  nfter  the  npostle  bad  j  we  deliberately  fonoLcd,  mA  «i\.«t  tt^- 
yt  the  dmrobey  wbieb  be  had  planted  •  quent  re-conBidoT^,tioiv  \\kv^  \^Xi\i  "t^- 

/ 


as  these  sentiments  were  directly  opposed 
to  the  doctrines  taught  by  the  apostle, 
they  endeavoured  to  pave  the  way  for 
their  reception  by  shaking  the  oon« 
fidenoe  of  the  Galatian  converts  in  hla 
authority  or  integrity."  In  other  words, 
the  case  among  the  Galatians  was  the 
same  as  that  which  occurred  in  Syria 
when,  as  we  are  told  in  the  fifteenth 
chapter  of  the  Acts,  "  Certain  men  who 
came  down  from  Judsea  taught  the 
brethren,  saying,  *  Except  ye  be  drcum* 
cised  after  the  manner  of  Moses  ye  can- 
not be  saved.'  '  Ye  must  be  circumcised 
and  keep  the  law."* 

But  was  the  subject  agitated  in 
Galatia  before,  or  after  the  agitation  of 
it  at  Antioch  ?  Did  the  apostle  write 
to  the  Galatian  converts  before,  or  after 
he  and  Barnabas  and  certain  others, 
at  the  request  of  the  disciples  at 
Antioch,  went  thence  to  Jerusalem 
"  unto  the  apostles  and  elders  about  this 
question  ?"  Whether  such  a  deputation 
had  been  sent  and  received  its  answer, 
or  not,  Paul  liimself  being  one,  must 


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THE  EPISTLE  TO  THE  GALATIANa 


tained,  differs  from  that  of  both  the 
reflpectable  authors  whose  names  aro  at 
the  head  of  this  article.  It  is  consola- 
tory, however,  to  have  learned  that  our 
views  had  been  previously  held  by  some 
men  of  eminence  both  in  ancient  and  in 
modem  times. 

The  church-meeting  at  Jerusalem 
recorded  in  the  fifteenth  chapter  of  the 
Acts,  delusively  though  commonly  called 
The  First  Council,  was  held  according  to 
Obhausen's  Chronological  Tables  in  the 
year  62.  The  conversion  of  Paul  took 
place  according  to  the  same  tables  in 
the  year  35.  How  was  he  employed 
daring  this  interval  of  seventeen  years  1 
He  began  to  preach  Christ  as  soon  as 
he  was  baptized,  and  there  is  no  reason 
to  suppose  that  aftenrards  ho  became 
indolent ;  yet  nothing  like  the  annals  of 
an  active  life  are  presented  to  us  in  the 
Acts  of  the  Apostles.  It  was  not  the 
design  of  the  Avriter  to  give  a  continuous 
history  of  the  labours  of  the  twelve,  or 
of  any  one  of  them.  Some  important 
incidents  in  the  life  of  Paul  are  told ; 
but  others,  with  which  wo  have  become 
acquainted,  because  adverted  to  in  his 
own  correspondence,  are  not  recorded 
by  Luke.  It  is  no  proof  that  he  did 
not  go  into  Arabia,  or  that  he  did 
not  itinerate  in  Illyricum,  tliat  these 
journeys  are  not  mentioned  in  the  Acts  : 
we  know  of  them  in  consequence  of 
incidental  references  made  to  them  else- 
where. Whole  years  arc  passed  over  in 
which  we  have  no  more  precise  in- 
formation respecting  his  exertions  than 
that  he  was  '*  publishing  the  word  of 
the  Lord"— "fulfiUing  his  ministry"— 
'' teaching  much  people."  There  was 
one  tour,  in  which  he  was  accompanied 
by  Barnabas,  commencing  at  Antioch 
in  Syria  and  concluding  at  the  same 
place,  which  occupied  according  to 
01shau8en*s  tables  five  years,  and  accord- 
2Dg  to  Bome  others  eight,  anecdotes  of 
wbicli  are  contained  in  the  thirteenth 
Mad  fourteentb  chapters  of  the  Acts. 


This  was  in  Asia  Minor,  of  which,  if  the 
reader  will  look  at  a  map,  he  will  see 
that  Galatia  was  the  central  province. 
''That  province  of  Asia  Minor,"  says 
Rosenmuller,'*  ''which  joined  Cappadocia 
and  Pontus  on  the  east,  Paphlagonia  on 
the  north,  Bithynia  and  part  of  Phrygia 
on  the  west,  and  Phrygia  and  Cappadoda 
on  the  south,  was  called  Galatia.  The 
inhabitants  were  of  Celtic  or  Qallic 
origin."  Now  Paul  and  Barnabas  com- 
menced their  operations  in  the  peninsula 
at  Perga  in  Pamphylia,  quite  in  the 
south ;  thence  they  proceeded  to  Antiooh 
in  Pisidia,  a  part  of  Phrygia,  which  lay 
to  the  north  of  Pamphylia ;  thence  they 
proceeded  eastward  to  loonium^  and 
Lystra,  and  Dcrbe,  cities  of  Lycaonia, 
"and  into  the  region  that  lieth  roond 
about,  and  there  they  preached  the 
gospel."  Here  then  we  find  the  mis- 
sionaries in  a  district  adjoining  Galatia, 
according  to  that  division  of  the  pro- 
vinces generally  recognized,  but  another 
division  had  been  introduced  by  the 
Romans.  "By  this  division,"  says 
Olshausen,  ''the  Roman  province  of 
Galatia  certainly  comprised  Lycaonia^ 
along  with  Dcrbe  and  Lystra:  but 
according  to  Pliny  at  least  (Hist  Nat. 
V.  27)  only  a  part  of  Lycaonia,  while  an- 
otlier  part  of  it  seems  to  have  belonged 
to  Cilicia."  It  would  require  express 
testimony  to  con^-ince  us  that  Paul  and 
Barnabas  did  7iot  go  among  the  Galatians 
when  they  were  so  near  them,  and 
remained  in  the  peninsula  so  long. 
It  is  much  more  likely  that  they  visited 
them  more  than  once  than  that  they 
did  not  visit  them  at  all.  They  were 
twice  at  Derbe  and  L^'stra  and  Iconium 
and  Antioch  (Acts  ziv.  20,  21) ;  twice 
they  went  through  Pisidia  and  Pam- 
phylia (verse  24) ;  and  it  is  quite  pro- 
bable that  they  passed  through  Galatia 
repeatedly.     This  observation   is    not 


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158 


unimportant;   because   it    meets   the 
argament  on  which  some  who  oppose 
our   views    lay    the    greatest    stress. 
Among  these  is  Dr.  Kitto,  who  in  the 
fiist   edition    of    his    Pictorial    Bible 
obserres  that  it  was  the  ancient  opinion 
that  this  was  the  first  in  date  of  all  the 
epistles  of  Paul,  and  that  this  opinion 
baa  been  adopted  and  advocated  with 
his  UBOul  ability  by  Michaelis.    But,  in 
the  edition  of  1848,  omitting  this,  ho 
remarks  that  Michaelis  and  others  in 
advocating  an  early  date  "appear  to 
haTe    UD  accountably    overlooked    the 
apostle^s  phraseology  in  iv.  13,  where 
he  speaks  of  circumstances  connected 
with  his  preaching  the  gospel  among 
the  Galatians,  r6  irpSnpovy  U/i€  former 
time,*  an  expression  which  clearly  in- 
dicates that  at  the  period  the  epistle 
was  written  he  had  been  at  least  twice 
in  Galatia."    This   argument  may  be 
traced  from  book  to  book  during  the 
last  five  and  twenty  years  among  those 
writers  on  such  subjects  who  have  gone 
with  the  multitude.  But  what  prevented 
the  apostle  visiting  Oalatia  ''at  least 
twice,"  during  the  four  or  five  years 
that  he  spent  in  Asia  Minor?     When 
he  went  with  Silas  to  Derbe,  Lystra, 
and  Iconium,  they  went  also  "  through- 
oat  Phrygia  and  the  region  of  Galatia ;" 
(xvj.  1 — 6.)    What  should  have  hindered 
his  taking  the  same  route  when  he  went 
to  the  same  places  with  Barnabas  ?    It 
was  not  intending  to  explore  new  fields 
of  labour  that  he  undertook  the  journey 
in  which  Silas  accompanied  him :  his 
proposal  to  his  former  colleague  had 
been,  ''Let  us  go  again  and  visit  our 
brethren  in  every  city  where  wo  have 
preached  the  word  of  the  Lord,  and  see 
how  they  do  "  (xv.  S6).  In  a  subsequent 
tour  (zviii.  36),  Galatia,  and  Phrygia 
were  in  like  manner  joined  together : 
they  "went  over  all  the  country  of 
Galatia  and  Phrygia  in  order,  strength- 
ening the  diBcplee, " 
When  ito/  and  Bstmabas  had  re-  I 


turned  from  their  tour,  after  an  absence 
of  several  years,  to  their  friends  at 
Antioch  in  Syria,  we  arc  told  that  they 
*•  rehearsed  all  that  God  had  done  with 
them,  and  how  he  had  opened  the  door 
of  faith  to  the  gentiles ;  and  there  they 
abode  long  time  with  the  disciples.** 
During  this  "  long  time  "  it  was  probably 
that  intelligence  was  brought  that  the 
Galatian  churches  had  given  heed  to 
some  new  comers  who  taught  another 
gospel.  Paul's  anxieties  were  at  once 
awakened  ;  he  earnestly  wished  that  he 
could  be  with  his  misguided  friends^  and 
restore  them  to  correct  views  of  the 
sufficiency  of  that  gospel  which  he  had 
proclaimed  among  them  with  delight, 
and  which  they  had  so  cordially 
I  embraced.  Unable,  however,  to  show 
,  his  tender  regard  for  them  with  the 
effective  living  voice,  he  promptly  ex- 
presses his  astonishment  and  grief  in 
writing.  He  assures  them  that  though 
he  had  come  among  them  as  a  mission- 
ary, it  was  not  as  sent  on  any  human 
errand  or  commissioned  by  any  human 
authority ;  that  Jesus  Christ  had 
j  selected  him  for  the  service  and  given 
;  him  his  message ;    and  that  he    had 

I 

i  never  consulted  others  as  to  whether  he 

!  should  undertake  the  work  or  not,  or  in 

I  what  manner  he  should  perform  it.    It 

I  was  by  direct  revelation,  he  maintains^ 

that  he  had  received  the  system  that 

he  taught ;  he  had  been  engaged  in  the 

work  for  three   years   before  he  had 

intercourse  with  another  apostle,  and 

when  he  met  Peter  himself  it  was  not 

as  an  inferior  either  in  knowledge  or 

station,  but  ns  an  equal.     Having  thus 

prepared  the  way,  he  enters  on  the 

subject  argumentatively,  shows  that  by 

the  gospel  believers  were  relieved  from 

bondage  to  the  ancient  law,  and  exhorts 

his  friends  to  stand  fast  in  the  liberty 

with  which  Christ  had  made  them  free.*' 

All  this  was  relevant  and  \n  ^il^c^ 

harmony  with  the  facta,  a\i\)^o%\T\^  \\i<^ 

epistle  to  have  been  written  B.t  knXao^^i 


U4 


THE  £PIBTL£  TO  TH£  GALATIAK6. 


before  the  cveaU  took  place  which  are 
recorded  in  the  fifteenth  chapter  of  the 
Acts ;  but  afterwards,  the  propriety  of 
treating  the  subject  in  this  waj  would 
have  been,  to  say  the  least,  problem- 
atical. The  opinion  expressed  by  Calvin 
s^peals  strongly  to  the  common  sense  of 
all  impartial  readers,  when  he  says  : — 

"  I  think  that  it  was  written  not  only 
before  Paul  had  seen  Rome  but  before 
that  consultation  had  been  held  and  the 
decision  of  the  apostles  given  ajjout 
ceremonial  observances.  While  his 
opponents  were  falsely  pleading  the 
name  of  the  apostles,  and  earnestly 
striving  to  ruin  Paul,  what  carelessness 
would  it  have  argued  in  him  to  pass  by 
the  decree  universally  circulated  among 
them,  which  struck  at  those  very  per- 
sons !  One  word  would  have  shut 
their  mouth, — '  You  bring  against  me 
the  authority  of  the  apostles,  but  who 
does  not  know  their  decision  ?  and, 
therefore,  I  hold  you  convicted  of 
unblushing  falsehood.  In  their  name 
you  oblige  the  Gentiles  to  keep  the  law, 
but  I  appeal  to  their  own  writing,  which 
sets  the  consciences  of  men  at  liberty.' "  - 

Paley,  without  giving  a  decided 
opinion,  speaks  of  the  ooinmon  supposi- 
tion of  the  identity  of  the  journey 
recorded  in  the  fifteenth  of  the  Acts, 
with  that,  fourteen  years  after  Paul's 
conversion,  mentioned  in  the  epistle  as 
''^encumbered  with  strong  objections." 
After  mentioning  one  or  two,  he  adds, 
**  But  a  greater  difficulty  remains,  viz., 
that  in  the  account  which  the  epistle 
gives  of  what  passed  upon  this  visit  at 
Jerusalem,  no  note  is  taken  of  the 
delil)eration  and  decree  which  are 
recorded  in  the  Acts,  and  which,  accord- 
ing to  that  history,  formed  the  business 
for  the  sake  of  which  the  journey  was 
undertaken.  The  mention  of  the  coun- 
cil and  of  its  determination,  whilst  the 
apostle  was  relating  his  proceedings  at 


Jerusalem,  could  hardly  have  been 
avoided,  if,  in  truth,  the  narratiye  be- 
long to  the  same  journey.  To  me  it 
appears  more  probable  that  Paul  and 
Barnabas  had  taken  some  journey  to 
Jerusalem,  the  mention  of  which  is 
omitted  in  the  Acts."  *  Yet  even  this 
does  not  present  the  full  amount  of 
the  difficulty.  How  difficult  is  it  to 
reconcile  with  the  transparency  of  the 
apostle's  character  the  language'that  be 
;  uses  in  the  epistle,  if,  in  fact,  he  had 
been  to  Jerusalem  previously  '  unto  the 
apostles  and  elders  about  this  question/' 
It  is  possible,  perhaps,  so  to  explain 
each  phrase  as  to  preclude  a  oonvicticA 
1  of  positive  falsehood ;  but  it  seems 
;  scarcely  possible  so  to  read  the  letter  ae 
to  avoid  the  conviction  that  the  writer 
wislied  to  produce  an  impression  not 
quite  in  accordance  with  the  fact  that 
lie  ]iad  l)ecn  one  of  a  deputation  to 
Jerusalem  '^  about  this  question ;"  that 
the  apostles  and  elders  had  oome  to- 
gether ^*  to  consider  of  this  matter ;  '* 
tliat  he  and  others  had  conveyed  the 
decision  in  writing  to  those  who  had 
deputed  them  ;  and  that  afterwards  he 
had  gone  through  the  cities  wliich  be 
had  previously  visited  and  "  delivered 
them  the  decrees  to  keep  that  were 
ordained  of  the  ai)ostles  and  elders 
which  were  at  Jerusalem."  Surely,  if 
all  this  had  taken  place  when  he  wrote 
the  letter,  so  thoroughly  frank  and 
honest  a  man  as  Paul  could  not  have 
expressed  himself  in  suoh  terms  as  it 
contains,  without  some  modification  or 
supplementary  remark ! 

An  incidental  confirmation  of  the 
early  date  of  the  epistle  occurs  in  the 
account  which  it  gives  of  the  dissimula- 
tion of  some  Jews  who  were  with  Peter 
at  Antioch.  It  is  said,  ^  Insomuch  that 
Barnabas  also  was  carried  away  witli 
their  dissimulation.*'  Who  is  Barnabas  ? 
we  may  imagine  some  Galatian  reader 


*  Caivin  on  G4I.  il.  1. 


*  \\oT« '^&w\\u:&.    Qii^VNKtA. 


Yti,  if  be  were  accompanied 
abaa,  his  cntnmee  among  them 
V4  been  before  tha  consultation 
alem  ;  for  aFter  that,  Paul  and 
■  did  not  travel  together.  ^Vhile 
■0  haimoniouBlf  acting  together 
ich,  it  wm  quite  to  the  purpose 
"Insomuch  that  Bamaba?  bIbo 
Ried  away,"  but  after  their 
ment  and  separatioa  to  haro 

to  the  temporary  defection  of 
IS  would  bftve  been  uiuecinl; ' 
lertineut.  | 

•cting  the  dnte  of  the  epittle,  i 
wn  doei  not  formally  pronounce  I 
at.  He  merely  Bttys,  "  Some 
ppoeed  this  to  be  the  first  epistle  ! 

by  Paul.  This  is  the  opinion  | 
ullian  and  Epiphanius.  OtherB 
r  it  lu  probably  one  of  the  last 
».    This  is  the  opinion  of  Theo- 

Chryaostom  says  it  was  written 
jly  to  the  epistle  to  the  Bomons. 
ly  internal  indication  of  date  is 
,  6 ;  bat  it  is  impoBsible  to  say 
r  "so  Boon"  refers  to  n  short 

inferrening  between  their  re- 
'  the  coswl  from  tlie  apostle  and 


The  apace  which  wo  have  occupied 
with  this  chronological  question — a 
question  which  seems  to  us  to  be  Teiy 
important — wi!l  prevent  our  going  at 
length  on  the  present  occasion  into 
other  qncstiong  which  welt  deserve 
examination.  This,  however,  is  the 
lcs3  to  be  regretted,  as  it  is  possible  to 
say  in  a  few  words  that  the  learning,  the 
judgment,  and  the  Christian  feeling 
evinced  in  Dr.  Brown's  work  entitle  it 
to  esteem  and  confidence.  The  mors 
CTitcnsive  its  circulation,  the  better  for 
the  churches.  On  most  of  the  topics 
w)iich  pass  under  review,  though  not 
quite  on  all,  his  views  correspond  with 
our  own.  Br.  Olshausen  is  a  clever 
anatomist,  but  Br.  Brown  possesses 
evangelical  taste  as  well  as  erudition. 
On  the  principal  topics  discussed  in  the 
epistle  his  sentiments  appear  to  be  clear 
and  just.  "The  law ''  is  an  expression 
which  occurs  in  the  epistle  very  fre- 
quently, and  in  a  specific  sense.  Of 
this  Dr.  Brown  says  well:  "It  is 
obviously  the  Mosaic  institution  viewed 
as  a  whole.  It  is  nrithcr  what  has 
been  termed  the  moral  law,  nor  the 


16(5 


THE  EPISTL£  TO  THE  QALATIANS. 


tion  both  of  the  fact  that  God  was  :  pFoxnUe  was  made :  saying,  "  I  hate 
disposed  to  i^ardon  tho  human  vioktora  !  already  stated  my  reasons  for  under- 
of  his  kw,  and  of  the  way  in  which  ;  standing  Hhe  seed '  here  of  the  Messiah, 
this  pardon  was  to  bo  dlspeDsod  ;  and  '  and  of  course  rendering  the  words  'till 


(8)  as  a  means  of  preserving  the  Israel- 
itish  people  distinct  from  other  nations, 
that  this  exhibition  of  the  character 
and  claims  and  intentions  of  God  might 


the  seed  should  come,  in  reference  to 
whom  the  promise  was  made.'  The 
promise  referred  to  is,  'in  thy  seqd 
shall  all  the  families  of  the  earth  be 


not  bo  lost  in  the  prevailing   moral    blessed^ — a  promise  made  not  to  the 
darkness  which  covered  the  earth/'  Messiah,  but  in  reference  to  the  Messiah. 

In  expounding  the  well  known  words,  This  view  of  the  law  being  rendered, 
'*'  lie  saith  not.  And  to  seeds,  as  of  many,  i  by  the  transgressions  of  the  Israelites, 
but  as  to  one.  And  of  thy  seed  which  is  i  necessary  to  preserve  them  a  separate 
Christ,"  Dr.  Brown  takes  what  we  |  people,  and  to  gain  the  ends  connected 
consider  to  be  the  right  course,  acknow-  !  with  this  till  the  coming  of  the  Mes- 
ledging  that  this  would  l>e  inconclusive  siah,  when  the  necessity  of  this  order 
if  it  were  intended  for  argument,  but  ;  of  things  should  cease,  exactly  corre- 
that  it  is  to  be  regarded  as  authoritative  ;  spends  with  what  the  apostle  afterwards 
interpretation.  "  The  truth  is,  tlicre  is  i  says  of  the  Israelitish  people,  as  '  kept  * 
no  ground  to  suppose  that  it  is  the  :  imprisoned^  confined,  shut  up,  by  the 
statement  of  an  argument  at  all.    It  is  i  law.'* 

just  as  Riccaltoun  observes,  *  a  critical  We  confess  however  that  we  do  not 
explicatory  remark.'  It  is  just  as  if  he  |  see  the  propriety  of  Dr.  Brown's  dc- 
had  said.  In  the  passage  I  refer  to,  the  '  parture  from  the  common  translation, 
word  seed  is  used  of  an  individual,  just  and  all  other  recognized  translations,  to 
as  when  it  is  employed  of  Setli,  Gen.  iv.  speak  of  the  seed  in  reference  to  whom 
25,  where  he  is  called  *  another  seed,'  the  promise  was  made,  instead  of  to 
and  said  to  be  given  in  the  room  of  vrhom  the  promise  was  made.  The 
Abel  whom  Cain  slew.  In  looking  Pauline  doctrine  seems  to  us  to  be  that 
carefully  at  the  promise  recorded,  Gen.  !  the  sole  heir  of  the  promises  made  to 
xxii.  IG — 18,  the  phrase  ^  sccd^  seems  |  Abraham  and  his  seed  is  tho  MessiaL 
used  with  a  different  reference  in  the  ,  Some  of  those  promises  were  designedly 
two  parts  of  the  promise,  the  first  part '  made  to  Messiah  at  first,  when  the  one 
of  the  17th  verse  plainly  referring  j  glorious  descendant  of  Aliraham  wtB 
to  a  class   of   descendants ;    the  last  \  exclusively  referred  to,  as  in  the  case 


above  cited,   when  it  was  said,  "not 
unto  seeds  as  of  many ;  but  as  of  one, 


clause  and  the  18th  verse  to  an  indi- 
vidual, and  that  individual   is   Christ. 
There  is  no  doubt  that  this  is  the  fact —    And  to    thy  seed,  which   is    Christ," 
that  "*  in  thy  seed  shall  all  the  families  '  Others  of  the  promises  however  had  a 


of  the  earth  be  blessed,'  the  reference 
is  not  to  the  descendants  of  A1>raham 
generally,  nor  to  his   descendants  by 


plural  object,  as  their  phraseology 
shows:  it  miglit  bo  said  of  them,  He 
saith  not  to  thy  seed  as  of  one,  but  as 


Isaac,  nor  to  his  spiritual  descendants,  I  of  many.     But  these  had  all  been  for- 


but  to  Iiis  great  descendant  tho  Mes- 
siah." Consistently  with  this,  and  we 
believe  with  the  apostle's  design,  he 
explains  the  declaration  that  the  law 
was  added  because  of  transgressions  till 
the  seed  should  come  to  whom   the 


felted  by  the  misconduct  or  unbelief  of 
those  to  whom  they  were  made,  so  that 
none  was  entitled  to  the  blessings  they 
contemplated  but  God's  One  Righteous 
Servant.  Other  men  indeed  enjoy  the 
Ues&vDLgjft  \.VvcQivx9}\  ^^*^  Qonnezion  with 


SPECULATIVE  PHILOSOPHY. 


m 


him,  bat  only  in  virtue  of  that  con- 
nexion— ^a  connexion  whicli  is  estab- 
lished exdusivelj  by  faith.  '^  If  ye  be 
Christ's  then  are  ye  Abraham's  seed, 
and  heirs  according  to  the  promise." 
Bat  we  could  scarcely  expect  to  find 
this  brought  out  explicitly  in  the  works 
of  Dr.  Brown,  as  it  clashes  with  a 
dterished  principle  of  that  denomina- 
tion of  which  he  is  a  distinguished 
onuunent* 


Bittorieed  Development  of  Speculative 
PhUoBophy^from  Kant  to  Hegel.  From 
the  German  of  Dr,  H.  M.  Ghalybaus^ 
Professor  of  Pkilosophi/  in  the  toiiver- 
tity  of  Kiel,  By  the  Eev,  E,  Eder- 
Aeimy  Old  Aberdeen,  Edinburgh.  T. 
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108. 6d.     18o4. 

The  power  and  final  prevalence  of 
truth   have    passed   into    a    proverb: 
**  Great  is  truth,  and  it  will  prevail.'*  Its 
oltimate  victory  is  part  of  th')  popular 
faith  of  most  nations.    In  the  mean- 
time, however,  error  seems  clothed  with 
iome  of  its  attributes.     It  grows  as 
rapidly,  propagates  as  easily ;  and  if  in 
one  quarter  it  dies  down  or  is  crushed 
out,  it  springs  up  elsewhere  with  a 
vitality  at  least  as  vigorous  as  that  of 
Its  rival. 

All  departments  of  inquiry  illustrate 
this  statement ;  but  especially  the 
department  which  is  dignified  with  the 
name  of  philosophy.  It  was  once  said, 
for  example,  that  Locke  maintained  the 
senses  to  be  the  only  source  of  know- 
ledge. The  statement  has  been  repeat- 
edly corrected ;  men  have  his  writings 
in  their  hands,  and  a  good  index  gives 
references  to  whole  pages  that  discuss 
the  ideas  which  have  their  origin  in  the 
reoion,  and.  yet  the  echo  of  the  error 
Btill  reverberates  through  Europe,  and 
elicits  on  all  sides  doubt  or  rebuke, 
according  to  tbe  taste  of  the  hearer.  In 
rcr.  xrjt. — fourth  seribr. 


this  view  of  Lockeism  originated  the 
sceptical  theories  of  David  Hume  and 
the  common-sense  principles  of  Dr. 
Reid.  To  the  same  view  we  owe  much 
of  the  jaunty  philosophizings  of  our 
southern  neighbours,  and  part  at  least 
of  the  heavy  philosophy  of  Qermany. 
In  truth,  however,  the  errors  of  modem 
inquiry  on  these  questions  are  older  by 
centuries  than  this  history  of  them 
implies.  A  quiet  listener  may  hear 
Plato  in  the  Academus  and  Cicero  at 
Tusculum  discussing  the  same  themes 
and  settling  them  with  nearly  as  much 
satisfaction  to  themselves,  and  with 
nearly  as  much  conviction  to  their  dis- 
ciples. 

But  though  in  philosophy,  as  in  other 
matters,  men  repeat  themselves,  and  the 
thing  that  is,  is  the  thing  also  that  has 
been,  the  study  is  not  useless.  Older  errors 
appear  under  new  forms.  Good  can 
sometimes  be  known  only  through  evil^ 
and  is  often  most  impressively  illustrated 
by  it.  All  systems  of  philosophy,  more- 
over, contain  portions  of  truth,  which 
the  earnest,  humble  inquirer  will  recog- 
nize and  combine.  In  the  end  we  shall 
have  a  system  of  ethics  and  of  mcta- 
pliysics — a  philosopliy  of  human  nature 
and  morality — in  complete  harmony 
with  scripture  and  experience. 

On  these  grounds  we  give  a  cordial 
welcome  to  this  volume.  It  contains 
the  substance  of  a  series  of  lectures 
delivered  in  Dresden  during  the  year 
lt<35-6.  TIio  audience  was  composed  of 
philosophers  and  practical  men,  whoso 
knowledge  of  philosophy  had  hardly 
kept  pace  with  the  progress  (somewhat 
rotatory)  of  the  science,  and  who  wished 
to  learn  in  any  easy  way  all  that  had 
been  written  and  settled  since  they  were 
students.  To  meet  the  necessities  of 
this  class,  Dr.  Chalybiius  prepared  these 
lectures.  He  is  himself  pronounced  by 
a  most  competent  authority  (Sir  William 
Hamilton)  to  be  an  acute  sp^GuYtNXOT,^ 
/air   critic,  and  a  ludd  wivlcT.     "M^ 


158 


WORKS  OF  JOHN  BUNTAN. 


panes  tinder  review  the  sjstems  of 
Kant,  Jacobi,  Herbart,  Fichte,  Schlier- 
macher,  Schelling,  and  Hegel,  analyzing 
and  comparing  the  whole.  Cousin's 
lectures  on  the  history  of  philosophy  wc 
have  already  commended.*  For  Oer- 
man  philosophy,  however,  this  work  of 
Chalybaus  is  preferable,  and  is  the  best 
we  have  seen  ;  it  is  comprehensive  and 
compendious;  elementary,  and  yet  for 
most  English  readers  sufRciently  pro- 
found. E'jsi/  reading,  wo  can  scarcely 
call  it ;  but  if  any  wish  to  form  acquaint- 
ance with  the  modem  speculative  sys- 


appropriated  to  the  Allegorical,  Figura-   - 
tive,  and  Symbolical ;  it  includes  there-    '- 
fore  those  productions  in  which   the    - 
author's  peculiarities  are  most  obvious, 
and  which  constituted  the  basis  of  hii    - 
fame.    In  his  other  publications  there   • 
is  much  that  is  admirable  and  adapted    -- 
for  usefulness,  but  they  would  never 
have  received  the  degree  of  notice  they 
have  obtained,  liad  they  not  appeared 
with  the  name  of   an   author  whoso    . 
celebrity  was  already  great. 

Tlie  Pilgrim's  Progress  is  so  gone- 
rally  known  that  it  cannot  bo  necessary 


terns  of  our  Saxon  neighbours,  he  has  !  to  sny  anything  about  its  intrinsic 
here  all  the  materials  easily  accessible,  excellence.  This  edition,  we  are  told 
The  risks  of  such  a  study  are  small,  pro-  by  the  editor,  is  prepared  from  a  care- 
vided  it  be  thoroitfjh  and  huhM\  Pride  |  ful  'collation  of  the  twelve  editions 
and  superficiality  are  safe  nowhere,  and  ,  published  by  the  author  during  his  life, 
least  so  {moral  subjects  apart)  in  Ocr-  **  It  embraces  the  whole  allegory  in  its 
man  metaphysical  speculation.  To  the  native  simplicity  and  beauty;  illustrated 
reader  who  does  not  care  to  go  through  with  appropriate  engravings;  and  vari- 
the  book,  and  who  had  therefore  better  i  orum  notks  ;  being  extracts  from  Bun- 
not  begin  it,  we  may  say  that  it  reminds  ;  yan's  various  treatises  which  illustrate 


us  somewhat  of  the  ancient  Midianites. 
Each  system  attacks  the  rest,  and  we 


the  Pilgrim's   Progress,  together  with 
the  mc>st  striking  and  valuable  notes 


soon  form  the  conviction  that  if  the  !  by  Clieever,  Macauley,  Newton,  Mason, 
struggle  continue  long  enough,  the  ;  Scott,  Ivimey,  Burder,  ^Mc  NicoU,  Dr. 
errors  of  the  whole  will  fall  by  their  '  Dodd,  and  other  commentators,  with  a 
0 2971  hands.  A.       few  by  the  editor.     To  preserve  the 

uniformity  of  the  text,  the  fac  similes 


The  Works  of  Joiix  Buntax.  THV/^  mi 
Introduction  to  each  Treiti^,  Xotes, 
and  a  Sketch  of  his  Ufe^  Times,  mui 
Contemporaries.  Vohnne  ITL  Alle- 
gorical, Figurafive' and  Sf/mbolical. 
Edited  hj  Otorge  Offor,  Eaq,  Glas- 
gow and  London:  Blackie  and  Son, 
1953.  Imp.8vo.  pp.  Ixxix.  700.  Cloth. 

The  two  former  volumes  of  this  series 
were  brought  before  the  attention  of 
our  readers  and  commended  to  their 
patronage  in  May,  1052.  They  con- 
tained those  of  Bunyan's  writings  which 
were  designated  Experimental,  Doc- 
trinal, and  Practical.    This  volume  is 


•  Se9  BtptiBt  A/aguinp,  Dee.  JS'2. 


of  all  the  original  woodcuts,  with  the 
vorse  under  each,  are  placed  together  in 
the  order  in  wliicli  they  first  appeared  ; 
presenting  a  short  pictorial  outlino  of 
the  principal  scenes  of  this  spiritual 
pilgrimage,  in  those  rude  representa- 
tions which  so  delighted  and  interested 
us  in  our  chilJliood." 

The  Holy  War,  which  was  not  pub- 
lished till  four  years  after  the  first  part 
of ;  the  Pilgrim's  Progress,  though 
esteemed  by  eminent  judges  a  work  of 
greater  genius  than  its  forerunner,  has 
never  been  equally  popular.  The  reason 
why  this  book  has  not  been  read  by  as 
many  thousands  or  translated  into  as 
many  languages  as  its  more  celebrated 
\compaii\oti  V*  e^^^  ^^«ttie^Vi\i\ft.     It 


WORKS  OF  JOHN  BUNYAN.  IM 


nqaires  a  much  more  profound  ao- 
quaintance  with  theology  to  under- 
stand the  Holy  War  than  to  see  the 


editor  remarks  that  thia  is  the  only- 
work  proceeding  from  the  prolific  pen 
and  fertile  imagination  of  ;^Bunyan  in 


symbolic    design    ot    the    Pilgrimage.  I  which  he  uses  terms  that,  in  this  delicate 


But,  further,  it  is  scarcely  possible  for 
any  one  to  regard  this  work  with  com- 
placency, who  does  not  rolinquiish  his 


and  refined  age,  may  give  offence.  The 
vices  that  prevailed  in  the  reign  of 
Charles   the   Second   could   not,  how- 


self-will,  and  submit  himself  entirely  to  |  ever,  be  described  in  language  fit  for  a 
the  authority  of  God.  The  heart  must ,  modum  drawing  room.  Ministers  may 
be  subdued,  as  well  as  the  intellect,  or  gain  assistance  in  their  work  from  thd- 
the  Holy  War  will  not  be  at  once  under-  insight  these  conversations  afford  into 
stood  and  enjoyed.  Kor  is  this  all.  i  the  customs  and  modes  of  thought 
.Some  who  are  not  Calvinists  are  devout  j  which  prevail  even  now  among  the 
men ;  but  no  one  who  is  not  a  Calvinist  *  vulgar  wicked,  especially  if  they  have 
can  enter  fully  into  tlic  spirit  of  this  never  acquired  much  practical  know- 
performance.  Grace  reigns  so  com-  '  ledge  of  the  more  ignorant  and  aban- 
pletely  in  the  author's  theory,  and  that ,  doned  classes. 

theory  is  so  thoroughly  incorporated  It  is  not  necessary  to  go  into  detail 
with  the  allegory,  that  acquiescence  in  respecting  tlie  other  treatises  contained 
the  peculiarities  of  Calvinism  is  more  in  tliis  third  volume.  The  principal 
or  leae  distinctly  required.  It  is  not  ^  arc.  The  Iloly  City,  or  The  New  Jerusa- 
wonderful,  then,  that  the  adrnirers  of '  letn — Solomon's  Temple  Spiritualiaed — 
the  Holy  War  should  bo  a  more  select  I  The  House  of  the  Forest  of  Lebanon — 
band  than  the  admirers  of  the  Pilgrim's  .  The  Water  of  Life  —  The  Barren  Fig 
Progress.  Nay,  it  is  not  after  all  so  Tree — A  Few  Sighs  from  Hell,  one  of 
much  a  book  to  be  admired  as  to  be  :  Bunyan's  earliest  work?,  with  a  com- 
felt.  Wo  liavo  read  it  repoatudly,  but  niendatory  preface  by  John  Gilford,  hig 
of  late  years  we  could  never  read  it  :  pastor,  and  which  went  through  nine 
without  weeping.  It  melt£<,  and  subdues,  ;  editions  in  the  author's  lifetime.  To 
and  tends  to  the  production  of  a  pcni-  .  these  must  be  added  Divine  Emblems, 
tent  contrite  frame,  beyond  any  other  |  or  Temporal  Things  Spiritualized  in 
book  that  wo  ever  met  witli.  0  that  it  ,  Verse,  wliich  was  first  published  under 
were  more  read  in  the  present  day  by  tlic  title  of,  "A  Look  for  Boys  and 
the  members  of  Christian  churches,  and    Girls.'* 

their  pastors  I  They  would  not  find  that  A  fjw  words  must  be  added  respect- 
they  had  wasted  the  hours  they  expended  j  ing  the  edition.  It  is  so  much  superior 
on  this  allegory.  to   all   that  have  preceded  it,  that  it 

Tiie  Life  and  Death  of  Mr.  Badman  must  necessarily  throw  them  into  the 
b  not  an  allegory  but  a  [dialogue,  in  shade  and  establish  for  itself  an  uncon- 
which  the  character,  deeds,  and  end  of  tested  superiority.  It  is  well  and  accu- 
an  imaginary  specimen  of  wickedness  ratcly  printed,  which  is  more  than  can 
arc  portrayed  and  made  the  foundation  be  said  of  its  predecessors.  It  is 
for  judicious  comments.  The  dilTcrent  '  enib;;llished  with  numerous  and  costly 
stages  of  the  bad  man's  life  are  traced  ;  ^  engravings.  Bat,'above  all,  its  possessors 
there  are  anecdotes  of  his  childhood,  his  *  are  indescribably  indebted  to  the  indus- 
apprenticeship,  his  commencement  as  a  I  try  and  zeal  of  the  skilful  editor.  Mr. 
tradesman,  his  courtsliip,  his  marriage,  |  Off  or  is  as  sLrongly  attached  to  cvery- 
his  bankruptcy,  and  so  on  to  the  end,  thing  pertaining  to  the  awl\ioi«A\.\kOM^ 
Ouvagb  A  £re»t  number  of  scenes.  The!  he  had  a  vested  iutcTest  Vu '&\]jv^^% 


10() 


BRIEF  NOTICES. 


repntation.  He  has'spared  neither  pains 
nor  expense,  determined  to  procure 
everything  that  could  in  the  slightest 
degree  elucidate  any  production  of  Bun- 
yan's  pen.  The  elaborate  Introduction 
to  the  Pilgrim's  Progress,  prefixed  to 
the  edition  Tvhich  he  kindly  prepared 
for  the  Hansard  KnoUys  Society,  he  has 
enlarged  and  re -written.  A  new  memoir, 
compiled  with  great  research  and  care, 


he  has  now  furnished.  Every  one  of 
the  productions  or  supposed  productions 
of  Bunyan's  pen  he  has  critically  ex- 
amined, retaining  the  genuine  and. 
rejecting  the  spurious.  The  notes  that 
accompany  the  text,  page  by  page, 
elucidate  and  adorn  it.  The  preparation 
has  been  the  favourite  work  of  Mr. 
Ofifor's  life,  and  it  will  be  his  most 
durable  monument. 


BRIEF    NOTICES. 


■  hftvinff  performed  his  twk  in  a  manner  trWcb 
would  hare  l)ecn  so  thorouglily  approred  by  hii 
honoured  uncle. 

Christology  of  the  OH  Tettament,  and  a  Cow- 
mentary  on  the  Messianic    Prtdietiont^  Bji 
E.  W.  Hexcstenbkrc,  Doctor,  and  Pro- 
fessor of  Theology  in  Berlin.   Second  Edilitm 
greatly    improted.       Translated    from     ih 
German     by     the     Rev.     Theod.      Meyer. 
Hebrew  Tutor  in  tlie  \ew  ColLge,  Edinlnu^h 
Vol.   /.      Edinburgh :    T.    and   T.   Clart 
London :  Hamilton,  Adams,  and  Co.     1854 
8vo.    Pp.  vL  5:>0. 

ThU  is  the  first  volume  of  a  new  scriei  o 
that  very  respectable  work,  Clark's  Foreigi 
Theological    Library.      On    this  account  wi 


Irish,* '  $Y.  By  his  Nephew,  H  ucn  A nde  ii- 
■osr.  ]^inbarah ;  W.  P.  Kennedy.  London : 
Hamilton,  Adams,  and  Co.  \S5L  8vo. 
Pp.  tL  460. 

The  biographical  sketch  with  which  oar  pre- 

■ent  number  opens  is  derired  from  this  Tolume ; 

and  brief  as  it  is,  it  will  doubtless  incline  many 

to  become  purchasers.    The  late  Mr.  Anderson 

was  an  intelligent,  acute,  and  energetic  man,  a 

fiuidnating  speaker,  and  an  able  tactician.     A 

fondness  for  power  was  beliered  to  be  a  marked 

fieature  of  his  character ;  but  this  is  attributed, 

correctly  or  incorrectly,   to  all  who  achieve 

much.      He    often    disapproved    of   measures 

adopted  by  the  managers  ot  societies  with  which  I  hasten  1o  apprise  our  readers  of  its  appearance 
'   '    '  1   -»   ^  ^»  •  1 !      though    we    have    not    had    opportunity  t 

examine  its  merits  thoroughly.  The  name  o 
Dr.  Hengstenberg  is  however  well  known,  ani 
his  reputation  for  extensive  learning  has  lonj 
been  established.  His  Chrisjtology  was  pub 
lished  in  his  own  country  a  quarter  of  a  centur 
ago,  but  the  alterations  he  has  recently  mad 
are  so  numerous  and  important,  that  in  hi 
judgment,  "  the  old  will  not  retain  any  rain 

'*     '  W 


he  was  connected;  but  whether  this  was  his 

fitult  or  theirs  is  an  open  question.     He  has 

been   happier  than  many  celebrated  men,  in 

falling  into  the  hands  of  a  biographer  who 

coincided  with  him  in  all  his  opinions.     It  was 

probably  from  himself  that  Mr.  Hugh  Anderson 

derived  many  of  his    impressions   respecting 

occurrences  and  persons,  and  he  has  doubtless 

transferred  them  to  paper  faithfully.     Respect- ,  ^__^ , 

ing  some  of  them,  especially  those  which  related     when  compared  with  the  new  edition. 

to  tiic  Seramporc  controversy  which  so  long     welcome  it  as  an  acceptable  aid  in  the  study  c 

divided  the  friends  of  the  Baptist  Mission,  wc  '  Old  Testament  propliecy ;  the  most  valuaU 

had  personal  knowledge;  and  had  it  devolved  I  importation  from  Germany  that  we  have  see 

on  us  to  tell  the  tale,  we  should  have  given  a  ;  for  some  years.  One  thine  however,  in  justic 
Afferent  version  of  some  part  of  it  from  that  .  to  our  friends,  must  be  added :  Dr.  Hengstei 
which  lies  before  us;  but  then,  it  is  to  be  con-  j  berg  is  apparently  as  ignorant  of  Britis 
sidered,  that  the  pre!«ent  reviewer  was  as  strong  |  theology  as  any  vilLige  preacher  among  ns  is  < 
ft  partisan  on  one  side  as  Mr.  Anderson  was  on  the  works  of  llofTmann,  Maurer,  or  Dclitstcl 
the  other.  The  writer  of  this  article  had  how-  i  There  la  a  general  resemblance  between  th 
ever  the  honour  to  be  on  that  sub-committee  performance  and  Dr.  Pyc  Smith's  Scriptui 
which  uniting  with  a  deputation  from  the  Testimony  to  the  Messiah ;  but  of  the  existent 
Mnda  of  Seramporc  effected  sixteen  years  ago  j  of  Dr.  Smith's  book,  Dr.  Hengstenberg  dp 
ft  pacification  in  which  the  whole  denomination  |  not  seem  to  be  aware.  Now  there  arc  livii 
rejoiced,  with  the  exception  of  a  very  small  ;  men  both  in  Scotland  and  in  England,  to  si 
number  of  individuals ;  a  pacification  which  he  '  nothing  of  the  mighty  dead,  whom  we  belie' 
would  not  now  on  any  account  write  a  sentence  I  to  be  as  competent  instructors  in  theolog}', 
to  disturb.  ^Vhat  has  boon  stiid  is  enouuh.  !  can  be  found  in  any  foreign  land.  If  t1 
It  WHS  proper  that  Mr.  Aiiderson*s  life  should  .  student  can  obtain  the  contributions  fumisbi 

Ar  written,  and  Mr,  Hugh  Anderson  was  the  \  by  coutiut^uXoX  ^Vvcve»  m  «!ii^V\«a  to  the  wor! 
lifhi  JBMB  to  do  ft.     We  congratulate  Vim  on  \  oi  our  own  \Mi%l  xinVcvi,  V|  ^  xdwisaNrXNj 


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ioM;  bat  w«  ihoiild  adrige  bim  rather  to        Hamilton,  Adamii,  and  Co.    1853.    Pp.  16-A. 
Rfnd  them  ti  aupplementary  to  his  fiogltsh        Price  Is.  6d. 
libnrf,  than  as  hu  chief  treasures. 

To  the  name  and  writings  of  the  late  esteemed 
Kk  Triumphs:  A  Jubilee  Memorial  for  the  Robert  Iluldane  our  rcailcrs  scarcely  need  an 
British  and  Foreign  Bible  Sttciity.  By  tfw  introduction.  B}'  those  who  maintniii  that  the 
J^.  Thomas  TiMPSOX.  F-.or.don :  PartriiL'c  Ho'y  Scriptures  were  vcrbjlhj  inspired,  tliis 
ind  Oakey,  34,  Paternoster  Row.  ISJ3.  Kss.iy  lias  always  been  rcpanled  as  a  masterpiece, 
Pp.  riii.  480.     Price  78.  6d.  and  its  p  )|m1arity  may  be  jirpucd  from  the  fact 

that  it  has  reached  a  sixth  edition.  It  is,  hoir- 
Tbis  IS  a  useful  reconl  of  the  past  labours  ^ver,  in  our  opinion,  defective  and  unsatis- 
ladsuccefsesof  the  Britwh  and  Foreign  Bible  factory.  Us  arguments  are.  it  is  true,  clear 
Society.  The  plan  of  the  book  IS  simple,  and  ^nj  vifforuusi;  but  it  i!.v:«  not  attempt  to 
the  execution  good.  We  liavc  the  Claims  of  remove  the  difficulties  with  which  the  bilief  in 
the  Bible— History  of  the  Bible  Society—  the  Terbiil  inspiration  of  the  h(dy  scriptures  ii 
Libourrrs  of  the  Bible  Sociely--llr8nlts  of  the  teset;  the  existence  of  these  difficulties, 
Bible  Society,  and  Prospects  of  the  Bible  numerous  and  wei^'htv  as  they  are,  it  docs  not 
Society.  The  second  and  third  of  t  u»e  sections  even  reco{,niire.  The  chanters  on  the  cenuine- 
enbody  a  ra*t  nmountiit  »latistical  und  bio|?ra-  „e9s  and  autUenlicilv  of  the  Holy  Scripturei 
phieal  information;  and  lor  purposes  of  rder-  ,  are  admirable.  TheV  present  a  clear,  concise, 
—    are  invaluable,  either  to  those  who  have  :  and  comprehensive  view  of  the  evidences  of  the 


oot  the  Society  8  Reports,  or  to  those  who  :  canonical  authority  of  the  books  comprised  in 
though  they  possess  them  have  no  time  to  the  bible;  and  also  of  the  reasons  for  the  rejec- 
fpend  in  their  consultation.     It  is  pratify  inu  to  ■  tion  of  the  Anocrvnha.  B. 

a  baptist  to  read  tliat  the  originator  of  the  Bible  : 

Society  and  for  many  years  one  of  its  mo^t  \  -fhe  KvnwhUcal  System  connidtred  in  itt 
devoted  Secretaries  was  a  minister  of  his  own  various  usprcts.  A  Bitok  for  the  times.  By 
denomination;  and  that  four  of  its  chief  |  Otc  Ihr.  Jons  SrncK,  Minister  of  SatendiHe 
traoslatort  were  four  of  the  most  efficient  bap-  y^ok  CA/f/w/,  lluddcrsfuld.  Lec'ds :  Heaton. 
list  missionaries;  but  a  richer  gratification  \  Lona.in:  Hunlston  and  Stoneman.  1853. 
malts  from  knowings,  that  God  has  united  the  IGmo.  Pp.  viii.  ISO. 
best  men  of  all  evangelical  denominations  in  i  *  * 

tbtii  {[lorioas  work,  and  crowned  their  clTorts  .  The  author,  inho  is  paiitor  of  akiptistchurch 
with  snch  signal  success.  Thank  God  for  this  in  Yorkhhire,  has  a  strong  conviction  that  the 
centre  of  uuiun,  and  source  of  light  to  the  ,  gospel  is  the  only  clTective  remedy  for  the  worst 
world.    Alay  it  be  blessed  a  thousand  fold  I         ■  evils  by  which  mankind  are  afflicted.     He  has 

W.      I  nlso  apparently  an  apprehension  that  this  belief 
,  is  not  uiiivirr&al  even  whore  it  might  be  expected 
Thu  Sei\tt  $fah  brole  njun  ;  nr  thr  Bible  of  the  \  to  be  found  operating  with  unremitting  energy. 
Be  formation  Reformed,  iVc.  %  John  FrNcii,  !  A.  Book  fur  the  'J'iines  U  in  his  judgment  there- 
Merckamt,     LirerjUMil'      hondon :     Janus  ,  fore  a  book  that  shows  plai'ily  that  in  Christ 
Rigby.    240,    Strand.       1803.      Pp.    1108.  |  tl»cre  is  salyut ion,  and  that  they  who  distrust- 
Price  2ls.  '  i"ff  *li*-*  cflicacy  of  the   Christian   system   as 
,_.    ,                   ,    1  .    »    II    -    1        -1  revealed  in  scripture  are  looking  fi)r  something 
W  e  have  opened  this  bulky  volume  a  dozen     ^g^.  ^o  save  tbems.lves  or  others  will  reap  dis- 
tunes and  oftener  with  the  view  of  asrcrtammg     appointment  and  vanitv.    In  hucccfsive chapters 
lU  scope  and  object.      Lvcrv  time  we    have     i,^   hold^  up   the   Evangelical   System  to  in- 
been  defeated.     It  is  imposi-ible  to  convey  to     npcction  in  its  relation  to  Christ-to  the  Holy 
oar  readers  our  sense  of  con{uM.,ii.     A  gr.^V*^'  i  Spirit— to  the  Divine  Perfections,  Offices,  and 
mmbk   was   never  issued  from   a    publishing  I  i>,ir,,o8es-to  Human  Natnre-to  IlolincHs— to 
house,  since  authorship  began.     Never  was  the     Happiness  in  tiiis  Life- to  Etcrnitv-and  to 
bible  touched  with  a  more  sacrilegious  hand,     the  IJniversp.     The  view  whieh  he  ta'kcs  of  the 
Portions  ot  the  Epwtlc:.  arc  severed  from  their  .  ^^^^^,^^  i^   ,.1^^^^  ^,,,1   ccmprehcnjive,   and   we 
connection  and  arranged  with  portions  of  the     ^^^^^^^  ^^j  that  his  book  will  be  veiy  acceptable 
Psalms.     The  evangelists  are  interw-ovon  with  '  to  the  claw  of  persons  he  has  principally  in 
the  prophets.     All  pas-igcs  which  Mr.  Finch  .  view- Christians  wljo  desire  to  have  unfolded 
cannot  understand  are  roganlcd  a^  corruptions.   ,  t^  them    more   fullv   tho    rxcellcncv  of   that 
Texts  of  Scripture  which  have  been  pmious  to     ^..^^^.^^  „f  Mhich  the  S.mi  of  (huI  is  the  ulorious 
saints  in  all  ages  are  here  stvled  mythcdpnieal,     ^.^.„tro.     Some  m:.v  tiiink  th:it  the  aiithor  has 
and  accordingly  rejected.     But  enough.     One     practised  a  cruel  j/.ke  upon  them  in  calling  this 
eoncluBion  is  unavoidable ;  if  this  Uetormcr  of  :  ^^  Book  for  the  Times,  hut  there  i^  vlangcr  in 
the  Bible   u  not  more  competent  to  act  on     ^^^^  ^.i^d^  of  whit  imojI  to  b«  called  "the  old 
'Change  than  he  is  to  eluculate  Gwi  s  word  an,l  ;  truths  "    kcoming    raiilie-.    if    not    exactly 
theolog\-.  It  IS  high  time  his  friends  exercised  a     „ovellics  ;  and  these  arc  things  which  men  feel 
■tnct  supervision  of  his  affairs.                   A\  .         that  they  ntcd  v.  ben  the  fleeting  ^-enery  with 

which  wc  are  surrounded  is  rc'.'e«lin;!  from  view. 
The  Boohs  of  the   Ohl  and  Xrw  Testumnds  '  and   the   solemnities   of  eternity  pre  pressing 
proteti  to  be  Canonical ,  and  thrir  reibnl  In-  1  upon  their  attention. 
spii'atiitn  maintained  and  cstablishu! ;    with  \ 

an  Account  of  tlie  Introduction  am'   ('/*'/•  ^A    Lamjt   to  the   Path;  ur,  thr   Tiihh'  in   the 
racier  of  tkt  Api}cryyha,  BythehdeMoniiuT  I      J/^arf^  V  f.  Home,  awl  flic  3IaTk.tpluo.c.   Bu 
Haldaxj^  Bsq.    SutA  AW/iidn  J-Snlan/ed,  \     the  Jiev.  AV.  K.  T\ni>:D\R,  V).\A.,  Fret  Tul- 
SJiabuMb:  Jobttfioae  Mad  Hunter.  London:  \     booth    Church,   /rdialuryh.      Lw^tv".    t, 


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DUIKF  NOTICKP. 


Ncliou  and   Son*,   Paternoster    Row,  ami     wliU'Ii  be  hail  delivered  more  than  forty-eight 

E'iinbarpli.     18.Vi.     Pp.  24i».     Price  *J-.  vcur^  ago.    Tbev  bail  been  delivered  on'Lord's 

A  bDok  tbat  oi,.;Lt  to  be  circulatul  by  tboii-     *'^>"  "*=•""?''  ^^"'"  -"**"'*-  ."^**'^  bat  afterward^ 


•at  incr 

and  that  ain  is  at  onve  our  trtukiirss  anti  our  ■>     i-    .        n-       i        iv         t       .i«   lo-o           j 

/I                        ^  Ai     I       4      I          11^  lIiMliL-u  oil  luesany,  December  2< .  ISoo:  iffed 

rum.   Commencin":  ut  tbe  bciirt,  where  all  true  ,.  ,  .  ...       ^          •"                         » *«.~,  -bv- 

reiiiriun   bais  its  riic,  it  traces  tUc  influence  of  *''^"  ^  •'  ""'^' 

Cbrititinuity    tlirouifb     all     the 


society,  it  ia  euiinently  culcul:iti::l  to  be  ii!:t-fiil. 

**•  'I"hc  jjreat  fncts  find  doctrines  of  redemption 

•     ^  are  hero  prex  ntcl  in  a  lucid  nnd  fu.>rtnBting  man- 

France heforv  tht  Jirvoluiwn^  or  PrlisiA,  Tnthlfl&^  u:  r.     The  spirit  of  the  writer  serins  in  harmony 

and  lluijMcnnts  in  the  rdgn  of  Luui.t  AT.  \vi»h  his  thrme.     We  cannot,  however,  avoid 

Jiy   L.    F.    BUNCEM.R.    Author  of   *^  Thv  fctl-ii;:.  as  mc  jilwava  feel  after  riaiJinp  tbe  pro- 


JJiitnry  6f  the  Council  of  YVti*^,"  yf. 
Authorize  J  'J\itn9f(t(inn.  Tiro  lohiium, 
Kdinburph :  Thomus  ConstaUe  and  Co. 
12mo.    Pp.  79S. 

The  Pri(st  nnd  the  Ifini-nnril ;  ur  Vtrfici-tin,i 
in  the  Aije  of  Louis  AT'.  From  the  f-irnrh 
of  Lot' IS  Fmax  BrN(;i.NKn,  Atithor  if 
*'*  The  Prtochr  awl  thu  KiiiQ,''  iSc.,  S-i:. 
PvhJiihrd icith  tin'  Author's sam't ion.  I^ondoii : 
T.  Nelson  and  Som,  ICmo.  Pp.  41.'). 
Price 

The  di'SiLMi  of  thi'J  wwrk  i*  to  pivc  a  il.  ar 
and  iniprrs^i\e  i<lcii  (.f  thj  j)ri)Ci->;>  l»v  ivlii«'li 
France  Win  ripened  fi)r  that  il  i. ■*-()]  ut  ion  of 
society  which  came  u\)v.\  i(  at  the  cli-c  of  the 
eighteenth  ceiiliiry.  Tiie  itii)st  prominent 
personii  in  the  court  nre  hroufjht  hi-f-jre  the 
reader,  and  t'.icir  character!?,  imhits,  .iii'l  opinions 
arc  exhibited  to  \\cw  in  a  nerieA  of  iin.i^inary 
conversation;*  connected  aii«l  cnlivLMiol  by 
imajiinarv  incidents.     Here  are   the  kintr  and 


ductinnfl  of  this  proline  autltor,  "omcwbat  dis- 
n]>])ointiMl.  There  is  a  perpetual  Uyin^  of  the 
f'Mindation ;  no  uprrnrinfj  of  the  itrurtare. 
We  have  mill;  for  fmbe-:,  no  stron;?  meat  for 
men  that  nr^  of  n<7e.  There  is  not  sufficient 
cx'kTiiu'.'nl.il  truth.  To  tliose  who  desire  clear 
vii;\v4  of  .salvation  \\c  recommend  thin  book 
witii  mneh  conlidi  nee.  Advanced  Cbriktiana 
nuist  seek  inriLraction  and  surteoancc  else- 
whore.  W. 

'Jfi '  Grand  J)i$ct*v*'rtj^  or  the  Fafhrr/iood  of 
(iod.  liif  th.  Ht'v.  (Ir.orjr.r  (Iilfillax. 
.  I  uthor  fft ';.  **  li.irds  ofth,-  llihh.^*  London  : 
nhickniliT  and  Co,  .Miliuo  Chambers,  13, 
P.t!ii:..  ler  iU,\\:  ls;4.  12rno.  Pp.  lOG. 
Price  Is.  t'.J. 

Tiiat  the  Fatherhood  of  Clod  'la  n  fact;  a  fact 
not  di<C!n\-p-il  in  nature,  nor  in  the  piiiloanphy 
nor  heart  of  nnn  :  hnt  a  fact  rtcadid  in  tbe 
biti!e,  and  Ofiperiilly  in  tlie  gospel  of  Christt, 


Madame'  Pomp.idour,  the   Duke  do   Choi^eul  J''^  »'A^^u^>X  wl.u-h  no  vahu  o bj-'ctions  ran  be 

the   r.oniinil    prime    minister,   the    Duke    de  f«'"V'^  *"V'^*V'"^'r^*'^':"'^^*- '^'"^i!;*; ♦*»?*"  I?''*"ced 

nicbelieu  the  kin;T's  companion,  M.  Desmorelfi,  ^\   »»   *'";*   '''t'"   vidamc.^    This   is   a   theme 

the    Jesuit,   who    U    bin    majeHt\'s    cmifes^or,  always  \^elo.mie  to  the  Ciirisli-.n.      There  i?  no 

Bridaine  an  upri-ht  well  meHiuiijr  pric-t,  pe:-  f^P"^'*  "I  ^  ='  >  <ljararter  and  no  relationship 

socuted  proteiiai.N   and   literarv   iutid.d<*,  wh..  ^*-  S''"-^* ■":'•■  to  man   more  endearinjf  than  tbe 

sustain  their   8e%..Tai  pr.rt<  with   iirnpricty  i;.  liYI'"* '..    .'*  "*  as  with  our  hearts  wc  can  say 

rather  h)n;,Mlialo};ue.s  c\p..>i!orv  of  their  priu-  '^"'^^    I-ather,  thnt  we  realize    the  value  and 

ciples.     The  voluu.es  wlneli  ure  hv  the  auilior  ^vveetness  ot  the  t:.v<'pcl.                                  B. 


IP 

or  "  The  Pieaeher  :Mid  the  Kiiifj,"  a  v.  r\%.  of 

fimilar  nature  relating  to  the  time  "f  Louis 
XIV.  noticed  in  our  numluT  for  lV(e«nl)v.i-, 
gives  a  much  juster  view  of  Kamaiii<ni  i'l 
practical  operaticu  than  In-)  been  cor.iinonly 
entertained  ainoof;  J!n;2lishiiien  of  our  day. 
M.  Bunpencr's  ojiiuion  is  t]i:it  the  o:ily  true 
consistent  pajiist'^  are  the  Jesuit. -<. 


The  Kii'-i  if  to-daji  o.nd  a  Ifttnd  to  undo  it, 
A  L.tln'  tiiin'rts>i'  I  to  J/is  (irace  the  Arch' 
hishop  tf  Candr/'i.-r','  and  to  the  Cicrai/  and 
Luiif/  iif  the  f'niftd  Church  of  England  and 
Jr,l:ind,  on  *' Church  JUcival.'^  London: 
Seeleys.    U.Vj.    lOmo.  Pp.  l.?J.  Price  Is.  Gd. 

Some  years  airo  a  Methodi-t  ]>reacbcr  of  our 


lectures  on  Ihnalr  Scripluni  Characters,  hy  '»;:M;!='>ntancc,  of  stron-eonscrvative  and  Church 
William  Jav.  London  :  UamiUon,  .\dam.s,  I  ° .  ^'"^^^^^^^  tcndeiuie.  living  under  the  sbadojv 
and    Co.      1S54.      l:2mo.      Pp.    xiii.    irA.     f!  ^  vener.Mc  cathedral,  w.s  invited  by  the 


Price  Gs. 


*"    '""*    *'*'*'     bis'hop  to  take  breakfast  wiili  him  at  the  pulacc. 

They  bad  a  bin;:  and  friendly  cimference  as  to  tbe 

We  are  plad  to  see  one  more  volume  from  a     prat-ticabdily  of  bringing  Imck  the   ■\Ictliodisl8 

pen  which  has  done  buch  n:<>od  service  in  ]>a.st     to  the  fold  of  the  church,  .nnd  both  arrived  at 

days  as  that  of  the  late  William  Jay.     In  the     the  conclasion  th  it  it  niiplit  ensily  be  accom- 

prcfave,  tvbich  is  dsted  December,  1853,  be  i  plisbed.     "Thus  far  then,  my  LonI,"  said  our 

^Jh  u8  that  in  looking  over  .<:onie  of  bis  old  ^  Irieud,  **nvc  «T<i  «^tc«^  cv)ue\&tnvuf.  the  flock; 

toanuseriptf  he  found  a  number  of  Lectures  ^\)at  wA\a\.  \4  U*  \«Qotiws  o\  \\i^  ^Mv^Mo^r 


BRIEF  NOTICES. 


163 


■Ok.'*  cniwend  tbe  bishop,  "I  had  not 
Ikoafht  of  that."  "But  I  hod,  iny  lonl;" 
r^QUicd  our  friend,  and  thus  the  confiTL'ncc 
tmninatcd.  This  circumstance  has  been  re- 
dHed  to  mind  hy  the  remarkable  pamphlet 
kfurv  as.      "The    Knot  of   tonlav "  U  the 

If 

MiTcrance  of  the  Church  of  F.ii<:lind  and  iiH 

true  religion  from  impending  pcrili*,  eH{H'ci(i1ly 

popery.     ^The  hand  to  undo  it"  is  a  hnuid  of 

thirtt-eo,  tiho  »haU  lie  dividvd  intofMir  !ct.tii)ns 

of  three  mcmlKT!>  each,  the  riMii:iiiiiii,r  nu'iiihcr 

to  he  the  councillor  of  stau>tics  and  fiiinix-c. 

"On    the  human  hand/*  \u'  arc  tidd.  "  thi.i 

coancil  board  i^  really  and  actually  niodellLMl  in 

all  it*  parts.     (\mi  anUl.in^  in  nature  execute 

BO   many   or  ?uch   varied   works  ?      Are   any 

instruments  i>o  flexible  f>r  so  capable  an  the 

fiiifrera  of  the  hand  whether  to  pcize.  to  point, 

to  construct,  to  handle?     None.     NVhy   Gud 

made  them  four  in  nunilier  we  will  not  cnnuin.- ; 

we  are  sure  it  wns  bi"«t  — four  they  arc  lor  all 

their  various  uses,      /'our  u/yo  urc  ihr  sfvti'ns 

of  vur  council  fut  as  in  curnsjtowf  with  th-.in. 

Ttfaercforc  each  linger  wi:*  maile  of  three  j.c\it.i1 

Joints    we    know    not;    tl.roc    parts    in    ono 

they  are  to  do  all  their  norh.     'NS  e  are  certain 

no  other  arrangement  can  he  fo  gond ;  therefure 

in  each  section  of  the  cowncil  are  thm:  uumh  rt 

aftn  to  cnrrtipond  in  structure.     WherLl't  re  too 

God  apptiintcd  the  thumb  to  lick  tlio  g\\\-\y  of 

the  %vboIe,  by  its  two  joints  wc  close  athvv;;rt 

the  hand,  we  cannot  tell;  It  doe^  'O.     And  .si 

the   laft  numlier  of  our  chuih-U  In  hin  dtmhli- 

nfRcp.  touches  lill  the  M-etiuni)  :it  once,  and  hy 

crn-rijbciratinj^,  binds  them  all  in  lirninos-s  ai;d 

pcwc-r !"    The  writer  of  thi-t  tra^h  crills  hirn^lf 

'"A  Country  Chrpyman. '     \\c  \a  U])p:ireniiy 

sincere,  if  not  quite  inne.  iLi'd  ili-i-i-js  the  wrrl; 

to  b:  jrcompli.'iiiid  c;»nJi».irifivt!y  ea««y.     Thi- 

puint  f«tr  which  the  bishop  was  unprepan-rl,  iia-i 

a  prominent   pl;;ce   in   hi-!  pl.in.      A  W'Hj  ff-r 

tht    rmjifoyment  of  rlifS' i:tinfi   tnt'.ii.^ttrs  in  tfn- 

ehtrt h    {.*    tn    /►»■   rustfinuliinlh/    oiu.ui  I,    n'>il 

at   once   the  hr*t^   if  not  nil  nf  thim,    wilt   U- 

paincHt  iind  the  /locks  trill  J'.'l'ou',     The  n»r.!i 

who   writes   thus   is    either    ^'^o^^ly    i^ronrajit 

or  wofully  dishonest.     Some  di:!>entiiiL^  mini'*- 

ters  nii;:ht  he  allured  inlu  the  M^ta)>li»Iiiii.-iit 

by  the  pron>i*L-of  clni:rh  preferment,  ai:d  uvvwy 

Hitrn^liei!*  of  di^.sentin^  churchf:<  \\lio  jove  l'..i- 

fisi*!  niny  know  nothint;  re^ptctinj;  di»«c!itiM',' 

or  church  [irinciples :  hut  ^=o  hmcrnn  tiie  clmirh 

nnuins  a  politii-nl  thin>r,  :u:'l  the  t-.ol  (•!'  iiie 

ktate,  tlxe  be:>t,  and  we  belli- ve  the  I'ulk,  of  our 

niiuistcr>«  and  their  tlock>  will  re;ii;ii(i  ilUneuteis. 

The  h.ind  that  .><!.ail  UM'io  the  Knc.t  nf  to  day, 

r:!U't   si'parate   the   church  Inini  tl.e  ^t•lte,  hip 

oil  it'  liead  branches,  invent  it  '.^ilh  litV,  clothe 

it  with   holiiu'FK,  h>0]«en   itit  hon'l.->,  restore  it^ 

niembers  to  tluir  lr:;e  positii>n,  and  erect  in  it 

a  throne  on  wl>ii-Ii  l'l.ri>t   il;^  Ki'i^'  arid  i^nly 

Uwliil  Head  sliall  be  exalted.  i;. 

lltH'tr  SnfjfjtiiictF ;  or,  the  S<ilihntir  CrcJ-  ih^ 
l.tirini'  Chmnniniter :  a  tUsni-rfntiv/i  fo  f*run 
the  vrlijinnJ  Snhhitir  Onlinnncf  tn  /•»  /j. /*- 
pttunl  hut  t.nt  Icf/ul.  Jii/  \\\c\\\\\.\\  15.\i  i,, 
Authnro/"IIolff  Siripfitrc  th.'  TvstnfTr-'h:' 
At.,  A*r.  London:  llnniiiton,  A(iani:i,  nm] 
Co.     WM.    Pp.  92.     Tiicc  Is. 

The  oumcrouj  pamphlet. ^  on   the  sahhalh 
thMt  hMve  nctatly  appeared  9bow  h.,th   //;•  /  arc  ahro.vl. 


importance  and  diflicultics  of  the  subject.  The 
value  of  n  day  of  re<(t  and  religious  oh^crTance 
cannot  be  overrated ;  and  wc  hope  that  the 
time  may  never  arrive,  when  the  Sunday  in 
Ki:;:land  shall  re^enih]e  the  Sunday  ns  at  pre- 
sent on  the  l\nitinent.  ^Ve  iuu<«t,  how*  ver, 
confers  tlhit  this  attempt  tn  identify  the  Chris- 
tian sahbath  with  the  iiahbath  o(  the  iSlosait:  law 
i^  niisati^fiCtorv,  and  that  unleKs  more  cor« 
cIu>ivo  arjiuments  th.m  arc  here  presented  thall 
he  adduced,  we  must  believe  that  the  rt>t  pre* 
ti;;ured  hv  the  ftabhath  is  fuund  in  the  Chri^tlian 
di!;pen8ation,  anil  that  the  tirKt  day  of  the  week 
U  to  he  reliL;iously  kept  hy  Christians  as  the 
Lonl's  dav,  in  cornnienioraticm  of  the  re.surrcc- 
tiou  from  the  dead  of  uur  Lord  and  K.iviour 
J Ciius  Christ.  B. 

Election.  A  Strmon  prenrhtd  fit  Zion  Chnj^tU 
Camhriihir.  Jht  Ji^sKi'lI  DfRTo.f.  Cum- 
hrid;:e :  E.  Juhni^on.  Loudmi :  lloulstoii 
and  .Stoneman.     Pp.  12.    Ioj3.     Piice  2d. 

The  preacher  notices  the  fact  that  the 
d(>rtrine  of  eKction  U  tan>rlit  in  the  f^criptuies— 
ohserves  the  a;^rctnient  uf  thi 4  i)i)ctiine  with 
the  perfect ioiiH  and  f^ovcrnincnt  of  God — fur 
the  VLinoval  of  dilficulties  ^pe^iIies  Home  tbin;!S 
which  are  not  iniiilied  in  this  doctrine — and 
considers  the  de.-^ign  fur  which  it  v-i  levcnled; 
why  it  pnsents  nu  oh»tucle  in  the  way  of  any 
]:er«on*s  salvation :  and  how  persoUH  arc  to 
make  their  oi^n  election  sure.  We  are  hy  no 
means  satisfied  with  the  mea^rre  di>cnsHiun  of 
the  f;reat  d'H'trine  itself,  ui.tler  the  tir:*t  head  of 
th!.t   di^courfc:    otherwise    the    preacher    boa 

:  tn'  ited  hi<  sn>iject  in  .i  manner  hi«;idy  juuicious. 

I  The  praciiciil  ih;ir:u-ter  of  his  mind  is  fitamped 
on  tvrry  p.i;;e.  'W'.a  Fermun  may  he  read  with 
much  pio:it.  W. 

Jltlpx  for  thi'  Pulpit  I  nr  one  hundred  ami  two 
Sluti'hi*  uiid  iV.'«'/i  tiwH  of  Si-nnons.  liy  a 
.  Mini.'^tir,  Third  L'dition.  Pp.  .'J5"2. 
Ihljiit  for  the  I'uijf  f ;  or  uhv  hundred  SkttchcM 
tnul  yfctlitoNs  of  »//i/()i/,v.  Hi/  a  Miniater, 
Siriind  Sfriis.  P|i.  '3'}2,  Lonchin ;  W. 
'I'e.'.::  iiii'l  C">.  11  tliliiX  :  V.'.  >:ch  Uon. 
1Sj.'5. 

AVe  c.mn'it  M'ror-^'ly  nri):u!..-'ud  the  (li<-sof 
works    to    ^^I!ic:!l    tlie^e    two    volniiies    In  Inn;;. 

.  The  ni;in  \\\\o  cannut  prench  ^\  it  limit  the  help 
the\'   rendir   had   much   hetter  di^'  or  h-j:;   it 

I  wiiuld  lic  niiire  to  his  comf.irt  ainl  repiil:«tion. 

[  It  is  pi:S'.i}!le.  hiiWLVi  r.  to  cmneivc  <d'c.i.'e«  and 

■  tlnu<4  wh'Mi  such  .sLitcI-;. -  as  are  htrtin  con- 
t:iiM-. d  nifiy  ronlly  li.-  "  Help"."  Such  .-enMina 
wc  do  n<»t  Kptci'V;  ]);»t  -.^heii  th.ey  «ic<-:ir  tluvc 
vol'i'ics  may  iic  re-ortvu  tt)  ^vilh  s;;ti't';u'tion. 
They  are  the  he^^t  (f  their  cla>s  that  wi'  have 
seen.  The  choice  and  trcilment  (d'ltuhjectsaro 
hi;!h1y  judirious.  Con^il!er.1hle  ac<|u:iint:iiicc 
ii  exliil/itnl  liiitli  nith  Ooil'.s  wcrd  and  the 
human   mind,     ir'rofpiently  the  di!tr.onr::r'<(   nre 

■  nearly  full;  and  are  inneji  enriched  ^.iiIl  cx- 
1 1  nets  fioin   <inr  hc-t  :«•  tlj(ir«s.     To  th-i  ■.■  Mho 
p'ilri.n:7e"  TiJeratisre  of  this  order,  we  vec«v\\- 
inend   these   v(dumci    as  iar   a\\\uixW   Vo  \\\% 
majoritv  of  *' i>k:tc\iCB  awl  feVeUVvm^"  n^VwXx 


164  BlUEK  XOTICEy. 

Lecturet  on  the  True,  the  Beautiful,  and  tht  ^  meniWr  of  Parliament  for  Ediobuigb,  declined 
(jooiK  Jitf  M.  V.  Ci>usi.v.  Jficrtased  by  '  Auh^cribiiiir  tu  nupport  races  in  tlie  rei^hbofar- 
an  Appi'n-ii.v  on  Fi'cuch  Art.  Tran»ltuvd  liood  of  that  citv,  which  had  always  been  dooA 
htf  O.  ir.  Wrii/fif,  EdiiihufMh  :  T.  ar.d  T.  Uy  UU  ]>redec'.-s»(irH  in  olBci;.  On  this  occaaioiif 
Clark.    8vo.     j'p.  454.     Price  Gs.  Gd.  he  putiUcly  staled  to  this  rtfi-et.  That  it  would 

bi'  uuwurihy  of  him  tu  bold  bis  seat  for  such  a 

M.  Cousiu  is  a  di^tin^niiitbed   Frenchman,     city    as    Edinbur^ih,    and    as    a    pabiic    man 

who  was  apiraintcd  professor  of  phihisophy  at     countenance  the  practice  of  racing ;  and  as  he 

Paris   about    the    year    182i^  and    has    l)ecn    disapproved  wholly  of  the  system,  he  declined 

giving  his  own  personal  assistance  in  the  case.** 


lecturing  ever  since  with  much  colehrity. 
Many,  if  not  all,  of  his  lectures  have  from  time 
to  time  been  publiDhed,  and  the  vohimc  now 
before  us  is  a  resumd  of  the  whole.     Although 


Youthful  Development;  or  DUeovrses to  Youth, 


we  notice  it  because  it  Iiaa  been  courteously  j  Cld$vjied  ncrordintj  to  their  character,  Bg 
sent  to  us  by  the  publiiiher*,  we  cannot  rccom-  Samii.l  Maktin,  Minister  of  IVettminMter 
mend  it  to  the  perusal  of  our  readers.  Be-  Chupvl,  Wvatminwter.  Second  Edition  and 
longing  to  the  highest  walk  of  speculative  IVdrd  Thousind.  London :  Word  and  Co., 
phihwophy,  its  lungnagc  and  style  are  so  ,  1853.  ICmo.  Pp.  Tfii.  204.  Price  2l.  6d. 
abstract  as  to  be  very  ditKouIt  of  coniprehcnsiun  i 

to  general  readers.  More  than  thii),  however,  {  ^Vc  know  of  no  living  roan  to  whose  care  we 
we  do  not  think  M.  Cousin's  system  of  philo-  :  would  rather  entrust  a  young  man  fur  his  Intel- 
fopliy  true.  Eliii  great  pretension  ix,  that,  hv  a  lectual  and  moral  training  than  Mr.  Martin, 
system  of  enlightened  ecleelieism,  he  reconciles  :  ^Vc  know  of  uo  better  book,  save  Me  book,  to 
and  unites  all  philosophical  Hchoolt<,  however  P'lt  into  the  hands  of  a  young  man,  than  the 
hitherto  discordant  or  aiitngcinistic,  and  sn  con-  volume  licture  u<» ;  together  with  its  companion 
Btitutedhimself,  by  a  singular  felicity,  the  leader  ones, '•  I'he  Cares  of  Youlb,"  and  '*The  Cir- 
of  the  entire  philosophical  world.  Such  of  our  cumstances  of  Youth.'*  Unlike  many  works 
readers  as  would  see  this  pretension  thoroughly  I  wiitten  in  the  presiient  day  professedly  for  the 
investigated,  we  recommend  to  an  article  in  the  |  benefit  of  the  young,  there  is  no  alTectation  of 
Edinburgh  Kevicw  fur  Octolnrr,  1820,  frmn  the  originality  and  greatness.  Yet  the  elements  of 
pen  of  a  writer  no  less  distinguished  than  M.  true  greatness— a  comprehensive,  disciplined 
Cousin  himself,  iSir  William  ll.imilton.  of  mind  and  n  fervent  heart— render  the  book  a 
Edinburgh ;  an  article  recently,  with  others,  '  pimerful  instrument  for  good.  Frequently 
republished  in  a  rnlume  the  title  of  whirh  nc  I  tlntught  as  profound  as  that  with  which  John 
indicate  liclow.*  P(ir  their  immediate  informa-  !  Foster  has  enriched  us,  is  here  exnresse«l  in  the 
tion,  however,  we  cxtra<'t  (nm  iiiU  article  a  plain,  inipasbioned  style  of  Kicliard  Bjutter. 
few  words.  "  M.  Couiin  i^  the  npostle  of!  "P  do  not  wonder  these  •' Di.-courees "  have 
rationalisrn  in  Frnnce.  .  .  .  The  development  renchid  a  third  thousand;  they  deserve  a  still 
of  his   Mi'tenj,  in  :ill  its  points,   betrays   the     more  extensive  patronage.  W. 

influence  of  (lerman  speculation  on  his  opinions 

His  thi'ory,  however,  is  not  one  of  exclusive  Memoirs  of  an  K.r-Cnpuchin;  or,  Scemet  of 
nitionnlism  ;  on  the  contrary,  the  pcculitrity  of  Mndirn  Mnnattic  Life.  By  GiBOLAMO 
his  doctrine  consists  in  the  attempt  to  combine  j  Voi.ri:,  a  Conwrtcd  Frictt.  London:  Par- 
tite philosophy  of  expeiieuce  and  the  pliilcnophy  I  tridgeand  Oakey.  IGuio.  Pp.  40t).  Price  5a. 
of  pure  reason  into  one.  .   .  ,   We  regard   .M'.  ! 

Cousin's  attempt  to  establish  a  general  peace  This  book  is  a  strange  one  if  true,  and  still 
among  philosphcrs  by  his  eclectic  theory  as  a  :  ">ore  strange  if  false.  It  profisus  to  be  » 
failure.''  "  J.  ll'.  11.      I  veritable  history,  and  if  so,  we  thank  God  that 

'  our  relini'iri  does  not  come  friun   Home,  that 
_,      „  ji     r*  ..  ^   ,      ..,    TT  I  the  pope  is  not  om;- c pi litual  father,  and  that  a 

The  Riices;  Uie  Ev.h  conuertol  fat,  JJorst.^  •  nionLterv  i.  not  likely  to  be  our  destination. 

Jiacing  and  the  Stcepie-Uiasi;  nnd  their  IJe-  ,  *  '  xj 

morulizinp  Kif'ects.     7i/^  Thomas  II or STOX, 


D.D,  Author  of  "  Ta rental  Duties,'*  St.  '  Suturdm/  and  Sundntf :    Thounhis  for  both. 

Paisley:     Ah'Xi.nder     Gardner.       Lo:ulon :  (;ias-ow:  Macleho^e.     Londo'n :  Hamilton, 

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corruptintr  of  our  nationaWports.  We  wish  a  \  viz  ,  "Aims  nnd  Ends,"  "Sparc  Momenta," 
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support  the  r:ico-conr<e.  Th.-  lollowing  para-  ^e  have  already  spoken  favonrably,  and  we 
graph  will  berend  with  nitcr.-st."  An  esteemed  think  them  airg""d.  They  consist  of  short 
friend.  Lieutenant  C.ihler,  TlN.,  has  fiupj)lic<l  es-savs  on  i:n|M)rtant  subjects,  of  terse  styl^ 
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simil.ir  instance  of  a  distinguished  public  man  '  B. 

refusing  to    countenance    races:    some    \ears 
since,  the   celebrated   T.   B.   ^lacaulny,  tsq  ,  .  The  Stranrjr  Womnn  'of  Provrrht :  comidered 

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iuu  agiuott  lome  of  the  crron 
)ar  times.  We  ihall  be  gUd  to 
'ide  diitribution  among  the  more 
lioM  of  the  oommnnity.  It  cad- 
T  the  dirine  blcfrioA  to  be  irreatly 

W. 

biliiy  and  DutUt  of  Sabbath  School 
Bjf  WiLUAM  Ferocson.  Lireiv 
rce  and  Brewer.  London :  Nisbet 
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!  in  the  increadng  interest  felt  by 
lool  Teachers  in  their  great  and 
ork :  and  aognr  hopefully  for  '*  the 
le  future "  as  the  result  of  their 
such  of  them  as  desire  deeper 
if  the  msgnitnde  and  importance 
igement  we  commend  a  prayerful 
ia  plain,  practical,  solemn  addreu 
mseWes.  VV. 

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y  be  foo))d  here  which  will  be  of 
lersoni  intending  to  establish  or 
uperintcnding,  popular  schools. 

f  School  Teachers*  Magazine  and 
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0  do  tlic  business  prop<?rly.*'  This 
ains  yereral  good  articles ;  but  one 
nday  schools  do  and  might  do  in 
fcnres  special  attention,  as  it  is 
Superintendents  and  Teachers  by 
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on :  a  child  would  understand  the 
s  they  are  found  in  our  common 
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INTELLIGENCE. 


AMEBirA. 


The  »eyent}-fiftl)  number  of  the  Chriiliun  j 
BeTicv,  publiibeil  al  New  York,  cnnlnins  an 
uticl«  bj  Dr.  J.  M.  Peck,  in  which  he  uyi,  I 
«  Ererr  Christian  icct  in  tlic  L'niicd  States,  | 
muit  leij  on  a  miunlory  prufiiHJon  of  iniin- 
doals  to  keep  up  orlnureue  its  mcmbenihip. 
Our  pmlobnptiil  brethren  mny  not  be  fiiKy 


9  that 


In  the  Vni 


hu  loft  it«  efficacj  as  a  rrn 
intbeiichiuchei.  All  chi 
Statea  are  compelled  by  ciicumHancc*  which 
thcf  cannot  control  or  couiiti-ract,  to  count  up 
ai  communicanti  only  thotc  who  rolunlaritf  , 
join  thcni.  There  ii  anotlier  fact  that  mark*  i 
ths  course  of  things.  Infant  baptism  ii  i 
lilentlj  but  surely  losing  ground  fn  piniln-  I 
baptist  ehurcbci.  It  rests  very  lightly  on  thu 
consciencet  of  church  memlicrs  as  a  serip-  | 
tiual  duty.  Mnnj  practise  it,  because  (m  they  j 
think)  itwill  doDO  hann,— «ibecsuscitisthc  i 
rule  of  their  church, — otbi-cnuie  their  worthy  I 
paitor,  in  whom  they  have  confidence,  desires 
It.  We  have  made  careful  observations  on 
this  subject  fur  forty  ycnrs,  nnd  under 
iavouinble  circumstances  to  note  the  changes, 
and  think  we  are  not  miilakcn  in  the  opinion 
that  infant  baptism,  ns  a  religious  duty,  is 
dying  away  to  a  greiitcf  citoni  than  proba- 
bly some  ato  aware.  I*  it  nut  a  fact  that 
fiom  one-fourth  to  one-third  of  the  fiimiltcs 
in  piedobaptist  churches  nf([lcct  the  biiplisni 
of  their  chiliJren !  Ami  ns  to  haptiiing 
aerranU  on  the  faith  of  the  mjutor,  ncciwdinji  ; 
to  a  supposed  law  of  the  Abnihamic  coTenant,  i 

k.,™',,^™"n"  i"™  Z'mM.  "Vn" 
after  year,  throughout  nur  trholo  country, 
the  conviction  enins  slrenglh  that  a  piot'is-  ' 
sioii  of  Chtiitianity  must  lie  the  voluntary  and 
personal  act  of  a  rational  and  accouutablc 
bebig,  and  cannot  he  perliirmcd  by  proxy. 

Another  fact  demands  a  passing  nt-licc 
Baptist  churches  within  a  few  years  post,  hate 
rac^vcd  large  nccessioiit  from  picdobaplist 
rburchea.  Tlie  number  of  mtnislen  who 
have  adopted  baptist  princi[ile>,  and  joined 
oiir  churches,  liave  exceeded  onu  cadi  week. 
In  the  stale  of  Tcnncswe,  where  tho  baptists 
woe  a  snmll  and  inetficient  denomination 
twenty  years  since,  they  have  increased  in  an 
unusual  degree.  The  baptisms  reported  in 
1B51  exceeded  VOU;  thoseoflSS2eicecd- 
ed  fi,000;  of  which  over  one  tliouaand  came 
tnmi  poidobaptist  churches.  We  give  ihcw 
facts  in  no  boastful  spirit,  but  as  nillnleral 
proofs  of  the  prevalence  of  our  principles." 


n  of  te 


and  Prince  Edward  Island,  bdl 
at  Niclaux,  N.  .S.  September  17th.  19th,  aad 
30th,  which  hacc  just  reached  lu,  fuRiith  tb* 
fbl lowing  extracts  : — 

The  number  bapliied  in  tha  three  piwii- 
ces  duriirg  tha  past  year  was  385.  Ut 
number  reported  at  the  last  Convention  wfi 
750  ;in  \B5\,  13D0. 


>.  BaptlHd.WbdlsH* 


110 


The  nTcToge  proportion  of  baptim  to 
cliurclies  is  nearly  3  and  the  net  increaM  of 
the  hndy  dnrirg  the  year  is  2BS,  bring  not 
finite  two  per  ccnL  This  exceeds  lastyniT^ 
increase,  which  was  only  three  fbuiths  pet 


bencTolcnt  energies  of  the  churches  h»«B 
bci-n  brought  into  Tif-orous  operation  fcr 
various  objects,  no  ihnt  Inrje  sums  have  htta 
colleclcil.  Tliey  ndvert  with  peculiar  plea- 
sure to  the  completion  of  the  endowment  of 
Acadia  Cotlcfie,  and  they  rejoice  in  Ib« 
lilieial  anangemcnl  recently  inade  in  K«v 
Biunswick  for  home  miMonary  purpocch 
These  are  indications,  as  they  hope,  that  tha 
Chtistiun  use  of  mnney  ia  undeiMood  aol 
practised  by  a  goodly  number  of  the  pMfe» 
unrs  of  the    (inspel  belonging  to  the   bajrfMt 

Nine  new  cliurchci  have  been  constituted 
—four  in  KovB  Scolin,  ajit  five  in  Naw 
Brunswick  :— in  Noia  Scotia  ,  at  Chelsea, 
Ohio,  South  Yatiiionth,  and  West  Yannoutb 
-in  >'ew  I)run»wick,  Snd  Hillsborough, 
Kinpton,  Point  Mnnotk,  Sod  Johnston,  ud 

Al  the  close  of  the  business  tho  doiolofy 
was  sung.  Dr.  Criiuip  prayed,  and  after  a 
most  hunnontous  and  cheering  seMion,  tha 
convention  adjourned  to  meet  at  two  o^Iock, 
p.  ■.,  on  the  third  suturday  in  Seplembei 
1854,  with  the  baptist  church  in  Bruadl 
Street,  in  the  cit*  ut  SL  John,  K.  B. 


I  of  tha 


iploting  the  endownnl. 
The  Tolnnblc  serviceB  of  the  Rct  Dr  llaclay 
having  been  secured,  and  other  agencica 
appointed,  liberal  subtcriptionawerc  obtained, 
wtnAKnoixaM,«nW  lalof  Januarylnst, 


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107 


ti  apvardf  of  £12,000.  The  goremoni 
hare  pleasure  in  stating  that  the  sum  of 
£10.172  9s.  7d.,  has  beer,  already  secured,  in 
cuh  or  notes,  thus  completing  the  endowment^ 
iccording  to  the  original  design,  so  that  the 
Iaiti:ution  is  at  length  placed  on  u  firm  baitis 
and  the  hopes  of  its  friends  arc  realised. 

Since  the  above  mentioned  meeting  of  the 
Board  of  Goyemors,  Dr.  Crawley  has  visited 
the  United  States,  in  order  to  obtain  a  third 
KoUmor,  and  has  succeeded  so  far  that 
rrofeiior  Stuart,  who  had  been  previously 
iavitedy  and  whose  former  services  in  the 
college  are  remembered  with  much  satisfac- 
tioB,haB  at  length  engaged  to  take  charge, 
tsmponrily  of  the  professorship  of  mathema- 
tics and  natural  philosophy,  and  will  enter  on 
htt  duties  in  the  month  of  November  next. 


ASIA. 

inE  AMESICAN  DEPUtATION. 

The  Foreign  Secretary  of    the    Baptist 
Missionary  Union  left  Calcutta  for  Assam  on 
the  10th  of  November  in  a  native  row-boat — 
passBige  by  steamer  beiitg  not  available.     On 
the  15th,  the  date  of  his  last  communication, 
he  had  made  a  little  more  than  a  hundred 
milei,  and  hoped  to  reach  Gowahati  in  a 
month,  malting  no  stops  on  the  way  that 
coold  be  avoided,  except   on  the  sabbaths. 
Thii  visit,  requested  hy  members  of  tho  mis- 
nm  and  authorized  by  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee,  and  which  he  thought  it  his  duty  not 
to  decline,  will  prolong  his  absence  till  late 
ia  the  spring.     Mr.   Granger  lefl   Calcutta 
on  the  19th  of  November,  upon  his  home- 
ward voyage. 

CHINA. 

At  Point-du-Galle,  which  we  reached 
Nov.  26th,  writes  Mr.  Grainger,  we  received 
the  passengers  and  mails  from  China, 
bringing  tho  latest  intcHigencc  from  the 
"  iiuurrection."  Thus  far  this  singuhir 
movement  has  received  no  check.  In 
aiany  cases,  us  at  the  taking  of  Nanking,  it 
Ueeta  with  no  opposition.  In  tliat  bistance 
t}«  Tartars  of  the  city,  to  the  number  of 
nearly  20,000,  submitted  their  necks  to  the 
iwords  of  their  victors  without  striking  u 
defensive  blow!  Nankin,  the  Yellow  lliver, 
ud  the  Grand  Canal,  are  in  the  hands  of  the 
rebels.  The  imperiiil  proclamations  do  not 
sttompt  a  concealment  of  the  astounding 
factji.  They  confess  an  empty  treasury, 
fiirces  paralyzed  with  fear,  and  an  enemy 
flushed  with  victor)*. 

1  have  conversed  with  gentlemen  from 
Hongkong,  Amoy,  and  Shanghai.  There  is 
lAtt  one  opinion  among  the  English  and 
American  residents  in  the  five  ports  as  to  the 
iDcceis  of  the  present  movement.  The 
Tsitar  dynaitj  will  be  overthr^iFA  BejroDd 
ihi,  bU  k  uactrtMip, 


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As  to  the  Christianity  of  this  movement, 
1  am  not  sanguine.  It  is  not  after  the  law 
of  Christ^s  kingdom.  It  resembles  more  tlie 
conversion  of  the  north  countries  once 
effected  by  the  conquering  sword  of  Cluirlc- 
magne.  If  it  opens  the  country  to  foreigners, 
and  ensures  toleration  to  all  foreign  teachers 
of  religion  and  to  Chinese  professing  Christi- 
anity, that  will  be  a  boon  indeed.  Beyond 
that,  there  is  little  to  encourage  ui  in  the 
present  movement. 

UAKGOOR. 

The  Foreign  Secretary  gives  the  following 
notice  of  that  uj^cd  servant  of  Christ,  Ko 
Thah  A.  He  is  the  pastor  of  the  Rangoon 
church.  He  is  a  venerable  old  man  of 
eighty.  I  have  met  him  repeatedly,  and 
alwavs  I  have  been  constrained  almost 
involuntarily  to  rise  up  before  him,  so  apos- 
tolic is  his  bearing,  and  with  unaffected 
sincerity  to  do  him  reverence.  He  is  a  good 
man,  full  of  faith  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost, 
He  is  too  advanced  in  years  to  lead  public 
worship,  but  he  can  counsel  ;  and  he  knows 
both  how  to  live  a  holy  example,  and  how  to 
pray.  At  the  lute  ordination  of  two  Karen 
pastors,  he  offered  the  ordaining  prayer,  and 
it  is  not  difficult  to  call  up  the  impressiveness 
of  the  occasion,  as  he  laid  his  hands  upon 
them  and  commended  them  to  the  one  God, 
the  Father,  the  Son,  and  tho  Holy  Ghost. 
He  told  me  at  our  first  interview,  (the  day 
after  our  ai  rival,)  that  he  had  been  a 
preacher  of  Jesus  Christ  more  than  thirty 
vears.  (Dr.  Judson  baptized  him  under  the 
title  of  Moung  Thah  A  in  Hi'2'2,)  During 
nil  this  period  he  had  resided  in  Rangoon. 
'*  The  teachers  have  come  and  gone  ;  I  have 
nlwavs  remained  here.  When  the  teachen 
left  Rangoon  the  rulers  seized  me ;  thev 
cnniuKinded  me  not  to  preach.  They  saio, 
*rJo  you  intend  to  pi  each  Jesus  Christ?* 
I  sjiid  to  the  lulcrs,  <  I  shall  preach  ;  JesuB 
Christ  is  the  true  God.' "  Ho  did  preach, 
and  was  cast  into  prison  and  fined  one 
hundred  ru})eos.  Twice  lie  was  placed  in  the 
stocks,  once  with  his  head  downward.  Dut 
his  fciith  hiiil  not  failed.  He  has  baptized  at 
Rangoon  more  than  *JUO  believers,  including 
about  eighty  Karens.  Ko  Thah  A,  though 
making  many  rich,  is  exceeding  poor.  His 
former  dwelling  was  destroyed  during  the  late 
war.  His  present  residence  is  scarcely  a 
coop  to  creep  under.  He  says,  '^  It  is  enough 
for  me ;  the  teachers  have  given  me  a  support. 
I  do  not  iisk  more  for  mvAcIf.  The  love  of 
money  is  the  root  of  all  evil/*  (This  he  re- 
pented with  emphatic  eamcdtness.)  **  Rut  I 
have  been  pastor  of  the  church.  Inquirers 
come  to  see  me.  I  have  no  house  to  receive 
them  to.  I  have  not  enough  to  give  them 
food."  I  need  not  say  provi^on  will  be  made 
for  him.  A  zayat  will  be  fitted  u^,  w\U\  o^ 
room  annexed,  and  inquiieta  ma^  coDiSiAaNkQ  \a 
como  and  sit  at  his  feet. 


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BEILKHAMPST£AD. 

On  Monday,  December  26,  an  interesting 
meeting  was  he]d  in  the  baptiit  chapel. 
Water  Lane,  to  welcome  to  the  pastorate  of 
the  church  the  IIct.  T.  Stanion,  when 
about  two  hundred  and  fifty  persons  took  tea. 
The  exercises  of  the  CTening  were  opened 
with  prayer  by  Rev.  N.  Hawkes  of  Hemel 
Hempstead,  after  which  suitable  addresses 
were  delirnred  by  the  pastor  of  the  church, 
the  deacons,  Rev.  N.  Uawkcs,  C.  Bailhache, 
and  J.  Stanion  of  Stepney  College. 

BALEM  OHAPEL,  HEW  NORTn  ROAD. 

This  recently  erected  and  commodious 
cbapel  was  re-opened  on  Lord's  day,  Janu- 
ary 1st,  by  the  Scotch  baptist  church,  which 
for  many  years  assembled  in  Dorchester  Hall, 
wboi  appropriate  discourses  were  delivered 
bj  Mr.  Dunning,  the  pastor  of  the  church, 
■nd  Mr.  Gumming  of  Limehouse. 

An  interesting  tea  and  public  meeting  was 
alio  held  on  the  following  Monday  week. 

EBBW   YALE,  NOEMOUTHSHIRE. 

The  recognition  services  of  Mr.  J.  H.  Hill, 
of  Pontypool  College,  as  the  pastor  of  the 
baptist  church.  Briery  Hill  (Ebbw  Vale), 
were  held  on  the  IGth  and  17th  ult.  Two 
sermons  were  preached  by  Messrs.  S.  Williams 
of  Naatyglo,  and  D.  Davics  of  TrefTorest, 
on^the  evening  of  tho  1 6th.  <Jn  the  fullonring 
day,  the  Rev.  G.  Thomas,  classical  tutor  of 
the  college,  delivered  an  able  address  on  the 
nature  of  a  Christian  church,  and  the  Rev. 
T.  Thomas,  theological  tutor,  addressed  the 
new  minister.  In  the  afternoon,  tho  Rev. 
Thomas  Davies  of  Merthyr,  unfolded  the 
duties  of  the  church  to  its  pastor ;  and  the  ' 
interesting  services  of  the  day  were  closed  by 
the  Revs.  Timothy  Thomas  and  Thomas 
Thomas,  who  preached  two  excellent  ser- 
mons. 


CUPAR  FIFE,  6C0TLAKD. 

The  Rev.  P.  W.  Grant,  of  the  congrega-  j 
tional  church,  Ayrshire,  having  changed  his  [ 
Tiews  as  to  the  ordinance  of  baptism,  and  i 
having   resigned    his    former    charge,   after , 
preaching  a  few  sabbaths  received  and  ac- 
cepted a  imanimous  call  from   the  baptist 
church.  Provost  Wynd,  Cupar  Fife.     He  was 
publicly  recogni2ed  as  their  pastor,  and  com- 
menced his  pastoral  work  on  the  29th  of 
January. 


Tyne,  has  accepted  a  imanimoiia  invitatkm 
to  take  the  pastoral  chaxge  of  the  church  now 
meeting  in  the  Theological  Cla»-room,<iiiMO 
Street  Hall,  formerly  under  the  care  of  the 
late  Rev.  Christopher  Anderson. 


DEVO.XPO&T. 

On  Thursday,  Feb.  2nd,  the  foundatioA 
stone  of  a  new  baptist  chapel,  on  open  com- 
munion principles,  was  laid  by  the  Rer.  T. 
Horton.  The  steward  of  the  borough,  Edward 
St.  Aubyn,  Esq.,  the  mayor,  John  Cilntari 
Esq.,  together  with  a  large  number  of  mnui- 
ters  and  friends  were  present.  A  verse  of  the 
117th  Psalm  having  been  sung,  Mr.  Hoitoa 
laid  the  stone  under  the  direction  of  tht 
architect,  and  delivered  a  short  and  appro- 
priate address,  in  which  be  embodied  the 
fundamental  doctrines  of  the  gospel,  briefly 
stated  that  he  and  the  church,  for  whom  the 
edifice  waa  about  to  be  raised,  would  welcome 
to  the  Lord's  table  all  whom  Jesus  received 
and  because  he  received  them,  and  asked 
the  prayers  of  all  Christians  present  on  the 
undertaking.  Another  verse  having  been 
sung,  the  Rev.  S.  Nicholson  of  Plymouth 
doMd  the  ser\'ice  by  prayer. 

In  the  evening  the  friends  held  a  tea 
meeting  at  the  Mechanics'  Institute,  when 
about  six  hundred  persons  were  present, 
Mr.  Horton  in  the  chair,  and  serenl  appro- 
priate addresses  were  delivered. 


KEN'MKCHALL,  NORFOLK. 

The  Rev.  J.  Upton,  formerly  of  Aocring^ 
ton  College,  Lancashire,  and  for  several  years 
pastor  of  the  baptist  church  Aylsham,  Nor- 
folk, has  accepted  an  invitation  to  become 
the  pastor  of  the  baptist  church,  KenninghaU, 
in  the  same  county. 


WATERFORD. 

A  correspondent  at  Waterfbrd  sayi, 
^Friends  of  the  late  estimable  Rev.  C. 
Hardcostle  will  be  glad  to  learn  that  on 
Christmas-day  last  his  eldest  surnving  child 
and  daughter  was  baptized  by  Mr.  Wilshere, 
and  joined  the  church  formerly  under  the 
care  of  her  revered  &ther.  This  event 
created  considerable  interest  among  persom 
of  different  denominations,  many  oi  whom 
attended  the  service." 


EDINUUROU. 

We  are  informed  that  Richard  Burden 
Suademm,  £sq.,  fyrmerly  of  Newcastle-on- 


RECENT   DEATHS. 

MRS.   RICUARD  COOK* 

Mrs.  Cook  was  bom  in  Leicester  In  the 
year  1767,  and  in  this  town  the  whole  of  her 
life  was  spent.  During  her  youth  she  was 
accutftomed  to  attend  the  worship  of  the 


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eiUbliihed  church|  and  when  providence 
directed  to  Leicester  Mr  Robinson  the 
author  of  the  volume  entitled  "  Scripture 
charactexty"  she  became  one  of  his  constant 
hearers.  It  does  not  appear,  however,  that 
rfae  evangelical  and  faithful  ministry  of  that 
excellent  man,  was  the  direct  means  of  her 
conversion,  although  it  probably  induced 
that  tenderness  of  conscience  and  holy 
nseeptibility  of  mind  which,  by  the  divine 
blessing,  ultimately  led  to  the  saving  chanj^e. 


of  her  that  she  **  walked  within  lier  house 
with  a  perfect  heart."  In  the  judicious 
manner  in  which  she  treated  and  tniined  her 
children  she  was  a  pattern  of  matcmul  fidelity 
and  piety.  It  was  her  custom  to  pray  with 
them  as  well  as  for  them  ;  nor  were  her  sup- 
plications in  vain.  While  they  beheld  in  her 
prayers  the  yearnings  of  a  mother's  heart  for 
their  Kilvation  ;  the  cheerfulness  and  amia- 
bility of  her  deportment  and  the  holiness  of 
her  life  commended,  and  effectu<illy  enforced 


She  was  first  awakened  to  a  sense  of  guilt  the  acceptance  of  that  religion  which  she  so 
and  the  need  of  a  Saviour  while  sitting  in  j  ardently  loved,  and  so  consistently  practised, 
the  theatre.  As  certain  scenes  were  being  Her  bearing  towards  all  without  the  range  of 
acted  before  her,  and  were  securing  the  rapt  her  domestic  circle  was  et|uully  courteous  and 
attention  of  the  audience,  her  own  mind  amiable.  KvilspeakingBhe  intensely  abhorred. 
became  suddenly  impressed,  as  by  some  I  Lovers  of  acniidal  found  no  sympathy  or 
mvisible  power,  with  a  sense  of  the  wickedness  |  encouragement  in  her  society.  She  constantly 
of  the  place,  and  its  associations  and  with  her  .  cultivated  and  displayed  the  charity  whicn 
own  guilt  and  danger,  and  so  powerfully  was  ,  "  rejoiceth  not  in  iuiquity  but  rcjoiceth  in  tlio 
she  wrought  upon  that  she  abruptly  quitted  ■  truth." 

her  seat,  and  leaving  her  friends  behind,  |  Her  last  days  were  eminently  peaceful  and 
hurried  home.  Here  she  immediately  j  serene.  If  thought  and  feeling  be  life  she 
betook  herself  to  the  throne  of  grace  and  |  had  long  lived  on  the  threshold  of  heaven  ere 
implored  the  divine  forgiveness  and  favour,  .  the  summons  to  enter  it  arrived.  The  nature 
and  from  this  time  religion,  with  her  became  !  of  its  employments,  the  greatness  of  its  joys, 
the  great  business  of  life  and  was  received  as  |  and  the  neaniess  of  its  approach  were  topics 
the  one  thing  above  all  others  needful.  ;  of  conversation  on  which  she  chiefly  loved  to 
Under  the  instructive  ministry  of  Mr.  '  dwell.  Her  affections  were '' fixed  on  things 
Robinson  her  views  of  divine  truth  speedily  above/'  and  she  waited  with  patience  and  with 
became  enlarged  and  matured,  and  her  I  joyousanticipationythetimewhensheshouldbe 
ftith  was  led  to  embrace  with  eager  i  called  fully  to  realize  them.  At  length  she 
tenacity  that  scheme  of  justification  which  was  attacked  with  her  last  illness  which  was 
the  gospel  reveals,  and  which  nlonc  can  give  brief  in  its  duration  and  borne  with  Christian 
solid  peace  to  a  guilty  consicencc,  by  declar-  fortitude  and  meekness,  and  on  the  lltli  of 
bi-;  that  *' Christ  is  the  end  of  the  law,  for  ,  Dec.  1{j53  in  the  COth  year  of  her  age  slie 
righteousness  to  every  one  that  believeth."  .  calmly  fell  "asleep  in  Jesus."  Her  last  words 
The  commanding  talents  and  powerful  were  "  flesh  and  heart  fail  me  but " — death 
eloquence  of  Mr  Hall,  who  was  a  cotempo-  '  preventing  the  utterance  of  her  confidence 
isry  of  Mr.  Ilo))inson  in  Leicester,  naturally  |  in  God  ns  her  eternal  portion.  While  her 
excited  much  attention,  and  drew  eager  ,  near  and  beloved  relatives  mourn  their 
crowds  to  hear  him,  and  consequently,  the  irreparable  loss  they  may  console  themselves 
tenet  of  believers*  baptism  on  which  he  |  by  the  ha]>py  reflection  that  she  has  entered 
fomctimes  dwelt,  was  brought  into  promi-  i  that  "better  country,  that  is, a  heavenly  one.*' 
nence  and  discussion.  The  mind  of  Mrs.  C —  |  Like  Knoch  she  "walked  with  God  and  she 
anxiously  alive  on  religious  subjects  was,  ns  .  was  not "  for  God  took  her.  L. 

might  bo  expected,  soon  turned  to  this,  and  '  . 

although  according  to  her  own  confession  she 
was  reluctant  to  be  convinced,  yet  a  scriptu- 
ral and  prayerful  examination  of  the  question  !  On  the  30th  of  Doccmber,  l(lo3,  Mr.  W. 
soon  resulted  in  the  conviction  that  it  was  '  Edmunds,  of  Sunny  Jiauk,  Bassaleg,  Mon- 
the  duty  and  privilege  of  all  believers  in  '  mouthshire,  nged  03,  departed  this  life,  and 
Christ,  to  be  **  buried  with  him  in  baptism.''  I  entered  his  heavenly  rest. 
Having  «>ught  an  inteniew  with  Mr.  Hall  j  Early  in  life  he  was  impressed  with  the 
and  communicated  to  him  the  change  which  |  evil  of  sin  and  the  necessity  of  salvation 


MR.   WILLIAM    EDMUNDS. 


had  occurred  in  her  religious  views  and 
feelings,  the  was  baptized  by  him  along  with 
several  others,  among  whom  was  her  respected 


through  the  blood  of  Christ.  He  was  baptized 
by  the  late  Mr.  Edmunds  of  Caerphilly,  about 
the  twenty-fifth  year  of  his  age,  and  from 


huiihmd,  who  still  timrvives  to  mourn  the  loss  I  that  time  to  his  death,  during  the  long  space 
of  that  conjugal  and  domestic  happiness  she  !  of  thirty-eight  years  he  was  a  consistent,  faith- 
80  long  and  so  efhciently  promoted.  From  j  ful,  and  exemplary  member  of  the  church  at 
the  time  of  her  joining  the  church  under  the  !  Bethesda,  under  the  pastorate  of  the  same 
pastoral  care  of  Mr.  Hall  until  her  union  ,  holy  amd  self-denying  man  of  God. 
with  the  church  in  heaven,  her  religious  :  For  twenty-seven  years  Mr.  Edmunds 
profession  was  sustained  with  imwavering  and  I  sustained  honourably  the  of^ce  oV  v\«icotv^\\^ 
bceatifbl  eotmatency.    It  might  be  truly  aaid  \  whidi  he  conductcdhimseU  Nt\l\i\\UTGL\A<^w\»^L- 


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nesisand  unconipromiaiDg  iidelity.  Altluiugli 
lie  wns  an  ezteusivo  fanner^  having  much  to 
do  with  worldly  afTaiiv,  and  being  highly 
respected  by  the  neighbouring;  gentry,  yet, 
throughout  his  long  career  of  Cliri.stian  pro- 
fession, he  bore  un  upright  and  unblemished 
character,  **  worthy  of  the  liigh  vocation 
wherewith  he  Wiis  called." 

He  was  an  intelligent  Christian,  well-rooted 
in  sound  scriptural  ])rinci])le9,  and  not  the 
creature  of  circumstances  and  the  slave  of 
conflicting  impulses,  but  lie  always  appeared 
under  the  jurisdiction  of  one  class  of  motives, 
which  he  had  thoroughly  imbibed  ut  the  out- 
set of  his  Christian  course. 

His  death  was  preceded  by  severe  and 
prolonged  illness  resulting  from  pulmonary 
consumption.  So  violent  were  his  paroxysms 
of  convulsive  cough  diuing  the  lust  two  years, 
that  the  spark  of  life  was  expected  continually 
to  expire. 

But  notwithstanding  all  this,  even  in  those 
moments  of  excruciating  agony,  which  he  had 
often  to  endure  during  Iiis  painful  and  pro- 
tracted sickness,  no  complaints  were  hoard 
from  his  lips,  but  ho  was  oAcn  heard  breathing 
words  of  gratitude  and  praise  to  his  heavenly 
Father.  All  who  were  acquainted  with  him 
could  not  help  o1>serving  in  him  the  manifes- 
tation of  patience,  resignation,  and  the  power 
of  faith  in  the  divine  Kedeemcr. 

As  death  was  a])pronching  his  faith  appear- 
ed to  become  stronger  and  stronger.  He  was 
often  heard  in  his  extreme  weakness  to  whisper 
the  sweet  melodious  name  of  his  dear  Saviour, 
and  testify  his .  calm  reliance  on  Ills  all- 
sufiiclent  sjicrifice.  Although  he  experienced 
no  ecstatic  joy  like  some,  he  felt  quite  safe 
in  the  hand  of  the  sreat  and  merciful  High- 
priest  of  his  profession.  The  last  day  of  his 
earthly  existence,  while  the  grim  monarch, 
the  king  of  terrors,  having  marshalled  all  his 
powers  to  lay  his  victim  prostrate  nt  his  feet, 
made  the  final  assault  on  him,  he  was  lieard 
re|>catedly  to  exclaim,  victory,  victory ! 

A  bereaved  widow  and  six  children  survive 
to  sorrow  for  the  removal  of  the  deceased, 
and  to  lament  their  great  and  irreparable 
loss.  May  He,  who  is  *"ii  father  of  the  father- 
less, and  a  judge  of  the  widows  in  his  holy 
habitation,"  befriend  them  in  his  tender 
mercy,  according  to  his  gracious  promise. 

The  body  of  our  departed  brother  was 
followed  to  the  grave  by  a  large  procession  of 
relatives  and  friends,  and  was  interred  in  the 
burying  ground  of  Bethcsdu  chapel. 

MRS.  LAKE. 

Died,  January  10, 1854,  at  Draunston,  Nor- 
thamptonshire, Mary,  the  beloved  wife  of 
Mr.  Thomas  Lake.  The  subject  of  this 
memoir  was  baptized  by  the  late  Mr.  Heigh- 
ton  of  Roade,  in  Northamptonshire,  more 
thaa  Bit f  yean  unce.  In  the  latter  part  of 
AerJifi^  she  baa  been  miding  in  BraunitODi 


and  her  consistent  character  and  punctuAl 
attendance  upon  the  means  of  grace,  her 
ardent  wishes  and  prayers  for  the  peace  and 
prosperity  of  the  church,  were  strong,  but  the 
Lord  has  taken  her  away,  and  she  died  in 
the  faith  and  hope  of  the  gospel.  On  the 
14th,  her  remains  were  interred  in  the  burial 
ground  belonging  to  the  baptist  church  in 
this  place,  and  on  Sunday,  the  15th  instant| 
her  death  was  improved  by  the  Rer.  T. 
Giambcriain  of  Pattishall,  from  Exekiel 
xxiv.  16,  to  a  goodly  number. 

HB.   COOPEB,  FROXC. 

Died,  Janiuiry  7th,  1854,  in  his  lerentj- 
first  year,  Mr.  William  Cooper  of  Frome. 
He  was  bai)tized  and  received  into  church 
fellowship  by  Mr.  Suundcn  in  the  year  1808, 
and  was  elected  deacon  of  the  church  in  1838. 
His  naturally  active  mind  was  chiefly  directed 
to  matters  of  a  religious  nature.  Other  thingi 
were  of  little  interest  to  him  compared  with 
the  spiritual,  the  eternal,  and  the  divine. 
Revelation  was  acknowledged  by  him  bm  the 
rule  of  religious  faith  and  practice;  discarding 
all  human  authority  he  could  say,  "Thy  wordi 
were  found,  and  I  did  eat  them;  and  thj 
word  was  unto  me  the  joy  and  rejoicing  oif 
my  heart."  The  mediation  of  Christ  wM 
esteemed  by  him  to  be  the  great  truth  of 
divine  revelation,  and  was  ever  regarded  as 
illustrativo  of  tlie  glory  of  God  in  the  happi- 
ness of  man.  Every  kind  of  effort  to  adrance 
the  cause  of  the  Redeemer  therefore  enliited 
his  sympathy.  For  many  years  he  was 
actively  employed  in  Sunday  school  instnie- 
tion ,  not  only  in  the  town  in  which  he  lived, 
but  also  in  many  of  the  adjacent  vUlagei. 
Individual  effort  to  promote  the  welfare  of 
Rouls  he  held  to  be  incumbent  on  ererf 
Christian,  and  hence  he  would  appeal  with 
great  earnestness  of  spirit  to  the  careless,  the 
slothful,  and  the  backsliding.  He  has  left 
1>equests  amounting  to  one  thousand  pounds 
to  various  religious  and  educational  societies^ 
including,  amongst  others,  the  Loan  Baptist 
Building  Fund,  the  Baptist  Missioiuir}'  Society, 
the  Bible  Translation  Society,  the  Baptist 
Irish  Society,  the  Baptist  (*olIege  at  Bilstol, 
and  tlie  British  School  at  Frome.  He  had 
been  treasurer  of  the  Innt  named  institution 
from  the  time  of  its  establishment. 

His  affliction  was  severe  and  protracted; 
but  it  was  borne  in  a  manner  well  befitting 
the  closing  scene  of  an  aged  Christian*!  life.  A 
chastened  submission  to  the  divine  will 
breathed  in  all  he  said.  The  prospect  of 
heaven  sustained  him  in  the  hour  of  death. 
It  was  on  this  he  dwelt,  and  not  on  mere 
delivenmce  from  the  anguish  he  endured. 
The  hope  of  re-unlon  with  Christian  friends 
in  the  heavenly  world  was  to  him  the  occasion 
of  holy  joy.  His  last  words  were,  **  Glory, 
glory,  glory !  Victor}-,  Wctory,  victoipr  through 


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Nature  iuiled;  but  soon  ht  added, 
36  near  and  like  my  God."  Uis 
mnon    was    preached   to  a    very 

congregationf  in  Badcox  Lane 
)use, by  Mr.  Middleditch,  on  Lord's 
igy  January  15th. 


ELIZABETH   8ABAH   CLABKE. 

S.  Clarke,  daughter  of  the  Rev. 
»rke,  pa»tor  of  Vernon  Chapel, 
quare,  Tentonville,  was  born  at 
August  Df  1823.  She  was  mcrci- 
4>d  witli  parents  who  were  deeply 
vith  the  great  truths  of  the  gospel 
and  who  earnestly  sought  for  the 
ence  upon  their  children.  And  as 
opened  and  slie  advanced  towards 
id,  she  was  led  to  give  her  heart  to 
the  only  refuge  for  sinners.  She 
e  church  meeting  here  about  six 

It  always  appcarc'l  to  be  amongf^t 
»t  deUghta  to  have  a  name  and 
he  house  of  the  Lord,  and  never 
«ent  from  her  scat,  unless  confined 
indisposition. 

as  her  health  permitted,  she  regu- 

nded  the  Sunday  school,  and  was 

>us  for  the  spiritual  welfare  of  those 

I  to  her  care.     It  was  with  much 

and  sorrow  that  her  failing  health 

her  to  resign  her  class  into  the 
)thcT9.  The  Ragged  School  asscm- 
King*s  Crr)ss  khe  also  took  great 
I,  and  so  long  as  she  could,  took  a 
le  Friday  evening,  but  this  she  was 
ed  to  give  up  some  lime  ugo ;  but 
ideavoured  to  promote  its  interests 
ing  and  assisting  at  the  various 
of  the  conductors  of  that  valuable 
.  She  also  took  great  deliglit  in 
s  Dorcas  Society  connected  with 
;.  Ui)on  the  death  of  her  dear 
>ur  ywirs  ago,  her  most  affcctiuni-te 
was  bestowed  upon  her  widowed 
ed  father ;  her  constant  anxiety  was 
uppiness  and  comfort.  Oilen  has 
tied  with  tears  that  her  strength 
t  permit  her  to  do  more  for  him 
iid.  Her  character  was  remarkable 
uine  trutlifulnesf*,  for  the  soundness 
dgment,  and  tlie  beautiful  consist- 
simple  Christian  life.  Her  closing 
F  gradually  declining  strength  were 

bv  a  ^'te.•ulv  contidcnce  in  her 
to  whom  alone  »*he  entirely  cora- 
jrself  for  time  and  eternity.  Hor 
ook  place  on  the  13th  of  January. 


3IR9,  JANF.   LEWIS. 

dow  (jf  the  late  Mr.  Edward  Lcwi«, 
n,  Moumouth^hi^e,  died  on  the  3rd 
1854,  after  a  few  m.onths*  illness^  in 
tty  Bnt  year  of  her  age,  Binccrvly 


and  deserredly  lamented  by  9  number  of 
children  and  a  large  circle  of  friends. 

She  had  the  privilege  of  putting  on  Christ 
in  baptism  in  Oct.  1004,  when  twenty-one 
years  old,  and  was  received  by  the  baptist 
church  at  Hanwenarth,  then  under  the  pas- 
toral care  of  the  late  Rev.  James  Lewis.  She 
continued  a  consistent  and  a  devout  member 
of  the  above  church  until  the  church  at 
Iloreb,  Blaenavon  was  formed  in  1823,  when 
she  became  a  member  of  that  church,  and 
where  she  continued  until  she  fell  asleep  in 
Jesus.  She  was  remarkable  for  her  meekness 
and  resignation  to  the  will  of  God,  and  an  ex- 
ample to  most  Christians  in  her  love  of  hos- 
pitality and  faithfulness ;  in  her  attendance  on 
the  house  of  God,  she  was  well  known  to 
most  baptist  ministers  in  the  principality  for 
the  last  ffty  years,  as  having  many  times 
cheerfully  welcomed  them  to  her  house  and 
to  her  table,  in  the  name  of  the  disciples  and 
servants  of  Christ.  She  left  a  noble  testimony 
behind  her  to  the  sincerity  of  her  profession, 
the  honesty  of  her  purpose,  and  the  integrity 
of  her  heart,  as  well  as  to  tho  truth  of  Christi- 
anity and  the  faithfulness  of  our  God. 


COLLECTANEA. 

BBV.  RALPH    WARDLAW,  D.D. 

With  a  smitten  heart,  and  tears  of  un- 
dissembled  grief,  we  record  the  death  of  that 
great,  and  good,  and  useful  man,  the  Rev. 
Ralph  Wardlaw,  D.D.,  for  more  than  fifty 
years  the  honoured  ])a!>tor  of  the  Congrega- 
tional cliurcii  asHcmhling  in  West  George 
Street  Chapel,  Glasgow.  The  solemn  event 
took  place  .it  Easter  House,  on  Saturday 
morning,  the  17th  of  December,  at  seven 
oV'Iock.  For  some  months  past  he  had  been 
HufTering  from  a  severe  attack  of  inflamma- 
tion, which  reduced  his  system,  and  brought 
on  other  symptoms,  from  which  no  medical 
skill  could  relieve  him.  Though  he  had 
reached  his  fcventv-fourlh  vcar,  and  had 
rendered  more  tlian  an  ordinary  amount  of 
service  in  the  caiwo  of  his  Divine  Master,  vet 
80  fresh  and  vigorous  wore  all  his  powers  that 
wo  caimot  but  regard  his  death  as  a  great 
public  loss. — Evanyclic(d  Magazine, 


REV.    W.  JAY. 

The  Rev.  W.  Jay  of  Bath  was  removed 
by  death  at  his  house  in  Percy  Place,  on 
Tuesday,  December  27th,  18.53,  in  the  «5th 
i  year  of  his  age.  He  had  IxK^n  the  minister  of 
Argyle  chapel,  which  he  liimself  opened  in 
17)}'^  for  the  unusually  long  period  of  sixty- 
three  years,  during  which  successive  genera- 
tions enjoyed  his  pa'«toral  instruction.  In 
the  early  part  of  his  life  there  was  so  little 
attraction  in  the  established  church  and  so 
much  in  the  pulpit  of  Arg^\<j  cYva^«\^  ^Va\, 
persons  of  high  rank  aM  of  poV\\.\cfi\  tov^ 


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literary  eminence  flocked  around  the  youthful 
preacher,  and  admitted  him  to  their  private 
fliendship.  Amoiig  these  were  Lord  and 
Lady  Barham,  Mr.  Wilberforce,  and  Mra. 
Hannah  Moore.  The  same  natural  eloquence, 
sound  theology,  quaint  illustration,  and  un- 
rivalled pathos,  which  fascinated  the  high- 
bom  and  cultivated,  was  not  lefts  charming  to 
the  many.  His  publications  are  numerous 
and  well  known :  his  '*  Life  of  Cornelius 
Winter,"  •*  Sermons,"  **  Family  Discourses," 
**  Christian  Contemplated,"  "  Family  Pray- 
ers," "  Morning  and  Evening  Exercises,*'  and 
many  separate  sermons.  Mr.  Jay,  though  a 
conscientious  dissenter,  and  liberal  in  politics, 
was  not  at  any  time  what  is  now  understood 
as  a  public  man.  Avoiding?  platform  oratory, 
he  confined  himself  strictly  to  the  pulpit, 
and  to  the  reproduction  of  his  sermons  in 
books.  Having  for  many  years  visited  Lon- 
don as  a  periodical  preacher  in  i^urrey  chapel, 
he  became  as  well  known  there  as  if  he  had 
been  a  resident  minister.  We  believe  that 
his  autobiography  has  long  been  prepared, 
and  we  shall  look  for  it  with  much  interest, 
as  we  understand  it  will  include  the  corre- 
spondence of  eminent  persons,  Mnd  will  throw 
much  unexpected  light  on  their  characters. 
The  variety  as  well  as  extensiveness  of  Mr. 
Jay's  acquaintance,  and  the  shrewd  power  of 
observation  and  word-painting  which  he  cul- 
tivated for  so  many  years,  are  sure  to  furnish 
a  Life  of  rare  interest.  It  would  be  difficult 
to  appreciate  the  indirect  usefulness  of  his 
protracted  ministry  in  Bath.  His  own  im- 
pression, wo  have  been  infomieJ,  was  that  he 
did  more  good  by  his  writings  than  by  his 
preaching.  He  will  probably  be  remembered 
for  many  years  to  come  as  the  most  striking 
and  popular  preacher  of  his  day,  whose 
excellencies  and  faults  were  equally  peculiar, 
and  equally  unlikely  to  be  riv.jlled,  or  even 
imitated,  with  any  prospect  of  success. — 
Eclectic  Ihview. 


RET.  W.  B.  COLLYER,  D.D.,  LL.D. 

It  is  now  our  melancholy  duty  to  add  tlie 
name  of  our  revered  and  beloved  friend,  the 
pastor  of  Hanover  chapel,  Peckhnm,  to  those 
of  Dr.  Wardlaw  and  Mr.  Jay,  as  now  num- 
bered with  the  silent  dead.  After  a  few  days 
of  paralytic  seizure,  which  left  nothing  to 
hope,  in  the  circle  of  his  friends,  his  happy 
spirit  took  its  flight  to  the  regions  of  immor- 
tal life,  on  Monday  morning,  January  P, 
at  seven  o'clock. — Evangelical  Magazine* 

THE  LATE  DR.  STAUOnTOy. 

As  the  name  of  this  eloquent  minister  is 

yet  precious  to  many  readers  of  the  Christian 

Chronicle,  whatever  relates  to  him,  or  even  to 

his  ancestors,  must  afford  a  measure  of  inte- 

mt      On  tliis  account,  1  may  perhaps  ask 

tV^ce  for  a  few  lines. 


In  the  year  1023,  died  in  England  the  Rev. 
John  Stanger,  a  very  old  and  excellent  bap- 
tist minister.  Of  this  venerable  servant  of 
Jesus  Christ,  a  \eTy  interesting  memoir  was 
prepared  for  the  press,  by  the  Rev.  W.  Groser. 
Part  of  the  volume  was  an  autobiography  of 
the  excellent  old  pastor.  In  this  production, 
after  speaking  of  his  grandfather,  also  a  bap- 
tist minister,  who  died  in  1740,  he  adds  : 

"  My  grandmother's  maiden  name  was 
Staughton.  Her  father  was  a  baptist  minis- 
ter in  Northamptonshire,  and  during  the  op«a- 
tion  of  the  Conventicle  Act  suffered  for 
nonconformity.  {He  was  imprisoned  in  the 
jail  at  Northampton  three  years  and  a  half, 
at  the  time  that  Mr.  Bunyan  was  imprisoned 
at  Bedford.  Several  of  his  grand-children  I 
knew  personally,  and  a  great-great  grand-son 
is  now  a  baptist  minister  at  Philadelphia,  in 
America,  where  he  beiirs  an  honourable  cha- 
racter, and  is  much  esteemed.'* 

I  may  be  permitted  to  add  that  John  Stan- 
gcr  presented  the  ordaining  prayer,  and  laid 
hands  on  William  Carey,  at  his  ordination,  in 
1 787,  at  Moulton,  the  village  in  which  Stan- 
ger  was  born,  in  174*2. — J.  B. — Philadelphia 
Christian  Chronicle, 


TURKEY. 

In  our  last  number,  we  stated  that  we  had 
received  intelligence  confirming  the  state- 
ment made  in  our  columns,  some  weeks 
since,  that  a  Turk  had  l)een  beheaded  at 
Adrianople,  for  having  renounced  Moham- 
medanism and  embraced  Christ ianit v.  There 
is  now,  we  fear,  no  doubt  of  the  fact.  In  a 
i  letter  from  our  correspondent  at  Constanti- 
'  noplc,  which  appears  in  this  day's  impres- 
sion, further  particulars  of  the  atrocious  deed 
are  given.  It  has,  indeed,  been  admitted  by 
the  Turkish  government,  in  reply  to  ques- 
tions put  to  them  by  Lord  Stratford  de 
Redcliffe ;  and  it  was  justified  by  the  Turkish 
minister,  on  the  ground  that  blasphemy  of 
any  kind,  irrespective  of  Mohammedanism, 
would  have  subjected  the  alleged  offender  to 
the  same  punishment.  This  painful  event,  as 
we  have  already  said,  must  greatly  diminish — 
if  indeed  it  does  not  destroy — the  sympathy 
felt  for  the  Turks  in  their  present  struggle. 
In  fact,  we  never  have  and  never  can  sympa- 
thise with  the  Turks  as  Mohammedans,  nor 
as  a  body  politic.  The  religion  of  the  Turks 
is  their  government,  and  the  government  ii 
Mohammedanism ;  and  such  is  the  utter 
aljsence,  in  that  system,  of  all  that  Christian 
civilisation  holds  most  sacred  in  regard  to  the 
civil  and  religious  rights  of  man,  that  it  is 
impossible  for  a  sim'cre  believer  in  Chris- 
tianity to  avoid  regarding  it  with  abhorrence. 
There  is  not  one  single  point  in  their  polity 
in  which  we  can  cordiiilly  harmonize  with 
them  ;  and  the  barbarous  affair  at  Adrianople^ 
occurring  just  at  thi^  time,  when  the  claims 
of  Turkey  \x^\\  V»rc-A«m  'Ei\xi\>vt  w»  t.bfl 


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■abject  of  nnirenal  attention,  showi  plainly 
that  Mohammedanism  has  loat  nothing  of  its 
intoieiant  and  ferocious  character. — Chrittian 


▲UCKLAin). 

The  followmg  notice  appears  as  an  odver- 
tiRoieat  in  the  New  Zealander  of  October 
3th,  lft53  :— 

**  The  Christian  brethren,  commonly  called 
hiptisti^  desire  to  intimate  to  the  inhabitants 
and  strangers  of  Auckland  that  they  meet 
for  diTine  worship,  in  the  School-room, 
Albert  Street,  near  Smale*a  Point,  every 
Lord^s  day ;  in  the  morning  at  eleven,  and  in 
the  evening  at  six  o*clock. 

"  The  services  are  for  the  present  mutually 
eonducted  by  [the  memben  of  (the  churcli'. 
The  order  of  worship  is  strictly  primitive. 
In  the  morning,  the  Lord's  supper,  reading 
the  scriptures,  exhortation,  prayer,  and 
pniK  are  attended  to  ;  and  in  the  evening, 
a  disoonne  is  delivered  by  one  of  the  breth- 


/ 


aECBIFT  SfAMFS. 

It  may  be  useful  to  those  who  receive 
ttoney  for  charitable  purposes,  if  wc  give  a 
few  extracts  from  a  pamphlet  recently 
poUished  by  authority  of  the  Commissioners 
of  Inland  Revenue,  entitled  *'A  popular 
explanation  of  the  Statute  requiring  a  Sttimp 
Duty  of  one  penny  on  Receipts  and  Orders 
fw  Money,  &c." 

The  stamp  duty  payable  upon  a  receipt 
l^ven  for  any  sum  of  money  amounting  to 
40a  or  upwards  is  Id.,  to  be  paid  by  the 
person  giving  the  receipt.  The  receipt  may 
ether  be  written  upon  stamped  paper,  or  an 
sdberive  stamp  may  be  affixed  to  the  paper 
ttpoD  which  it  is  written  ;  but  in  the  letter 
cue  the  person  giving  the  receipt  must 
Uauelf  cancel  the  stamp  by  writing  bis 
ioitisls,  or  some  portion  of  his  sigmiturc,  over 
it,  before  he  delivers  it,  under  a  penalty  of 
^10.  A  receipt  cannot  be  made  valid  nt'ter- 
vuds  by  affixing  a  stamp. 

A  person  giving  a  receipt  for  money 
tmoanting  to  408,  or  upwards  without  a 
rtsmp  subjects  himself  to  a  penalty  of  £10  ; 
sad  if,  when  40s.  or  upwards  is  paid,  a  less 
aua  than  40s.  be  specified  in  the  receipt 
vith  the  view  to  avoid  the  duty,  or  any  other 
ooBtrivance  or  device  be  used  for  the  like 
pvposey  a  penalty  of  £50  will  be  incurred. 

A  party  refusing  to  give  a  receipt  incurs  a 
penalty  of  £10. 

Any  note,  memorandum,  or  writing  what- 
•oever  given  upon  the  payment  of  money 
niounting  to  40s.  or  upwards,  signifying 
tW  an  account  has  been  discharged,  or  that 
■wuy  has  been  paid,  or  credit  given,  is  a 
nesipt  liable  to  atmmp  duty.    If,  tberefore, 

n>L  XTTL^  FOVntU  8MRIKS, 


the  person  receiving  money  write  or  by 
means  of  a  stamp  impress  upon  any  bill  of 
parcels  or  invoice  the  word  "  paid,"  "  settled," 
•*  balanced,"  **  discharged,"  or  any  words  of  a 
like  import,  intended  to  signify  the  payment 
of  money,  he  must  nt  the  same  time,'if  the 
paper  bo  not  already  stamped,  affix  thereto 
an  adhesive  receipt  stamp,  and  cancel  tho 
same  by  writing  his  initials  or  some  portion 
of  his  signature  thereon.  If  he  omit  so  to  do 
he  will  incur  a  penalty  of  £10  and  the  me- 
morandum will  be  of  no  avail  to  the  person 
to  whom  it  is  given. 

Letters  by  the  post,  acknowledging  the 
safe  arrival  of  any  bills  of  exchange,  bank 
notes,  or  other  promissory  notes,  or  other 
securities  for  money,  are  excm])t  from  receipt 
duty  ;  but  if  the  receipt  of  money  be  acknow- 
ledged, a  stamp  is  required. 

The  exemption  is  confined  to  the  mere 
acknowledgment  of  the  safe  arrival  of  such 
bills  of  exchange,  bank  notes  or  other  pro- 
missory notes  or  securities.  It  is  not  intended 
to  give  to  tho  letter  the  effect  of  a  discharge 
for  money,  but  simply  to  authorize  the 
receiver  of  the  securities  to  convey  to  the 
sender  the  information  that  they  have 
reached  the  hands  of  the  person  intended. 
If,  therefore,  the  letter  of  acknowledgment 
contain  any  intimation  relating  to  the  appro- 
priation of  the  money  represented  by  tho 
securities,  by  signifying  that  credit  has  been 
given  for  the  amount,  or  that  it  has  been 
placed  to  account,  it  is  no  longer  covered  by 
the  exemption,  but  becomes  a  receipt  chjurge- 
ablo  with  stiimp  duty.  Instead,  however,  of 
enclosing  a  separate  formal  receipt  in  any 
such  case,  it  will  only  be  requisite  to  affix  an 
adhesive  stamp  to  the  letter  of  acknowledg- 
ment ;  at  the  same  time  cancelling  it  by 
writing  the  initials  or  a  portion  of  the 
signature  to  the  letter  upon  it. 

The  document^,  tho  safe  arrival  of  which 
may  thus  be  acknowledged  by  post  without  u 
receipt  stamp,  are  bank  ]>o.st  bills,  Bank  of 
England  and  country  bank  notes,  letters  of 
credit,  post  olhce  orders,  cheques  (stomped 
or  unstamped),  bills,  dmt'ts,  and  orders  for 
payment  of  money  of  ewry  description, 
whether  due  or  not. 

Where  advice  is  given  by  letter  to  a  })crson 
that  money  has  been  paid  to  his  creilit,  a 
letter  in  return,  merely  acknowledging  tho 
receipt  of  the  letter  containing  such  advice, 
is  not  chargeable  as  a  receipt  ;  but  any  inti- 
mation that  the  money  has  been  received  is 
liable. 


LinERATION   SOCIETY. 

The  Society  for  the  Liberation  of  Religion 
from  Statc-patronnj;e  and  Control  is  prc^paring 
to  carrv  on  its  work  in  a  vigorous  and  nystcm- 
atic  spirit.  On  the  1st  of  February  la!»t,  the 
executive  Committee  iuvvloA  \\\«  wcncV^a 
leading  friends  to  a  privaXo  c\\let\QL\wicvcTv\.  -aX. 


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ILiillcy'ii  Iluiiil,  I.iinili>n,at  vliicli  llicii  jibiiis  ' 
wirru  submitted,  hiiiI  nu'a.'urei  f>'r  utnaiiiing 
tlio  "Bincwi  <rf  wni"  were  ofitccd  upon. 
Miv  Samuel  Morlej  occunicil  the  chair,  and 
aroonft  Ihow  proient  trercAIi.  KcnliiiT,  U.l*., 
Mr.  Briuht,  &LI*.,  Mr.  Uarnci,  M.l'.,  Air. 
CioHle;.  M.P..  Mi.  Pullall,  M.L'.,  Mr.  .Minll, 
M.I'..  Mr.  Bell,  M.P.,  Mr.  Aliletmni  nixl 
Sherilf  Wire,  Air.  G.  W.  Alexincler.  It  was 
■tnted  that  a  ibtndini;  Parliameiitiirv  C'mu- 
mittcc  hnd  bocn  appninled,  with  a  tlioiouj;li1f 
compecvnl  iirofcHional  mnn  M  chmrmttn,  and  , 
thiit  fcir  tbe  future  evenlhing  of  nn  cccli-  I 
■iaitical  kind  roming  hclb'rc  I'trlinmcnt  Tnutd 
ba  vigiknily  vatclin]  with  a  vIl'*  to  tlic 
Mcictv'a  purpoMS,  ntid  lo  tlie  Dr;giniaition  nf 
a  compact  iiarliamentur)' patty,  Prepiiration 
iTDuld  also  lie  made  foi  tlie  next  Kcncml 
election.  A  determination  vm  cxprcuKd  lo 
r-iiie  £i,<Hm  a  year  for  the  next  thtec  yenti. 
and  tt  lone  list  of  lubiicripliiini,  vnrviiij;  |>om 
£.iO  to  £i,  was  made  up.  'Ihiacompariiuvely 
privata  effort  ia  In  lie  followed  up  by  otiicn 
on  a  larger  khIc.  botli  in  lovn  and  coiiiitry. 
The  ipeskeii  (poke  with  tlic  utnimt  con- 
lidencc  as  to  the  pmgrenof  thnt  principl«>>, 
in  and  out  of  I'arliament,  and  leguldcd  the 
leTclatioDB  of  the  cennis  aa  greatly  itrenj^hcn- 
ing  their  caw. 


In  Dublin,  at  prewnt,  juvenile  ilepniTiiy 
ii  aomewhat  n|iii.illiii{j.  Of  oimmittalil  to  the 
contagion  nf  tlie  rhoI  in  1  )).>:!,  there  were 
1,936  children  under  ten  yeara  of  Dj^c;  4,'J'JI 
lietween  ten  niid  fiilcen ;  nnd  8,'l'ill  between 
fifteen  and  twenty. — Sunday  School  Tcacfirr'l 
JUaguMtae. 


I  iiBcended  Crongli-putricb,  a  high  hill  in 
county  Mayo,  near  We«CtHirt,  still  held  sncred 
ns  the  renilence  for  a  lime  of  tlie  renowned 
St.  Fntrich.  On  tho  summit  of  this  moun- 
tain is  wliat  in  called  a  ilalion.  It  Ii  a  eirele 
of  pcrhapa  thirty  or  forty  yards  in  diameter, 
covered  with  shnqi,  jiigjed  stonci,  and  tho 
WTclrhcd  devotees  who  Tepnir  thither  niv 
compelled  to  go  round  that  circle  on  their 
bare  knra,  as  oflen  nathcpriestihnll  enjoin, 
unless  in  tile  caic  of  tliow  who  arc  able  to 
purchase  exemption  by  the  payment  of 
money.  ITic  atones  are  pnruH:\  and  I  snw 
bundre<Is  of  them  aalurale'l  tcilh  tlic  bhtrl  of 
these  deluded  victims  of  snpentitioii;  niid 
carried  oft'  two  fragments  of  llicso  liliiod- 
■tnined  stones  ra  a  racinorLiI.  I  wim 
informed  by  ]i«r«ons  in  the  vidnily.oii  wlimc 
veracity  1  could  rely,  that  snrao  yean  ago  the 
mountain  was  visited  nnnimlly  by  thousands 
of  pilgrims,  some  of  them  from  a  eroat  dis- 
tnite.;  bat  that  timr  nuotbert  nre  iinmuillj 
ihcretsiDg,      In  the  nofirbhnurhood  of  the 


moun>uin  I  viiiled  a  lltJs  Wtll,  in  wbkh 
there  is  a  Iraut,  supposed  to  havo  been  pot 
into  it  by  tit.  Patrick,  and  aelaally  saw  a 
woaian  oil  her  licnrled  kneca  vonhijiping  the 
trout.  I  was  oswred  that  when  a  ov  or 
hnrre  becomes  unwell,  it  is  a  univeml  prac- 
tice amongst  the  llamanists  in  Connaugbt 
and  Miin:-ti:r  to  send  for  the  priest,  to 
cr/'''.™fc  ma™  for  the  recovery  of  the  nnimal, 
for  which  he  receives  usually  the  fee  of  ha(f' 
a-rrown.  Will  tiny  one  say,  in  the  face  of 
these  /acts,  that  Ireland  is  not  involved  in  as 
dense  ipiritual  d^irknraa  as  any  heathen  ciMn- 
try,  and  has  not  as  strong,  yea  stronger  cloLmi 
upon  our  Christian  philanthropy  to  send  the 
ciispel  to  her  perishing  milliont  I — United 
I'rrtbi/lrrian  Slagaxint, 


CORREsrONDESCE. 

To  the  Editor  of  the  BapHtl  Magaxinc. 

DctH  Sir,— Will  you  allow  us  throogh 
your  columns  to  intimate  to  the  hrethrca  win 
nsu.illy  contribute  to  the  Baptist  Union,  that 
it  is  desirable  this  tmnll  exercise  of  Cluistian 
lihetality  should  not  he  eiilirelg  overlonked  I 
The  eipenscs  haviag  been  unusually  luioll 
thii  year,  not  much  is  wimtcd,  hardly  iDDie, 
iiuUrcd,  tiian  It  would  cost  to  print  and  send 
out  a  circular;  but  even  under  these  cireom- 
stances,  a  little m ore recollectbn  nf  tlilsclaim 
Ihnn  has  up  tu  this  |ieriod  been  Bhowa,  will 
bo  necessary  to  keep  the  lialanccon  thcrigbt 
side.  We  shall  be  truly  happy  if  this  hint 
should  suflicc. 


KDITORIAL  POSTSCRIPT. 
An  unusunl  nliscnre  nf  that  species  of  in- 
tetligcnco  which  is  genemlly  found  in  our 
postscript,  partly  nri»ng  it  is  probable  ttoia 
the  earlinen  of  the  date  at  which  February 
close),  gives  us  an  opportunity  which  we 
glai!ly_  embrace  to  .idvert  to  n  subject  of 
grunt  importnnco  which  has  just  bcCTi  brooRhl 
Iwfiirc  tlie  House  of  Ciimmans.  The  second 
rending  of  the  Manchester  and  Sal  ford 
Ediicntiou  Bill  has  been  happily  negatived; 
but  not  so  much  on  its  merits  ni  bei.'au<ie  it 
was  an  attempt  to  carry  by  a  prii'atc  InU 
(hat  which  wns  viriuolty  a  luilional  meaiuie. 
Its  principles  will  probably  be  obtruded 
upon  the  legislature  again  befbrc '  long  bl 
nnnther  form,  and  it  is  desiruble  that  the 
friends  of  truth  and  liberty  should  be  prC' 
]inrcd  fbr  the  conflict  that  may  cn<ue.  Our 
own  vicirs  were  so  well  e):pre«eJ  in  the 
discu<non  fay  the  honourrible  tnemben  tat 
Norwich  and  Bochdole,  that  we  could  wish 
that  we  had  space  for  the  whole  of  thcb 
I  Bpcec>ici.     Mr,  Vi/ia  CTV'*'»ci  \™  belief 


BDITOBIAL  POSTSCRIPT. 


176 


eTery thing  that  the  country  could 
require ;  and,  whatever  might  be  its  deti- 
ciences*  he  was  perfectly  iHrnuaded  tiiat  the 
country  would  continue  to  give  it  its  confi- 
dence, and  that  it  would  prove  the  best  sys- 
tem that  had  ever  yet  been  adoptcil.   Having 


that  the  voluntary  principle  in  education,  |  of  scholars  3*23  {icr  cent.    IIc^  knew'  tliat 
carried  out  as  it  was  now  bein^  carried  out,  :  there  were  a  great  many  people  who  did  not 

think  much  of  the  results  of  the  establishment 
of  Sunday  schools.  He  b'jlieved,  on  the 
contrary,  that  they  had  never  had  an  agency 
in  this  country  more  blessed  by  Divine  Pro- 
vidence or  more  useful  to  the  working  classes 
thiin  Sunday  schools.  In  \7i"2  the  first 
Bt  on  the  eommittee  which  had  inquired  into  j  Sunday  school  was  established.  In  \i\V\ 
Has  subject  two  sessions  since,  he  would  call  i  there  were  5,l(iS  Stmday  schools,  with  4 17,- 
the  attention  ofthe  House  to  the  circumstance  I '2'J J  schohirs.  In  1H33  there  were  1G,H28 
that  at  Manchester  itself  there  was  a  lar^^cr  [  Hchools,  wit!i  l,.'>in,Oi)0  scholars.  In  1851 
amount  of  school  accommodation  than  in  ;  there  were  *23,4!fo  schools,  with  *2,-l 07,-1 00 
any  other  city  of  a  similar  size,  and  the  pecu- ;  scholars.  The  number  of  teachers  had 
liar  position  in  which  Manchester  was  placed  '  increiucd  to  no  Ics'*  than  30*2,000,  being  ono 
with  regard  to  the  education  of  the  young  '  in  sixty  of  the  entire  population.  The  mero 
rendered  a  shorter  term  of  education  nccos-  i  fact  oi  one  in  ttixty  of  the  population  having 
sarj  in  that  place  than  in  rural  districts.  |  devoted  tluniNelvcs  tn  the  education  of  youth 
Sir  J.  K.  Shuttleworth  had  said  that  he  '  upon  their  diiy  of  rent — this  being  a  greater 
should  never  be  satisfied  until  he  found  that  sacrifice  on  their  part  than  it  would  be  on 
one  in  eight  of  the  population  attended  day  the  j>art  «f  those  who  were  occupied  solely 
schools.  The  census  showed  that  between  j  in  the  education  "f  youth — must  have  exer- 
1818  and  1851  the  proportion  of  the  popula-  ,  eiscd  a  most  bencHciiil  influence.  lie  believ- 
tioa  attending  them  had  been  raised  to  (me  '  ed  that  the  benefit  which  had  been  derived 
in  eiarht  and  a  half.  What,  then,  could  jus-  I  from  Sunday  schools  could  only  be  apprcci- 
t;fy  the  government  or  the  country  in  inter-  .  ated  by  tho>e  who  were  well  aec|uauitcd  with 
mpting  the  course  which  was  being  followed  !  them.  He  knew,  from  his  intimate  acquaint- 
bv  benevolence  to  promote  the  welfare  of  the  '  ance  with  Lancasliiie  and  the  neighbourhood 
i  had  noticed  the    difficulties    of  Manchester,    that    it   was   inipoMyible    to 


people  {  «i  He 
under  which  the  noble  lord  the  member  for 
London  ^Lord  J.  Ruswil)  laboured  in  speak- 
ing on  th:s  suhject.  The  noble  lord  seemed 
encompassed  by  ditficulties,  and  so  he  would 
be  if  the  government  stepped  ont  of  its  pro- 
per course.  He  (Mr.  Peto)  maintained  that 
the  office  of  the  government  was  to  protect 


appreciate  the  amount  uf  good  which  they 
had  done  in  that  district.  Voluntary  educa* 
tion  benefited  iioth  the  ]>erson  giving  and  the 
person  receiving.  It  bound  together  the 
various  chwcs  of  the  community  in  a  wav  in 
which  no  other  kind  of  instruction  could 
bind  them.     With  rc^jard   to  the  effects  of 


all  classes  of  the  communily,  Imt  that  it  was  governmental  education,  he  would  refer  to 
no  more  the  business  of  the  (iovcrnment  to  the  example  of  France,  and  he  would  ask 
be  the  educator  of  the  pecqile  than  to  be  ■  whether  ilu-y  w«»uld  like  to  see  the  circum- 
their  raanutacturer  or  trader  ;  and  if,  as  the  stance;  takt>  place  in  this  country  which  had 
Marquis  of  LsuiMlowne  had  siiid,  CJovern-  .  taken  place  there  in  the  reign  of  Louis  IMii- 
ments  and  municijialities  would  become  ;  lippe,  who  had  been  obli:;cd  to  dischar^-o 
traders  r»r  manufacturers,  they  would  be  2,000  vjlKHilma.sters  at  once,  because  they, 
(bund  to  be  the  worst  manufacln'rcrs  or  trad-  j  the  paid  agents  of  the  government,  were 
CTjthe  people  could  have.  They  wanted  a  '  becoming  too  troublesome,  and  had  inculcated 
feeling  which  no  government  officials  or  }  unsound  and  dangerous  principled  into  the 
ronimittees  could  ever  p^fescss  to  be  brought  j  minds  of  thi^  ehildreii  t  Let  them  look  at 
to  bear  in  carrying  out  their  objtct,  and  the  ;  Prussiti,  where  the  system  «»f  education  w.'is 
tfforls  of  active,  true  benevolence  alone  crmld  much  nf  t'ne  s-inie  ehyracter  ns  that  which 
impart  to  all  who  were  connected  with  it  that  ^^as  r.-copni/.od  by  this  bill.  It  had  often 
frtUnir,  which  was.  that  the  welf:ire  of  the  :  been  a>ktd  what  was  the  feeling  of  the  chil- 


to  unendowed  schools.     In   lISllJ  there  were  ■  that  tlio  reiigi*in  they  t;iught  was  a  lie,  but 


teachers  win  ii 


Wn  an   increase   of  GGj  per  cent,  in  llie  ;  had  in<|uir-'i 
hnmbcr  of  schools,  and  of  ^2^}  per  cent  in  ;  the  chililr-.n  nceivcd    religious   instruction, 
the  number  of  schol.-irs  ;  while  from  I«;i3  to  .  lie    ^lid   he   did  not  kn(.v;,  hut  must  ;\^\x 
iHol  the  increase  in  ibv  nunihcr  of  schnoU  ,  thv  cliiidrcn,  and  l\\c  \uv\vv\Ty  Nsvva  vve-VxiAWs 
WiheeBi  201  per  cent.,  and  In  the  munhcr  ;  made  of  twenty  of  iVie  c\\\\iie\\  Xni^otc  ow 


176 


EDITORIAL  POSTSCRIPT. 


could  be  found  who  had  received  any  re- ' 
liuioufl  instruction  cit  nil.  He  agreed  with 
the  ri.;ht  lion,  gentleman  the  membor  fiir 
Oxfordshire  (Mr.  Ilcnley),  that  if  they  were 
going  to  have  education  without  religion  for 
its  basisi,  and  without  the  beneficial  influ- 
ence of  the  voluntary  princi))Ie,  they  would 
make  n  sacrifice  of  the  indi.'{)endcnce  and 
belf-reliance  of  the  people  of  this  country 
which  they  were  not  called  upon  to  make, 
and  wliich  parliament  ought  not  to  permit 
to  he  made.  If  this  question  was  to  be 
agitated  witli  reference  to  the  introduction 
of  any  bill  by  the  government,  they  might 
yet  have  ample  opportunities  of  thoroughly 
ventilating  the  subject  of  education,  and 
therefore  he  would  not  now  detain  the 
House  any  longer,  as  several  other  lion, 
members  were  dt*sirous  of  addresHing  them; 
but  he  wished  to  impress  ui>on  them  how 
strongly  he  felt  that  if  they  once  departed 
from  the  principle  of  voluntary  education, 
and  substituted  fur  it  the  macliinerv  of  state 
or  of  central  education,  they  would  always 
regret  the  effect  which  would  thereby  bo 
produced  upon  the  cluuracter  and  feelings  of 
their  countrymen. 

Mr.  Miall  said  he  would  avail  himself  of 

that  opportunity,  with  the  permission  of  the 

House,  to  put  it  into  the  possession  of  the 

opinion  of  those  who  entertained  what  were 

callwl  "voluntary  principles.'*     Much  had 

been  said  about  education,  and  it  had  been 

divided  into   three  clnyscs — first,  charitable 

C'Uication  ;  secondly,  education  by  means  of 

public  rates;  and  thirdly,  no  education  at  all. 

But  no  real  statement  had  lieen  made  of  the 

true  principles  to  be  enforced  on  this  subje<rt. 

He  Imd  road,  a  few  days  since,  the  report  of 

the  committee  for  tlio  improvement  of  the 

dwellings  of    the  labouring   poor,  and    ho 

thought  that  if  a  statistical  return  of  such 

were  made  it  would  be  of  grejit  advantage, 

and  would  go  far  to  prove  that  proper  pro- 

viMon  had  not  been  made  for  tlie  poor  ;  but 

he  should  never  think  on  that  account  of 

coming  to   the  conclusion   that  parliament 

ought  to  provide  suitable  habitations  for  the 

poor.     But  it  was  said,  Why  put  the  one 

burden   on  the  shoulders    of  government, 

if  you  did  not  put  the  other  I  and  why  put 

such  a  charge  upon  government  at  all,  since 

the  primary  duty  of  education  devolved,  no 

doubt,  upon  the    people    themselves,  who 

should,  and  in  the  majority  of  cases  could, 

provide  such  for  their  children  ?      The  fact 

was,  that  the  fault  generally  might  be  traced 

to  the  parents  of  the  children,  who  in  many 

cases  made  gain  of  them  by  getting  them 

employed  in  factories  and  workshops  ;  and 

until  the  disposition  of  parents  in  this  respect 

was  reformed,  little  improvement  could  Ije 

made.  Most  parents  among  the  lower  orders 

cculd,  by  giving  up  a  portion  of  their  beer 

A-day,  find  the  means  of  giving  their  children 

some  education,  and  it  was,  in  fact,  the  want 


of  will  in  the  parents  to  send  their  children 
to  school  which  was  tho  great  drawback  to 
all  measures  of  improvement  of  this  kind. 
If  those  who  supported  this  meaiure  could 
only  be  brought  to  see  this,  and  to  correct  it, 
there  was  little  doubt  that  the  supply  of 
education  would  be  quite  equal  to  the  de- 
mand. He  would  ask  the  promoters  of  the 
present  bill,  Would  their  scheme  bring  about 
such  a  result  {  and,  if  not,  he  did  not  see 
how  they  could,  at  any  rate  ai  the  measure 
now  stood,  call  upon  the  state  to  make  a 
scheme  operative,  without  first  satitfying  tbe 
country  that  it  would  be  efTcctive.  If  the 
house  were  to  adopt  the  system  of  education 
proposed  by  this  bill,  they  would  be  redndnic 
the  high  science  into  a  system  of  police,  and 
degrading  education  in  the  eyes  of  the  people. 
What  they  (the  voluntaryists)  said  was.  Let 
the  state  make  provision  for  the  deftitute,  to 
whom  the  state  might  stand  in  the  place  of 
a  parent,  but  do  not  undermine  the  self- 
reliance  of  the  people.  They  talked  of 
enlarging  the  basis  of  representation  ;  let 
them  beware,  then,  lest  the  people,  instead 
of  relying  on  themselves,  should  rely  on 
legislative  means,  and  come  not  only  for 
education,  but  clothing,  and  for  decent 
habitations  also.  If  the  house  once  admitted 
this  principle  they  must  carry  it  to  the  full 
extent.  In  conclusion,  the  honourable  gen- 
tleman entreated  the  house  not  to  decide  a 
question  of  such  vital  and  momentous  bear- 
ing on  the  narrow  b<isis  of  a  private  bill. 

Lord  John  Russell  said  that  ho  was  of 
opinion  himself  that  wo  should  not  realize 
anything  like  a  system  of  national  education 
in  which  there  should  be  any  approach  to 
uniformity  for  a  long  time  to  come.  Tho 
hon.  member  for  Montrose,  indeed,  seemed 
to  think  that  the  government  had  only  to 
introduce  a  mciisure  for  the  effectuation  of 
this  object;  and  it  would  be  forthwith  sanc- 
tioned by  parliament.  His  hon.  friend  had 
I  a  far  higher  notion  of  the  power  ot  govern- 
ment than  his  (Lord  J.  KusseU's)  experience 
had  given  him ;  and,  moreover,  even  were 
schools  for  secular  education  only  adopted 
by  parliament,  he  was  satisfied  that  there 
would  be  the  most  general  and  entire  repug- 
nance to  them  on  the  part  of  the  people. 

To  all  who  desire  to  understand  the  sub- 
ject thoroughly,  we  earnestly  recommend  Mr. 
Hinton's  pamphlet,  just  published,  under  the 
title  of  **  The  Case  of  the  Manchester  Edu- 
cationists," Part  II.,  in  which  he  gives  an 
epitome  of  the  evidence  laid  before  a  com- 
mittee of  the  [House  of  Commons  last  ses- 
sion, and  with  his  usual  acumen  reviews  the 
whole,  treating  of  the  educational  duty  of 
the  state,  the  voluntary  system,  the  secular 
system,  its  scope,  its  teaching,  its  deficiency, 
its  supplement,  its  machinery,  its  expediency 
the  local  and  secular  schemes  compared— 
\  and  d\K\i«aw  compulsory  school  attendance. 


IRISH  CHRONICLE. 


MARCH,  1854. 


Oif  the  last  day  of  tlus  month  the 
finandal]  year  of  the  Baptist  Irish  So- 
detj  will  dose.  So  large 'a  proportion 
of  the  year's  income  arrives  usually  in 
Uarchythat  it  would  |^be  premature  to 
indnlge  in  the  language  of  trepidation ; 
yet  we  do  not  feel  quite  tranquil  in 
ooatemplating  the  serious  deficiency 
that  still  remains  to  be  made  up.  Un- 
less several  hundred  pounds  arc  received 
before  the  day  for  balancing  the  accounts 
— «iid  we  know  not  whence  to  expect 
them — we  shall  have  to  present  a  much 
less  cheering  report  than  that  which  it 
was  our  privilege  to  make  last  year. 
At  this  we  are  not  surprised^  and  even 
in  the  most  unfavourable  event,  no 
feelings  can  be  entertained  inconsistent 
with  grateful  and  profound  admiration 
for  that  generosity  which  our  friends 
have  displayed.  The  magnanimity  with 
which  they  sustained  the  conflict  with 
that  debt  by  which  even  the  Society's 
existence  was  imperilled,  and  the  noble, 
persevering  eflforts  by  which  they  at 
last  extinguished  it,  cannot  be  forgotten, 
even  should  some  reaction  and  languor 
eniae.  We  know  also  that  the  middle 
and  labouring  classes  have  been  greatly 
enfeebled  of  late  by  the  perplexity  of 
commercial  prospects  «nd  the  high 
price  of  provisions.  Expectations  were 
cherished  some  weeks  ago  by  sincere 
and  earnest  friends  of  the  Society, 
which  now  through  the  state  of  public 
affairs,  they  lament  to  find  themselves 
anable  to  fulfil  We  will  not  complain, 
then,  of  our  tried  and  faithful  friends, 
whatever  may  be  the  aspect  of  the 
balanoe-sheet  when  it  comes  before  the 
auditors ;  yet  we  cannot  part  easily  with 
the  hope  we  hare  indulged  that  we 


should  be  enabled  to  enlarge  the  sphere 
of  the  Society's  operations.  If  the 
influence  of  those  brethren  who  have 
recommended  extension  be  not  suflioient 
to  induce  the  public  to  supply  the 
means  for  carrying  their  proposals  into 
efiect,  after  they  have  at  our  request 
visited  Ireland  that  they  might  know 
what  to  advise, — if  the  published  letters 
of  brethren  Birrell,  Dowson,  Stalker, 
and  Bigwood  do  not  secure  the  result, — 
then  we  have  little  hope  that  others 
will  produce  a  stronger  impression  upon 
the  possessors  of  property,  and  excite  in 
them  more  active  zeal.  The  expectation 
that  we  should  be  able  to  respond  to 
the  entreaties  of  those  labourers  who 
are  praying  for  help,  and  to  gratify 
those  desires  which  we  have  thought  it 
a  Christian  duty  to  cherish  will  pass 
away  as  a  dream,  and  will  not  soon  be 
reproduced.  But  as  yet  it  has  not  come 
to  this,  and  we  will  not  relinquish  our 
hope.  If  we  part  with  it,  it  shall  be 
taken  from  us. 

We  must  also  remind  our  friends  of 
the  reliance  which  we  are  still  placing 
on  their  unsolicited  promptitude.  They 
must  not  expect  deputations  to  draw 
forth  their  gifts.  Wisely  or  unwisely, 
we  are  depending  upon  them  to  send 
that  which  they  feel  that  they  can 
aflbrd  for  this  service.  They  may  con- 
template their  contribution,  whatever  it 
be,  with  the  satisfactory  thought,  No 
portion  of  this  will  be  spent  in  travel- 
ling expenses.  We  have  no  reason  at 
present  to  regret  the  adoption  of  this 
principle.  Adherents  of  the  principle 
in  diflerent  parts  of  the  land  have  come 
forth  nobly  to  sustain  it.  Smi^Vj  \.Vi«^ 
will  continue  to  do  bo  \ 


176 


IRISH  CHRONICLE. 


SCHOOLa 
As  benevolent  members  of  the  So- 
ciety of  Friends  generally  feel  an 
interest  in  the  work  of  education,  and 
are  often  ready  to  help  those  who  arc 
seeking  to  promote  it  though  belonging 
to  denominations  in  whose  general  mis- 
sionary labours  they  would  not  feel  it 
their  duty  to  oo-operate,  we  wish  to 
apprise  our  zealous  supporters  in  the 
country  that  such  aid  may  with  pro- 
priety be  solicited.  It  has  alwajrs  been 
a  rule  in  the  schools  of  the  Baptist 
Irish  Society  that  no  catechism  should 
be  taught,  or  any  book  used  for  the 
communication  of  religious  instruction 
except  the  scriptures.  We  receive 
thankfully  subscriptions  for  the  specific 
purpose  of  sustaining  schools,  but  our 
expenditure  in  this  department  is  very 
much  larger  than  the  amount  which 
that  separate  fund  produces.  The  de- 
sirableness of  adding  to  the  num])cr  of 
these  schools  is  increasingly  obvious. 
Contributions  for  this  purpose  are 
therefore  greatly  valued ;  and  as  the 
principles  upon  which  our  schools  are 
conducted  are  such  as  The  Friends 
generally  approve,  we  doubt  not  that 
many  of  them  feel  sufficient  interest  in 
Ireland  to  be  quite  ready  to  give  their 
assistance  if  the  case  were  fairly  laid 
before  them. 

ATHLONE. 
An  army  physician  who  has  resided 
for  some  time  at  Athlonc  being  about 
to  leave  the  country,  has  addressed  to 
the  secretary  a  letter  not  intended  for 
publication,  with  a  short  extract  from 
which  we  may  perhaps  without  impro- 
priety indulge  our  readers.  He  says, 
''As  I  am  leaving  this  place  with  the 
33rd  Raiment  under  orders  for  Con- 
stantinople, I  feel  it  a  privilege  to  bear 
my  testimony  to  the  work  of  the  Lord 
which  is  going  on  here  under  your  very 
excellent  and  hard  working  missionary. 
Her,  Mr,  Berry,    I  believe  undir  God*8 


blessing  Mr.  Berry  has  been  the  means 
of  much  good.  I  consider  his  life  and 
labours  very  valuable  in  this  dark 
comer  of  the  land.  .... 

"  The  small  house  he  now  occupies  is 
not  fit  for  Mm,  and  I  think  his  late 
indisposition  was  much  owing  to  the 
very  crowded  and  small  rooms.  I  have 
persuaded  him  to  offer  for  a  larger 
house  in  a  healthy  situation,  believing 
that  means  will  be  provided ;  for  the 
Lord  is  good  to  all  who  put  their  trust  in 
him.  Mr.  Berry  lost  two  valuable  friends 
lately  in  Captains  Graydon  and  Caul- 
field  ;  and  I  fear  he  will  be  much  tried, 
for  there  is  great  opposition  to  the 
missionary  work  here.  However  Mr. 
Berry  knows  where  to  look  for  help, 
and  he  has  also  an  excellent  pious  wife. 
I  pray  that  the  Lord  may  prosper  more 
and  more  the  work  here." 

The  writer  of  this  note  has  rendered 
to  Mr.  Berry  and  his  family  much 
gratuitous  and  kind  professional  atten- 
tion ;  and  it  may  be  hoped  that  some 
who  read  these  sentences  will  raise 
aspirations  to  heaven  on  his  behalf  that 
he  may  be  preserved  and  blessed  in 
the  scene  of  conflict  to  which  he  is  pro- 
ceeding. 

BALLINA. 

The  following  portion  of  a  letter 
from  Mr.  Hamilton  has  been  standing 
over  a  month  or  two  till  space  could  be 
found  for  it : — 

My  county  Sligo  journey  in  November 
was  encouraging ;  we  had  a  good  attend- 
ance in  every  place  and  the  people 
seemed  to  receive  the  word  with  earnest- 
ness. I  visited  the  same  places  this 
month,  viz,  Skreen,  Carnagera,  Coolany, 
Ardnaglass,  Curragh,  and  Tullylin.  In 
Carnagera  and  Curragh  the  congrega- 
tions were  larger  than  usual,  this  being 
the  slack  season  of  the  year.  The 
school  in  the  latter  place  has  increased 
also. 

Ardna^\tcQs  \s  ^  ivvi^  \!\aji»&  to  mo  ;  the 


MARCH,  1854; 


170 


kdqtendent  nuBsionaries  formerlj 
pmbhed  there,  but  as  thejhave  had 
none  in  this  x>art  of  Ireland  for  some 
time  I  went  there  and  was  received  with 
Oiristian  kindness  by  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Qraham.  He  went  out  himself  and 
gathered  the  people  both  Roman  Catho- 
lics and  Protestants  to  hear  mo  preach, 
and  I  trust  the  word  has  not  been  spoken 
in  Yain. 

The  little  congregation  at  Newtown- 
White  continues  steady  and  is  improving. 
My  visiting  from  house  to  house  in  this 
town  among  the  more  respectable  class 
of  people,  is,  I  trust,  doing  some  good. 
An  M  gentleman  who  had  lived  an 
immoral  life  has  been  induced  to  marry 
a  female  by  whom  he  had  several 
diildren.   He  now  expresses  deep  regret 


for  his  sinful  life,  and  manifests  great 
love  for  the  word  of  Cfod  and  prayer. 

Mr.  Mo  Adam  has  been  doing  what 
he  could  in  selling  books  and  visiting, 
but  he  has  been  in  a  feeble  state  of  health 
so  that  he  could  not  do  as  much  as  ha 
wished,  but  he  hopes  when  the  days 
grow  longer  and  the  weather  better  that 
he  will  be  able  to  do  more.  I  think  a& 
the  small  Reference  Bibles  have  been 
sold,  and  four  largo  Reference  Bibles, 
and  most  of  the  monthly  volumes,  and 
several  small  books. 


ANNUAL  SERMON. 
The  Rev.  Hugh  Stowell  Brown  of 
Liverpool  has  engaged  to  preach  the 
annual  sermon  in  London  on  Friday 
evening  the  21st  of  April. 


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Mn.  Riidon  of  Penhorc,  and  Miss  Eliiabeth  of  London,  arc  entitled  to  our  thanki  for 
eontribations  of  clothing  for  the  children  in  the  schools. 


Contributions  to  the  Baptist  Irish  Society  which  haTe  been  receircd  on  or  before  the  20th 
of  the  month,  are  acknowled^d  in  the  ensuing  Chronicle.  If,  at  any  timp,  a  donor  finds 
that  a  sum  which  he  forwarded  early  enough  to  be  mentioned  is  not  specified,  or  u  not 
Inserted  correctly,  the  Secretary  will  be  particularly  obliged  by  a  note  to  that  effect,  as 
thisy  if  sent  immediately,  may  rectify  errors  and  prevent  losses  which  would  be  otherwise 
irremediable. 


The  Secretary  is  always  glad  to  receive  for  distribution  in  Ireland  articles  of  apparel  either 
Ibr  male  or  female  umT.  At  this  season  of  the  year,  with  the  prevalence  of  distress  through- 
out the  island  of  which  our  letters  inform  us,  such  donations  will  be  specially  acceptable. 
He  wishes  also  for  books  suitable  to  assiBt  in  the  formation  of  congregational  libraries. 


I  The  Annual  Reports  for  this  year  have  been  sent  out ;  but  if  any  subscribers  have  not 
received  them,  they  will  be  forwarded  on  application  to  the  Secretary.  Collecting  Cards  and 
Boxes  may  also  be  had  in  the  same  manner. 


SUBSCRIPTIONS  AND  DONATIONS  will  be  thankfully  received  by  the  Treasurer, 
Thomas  Pbwtress,  Esq.,  or  the  Secretary,  the  Rev.  William  Gkosbr,  at  the  Mission 
House,  83,  Moorgate  Street;  by  the  London  Collector,  Rev.  C.  Woollaoott,  4,  Compton 
Street  Etat,  Brunswick  Square;  and  by  the  Baptist  Ministers  in  any  of  our  principal  Towns 


Itt.t 


THE  MISSIONAUY  HERALD 


THE  SANDWICH  ISLANDS  A  CHRISTIAN  NATION. 

*'  The  people  of  the  Sandwich  Islands !  work  from  the  annual  report  of  the 
are  a  Ciiuistian  .natiox,  and  inny  buurd  for  the  present  year, 
rigiitfully  claim  a  place  among  the  ino-  **  The  mission  to  the  Sandwich 
I  testant  Cliristian  nations  u f  the  tuith  !''  Islands  left  the  United  States,  October 
i  Such  is  the  language  in  which  the  :i3ra,  l.^U),  and  first  saw  the  isknds 
/  American  Board  of  Commisjioncrs  fur  early  in  the  following  April.  God 
!  Foreign  Missions  announce  the  rcsuli  prepared  their  way ;  for  one  of  the 
of  their  labours  in  the  southern  seas,  strangest  of  revolutions  had  occurred 


Not  but  that  thero  is  ftnuch  weakness 


before    their   arrival.      The    national 


and  an  inii)crfect  civiliMitiou  yet  exist-  j  Idols  had  been  destroyed,  the  temples 
ing.     Many  of  the    ^leople    hare   to  burned,  and  the  priesthood^  tabus,  and 
be  brought  under  the  power  of  thfe 
gospel,  and  much  remains  to  be  ilone 
to    give    the   inliabitants    of    Itawaif 
a  foremost  place  umong  protcilant  Und 


civilized  lands.  Still  so  great  liHR  been 
the  advancement,  tliat  the  most  power^ 
ful  states  of  Cliristendom  tiate  re- 
cognized its  independence,  ahd  ih« 
time  has  also  arrived  when  Chris- 
tians may  recognize  it  as  a  ChrifiUati 
nation.  Iti  {ro^-emmcnt,  constitution^ 
laws,  institutions,  and  people,  at«  ChHfi- 
tian  in  the  same  sense  in  which  ihey 
arc  in  our  own  country ;  and  the 
appropriate  >vork  of  a  foreign  minion- 
ary  society — that  of  propagating  the 


human  sacrifices  abolished.  All  this, 
however,  was  merely  a  removal  of 
obstacles.  It  really  did  nothing  to 
improve  the  character  of  the  people, 
nor  could  it  alone  have  ameliorated 
their  conditions.  Without  any  religion, 
the  nation  would  have  quickly  perished. 
The  change  resulted,  indeed,  from  no 
good  motive.  The  dissolute  young 
twlnTf  who  brought  it  al)0ut,  aimed  only 
(o  enlarge  tlie  range  of  his  sensual 
pleasures.  It  created  no  desire  for  the 
gospi'l,  no  welcome  for  the  mission^  no 
iMte  for  any  of  their  instructions. 

"  Tlic  horrid  rites  of  idolatry  had 
ceased ;    but    tho   moral,   intellectual, 


gospel  among  the  unevangelised-^has  social   desolation  was    none    the    less 


been  completed.  The  niip?ion  is  dis- 
solved. The  pastors  and  the  new  insti- 
tutions of  the  island  are  placed  oU  tlie 


profound  and  universal.  Society  was 
all  in  ruins,  and  so  was  every  indi- 
i  vidual  mani    Society  could  not  exist  at 


footing  of  n  Christian  land,  and  the  a  much  lower  point.  Even  the  Ian- 
Christians  of  America  render  only  such  i  guage  was  unwritten,  and  of  course 
aid  as  is  required  in  their  own  country !  there  were  neither  books,  schools,  nor 
for  home  mission  purposes,  or  for  education.  The  nation  was  composed 
portions  of  the  country  imperfectly  ■  of  thieves,  drunkards,  and  debauchees, 
supplied  with  tlie  means  of  grace.  In  |  The  land  was  owned  by  the  king  and 
but  little  more  than  thirty  >'ears  from  j  his  chiefs,  and  the  i)eople  were  slaves, 
tho  first  landing  of  the  miwionaries !  Constitutions,  laws,  courts  of  justice 
this  great  work  lias  been  acctYmplished, '.  there  were  of  course  none,  and  not 
and  the  churcli  of  Christ  rgoices  o^-er  j  even  a  conception  of  such  things  in  the 
the  once  desert  place  now  beauteous  as :  native  mind.  Property,  life,  everything 
the  garden  of  tlie  Lotd  With  fruits  of '  was  in  tho  hands  of  arbitrary,  irre- 


righteousness  and  peace. 


sponsible  chiefs,  who  filled  the    land 


Our  readers  will  peruse  with  grati-  with  discord  and  oppression, 
tude  and  encouragement  the  following  |     *•  But  that  people  has  now  become  a 
condensed  stntemcnt   of  this  blessed  i  Chritluwi icBA.voii,     ^ot  civilized,  in  the 


FOR  MAECH,  1864. 


183 


fan  modem  acoeptation  of  the  term.  Ifoi 
able  pet-hape  to  nistain  itsdf  onaided  in 
any  one  great  department  of  national 
existence.     Laws,  institutions,  civiliza- 


Through  the  blessing  of  Qod  on  these 
instrumentalities,  a  beneficent  change 
has  occurred  in  all  the  departments  of 
the  government,  in  the  face  of  fierce 


tion,  the  great  compact  of  social  and  j  outrages  from  seamen  and  traders,  and 
political  life,  are  of  slower  growth  than  { deadly  hostility  from  not  a  few  foreign 


Oiristianit^.  A  nation  may  be  Chris- 
tian, while  its  intellect  is  but  partially 
developed;  and  its  municipal  and  civil 
institutions  are  in  their  infancy.  In 
this  sense,  the  Hawaiian  nation  is  a 
Christian  nation,  and  will  abide  the 
severest  scrutiny  by  every  appropriate 
test.  All  the  religion  they  now  have 
claims  the  Christian  name.  A  fourth 
part  of  the  inhabitants  arc  members  in 
regular  standing  of  Protestant  Chris- 
tian churches ;  and  not  less  tlfan  six- 
teen hundred  new  members  were  added 
to  these  churches  during  the  past  year. 
During  that  year,  five  thousand  pounds 
were  contributed  in  those  churches  for 
the  support  and  propagation  of  the 
gospel.  The  nation  reco^piizes  the 
obligations  of  the  sabbath.  Houses  for 
Christian  worship  arc  built  and  fre- 
quented as  among  ourselves.  Christian 
marriage  is  enjoined  and  regulatx^d  Y^y 
the  laws,  and  the  number  of  marriage 


residents.  The  very  first  article  in  the 
constitution,  promulgated  by  the  king 
and  chiefs  in  the  year  1840,  declares, 
'  that  no  law  shall  be  enacted  which  is 
at  variance  with  the  word  of  the  Lord 
Jehovah,  or  with  the  general  spirit  of 
his  word  ;^  and  tliat '  all  the  laws  of  the 
islands  shall  be  in  consistency  with 
God's  law.'  AVhat  was  this  but  a 
public,  solemn,  national  profession  of 
the  Christian  religion,'  on  the  high 
puritan  basis  ?  And  the  laws  and  ad- 
ministration of  the  government  since 
that  time,  have  been  as  consistent  with 
this  profession,  to  say  the  least,  as  those 
of  any  other  Christian  government  in 
the  world.  Court-houses,  prisons,  roads, 
bridges,  surveys  of  lands,  and  their 
distribution  with  secure  titles  among 
the  people,  are  in  constant  progress. 

"John  Quincy  Adams,  ten  years  ago, 
was  ready  to  welcome  this  people  to  the 
general  family    of   Christian   nations. 


licenses  taken  out  in  the  year  1  sr)2  ■  He  says : — 

exceeded  two  thousand.  The  hn^  'lagc ;  '*  *  It  is  a'  subject  of  cheering  con- 
is  reduced  to  writing,  and  is  rirA  hy  tcniplation  to]  the  friends  of  human 
nearly  a  third  part  of  the  people,  'i'lic ;  improvement  and  virtue,  that,  by  the 
schools  contain  the  great  bod\  ur  I  lie  mild  and  gentle  influence  of  Christian 
children  and  youth.  The  annm.l  ■  i  Jay  j  charity,  disixjnscd  by  humble  mission- 
for  education,  chiefly  by  the  ;;  ^vcra- i  aries  of  the  gospel,  unarmed  with 
mcnt,  exceeds  fifty  thousand  d.  ". i is. ,  secular  power,  within  the  last  quarter 
The  bible,  translated  by  the  lahuins  of  of  a  century,  the  people  of  this  group 
eight  missionaries,  was  in  the  ha ii'is  of,  of  islands  have  been  converted  from 
tlie  people  before  the  year  IB-iO;  and! the  lowest  debasement  of^idolatry  to 
there  are  elementary  books  in  thonl-^ffy,  the  blessings  of  the  Christian  gospel ; 
practical  religion,  geography,  r.rith- '  united  under  one  balanced  government ; 
metic,  astronomy,  and  history,  nu\lcing '  rallied  to  the  fold  of  civilization  by  a 
together  a  respectable  library  f<»r  a  written  language  and  constitution,  pro- 
people  in  the  early  stages  of  civiliza-  viding  security  for  the  rights  of  persons, 
tlon.    Since  the  press  first  put  forth  its  ■  property,  and  mind,  and  invested  with 


efforts  in  the  langimgc  on  the  7th  of 
January,  1822,  there  have  been  issued 
neariy  two  hundred  i^iUiona  of  pnges. 


all  the  elements  of  riglit  and  power 
which  can  entitle  them  to  be  acknow- 
iedged  by  their  btexYiierL  ol  ^X«  VM3s»a 


L     M 


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THE  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


noa^  as  a  separate  and  independent 
community.' 

"  The  best  of  all  testimony,  however, 
is  that  of  our  own  (American)  missiona- 
ries on  the  islands. 

'"Our  little  mission  church,  as  ori- 
ginally formed,*  say  the  brethren,  '  has 
expanded  into  a  community  of  large 
churches,  who  build  their  own  chapels, 
support  their  own  pastors  either  in 
whole  or  in  part,  send  Christian  mis- 
sions to  other  island  groups  of  the 
Pacific,  and  furnish  Ifunds  to  the 
government  for  their  primary  schools 
through  every  part  of  the  kingdom. 
Such  is  the  present  posture  of  things 
among  a  people  who,  thirty  years  ago, 
were  dwelling  in  the  depths  of  degra- 
dation and  vice.  Such  is  the  blessing 
God  has  been  pleased  to  confer  on  this 
nation,  through  the  power  of  his  word 
committed  to  our  hands.  These  being 
the  facts,  we  can  no  longer  account 
them  heathen,  nor  consistently  look  to 
the  American  churches  for  an  entire 
support,  as  in  former  years.  The  finger 
of  Providence  points  us  to  assume  a 
new  and  distinct  relation  to  our  patrons 
and  the  churches  of  our  native  land.' " 

Kor  has  the  cost  of  this  intellectual, 
moral,  religious,  and  social  creation 
been  large.  The  board  has  expended 
about  £170,288;  the  Bible  Society, 
£8,645 ;  and  the  Tract  Society,  £4,9o8 ; 
in  all,  £183,891.  The  exploring  expe- 
dition of  the  United  States  squadron  to 


the  south  seas  cost  more.  It  is  not 
even  the  expense  of  building  a  line  of 
battle  ship  and  ^keeping  it  in  service 
one  year. 

The  separation  of  the  native  churches 
firom  American  sympathy  and  aid  is 
not  absolute.  The  board  has  wisely 
resolved  to  aid  the  churches  for  a 
season.  While  entirely  maintaining 
their  iiative  pastors,  it  is  only  in  part 
that  the  churches  will  be  at  present 
called  upon  to  support  their  foreign 
pastors.  Eight  of  these  the  churches 
will  entirely  support,  leaving  twelve 
only  partially  dependent  on  the  funds  of 
the  board.  It  is  gratifying  to  find  that 
the  native  Christians  have  promptly 
met  the  claims  upon  them  for  the 
maintenance  and  propagation  of  the 
gospel,  and  that  the  native  pastors  are 
greatly  respected  and  pro8X)ered  in  their 
work. 

Thus  the  great  Head  of  the  church 
is  pleased  to  cheer  his  people  in  their 
enterprise  of  faith,  and  to  give  them 
abundant  testimony  of  his  approbation 
of  their  work.  May  these  delightful 
results  bo  speedily  multiplied,  until  all 
lands,  and  the  isles  of  the  sea,  shall 
rejoice  together  before  the  Lord  in  the 
gracious  display  of  his  mercy  and  love. 
Uis  providence  and  his  word  concur 
in  the  exhortation,  *'Be  not  weary  in 
well-doing ;  for  in  due  season  ye  shall 
reap,  if  ye  faint  not" 


THE  EXILES  OF  MADEIRA. 

TUE   EXODUS. 


At  the  time  of  Mr.  Uewitson's  arri- 
val in  Madeira,  under  the  auspices  of 
the  Free  Church  of  Scotland,  only  some 
twenty  or  thirty  Portuguese  had  re-i 
nounced  popery.  There  were,  however, 
a  very  large  number  of  persons  deeply 
impressed  with  the  truth  who  were  in 
Hbeoaostaat  habit  of  reading  the  Scrip- 


tures, and  had  given  up  confession.  As 
Mr.  Hewitson  was  not  burdened  with 
the  restrictions  laid  upon  Dr.  Kalley, 
he  began  immediately  to  draw  around 
him  a  small  number  of  the  converts  and 
inquirers.  The  ordinances  of  the  gospel 
were  administered  in  secret.  But  the 
word  of  the  Lord  prevailed.    On  eveiy 


FOR  MARCH,  1854. 


185 

hind  tlie  truth  spread,  and  very  many  night  he  continued  to  hold  his  meetings, 
were  learning  to  read  that  holy  volume,  The  feast  was  kept  in  secret,  in  his 
whose  promises  cheered  the  persecuted 
and  wrought  a  childlike  faith  in  the 
hearts  of  those  who  believed. 

The  meetings  at  last  attracted  the 
attention  of  the  priests  and  authorities, 
and  were  given  up.  The  people  were 
then  invited  to  visit  Mr.  Hewitson  indi- 
vidually, two  or  three  at  a  time.  Great 
numbers  availed  themselves  of  the 
opportunity,'taking  their  turns  through- 
out the  day  to  converse  with  their 
teacher  on  the  things  of  God.  The 
second  communion  service  took  place  on 
the  20th  of  April,  1845,  when  sixty-one 
persons  commemorated  the  dying  love 

of  Christ.      It  was  a  solemn  service, 

after  sunset  on  the  sabbath  evening. 

The  sweet  'calm  of  the  fading  day  was 

in  full  accordance  with  the  exhortation 

of  the  servant  of  God,  and  the  holy 

peace  which  filled  every  heart  of  these 

bidden  ones  of  the  Lord.   These  seasons 

of  refreshment  prepared  the  little  flock 

for  the  stormy  days  at  hand. 
Their  place  of  meeting  began  to  be 

vatched.    A  few  persons  suspected  of 

attendance  were  arrested  and  examined. 

On  the  10th  of  May,  a  woman  was  put 

into  prison  for  teaching  her  neighbours 

to  read  the  bible,  and  a  man  was  im- 
prisoned at  8anta  Cruz  for  the  like 

offence.    The  ire  of  the  priesthood  was 

rapidly  rising,  and  the  bishop  declared 

His  resolution,  aided  by  the  authorities, 

to  put  down  all  dissent  from  the  church 

of  Rome.      Various   acts  of  persecu- 
tion occurred;  and   many  were  cast 

into   prison.     Yet,    in   spite    of    all, 

the  word  of  truth  won  its  way,  giving 

^Rht  and  life  to  the  perishing.  In  July, 

placards  were  affixed  to  the  church  doors, 

^wiouncing  that  every  recusant  must 

confess  or  attend  church  within  ten 

^ys,  on  pain  of  imprisonment.     Mr. 

Hewitson's  own  position  became  im- 


dining  room,  with  closed  doors  and  win- 
dows ;  but,  among  the  little  band^  were 
three  prisoners,  out  on  parole,  through 
the  kindness  of  their  jailor,  in  whose 
heart  the  Lord  had  inspired  pity. 

The  increasing  peril  attendant  on  any 
kind  of  public  meeting  now  induced 
Mr.  Ilewitson  to  form  a  class,  number- 
ing fifteen  or  sixteen  persons,  which  he 
might  train  as  teachers  of  their  country- 
men. This  expedient  was  eminently 
usefuL  The  disciples  met  in  smaller 
bands  in  various  places  under  the  guid- 
ance of  these  trained  and  selected 
brethren,  and  were  edified.  But  dangers 
always  attended  them.  By  December, 
the  prisoners  in  jail  were  twenty- 
eight  in  number — their  crime,  a  deadly 
one  in  the  eyes  of  the  papacy,  the 
reading  of  the  word  of  God  and  social 
prayer.  In  three  instances  banishment 
to  the  coast  of  Africa  for  seven  years 
was  only  avoided  by  a  timely  flight  to 
Demcrara.  One  of  the  claps,  visiting  an 
imprisoned  friend  in  the  gaol  at  Santa 
Cruz,  was  himself  detained,  and  put  on 
his  trial  on  the  charge  of  denying  the 
real  presence  of  Christ  in  the  host. 

With  the  hope  of  gaining  for  the 
converts  a  longer  period  of  repose  from 
open  persecution,  Mr.  Ilewitson  left  the 
island  in  May,  1846,  for  a  few  months. 
Previously  to  this,  however,  he  ordained 
six  elders  and  several  deacons  to  con- 
duct the  meetings  and  regulate  the 
business  of  the  church  during  his  ab- 
sence. But  the  hour  of  the  enemy  was 
at  hand. 

"On  the  morning  of  sabbath,  the 
2nd  of  August,"  writes  Mr.  Hewitson's 
biographer,  ''there  assembled  in  the 
house  of  an  English  family  betwixt 
thirty  and  forty  of  the  converts,  to 
listen  to  a  pastoral  letter  from  Mr. 
Ilewitson,  in  addition  to  their  ordinary 


perilled;  he  was  threatened  with  judi-i exercises  of  prayer,  axi^  ^tBl^e,  ^oA 
^pitfoffedingB/jet  undercover  of  the  I  reMng  of  the  word.     "NlQWi^Vfi^a  i 


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THE  MISSIONARY  HEBALD 


rafBan  rabble  had  been  muatered  bj  through  the  hoaie,  a  ahadderpataadorer 


one  of  the  canons  of  the  cathedral 
ohurch. 

**  A»  the  little  congregation  was  about 
to  retire,  tho  rabble  had  arrived  at  the 
gate,  headed  bj  the  canon  in  full  canon- 
icals^ &nd  shouting  defiance  and  revenge. 
The  first  to  leave  the  house  was  Senhor 
Arsenic  de  Silva  the  elder,  who  had 
been  conducting  the  worship.  The 
instant  he  appeared,  the  canon  thrust 
in  his  face  an  image,  bidding  him  kiss 
it,  and  '  adore  his  God !  *  Heaping  on 
him  all  manner  of  abusive  epithets,  be 
knocked  off  his  hat,  as  a  means  of 
inciting  the  mob  to  personal  violence. 
With  great  difficulty  Arsenic  escaped 
along  with  three  or  four  others  who  had 
come  out  behind  him. 

''Till  eleven  at  night  the  house  was 
besieged  by  the  mob  at  the  instigation 
of  the  canon  and  several  other  priests 
who  were  present,  and  under  the  conni- 
vance of  the  civil  authorities.  At  last, 
towards  midnight,  the  smashing  of  the 
windows  and  crash  of  the  bludgeons  on 
the  door,  announced  that  the  money  and 
liquor  of  the  enemy  were  fearfully  doing 
their  work.  Amidst  the  yells  of  the 
mob,  the  cry  was  still  heard  for  admit- 
tance, when  Miss  Rutherford,  addressing 
them  in  that  calm,  gentle,  temperate, 
yet  firm  and  dignified  manner,  which 
distinguished  her  conduct  through  the 
night,  begged  them  to  withdraw,  urging 
the  danger  they  were  incurring  by  so  act- 
ing in  violation  of  the  law.  '  Nao  ha  leis 
pelos  Calvanistas '  (There  are  no  laws  for 
Calvinists),  was  the  instant  reply,  show- 
ing that  the  impression  produced  by 
the  long  preceding  course  of  authorised 
persecution  was,  that  Christians  were 
outlawed  by  the  fact  of  being  readers  of 
the  word  of  Qod  :  with  a  further  threat 
that  if  the  doors  were  not  immediately 
opened,  they  would  bum  the  house  to 
the  ground!  Another  smash  of  win- 
dows  followed,    Aa  each  blow  fell  upon 


the  inN-alid's  weakly  fWune.  Meanwhile, 
Miss  Rutherford  and  Clarke,  her  English 
maid,  were  exerting  themselves  to  con- 
ceal -lie  poor  Christians  from  the 
anticii  cited  murderous  attack.  They 
oon^.:^iod  almost  exclusively  of  harm- 
less, a  ;:ct,  inoffensive  women  !  But 
they  wc:ro  ^protestants ;  they  had  not 
been  to  mass,  nor  had  they  lately  paid 
the  fv.M?h  of  confession  ;  and  so  their  sex 
was  no  protection  from  the  bludgeon  of 
the  ruffian !  They  were  marked  out  by 
the  priesthood  for  vengeance,  and  the 
end  was  to  justify  the  means.  For  their 
greater  security  they  were  hurried  into 
the  kitchen,  at  the  remote  end  of  the 
house,  that  being  the  apartment  likely 
to  be  last  reached  by  the  assailants,  and 
from  which  thepe  was  a  stair-door  down 
to  the  garden.  The  seats  were  then 
removed  from  the  room  in  which  the 
meeting  had  been  held ;  bibles  and  bon- 
nets were  put  out  of  the  way,  so  that  no 
additional  cause  'for  excitement  might 
inflame  the  rabble  as  they  entered.  Still 
crash  succeeded  crash,  and  blow  suc- 
ceeded blow ! 

"  After  a  few  more  crushing  blows, 
the  door  of  the  house  flew  open ;  still 
none  dared  enter.  Soon  after  midnight, 
just  as  arrangements  were  completed 
above,  lights  were  distinguished  on  the 
staircase,  and  almost  immediately  they 
entered  the  drawing  room.  Off  this 
room  was  the  invalid's  chamber,  and 
thither  the  rioters  directed  their  course. 
Six  or  oight  of  the  ruffians,  preceded  by 
boys  carrying  lights,  flashing  ^in  their 
faces,  daringly  entered  the  room,  and 
demanded  the  Portuguese,  placing,  by 
this  act  of  reckless  cruelty,  the  life  of  a 
defenceless  invalid  lady,  guiltless  of. 
crime,  in  the  most  imminent  danger. 
They  were  informed  that  the  Portuguese 
were  not  there,  and  would  not  be  given 
up ;  and  they  were  desired,  moreover, 
not  to  «>mQ  foxther  into  the  sick  lady*8 


the  windows  and 'door,  and  resounded  |  room.    IVie^  ^\niv««^  ^ft1R^«  ^^ 


FOR  MARCH,  1854. 


187 


few  minates,  and  then  went  grumbling 
and  muttering  away.    A  guard  l>eing 
left  in  the  drawing  room,"  continues 
the  tragic  story,  "they  proceeded  in 
March   of    their    Tictima  —  a   rather 
tedious  process,  by  the  way,  in  a  house 
with  twenty  bedrooms  and  six  sitting 
rooms,  besides  a  chapel  and  closets  of 
all  kinds.    At  length,  we  heard  the  yell 
of  triumph,  — the  victims   had   lK.*en 
iDond.    Resistance  was  not  thought  of, 
but  they  were  all  on  their  knees  in 
prayer  to  God.     One  was  seized — his 
bead  laid  open  to  the  bone,  and  himself 
thrown  over  the  banister  to  the  ground. 
Here  the  mob  were  beating  him  with 
dabs,  and  dragging  him  out  to  be  mur- 
dered in  the' garden,  'For  it  is  a  less 
flrime,*  said  they,  'to  kill  him  there.* 
Aft  the  very  moment  of  opening  the 
door  by  which  to  drag  out  their  intended 
fifitim,  the  police  and  soldiers  entered, 
thus  catching  them  in  the  very  act  of 
oairage   and   intended    murder   in    a 
British  subject's  house.    The  mob  were 
uked  by  what  authority  they  had  entered 
that  house,  to  which  they  replied,  that 
'they  did  not  care  for  authority  or  law.* 
Two  of  the  ruffians  were  then  secured, 
msrohed  off,  and  lodged  in  jail.'' 

On  the  following  Lord's  day  Dr. 
Kalley's  house  wus  attacked,  sacked, 
and  the  contents  burnt,  Dr.  Kalley  and 
his  wife  barely  escaping  with  their  lives 
to  a  British  steamer  in  the  bay.  ]Many 
of  the  converts  fled  from  their  homes  to 
the  mountains.  Some  were  caught,  or 
their  hiding  pLices  discovered,  and  were 
cnielly  beaten.  Two  hundred  took  re- 
fuge on  board  an  emigrant  ship,  to  seek 
b  aaothcr  land  a  refuge  from  the  fury 
of  their  adversaries.  Their  destination 
was  Trinidad.  Soon  after  three  hun- 
dred and  fifty  more  followed.  Ulti- 
nuktely,  the  numl)er  of  exiles  sent  to 
Trinidad  and  to  the  other  West  India 
ulsads,  rose  to  about  eight  hundred. 


In  the  midst  of  these  direful  afflictions 
these  poor  oppressed  ones  bore  a  noble 
testimony  for  Christ.  An  English  re- 
sident who  was  also  forced  to  fly  to  the 
steamer  to  save  his  lifu  from  the  wild 
rage  of  the  priestly  mob,  thus  writes  of 
them  :— 

'*  This  ship  is  to  take  away  two  hun- 
dred of  your  flock  to  Trinidad.  Seventy 
are  already  on  board.  Tho  sound  of  the 
hymns  is  very  sweet  as  it  rises  from  the 
hold.  It  is  a  great  privilege  to  be  near 
them  in  tliis  time  of  noed,  and  to  see 
that  their  faith  docs  not  fail.  They 
never  speak  against  their  perseoutors — 
they  only  mention  them  with  pity. 
Sometimes  I  overhear  them  in  prayer, 
praying  for  their  enemies^  and  for  those 
who  have  turned  back  again  to  the 
Casas  d'Jdolatrie.  They  have  all  been 
in  hidings  on  tho  mountains — their 
houses  broken  up  and  pillaged;  and 
many  of  them  have  nothing  left  but  tho 
clothes  thoy  wear.  Alas !  now  the  door 
in  Madeira  seems  closed  indeed — your 
flock  scattered  in  other  lands.*' 

We  shall  not  follow  these  *■' wit- 
nesses" into  their  exile.  They  have  not 
been  unciirod  for.  In  Trinidad  and  in 
Illinois,  Mr.  Howitson  and  Dr.  Kalley 
have  visited  them,  and  organized  them 
into  churches.  The  love  of  some  was 
found  to  have  waxed  cold ;  but  very 
many  were  found  cleaving  to  the  Lord 
>rith  purpose  of  heart,  and  walking  in 
the  fear  of  God. 

Lut  alas  !  for  Madeira.  How  dim  is 
the  light  become,  wliich  in  tender  mercy 
tho  liord  permitted  to  shine  in  the 
dense  darkness  of  its  superstitious  at- 
tachment r^  tt)  Rome.  A  few  in  secret 
still  seek  after  God  and  sigh  for  the  day 
of  redemption ;  but  jvjpery  is  triumph- 
ing over  the  de8(»lation  it  has  wrought. 
It  has  made  a  de.^ort,  and  calls  it  a 
fertile  land.    '*  How  long,  0  Lord  1 " 


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THE  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


JAMAICA. 

CAXABA.B  COLLEGE,  FOR  TRAININQ  NATIVE  TOUNQ  XEK  FOR  THE  GOSPEL  XIKISTBY. 


The  anniversary  of  this  institution 
was  held  on  Tuesday  and  Wedxtesday, 
the  6th  and  7th  of  December,  when  the 
students  were  minutely  and  carefully 
examined  in  the  several  branches  of 
literature  and  science  to  which  their 
attention  had  been  directed  during  the 
year. 

The  following  ministers  wore  present, 
most  of  whom  took  part  in  the  interest- 
ing duties  of  the  occasion,  viz.,  the 
Rev.  Messrs.  J.  M.  Phillippo  of  Spanish 
Town,  J.  Clark  of  Brown's  Town,  B. 


first  and  second  chapters  by  the  Rev. 
Benjamin  Millard. 

The  students  collectively  were  also 
closely  exercised  by  the  Rev.  B.  Millaxd 
in  English  grammar  and  compodtioii ; 
in  natural  science,  and  in  arithmetic,  to 
mensuration  and  the  rule  of  three  in 
decimals,  by  the  Rev.  J.  M.  Phillippo, 
and  in  physical  geography,  by  the  Rer. 
J.  Clark. 

These  various  exercises  occapied  the 
whole  of  the  first  day,  and  were  dooed 
with  prayer  by  the  Rev.  William  TeaUL 


Millard  of  St.  Ann's  Bay,  J.  E.  Hender- 1  On  the  second  day,  afler  the  Rev.  R. 
son  of  Waldensia,  E.  Ilcwctt  of  Mount  i  Dalling  had  invoked  the  Divine  bene- 
Carey,  St.  James's,  W.  Tcall  of  Lucea,  |  diction,  Mr.  Bennet,  the  senior  student, 
Hanover,  T.  Gould  of   Clarendon,  E. '.  read  an  essay  on  the  ''  Intercession  of 


Pray  of  Refuge,  A.  Brown  of  Kettering, 
R.  Dalling  of  Stacey  Ville.  The  Rev. 
Messrs.  W.  Dendy  of  Salter's  Hill,  and 
R.  Qay  of  Falmouth,  it  was  much  re- 
gretted, were  not  present  during  the 
early  part  of  the  proceedings,  being 
prevented  by  the  inclemency  of  the 
weather. 

Several  other  friends  of  the  institu- 
tion connected  with  churches  more  or 
less  distant  from  Calabar  also  favoured 
the  institution  with  their  attendance. 

On  the  first  day,  after  prayer  offered 
by  the  Rev.  Thomas  Gould,  the  Rev.  J. 
M.  Phillippo  conducted  the  examination 
of  the  first  and  second  classes  in  the 
Latin  and  Greek  languages.  In  Latin, 
the  first  class  had  read  during  the  year 
the  first  book  of  the  -^Sneid  of  Virgil ; 
the  second  the  construing  exercises  of 
the  Charterhouse  grammar,  and  the  life 
of  Miltiadcs,  in  Cornelius  Nepos.  In 
Greek,  the  former  part  of  the  first  book 
of  the  Anabasis  of  Xenophon,  and  the 
latter  part  of  the  first  chapter  of  St. 
John.  In  Hebrew,  the  first  class  had 
jead  nine  chapters  of  the  first  book  of 


Christ/'  after  which  the  Rev.  J.  Clark 
was  the  presiding  examiner  in  mental 
science,  and  the  Rev.  J.  E.  HendersoD, 
in  the  evidences  of  Divine  revelation. 

An  essay  was  next  read  by  Mr. 
Duckett,  a  student  of  the  first  year,  on 
'*  Christian  Watchfulness,"  which  was 
followed  by  an  examination  of  the 
several  classes  in  Scripture  "^ex^gesis, 
analysis  of  scripture,  scripture  geo- 
graphy, and  Jewish  antiquities,  by 
Messrs.  Millard,  GK>uld,  and  Clark. 

Mr.  P.  O'Meally,  who  also  had.  been 
but  one  year  in  the  institution,  con- 
cluded the  series  of  subjects 'of  examina- 
tion by  reading  an  essay  on  effectoal 
prayer. 

In  the  afternoon  of  the  day,  aooording 
to  previous  announcement,  a  public 
meeting  was  held  in  the  large  room  of 
the  college,  presided  over  by  the  Rev.  J. 
M.  Phillippo. 

The  service  was  commenced  by  sing- 
ing an  appropriate  h3rmn  given  out  1^ 
the  Rev.  D.  J.  East,  the  president  of  tlra 
institution,  and  by  prayer  offered  by  the 
Rev.  Ellis  Fray.     A  series   of  brief 


SuBuel,  and  were  mterrogated  in  the\iheoV>iC^ci83L  ^»7g«t%  ii«tft  \l»gi  tend  in 


FOB  MARCH,  1864. 


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Buooeaiion,    by   three    of   the    senior 
rtadents  ;  by  Mr.  Pinnock,  on  "  Christ 
our  Bubetitate,"  by  Mr.  Campbell,  on 
"Union    with    Christ/'    and   by    Mr. 
Steele  on  "  Christ  oar  example."  These 
ezerdBefly  which  gave   great  satisfac- 
tion, were  followed  by  the  singing  of 
another  hymn  adapted  to  the  occasion, 
after  which  the  chairman  delivered  the 
oondading   address,  which   embraced 
idvice  and  counsel  to   the   students, 
cnoooragement  to  the  president,  and  an 
appeal  to  the  congregation  for  their 
increased  aid  in  the  support  of  this 
truly  valuable  and  important  seminary, 
^e  president  of  the  college  then  rose 
and  addressed  the  meeting  under  deep 
emotion,  excited  by  some  passages  in 
the  address  of  the  chairman,  and  by  the 
cheering  results   of   the  examination. 
Another  hymn  was    sung,  and,  after 
prayer  offered  by  the  Rev.  A.  Brown, 
the  congregation,  which  was  numerous 
ud  respectable,  notwithstanding   the 


favourable  specimens  of  style,  reflection; 
and  research.  The  students  altogether 
displayed,  indeed,  in  proportion  to  the 
opportunities  they  had  enjoyed,  such 
substantial  and  gratifying  attainment  as 
merited  the  warmest  commendation  of 
the  examiners  and  friends  present. 

It  was  additionally  gratifying  to  the 
friends  of  the  institution  to  know,  that 
both  the  scientific  and  literary^informa- 
tion  acquired,  was  regarded  by  the  young 
men  as  only  subservient  to  that  higher 
kind  of  knowledge  which  it  is  their 
one  great*  object  to  attain,  in  order  to 
be  better  qualified  for  their  future  work 
in  winning  souls. 

At  the  same  time  the  results  inspired 
the  most  gratifying  hopes  that,  under 
the  continued  influence  of  the  God  of 
all  grace,  the  young  men  who  are 
favoured  with  its  advantages,  will  reflect 
credit  upon  the  institution  by  becoming 
consistent  and  able  ministers  of  the 
New  Testament,  and  honoured  means  of 


unfavourable    state    of    the   weather,  diffusing  the  genuine  spirit  of  Chris- 


separated,  expressing  their  great  plea- 
nre  and  satisfaction  with  the  proceed- 
ings. 

The  manneri  in  which  the  young  men 
passed  through  the  whole  of  the  exor- 
cises prescribed,  especially  such  as 
related  to  the  critical  elucidation  of 
the  sacred  scriptures  and  theology  in 
general,  reflected  honour  on  the  care, 
attention,  and  ability  of  their  respected 
tator,  as  well  as  credit  on  their  own 
diligence  and  perseverance.  They  were 
evidently  well  grounded  in  what  they 
had  been  taught,  performing  their  exer- 
cises with  correctness,  and  replying  to 
the  interrogatories  with  which  they  were 
pressed,  readily  and  with  perspicuity, 
intellectually,  rather  than  mechanically ; 
thus  supplying  an  additional  demonstra- 
tion of  the  fact  that,  though  skins  may 
differ,  yet  intellect,  as  well  as  affection, 
dwells  in  black  and  white  the  same. 
The  essays  that  were  read  on  the  differ- 
ent ihe^cgiaU  aubjeota  afforded  Yorj\  increased  efl&ciency,  aa  weW  ua  lo  «auVS&Vs 


tianity  among  the  churches  which  they 
may  be  called  to  serve. 

The  evening  was  occupied  on  general 
business  of  the  denomination,  and  par- 
ticularly in  reference  to  general  educa- 
tion, on  which  latter  subject  an  ad- 
mirable and  elaborately  written  paper 
was  read  by  the  Rev.  J.  M.  Phillippo, 
and  cordially  approved. 

On  Thursday  morning  the  annual 
meeting  of  the  general  committee  of 
the  Calabar  institution  was  held  in  the 
library  of  the  college  house,  the  Rev.  J. 
M.  Phillippo  in  the  chair. 

An  abstract  of  the  report  of  the  pro- 
ceedings, together  with  the  receipts  and 
disbursements  of  the  past  year  were 
read,  from  which  it  appeared  that, 
though  everything  connected  with  the 
institution  in  every  other  respect  was  as 
satisfactory  as  could  have  been  anti- 
cipated, increased  funds  were  neces- 
sary for  its  conUnued  aup^^tV.  «[A  \\a 


/. 


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THE  MISSIONARY  IIBRALD 


demands  arising  from  some  neoetsary 
repairs  of  the  premiaea  and  other  extra- 
ordinary oiroumstances ;  the  seininary 
having  no  resource  but  what  is  supplied 
by  voluntary  contributions  of  its  friends 
in  Jamaica  and  in  England. 

It  was  also  stated  that  sixteen  young 
men  had  been  educated  in  the  college 
from  its  first  establishment,  nearly  all  of 
whom  were  occupying  important  spheres 
of  labour  in  the  island  as  pastors  and 
teachers;  that  six  are  now  availing 
themselves  of  its  advantages,  and  that 
others  had  applied  for  admission  for  its 
privileges. 

After  various  arrangements  were  con- 
certed for  the  future  government  and 
benefit  of  the  institution,  a  proposal  was 
made  to  add  to  the  theological  seminary, 
a  normal  or  high  school  on  liberal  prin- 
ciples, for  the  training  of  teachers  and 
lor  the   advancement    of  scholars   of 


promise  as  to  attainments  and  character 
from  common  schools,  and  for  the 
benefit  of  private  individuals  of  the 
higher  class,  in  the  various  branches  of 
literature  and  science  ;  and  thus  to 
combine  the  advantages  of  both  insti- 
tutions at  inconsiderable  'expense,  just 
as  is  done  in  many  of  the  colleges  oi 
the  European  continent  and  in  America. 
The  proposal,  after  an  interesting  discus- 
sion, was  entertained,  and  a  committee 
appointed  to  mature  a  plan  for  consi- 
deration, at  a  general  meeting  to  bo 
held  in  February  next. 

The  foregoing  report  has  been  sent  to 
us  by  Mr.  Phillippo;  and  we  have 
inserted  it  because  many  friends  in  this 
country  subscribe  liberally  to  the  insti- 
tution, and  because  all  our  readers 
must  feel  interested  in  its  success  as  a 
means  of  supplying  a  native  pastorate 
for  Jamaica. 


FOREIGN  INTELLIGENCE. 


INDIA,  Aqrh. — Mr.   Robert   Robinson^ 
son  of  our  late  venerable  brother,  tlie  Rev. 


the  low  stAte  of  piety  among  the  meinbcn  of 
the  cliurch,  his  work  nmong  them  is,  there- 


W.  Robinson  of  Dncc.i,  has  long  desired  to   fore,  more  the  work  of  a  missionary  than  of 
devote  himself  to  mission  work,  and  twice   a  pastor.      He  adds,  however,  '*  I  am  happy 


offered  himself  to  the  Committee  with  the 
cordial  recommendation  of  the  brethren  in 
Calcutta,  some  months  ago  the  Committee 
invited  him  to  take  the  charge  of  the  station 
at  Daccn.  The  last  mail  brought  the  pleas- 
ing intelligence  that  Mr.  Robinson,  who  gives 
up  a  valuable  employment  in  the  civil  service, 
hat  cheerfully  responded  to  the  call,  and  will 
proceed  to  Dacca  as  soon  as  he  can  bring  his 
present  engagements  to  an  end.  He  SAy»,  "  I 
citeem  it  a  poouliar  favour  that  I  am  per- 


to  say  the  work  nmong  the  heathen  com- 
munity usually  cheers  me  more.  I  am  fre- 
quently going  to  the  bazar  and  usually  have 
a  good  numhcr  of  people,  who  libten  for  one 
or  two  hours  with  attention.  The  same  ii 
the  case  in  the  villages  around  us.  There 
being  many  )>rnhmln8,  wo  have  now  and  then 
some  dispute,  but  it  is  not  with  the  same 
bittonie&s  as  I  have  seen  it  in  other  plac-ji. 
The  people  have  heard  much.  Mr.  Cham- 
berUiin  is  still   rememhered^by  those  more 


mitted  to  enter  upon  the  labours  of  my  ■  advanceil  in  yearii,  Mr.  Carey  was  otlcn  with 
revered  father."  IVrhaps  by  this  time  lilr. :  them  with  his  good  Bengali,  and  Mr. 
Robinson  has  entered  on  his  work.  If  so,  Williamson  is  known  all  over  this  part  of  the 
may  the  Lord  greatly  prosper  him.      Thus  country.     The  mission  stations  also  of  Burd- 


there  is  one  vacancy  filled  up. 


wan,  KishnagorCi  and  ]lerhampore,  do  much 


CuTWA. — Mr.  Supper  is  busily  occupiod  in  '■  to  remove  the  prejudices  of  the  people,  and 

putting  matters  at  this   station  into  order. '  diffuse  the  knowledge  of  our  religion  among 

The  death  of  a  missionary,  especially  when  j  the  people.     But  the  saving  power  of  all 

his  place  is  not  at  once  supplied,  is  sure  to !  comes  from  the  Lord,  and  to  us  it  belongs  to 

/f/re  hkgaccessor  much  te  do.     He  laments  \  draw  doiitvH\»V\e*Aft%V>v  VflntSLV  ^««<ser«.'' 


FOR  MARCH,  1854. 


101 


MoHQHiB. — Mr.  Lawrenee  writes,  **  It  ii 
idll «  daj  of  Bnnll  thingi  with  us.    Our  con- 
V0U  eome  in,  after  long  interval!,  by  onet 
930.4  t«t»  only.     We  hope  the  Lord  ii  still 
with  □».   During  the  past  year  there  has  been 
n  addition  to  the  church  of  Are  persons  by 
haptim,  three  natives    and  two  Europeans. 
has  been  no  painful  case  of  exclusion, 
have  withdrawn,  none  dismissed ;  one 
only  has  been  remoTed  by  death.     The  pre- 
lent  number  of  members,  of  uU  classes,  is 
sercnty-two.     The  native  Christian  congrega- 
tion has  somewhat  improved,  and  I  hope  will 
continue  to  increase." 
Jessoee. — By   a    letter    from    Mr.   Sale 


warded  a  lung  and  interesting  letter  fW>m  &Tr. 
Silva  the  native  pastor  of  Matiira,  who  is 
labouring  with  great  self-denial,  having  no 
support  but  what  the  people  afford.  One 
sentence  only  can  we  extract,  but  it  is  an 
index  to  the  whole.  **  I  can  give  my  testi- 
mony that  the  Lord  is  kind.  I  do  not 
remember  having  asked  any  man  for  support 
since  I  came  here.  But  the  Lord  has  in- 
clined the  hearts  of  the  people  to  bring  need- 
ful supplies.  At  times  when  I  have  had 
nothing  to  procure  the  next  meal,  something 
has  been  sent  in  just  in  time,  and  provetl 
*  that  man's  extremity  is  God's  opportunity.* " 
JAMAICA,  Spanish  Town.— Mr.  Phil- 


dated  January,  we  find  that  ho  has  removed  ;  lippo  writes : — '*  The  packet  brought  me  the 


te  Jenofe  from  Baiisaul,  as  directed  by  the 
Oonnittce,  and '  has  fully  entered  on  the 
dntifls  of  the  station.  He  has  visited  all  the 
itstions,  examfaied  into  the  state  c  the  little 
duirrbflt  in  it,  and  as  fiir  as  possible  put  their 
iSm  in  order.  ^  We  have  plenty  of  preach- 
isg  room  on  all  udes  of  us,  and  are  putting 
sp  some  plaeet  in  the  cheapest  manner  so  as 
to  get  the  girls'  school  started  again.  Mrs. 
Sale  much  regretted  leaving  her  school  at 
Bsiiiaul,  and  has  now  to  begin  entirely  anew. 
Not  10  strong  as  she  n'as,  and  having  three 
little  ones  to  care  for,  she  begs  that  some  pious 
istclljgent  young  person  may  bo  sent  to 
autain  her  in  her  bolitary  toil,  for  when  I 
am  not  at  hand  it  is  solitar}'  indeed." 


gratifying  intelligence  that  my  kind  friends 
had  at  length  succeeded.' in  assisting  me  in 
mv  difliculties  to  the  extent  desired  ;  and  no 
language  that  I  cnn  employ  could  convey  to 
them  the  full  expressions  of  my  heart  for 
their  kindness.  Irrespective  of  difficulties  I 
must  expect  to  sharo  in  consequence  of  the 
depressed  state  of  the  country,  I  am  as 
contented  and  happy  as  I  can  hope  to  ha  on 
this  side  eternity.  I  never  before  received 
so  many  external  tokens  of  courtesy  and 
good  will.  One  thing  adds  to  my  happiness 
at  the  present  time^my  second  son  is,  I  trust, 
decidedly  ])ious,  and  has  strong  desires  for 
tho  work  of  the  ministry.  May  God  direct 
his  way.     Brother  Hume  wiia  with  us  yester- 


Ceylon.  Colombo. —  Nothing  of  a  very  day,  January  iAth,  on  his  return  from  Eng- 
exclting  nature  has  marked  the  labours  of  the  I  land  in  good  health  and  excellent  spirits." 
Dittionary  agents  during  the  past  year.  There  |  Falmouth. — From  Mr.  Gay  wo  learn  that 
bii  been  advance  in  some  directions.  A  few  '  a  large  immigration  of  Portuguese  had  taken 
hare  been  introduced  to  the  fellowship  of  the  !  place  there,  as  many  ns  three  hundred  fum- 
Pcttah  church.     Several  of  its  members  are  :  jlios  ;  many  of   them   have  since  died,  and 


leeking  the  extension  of  Christ's  kingdom  in 


tiie  pulpit  on  Lord's  day  morning  before  tlie 


manv  more  are  totallv  disabled.      '*  It  is  a 


tbe  various  localities.     One  member  sujiplied    murderoiis  system.     They  cannot  laboiur  on 


the  soil,  but  they  can  lie  beneath  it.     And  so 


urival  of  Mr.  Carter,  to  allow  me  to  go  into   it  has  been  since  the  days  of  William  Knibb 

the  Jungle  during  that  part  of  the  day.  Con-   who  unsparingly  denounced  it .     A  thouumd 

sdcrahle  effort  was  also  made  to  mise  sub-  ,  more  arc  coming  to  be  landed  and  distributed 

Kriptions  towards  the  support  of  a  pastor  in  ,  in  Trelawny.      Could  you  not  get  the  Com- 

the  hope  the  Committee  would  assist  to  send  |  mittee   of   the   British  and   Foreign   Bible 

tiiem  one.      In  the  native  churches  a   few  ■  Society  to  give  mc  a  gr.uit  for  their  use,  as 

changes  have  taken   place.     Only  one  had    many  of  them  can  read,  and  it  would  afford 

i^ded  to  its  members,  though  there  arc  many  |  an  introduction  to  tho  gospel  1 "      We  are 

candidates,  and  many  have  been  importunate  |  glad  to  add  that  on  application  to  tho  British 

for  idmipsion.    But  great  caution  is  nccca- 1  and  Foreign  Bible  Society  (V  pdiiV.  n:^,%  oN. 

■7  JB  0udt  BUiUen,    Mr,  AUen  ha§  for-  \  once  made,  and  forwarded  lo  Itlr.  Cja:>f . 


102 


THE  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


SkYkVKk  Lk  Mab. — We  hare  received  a 
long  and  interesting  statement,  from  Rer. 
John  Clarke,  respecting  the  charches  under 
hit  care.  It  gives  a  clear  and  distinct  Tiew 
of  their  condition  and  progress.  From  this 
statement  wc  learn  that  at  Savanna  la  Mar 
and  Fuller's  Field,  with  their  out  stations, 
there  are  in  fellowship  910  members,  281 
inquirers,  added  by  baptism  128,  which,  with 
those  received  from  other  churches  and  re- 
stored, make  the  clear  increase  172. 


This  is  very  encouraging,  and  thongh  we  are 
well  aware  that  onr  brother  has  had  to 
struggle  with  great  difficulties,  yet  here  is  a 
rich  reward,  and  the  prospect  before  him  is 
rich  in  promise. 

HAITI,  Jacxkl.— At  date  of  last  advioei 
Jan.  27th  we  are  glad  to  learn  that  Mr. 
Webley,  and  the  mission  family  were  all 
well.  By  next  mail  we  hope  to  have  intelli- 
gence of  the  station  in  full. 


HOME  PROCEEDINGS. 


The  meetings  held  during  the  past  month 
have  been  numerous.    Mr.  Underbill,  Rev. 
H.  Dowson,  and  Dr.  Hoby  have  visited  Scot- 
land, the  two  former  taking  the  district  from 
Dundee  to  Edinburgh,  and  thence  westward 
to  Glasgow  and  Irvine ;  the  latter,  Aberdeen, 
Huntly,  and  Aberchirdcr  in  the  north.    Up 
to  the  time  of  going  to  press  the  accounts  we 
have  received  have  been  very  cheering.    In 
addition  to  the  collections  made  in  the  chapels 
of  onr  own  denomination,  meetings  have  been 
held  and  sermons  preached  on  behalf  of  the 
Society  in  free  churches,  united  presbyterian, 
and  independent  chapels.      On  Lord's  day 
evening,  the  19th  ult.,  a  united  proyer  meeting 
was  held  at  Elder  Street  chapel^  Edinburgh,  at 
which  nearly  all  the  pastors  in  the  city  were 
present  and  took  a  part.     The  deputation 
speak  of  it  as  a  truly  refreshing  and  delightful 
service.    Mr.  Pearce  and  Mr.  Trcstrail  advo- 
cated the  Society's  claims  at  Tottenham  and 
Eagle  Street,  and  with  Mr.  Carey  at  Kings- 
ton ;  Mr.  Pearce  also  accompanied  Mr.  Tres- 
trail  to  Brentford  ;  the  latter  also  preaching 
on  the  Society's  behalf  at  Hcmcl  Hempstead 
and  Eagle  Street. 

The  brethren  accepted  for  India  are 
steadily  pursuing  their  studies  under  Mr. 
Pearce,  and  making  satisfactory  progress  in 
the  language.  In  this  way  they  are,  in  fact, 
doing  their  work  before  they  enter  on  their 
future  field  of  labour ;  and  when  they  arrive 
there,  will  enter  upon  it  under  circumstances 
more  fovourable  than  most  of  those  who  have 
preceded  them. 

FTNANCES-IMPORTA^T. 
Am  tiua  2$  the  latt  month  of  the  Bnancial 


year,  we  again  beg  respectfully  to  remind  the 
pastors  and  deacons  of  the  ehurchei^  and  the' 
officers  of  auxiliaries,  that  the  accountf  of 
the  Society  close  on  the  31st  of  March  ;  and 
that  all  monies  to  be  acknowledged  in 
the  next  annual  report  must  be  received  at 
the  Mission  House  on  or  before  that  day. 

It  will  conduce  to  the  facility  and  correct* 
ness  of  making  up  the  contribution  lista  ftr 
the  report,  if  our  friends  can  supply  us  irith 
full  particulars,  with  the  names  of  contri- 
butors alphabetically  arranged  ;  and  should 
any  remittances  have  been  already  made,  of 
which  particulars  have  not  been  furnished,  we 
shall  feel  obb'ged  by  their  tntnsmisuon  with- 
out delay. 

ANNUAL  SERVICES. 

It  will  be  a  great  convenience  to  the  secre- 
taries if  the  pastors  of  London  churches  who 
may  have  engaged  with  brethren  to  preach 
on  behalf  of  the  Society,  in  London,  Lord's 
day,  April  23rd,  would  communicate  !he 
names  of  the  brethren  thus  engaged,  and  the 
services  they  take,  whether  morning  or  eren- 
ing,  or  both. 

Mr.  Trcstrail  has  to  acknowledge  the 
receipt  of  £116  12s.,  ''coUected  by  Mr. 
Cowell  and  friends  at  Faversham,  to  be 
devoted,  by  the  request  of  the  subscribers,  to 
educational  purposes  in  connexion  with  the 
labours  of  the  Rev.  W.  H.  Denham  of 
Serampore." 

RETURN  OF  MISSIONARIES. 

Mr.  Makepeace,  having  sought  the  advice 
of  ^,he  fin^  medical  gentleman  m  Galcntta, 
and  tVial  adnce  \iKniv^  >MaA  ^^waAfti  w  \« 


FOB  MARCH,  1864. 


Ids 


In  Kiawify  of  his  return  to  Europe,  at  last, 
rKh  daep  aorTOWy  rengned  e?ery  hope  of 
sHrning  in  India,  and  embarked  with  his 
Smily  on  board  the  "Southampton,^  Dec. 
t7.  We  should  hope  that  by  this  time  they 
■t  half  waj  on  their  passage  home. 

Mr.  Thomas  informs  us  that  a  passage  had 
hsn  taken  for  Mr.  Phillips  m  the  ^Mon- 
uA"  which  was  expected  to  leave  January 
31  We  fear  that  Hr.  Phillipa  is  not  likely 
to  8iriT«  in  time  for  the  annual  ^meetings. 
May  He  who  holds  the  winds  in  his  fists 
sad  the  waters  in  the  hollow  of  his  hand, 
l^fcto  our  brethren  a  safe  and  prosperous 


voyage.^,  l  We  trust  our  friends  wQl  not  forget 
tbem  in  their  approaches  to  the  throne  of 
grace. 

It  gives  us  pleasure  to  state  also  that  Mrs. 
Law,  wife  of  our  esteemed  missionary  in 
Trinidad,  arrived  in  safety  by  the  lost  West 
India  mail  packet.  She  had  suffered  a 
good  deal  on  the  voyage,  but  was  somewhat 
better  on  her  arrival.  She  is"*  at  Manches- 
ter with  her  friends.  May  the  change  of 
climate  soon  restore  her  health,  which  has 
been  very  sciiously  affected  by  a  residence  in 
the  tropics. 


FOREIGN  LETTERS  RECEIVED. 


Amu— BiMBii,  Fuller,  J.  J.,  Dec.  23. 

Cuaasca,  Saker,  A.,  January  4. 
Anaici— New    Yoke,  Wyckoff,  W.  H., 

January  25. 
Aai— AoBA,  Jackson,  J.,  Dec.  20,  Jan.  6  ; 
Robinson^  R.,  Jan.  6 ;  Makepeace,  J., 
Dec.  16  and  27. 
CiLCUTTA,  Tlioraas,  J.,  Dec.  17,  Jan.  4, 

5  and  6. 
CoioMBo,  Allen,  J.,  Jan.  1 1  and  1*2. 
CcTvi,  Supper,  F.,  Dec.  20  and  31. 
FurnHFOftE — £dmon8tonc,G.,  Jun.,  Dec. 

27. 
itssoEE,  Sdle,  J.,  January  2. 
KiXAT,  Davis,  J.,  Dec.  24,  Jan.  1 1. 
MoxoniR,  Lawrence,  J.,  Dec.  27  ;  Por- 
■ons,  J.,  Dec.  2. 
BuTTAXT — MoRLAix,  Jenklns,  J.,  Feb.  3 

(2  letters),  10  and  13. 
HAm-JiCMEL,  Weblev,  W.  H.,  Jun.  27. 


Jamaica — Annotto  Bat,  Jones,  S.,  Jan.  6. 

Brown's  Town,  Clark,  J.,  Jan.  9. 

Falkoutm,  Gay,  R.,  Jan.  24. 

KiKOSTON,  Ashbumc,  A.,  and  others,  Jan. 
10;  Curtis,  W.,  and  others,  Jan.  10  and 
2G;  licit,  E.,  Jan.  10;  Oughton,  S., 
Jiin.  10  (2  letters)  and  25;  Thompson, 
J.,  and  others,  Jan.  10. 

Port  Maria,  Day,  D.,  Jan.  9. 

Savakna  la  Mar,  Clarke,  J.,  Jan.  18. 

Spanish  Town,  All  wood  and  Oughton, 
Jon.  10;  Gould,  T.,  Jan.  25;  Phillippo, 
J.  M.,  Jnn.  2(). 

Sprino  Gardens,  Milliner,  G.,  Dec.  23. 

St  URGE  Town,  M'Laggan,  W.  L.,  Jnn.  2. 
Trinidad — Port  of  Spain,  Law,  J.,  Jan.  9 

and  25. 
Van  Dieman*r  Land — IIobart  Town,  John- 
ston, K.,  Nov.  2C. 

Launcestok,  Dowling,  H.,  Sept.  20. 


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 
Ae  thanks  of  the  Committee  arc  presented  to  the  following  friends — 


Min  Elizabeth,  for  a  box  of  useful  articles, 

for  Mrs,  Saie^  India  ; 
^in,  Pownall,  Tottenham,  for  a  parcel  of 

crochet  work,  for  India  ; 
Mn.  Nash.  Denmark  Hill,  for  a  parcel  of 

msguines; 
Hr.  Thompson^   Chancery   Lane,  for    a 


parcel  of  magazines,  for  Rev,  «/.  Trqf-* 

ford,  Serampore; 
The  Religious  Tract  Society,  for  a  grant 

of  four  copies  of  its  Commentary  (in 

part),  for  Native  Teachers,  India; 
Miss  Thompson,  Leamington,  for  a  silk 

robe,  for  Africa, 


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Beetived  on  account  of  the  Baptist  MUsionarj/  Society y  from  January  21,  to 

Fdrunry  20, 1854. 


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(•ceiTedbyWilliBmBrodieGurne)'  Esii.,  mid  Simincl  Morton  Peto,E»q,,M. P., Treasurer!; 
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Mlnon  House,  3.1,  Mour^'iile  Street,  Lomdoi>  :  in  Edifbdboh,  by  the  Rev.  Jjnuilhui 
Wation.and  John  Miicandrew,E«q,;  in  GiAsaow.liv  C.  Aridtrsim,  E«q.;  in  DoBU-f,  hj 
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Himon  Press;  nnd  M  Nbw  Yoh«,  United  State*,  bj  W.  Colgal«,E«q.  ConlributioM  cnn 
alio  be  paid  in  nt  Meem.  Barclay,  Bcvan,  Tritton,  and  Co.,  Umbaid  Street,  to  the  Mceunt 
of  tbs  Treuuien, 


THE 


BAPTIST  MAGAZINE, 


APRIL,  1864. 


MEMOIR.  OP  THE  liATE  REV.  THOMAS  CLARKE  OF  ASHFORD,  KENT. 

[bT   niS  SOK,  THB  RET.   E.   CLARKE   OF   TWERTON,  NEAR  BATH. 


Thomas  Clarke,  the  third  son  of  John 
indSarah  Clarke^  was  born  at  Newbury  in 
Berkshire  on  the  3rd  of  February,  1 787. 
His&therand  grandfather  were  builders : 
tk  latter  of  whom  erected  the  noble 
market  place  and  Town  Hall  of  New- 
baiy.  The  constitution  of  Thomas,  the  ; 
mbject  of  this  memoir,  was  delicate, 
ud  through  a  fearful  fright  he  received 
when  quite  a  boy,  his  nervous  system 
was  for  a  time  completely  shattered. 
From  this,  however,  by  the  skilful  use 
of  means  he  recovered.  At  a  large 
gnmmar  school,  where  he  received  his 
flirly  education,  he  made  rapid  strides 
b  knowledge,  and  displayed  great 
tttinty  of  mind.  On  his  leaving  school 
he  was  placed  for  a  few  months  with 
i  medical  gentleman ;  but  he  soon 
oonodved  a  thorough  distaste  for  the 
profesBion,  although  ho  afterwards  be- 
came passionately  fond  of  it.  An  open- 
ing not  long  after  presenting  itself  he 
^  apprenticed  to  a  woollen  draper  at 
Beading.    Having  been  educated  hy  hk 

fOL  Xr/t — rOUMTB  SERTMB, 


parentsin  the  principles  of  the  episcopal 
church,  he  regularly  attended  divine 
service  with  his  employer,  who  was  a 
churchman.  About  this  time  the  Rev. 
W.  Marsh,  of  Reading,  feeling  solicitous 
for  the  spiritual  welfare  of  his  fellow 
parishioners,  proposed  for  a  trifling  sum 
to  take  the  services  of  the  church,  or 
see  the  pulpit  supplied  with  evangelical 
preachers.  He  obtained  the  aid  of 
several ;  but  he  himself  often  officiated. 
To  the  first  sermon  he  preached  from 
the  words, ''  Behold  the  Judge  standeth 
before  the  door,**  Thomas  was  indebted 
for  a  deep  and  powerful  impression  of 
the  importance  of  vital  godliness.  Sub- 
sequently he  was  invited  by  the  same 
clergyman  to  a  weekly  conference,  read- 
ing of  the  scripture  and  prayer,  at 
which  Lady  Marsh  his  pious  mother, 
and  Lady  Cadogan  attended.  These 
meetings  proved  highly  conducive  to 
his  spiritual  illumination. 

Some  months  after  this,  apparently 
by  accident,  he  one  Lord's  da^  W^xd 


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MEMOIR  OF  THE  LATE  REV.  THOMAS  CLARKE. 


fr 


the  Rev.  A.  Douglas  preach,  who  took 
as  his  text  the  prayer  of  the  publican, 
"  God  be  merciful  to  me  a  sinner."    To 
this  sermon    in  connection  with    the 
ministry  of  the  Rev.  W.  Marsh,  Thomas 
was   indebted   as   instruments  to  his 
acquaintance  with  the  truth  as  it  is  in 
Jesus.    He  however  still  attended  the 
established  church,''and  was  confirmed, 
in  order  that  he  might  ex\joy  the  privi- 
lege of  communion.    Afterwards,  how- 
ever, meeting  with  a  dissenting  catechism, 
he  was  led  to  examine  it  attentively, 
and  this  led  him  to  hold  more  tenaciously 
ideas  which  -had   for    a    long   period 
obtained  a  lodgment  in  his  mind.    He 
now  reguLorly  attended  the  independent 
chapel,  and  in  his  sixteenth  year  became 
a  member  of  the  church  of  Christ  at 
Broad   Street,   Reading.      His    pastor 
observing    his    earnest   and    untiring 
efforts  in  sabbath  school  teaching  and 
evangelization,  took  occasion  to  direct 
his  thoughts    to    the    subject  of   the 
ministry  ;  but  he  then  declined  all  idea 
of  leaving  business,  and  at  the  expira- 
tion of  his  apprenticeship  went  to  High 
Wycombe  still  farther   to  extend  his 
knowledge  of  it.  Here  he  laboured  with 
great   zeal   in  founding  new  sabbath 
schools,  and  in  breaking  the  bread  of 
life  to  the  poor  and  ignorant.     Nor 
was  he  without  his  reward.    He  had 
the  pleasure  of  rejoicing  over  the  con- 
version of  some  of  his  sabbath  scholars, 
and  a  sergeant  of  the  marinee,'who  gave 
the  most  manifest  evidence  of  the  "re- 
newing of  the  Holy  Ghost."  Mr.  Clarke 
now  began  to  think  of  devoting  himself 
to    the    work  of   the    ministry.      He 
mentioned  the  subject  to  some  of  his 
friends  who  persuaded  him  to  cherish 
the  object  of  his  desire.    Accordingly 
he    made    application    to    Homcrton 
College,  and  was  accepted.    And  in  the 
year  1809,  he  entered  on  his  college 
course.    Here  in  an  eminent  degree  he 
obtained  the  esteem  of  his  tutors.    And 
between  bim   and   the   late  Dr.  Pye 


Smith  there]  sprang  up  a  friendship 
which  existed  till  death.  After  a  re- 
sidence of  about  three  years  at  college, 
Mr.  Clarke  was  led  to  a  thorough  sifting 
of  the  evidence  in  favour  of  infant  bap- 
tism. His  views  on  this  subject  in 
consequence  undergoing  a  complete 
change,  he  made  it  known  to  his  tutors, 
who,  greatly  to  their  honour,  informed 
him  he  might  continue  to  enjoy  his 
privileges  as  before.  At  the  expiration, 
however,  of  another  twelve  months  he 
resigned  his  connection  with  the  in- 
stitution, and  was  baptized  at  Maze 
Pond  chapel  by  the  Rev.  Joseph  Hughes 
in  May,  1812. 

In  the'year  1813,  Mr.  Clarke  accepted 
of  the  unanimous  invitation  of  the 
general  baptist  church  at  Lyndhurst, 
Hants,  to  become*their  pastor.  On  the 
23rd  of  June,  1814,  he  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Miss  Ann  Smith,  the 
daughter  of  Mr.  Thomas  Smith,  maltster, 
of  Lymington,  Hants.  This  union  was 
a  peculiarly  happy  one.  Of  Mrs.  Clarke 
we  have  this  testimony,  borne  by  an 
eminent  living  minister,  that  she  was 
without  exception  the  most  pious  and 
excellent  woman  he  ever  knew. 

During  Mr.  Clarke's  residence  at 
Lyndhurst  his  theological  views  under- 
went a  considerable  change,  and  he  fielt 
his  happiness  would  be  increased  by 
taking  the  pastorate  of  a  particular 
baptist  church.  Acting  under  this 
impression  he  resigned  his  oversight  of 
the  church  at  Lyndhurst  after  a  dura- 
tion of  eleven  years. 

In  the  year  1826,  he  accepted  of  the 
earnest  and  unanimous   invitation  of 
the  particular  baptist  church  at  Paulton, 
near   Bath,  to   become   their   pastor. 
With  energy  and  zeal  he  entered  on  hiB 
labours   at   this   place.     Here  in  aii^ 
especial  manner  his  efforts  in  the  oao^O 
of  truth  were  crowned  with  the  mani^ 
fcst  approbation  of  the  great  Head  <tf 
the  church.    Over  many  did  ho  her0 
rejoice  «A  the  trophies  of  redaemiiB^ 


MEMOIR  OP  THE  LATE  REV.  THOMAS  CLARKE. 


199 


loTe,  and  aa  the  seals  to  his  ministry. 
A  new  chapel  was  erected  and  a  sub- 
stantial minister's  house ;  both  of  which 
he   happily    succeeded    in    completely 
freeing  from  debt.     After  ten   years* 
hard  and  untiring  labour  at  Paulton,  he 
receired  a  most  pressing  request  from 
the  baptist  church  at  Chard,  Somerset, 
to  become  their  pastor.    This  invitation 
after  deep  deliberation  he  accepted,  as 
baying  a  numerous  family  he  had  a 
prospect  of  being  enabled    the   more 
effectually  to  provide  for  them.    Ac- 
cordingly, in  1836  he  took  his  farewell 
of  his  beloved  people  at  Paulton.    Tlie 
Kparation,  however,  was   almost   too 
much  for  his  physical  frame,  so  intense 
wtB  the  agony  of  mind  he  endured  in 
leaving  them.    Ho  afterwards  said  he 
could  not  have  sustained  another  such 
trial. 

After  a  residence  of  five  years  at 
Chard,  he  was  solicited  by  many  to  give 
his  aid  in  the  raising  of  a  baptist  church 
at  Bridport,  Dorset.  To  this  ho  assented 
agreeing  to  remain  with  them  two 
years.  He  resided  with  them,  however, 
double  that  period :  during  which  time 
the  infant  cause  greatly  increased  in 
rtrength  and  vigour.  A  very  severe 
illness  towards  the  closing  period  of  his 
connection  with  this  church  rendered  it 
desirable  that  he  should  be  free  from 
the  numerous  extra  efforts  which  the 
oversight  of  an  infant  cause  dcnmndcd. 
Taking  therefore  farewell  of  his  deeply 
affectionate  friends  at  Bridport  in  1045, 
he  entered  on  his  pastoral  engagements 
with  the  baptist  church,  Ashford,  Kent. 
His  residence  here  was  marked  by  the 
most  strenuous  efforts  to  benefit  all  who 
came  within  teach  of  his  influence,  both 
spiritually,  morally,  and  intellectually. 
Thin,  his  labours  in  the  pulpit,  the 
mechanics'  institute,  and  temperance 
lecture  room  l)ear  witness  to.  Nor  was 
he  without  his  reward,  lie,  however, 
received  a  shock  in  the  midst  of  his 
^sfigi^cmcttts £rom  which  he  was  destined 


never  to  recover.    Early  in  November, 
1848,  his  beloved  wife  who  had  shared 
with  him  the  joys  and  sorrows  of  life 
during  thirty-four  years  was  suddenly 
removed  by  death.    From  the  effect  of 
this  bereavement  he  never  rallied.    It 
soon  became  evident    that   he  would 
never  again  be  equal  to  the  discharge 
of  the   duties  which    had    previously 
pressed  on  him.    Alarming  fainting  fits, 
in  which  life  to  all  appearance  was  for 
a  time  quite  suspended,  followed  each 
other  so  quickly,  and  left  such  excessive 
debility,  that  his  own  medical  attendant 
and  an  eminent  physician  in  London 
united  in  their  testimony  that  nothing 
but  a  cessation  from  ministerial  labour 
could 'save  his  life.     Convinced  of  the 
truthfulness  of  their  statements,  he  lefl 
Ashford  for  Woodcnd  that  he  might  be 
near  his  son  who  was  settled  as  pastor 
of    the    baptist    church    at    Weston, 
Northamptonshire.    On  leaving  Ashford 
Mr.  Clarke  received  unmistakeable  evi- 
dences of  kindness  and  Christian  esteen". 
Nor  was  this  manifestation  confined  to 
members  of  his  own  flock,  and  the  deep 
sympathy  of  his  brethren  in  the  asso- 
ciation was  ever  fragrant  to  his  memory. 
Ever  active  in  the  cause  of  the  Re- 
deemer, while  at  Woodcnd  he  founded  a 
bible  class,  at  which    large    numbers 
attended,    and    sometimes    ho    would 
venture  to  preach  for  his  son.    Tie  was, 
however,  soon  laid  aside  again,  and  for 
three  months  ficarcely  ventured  out  of 
his  house.      As  summer  drew  on  he 
seemed  to  revive,  and  hopes  were  enter- 
tained by  his  children  and  friends  that 
his  life  might  be  prolonged  for  some 
years.    Soon,  however,  these .  anticipa- 
tions were  dissipated.     At  a  prayer- 
meeting  held  at  his  house  he  ventured 
to  address  the  people  at  some  length. 
It  was  observed   that  he  spoke  with 
difficulty,  and  shortly  after  he  had  con- 
clurlod,  the  disease  of  the  lieait  which 
had  insidiously  been  making  \l?>\ito^^^ 
displayed  the  fatal  powct  Vt  \vM  \w  \i\i^ 


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MEMOIR  OF  THE  LATE  REV.  THOMAS  CLARKE. 


system.  All  that  medical  skill  could 
effect  was  only  an  alleviation  of  the 
excessive  pain  he  suffered  during  the 
nine  weeks  of  his  last  illness.  His 
patience  was,  however,  most  exemplary. 
Severely  indeed  was  it  tried.  But  as 
the  strength  of  the  ship's  cable  is  tested 
by  the  severity  of  the  storm,  so  was  the 
strength  of  his  patience  by  his  last 
affliction ;  enabling  him  to  endure  the 
most  excruciating  sufferings  with 
Christian  resignation  and  fortitude.  His 
end  was  in  beautiful  keeping  with  his 
life,  it  was  the  majesty  of  repose,  saying, 
'  I  know  in  whom  I  have  believed.** 
His  mind  in  prospect  of  death,  was  as 
calm  and  unruffled  as  the  surface  of  a 
placid  lake  unagitated  by  a  single  breeze. 
During  his  illness  ^his  desire  for  the 
prosperity  of  Zion  seemed  to  increase  in 
the  ratio  of  his  rapidly  failing  bodily 
strength.  Referring  to  the  spread  of 
the  gospel  he  said  on  one  occasion, 
''Pray  that  the  golden  lamps  which 
remain  may  bum  more  brightly.**  It 
was  his  consolation,  he  said,  to  remember 
that  he  had  preached  Christ,  and  turn- 
ing to  his  son  he  said,  "  Preach  Christ 
faithfully  whatever  be  the  result,  then 
you  will  receive  the  crown  of  life." 
During  his  illness  he  dwelt  much  on 
the  influences  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  and  to 
all  it  was  manifest  that  divine  and 
heavenly  comforts  were  indeed  realized 
by  him  in  large  measure.  Hence  the 
language  of  his  lips — 

'*  Blest  be  the  Father  and  his  lore 
To  «i;ho8e  celestial  source  we  owe 
Rivers  of  endless  joj  above. 
And  rills  of  comfort  here  below : " 

was  beyond  all  question  his  own  deep 
and  sweet  experience.  Being  asked  by 
his  daughter  shortly  before  his  death 
how  he  did,  he  replied,  "  On  the  borders 
of  Immanuel's  land.**  Feeling  life  fast 
ebbing  he  said,  "  It  is  a  solemn  thing  to 
enter  into  the  presence  of  the  omniscient 
Qod,  and  yet  I  can  say.  Let  it  come. 
TbADks  be  unto  Qod  that  giveth  me  the 


victory  through  my  Lord  Jesus  Christ*' 
While  suffering  the  pains  of  death,  he 
said,  "  Ah !  this  is  the  conflict.  I  feel 
it !  It  is  hard  work  !  Oh  !  the  pain, 
the  bUss  of  dying.*'  "  tea,*' added  he, "  I 
can  say  the  bliss  of  dying.  My  prayer 
is  that  I  may  remain  calm  and  patient 
to  the  end,  and  depart  without  a  struggle 
or  a  groan."  His  prayer  was  answered, 
for  while  speaking  to  one  of  his  children 
his  countenance  suddenly  changed,  he 
gave  a  few  slight  sighs  and  the  spirit 
took  its  flight  on  Thursday,  February 
17th,  1853.  His  remains  were  in- 
terred in  the  meeting  yard  at  Weston. 
On  the  following  week  the  Rev.  J.  P. 
Mursell,  of  Leicester,  in  a  sermon  of 
great  power  and  pathos  made  an  im- 
provement of  his  death. 

In  bringing  our  sketch  of  Mr.  Clarke 
to  a  close  we  may  observe  that  as  a 
man  he  was  distinguished  for  his  loving 
and  philanthropic  spirit.  His  exertions 
for  the  poor,  the  suffering,  and  destitute^ 
knew  no  cessation  until  within  a  very 
short  period  of  his  death.  In  him 
genuine  unostentatious  benevolence  was 
as  a  fountain  ever  gushing  forth  with 
streams  of  blessings.  Having  a  most 
excellent  knowledge  of  medicine,  he 
was  to  the  poor  a  rich  benefactor.  In 
administering  to  their  wants  he  gave 
with  no  sparing  hand,  and  in  relieving 
their  necessities  many  were  the  comforts 
he  often  denied  himself.  But  if  his 
efforts  to  benefit  men  in  a  temporal 
point  of  view  were  so  great,  what  shall 
we  say  of  his  exertions  for  their  spiritual 
welfare  1  To  this  inquiry  let  the  pecu- 
niary emolument  he  sacrificed  by  de- 
voting himself  to  the  ministry — the 
churches  where  he  laboured — the  villages 
and  towns  in  which  he  resided — and  his 
own  family  circle  respond.  One  pleasing 
circumstance  we  must  not  omit  to 
mention.  Of  the  various  female  servants 
who  resided  at  different  times  in  h\B 
family,  six  of  them  there  is  good  reasox^ 
to  beWev^^  ^«c«  bTQugjht  to  a  saving 


THE  LOGOS  REVEALED. 


201 


knowledge  of  the  truth   as   it  is  in 
Jesos. 
We  need  hardly  add  that  as  a  minister 


scientiously  sincere.  "He  being  dead 
yet  speaketh  :"  and  long  will  many  feel 
earth    somewhat    more    desolate,  and 


he  was  most  exemplarily  faithful,  as  a  i  heaven  more  endeared  by  the   recol- 
husband  and  father  full  of  tenderness  :  lection  of  his  departure  hence, 
and   affection^  and  as   a  friend   con-  ' 


THE  LOGOS  REVEALED. 


BT   THE  REY.  SAMUEL  WILLS,  P.]). 


"Iliat  which  was  from  the  beginning^  which  we  have  heard,  which  we  hare  seen  with  our  eyes, 
which  we  haVe  looked  npoD,  and  our  hands  have  handled  of  the  word  of  life."— 1  John  i.  I. 


This  epistle  is  not  addressed  to  any 
particular  church,  but  is  of  universal 
application  to  the  church  of  God,  and 
may  be  considered  suited  not  only  to 
the  then  existing  Christians,  but  to  all 
in  every  age  of  the  Christian  era.  That 
it  was  written  by  John  the  Evangelist, 
appears  beyond  doubt  from  the  simi- 
larity of  expression  and  sentiment  with 
Uiat  of  the  gospel  bearing  his  name,  and 
from  the  united  opinions  of  all  who 
have  considered  it,  from  the  earliest 
period  of  the  Christian  church. 

It  appears  to  have  been  the  design  of 
the  Spirit  by  John,  in  this  epistle,  to 
guard  the  Christians  of  his  day  against 
the  doctrines  of  certain  heretics,  and  at 
the  same  time  to  caution  the  church  in 
all  ages  against  those  and  all  other 
rising  errors.  We  can  gather  from  this 
epistle,  that  the  church  soon  became 
the  seat  of  error  and  delusion,  requiring 
this  warning  to  all,  *'Let  him  that 
thinketh  he  standeth  take  heed  lest  he 
Wl."  The  first  propagators  of  the 
Rospel  had  not  passed  from  their  scene 
of  labours  to  enter  into  rest  with  Christ, 
before  the  churches  became  corrupt, 
and  the  tares  which  the  enemy  had 
Bown  made  their  appearance  in  the 
Corinthian  and  Gnostic  heresies.  It  is 
therefore  imperative  that  every  Chris- 
tian should  continually  revert  to  the 
word  and  tho  ieBtimony,  and  regard  the  I 


unerring"  word  of  inspiration,  meditate 
on  these  thhigs. 

The  revelation  of  the  Son  of  God  is 
presented  before  us  by  John  as  the 
Logos-7-the  word. 

It  needs  no  argument  to  prove  that  it 
was  not  the  letter  of  scripture  that  John 
alluded  to,  for  he  tells  us  again  and 
again,  that  by  this  appellation  he  signi- 
fied the  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  In  the  first 
chapter  of  his  gospel  he  says,  "  In  the 
beginning  was  the  word,  and  the  word 
was  with  God,  and  the  word  was  God." 
The  Messiah  was  called  the  word  of 
God  by  the  Jews,  and  in  those  places 
where  Moses  put  the  name  Jehovah, 
the  Chaldee  Paraphrasts,  who  are  tho 
most  ancient  Jewish  writers  extant, 
frequently  make  use  of  the  word  Memra, 
which  signifies  the  word;  and  it  is 
generally  thought,  that  by  using  this 
name  they  would  intimate  that  Jehovah 
in  such  passages  meant  the  Son  of  God. 
They  ascribe  to  Memra  all  the  attributes 
of  deity  ;  they  say  that  it  was  Menira 
who  created  the  world,  <kc.  On  this 
account  partly,  it  may  be  that  John 
called  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  the  Word, 
or  the  Logos  in  the  Greek,  which  is  the 
same  as  Memra  in  the  Ilebrew. 

It  is  necessary  here  to  observe,  that 
when  the  Lord  Jesus  is  called  the  Word, 
it  is  not  to  be  considered  ?L\iT^Tv.l\v\w^^st 
an  emanation  from  God  ^  \3imct^>Nat\ 


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of  speech,  or  articulate  sound,  and 
simply  indicating  the  thought  of  the 
mind ;  while  Christ  is  the  Word,  he  is 
a  distinct  person  in  the  Oodhcad. 
"There  are  three  that  bear  record  in 
heaven,  the  FiUher,  the  }Vordy  and  the 
Bdif  QJiost,  and  these  three  are  one." 
There  is  a  mysterious  union  between 
the  Father  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ ; 
and  such  the  oneness  in  every  respect, 
that  as  the  word  bears  rdation  to 
thought,  so  Christ  does  to  the  Father. 
He  was  one  with  the  Father,  the  repre- 
sentation of  the  Father,  the  brightness 
of  the  Father's  glory :  he  did  that  which 
pleased  the  Father,  '^Ue  spake  that 
which  he  heard,  and  testified  that  which 
he  had  seen,"  as  in  the  bosom  of  the 
Father  he  declared  him,  in  fiesh  and 
other  particulars  Christ  is  the  word,  he 
is  the  eternal  Word  with  the  Father,  he 
is  the  co-existent  Word  with  the  Father, 
he  is  the  co-working  Word  with  the 
Father. 

In  him  was  life — it  was  the  Word  of 
life ;  i.  e.  the  original  of  life.  He  is  the 
vital  Word,  and  not  the  dead  letter: 
the  letter  of  the  Word  killeth,  but  the 
spirit  of  it  giveth  life.  Christ  is  the 
author  of  all  life,  human,  animal,  or 
vegetable — the  life  of  all  creation.  In 
a  higher  sense  he  is  the  author  of 
rational  and  intellectual  life,  which 
men  and  angels  possess — the  author  of 
that  life  which  shall  never  die.  Again, 
in  the  highest  sense  he  is  the  life  of  the 
new-born  soul  regenerated  by  his  Spirit — 
the  life  of  the  hidden  man  of  the  heart — 
the  life  and  maintainer  of  spiritual 
existence — the  Word  of  life  by  which 
man  shall  live  more  than  by  bread.  Is 
he  the  bread  of  life  ?  then  mark  what 
he  says,  '*  Man  shall  not  live  by  bread 
alone,  but  by  every  word  that  proceedeth 
out  of  the  mouth  of  the  Lord."  When 
Ezekiel  was  to  go  and  declare  the  mind 
and  purposes  of  God  to  the  people,  the 
Lord  said  to  him,  "  Eat  this  roll,"  which 
was  the  volume  of  the  revelation  of  the 


mind  of  God.  Christ  is  the  nourisher 
and  maintainer  of  the  soul,  and  upon 
this  Word  of  life  we  feed ;  i.  e,  we  live 
by  faith  on  the  Son  of  God. 

But  Christ  is  especially  the  Word  of 
life  in  rehition  to  the  gospel ;  he  is  the 
sum  and  substance  of  it,  and  the  great 
revealer  of  life  in  it,  for  here  life  and 
immortality  are  brought  to  light.  Man 
is  naturally  dead,  and  under  the  curse 
of  God's  law  held  over  to  eternal  con- 
demnation ;  but  Christ  becomes  our 
life:  he  makes  known  the  way  of 
life ;  he  says,  **  I  am  the  way,  the  truth, 
and  the  life."  Of  his  own  will  begat  be 
US  by  the  word  of  truth,  and  this  word 
of  truth  is  the  life  of  our  regeneration, 
justification,  and  sanctification.  Christ 
is  the  life  of  all  Christian  graces,  and 
all  Christian  ordinances.  The  gospel  is 
a  development  of  the  will  of  God  in  his 
mercy  and  love,  and  Christ  is  the  sum 
and  substance  of  it. 

The  revelation  of  the  Son  of  God  is 
here  declared. 

Simply,  this  is  a  confirmation  of  the 
incarnation  of  the  eternal  Word,  and 
what  evidence  can  go  further  than  this 
to  convince  the  credulous  if  ready  to 
receive  truth  upon  the  evidence  of  the 
senses  ?  John  says,  "  We  have  heard, 
we  have  seen,  we  have  looked  upon,  and 
our  hands  have  handled."  Here  arc 
three  of  the  five  senses  brought  forward 
to  evidence  the  fact  we  have  seen  ;  but 
the  doubtful  might  reply,  It  was  an 
apparition.  Nay,  but  we  have  looked 
upon,  steadfastly  gazed  on  the  object. 
Then  it  was  an  optic  deception.  No, 
it  cannot  be,  for  we  heard.  Then  it  was 
a  combined  vision  and  revelation,  as  in 
former  times  to  Moses,  Joshua,  and 
others.  Nay,  impossible,  for  we  have 
handled ;  it  is  demonstrable  and  tangible 
proof 'of  the  reality,  that  the  Word  was 
made  fiesh,  and  dwelt  among  us.  The 
Word,  the  life,  the  eternal  life,  as  such 
could  not  have  been  seen  and  felt,  but 
\  a?i  mam^^sl  wv^  <^\^NXv^\s\  ^<Q«h  \  there- 


THE  ARK  OP  THE  COVENANT. 


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foro  we  have  the  strongest  proof  of  in- 
camate  deitj,  yet  the  Jews  believed  it 
not  O  my  aoni,  dost  thou  believe? 
and  if  )>elieviiig  the  fact,  art   thoa 


experiencing  this  blessed  Christ  to  be 
thy  spiritual  life  within,  and  the  life  of 
thy  salvation  ? 


THE  ARK  OF  THE  COVENANT. 

BT  THB  B£V.  JOHN  BBOWK,  A.M. 


"  Thb  ark  of  the  covenant,"  of  which 
the  apostle  speaks,  Heb.  iz.  4,  was  a  kind 
of  cheet,  made  of  shittim  wood,  covered 
with  gold  on  all  sides,  and  ornamented  on 
the  top,  with  a  golden  crown  or  cornice. 
"The  mercy-seat,"  which  formed  the 
lid  or  cover  of  the  ark  was  made  of  pure 
gold.  At  the  two  extremities  of  it, 
were  placed  "the  cherubim  of  glory," 
with  their  faces  turned  towards  each 
other,  and  gently  bending  downwards, 
as  if  looking  on  "the  mercy-seat;" 
whilst  their  wings,  which  "over- 
shadowed "  it,  were  stretched  out  so  as 
to  come  into  contact,  thus  forming,  as 
it  were,  the  throne  of  the  Qod  of  Israel, 
who  manifested  himself  from  thence  to 
his  ancient  people  in  the  Shckinah,  or 
symbol  of  the  divine  presence,  which 
dwelt  between  the  cherubim.  Ps.  Ixxx. 
1.  In  the  ark,  the  mercy-scat,  and  the 
cherubim,  Christ,  and  the  gospel  dis- 
pensation were  typified  in  several  re- 
spects. 

I.  The  ark  of  the  old  covenant  was  a 
type  of  Christ  who  is  the  ark  of  the 
new  covenant.  Rev.  xi.  19.  In  that 
sacred  chest  the  law  of  everlasting 
obligation  was  deposited.  Deut.  x.  1 — 6. 
And  as  that  holy  law  was  deposited  in 
the  ark  of  the  old  covenant ;  so  that 
same  law  is  within  the  heart  of  Christ, 
who  is  the  ark  of  the  new  covenant. 
In  strict  accordance  with  this  remark- 
able emblem,  the  Divine  Redeemer  is 
introduced  in  the  Psalms,  as  addressing 
his  Father  in  the  following  terms,  "I 
delight  to  do  thy  will,  0  my  God :  yea, 
thy  law  ifl  within  my  heart. ''  Pb,  xl.  6. 


II.  The  mercy-seat  was   typical   of 
Christ's    propitiatory    sacrifice.      The 
mercy-seat,  as  we  have  seen,  covered 
the  holy  chest,  in  which  the  tables  of 
the  law  were  lodged,  and  was  exactly 
commensurate  to  that  sacred  repository. 
The  first  tables  on  which  this  law  was 
written,  with  the  finger  of  God,  were 
broken  (Ex.  xxxii.  19),  and  this  trans- 
action indicated  the  impossibility  of  a 
transgressor    being    justified    by   the 
works  of  the  law.    But  Qod  was  pleased 
to  renew  these  tables  after  they  had 
been    broken,  and  to  accompany  the 
renewal  with  a  proclamation  of  mercy. 
Ex.  xxxiv.   1 — 7.     These   new  tables 
Were  solemnly  deposited  in  the  ark  of 
the  covenant,  and   covered  with   the 
mercy-seat,    which     was     afterwards 
sprinkled  with  blood  by  the  high  priest, 
in  all  his  approaches  to  Qod.  Lev.  xvi. 
14,  15.     The  Holy  Spirit  thus  signified 
the  fulfilment  of  that  law  which  had 
been  Iroken,  by  the  atoning  blood  and 
justifying   righteousness  of   the    Lord 
Jesus.    Ho  is  "  the  propitiation  for  our 
sins."  1  John  ii.  2.    "  W^hom  God  hath 
set  forth  to  be  a  propitiation  through 
faith    in    his    blood,    to    declare    his 
righteousness  for  the  remission  of  sins 
that  are  past,  through  the  forbearance 
of  God."  Rom.  iii.  25.     In  both  these 
passages   there  is  an  allusion  to  the 
mercy-seat.    The  word  which  wo  have 
rendered  propitiation  in  Rom.  iii.  25,  is 
the  same  as  that  in  the  Greek  transla- 
tion of  the  Old  Testament  scriptures, 
which,  when  it  refers  to  the  cover  of  the 
ark,  is  always  rendeied  m^rcj-seat^^xA 


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the  word  used  in  1  John  ii.  2,  though 
different  in  the  original,  is  of  the  same 
derivation.  The  Hebrew  word  which 
we  have  translated  mercy-seat,  signifies 
a  covering,  and  is  often  rendered  atone- 
ment; the  Greek  word  means  an  ex- 
piatory sacrifice.  Both  these  ideas  are 
perhaps  included  in  the  passages  which 
have  just  been  quoted.  As  the  mercy- 
seat  covered  the  law  which  had  been 
broken,  so  the  obedience  of  Christ 
covers  our  transgressions;  and  as  the 
mercy-seat  was]  sprinkled  with  blood, 
80  our  sins  are  forgiven  through  the 
sprinkling  of  the  blood  of  Jesus  Christ. 
III.  The  interest  which  the  angels 
take  in  contemplating  the  mystery  of 
redemption  seems  to  have  been  typified 
by  the  posture  of  the  cherubim,  which 
were  placed  at  the  opposite  ends  of  the 
ark,  with  their  faces  bending  downwards, 
as  if  gazing  on  the  ark  and  mercy- seat. 
There  seems  to  be  an  allusion  to  this  in 
1  Peter  i.  12,  where  the  apostle  informs 
us  that  it  was  revealed  unto  the  pro- 
phets of  the  former  dispensation,  that 
''  not  unto  themselves,  but  unto  us  they 
did  minister  the  things,"  which  are  now 
proclaimed  in  the  gospel  —  "which 
things,"  says  he,  'Hhe  angels  desire  to 
look  into,"  or  "  which  things  the  angels 
desire  (frapasv^at)  to  bend  down  and 
contemplate."  See  Luke  xxiv.  12,  John 
XX.  5. 11.  Thus  as  the  cherubim  seemed 
to  bend  down  and  gaze  on  the  ark  and 
the  mercy-seat ;  so  the  angels  are  repre- 
sented as  bending  down  to  contemplate 
the  mystery  of  redeeming  love.  The 
angels  announced  the  birth  of  the  infant 
Redeemer  to  the  shepherds  in  the  plains 
of  Bethlehem,  and  sang,  "  Glory  to  God 
in  the  highest  (heavens),  and  on  earth 
peace,  good  will  towards  men."  Luke 
ii.  14.  During  the  whole  period  of  his 
humiliation,  he  was  ''seen  of  angels," 
who  beheld  his  condescension  and  love 
to  man,  with  adoring  wonder  and  joy. 
And  if  the  birth  of  Jesus  furnished  them 
with  matter  for  praise  and  gladness, 


much  more  did  his  resurrection  and 
ascension.  Then  it  was  that  they  sang 
with  rapture  of  the  triumphs  of  the 
King  of  glory.  Ps.  IxviiL  17,  18.  It  ii 
in  the  work  of  Christ  that  the  manifold 
wisdom  of  God  is  displayed,  not  only  to 
man,  but  even  to  angels.  Uence  the 
mystery  of  redemption  is  said  from  the 
beginning  of  the  world  to  have  been 
hid 'in  God,  who  created  all  things  by 
Jesus  Christ,  to  the  intent  that  now 
unto  the  principalities  and  powers  in 
heavenly  places  might  be  known  by  the 
church,  (that  is,  by  the  redemption  of 
the  church)  the  manifold  wisdom  of 
God."  Eph.  iii.  9,  10. 

lY.  The  mercy-seat  appears  too  to 
have  been  emblematical  of  "  the  throne 
of  grace."  It  was  from  thence  that 
God  manifested  himself  to  his  ancient 
people,  and  held  communion  with  the 
chosen  tribes.  "  There  I  will  meet  with 
thee,"  says  God  to  Moses, ''  and  I  will 
commune  with  thee  from  above  the 
mercy-seat."  Ex.  xxv.  22.  So  God  now 
communes  with  New  Testament  worship- 
pers from  the  throne  of  the  heavenly 
grace  in  the  sanctuary  above.  The 
antitypical  throne  of  God  is  in  heaven. 
It  is  a  throne  of  inflexible  justice, 
having  the  eternal  rule  of  righteousness 
underneath,  as  the  law  of  everlasting 
obligation  was  placed  under  the  throne 
of  Israel's  King  in  the  ark.  "Justice 
and  judgment  are  the  habitation  of  his 
throne,"  and  hither .  sinners  dare  not 
come.  But  it  has  been  sprinkled  with 
the  reconciling  blood  of  Jesus  who  ap- 
pears as  a  slain  lamb  in  the  midst  of  the 
throne.  Rev.  v.  G,  and  has  thus  satisfied 
all  the  demands  of  offended  justice.  It 
has  therefore  become  a  throne  of  grace, 
and  sinners  are  encouraged  to  come  up 
even  to  Jehovah's  seat,  and  order  their 
cause  before  him,  because  he  has  filled 
their  mouth  with  arguments.  *'  Seeing 
then  that  we  have  a  Great  High  Priest, 
that  is  passed  into  the  heavens,  Jesus 
the  Sou  of  God,  lot  us  hold  fast  our  pro- 


JUPKOJN  S  LOCATION  1^  BUKMAH. 


at  ten  days  after  the  arrival  of 
(.  Judson  and  Newell,  they  were 
med  to  Calcutta,  and  an  order 
(ad  to  them  requiring  them  im- 
«ly  to  leave  the  country  and 
to  America.  Nothing  could  be 
ital  to  their  most  dearly  cherished 
than  such  a  command.  They 
ned  for  leave  to  reside  in  some 
Art  of  India,  but  were  prohibited 
ettling  in  any  part  of  the  Compa- 
rritory  or  in  any  of  its  dependen- 
rhey  then  asked  leave  to  go  to  the 
France.  This  was  granted  ;  and 
d  Mrs.  Newell  embarked  for  Port 
about  the  1st  of  August.  The 
could,  however,  carry  but  two 
f;er8 ;  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Judson 
r.  Rice  who  was  ordained  at  the 
ime  as  Mr.  Judson,  and  had  also 
)  a  baptist,  were  obliged  to  re- 
ehind. 

sy  had  resided  in  Calcutta  about 
inths,  waiting  for  a  passage,  when 
3ceived  a  peremptory  order  to 
I  to  England  in  one  of  the  Corn- 
ships.    A   petty  officer  accom- 


He  replied  that  he*  would  be  neutral ; 
there  was  his  ship,  and  they  might  do 
as  they  pleased. 

"  They  succeeded  in  getting  on  board 
the  ship  without  being  discovered,  and 
the  vessel  sailed.  After  they  had  pro- 
ceeded down  the  river  for  two  days, 
they  were  overtaken  by  a  goverment 
despatch  forbidding  the  pilot  to  go 
farther,  as  the  vessel  contained  pas- 
sengers who  had  been  ordered  to 
England. 

*^  They  were  thus  obliged  to  leave  the 
ship.  Every  effort  was  made  to  procure 
a  remission  of  the  order,  but  in  vain. 
An  attempt  to  procure  a  passage  to 
Ceylon  failed.  After  spending  several 
days  in  fruitless  attempts  to  escape  the 
necessity  of  proceeding  to  England, 
when  every  hope  had  failed,  a  letter 
was  put  into  Mr.  Judson*s  hand  con- 
taining a  pass  from  the  magistrate  for 
a  passage  in  the  Creole,  the~  vessel  which 
they  had  left.  To  whose  kindness  they 
were  indebted  foi  this  favour  they  never 
ascertained.  It  was  three  days  since 
the  Creole  had  left  them ;   and  there 


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them  manifeeied  any  interest  in  religion. 
On  the  17th  of  January  they  arrived  at 
Port  Louis.  They  here  met  with  a 
heavy  affliction.  Mrs.  Newell,  the  in- 
timate friend  and  first  miflsionary  asso- 
ciate of  Mrs.  JudsoD,  had  finished  her 
course  on  the  30th  of  the  preceding 
November.  This  event  affected  the 
whole  company  very  deeply,  and  taught 
them,  more  emphatically  than  their 
wandering  loneliness,  that  here  they  had 
no  continuing  city. 

"  Mr.  Rice  had  already  been  severely 
attacked  with  disease  of  the  liver,  and 
his  health  had  become  quite  precarious. 
The  views  of  the  baptists  in  America 
were  unknown  to  the  missionaries, 
and  it  seemed  desirable  that  some 
direct  intercourse  might  be  commenced 
between  the  parties  at  present  personally 
unknown  to  each  other.  It  was  pro- 
bable, moreover,  that  the  labours  of  Mr. 
Bice  might  be  eminently  uaefvl  in 
awakening  a  missionary  spirit  among 
the  churches  at  home.  With  the  hope 
of  recovering  his  health,  and  at  the 
same  time  accomplishing  these  objects, 
it  was  deemed  wise  for  Mr.  Rice  to 
return  to  this  country.  He  sailed 
March  15,  1813,  for  New  York." 

Mr.  Judson^s  account  of  the  events 
which  ensued  is  contained  in  the  fol- 
lowing extract  from  a  letter  written  a 
few  months  afterwards : — 

^  A  slight  sketch  of  our  movements, 
particularly  at  the  time  of  our  coming 
to  Rangoon,  I  now  submit.  After  a 
mournful  separation  from  brother  Rice, 
at  the  Isle  of  France,  in  March  1813, 
we  remained  there  about  two  months, 
waiting  for  a  passage  to  some  of  the 
eastern  islands,  not  venturing  at  that 
time  to  think  a  mission  to  Burmah 
practicable.  But  there  being  no  pro- 
spect of  accomplishing  our  wishes 
directly,  we  concluded  to  take  passage 
to  Madras,  and  proceed  thence  as  cir- 
cumstances should  direct.  We  arrived 
there  in  June,  and  were  immediately 


informed  of  the  renewed  hoetilitiei  ef 
the    Oompany*s    government    towards 
missionaries,  exhibited  in  their  treat- 
ment of  the  brethren  both  at  Serampcnt 
and  Bombay.    We  were,  of  course,  it- 
ported  to  the  police,  and  an  account  of 
our  arrival  forwarded  to  the  supreme 
government    in    Bengal.      It    became^ 
therefore,  a   moral  certainty  that,  as 
soon  as  an  order  could  be  received  at 
Madras,  we  should  be  again  arrested, 
and   ordered  to  England.     Our  on^ 
safety  appeared  to  consist  in  esc^nng 
from  Madras  before  such  order  shoold 
arrive.    It  may  easily  be  conceived  with 
what  feelings  I  inquired  the  destination 
of  vessels  in  the  Madras  roads.    I  fooai 
none  that  would  sail  in  season  but  one 
bound    to    Rangoon.      A    mission  to 
Rangoon  we  had  been  accustomed  ie 
regard  with  feelings  of  horror.    Bui  H 
was  now  brought  to  a  point.    We  muat 
either  venture  there   or   be   tent  to 
Europe.    All  other  paths  were  shut  ap ; 
and  thus  situated,  though  dissuaded  bj 
all  our  friends  at  Madras,  we  commended 
ourselves    to    the    care    of   Qod,   sad 
embarked  the  22nd  of  June.    It  was  a 
crazy  old  vessel.    The  captain  was  the 
only  person  on  board  that  could  speak 
our  language,  and  we   had  no  other 
apartment  than  what    was   made  bj 
canvass.    Our  passage  was  very  tedious. 
Mrs.  Judson  was  taken  dangerously  ill, 
and  continued  so  until,  at  one  period,  I 
came  to  experience  the  awful  sensatioa 
which    necessarily  resulted    from   the 
expectation  of  an  immediate  separation 
from  my  beloved  wife,  the  only  remain* 
i  ng  com  panion  of  my  wanderings.  About 
the  same  time,  the  captain  being  unaUe 
to  make  the  Nicobar  Island,  where  it 
was  intended  to  take  in  a  cargo  of 
cocoa-nuts,    we    were    driven    into   a 
dangerous  strait,  between    the    Little 
and  Great  Andamans,  two  savage  coasts, 
where  the  captain  had  never  been  before, 
and  where,  if  we  had  been  cast  ashorei 
vie  B\io>]ld,  a&Qot^i]a%  ^  all  aooounts, 


over  the  black  rocks  which  we 
aet  saw  in  the  gulf  below,  and 
eastern  side  of  the  islands  found 
ble  winds,  which  gently  wafted 
ard  to  Rangoon.  But  on  arriving 
ber  trials  awaited  us. 
had  never  before  seen  a  place 
Saropean  influence  had  not  con- 
1  to  smooth  and  soften  the  rough 
3  of  uncultivated  nature.  The 
t  of  Rangoon,  as  we  approached, 
ite  disheartening.  I  went  on 
just  at  night,  to  take  a  view  of 
ce,  and  the  mission-house ;  but 
,  and  cheerless,  and  cmpromising 
things  appear,  that  the  evening 
day,  after  my  return  to  the  ship, 
re  marked  as  the  most  gloomy 
stressing  that  we  ever  passed. 
I  of  rejoicing,  as  we  ought  to 
one,  in  having  found  a  heathen 
rom  which  we  were  not  im- 
sly  driven  away,  such  were  our 
isaes  that  we  felt  we  had  no 
.  left  here  below,  and  found  con- 
1  only  in  looking  beyond  our 
lage,  which  we  tried  to  flatter 
es  would  be  short,  to  that  peace- 


men  the  blessings  of  eternal  life.  This 
language  must  first  be  acquired  and 
thoroughly  mastered.  He  must  leani 
it  as  perfectly  as  his  vernacular  tongue 
so  that  he  might  transfer  into  it,  with 
exact  accuracy,  the  lively '  oracles  of 
God.  The  Burmans  are  a  reading 
people.  They  have  their  religious  books, 
and  possess  the  teachings  of  Gautama 
in  their  own  language.  They  demanded 
our  scriptures,  that  they  might  read  for 
themselves  the  doctrines  which  were 
delivered  to  them  orally.  Ilenoe  it  was 
evident  that  the  bible  must  be  placed 
in  their  hands  as  soon  as  the  missionary 
was  prepared  to  preach  to  them  the 
unsearchable  riches  of  Christ. 

"  To  the  attainment  of  the  language^ 
therefore,  ^Ir.  Judson  at  once  addressed 
himself,  combining  with  his  studies,  at 
as  early  a  period  as  possible,  the  work 
of  translation."  The  aids  which  he 
could  command  were  meagre ;  yet  *'  the 
attainments  which  he  made  were  con- 
sidered in  India  to  be  of  the  very 
highest  order."  It  was  said  that  ''he 
wrote  and  spoke  it  with  the  familiarity 
of  a  native,  and  the  elegance  of  a  cul- 


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that  is  worthy  of  distinct  remark.    He 
had  a  natural  facility  for  the  acquisition 
of  languages,  and  great  fondness  for 
linguistic  researches ;  yet  he  acquired 
no  language  of  the  east,  except  the 
Burman.    He  was  strongly  attached  to 
physical  science,  and  his  researches  in 
this  direction  might  have  acquired  for 
him  great  reputation,  and,  as  many  good 
men  might  believe,  would  have  given  to 
the  mission  a  desirable  standing  with 
scientific  men ;  yet  he  never  published 
line  on  these  subjects,  and  he  even 
discouraged  a  taste  for  such  pursuits 
among  his  missionary  brethren.      He* 
had  become  fully  aware  of  the  tempta- 
tions to  which  missionaries  are  exposed 
when  the  treasures  of  a  now  language 
and  of  a  peculiar  form  of  literature  arc 
presented  before  them,  and  he  there- 
fore  guarded    himself    with    peculiar 
strictness.    At  one  time  he  had  found 
the  literature  of  Burmah  exceedingly 
fascinating,  especially  its  poetry ;  and 
he  had  sundry  pleasant  visions  of  enrich- 
ing the  world  of  English  literature  from 
its  curious  stores.    He,  for  a  moment, 
flattered  himself  that,  by  interesting 
the  Christian  world  in  Burmah  through 
her  literature,  he  should  open  the  flood- 
gates of  sympathy  so  as  to  bring  about 
her  emancipation  from  pagan  thraldom. 
But  the  dream  was  soon  dispelled.    He 
saw  that  such  an  appropriation  of  his 
time  would  lead  him  aside  from  the 
peculiar  work  to  which  God  had  called 
him ;    and,  though    perfectly   familiar 
with   more  than  a  hundred    Burman 
tales,    and   able    to    repeat    Burman 
poetry  by  the  hour,  he  never  committed 
a  line  to  paper.    He  was  fond  of  search- 
mg  into  doubtful  histories  and  mousing 
*^oag    half-fabulous    antiquities,   and 
Burmah  presented  an  alluring  field  for 
this  sort  of  research ;  yet  he  not  only 
i^wted  his  own  natural  tendencies,  but 
T*    ^^^^  ^ever  to  excite  in  the  minds 
or  others  an  interest  in  things  of  this 
'^     He  admitted  nothing  into  the 


library  of  native  books  (paim-leaf  boob 
selected  by  himself,  but  the  property  ej 
the  mission)  which  would  cultivate  i 
taste  for  these  comparatively  trivial 
things.  He  was  revered  and  caressed 
by  the  best  society  in  India,  yet  he  r»* 
ligiously  kept  aloof  from  it ;  and  not  ill 
the  representations  of  his  friends  could 
induce  him  to  turn  from  his  work  to 
relieve  the  spiritual  wants  of  EngUali- 
men,  or  preach  before  an  English  con- 
gregation.*' 

''The  following  anecdote  will  pitoe 
in  a  clear  light  Dr.  Judaon's  views  on 
this  subject.  Not  long  before  his  death, 
a  gentleman  of  Calcutta,  a  member  of  a 
literary  society  in  that  city,  proposed 
that  Mrs.  Judson  should  translate  tbe 
life  of  Qautama  into  English,  to  be  pub- 
lished by  the  society.  Dr.  Judson 
replied,  that  as  Mrs.  Judson*s  health 
was  sufii^ring  from  too  severe  study,  he 
was  not  sure  that  a  light  work  of  this 
nature  would  be  objectionable.  As  the 
proposal  was  intended  to  be,  and  it 
really  was,  both  kind  and  complimentaiji 
the  gentleman  seemed  disconcertedi 
until  Mrs.  Judson  remarked,  that  her 
husband  considered  many  things  per- 
fectly proper,  and  even  desirable,  on  the 
part  of  others,  '  objectionable '  in  a  mis- 
sionary. In  fact,  Mr.  Judson  disap- 
proved of  missionary  contributions  made 
either  to  literature  or  science,  even  as  i 
recreation ;  for  he  insisted  that  thej 
could  not  be  made  with  safety,  and  thai 
nothing  reliable  could  be  accomplished 
without  a  draught  on  those  energies 
which  should  be  devoted  to  higher 
objects.  Illustrations  of  the  truth  of 
his  views  he  found  in  the  history  of 
some  modem  missions.  He  believed  in 
general  that  the  ministry  is  from  its 
nature  a  self-denying  employment  He 
who  expects  to  indulge  in  worldly 
amusement,  or  spend  his  time  in  culti- 
vating literary  tastes  or  secular  science, 
had  better  seek  some  other  profession* 
Tbia  IB  %^^<^V^  true  of  a  miasionaxy* 


b^V%A«»A^«,#       VAA%«W 


before  I  entered  on  the  work. 
European  or  American  to  acquire 
7  Oriental  language,  root  and 
and  make  it  his  own,  is  quite  a 
t  thing  from  his  acquiring  a 
language  of  the  West,  or  any 
dead  languages,  as  they  aie 
in  the  schools.  One  circum- 
tnay  serve  to  illustrate  this.  I 
d  occasion  to  devote  about  two 
to  the  study  of  the  French.  I 
w  been  above  two  years  engaged 
Burman ;  but  if  I  were  to  choose 
I  a  Burman  and  French  book  to 
lined  in,  without  previous  study, 
i,  without  the  least  hesitation, 
ihe  French.  When  we  take  up 
m  language,  the  similarity  in 
racters,  in  very  many  terms,  in 
lodes  of  expression,  and  in  the 
structure  of  sentences,  its  being 
print  (a  circumstance  we  hardly 
Q  and  the  assistance  of  gram- 
dictionaries,  and  instructors, 
the  work  comparatively  easy, 
en  we  take  up  a  language  spoken 


that  it  would  not  be  my  lot  to  have  to 
go  on  alone,  without  any  guide  in  an 
unexplored  path,  especially  as  mission- 
aries had  been  here  before.  But  Mr, 
Chater  had  left  the  country,  and  Mr. 
Carey  was  with  me  but  very  little 
before  he  left  the  mission  and  the  mis- 
sionary work  altogether. 

"  I  long  to  write  something  more  in- 
teresting and  encouraging  to  the  friends 
of  the  mission ;  but  it  must  not  yet  be 
expected.  It  unavoidably  takes  several 
years  to  acquire  such  a  language,  in 
order  to  converse  and  write  intelligibly 
on  the  great  truths  of  the  gospel.  Dr. 
Carey  once  told  me,  that  after  he  had 
been  some  years  in  Bengal,  and  thought 
he  was  doing  very  well  in  conversing 
and  preaching  to  the  natives,  they  (as 
he  was  afterwards  convinced)  knew  not 
what  he  was  about.  A  young  missionary 
who  expects  to  pick  up  the  language  in 
a  year  or  two  will  probably  find  that  he 
has  not  counted  the  cost.  If  he  should 
be  so  fortunate  as  to  find  a  good  inter- 
preter, he  may  be  useful  by  that  means. 


210 


WHAT  TO  DO  WITH  A  THREATENING  LETTER. 


When  Nineveh  was  in  its  glory,  a 
successful  wariior  who  sat  upon  the 
throne  determined    to    subjugate    the 
small  independent  kingdoms  which  lay 
oetween  his  own  dominions  and  those 
of  the  Egyptian  monarch.    Sending  an 
army  under  the  command  of  his  cup- 
t>earer  to  invade  Judea,  over  which  the 
pious  Hezekiah  was  reigning,  he  spread 
desolation  throughout  the  provinces  and 
alarm  in  the  capital.    Before  there  was 
time  to   do  more,  intelligence  which 
showed  that  his  forces  were  required 
elsewhere  caused  him  to  retire  suddenly. 
The  Assyrian  conqueror,  suspending  his 
operations,  but  desiring  to  perpetuate 
the  terror  which  he  had  excited,  sent  to 
Hezekiah    a   threatening  letter.      He 
boasted  of  his  ancestral  greatness,  re- 
counted his  victories,  and  defied  any 
power,  human  or  divine,  to  defend  the 
Jewish  sovereign  from  the  overwhelm- 
ing forces  which  would  soon   arrive, 
iiozekiah  received  the  insulting  epistle 
and  read  it.    He  knew  the  truth  of  the 
Assyrian  allegations.    He  knew  that  he 
had  to  do  with  an  enemy  whom  no 


treaties  could  bind,  from  whose  forbear- 
ance there  was  nothing  to  hope,  and 
against  whom  his  allies  could  afford  him 
no  effective  help.      What  course  did 
Hezekiah  take?      What  measure  did 
he  adopt  as  the  most  appropriate  to  the 
crisis?    '^Hezekiah  received  the  letter 
of  the  hand  of  the  messengers,"'  we  are 
told,  "  and  read  it,  and  Hezekiah  went 
up  into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
spread  it  before  the  Lord."*     There 
was  one  house,  in  those  day8,~which  the 
Mo:  t  High  had  chosen  as  the  house  of 
prayer — one  place  towards  which  he 
had  represented  his  eyes  as  open  ^  night 
and  day."    Thither  Hezekiah  hastened, 
taking  with  him  the  letter,  '*  and  spread 
it  before  the  Lord."     How  expresare 
the    action !      How    easily    imitated ! 
Wo  have  to  do  with  a  Father  who  seeth 
in  secret,  and  there  is  a  place  where  we 
arc  encouraged  to  believe  that  he  will 
meet  us.    "Enter  into  thy  closet,  and 
when  thou  hast  shut  thy  door,  pray  to 
thy  Father  which  is  in  secret :  and  thy 
Father  who  seeth  in  secret  shall  reward 
thee  openly." 


"  The  Assyrian  came  down,  like  the  wolf  on  the  fold, 
And  his  cohorts  were  gleaming  in  purple  and  gold. 
Like  the  leaves  on  the  forest  when  summer  is  green. 
That  host  with  their  banners,  at  sunset  were  seen ; 
Like  the  leaves  of  the  forest  when  autumn  hath  blown, 
That  host  on  the  morrow  lay  withered  and  strown : — 
For  the  angel  of  death  spread  his  wings  on  the  blast, 
And  breathed  in  the  i&ce  of  the  foo  as  he  passed  ; 
And  the  might  of  the  gentile  untouched  by  the  sword. 
Hath  melted  like  snow  in  the  glance  of  the  Lord." 


TRANSFERRED  WORDS  IN  THE  COMMON  ENGLISH  TESTAMENT. 

KO.   XVI. — ENDUE. 

Is  a  single  instance  the  Greek  word  j  it  is  rendered,  will  sufficiently  illustrate 

its  meaning. 

Matt  yi.  25 Nor  yet  for  your  body  wb»< 

ye  th'iii  put  on. 


lRvS6kt  [Enduo]  is  transferred  into  our 
common  version.    A  list  of  the  passages 
,  in  which  it  occurs  in  the  New  Testament, 
bowing  also  the  yarfous  ways  in  which  \ 


*  ^¥.\»VX\x.\V- 


THE  SXA^PLE. 


ail 


....A  man  which  had  not  on  a 
wedding  garment. 

....And  put  his  own  raiment  on 
him,  and  led  bim  awaj. 

....John  wag  clothed  with  camel'a 
hair,  and  with  a  girdle. 

....And  not  put  on  two  coats. 

....And  they  clothed  bim  with 
purple,  and  platted. 

....And  put  hu  own  clothes  on 
him,  and  led  him  oat. 

....Neither  for  the  body  what 
ye  shall  put  on, 

....Bring  forth  the  beat  robe  and 
put  it  on  him, 

....Until  ye    be    endued   with 
power  from  on  high. 

....Herod,  arrayed  in  royal  ap- 
parel, tat  npon. 

And  let  us  put  on  the  armour 

of  light. 

Fut  ye  on  the  Lord  Jeaoa 

Christ,  and  make  not. 

For  this   corruptible    must 

put  on  incorruption,  this 
mortal  must  put  on  im- 
mortality. 

shall  Unreput  on  incorruption, 

shall  bave/wf  on  immortality. 


2  Cor.  T.  3. If  so  be  that  being  clothed  we 

shall  not  be  found  naked. 

Gal.  iii.  27 baptised    into    Christ  have 

put  on  Christ. 

Ephes.  ir.  24 and  that  ye  put  on  the  new 

man. 

vi.  11 .put  on  the  whole  annonr  of 

God,  that  ye  may. 

14 and  having  on   the  Invast- 

plate  of  righteousness. 

Coloss.  iii.  10. andhare/wtonthenewmaQ. 

12. .put  on  therefore  as  the  elect 

of  God  bowels  of  merdea. 

1  These  ▼.  8 putting  on  the  bretit-plate  of 

faith  and  loTa. 

Bey.  i.  13 clothed  with  a  garment  down 

to  the  foot. 

XT.  6 c2o£Ae(/m  pure  andwhite  linen. 

xix.  14 clothed  in  fine  linen,  white 

and  clean. 

To  ti/idue  then  is  to  inyest,  as  with  a 
garment.  Dr.  George  Campbell  accord- 
ingly renders  the  passage  in  which  the 
word  is  transferred  in  the  common 
version,  "Continue  ye  in  the  city  of 

I  Jerusalem,  until  ye  be  invested  with 

I  power  from  above." 


THE  EXAMPLE. 


IS    and    teachers    arc    apt 

ad  give  many  admonitions 

; ;  but  I  think  if  they  would 

cbibit  Jesus  in  his  majesty 

humiliation,  in  his  earnest- 

hi3  love ;  if  they  would 

in  his  deep  condescension, 

and  his  self-renunciation, 

not  certainly  be  found  a 

I  rebuke,  and  it  would  have 

)re  impressive  effect    than 

i  admonitions.    The  ditfer- 

same  as  that  in  the  fable, 

is  a  contest  between  the 

J  storm,  as  to  which  should 

;hc  traveller  to  give  up  his 

'hen    the  storm    came    he 

jment  eagerly,  and  wrapped 

]e}y  about  him  ;  bat  before 


the  mild  sunbeams  he  allowed  it  to  fall 
from  him.  There  is  for  me  no  more 
powerful  sermon  on  repentance  than 
when  Jesus  is  exhibited  before  me. 
When  I  see  how  in  all  things  he  sought 
not  his  own  glory,  but  that  of  his 
heavenly  Father,  how  am  I  ashamed  of 
my  ambition  ;  when  I  see  how  he  came 
not  to  be  ministered  unto  but  to  minis- 
ter, how  am  I  ashamed  of  my  pride; 
when  I  see  how  he  took  the  cup  which 
his  Father  gave  him,  and  drank  it,  how 
am  I  ashamed  of  my  disobedience; 
when  I  see  how  he  bore  the  contradiction 
of  sinners  against  himself,  and  when  he 
was  reviled,  reviled  not  again,  how  am 
I  ashamed  of  my  impatience  and  my 
passion ;  and,  in  short,  notbm^  Vaa  ^ 
subduing  and  hunuliaivQ]^  nu  'vDSL^<e^\iSA 


Hi 


REVIEWS. 


Notes  on  the  Parables  of  our  Lord.  By 
Richard  Chenevix  Trench,  B.D. 
Vicar  cf  lichen  Stoke,  Hants;  Professor 
of  Dioinily,  Kings  College^  London ;  and 
Examining  Chaplain  to  the  Iml  lH$kop 
qf  Oxford,  F{fth  Edition, revised.  Ix)ndon: 
Parker  and  Son.     Oro.    Pp.  623.    Price 

128. 

The  attention  of  our  readers  was 
called,  a  short  time  ago,  to  two  small 
but  very  interesting  works  by  Mr. 
Trench,  namely,  one  upon  "Popular 
Proverbs,"  and  the  other  upon  the 
"Derivation  of  Words."  The  volume 
named  at  the  head  of  this  article  is,  as 
the  title  indicates,  upon  a  strictly 
theological  theme.  We  have  perused  it 
carefully,  and  can  confidently  say  that 
the  work  will  prove  a  rich  treat,  and  a 
source  of  much  suggestive  instruction 
to  all  those  who  take  a  devout  and 
studious  interest  in  the  most  beautiful 
of  his  discourses  who  spake  as  "never 
man  spake."  Mr.  Trench  possesses  the 
three  requisite  qualifications  for  the  pro- 
duction of  a  good  and  an  abidingly  use- 
ful work  upon  the  parables  of  the  great 
Teacher : — 

First,  he  evidently  possesses  an 
earnest,  a  poetical,  and  pious  mind. 
He  is  thus  prepared  to  receive  with 
meekness,  with  mental  and  spiritual 
sympathy,  those  important  lessons  of 
doctrine  and  duty  which  the  parables  of 
Christ  convey,  and  convey  in  the  most 
pleasing,  and  often  times  in  the  most 
exquisitely  poetical,  forms. 

Secondly,  Mr.  Trench  is  evidently  a 
first-rate  classical  scholar;  and  hence 
has  l)cen  able  to  enrich  his  pages^  with- 
out the  least  pedantry,  with  critical  and 
exogetical  observations  of  a  very  inter- 
esting and  valuable  kind. 

Thirdly,  he  is  evidently  familiar  with  j 
commentmea,  and  has  collected  into 


his  foot  notes  a  mass  of  valuable  matter 
from  interpreters  of  all  ages  and  evoy 
section  of  the  church.  We  have  hen 
Apostolic  Fathers ;  Ohrysostom  and  Au- 
gustine; Bt  Bernard  [and  Th<HDaf 
Aquinas ;  Luther,  Oalvin,  ind  Qrotiu; 
Greek,  Latin,  Wngliiih,  and  Germaa 
commentator!  telling  119  in  cihoioeit 
language  their  maturest  thought!  upon 
the  structure  and  anlyaot  nuMer  of  tiie 
parables  of  Christ.  Ifanjof  our  resden 
have  amused  and  instructed  themsdiw 
by  an  attentive  penual  of  the  notes  of 
some  standard  work  of  great  ftaeuA 
and  labour, — for  exainple»  **  Gibbon's  Iso- 
cline and  Fall  of  the  Roman  Empire ;" 
they  do  not  regret,  we  are  mire,  the  time 
spent  upon  the  task,  and  we  can  pro- 
mise them  a  similar  treat  from  the 
volume  before  us,  unalloyed,  moreover, 
by  the  melancholy  emotions  sometimes 
excited  by  traces  of  irreligion  and  de- 
fective morality  which  disfignre  that 
otherwise  fascinating  and  noble  work. 

Our  readers  may  judge  of  Mr.  Trenches 
style  by  the  following  extract  from  the 
very  interesting  and  TaluaUe  obser- 
vations contained  in  the  preliminary 
chapters. 

"The  parables,  fair  in  their  outward 
form,  are  yet  fairer  within,  apples  of 
gold  in  network  of  silver ;  each  one  of 
them  like  a  casket,  itself  of  exquisite 
workmanship,  but  in  whidi  Jewels  yet 
richer  than  itself  are  laid  up ;  or,  as 
fruit  which,  however  lovely  to  look 
upon,  is  yet  more  delectable  still  in  its 
inner  sweetness.  To  find,  then,  the 
golden  key  for  this  casket,  at  the  touch 
of  which  it  shall  reveal  its  traMores ; 
so  to  open  this  fruit,  that  nq^hing  of  its 
inner  kernel  shall  be  missed  or  lost,  has 
naturally  been  regarded  ever  as  a  matter 
of  high  concern.  And  in  this,  the 
interpretation  of  the  parable^  a  salgect 


AAA^WW         X/ 


ff^ 


VAA^  ^«t  «t«^^  • 


)  tho0e  who  seek  to  find  only 
;enenl  correspondence  between 
tnd  the  thing  signified ;  while 

on  the  other  hand,  those  who 
inning  out  the  interpretation 
ninutest  detail ;  with  others  of 
locnpying  OTery  intermediate 
ween  those  extremes.  Some 
e  ftur  in  saying,  This  is  merely 
and  ornament,  and  not  the 
f  essentiai  truth ;  this  was  in- 
either  to  give  lireliness  and  a 
lir  of  Terisimilitude  to  the 
,  or  as  actually  necessary  to 
\  story,  which  is  the  vehicle  of 
h,  a   consistent   whole,  since 

this  consistency  the  hearer 
.ve  been  perplexed  or  ofiTcnded ; 
ogether  and  connect  the  diifcr- 
s,  just  as  in  the  most  splendid 
ere  must  be  passages,  not  for 
n  sake,  but  to  lead  from  one 

the  other.  They  have  used 
i  illustration  of  the  knife  which 
1  edge ;  of  the  harp,  which  is 
trings ;  they  have  urged  that 

the  knife  which  does  not  cut, 
prime  necessity, — ^much  in  the 


ing  it,  when  either  it  does  not  result 
without  forcing,  or  when  we  can  dearly 
show  that  this  or  that  circumstance 
was  merely  added  for  the  sake  of  giving 
intuitiveness  to  the  narrative.  We 
should  not  assume  anything  to  be  non- 
essential, except  when  by  holding  it  fast 
as  essential  the  unity  of  the  whole  is 
marred  and  troubled.' "  * 

The  volume  contains  many  interest- 
ing philological  remarks,  of  which  the 
following  are  fair  examples. 

"  Xayyrivfi  (not  as  some  derive  it,  from 
hu)  tZyctv, but  from  ffaTT(OjOnero)Ahauling 
net,  as  distinguished  from  the  afif^ipKti- 
<rrpov,  a  casting  net  (Matt.  iv.  18)  ;  in 
Latin,  tragum,  tragula,  verriculum.  It 
was  of  immense  length ;  on  the  coast  of 
Cornwall,  where  it  is  now  used,  and 
bears  the  same  name,  seine  or  aean^  a  cor- 
ruption of  the  Qreek,  which  has  come  to 
us  through  the  Vulgate  and  the  Anglo- 
Saxon,  it  is  sometimes  half  a  mile  in 
length,  and  scarcely  could  have  been 
much  smaller  among  the  ancients,  sinoe 
it  is  spoken  of  as  nearly  taking  In  the 
compass  of  an  entire  bay  {vaeta  aagena^ 


m.    1$  r\~t.     „*    *l.l> 


^Mm.^     iV«      T».»l-k      .1^.^._     Jl- 


216 


THE  PARABLES  OF  OUR  LORD. 


.Vanilius.)  It  b  leaded  below,  that  it 
may  sweep  the  bottom  of  the  sea,  and 
supported  with  corks  above,  and  having 
been  carried  out  so  as  to  enclose  a  large 
space  of  sea,  the  ends  are  then  brought 
together,  and  it  is  drawn  up  upon  the 
beach  with  all  that  it*contains.  Cicero 
calls  Yerres,  with  a  play  upon  his  name, 
EVSBRicuLVM  in  provindd,  in  that  he 
swept  all  before  him ;  and  in  the  Greek 
fathers  we  have  Oavdrov  trayrivtiy  Kara- 
Kkvafiov  cayyvri  (see  Suicer^B  Thes.,  s.  v.)  ; 
in  each  case  with  allusion  to  the  all- 
embracing  nature  of  the  net ;  which 
allowed  no  escape.  See  Hab.  i.  15 — 17> 
LXX.,  where[,the  mighty  reach  of  the 
Chaldean  conquests  is  set  [forth  under 
this  image,  and  by  this  word.  In  this 
view  of  it,  as  an  dtrkpavrov  IUtvov 
'Arifc,  how  grand  is  the  comparison 
in  Homer  {Odyss.,  22,  384)  of  the 
slaughtered  suitors,  whom  Ulysses 
saw: — 

KoXKov  kg  atyiaXbv  ttoXit^c  iKTOffOt  $a\d<r- 

iiKTvtp  l%ipv<rav  noXvotinf'  o\  fi  rt  vavTiQ, 
KvfiaO'    hXbc     iroOfOvrtQf    liri     yj/afiAOoKn 
KtxvvTai. 

"  There  are  curious  notices  in  Herodo- 
tus (iii.  149 ;  vi.  81.)  of  the  manner  in 
which  the  Persians  swept  away  the  con- 
quered population  of  the  Qreek  islands ; 
a  chain  of  men,  holding  hand  in  hand, 
and  stretching  across  the  whole  island, 
advanced  over  its  whole  length,  thus 
taking  as  it  were,  the  entire  population 
in  a  draw-net ;  and  to  this  process  the 
technical  name  trayriviveiv  was  applied. 
Of.  Plato's  Menextnus  (p.  42,  Stalbaum^s 
ed.)  where  the  process  is  described :  De 
Legg,  p.  698;  and  Plutarch,  De  JSoUrt. 
Animal,,  c.  26.  There  is  a  good  account 
of  the  <TayT/vi|,  in  the  Diet,  of  Or.  and 
llom.  Ant.,  s.  v.  Retc,  p.  823." 
I  We  have  only  space  for  another  ex- 
tract It  is  from  the  author's  beautiful 
remarks  upon  the  parable  of  the  good 


Samaritan.    It  is  a  £uc  specimen  of  the 
general  subject   matter  of   the  bodk, 
which    is   often   lively  though   never 
frivolous ;  learned  without  being  pedan- 
tic ;  and  cannot  but  prove  very  soggestiTe 
and  stimulating  to  all  who  wish  to  form 
a  proper  estimate  of  the  parables  of 
the  Lord.  '* '  But  a  certain  Saiiyariian,^ 
he  journeyed^  came  where  he  vxu.^     Thii 
man  might  have  found  the  same  excaaei 
for  hurrying  on   as  those  who  went 
before  him  had  done,  for  no  doubt  they 
did  make  excuses  to  themselves,  tiief 
did,  in  some  way  or  other,  justify  their 
neglect  to  their  own  consciences;  as 
perhaps  they  said  there  was  danger, 
where  one  outrage  had  happened,  of 
another  happening, — that  the  robben 
could  not  be  far  distant  and  might  re- 
turn at  any  moment, — or  that  the  suf- 
ferer was  beyond  the  help  of  man,  or 
that  he  who  was  found  near  him  might 
himself  be  accused  of  having  been  hii 
murderer.    The  Samaritan  was  exposed 
to  at  least  the  same  danger  in  all  theee 
respects,  as  those  that  had  passed  before 
him,  but  he  took  not  counsel  of  these 
selfish    fears,   for  when   he    saw  the 
wounded  and  bleeding  man,  ^he  had 
compassion  on  him*     While  the  priest 
and  Levite,  marked  out  as  those  who 
should  have  been  foremost  in  showing 
pity  and  exercising  mercy,  were  forget- 
ful of  the  commonest  duties  of  huma- 
nity, it  was  left  to  the  excommunicated 
Samaritan,  whose  very  name  was  a  bye- 
word  of  contempt  among  the  Jews,  and 
synonymous  with   heretic  (John  viii. 
48),  to  show  what  love  was ;  and  this, 
not  as  was  required  of  them,  to  a  fellow 
countryman,  but  to  one  of  an  alien  and 
hostile  race,  one  of  a  people  which  had 
no  dealings  with  his  people,  that  had 
anathematized  them ;  even  as,  no  doubt, 
all  the  influence  with  which  he  had 
been  surrounded  from  his  youth,  would 
have  led  him,  as  far  as  he  had  yielded 
to  them  to  repay  insult  with  insult,  hate 
vf\l\i\wt\«,'WTOTi^m\.Vv'?(ton^^.  For  if  the 


THE  PARABLES  OF  OUR  LORD. 


217 


d  the  Samaritan  a  Guthite — a 

of  the  lions  (2  Kings  xvii.  25), 
er  who  worshipped  the  image  of 
nd  cursed  him  puhliclj  in  the 
e,  and  prayed  that  he  might 
portion  in  the  resurrection  of 
prochdmcd  that  his  testimony 
;ht,  and  might  not  he  received, 
rho  entertained  a  Samaritan  in 
e  was  laying  up  judgments  for 
ren,  that  to  eat  a  morsel  of  his 

as  eating  swine  flesh,  and  in 
would  rather  suffer  any  need 
[)cholden  to  him  in  the  smallest 
charity ;  if  he  set  it  as  an  ohject 

that  he  might  never  so  much 
Cuthite ;  the  Samaritan  was  not 
lumd  in  cursing,  nor  yet  in 
smonstrations  of  enmity  and  ill- 
e  are  not  without  evidences  of 
le  gospels  (John  iv.  0  ;  Luke  ix. 

from  other  sources  more  exam- 
their  spite  may  he  gathered, 
or  instance,  the  Jews  were  in 
it  of  communicating  the  exact 
;he  Easter  moon  to  those  of  the 
tan  captivity  hy  fires  kindled 
;he  Mount  of  Olives,  which  were 
cen  up  from  mountain  top  to 
n  top  ;  a  line  of  fiery  telegraphs 
reached  at  length  along  the 
n  ridge  of  Auranitis,  the  Sama- 
ould  give  the  signal  on  the  day 
ig  the  right  one,  and  so  perplex 
lead." 

)llowing  note  upon  the  origin  of 
laritans  involves  a  theory  upon 
ect  which  will  he  new  to  many 
3aders. 

Lord  calls  the  Samaritan  a 
•  (aWoyfvrtg,  Luke  xvii.  18),  one 
erent  stock.  It  is  very  curious 
3  notion  of  the  Samaritans,  as 
mingled  people  composed  of  two 
s,  one  heathen  and  one  Isracli- 
ould  of  late  universally  have 

m 

ay  not  merely  into  popular,  but 
imed  hooks ;  so  that  they  are 
x/ken  of  as,  in  a  great  measure, 


the  later  representatives  of  the  ten 
tribes.  Christian  antiquity  knew  no- 
thing of  this  view  of  their  origin,  but 
saw  in  them  a  people  of  unmingled  hea- 
then blood  (see  testimonies  in  Suioer*B 
TTies.,  8.  y.  Sa/iapfcrifc,  to  which 
may  be  added  Theophylact  on  Luke 
xvii.  15,  *A9ffCpoi  ydp  o\  Sa^apciroi ;) 
and  the  scri{)ture  itself  affords  no 
countenance  whatever  for  this  view,  bat 
much  that  makes  against  it.  .  .  When 
our  Lord,  at  the  first  sending  out  of  his 
apostles,  said,  '  Into  any  city  of  the 
Samaritans  enter  ye  not,*  (Matt  x.  5), 
he  was  not,  as  some  tell  i:^  yielding  to 
popular  prejudice,  but  gave  the  prohi- 
bition because,  till  the  gospel  had  been 
first  offered  to  the  Jews,  'to  the  lost 
sheep  of  the  house  of  Israel/  they  had 
no  more  claim  to  it  than  any  other  gen- 
tiles, being  as  much  cUXoyivftc  (Jose- 
phus  calls  them  AkkotOvtif)  as  any  other 
heathen.  What  is  singular  is,  that  the 
mistake  is  altogether  of  recent  origin  ; 
the  expositors  of  two  hundred  years  are 
are  quite  clear  of  it.  Hammond  speaks  of 
the  Samaritan  in  one  parable,  as  ''being 
of  an  Assyrian  extraction ;"  and  Maldo- 
natus,  S'lmaritam  origine  ChalcUei  erant 

Robinson  says  {Biblical  Be- 

searches) J  'The  physiognomy  of  those 
we  saw  was  not  Jewish.'" 

We  have  noticed  what  appear  to  us 
to  bo  a  few  blemishes  in  the  work.  Mr. 
Trench  is  evidently  a  believer  in  bap- 
tismal regeneration ;  he  has  more  reve- 
rence than  we  possess  for  the  teachings 
of  the  so-called  "fathers  of  the 
church  ;"  and  is  no  friend  to  the  differ- 
ent sections  of  the  protestant  church — 
the  church  of  England  not  being  a  9ect 
of  course !  But  justice  compels  us  to 
add  that  his  peculiar  views  are  not 
brought  prominently  forward,  and  when 
stated  are  put  forth  in  the  mildest  and 
most  tolerant  mode.  The  work  is  a 
most  valuable  contribution  to  biblical 
lore,  and  may  the  gifted  valYioiYkN^  Va 
write  many  such.  'B.. 


S18 


POPSRT  AND  PROTSSTANTIBM. 


Th§  MpMterp  UnveiUd;  or  Poperp  at  Um 
Dogmut  and  Pretenshnt  appear  in  th9 
tight  (^  ReaBon,  the  Bible,  and  Hietefy* 
By  the  Bev»  Jamis  Bell,  one  rf  the 
Minittert  of  Haddington,  Ediubuigh: 
Paton  and  Ritchie.  London:  HamiltoOi 
Adams,  and  Co.     1854.    Pp.  ri.  603. 

Protettant  Prineiplet:  or  the  Ultimate 
Appeal  in  Religioue  Controvereg.  A 
Lecture,  hg  the  Rev.  N.  HATomorr,  A.M. 
Miniater  ^  Broadmead  Chapel,  Brietol, 
London  I  Jamei  Nisbet  and  Co.  1864. 
Pp.  42. 


No  sabject  has  been  more  prominentlj 
brought  before  the  British  public  during 
the  last  three  or  four  years  than  Poperj. 
The  bold  attempt  of  Pius  in  1850  to 
establish  it  on  a  firmer  footing  than 
heretofore  in  this  country  has  quickened 
the  present  generation  to  a  sense  of  its 
true,  immutable  character.   The  results 
of  that  step  were  widely  different  from 
the  pope*s  anticipations.    Deceited  by 
the  defection  of  a  few  Puseyite  clergy- 
men— the  increasing  emigration 'firom 
Ireland — the  incorrect  representations 
of  the  Romish  priests  in  England,  and 
prompted   by  his  own  ambition;   he 
parcelled  out  ihe  nation  into  regular 
sees — restored  the  hierarchy  of  ordinary 
bishops ;   and  creating  Dr.  Wiseman 
a  *  cardinal  set   him    at    their    head. 
The  dtfdinal  was  proud  of  his  new 
dignity,  and  some  of  his  earlier  dis- 
plays of  it  will  not  soon  be  forgotten. 
It  was  thought  by  many  of  the  Romish 
clergy   themselves   that   the   ostenta- 
tious manner  in  which  he  paraded  his 
honours  was  most  unwise  and  detri- 
mentid  to  the  interesls  of  their  church 
in  this  OoUntry.    We  believe  that  by 
this  time  the  pope  has  regretted  his 
own  conduct  and  that  of  Dr.  Wiseman ; 
and  we  are  not  sure  that  the  withdraw- 
Inent  of  the  cardinal  fh>m  England  may 
not  be  regarded  as  proof  of  this  opinion. 
It  cannot  bo  denied  that  during  the 
twehty  years  which  intervened  between 


the  passing  of  the  Catiiolio  Emandpa- 
tion  Act  and  the  appointment  of  ths 
bishops  and  cardinal,  English  pro- 
testants  had  fidlen  into  great  inertnesi. 
They  seemed  ignorant  of  the'movemenis 
which  Rome  was  making  around  then. 
Devoted  to  commercial  pursuit«--eaniMt 
in  promoting  political  and  sodal  reforM 
— seeking  to  dear  away  the  obstmotioH 
which  impeded  the  progress  of  reUgiods 
liberty — and  ftill  of  schemes  ibr  ths 
amelioration  of  mankind ;  they  appeared 
practically  to  ignore  the  fact  that  popety 
still  had  a  home  in  our  land,  and  that 
every  year  she  was  enlarging  her  bordoi 
and  augmenting  her  influence  'jud 
power. 

All  this  time  she  was  quietly,  assi- 
duously, successfully  establishing  bsr 
missions — erecting  her  chapels  — In* 
creasing  her  agents — ^multiplying  bff 
publications— distributing  her  charitiss 
—  insinuating  herself  into   the   gOod 
opinions  of  the  ignorant — and  winning 
many  over  to  her  ranks.     We  oodd 
point  to  some  places  where  during  those 
twenty  years  she  doubled  her  numben, 
and  to  others  where  in  1829  she  had  no 
chapd — no  priest — no  service  of  an| 
kind  whatever— not  half-a-dozett  mem^ 
bers;  but  where  now  she  has  degani 
chapels,  stationed  priests,  regular  ser 
vices,  and  crowded  congregations.    li 
may  be  said,  this  must  not  be  oonddere^ 
a  bona  fide  increase ;  it  has  resulted 
from  that  rapid    and   great    additioi 
which  is  being  made  to  the  populatioi 
of  our  large  towns  by  Irish  poof.    W< 
admit  that  this  cause  'partly  account 
for  the  fact ;  but  it  does  not  account  fo 
the  \thdt.    In  some  of  the  places  t< 
which  we  have  referred  there  are  n< 
manufactories,  and  the  addition  of  Iris) 
population  has  been  comparatively  small 
We  have  had  an  opportunity  of  witness 
ing  in  one  of  the  strongholds  of  poper 
in  England  the  method  of  her  endeavour 
and  success.    Beyond  what  may  bo  re 


POPERY  AND  PROTESTANTISM. 


ai9 


-the  most  unworthy  and  siniBter. 
bing  the  poor — by*  inteiferhig 
le  social  and  domestie  relatione — 
imoting  intermarriages  between 
and  protestants-^by  blandness 
ii  would  not  do  to  threaten— *and 
where  smiles  would  be  thrown 
she  resdutdy  and  perseveringly 

her  oause.  Too  sucoeesfuUy 
beee  methods  been  used.  In  1829 
rere  in  this  country  394  Romish 
3;  in  1850  there  were  574:  last 
ley  reported  616. 
lowever,  during  the  twenty  years 
ch  we  have  referred,  protestants 
;oo  supine;  it  is  manifest  that 
lists  had  grown  too  self-confident, 
lowed  on  all  hands  that  in  1850 
^Tershot  the  mark.  Their  great 
kiiity  the9,  awakened  protestants 
odsideration  of  the  real  case ;  and 
litalioQ  which  was  excited  is  not 
soon  to  subside.  Alliances  and 
itiims  have  been  formed,  special 
OS  to  Roman  catholics  Bct  on  foot, 
s  of  lectures  delivered,  volumes 
imphlets  without  number  written, 
umot  exactly  agree  with  all  the 

expressions  which  have  been 
though  against  popery  itself  no- 
too  strong  can  be  uttered) ;  we 
t  see  the  propriety  of  all  the  mea- 
which  have  been  suggested  for 
pression  of  this  evil ;  still  we  re- 
in the  interest  which  has  been 
d,  and  the  good  which  must  cer- 
be  wrought.  Let  Romanists  be 
rith  strong  arguments  and  kind 
— ^let  the  positive  side  of  this  con- 
sy  be  as  fully  shown  as  the  nega- 
nd  wo  have  no  doubt  or  fear  as  to 
lorious  issue.  Truth  is  mighty, 
ittst  prevail. 

h  these  views  we  hail  the  works 
titles  appear  at  the  head  of  this 
I.  The  former  is  a  most  valuable 
bution  to  protestantism  by  a 
h  divine.  For  thoroughness  of 
Iple  it  IB  Bach  a  book  fls  Kaox 


might  have  writt^ ;  for  Ohrlstiaa  cha- 
rity it  is  a  model  to  controversialisti. 
It  exhibits  an  intimate  acquaintance 
with  the  great  points  in  dispute — ^with 
the  arguments  employed  by  papists  to 
sustain  their  views  and  pradices^-attd 
with  the  manner  in'which  from  scrip*- 
ture,  reason,  history,  thesej  arguments 
are  to  be  met.  It  sets  forth  by  rete- 
enee  to  facta,  cxtraots  from  polilii»l 
speeches,  and  the  present  state  of  Su^ 
rope,  the  injurious  influence  which 
popery  is  now  'exerting  over  the*  civil 
and  religious  condition  of  all  European 
states.  It  is  written  in  a  clear,  bold, 
eloquent,  effective  style.  Altogether  it 
is  a  book  we  are  glad  to  have  on  our 
shelves,  and  we  strongly  commend  it  to 
our  readers  as  an  additional  weapon  to 
their  protestant  armoury. 

The  second  publication,  entitled, 
''  Protest^t  Principles,**  is  an  excellent 
lecture  by  the  worthy  minister  of 
Broadmead  chapel,  Bristol  It  was 
deliverod  without  mj  idea  of  its  subse- 
quent publication;  but  many  of  the 
lecturer's  friends,  thinking  it  might  be 
rendered  useful,  desired  its  appearance ; 
and  the  lecturer  judged  it  his  duty  to 
comply  with  their  request.  We  are 
glad  that  it  wfCs  so.  In  a  lucid  and  ^ble 
manner  he  discusses  the  worthlessness 
of  tradition,  the  value  of  the  [written 
word,  and  the  proper  spirit  and  method 
of  investigating  that  word.  The  lecture 
closes  with  the  following  eloquent  p^o« 
ration :  ''  Let  all  evangelical  protestants 
hold  fast  the  truth,  and  exemplify  it  in 
their  lives;' let  them  preach  it  in  all 
simplicity  and  faithfulness,  diffusing  it 
with  unwearied  assiduity  and  undaunted 
seal ;  let  the  gospel  be  raised  to  its  pro*- 
per  throne  in  the  church  of  Christ,  and 
in  all  our  hearts ;  the  chara^tor  of  the 
world's  history  will  soon  be  changed, 
and  the  triumph  of  Chriatianity  will 
approach.  The  church,  emimcipated 
from  the  corruptions  and  errota  tha.t. 
have  so  long  cxhaualclYiei  ciifit^c»^vsA 


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destrojed  her  freedom,  shall  appreciate 
the  magnitude  of  her  illustrious  mission. 
Borne  on  the  prayers,  and  sustained  by 
the  resources  of  her  children,  Christian- 
ity shaU  go  forth  in  majesty  and  glory, 
casting  her  magic  spell  over  intellects 
and  hearts,  and  enthralling  in  her 
mighty  captivity  of  love  the  millions  of 
our  apostate  race.  And  when  the  sab- 
bath of  the  world's  history  shall  have 
arrived,  when  angels  tune  their  harps 
for  the  final  anthem,  and  earth,  re-con- 


secrated the  temple  of  tlie  Tfigfcfft, 
shall  celebrate  the  jubilee  of  her  redemp- 
tion, the  Christian  church,  purified  from 
the  corruptions  of  this  world,  and  gather- 
ing into  her  bosom  the  multitude  of  her 
ransomed  sons,  shall  enter  upon  thoss 
visions  of  glory  which  eternity  ahaH 
consummate.  The  happiness  of  a  regt- 
nerate  earth]  shaU  merge  into  the  sob- 
limer  happiness  of  heaven,  and  Qod 
shaU  be  <  all  in  all.' " 

W. 


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Serytture  ETponiiotu,  or  DaiUf  Me<Utations, 
Demgned  for  Family  and  CwMt  Devotion; 
being  Select  Portion»  from  the  Word  of  God 
for  every  Morning  and  Evtning  throughout 
the  Tear,  By  thf  Rev.  Samuel  Wills,  D.D. 
In  Four  Volumee.  New  York:  M.  W. 
Dodd.  LondoQ :  John  Snow.  8to.  Price 
18f. 

The  anthor  is  on  English  baptist  minister 
who  has  resided  during  the  last  six  years  in  the 
United  States.  HaTing  become  pastor  of  a 
chnrch  in  New  York,  he  was  favoured  there 
with  acceptance  and  usefulness ;  but  the  climate 
not  suiting  his  constitution,  he  was  disabled  by 
disease  of  so  serious  a  character  as  to  require 
immediate  return  to  his  native  land.  His 
health  has  improyed,  but  the  propriety  of  his 
attempting  to  five  in  America  again  is  doabtful. 
In  these  four  volumes  are  a  short  piece  for 
every  morning  and  one  for  every  evening  in  the 
year,  the  average  length  of  each  being  about 
two  PAges.  The  subjects  and  the  mode  of  treat- 
ing them  are  decidedly  evangelical ;  and  bebg 
in  general  rather  elementary  than  profound,  they 
are  well  adapted  to  afford  pleasure  and  profit  to 
plain  Christians.  Many  of  them  may  be  nsed 
with  great  advantage  at  prayer-meetings,  and  in 
other  week-day  evening  services,  when  instruc- 
tive speakers  are  scarce  or  when  a  diversity  of 
exercises  is  derired.  As  a  specimen  may  give 
a  more  correct  idea  of  the  character  of  the 
work  than  mere  description,  we  have  given  one 
in  an  earlier  part  of  the  present  number. 

The  Seven  Churches  of  Asia ;  an  Exposition 
of  the  Epistles  of  Christ  to  the  Seven  Churches 
of  Ana  Minor ;  with  a  succinct  Historical 
and  Geo^aphical  Account  of  each  place  and 
churdi,  lUustratina  the  Prophetic  Announce^ 
ment  concerning  them.  By  the  Rev,  Samuel 
Wills,  D.D.  EnU>ellished  with  Engravings, 
New  York:  Dodd.  London:  Snow.  8vo. 
Pp.  868.    Price  5s. 

A  production  of  the  tame  author,  similar  in 
^p^'t,  bat  more  elaborate  in  execution.    The 


design  is  **  to  interest  Chriatiaiifl  in  the  peranl 
of  what  Christ  saith  to  the  chordkes,  mod  psr- 
ticularly  the  young;  hoping  that,  while  uey 
may  find  features  in  it  to  engage  their  inquiriag 
minds  with  scripture  history,  they  may  also 
gain  lsstin|^  pront,  and,  when  laying  down  the 
book,  expnence  that  the  wocds  of  Christ  htnt 
proved  to  be  'as  goads,  and  us  nails  fastened  hj 
masters  of  assemblies,  which  are  given  firom  om 
shepherd.' "  The  course  pursued  by  the  au^Hr 
in  reference  to  each  churcn  is  uniform :  firsts  bt 
gives  historical  and  geographical  infermatioa 
respecting  the  place  in  which  the  persoas 
adaressed  resided,  referring  to  both  its  ancient 
and  its  modem  condition;  and  then  this  if 
followed  bv  an  exe^etical  treatise  on  tht 
Saviour's  Epistle.  W  ith  the  exnUcatorr  por- 
tions are  mingled  practical  remarks  appheablt 
to  the  cases  ofexisting  churches.  The  tendencj 
is  excellent  thronchout.  Dr.  Wills  reject!  tlie 
supposition,  which  at  one  time  was  mote  pre. 
valent  than  of  late,  that  these  letters  were 
intended  to  describe  the  different  sucoeediag 
states  of  the  church  of  Christ,  and  savs,  **  The 
churches  are  real,  and  their  spiritual  state  is 
here  really  and  literally  pointed  out.*'  By  the 
**  angel "  be  understands  **  the  minister  for  the 
time  being."  "  The  angel  of  the  church  hn^" 
he  says,  "corresponds  with  the  person  and 
office  of  the  officiating  minister  among  the 
Jews,  called  the  sheliach  tsibbur,  whose  business 
in  the  synagogue  was  to  read,  pray,  and  teach." 
In  the  title  page  he  has  inadvertently  counten- 
anced the  mistake  into  which  many  fall  of 
identifying  Asia  Minor  with  proconsular  Asia. 
The  seven  churches  were  all  situated  in  pro- 
consular Asia,  which  is  generally  intended 
when  Asia  is  spoken  of  in  the  New  Testament, 
and  which  was  but  one  province  of  the  laife 
tract  of  country  called  Asia  Minor. 

Practiced  Sermons:  designed  for  vacant  Con- 
gregations and  Families,  By  the  Rev. 
Albebt  Barnes,  Philadelphia,  First 
English  Edition,  With  Additional  Sermons. 
EAxnbuTi^*.  T.  m.^  T.  C\axk.,    London: 


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M  disoonnet  are  jast  what  they  profets  to 

\t,  fkln,  earnest,  nractical  Mrmone.    Some  of 

tkiB  art  ralnilatcil  to  aircit  and  impreM  the 

neoBTcrtcd;  and  otheri,  to  make  the  Chriitian 

kA  tha  obligationa  to  holinets  and  derotedoetfl 

ti  God  QD&r  which  he  ie  Uid  by  the  gotpel. 

Thow  on  ''The   Bnemiea  of  the    Croat   of 

Cbirt/'  and  •'The   mle  of  Chrutianity  in 

iqEud    to    Conformity   to   the    World/^  are 

opcdally  lennUe  and  good.    They  jostlv  and 

Mcibly  condemn  the  members  of  Christian 

diwchei^  who  are  lovers  of  gaiety  and  pleasure, 

vkoae  delights  are  in  the  concert  and  ball  room, 

aod  whose  amnsements  and  pursuits  can  scarcely 

be  distingiuahcd  from  those  of  the  ungodly 

wirld.    Aia  Tolume  may  be  used  with  aoTan- 

tige  by  our  brethren  who  supply  our  Tillage 

ititions  hot  who  have  not  time  for  study.    B. 

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Pattorg:  a  Sermon  preached  at  Hanover 
Chapdy  Peekham,  on  the  Evening  of  the 
Fmneral  of  the  Rev,  Wittiam  Bengo  dolfyer, 
D.D^f  LL.D.,  F,A.8.,  Monday,  16M 
Jamtanh  1854.  By  the  Rev.  John  Mobuon, 
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BmapAm.  London:  Ward  and  Co.  8to. 
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CoBparatiTely  few  of  our  readers  remember 

tke  iniBanse  popularity  of  Dr.  CoUyer  during 

the  fist  twenty  years  of  his  ministry ;  but  they 

wke  do,  and  who  were  in  a  position  to  form  a 

jist  estimate  of  him  will  be  delighted  with  this 

sftctionate  and  truthful  discourse.  Dr.  CoUyer 

«ss  a  TtallT  great  man,  though  like  other  great 

own  be  had  some  weaknesses  which  were  easily 

fiseeraible  and  unfairly  magnified.     His  dis- 

peation,  howerer,  was  remarkably  amiable,  and 

'the  preacher  has  only  done  him  justice  in  p^oint- 

ing  out  two  particulars  which  distinguished 

Urn  in  his  palmiest  days :  the  first,  tluit  "  he 

aever*  shrank  from  a  full  announcement  of  the 

buDliing  doctrines  of  the  cross;"  the  other, 

that  the  poorest  of  his  brethren  might  always 

approach  nim,  and  depend  on  his  readiness  to 

reader  them  serrice.     "  I  bear  this  solemn  but 

dcHbeiate  testimony,"  says  Dr.  Morison,  *'  that 

when  princes  of  the  blood  treated  Dr.  CoUyer 

u  if  he  had  been  an  equal,  and  the  father  of 

oor  beloTcd  Queen  embraced  every  opportunity 

of  showing  him  favour,  he  was  the  most  hurabte 

aad  condocending  popular  man  I  ever  came  in 

contact  with.    It  has  been  said  that  he  was 

nio,  and  no  doubt  he  had  the  elements  of 

nnitT  in  him,  as  of  all  other  human  infirmity ; 

but  this  I  wiU  say^  that,  had  those  who  accused 

bim  of  this  mean  vice  better  understood  his 

ctty  and    unsutpidous    temperament,  —  how 

noch  he  confided  in  human  beings, — and  had 

tber  been  aware  of  the  uniform  coodesccnsion 

ud  humility  which  marked  his  private  cha* 

ncter,  they  would  have  resorted  to  another 

plulosophy  in  interpreting  little  matters,  which 

exerted  no  malign  influence  upon  his  feUow 

creatures." 


Catea  of  Proteetant  Peraecution  on  the  Qm' 
tinent,  undertaken  at  the^  instance  of  thg 
Executive  Conunittee.  for  the  Vind&caHon 
and  Promotion  of  ReUgiout  Liberty,  recently 
Constituted  by  the  Hamburg  Conference,  with 
a  Selection  of  Documents,  By  the  Rev, 
T.  R.  Brooke,  B.A.,  Rector  of  Avenmg. 
And  the  Rev,  Edwabd  Steanb,  D.D.,  one 
of  the  Honorary  Secretaries  of  the  Conference, 
To  which  are  added  the  Minutes  of  the  Horn- 
burg  Conference,  London :  Partridge,  Oakey, 
and  Co.    8vo.    Pp.  64. 

A  thousand  copies  of  this  pamphlet  have 
been  kindly  given  for  distribution  among  bap- 
tist ministers,  each  of  whom  may  have  one  on 
appUcation  at  the  Mission  House  tiU  all  are 
spent.  We  trust  that  our  brethren  wUl  avail 
themselves  of  this  privUege  very  generally ;  and 
that  thousands  wiU  procure  the  work  through 
the  bookseUers,  in  tne  ordinary  way  of  trade. 
It  wUl  be  read  with  astonishment  both  by 
members  of  our  own  denomination  and  by 
others ;  for  very  few  weU  informed  people  even 
have  any  notion  of  the  extent  to  which  baptists 
are  enduring  persecution  on  the  continent  of 
Europe.  The  gentlemen  whose  names  are  on 
the  title-page  appear  to  have  performed  their 
work  faithfullyuind  wisely,  and  their  statements 
being  the  result  of  inquiiies  made  in  the  places 
referred  to,  ma^  be  rened  on  with  implicit  con- 
fidence. Baptists  in  England  may  learn  from 
this  publication  very  important  lessons,  and 
not  baptists  alone  but  all  who  can  be  induced 
to  reaa  it,  whether  pious  or  profane.  Some 
extracts  from  it  wiU  be  found  in  our  European 
Intelligence. 

Christmas  at  the  ]  Hall,  the'  Hero's  Grave, 
yight  Musings,  and  other  Poems.  ByT,J. 
Terhisctox,  AiUhor  of  '*  JFelton  Dale,'' 
&I-C.  London :  Lonffman.  Hull :  J.  W. 
Leng.    8vo.     Pp.  xui.  196.     Cloth.     Price 

The  preface  tells'us  that  **  the  author  of  the 
present  Tolnme  has  had  for  many  years  an 
intense  and  almost  insuperable  bias  towards 
poetical  composition;'*  and  that  "this  book 
waa  mainly  written,  and  is  issued  solely  as  an 
experiment,  to  sec  how  far  criticism  and  pnbUc 


feeling  may  adiud^e  the  ajithor  to  possess  poetic 

"lien,    if    pronerlv 
assiduously  applied,  miglit  be  capable  of  pro- 


talents,    whicl 


properly    cultivated    and 


dncing  works  of  a  useful  character  and  benendal 
tendency.**  In  such  a  case,  it  is  a  serious 
thing  to  pronounce  judgment,  lest  on  the  one 
hand  we  should  dishearten  one  whose  services 
in  this  department  might  be  valuable,  or  on  the 
other  hand  should  encourage  a  man  to  devote 
his  life  to  the  production  of  harmonious  in^ 
anitics.  We  have  wished  therefore  to  transfer 
the  cause  to  a  higher  tribunal,  and  have  placed 
on  paee  21  «3  one  of  the  shorter  pieces,  as  a  speci- 
men, hoping  that  our  readers  may  thence  derive 
a  just  and  satisfactory  conclusion. 

The  Protestant  in  Ireland:  in  1853.    London : 
Seeleys.     1854.     l?mo.    Pp.  viii.  211. 


The  writer,  it  appears,  went  to  Ireland  in 
'  August,  1853,  with  a  party  whose  choice  of 
Protalant,  Persecutions  m   Switzerland   and  j  Ireland  as  tbe  country  they  s\iou\d.  tvkvX.  viia 
Germamy,  JU^is  of  an  Inoesiiffation  into  j  determined  by  **the  convement  aTTang«mtiil  ol 


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loomU'  ticket!.''  The  multi  of  bii  own  : 
atBemlioDi  boimer,  conitituto  ft  my  nnmll 
put  ot  hii  work,  which  coniuU  chieflv  at  »- 
tncU,  TbcM  *ie  Ukcn  pripcipally  fi 
A^rt)   of   tlu   liiih   Chsirh    '"--'- 


Monthly  TAfannitioa  pnbluhed  br  tbe  ume 
■odety,  Ibc  Bcporti  of  the  Iiiib  RetbrmitiDn 
Sodetjr,   the  Hci.   L. 


iccfil 

Jonei'e  New  Re-  This  ii  Jiut  lb«  book  ftir  a  biith^y  or  atker 
Eoden'i  Prognw  prcMoL  It  li  MpecJtUj  tjipted  to  jaalb; 
aner  of  the  Truth,     bat  will  be  mul  Kith  pleuDn  and  |mit  I7 


A  lUB  £(lttr«i  tcitk  m  laindaeliim 
Hev.  Jamm  Smilk.  London :  WiDiu 
udCo.     IBM.    ISmo.     Pp.  39S.    Price 


faimstioa  in  Inluid,  Lord 

of  the  ReToroutioii,  tbc  Btoi 

•nd  Dr.  Dill'i  MiMiiei  of  IreUnd.   Ftom  tbeee     penoni  of  mi 

>ad  kindred  warcea  the  autbor  uemi  to  here     uodntlandiDi 

leTerj'go 

him  reRKcting  the  intimacy  of  the  bond  of 

union  which  coonecli  together  tbr  weal  or  WM ^ ^ 

the  dailioiei  of  the  liatet  ielaudi,  the  bancfol     tetiptarea,  a  iliort 

charactM  of  poptry,  and  the  folly  of  Kippartini     '-     ■"■       ' 

Uaynooth,  which,  nerertheleai.  be  puKd 
through  in  the  dark.  Of  the  eiertioni  of  Cbri*- 
tiaoi  not  connected  with  the  eetahliihedcharcb 
on  behalf  of  Ireland,  hcKeoiitoLnow  very  little  j 
bat  of  the  importance  of  each  eiettioni  he  bai 
a  well  founded  coaTiclion.  "  Oufbt  we  not  to 
fear,"  he  aiki,  "  leat  Eogland  henelf  iboald  be 


e  yean.  The  eye  aSecteA  At 
uid  the  heart ;  and  here  wciokta 
■  —   '-   "-■ 1  Tlrtdly  aal 


from  th^awel 
leecnptioB  in  vena,  aad  a 

._.    ._  „ Jaaatton  in  »e«e.  mataia* 

iag  freoaratly  an  illutraliaa,  lion  Uiton  er 
erary  day  lit*  cf  tb«  troth  npreoented.    Wi 


kl,  "leetEogl 

and  degraded  by  meaoi  of  sohappy  .  Cerwi 
Inland,  it  thia  neclecied  eiitcr  be  not  raiaed  '  — ' 
and    proteatanliiea  and  cTaonliied  tkniu^ 

BnRlub  iutramentility  P> 

The  SMiuhiaeafGriuitonn  a  Sleryfyr  Girlt. 


Pp.36*.     Price  5fi. 

Thia  ia  a  limple  pleaiing  tale.     II  raTeale 

the  atrunlingr  after  light  and  boline**  of  a 

mind  jtwaLencd  at  acbDoV  to  the  importance  of 

TBligion.  expo    '  -    ■•       ■ 
iireiigioiia  ha 


occiuonallT  reminded  of  Qnatlea.     It  w 

iginally    publii  ■    '     " 

Oufbt  we  not  to     lale. 


It  had,  asd  atill  baa,  as  exteniin 


'em  ThoiuliU:  in  Merali,  Foliiici,  RhealMi, 
aad  Phihtofhif.  Bu  JogEFR  Hue,  .^wltsr 
afllu' Ome  Htmdrtd  Orifimal  Jala  fit 
ChiUrtn."  London  I  AylottandCo.   Hua. 

Pp.188. 

A  B.  j.  MayT  jfaiior  ([f  " loKu"   ScAooi        A  ereat  number  of  oracnlaraa^i)ta,iBa«y  of 
Ifayt."  London:  Binna  and  Goodwin.  Soiall  ■  "bich  ate  tme  and  imporUntj  bntwilatna 


it  at  length,  by  God'i  bleei- 
ing  on  pccicTEruiK  effort,  brought  into  the 
li^y  end  peace  of  ■  child  of  God.     It  ahowa 

Chriaiian  kiodnni  in  the  orentaal  conreniofl 
of  the  Tarioua  memhcri  of  tlie  family,  and  thna 
affbrdi  a  beautiful  illnatration  of  the  motlo, 

"  A  gM-t  flnl  datlM  lie  al  tame." 
It  cleTetly  eipoaei  the  Iotc  of  eidttment  and 
reliflioui  aiaaigation  preralent  among  profeaaing 
Cbnatiana.  The  tketch  of  "  the  Gouip  Aiding 
Society  "  ia  admirable,  nnd  luggeata  an  inquiry 
ai  to  the  real  worth  of  tbe  rebgion  of  tboK  oho 
figure  at  workiDg  paitiei  and  baiaara,  and  are 
BTer  ruuning  af^cr  aomc  popnlar  prcachFr. 
The  nnhappy  reinlla  of  auiclimoniouaneas,  of 
the  abaence  of  aympatby  and  iotereat  in  ifai 
baimleii  plcuurci  of  nncoQTf  rted  brothera  and 
liiten,  and  of  tbe  indulgpncc  of  apiritoal  prida 
which  repela  them  aaunwortby  of  conuderation 

power.   It  iiacapitil  book  for  girla.iieleanlly 

Onr  [uraiie,  honoer,  ia  not  quite  unqualified. 
We  object  alTonglr  to  the  pbariaaical  Irrat- 
neot  of  young  chudna  ■hacaanol  uudentsnd 
tbe  claims  of  God  on  the  »bhaib,  nhich  com- 
pel!  them    to  liaten    demurely    to    "  Sunday 


fem/irt  </  nomoi  Oalmtri,  D.D^  £<LB. 
By  Ml  Som-in-laic,  Ihe  flee.  WiUJUl 
Hanka,  LL.D.  5ecawf  Qaarlttlf  FarL 
Edinburgh:  Conatabic  and  Co.  bandant 
Uamiltan,  Adami,  and  Co.     ISM. 


7%e     LandoM     Quurtttlg    BteioB. 


Empi 

11.  Weiley  and  hia  Critiee. 

III.  Forbet'a  MeDimndnmi  h)  Irelai^ 

IV.  Cryptwamic  Vegetation. 

V.  Spirit  Bappinga  and  Table  Haringa. 
TI.  Modem  and  MedieTal  HjiFltiie. 
VII.  SecuLriam  :  iu  Logic  and  Appeali. 
VIII.  Fnblic  Education. 

IX.  Utliiinnnlaniem :  ill  thrratcned  Snpre- 
meCT  in  Europe. 

X.  India  under  tbe  Engliab. 
Brief  Literary  Nuticee. 

No.lL    Deoembcr,  1S53. 


itoriea"  about  "Tery  pood  and  piaui"  people,  I.  Oriental   tNecOTeiy;    it* 

and  carefully  eicludei  ever^'  Bourcc  of  cIiilJiBh      Heenll!. 


I  from 


n  Ihe  Sundai 
implanting  in  tbe'ir  . 
ioD  cm  icajcely  iie 


irtory  of  ilfan. 

III.  Tbe  Biitinb  and  Forticn  Bible  Society. 

IV.  Honkieh  Uteiaitato. 


BRIEF  NOTICES. 


223 


VI.  Th«  DokM  and  Caidinals  of  Guiec. 
VIL  Alfurd't  Greek  Testament. 
VII  [.  Antobiograpby. 
.IX.  Oar  Australian  Possessions. 
Brief  Literary  Notices. 


X0.III.    March,  1854. 

CmUents, 

I.  Thierach,  aa  a  Theologian  and  a  Critic. 
II.  **ailrinncir- 

IIL  Tbe£ife  and  Epiitlet  of  St.  Paul. 
ly.  Tlie  Mormona. 

y.  littioralogy :  Its  Progresa  And  Practical 

T L  iieeent  Dfaeoreriea  in  Palestine. 
VIL  Jonctiui  of  the  Atlantic  and  Pacifi6 


VUL  Richard  Watson. 
DL  Modem  Poetry:    its  Genius  and  Ten- 


X.  The  Past  and  Fature  of  America. 
Brief  Literary  Notices, 
ioadon:    Partridge,  Oakey,  and  Co.     8to. 
PHee 

Oir  knoarledge  of  this  new  quarterly  ia 
ieiiTcd  aolely  from  these  three  numbers.  Till 
^^  received  them  we  were  not  aware  of  its 
cadsteoce,  and  we  hare  not  learned  from  what 
iBfty  or  partiea  they  emanate.  We  have  not 
lad  tiwm  long  enough  to  ezamtno  them 
ft^Wghly,  but  h  is  erldent  that  the  con* 
4wIbM  are  |nrotc8tants  who  hold  eyangelical 
Mtiacnta;  it  b  probable  that  they  are  of 
£ftrent  denominations;  and  we  conjecture 
Ihat  they  hare  among  them  some  able  Wesleyan 
viilcn.  There  are  several  articles  we  should 
Ike  to  read;  but  we  must  now  go  to  press,  and 
ve  are  not  willing  to  defer  our  notice  of  the 
work  to  another  month.  The  titles  of  the 
Articles,  which  we  have  transcribed  fully,  will 
Mrttfe  our  readcn  of  the  general  character  of 
the  contents. 


BECENT   PUBLICATIONS, 

flpprthelr. 

nciko«ld  be  nndarUood  that  laMrtioa  in  thk  li<>tia  not  • 
An«  saBoaaeramt :  it  ezprcun  •pprob«tioa  of  the  works 
fftaaMnted^— not  of  eoune  extending  to  «tery  particular,  but 
■a  approbation  of  tlieir  fcneral  character  and  tendency.] 

WbHaker's  Edaeaiional  Rogieter,  1854.  Contaln- 
IH  a  li«t  of  the  Universities  in  ttao  United  King. 
4o«,  with  yariouB  particulars  concerning  them  ; 
fte  Colleges  connected  with  the  Church  of  Kngland, 
Ike  Boataa  Catholies,  and  rarions  Dissenting  Bo- 
Am  ;  together  with  a  Complete  List  of  the  Founda- 
tioB  aad  Grammar  Schools  in  England  and  Wales, 
vith  an  account  of  the  iicbolarshipaand  Exhibitions 
«taefaed  to  them,  *e.,  &c.,  drc.  Fourth  Year  of 
pabUcation.  London .-  Joteph  WhUakcr,  41,  Pall 
MvJL    l©wo.,  pp.  247. 

Tbe  Glasgow  Infant  School  Magazine  or  Reposi* 
tcr^.  Second  Series.  Bj  D,  Cauoiiib,  Master  of 
the  laitlatory  Department  in  the  Glasgow  Normal 
^*miu»rj.  Sixth  Thousand,  with  numerous  Wood- 
Mta.    london:  Darton  and , Co.    24mo.,  P2>'  3^1* 


containing  OiHcial  I^tunut  of  Education,  iu  1818, 
1833,  and  1834.  Bv  Edward  Baynks,  author  of 
the  History  of  the  Cotton  Manufacture.  London  s 
John  Snoic.    Bco.,  pp.  48.    Price  Qd. 

The  Most  Holy  Trinity :  The  Doctrine  Illustrated 
and  ProTcU  from  the  Scriptures.  To  which  is 
annexed,  Striking  Testimonies  from  the  Lives  of 
Eminent  Apostolic  and  Early  Christian  Fathen, 
and  various  Notable  Primitive  Heresies  relating 
thereto,  during  the  first  four  Centuries  of  the  Chria- 
tian  Church.  By  EeKNazaa  Sopkr.  London:  £<e- 
teyt.    Bra.,  pp.  64. 

The  Ctotenary  Services  of  Bristol  Tabernacle, 
held  November  25th,  1853.  Containing  a  Sermon 
by  the  Rev.  J.  A.  Jambb,  and  Addresses  by  the 
Revs.  G.  Smith,  Henry  Quick,  J.  Olanville,  and  Dr. 
Beaumont.  London:  Partridge,  Oakty,  cmd  OG. 
lOiao.,  pp.  150. 

Leetures  to  Young  Men.  No.  I.  The  Age;  fts 
Advantages  and  Temptations.  A  Leotnre.  deliveKd 
at  Trevor  Chapel,  Brompton.  By  John  Moaiaoir, 
D.D,,  LL.D.  London:  Ward  aiid  Co.  19iM.,pik 
32.    PrkeM.  "^^ 


Lectures  to  Young  Men.  No.  II.  The  Btble :  Its 
Conflicts  and  Triumphs.  A  Lecture,  delivered  at 
Trevor  Chapel,  Brompton.  By  John  MoRuaK, 
D.D.,  LL.D,  London:  Ward  and  Co.  Kino.,  pp, 
32.    Price  Cd. 


Lectures  to  Young  Men.  No.  III.  The  Ubbath  : 
its  Claims  and  Benefits.  A  Lecture,  delivered  at 
Trevor  Chapel,  Brompton.  By  Joun  Moauoir,  D.p , 
LL.D.  London:  Uard^and  Co.  IGiAO.,  pp.  32. 
Price  Od. 

Lectures  to  Young  Men.  No.  IV.  The  ^nday 
School :  its  Position  and  Prospects.  A  Leetare, 
delivered  at  Trevor  Chapel,  Brompton.  By  John 
MoRisoN,  D.D.,  LL.D.  London:  Ward  and  Co. 
lOMiO.,  pp.  33.    Price  6d. 

The  National  Debt :  Should  the  Revenues  of  the 
Church  be  applied  towards  its  Extinction  ?  Bv  B. 
Baksr.  Lortdvn:  Jlouhton  and {^oneman.  Bro.t 
ip.  36. 

The  British  and  Foreign  Evangelical  lleflew. 
No.  VIII.,  March,  1854.  Contents:  I.  Father  Paul 
Sarpi.  II.  Modem  Apologetics.  III.  Modem  Ca- 
ricatures of  Evangelical  Religion.  IV.  Education 
in  the  High  Schools  of  Germany.  V.  The  Psalmody 
of  the  Reformation.  VI  The  Englinh  Liturgy  and 
Litufglcal  Hefomi.  VII.  The  Census  Returns  on 
Religious  Worship  in  England  and  Wales.  VlII. 
Sir  William  Hamilton's  "  Discuseions  "—His  Reply 
to  the  British  and  Foreigii  Evangelical  Review. 
JX.  Critical  NoticcH.  Edinburgh:  Johnstone  and 
Il'Mxiti',    8 ••o.,i)i>.  230.    Price  3s.  Od. 


Edutttion  beat  PromoUd  by  Perfect  Freedom 


^  bf  8tMl9  Madowmentg,    with  an  Appendix 


;/ 


The  Eclectic  Review.  Mareh,  1854.  Contents : 
I.  Donjamin  Disraeli :  A  Literanr  and  Politieal 
Biography.  II.  Theory  of  Human  Food.  III.  Lord 
HoUand's  Memoirs  of  the  Whig  Party.  V.  Sanitary 
Farming.  VI.  St.  John's  Search  of  BeautV.  VII. 
Christianity  and  its  Modem  Assailants.  VlII.  Ihc 
Caucasus  and  the  Country  between  the  Enxlae  and 
the  Caspian.  Brief  Notices,  Review  of  the  Month, 
Literary  Intelligence,  Ac.  Lv7idon:  Wai-dand  Co, 
8vo.    Price  Is.  9d. 

The  Christian  Treasury:  Containing ConttlbTiUotva 
Arom  Ministers  and  Members  0!  \ar\oxia  V.v«xv%«\\ca\ 
Denominations.    March,  1854.    £diifibur\]K:    JoKiv- 
itomami  HunUr.    8ro.,  pp.  4Q.    PTic<  5<.l. 


INTELLIGENCE. 


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AMKRIGAN  IKTSLLiaSNCE. 


B4PTIST  00LLEOB8  IN  THB  UNITED  STATES. 


enitjr, 

>>llege, 

College, 

College, 

>llege, 

ftmij, 

lUcg^ 

It  College, 

«e, 

efritjTy 

Icfe^ 

Uege, 

'enity, 

hge. 

t  Lewisburgy 
ren  College^ 
f  Rocfaeeter, 

iTenitj, 
College, 


LoctUon. 

ProTidence,  B,  J. 
Hamilton,  N.  Y. 
Waterraie,  Me. 
Wadiingtoii,  D.  C. 
Georgetown^  Kj. 
Richmondi  Va. 
Granyille^  Ohio. 
Ftafieldy  Ga. 
Upper  Alton,  111. 
Wake  Forest,  N.  C. 
ProntTtown,  Va. 
MurfreesboTo',  Tenn. 
SCaiion,  Ala. 
Franklin,  la. 
Independence,  Texas. 
McGnimlle,  N.  Y. 
Lewisbuig,  Pa. 
Liberty,  Mo. 
Rochester,  N.  Y.  ] 
Oregon  Gij. 
Greenville,  8.  C. 
Clinton,  Miss. 
Sumner  Co.,  Tenn. 


Fretldiiits.  FeondMl. 

Francis  Wajland,D.D.;LL.D.    1764 


Stephen  W.  Tajlor,  LUO. 

Joel  S.  Baoon,  D.D. 
D.  R.  Ounpbell,  LL.D. 
Robert  Rjland,  D.D. 
Rer.  Jeremiah  Hall|  A.M. 
John  L.  Dagg,  D  J). 
N.  N.  Wood,  D.D. 
John  B.  White,  A.M. 

J.  H.  Eaton,  LL.D. 
Henry  Talbiid,  A.M. 
SOas  Bailey,  D.D. 
Rufhs  C.  BorlesoD,  A.M. 

Howard  Malcom,  D.D. 
R.  W.  Thomas^  A.M. 
M.  B.  Anderson,  A.M . 
George  C  Chandler,  A.M. 
James  C.  Forman,  AJf. 

0.  J.  Fisk,  A.M. 


1819 
18S0 
1821 
1838 
1882 
1882 
1888 
18S5 


1889 
1840 
1841 
1844 
1848 
1848 
1848 
1849 
1880 
1860 
1851 
1851 
1851 


BAPTIST  THIOLOGICAL  INSTITUTIONS   IN  THB  UlTITBD  STATM. 


^Madison  Univ., 
xm  Theol.  Sem., 
K>I.  Institution, 
si.  Seminary, 
eol.  Seminary, 
p.  Theol.  Insti., 
Howard  Col., 
Theol.  Sem., 
lieol.  Seminary, 
Hieol.  Institn., 


Hamilton,  N.  Y. 
Fairfiix,Vt 
Newton  Centre,  Masi. 
Penfield,  Ga. 
Greenville,  S.  C. 
Covington,  Ky. 
Marion,  Ala. 
Kalamazoo,  Mich. 
Rochester,  N.  Y. 
Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


8<nlor  Ttottmon. 
George  W.  Eaton,  D.D. 
Eli  B.  Smith,  D.D. 
Henry  J.  Ripley,  D  J). 
John  L.  Dagg,  D.D. 
J.  C.  Fnrman,  A.M. 
Samuel  W.  Lynd,  D.D. 
Henry  Talbird,  A.M. 
J.  A.  B.  Stone,  A.M. 
Thomas  J.  Conant,  D.D. 


1820 
1825 
1826 
1888 
1885 
1840 
1848 
1846 
1850 
1861 


le  endowment  of  the  above-named  institutions,  more  than  1,600,000  dollars  have 
ibed  within  the  past  six  yeari^  the  greater  part  of  which  has  been  collected  and 
lie  whole  number  of  instructors  connected  with  them  is  164^ — ^pupils  over  2600. 
graduated  over  4,000  students.    Their  libraries  contain  more  than  120/)00 

n  to  the  above  collegiate  and  theological  institntions,  there  are  in  the  United 
!e  number  of  seminaries  and  academies  chartered,  and  endowed  more  or  less 

baptist  associations  and  communities.  An  imperfect  list  of  these  gives  the 
rty-two  chartered  female  colleges,  seminaries,  &&,  and  thniy-fonr  academies  for 
ih  separate  departments  for  male  and  female  pupils.    A  Ml  list  firom  all  the 

considerably  increase  this  number.  These  are  distinct  from  thft  mudk  Vboi^ 
ehoalg,  which  are  atrictiy  mdifiduaX  property. 


AMEBICAK  INTELLIQEHCK. 


Hon.  Geo.  N.  Uriegs,  LL.U.,  of  Man., 
PwBdenl;  Hon.  Ira  ifnms,  LL.U.,  of  N.  Y,. 
ChaiimBlt  of  the  Hoard  of  Maaogen ;  Rqv. 
Solomon  Peck,  D.D.,  Foroiffn  Secrelarj  ; 
R«T.  EJward  Bright, D.D„  Home  8«ri:tiiry; 
Hr.  BJchaiil   E.  Eddy,  Trnuurer.     Ktiuton- 

r  Itoomo,    33,  Sameiwt   Street,    llcntan. 


The  annual  meeting  of  the  Bowd  of 
Hanagen  and  of  ifae  Union  inu  held  In 
Albany,  N.  Y.,  blaj  l^-SG,  1853.  SW  life- 
menbers  were  in  attendance. 

The  recei|jta  (hini  all  •onrat,  for  the  year 
ending  March  SIM,  were  134,113  Jollnn, 
17  centg,  and  the  expenditures  135,344  dol 


Ian,  : 


The 


onthlj  i 


of  the 


Minionnr)'  Mogaiinc  was  5,700  copies,  and 
of  the  Macedonian,  36,500, 

The  number  oF  miuioni  is  19,  embrnclni^ 
8B  stations  and  It)  out-stations,  besidei  40] 

CIS  of  stated  preaching  in  Gemmnj  and 
ce.  Connected  with  the  missions  are 
64  misaionarieg,  of  whom  60  are  pieaclicre ; 
■nd  there  are  GO  female  asiitanls.  Tlic 
number  of  native  preachers  and  assistant!  it 
206.  Total  of  mlsaionaries  and  nsaislanta 
connected  with  the  mliisiDni,  336.  There 
are  131  churchei,  havinx  an  eitimated  mrm- 
b«ihipofU,250,  of  which  about  1,200  were 
added  by  baptism  the  past  year.  The  number 
irfschoolsis  HI,  including  24  buarding-schools, 
with  1,900  pupils. 

The  annual  meeting  in  18S1  will  be  held. 
Mar  2ath,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  Itev.  S. 
Bailey,  D.D.,  of  la.,  has  been  appointed  tu 
preach  the  annual  sermon,  Ket.  Kdn'.ird 
Lathrop,  of  N.  Y.,  alternate.  The  Executive 
Committee  was  authoriied  to  expend  1GO,OOU 
dollars  during  the  present  year. 

^aiBICAN    OlpridT    IIOMB    HJ8SI0N    SOUETV. 

Hon.  Isaac  Dans,  LL.D.,  Vresident ;  Her. 
B.  M,  Hill,  D,D.,  Conciponding  Seeieliiry  ; 
Rot,  J.  R.  Stone,  Assistant  Secretary  ;  C.  J. 
Uartin,  Treasurer.  The  Home  Mission 
Roonii  are  No.  354,  Broom  St.,  New  York. 

Tlie  twenty-fint  anniversarv  w.TS  held  at 
Troy,  N.  Y.,  May  13-15,  1853.  The  lolnl 
of  recdpis,  including  balance  from  farmer 
!   61,470  dollan  66  "" 


il  totlint  of  one  m^nfor'^lIC  years. 
he  miaisonuiicd  report  Ibe  baptism  of 
?5  persons,  the  otguniulion  of  59  churches, 
"-1  oniinBlion  of  ,10  ministers.  Twelre 
of  wonlii,i  liaie  been  completed,  bdI 
in  progress  of  building. 


Preudent,  Rev.  J.  H.  Xennard  ;  Sccrel» 
ries.  Rev.  W.  Shadracli,  Rev.  J.  N.  Brown. 

The  tnenty-nintli  (including  the  anBIT(^ 
sinea  of  tin  Baptist  Gencnl  Trut  Society) 
annual  meeting  was  held  in  PbiLadelpUtf, 
May  4-6,  1053.  The  receipts  of  the  ynr 
from  all  sources  43.404  dollars,  8D  cenU;  the 
eipendilnres  4.1,302  dollan,  13  cents:  Of 
the  receipts,  '25,699  dollars,  59  centa,  hare 
been  from  sala  of  mercbondiae  i  3,758  dol- 
lars, 56  cents,  from  donations  for  general 
purposes;  S,nSO  dulian,  6  cents,  for  colpor- 
teur fund;  I,S7I  dollan,  18  cents,  fbrbuildiof 

The  iocrenie  in  the  ralae  of  stock,  boofcf, 
stereotype  plates,  and  engmvingB  for  tb* 
year,  was  4,1(69  dolUrJ,  31  cents;  and  the 
total  amount  of  assets  is  65,772  doIlDi^  S 
cents,  showing  a  gain  over  tb*  valnsttion  af 
the  last  year  of  5,201  dollars,  61  ceula. 

Tlie  whole  number  of  publication*  in  the 
Society's  catalogue  is  now  406,  of  which  174 
are  bound  volumes,  in  English,  German,  and 
French.  Of  the  tracts,  \S9  are  English,  IS 
Gerniiin,  3  French,  and  10  children's  tracts. 

Of  the  new  issuea  of  the  Society  there  have 
been  publislied  during  the  year,  179,000 
copies;  of  older  irauvs,  333,700;  making  the 
total  number  of  publications  for  the  year, 
432,700.  Theec  publications  contnfaied 
4,300,000  octavo  pagee ;— 3,705,000  dood*' 
ehno;  10,233,000  lUmo.;  IGO.OUO  32mo.) 
1,072,000  4amo.;  making  b  lot.ii  issue  of 
19,678,800  pngc.4.  Nearly  3,000,000  pagei 
of  tracts  were  also  jntnted  and  diitribafed 
during  the  year. 


r  of 


I  the 


the  employment  of  the  Society  the  wM  vear 
is  179. 

The  misHionarlce  have  been  distribnled  ns 
fallows:  in  Canada  West,  2;  Grand  Li^nio 
Stations,  Canada  East,  6;  Pennsyivania,  3; 
Delaware,  3  ;  Ohio,  2  ;  Michigan,  9  ;  Indiana, 
35;  Illinois,  33;  Wisconiin,  36  j  Iowa,  32; 
Hinneaota,  4  ;  Oregon  3;  Cnljbmla,  3;  New 

-  Mexico,  4.     Beaidea  whom,  nine  collecting 
^enla  have  been  employed  tlie  whole  or  a 
poitian  of  the  year. 
Tie  number  nt  states  and  territoTic*  occu- 

jiied  is  13.    The  number  of  stations  ud  otit- 


This  Society,  which  h 
the  I'ubUentLon  Society,  was  organized  May 
6th,  1853.  Ita  object  is  to  collect  ami  pre- 
serve all  "  raanuKriplS|  penod'w^s,  bdJ 
liooks,"  relating  to  baptist  history,  biegra- 
pliy,  &c.,  und  to  publish  such  historical  and 
antlqaarian  works  as  tho  fntcrests  of  the 
denomination  mav  demand.  Ila  oflioeTI  OK: 
-President,  Rev.  \Vm.  R,  Williams,  D.D., 
of  New  York;  Vice  Preadents,  Rev.  John 
M.  Peck,  DD.,  III.,  Rev.  Will  mm  Hague, 
D.D„  N.  J.,  Rev.  Baron  Stow,  D.D.,  TSam., 
Rev.  B.  B.  C.  Howell,  D.D.,  Va. ;  Serratary, 
Horatio  G.  Jones,  jun.,  Esq., Pa.;  Treasurer, 
Rev.  B.  R.  Loiley,  113,  Arch  St.,  Philadel- 
phia, Pa. 

Tenu  tA  nivn\Vrr4in^,«n*  Mtwi  ^ci  j'enr. 


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227 


JJCCKICAN   IKB  VOBIXail  BIBLE  SOCXBTT. 

Rer.  B.  T.  Welcb,  D.D.,  Preudent ;  Rev. 
Rofu  Babcock,  D.D.,  Corresponding  Secre- 
tiiry ;  Nathan  C.  Piatt,  Eiq.,  Treasurer. 
WAt  House,  115,  Nasiiau  Street. 

Receipts  44,215  dollars  84  cents.  Foreign 
appropriations  for  the  year: — to  Missionary 
Union,  10,500  dollars;  for  Scripture  distribu- 
tkm,  and  evangelising  purposes  in  Gehnany, 
faj  Mr.  Oncken,  9,871  dollars;  Southern 
Fiance,  by  Dr.  Devon,  80  dollars;  Orissa,  by 
Bev.  Dr.  Sutton,  1,000  dollars;  Italian  Scrip- 
tnrcfl,  through  Rev.  Dr.  Winslow,  245  dol- 
lus;  per  O^man  colporteur  in  Canada,  176 
dollars;  for  Chinese  Scripture  distribution  in 
Gsnton,  500  dollars ;  Baptist  Missionaries  in 
Calcutta,  for  Scriptures  in  Bengal  and  San- 
scrit, 1,500  dollars.     Total,  23,872  dollars. 

^>e  total  of  foreign  appropriations  since 
Oe  organisation  of  the  Society,  is  262,833 
dollars. 


IXEBICAN  BIBLE  UMOX. 

The  third  anniversarv  was  held  Oct.  7,  9, 
185X  Receipts,  2U,7b»  dollars  50  cents; 
impaid  snbscnptions,  61,746  dollars.  Presi- 
dent, Rev.  Spencer  H.  Cone,  D.D.;  Corre- 
spoBdiMg  Secretary,  William  H.  Wyckoff; 
TieaBorer,  William  Colgate,— Office,  850, 
Broome  Street,  New  York.  Expended  for 
tiie  reviaon  of  English  Scriptures,  5,279  dol- 
lars ;  Spanish  Scriptures,  747  dollnrs,  49 
cents;  French  Scriptures,  702  dollnis,  43 
cvnts;  Siamese  New  Testament,  1,000  del-  ' 
lam;  Bengal,  Sanscrit,  and  Armenian  Scrip-  ; 
tn»f,  1,000  dollars. 

flOUTHEBH  'baptist  C0NVENTI05. 

The  fourth  biennial  meeting  of  the  Con- 
Tention  was  held  at  Bnltiniore,  Mnnland, 
Hay  13,  14,  1853.  Rev.  li.  H.  C.  Ilowell, 
D.DVof  Richmond,  Virginia,  President. 

FoREicar  XIi^ion  Doard. — Uev.  K.  B.  C. 
Howell,  D.D.,  President;  Rev.  James  B. 
Taylor,  Corresponding  Secretary;  Archibald 
Thomas,  Esq.,  Treasurer.    OiHcc,  Richmond, 
Virginia.    Receipts,  21,4.38  dollars,  45  ccnti*. 
12,000   copies  of   the    Home  and   Foreign 
Journal  arc  circulated  monthly.     Afwions, 
^China,  two  stations  and  one  out-station, 
eight  male  and  six  female  missionaries,  and 
tiro  assistants,  one  boarding,  and  five  day- 
ecbools  and   chapels.     Identified   with  the 
African  missions  in  I^bcria,  there  are  thirteen 
iUtions,  nineteen  missicmurics  and  teachers, 
and   eleven    day-schools,  with    about    400 
Kholan.     Three  stations  uro   propose*]    in 
Central  Africa,  to  be  occupie<l  by  six  mia- 
Bonaiici^  four  of  whom  are  already  secured. 
Summary. — Stations  and  out-stnt ions,  nine- 
teen; missionaries  and  assistants,  thirty-nine;  ' 
ichools,  setenteen ;  scholars,  4H0  ;  churches,  . 
fourteen ;  with  a  membcrbliip  of  044.  / 

DoMttnc  Mi&sjoy  BojHD,-~Jlcr,  J,  IL  j 


De  Votie,  President;  Rev.  Jos.  Walker, 
Corresponding  Secretary  ;  Wm.  Hombuckle, 
Treasurer.  Office,  Marion,  Ala.  Receipts, 
18,074  dollars,  47  cents.  The  number  of 
missionaries  employed  is  77,  who  baptized 
during  the  year  642  persons,  constituted  21 
churches,  commenced  the  erection  of  17 
meeting-houses,  and  completed  13  others. 

Bible  Board.  —  Rev.  Samuel  Baker, 
D.D.,  President;  Rev.  Wm.  C.  Buck,  Corre- 
sponding Secretary;  C.  A.  Fuller,  Treasurer. 
Receipts,  8,078  dollars,  86  cents.  Office, 
Nashville,  Tenn. 

Southern  Baptist  Publication  Society. 
—This  Society  held  its  sixth  annual  meeting 
at  Atlanta,  Ga.,  April,  1853.  James  IHipper, 
Esq.,  President;  Rev.  E.  T.  Winkler,  Corre- 
sponding Secretary;  A.  C,  Smith,  Esq.,  Trea- 
surer. Office,  Charleston,  S.  C.  Permanent 
l\ind,  6,613  dollars;  subscriptions  unpaid, 
9,575  dollars,  annual  sales  from  the  Deposit- 
ory, 21,000  dolhtrs. 

AMBRICAH   INDIAN  MISSION    ASSOCIATION. 

Hon.  T.  G.  Blewitt,  of  Blississippi,  Presi- 
dent; Rev.  S.  L.  Helm,  Corresponding  Secre- 
tary ;  Charles  S.  Tucker,  Treasurer.  Office, 
Louisville,  Kentucky.  The  tenth  annual 
meeting  was  held  in  Louisville,  Ky.,  May, 
1853.     Receipts,  14,030  dollars,  53  cent8. 

Summary. — Missions,  4;  stations,  six;  out- 
stations,  ten;  missionaries  nnd  assistants, 
twenty-five ;  churches,  twenty-two ;  baptisms, 
146;  communicants,  about  1,500. 

AMERICAN    BAPTIST   I'REE   MISSION  SOriKTV. 

The  tenth  anniversary  was  held,  June  Ist, 
in  Utica,  N.  Y. 

Rev.  A.  L.  Post,  President;  Rev.  W. 
Walker,  Corresponding  Secretary ;  George 
Curtias,  Treasurer.  Office,  Utica,  N.  Y.  Re- 
ceipts, 7,^86  dollars  0  cents ;  total  expendi- 
tures, 6,644  dollars,  84  cents. 

NEW   ENGLAND    SADDATH-SCHOOL    UKION. 

Hon.  Charles  Thurber,  LL.D.,  President ; 
Rev.  Alfred  Colburn,  Corresponding  Secre* 
tary ;  Asa  Wilhur,  Treasurer.  Depository, 
No.  70,  Comhill,  Boston.  Nine  now  books 
nnd  eiglitecn  reprints  have  been  isf*ued  during 
the  year.  Receipts  for  the  year,  1 ,783  dol- 
lars; disbursements,  1,720  dollars. 

"The  Young  Reaper,"  a  Sunday  school 
journal,  is  publibhcd  montlily. 

GERMAN    MISSION   SOCIETY  OF  THE  MISSISSIPPI 

VALLEY. 

William  AI.  M'Pherson,  President ;  S.  B. 
Johnson,  Corres]K>ndinK  Secretary ;  D.  A. 
Spuulding,  Treasurer.    Office,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Tho  third  annual  meeting  was  held  in  St. 
Louis,  Mo.,  Nov.  olli,   18'i'2.     The  annual 
sermon  was  prcnched  by  JU'v.  II,  G.  Weston, 
of  St.  Louis.    MissionaricH  \\(vnq  \)«ieii  «wv 
tiuncil  in  Illinois,  Miseouri,  &c. 


KUROPEAN  INTELLIGENCE. 


EUROPE. 

Lad  nmnier,  at  the  conference  held  st 
Hem  Hombuigh,  a  eommittee  w«i  formed 
of  which  the  Earl  of  Shafleebury  wai  preei- 
deot  fbr  the  vindidtion  and  pTomotian  of 
lellgioui  libeitr.  At  Ihe  requot  of  thM 
committee,  the  ReT.  T.  B-  Brooke  and  the 
UcT.  Dr.  Steone  viiited  manr  of  the  placea 
in  wllieh  peraecution  had  been  eiperiencad, 
with  a  new  to  leriPr  the  alleged  facta,  to 
obtain  ftitther  ioformBtioii,  and  to  eipica 
the  qropnthj  of  the  comniittee  with  the 
|ier«*aited. 

The  report  which  thej  preeented  hu  been 
pnbli^ed  and  deaerre*  univenal  attontion; 
the  following  ore  B  few  brief  extract!. 


"  In  tlii*  dtj,  formerlj  the  aajlum  of 
numj  of  the  expatriated  Engliah  reformen, 
■ltd  ander  a  republican  gavemment,  one  of 
the  moit  Bagnnt  of  all  the  iniUncv*  of 
intolennce  luid  taken  pliice  into  which  we 
were  communoned  lo  inquire.  The  Kate- 
nent  ve  had  lecdied  wai  to  the  eiFect,  that 
the  Rer.  Ferdinand  Buea,  paalor  of  the 
baptift  congregation,  ofler  haling  acted  in 
that  cspiicilj  for  twelre  monthi,  waf,  on  the 
lit  of  Haf,  1BS2,  nunmoned  befbni  the 
authoritiet,  and,  by  a  lummaij  proceii,  after 
being  thrown  into  prieon,  and  detained  there 
from  Saturda;  afternoon  tQl  Hondaj  mom. 
ing,  marched  to  the  frontien  hy  gendaimee, 
under  aentence  of  banishment  from  the 
n  for  Ufe." 


"We   ' 


9  told   ( 


all    t 


formily  with  the  declaration  of  Dr.  Furrer, 
that  in  Zurich  there  waa  fiill  lolciation  for 
■It  relipoiu  Kct*;  and  intelligent  penoni 
with  whom  we  converaed  exprened  atnmg 
incredulity  of  our  itatementi  until  thej 
tbund  them  verified  by  the  leeult  of  our 
inquiries.  Nor  could  we  Icam  that  the 
expulnon  of  Mr.  Buei  was  founded  upon 
any  law.  It  ecemi  to  have  been  an  aibitnu-y 
priiceeding  on  the  part  of  the  police  author- 
itiea,  wbo,  in  the  ewe  of  penoni  not  natirce 
of  the  canton,  are  inTcHed  with  liirge  dii- 
cretionary  powen." 


"  In  the  town  of  HilburghauKn,  fomierlj 
the  capital  of  the  Saxon  duchy  of  tbiit  name, 
which  i)  now  united  with  the  duchy  of  Saie 
Meiningen,  ii  a  small  bnpUil  coDgregation, 
not  having  a  leaident  paalor,  but   forming  a 
brsneh  of  the  bapliit  church  w  Hersfeld,  in 
Beaae  Cusel,  under  the  superintendence  of 
Hr.  Beyebach,  a  baptist  mtssionory  atalioned 
there.      They  are    luffcring    under   severe 
restiictioni,  so  much   to  that  a  decree  has 
been   iuueil    by    the    supreme    goiemnii 
abaolutely  prohibiting    their   meetings,  t 
dirciiiatiDD  of  tracts  and  the  adminiiitiati 
of  lie  McrainenU;  interdicting  the  iiMti 


their  pastor,  and  nil^ecUng  by  name  tke 
chief  person  among  them  to  a  apecifitd 
penalty  if  he  recelTes  him  into  his  hontCi 
These  prohibitions  are  enforced  by  Snci  or 
impriionment,  and  the  msgiitntet  and  gm- 
darmes  are  charged  to  watch  figilaotly 
against  any  inftactioa  of  tliem,  and  to  lay 
immediate  information,  if  any  audi  am 
occur,  Before  the  state  attorney.  We  aiw 
some  of  theas  persecuted  people,  an^ 
received  from  them  wch  an  account  of  the 
manner  in  which  they  ileallhily  hold  tbdr 
■nembliea  for  Divine  waisbip,  aa  itrangly 
reminded  us  of  umilai  scenes  and  etckl* 
related  in  the  religiooi  hlitoiy  of  oar  own 
country.  On  one  onwon,  after  haray 
administeted  the  ordinanca  of  baptism,  IImu 
pasttn  had  a  narrow  escape  &<Hii  being  a^ 
tured  by  the  police;  and  his  little  Sou  war* 
scattered  without  being  able,  as  they  had  ia- 
tendedj^to  celebrate  the  Lord's  supper.  " 

II  is  not  only  by  the  police  that  they  art 
hataawd.  "  Popular  malice  has  been  stirred 
up  sgainst  them,  and  thai,  we  regi^  to  Hy, 
by  two  clergymen  who  live  in  the  town,  and 
are  jointly  conductors  of  a  low  paper,  entitlad 
■Dorfkin^en  Zeitung,'  in  which  these  ^odly 
people  are  held  up  to  contempt  and  ridicnl^ 
and  the  passions  of  the  populace  are  eicitad 
against  them.  Their  windows  have  bees 
broken  by  missiles,  and,  recently,  aame  sf 
the  baser  sort  aaembled  before  the  boose  <f 
one  of  them,  nnd  taking  his  wood,  kindled  ■ 
large  fire  with  it,  to  the  danger  of  Us 
premises,  in  which  they  burnt  the  tract*  tliat 
he  had  diitributed. " 

In  an  interview  with  the  miniitei  oftbt 
interior,    Mr.   Oberlander,  the    deputation 

been  adopted  solely  on  religioui  grounds,  oc 


troublesome.  "  To  this,  he  replied, '  i 
ail. '  He  believed  them  to  be  very  good 
people,  except  that  they  would  hold  their 
own  views  on  religious  subjects,  and  act  upon 


"lathis  Electorate  the  intolennce  is, if 

possible,  still  greater  than  in  the  preceding 
case.  All  relijnous  meetinga  and  minfttaud 
functions  are  rigorously  interdicted  to  the 
bapUsIs,  and  they  are  kept  in  a  state  of 
constant  apprehension  and  alarm. " 

"  We  felt  it  lo  be  our  duty  to  go  to  Casael, 
and  endeavour  lo  obtain  an  interview  with 
the  supreme  government;  and  to  this  atep  we 
were  also  strongly  urged  by  our  snaring 
friends,  who  were  willing  to  hope  better 
results  from  it  than  we  fear  are  likely  to  be 

"  HeMa  being  under  martial  law,  it 
appeared  desirable  that  ¥re  should  see  the 
military  as  welt  as  the  civil  aathoritiea,  On 
)ju{iunng  at,  Vh*  Miwutcvwm,  we  tautti  that 


EUROPEAN  INTELLIGENCE. 


2S9 


t  cabioet  council  was  to  asBemble  at  ten 
oVlock,  which  would  prevent  our  obtaining 
an  audience  with  the  prime  minister  before 
one.  In  the  meantime,  therefore,  wo  waited 
upon  General  Schirmer,  the  commander-in- 
chief.  He  received  us  with  great  urbanity; 
but  on  undentanding  our  businesB,  declared 
bii  inability  to  render  us  any  aaaistance,  or 
iadecd  to  enter  into  communication  with  us 
rapecting  it.  He  was,  he  taid,  only  the 
executive  power,  and  could  not  in  anyway 
mterfere,  especially  as  the  matter  related  to 
the  church;  such  affairs  were  under  the 
control  of  the  minister,  to  whom  he  referred 
HI.  We  withdrew,  thanking  him  for  his 
politeness^  and  repaired  to  the  office  of  the 
btter. 

The  prime  minister  of  Hesse  Cassel,  at  the 
nnsent  time,  is  his  excellency  John  Daniel 
Louis  Frederic  Hassenpflug.    The  reception 
ve  met  with  from  this  gentleman  formed  a 
Mriking  contrast  to  that  with  which  we  had 
JBsK  been  honoured  by  the  commander-in- 
chief;  and  we  cannot  characterise  his  manners 
I      towards  us  otherwise  than  by  saying  that 
I      they  were  extremely   rude    and  ungentle- 
F      manly.     We  again  used,  as  our  introduction, 
I      the  letter  of  Sir  A.  Malet;  but  he  treated  it 
with  marked  disrespect;  a  circumstance  which 
ve  felt  to  be  the  more  offensive,  as  electoral 
Bene  is  one  of  the  governments  to  which 
that  minister  is  accredited.      Having  read  it, 
be  said  curtly,  that  he  should  pay  no  more 
stlention  to  a  deputation  bringing  such  a 
letter,    than    he    should    to    any    ordinary 
tarellera.     This  was  the  first  sentence  he 
sddressed  to  us,  and  it  could  not,  of  course, 
&il  to  make  its   proper   impression,   fore- 
shadowing   with    no   little  distinctness    the 
rabsequent  contcmptuousness  with  which  wc 
were  treated.      As  to  the  object  of  our  visit 
he  continued),  he  wished  us  to  understand 
at  the  baptists  should  not  be  tolerated  in 
Hessia.      We  asked  if  this  hostility  to  them 
had   a   personal    origin,  if   they   were  not 
pesceable  subjects,  or  if   they  improperly 
meddled  with  politics  {     He  replied,  by  no 
means;  it  rested  entirely  upon  ecclesiasticil 
ressons.     We  inquired  if  we  were,  therefore, 
to  understand  that  no  religious  liberty  would 
be  allowed  to  persons  dissenting  from  the 
church  of  the  state.     He  answered  tlint   he 
voold  not  say  what  might  be  the  case  if 
otber    evangelical    sects    should  arise,   but 
certainly   the    baptists    should    have  none. 
We  disclumed  for  them  all  connexion  both 
in  their  principles  and  historically  with  the 
inabaptists  of  Munstcr.    This  disclaimer  he 
sUowed  might    be  just  in  relation  to  the 
English  baptists,  but  he  denied  its  applicii- 
tion  to  those  of  Germany,     We  rejoined  thiit 
the  committee  by  which  wc  were  deputed 
vnuld  not  throw  their  shield  over  them,  if  \ 
tbey  were  not  persons  of  good  moral  charac- 
ter.    It  might  be  so,  he  said,  but  that  was 
I      net  enough;  the  Turks  ware  a  moral  people, 

I  rei,  Xr/L^  FOVKTB  9MRJM8. 


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And  the  Turks,  we  answered,  are  tolerated 
in  our  country.  He  replied,  with  a  sneer, 
such  things  might  do  for  England,  but  would 
not  suit  Hessia.  Wc  inquired,  if  the  law 
which  we  had  with  us,  and  which  we  showed 
him,  applied  to  the  baptists.  This  was  the 
constitution  given  by  the  elector  in  1848. 
He  threw  the  paper  violently  from  him,  and 
said,  with  evident  anger,  this  is  of  no  force 
now ;  and  be  then  pointed  our  attention  to  a 
law  of  the  present  year,  which  annulled  it. 
We  further  inquired,  if  we  might  entertain 
the  hope  that  the  present  restrictions  would 
be  removed,  when  martial  law  terminated. 
To  this  he  replied,  that  he  could  not  say 
what  might  be  done  then,  adding  emphatic- 
ally, but  assuredly,  they  would  not  have  the 
baptists  in  Hessia. 

*' Through  the  whole  conversation  Mr. 
Hassenpflug  manifested  great  irritation  and 
impatience.  '  We  admired  the  quiet  equa- 
nimity with  which  Mr.  Lehmann  translated 
to  us  the  waspish  sentences  in  which  the 
baptists  were  denounced,  and  we  confess  to 
the  feeling  of  a  sense  of  strong  provocation 
which  it  required  something  more  than 
philosophy  to  repress. '' 

MECKLENBURG   SCHWERIH. 

''On  the  morning  of  the  24th  of  February 
last,  three  officers  'presented  themselves  at 
the  house  (St  Mr.  Wegener,  the  baptist 
missionary  residing  there,  bringing  with  them 
a  search  warrant.  Having  made  their  per- 
quisition, they  took  away  with  them  a  num- 
ber of  books,  the  church  records  and  seal, 
the  communion  plate,  and  several  private 
letters.  The  next  morning  they  came  again 
and  repeated  the  search;  boxes  and  cupboards 
were  ransacked,  and  about  a  thousand  re- 
ligious tracts,  eight  bibles,  and  a  quantity  of 
other  books,  among  which  were  Baxter's 
Saints'  Rest,  Bunynn*s  Pilgrim's  Progress 
and  Holy  War,  and  Memoirs  of  Mrs.  Judson, 
were  packed  in  baskets  brought  for  the  pur- 
pose and  carried  off.  In  the  afternoon  of 
the  same  day,  Mr.  Wegener  was  cited  before 
the  authorities,  and  told  by  them  that  they 
were  acting  in  what  they  had  done  under 
instructions  from  the  highest  quarters;  that  he 
and  his  congregation  were  not  acknowledged 
by  the  stJtte,  and  would  not  be  permitted  to 
celebrate  divine  worship,  and  that  he  ought 
to  obey  the  laws  and  not  act  in  violation  of 
them.  The  missionary  replied,  that  he  had 
always  lived  as  a  good  subject,  and  had 
honoured  the  magistrates;  that  neither  ho  nor 
his  friends  hud  ever  spoken  or  dune  anything 
against  the  government;  that  they  created  no 
disturbance,  but  worshipped  God  peaceably; 
and  that  their  only  wish  was  to  make  the 
p;ospel  known  among  their  fellow-crcatues 
Ue  was  finally  told  that  there  was  only  one 
alternative,  submission  or  emigration,  and 
was  then  dismissed.  On  the  l9tU  of  l/l«cv 
he  was  apprehended  and  AenteT\ce<\.  lo  to>M- 


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BUROPEAN  INTBLLiaifiNOS. 


teen  daji'  ImpriioBmeiit.  e? ery  other  day  on 
bre«d  and  water,  for  tiBving  Bdminiitered 
Christian  ordinancea. 

**  About  the  same  time  another  penon  in 
the  neighbouring  town  of  Eldena,  of  the 
name  of  Weding,  waa  lummoned  befcre  the 
judicial  court  of  Grabow  for  not  hairing 
broBght  hif  infant  to  be  bajptised.  He  was 
ordered  to  take  it  for  baptism  within  a  week, 
under  a  penalty  of  twentj-llTe  dollars,  or  a 
ibrtn]ght*ii  imprisonment. 

**  Another  person  from  Kom  was  at  the 
same  thne,  and  bj  the  same  court,  com- 
manded to  provide  his  child  with  a  Lutheran 
catechism  within  three  dajs,  or  pay  «  fine  of 
ten  dollars. " 

''Since  onr  return,"  saj  tlie  deputation, 
''  Dr.  Stcane  has  received  a  letter  from  Mr. 
Wegener,  dated  Ludwigslusl,  October  19,  in 
which  he  sayi^  that  on  the  Uth  an  officer  of 
justice  came  to  him  fVom  the  minister  to  say 
that  an  execution  would  be  put  into  his  house 
fbr  the  costs  of  the  last  proceeding  against 
him,  amounting  to  something  more  than 
serenteen  dollars,  and  that  he  must  proceed 
to  take  an  inventory  of  his  effects.  '  But 
where/  said  he, '  are  they !  Your  things  are 
already  gona ;  your  oow  is  ioldi  what  shall  I 
take  now  !*  I  replied  that  he  must  take  my 
mfe  and  children ;  for  if  I  was  deprived  of 
every  thing  else,  I  should  havp  nothing  with 
whl(^  to  support  them.  The  man  looked 
perplexed,  but  said  he  must  execute  his  com- 
mission, painfUl  as  it  might  be  to  him.  *  He 
knew,*  he  remarked,  'and  the  authorities 
knew  that  I  was  a  good  and  peaceful  citizen, 
and  it  would  be  well,'  he  continued,  '  if  all 
the  inhabitants  of  the  place  led  such  a  life  as 
I  did.  They  (the  officers)  would  lay  no 
hands  on  me,  unless  they  were  forced  to  do 
so  by  the  ministry;  and  every  one^s  fiuth  was 
certainly  a  matter  between  God  and  his  own 
conscience.'  Finding  that  there  were  no 
articles  of  flimiture  of  any  value  left,  the 
officer  was  about  to  set  down  the  house,  when 
he  was  told  there  was  still  a  pig  and  a  goat, 
and  that  he  must  take  them.  These  worda^ 
Hr.  Wegener  sajrs,  coming  flrom  his  wife, 
quite  overcame  the  man.  '  Your  cow  is 
gone/  he  exclaimed, '  and  will  you  now  part 
with  your  pig  and  your  soatt'  and  the  man 
wept  bitterly,  adding,  'how  is  it  possible!' 
'  In  Jimc  of  last  year/  Mr.  Wegener  adds, 
'  my  silver  watch  and  a  polished  bureau  were 
seized  for  six  dollan^  for  costs  of  trial  and 
eleven  dayis^  imprisonment  at  Grabow ;  this 
year,  the  cow,  the  pig,  and  the  soat,  the  last 
necessaries  in  my  house,  on  which  we  and 
other  brethren  and  sisters  who  have  lodged 
with  us  have  lived  fbr  the  last  year.  May 
they  be  an  offering  to  the  Lord,  who  has 
commanded  us  for  his  sake  to  leave  father, 
and  mother,  and  wife,  and  children,  and 
houses,  and  lands,  and  promised  that  we 
ihall  receive  a  hundredfold  in  this  life,  and  in 
ihe  world  to  come  if/e  eveilastlng." 


In  an  interview  with  the  lIlnlBter  oiJia^ 
tiee  and  of  Eeclesiastieal  afRdra,  they  in- 
quired if  there  was  any  other  ground  ef 
complaint  against  th«  baptiita.  ^  Ut  repUsd 
none  whatever.  He  said  also  that  he  penoa- 
ally  knew  some  of  them,  and  rejected  diMi 
for  their  excellent  character,  aad  that  Iw 
believed  they  were  generally  aineere  Chrii* 
tians,  '  to  whom  (he  added)  I  can  cordially 
extend  the  hand  of  Christum  fellowship,  m 
partakers  with  me  of  the  tme  Ihhh  ot  the 
gospel,  as  I  wish  to  do  to  all  real  believst^" 
We  rejofaied  that,  in  that  ease,  we  wtn  filled 
with  surprise  at  his  avowed  Judgmeat  tktt 
they  ought  not  to  be  tolerated,  and  marvelisd 
how  he  could  direct  measures  to  he  taken  hi 
the  suppression  of  their  worship.  He  Sfr 
swered  that  the  law  must  be  eofoiead,  and 
that  they  could  not  allow'seets  to  spnad  in 
Mecklenburg." 

"  We  then  referred  to  the  ref^isal  of  Iks 
marriage  rite  to  baptists,  and  inquired  if  ks 
was  cognizant  of  the  &ct  He  answered  that 
he  was,  that  he  knew  there  were  many  esaii 
of  the  kind,  and  that  it  was  the  anavoidahls^ 
and  he  thought  the  proper  consequence  e( 
their  leaving  the  Lutheran  church,  fbr  it  was 
unreasonable  to  expect  that,  having  left  % 
they  should  still  be  permitted  to  enjoy  hs 
privileges.  We  remarked  that  we  r^gard^d 
It  rather  fhmi  a  social  point  of  view,  undv 
which  aspect  it  constituted  a  moat  seiiopi 
grievance,  and  might  lead  to  greater  evUs; 
and  that  we  hoped  a  remedy  w<mld  be  fband, 
either  by  allowing  baptists  and  other  dlsKBt- 
ers,  if  there  were  any,  to  be  married  by  tfcsir 
own  ministers,  or  by  making  marriage  a  dfil 
rite,  to  be  performed  by  a  civil  Ibnctiomay. 
And  this  latter  alternative  we  sust^bied  hj 
saying,  that  however  desirable  it  might  be  to 
have  the  marriage  contract  associated  with 
religious  observances,  vet  protestants  iMid 
never,  like  the  Romanisti^  advanced  it  inka 
a  sacrament,  or  even  regarded  it  as  in  itself  s 
part  of  religion  ;  and  that  this  wa^  now  the 
law  in  England,  where  formerly,  aa  in  Meck- 
lenburg, none  but  the  established  clergy 
could  perform  the  rite. 

"To  this  he  replied,  first,  that  it  cooU 
never  be  conceded  to  the  baptists  to  he  mar 
ricd  bv  their  own  ministers,  fbr  the  law  did 
not  admit  that  they  had  any  ministers;  on 
the  contrary,  they  were  totally  proscribed 
And  secondly,  that,  though  Hiarriage  osf' 
tainly  was  not  a  sacrament,  it  was  a  rel^gioni 
rite,  and  its  perfbrmance  pertained  to  the 
church,  and  so  it  was  regarded  by  Luthei 
and  all  Lutherans.  As  to  the  example  ol 
England,  he  should  be  very  sorry  to  see  i1 
followed  in  Germany,  and  ho  thought  thai 
with  us  the  consequences  would  be  dxeadftiL 

**  We  remarked  that  if  these  were  the  opi- 
nions of  German  statesmen  and  govemmenti^ 
we  fesred  the  case  of  the  baptists  was  hope- 
less. He  said  it  was  lo.  and  repeated,  'no- 
lh\np^  is  \«»ll  tox  iVvvBv  W  to  emigrate.** 


i«  for  loiiie  time  past  exinting  in  our 
Y,  hafe  sought  by  public  addresses 
9  diitribiition  of  tracts  to  gain  adhe- 
ind  that  the  emisaries  of  this  sect 
rea  dared  to  dispense  the  holy  sacra- 
and  we,  being  resolfed  that  this  sect 
wed  to  public  as  well  as  ecclesiastical 
ball  not  continue  to  pervert  the  minds 
nbjectSy  and  rmding  that  the  warnings 
:lergy  hare  been  of  no  andl,  do  make 
Uowing  decree,  founded  upon  the 
I  Ordmance  of  the  year  1614,  as  fol- 

The  local  aathoritiei  are  prohibited 
lantinq  a  permiaaion  of  rendence  to 
ssionanet  <^the  beptistf. 
Should  such  foreign  missionaries  sc- 
or  without  permission  remain  in  the 
f,  they  are  to  be  arrested  and  impri- 
tat  the  first  offence  for  one  month,  for 
dbaeqnent  offence  three  months. 
If  baptistf  who  are  natiree  of  the 
r  hold  conrenticles  or  meetings  for 
•  woiihip,  they  shall  be  imprisoned 
nth  or  twoy  according  as  the  meeting 
»  held  privataly  or  in  public  Fo- 
I  boldhig  saeh  meetings  are  liable  to 
lUimeiit  fai  clause  2. 
Whoerer  allows  such  meetings  to  be 
his  house,  but  does  not  himself  con- 
,  ahall  snfier  imprisonment  fbr  fourteen 

Any  penon,  whether  a  natlre  or  a 
sr,  who  sells  or  distributes  baptist 
ihiall  be  liable  to  an  imprisonment  of 
n  days  fbr  each  offence.  A  foreigner 
bi  addition  the  penalty  in  clause  2. 
di  of  thift  kind  are  to  be  sent  to  our 

B^ttt. 


jailer  we  were  permitted  to  receire  visits 
from  our  friends  Our  prison  was  over  the 
gate  of  the  town,  and  our  singing  was  heard 
in  the  street,  and  attracted  much  notice,  to 
that  our  imprisonment  and  the  cause  of  it 
became  all  the  more  known  as  the  oonie- 
qnence,  and  people  were  led  by  it  to  inquiry 
and  to  the  word  of  God.  On  the  2$ih  of 
March  we  were  restored  to  liberty. 

<'0n  the  11th  of  May,  fbur  of  the  iiiteiw 
were  cast  into  prison.  My  wifi  was  one  of 
them,  with  an  infant  in  her  arms  only  fanx 
months  old ;  and  the  wifc  of  another  brother, 
with  an  infimt  only  six  weeks  old.  Like  the 
brethren,  they  spent  much  of  their  time  in 
reading,  and  at  first  in  singing  also )  bnt  thii 
was  afterwards  forbidden,  and  the  jailer  wm 
commanded  to  take  awar  all  their  books 
from  ihem  except  the  bible.  They  sttffined 
much,  especially  the  infimts^  from  cold." 

In  addition  to  his  imprisonment,  a  fine  was 
inflicted  upon  Mr.  Tecklenburg  for  rsfosing 
to  take  his  hifant  to  be  baptised;  and  hk 
goods  were  seised  fbr  it*  This  proceeding 
created  a  great  sensation  in  the  town. 

Among  the  documents  presented  with  thSi 
report  are: — 

Declantion  that  the  within-named  persons 
had  been  sentenced  to  one  month's  imprison* 
ment,  October  S,  1862,  and  had  nndsrgODe 
that  punishment 

Order  to  Tecklenbnig'to  take  his  inlknt  to 
be  baptised,  under  a  jmialty  of  five  doUaz% 
January  24, 1868. 

Sentence  on  Tecklenburg  to  pay  the  fine 
of  five  dollars  above  mentioned,  and  a  fitfther 
penalty  if  he  refuses  to  obey  the  order  within 
eight  days,  with  costs,  February  25,  1853. 

Order  to  seize  Tecklenburg's  furniture][for 


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by  the  magiftrate  of  the  towDi  the  pastor  is 
■trictlj  forbidden  to  administer  the  sacra- 
ments of  baptism  and  the  Lord's  supper,  and 
to  hold  religious  meetings,  under  pain  of 
imprisonment  and  hard  labour,  in  the  prison 
of  Plassenburg.  Householders  are  warned 
by  public  advertisement,  not  to  suffer  such 
meetings  to  be  held  in  their  houses ;  and 
different  members  of  the  church,  and  among 
them  the  pastoi's  wife,  are  threatened  by 
name,  if  they  attend  any  such  meetings,  with 
severe  visitation  by  the  police." 

8CHLBSWIG  AND  HOLSTEIV. 

•*  We  wore  informed  at  Hamburg,  that 
strict  orders  had  for  some  tune  past  been 
issued  in  these  duchies,  interdicting  assem- 
blies for  religious  worship,  and  the  sale  or 
distribution  of  religious  books  and  tracts  by 
the  baptists.  Different  persons,  members  of 
the  baptist  community,  have  been  imprisoned 
on  bread  and  water.  We  brought  away  with 
us  a  document,  which  had  just  been  issued 
from  Copenhagen,  sealed  with  the  king's 
seal,  the  purport  of  which  is,  the  refusal  of  a 
petition  which  had  been  transmitted  to  him 
by  a  person  of  the  name  of  Schlesier,  his 
infe,  and  two  other  persons,  praying  that  the 
sentence  passed  upon  them  might  be  re- 
pealed. The  circumstances  are  these.  On 
the  28th  of  March  last,  the  above  mentioned 
Schlesier,  accompanied  by  his  wife  and  a 
friend,  accepted  an  invitation  to  dine  with  a 
Mrs.  Seeman,  n  widow  living  at  Schaltz,  in 
the  duchy  of  Schleswig.  Before  dinner, 
Schlesier  read  aloud  a  sermon  from  Dr. 
Krummacher's  '  Elisha;'  and  while  they  were 
sitting  at  table  the  police  entered,  deckred  it 
to  be  a  religious  meeting,  and  took  down 
their  names.  They  were  summoned  before 
the  authorities,  and  mulct  in  fines  of  different 
amounts,  and  in  default  of  payment,  were 
ordered  to  be  imprisoned  on  bread  and  water. 
Against  this  sentence  they  petitioned  the  king 
of  Denmark,  but  their  petition  has  been  re- 
jected, and  they  were  then,  when  we  were  at 
Hambuig,  expecting  daily  to  be  apprehended 
and  oonunitteid  to  jail." 


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BUCKINGniM. 

The  Rev.  E.  Johnson  of  the  Baptist  Col- 
lege, Bradford,  having  accepted  the  unani- 
mous invitation  of  the  baptist  church,  Buck- 
ingham, entered  upon  his  pastoral  labours, 
February  19th,  with  the  cheering  prospect  of 
increasing  usefulness  in  his  Master's  cause. 

[STOOUMBSB. 

* 

The  Rev.  G.  T.  Pike,  having  leceived  an 

affectionate  and  unanimous  invitation  to  the 

Dostorate  from  the  baptist  church  at  Stogum- 

&ei>  Am  acceded  to  the  request  of  the  breth- 


ren, and  commenced  his  ttated  labours  on 
the  first  sabbath  in  March. 


BOLTON. 

The  Rev.  J.  J.  Owen  of  Sabden  has  ac- 
cepted the  cordial  and  unanimous  invitation 
to  the  pastorate  of  the  baptist  church  meet- 
ing in  iloor  Lane  chapel,  intending  to  com- 
mence his  labours  March  26th. 


WITHINaTON,  nBBBFOBl>SHlBC. 

Mr.  Moore,  late  of  Whitebrook,  Mon- 
mouthshire, having  accepted  the  invitation  of 
the  particular  baptist  church  at  Whitestone 
chapel,  has  commenced  his  stated  labours 
there. 


BIRKENHEAD,  CHESHIBE. 

The  Rev.  W.  H.  Bonner,  kte  of  Keppel 
Street,  Russell  Square,  has  accepted  the 
unanimous  invitation  of  the  church  at  Birken- 
head to  become  their  pastor,  and  hopes  to 
commence  his  labours  in  this  capacity  on  the 
second  Lord's  day  in  this  month. 


SILENDINE  KOOK. 

The  Rev.  J.  Stock,  having  received  a  unani- 
mous invitation  to  become  the  second  classi- 
cal tutor  at  Horton  College,  Bradford,  and 
having  decided  to  remain  with  the  people  of 
his  chaige,  the  church  and  congregation  held 
a  meeting  on  Wednesday  evening,  March  8th, 
for  the  purpose  of  presenting  a  testimonial  of 
their  esteem  and  respect,  and  of  thdr  joy  at 
the  decision  to  which  he  had  come  to  eontinue 
with  them.  About  two  hundred  and  fifty 
persons  partook  of  tea  in  the  vestry,  after 
which  they  adjourned  to  the  chapeL  Wm. 
Shaw,  Esq.,  of  Bottom  Hall,  senior  deacon  of 
the  church,  occupied  the  chair,  and  congratu- 
lated the  meeting  on  the  auspicious  circum- 
stances under  which  they  were  met.  Mr. 
John  Haigh  of  Quarmby  then  read  an 
interesting  statement  of  the  history  of  the 
church  during  Mr.  Stock's  pastorate,  which 
commenced  on  the  21st  of  May,  1848,  and 
of  their  present  condition.  The  chairman 
next  ^presented  the  testimonial,  which  con- 
sisted of  two  handsome  purses,  one  containing 
eighty  sovereigns  for  Mr.  Stock,  and  the 
other  twenty  sovereigns  for  Mrs.  Stock.  The 
purses  were  worked  by  two  young  ladies, 
members  of  the  church.  The  formal  cere- 
mony of  presentation  having  been  gone 
through,  Mr.  Stock  responded  in  a  very 
solemn  and  impressive  address,  explanatory 
of  the  reasons  which  had  induced  him  to 
decide  to  remain  amongst  them,  and  expres- 
sive of  his  ardent  desires  for  their  increased 
spintxxal  pToaperity, 


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We  an  infoimcd  that  the  Ber.  J.  Robin- 
tDa,  brother  of  our  late  mitnoiiBrj  at  Dacca, 
and  for  scTctal  jeaia  putar  of  the  church  at 
Gidton,  Narlhunploiuhin,  ii  al  praeent  dis- 
cogged,  and  residing  at  Emiworth.^Hiati. 


The  •ecretai)'  of  the  Baptist  Home  Mii- 
noaarj  Sodety  for  Scotland,  chiefly  in  the 
Higblaadi  and  iaianda,  hai  requested  us  to 
saj  that  Mr.  Williun  Qnut,  miMonar)'  at 
GnntowD,  bai  kindly  undertaken  the  journej 
on  briialf  of  the  society  into  the  north  of 
En^ud,  and  from  Yorkihire  to  Oxford. 
The  committee  enmeally  commend  him  and 
the  cause  which  he  ndiocate*  to  the  kindaeis 
■ad  Uberality  of  their  friends  in  England, 
vbcM  aid  in  years  past  is  gntefullf  acknow- 


by  passing  resolutions,  ur^ng  the  dissenting 
bodies  throughout  the  country,  and  dissenten 
generally,  to  unite  in  bringing  to  bear  upon 
the  goTcminent  and  the  llousc  of  Commons 
al]  Uie  influence  they  can  command  for  the 
attainment  of  thdr  object.  They  assert  that 
the  Exclusion  in  question  Tiolalea  the  prind- 
ple  of  religious  liberty,  and  operates  to  the 
serioui  injury  of  ditsenten,  who  are  thereby 
depriTed  of  laluablo  educational  &dlities, 
are  disqualified  for  the  occupancy  of  many 
pnblic  posts,  and  are  shut  out  fcom  many 
social  advantages.  Parliament  being  about 
to  legislate  with  a  view  to  n  more  complete 
deielupmcnt  of  the  eilucnlional  resources  of 
the  universities,  and  their  adaptation  to  th« 
present  wants  of  the  people,  the  time  has 
come  when,  in  their  judgment,  the  remocal 
of  this  giierance  should  be  impemtircly 
demanded. 


The  committee  of  the  Society  for  tho 
Ijbention  of  Religion  from  State  Patronage 
sad  Control  invited  a  large  number  of  their 
mfuCDtial  snpporteis  to  a  toirit  on  Wednea- 
dsy  the  6th  of  March,  at  the  WfaittiDgton 
dab,  London.  The  intentions  of  the  com- 
nittee  in  respect  to  parliamentary  action,  to 
preparation  for  the  next  general  election,  and 
to  means  for  turning  to  account  the  gratifying 
revdationa  of  the  census,  were  explained  to 
the  meeting,  and  it  was  resolved  that  to  carry 
OQ  opeiationi  with  vigour,  an  eflbrt  should  at 
nee  be  made  to  raise  the  Society's  income 
to  £5,000  by  subKriplions  pledged  for  three 
years.  Lists  were  accordingly  put  into  cir- 
eolation,  and  in  a  few  minutes  it  was 
sanounoed,  amid  great  cheering,  that,  in- 
doding  sami  announced  at  a  previous  mirfe, 
nearly  £800  had  been  subscribed.  The 
committee  intend  forthwith  ainuiging  for 
similar  eoteitainments  in  most  of  the  large 


A  memorial,  signed  by  more'  than  one 
faondred  members  of  the  House  of  Commons, 
beluding  both  churchmen^end  dissenters,  has 
been  piraented  to  Lord  John  Russell,  pren- 
iag  upon  him  the  opening  of  the  Universities 
lo  the  public  without  distinction  of  sect  or 
need,  and  it  is  undentood  that  the  support 
to  he  given  to  ministers  in  respect  to  their 
neasnre  of  Univeruty  Reform,  by  at  leait 
some  of  the  aubscriben  to  this  document,  will 
depend  on  the  coune  taken  by  the  govem- 
Bent.  The  members  who  have  thus  moved 
are  likely  to  be  well  supported  out  nf  doon, 
the  eaecutire  committee  of  the  Sot:Jtly  for 
Ike  UbenrtioD  of  Religion  from  State  Patroji- 
ttmACcBUtiiluriBftouadctllhekeT-noU,  i 


The  Rev.  Jesse  Hobion  has  resigned  the 
pastorale  of  the  church  assembling  in  Salter's 
Hall  Chapel,  Canon  Street. 

RECENT   DEATHS. 


Mr.  Alcock,  baving  been  dismissed  from 
the  baptist  church  at  Stroud,  entered  on  the 
pastoral  office,  in  the  year  1{)30,  at  Sandy 
Lane,  Wiltshire,  Thence  he  removed  to 
Berwick  SL  John's,  and  arterwardi,  in  1844, 
to  Farley,  nenr  Chriilchurch,  in  llsmpshire. 
Here  he  endured  repeated  family  bereave- 
ments, and  other  heavy  trials.  He  died  at 
Chriitchureb,  on  Lord's  day,  February  5th, 
in  his  siity-third  year,  after  many  weeka' 
illness  and  much  bodily  suflering.  "I  saw 
him,''  says  the  Rev.  Joseph  Fletcher  of 
Christchurch,  "nearly  every  day  for^  some 
weeks  before  his  dealb.  lie  wni  much 
esteemed  by  all  who  knew  him  in  this  town. 
Since  he  took  up  his  residence  here,  after 
retiring  from  Parley,  he  was  accustomed  to 
attend  upon  my  ministry,  and  was  in  ftllow- 
sliip  with  our  church.  Though  much 
troubled  in  mind  at  various  times  during  his 
lastillnes^  his  end  was  perfect  pence." 


Although  a  notice  of  the  removal  of  Mr. 
Bailey  has  already  appeared  in  this  periodi- 
cal, it  seemi  to  be  due  to  the  memory  of  the 
dead,  BB  well  as  sanctioned  by  a  time- 
honoured  DtMervance,  briefly  to  gather  up 
such  prominent  points  of  character  as  are 
cherished  in  the  recollection  of  those  who 
knew  him  best,  and  place  them,  side  by  side 
with  the  mementos  of  useful  Uvea  that  b&se 
been  clironicled  in  t^ese  (a^et  (oi  l.'Vie  \Ut. 
half  centurj'. 


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nOME  INTBLLIQSNOE. 


The  most  diftinguiihlng  featnre  of  his 
Christian  life,  unquestionably,  was  his  dero- 
lion  to  the  house  q{  God.  For  the  ancient 
chapel  in  E^le  Street,  its  suceessive  paston^ 
its  office  be^eri^  its  jmembert,  for  its  very 
walls,  he  cherished  an  habitual  and  most 
ardent  affection. 

Gradually  rising,  as  one  early  association 
after  another  was  swept  awny,  from  simple 
memb«Bhip  to  fill  the  imfiortant  post  of 
senior  deacon,  and  that  during  several 
months,  while  destitute  of  a  minister,  it  oonld 
never  1^  said  that  he  had  the  disposition  to 
"lord  OTer  God's  heritage"  the  power  en- 
trusted to  him.  From  the  first  day  of  his 
association  with  this  people  to  the  last,  the 
poor,  and  such  as  rather  conceal  than  intrude 
their  wants,  found  in  him  at  all  times  an 
easily-accessible  and  sympathizing  friend; 
and  he  had  the  pleasure  to  receive,  more 
than  once,  an  unanimous  expression  of  con- 
fidence from  the  church  meetings  over  which 
it  became  his  duty  to  preside,  tn  him  we 
bad  an  ineamation,  so  to  speaki  of  the  words 
of  the  ancient  bard :  *'  Lord,  I  have  loved 
the  habitation  of  thy  house  and  the  place 
where  thine  honour  dwelleth."  And  tlierc  are 
many  besides  the  numbers  who  paid  him  the 
last  tribute  of  respect,  who  know  that  this 
text,  in  this  instance,  is  not  wantonly  or  pre- 
sumptuously applied. 

The  unsolicited  testimonials  to  his  worth 
that  have  been  recnred  by  his  family,  though 
yaluable  and  most  gmtifying  in  themselres, 
are  doubly  so  when  considered  as  unbought 
and  truthful  witnesses,  from)  quarters  little 
suspected,  of  the  dignity  and  superiority  of  a 
consistent  Christian  life.  Firm  and  un- 
flhiching  in  his  denominational  peculiarities, 
he  was  never  a  bigot,  but  was  pririleged, 
dtiring  the  latter  part  of  his  life,  especially 
when  enfeebled  by  illness,  to  enjoy  the  fViend- 
ship  of  the  rector  of  the  parish  in  which  he 
resided  for  so  many  years,  and  in  which  he 
had  honourably  served  nearly  all  the  paro- 
chial offices.  To  those  visits,  with  those  of 
his  own  minister,  and  the  attentions  of  friends, 
he  never  referred  but  with  pleasure — they 
were  so  many  bright  beams  in  the  sunset  oif 
his  life,  and  shed  a  holy  lustre  on  its  very 
close. 

His  patient  acquiescence  and  child-like 
conformity  to  every  arrangement  that  was 
recommended  by  medical  men  or  others,  was 
worthy  of  imitation.  One  long  standing 
habit  after  another  was  interdicted  )  the  busi- 
ness of  the  Baptist  Fund  (hi  which  he  always 
took  peculiar  delight)  prohibited,  but  no 
word  of  murmur  or  resistance  ever  escaped 
his  lips— a  more  than  human  power  was 
inanii^tly  tutoring  him,  weaning  him  fh>m 
Mrthj  subduing  every  inclination,  and  recon- 
dling  him  to  every  painful  arrangement  made 
on  his  behalf,  rendering  his  last  days,  if  not 
hh  most  naefa],  at  least  his  most  holy,  realiz- 
^S  tbe^  state  predicted    by  the  piophei, 


'<  Thou  wilt  keep  hitt  in  perfsct  peace,  whose 
mind  is  stayed  on  thee." 

Into  the  exemplary  nature  of  his  ooiyugal 
affection,  and  the  sanctity  of  his  family 
circle,  with  its  thousand  self-denying  merno^ 
ries,  it  is  no  province  of  such  a  notice  as  this 
to  enter,  but  of  his  complete  and  perfect 
mastery  of  the  last  enemy,  those  who  knew 
him  best  can  speak  and  think  with  certainty 
and  satisfaction.  He  was  accustomed  habi- 
tually, to  speak  of  his  death  as  an  event  that 
would  probablv  be  sudden,  and  in  a  little 
pocket-book  that  he  always  carried,  were 
found  the  following  lines  which  he  repeated, 
indeed,  to  one  of  bis  fiunily  the  week  before 
the  end  came*. — 

''Andwheal'nltodie 
'  Receive  me,*  I'll  ery, 
|FoT  Jem  hsth^lovsd  ma» 
1  MBDOt  tell  why. 


"  Bat  this  I  can  find. 
We  two  aro  to  joined. 
Ho  can't  be  in  glory 
And  leave  me  behind." 

His  ihvonrite  readings  were  the  Gospels 
and  the  Pilgrim's  Progress.  Over  the  pieta- 
resque  descriptions  of  the  hmd  of  Bettlab, 
and  the  summonses  to  cross  the  river,  be 
would  lovo  to  linger,  and  the  glorj  of  the 
welcome  when  the  dark  waters  were  putd 
would  always  powerfully  affect  him.  On  tbe 
occasion  of  his  last  attack  but  one,  before 
consciousness  had  left  him,  obeerviiig  the 
anxiety  of  the  doctors  as  to  the  fasue  of  the 
seizure  impending  but  inevitable,  he  said 
with  a  dignity  of  which  the  trusting  Christian 
surely  is  alone  capable,  "  I  am  not  afhdd.** 
And  though  when  the  f  post  from  tlie  edes- 
tial  city"  brought  the  **  note"  for  him,  it  was 
not  possible  for  him  to  add  to  the  history  of 
an  active  life  any  words  of  dying  confidence, 
we  know  he  slept  peacefully,  and  will  sleep 
on  till  the  resurrection  of  the  just. 


Hits.  NOTT. 

Died  on  Tuesday,  Nov.  15,  1853,  Frances, 
daughter  of  the  late  Mr.  Samuel  Downing, 
and  wife  of  the  Rev.  Clement  Nott  of 
Sutton  in  Ashfleld,  Nottinghamshire,  after  a 
brief  illness  of  three  days. 

Mrs.  Nott  had  been  united  to  her  now 
bereaved  husband  about  tWenty-fbur  yean. 
During  the  whole  of  this  period,  as  well  as 
for  many  years  previonsly,  one  fixed  and 
uniform  course  of  pre-eminent  piety  distin- 
guished and  adorned  her  character.  From  a 
child  A  peculiar  tenderness  of  feeling,  com- 
bined with  an  assiduous  disposition  to  pro- 
mote the  happiness  and  Interests  of  others, 
marked  her  spirit,  and  for  the  czerc^  of 
these  amiable  traits  of  character  ample 
opportunities  were  afforded  and  scrupulously 
employed  in  after  life.  Fragile  and  delicate  in 
\  cou^totioiifYvct  cnutVv>T\&wece  however  often 


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impeded  by  indimritlon ;  itill  in  spirit  she 
nerer  flagged.  Whether  in  health  or  ncknen 
Ikcre  waa  the  aame  untiring  and  devoted 
aoUdtnde  fyt  tboie  around  her,  and  eepecialljr 
lor  Imt  aged  and  honoured  parents.    These 
she  ailectionatelj  watched  over  and  tended 
doling  iMr  later  4eyi»  end  at  length  fol- 
loved  aofvowingf  bnt  not  without  hope,  to 
the  verge  of  the  tomb.    Two  years  subse- 
quently to  these  events  she  was  united  in 
marriage  to  the  writer  of  these  lines ;  and  if 
ever  woman  fulfilled  the  duties  of  a  relation 
to  dear  with  pre-eminent  fidelity,  prudence, 
and  affeeiion.  they  were  so  fulfilled  by  her. 
Trials  and  difficulties  at  times  would  neces- 
flwily  arise  ^nd  cast  their  shadows  acrois  her 
path,  but  these  were  never  met  with  a  mur- 
mur, or  regarded  as  though  some  strange 
thing  bad  happened.    On  tne  contrary,  they 
were  viewed  as  inseparable  links  in  (he  great 
chain  of  providence,  or  as  a  part  of  that 
needed  discipline  with  which  an  all-wise  God 
sees  fit  to   exercise  all   his  children ;  and 
hence,  whether  of  a  personal  or  relative  cha- 
ncter,    they   were    borne    with    exemplary 
pttience   until    brighter   scenes    arose.    At 
fhsft  period  her  religious  impresiions  com- 
BCBced,  or  by  what  means  they  were  pro- 
dneed  mad  matiiied»  no  note  is  preserved  to 
iidiMite.    We  only  know  that  though  during 
that  period  of  life  in  which  the  fioscinations  of 
the  world  ura  apt  to  exert  their  most  baneful 
iiflQenee^  she  was  (though  for  a  time  peculi- 
srly  czpoaed  to  such  influence)  alike  pre- 
serted  flcom  corruptness  both  of  sentiment 
sad  of  practice.    There  is  evidence  also  that, 
shoot  the  year  1820,  she  nnd  her  revered 
Bothor  sat  down  at  the  table  of  the  Lord 
together,  and  that  including  the  peziod  be- 
hn  and  after  her  connexion  with  the  church 
Older    the    pastoral  care  of   her  esteemed 
brother-in-law,   the    Bev.  Thomas  Roome 
iodependent)    she   laboured  assiduously  in 
the  sabbath  school   for  the  long  space  of 
■xteen  yean.    Nor  can  it  be  otherwise  than 
in^tifying    to    know  that   there  are   many 
individuals  who  still  cherish  the  kindest  re- 
membrance of  her  indefktigable  and  devoted 
exertions    to    promote    their   spiritual   and 
•tema]  interests.   Providential  events  however 
nbsequently  transpired  which    led   to  the 
removal  of  her  brother  from  a  pastorate  of 
thirty-seven    years   to    another    important  j 
sphere  of  action ;  and  these  again  led  to  her 
ovn  ultimate  separation  from  the  indepcnd-  : 
eat  and  to  her  union  with  the  baptist  church 
orer  which  her  husband  presided  in  the  same 
town.    And  here,  without  intending  to  con-  ' 
Hj  the  slightest  reflection  upon  the  church  ; 
ihe  had  left,  ^e  was  often  wont  to  say  she 
hsd  found  a  peculiarly  happy  home.    Cor- 
disUy  and  aflSectionately  welcomed  into  their 
midst,  she  as  affectionately  redprocated  their 
kmdness,  and  at  once  identified  herself  with 
all  thor  interests,  and  to  the  end  of  her  truly  / 
Christian  career  derated  all  her  energies  to  I 


the  promotion  of  their  peace  and  prosperity. 
She  could  not  it  is  true  fulfil  all  that  was  in 
her  heart,  but  if  true  Christian  sympathy, 
fervent  and  unceasing  prayer,  judicious 
counsel,  and  consistency  of  character,  are  of 
any  avail,  then  had  the  church  the  fbll 
benefit  of  all  these;  and  if  vigour  of  body 
had  been  equal  to  vigour  of  mind,  that 
additional  advantage  had  been  realised  too. 
But,  as  already  intimated,  possessing  a  pecu- 
liarly sensitive  mind,  and  by  no  means  a 
robust  constitution,  not  only  would  her 
physical  activities  seem  to  come  short  of  the 
energies  of  others,  but  at  times  her  piety 
assumed  somewhat  of  a  morbid  cast,  ^nd 
then,  to  a  casual  observer,  its  purity  would 
appear  to  be  dimmed  by  an  oppressiveness 
bordering  upon  gloom  and  despondency,  yet 
to  those  who  knew  her  intimately  and  could 
read  the  inner  characteristics  of  her  spirit, 
there  were  still  seen  prominently  inscribed 
thereon,  supreme  love  to  Christ,  intense  de- 
votion to  his  cause,  holy  deadness  to  the 
world  and  a  jealous  concern  for  the  honour 
and  glory  of  her  Lord.  The  spirit  was 
willing,  the  flesh  tdont  was  weak.  In  truth 
it  may  be  added  that  to  honour  the  Saviour 
herself,  hnd  to  see  him  honoured  by  others, 
ever  affbrded  her  the  highest  gratification, 
and  tended  more  than  any  other  event  to 
disperse  the  gloom  and  scatter  the  doubts 
which  would  occasionally  gather  around  her 
spirit.  Remarkable  indeed  as  it  may  appear 
yet  such  was  the  fact,  no  matter  how  de- 
pressed herself,  there  was  always  the  placid 
smile,  the  cheering  word,  the  felt  sympathy, 
and  the  warm  expression  of  Christian  kind- 
ness ready  to  be  evinced  towards  others,  and 
especially  towards  the  young  convert,  the 
timid  inquirer,  and  the  poor  and  afflicted  of 
the  Saviour's  flock.  No  marvel  that  thus 
loving  she  should  be  loved  in  return ;  this  is 
the  love  that  begets  love,  and  which  never 
fails  of  its  reward.  In  stating  tho  fact  that 
Mrs.  Nott's  temperament  was  peculiariy 
susceptive,  and  that  as  a  consequence  she  at 
times  became  depressed  and  seemed  as  one 
^*  walking  in  daricness  and  having  no  light." 
yet  it  ought  in  justice  to  be  observed  that  the 
only  ci^t  induced  by  this  state  of  feeling 
was  to  lead  her  nearer  to  God,  and  to  the 
cultivation  of  a  more  earnest  and  persevering 
suit  at  a  throne  of  grace  for  the  vouchsafe- 
ment  of  that  illuminating  and  consolatory 
influence  of  the  divine  Spirit  by  which  alone 
her  '^  peace  could  flow  as  a  river,  and  her 
righteousness  as  the  waves  of  the  sea." 

For  some  years  past  Mrs.  Nott's  health 
had  suffered  much  at  times  from  dyspeptic 
affections ;  but  in  the  spring  of  last  year  a 
more  serious  attack  than  any  previous  one, 
arising  from  the  same  cause,  had  well  nigh 
brought  her  to  the  grave.  Mercifully  how- 
ever for  the  sufferer  the  disease  ^\«\de^  \o 
the  skilfully  applied  TemeduX  meaaxoca 
adopted,  and  at  the  ejipiTation  ol  tom^  eM^X. 


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m  niDo  wMlot  ■  mlontiDn  lo  decidedly 
iimirored  lieallli  ajipcared  to  have  been 
eBecleJ.  Her  apirila  atvt  this  dIk  usumed 
a  maie  plastic  and  quiet  tone,  her  bodilj 
■trcDfith  became  more  vigoraua,  and  to  all 
ha  frieiidi,  with  thii  twofoJd  reaiucitatioa  of 
life,  there  fecmed  to  open  up  a  itrong  ground 
of  hnpe  lliut  many  happy  days  of  cheerful 
intercourae  were  in  re»cr«B  for  their  mutual 
enjoyment;  but  the  hope*  thua  excited  and 
fondly  cheriahed  »ere  doomed  to  a  apcedy 
and  fatal  blight.  He  who  neth  not  ai  auu 
ieeth,  and  juitgeth  not  ai  roan  judgelh,  wir 
tbe  effect  of  hia  own  hand  in  tlic  rapidly 
ripening  fruit  which  bung  pendent  on  thia 
delicate  branch  uf  the  true  vine,  and  in 
wiadom  and  mercy  doubllen  molved  to 
houae  it  aafely  where,  beyond  the  reach  of 
alt  future  nlormg  and  tcmpeilB,  It  might  wave 
beneath  an  unclouded  alij'  and  flouiiah  in 
immortal  bloom.  Accordingly  but  a  com- 
paratively ihnrt  time  eiap^  before  the 
hand  of  affliction  waa  again  laid  upon  her; 
and  ai  the  aymptomi  of  this  renewed  attack 
were  precisely  timilar  to  thote  of  the  preced- 
ing one  it  aoon  became  evident  that  the 
proitrate  form  could  not  long  hold  out  under 
•oiforful  an  oaaaull ;  and  h  it  proved,  for 
within  three  daya,  dcapite  of  all  that  human 
■kilt  and  kindneaa  could  detiae,  life  had  fled, 
and  Ihere  only  a«  the  imoge  of  one  that 
aleepeth  lay  the  helpleu  form  of  her  whom 
it  is  no  eiaggemtion  lo  my,  that  the  walked 
the  eaitb  111  one  who  watched  and  longed  for 
heaven.  "  The  Master  cometh  and  calleth 
for  thee,"  wo  believe  waa  an  announcement 
that  created  no  Bucpriie ;  her  lamp  wag 
trimmed,  her  light  was  burning,  and  she  had 
only  lo  die  and  enter  into  the  joy  of  her 
Lord. 

We  are  aware  that  to  many  what  ia 
leriDed  a  dying  teatimony  ia  often  devoutly 
deaiied,  and  the  eager  inquiry  ia,  in  the 
event  of  death,  How  did  he  die)  What 
evidence  was  given  that  future  happinea 
is  realiaed?  If  in  the  inatance  before 
ua  a  aimilar  inquiry  ii  made,  we  can  only 
■ay  that,  with  the  exception  of  a  few 
ludd  momenta,  the  whole  of  which  were 
filled  up  with  the  moat  devout  and  eomeat  I 
breathing*  for  the  monifiotation  of  her  Sav-  , 
iour's  love  and  aympnthelic  remembrance  of 
her  in  her  trying  hour,  no  opportunity  waa 
afforded  for  the  eihibilion  of  any  auch 
testimony.  But  with  unfeigned  satufiirtian 
we  can  add  that  in  her  case  none  woi 
needed.  Life  and  not  death  waa  hev  loudett 
and  truest  chraoicler.  Thia  indeed  had  been 
"an  epiille  of  Cbriat  known  and  read"  by 
all  who  knew  her. 


Died,  on  Saturday  the  1th  of  March,  at 
Gnat  Elliiyhani,  Norfolk,  aged  76  yean,  the  , 
Jhr.  C.  Habiher,  who,  for  nearly  thirly-Kiea 


ycen,  wai  Uw  raapcctcd  paal«r  of  tfaa  l»ptut 

church  in  that  village,  which  he  icngned  in 
184*2  from  the  premature  infirmitiea  of  age. 
Hia  end  wna  peace,  dying,  in  hia  own  lui- 
guage,  "  rating  on  the  boaom  of  Jeana."  Hii 
funeral  eetmon  waa  preached  on  Lord'i  day 
the  ISth,  to  a  large  congregation,  by  the  pre- 
aent  partor  the  Rei.  J.  Cragg,  between  whom 
and  tlie  deceaaed  an  uninterrupted  uaeUent 
Christian  feeling  had  prevailed. 


On  Thundiy,  Man:h  3nd,  at  WindiMtar, 
Hants,  whilit  on  a  viiit  to  her  daaghlcTi 
after  a  long  and  painful  illnea,  borne  with 
much  Giristion  patience,  Mary  Ann,  the 
bt'loved  wife  of  Joieph  Sanden,  Eaq.,  of 
Sutherland  Square,  Walworth,  and  eldat 
daughter  of  Runell  Ponlifei,  Esq.,  of  Trinity 
S([uare,  Soulhwotk,  in  the  fiGth  year  of  bel 


■B,   WI1.LI1M   GOODIIDaE. 

In  the  year  I7S0,  Mr.  John  Ooodiite 
having  aetlled  in  a  farm  at  Bliawortta,  in  tha 
county  of  Northampton,  was  Inought  niidv 
the  minirtry  of  Mr.  William  Heighloo,  pa*- 
tor  of  the  baptist  church  at  Roade,  who 
preached  at  Btisworth  on  sabbath  and  week- 
day evenings.  In  17E3,  Mr.  Heighton  bap- 
tiied  and  received  him  into  the  church  at 
Itoodc.  His  son  William  waa  bom  in  17S1- 
He  was  brought  up  in  the  fear  of  God ;  and 
in  1807,  he  also  waa  bapliied  by  Ht. 
Heighton,  and  added  to  the  church  of  which 
his  father  wni  a  member. 

The  church  at  Bliiworth  having  Bepanll*! 
from  the  church  at  Koade,  in  the  year  lfl2ti, 
with  the  cordial  content  of  their  fanner  aad 
much-loved  poitor,  Mr.  John  Goodridge  and 
hi*  son  William  were  unanimously  choaen  to 
the  deacon's  office,  which  they  filled  willl 
fiiithfutnets  and  honour. 

The  aubject  of  this  notice  poawaed  a 
strong  bodily  constitution,  and  enjoyed  unin- 
terrupted health  for  many  yean ;  but  beins 
rather  corpulent,  bis  inflnnities  increoaed 
towards  the  close  of  hia  life,  and  a  littls 
more  than  two  ycara  ago  he  retired  from 
active  employment,  and  woi  confined  Crom 
the  house  of  God  by  severe  illness. 

About  noon  on  Friday,  January  13tb,  ha 
requested  lo  be  lifted  out  of  bod  oa  uaoal, 
when,  on  its  being  perceived  that  he  leaned 
heavily,  he  was  laid  back,  and  without  a 
struggle  or  a  aigh  he  departed  this  life.  His 
choiHcter  waa  marked  by  sincerity  nnd  humi- 
lity- His  resolutions  and  plana  were  formed 
delibeiutely;  but  when  farmed,  hi*  decaaioiia 
were  unalterable.  He  was  a  cheoflil  Mp- 
portet  of  tlie  cauN  of  Christ. 


CORRESPONDENCE. 


vaax  ■BsrBOTino  i 


I    OBOIK    i 


Dkui  Sib, — Will  j-ou  give  m  in  jour  neil 
inimber  of  the  Baptiit  M^aiine,  a  little 
KCQont  of  the  Idtin  and  Qieeli  chuicheat 
il  thi*  time  when  thej  tre  w  often  men- 
tioaed  by  Dame,  it  ii  Toiing  not  to  know 
ibether  they  are  catholic  oi  proteMant,  fimm 
^t  thB;  (pning,  and  Kb  en  thej  fint 
qipearad  in  tha  irorld.  I  lee  the  Eaipenir 
VicboUa  itatea  hia  obligationg  to  Iheoi,  th&t 
MM  jtan  ago  the  Greek  church  introduced 
thic  ftith  into  bis  dominiana,  but  I  really 
UicTe  not  ooa  balf  of  the  Engliah  people 
buw  whether  the  RuisiRiig  are  idolstera  or 
ut.  Do  giiB  ui  a  nice  article  that  will  ex- 
fhtn  the  tnatttf,  I  will  aniwer  for  ili  being 
■Ratable.  A.  B  ,C. 


Dujiig  the  dsrk^Bgea  HTeral 
noM  between  the  eaMam  and  uie  weawm 
■H^-hf .  lome  relating  to  doctrinal  queUioni 
W  Doie  to  the  lupremBcy  of  the  Raman  lee. 
U  lai|lh  lAei  aereiBl  partial  recondliatjona, 
rtich  all  proTsd  tnuuienl,  (hey  foimally 
MMntad.  the  two  paitie)  mulually  eicom- 
_  each  other  and  reciprocating 
of  animoaily.  The  ipirit  of  Chrlg- 
timitf  wai  not  perceptible  on  either  aide; 
lb>  biihop  of  Rome  oai  the  head  of  tlie 
Itio  taction  and  the  patriarch  of  Conatan- 
dBsple  of  the  Greek, and  if  the  latter  hdi 
Bo(  aa  completely  a  pope  aa  the  former,  it 
*abecauaebewaamtraiaedby  the  authority 
tt  tbe  Greek  emperor. 

The  leading  article  of  (he  Snt  number  of 
lit  London  Quaiterty  Review,  recently 
pnUkhed,  ia  on  the  Christian  population  of 
ttwTnrkiah  empire,  and  it  contnina  nmong 
Mhet  obaerrationi  the  following,  which  will 
poWbly    be    intereating    at    the    present 

"In  aome  reapecta,  the  Gieck  Church  haa 
■at,  io  formally  and  otEciBllyaa  the  church  of 
Borne,  prepounded  error,  because  ah  e  has  not 
WadriTentoitby  the  antagouiam  of  truth.  Id 
■tk  raw  the  germ  of  the  error  is  then  in  an 
ndareloped  state,  a  practice  rather  than  a 
(ksaiT;  in  other  cases,  circumatancea  force  it 
iau  Bttetance.  Then,  the  doctrine  of  Iran- 
■Aibiiliatiiin  was  not  formally  acknowledged 
nd  defined  in  (he  Greek  confeenona  of  faith  I 
ntil  1672;  yet  it  had  preTailed  in  principle 
hnthe  days  of  Chrysottom.  There  ia  no  I 
nek  txprcsB  Pelagianism  as  in  the  articles  , 
nftlie  Council  of  Trent;  yet  the  doctrines  of  | 
Bn't  ruined  and  lost  condition,  of  the  grdce 
stGod  in  Jmus  Christ,  end  of  juitificBtiiin  by 
&iUi,  are  as  little  felt  or  understood,  and  as 
mcticolly  set  aude,  aa  they  can  be  in  the 
'•tiean  or  at  liajaootb.      Thej  ha\e  no 


statues  or  imagea  of  the  Saints;  but  they 
carry  picture- warship  further  than  the  most 
superatitiouB  Roman Ca^olicai  St.  Nicholaain 
limestone  would  be  a  scandal,  but  St.  Nieholaa 
in  oil  is  a  bearer  and  an  answerer  of  prayer. 
Pretended  mimcle*  are  a  matter  of  daily 
occurrence,  says  Hartley ;  and  it  is  so  easy  to 
be  canonised,  that  beg(^  ask  for  alms  with 
the  pious  ejaculation:  '  May  your  lather  be 
saintedr  Marriage  is  only  forbidden  to 
monks  and  prelates,  not  to  the  common 
pariah  priests,  which  ia  nn  immenae  advantage 
oier  Romanism;  so  that  auricular  confession 
is  not  productive  of  so  great  enormities  as  in 
the  Utter  system;  hut  it  is  not  the  Icaa  a 
substitution  of  man's  absalulion  Ibr  God's,  a 
meansof  deceiving  souls  and  of  lowering  the 
moral  standard  of  the  whole  population;  for 
un  agunst  God  and  man  can  be  conjured 
away  by  whtspeting^it  into  the  priestVesr,  and 


lergnmgao 


9  Uttle  ]i 


e  called 


The  Greek  Church  came  i_._ 
contact  with  the  spirit  of  the  Reformation 
early  in  the  serenteenth  century,  in  the 
person  of  the  celebrated  patriarch,  Cyril 
Lucus,  and,  in  1636,  he  fell  a  victim  to  his 
pious  dTorts.  Only  twenty-five  yearsago,  it 
was  the  boost  of  the  Greek  clergy  diat  they 
had  never  interdicted  the  diffusion  of  the 
scriptures  in  the  vulgar  tongue;  but  they  do  so 
now,  because  a  few  of  their  people  have  begun 
to  read  them.  The  liturgies  are  in  (he  old 
Greek  and  the  old  Sclavonic;  and  ideas  of 
magical  virtue  are  attached  to  the  repetition 
of  the  mere  sound,  though  not  underatood  by 
the  people.  Mo  bigh  intellect  or  moral 
qualifications  are  required  for  admission  to 
the  priesthood;  but  the  slightest  physical 
imperfection  would  be  nn  insuperable 
difficulty,  and  the  canditote  for  holy  orders 
who  has  the  misfortune  to  loee  a  tooth  mutt 
give  up  his  pretensions  (o  the  sacred  ofhcel 
Perjury  is  common ;  and  people  who  swear 
felselj  on  Ihe  name  of  Chnat  without  scruple, 
will  not  do  BO  on  the  name  of  some  more 
respected  saint.  There  are  two  ftit-days  in 
the  week,  numerous  apecisi  faa(^  and  four 
Lenta,  so  that  more  than  half  the  days  of  the 
year  are  faal-daya;  and  this  religion  of 
arbitrary  eitemal  perfonnnnces  is  set  so  high 
above  the  external  laws  of  right  and  wrong, 
that  many  a  poor  superstitious  wretch  will 
shed  a  fellow-creature'a  blood  without 
remorse,  but  be  horror-gtruck  al  the  thought 
of  violating  b  fast.  Finally,  the  greatfeature 
of  the  eastern  as  well  aa  the  western  apostasy,  is 
the  eiceaaive  adoration  of  the  blessed  Virgin. 
The  yenmings  of  the  heart  after  a  human 
mediator  all-powerful  in  heaven  are  turned 
away  from  Him  who  wept  at  the  grave  of 
Lazarus,  and  naked  H»  ai»c\p\es'  *Yt^^*'it* 
m   (he  gardon  of  G  elbscniane .     T;\i«  WWe 


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CORRESPONDENCE. 


child's  first  prayer  is  this:  '  On  thee  I  repose 
.'ill  my  hope.  Mother  of  Gofl,  save  me!' 
The  adult  is  taiiglit  to  sny,  '  Amidst  all  the 
horrowB  of  life,  to  whom  can  I  flee  for  refuge 
but  to  thee,  0  holy  virgin  **  And  again: 
'  Mny  we  love  thee  with  all  our  heart  and 
Boul  und  mind  and  strength,  and  never  swerve 
front  thy  commandments!'  And,  when  the 
last  scene  is  over,  and  the  body  is  committed 
to  the  grave,  tlie  officiating  priest  cries  aloud, 
*  By  thee,  0  holy  Virgin,  we  are  raised  from 
earth  to  heaven,  having  thrown  off  the  cor- 
ruption of  death.'  We  are  speaking  of  the 
Greek  religion  here  chiefly  with  reference  to 
its  influence  upon  tlie  temporal  condition  of 
those  who  profess  it;  but  enough  has  been 
■aid  to  show  that,  even  in  this  respect,  nothing 
can  bo  expected  from  it.  There  is  no 
principle  of  national  regeneration  hid  within 
it;  there  can  be  no  amalgamation  between 
it  and  the  increasing  intelligence  of  the  nation. 
Knowledge  can  only  make  the  Greek  an 
infidel,  and  it  is  rapidly  doing  so  already 
among  the  best-instructe<I  classes.  The  | 
absence  of  some  of  the  evils  with  which  we  : 
find  fault  in  liomanism,  instead  of  being  a 
symptom  of  superiority,  is  merely  the  con- 
sequence of  the  Greek  churches  representing 
a  phase  of  Ciiris^ian  history,  anterior  to 
that  represented  by  Rome.  There  have  been 
three  great  periods  in  the  history  of  the 
Church,  which  may  be  called,  respectively, 
the  imperial,  the  feudal,  and  the  modern.  \ 
The  transitions  between  those  periods  were  I 
each  of  them  marked  by  a  great  schism;  and 
the  Greek  church  has  remained  a  fossilized 
specimen  of  the  imperial  phase,  as  is  the 
Roman  of  the  feudal. 

"In  1589,  the   Czar  ;Feodor  Ivanovitch 
obtained  from  the  patriarch  of  Constantinople 
the  recognition  of  the  separate  jurisdiction  of 
the  patriarch  of  Moscow,  thus  securing  the 
independence  of  the  Russian  church,  without 
the  perils  and  inconveniences  of  schism.     In 
1702,  Peter  the  Great  took  the  more  decisive 
step  of  proclaiming  himself  head    of   the 
national   church.    The    union    of  supreme 
religious  and  civil  authority  in  one  person 
was^inot  only,  tis  the  most  simple  and  natural 
sort  of  Theocracy,  suited  to  the  imperfect 
culture  of  the  Russian  people;  it  was  also,  in 
a  great  measure,  prepared  by  the  traditions 
of  the  Greek  church  itself;  for  patriarchs  had 
been  learning  the  lesson  of  subordination^ 
while  popes  had    been    practising   that  of 
supremacy.    However,  that  same  tendency 
to  confound  the  religious  and  national  ch.i- 
racters,  which  made  the  Czar's  usurpation 
possible  within  his  own  territories,  has  rendered 
it  of-  less  importance  with  respect  to  other 
]>opulations  of  the  same  confession.      The 
Greek  has  not  that  urgent  anxiety  for  the 
union   of  all  his   co-religionbts  under  one 
chief,  which  set  the  pope  at  the  head  of  the 
Ronjan     catholic     hierarchy.       The    three 
millions  of  Austrian  Greeks  look  up  to  the 


patriarch  of  Carlowits  as  their  only  religious 
head  on  earth.  The  great  majority  of  the 
Russians  acknowledge  the  Czar  in  the  same 
chanicter.  We  say  'majority ;'  for  five  millions 
of  Starowers,  or 'old  believers/  ditaent  stoutlj 
from  the  doctrine  of  imperial  supremacr,  and 
call  Peter  the  Great,  '  Antichrirt.' '  The 
archbishopric  of  Athens  haa  lately  been 
raised  to  supreme  independent  jurisdiction 
over  emancipated  Greece,  with  a  Holy  Synod 
of  its  own  ;  and  the  thirteen  millions  of  the 
Greek  church  still  under  Turkish  rule  bow 
to  the  spiritual  sceptre  of  the  '  cecumenical 
patriarch,'  without  accusing  their  brethren 
of  schism,  but  also  without  feeling  as  impi«ae4 
or  attnicted  as  might  have  been  expected  br 
the  pretensions  of  an  imperial  patnarch.  it 
is  only  in  Russia  itself^  and  among  the  lower 
orden,  that  the  person  of  the  Czar  is  viewed 
with  such  religious  veneration  as  the  champion 
of  the  cause  of  God  and  of  the  orthodox 
church.  Hence  ho  lias  been  driven  to 
Btniggle  for  religious  influence  among  the 
Greeks  of  Turkey,  not  so  much  in  his 
theocratic  character,  as  by  intrigues  of  detail, 
from  matters  of  the  internal  adminntiation 
of  some  petty  convent,  to  the  nomination  of 
the  patriarch,  or  the  use  of  his  ^tronage. 
Those  intrigues  provoked  the  Hatti-dierif  of 
1 836,  which  reserved  to  the  Sultan  the  rigl\t 
of  confirming  or  revoking  all  nominations  to 
episcopal  sees,  made  by  the  patriarch  of  the 
Holy  Synod.  At  the  same  time,  to  make 
amends  for  this  stretch  of  authority,  it  was 
promised  that  no  acting  Bishop  should  be 
deposed  by  the  Turkish  ministers  arbitrarily, 
or  without  prior  advice  of  the  Holy  Synod, 
The  practical  purpose  of  Prince  Menschlkofl's 
famous  mission  would  seem  to  be  the  trans- 
ferring from  the  Sultan  to  the  Czar  the 
authority  the  latter  had  begun  to  exercise 
over  the  ecclesiastical  organization  of  his 
Christian  subjects.  At  least,  this  is  the 
interpretation  which  wo  are  inclined  to  put 
upon  that  innocent  diplomatic  phrase,  '  the 
guaranteeing  the  immnnities  of  the  Greek 
church.' " 

The  anti-christian  character  of  the  religion 
of  the  Russians  appears  obviously  in  the 
national  catechism.  In  the  Sunday  School 
Teachers'  Magazine  for  March^  a  writer  con- 
versant with  the  subject  says  : — 

*•  While  the  professors  of  the  Greek  fiiith 
in  Russia  are  the  most  superstitious  of  the 
nations  of  Europe,  they  are  the  most  heed- 
less and  contemptuous  of  their  religious 
chiefs.  While  the  people  repeat  in  their 
catechisms  that  the  emperor  is  the  vicegerent 
of  God,  a  synod,  presided  over  by  a  lieu- 
tenant-general, decides  upon  ecclesiastical 
aflairs.  The  priests  are  paid  their  stipendi 
from  the  public  treasury ;  they  receive  rank 
according  to  military  routine,  and,  officiating 
at  the  altar,  they  are  decorated  with  the 
insignia  of  the  military  orden.  This  priest- 
hood, teaching  the  nation  that  the  will  of  the 


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emperor  is  the  only  law,  the  only  means  by 
which  tbev  can  be  blameless  in  this  world,  or 
sand  in  the  next,  are  also  used'to  admhiister 
to  the  enormous  mass  of  men  constituting  the 
armv  of  Russia  the  oath  to  extend  its  iron- 
tier !  The  following  extracts  from  the 
'Russian  Catechism'  ^1  verify  these  re- 
marks:- 

**  *  Q.  dow  is  the  authority  of  the  emperor 
to  be  considered  in  reference' to  the  spirit  of 
Christianity? — A*  As  proceeding  immediately 
from  God. 

**  *  Q.  What  duties  does  religion  teach  us, 
ihe  humble  subjects  of  his  Majesty,  the 
Emperor  of  Rusoa,  to  practise  towards  him  ? 
^^.  Wonhip,  obedience,  fidelity,  the  pay- 
ment of  taxea^  service,  love,  and  prayer ;  the 
whole  being  comprised  in  the  words  worship 
and  fideUty. 

*' '  Q.  Wherein  does  this  worship  connst, 
snd  how  should  it  be  manifested? — A,  By 
the  molt  unquallfiedl  reverence  in  words, 
gestures,  demeanour,  thoughts,  and  actions. 

"*  Q.  Wnat  kind  of  ob^cnce  do  wc  owe 
Mm  \^A,  An  entire,  passive,  and  unbounded 
obedienee  in  every  pomt  of  view. 

**'  Q.  In  what  consists  the  fidelity  we  'owe 
to  the  emperor  \ — A,  In  executing  his  com- 
mends inoit  rieorons]^  without  examination  ; 
fai  pcribnning  tne  duties  he  reouires  fit)m  us, 
sod  in  doing  everything  willingly  without 
ninmaring. 

« '  Q.  Wnat  are  the supematurally  revealed 
molives  )br  this  worship  (of  the  emperor)} — 
i.  Hie  supematurally  revealed  motives  are, 
that  the  emperor  is  the  vicegerent  and  minis- 
ter of  God,  to  execute  the  <&vinc  commands; 
snd,  consequently,  disobedience  to  the  em- 
peror IB  identified  with  disobedience  to  God 
iiimself;  that  God  will  reward  us  in  the 
world  to  come  for  the  worship  and  obedience 
we  render  the  emperor,  and  punish  us  severely 
to  all  eternity  should  wo  disobey  or  neglect 
to  worship  him.  Moreover,  Qod  commands 
in  to  love  and  obey,  from  the  inmost  recesses 
of  the  heart,  every  authority,  and  particularly 
Ibe  emperor;  not  from  worliily  consideration, 
but  from  apptchenuon  of  the  final  judgment. 
**Q.  What  books  prescribe  these  duties? 
—4.  The  New  and  Old  Testaments,  and 
particularlir  the  i?8alm8,  Gospels,  and  Apos- 
tolic fepislles. 

**  *  Q.  What  examples  confirm  this  doc- 
trine!— A,  The  example  of  Jesus  Christ 
Idmself,  who  lived  and  died  in  allegiance  to 
the  emperor  of  Rome,  and  respectfully  sub- 
letted to  the  judgment  which  condemned 
Him  to  death.' 

"  In  the  printing  of  the  catechism,  the  words 
'God'  and  the  *Kxperor'  arc  printed  in 
lar|e  letters ;  the  name  of  '  Christ '  in  small. 
This  was  the  catechism  that  the  Roman 
catholic  Polish  children  were  constrained  to 
Warn,  and  bv  which  constraint  the  treaty  of 
Vienna  is  wholly  violated,  even  hstd.  it  been 
pRsened  in  ali  other  nepecta. 


•   "If  nnvthing    can    be  worse    than    the 
Popery  of  llome,  is  it  not  a  system  like  this  ?  " 

To  ihe  Editor  of  ifie  Daptitt  Magazine, 

Dear  Sir, — Some  time  since  you  inserted 
my  request  for  "  a  few  reasons  cither  for  or 
against  CHiristians  attending  concerts."  Your 
correspondents  did  not  ftivour  me  with  a 
reply ;  but  1  should  be  obliged  by  your  allow- 
ing me  again  to  introduce  the  subject  by 
proposing  the  four  following  questions: — 

I.  Is  music  in  itself  a  proper  subject  for  a 
Christian^  study  1 

Ist.  Instrumental. 
2nd.  Sacred. 
3rd.  Secular. 

II.  If  it  is,  how  fiur  Lb  he  justified  in 
attending  concerts  (whether  sacred,  secular, 
or  instrumental),  considered  in  the  abstract  ? 

III.  How  fiir  do  the  present  mode  of  con- 
ducting concerts, — the  course  of  education 
pursued  by  public  musici;ins, — the  character 
of  the  performers,  kc,  alter  the  case? 

IV.  In  what  way  should  music  be  intro- 
duced in  public  and  &niily  worship  t 

I  remain,  dear  sir. 

Yours  respectfully, 

M.  H.  W. 


EDITORIAL   POSTSCRIPT. 

As  a  chronological  list  of  the  meetings 
connected  with  our  denomination  which  are 
to  be  held  in  London  the  latter  part  of  this 
month  may  bo  convenient  to  some  of  our 
readers,  wc  give  the  particulars  as  far  as  we 
are  able  to  ascertain  them. 

The  brethren  who  are  uniteil  in  the  main- 
tenance of  strict  communion  principles, 
anxious  that  their  meetings  should  not  clash 
with  those  of  other  institutions,  iis  has  some- 
times been  the  case,  have  arrangetl  that  they 
shall  be  held  this  year  earlier  than  usual. 
Their  societies  are,  the  *'  Strict  Baptist 
Society  for  Missionary  and  Educational  pur- 
poses,'' and  the  "Baptist  Tract  Society." 
The  Ciieneral  Meeting  of  the  Messengers  and 
8ubscril>ere  to  the  former  is  to  he  held  in 
Trinity  Chapel,  South wark,  on  Tuesday 
afternoon,  xVpril  18th,  at  half-past  three 
o'clock ;  and  on  the  following  evening,  Wed- 
nesday, a  I'ublic  Meeting  will  be  held  in  the 
same  place,  at  lialf-past  six. 

Tknnday^  April  20f/i. 

The  prayer-meeting  in  the  library  of  the 
Mission  House  for  a  t)lea6inf;  on  the  ensuing 
meetings  of  the  various  societies,  is  to  com- 
mence at  eleven  o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 
The  llev.  Jonathan  Watson  of  Edinburgh  is 
expected  to  preside. 

The  thirteenth   Annual   Meeting  of  the 
Baptist  Tract  Society  is  to  \»c  htt\d  lu  Yia^N*^ 
Street  Cha}>el  in  the  evening,  \\\e  cW\t  Vc\V*^i 
Uken  at  half-past  six  by  Ro\>ci\  Lvib\\,  Ya^v* 


240 


EDITORIAL  POSTSCRIPT. 


At  eight  o'clock,  the  same  evening,  a 
dermon  is  to  be  addreesed  to  Young  Men,  on 
behalf  of  [Baptist  Minions,  bj  the  Rev. 
Isaac  New  ^of  Birmingham,  in  the  Poultry 
Chapel. 

Fridajf,  AprU  2\ii. 

The  forty-second  'Annual  ^esiion  of  the 
Baptist  Union  is  to  be  held  at  the  Mission 
House,  33,  Moorgate  Street,  at  ten  o'clock : 
an  introductory  address  to  be  deliTered  by 
the  Rev.  James  Hoby,  D.D. 

In  the  evening,  at  seven,  worship  will 
begin  at  Devonshire  Square  Chapel,  Bishops- 
gate  Street,  when  a  sermon  on  behalf  of  the 
Baptist  Irish  Society  is  to  be  delivered  by 
the  Rev.  Hugh  Stowell  Brown  of  Liverpool. 

Lorttt  dap,  April  23r</. 

Sennons  and  Collections  for  the  Baptist 
Missionary  Society  are  expected  at  baptist 
places  of  worship  in  and  near  the  metropolis, 
a  list  of  which  may  be  found  in  the  Mianon- 
ary  Herald. 

Monday,  April  24/A. 

In  the  forenoon,  at  eleven,  the  annual 
private  Meeting  of  members  of  the  Baptist 
Irish  Society  for  the  transaction  of  business 
will  be  held  at  the  Mission  House. 

In  the  evening,  at  half-past  six,  the 
Annual  Public  Meeting  of  the  Baptist 
Home  Missionary  Society  will  be  held  at 
Finsbury  Chapel.  As  the  meetings  on 
Monday  and  Tuesday  evening  last  year 
were  held  in  a  different  place,  it  is  desirable 
to  notice  particularly  the  change.  The 
platform  at  Finsbury  chapel,  which  had 
been  thought  objectionable,  is  to  be  altered 
before  these  meetings  occur,  lo  as  to  render 
the  place  commodious  as  well  as  spacious. 

Tuesday,  April  25(A. 

In  the^moming,  at  ten,  the  annual  private 
meeting  of  members  of  the  Baptist  Mission- 
ary Society  will  be  held  for  the  transaction 
of  business  at  the^Mission  House. 

In  the  evening,  at  half-past  six,  the  annual 
public  meeting  of  the  Baptist  Irish  Society 
will  be  held  in  Finsbury  Chapel :  the  chair 
to  be  taken  by  Richard^  Foster,  Esq.,  of 
Cambridge. 

Wednesday,  April  26th, 

In  the  morning,  at  eleven,  service  will 
commence  at  Bloomsbury  Chapel,  when  a 
sermon  on  behalf  of  the  Baptist  Missionary 
Society  is  to  be  preached  by  the  Uev. 
Edward  Steane,  D.D.^  of  Camberwell. 

In  the  evening,  the  designation  of  three 
missionaries  for  ^  India  is  to^  take  place  in 
Surrey  Chapel,  BlackfKars  Road,  South- 
wark :  service  to  commence  at  half-past  six. 

Thursday,  April  21th. 

At  eleven,  the  Annual  Public  Meeting  of 
the  Baptist  MituoDary  Society  is  to  be  held 


in  Exeter  Hall,  S.  M.  Peto,  Esq.,  M.P.,  to 

preside. 

In  the  evening,  the  annual  m««ting  of 
the  Bible  Translation  Society  will  be  held 
in  Bloomsbury  Chapel. 

Friday,  AprU  2Sth. 

A  public ''meeting  of  the  Metropolitan 
Chapel  Building  Society  is  to  be  held  in 
Bloomsbury  Chapel,  the  chair  to  be  taken  at 
seven  o'clock.  This  Society  is  erecting  a 
substantial  and  commodious  building  in 
Camden  Road,  Camden  Town.  [See  Bap- 
tist Magazine,  1853,  p.  712.]  We  are 
informed  also  that  eligible  plots  of  gromid 
have  been  secured  in  other  parts  of  the 
metropolis,  and  that  the  Committee  only 
want  the  pecuniary  aid  of  their  friends  to 
enable  them  to  proceed  with  other  undo- 
takings. 

An  esteemed  correspondent  says, "  Having 
recently  settled  in  this  neighbourhood,  I 
have  been  gratified  at  its  improving  aspect  in 
reference  to  the  accommodation  ibr  the 
public  worship  of  dissenters.  Many  of 
those  who  had  fixed  their  residence  here 
were  accustomed  to  travel  to  town  on  the 
Lord'to  day,  to  worriiip  in  places  that  had 
become  endeared  to  them  by  early  and  long 
cherished  associations.  Others,  and  pro- 
bably the  much  larger  number,  joined  the 
worship  of  the  established  church."  He 
then  proceeds  to  speak  of  the  band  of  Chris- 
tian friends  with  whom  he  is  associated— of 
the  exertions  they  have  made— of  the  need 
of  assistance  from  non-residents — and  of  the 
opportunity  afforded  to  any  who  may  be 
seeking  a  suburban  home  to  co-operate  in 
their  attempt  to  enlaige  the  boundvies  of 
the  Redeemer's  kingdom.  All  this  is  ex- 
cellent ;  and  so  long  as  it  is  not  known 
whether  it  comes  from  Lee,  or  from  Dalstoo, 
or  from  Islington,  or  fh>m  Westboume 
Grove,  or  from  Camberwell  Grate,  or  from 
Stratford,  or  from  Twickenham,  or  fh>m 
three  or  four  other  places,  its  appearance 
in  our  pages  is  unobjectionable.  But  if  we 
were  to  allow  him  to  plead  Uie  cause  of  one, 
any  one.  What  would  equity  demand  on 
behalf  of  the  others  ?  And  how  should  we 
be  able  to  iace  the  unnumbered  writes  to 
whom  we  have  said  in  timepast  that  diapel 
cases  cannot  be  inserted  in  the  body  of  the 
work  ?  Heartily  do  we  wish  that  those  who 
have  ability  to  do  so  may  exert  themselves 
to  aid  to  the  utmost  such  laudable  undertak* 
ings; — undertakings  the  importance  of  which 
no  one  can  estimate  who  is  not  practically 
acquainted  with  the  peculiarities  of  the 
metropolis  and  its  environs.  Heartily  do  we 
second  his  exhortation  to  all  who  are  selecting 
residences,  to  place  themselves  where  they 
will  have  opportunity  to  strengthen  the 
hands  of  those  who  are  endeavouring  to 
(  maintain  and  promulgate  the  truth. 


lEISH   CHKONICLE. 


APRIL,  1854. 


APPROACHING  MEETINGS. 

DjKVOiraHiBB  Sqitass  Ohapbl  has  again  been  kindly  granted  for  the  Ann^iai 
Sermon  on  behalf  of  the  Baptist  Irish  Society  on  Friday  evening,  April  2l8t ; 
and  the  Rev.  Hugh  Stowsll  Brown  of  Liverpool  has  consented  to  preach.  The 
service  is  to  commence  at  seven  o'clock. 

The  Pbitats  Meeting  of  Members  of  the  Society  is  to  be  held  in  the  Library 
of  the  Mission  House,  33,  Moorgate  Street,  on  Monday,  April  24th,  the  chair  to 
be  taken  at  deven  o'clock.  The  Roles  enacted  at  the  General  meeting  in  1847, 
in  conformity  with  which  this  meeting  is  convened,  are  the  following : 

Thai  a  Genenl  Meeting  of  the  Meroben  of  the  Society  be  held  erery  year,  at  which  the 
pneee^nga  of  the  past  year  shall  be  reported,  and  the  officers  chosen  for  the  year  ensuing. 

Thai  crety  person  subscribing  ten  shillings  and  sixpence  a  year,  or  upwards,  and  erery  Baptist 
ICaisler  making  an  annoal  contribntion  or  collection  for  the  Society,  be  considered  members 
thocoi: 

m 

That  a  Donor  of  ten  guineas  or  upwards  at  one  time  be  a  Member  of  this  Society  for  life. 

It  is  always  desirable  that  there  should  be  at  this  meeting  a  large  attendance 
of  persons  entitled  to  vote  and  to  take  part  in  its  proceedings;  that  is,  of  all 
donors  of  ten  guineas  or  upwards  at  one  time ;  all  subscribers  of  ten  shillings 
and  sixpence  a  year,  or  upwards ;  and  every  baptist  minister  making  an  annual 
contribution  or  collection  for  the  Society. 

FiHSBiTRT  Chapel  is  engaged  for  the  Public  Meeting,  which  is  to  be  held  on 
Tuesday  evening,  April  25th,  when  the  chair  is  to  be  taken  at  half-past  six 
o'clock,  by  Richabd  Foster,  Esq.  of  Cambridge. 


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Hare,  Mn ^ 0  Iff    0 

Uaj,  WUliam,   Esq.,   Pro- 

▼ineUl  Bank 0    2    0 

HaaUr,  H.  H.,  Esq.,  Bash- 

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Stokes,  Mr.  12    6 

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Walker,  Catherine 0  10 

WaUh,  Mr.  Michael  0  5    0 

Wilson,  Mrs 0  6    0 

Wilson,  Mr.  W 0  1    0 

Woods,  Mr.  Edward  0  2    6 

28    7    5 
Acknowledged  last  month...    4  16    0 

23  11 


INDIA. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  E ^..^.  S3   6 

AFRICA. 
Qimham's  Town,  Mr.  T.  Wilton,  9  ymn...    3   3 


LEGACY. 

The  late  Mr.  George  WalUa  Knighton, 
paid  by  his  tsther,  Mr.  Tbonaa  Knigh- 
ton,  of  Stony  Stratford,  Boeka,  Bneutor  60   0 


Thanks  are  presented  to  the  Committee  of  the  Weekly  Tract  Society  for  2000  Tracts; 
the  Committee^ of  the  Baptist  Tract  Society,  for  one  pound's  worth  of  Tracts  for  Id 
Crossbie  of  Waterford;  and  to  Mrs.  Coxhead  of  Newbury  for  a  parcel  containing  books  f 
clothing. 


Contributions  to  the  Baptist  Irish  Society  which  have  been  received  on  or  beforo  the  2 
of  the  month,  are  acknowledced  in  the  ensuing  Chronicle.  If,  at  any  time,  a  donor  fi 
that  a  sum  which  he  forwarded  early  enough  to  be  mentioned  is  not  specified,  or  if 
inserted  correctly,  the  Secretary  will  be  particularly  obliged  by  a  note  to  that  effect 
this,  if  sent  immediately,  may  rectify  errors  and  prevent  losses  which  would  be  othen 
iiremediable. 


SUBSCRIPTIONS  AND  DONATIONS  will  be  thankfully  received  by  the  Treaai 
Thomas  Pewtbbsb,  Esq.,  or  the  Secretary,  the  Rev.  Wiluam  Gboseb,  at  the  Misi 
House,  88,  Moorgate  Street ;  by  the  London  Collector,  Rev.  C.  Woollacott,  4,  Comp 
Street  £ai^  Brtmswick  Square;  and  by  the  Baptist  Ministers  in  any  of  our  principal  Tov 


THE  MISSIONAEY  HERALD. 


JAFAHESE  DI7IMITY. 


2^16 


THE  MISSIONARY  UERALD 


ANNUAL    SEBVICES 

OF  THE  BAPTIST  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY  FOR  1854. 


THURSDAY,    APRIL    20rn. 

SPECIAL  PRAYER  MEETING. 

A  meeting  for  Special  Prateb,  in  connexion  with  the  Missions,  will  be  held 
in  the  Library  of  the  Mission  House,  in  the  morning  at  eleven  o'clock.  The 
Rev.  JovATHAif  Watson  of  Edinburgh  will  preside. 

SERMON  TO  YOUNG  MEN. 

In  the  •Ttning  of  the  above  day,  the  Annual  Sermon  to  Tavilf  Men  will  be 
preached  at  Poultry  Ohapel,  by  the  Rev.  Isaac  New  of  Birmilighiin 
Service  to  oommencQ  at  eight  o'clock. 


LORD'S  DAY,  APBIL  2&m. 

ANNUAL  SERMONS. 

The  following  are  the  arrangement^  ao  far  aa  they  have  betn  odmpleted,  for 
April  23rd. 
The  alUmoon  services  marked  thus  ^  are  intended  for  the  young. 


nUAOBi. 


Alfred  PlaM^  Kml  B(wd 
Ali«  Stftetp  Uttk  ........ 

Alptrtoa 

Battenea 


Bltekhcftth,  Dmk  Ptek  Cbapd  Btr.  F.  WiUs 


Blaadfotd  Strett 
Blooaubaiy ...... 

B«w 

BnatuMdy  New 
Brompton  ..,.•  .,• 
CambenrtU '...... 


Camden  Town,  Hawlej  Boid  Rev.  J.  Taylor  


Chelsea,  ParadiN  Chapd  .. 
Church  Strttt,  Blackftkit.. 
Collier^  B«ftt%  Boro' 

Crayford    .,.m.  «.. 

Dalston,  Qaeen*i  Road  ••••• 
Oeptford,  Lower  Boad  ..... 
Devonshire  Square  


MOBNINO. 


RtT.  W,  Tming...... 

Rer.CJJilidkdHGh 
...    ...    ...    •*• 

Bev.  Jas.  Bdwaidi. 


•«•*•. 


RffT.  J.  J.  BiOWBm.. 
BcT.  w^.  Brock  ...M. 
Btr.  D.  Waatall 
Btv.  T.  Lomas 
B«?.  F.  Trestnll  ... 
Ber.  H.  Dowaon «... 


.«.••• 


•....•••* 


Bav.  J.  Stent . 
Bav.  O.  Coltk......... 


AtTEBHOOH. 


•*•        ...       ...       •*• 

R«T.B^.  Marten,  >.▲.* 

•••    •••    ...    ••. 

Bar.  1.  M.  Soak* 

...    ...    ...    •*. 

...  •*.  .«•  ... 
Btv.  W.  Broek*  .. 


BVEHIHG. 


...      ••• 


I.      ••. 


•  •      •••      ... 


...      •••      ... 


Btv.  J.  JFL  AndenoB 
Bav.  9»  Rijaaftf  tLA, 
Bar.  J.  Kings&id... 

ReT.J.H.Hlnton^.A 
nnjrton.  West , Rcy.  J.AV.  Lance..,. 


Bev.  J.Bigwood*.. 

Bev.  1.  Angoi^  d.d.* 

..•    ••.    •••    ••• 

...    ...    «••    •.• 

...    ...    »..    ... 

Rev.  D.  BTana . 

M«  .••  ..a  ... 

...  .*•  ...  •.« 

...  ...  «•.  •.• 

...  ...  ...  ... 

...  *••  •«.  «*. 


Rev.  W.  Tming. 
ReT.  B.  Ftobert. 
ReT.  £.  Bitria. 
Ber.  N.  Ha|«irfU  ^-^ 
Bev.  D.  JeaalBgi. 
Bev.  T.  Wfaila^ 
Bev.  H.&BMVB. 
Bev.  D.  WaieilL 
Bev.T.IiMMk 
Bev.  J.  Steal. 
Rer.  C.  M.  BiRiD. 
Rer.  E.  Wkitt. 
Rev.  T.  J.  Cole. 
Bev.  Joha  Branch. 

Bev.  J.  H.  Anderson. 
Rev.  J.  J.  Brown. 
Elev.  B.  Evans. 
Rev.  J.  Watson. 
Ra^.  J.  W.  Lance. 


FOR  APRIL,  I8M. 


EigleStlttt 

Eiaoa  Strett  (Wd.h) 

Gn>«md..,  .„„. 

GncDwich,  LtwUhun  Boad  . 

HiBratmnitb 


*.  R.W.O.erbnrj 

..  D.  Willijinl... 
J,  T.  A.  VilutUT 
r.  J.  WstMB 


BirSog(aii  '. 


,  BBttNlUd  StrMl... 


IilkgtOB,  CrdM  BtfcM   

Jo^  Stnet,  Bedfbnl  Row.... 
EtuaiDgton,  CWIh  Street  . 

Kaal  Green  


Rn  Pwk  StiMt... 


Smood,  Upper 

Pcjltr  

fmcot  Smel,  Uttlc 

Efpiit  Street,  Lunbeth... 

Boofijrd    

Wtoi'H*!) 

eiicUewen  


7.C.  M.  BirreU... 
T.C.  U.  HtnooK 

T.  B.  Mortij  .,„ 
•.T.  Wiolet.... 
r.  D.  EfUi  .... 


r.  T.  Jnnci    

T.  J.  F.  Spuke... 

T.  S.  Uuuiing ,,.. 

T.  J.  Ijmith 

T.  E.  HulL 

V.  E.  Probcrt  ,.., 


Rev.  D.  K«Hi 
Rer.  C.  U.  Hucoart 


T.  II.  8.  Brown... 
r.  F,  Omrbury  ., 
r.  J.  Bubnn 


SmiLUiua  Street,  Fsddiiigtoa 

^poej  Cotlege  Cbapel 

iOuSari 


Rev.  T.  J.  Cole* 

Ur.  F.  B»roii*  .... 

W.O.LniUJoi 


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*^>roith,  Honief  Street  ... 

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t.  J.  T.  Wigner... 

T.J.  Price 

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T.  J.  Hohjj  D.D,. 

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ItrT.  J.  Corwen' 


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Be*,  D,  Et*di. 

T,  A.  WliMlw. 
Re*.  J.  RuimII. 
A.  tichtntt, 

Re*.  W.  HoWnion. 

Re*.  C.  H.  Hucoort. 

G.  W»ra. 

Re*.  J,  Price. 
Be*.  J.  W«J*, 

tU*.  W.  lAeitU, 
HDD.  ind  RcT.  B.  W. 

I4oeJ,  M.A. 
Rer.  T.  Jonei. 
Rer,  J.  F.  Spuk*. 

0**.  T.  ViUMMW. 
an.B-B.lUifin.P.A. 
Rer.  J.  Smilli. 
Re*.  £.  BnU. 

D.  Wittaw 
Oe*.  C.  Sto*el. 
&<T.  J.  T.  Wigut. 

F.  Overbnij. 
ItcT.  B.  Mummg. 

S.  Coi. 
RcT.R.W.  Oieibnir. 
Re*.  □,  DtmMD- 
fte*.  T.  Peten. 
BfT.J.C.Mi|ldleditch 
IUt.  B,  ISoTiu 
R««.  3.  Diew. 

Ju.  Edvud*. 

G.  Cole. 
Re*.  D.  Reel. 

C.  Woollmcott. 
HeT.W.ClewiM". 


H^.  Qflkatiim  wiJl  be  m3«  nfter  Hum  wrv'iw- 


248  THE  MISSIONARY  HERALD 

TUESDAY,  APBIL  26th. 

ANNUAL    MEMBERI^  MEETING. 

The  Annual  General  Meeting  of  Members  of  the  Society  wUl  be  held  in 
lAbraiy  at  the  Mission  House.    Chair  to  be  taken  at  ten  o'clock. 

This  meeting  is  for  members  only.  All  subscribers  of  10s.  6d.  or  upwards,  donors  of  £1 
apwards,  pastors  of  churches  which  make  an  annual  contribution,  or  ministers  who  collect  anni 
for  the  Societj,  and  one  of  the  executors  on  the  payment  of  a  legacy  of  £50  or  upward«j 
entitled  to  attend. 


WEDNESDAY,  APEIL  26th. 

ANNUAL  MORNING  SERMON. 

The  Committee  announce  with  pleasure  that  the  Rev.  Edward  Steake,  I 
of  Camberwell,  will  preach  the  Annual  Morning  Sermon  on  behalf  of 
Society,  at  Blooxsbubt  Chapbl.    Service  to  commence  at  eleven  o'clock. 

EVENING. 

D18IGNATI0N  OF   MIS8IOHA21IB8. 

Instead  of  the  usual  evening  sermon,  the  Committee  have  arranged  fc 
Special  service  at  Surrey  Chapel,  to  commend  to  the  divine  blessing  the  foil 
ing  brethren  about  to  enter  on  missionary  service  in  India,  as  the  first-fruiti 
the  proposed  enlargement  of  the  Societjr's  mission  in  that  important  field 
The  Rev.  JoHir  Gbboson,  late  of  Beverley;  Mr.  J.  H.  Andebson;  and 
Thos.  Mabtin. 

The  following  ministers  have  kindly  consented  to  take  part  in  this  service 
The  Revs.  William  Brock  ;  Hugh  Stowbll  Bbown  ;  John  Howard  Hiic 
M.A. ;  Thomas  Winter. 

Service  to  commence  at  half-past  six. 


THUESDAY,  APEIL  27th. 

PUBLIC  MEETING  AT  EXETER  HALL. 

The  Annual  Public  Meeting  of  the  Society  will  bo  held  as  usual  in  Ex 
Hall,  at  which  S.  M.  Peto,  Esq.,  M.P.,  one  of  the  Treasurers  of  the  Soc; 
has  kindly  consented  to  preside. 

Chair  to  be  taken  at  eleven  o'clock. 

Tickets  for  the  Meeting  may  be  obtained  at  the  Mission  House,  or  at 
vestries  of  the  various  chapels. 


AMERICAN  BAPTIST  MISSIONARY  UNION. 

OENBRAL  VIEW   1853—4. 


The  attention  of  our  transatlantic 
brethren  has  been  naturally  awakened 
to  the  changes  and  revolutions  which 
are  going  on  in  the  old  world.    They 


of  yet  greater  changes  in  time  to  cc 
Asia,  for  so  many  centuries  fixed 
unimpressible,  like  a  colossal  emblei 
almost  stagnant  life,  is  the  theatn 


Mv  regarded  by  them  as  the  harbingersl  revolatVoTv.  '&QLtov^\a  ^j^;^  threatc 


FOE  APRIL,  1854. 


249 


'With    convuIflioiL      These    movements 
only  faintly  indicate  the  heayings  up  of 
the  sea  of  human  opinion,  which  is 
more  restless  and  agitated  than  ever. 
Ko  one  can  tell  [in  what  they   may 
result,  and  the  directors  of  the  Union 
look  with  deep  anxiety  on  their  mis- 
dons,  and  from  their  records  in  relation 
to  this  subject  we  present  our  readers 
with  the  following  abbremted  survey. 

BUBMAH. 

Here  the  greatest  force  is  concen- 
trated, and  we  see  the  missions  enteruig 
upon  a  new  era,  opened  by  the  sudden 
enlargement  of  their  field  of  operations. 
^  The  conquest  of  Southern  Burmah 
is  indeed  incomplete — ^the  peace  lately 
proclaimed  was  but  a  hollow  truce,  and 
the  calamities  of  war  are  renewed  for  a 
seuon.  But  enough  is  gained  to  give 
the  missions  access  to  a  numerous  popu- 
lation hitherto  unapproachable.  In 
anticipation  of  this  result,  the  whole 
body  of  missionaries  have  ^been  con- 
Tmed  to  review  their  labours,  to  com- 
pare their  experience,  and  to  devise 
measures  at  once  for  extending  their 
lines  of  occupation,  and  for  acting  with 
increased  efficiency  and  unity  of  plan. 
Resources^accumulated  within  the  nar- 
row  limits  of  Tenasserim  and  Arracan 
are  now  available  for  the  populous 
interior  of  the  country.  It  was  felt  that 
the  set  time  had  come  for  an  advance 
movement.  But  while  competent  and 
&ithful  translators  had  opened  the 
Scriptures  to  both  the  Burmans  and 
Karens  with  a  clearness  that  leaves 
Kttle  to  be  expected  from  proeent 
rerision ;  while  the  presfi  hod  multiplied 
copies,  ready  for  hhe  widest  distribution 
which  should  appear  practicable  and 
expedient ;  and  while  a  hopeful  body  of; 
native  pastors  and  evangelists  was. 
raised  up;  it  was  made  manifest  thatj 
the  most  imperative  want — that  of  men  | 
<tQalified  to  lead  the.  advance—could  be , 
^  imperfectly  supplied.    Jt  was  neocs-  j 


sary  to  spare  from  the  older  stations  as 
many  missionaries,  and  to  disperse  them 
as  widely  as  the  nature  of  the  case  would 
admit,  trusting  in  Him  who  is  able  to 
save  by  many  or  by  few,  to  make  the 
feeblest  labours  effectual  and  to  raise 
up  the  needed  succours  frx>m  the  Ame- 
rican churches." 

We  are  sorry  to  learn  that  this  most 
important  and  interesting  mission  has 
suffered  much  from  the  prevalence  of 
sickness  among  the  brethren.  With 
one  exception,  they  have  been  in 
the  field  for  years — some  for  maliy 
years  of  severe  and  useful  labour.  Mr. 
Nisbet  was  arrested  by  sickness  on  the 
threshold  of  his  work,  and  warned  to 
retire';  but  before  he  could  leave,  Mrs. 
Nisbet  was  removed  by  sudden  death. 
One  brother,  who  had  been  home  for 
the  recovery  of  health,  was  about  to 
return,  and  two  others  had  been  recently 
appointed  to  stations  in  Burmah. 

"  While,  however,  attention  has  been 
so  fixed  on  plans  for  the  future,  the 
ordinary  labours  at  stations  already 
established  have  gone*  forward  with 
general  prosperity.  The  native  churches 
have  shown  a  high  degree  of  stability, 
the  native  preachers  of  zeal ;  and  the 
divine  blessing  has  given  effect  to 
their  efforts  in  co-operation  with  the 
missionaries.  In  Rangoon  and  Bassein 
particularly,  there  has  been  a  large 
ingathering  of  converts.  The  present 
season  is  witnessing,  i*  niay  be  hoped, 
the  beginninir  *>^  *^<>8e  more  extended 
effort*  ^^  the  evangelization  of  Burmah 
indicated  in  the  foregoing  list  .of  sta- 
tions, of  which  we  shall  look  to  hear 
encouraging  results  during  the  year  on 
which  we  have  entered." 

SIAM. 

This  mission  has  experienced  no 
outward  change.  Its  work  has  ad- 
vanced, not  rapidly,  as  compared  with 
some  older  and  more  favoured,  but 
surely  and  hopefully.    "A.  i^vf  Q0TiNv2t\», 


900 


THE  MISSIOITAllT  HERALD 


m  ft w  promidng  inquiivn,  an  interett- 
ing  churoh',  steadfast  amidst  the  flood 
of  heathenism-— who  shall  despise  the 
day  of  small  things  ?  Mr.  Ohandler  is 
abont  returning,  with  the  Rev.  Robert 
IWord  as  a  colleague  for  Mr.  Ashmore 
in  the  CSiinese  department.  The  Siam- 
ese department  needs  an  inorease  of 
labourers.  When  the  whole  kingdom  is 
open  to  the  Christian  preaoher,  the  men 
■houM  not  be  wanting  to  go  through 
the  land  with  the  message  of  salTation.** 
The  rast  fields  for  missionary  opera- 
tioaa  which  lie  eastward  of  Hindostan 
and  Bannah|haTe  attracted  the  same 
deep  attention  in  America  as  in  Qreat 
Britain*  The  same  sort  of  preparation 
fbr  occupying  them  is  going  on  among 
our  American  brethnn,  which  is  being 
taiade  in  this  country.  Hence^  in  a 
reTiew  of  tiie  mission  field,  they  rdte 
With  inteoreet  and  hope  to 

OHIITA. 

**  (SiSnai  now  in  the  throes  of  a  tevo- 
l^tion  in  which  the  influence  of  a  few 
Imperfectly  apprehended  Christian  ideas 
is  strikingly  manifest,  is  attracting  to 
itself  the  gaie  of  the  Christian  world. 
The  immediate  efiects  of  the  insurrec- 
tion as  related  to  missions,  should  it 
eten  succeed,  cannot  be  predicted.  In 
Iti  most  favourable  [aspects  it  offers  the 
promise  of  an  open  and  unobstructed 
way  fot  tho  preaching  of  the  gospel  and 
the  circulation  ^f  the  scriptures.  It 
may  issue  less  auspiciooal  7.  But  of  one 
Ihittg  we  may  be  safely  assurea-  ^  pure 
Christianity,  whether  favoured  by  tnc 
sovereign  power  or  under  its  ban,'wili 
make  no  progress*  unless  it  is  preached 
to  the  people.  '  How  shall  they  believe 
on  Him  of  whom  they  have  not  heard  ? 
And  how  shall  they  hear  without  a 
preacher  1 '  The  obligation  to  give  the 
gospel  to  China  does  not  rest  upon  our 
own  denomination  with  such  single  and 
exclusive  force  as  do  the  claims  of  Bur- 
mah;   hut,  in   common  with  others, 


I  we  have  attempted  to  bear  a  part  in 
I  this  great  enterprise,  and  have  met  with 
I  a  measure  of  success. 

''  The  Hongkong  miision,  by  the  tem- 
porary withdrawal  of  Dr.  Dean,  who 
lately  returned  to  this  country  on  ac- 
count of  impaired  health,  is  left  in  the 
■ole  charge  of  Mr.  Johnson.  To  Kingpo, 
a  missionary  of  recent  appointment 
the  Rev.  M.  J.  Knowlton,  has  just  been 
designated,  who,  with  Mr.  Lord  return- 
ing to  his  station,  will  strengthen  a  post 
that  is  in  great  need.  At  both  stationn 
there  have  been  aooesdons  to  the  native 
churches.  The  dharaoter  of  some  of 
the  converts  promises  mu6h  for  the 
future.  There  is  every  encouragement 
to  cultivate  this  immense  field  with  & 
vigour  and  liberality  beyond  any  prece- 
dent hitherto  set. 

ASSAM. 

"This  missiim  has  snstidfted  severe 
afflictions  in  the  death  of  Mr.  Dauble, 
who  had  won  in  an  eminent  degree  the 
confidence  and  love  of  his  associates 
during  lus  brief  service,  and  of  a  native 
preacher,  concerning  whose  future  use- 
fulness the  best  hopes  were  entertained. 
Mrs.  Cutter  has  returned  to  Uiis  country 
as  an  invalid.  The  enfeebled  health  ^ 
some  of  the  brethren  causes  deep  con- 
cern for  the  weltoe  of  the  mission.  It 
calls  for  succour.  Though  the  fruits  of 
labour  bestowed  do  not  immediately 
appear,  yet  the  soil  is  breaking  tip,  the 
good  seed  is  sown,  and  the  Lord  of  the 
harvest  will  not  reftise  the  increase. 
The  foreign  Secretary,  by  authorization 
of  ^^  executive  committee,  has  de- 
cided to  visit  Assam — a  st^  much 
desired  by  the  mission,  and  one  that  it 
is  believed  will  prove  for  its  permanent 
advantage.** 

The  observations  which  follow  do  not 
present  so  much  encouragement  in 
regard  to  the  stations  to  whieh  they 
refer.  They  present  much  the  same 
aspects,  however,  a^  we  have  often  hud 


FOR  APBUi,  1854. 


261 


to  contemplate  in  the  history  of  our 
own  mission  from  time  to  time.  All 
such  enterprises  are  subject  to  such 
dianges.  But  it  is  delightful  to  see 
them  rise  again  into  life  after  a  long 
letson  of  depression,  awakening  new 
hageB  and  inepizing  firesh  seaL 

fHB  TXLOOOOO  AND  BASSA  MISSIONS. 

'^The  mission  to  the  Teloogoos  is  re- 
dooed,  bj  the  return  of  Mr.  Day  in 
enfedJed  health,  to  a  single  missionary 
sad  hk  wi&.  To  expect  that  it  should 
be  able  to  make  any  sensible  progress 
imdar  such  ciroamstanoes  would  be 
mreasowibla.  The  divine  energy  is 
bonadlcM,  but  works  by  means.  Mr. 
Jeweit  has  been  preserved  from  dis- 
OMingoment,  and  continues  his  work 
with  oheerfulnessy  leaving  the  future  in 
the  hands  of  Qod  and  of  his  brethren. 
!Che  efibrts  made  to  reinforce  the  mis- 
BOD,  we  are  sorry  to  say,  have  thus  &r 
iiilBd  of  their  olgect. 

The  mission  to  the  Bassas,  resusd- 
ftitod,  after  long  waiting,  by  two  mis- 
Boaary  families,  presents  itself  wiUi 
fresh  interest  to  the  view  of  all  who 
are  concerned  for  the  welfitre  of  Africa. 
Ihe  misBonaries  found,  in  the  state  of 
the  cfautsfa,  the  schools,  and  the  mission 
property,  visible  proof  of  the  fidelity  of 
the  native  assistants  in  whose  diarge 
these  had  been  so  long  left,  lliey  have 
nSknd  from  sickness  incident  to  the 
lodimating  process,  but  have  been  bus- 
tuned,  and  enaUed  to  rejoice  in  the  lot 
assigned  them.  They  have  idready  seen 
tome  trimnphs  of  the  gospel,  and  look 
with  the  patience  of  hope  for  multiplied 
conquests." 

^lere  is  nothing  very  striking  in  the 
"refiew  whk^  is  presented  of  the  mis- 
ts Qermany,  Qreeoe,  and  France.*^ 


In  France  there  is,  at  present,  only  one 
missionary.  Mr.  Oncken's  presence  in 
America,  and  his  visit  to  the  churches, 
is  spoken  of  most  kindly,  and  we 
gather  that  he  has  been  well  received. 
By  that  visit  ''it  is  hoped  a  stronger 
interest  will  be  awakened  in  the  mission 
with  which  he  is  identified,  and  that 
the  Committee  will  be  fully  sustained 
in  their  effort  to  give  it  ample  support.'* 

The  account  of  the  missions  to  the 
Indians  is  but  brief.  From  it  we  learn 
that  steady  progress  is]  making  among 
the  Cherookee  churches  in  numbers, 
character,  and  efficiency.  The  loss  of 
two  native  preachers  is  lamented,  but 
one  has  already  been  sent  forth  to 
occupy  their  place.  The  mission  to  the 
other  tribes  is  not  in  so  advanced  a 
state.  Still  the  churches  endures  and 
their  present  fidelity  aud  aeal  are  the 
seed  of  future  increase  of  which  indi- 
vidual conversions  are  the  indication. 

We  could  apply  the  closing  remarks 
of  the  report  whence  we  have  drawn 
these  particulars  to  ou|r  own  mission, 
more  particularly  in  regard  to  the  field 
of  India.  May  our  readers  most  seriously 
ponder  the  solemn  inquiry  with  which 
the  following  extract  closes : — 

<<Such,  in  brief  outline,  is  the  state 
of  our  missions.  In  view  of  their 
small  beginnings,  they  call  for  a  grate* 
fill  remembrance  of  the  divine  favour 
through  whidi  they  have  reached  their 
present  degree  of  expansion.  But  in 
consideration  of  the  immensely  widened 
fidd  now  made  accessible,  of  the  provi- 
dential signs  that  beckon  to  us  from 
the  four  comers  of  the  earth,  of  the 
resources  of  our  denomination  multi- 
plied by  years  of  prosperity,  it  is  im- 
possible to  suppress  the  question,  What 
doth  the  Lord  require  of  us  1" 


253 


TtlE  MISSIONARY  HBBALD 


A  PASTORATE  FOR  NATIVE  CHURCHES. 


On  former  occasions  we  have  made 
the  readers  of  the  Herald  acquainted 
with  our  general  views  on  this  subject. 
Next  to  the  dissemination  of  divine 
truth,  and  the  nature  of  the  agencies  to 
be  employed  in  effecting  it,  no  question 
can  be  of  greater  importance — ^how  best 
to  secure  the  results  of  missionary 
labour,  and  to  secure  the  ground  which 
has  been  gained.  Our  American  brethren 
are  alive  to  this  question,  and  striving 
to  solve  it,  especially  as  it  relates  to 
their  flourishing  mission  in  Burmah. 
During  the  recent  visit  of  the'secretary 
of  the  American  Baptist  Union  to  this 
portion  of  their  field,  this  subject  among 
many  others  was  deliberated  upon,  and 
we  propose  to  give  the' result  in  the 
words  of  the  report  drawn  up  by  the 
missionaries  to  whose  hands  its  pre- 
paration was  referred.    They  say : — 

''We  have  reached  a  period  in  the 
history  of  our  missions  when  this  subject 
demands  the  most  profound  and  prayer- 
ful attention.  This  will  appear  most 
evident  when  it  is  considered  that  at 
this  present  moment  there  are  117 
churches  connected  with  the  Burmese 
and  Karen  Missions,  with  a  membership 
of  some  10,000  converta,  with  only  eleven 
ordained  pastors.  New  churches  are 
rising,  and  under  the  blessing  of  God 
will  continue  to  rise,  until  the  whole 
land  is  filled.  The  question  at  once 
suggests  itself,  To  whom  must  these 
numerous  churches  look  for  faithful 
pastors  to  go  in  and  out  before  them  ? 

"  I.  It  must  be  admitted  that,  in  the 
early  stage  of  their  profession,  the  im- 
maturity of  the  converts,  the  presence 
of  evil  habits  acquired  in  a  state  of 
heathenism  or  idolatry,  the  ignorance 
and  imperfect  apprehension  of  the 
gospel,  must  and  do  require  the  judicious 
treatment  of  missionaries.  They  demand 
from  them  incessant  instruction,  great 
wBtcbfuhkeea,  and  pastoral  supervision. 


But  a  lon^  continued  supervuum  your 
Committee  believe  would  be  attended 
with  many  serious  evil  results.  It 
would  engender  feebleness  in  the  native 
churches  and  incapacitate  them  for  that 
state  of  independence  and  self-sustenta- 
tion  designed  by  the  great  Head  of  the 
church.  It  would  accustom  the  native 
converts  to  a  style  of  ministry  which 
can  in  vain  be  looked  for  from  a  native 
pastorate  when  circumstances  shall  com- 
pel its  employment.  It  would  have  a 
reflex  influence  disastrous  to  mission- 
aries themselves.  Their  exertions  would 
become  limited  and  confined  to  small 
bands  of  converts,  while  myriads  are 
perishing  around  them,  and  so  fiu*  as 
influence  goes,  they  would  set  a  most^ 
injurious  example  to  the  churches  and 
to  native  assistants.  It  would  teach 
them  to  be  satisfied  with  what  had 
already  been  gained,  instead  of  impress- 
ing upon  them  by  personal  example, 
that  they  should  never  rest  satisfied 
while  the  world  around  them  remained 
in  darkness  of  heathenism. 

''  II.  It  will  appear  evident  that  if  the 
reasons  adduced  are  valid  Bgednst  a  long 
continued  pastorship  of  missionaries, 
'they  are  valid  arguments  for  the 
employment  of  native  pastors  alone  to 
superintend  the  converts  gathered  into 
the  Christian  fold.  In  no  other  way 
can  the  wants  of  the  native  converts  be 
supplied  and  the  gospel  they  have  re- 
ceived be  perpetuated.' 

"The  Committee  have  been  led  to 
inquire.  Has  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
made  no  provision  for  these  churches 
purchased  by  his  own  blood,  in  raising 
up  a  native  ministry?  We  rejoice  to 
say  that  he  has  done,  as  he  has  been 
wont  to  do  at  every  stage  of  the  church's 
history,  down  to  the  present  time.  There 
are  now  eleven  ordained  men  who,  by 
their  fidelity  in  the  discharge  of  the  high 
\  duties  enttue\A4  V>  ^Yu^i^  ^<^Ti»>taiaia«^ 


FOB  APRIL,  1864. 


253 


that  the  missioiiaries  did  not  err  in  the 
laying  on  of  hands,  and  setting  them 
apart  to  the  work  unto^which  they  were 
called  by  the  Holy  Qhost,  though  they 
may  have  done  it  with  fear  and  trem- 
bling.   In  addition  there  are  more  than 
120  native  preachers  connected  with 
these  churches,  many  of  whom  until 
recently  have  been  inaccessible  to  the 
missionary  in  Burmah.     These  men  (or 
most  of  them)  have  been  raised  up  by 
God  himself  and  endowed  with  gifts 
ind  qualifications  for  the  ministry  of  the 
word.    They  have  sat  side  by  side  with 
your  missionaries  in  the  zayat,  they 
have  stood  with  them  in  the  field  of 
active  service ;  they  have  been  entrusted 
ffith  the  gospel  and  have  wended  their 
weary  way  to  the  distant  jungle  and 
preached  the  crucified  Saviour  in  the 
vales  and  on  the  mountain  tops,  relying 
alone  upon  Him  who  had  called  them ; 
they  have  made  the  jungle  vocal  with 
the  praises  of  Gk>d,  so  that  the  missionary 
following  in  their  footsteps  has  found 
the  wilderness  budding  and  blossoming 
as  the  rose.    These  are  tried  men,  they 
have  met  persecution  and   have   not 
quailed,  they  have  been  reviled  from 
day  to  day  and  have  not  fainted,  they 
have  been  subjected  to  stripes  and  im- 
prisonment, the  naked  sword  has  been 
suspended  over  them, — ^but  all  in  vain. 
These  men  preach  with  power  and  ac- 
ceptance and  have  been  the  pioneers  in 
your  missions,  harbingers  of  the  gospel 
of  peace.    Many  of  them  even  now  are 
iu  charge  of   churches  (which    have 
been  raised  up  through  their  instru- 
mentality), feeding  them  and  guiding 
them  onward  in  the  path  of  life,  while 
others  are  raising  up  new  ones,  the  con- 
verts around  them  waiting  for  the  mis- 
Bionary  to  come  and  set  in  order  the 
thingsihat  remain.  Can  we  for  a  moment 
doubt,  that  Gk>d  is  raising  up  a  pastorate 
for  the  native  churches  %    Or  shall  we 
^tate   and    permit    a    eyBtem    not 


lished  and  entailed,  with  its  accumu- 
lating evils,  upon  the  rising  churches 
of  Burmah  ? 

"The  Committee  would  recommend 
the  most  serious  attention  of  this  con- 
vention and  of  every  missionary  to  this 
subject,  and  that  pastors  be  ordained 
for  every  church  just  so  soon  as  suitable 
men  qualified  as  the  scriptures  demand 
for  this  important  office  are  raised  up, 
not  forgetting  the  injunction,  'Lay  hands 
suddenly  on  no  man.'  For  we  know  of 
no  question  connected  with  the  case  of 
native  converts  which  calls  more  loudly 
for  the  exercise  of  sound  judgment  and 
judicious  action  than  the  ordination  of 
native  pastors.  And  we  recommend, 
therefore,  that  the  native  churches  be 
directed  to  look  unto  God  by  prayer 
and  earnest  supplications  to  raise  up 
faithful  men  —  not  only  pastors,  but 
deacons,  to  take  charge  of  them  in  the 
fear  of  God,  and  that  the  churches  be 
instructed  sacredly  to  sustain  them  by 
their  prayers,  and  support  them  with  a 
generous  liberality.  This  recommenda- 
tion has  the  high  sanction  of  apostolical 
example.  The  attention  of  the  apostles 
was  at  once  directed  to  this  subject  by 
the  Divine  Spirit ; — a  subject  so  import- 
ant that  it  was  entered  upon  in  the 
most  solemn  manner,  with  fasting  and 
prayer;  thus  recognizing  the  ministry 
not  only  as  of  divine  appointment,  but 
that  God  had  in  raising  up  churches 
endowed  them  with  suitable  gifts,  which 
were  to  be  sought  out  and  publicly  set 
apart  to  the  work,  and  then  commended 
to  God. 

''  In  making  this  recommendation,  we 
would  by  no  means  convey  the  idea 
that  the  missionary  should  cease  to  in- 
struct and  watch  over  the  pastors  and 
infant  churches  raised  up  under  his 
ministry.  No.  In  addition  to  all  the 
trials  and  labours  of  the  faithful  mis- 
sionary, he  wUl  have '  the  care  of  all  Uv<i 
churches  *  stilL 


''ocikmedbyBcriptuTe  to  become  estah-  j     ''  When  we  have  tliuB  com\»^<A  mOo. 


S54 


THE  MISSIOVABT  HERALD 


the  ii^anotion,  ^And  the  things  that 
thou  htst  heard  of  me,  among  many  wit- 
nesses, the  same  commit  thou  to  fiuthful 
men  who  shall  be  able  to  teach  others 
slso/  may  we  hope  to  see  'the  native 
bhorches  walking  in  the  fSsar  of  God, 
and  edified  by  their  own  brethren  under 
the  ^i^^"g  of  the  Spirit  of  God,  and 
the  missionary  unfurling  the  banner  of 
nlyation  in  the  regions  beyond'  Then, 
may  we  see  these  sheepfolds  so  regulated 
that,  were  every  missionary  withdrawn. 


they  would  poMess  within  themselyes 
both  the  men  and  the  ability  to  continue 
as  the  witnesses  oi  Christ,  until  'the 
wilderness  and  the  solitary  place  shall 
be  glad  for  them  and  they  shall  rejoioe 
and  blossom  as  the  rose/" 

It  is  thus  seen  that  our  American 
brethren  are  in  full  accord  with  us  in 
this  subject,  and  give  the  full  weight  of 
their  experience  and  eonyiotions  to  the 
truth  of  the  views  we  hold. 


FOEEIGN  INTELLIGENCE. 


JlSBOiX. — In  the  month  of  TTorember  two 
native  preachen  Timted  the  town  of  Satgari, 
to  be  present  at  the  Ras  ftstiral,  one  of  the 
nmnbeileii  feasts  held  in  honour  of  the  vile 
Kriahnu.  The  aanmblage  of  'knany  thou- 
sanda  of  people  at  these  seasons  aflFbrds  a 
ftToonble  opportunity  for  proclaiming  the 
gospel.  Growda  are  brought  together  to 
witaesi  the  fireworka,  and  to  hear  filthy  iongt 
aeoompanled  by  discordant  druma.  From 
morning  to  night  the  word  of  life  was 
preached,  and  scriptures  and  tracts  were 
distdbuted.  One  day,  four  young  Baboos, 
the  sons  and  nephews  of  the  Zemindar,  sent 
for  Ali  Mahommed  and  Waris,  the  native 
preachers,  in  order  to  discuss  the  respective 
merits  of  Hinduism,  Mahommedanism,  and 
Christianity.  They  wished,  they  said,  to 
aaceitain  the  true  religion.  About  three 
handred  Brahroins  and  Pundits  and  many 
respectable  Mahommedans  were  prssvnt,  who 
had  been  invited  by  the  Boboos  to  their 
palace  to  listen  io  the  discussion.  The  New 
Testament  was  already  known  to  the  Baboos, 
having  received  a  copy  of  the  Bengali  version 
long  before.  Several  passages  were  read, 
and  at  their  request  Ali  interpreted  them  to 
their  satisfaction*  After  several  questions 
about  Mahommedanism,  Ali  was  asked  his 
ojunion  of  Hinduism,  which  he  freely  gave 
the  Baboos  agreeing  with  him  that  the  Shas- 
tree  were  full  of  contradictions  and  unworthy 
of  belief.  The  discuition  ended  by  a  fhll 
aekaowledgmeDt  that  Christiaiiity  was  tbe 


from  this  interesting  interview,  one  of  the 
Baboos  addressed  to  the  native  preachen  the 
singular  question, ''  Were  the  Zemindars  to 
embrace  Christianity,  would  it  prove  bene- 
ficial to  the  oause  of  truth!"  Speaking 
generally  of  their  itinerant  laboarB,  tbcy 
say,  **  We  seldom  meet  with  any  who  aaon 
to  be  hostile  to  Christianity.  The  people  are 
getting  enlightened,  and  henoe  their  prejudices 
against  Christianity  are  gradually  vanishing 
away.  All  carping,  cavilling,  and  reviling 
have  almost  ceased.'*  There  are  five  candi- 
dates awaiting  the  ordinance  of  baptism. 

CEYLON,  Colombo.— We  learn  with 
pleasure  that  Mr.  Carter  has  already  been 
able  to  address  a  native  congregation  in  the 
Singhalese  language,  and  that  by  a  judidons 
method  of  study  he  has  so  far  succeeded  in 
the  attainment  of  the  native  idioms,  as  to  lodi: 
forward  at  an  early  day  to  the  consecration 
of  all  his  time  to  the  proclamation  of  divine 
truth  among  the  people* 

WEST  INDIES,  BiBAMAfl.— Our  excel- 
lent missionaiy  Mr.  Capem  has  at  length 
resumed  his  laboun  amoqg  his  people  at 
Nassau.  Not,  however,  without  some  [dis- 
couragement, arising  from  the  misconduct  of 
j  the  young  man  whom  he  had  left  to  preach 
to  the  people  during  his  absence  from  the 
colony.  The  place  of  the  lamented  Fowler 
has  not  jet  been  filled  up,  and  at  the  time  of 
writing,  Mr.  Capem  had  not  been  able  to 
viat  the  churches  rendered  destHnte  by  his 
deceue.     Ae  ecconvts  of  the  tattivo  tevth- 


eafy  trw  nS^an.     On   theh*]  reth«nienUnRvwi^AtiA\aiRBi^«E% 


FOR  APaiL,  1854. 


266 


bat  bftptiMd  fortjr-«e?en  p«noni  during  the 
lait  jewy  and  hii  people  bave^  contributed 
towards  hii^  rapport  rather  more  than  the 
lait  yeaxt      Nearly  all  the  churches  are  re- 
nouncing their  prejudices  against  .the  native 
pastorate  ajstem  ;  but  yet  do  not  feel  alto- 
gether aa  they  ought  respecting  the  support 
of  thdr  pastors.    To  a  large  extent,  however, 
this  may  arise  firom  poverty,  the  hurricanes 
of  Norember   last  having  destroyed  their 
com,  and  almost  entirely  their  ground  pro- 
tisiona.   Great  dlstreM  prevails,  and  hundreda 
ire  at  th«  pobt  of  atarvation.     Some  asiist- 
lace  hu  biea  randered  by  the  government ; 
bat  niuuaiarily  all  claaea  faei  the  effeeta  of 
aich  a  visitatioB. 

ST.  DOMINGO,  PiTBMO  Pi.ata^— Amid 
a  pe<^le  irhom  popery  and  in6delity  hold  in 
bmdage,  the  work  of  the  servant  of  Christ  ia 
aeoeaiarily  alow.    If  liberty  be  inscribed  on 
the  banners  of  the  people^  yet  do  these 
idvtfiaiiea  oppoae  ita  exercise,  and,  by  every 
means,  endeavour  to  hinder  the  spread  of 
that  truth  which  alone  can  make  them  free. 
One  of  the  priests  denounces  from  the  pulpit 
the  miniatiiitionB  of  the  miasionary.    Exhor* 
tations  and  threats  are  freely  addressed  to 
nch  as  will  receive  tracts,  or  listen  to  the 
message  of   eternal  life^      The  benefits   of 
extreme  unction  are  to  be  denied  the  recusant, 
while,  iinr   himself,  the  priest  declares  he 
voold  rather  be  with  the  sauits  in  hell  than 
vith  protcstanta  in  heaven.     Nevertheless, 
bibles  and  tracts  find  their   way  into  the 
homes  of  both  the  poor  and  the  rich,  and 
the  vints  of  the  missionary  are  recei\'ed  with 
respect  and   interest.      The  health  of  Mr. 
Rycroft  has  suffered  much  from  the  closeness 
of  the  room  in  which  public  worship  is  held. 
A  chapel  is  greatly  needed.     The  people 
have  contributed  upwards  of  £40  for  the  pur- 
pose;  but  Mr.  Rycroft  is  constrained  to 
appeal  to  the  churches  at  homo  to  help  him 
ia  this  important  matter. 
HAITI,  Jacmel. — We  have  been  favoured 


with  the  following  eztr&at  from  a  private 

letter  of  Mr.  WeUey's,  which  will  doubtless 

awaken  feelings  of  gmtitude  to  God  with 

respect  to  this  tried  mission.    He  aays,  under 

date  of  February  10  : — 

''  God  seems  to  be  especially  blessing  us 
just  at  this  time  in  this,  I  may  say,  more 
than  ever  interesting  mission ;  not,  'tis  true, 
by  immediate  and  large  accessions  to  the 
church,  but  bjr  the  preparation  of  the  aoil  for 
the  sowing  of  the  seedf.  Our  congre^tions 
are  much  larger  than  evef  *  the  tide  of 
public  opmion  is  £ut  changing  in  our  favour, 
and  a  strong  under  current  of  good  is  heaving 
the  sea  of  evil  that  has  overflowed  our  towns- 
people. I  do  not  say  this  from  any  warmtii 
of  the  moment  I  the  thing  is  a  living  palpable 
&ct.  My  union  with  Miss  Clark^  the  ereotion 
of  our  chapel,  and  our  present  intention  to 
build  a  school  room  have  unquestionably 
contributed  oonaiderably  to  our  preaent  rao- 
cess,  at  least;  so  &r  as  secondary  agency 
could  do  so.  True,  we  have  only  baptized 
five  peraont  during  the  past  year,  but  w« 
shall  soon,  I  doubt  not,  baptise  otheii.  I 
would  fain*hope  that  we  shall  gather  a  large 
harvest  of  souls  this  vear,  for  man^  are 
pricked  to  the  heart,  and  many  more  still  are 
convinced  of  the  truth.  Our  little  church, 
too,  is  the  only  one  in  the  island  that  enjova 
perfect  peace  and  brotherly  love,  the  only 
one  free  from  trouble,  through  the  great 
mercy  of  God.  We  have  never  yet  had  to 
exclude  a  member,  never  even  been  com- 
!  pelled  to  reprimand  one  of  them  for  un- 
'  Christian  conduct,  whilst  a  sweet  spirit  of 
love,  and  union,  and  desire  to  do  good  per- 
vades, I  think,  every  one  of  them.  Our 
school,  too,  hes  so  increased,  that  we  shall 
ROW  be  compelled  to  refriso  to  take  any  more 
;  children,  until  we  can  get  the  school  room 
'  built.  When  Miss  Harris  left  we  had  only 
j  about,  I  believe,  eighty  children,  and  we 
have  now  a  hundred  and  ten.  It  was,  indeed^ 
remarked  a  few  days  ago  that  no  station  in 
the  island  was  in  every  respect  in  such  a 
prosperous  condition  as  this.  We  would 
indeed  thank  God,  and  God  alone,  and  take 
courage.  When  I  remember  that  I  have 
had  to  preach  for  years  to  eight,  ten,  or 
twelve  persons,  and  that  now  we  sometimes 
have  of  a  sabbath  evening  five  or  six  hun- 
dred heara^  and  frequently  from  two  to 
three  hundred,  I  ought  to  be,  I  cannot  but 
'  be  devoutly  thankfuL" 


HOME  PROCEEDINGS. 

^e  deputation   to    Scotland    com-  and  profitable  meetings  were  held,  and 
P^  their  journey  in  the  first  >teek  of  there  is  reason  tobe^ev^  ^ftA*  ^ik^n:^  S& 
^  pteseDt  month.     Many  pleasant  I  a  deepening  iniereet  m  l^ie  n?otY  ^ 


THE  MI88I0VARY  HERALD 


muaona^  ftmoDK  the  haathen  in  tlie 
chorehes  of  our  denominatioii  in  that 
part  of  the*ooontrj.  Mr.  PetroOy  in 
oo^junciion  with  Mr.  Underhill  has 
iriiited,  Hitohin,  where  a  moet  cordial 
wpmt  waa  maniteted.  Mr.  Underhill 
haa  alao  attoided  meetingi  at  Thrape- 
ton  and  in  ita  idoinitj.  Mr.  Treetrail 
and  Mr.  Handi^  with  the  aasiatanoe  of 
the  local  brethren,  have  been  engaged 
in  holding  meeiinga  in  connection  with 
the  Korth  Wilta  and  East  Somerset 
Aniiliaiy.  The  meetings  have  been  of 
a  Tsry  gratifying  diaracter. 

Besides  the  more  eztensiTe  depnta- 
iioD%  the  fi^wing  places  have  had 
missionaiy  meetings  Harlow,  Kshops 
Stortfbrdy  High  Wycombe,  and  Laton, 
attended  bj  Mr.  E.  CSurej  on  behalf  of 
the  Society  ;  Mr.  Pearoe.also  uniting  in 
that  at  Laton.  Mr.  Qr^gson  has  visited 
Oolohester,  Saffhm  Walden,  and  Wool- 
widi;  and  Mr.  Tjmdels,  Leamington; 
Mr.  Tiooehman,  and  Mr.  Trestrail,  Wat- 
lord  ;  and  Dr.  Wills,  Leighton  Buzzard. 
The  smaller  places  in  the  neighbourhood 
have  enjoyed  the  services  of  Mr.  Cowdj. 

It  is  with  pleasure  we  record  our 
impression  that  the  presence  of  the  Lord 
owr  Saviour  has  been  enjoyed  in  these 
varied  services,  and  that  its  hallowed 
ft^fln^iyft  was  surely  felt 

We  record  with  feelings  of  satisfac- 
tion that  the  Oommittee  have  accepted 


the  services  of  the  Rev 
of  Holt,  in  Norfolk,  for 
Western  Africa.  He  k 
assistance  of  our  worth 
Saker,  as  early  as  arrani 
made. 

Our  readers  will  obsei 
important  change  in  tb 
Annual  Services.  Thebr 
for  the  mission  in  Indii 
nated  to  their  solemn  v 
the  usual  sermon,  at  Sui 
more  fitting  opportunit 
found  to  inaugurate  th< 
mentingour  missionary 
The  service  will  have, 
the  holy  sympathies,  a 
brethren  the  fervent  % 
Lord's  people.  They  m 
their  toil  with  the  cons 
bation  of  the  Society, 
hope  that  others  will  be 
their  example  to  devote 
the  like  manner  to  the 
Lord. 


NOTICE. 

The  secretaries  of  the 
intimate  to  the  secrcta 
and  district  auxiliaries, 
to  have  a  meeting  with  t 
during  the  ensuing  anni- 
of  which  due  notice  will 


FOREIGN  LETTERS  RECEIYED. 


A-FBiCA— GaAHAii's  Towv,  Hay,  A.,  Decem- 
ber 90 ;  Ndton,  T.,  Dec.  30. 
AStA— CALCmFTA,  ThoRMi^  J.,  Fel>.  18. 
CoLomo,  Caiter,  C,  Jan.  28. 
Jaasoai,  Puiy,  J.,  Jan.  8. 
Bahahas — Nassau.  Gapern,  H.,  Jan.  5  and 
12. 
GaAVD  Tvax— Litdewood,  W.,  Jan.  25. 
BaxTTArr — IftoaLAiXi  Jenkina,  J.,  March  1, 

10  and  20. 
Haiti— Jachil,  Webley,  W.  H.,;Feb.  8  & 

Jamaica,  Pbillippo,  J.  M.,&  others  Feb.—; 
JEtEua  CUatLE,  Umw^  H.  B.,  Feb.  10. 


Baowv's  Town— Clark,  J 
Calabar— East,  D.  J.,  F 
Four  Paths,  Grould,  T., 
KivosTOif,  Oughton,  S.,  1 
Curtis,  W.,  and  others, 
St.  Aim's  Bat,  Millard, '. 
;         24. 

I     Salter's  Hill,  Dendy,  \ 
I  St.  Doxivgo— Puerto  Plj 
I         K.,  Jan.  2  and  20. 
Trinidad— Port  of  Spaip 
25. 
MouvT  Hopeful,  Iiiniss, 


FOR  APRIL,  1854. 


267 


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 


The  thanks  of  the  Committee  are  presented  to 

The  Jurenile  Working  Society,  New  Park ' 

Street,  for  a  parcel  of  clothing,  for  Rev. 

A ,  Saker,  Jfriea  ; 
G.  P.  Prince,  Esq.,  M.D.,  Bidefbrd,  for  a 

case  of  clothing,  value  £10,  and  books, 

value  £5,  for  Afr,  J,  J.  FuUer,  Africa; 
Mr.  James  Leslie,  New  Pitsligo,  for  a 

parcel  of  magazines ; 
A  Friend,  for  a  parcel  of   Evangelical ; 

Magazines; 
Friends  at  Chipping  Norton,  for  a  case  of  i 

clothing,   value  £15,  for  Rev,  «/.  A/,  j 

PkUUppo,  Spaniih  Town  ; 


the  following  friends — 

Sunday  School,  Queen  Street,  Woolwich, 
by  S.  M.  Percival,  for  a  case  of  useful 
and  fancy  articles,  value  £2*2,  for  Rev. 
J.  Smiihf  Chitoura ; 

Friends  at  Manchester,  Birmingham,  and 
Wolverhampton,  by  Mrs.  Marten,  for  a 
case  of  clothing,  value  £8,  for  Rev, 
Joseph  Gordon,  Afount  Nebo,  Jamaica; 

Friends  at  Blandford  Street,  by  Mrs. 
Keyes,  for  a  box  of  clothing,  &c.,  value 
£3  10s.,  for  Mrs.  Sale,  Jessore* 


CONTRIBUTIONS, 


Reeeived  an  account  of  the  Baptist  Missionary  Society^  from  February  21  to 

March  20, 1854. 


£s. 

AnHtuU  S^bteripHons. 

^llen,  J.  H.,  Esq 2    S 

^acoD,  Mr.  J.  P 1    I 

^^unta,  R.,  Esq.  1    I 

Hartlett,  R«t.  /.,  Mam- 
wood 1    1 

fieddome,  R  B.,  Esq....    1    1 
fieddome,  W.  B  ,  Esq...    1    1 

fienHflnk,  Mr 1    1 

Placket,  Mrs 1    1 

^owen,  Mr.  and  Mrs. ...    1    1 

Clark,  Mrs 1    1 

Oriapin,  Mr 0  10 

enroll,  A.  A.,  Esq. 10    0 

•Oarid,    Mr.    Ebenezer, 

two  years  1    1 

iDeane,  Messrs.,  and  Co.    1    1 

l>lane7.  Miss  1    1 

A;>ouglaa,   James,    Esq., 

Cavers 6    0 

X)imt,  Mr.  Thomas  1    1 

X)ant,  Mr.  J 1    1 

^Kames,  Miss 1    0 

S^randes,  Rev.  G 0  10 

B-'rancls,  Mr.  J 1    1 

Oorer,  Mr.  W 1    1 

Oomey,  W.  B.,  Esq 100    0 

Do.,    additional,    for 

India 50 

Cfomcy,  Henry,  Esq.  ...    5 
^addon,   Messrs.  John 

and  Son 2 

Hamilton,  Thomas,  Esq.    1 

Wanks,  Mr.  W 0 

Weriot,  Mr.  J.  J 3 

Wodge,  J.,  Esq. 1 

Huntley,  Miss  1 

XrUh,  Mr.  Frederick 0  10 

Jones,  Capt.  John,  R.N.    1    1 

X^v,  James,  Esq 1 

teacher,  Mrs. 1 

Blorch,  Key.  Dr 2 

Orerbury,  Mr.  B 1 

's^eek.  Brothers,  Messrs.    1 

£ewtress,  T.,  Esq 2 

Jontifex,  Mr.  R. 1 

S«ole,  II.,  Esq 1 

5»»«ll.  Mr.  John 3 

*»m8den,      R.,     Esq., 

uS?**"  HaU 1 

^>%way,  Thomas,  Esq.    5 

S^Ui.F « 1 

5*fp.Mn 1 


0 

S 

2 

1 
15 
2 
1 
1 


1 
1 
0 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
3 

1 
5 
1 
1 


0 
0 
0 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
6 
0 

0 
0 
0 

0 
0 
0 
0 
6 
0 
C 
0 

0 
0 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
6 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

0 
0 
0 
0 


£  s.  d. 

Taylor,  James,  Esq 2    2    0 

Warmington,  J.,  Esq....    3    3    0 

Whitehome,  Mr.  J 2    2    0 

Woolley,  Mr.  O.  B 4    4    0 


Donations, 

David,  Mr.  E  ,  box  0 

Gray,    Dr.   J.    T.,    for 

India  0  10 

Townley,  Rey.  Henry...  5    0 
Tressider,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 

J.  E.y  tor  India 2  10 


5    0 


Tottenham, — Continned   £   s.  d. 
Contributions,        for 

Do.,  Svnday  School    0 
Do.,  Infant  School, 
West  Green  0 


0 

7 


0 
9 


20  U    7 
Less  expenses    2    8    0 


24    G    7 
Walworth,  Lion  Street^ 
Sanday     School,    for 
Gahalaya      School, 
Ceylon 15  10    0 


Legacies. 

Knighton,  Mr.  G.  W., 

late  uf  Stony  Stratfurd  100    0    0 
Nelson,  (Mr.  John,  late 

of  Dumfries   3!i    7  U 

Do.,  for  Tinnslations  35     8    0 
Palmer,  Mies  E.  F.,  late 

of  London 19    0    0  ' 

Stoate,  Mr.  Thomas,  late 

of  Bristol   25    0    0 


Brdfordshirk. 

Dunstable — 

Collections 11  10    2 

Cuutributions  11  18    5 


LoifDON  AKO  MiDOLXSKX 

Auxiliaries. 

Battersea,  on  account ...  20    0    0 
Brompton,  Thnrloe  Chapel- 
Contributions,        for 
Native  Preacher*  ...    2  18    0 
Camberwell,  on  account  44  12    4 
Kawlings,  E.,  Esq.  ...  10  10    0 
Contributions,         by 
Master  John  Cowen    2    0    0 
Fox  and  Knot  Court- 
Sunday     School,    for 

Schools 3  10    0 

Highgatc — 
Sunday    School,     for 
Native  Preachers  ...    0  10    0 
Kensington — 
Contnbution8,by  Mrs. 

D.  Rawlings 10    0 

Milton  Street- 
Sunday     School,    for 
Native  Preachers  ...    0  16    0 
Stratford  Green- 
Collection  2    0    0 

Contribution 10    0 


23  14    7 
Less  expenses    0    G  11 

23    7    8 


BXRKSHTRB. 

Abingdon — 

Collections 7  11 

Do..     Fyttcld     and 

Cothill 1  IC 

Do.,  Drayton 1    0 

Contributions  24  16 

Do.,  Sunday  School  0  19 


0 
3 
4 


1    0 

I  ol 


Tottenham— 

Collection,,,. B    2    6 

ContribatiouB  19  17    3 


36    2 
Less  expenses    fl    3 

3.5  10 
Kariogdon — 

Collections .« 4    4 

Contributions   , 5  10 

9 
0 

u 

0 

0 

Newbury — 
Collections 10    4 

0 

Contribution.*)  19  11 

0 

Do.,  Brimpton  0    4 

Do.,  Sunday  School    3    1 
Do.,  do..  Long  Lane    0    2 
Do.,  Bible  Cbiss   ...    0  12 

0 

u 
1 

0 

^ 
»  ^ 

^\  \^  ^ 


Raulliu,  on  MMant  ...  iJ 
WllllliffoM— 
CbIIkiIoti,        Pnrn 

MM  In;-,  Ck  /*21a    I 
CwMbni  :^ii^        f« 
Hall.,  .'•nadun  ...    I 

CiHHUiMauiBa. 

Do..'toi  ladit".'.'.'.'.'.    I 
LtUtT.  "'  ^-  E^'  •"  >< 

Namm-B»T  CAmaisaui 
Anillltri- 

SuionUlDI— 
CdtfHtliin  ( 

ContrlbnUgiii  t 

CoUhUbd I 

CotUeliau  ...,...t.......     t 

OaDtrltmtldni  1 


U13 


THB  MI8SI0HARI  HSRALD 


BciiroBHii 

lOH- 

CoDlrlbatioDa. 

RnrrauiHi 

Itbost*  BIOftfMd— 

ColhKUoB  

CoBlilbotloD)    

ColluUini 

Cunlrlbniiooi 
Do,.  IK  iMallj 

Proiwdj  of  kfuTikgti 

DftVliiiilMllng 

AdnHiwMfil  ImOn 
tad  npOKM 

Itniton— 
CaD»lliull«u,  br  Mr. 
T,  OwdniM  .„.. 
Do.,  bf  UlB  SUD- 

CsUKlIgn)... 


CoIlKtIon 

CaDlribMlMI 

Do.    Cor     ^TriB 


DaroBpotl,  b;  Bar, 

CoUHtlOBIi  A(_, 
Coatrllfiitloni  ,.., 
Dpattujr    


L<lcMt(T,  Btlnlr  Stnel— 


B    t    I       CunltibDtlnni.         fm 


■■MUDga,  (Or  J(< 


CuntrUfDllaiu,  bf  Hr 


It  i«  e  <^ 

!.'  1 11  <  t 

L'    1  IB  10   C 


Acknoir1«d((0  brfon 


oinhten— 

Kioin  Fmchm ...    t 


CsntrlbDtlsiu  .. 


FmAtrt...    I    4 


ESS-  ""  •   S& 

Conttnentll  EtbikK  *""" 

CTlSotWj.forJrii- 

Mjflr.''BV^-; '       i  w.i«ii.  0 „^ 

jQTcnUfSotleij'.Cor  SiaAuj    ficbool      far 


K"™' 


C«BlTlbiiHDtui.    tor 


M   t.  d. 

OoUtctUiBL. „ »  la  t 

CtDtribaUou  B  II  1 

Do.  Siuid^  SchoDl    17  0 

M»  7 
L*H  nptatt*    OUT 

fO    1  0 

amiu. 

IfavM,  Mr.  S.  K. 0  11  0 

CgBaetiiur.^ IT    1  9 

CHtdbBtlDu  n  11  T 

Do,  Rnndtf  Bcbovl    >    1  D 

WlLTUOU. 

Brwtoa- 

*M1kUoii S    B  1 


,    S    3    0 
,    SIS    1 

.  3  1  e 


_CaMbiilbiB..., 
RauM  .,..„. 


ba..JaT«iUe,  SuDIb 

Puwli   10  IB    0 

Do,     (or      Xofin 


NORTB  WALE!. 


FOB  APRIL,  1854. 

;e   (.  <I. 

Do'.la'iuidiir ii«iia«i  o  b  d 

"ff   7  I 

L«u*ip«itH 0   13 

LlufDUm 4  Iff  I 

LluuUill— 

fullctUor.  0    B  0 

Uorgu.  E>,  Eaq U    0  0 

SOOTH  WALES. 

coESn""!!.^!!?"  1  IS  • 

ContilbBUsiu  —    1    7  A 

LoM  upnuH   0  10  0 

J  H  0 

CAKUHTHBHaUllll- 

Birlohjgwjiil— 

Ooninbulloiii"!"^!....    0  10  0 

Coi'miIoh  .!, 0    7  1 

^^Htlon 0    B  1 

Conlilbatiau  II    4  11 

Do.,  Biaiiv  Sobool    110 

Wlilllud,  Nuknth— 
CoUHtloo 114 

»    4  1 

iMatipiDHi    0    0  7 

0  LiHoiaunaiiii-- 
L1j.™b- 

CollKtlon  010  0 

CoDtribatlong 1  IS  0 

i-r.arhn, 0  10  0 

D,...&nnrtiij  School    0    S  0 
Mcnhj-rTjilyU,  Ziun- 

C-dli^niuiu S  11  « 

BsdvH.  Htphiituli— 

CullEcUon „..„...     S    8  » 

C.jii.ii.ijrlo[i,                1  17  6 

Lv;;.iti.,ri 1    1  0 

C.'.r.iniiun.in.    4  13  • 

Uu..  Sun'Ji)-  Mmii\    0  10  0 

cXc'ii.iEi 1  18  5 

CDairibotlona  Z  II  1 

Prachiii  1    8  S 

Do.,  SoDdu  Bcliml    0    4  3 
Honllri,  Zoai— 

Llnihlltfih— '" 

CallKtloD 0  1]  0 

Umaioulb- 

CnOlbathni  I  10  D 


s:s;a.. 

rufbUbotliugooJ— 

t  10    1 
1    0   0 

Trrdtgir— 

EMllttChuTth- 
fi-llootiop  

WtWClurdi— 

1    (    0 

a  ■  • 
1  7  > 

Mi 

IiD..  Sm.  SoboiiJ 

!'!! 

44    4  10 

41  a  « 

1    4    4 

•Bte-r. 

0     B     B 

ConlrlhotloM  DBS 

Do..Jiiietill8 g    S    ■ 

irontiborougli— 

l.e'i^Jmonii^  

M^r'',;;,^-™ 

Bit    « 

a^ii'"""- 

oie  » 

■».'S ! 

ncrlinClupel    3  13    ( 


....    \    «    » 


2(M) 


THE  MISSIONARY  HERALD  FOR  APRIL,  1854. 


CaMT—  £  t.  d, 

Contribatloiif,    addi- 

tional 0  12    0 

Dundee — 

Lov,  Mrs.,  for  India    0  10    0 
Dnnfenolliie — 

Collection 3    0    2 

Contributions   17  11    0 

Edinburgh^- 
Collections- 
Charlotte  Chapel ...  21    0    0 

Elder  Street  31  10    0 

Pablie  Meeting 3  15    5 

Tabernacle 3    0    0 

Contribations   1  12    0 

Do.tJuTenile,  Elder 

Street 23  14    4 

Do.,     for     Female 

Hducaiion 0    5    0 

Do.,      for     Native 
lacker,   Normal 

School,  India 10    0    0 

Do.,  Bristo  Street, 
additional,       for 

TVanetottofU 5    2    6 

Do.,  Charlotte  Cha- 
pel,   for     Natire 

Freaeheri  3  12    0 

Elsin.  bf  Mr.  Talloch— 
Sabbath    School,   for 
Native  Preaehen ...    1    1    4 


£   «.  d. 
Elgin,  by  Mr.  A.  Ufquhart— 

Contribations  3    5    0 

Elie<- 
Contribatione,        for 
Native  Preachert ...    0  li)    0 

Glasgow — 
Collections — 
Baronial  Hall  (addi- 
tional for  ]8.'S2)...    C    8 


East  Regent  Street    5  0 

Hope  Street  13  8 

Trades'  Hall 2  4 

Do,    fur    Natice 

Prfae/tcrs  2  4 

Contributions   5  0 


3 

0 
G 

8 


0 


Greenock — 
Collections — 
United  Presbyterian 

Church   18    7 

West  Bum   Street    0    8    7 
Contribations  4  10    6 

HanUey— 

Collections,  Free 

Church   7    2    6 

Inrine — 

CoUections 2  17    2 

Contributions  11  10    6 

Kirkcaldy— 

Contributions  * 2    0    0 


New  PiUllgo— 
Leslie,  Mr.  James    ...    C 

PalBler— 
Collection,         Public 

Meeting H 

Contribations  14 

Do.,    Bible     Clas£<. 
George  Street,  for 
Native  Preaditrs    1 
Do.,  f-torcy  Street, 

Tor  I'o i 

Do.,     do.,     Sunday 
Pchool.  (oT&'hoolf 

ia  Iiidia S 

St.  Andrew's — 

Collodion  0 

Contributions  S 

Do.,      for      Natire 
Preac/urs  2 

33( 
Less  expenses    4 

32i 
FOREIGN. 

A  WKTCA — 

Graham's  To^m    5i 


The  following  are  the  particulnra  of  ContributioM  receivc.l  from  Graham's  Torni, 
Africa,  acknowledged  above : — 


£«.  d. 

Allison,  Samnel    0  10  0 

Beck,  A.  W 0  10  0 

Blaine,  H 110 

Cawood,  S 0  10  0 

Crouch,  R 0  10  0 

Croft,  C.  S 0  10  0 

Gamming,  0 10  0 

Donation  110 

Dugroore,  Rot.  H.  H....  0  10  0 

Francis,  G.  C 0  10  0 

Friend 10  0 

Oeard,  J.,  and  Friends 

at  Port  Elizabeth 5    0  0, 

Gilbert,  George 1    0  0  i 

Godlonton,  Robert  10  0  1 

Gowie.  C.  R 0  10  0  I 

Hay,  ReT.  Alex.  2    2  0 

How,  William 0  10  0 

How,  E 0  10  0 


£  ».  d. 

Hoole,  J.  C 0  10    0 

Hoole,  A.  W 0  10    0 

Hobson,  W.  Carey  10    0 

JanrlB,G 110 

King,  T.  P 0  10    0 

Langford,  T 0  10    0 

L.  P.  W 0  Ip    0 

McMaster,  J 0  10    0 

Mandy,  S.  D 0  10    0 

Mlnto,  J.  C 10    0 

Nelson,  Thomas  10  10    0 

Nel8on,  Mrs. 110 

Nelson,  C.H 2    2    0 

Orsmond,  Charles 110 

Orsmond,  John 0  10    6 

Parker,  J 0  10    0 

Powell,  Jamesi,  sen 0  10    0 

Pote,  C 0  10    0 

Rorke,  M 0  10    0 


Shepperson,  B.  M 

Shaw,  Bey.  W 

Stanger,  Samuel  

Stone,  J.  J.  H 

Stone,  R.  G 

Slator,  Charles 

Thompson,  W.  R 

Thomson.  Rev.  W.  Y... 

Tharkwray,  Jnmes  

Wedderburn,  W 

White,  Robert 

Wood,  George  < 

Collection  after  sermon, 

Ebenezor  Cbapel 

Sums  under  10« 


StibflcriptionB  and  Donations  in  aid  of  the  Baptist  Missionary  Society  will  bo  tha: 
recdred  by  William  Brodie  Gumey,£Isq.,  and  Samuel  Morton  Peto,  Esq.,  M.P.,  Tree 
by  the  Bier.  Frederick  Trestrail  and  Edward  Bean  Underbill,  Esq.,  Secretaries, 
Mission  House,  33,  Mooigate  Street,  London:  in  Edinburqii,  by  the  Rev.  Jo 
Watson,  and  John  Macandrew,  Esq.;  in  Glasgow,  by  C.  Anderson,  Esq.;  in  DuBi 
John  Purser,  Esq.,  Rathmines  Castle;  in  Calcutta,  by  the  Rev.  James  Thomas, 
Mission  Press;  and  at  New  Yobk,  United  States,  by  W.  Colgate,  Esq.  Contributi< 
also  be  paid  in  at  Messrs.  Barclay,  Bevan,  Tritton,  and  Co.,  Lombard  Street,  to  the  i 
of  the  Treasurers. 


QUARTERLY    REGISTER 


or  rnu 


BAPTIST    HOME    MISSIONARY    SOCIETY. 

APRIL,  1854. 


The  AmruAXj  Meettko  will  be  held  at  JPINSBURT  CHAFELi 

MoyDAT  EvEimfo,  24tli  April.    The  Chair  to  be  taken  at  half-past  Six. 

V.  Mtddlemoee,  Esq.,  of   Birmingham,  will  preside.      Tea  will  be 

prcnded  at  the  Mission  House,  33,  Moorgate  Street,  at  half-past  five,  for 

^iinisters  and  other  friends  of  the  Society,  including  ladies. 


Studleffi  Warwickshire^ 
Afarch  23rd,  1854. 
Mr  DEAR  Bbotheb^ — I  take  up  my  pen  to 
conclude  the  report  commenced  in  January 
last     By  way  of  preface  I  would  remark, 
that  the  glory  of  Christ  and  the  prosperity  of 
the  church  are  identified  with  each  other ; 
that  it  no  longer  remains  a  problem  unsolved, 
a  conviction  unacknowledged,  that  a  mission- 
ary spirit  is  essential  to  the  prosperity  of  the 
Christian  church.     Without  it  the  church 
*ouid  be  deficient  in  a  main  element  of 
health    and    vigour,    and    tending    rapidly 
towards  leanness,  languor,  and  decay  ;  while, 
an  the  contrary,  activity  and  zeal  in  the  mis- 
nonary  cause,  alike  among  the  heathen  at 
home  and  the  heathen  abroad,  are  indications 
of  the  healthful  and  prosperous  condition  of 
the  church,  by  which  the  glory  of  Christ  is 
promoted  and  the  salvation  of  our  fellow  men 
II  secured. 

May  the  great  Head  of  the  church  hearken 
to  the  voice  of  the  thousands  of  our  Israel, 
"who  sigh  and  cry  for  all  the  abomination 
douc  in  the  land,"  and  send  down  a  glorious 
ihowcr  of  heart-reviving  grace,  so  that  our 
land  may  soon  become  "a  holy  nation,  a 
peculiar  people,  zealous  of  good  works.'* 

Monday,  Oct.  3rd,  1853.— We  left  Strat- 
fefd-on-Avon,  and  paid  a  visit  to  the  village 
of  Binton,  about  six  miles  from  Stratford  on 
cor  way  towards  Studley.     It  is  a   lovely 
little  village,  but  pouessing  few  advantages. 
They  gladly  received  our  tracts.    We  went 
fiom  house  to  house,  preaching  and  teaching 
the  Lord  Jesus,  and  after  walking  about  six- 
teen miles,  we  arrived  at  Studley  worn  out 
>&<!  exhausted. 

.  Tuesday,  Oct.  4th. — Brother  Webb  very 
ill  from  a  violent  cold  and  worn  out  with 
^%e.  The  day  so  wet  that  nothing  could 
he  dotie. 

^ednesdav,  Oct.  5th. —  Went  by  coach 
B^  StDd^irr  io  Alcester.      The  Rev.  Moaes  / 


Philpin,  baptist  minister  of  Alcester,  had 
kindly  invited  us  previously  to  pay  him  a 
visit,  and  hold  a  revival  meeting  in  his  chapel, 
which  he  announced  on  the  sabbath.  Ac- 
cordingly in  the  afternoon  we  distributed 
tracts,  and  at  seven  o'clock  in  the  evening 
held  our  meeting ;  the  attendance  was  good, 
and  the  presence  of  Christ  was  in  his  sane* 
tuary'while  brother  Philpin  read  and  prayed, 
and  brother  Webb  and  myself  addr^eed 
them  concerning  the  things  belonging  to  their 
peace.  The  friends  received  us  most  gladly, 
and  we  have  reason  to  hope  that  our  viait  was 
not  in  vain.  May  God  bless  them  out  of 
Zion. 

Tuesday,  Oct.  11th.— Left  Studley  for 
D  unchurch  in  order  to  spend  a  fortnight  in 
the  northern  division  of  the  county.  Arriyed 
at  Birmingham  late  in  the  evening.  Spent 
the  night  there,  and  on  Wednesday  left  Bir- 
mingham for  Rugby  by  train.  Walked  from 
Rugby  to  Therlaston,  a  distance  of  five  miles. 
The  evening  exceedingly  dark  ;  the  country 
strange  ;  rained  in  torrents  all  the  way; 
spoiled  my  great  coat,  and  caught  a  most 
severe  cold.  Such  are  the  appendages  of 
home  missionary  labour. 

Thursday,  Oct.  13tb.— Weather  bad— and 
very  weary. 

Friday,  Oct  14th. — Begun  our  mission  by 
going  to  Stretton-on-Dunsmoor.  It  is  a 
goodly  village,  but  exceedingly  darky— sadly 
neglected  both  by  church  and  dissent.  Here 
we  found  a  neat  little  independent  ohapel, 
but  scarcely  ever  occupied ;  a  beautiful 
church,  but  a  Puseyite  parson.  One  woman 
abused  us  sadly.  The  rest  received  the 
tracts  with  thankfulness,  and  listened  to  our 
addresses  with  attention.  Truly  they  are  aa 
sheep  without  a  shepherd.  O  Lord  arise,  and 
plead  thine  own  cause. 

Saturday,  Oct,  15th.-»Set  off  m  tVve  TCiOnv- 
ing  for  Kenilworth.      Ailet  ^ivvkWiVii^  cdctcraX 
eight  miles  through  a  moifc  ^Wihy  \«xl<^ii« 


QUAETERLT  REGISTEB 


■rriTed  at  length  at  Brandon  ttation,  from 
thence  to  Goventrj,  and  from  CoTentry  to 
Kenilworth.  We  distributed  tracts  at  the 
■tations  and  in  the  carriages  to  all  the  passen- 
gers, who  apparently  received  them  court- 
eousljy  though  many  smiled  at  what  they 
thought  over-religious  attention.  **  Sow  by 
the  nde  of  all  waters." 

In  the  afternoon  we  came  to  Kenilworth, 
greatly  depressed  in  spirits.    Friends  from 


in  their  destitute  condition,  iopplied  them 
with  preachers,  and  opened  the  house  of  Qod 
again.  May  God  succeed  the  effort !  At 
half-past  two  we  commenced  the  service. 
Brother  Webb  preached  an  appropriate  ser- 
mon, and  brother  Elmore  of  Coventry  con- 
cluded with  prayer.  It  was  a  good  time. 
Many  whom  we  visited  were  present,  and  we 
had  a  good  congregation.  At  six  o'clodi[ 
brother   Webb  commenced  the  service  by 


Coventry  and  other  places  had  given  us  a  sad  i  reading  and  prayer  ;  I  preached  from  Heh. 


account  of  the  place.  Infidelity  seems  to 
have  a  strong  hold  upon  the  lower  classes  of 
the  people,  ,and  truly  they  ore  in  a  most 
desperate  condition.  In  the  evening  we 
reconnoitred  the  town,  arranged  our  plans, 
■elected  the  most  destitute  spots  as  they 
appeared  to  us,  and  then  returned  to  our 
fHeiid  Mr.  Manley,  who,  with  his  wife,  are 
the  principal  baptists  in  the  place.  They 
treated  us  kindly.  After  that,  retired  to  our 
lodgings  full  of  cogitations,  and  reasonings, 


vii.  25,  '*  Wherefore  he  is  able  also  to  save 
them  to  the  uttermost  all  that,"  &C.,  to  a 
most  attentive  and  numerous  congregation, 
which  reminded  the  friends  of  olden  times, 
and  revived  their  drooping  hopes.  It  was  a 
good  day.  The  Lord  was  with  us,  and  mxaj 
drank  from  the  river  of  life,  and  felt  its 
enlivening  power. 

Monday,  Oct.  I7th. — The  whole  day  very 
wet ;  we  could  do  little  or  nothing  in  visiting 
or  tract  distribution ;  but  in  the  evening  we 


and  fears  with  regard  to  our  enterprise  on  the  i  held  n  public  meeting  in  the  baptist  chapel, 
coming  day  (Sunday),  until "  nature's  sweet  i  and  although  it  was  a  most  unpropitious 
restorer,  balmy  sleep,"  gently  closed  our  eyes  |  night,  yet,  such  was  the  interest  (under  God) 
and  hushed  our  fears.  Truly  the  Lord  is  our  !  awakened  among  the  people  by  the  Sunday 
helper,  and  we  will  not  fear  what  man  can  do  |  services,  that  we  had  a  laige  congregation 


onto  us. 

Sunday,  Oct.  IGth. — The  morning  was 
exceedingly  wet ;  the  rain  came  down 
copiously.  Ceased  a  little  about  ten  o'clock, 
when  we  went  forth  to  our  humble  yet  noble 
employment,  to  scatter  the  clouds  of  igno- 
rance and  sin,  and  to  substitute  in  their  place 


consisting  of  all  classes  and  sects  throughont 
the  town.  We  commenced  the  meeting  by 
singing ;  the  Rev.  J.  Button  read  the  scrip- 
tures ;  brother  Elmore  of  Coventry  engaged 
in  supplicating  the  divine  blessing.  After 
which  Mr.  Button  presided,  and  opened  the 
meeting  by  a  most  cordial  and  appropriate 


a  few  lovely  rays  of  the  light  of  the  glory  of  !  address  sympathizing  with  the  object  of  our 
the  grace  of  God,  through  our  Lord  Jesus  j  mission,  and  urged  us  to  perseverance  by  the 


Christ.  Wo  visited  from  house  to  house 
until  one  o'clock,  speaking  to  every  family 
more  or  less,  as  circumstances  permitted, 
about  the  love  of  the  Saviour,  the  work  of 
the  Holy  Spirit  on  the  heart,  their  lost  con- 
dition by  nature,  and  their  exposure  to  eter- 
nal misery  without  an  interest  in  the  great 
atonement.      We  urged   them    to    become 


ultimate  prospect  of  certain  success.    Brother 
Webb  then  addressed  the  meeting,  &c 


Since  the  publication  of  the  preceding  part 
of  the  journal  in  the  January  number  of  the 
Register,  a  letter  has  been  received  from  the 
Rev.  J.  Bottomley,  of  Henley   in   Arden, 
complaining  that  the  representations  of  Mr. 
reconciled  to  God.    Many  appeared  to  feel,  |  Maizey,  respecting  the  state  of   thuigs  at 
especially  one  family.      Oh,  if  one  out  of  |  Henly  are  far  from  correct ;  that  the  popnla- 
that  femily  should  be  brought  to  God,  how  |  tj^n  jg  by  no  means  so  large  ;  that  the  condi- 


will  it  rejoice  our  hearts  in  the  day  of  Christ, 
and  amply  repay  our  toil !  Wo  invited 
them  all  to  come  to  the  house  of  God  in  the 
afternoon,  at  half-past  two,  and  in  the  even- 
ing at  six,  and  they  promised  to  attend.  The 
baptist  friends,  as  it  was  impossible  to  preach 
out  of  doors,  freely  offered  us  their  pretty 
chapel,  which  we  gladly  accepted.  The 
baptist  church  once  flourished  in  Kenilworth, 
but  now,  like  the  ancient  church  in  Sardis, 
there  are  only  a  few  names  left  to  mark  out 
the  wreck  of  an  expired  church.  Tbe  few 
friends  deeply  deplore  this,  and  anxiously 
ask  by  whom  shall  our  church  arise,  for  she  is 
weak.  In  &ct,  the  church  here  is  broken 
up,  and  the  chapel  has  been  closed  for  a 
long  time,,  until  within  the  last  five  or  six 
months,  when  the  friends  from  Coventry  and 
Leamington,  deeply  sympathizing  with  them 


tion  of  the  baptist  interest  is  not  so  depressed; 
and  adding  that  the  missionaries  were  treated 
with  all  possible  hospitality.  While  justice  to 
Mr.  Bottomley  requires  that  his  complaint 
should  not  pass  unnoticed,  justice  to  Mr. 
Maizey  equally  demands  the  statement  that 
he  is  incapable  of  intentional  misrepresenta- 
tion— that  he  described  the  state  of  things  as 
they  appeared  to  him,  and  that  any  apparent 
discrepancy  is  fairly  attributable  to  the  in- 
fluence of  a  sanguine  temperament  and  of  a 
zeal  which  is  satisfied  only  with  large 


Our  excellent  friend  Mr.  Pearce,  who  hai 
had  great  difficulties  to  surmount  at  Rom- 
ford, thus  writes,  March  22  : — 

The  number  of  memben  is  between  fifty 
\  and  foxV^,  8^\x\.  t<acV}  vci  cntamunion.     W« 


%tu    x\uiuuiiiBuiy    WHICH    nrc    kx- 

onsiderable  interest  in  the  town.  I 
ard  no  complaints  from  the  catholics, 
e  of  the  high  church  party  comphdn. 


Twickenham f  March  IG/A,  1854w 
nearly  two  years  my  energies  have 
erased,  I  had  almost  said  exhausted, 
STOiiring  to  establish  and  extend  the 
cause  in  this  locality.  There  is  a 
km  of  between  seven  and  eight  thou- 

the  parish  of  Twickenham.  Igno- 
nd  vice  prevail  to  an  alarming  extent 
eeently  I  have  had  to  labour  single 
Now,  two  gentlemen,  one  a  mem- 
Idr.  Martin's  church,  Westminster,  the 
1  episcopalian,  assist  me  by  the  distri- 
>f  tracts,  and  performing  the  duties  of 
in  instruction  visitors.  My  time  has 
aeh  occupied  in  endeavouring  to  col- 
niet  for  our  chapel,  school  rooms,  and 
,  which  you  are  aware,  have  been 
md  opened  during  the  past  twelve 
.  The  entire  cost  has  been  rather 
£1,200.  Towards  this  sum  about 
lave  been  raised.  I  have  met  with 
>or  success  in  the  metronolis.  Most 
principal  baptists  in  and  near  town 
>e  to  the  Baptist  Metropolitan  Bulld- 
,nd  and  Baptist  Building  Fund,  and 
»tgive  to  individual  cases.  O  that 
realthy  members  of  the  church  of 
would  help  us!  I  trust  it  will  be 
rentually  that  I  have  not  laboured  in 

The  friends  here,  to  encourage  me, 


T  _-1_     4.1 


lui,  wc  siitiii  5UCCVCU.      XV  JB  uur  Buwtug  umej 

and  in  due  season  we  shall  reap  if  we  faint 
not.  We  need  the  counsel,  the  sympathy, 
the  prayers,  the  help  of  Christian  fricnda. 
And  I  feel  sure  these  will  not  be  withheld. 

C.  W.  Skbmp. 


Shotley  Bridge,  March  16,  1854. 

Mt  dear  Brother, — From  recent  press- 
ing engagements  I  fear  this  has  been  delayed 
as  to  be  too  late  for  your  purpose.  I  hasten 
however  to  respond  to  your  request. 

During  the  past  year  our  progress  has 
been  tardy,  though  the  attendance  at  the 
services  in  the  chapels  has  very  materially 
improved  since  I  came  to  labour  in  this 
place.  Cold  Rowley,  during  favourable 
weather,  is  well  attended;  there  the  popula- 
tion is  widely  scattered,  and  therefore  the 
weather  affects  our  congregations  to  a  con- 
siderable extent.  The  congregation  at  Shot- 
ley  Field  has  nearly  trebled  during  the  year. 
The  chapel  here  at  Shotley  Bridge,  which  it 
in  the  midst  of  a  largo  and  increasing  popu- 
lation is  regularly  well  filled  on  the  Lord's 
day  evening  with  very  attentive  audiences. 
Our  members  number  fifty-nine,  five  having 
been  added  by  baptism  during  the  past  year. 
We  have  every  prospect  of  larger  accessions 
shortly;  some  appear  to  be  on  the  eve  of 
declaring  themselves :  the  number  I  am  not 
prepared  to  state  exactly.  Besides  preaching 
at  Cold  Rowley,  Shotley  Field,  and  Shotley 
Bridge  chapels  on  the  Lord's  day,  I  preach 
on  an  average  three  times  a  week,  and  fre- 


ii—  ^ *:_- 


iir>   1.....  «— ^   .A.4:^_. 


264 


QUARTBRLT  REGISTBR. 


•cholan,  157.  Several  of  our  fiiencU  make 
praiseworthy  efforts  in  behalf  of  the  young. 
I  have  not  yet  formed  any  bible  classes. 
Two  things  have  conspired  to  prevent  me 
fh)m  this,  which  I  had  fondly  hoped  to  have 
been  able  to  do.  1.  The  peculiar  callings 
of  most  of  our  young  people  in  Shotley 
Bridge  and  immediate  neighbourhood  re- 
quire them  to  take  different ''shifts**  alter- 


nately, and  hene^  the  dHRcnlty  of  gettng  i 
suitable  evening.  I  hope  however  Portly  ti 
arrange  for  one  if  not  two  on  Saturdi^ 
evenings,  one  for  males  and  another  fir 
females.  2.  My  ether  public  engagemesli 
being  so  numerous  have  hitherto  preveotei 
me  from  meeting  with  the  veiy  few  whs 
might  have  met  me. 

Gboboi  Whitehiad.  . 


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Ltmationi  and  Subscriptiona  will  be  graUfvUy  received  on  hehaJf  of  the  Society,  hy  tk^ 
Treamrer,  J.  R.  BOUSFIELD,  Esq.,  126,  ffound$ditch  ;  or  by  the  Secretary, 
IE   REV.  STEPHEN  J.  DAVIS,  33,  MOORGATE   STREET,   LONDON. 


THE 


Much  trouble  mU  be  saved,  both  to  the  Secretary  and  his  corretpondenta,  if,  i*  makv^^f^ 

ments  by  PoH  Office  orders,  they  vM  give  his  name  as  above :  or,  at  any  rate,  advise 

him  of  the  name  they  have  communicated  to  the  Pott  Office  authorities. 


JOHV  BAODON  AND  MM,  PAlHTBUft,  CAattA  taKKSn.  TWVWSVI . 


THE 


BAPTIST   MAGAZINE. 


MAY,  1854. 


MEMOIR  OF  THE  LATE  RICHARD  HARRIS,  ESQ.,  OF  LEICESTER, 

BT   THE   REV.   THOMAS   L0MA8. 


Mb.  Harris  was  born  in  Leicester, 
i^tobcr  10, 1777,  and  died  in  the  same 
wn,  Feb.  2nd,  1854,  extensively  re- 
ected  and  beloved.  Of  a  family  con- 
>ting  of  six  sons  and  one  daughter 
was  the  eldest.  His  father  was  a 
istor    stocking-maker,    possessing    a 


to  the  close  of  life  became  a  regular 
hearer  of  Robert  Hall.  Not  insensible 
to  the  value  of  early  mental  training 
she  conferred  upon  her  eldest  son  such 
educational  advantages  as  she  could 
!  command,  at  the  same  time  for  his 
religious  instruction  introducing  him 
)p  of  frames,  and  employing  a  con-  to  the  Sunday  school  connected  with 
crablc  number  of  men.  His  mother  St.  Mary's  Church  in  which  Mr.  Robin- 
ited  in  her  character  the  qualifica-  |  son  ofliciatcc].  The  Sunday  school  sys- 
Qs  of  the  excellent  housewife  and  j  tern  which  has  resulted  in  such  sub- 
i  virtues  of  the  real  Christian.  Her  ■  stantial  benefits  to  society  and  to  the 
ty  was  of  the  most  energetic  and  church  of  Christ  in  this  and  in  other 
pressive  kind.  The  strength  of  mind  countries,  was  at  that  period  only  just 
1  weight  of  character  which  she  working  its  way  into  existence  and 
ssessed  were  such  as  to  influence  not  general  notice.  Mr.  Robinson  was  the 
ly  the  susceptible  minds  of  her  chil-  first  to  introduce  it  into  Leicester,  and 
sn  ])ut  also  all  those  who  came  within  to  the  school  connected  with  his  own 
e  range  of  her  accjuaintance  and  place  of  worship  he  devoted  considerable 
lercourse.  It  was  her  privilege  to  sit  !  personal  attention  and  labour.  It  was 
idcr  the  ministry  of  the  Rev.  T.  .  his  custom  to  catechize  the  children 
i>biii8on,  the  author  of  the  work  en-  i  every  sabbath'  on  the  sermons  to  which 
M. "  Scripture  Characters,''  and  she  I  they  had  listened,  and  to  counsel  and 
loronghly  imbibed  the  truths  and  the  i  encourage  in  every  possible  way  thoie 
»irit  of  his  evangelical  and  powerful  i  who  acted  in  the  capacity  of  managers 
•courses.  On  the  lamented  death  of  ■  and  teachers.  The  instructions  which 
ff.  Robinson  she  transferred  her  at-  '  Mr.  Harris  received  in  this  admirably 
*^oo  to  Harvey  Lane  Chnpel  and  j  conducted  school  were  not  \TV«ltv\mciAs\ 
^fit  xru.^-rovRTti  aiutju,  \  \ 


I 


866 


MEMOIR  OF  THE  LATE  KIGHARD  HARRIS,  ESQ. 


in  leading  his  mind  to  ChriBt;  never- 
theless they  proved  to  be  of  the  great- 
est service  and  value  to  him  after  this 
event  had  occurred,  by  imparting  an 
intelligence  and  stability  to  his  piety. 
His  recollection  of  this  early  and  in- 
teresting period  of  his  history  \ras 
always  fresh  and  pleasurable  even  in 
advanced  life,  and  often,  as  he  con- 
versed freely  in  the  social  circle  or 
presided  at  public  meetings  connected 
with  Sunday  schools  and  kindred  insti- 
tutions, he  would  refer  to  it  with  the 
deepest  emotions. 

The  business  primarily  intended  for 
Mr.  Harris  was  that  of  a  printer,  and 
with  a  view  to  learn  it  he  was  placed 
in  the  printing  office  of  Mr.  Phillips 
(afterwards  Sir  Richard  Phillips),  at 
that  time  the  editor  and  publisher  of  a 
newspaper  entitled  the  "Leicester 
Herald.*'  He  did  not,  however,  con- 
tinue long  in  this  occupation,  but  left 
it  early  to  engage  in  the  manufactures 
of  his  native  town.  To  these  he  applied 
himself  with  such  ability  and  perse- 
vering industry  as  to  become  ultimately 
the  principal  of  one  of  the  most  exten- 
sive manufacturing  and  mercantile 
establishments  in  the  midland  counties. 
On  the  passing  of  the  municipal  reform 
bill,  the  council  chamber  which  had 
been  previously  closed  against  the  dis- 
senter was  rendered  accessible,  and 
Mr.  Harris  was  soon  elected  to  a  seat 
in  it  by  his  fellow  townsmen.  Subse- 
quently the  council  created  him  an 
alderman,  then  conferred  upon  him  the 
office  of  mayor,  and  on  the  8th  of 
September,  1848,  lie  was  entrusted, 
along  with  his  friend  J.  Ellis,  Esq., 
with  the  representation  of  his  native 
town  in  the  senate  of  the  land.  It  does 
not  consist  with  the  brevity  required 
by  these  pages  to  describe  the  events  of 
his  domestic  life,  nor  to  relate  the 
many  instructive  and  thrilling  inci- 
dents of  liis  commercial  and  political 
career.    To  do  tins  fully  would  require 


a  volume.  It  xemmins  for  ui  hevB 
simply  to  sketch  his  religimu  hiitoaty 
and  character,  and  to  notice  his  oalin 
and  peaceful  end. 

The  period  of  youth  had  almost 
passed  away  ere  he  was  led  to  eminaoe 
and  to  profess  cordially  the  prindpleB 
of  Christianity.  Through  the  lestrain- 
ing  influence  of  parental  example  and 
of  sabbath  school  instruction,  he  was 
preserved  from  open  immorality;  his 
disposition  also  was^  amiable  and  gene- 
rous, but  still  his  mind  was  destitute  of 
true  religion,  and  became  liltimatelj 
even  averse  to  it. 

At  the  close  of  the  last  century  thii 
country  was  not  only  threatened  by  the 
military   i>ower   of   France,  but  wu 
actually    invaded    by    its    irreligiooe 
tenets  and  opinions.     Those  deisticil 
and  infidel  principles  which,  combining 
with  the  superstition  of  the  nation, 
produced  the  "reign  of  terror,'' fooad 
their  way  into  every  part  of  this  island, 
and  the  works  of  such  writers  as  Paine 
and  Voltaire  became   the    oracles  of 
multitudes  of  the  population.    Being 
endowed  with  an  active  and  an  inqai^ 
ing  mind,  and  with]  a  taste  for  reading 
whatever  books  fell  in  his  way,  Mr*     | 
Harris  thoroughly  acquainted  himsetf     | 
with  these  '^fascinating   yet   falladoii*     ' 
productions,  and,  in  consequenoe,  b^ 
imbibed  a  suspicion  and  distrust  of  th^ 
truth  of  Christianity  which  led  him  t^ 
stand  aloof  from  all,  forms  of  religioO^ 
profession  and  worship.    A  simple  ii*-^ 
cident,  however,  soon  occurred  in  \A^ 
history  which  serves  to  illustrate  tk^^ 
way  in  which  God  can  acoompliiih 
important  purposes  by  what  appear 
us  to  be  the  most  insignificant  mean  ^ 
A  member  of  the  baptist  church  th^-- 
in  Leicester — a  poor  man  follo¥ring 
humble  occupation  of  a  scissors 
but  a  man  of  sterling  worth  and  piet. 
was  accustomed  to  call  at  his  fiithi 
house  every  week.     Here  he  was 
ways  cordially  welcomed  and  Uben^  ^ 


UBMOIR  OF  THE  LATE  RICIIARB  HARRIS,  E8Q. 


fi6Y 


I,  and  Ufl  exceUcnoif  of  character 
leerfalnem  of  disporition  won  for' 
le  esteem  of  all  the  members  of 
nilj  including  the  sahject  of  onr 
ka.  This  worthy  man,  of  kindred 
;  and  spirit  with  Bunjan  died, 
lia  funeral  sermon  being  an- 
ed,  the  pious  mother  of  the  scep- 
onth  invited  him  to  go  and  hear 
ilial  affection  and  respect  for  the 
ed,  combined  with  a  feeling  of 
ity  as  to  what  the  preacher  could 
so  obscure  an  individual,  induced 
»  complj.  The  announcement  of 
zt  excited  in  his  mind  the  very 
te  of  serious  feelings.  The  words 
hese  :  "  A  great  man  is  fallen  this 
I  Israel ! "  2  Sam.  iii.  38.  The 
lent  of  the  subject,  however,  soon 
n  to  see  that  true  greatness  and 
lUe  condition  in  life  are  things 
tij  compatible  with  each  other, 
hat  the  Christian,  whatever  his 
lal  circumstances  may  be,  is  the 
est  style  of  man.'*  The  service 
!  whole  made  a  deep  and  salutary 
»ion  upon  his  mind.  Rememl>er- 
le  happiness  which  his  humble 
mtance  had  ever  evinced  in  the 
of  poverty,  and  the  uniform  con- 
yy  of  his  life,  the  question  arose 
mind,  whether  after  all  there 
not  be  a  secret  in  experimental 
n  as  well  as  something  in  its  ex- 
evidences  of  which  he  was  still 


of  the  Saviour  which  it  tevaali.  This 
was  the  taming  point  in  his  religiona 
history.  The  same  decision  of  diarao- 
ter  as  that  which  formed  one  of  the 
elements  of  his  success  in  life  Was 
displayed  at  this  crisis  by  his  severing 
himself  from  old  companions  and  asso- 
ciations, and  by  his  taking  a  firm  stand 
among  the  friends  of  Christ  and  of 
religion.  His  deistical  books  he  col- 
lected together  and,  like  the  conferta 
at  Ephesns,  committed  them  to  the 
flames  under  the  conviction  that  it  was 
as  unsafe  to  place  moral  as  material 
poison  within  the  reach  of  the  inex- 
perienced and  incautious. 

On  the  21st  of  September,  1800,  he 
was  baptized  by  Mr.  Cave,  and  united 
with  the  church  under  his  pastoral 
care.  His  connexion  with  this  church 
was  not  merely  nominal,  but  he  con- 
tinually endeavoured  in  every  possible 
way  to  promote  its  prosperity.  Robert 
Hall,  the  "prince  of  pulpit  oMtoxa^** 
succeeded  Mr.  Cave  in  the  pastoral 
office,  and  during  the  whole  of  his  stay 
in  Leicester  Mr.  Harris  enjoyed  his 
confidence  and  friendship.  Tlie  weekly 
visit  to  his  house  which  Mr.  Hall  was 
in  the  habit  of  paying  was  always 
anticipated  by  him  with  the  greatest 
delight,  and  to  the  end  of  his  life  vraa  a 
topic  to  which  he  would  frequently 
refer.  His  recollections  of  the  dis- 
tinguished  ministers    and    denomina- 


208  MEMOIR  OF  THE  LATE  KIOIIARD  HARRIS,  ESQ. 

attained  their  maturity,  and  his  ability  |  speaker  with  all  his  remaining  strength, 
to  serve  the  cause  of  religion  was  the  '  and  with  a  look  of  delight  and  of  plea- 
greatest,  he  laboured  to  promote  the  '  surablc  anticipation  far  more  ezpree- 
well-being  of  this  church.  One  of  his  !  sivc  than  the  Uiost  eloquent  language, 
last  acts  of  liberality  on  its  Ixihalf  was  At  length,  on  the  morning  of  Fcbruaxy 
the  erection  at  his  own  expense  of ,  2nd,  death  arrived  and  released  him 
commodious  school-rooms,  thus  forming  .  from  mortal  sufferings,  and  his  spirit 
an  agreeable  counterpart  to  his  muni-  smoothly  and  calmly  passed  from  the 
ficencc  in  contributing  upwards  of  scenes  of  earth  to  those  of  heaven. 
£1000  at  different  periods  towards  the 

original  cost  of  the  chapel.  Altogether,  But  few  good  men  aie  perfectly 
for  the  long  period  of  fifty-three  years,  understood  while  they  live,  and  many 
he  was  connected  with  the  church  of  are  not  appreciated  at  all  until  the 
Christ,  adorning  it  by  the  integrity  and  mists  in  wliich  prejudice  and  party 
consistency  of  his  life,  and  promoting  spirit  enveloped  their  characters  have 
its  interests  by  his  liberality,  his  efforts,  vanished  away  in  the  light  of  posthu- 
and  his  prayers.  !  mous  inquiry.    Although  the  subject  of 

His  last  illness,  the  incipient  form  of  this  sketch  was  extensively  and  de- 
which,  it  is  believed,  was  induced  by  '  servcdly  esteemed  while  he  lived,  yet 
late  sittings  in  the  House  of  Commons,  as  the  stars  seem  the  brighter  on  ac- 
was  long  and  painful.  But  the  solenm  i  count  of  the  midnight  vault  in  which 
change  of  which  it  was  the  harbinger  they  arc  sot,  so  his  excellencies  now 
was  not  unwelcome  to  him.  He  viewed  '  appear  all  the  more  resplendent  through 
its  approach  with  the  calmness  of :  the  darkness  of  the  tomb.  We  would 
Christian  fortitude.  He  experienced  not  be  undor6t<^od  as  endeavouring  to 
no  raptures,  was  harassed  by  no  fears,  convey  the  impreesion  that  his  charac- 
but  enjoyed  a  steady  and  uninterrupted  \  ter  and  life  were  "  jKrfect,  entire,  want- 
tranquillity,  arising  from  a  conscious-  '  ing  nothing.*'  The  course  of  the  most 
ness  of  being  prepared.  His  confidence  '  splendid  planet  that  moves  round  the 
in  the  all-suffering  of  the  Redeemer's  ,  sun  has  its  slight  irregularities  and 
atonement  for  his  justification  and  in  aberrations,  and  every  merely  human 
the  faithfulness  of  God  was  firm  and  |  character,  however  distinguished,  has 
unshaken,  and  all  his  conversation  re-  ■  its  infirmities.  Nor  is  it  pretended 
lating  to  his  approaching  dissolution  i  that  the  subject  of  our  remarks  was 
indicated  resignation  and  peace.  On  ;  free  from  them.  Considering  his  life 
one  occasion  the  sixth  verse  of  the  .  as  a  ic/toie  we  may  nevertheless  affirm 
twenty-third  psalm  was  quoted  in  his  ■  that  it  exhibited  as  rare  an  assemblage 
presence — "  Surely  goodness  and  mercy  !  of  excellencies  combined  with  as  few 
shall  follow  me  all  the  days  of  my  life,  defects  as  it  is  seldom  our  lot  to  find 
and  I  will  dwell  in  the  house  of  the  amongst  tlie  fallen  sons  of  men.  His 
Lord  for  ever  ;"  when  he  observed  that  mental  faculties  were  naturally  vigor- 
"  it  expressed  all  his  past  experience,  and  ous  and  active,  his  judgment  calm  and 
all  his  future  hope.'*  When  the  power  clear,  his  will,  in  whatever  he  believed 
of  speech  had  failed,  and  his  end  drew  to  be  right,  was  strong  and  inflexible, 
very  near,  one  of  his  beloved  children  .  and  the  union  of  these  and  other 
remarked  in  the  sick  room,  *•  Heaven  is  qualities  gave  his  character  an  indi- 
a  place  of  rest  and  of  love,  and  our  '  viduality  and  /<?*•«  which  overcame 
dear  father  will  soon  be  there,''  when  ,  difficulties,  and  changed  the  whole  as- 
Ae  iuraed  and  grasped  the  hand  of  thcli>ect   ol   \\\a  «iL\Arsiai3L  ^axonimataucep. 


TRANSFERRED  WORDS  IN  THE  ENGLISH  TESTAMENT.        S09 

ffis  disposition  was  mild  and  gentle,    the  deceased  was  so  long  an  ornament. 

bis  manners  were  simple  and  unaffected,    Even  the  gossip  of  the  working  men, 

while  his  countenance  boro  the  cxprcs-    and  of  the  least  interested  amongst  the 

lion  of  the  religion  which  he  professed,    congregated  thousands  on  that  mourn- 

an  expression  of  true  benignity.    Con-  '  ful  occusiun,  was  honourable  to  him  as 

icientiousness  and  integrity  were  lead-    a  Christian  and  as  an  employer.    "  No 

ing  features  in  his  conduct  through    one  ever  won  so  high  a  position  by 

Ufe ;  devotion  and  benevolence  were  |  fairer  means,"  was  an  expression  which, 

equally    characteristics   of    the    man.  |  with  other  kindred  sentiments,  might 

His  liberal  support  of  the  baptist  mis-  ■  have  been  heard  passing  from  mouth  to 

Don  and  other  denominational  institu- !  mouth.     "  The   memory  of  the  just 

tuns,  as  Veil  as'  his  private  beneficence,    shall  be  blessed.*'      And  his  memory 

ire  too  well  known  to  need  a  record    will  long  be  cherished  by  those  who 

here.     The  demonstration  of  respect '  knew  him,  and  his  example,  though  he 

i  which  his  funeral  elicited,  unforced  and   be  dead,  will  long  speak  to  survivors, 

ipontaneous  in  its  nature,  showed  the    but  especially  to  the  church  of  which 

extent  to  which  his  character  and  the    he  was  a  member,  and  to  the  family  of 

NTvices  which  he  had  rendered  to  his    which  he  was  the  head.    The  many 

native  town  were  appreciated.    Follow-  ■  virtues  of  h\a  character,  the  usefulness 

ing  in  the  funereal  train  might  have ;  of  his  life,  and  the  peacefulness  of  his 

been  seen  men  of  all  shades  of  opiiiioi^  '  death,  warrant  us  in  applying  to  him 

both  in  religion  and  in  politics,  among   the    language    originally  referj^ng   to 

whom  were  the  mayor  of  the  town,  and    David  ;  "  Having  served  his  own  gene- 

nnmerous  members  of  the  corporation    ration,  by  the  will  of  Qod  he  fell  on 

and  of  the  magisterial  bench  of  which    sleep,  and  was  laid  with  his  fathers." 


TRANSFERRED  WORDS  IN  THE  COMMON  ENGLISH  TESTAMENT. 

NO.   XVII. — RACA. 

This  word  occurs  but  once  in  the    fellow.    So  it  is  often  used  in  Jewish 
holy  scriptures.    In  Matthew  v.  22,  we    writings.'' 

read,  '^  Whosoever  shall  say  to  his  Tholuck  has  a  long  dissertation  upon 
brother,  Raca,  shall  be  in  danger  of  the  the  word  in  his  Exposition  of  the  Sermon 
eonnciL"  '.  on  the   Mount,  at  the   conclusion  of 

The  learned  Gill,  whose  expository  ._  which  he  says,  '^  That  Haca  was  in  every 
works  have  been  of  kte  years  too  much  ■  day  life  quite  a  common  nickname,  wo 
aec^liected,  says, "  The  word  Hacd  is  ex-  are  informed  by  several  of  the  fathers. 
presnve  of  indignation  and  contempt :  In  the  very  fact  also  that,  in  the  tuus 
it  was  used  as  a  term  of  reproach,  loquendi^  it  had  lost  its  primitive 
Some  derive  it  from  p;n  "  to  spit  upon  ;"  significance,  and  was  generally  known 
M  if  the  person  that  used  it  thought  at  the  time  as  a  gentle  kind  of  nick- 
the  man  ho  spoke  to  deserved  to  be  spit  name,  wc  Iiavu  to  seek  the  reason  why 
mpoDy  and  treated  in  the  most  con-  the  Aramaic  word  has  been  retained  in 
tomptuoos  manner;  but  rather,  the  the  Greek  work  of  Matthew.'*  OUhausen, 
word  signifies  empty  and  vain,  and  following  Tholuck,  speaks  of  it  as  xiaod 
a  worthless  empty-headed  man ;  among  the  inhabitants  oi  l?a\^\A\iQ  «&  ^ 
«f  no  bndn§s  a  fooUah  witless  gentle  term  of  reproacb. 


270 
JUPSON'S  EARLY  TRIALa 


^  I  WAS  going  forward  in  a  course  of 
most  valuable  Burman  reading,  and,  at 
the  same  time,  had  hc^un  to  translate 


tremitj,  and  the  conititutioii  of  Mr. 
Judson  sank  under  these  aceumulatad 
hardships.  The  mouldy,  broken  rioe^ 
one  of  the  gospels,  and  to  write  a  View  j  which  they  picked  up  from  natiTS 
of  the  Christian  Religion  in  Burman,  vcsselfi,  and  this  in  small  quantitiei^ 
which,  in  imagination,  were  already  with  a  limiited  supply  of  water,  wis 
finished  and  circulating  among  the  their  sole  sustenance  for  three  or  font 
natives,  when,  all  of  a  sudden,  in  the  weeks.  He  was  accustomed  to  kwk 
midst  of  the  hot  season,  which,  in  this  back  on  his  sufferings  at  this  time  with 
ooontry,  is  most  severe  during  the  a  feeling  of  horror  scarcely  equalled  hf 
months  of  March  and  April,  I  was  seized  his  reminiscences  of  Ava.  Here  he  wsi 
with  a  distressing  weakness  and  pain  in  alone,  in  a  state  of  passive,  monotonou 
my  eyes  and  head,  which  put  a  stop  to  I  sufTering,  with  no  one  to  share  Im 
all  my  delightful  pui;suits,  and  reduced  sympathies,  and  nothing  to  arooM  hii 
me  to  a  pitiable  state  indeed.  Since  energies.  His  scanty  wardrobe,  pie- 
that  time,  excepting  nt  some  intervals,  pared  for  a  trip  of  ten  or  twelve  daji, 
I  have  been  unable  to  read,  or  write,  or  had  been  long  since  exhausted,  and 
make  any  exertion  whatever.  Some- '  what  with  ^starvation,  filth,  pain,  and 
times  I  have  almost  given  up  the  hope  :  discouragement,  he  became  unable  to 
that  I  should  ever  be  of  any  more  ■  leave  his  berth.  At  last  he  was  attaeksi 
ser^oe  ;  sometimes  I  have  been  on  the  by  a  slow  fever,  and  turning  in  disgoit 
point  of  trying  a  short  voyage  at  sea.  from  his  little  mess  of  dirty  rice,  hs 
This  lost  was  my  intention,  when  I  I  l)egged  continually  for  water !  water  I 
heard  of  brother  Hoiigli's  arrival  in  water !  without  ever  obtaining  enough 
Bengal,  and  concluded  to  wait  until  he  to  quench,  even  for  a  moment^  Us 
should  be  settled  here,  when  I  could  -  devouring  thirst.  At  length  the  little 
leave  more  conveniently.  But,  thanks  vessel  came  to  anchor  in  the  mod  of 
be  to  God,  it  is  now  ten  days  since  I  ,  Masulipatam,  some  two  or  three  nulei 
have  experienced  a  turn  of  severe  pain,  from  tlic  low,  uninviting  beach,  and  the 
though  I  still  feel  great  weakness  in  my  •  captain  came  to  inquire  if  he  woold  be 
head,  and,  indeed,  throughout  my  whole  '  taken  on  shore.     The  fact  that  thsj 


nervous  system.  I  begin  now  to  hope 
that  I  shall  gradually 'recover,  though  I 
fear  I  never  shall  be  as  I  formerly  was.'" 
Thus  Judson  wrote  in  August,  1816, 
three  years  after  his  arrival  at  Rangoon. 
After  some  delay  he  went  to  Madras, 
and  in  returning  he  endured  grievous 
safferings.  "  When  the  vessel  put  in  at 
Gheduba,  the  nervous  affection  of  his 


were  near  land  seemed  to  bim  an  in* 
credible  thing,  a  kind  of  dreamy  illoiioi 
too  fanciful  to  interest  him.  Alia 
some  urging,  however,  he  beoame  soffi 
ciently  roused  to  pencil  a  note,  wfaidi 
he  addressed  to  'any  English  residsBl 
of  Masulipatam,*  begging  only  for  i 
place  on  shoro  to  die.  After  a  littk 
while,  one  of  the  men  came  below,  tt 


head  and  eyes,  occasioned  at  first  by  ,  tell  him  that  a  boat  was  approachiiV 
low  diet,  had  so  much  increased  by  '  from  the  shore.  He  now  succeeded  ii 
exhaustion  and  lack  of  food,  that  he  was  '  crawling  to  the  window  of  his  oM^t 
unable  to  go  on  shore.  When  they  !  from  which  he  plainly  distingnishedi  U 
approached  the  Coromandel  coast,  and  the  rapidly  moving  boat,  both  the  iti 
tlgMin  eDoountered  contrary  winds,  they  coat  of  the  military  and  the  white  jaoM 
were  reduced  to  almost  the  last  ex-  ^  ot  ^  c^^^iS&Na.    Ivl  ^te  %3nd^  ^hxQl  ^ 


ta  to  me  so  ocauiuui,  so  uKe  nij 
^tion  of  what  augd  faces  are,  as 
i^these  Btraogers  entered  my  cabin/ 
were  very  much  shocked  at  his 
le  wretchedness:  he  was  haggard, 
aven,  dirty,  and  ,so  weak  that  he 
I  with  difficulty  support  his  own 
ht.  Their  earnest  cordiality  was 
liftrly  grateful  to  him.  One  of  the 
ix«  took  lum  to  his  own  house,  sup- 
,  him  from  his  own  wardrobe,  pro- 
i  a  nurse,  whom,  however,  he  had 
don  to  employ  but  a  short  time, 
displayed  throughout  a  generous 
itality  which  Dr.  Judson  never 
it. 

>aring  Mr.  Judson's  absence,  the 
tm  at  Rangoon  was  reduced  to  the 
eztrendty,  and  would  have  been 
[j  abandoned  but  for  the  conduct 
lal  heroic  woman,  whose  name  will 
be  associated  with  the  introduction 
Sizistianity  into  Burmah.  After 
Judson  had  been  absent  for  three 
ikSy  a  native  boat  arrived  from 
agong,  bringing  the  intelligence 
neither  he  nor  the  vessel  had  been 


au  communication  witn  tne  civiiizea 
world,  exposed  to  the  tender  meroiefl  of 
a  despotic  authority. 

''Under  these  circumstances,  Mr. 
Hough  thought  it  desirable  to  remove 
the  mission  and  its  effects  from  Rangoon, 
while  removal  was  practicable." 

"  On  the  IGth  of  July,  the  first  glim- 
mering of  hope  broke  upon  the  dark- 
ness. The  vessel  in  which  Mr.  Judson 
had  sailed  for  Ghittagong  arrived  in  the 
harbour.  Mrs.  Judson  then  learned 
that  the  ship  had  landed  him  at  MasuU- 
patam,  and  that  he  had  proceeded  to 
Madras  in  search  of  a  passage  to 
Hangoon.  It  also  appeared  that  the 
prospect  of  immediate  hostilities  between 
Great  Britain  and  Burmah  was  less 
imminent  than  had  been  supposed. 
On  the  25th  of  July,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Hough  returned  to  the  mission-house^ 
the  ship  in  which  they  embarked  not 
being  able  to  proceed  for  some  weeksj 
so  that  Mrs.  Judson  was  no  longer 
entirely  alone.  'I  have  again,*  she 
adds, '  commenced  my  studies,  and  keep 
myself  closely  engaged  until  two  o'clock. 


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JUDSON'S  KABLY  TRIALS. 


there  we  learned  that  the  emperor  had 
been  privately  apprised  of  our  arrival, 
and  said, '  Let  them  bo  introduced.'  We 
therefore  proceeded  to  the  palace.  At 
the  outer  gate,  we  were  detained  a  long 
time,  until  the  various  officers  were 
Batisiied  that  wo  had  a  right  to  enter, 
after  which  we  deposited  a  present  for 
the  private  minister  of  state,  Moung 
Zah,  and  wore  ushered  into  his  apart- 
ments in  the  palace-yard.  lie  received 
UB  very  pleasantly,  and  ordered  us  to  sit 
before  several  governors  and  petty 
kings,  who  were  waiting  at  his  levee. 
We  here,  [for  the  first  time,  disclosed 
our  character  and  object — told  liiin  that 
we  were  missionaries,  or  'propagators 
of  religion ;'  that  we  wished  to  appear 
before  the  emperor,  and  present  our 
sacred  books,  accompanied  with  a  peti- 
tion. He  took  the  petition  into  his 
hand,  looked  over  about  half  of  it,  and 
then  familiarly  asked  several  questions 
about  our  God  and  'our  religion,  to 
which  we  replied.  Just  at  this  crisis, 
Bome  one  announced  that  the  golden 
foot  was  about  to'  advance  ;  on  which 
the  minister  hastily  rose  up,  and  put 
on  his  robes  of  state,  saying  that  he 
must  seize  the  moment  to  present  us  to 
the  emperor.  We  now' found  that  we 
had  unwittingly  fallen  on  an  unpro- 
pitious  time,  it  being  the  day  of  the 
celebration  of  the  late  vict<.>ry  over  tlie 
Kathays,  and  the  very  hour  when  hLs 
majesty  was  coming  forth  to  witness  the 
display  made  on  the  occasion.  ^V^len 
the  minister  was  dressed,  he  just  said, 
*  How  can  you'propagate  religion  in  this 
empire  ?  But  come  along.'  Our  hearts 
sank  at  these  inauspicious  words.  He 
conducted  us  through  various  splendour 
and  parade,  until  we  ascended  a  Might 
of  stairs,  and  entered  a  most  ma/»nificent 
ball.  He  directed  us  where  to  sit.  and 
took  his  place  on  one  side ;  the  present 
was  placed  on  the  other ;  and  Moimg 
Yo  and  another  officer  of  Mya-day-men 
mt  a  little  behind.    The  scene  to  which 


we  were  now  introduced  really'surpftaaed 
our  expectation.     The  spacioua  extent 
of  the  hall,  the  numljcr  and  magnitude 
of  the  pillars,  the  height  of  the  dome, 
the  whole  completely  covered  with  gold, 
presented  d  most  grand  and  impoBing 
spectacle.    Very  few  were  present,  and 
those  evidently  great  officers  of  Btate. 
Our  situation  prevented  us  from  seeing 
the  farther  avenue  of  the  hall ;  but  the 
end  where  we  sat  opened  into  the  parade 
wliich  tlic  emperor  was  about  to  inspect 
We  remained  about  five  minutes,  when 
every  one  put  himself  into  the  most 
respectful    attitude,    and    Moung   To 
whispered  that  his  majesty  had  entered. 
We  looked  through  the  hall  as  far  u 
the  pillars  would  allow,  and  presently 
caught  sight  of  this  modem  Ahasuenw. 
He  came  f  rward  unattended, — in  soli- 
tary grandeur,  —  exhibiting  the  prond 
gait  and  majesty  of  an  Kast«m  monarob. 
His  dress  was  rich,  but  not  distinctiTe; 
and  he  carried  in  his  hand  the  gold- 
sheathed  sword,  which  seems  to  hxn 
taken  the  place  of  the  sceptre  of  ancient 
times.    r»it  it  was  his  high  aspect  and 
commanding  eye   that    cliiefly  riveted 
our  attention.     He  strided  on.    Every 
head  excepting  ours  was  now  in  Uie 
dust.      We    remained    kneeling,    out 
hands   folded,  our  eyes  fixed    on  the 
monarch.      AVhcn    he    drew  near,  we 
caught    Jiis    attention.      He    stopped, 
partly  turned    toward   us — 'Who  are 
these  ? '    '  The  teachers,  great  king,*  I 
replied.     'What,  you  speak  Bunnan-* 
the  priests  that  I  heard  of  last  night  1 
'  When  did  you   arrive  ? '      *  Arc   yoa 
teachers  of  religion  T    'Are  you  like 
the   Portuguese    priest?'      'Are   yoU 
married  ? '      '  Why  do  you   dress  so ' 
These  and  [some  other  similar  questiottf 
wo  answered,  when  he  appeared  to  bo 
pleased  with  us,  and  sat  down  on  »* 
elevated  scat,  his  hand  resting  on  tt^^ 
hilt  of  his  sword,  and  his  eyes  intently 
fixed  on  us.    Moung  Zah  began  to  rc»d 
^  the  ^tition  ;  and  it  ran  thus :— 


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JUDSON'8  EARLY  TRIALS. 


273 


lie  American  teachers  present 
ilves  to  receive  the  favour  of  the 
nt  king,  the  sovereign  of  land 
fi.  Hearing  that,  on  account  of 
eatness  of  the  royal  power,  the 
country  was  in  a  quiet  and 
rous  state,  we  arrived  at  the  town 
igoon,  within  the  royal  dominions, 
laving  obtained  leave  of  the 
Lor  of  that  town  to  come  up  and 
.  the  golden  face,  we  have  ascended 
cached  the  bottom  of  the  golden 
In  the  great  country  of  America 
stain  the  character  of  teachers 
Kplainers  of  the  contents  of  the 
scriptures  of  our  religion.  And 
t  is  contained  in  those  scriptures, 
f  we  pass  to  other  countries,  and 
I  and  propagate  religion,  great 
(vill  result,  and  both  those  who 
and  those  who  receive  the  religion 
e  freed  from  future  punishment, 
ajoy,  without  decay  or  death,  the 
1  felicity  of  heaven, — that  royal 
ssion  be  given,  that  wo,  taking 
in  the  royal  power,  may  preach 
iigion  in  these  dominions,  and  that 
who  are  pleased  with  our  prcach- 
id  wish  to  listen  to  and  be  guided 
whether  foreigners  or  Burmans, 
e  exempt  from  government  nioles- 
,  they  present  themselves  to  re- 
the  favour  of  the  excellent  king, 
vereign  of  land  and  sea.'  *' 
le  emperor  heard  this  petition, 
tretched  out  his  hand.  Moung 
ras  called  forward  and  presented 
[is  majesty  began  at  the  top,  and 
rately  read  it  thromgh.  In  the 
imc,  I  gave  Moung  Zah  an  abridged 
of  the  tract,  in  which  every 
ive  sentence  was  corrected,  and 
hole  put  into  the  handsomest  style 
Iress  possible.  After  the  emperor 
)eru6cd  the  petition,  he  handed  it 
without  saying  a  word,  and  took 
ract.  Our  hearts  now  rose  to  God 
display  of  his  grace.  ^Oh^  have 
r  OS  Baimab  !  Have  morcy  on 
.rr//. — Fornrn  HERtKn. 


her  king ! '  But,  alas  !  the  time  was 
not  yet  come.  He  held  the  tract  long 
enough  to  read  the  first  two  sentences, 
which  acsert  that  there  is  one  eternal 
Qod,  who  is  independent  of  the  incidents 
of  mortality,  and  that  beside  him  is  no 
God  ;  and  then,  with  an  air  of  indiffer- 
ence, perhaps  disdain,  he  dashed  it  down 
to  the  ground.  Moung  Zah  stooped 
forward,  picked  it  up,  and  handed  it  to 
us.  Moung  Yo  made  a  slight  attempt 
to  save  us  by  unfolding  one  of  the 
volumes,  which  composed  our  present, 
and  displaying  its  beauty;  but  his 
majesty  took  no  notice.  Our  fate  was 
decided.  AUgt  a  few  moments,  Moung 
Zah  interpreted  his  royal  master's  wiD, 
in  the  following  terms;  *Why  do  you 
ask  for  such  permission  ?  Have  not  the 
Portuguese,  the  English,  the  Mussul- 
mans, and  people  of  all  other  religionSi 
full  liberty  to  practise  and  worship 
according  to  their  own  customs?  In 
regard  to  the  objects  of  your  petition, 
his  majesty  gives  no  order.  In  regard 
to  your  sacred  books,  his  majesty  has 
no  use  for  them  :  take  them  away.' 

"Something  was  now  said  about 
brother  Colman's  skill  in  medicine; 
upon  which  the  emperor  once  more 
opened  his  mouth,  and  said, '  Let  them 
proceed  to  the  residence  of  my  physician, 
the  Portuguese  priest ;  let  him  examine 
whether  they  can  be  useful  to  me  in 
that  line,  and  report  accordingly.'  He 
then  rose  from  his  seat,  strided  on  to 
the  end  of  the  hall,  and  there,  after 
having  dashed  to  the  ground  the  first 
intelligence  that  he  had  ever  received 
of  the  eternal  God,  his  Maker,  his  Pre- 
server, his  Judge,  he  threw  himself 
down  on  a  cushion,  and  lay  listening  to 
the  music,  and  gazing  at  the  parade 
spread  out  before  him. 

"  As  for  us  and  our  present,  we  were 
huddled  up  and  hurried  away,  without 
much  ceremony.    We  passed  out  of  the 
palace  gates  wiih  mucYi  mox^  i;i.c^vV) 
than  we  entered,  and  -woxe  coTida^iV.QA 


27  J 


THE  VARIKTY  IN  ClIUIST'S  OAllDEN. 


first  to  the  house  of  ]\rya-diiy-incn. 
Thore  his  officer  reported  our  reception, 
but  in  afl  favourable  tuniis  as  possible ; 
and  as  his  highness  was  not  apprised  of 
our  precise  object,  our  repulse  appeared 
probably  to  him  not  ho  decisive  as  we 
knew  it  to  be.  We  were  next  conducted 
two  miles  through  the  heat  of  the  sun 
and  dust  of  the  streets  of  Ava  to  the 
residence  of  the  Portuguese  priest.  He 
very  speedily  ascertained  tliat  we  were 
in  possession  of  no  wonderful  secret, 
which  would  secure  the  emperor  from 
all  disease,  and  make  him  live  for  over  ; 
and  wo  were  accordingly  allowed  to 
take  leave  of  the  reverend  inipiisitor, 
and  retreat  to  our  boat."' 

The  next  day,  "  we  went  to  the  house 
of  Moung  Zah,  some  way  beyond  the 
palace.  He  received  us  with  great  cold- 
ness and  reserve.  Tiie  conversation, 
which  wo  carried  on  chiefly  through 
Mr.  Q.,  it  is  unnecessary  to  detail. 
Suffice  it  to  say,  that  wo  ascertained 
beyond  a  doubt,  that  the  policy  of  the 
Burman  government,  in  regard  to  the 
toleration  of  any  foreign  religion,  is  pre- 
cisely the  same  with  the  Chinese  ;  that 
it  is  quite  out  of  the  question,  whctlier 
any  subjects  of  the  emperor,  who 
embrace  a  religion  difierent  from  his 
own,  will  be  exempt  from  punishment ; 
and  that  we,  in  presenting  a  petition  to 
that  eftect,  had  been  guilty  of  a  most 
egregious  blunder,  an  unpardonable 
oiTcnce.  Mr.  0.  urged  every  argument 
that  we  suggested,  and  some  others. 


He  fiuully  stated  that,  if  we  obtaine 
the  ruyal  favour,  other  foreigners  wonli 
come  and  settle  in  the  empire,  and  tnuii 
would  be  greatly  benefited.  This  oigQ' 
meut  alone  seemed  to  have  any  effiecJ 
on  the  mind  of  the  minister,  and  lookiii| 
out  from  the  cloud  which  covered  hii 
face,  he  vouchsafed  to  say,  that  if  m 
would  wait  some  time,  he  would  at 
deavour  to  speak  to  his  majesty  aboul 
us.  From  this  remark  it  was  imponiUf 
to  derive]  any  encouragement;  sad 
having  nothing  further  to  urge,  we  kl) 
Mr.  G.,  and  l)owing  down  to  the  ground, 
took  leave  of  this  great  minister  of  state 
who,  under  the  emperor,  guides  tlu 
movements  of  the  whole  empire. 

"It  was  now  evening.  We  had fooi 
miles  to  walk  by  moonlight.  Two  ol 
our  disciples  only  followed  ns.  The] 
had  ventured  as  near  as  they  dunt  U. 
the  door  of  the  hall  of  audience,  sa^ 
listened  to  words  which  sealed  the  ex- 
tinction of  their  hope  and  ours.  Foi 
some  time  we  spoke  not. 

'  Some  natnral  tean  wc  dru])p«df  but  wiped  them  foov 
TIio  world  waf  ftll  iK-fnir  us,  wbcro  to  choo*e 
Our  place  of  ro-l.  anil  I'rovidonce  o'.'.r  guide.' 

And,  ^as  our  first  parents  took  the) 
solitary  way  through  Eden,  hand  i 
hand,  so  we  took  our  way  through  tb 
groat  city,  which,  to  our  late  imagine 
tion,  seemed  another  Eden,  but  no^ 
through  the  magic  touch  of  disappolP 
meut,  seemed  blasted  and  withered, 
if  smitten  by  the  fatal  influence  of  C 
cherubic  sword." 


THE  VARIETY  IN  OHRISrS  GARDEN. 

I  LOOK  around  me  in  the  garden  in  might  think  of  many  of  them  that  tli 

which  I  am  placed,  and  the  first  thing  do  not  belong  here,  so  strange  and  he 

that  strikes  the  eye  is  the  variety  of  rogeneous  are  they  in  colour  and 

plants  and  flowers,  which  yet  all  bear  odour. 

one  mark,  by  which  they  are  recog-         ^  skiifni  Hu?<i»andnuin,  so  good  and  true, 
nized;  one  scee  that  they  arc  aU  marked  ^^o  o'^e' P^'n"  «n  with  the,  »»p« 

«f  lIowmaiiyplmntfitbonhMt  of  varied  hue, 

wiih  the  cross.    Were  it  not  bo,  one  \         \'«v\«iv4»A.«^«Yvciii«irithafipfcuiMi«! 


THE  LAMP. 


S75 


B,  too,  astonishes  me.  Such  a 
f  plants  requires  such  a  variety 
ment.  One  needs  the  rain  in 
nother  requires  it  most  in  sum- 
e  must  have  the  morning  sun, 
her  the  mid-day  heat ;  to  one  a 
of  supports  are  indispensable^ 
other  can  stand  alone :  and  so  on 
particulars.  In  the  garden  of 
I,  each  plant  receives  its  own 
tending.  0  how  various  arc 
i  by'which  he  has  brouglit  us 
since  he  has  planted  us  here, 
» he  tend  each  individual  with 
X  method  and  skill !  And  this 
iderful  and  delightful  when  the 
of  God  come  together !  They 
B  it  were,  in  one  room,  having 
by  different  doors ;  all  stand 
e  throne,  and  sec  his  face,  ))ut 
sees  it  under  a  different  aspect, 
le  even  of  the  church  upon 
at  in  our  Father's  house  there 
ly  mansions.  Therefore,  we 
)t  call  in  question  tlic  riglit  of 
ely  because  they  are  of  another 
only  they  bear  tlie  sign  of  the 
he  flowers  in  the  garden  of 
3  simple  wind-flowers  ;  and  as 


these  are  white,  and  red,  and  blue,  and 
all  having  a  black  ^mark  by  which  they 
can  be  recognized,  so  also  the  flowers  in 
the  garden  are  of  various  form  and 
colour,  and  yet  all  bear  the  sign  of  the 
Bridegroom,  who  has  loved  them  unto 
death,  and  has  marked  them  with  his 
cross.  It  should  not  bo  a  question 
amongst  Christians  whether  an  indivi- 
dual  has  entered  the  promised  land  by 
the  isthmus,  or  through  the  Red  Sea,  if 
oiilif  he  li'fit  entered  there  / 

FIowciw  tliMt  in  Jcia'i  garden  htTt »  pUee. 

Huw  lovolj  thuj  Appear ! 
Of  dlTCKo  hue,  aud  odour,  form,  and  graoc, 

Thvy  itand  together  thcro. 

Yea,  It  Ih  cbarnihig  to  tho  godij  mind. 

The  work  of  grticv  to  mc  ; 
\Vho><o  heaiiiA  call  virtues  forth  of  erery  kind 

In  rich  varirJy  !j 

Hero  ir i*tium  bloouirt,  uud  hero  tlmpUeiig, 

And  genilo  ^  atic.icc  there  ; 
Ik.otivi'  noar  the  crou,  And  purity. 

And  beauty  pvcrj  where. 

And  thus  thv  Spirit  workclh  afi  ho  will, 

111  each  M  iicenioth  meet ; 
And  whvn  raeh  chosen  alone  ill  placo  ihall  flll. 

The  temple  \-  eompWd 

Thdueh 


THE  LAMP. 

'''' Thif  Kord  In  (f  bimp  unto  />»///•.•;<." 

TUAN8LATED  FllOM  THE  V/i:LSIl. 


AJiiKD  pilgrim  Fat 
by  that  gloumy  stream  : 
adlancc  of  hi.s  lump 
'er  ItH  wat«r<«  gleam  : 
f>r  ahnre  it  threw  it^  lighi, 
:i>untluisrt  angoL^  ciimo  to  bij^tit. 


Among  the  bleuod  ho«ti 

His  heavenly  Iligh-prieAt  fttuotl; 

II K  walked  the  crested  wave 

And  met  him  in  the  flood  : 
The  pilgrim  with  him  reachod  that  shore 
Where  (io«l  will  light  him  evermore. 


od  the  ittepfl  of  d^'ath 
cached  tho  Hileut  ^Imnd, 
till  his  brilliant  lamp  j 

I  brightly  in  his  hand  ; 
though  wavo^  had  n-ai;hvi  th-ir  lu-li-'ht, 
M  falm  nearing  by  its  light. 
r. 


Tljough  doathV  terrific  gloom 

Knclrcle<l  him  in  night, 

ThriMigh  wavef ,  and  wind,  and  all. 

Ilis  lamp  wafi  always  bright ; 
It  nevt'i-  dimmcil,  bwi-ol  light  of  love, 
Milt  in  that  brifrlit.-r  liffht  abov«'. 


Kmlvv. 


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REVIEWS. 


A  Commentary  on  the  Creeh  Text  of  the  ,  with  their  trade.  Eighteen  hundwd 
Spistle  of  Paul  to  the  Lphe^ians.  By  yeara  hence,  it  might  have  been  said  to 
Jon:*  Eadie,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  Profesior  of  j  the  worthy  functionary,  Ephesua  will  be 
Diblical  Literature  m  the  United  Preshy-  i  ^  gubject  for  antiquarian  research ;  the 
terian  Church.  London  and  Glasgow :  '  temple  will  havo  completely  disappeared, 
lUchard  Griffin  and  Co.  1854.  Ovo.  ^^^  ^y^^  exact  spot  which  it  occapied 
Pp.  xlir.  4G6.  ^.^^  y^  matter  of  debate  ;   Diana,  oar 

great  goddess,  will  not  have  a  single 
Ix  some  maps  of  Turkey,  there  may    worshipper  in  all  Asia ;   the  pillars  of 
be  seen  about  three  liundred  miles  to    green  jasper  will  have  been  removed  to 
the  south  of  Constantinople,  under  some    Byzantium  and  Rome  ;  a  race  of  \ax- 
varieties  of  spelling,  the  word  AyftMth.tcl\    i)arian8  whose  name  has  never  yet  been 
It  indicates  the  site  of  a  village  near    heard  will  l)e  masters  of  the  soil ;  but  f 
that  part  of  the  coast  which  is  opposite  !  jitter  written  by  this  travelling  tent 
the  island  of  SamoB,  where  arc  stand-  ,  maker    will    preserve    our    city   firoi 
ing  a  number  of  ancient  columns,  six  "  oblivion.     It  will  be  translated  into  a 
arches  of  an  aqueduct,  one  of  which    the  languages  of  the  civilized  worl< 
bears  the  name  of  Til)eriu8  Caesar,  with    jt     will    Iw     read    with    avidity     ■ 
a  dozen    dilapidated    mosques,  and  a    princes    and    peasants    and    artisal3 
church  dedicated  to  St.  John.    A  little  ;  large  assemblies  will  often   spend 
more  than  a  mile  from  this  place  are    hour  at  a  time  in  meditating  on  a  sin  J 
the  ruins  of  a  large  city,  where  un-  '  sentence,  and  men  of  genius  and  lea^- 
doubtedly    Ephcsus    once    stood,    the  i  ing  will  write  whole  volumes  to  ill 
metropolis    of  '  proconsular    Asia,    the  |  trate    its    meaning    and    display 
voluptuous  guardian  of  that  magnificent    heauticE.      Yes,   it    might    have    be 
temple  of  Diana  which  was  accounted    added,  cigliteen  hundred  years  hencC 
one  of  the  seven  wonders  of  the  world,    literary  man  in  one  of  the  remote  islac 
About  fifty  miles  to  the  north  west  is    of  the  west  Avill  issue  an  exposition 
Smyrna,  and  formerly  there  were  to  the  .  this  letter,  to  which  ho  will  prefir 
north    at    different    distances]  Sardis,  ;  catalogue  of  more  than  eighty  authc 
Pergamos,  Thyatira,  and  Philadelphia,  :  who    will    have    previously    publisb 
and  eastward  or  southward  Hierapolis, '  commentaries  on  its  contents. 
Golosse,  and  Laodicca  ;  important  cities  ■      Tliat  it  was  to  tlie  saints  that  were 
though  inferior  to  Ephesus.    It  is  easy    Ephesus,  as  the  first  sentence  stati 
to  imagine  with  what  an  incredulous  ,  that  this  epistle  was  addressed,  we 
expression  of   countenance,  the    chief   not  doubt,  though  in  this  doubting  a 
magistrate  of  this  renowned  capital  in    many  have  questioned  it.     It  was  n 
anno  Domini  60  would  have  listened  to  '  indeed  in  this  age  that  the  doubt  fii 
a  prediction  that  the  time  would  come  '  arose,  but  in  one  that  was  much  1< 
when  the  chief  interest  that  mankind  i  enlightened ;    but    there    has    been 
would  take  in  Ephesus  would  arise  from    tendency  in  recent  times  to  regard  wi 
a  letter  to  some  of  its  inhabitants  by  .  favour  any  supposition,  however  it  m 
the  itinerant  Jewish  tentmaker  against    have    arisen,    wliich    contravenes 
whom  the  silversmiths  were  exasperated  '.  established  opinion.    But  the  argumei 
on  account  of  his  alleged  interference  •  against  the  Ephesian  destination  of  t 


THE  ]£PISTLE  TO  THE  EPHESIANS. 


277 


r^: 


L  : 


I - 


■-  1 


qiiitle  an  of  slender  force,  and  the 
ligaments  in  favour  of  any  other 
hjpothesLB  which  has  been  adduced  are 
iliBolutely  futile.  Dr.  Sadie  has  followed 
thoie  of  his  predecessors  who  have 
nfoted  them,  and  has  done  it  satis- 
£tttoiily.  He  sums  up  a  long  examina- 
tion of  the  question  thus: — "We  are 
therefore  brought  at  length  to  the  con- 
dnsion,  that  the  epistle  was  really  meant 
for  and  entituled  to  the  church  at 
Ephesus.  The  strong  external  evidence 
is  not  weakened  by  internal  proof  or 
statement;  the  seal  and  the  super- 
Kription  are  not  contradicted  by  the 
contents.    Such  was  the  opinion  of  the 


demanded.  In  the  three  preceding 
chapters  he  had  prepared  them  for  this, 
by  descanting  on  the  grace  which  had 
been  exercised  towards  them,  and  the 
advantages  which  they  had  consequently 
been  brought  to  enjoy.  The  third 
chapter  especially  contains  the  climax 
of  that  representation  on  which  hit 
subsequent  exhortations  were  to  be 
based.  They,  Gentiles,  originally  igno- 
rant idolaters,  £Eur  off  from  God,  had 
been  brought  by  the  intervention  of 
Messiah  to  be  fellow  heirs  with  the 
Jews,  of  the  same  body,  and  partaken 
of  the  same  promises.  That  pious 
Gentiles  should  be  raised  to  such  a  per- 


udent  church  as  a  body,  as  seen  in  !  feet  equality  with  pious  Jews  as  that 

^LS&,  quotations,  and  versions ;  of  the  I  there  should  be  no  superiority  whatever 

i&ediffival  church ;  and  in  more  modem    of  the  latter  class  over  the  former,  but 

times  of    the    commentators    Calvin,    that  they  should  T>e  incorporated  to- 

Baoer,  Wolf,  Estius,  Crocius,  Piscator,  {  gcther  as  one,  had   not  indeed  been 

Coeeeius,    Witsius,   Zanchius,    Bodius, '  revealed  till  now  ;  it  had  been  a  mystery 

Bollock,  Aretius,  Van  Til,  Roelle,  Quandt, ' — a  secret  which  the  Father  had  re- 

Fergosson,  Dickson,  Chandler,  Whitby, '  served   in   his  own  bosom.     To   the 

^'■nlner,  and  more  recently  of  Cramer, '  ancients  he  had  taught  that  in  Messiah 

Alorus,  Meyer,  Steir,  Davidson,  Stuart,    all  nations  should  be  blessed;  that  the 

-^exander  Rinck,  Wurm,  and  Wicseler.**  i  Gentiles  would  hearken  to  his  voice,  and 

la  such  matters  we  are  not  very  fond    would  partake  of  his  salvation.      An 

^f  appealing  to  authority ;  but  when  on    attentive  reader  of  Old  Testament  pro- 

"^he  negative  side  there  is  nothing  to  be    phecy  could  not  have  been  surprised 

Vuged  but  doubts,  conjectures,  and  in-    therefore   at    the  thought  of   Gentile 

^nious  suppositions,  and  on  the  affirm-    churches  living  in  harmony  with  the 

^tiresuchanarrayofancient  and  modem    Jewish  church,  and  enjoying  in  some 


>mters  as  this,  we  think,  that  modesty 
itself  requires  a  man  to  refrain  from 
hesitation  in  speaking  of  the  epistle  as 
^:^  epistle  to  the  Ephesians. 

The  principal  design  of  this   letter 

'^^a  to  inculcate  a  spirit  and  conduct 

i^rresponding  with  the  state  of  privilege 

which  the  Ephesian  believers  had 

raised.    It  is  set  forth  clearly  in 

"tie  first  verse  of  the  fourth  chapter ;  "  I 

*^fore,  the  prisoner  of  the  Lord,  be- 

■*«ch  you  that  ye  walk  worthy  of  the 

'^'^cition   wherewith    ye    are    called." 


happy  degree  the  blessings  which  are 
connected  with  faith  and  obedience; 
but  that  Jews  and  Gentiles  should  be  so 
blended  as  to  constitute  but  one  church,— 
that  between  the  Jew  and  the  Greek 
there  should  be  no  distinction  what- 
ever,— that  the  hereditary  superiority 
enjoyed  so  many  centuries  should  com- 
pletely cease ;  this  had  never  been 
taught  by  the  ancient  prophets,  because 
it  had  never  been  explicitly  revealed 
to  them.    In  other  ages  it  had  not  been 


"  made  known  to  the  sons  of  men  as  it 
^^^cnoe,  to  the  end,  the  apostle  illus-    is  now  revealed  unto  his  holy  apostles 
^^^  the  peculiarities  of  that  course  |  and  prophets  by  the  Spixil  *,^'  t\i^\.  \&  \a 
*bidi  10  exalted  a  vocation  as  ^lieiiis/  fheapostleBandtheiTinApViedo^^yiLUm 


S78 


THE  BPISTLE  TO  THE  EPHESIAM8. 


in  the  OhriiiSan  ohuToh,  as  Dr.  Eadie 
■hows  the  ezpreflaion  meeiis  when  used 
in  the  preceding  chapter.  Doddridge 
Moordingly 'paraphrases  the  fifth  verse 
thus :  "  Tliis  I  with  great  propriety  call 
a  mystery,  it  being  a  most  astomshing 
and  glorious  system  of  divine  truth, 
which  in  other  preceding  generations 
was  not  made  known  to  the  sons  of 
men ;  having  neither  been  discovered 
to  the  Gentiles,  who  were  wholly 
strangers  to  it,  nor  manifested  under 
any  former  dispensation  to  those  whom 
Qod  had  taken  for  his  people,  with  any 
Buoh  perspicuity  as  that  with  which  it 
is  now  revealed  by  the  Spirit  to  the 
holy  apostles  and  prophets  of  the  New 
Testament  dispensation,  who  have  the 
word  of  wisdom  and  of  knowledge  given 
to  them.**  In  a  note,  the  same  judicious 
commentator  adds,  "It  was  indeed 
known  long  before  that  the  Q  en  tiles 
should  be  added  to  the  church  ;  but  it 
was  not  known  that  they  should  be 
heirs  of  the  same  inheritance,  and  par- 
takers of  the  promise  of  the  Spirit. 
The  Jews  rather  thought  of  their  being 
slaves  to  them ;  and  least  of  all  did  they 
imagine  that  the  middle  wall  of  their 
ceremonies  should  be  broken  down,  and 
the  Gentiles  admitted  to  the  full  privi- 
leges of  God's  people,  without  circum- 
cision and  obedience  to  the  Mosaic  law  ; 
which  the  Christian  converts  among 
them  heard  of  at  first  with  great  amaze- 
ment.*' 

Even  to  this  day,  the  doctrine  is  not 
universally  received.    There  are  Chris- , 
tlans  who  interpreting  the  language  of ' 
Isaiah,    Jeremiah,  and    Ezckiel,  in    a ' 
Jewish  sense,  not  in  accordance  with 
New  Testament  principles,  take  "  Israel 
after  the  flesh'*  to  be  the  true  Israel, 
and  the  land  to  which  Joshua  conducted 
the  twelve  tribes  to  be  the  true  Canaan, 
and  look  for  a  time  when  the  natural 
descendants  of  the  patriarchs  shall  dwell 
apart  again  in  the  enjoyment  of  special 
advantngeB  not  shared  by  the  believing ' 


posterity  of  Japhet  and  of  Ham.    Tha 
there  are  no  promisee  whatever  belong 
ing  peculiarly  to  the  Hebrew  raoe- 
none  in  which  others  have  no  part  wfa 
being  ** Christ's*'  are  Abraham's  seed- 
is  a  sentiment  which  sometimes  startU 
a  good  man,  who  has  read  again  aa 
again  the  passages  in  which  the  apostl 
of  the  Gentiles  teaches  it    We  knoi 
not  whether  Dr.  Eadie  belongs  to  thii 
class  or  not ;  it  is  likely,  aa  it  prevaili 
greatly  in  the  north,  and  is  quite  con- 
sonant with  the  doctrine  of  hereditary 
privileges  under  the  gospel  dispensation 
— a    doctrine    taught    in    the   Scotch 
national  confession,  which  says,  ^Kot 
only  those  who  do  actually  profess  fiuth 
in  and  obedience  unto  Christ, '  but  sIm 
the  infants  of  one  or  both  believiog 
parents  are  to  be  baptized.'**    Be  it  so, 
or    not,  our   author   falters  when  he 
comes  to   this   part  ;^of   the   apostle'fl 
statement,  and  seems  hardly  ¥rilling  to 
allow  liim  to  mean  quite  as  much  ss  hs 
says.      His  exposition  of   the   phrsio 
''which  in  other  ages  was  not  made 
known  unto  the  sons  of  men*'  reodfl 
thus:    "The  meaning  of  the  apostle, 
however,  is  not  that  the  mystery  was 
unknown  to  all  men,  for  it  was  known 
to  a  few,  but  he  intends  to  say,  that  in 
the  minds  of  men  generally  it  did  not 
possess  that  prominence  and  clearnetf 
which  it  did  in  apostolic  timeSj"  p.  2(4. 
Now  if  this  is  really  what  Paul  intenM 
to  ^//,  it  is  wonderful  that  he  should 
have  expressed  himself  so  awkwardlj* 
Congenial  with    this    however   is  Pr. 
Eadiu's  opinion  that  "  the  scholium  is 
Matthaei  'that  the  men  of  old  knew 
that  the  Gentiles  should  bo  called,  but 
not  that  they  should  be  fellow  heiri," 
contains  a   distinction  too  acute  and 
and  refined.'*  p.  20(i.  The  next  sentence* 
however,  is  much  more  correct : — "  The 
intimations  in  the  Old  Testament  of  the 
calling  of  the  Gentiles  are  frequent,  \f^^ 
not  full ;  disclosing  the  fact  but  keei»D0 
the  method  in  shade.'*    And  before  he 


THB  EPI8TLK  TO  THK  EP1IESIAN8. 


879 


fche  gubject  oar  author  speaks  *  to  be,  a  Commentary  on  the  Greek  Text 

re  satisfiustonly  :  '^  The  Qcntilcs    of  the  Epistle.    It  cites,  not  in  English 

'  the  same  body ;— not  attached    but  in  Greek  the  words  and  phraaes 

I  excrescence,  not  incorporated    which  it  explains.    Though  we  will  not 

foreign  substance,  but  concor-    go  so  far  as  to  say  that  it  can  be  of  no 

so  that  the  additional  were  not    use  to  one  who  is  quite  ignorant  of 

listinguished  from   the  original    Greek  ;  yet  we  must  apprise  such  a  one 

rs  in  such  a  perfect  amalgoma-  i  that  he  will  find  great  difficulty  inuring 

The  body  is  the  one  church  under  |  it.    Its  construction  more  nearly  re- 

)  Head,  and  believing  Jew  and  j  sembles  that  of  several  German  exegeti- 

form  that  one  body,  without  ,  cal  works  which   have  recently  been 

or    the    detection  of   national  :  translated  into  English,  than  that  of 

or  of  previous  condition."  .  .  .  .  |  our  indigenous  expositions.    Its  theolo- 


ipostle  intensifies  his  meaning, 
idarcs  that  they  are  not  only 
leirs,  but  of  the  same  body — the 
union ;  not  like  Abraham's  sons 
urah,  each  of  whom  received  his 
and  his  dismissal  in  the  same 
iut  while  they  might  be  co-heirs. 


gicol  characteristics  are  however  very 
sufierior  to  those  which  belong  to  some 
of  these.  The  author  recognizes  cheer- 
fully the  genuineness  of  clauses  whidi 
they  would  scowl  upon  as  probable 
interpolations.  Instead  of  trying  to 
show  how  little  the  inspired  writer  may 
.bodied  in  one  personality,  might  be  supposed  to  mean,  he  appears  to  be 
ot  bo  a  difference  in  the  amount  j  ready  to  understand  his  words  in  a  large 
Bsing    enjoyed    and    promised  ?  |  and  noble  sense.     Ills  views  of  truth 


luueness  of  right  might  there  not 
Tsity  of  gift  ?  Will  the  Israelite 
D  higher  donation  as  a  memento 
descent  and  a  tribute  of  honour 
ancestral  glories  i  No  ;  the 
s  are  also  fellow-partakers  of  that 
)mise.  By  this  means  the  apostle 
the  amount  of  Gentile  privilege 
comes  to  them  in  Christ,  not  by 
don  to  the  law,  as  so  many  had 
imagined,  but  by  the  gospel.'"  p. 

leads  us  to  what  seems  to  us  to  be 
'eatest  defect  in  the  learned 
s    style  of    writing.     There    is 


correspond  more  with  those  of  Calvin, 
the'  Erskines,  and  the  Haldanes,  than 
with  those  which  the  biblical  critics  of 
the  last  quarter  of  a  century  have 
generally  inculcated.  Of  course  there 
are  opportunities  for  the  exhibition  of 
this  bias  in  a  work  on  the  Epistle  to  the 
Ephesians ;  and  we  confess  that  wo 
have  derived  nmch  pleasure  from  the 
hope  tliat  it  will  counteract  those  influ- 
ences which  have  tended  to  starve  the 
the  theology  of  studious  and  accom- 
plished ministers  of  our  own  day,  and 
by  consequence  to  starve  their  hearers. 
It  will  be  refreshing  to  some  of  our 
nally  a  want  of  stedfastness.  He  !  friends  to  find  in  the*writings  of  a  critic 
so  many  opinions  that  he  often    so  likely  to  be  influential  among  young 

ministers  as  Dr.  Eadie  is  the  following 
language: — *'The  theory  which  makes 
foreseen  holiness  the  ground  of  our 
election  and  not  its  design,  is  clearly 
ivays  adhere  iirmly  to  an  inter-  i  contrary  to  the  apostolical  statement : 
ion  when  he  has  selected  it  from  |  chosen — in  order  that  they  should  be 
a  others,  and  avowed  his  prefer-  '.  holy.    Here  is  no  room  for  the  con- 

jditional  interjection  ot  OiolVxiB,  «i  el 
yroTkheforeuBJs,  08  it  professes  jnomines  faciani^    qmi    debeiU.     T!V» 


rdcns  the  uiind  of  his  reader, 
aetimes,  we  think,  he  overburdens 
P,  so  as  to  stagger  beneath  the 
'  riches  ho  has  amassed.    Ho  docs 


280  THE  EPISTLE  TO  THE  EPIIESIANS. 

dilemma  of  thoso  who  base  predestina- 1  and  bo  rudely  set  aside,  and  the  wot     Z 

tion  upon  prescience  is :  if  God  foresaw  placed    under    the    inspection   of  ^=~ 

this   faith   and   holiness,    then    those  inert    oumisccencc,  or  whether  it  ^H 

qualities  were  cither  self-created,  or  modified  as  to  its  end,  and  that  ^H 
were  to  be  bestowed  by  himself ;  if  the  ,  declared  to  be  privilege  and  not  holines  ^ 
former  the  grace  of  God  is  denied,  if  the  ;  or  as  to  its  foundation,  and  that  WT' 
latter  the  question  turns  upon  itself —  :  idlegcd  to  Ikj  not  gratuitous  and  in 

What  prompted  God  to  give  them  the  spectivc  choice,  but  foreseen  merit  ai^^ 

iaith  and  holiness  which   he  foresaw  goodness ;    or  as  to  its  subjects,  ai^^ 

they  should  possess  t    The  doctrine  so  they  l>e  affirmed  to  be  not  individu;^^ 

clearly  taught  in  this  verse  was  held  in  but  communities ;  or  as  to  its  resu  — 

its   leading   element   by   the    ancient  and  it  be  reckoned  contingent,  and 

church,  by  the  Roman  Clement,  Igna-  absolute ;  or  whether  the  idea  of  eU 

tios,    Hennas,    Justin    ^Fartyr,    and  tion  be  diluted  into  mere  preferent 

Irenseus,  before  Augustine  worked  it  choice :  whichever  of  these  theories 

into    a    system,    and    the    chivalrous  adopted,  and  they  have  been  advocat 

Jerome  armed  himself  on  its  iKjhalf.    It  in  some  of  these  aspects  not  only 

18  foreign  to  our  purpose  to  review  tlic  some    of    the    early    fathers,   but 

theory  of  Augustine,  the  revival  of  it  by  archbishops  Bramhall,  Bancroft,  Ki: 

Gottschalk,  or  its  re-assertion  by  Calvin  Lawrence,  Sumner,  and  Whately,  m^  n 

and  Janssen  ;  nor  shall  we  criticise  the  by  Milton,  Molina,  Faber,  Nitzsch,  IIib-^( 

assault  made  upon  it  by  Pelagius,  or  Langc,  Copleston,  Chandler,  Locke,  m^  «< 

describe  the  keen  antagonism  of  Calistus  Watson  —  such  hypotheses  leave   fc  ifi 

and  Julian,  followed  up  in  later  times  central    difficulty  still    unsolved,   la-nd 

by  ArminiuB,  Episcopius,  Liniborch,  and  throw  tis  back  on  the  unconditioa^ 

Tomline.    Suffice  it  to  say  that  many  and  undivided  sovereignty  of  Him,  *  of 

who  imagine  they  have  explained  away  whom,  to  whom,  and  through  whom  nro 


a  difficulty  by  denying  one  phase  of 


all  things,' — all  whose  plans  and  pur- 


the  doctrine,  have  only  achieved  the  poses  wrought  out  in  the  church  and 
feat  of  shifting  that  difficulty  into  :  designed  to  promote  his  glor}',  have  been 
another  position.  The  various  modifica-  '  conceived  in  the  vast  and  incomprc- 
tions  of  what  we  reckon  the  truth  con-  ■  hensible  solitudes  of  his  own  eternity." 
tained  in  the  apostolical  statement,  do 

not  relieve  us  of  the  mystery,  which  Christians  whoso  ministers  are  rather 
belongs  as  well  to  simple  theism  as  to  :  younger  than  themselves  have  some- 
the  evangelical  system.     Dr.  Whately  ■  times  been  known  to  say,  We  enjoy 


has,  with  characteristic   candour,  ad- 


your    preaching    very  much,   but   we 


mitted  that  the  difficulty  which  relates    should  like  it  yet  Ixjtter  if  there  were  a 


to  the  character  and  moral  government 


little  more  Calvinism  in  your  sermons. 


of  God,  presses  as  hard  on  the  Arminian  Should  any  of  our  readers  sympathize 
as  on  the  Cahinistic,  and  Sir  James  !  with  this  feeling,  wc  bog  to  suggest  that 
Mackintosh  has  shown,  with  his  usual  '  this  work,  if  kindly  presented,  would  be 


luminous  and  dispassionate  power,  how 
dangerous  it  is   to  reason  as  to  the 


sure  to  be  thankfully  received,  and  that 
it  would  certainly  tend    to    lead  the 


moral   consequences  which  the  oppo-  !  thoughts  of  a  studious  young  minister 
nents  of   this    and   similar   doctrines  '  iwto  what  such  hearers  would  think  a 


may    impute    to    them.      In    short, 

whether  this  doctrine  be  identified  with 

pagan  Btoidsm,  or  Mahometan  fataUsm  \ 


right  direction. 


DOUBT  ANJ)'  FAITH. 


281 


The    SAooli  qf  Douhi  and  the  School  of 
Faiik.   Bjf  Count  Agexob  de  Gaspabin. 
Transiaied  by  Rob.   B.   Wat80Z<i,  B.A. 
CUl'mburgh :  Thomas  Constublc,  and  Co. 
1854. 

Tht  Warrant  of  Faith ;  or,  A  Ilaudhook  to 
the  OnRon  and]  Inspiration  q/*  the  Scrip- 
tures, Dy  the  Rev.  Rodkbt  AViiiteiicad, 
M.A.    London:  Biigstcr.     lBo-1. 

Thb  author  of   the  first   of   these 
Volumes  is  well  known  hy  name,  at 
least  in  England.     He  is  the  son  of  a 
Y^an  whose  conversion  is  a  remarkable 
instance  of  the  grace  of  God,  was  liim- 
Ifa  peer  of  France,  and  is  now  settled 
OcneTa.    The  old  Count  dc  Gasparin 
prefect  of  the  department  in  which 
'A.dolphe  itfenod  was  a  protestant  pastor, 
"^le  consistory  to  which  Monod  belonged 
'^'as  tainted  with  socinianisin,  and  some 
^f  its  members  were  so  exasperated  by 
^"Wo  sermons  of  his  on  Jno.  iii.  17,  that 
^bey  resolved  to  seek  liis  removal.    At 
that  time  each  consistory  was  composed 
^f  the  twenty-live  highest  tax-payers 
of  the  congregation,  and  to  remove  a 
D»ini=tcr    it    was  only  necessary  that 
they  should  complain  to  the  prefect  of 
the  department.    Tliis  prefect  was  De 
^parin,  a  Roman  Catliolic,  and  a  man 
of  the  world.     The  sermons  complained 
of  were  sent  to  him.     ]\Iost  unwillingly 
he  sat  down  to  road  them,  and  in  the 
end  himself  and  his  wife  became  Pro- 
testants   and    Christians  ;    embracing 
heartily  the  very  doctrines  which   lie 
was  called  upon  to  eondcmn. 

For  the  last  few  years  his  son  has  ro- 
eidcdat  Geneva.  Here  his  attention  lias 
been  called  to  the  question  of  the  canon 
of  scripture.  Popery  he  finds  teaching 
absurdities  and  falsehoods  glaring  and 
pernicious  ;  while  rationalism  is  denying 
all  direct  revelation,  and  making  cer- 
tainty of  religious  belief  impossible. 
Each  system  he  calls  a  school  of  douht. 
After    examining    and    refuting    the 

theories  of  CMch,  ho  proceeds  to  prove 
VOL.  xrn  ^FOvRTa  serifs. 


that  scripture  is  the  only  rule  of  doc- 
trine and  duty,  and  concludes  that  the 
system  which  honours  it  is  the  only 
scliod  of  faith.  In  the  design  of  this 
treatise,  and  in  many  of  its  arguments, 
we  heartily  symi)athi6e.  The  author's 
reasonings  against  Romanism  and  ra- 
tionalism arc  remarkably  clear  and 
forcible,  while  the  errors  of  the  Reform- 
ers in  not  trusting  implicitly  to  tho 
bible,  but  adding  to  it  their  creeds  and 
symbols,  is  manfully  denounced.  We 
have  long  thought  that  tho  suspicion 
with  which  many  protestants  regard 
appeals  to  the  bible  only,  has  tended 
equally  to  spread  poi)ery  and  to  dis- 
honour scripture.  W'e  rejoice  that  M. 
de  Gasparin  has  lifted  up  his  voice 
against  this  mistake. 

Yet  while  admiring  much  in  ^I.  do 
Gaspfirin'fi  treatise,  we  must  confess  to 
consijlcrablo  disappointuieut  on  turning 
to  the  adirmative  part  of  his  reasoning. 
It  is  part  of  his  purpose  to  settle  tho 
canon  of  scripture,  that  is,  to  deter- 
mine what  books  are  to  be  reckoned  as 
forming  the  rule  of  faith.  To  deter- 
mine this  question,  y\.  dc  Gasparin 
supposes  that  we  must  either  take  tho 
decisions  of  councils  and  fathers,  or 
rely  exclusively  on  divine  testimony. 
The  first  is  often  uncertain,  and  always 
human ;  the  second  ahnie  is  clear  and 
divine.  Christ  quoted  the  Old  Testa- 
ment as  the  voice  of  God :  therefore 
its  canonicity  and  inspiration  must  be 
allowed.  JJut  the  New  Testament,  adds 
M.  de  Gasparin,  is  a  revelation  of  equal 
autliority,  therefore  it  is  also  canonical 
and  inspired.  To  appeal  to  internal 
evidence  is  rationalistic  ;  to  appeal  to 
external  is  papistical.  The  only  course 
is  to  take  the  ])Ooks  as  God  has  given 
them  to  us,  and  ascribe  to  them  at 
least  as  much  of  authority  as  our  Lord 
ascribes  to  tlie  lioc^ks  which  God  gavo 
in  the  same  way  to  the  ancient  church. 

This  is  the  8u\)Statvce,  \i  vj^  Tx^i^x^l 
understand    it,    ot   M.  de   Ovvav^T«!L% 


\.  \. 


S82 


DOUBT  AND  FAITH. 


reasoning.      In  parfc  wc  concur :  but 
from  ptirt  wc  must  dissent.    The  sliort- 
est  and  most  decisive  proof  to  a  VhrU- 
tian  of  the  canonical  authority  of  the 
Old    Testament    is    undoubtedly    the 
teaching  of  our  liord.    lie  received  as 
scripture  what  the  Jews  handed  to  him 
as    such.    In    that  view   we    heartily 
agree.     Councils  and  fathers  arc  not 
always    clear   or    consistent    in    their 
evidence    on    the   canon.     They  moi/ 
moreover  be  so  quoted  as  to  justify  tlie 
Romish  taunt — Yuu  protcstants  depend 
for  the  canonical  authority  of  your  bibles, 
on  the  very  tradition    you  condemn. 
The  internal  evidence  of  each  book  too 
may  be  so  sifled  ^as  to  give  force  to  the 
objection  of  the  rationalist — You  are 
testing  scripture'  by  your  own  inward 
convictions  as  well  as  I.    Herein  we 
agree.    But  surely  it'is  going  too  far  to 
repudiate  all   that   is    thus  liable  to 
abuse.      We    receive    as    divine    tlie 
volume  which  Christ  quotes  as  divine. 
But  may  we  not  learn  from  some  human 
source,  Joscphus  rfor  example,  or  Philo, 
what    books   that  vohmie  'contained  ? 
We  must  not  receive  councils  or  fathers 
as  avthority ;  arc  they  not  therefore  tu 
be  admitted  as  cvifkiice  ^    The  whole 
question  in  fact  of  the^  canon  is  as  wide 
as  the  question  of  the  genuineness,  the 
authenticity,  and  the  inspired  authority 
of  each  book  :  and  on  that  question  we 
receive    evidence     from     every    side  ; 
weighing  and  sorting  all  hut  rejecting 
none.    We  quite  believe  that  if  a  holy 
minded  man  were  to  find  a  New  Testa- 
ment under  circumstances    that    ren- 
dered all  external  evidence  of  its  origin 
impossible,  its  own  divine  truthfulness 
would  commend  the  whole  to  his  con- 
science and  heart.    But  to  destroy  or 
withhold  such  evidence    on  whatever 
plea  is  unjust  to  the  bible  and  mis- 
chievous to  the  church.      From    this 
charge  we  fear  that  Count  Gasparin  is 
not  quite  free.     We  admire  his  love  of 
wbMt  is  spiritual  and  holy  in  scripture. 


We  sympathize  with  his  dislike  o 
tradition  as  an  authority  in  matters  o 
religious  faith.  But  both  feelings  seen 
t'j  us  consistent  with  a  just  apprcciatioi 
of  that  external  evidence  of  the  inspirec 
truth  of  scripture  which  has  beei 
accunmlating  for  the  last  two  thousand 
years.  That  evidence  comes  no  doubl 
through  human  channels,  and  in  par< 
from  a  human  source.  It  is,  without 
the  internal  evidence '  supplied  by  the 
books  themselves,  confessedly  incom- 
plete. But  gratitude  and  wisdom  alike 
forbid  us  to  despise  or  reject  it. 

A  convenient  summary  ,of  this  evi- 
dence may  be  found  in  the  second  ol 
the  volumes  named  at  the  head  of  this 
notice.  The  author  seems  to  be  an 
evangelical  clergyman,  v  of  exteDsive 
reading  and  good  sense.  Without 
pretending  to  originality  he  gives  a 
clear  and^  pretty  full  view  of  the  argu- 
ments and  facts  adduced  by  Stuart  and 
Wordsworth.  The  l)ook  is  enriched  by 
foot  notes  giving  the  originals  of  most 
of  the  ancient  authorities  quoted,  and 
the  whole  may  be  recommended  as  a 
scholarlike,  satisfactory  treatise. 

It  may  give  the  general  reader  a  fair 
idea  of  the  completeness  of  the  external 
evidence  of  the  canoiiicity  of  scripture 
to  state  that  in  most  ancient  lists  all  the 
Old  Testament  books  are  included,  that 
twenty  out  of  the  twenty-seven  of 
the  Xew  are  unquestioned,  that  the 
canon icity  of  the  remaining  seven  is 
sustained  by  overwhelming  evidence, 
and  that  there  is  scarcely  any  historical 
evidence  in  favour  of  the  canonicity  ol 
the  apocrypha.  Jews  and  Christians 
(not  Romanists)  agree  on  the  canon  oi 
the  Old  Testament,  catholics  and  pro- 
tcstants on  the  canon  of  the  Newr 
though  in  each  case  on  differen.'^ 
grounds. 

A. 


DR.  OUMMINQ'S  8ABBATH  READINGS. 


S83 


published  as  a  mercantile  speculation, 
on  the  conviction  that  anything  bearing 
the  author  *8  namo  would  bo  certain  to 
command  an  extensive  sale,  wo  should 
not  have  been  astonislied ;  but  that  the 
author  should  risk  his  reputation  by 
their  publication  does  astonish  us.  The 
fact  confirms  an  impression  we  have 
long  had,  that  if  one  by  some  eccentri- 
city, endowment,  or  chance,  succeeds  in 
getting  a  name,  he  may  publish  what 
he  pleases  and  multitudes  will  buy  and 
critics  praise.  There  is  a  quackery  in 
literature  as  well  as  in  medicine,  and 
the  quackery  pays.  In  these  volumes 
there  are  three  hobbies,  which  the 
author  rides  to  death,  one  of  which,  if 
not  all,  he  has  introduced  in  every 
chapter.  They  are  Popery,  the  Millen- 
nium,  and  the  Crystal  palace,  and  it  is 
astonishing  in  what  texts  they  are  latent. 
We  know  the  editor  of  a  provincial 
journal  who  is  reported  to  have  said 
that  he  lioped  liis  diopesan,  with  whom 
he  was  in  constant  strife,  would  never 
die,  as  he  was  worth  some  hundreds  a 
year  to  him.    Wc  fear  that  the  downftdl 


Sabbath  Evening  JUadingt  on  the  New 
Tesiament.  St,  Matthew,  lly  the 
Rev,  John  Cl-siui.no  D.D.,  F.K.S.K. 
London:  Arthur  Hail,  Virtue,  oiid  Co. 
Patemoiter  Row.     1853. 

Sahbaih  Evening  Readings  on  the  AVfr 
Tettament,  67.  Mark;  By  the  Rev, 
Joux  CuxMiKo,  D.D.,  F.R.S.E.  London : 
Arthur  Hnll,  Virtue,  and  Co.,  Paternoster 
Row.    1853. 

Selbath  Morning  Readingx  on  the  Old 
Tettament,  Bookof  Etodut.  By  the  Rev, 
John  Gumming,  D.D..  F.tt.S.  E.  London : 
John  Farquhar  Shaw,  27,  Southampton 
Row,  and  2 1 ,  Patemoiter  Row.     1854. 

Ox  entering  the  ministry  an  esteemed 
friend  and  pastor  gave  us  the  following 
wholesome  advice:  "Always  bear  in 
mind  that  people  like  to  l>e  well  pleased 
better  than  well  served,  and  that  the 
bnlk  of  our  congregations  do  not  like  to 
be  oompelled  to  think  much.*'  Now  we 
promise  the  readers  of  these  volumes 
that  they  need  not  for  a  moment  appre- 
hend that  their  mental  powers  will  be 
overtaxed  by  them.  With  the  excep- 
tion of  those  parts  which  are,  or  ought  of  popery,  or  the  commencement  of  the 
to  be,  between  inverted  commas,  and    Millennium,  would  prove  a  very  serious 

aOair  to  our  author's  popularity  if  not 
his  pocket.  The  '*  readings  on  St. Mark  " 
are  little  more  than  a  repetition  of  those 
on  "St.  Matthew.'  The  naivete  with 
wliicli  he  says,  page  il,  **  I  do  not  know 
whetlicr  I  mentioned  in  my  introductory 
remarks  on  St.  INTatthew,"  <&c.,  is  quite 
aniusinj;.  ( -ould  he  not  Imve  referred 
to  the  volume  \  Had  he  done  so  ho 
would  have  fouml  that  he  had  mentioned 
tlic  matter  in  question,  and  much,  very 
much  more,  interpretation,  illustrations 
and  all,  in  very  nearly  the  same  woi'ds 
as  in  tlie  volume  on  Mark.  Indeed  a 
very  few  pages  wouhl  contain  all  that  is 
additional  in  the  latter  volume.  These 
observations  may  appear  severe,  but 
tlicy  are  yw^i.  It  is  not  a  ])leasing  task 
to  ^vrite  thus  vcspoctmg  l\\c  \^\<y\\3niWwv% 


which  constitute  the  chief  value  of  these 
readings,  they  will  lind  very  little  with 
which  their  minds  are  not  already  per- 
fectly familiar.    Should  they  stumble 
on  any  statement  or  interpretation  that 
is  apparently  original,  we  advise  tliem 
not  to  rely  on  its  correctness  unless  con- 
finned  by  other  testimony,  for  we  never 
read  a  work  in  which  such  outrageous 
blunders  arc  found  associated  with  such 
an  apparent  consciousness  of  infallibility. 
We  do  not  mean  to  assert  that  these 
volames    have    nothing    to    commend 
them  ;  the  style  is  easy,  the  illustrations 
ue  simple,  and  are  drawn  from  current 
events,  and  we  have   no  douY)t,  tliat 
attended  by  Dr.  Cumming's  impressive 
and  eloquent  delivery,  they  were  listeiie<l 
to  with  delight :    but  why  tluy   were 


Frittted  Mv  cannot  tell,    II ltd  ihvy  Irjcn  j  of  one  of  the  most  vov»\ax  t^iW^vqna 


284 


DR.  CUMMING'S  SABBATU  RSADIN08. 


writerfl  of  the  present  day ;  nor  is  it  a 
pleasing  reflection  that  productions  that 
warrant  such  criticisms  should  be  so 
popular. 

A  few  extracts  taken  almost  at 
random,  will  however  enable  uur  readers 
to  form  their  own  estimate  of  the  worth 
of  these  readings.  The  fir.4  is  from  the 
volume  on  the  Uouk  of  Kxodus.  "  It  is 
said, '  If  thou  lend  money  to  any  of  my 
people  that  is  prx^r  by  thee,  thou  s^halt 
not  bo  tu  him  as  au  usurer,  neither 
slialt  thou  lay  upon  liim  usury/  tliat  is 
to  say,  you  f>liall  not  domiind  a  per 
ccntage  larger  than  is  legal  and  proper  ; 
for  it  was  not,  I  think,  the  law  in  the 
Old  Testament,  that  no  interest  should 
bo  received  for  money.  If  that  be  sin- 
ful which  is  not  asserted,  thou  every 
one  who  has  money  in  the  funds  is  living 
iu  constant  sin.  13ut  usury  moans  re- 
ceiving more  intereat  than  is  just  and 
equitable  according  to  tlie  laws  of  trade 
and  the  conventional  compact  that  by 
law  or  usage  exists  in  any  country.*' 
There  is  scarcely  a  child  in  our  Sunday 
schools  that  dues  not  know  that  usury, 
in  the  sacred  scriptures,  means,  not  *'  a 
per  centage  larger  than  is  right  and  pro- 
per," but  any  interest.  We  do  not  say 
it  is  a  sin  to  receive  interest  now  ;  the 
laws  of  the  Jewish  nation  are  not  bind- 
ing on  other  nations ;  but  we  assert 
that  a  Jew  was  forbidden  to  receive 
interest  from  a  Jew,  though  from  a 
stranger  or  foreigner  it  was  lawful  for  a 
Jew  to  take  interest  or  usury.  *'  Unto 
a  stranger  thou  mayest  lend  upon  usury, 
but  unto  thv  brother  tliou  shall  not  lend 
upon  usury."  l)eiit.  xxiii.  i!0.  Unlawful 
interest  is  a  siguilication  which  the 
word  usury  has  acjuirtii^  not  its  mean- 
ing in  the  bible.  Would  Dr.  Cumniing 
paraphrase  the  text  just  quoted,  '^From 
a  stranger  thou  mayest  receive  more 
interest  than  is  just  and  equitable  ? "  or 
a  sentence  in  one  of  our  Lord's  parables, 
^Thou  oughtest  to  have  put  my  money 
to  tbo  excbangen,  and   then  at  my 


coming  I  should  have  recdved  mj  on 
with  more  interest  than  is  just  tu 
equitable?" 

The  following   puerile  conceits  ai 

from  the^same  volume,  "  Things  in  thi 

world  are  the  shadows  of  things  in  th 

heavens ;  and  I  think  it  is  a  poet,  o 

Plato,  I  forget  which,  that  made  thi 

sublime  remark,  The  light  of  noonday  i 

the  shadow  of  God.  What  a  magnificen 

I  thought:''  (:!!)     "We  notice  in  th- 

next  place  that  this  ark  with  all  it 

!  beauty  and  its  glury,  and  its  cxhibitioi 

'  of  great  truths,  was  not  a  fixture.    Thi 

■  teaches  us  that  the  gospel  is  not  givei 

I  to  any  nation  a  perpetual  fixture."  ! ! ! 

It  in    stated  in   the  **  Readings  oi 

Matthew,"  page  34,  that  "  there  is  n 

I  evidence  of  demoniacal  possession  sab 

I  sequent  to  the  death  of  our  blesset 

I  Ijord ;"  and  in  tlie  **  Readings  on  Mark,' 

j  pago  7l\  *•  After  our  Lord's  'ascension 

no  such  instances  occur,  and  this  relic 

may  have  occurred  at  the  time  when  h 

said,  *  I  saw  Satan  fall  from  he4&\'en  lik 

lightning.'     God  manifest  in  the  flea 

seems  to  have    put  an  end    to    tha 

I^eculiar  type  of  Satan's  power  calle 

demoniac  possessions."     If  this  be  tru< 

what  is  the  meaning  of  the  words  < 

Jesus  addressed  to  his  disciples  imm< 

diately  before  his  ascension,  '^  And  thef 

signs  shall  follow  them  that  believe ;  i 

my  name  shall  they  cast  out  devils' 

Mark   xvi.   17.      Have    the   followin 

passages  in  which  there  is  direct  cvidenc 

of  demoniac  possession  after  the  deat 

j  of  Chribt  never  been  noticed  by  D: 

,  Oumming  ?    "  Then  came  also  a  mult 

I  tude  out  of  the  cities  round  about  unt 

I  Jerusalem,    bringing    sick    folks,    an 

I  them  which  were  vexed  with  unclea 

I  spirits,  and  they  were  healed  every  one 

i  Acts  v.  10.     "  For  unclean  spirits  cr 

ing  with  a  loud  voice,  came    out  < 

many  that  were  possessed  with  them. 

Acts   viiL    17.     "And    God    wroiigl; 

special  miracles  by  the  hands  of  Paul 

\€^  IW»  ixom  V^  \)«^i  ^'ece  brougl; 


DR.  CUMMINQ'S  SABBATH  BLADINGS. 


S86 


mto  the  Bick  handkerchiefs  or  aprons, 
&nd  the  diseases  departed  from   them, 
tnd  the  evil  spirits  went  out  of  them. ' 
Then  certain  of  the  vagabond  Jews, 
exorcists,  took  upon  them  to  cull  over 
them  which  had  evil  spirits  the  name  of  * 
the  Lord  Jesus,  saying,  We  adjure  you 
by  Jesus,  whom  Paul  prcacheth.    And 
there  were  seven  sons  of  one  Scc^*n,  a 
Jew,  and  chief  of  the  priests,  which  did 
EO.    And  the  evil  spirit  answered  and 
cud,  Jesus  I  know  and  Paul  I  know,  I 
bat  who  arc  ye  ?     And  the  man  in  ! 
whom  the  evil    spirit   was  Icupcd  on 
them,  and  overcame  them,  and  prevailed 
against  them,  so  that  they  fled  out  of 
the  house  naked  and  wounded."   Acts 
xix.ll— 16. 

In  the  exposition  of  Matt.  xxi.  ID, 
there  is  a  statement  equally  rasli,  un- 
qualified, and  incorrect.  ^'  Tiie  cxpres- 
non,  *  Let  no  fruit  grow  on  thee  hence- 
fimrard  for  ever/  is  perhaps  over 
itrong,  — *for  ever*  is  not  the  Greek 
word  translated  *for  ever,'  in', the  sense 
of  everlasting ;  but,  *  Let  no  fruit  grow 
on  thee  c/c  rov  aiCjva,  that  is,  '  until 
the  age.'  What  a^re  ?  Why  the  age 
whca  the  fulness  of  the  gentiles  shall 
come,  and  the  Jew  shall  bo  graffcd  in,*' 
ic.  Let  our  readers  judge  the  corrcct- 
cf  this  statement  from  the  following  ; 
Tcrses,  in  which  the  words  tic  t6v  aiuva  \ 
are  employed.  "  I  am  the  living  bread 
which  came  down  from  heaven :  if  any 
man  eat  of  this  bread  he  shall  live  for 
ever,  n'c  rov  uiwva"  John  vi.  iil. 
"Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  If  a 
man  kt-cp  my  saying  he  shall  never  see  | 
death.  (Odvaror  ov  ///)  OiUi^n)(T^  t/y  tuv  . 
oti»'o.)  Then  said  the  Jowa  unto  him, 
Now  we  know  that  thou  hast  a  devil. 
Abraham  is  dead  and  the  prophets,  and 
thou  saycst.  If  a  man  keep  my  saying, 
he  shall  never  taste  of  death."  (John  viii. 
51)  £2.)  See  aho  Luke  i.  .0.5,  John  iv.  14,  • 
xiii.8,  xiv.  16.  Would  any  one  venture  to 
^nuuUte  the  words,  tie rbv  aOava,  "until 
the  ^, "  in  either  of  these  passages  1      \ 


8uch  a  paragraph  as  tho  following 
from  the  pen  of  Dr.  Gumming  is  highly 
amusing:  "When  people  begin  to  go 
beyond  that,  and  to  specify  actual 
events,  as  is  done  in  a  very  rash 
pamphlet  called,  *  Tho  Coming  Struggle,' 
when  they  begin  not  to  interpret  but  to 
prophecy — when  they  state  in  date,  and 
place,  and  time,  what  Austria  will  do 
and  what  France  will  do,  as  if  another 
John  had  come  to  write  another  Apo- 
calypse ;  I  think  such  men  are  rcaUj, 
though  unintentionally,  pouring  con- 
tempt upon  prophecy,  doing  injury  to 
the  word  of  God.*'  One  almost  in- 
voluntarily exclaims,  "Physician,  heal 
thvsclf:" 

I^ut  it  is  useless  to  multiply  quota- 
tions of  tliis  kind;  one  might  find 
enough  to  till  a  volume.  We  will'simply 
add  an  illustration  or  two  of  the  Doctor's 
mode  of  reasoning  on  tho  subject  of 
baptism.  It  is  just  what  the  preceding 
quotations  might  have  led  us  to  expect. 
"  You  arc  aware  that  there  has  been  a 
very  great  deal  of  discussion  about  the 
word  /3a7rrisw.  I  believe  that  what  is 
called  immersion  was  as  frequently 
practised  as  sprinkling.  Tho  Qreek 
word  PairriZij  is  a  corruption  or  modi- 
fication of  the  Greek  word  /3«Vrw :  there 
has  been  a  di£<pute  about  its  meaning. 
One  party  says,  it  means  to  iinmerse 
only — that  is  not  the  fact.  Others  say 
it  means  to  sjmniie  only— that  is  not 
the  fact.  It  means  sometimes  to  qyrinHe 
sometimes  to  immerse,  and  sometimes 
to  dip ;  the  most  frequent  use  in  which  the 
Ilobrcw  word  tliat  corresponds  to  it  is 
used,  id  to  dipt  *  to  dip  the  rod  in  honey,' 
*  to  dip  the  slaff  in  oil,'  *  to  dip  the  foot  in 
uil,*  in  all  of  wliich  passages  it  is  absurd 
to  infer  the  employment  of  immersion : 
dipping  a  part  of  the  body  in  liquid  is 
not  necessary  immersion."  What  then, 
we  ask,  is  it  or  can  it  be?  Is  it 
sprinkling,  pouring,  or  what  ?  Dipping 
a  })art  of  the  body  in.  \\c^\i\Cl  Sa  tv^ji^ 
necessarily  the  immcmoTv  ol  V\:a  vjhoU 


S86 


DR.  GUMMINQ^S  SABBATH  READINGS. 


body,  but  it  u  necessarily  the  imTnersion 
of  the  part  dipped,  and  the  dipping  of 
the  body  would  be  the  immersion  of 
the  vhoit.  In  admitting  that  the  general 
meaning  of  the  word  is  to  dip  the 
Doctor  admits  quite  enough ;  for  Jesus, 
in  appointing  an  ordinance  intended  to 
be  permanent,  would  use  words  in  their 
general  signification. 

BoldneBs  is  a  valuable  endowment, 
and  Dr.  Gumming  possesses  it  without 
measure.  lie  says,  **  I  am  prepared  to 
produce  admissions  from  the  earliest 
ages  that  infant  baptism  was  used."  lie 
would  find  it  difficult  to  furnish  proof 
of  the  baptism  of  infants  during  tlic 
first  two  centuries  of  the  Christian 
church.  We  should  want  a  soinowlmt 
more  definite  reference  tlian  that  which 
he  gives  for  the  use  of  the  word  /San-n'^w 
in  the  sense  of  sprinkling  by  Homer, 
"I  think  it  is  in  the  Iliad  or  the 
Odyssey."  Very  few  persons  would  be 
bold  enough  to  pen  the  following 
sentence,  **I  doubt  if  the  Jordan  at 
Jerusalem  is  really  very  deep  except  in 
times  of  ilood  as  would  bo  sufiicieni.'' 
If  Dr.  Gumming  docs  not  know  that 
there  was  sufficient  water  for  immersion 
in  the  Jordan  where  Jesus  was  baptized, 
he  ought  to  know  it.  He  ought  to  have 
ascertained  the  fact  before  he  published 
an  exposition  of  the  narrative  of  the 
event.  Lieutenant  Lyncli,  with  whose 
work  one  would  have  expected  Dr. 
Gumming  to  1^  acquainted,  was  present 
on  the  occasion  of  the  great  annual  visit 
of  pilgrims  to  the  reputed  scene  of  our 
Lord's  baptism.  Ho  says,  ''In  all  the 
wild  haste  of  a  disorderly  rout,  Copts 
and  Russians,  Poles,  Armenians,  Greeks, 
and  Syrians,  on  they  came — With  their 
eyes  strained  towards  the  river,  heedless 
of  all  intervening  obstacles,  they  hurried 
eagerly  forward  and  dismounting  in 
haste,  and  disrobing  with  precipitation, 
rushed  down  the  bank  and  threw  them- 
selves into  the  stream.  They  seemed  to 
be  absorbed  by  one  impulsive  fee^g, 


I  and  perfectly  regardless  of  the  obser 
tiun  of  others.  Each  one  plunged  hi 
stif  or  teas  dipped  by  another  three  tin 
below  the  sur&ce  in  honour  of  I 
Trinity." 

Some  people  have  strange  tastes  t 
peculiar  conceptions  of  beauty, 

"  The  loT«r, 

See*  Holen'H  beAut  j  in  a  brow  of  Egypt. ! 

•  •  •  • 

Such  tricks  hath  strong  inutglnation." 

The  perfection  of  beauty,  in  Dr.  Cu; 
ming's  opinion,  is  the  sprinkling  of 
unconscious  balje.  "  Is  there  anythini 
he  asks,  "  more  beautiful  than  the  sij 
in  this  congregation,  when  two  pareo 
publicly  present  and  dedicate  th 
ba1>e,  amidst  tlio  prayers  of  a  wh 
congregation  solemnly  to  God  by  tl 
expressive  rite  of  Christian  baptifl 
I  should  not  like  to  let  go  that  beauti 
sight" 

With  one  more  quotation  we  will  c( 
elude.  '*  But  I  would  not  care  to  spe 
much  time  in  arguing  with  our  bapt 
brethren  upon  the  amount  of  water  c( 
taincd  in  a  word ;  I  would  only  m< 
them  when  they  become  exclusive  a 
bigoted,  as  I  have  found  some,  a 
denounce  that  as  no  baptism  which  is  i 
accompanied  with  immersion  of  \ 
whole  body  in  water.  This  exclusi 
ncss  is  a  diluted  Puseyism.  My  c< 
riction  is,  that  even  if  in  every  instai 
in  primitive  times  baptism  was  adi 
nistcred  by  iuimcrsion,  still  tliis  woi 
be  no  reason  why  we  should  l^e  boa 
exactly  to  have  it  so  now.  .  .  .  My  i( 
of  baptism  is,  that  we  should  appro: 
as  near  to^  the  outward  usage  as  circu 
stances  avIU  admit ;  but  I  do  fed  tl 
to  take  a  poor  babe  and  plunge  it  o^ 
head  in  cold  water  in  wint^^r  is  aim 
to  be  guilty  of  murder ;  and  certaii 
to  take  an  adult  and  plunge  him 
water,  the  temperature  of  which 
below  zero,  to  say  the  least  of  it,  if  it 
not  a  penance  it  is  not  convenie 
\PexW^  ^Q\k  «K)  \.Vv^  "vaiber  is  to 


BRIEF  NOTICES.  S87 

heated,  but  the  waters  in  the  Jordan  I  to  employ  such  reasoning,  and  to  advo- 

oould  not  be  heated.    It  must  be  a  river,  !  catc  on  such  paltry  grounds  tho  altera- 

and  as  you  are  rigidly  rubrical  it  nuist    tion  of  an  appointment  of  God.     If  our 

be  in  winter  or   summer,  in  India  or    religion  rejects  whatever  is  inconvenient, 

Greenland.    The  temperature  certainly    it  will  not  retain  much  that  is  valuablo 

would  be  warm  in  the  instance  under    in  tlic  sight  of  God.    We  do  not  under- 

notice^because  it  was  an  eastern  climate ;    stand  how  a  godly  man  can  write  thus 

but    still    the    tcmperaturo    of   rivers    flippantly  concerning  an  ordinance  in- 

yaries,  and  our  Thames  even  if  as  clean,    stituted  by  Christ.    Such  reasoning  is 

which   I   very  much  doubt,  is    much    disingenuous.     Every  word  respecting 

colder  than  the  Jordan,  and  therefore    the  necessity  of  being  baptized  in  a 

it  would  be  inconvenient  in  this  lati-    nce'r  in  order  to  be  rubrical,  is  illogical. 

tade  ;  and  the  poor  Greenlanders  would    We  fear  that  if  Dr.  Gumming  has  not 

find  baptism  simply  martyrdom/'  overcome  the  papists,  he  has  despoiled 

Tills  is[not  "diluted  Puscyism  :"  it  is    them  of  some  of  their  most  favourite 

gross  popery,  and  that  from  one  who    weapons  and  converted  them  to  his  own 

pretends  to  be  one  of  popery's  sternest    use.  •  B. 

foes.    Cardinal  Wiseman  would  blush  i 


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The  Bible  Hand-Book;  an  Introduction  to  \  actinniiitcd  with  recent  importations  from 
tkt  Stvdif  of  Sacred  Script ine.  Jhj  ,  Ibrfijni  critic?,  as  well  as  with  the  standard 
J«;6Epii  Angus,  D.D.,  Meinher  of  the  lioyal  I  writcrd  of  our  own  and  other  lands.  Best  of 
Anatic  Society.  London:  The  Itcli{;iou3  all,  it  is  a  safe  book:  re%-elation  is  treated  of 
Tnct  Society.    ISOi.    12mo.    Pp.  viii.  660.  .  throughout   as  revelation,— a    communicatioa 


It  hasi  long  l>cen  regretted  that  the  Krligious 
Tnct  Society  had  not  among  its*  treasures  a 
compendium    of    information    rrsp'jctiug    the 


fmm  the  Father  of  lights*  to  be  received  with 
profound  reverence  and  thankful  eagerness. 
In  thid  res])cct  it  exhibits  a  marked  contrast  to 
some  works  of  loftier  pretension  which  hare 


lurtorv  and  pccnliaritios  of  the  inspired  writing?.  !  \^\Ay  gained  currency  among  dissenting  thcolo- 
Uanyvears  ago,  it  published  some  small  works  gicul  students.  In  ail  important  points  we  find 
rfthc  Lind  which  were  acceptable  at  the  time,  l)r.  Angus's  opinions  coinciding  with  ourDwn, 
tnd  htfln«4l  to  create  a  tnstc  fur  something  ,  and  even  in  m:tttors  of  iufcrior  moment  his  views 
better;  but  they  ncilhpr  corrci'iwnded  with  the  i  and  ours  very  generally  concur.  He  has  taken 
Wtsent  state  of  biblical  science,  nor  with  the  I  an  extensive  survey  of  the  whole  field  through 
J^rec  of  general  intelligence  now  posscssrd.  :  which  his  path  has  lain;  his  diligence  will  be 
We  are  rejoiced  therefore  to  sec  before  us  a  pub-  '  unqueationed  by  all  his  readers,  and  his  power 
lication  with  its  imprint,  of  the  plan  and  ■  of  condensing  a  gnat  deal  into  a  small  corn- 
execution  of  which  we  can  speak  with  equal  pass  will  be  perceived  and  gratefully  acknow- 
eomplacency.  It  i*  comprehensive;  treating  Icdgcd  bv  many.  This  will  not  only  be  a  good 
of  too  genuineness,  authenticity,  and  authority  text-lK)oV  for  use  in  theological  colleges,  but  an 
of  the  Fcriptures ;  of  ancient  manuscripts,  invaluable  at'tiistant  to  sabbnth  school  teachers 
tirioas  reading!*,  versions,  rules  of  intcrprcta-  ai„i  occa**innal  preachers  of  every  class.  We 
tion;  of  external  helps  in  their  interpreta-  ■  hope  that  none  of  them  will  remain  long  with- 
tioB  drriTahlc  from  history,  chronology,  botany,  ^  out  it. 
auneialogy,   gengrauhy,   customs  and    similar  ■ 

Mirces;  of  rules  ot  interpretation,  systcnn  of  :  A  General  I/istorico  critical  Iiitroilurtion  to 
I»ropbccy,  solutions  of  difficulties,  general  views  ,  t/u-  Old  Tcstamr.nt.  liy  II.  A,  Ch.  Uavku- 
of  classes  of  books,  and  <>f  particular  books,  i  NicK,Ai/t'  TtucherofTheoh'jyiuthe  Uniwr- 
both  m  the  Old  Testament  and  the  New.     It  is  '      sity  of  Konifjshurtj.      Translated  from  the 


10  uraaged  as  to  be  atlaptcd  either  for  young 
or  for  advancGd  students;    paragraphs  being 


Gvrmnnby  W  illiam  Lindsay  Alexandkr, 
D.D.     Edinburgh :  8vo.     Pp.  389. 


Bnrktd  througboat  which  may  be  jiassed  over  .  •  i .   c      •  i  i  * 

brbeinnnen  who  wish  to  obtain  a  general  view         In  our  review  of  Ilavernick  s  .Special  Intro- 
oftbr  subject*  aiustrated,  but  perused  by  those  ;  ductinn  to  the  PentateucYi  hotoc  W^^^,>j^ 
*ho  deiire  to  inrcBtigstc  them  more  fully.    It  \  stated  the  high  estiniauon  in  vfXucXi  >Kt  X«\A  AiUk 
^moien:  tte  muthor  having  made  hirngvlf  j  biblical  labours.   The  prtBCwl  WumtoX^enKwX 


288  BRIEF  NOTICES. 


is  worthr  of  the  attention  of  those  « 
dimply  ui'Rlroua  of  tbe  acrnmalition  o 
liut  half  the  number  put  with  greater  po 
prccisitm  wouhl  have  beea  much  more  c 
as  well  ad  intcreBtlng. 


Introdaction  to  the  Old  Tettament  ia  a  work 

complete    ia   itself,  and    certainly  the    most 

■emrcbing,  sifliDg  investigati»n  of  the  matter^ 

treated  of  that  we  know.    Granting  an  i)cca- 

■ional  obscority  and   ('iimbn>usnes!i  of   Bt\Ie, 

which  we  cannot  however  help  thiokinc  the 

tnuisUitor  has  been  at  rather  too  much  painfl  to 

exaggerate,  we  believe  that  all  impartial  Acbulars 

will  recognise  a  clear  penetrative  imtight  and 

lichnesi  of  learning  aelrlom   paralleled.     The 

religioas  spirit  in  which  it  in  coiiccivetl  he  ex- 

pretseti  in  the  preface :    **  I  have  undertaken,*^ 

ne  sayn,  **to  write  this  work  from  the  sttiinl-  , 

point  which,  thr»u;rh   Goil's  grace,  has  Ineu  ;       Tlii*  volume  consijjti  of  n  course  of  1 

showed  to  me— from  the  inward  and  firm  con-  :  delivered  bv  Dr.  IJriice  to  his  n^^  n  ron;rr 


The  Riu'irtiphy  nf  Samson ;  i/Iustrat 
ajtpl'u-'t.  By  the  liev.  Jdii.v  Brite 
Minlhifi'  of  Free  St.  Afidrfw'g 
Kdinhurgh*  l-^linburf;h :  Kiimonsh 
D.tii;;la4.  I^ondon  :  II  imilton,  Adan 
Co.     I !?5 \,     Tp.  III.     Price  3«.  Gd. 


last  year,     li  emlinireA  a  portion  %>{  Ol(i 
ment  hist  or}-  nut   frequently  introduci 


Tiction  that  the  object  of  investigation  in  («<k1*s 
holy  word,  givan  to  mankind  sunk  in  sin  and 

misery,  for  the  purpose  of  guiding  them  in  the  j.  pulpit  ministrations;  and  is  a  valuable 
way  of  salvation  and  j^aci'."  The  first  eighty  I  small  contribution  to  the  cause  of  sou 
pagCit  arc  occupied  with  the  formation  of  the  '  serviceable  ex]>osltiou.  The  topics  di 
canon,  which  is  traced  with  great  discriminntion  '  are  "The  chanictcr— Its  form  and  bej 
and  care.  But  we  a^ree  with  the  translator  \  velopmcnt.  Conse<|ncnecs  of  continv 
in  attaching  the  principal  value  to  the  second  parture  from  the  Lord.  T!ic  marriage 
and  third  chapters  in  which  the  orijiinal  mi-erios.  The  transient  reviv.il.  The 
languages  of  tlij  Old  Testament  and  the  history  !  riOap-c,  and  liow  to  have  iireveiitcd  it 
of  the  text  arc  copiously  treated,  and  which  sui  and  HufTtrinjT  prfdo;i;jca,  but  isiuii 
form  indeed  the  main  body  of  the  work.  Here  K«"JA"d  nnd  jilorioiis  restorntirin.  The  ne 
theloverof  Hebrew  root !i  may  revel  in  Iuzuriiiu.4  .  l)reparin;r  for  the  roih.'emed."  The  trc 
reading,  whilst  he  follows  the  course  of  the  of  thes-.-  topics  di-nlays  intiinato  r.cqun 
lanjpinge  from  the  peculinriiivs  of  Pentateuch  ■  with  tbe  Ininnn  heirt,  and  tbe  prinei 
diction,  though  the  changes  whioh  passed  upon  CJod's  mr»rnl  govern  inent—preat  piwcr 
it  in  the  times  of  David  and  S<ilomon,  and  on-  presentation  of  tnirh  and  its  enforcen 
ward  to  the  times  of  the  captivity  when  it  the  const  it  ne*,  an  1  ardent  love  for  men' 
gradually  ceased  to  be  spoken.  The* remainder  Not  one  of  tho  lea-t,  ainung  the  niani 
of  the  volume  is  chiefly  occupied  by  the  II  istorv  leni.ie'i  of  tlii-*  b'.iak,  u  \\i  tjuickcuii 
of  Interpretation,  and*  is  not  le>/ replete  witli  su,?r,'estivc  chamrtcr. 
rarious  learning.     The  whole  will  well  repav  an     „  .      ,, 

earnest  student  the  repeated  perusal  wc  our-     -'  *■'**■  -'"'"V  "/i  th   Ltrrn  />r  th,'  Pmte 
selves  have  given  it.  '^  onun.  Jtu .1  \'irs  r.nw.\iu>  Davik: 

SMidillt'  'J\inji!t\  liarrisffr^iit-I^uw.    L 
_,     _,  ,        . .      ^       ..  .  ,  Loii;»rmn^    ll-o.vn,    Green,   and    LiO\ 

jjte  rentateuch  and  iti  Aasndmts.    A  Jirjufa-         18.J.1.     Pp.  xiv.  '2A7. 
tioa  of  the  Ohjcctions  of  Modern   Scepiirism 

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Omrch,  MctfiUe.  EdiTiburgh  :  T.  and  T.  '  f.reing  the  Laws  fur  the  Protection  of  \ 
Clark.     Pp.380.     Price  7s  6d.  .  otTered  a  pilze  of  one  hundred  guineus  for 

Kssay  on  the  snhjiTt.    The  Lord  Bisho|] 
This  work  consists  of  twelve  lecturer  bv  a     ford,  Vice-Ch;iiu'ell.»r  .Sir  \Viili:ini  Page 

r or  of  an  American  cor.gregation,  and  lias  and  Kunndell  P::Ir.>er,  Ksii.,  (J|  C,  M.f 
its  object  to  vindic.ite  the  sacred  records  appointi  d  n<ljudi(-ators.  Ab  the  re<ult  i 
and  especially  the  bonks  of  .Mo-'C.-*,  "against  hihour  thiv  d»el;ired  the  essay  iK-fore 
the  objections  urged  on  various  fciontific  sueeessful  one.  The  fo'hi\\in|»  tribh?  of  c 
grounds,  and  against  the  dilficulties  presented  will  ^ive  mir  readers  some  knowledge 
in  the  alleged  results  of  modern  research,  and  writer's  scope  nnd  purpose.  Pcut  I.  .■ 
recent  discovery  among  the  archives  of  the  La'.vs  and  Institutions  of  other  co 
£ast,  and  the  monumental  rt-cords  of  Egypt."  '  Part  II.  Historical  Aee«mnt  of  Legisln 
It  indicates  omnivorous  reading,  and  contains  a  |  this  Country.  P.irt  III.  Pres>>nt  St.itc 
waggon  load  of  kuowK'dge,  but  drags   rather     Law   in     thi^    fj-.Mitry.       P.irt    IV. 

Soudcrously  along.  The  author  regards  the  ;  Cinles.  Part  V.  Detects  of  our  La 
rat  chapter  of  Genesis  from  the  third  ver^c  to  ,  fu^rti^L^ted  renu-diL-s.  To  all  persons  i« 
the  end  ns  "a  history  of  the  re-ordering  of  our  '  interested  in  s-jcuring  the  aid  of  a  w 
planetary  system,  more  es}M:cially  of  this  earth  |  elVective  ler;iisl<ition  tor  putting  a  stop 
after  the  last  great  geologic  catastrophe  prior  to  .  progress  ot  th:it  form  o(  \ice  embraced 
man's  creation.'*  He  nlfirms  the  univer>jility  !  discuHiion**  of  this  volume,  we  recomm 
of  the  deluge  thus  placing  himseli  in  oppo<-ition  !  thoii;;litfiil  p;ni-al.  Tiie  last  part  is  i; 
to  Dr.  Pyc  Smith  and  Dr.  Mitehcock,  nnd  resp:cts  the  nio>>t  vnlushle  of  the  five 
devotes  two  lectures  to  this  f  object ;  but  Jic  decision  in  reference  to  the  guilty  partie: 
agrees  with  them  in  recognizing  death  among  recent  case  rf  the  Bcl-^ian  girl,  Alice 
the  lower  animals  antecedent  to  the  sin  o\  nruves  the  defective  n.iture  of  our  c 
Adam.  The  last  lecture,  and  perhaps  tbe  best  iuus;  and  the  con^quent  nece>i-ity  fo 
it  upon  the  Unity  of  the  Human  race,  in  rcfu-  amendment.  Kemedies  are  8ugge8te> 
tatiaa  of  ProftBtor  AgAirsii,    The  whole  wot\;  \  w\v\cVi  mV^\i\\)«  «\i<XQUi^\\\V^  as^^Ued. 


BRIEF  NOTICES. 


260 


«  rirstf  A  Brief  HMory  of  the 
9  ContFCVtrsy ;  or  Scitnce  in  S/)ort 
hriMiiaa  ISvit/enctr  in  Earmett,  By 
fptie.  London:  Hall,  Virtue,  and 
no.     Pp.  71.     Price  Is. 

a  choice  prodaction,  though  small, 
rful  review  of  the  great  controTcrsy 
been  niaintnined  between  the  friends 
ad  its  enemies  from  earliest  times, 
rcasm  are  here  successfully  employed 
of  causes.  The  "  History  "  carries 
terest  and  moral  to  the  close.  We 
t  through  twice,  and  mean  to  read  it 

AV. 

;   or  Six   Weeks  at  the   Vicarage, 
Author  of  •*  The    Uneeen    Hand:* 
George  Herbert,  117,  Grafton  Street 
:    Hamilton,    Adams,  and   Co. ;    J. 
ndCo.   1854.   Pp.  180.  Price  2s.  Gd. 

»p1y  to  this  hook  the  principle  that 
ter  of  an  action  is  to  be  decided  hy 
»   then,  its  appearance  is  a  virtue. 

its  excellency  ends.  It  has  been 
;h  a  goml  inteut :  this  is  only  saying 
t  be  said  of  tliousands  of  hooks  which 
it  to  have  fccn  the  light.     AVe  do 

in  its  adaptation  to  answer  the  great 
lich  religious  literature  ought  in  the 
i  to  contemplate  ;  and  cannot  there- 
end  it  to  our  readers  as  worth v  of 
nage.  W. 

rified  in  the  Lifey  Experience,  and 
■r  of  Josepfi  B.  Shrewsbury,  late  a 
JSturi/nt  and  Wcsieyan  Local 
^  of  Bradford,  Yorkshire^  Written 
Fnthvr.      Third   Edition,   enrefulJy 

London:  Mation.     1854.    IV- 274. 

6d. 

ifc  of  a  pious  youth,  written  by  his 
>re  is  much  calculated,  under  the 
i^ing,  to  instruct  and  profit.  It 
roung  man  nf  intelloctnal  power  and 
isecrating  himself  without  reserve 
d  of  men,  and  the  glory  of  Christ, 
but  lament  the  early  death  of  one 
led  to  he  so  great  a  hle^.-ting.  'J'hough 
rirciimstances  and  chanictcr  of  the 
is  more  likely  to  find  favour  with 
Methodists  than  Christians  of  other 
i)ns,  yet  it  may  he  read  with  deep 
y  ail  who  love  the  Lord  Jesus 
nceritv.  \V. 


'ttian  a  Missionary :  or  the  Scrip- 
"incipie  rerivcd,      Edinburgh:    N,  j 
Hfe4.     Pp.107.     Priccls.  | 

I 

ainahle  little  work.    On  some  points 
raelves  at  variance  \«lth  the  writer;  : 
zhl}'  coincide  with  the  geneml  scope  I 
.tise,  and  the  spirit  in  which  it  is  | 
[t  is  to  he  regretted  that  it  has  not 
up**  in  a  manner  more  befitting  its 
that  the  author  has  not  serureti  for 


1  pubUab^pr. 


\y. 


Protestant  [Enduwauct  under  Popish  Crud^: 
a  A-arrative  of  the  Reformation  in  Spam, 
By  J.  C.  M'CoAir,  Ksq.,  of  the  Middlt 
Temple,  London:  Dions  and  Goodwin,  44p 
Fleet  Street,  and  19,  Cheap  Street,  Bath. 
Foolscap  Bvo. 

This  book  is  well  named.  The  histoiy  of 
the  Reformation  in  Spain  is  an  ezhiMtion  of 
**  Protestant  endurance  under  popish  cnieltj," 
for  there  the  inquisition  was  armed  with  absolute 
power,  had  the  full  sanction  of  the  goremment, 
and  unrestrained,  in  open  day,  accompliihed  itt 
hellish  worL  Sad  and  painful  are  tne  revela* 
tions  of  human  depravity  made  by  ita  deeds  of 
rapine,  perjur^',  and  blood;  but  at  the  same 
time  the  manifestations  of  holy  fortitade  and 
faithfulness  by  Christians,  whose  only  teacher 
was  the  word  of  God,  are  cheering.  The  ex- 
tensive circulation  of  such  hooks  as  thu  would 
tend  to  correct  that  false  charity  which  blinds 
many  to  the  evils  and  dangers  of  popeir. 
Rome  is  essentially  a  persecuting  chnrcn. 
Only  give  her  the  power  and  immediately  she 
has  recourse  to  the  dungeon  and  the  stake. 

B. 

The  Escaped  Slave :    an    Autobiography  of 
Charles  Freeman.      With  a  Preface  by  the 
Rcc,     J.    Whittv,     Ipswich,       London: 
Partridge  and  Oakcy,  34,  Patcmoiter  Bow. 
1853.     Pp.  X.  85. 

This    is    an    interesting   and    well- written 
narrative  of  slave  life.     Many  of  its  facta  aro 
biniihir  to  those  which  Mrs  Stowc  has  wrought 
up    in    her  inimitable  book.      This  class  of 
literature  is   somewhat  on   the  increase,  and 
ri  quires,  we  think,  a  word  of  caution.     Onr 
black  and  coloured  brethren  are  exposed  to  tlie 
temptation  of  taking  undue  advantuge  of  the 
hearty  reception  which  has  been  given  in  this 
country  to  "  Uncle  Tom  ;"  and  the  well  known 
abhorrence  of  slavery  which  Kngli^hmon  cherish. 
We  will  yield  to  none  in  that  abhorrence — wo 
will  always  receive  with  heart  and  hand  such 
escaped  slaves  as  find  their  way  to  our  shores; 
but  we  ciniiot  avoid  the  conclusion   that  aa 
tliorc  are  dishonest  Macks,  as  well  as  diiihoncat 
whites,  some   caro   must   be   exercised  in  the 
reception  of  pamphlets  and  lectures  which  pro- 
fess to  be  narrations  of  personal  Kuflfering  and 
adventure.     While  we  thus  write  we  must  not 
be  tin(ler«tnod  as  castin<2^  any  suHpirion  on  the 
narrative   before   us.      AVc   have  read  it  with 
much  intercut ;  and  have  every  reason  to  believe 
it   is   authentic.      The    publishers    have   Ycry 
handsomely  arranged  to  hand  over  all  the  profits, 
above  the  bare  cost  of  printing,  to  the  author, 
who  is  now  filling  a  situation  in  this  country. 
This  fact,  in  addition  to  the  real  worth  of  the 
work  may,  induce  some  of  our  readers  to  become 
purchasers.  W, 

The  Fate  of  Christendom.  By  He.N'rt 
DRU3IM0SD.  London:  Bosworth.  1854. 
8vo.     Pp.  98. 

Many  of  our  readers  have  doubtless  seen  a 
paragraph  which  h.n«  been  goiufr  \V\e  touu<\.  ^^ 
the  papers  alleging  tliat  **  Mr.  \ici\T^  \)t\\w\- 
montl,  M.P.t  in  a   pampUVei  juat  pv\>\\«\\c^, 


200 


BRIEF  NOTICES. 


called  The  Fate  of  Christendom,  proclaims  tlie 
end  of  the  world  to  )»■  iinm(>diatcly  at  liand.-*  ' 
Kvery  lioncst  man  wlin  ha**  anvthiii^''  to  do  with  i 
the  perioilicul  \nc-^9,  whatvriT  hi*  iii»y  think  ut' 
Mr.  l>nimmond'8  iiciitinu-nt!<,  oii;!ht  to  aid  in  ' 
the  contradiction  of  a  '>tatcmcnt  for  which  the 
publication  docs  not  afford  the  Hli;:hte9t  prcti'nco 
and  which  can  only  have  orif;inritcd  in  wilful  ' 
misrepresentation,  '  That  all  civil   and  occle-  . 
aiastical  establii^lkmenti)  are  near  their  end,  an«l 
deservedly  so,  is  maintained  bv  Mr.  Drunimond.  j 
He  savs  that  '*  Kin^^d  and  pne^ts  have  made  it  | 
difficult  to  defend  nionarehy  and  nrie>rhood;'* 
and  adds  **  the  church  of  l-in£^laii<i  lias  been  ile- 
itroycd    by  herself.      Tlic    church   of    Uome 
would  have  been  upheld  by  the  priests  if  the 
people  would  hare  fulimitted  to  them,  and  slie 
comes  down  lieoau9C  the  jicojde  have  rejected 
the  uiiurpations  of  the  c1er|ry,  which  the  priei't.^ 
have  contrived  to  entwine'  with   (.'hri^tiinity 
itself.      'I'hc    priests   themselves    have    never  . 
abandoned  their  iirinci{<le6,  and   they   cu^!t:lin 
them  now  by  oil  the  force,  physical  and  moral, 
which  they  can  command.      'NVhen   the    tir/it 
brutal  Mow  waa  struck  at  her  by  the  Freiicli 
revolution,  it  wa:*  a  blov.  of  violi-nce :  but  the 
church  of  Kii|r]niul  has  died  by  successive  acM 
of  suicidal  folly.     iSo  it  U  i\ith'  the  monnrchics 
in  both  countries,  and  whiNt  that  of  l^'mnce 
expired  by  a  violent  death,  that  of  Kn^bind  i^ 
dying  by  tnccest<ive  acts  of  pretended  loy.-ilty.^ 

*' It  subsists  now  upon  huneninee:  at 

the  nrcscnt  moment  it  han>;-<  upon  the  nlfection 
of  all  cla5;8e.->  for  the  person  of  the  sovcrei^rn, 
whose  amiable  (li^-po-;iti<m  nnd  aceoinplisliel 
manners  endear  her  to  ;i1l  who  sumiund  her. 
But  this  is  n  poor  basi-  for  ei:diiriiii»  luynlt\.*' 
....  "The  frame  \h  up.  The  duration  of  the 
monarchy  in  l-ln;.'!  nid  is  merely  u  i|ur<tion  (»f 
time :  the  foundatinns  are  nappe*!.'* — 'I'hi.s  i^  a 
iiingul.ir  prwluetion.  There  are  many  thiiips 
in  It  with  which  we  do  not  a<;ree ;  many  th:it 
we  do  not  undcrstaiid  ;  and  many  which,  how- 
CTer  startling,  deserve  the  rfcrious  consideration 
of  thinking  men. 

TTie  IVhile  Shroud  and  ntfirr  Poinii',  Ihj 
A.  L.  O.  !■:.,  Jutfionss  f»/""  77/c  Clnrcmunt 
Tnhs;"  "  Skttchv*  „f  llw  Li/,  i,f  Luth,  r,"  ac 
Edinburgh  :  Gall  and  Ingli^,  .'38,  North  Bridge. 

By'the  Christian,  ferling  the  frailties  and 
sorrows  of  this  present  life,  and  eullivatin-i  the 
peace  and  Joy  uhicli  the  promises  and  h(>])(.>  of 
the  gospel  insnire,  tlii'se  poems  will  be  C"rdi:illv 
welcomed.  The  Rtriiigs  may  not  be  struck 
with  a  bold  and  vigorous  h:)iid,  and  trembling 
broken  notes  may  now  and  then  Ik;  heard  ;  but 
their  soft  and  gentle  sfniins  will  oft tinu-«i  molt 
his  soul  and  shed  their  glauK)me  influence  on 
his  heart.  B. 

Christianity  in  Knriitst  tis  Kjcinplifinl  in  the 
Life  and  La/Miurn  of  the  Jit'i\  J/odwn  Casson. 
/iyA.SxKfLK  Srrnnd  Kditum.  London: 
Keedliam,  Ave-Maria  J.ane.  1H34.  24 mo. 
Pp.  211. 


llodtrdrs  Child'*  Fir»t  Step  to  the 
l^ni,hthd.  Xiir  Kditinn,  Reriiftd 
riiUd.  iL'ifh  Ciudinviitinn  hi/  Jul 
LoiploiJ :  Arthur,  Virtue,  and  O 
•J4mo.     Pp.  viii.  2:52. 

On  the  whole  a  goo<l  book  foi 
though  rather  disfigured,  as  huch  hoc 
arr*.  by  the  opinion  that  Charles 
truly  good  and  pious  man.* 


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flpproUrl}. 

■  [U  ml:f>u\ '.  }  <•  iinil''T«itii--l  tl.1t  iaicrtion  in  ll. 
m«'ii'  n'iii'iUT:« .  ir.Mi' :  i».  i  \;iri:«i»e»  aji!  r<.-hnti-''D 
e:iir.nrra'.'  ',— rmt  oj  o-ur-wtt' u-l  n.»  !■•  ctery  ] 
au  a]ipr -^ution  el  their  :ri-&rr.i't  «.Sir  lOr  aiid  L 

IJi!.lii.t!:.<':i  Sai-ra  and  Atii».'ric;»ii  IliliV 
I'.ry.     K.  A.  Pnik  Jii:.l  S.  H.  T.-ivI-r.  Iv: 
l.y    l'ri.i.>-iiri«    M<il)iii<--i!.    Siowr.  liiru 
Ail.  II.   Day.    l'l.il|.N,  .sh-.-M.    Hr.-wii,    Y 
Dr.-.  l).-ivi<i-i>n  nt  Kuj.'i.uid.  and  Alexni:> 
l.i.i«l.     .Villi.    IV  1.     ('ui.lcut.-:    I.   W.i 
f.i;il'liy  aii.l  i-.thi.Ui'r.ii-Iiy.     II.  »M>tlV  \\k 
iM.-ni.    III.  ']■)••■  A|'.-Tvii!i;il  B'»-»k-»i'f  ! 
liiii.-n:.     IV.  Til"  Hi  l.iciuii  ..r  Duvid'^  T 
M«-i:iIi.     V.   I-'xonrhi.in  in  tl:i'  L:ik>.'9 
m  i-c:i>.     VI.   The  Nftliiro  a'ld    Intlue 
II'.-i<<ric    Sjiiiit,      VH.    (.'JMiuccr  und 
VI 11.    NollCl■^   of  N'.'w   ruir.ic<'ii;»n'<. 
Tlii'i'!'iK!ca]    atid    I-iUTaiv    In'olij^'-tie-.' 
I'r.'ui-.i  tir'l  i''\     '"■rt..j,,'. -Jip.     7- ■/.■.  : 

Thi-  Ji/.ini.ii  ('f  Sat '•'"I   Litinituri:'. 
I-Mi;...!   I'v  th..'    Hi'v.   II.  liiuoe.ss.  I.L 
N.-.   .\l.  Aj-ni.  l-^'l.     (  ..t.'i.iit.-:  1.  Th 
tlir  ( Kiiui.  til    ro<i)ili-.     II    On    Mir.Lcli 
^I■i^^ll  Clirir.u'ir   ■•[    tl.c    F"i!r  (ii-.-ji-l' 
iri|::jin'v    ;.r.|    I ii-jir.itiiM'.    i.«fl    iiiLMii;] 
Ih-br.w'  JVm^.-.     \  1.  !•' }.i;Ur    iJihlic;* 
l»i.  Ki:t...     VII.  '111.-  iJuna!  i-f  .V'.-.m  - 
Tail  :tn<i  Jo-^.-pliii;:.     1\.  'I In-  (ju^}lt■l 
Cl.rhr      X.  .ImIiu  II..'  Wyclitl-.     M.  >.i 
XII.  Niluc-    I'f   Hw.'.v.     I'' iTi .-;  "i.di.i 
ui'ii'."f.«Vo.  J."-:'l''.i :  Li'  ■■■'('i- »"('jii/  ('•'.  b 


Tho   F.i:.-.tic   lU-vI.^w.     Ai-iil.   l*:.'..!. 

I   I.    Jnv«'tii!«'    l»<'lil;':u-Mn'v.      11.    Ki  id's 

'  th.    hi«li    Pr-hl-yaii..:!    (I   irdi      111. 

\Vi.ii!iJ    <  f  Di'iiLhi-  .I-ii.-lil.     IV.  ."■!•.■ 

Ki;.l:l  11. .u.  T.  li.   M;iriiil..y.     V.  f.'iar. 

l::ili:iii    llii'tr'-y.      VI.    TUon.l.  r-'^a:    i 

I";i.l.-.     Vll.  All^l:■i■l  an'l  lliinj.:-i:y.      \ 

\V«-r>liip    in    Hrylisn'i    .--.id    \V:lU•^.     Ml 

IJfv;.  w   iji  ll. ',    M«);i;li.    hiromry  InU-l 

,  y.  (.■•:<■»«;    H'o.,1  v.:  •!  C:     .-»■■■. /v.,  ll'4. 

'       Till'  l.i'ij-uri'  flt'iJf.  II  r.-»nily  .li».iri".n! 
lion  :>iiil  H(-cr>  alien     Apii;.  J"--l      A.'.- 
■  4.'"..  I'y-  '■'•    /''"K-  ^''« 


I'opiilM-  Ihhiic.-il  Wk;.  r.«:  I»r.  Kill.-, 
f.tjin  ll."  Jfir.ual  uf  .'^acu'd  I.iii  lalrif*'. 

I^fU':.:   JUi'r'.V".  r  O  tJ  (■<».      ^   ■■.,  i'/i.  1 


I'lt-ili,'.  .1  Fi'Me  l-.iT      l.u  UI'.i.'l   till'  N 

Karth.  A  .<«Tu.«ir.  ]■.«;.■. iii«l  uliov*.  i 
vi-ar-.  «-ii:c"  l-riiin-  Oiiv-  r  (.•i«.t;:'iVi  ;1  Mid 
c'F  r.-.iii,.i:;..nl.  .Ill  :.  S;-  ral  .Mi-i  "Si.liv 
V>}  JiM'N  (nvF.v,  1).I*.  lU'ftiTij-;  \'  "3.. 
i;i  111'-  Tm;.'-.  ni->v  traii.<-)ni  iiij;  ui  J':r'-[ 


Mcmoirii  of  a  good  and  zealous  man  whfse  i  I"'""'"  "'  '•"  ^^'•'''''-    '^'"  ^^•'-'■•*  *■""  "*' 
proceedinjjs    were    greatly   intliieneed    bv   the     f>''""-  ^^•"..Mir.-  I'l-.i  l-.;,  Ja  ri;!'.;*. 

7>ecMliarif irs  of  the  Wealeyan  Methodist  body ^ 
to  which  he  belonged. 


iiiTiiiV 'Iidwing  how  ;i  t-UnU  i-r  vilii  ll 

t.UvU^.  uu:.i  lUi'  vud  of  tl:i'  \Vori«l.   /•>«''' 

\  aad  i^<>)iCiuu)^    ^xo.,  i>e.-V\.    Vfx«>*^'.' 


2'Jl 


INTELLIGENCE. 


ASIA.  tract  written  by  old  A-fah,aiid  given  by  him 

r^^J^J^^  l;"'"f  t<>  1{^'»'»»  to  Hung  So w-taeuen,  which 

iii>X  awakiiiL'd  tlio  thou;;ht8,  and  led  to  the 
clear  iinci  tru&t-inspiring  account  couiise  of  action  from  which  grow  the  rebel- 
olutionary  movuuicnts  in  China  In  ;  liwn,  with  nil  which  it  has  already  uccom- 
in  H  letter  from  Dr.  l-e;:ge  of  Ilon^-  [ilisiud,  and  the  greater  things  which  it 
Ills  father-in-law.  Dr.  Morlson  of  iinnuiscs  to  rcconiplish. 
,  than  we  have  c^fcewhere  sion.  We  *'  No  writer  in  any  of  the  public  journals  in 
hiTetoro  from  tlie  A[iril  number  of  Cliina  has  bought  to  refer  the  rcbelliun  to 
L'lieal  Ma^^Hxine.      It  is  dated  Jan.  |  UomiHh  teaching.    That  speculation  has  been 

coniined  to  England.  Several  parties  here, 
c  4th  instant  we  rcceivcil  from  however,  as  well  as  Home  at  home,  have 
accQunt>i  of  a  visit  madetii  Nankinsj  endeavoured  to  identify  it  with  the  Triad 
rench  minister  to  China  in  the  Society,  and  other  secret  associations  among 
iS&ini.  I  had  been  awaiting  the  .  the  Chine'^e.  On  this  point  the  truth  seems 
hat  \i#it  with  mmo  anxiity.  The  to  he,  that  the  leaden*,  in  the  earlier  stages  of 
ts  aecrtnipanied  by  l^mlan  catholic  their  enterprise,  did  co-oj>emte  with  the  Triad 
's,  uTid  it  wa8  to  he  seen  wh.ethcr  <  men,  and  indeed  welcomed  to  tlieir  standard 
which  ho  brought  hack  from  the  i  all  who  were  willing,  on  what  grounds  soever, 
would  harmonize  with  the  state*  !  to  fl^ht  against  the  Tartars ;  while,  as  they 
le  by  the  vii>ltors  in  the  ITenues  in  '  g^ew  strong,  and  their  objects  shaped  thcm- 
of  tlie  year.  So  far  as  il  has  been  selves  out  definitely,  they  began  to  separate 
ic,  it  doe.s  sub^itaiitially  do  so.  i'lie  themi^elves  from  all  idolatrous  and  mere 
abundantly  confirmed  that  reli-  iMilitlcal  a9>ociations.  Itut  it  seems  strange 
s  enter  nut>t  poweifully  into  the  to  deny  their  present  Christianity,  because 
iry  movement,  and  that  tlie  leader  many  of  them  were  once  adlicrcnts  of  the 
llowers  recei\e,  venerate,  pubii.-li,  ,  idolatrous  Triad  Society,  AH  Chinese  who 
ale  our  serii'turer;  of  the  Old  ami  reeei\e  the  gi'spel  must  have  been  in  the 
iment.  {•revioLs   time   of  their   lives   idolaters,  but 

-•  seen  in  geveral  Kn;.:llsh  j)ai)i.rs  a     th;»t  is  no  reiison  why  they  should  not  subse- 
pptculaliniis   about   the   Chinese     (|uonlly  purely  and  sincerely  hold  the  truth, 
ind   it6   character.      Snnie  pariiis     I'V^m  a  man  who  left  the  rebel  army  on  its 
ned   to    eonMiier   it   a   nio\ement  ;  cnnmu-ncing    its   progress   iioiih wards    from 


—     ,..ipt«.,.  ,  -     -    — „ 

mclusi'.n.  The  French  mini^ster  nnd  their  men  to  accompany  them.  'We 
ave  beei.  !<lti^iied  tluit  the  rebels  ha\e  fought  t'!;,'etlur  here  in  the  S(mth,*  they 
ject  Ivi.njan  c;.th«)lic  CMiinoM-  to  the  '  J^iid, '  but  now  ^\e  go  forth  solely  in  the  name 
Lment  as  tluy  d.)  liuddhist  and  I  <>f  CJod.  You  cannot  c(»mc  with  us.'  This 
priihts  ;  and  wo  have  leason  ti»  '  statement  is  confirmed  by  the  fact,  that  since 
t  ihey  allow  them  to  follow  their  |  their  establishment  in  Nanking,  all  references 
>bsor\anci.>  iinmoKsteir;  but  if  '  to  tl:e  >ecret  societies  have  been  eriised  from 
chin;^'  had  lj;id  any  inilucnee  in  tlieir  books  ;  and,  by  the  account  given  in 
ien>  wliiit  they  aie,  v.e  .«h<>iiM  No\einl)er  tf)  Dr.  Medhurst,  by  one  wlio  had 
e  al.»!e  to  dise«)ver  s«in:e  tracer  of  .  been  a  sidd.ier  in  their  army,  that  three  hun- 
EJ  cnntrary,  tiicir  theolo^iic.sl  term-i  dred  Triad  men  had  be'jn  put  to  death  in  the 
ptc'l  from  jTotestant  mi»ionaries;     month  of  May.      The  rebels  are  certainly  as 

they  havf  come  fcrth  fnjm  any  far  fnmi  being  Society  men  as  they  are  from 
)ol  the  eari:ett  reu'lLTsand  f-rinlirs  ;  being  Uoman  catlnd:cs.  If  they  were  once 
e?  It  is  reported,  on  the  tisii-  a>soeiated  with  those  friends  of  ididatry  and 
elieve,  of  the  lecent  \isitois,  that     dark  dcM^ns,  they  .stand  now  sej>anitcd  from 

keeps     InO    piinters    tmplo\ed,  '  them.     Their  leader  takes  his  position  on  our  "•• 

in  the  pntdu' tioii  i)f  eopi,  s  of  tin-  scriptures  and  his  own  divine  commission,  and 
and  that  In-  himulf  Miperintt  :ids  uncertakes  to  de>lroy  idolatiy  and  a  ffirtign 
iii'tvr.:  Tiii«  ;;ie;it  intivenimt  iia:-i  di/n'.inion  f;-om  his  native  land,  and  hia 
^^•'tlier    indej  encjentiy   of   po)ury,     I'nllnv.ers  appear  to  second  his  etibrts  with  .| 

15  ha^  eeciiired  i^r  bim  ehkiila'e"!     enthuMia."»nu  >.'<^ 

e  doubt  the  account  which  I  ;;ave         **  J  haveuTitlen  i\Wo,l\vi\l\laccTi\Vi«VT\tt^jj6  *^ 

'  its  fiwt  biyriniiwff.     It  wna  tlw    to  deny  their  pretcnt  C\Am\,VdU\l\,"V>\\\.  \  A^ 


203  ASIATIC  INTELLIQENCK. 


not  wish  to  1)e  undentood  as  prepared  to  give 
any  opinion  as  to  tlic  extctit  to  which  thvao 
people  appreciate,  and  are  influenced  by,  the 
holy  and  spiritual  principles  of  our  religion, 


of  n  future  life,  which  Qiristianity  dacloia 
to  them.  The  man  whose  words  I  have  joit 
quoted  went  on  to  sny/  We  feel  quite  bappy 
in  the  ])rofe=sion  of  our  religion,  and  look  on 


We  do  not  know  enough  of  them  tu  justify  i  the  day  uf  cur  death  ns  the  happiest  period 
118  either  in  strong  asstertion  or  dcni:il  on  that  uf  our  exia^leiice ;  when  any  of  our  number 
point.  That  Hung  Sew-tseucn  is  an  instru-  die,  we  never  weep,  but  congratulate  each 
ment  in  the  hand  of  Ciod,  raised  up  to  effect  (itlier  on  the  joyful  occasion,  becanse  a 
most  important  ends,  I  am  willing  most  gladly  !  brother  has  gone  to  glory,  to  enjoy  all  the 
to  admit.  That  he  was  taken  up  into  heaven,  j  m:ignificence  and  splendour  of  the  heaTeoIy 
and  there  received  a  special  c(»mmi8»ion,  and  \  world.'  I  had  a  atrikui;^  contirmation  of  Um 
that  he  continues  to  receive  special  commis-  j  statement,  as  an  c-xi>OAition  of  the  general 
lions  from  God,  all  of  which  he  asserty,  I  by  '  feeling  among  the^ebels,  in  nn  account  which 
no  means  l>clicvc.  In  aomc  places  of  his  ,  I  heanl  one  day  from  a  Chinese  of  the  ezccu- 
writii^s,  he  appears  to  intimate  a  particular  tiun  of  two  rebels  in  this  province  ;  speaking 
relation  to  our  Saviour,  from  which  I  revolt  '  to  a  crowd  of  li>tener2»,  he  said,  *  They  did 
with  ahuddering.  The  C'nvsini  brought  to  ,  not  fear  death.  They  said  they  were  g<Hif 
Sbanghae  some  new  publiuitions,  in  addition  '  to  Je«us — to  glory.'  The  man  scoffed  him- 
to  those  which  were  obtained  in  April  luMt,  self  at  what  he  deemed  their  ridjculous 
and  I  observe  that  one  of  thorn  is  prefaced  expectations  ;  but,  as  I  heard  his  sneeraand 
by  a  deciiirntion  of  the  divine  eommiasion  laugh,  I  tliou<;ht  of  Lneian  of  Samcaata 
and  equipment  of  Yang  Scw-ching  to  be  '  and  other  wiite  men  of  this  world,  who 
religious  minister  to  the  new  dynnsty.  All  derided  the  primitive  Cliriatians  on  sunilar 
these  things  are  elements  out  of  which  much    grounds. 

error  and  confusion  may  grow,  and,  knowing  '  **  Third,  the  ma»  of  the  rebels  Fcem  really 
their  existence,  we  cannot  but  fecir  lest  the  anxious  to  ])OiiMe9s  and  study  the  sacred 
religion  of  the  masses  lK»comc  a  fanaticism  ,  aeri])turci>.  The  rejiort  of  the  leader's  print* 
rather  than  the  intelligent  faith  of  the  bible,  ing  operations,  which  I  have  already  men- 
which  we  should  deli:;ht  to  recognize.  j  tioned,  sufficiently  shows  the  value  which  be 

'*But  while  I  make  these  ohsiTvatinns  by  ,  sets  upon  them,  and  his  wish  that  his  fbl- 
way  of  caution,  it  is  with  intense  delight  that  lowers  should  be  acquainted  with  them.  The 
I  contemplate  the  accumulating  evidence  I  writer  of  the  letter  that  I  ({uoted  some  little 
which  is  obtained  of  the  strength  with  which  ago,  concluded  by  telling  his  relatives  to  go 
the  insurgents  hold  certain  great  principles  ;  to  some  of  t)ie  foreign  teachers,  and  get  a 
and  to  secure  your  sympathy  with  mc  in  the  co])y  of  ^  God's  Holy  Uuok,'  by  rending  which 
emotion,  1  need  only  si>c-cify  three  of  them.       they  would  learn  what  they  ought  to  believe 

**  First,  their  abjuration  of  idohitry  in  and  do.  It  would  be  interesting  if  we  knew 
earnest,  and  equally  so  their  recognition  of  whether  Sew-tseuen  considers  himself  to  be 
the  duty  to  serve  the  linn;;  and  true  God.  >  as  one  of  the  propiiets  by  whom  God  spake 
This  was  very  conspicuous  in  a  letter  written  ,  at  sundry  times  and  in  different  manners,  and 
by  a  soldier  in  Nanking  to  a  relative,  a  shoe-  j  that  he  has  a  ri;i;ht  to  add  to  the  sacred 
maker  in  Hong-Kong,  who  showe<I  it  to  me.  revelation.  Whether  he  does  or  not,  he  is 
*  Formerly/  he  wrote,  *  I  w.'is  a  fool,  and  in  conferring  a  mighty  boon  upon  his  country, 
darkness,  and  worshipped  idols.  Now  I  know  .  by  publishing  largely  the  Old  and  NewTestaF- 
that  God  only  is  to  be  worshipi)ed.  I  wor-  i  ment  ;  and  sltnuld  he  really  become  emperoz 
ship  him,  and  am  happy.  How  can  you  of  China,  the  Bible  Society  may  expect  some 
continue  in  your  folly  ?  How  can  you  be  so  special  acknowlcKJgment  from  him  of  ita 
stupid ! '  The  writer  was  evidently  au  |  noble  undertaking  to  print  for  circulation 
illiterate  man.  But  his  words  were  full  of  ;  among  the  Chinese  a  million  copies  of  the 
energy  and  fire.     Dr.  Medhurst  writes  in  the     New-  Testament. 

North  China  Herald  of  the  17th  December,  '*  If  the  insurgents  held  only  the  above 
that  when  he  was  preaching  in  one  of  the  :  threo  principles,  we  could  not  refuse  to  them 
chapels  jn  Shang-hae,  suddenly,  as  he  was  a  large  measure  of  our  atlminition.  The 
descanting  on  the  folly  of  idolatry,  and  '  starting;  up  on  a  sudden  of  hundreds  oi 
■tilling  that  the  idols  were  doomed  to  perish  thousand.>i  of  men  and  women,  professing 
from  the  land,  suddenly  a  man  rose  up  in  the  '  those  views  in  China — stereotyped  and  bo- 
congregation,  and  said,  *  That  is  true,  that  is  i  numbed  China — is  a  phenomenon  in  which  I 
true.  The  idols  must  perish,  and  shall  |  dare  not  but  magnify  the  power  of  God. 
perish.  I  am  a  Kwang-se  man,  a  follower  of  From  the  report  brought  by  the  Cassini,  there 
Tne-ping  Wang.  W'c  all  of  us  worship  one  '  would  a]>pear  to  be  nearly  five  hundred  thou- 
God,  and  believe  in  Jesus,  while  we  do  our  i  sand  women  belonging  to  the  host  in  Nanking, 
utmost  to  put  down  idolatry,  everywhere  and  a  still  greater  number  of  men.  Two 
demolishing  the  temples  and  destroying  the  peculiarities  in  their  organization  seem  to  be 
idols,  and  exhorting  the  people  to  forsake  pretty  well  ascertained — a  commu!iity  of 
these  superstitions.'  'goods,  and  a    i^ositive    separation    for    the 

''Second,  the  rcbeis rejoice  In  the  prot^pcct  \  "^x^^xxX  b^vfcen  the  men  and  women. 


AUSTRALIAN  INTELLIGENCE. 


293 


community  of  goods  is  older,  there  ;  the  most  desirable  nature  will  auuredly 
,  to  belie ve»  than  tlic  organization  of  fluw  from  it. 
IHun.  Tor  many  years  it  has  j)ie- 
self  to  my  thoughts  tluit,  in  order  to 
oduction  of  Chri.otianity  into  China, 
givin;.;  it  a  finn  fouting,  it  wjis  ni.ccs- 
t  converts  should  have  all  thing;}  in 
. — tliat  there  should  be  the  Hpirit  and 
whlcli  marked  the  first  adherents  of 
el  in  Jenisuilem.  [  could  s<iy  much 
ration  of  this  sentiment,  but  to  do  fto 
^ad  me  away  fiom  the  subject  in  hand, 
ihe    early   preaching    of    Ilung-scw- 


AUSTUALIA. 

ARRIVAL   OF  THE   REV.   J.   VOLLEB. 


iceedingly.  When  they  entered  on 
rae  of  rebellion,  they  continued  the 
raclico.  No  one  receives  any  pay. 
-^seJrMon  of  more  than  five  dollars 
the  individual  to  punishment.       The 


Every  reader  of  the  account  of  the  sliip- 
wreck  of  the  Rev.  J,  Voiler,  which  was  con- 
tained in  our  number  for  January,  will  be 
eager  for  further  intelli;;encc  respecting  him 
and  hia  family.  It  affords  us  great  SBtisfac- 
lion  to  ]yQ  able  to  report  not  only  their  saAs 
segim  to  excite  nttentiuii,  and  parties  ar.ival,  but  their  reception  by  the  Christian 
n  from  idolatry,  they  did  adopt  the  friends  who  had  been  looking  for  them  in  a 
3  of  a  commmiity  of  goods.  No  man  manner  corresponding  witli  the  affectionate 
is  property  his  own,  and  so  it  was  th:it  i  feelings  which  events  had  been  adapted  to 
rent  suffered  want,  and  their  numbers     draw  forth.      On  th<*   11th  of   February,  a 

meeting  was  hold  in  the  Imptist  cfiapel^ 
Hathur^t  Street,  at  which  John  Fairfax,  Esq. 
preside«l,  and  after  devotional  exercises  free 
expression  was  given  to  much  kind  feeling; 
and  a  purse  containing  four  hundred  guineas, 
m  of  every  company  provides  the  ,  which  had  been  contributed  for  that  purpose. 
'cessary  for  all  under  his  command,  1  Mr.  Vollcr  then  addressed  the  assembly  in 
cer  and  private  jiartake  of  the  sime     the  following  terms: — 

Surely  this  is  a  characteristic  di.stin-  My  Christian  brethren — You  can  easily 
;  IIung-sew-tseuen*s  army  from  all  conceive  that  though  my  task  at  present  is  a 
f  which  history  tells — an  nrrny  where  ])lea<«ant  one,  pleasunt  in  one  respect,  like 
Is  of  thousands  fight  bravely  without  that  which  has  bcvn  performed  by  Mr.  lllidge, 
id  throw  all  their  spoil  and  plunder  cheerfully  to  receive  and  acknowlcilgc  that 
ommon  stock.  |  whicli  has  been   so  cheerfully  given;  yet,  in 

i  separation   of   the   men    from   the  ;  another  respect  it  is  a  difficult  and  to  some 
is  no  ](ri:s  remnrkabli'.      The  wcmu-n     extent  almost  a  piiinful  ttisk.    I  dare  say  that 

all  of  you  have  on  some  occiision  or  other 
been  placed  in  a  position  when  the  heart  was 
too  full  to  exprc.'^  the  feelings  which  excited 
it.  In  that  potjillon  do  I  now  stand.  The 
expres>ion  of  sympathy  which  you  have 
made  is  so  much  beyond  in  degree  what  I 
expected  it  would  be.  Some  such  expression, 
1  own,  1  did  expect:  I  looked  for  sympathy 
and  kindness;  for  1  krew  you  would  feel  that 
it  was  part  of  our  reli^^ion  to  weep  with  those 
who  weep,  as  it  is  to  rejoice  with  those  who 
do  rejoieo.  Therefore,  1  could  not  but  look 
for  seme  cxi)rcssion  of  sympathy  on   your 


their  way  as  well  as  the  men  fiom 
see  to  Nanking.  Till  I  siiw  this 
ly  stated  by  a  man  who  had  been 
a  soldier  in  the  ho>t,  I  had  a  ditii- 
i  understanding  various  references  in 
imc  of  *  Heavenly  Proclamations  '  to 
»  soldiers'  and  Menialo  officers. *  It 
.0  be  realU'  the  case  thai  the  \utmcn 
;ain  the  toils  and  dangers  of  the  war  ; 
T  the  taking  of  Nankini?  that  was  im 
necessary.  A  particular  cjuarkr  of  the 
a  assigned  to  them,  and  no  cummuni- 
s  allowed  to  take  place  even  between 


is  and  wives.     Uiie  account  says,  that  '  part;  but  1  could  not  have  expected  it  to  have 


wenty-five  have  an  instructress  over 
and  that  they  spend  much  (»f  their 
1  learning.  \\\  and  bv,  when  the 
is  gained,  there  wiil  be  an  end  of  this 
but  until  the  accomplishment  of  that 
all  partii-s,  with  a  hi-h  si'iritcd  alac- 
bmit  to  the  peculiar  and  self-denying 
ment. 

overturn  the  dynasty  of  the  Tartars  is 
undertaking  ;  to  seize  the  rule  of  more 
hree  hundred  millions  of  the  human 
rikes  the  mind  as  an  achievement  too 
»r  human  power  an<l  ability.  Tiie 
stati'UKnts  will  show  )ou  that  the 
and  the  host,  by  whom  such  ohjecis 


been  expressed  in  this  liberal  and  noble  man- 
ner. In  saying  I  thank  you,  1  stiy  little; 
and  yet  I  Mty  much.  I  say  all  that  I  can, 
when  1  give  you  my  deep,  earnest,  and  grate- 
ful thanks  fin*  your  ^i  nerous  kindness  on 
Itehiilf  of  myself  and  my  family.  Nor  can 
i  hut  feel  how  much  the  value  of  the  gif^  is 
enhanced  by  the  prom]:tiludo  with  which  you 
have  anticipated  n)y  wants.  1  believe  that 
the  jireater  part  of  the  noble  gilt  was  collected 
before  I  reached  these  sliores — before  1  was 
personally  accpiainted  with  any  of  you  ; 
therefori',  I  cannot  bi:t  liM)k  upon  }Our  sym- 
pathy as  entirely  sjH-ntancuH,  nnd  generous 
noble  in  tl;e  highest  dt;rrec.     Another 


and    nohie  in  ii;e  ni^nesi  utgrec.     ii 
empted,  aro  endowed  with  no  onllnaiy  '  circumstance  that  renders  it  nvov^i  ACv:*>YA*AV>\t 
isitions  for  their  task  ;  shonJfl    thuir  !  i>,  that  it  comes  not  frvjm  out  dewomv\vaX\wv 
me  he  crowned  with  succcsh,  results  of  j  of  religionists  alone,  hut  0\al  o\\  ^xq^w^mv^ 


:201 


Al'STRALlAX  INTELLIGENCE. 


Christ  in  IIS  liavo  conibinc<]  to  nckiinwlcil^c 
th<  ir  ii1>  ii;)iti  ,ri  (n  tlr-ir  iliviii';  Mii-'rr,  .unl 
llic.r  *«vin]nithy  witli  tin  ir  mi'.i'.'u.ih  lirv  li.un. 
1  tliaiik  \i)ii  ii'Miii  litr  vmir  kiiiuii<  >>,  uii'l 
e.iriii-»tlv    ilo    ]    pniv    tiu;t    it    ni:iv    md    \tj 

m  I  ■  ■ 

fiiPi;-ilti.'M  or  i.!-ri-|Kiit].  I  \vi>ij;'l  ait<l  uw 
reiiii-iik^  wliicli  ii*,  thai  jUiioii'^ii  I  wnulil  ii<>: 
wish  ill  any  way  to  njirc;*  tJio  kin.Iiy  s^plrji 
mniiifL-sted  in  my  bi.'it;i'f,  aiiil,  as  jircsc-uts  in 
other  shapes  than  ni-muy  have  hi-rn  jHiurn;; 
in  uj'.on  nje,  I  t'wl  b'-iuul  ti.  «•  -y  lliat  I  lanmtl 
be  C"«»n«id('ieil  ti)  have  Ii»>i  al',  a**  1  l'>ok  iho 
preciiutiuu  bctiirc  I  Uti  Kr!,!;!.iiiil  to  i:'.->iire  my 
pro|U'rty  to  a  rcrtain  i-\tcnl,  arj-'  nivj  cl.ty  «.r 
other  1  iloiiht  not  that  to  that  I'xtiiit  I  >h.i!l 
rccovt'T  t!io  amount  of  mv  lo-*s.  ,^'ill,  linw- 
cv»»r,  I  have  !"i>t  much  that  wa:*  vt-iy  v;iluai)!i' 
to  me.  1  havo  Ins*,  niy  iihniry.  Iho  t'llioc- 
tion  of  which  had  hc-iMi  an  ohji-ct  ot  I'aict'ul 
■election;  and  I  lost,  too,  what  was  {.wu 
more  valnnhlc  to  me,  th;.;  '.\hole  of  my  maiui- 
scripts,  thi"  result  of  th»'  nu-ntal  iffrnt  of  llio 
last  ten  vcar>.  I  i-anjo  anion;;  vou  thcrt-forc 
not  armo<l  as  my  reverend  hretiiren  around 
me  nrc  with  rdd  .sermons,  wliich  mijht  jilt- 
hap«  answer  i'nr  »ome  otrahi'ms,  lor  the  only 
liteniry  work  wliich  1  preserveil  whun  the 
wreck  took  j>laoe  was  a  thuurjienny  puiijdj'.ct 
written  by  a  re  v.  friend  "f  mine  in  Kngl  uid, 
and  which  al  tlie  time  T  chanced  to  ha\e  in 
my  pocket. 

A  Voice — l)id'n«»t  vimi  save  your  Hihlu? 

J\/r.  iV/'-r—  I  did  n  it  save  ]iiy  o.vn,  Imt  £ 
did  Nive  n  IJihle.  1  found  one  tiiroun  h\ 
the  waves  on  the  nM-ks,  which  I  jjirktd  up, 
and  which  1  have  hince  earv.fu:iy  pre^^•I veil ; 
I  regarded  it  then,  and  do  .-tii!,  as  m\  v:r<at- 
e»t  treasure,  and  I  trust  never  to  ]iart  '.vitli  it. 
It  will  be  expected  lo-ni^ht  c»f  me  that  1 
shou hi  otter  some  account  of  the  suIferiiKs 
endured  hv  mvself  and  feIlow-pas!te]i;jtr.-^  in 
the  ill-fateil  ship  Meridian.  1  do  not  kni)\7 
that  the  account  I  shall  hv  able  t')  otlVr  wili 
be  a  verv  Ion-'  one  or  verv  failhf.il  one,  for 
the  present  ftate  of  my  fei  lin.i;s  is  not  very 
favourable  to  my  expres>inj;  my.-^elf  as  I 
would  wis'i.  IJut  1  will  commenc;.'  my 
nnrmtive  from  the  departure  of  tlie  ves.-el. 
The  Meridian  left  London,  or  rather 
Gravesend,  at  nine  o'clock  in  thi*  niornin}:, 
on  the  -Ith  of  June.  She  v.-.-is  a  line, 
l)eautiful  ship,  having;  only  mad«-  one  voyage 
before,  to  Mon-liju  Hay.  Il-.r  ^i/i'  v.a»«  ."iTw 
tons,  Well  furniMhed,and  beautlfally  litletl  up, 
and  bhe  was  connnandcd  by  a  captain  wIiom* 
talents  and  manners  admiralily  titled  him  foi 
hisj  position,  and  in  whom  all  in  the  bhip,  in 
common  with  myself,  felt  tlie  utmost  c  nli- 
dence,  C'aptain  Ilerniman  lia^i  five  times 
before  visited  this  port,  and  hi^  expi-vience. 
therefore,  may  well  be  ^uppo.•!ed  to  h.ive 
justiticd  the  conll-ionce  we  jjlaced  in  him. 
X  say  tliis  lu  cau^e  i  Iiave  he.ird  that  some 
strictures  have  hem  pas.vd  on  Captain 
Ilerninvnrs  conduct*  which  1  have  no  licMta- 
tion  in  saving  arc  unjust.      He  was  unfuiliu|; 


in  the  executioa  of  bis  duty  from  the  daf 
we  s'liled  till  tl)at  c.ilamitous  one  when  we 
uere  wrecked.      The  sliip  had  her  full  c«b- 
i>!ii:ier.t  of  Si-amen,  and  including  the  crev 
th.-  numher  of  ]KrA<^n9  on  board  amounted ia 
all   i)  111-*),  of  which  a  very  and  unmuallf 
l.«r.:e  prop  irtion  were  children.      When  we 
.start •vl    trom    (irave-seiid    the   usual  b>i4!e 
whieh  prevails  on  tucli  occasions  tixik  place, 
hut  we  had  fine  Wi>ather  and  favourable  wioda^ 
and  till  .ve  a;ii\cil  at  the  (.'ape  it  was  to  alia 
iii'iti  f]i-]I;!itfal  trip.       It  seemed  rather  like 
a   pli-a^uie  j  lunl  tiian  a   lon^;  voyu;.'e.    On 
r>)undiri<4    the    (.'ape,  however,  the   case  wu 
aller.-d,  and  we  encoUUtere<i  a  bucceasiun  of 
In.Mvy  Ki|uai!>,  which  ^ave  us  some  notion  ci 
the  perils  of  the  dcf  |i,  and  which  prevented 
(»ur  making  way  at  ail.       In  fact,  I  and  roost 
otheis  of  tlie  i»u»en;j'er.s  llioui;hl  them  heavy 
:;a'ies  hut  the  captain  as  an  old  seaman  would 
ii-)t  admit  thi:*  at  ail.      At   all  events,  there 
were  f^ti'Mt  viviwiih  to  make  landsmen  tiiink 
thev  wen?  L^ales  when  one  nuirnin''  we  fnund 
.1  portion  of  the  bulw.irkt  had   been  s'<re|it 
away,  and  tlse  heivy  water  butt  of  the  ilsip 
blown   iVoni  its   placi*.     This  occurreil  very 
shortly   bef.>re  the  wrj'ck,  and  amiJ»t  vcrjr 
tcrn]>Lrjtu(»U3  weather.     On  the  even  in  j»  v.Jiiii 
the  wreck  took  place,  I  and  my  family  ^ilh 
manv  otlurs  w«'>»t  into  the  cudilv.     At  the 
time  we  were  steering;  b.ird  on  a  wind,  l>car- 
iiiij  np  l-.ir  the  Island   of  Amsterdam.      lltJ 
the  >liip  kept  on   I  lie  coui>e  slie  wa»  i':en 
hoMiiij;,  >h'.'  would  have  passed  the  island  i'> 
safety;  ami  it  was  an  unfonuiiate  order  of  liic 
c-aptaiii,  ^Ivcu  alxjut  halt  an  hour  b-fure  the 
htruck,  to  alter  lier  course  a    point  or  IwOi 
which  cau-edahe  acciileiit.    What  could  have 
been  the  origin  of  this  error  no  one  can^tatc. 
it  couM  not  have  been  a  wiilinj;  incurrence  111' 
danger,  for  t!ie  captain  h.ad  his  own  wife  and 
childien  on  hoard.     At   a! I  event?,  by  l\\\* 
alteration  of  the   course  of   the   vi-»el  she 
struck  the  Island  and  was  wrecked.       1  nm*1 
state    that    the   saij)    was   coming    up   in  ." 
diajoiial  line  to  the  inland,  and   only  shnvet 
it   in   p;<.s^i:■,^r.       ]|ad  the  c-.me  up  lair  on  ti 
the  i>!a:id  ail  on  hoard  mu.-t   have  inevitable 
peri>hed.     It  was  about  a  (juarter   to  B^'vc: 
o'chuk    in    the    evenin;^    vOien    the    ve>se 
r>!niek-  the  wind  had  been  exceeilisi-dv  Jieav 
all  day,  hut  there  v.i'.s  no  alnini   or   anticipa 
tion  id  dan.'.er  on  boaid.       On  the  eontrarv 

• 

througii'Hii  the  ilay  the  jia.>.senxers  bad  Iieei 
more  ihan  usually  merry,  lauj^liing  am 
m.ikiM-i  Jokes  :it  ilinner-time,  and  at  tea  a 
the  (ii.-^irrani^'ement  and,  in  some  instance.*> 
the  <le'truction  of  crockery,  and  imp1emt?:ts 
which  was  ciused  by  the  lurchii.g  of  th« 
ves.srl.  1  anil  niy  wife  had  just  retired  fron 
ti  a  wli.'H  tin;  Vfsjicl  struck,  having  takin  <ai 
Ihue  chiitiriii  into  <iur  cahin  to  jnit  them  U 
beil.  The  tir>t  iniimation  cd"  our  dangi-r  wa 
a  tremeJidiuis  sva.  which  must  have  strnel 
the  vessel  jusl  when  she  entered  the  breiikerf 
and  whieii  flooded  everything  down  below 


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29fi 


tshed  into  the  first  mate's  cnhin, 
i  officer  was  at  the  time,  which 
le  cuddy;  but  instead  uf  gohi^ 


oun  wnn  one  of  tlie  stem  cabins  on  the  leo 
side  of  the  shi]>.  The  scene  was  terrible 
beyond  description.  The  people  were 
*c  what  was  the  matter,  his  only  paralyst'd  by  terror  in  e?ery  form  it  could 
led  to  be  to  preserve  his  clothes  {issiinie,  while  the  crashing  timbers  and 
n  the  water.  Tlie  captain  wiis  tuniiitts  of  the  elements,  and  the  wild  dork- 
addy,  and  in  fact  at  the  time  the,  ness  of  the  night  sufRciently  accounted  for 
:,  I  do  not  believe  there  was  a  the  dcHpair  whicli  prevailed  everywhere, 
watch.  Immediately  after  the  The  captain's  cabin  was  next  to  ours,  and  hit 
;k  the  vessel  we  felt  the  fi^^t  blow,  wife  or  rather  his  widow — for  even  then  she 
.  bo  utterly  impossible  for  me  to  was  a  widow — who  Iiad  been  ill  all  day, 
your  minds  any  idea  of  the  called  out  for  help.  I  and  my  wife,  and  two 
i  and  fearful  sensation  it  caused,  of^our  children,  went  into  her  cabin,  and  my 
hip  seemed  to  quiver  like  a  leaf  third  was  ))reparing  to  follow  us  when  the 
-it  literally  trembled  from  stem  ;  door  of  the  cabin  slammed -to  and  was 
other  and  another,  and  another  <  fiistened.  The  water  was  fast  pouring  into 
Hied,  accompanied  by  a  fearful  ,  the  captain's  cabin,  which  we  were  about  to 
90,  as  if  the  ship  were  in  the  jaws  leave,  when  we  found  it  impossible  to  open 
it  monster  who  waa  destroying  the  door,  a  heavy  chest  having  been  thrown 
cything  breakable  was  at  once  against  it  by  the  struggles  of  the  ship.  I 
om  the  violence  of  the  repeated  .  cried  out  for  help,  and  was  fortunately 
The  captain  at  the  first  shock  heard  by  a  gentleman,  who  came  and  re- 
deck,  but  was  instantly  Hwept  moved  the  chest,  and  liberated  us  from  our 
From  the  first  moment  I  felt     dangerous  position.       I  then  thou^'ht  of  my 

'  other  child,  and  having  forced  open  the  door 
I  1  looked  fur  her  in  vain ;  the  cabin  was  half 
'  Hlled  with  Mater,  and  the  furniture  tossed 
1  about  and  broken.  T  felt  under  the  bed  to 
find  my  little  girl  dreading  almost  to  feel 
what  1  expeetetl  to  find — her  lifeless  and 
lappish  at  any  interference  on  the  mangled  body —  for  it  seemed  to  be  almost 
r  |)af-!^enger9,  and  I  felt  too  that  '  an. impossibility  tliat  she  could  have  escaped 
)f  an  unprofeK<(iou:il  person  like  with  her  limbs  unbroken.  By  what  seemed 
d  not  have  been  w(»rth  much.  1  |  to  be  a  special  mercy,  however,  she  was 
;en  con^ersill|J;  with  the   captain     entirely  unhurt.      I  then  endeavoured  to  go 


ely  what  had  occurred.  1  had 
jf  presentiment  throujjhout  the 
le  calamity  would  happen,  and 
ot  like  to  advise  the  captain  to 
le  island  of  Ani.sterdam.  It  is 
that  masters  of  vessels  are  apt  to 


he  is!aiid,  and  from  the  inlorma- 
eceived  from  him,    I    knew  that 


the  water  vere  lusliiniJ  into  her  at 


on  deck  to  look  around  me,  and  T  saw  at  once 
that  :ill  eiibit.s  to  escape  had  failed,  at  least 
.  wc  bo  cast  alive  upon  it,  there  "  until  the  moming  slumld  bring  us  light  to  see 
tie  liope  of  our  ultimate  deliver-  what  our  true  pfisition  was.  We  waite<l  for 
every  blow  the  phip  hcennd  to  tight  long  hours  in  this  terrible  position, 
in  tlie  water,  ;'.s  if  she  W!ls  filling  expecting  destruction  every  moment.  The 
and  there  was  a  j;ur;.iing  noi.'^e  ■  mi/en  nisi.st  literally  seemed  to  dance  under 

the  convulsive  struggles  of  the  wreck,  and 
threatened  eoi.staiitly  to  fall  and  crush  us. 
The  t«hii»  seemed,  in  fact,  to  be  breaking  up 
into  pieces  all  through.  Tiie  doors  and 
paneU  were  shivered,  and  the  tables  in  the 
cnulily  lorn  u]).  It  is  in)po^«ible  to  draw  any 
picture  oi'  the  terrihle  and  awl'iil  suspense  of 
thote  woajy  hours.  I'roni  eight  o'clock  at 
night  till  four  tlie  next  morning  wc  were  all 
huddled  together  in  the  poop;  not  the  cabin 
pJl^^^.Mlgers  alone,  but  the  stteiage  ]>assengers 


e  and  out  at  another.  The  v.-;iter, 
rapidly  fillin;:  the  .ship,  did  not 
lie  in  at  the  bottom,  hut  thnni-^h 
:s,  which  were  sli littered  to  j)ieceH 
I  whieh  inee>s'anll\  \vai*hcd  over 
I  vcssl!,  1  gave  up  myself  and 
Ont,  but  still    there   did   not  ficem 

exciltment  felt  amongst  us.     ^^'e 
rrelves  t<^  our  fate,  with   a   cnlm- 

I  can  niily  trace  to   \\h  mercies 

our  souls  in  all  freahons  of  peiil,  nnd  tl.e  crew  were  al.v)  obliged  to  H'sort  there 
:ers  and  adver>it:(s.  Our  little  tor  safety,  for  after  the  second  shock  the  ship 
elf,  my  wife,  aii<l   ii-.y   three   chi!-     had  parted,  and  tl.e  mjiinnuii't  had  fallen  ovcr- 

aloTK'  in  that  terrible  hour.  Wo  ]>o::rd.  lm;igine  wliat  our  condition  must 
St  farewell  (ff  each  other,  exjiect-  have  been — ninety  or  a  bundled  human 
:o  be  bjirit.'d  umh  r  those  <'cep  ,  beings  all  crowded  into  one  small  saloon, 
ro  the  li;»ht  of  this  world  wouM  he  [  some  crying,  >*omo  praying;  of  the  latter, 
jm  u>*  for  ever.  At  lon/lh,  after  i  ahis!  some  wlio  had  ]»robabh'  never  prayed 
lows  upon  the  rock,  the  ship  made  '  before,  aiul  whom  I  hi;d  hut  too  often  heard 
.  ami  .settled  down.  This  fwr  a  cursing  and  sweaiing.  i)uring  that  weary 
■»  some  extent  restored  c(mfidence,  time  five  <'r  v\::  seruuu;s  wexv:  \^\«wc\\t^,  wv^ 
1,  for  the  first  time,  opened  my  I  then,  oh!  bow  ea'i^^etAv  yj^jtc  W\tN  V\*VA:\\t^  V^% 
and  looked  out,  I  wny  eny  that    so  true  it  is  that  h\  \\\c  \\o\\t  oi\m\  t\\^.wnj\\\ 


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rush  to  that  Rock  which,  had  he  alvrnTii 
tnis'.od  in  it,  wduli!  never  fail  liini.  AIkjiU 
mulni^iit  I  fi.rccd  my  \v->y  out  fit'  the  jhidji 
R'^uin  to  1  iok  nrouiKl,  niul  ii;:iiii  tlic  nspi.'Ct 
of  i»ur  atiiiirs  struck  iik>  with  dii^inay  and 
terror.  Tlie  decpi.T*l  darkncw  prevailed,  and 
the  third  mate,  who  had  hcen  >hi])>vrecked 
before,  anil  was  an  did  and  tried  ecamnn, 
Riiid,  that  in  the  wliole  eour;*e  of  hid 
experience  he  Iiail  iicvir  hiecn  hulIi  a  ^-a 
l>efoix».  .Slmrtly  hef.iri-*  thi' ve>r.^el  ]  arted  we 
were  clieeri'd  by  a  .''!ji»ut  fnini  the  nhore, 
whieh  arose  Inttii  !<ioine  vi.ud;;  ni(n  ulio  liad 
dinibed  into  tlie  ri^t;iii^'  of  the  mainnia!tt. 
which,  falling  gniduaily,  had  let  them  down 
gently  on  the  rocks.  This  j^nve  u^  Nome 
hopes ;  hut  fi>r  two  lioarn  lon^u-  we  cimtiiiued 
in  the  same  position,  when  hy  the  cxeitions 
of  one  of  the  mates  and  two  lirave  and 
encrj^etic  sailors,  nf\er  repeated  f:ii!uri-s,  a 
communication  hv  tlie  mainnia'<t  from  tl-.e 
wreck  to  the  bench  wa^  effected.  Thr  iirst 
objitct  now  waj  to  ^et  tlie  wiiole  uf  the 
women  and  children  a^hort*,  hut  a!thoti;;h  we 
were  all  hut  too  glad  to  get  ^afc  on  any  sliori*, 
nil  description  would  fail  to  depict  tiie 
tcrrihle  realitv  of  that  on  wliich  we  liad  to 
land.  The  children  and  women  having  been 
first  conveyed  over,  the  men  foll<»wed, 
fortunately  without  loss  of  life  or  Ilmh  to 
nnv    hidividual.  Manv,     however,     were 

WAjthcd  down  :over<d  times  from  the  mast 
over  wliieh  we  had  to  eros.H'.few,  indeed, 
ewaping  fiuch  a  miMlmj).  5!y  wife  was 
wa!«hed  down  three  times,  ami,  when  at 
length  nafely  landed,  the  eonils  w.  re  wa.-»hed 
out  of  her  hair,  and  s-he  }ire>entcd  tl:e  iiinst 
pitiable  and  dilapidated  ap(K-aranoe.  The 
weather,  too,  continued  tempestuous  and  the 
cold  was  intensely  hitter.  The  moon,  which 
had  juht  m;i<l(r  it.**  appearance,  gave  ^ut]icient 
light  to  expose  the  «langei3  and  terrors  of  the 
place.  Uef(»re  u",  the  elifls  ro<e  like  a  per- 
pendicular wall,  to  the  heiidit  of  at  least  two 
hundrc<l  feet ;  while  at  their  h;L<o,  the  mar- 
gin betwettn  the  rocks  and  the  Ma  was  \\:\"^ 
narrow,  and  it  wjis  my  thought  and  that  of 
othLis  that,  if  the  weather  did  not  suhsiile, 
wc  must  soon  be  wntihed  away.  'J'he  leilge 
on  which  we  stood  beiUj:  so  very  iiairow  and 
so  very  rou^h,  these  apprehensions  wi  re  not 
unfounded,  tor  two  iiights  aft  r  l!ie  sea 
actually  washed  over  the  spot  on  which  we 
were  then  standing.  Uiit  lie  wlio  ru!i>th  the 
water?,  and  wiith  t«)  tlie  sea,  *''Thus  tar  shall 
thou  go  and  no  farther,"  merciful iy  hpari'd 
us  in  this  great  peril.  The  picture  on  the 
table  would  give  them  some  idea  of  their  posi- 
tion, and  his  own  tent  he)  a«l  piteh'-d  om  the 
highest  rock.  IJut  the  tirst  night  he  and  his 
iiimilv  had  no  tent :  tlicv  iiad  nothing  to 
shelter  them  but  a  small  u'ubrella,  which  he 
accidentally  picked  up  :  and  even  this  he  did 
not  retain  long,  for  ha\in.i',  under  the  intense 
fatigue  caused  by  labour  and  excitement, 
loosed  hi$  grasp  of  it,  it   was  blown  awn\ . 


But  it  was  not  long  l>oforo  the  great  goodncM 
anil   exceeding   nierey    of  <.iOil  were  agaii 
e\inted.     They   weic  nearly  all  half-ndul 
r>n  that  cold  rock ,  many  liaving  gone  to  bri, 
particularly  the  children,  before  the  disuter 
took  pLice.     But  almost  the  first  bales  whidi 
were    turni'd    uji  by  the  waves  were  fiUsd 
with  woollen  goods— Guernsey  jackets,  bint 
and   red  bhirtH,  and   pieces  of  flannel.    la 
these  garments  they  were  all  soon  e<juipped— 
the  l>oys  had  jackets,  the  men  woollen  shirty 
anl  the  women  were  provided  wiih  trouieni 
It    happened  also,   fortunately,   that  then 
came  ashore   vcrv   little  wetted  bv  the  m 
water,  and  in  this  motley  costume  they  were 
all   speedily  attired,  there  being  as  many  M 
could  be  wished  for  all,— a  fact,  which  toot 
took  advantage  of,  wearing  five  or  six  wooliei 
shirts.     We  had  all  great  reason  to  be  thank- 
ful for  this  plentiful  Kupjily  of  warm  clotliii^ 
.IS  the  weather  was  bitterly  e-dd.     In  additioi 
to  tills  great  mercy,  we  had  also  a  supply  of 
f(K)d,  coMsifiiting  of  one  cask  and  part  oft 
barrel   of  biscuit,    which,   however,  was  ID 
s<)nie  part  wet,  and  began  to  ferment  aad 
although  we  were  glad  to  get  it,  it  was  soon 
in   such   a  state  that,   under  other  circum- 
stances,  we   should   have   blushed  to  hafs 
uiven  it  even  to  dogs.     Wo  had  alto  somo 
hen  ings  in  casev,  tough  and  salt,  but  which 
were  welcome  chevT  to  us.      Wc  had  a  little 
port   \\'ine.  and   much,  fiu*  too   much  giii| 
brandy,  and    ram,  as  the    .sequel    proved. 
Thvise,  with  a  few  nuts,  raisin.^,  and  dried 
apples,  with  a  little  tea,  formed  our  whole 
supply,  ai'd  wiih  the  grcUct  economy  our 
.>:ock     would     not    have   supplied   the    105 
]iersons  dependent  on  it   for  more  than  fi»e 
davs  at  tlie'rate  of  half   a  biscuit  and  one 
herriny:  a  man  ]>cr  day.     There  is  no  doubt 
that  we  might  have  had  a  better  supply  of 
food  if  we  had  ha<l  better  order  and  more 
organization   amongst   us,  but  unfortunately 
at  a  very  early  period  casks  of  spirits  turned 
up,  which  were  eagerly  resorted   to    by  the 
s-eamen,  and  in  a  Vi.'rv  few  hours  after  we 
had  landed,  even  in  the  awful    position    in 
which  we  were  p'aced,  the   major    jmrt    of 
the  crew  were  to  be  seen  sliijjgering    about 
in  a  state  of  eontirmed  drunkeimes<>.       Nor 
was  the  drink  the    only    temptation    which 
pre\ ailed,    as   the   jewellers    of   Sydney,  if 
they  knew  what  became  of  the  goods    sent 
to  them,  emild  testify.      Cases  of  jewellery 
and    of    money    K'Ut    by    the    1>nnks    were 
found,  and  now    tlie    lu.->t    of  plunder    was 
added  to  the  excitement  and  riotousncas  of 
drink.     I  have  heard  and  have  long  lH;lievcd 
a  great    deal  of   the   character  of   British 
seamen  for  gallantry,  courage,  and  conduct ; 
but  1  am  bound  to  ^iw  that  in  this  instance 

• 

no  such  characteristics  were  evinced,  but  the 
very  reverse.  Drink  and  plunder  were  their 
whole  desire;  an<l  to  gratify  their  passion  for 
these,  every  other  eonsidemtion  seemed  tolve 
loirt,  and  even  the  inMinctof  aeIf-pre5er\'ation 


EUROPEAN  INTELLIQENGE. 


M"? 


effiieed.     For  two  whole  daya  we 

in  this  pontion.  Men  were  lent 
s  cliffs  in  eyerj  dixection,  hut  thej 
id  no  points  by  which  we  could 
e  diflb.  The  same  perpendicular 
)tonous  barrier  of  rocks  seemed  to 
ielf  in  every  place  to  our  painful 
ing  anxiety  to  attain  the  table  land 
and.      At  last,  however,  one  man 

alone,  speaking  to  no  one  of  the 
his  expedition.  He  was  one  of  the 
s — a  whitesmith,  from  London,  and 
I  found  an  acccaflible  place  and 
;  and  his  discovery  having  been 
own,  the  crew  went  uji  with  ropes, 
ire  arranged  so  as  to  assist  getting 
romen  and  children  und  less  exj)ert 
en.  To  go  to  the  »pot  of  ascent 
xt  difficult  and  disheartening  jour- 
alf  a  mile,  over  dangerous  rocks  ; 
ig  arrived  there,  it  took  a  day  and 
:o  get  all  up ;  but  at  length  nil 
ded  in  safety  on  the  top  of  the 
We  were  among  the  first  up,  and 

strange  scene  that  presented  itself 
ize.  Those  who  had  preceded  us 
icent  had  set  fire  to  the  long  gross 
rew  on  the  island,  which,  being 
t  green,  had  smouldered  into  black - 
:  the  charred  stumps  of  trees  and 
'  ground  gave  an  additional  air  of 
1  to  the  scene.  However,  we  had 
n  but  to  cast  ourH^ves  on  that 
round,  and  our  red  shirts  and  jack- 
ed and  smutched  over  with  the  soDt, 
e  presented  a  singular  aspect.  One 
e  we  derived  from  the  burnin;^  of 
^  It  was  the  season  when  the  birds 
and  were  breeding,  and  sonic  of  the 
les  nut  l)ein;a;  ttrong  on  the  wing 
bcated  by  the  smoke,  and  their 
omc  about  the  size  of  an  Engh'hli 
liaving  been  collected  togotiier,  a 
soup  was  made  fr«>m  them  in  a  fuot- 
h  we  had  fortunately  preserved.  It 
I  poor  refreshment :  we  had  no  »ilt 

it  with,  and  there  was  but  a  qmirter 
•d  full  for  each  individual ;  we  had 
s  or  knives  and  forks  to  assist  us  at 
,  but  still  we  found  it  very  delicious. 
ic  first  meal,  if  meal  it   could  be 


Drink  and  plunder,  in  fact,  through- 
out were  the  only  object  of  the  sailors. 
On  the  Monday  wo  had  only  a 
little  mouldy  biscuit  lefl  for  food^  and  we 
stood  brooding  on  our  unhappy  fate.  Fa- 
mine was  fast  settling  down  upon  us,  and  a 
mute  despair  had  seemingly  taken  possession 
of  us.  In  the  midst  of  this  silence  a  wild 
cry  was  raised — "a  ship!  a  ship!" — and 
again  a  woman's  scream  shrieked  out  the 
words  '*  a  sliip ! "  The  effect  produced  is 
entirelv  indescribable.  She  who  raised  tho 
cry,  witii  wild  and  eager  gestures,  seemed  to 
be  al)8olutely  frantic,  and  for  n  moment  all 
seemed  to  believe  sl)e  was  so.  Thore 
she  stood,  surrounded  by  five  or  six 
children,  her  hands  extended  towards  the 
coming  vessel,  her  eyes  glaring  eagerly  on  it, 
and  repeating  her  cries.  The  sound  spread 
like  wildfire :  signals  were  raised  in  every 
quarter,  and  by  the  aid  of  n  glass,  which  had 
been  preserve<l  from  the  vessel,  tlio  speck  in 
the  horizon  was  soon  ascertained  to  be  a  ves- 
sel making  way  to  the  island.  Where  but  a 
few  moments  before  despair  had  reigned,  all 
now  was  tumult  and  excitement.  The  grass^ 
wherever  it  could  be  found,  was  again  set  fire 
to,  and  as  the  wind  was  setting  off  the  inland, 
it  was  hoped  that  the  smoke  so  carried  would 
form  a  signal  to  guide  the  approaching  vessel 
to  us.  The  series  of  signals  displayed  by 
ever}'  one  would  under  other  circumstances 
have  appeared  absolutely  ludicrous.  Every 
child  had  one;  the  re^l  shirts  which  had  been 
i^o  useful  to  us  were  torn  off  and  waved  in 
the  air  in  hopes  of  attracting  the  no- 
tice which  would  be  to  us  salvation.  Gra- 
dually the  ship  came  down  upon  U8,  and  at 
length  we  saw  her  answering  our  signals  and 
sending  up  her  own  colours  as  the  Monmouth, 
whaler.  The  feelings  which  then  prevailed 
no  lips  could  utter,  but  the  hope  thus  im- 
planted was  doomed  to  a  long  deferment. 
The  ship  suddenly  put  ofi'  from  the  island, 
and  gradually,  as  she  had  come  up,  she  faded 
out  of  sight.  Again  she  approached,  and 
again  she  turned  ofl*,  and  again  went  out  of 
sight,  and  wc  saw  her  no  more  that  day. 
The  next  morning,  at  daybreak,  wo  were  all 
assembled  on  the  edge  of  the  cliff,  and  straiu- 
inff    our  eves  to   catch   the  return   of  the 


21)8  Al'STRALlAN  IXTELLIQKNCE. 

liM-g  u]irin  it.     'ilie  )j«:.it  niiuK'  .-i^nuls  to  lis,    from  uhoni  all  bUfsing*  flow,'*  for  even  tbea 
wi.iclj  wo  (■;l^!ly  tonij^rt'luiiiVil  to  ii.' an  that     v\i' IVlt  we  luid  inneh  t'>  be  tliiinkful  for  to 
HI-  •■'■.iiiilil  l'i-ll(»\v  tl'.i"  ilinitun  ^l.c  tm  k.  liv     Ij'iim.     We  then  joumovcd  onward  ag;iin,nnd 
•tiikiiij;  aem.-"*  tla*  j>l;ii.<!.     Wtr  l!!^^tiIv—  loo     llie  (1ii\  wore  awav,  the  iii;:ht  con:e  on.  and 
IIa^.ti'.y--^l(j(»]Itn!  ilif  jiiluci.- and  t*"ilii\vi»l  licr,     wi-  were  just  pre}  aring  to  }ialt  fur  the  night, 
imil  thiiikiii-.:  il;;i'  v,c  !.l)«.u!(|,  v.  jiljniit  iloiJt.     w!ii-ii  we  wi-re  «ilartIo«l  by  t)!C  sight  of  nnism 
j;ot  up  to  th'*  >l.ip  that  ni;;iit,  we  ]vl\  iKiirlv     coining   towards   us.     It   appeared   that  he 
all  our  p)uvi>if>n>,  ai-.d  every  ihiiif;  tiiat  might  .  was  a  man  from  the  Monmouth.     The  cap- 
cuiul.er  U!>  in  •  ur  perildi"  jmuni  \  behind  us.  ^  tain  of  that  \tssi.l  had,  it  appeared,  endca- 
I  niVfi'If  slriiMu  d  uivscll"  of  cM.rv  thiii;'  th::t     v -urel  to  iind  ntttnc  i:rovisinn«  and  a  boat'i 
was  not  ah.vjliiielv  neee>>iirv,  and  toM  uiv     erew  on  the  inland,  hut  in  vain,  and  four  daYi 
wi!c  to  do  So  hkewifce.     Jn  all  the  ea^'orne&s    cdap-jid  litforc  he  was  n^ain  able  to  make 
to  eacape  finni  our  eondiii'  n  of  itii>ery  and     tliu  JHland.     The  man  eame  up  to  us  »hoDt- 
nlmo>t  htarvaiioii.  otf  wt-  set  in  j;rouj)s;  thone    in^^,  *•  Up,  up,  if  you  winhoil  to^be  saved^  itii 
who  lind  families  of  ehiidren  heinc,  at  i.our>e     only  a  liltle  furtlier  on  to  the  ship."     I  w» 
left  in  the  ri-ar.     U  M.-emed.  under  ll:e  eir-     not  very  willing  to  break  up  my  camp, fori 
cuniataneis,  almost  a  privilege  to  he  a  haehe-     an«l  my  family  were  eomjiletely  worn  out, 
lor,  and  to  liave  our's  «,wn  sielf  only  to  ](;ok     hut  hoj)e  sprang  up  within  up,  and  we  fd- 
after.      I  ha»l,  l.owtvir,  three  ehildreii,  and     lowed  on  until  the  deep  darkncM  compelled 
oidy  two  p»w|  le  to  rany  them.     I  liad  trnv    us  to  ^top.     The  captain's  wife's  child,  wfco 
slung  to  my  haek,  ard  my  will*  had  ime  to     travelled  with  us,  had  once  lallcn  down  into 
hers;  and  1  a>ked  out*  t<f  the  wiilors,  a  strong    a  «leep  chasm,  nearly  twenty  feet  deep,  and 
ahle-l)odied  man,  to  carry  my  third  for  me,     it    was   wonderful    that    it    escaped    without 
but  he  retii&ed,  siying  idat  tho.^e  w]:o  had     injury.     Sneli  chasms  were  constantly  occur* 
childnn  nmst  carry  tht-m  themsiiM.-s.     We     rin-;  througljout  the  island.      Although  the 
had,  therefme,  to  ilrng  the  child  after  us  i:s    night  was  <lreadfully  wi-t,  we  all  slept  soundly, 
we  i>e»t  could.     \Vf  .^inried  on  cur  jnuiney,  ,  and  we  had  to  ri.-se  next  morning  early,  in- 
however,  hopiii^  to  couit-  up  to  the  ."hip  that     tending  to  start  without  any  refreshment  at 
night,  hut  \\e  wtiv  di  onu'tl  to  he  biitvrly  di^-    all,  our  stock  being  indeed  well  ni;3h  rpent. 
Bpp»»iiited,    The  island  ihnu;:hiiut  i**  a  roup.h  |  1  had,  however,  left  alxiut  half  a  pintofnnt^ 
spot,  and  tie  n  ad  wiis  iiiiiiciitc  auil   Ion;;,    a  few  almonds  and  raii^ins,  and  about  half  b 
Our  children's  fe«t  ^r^l..n  l)ll>tired,  and  our  ;  red  herring.     Dur  bread  w;w  all  gone.     With 
own  lollowrd  the  cNampif.      AfiL-r  we  lad     this  provi?iion  we  had  to  go  through  a  long 
pahjied  the  ehdrit  d  and  huint  k^J'-s,  we  e.^.mc    day's  march,  but  1  soon  found  that  if  we  were 
to  a  rf*al  jungle  of  siitl "v.ra.ss,  ^ix  or  i-i-lit  fivt     to  proeecd  at  ail  we  must  hah,  and  take  onr 
high,  til iou<;li  which  it  w.-.s  mo.si  ilitlicwii  t«»  j  !a.>i  hit  of  fuod.     Nothing  now  was  left  toni 
force  OCT  way,  but  this  impedin;ent  was  par-  ■  hut  water  and  a  liltle  tine   gra-'S  which  we 
tially   removed    by   the    i.a'»>age    thrcugh    it  ,  tound    growing-,  which   was   sweet,  and   the 
which  liad  been  lorcid  by  the  young  men     mointiuo  from  which  was  refrcshinc.     I'nfcr* 
who  had   bci.n   so  ca;;er  to  huny  onuards.  ]  tunatily,  to  a<M  to  our  dilhculties,  in  endca- 
On  we  weiit,  !-rramhlirL(  o\cr  cmg  afti-r  c»ag,     vouiinu:  to  take  a  short  cut  we  lost  our  way, 
cliff  alter  elitlj  deil  affer  deil,  but  still  wc  j  and  h.aving  jjlunged  into  the  jungle  lost  two 
came  on  no  si:ip.     At  ]Lii;;th  we  eame  uj)  to  ,  hours  b^fitre  we  could  recover  it.     Just  at 
another  p-oup  of  four  <.r  live,  who  with  a  .  sunset  we  reached  the  point  wlicre  those  who 
little  umlirella  fitr  a  canopy  were  encamped     had  gone  hcf«)re  us  were  encamped,  and  we 
for  the  i.'ijjht.     A   pitJe.-s  min  was  falling,    were  lid   un  to  them  by  the  smoke  which 
and  the  weather  wa.s  billerly  cold.     There  !  aroH^  from  the  fires  they  had  lighted.     We 
we    determined     to     pass    the    night,    hut     soon   came  upon  them,  hut  still  found  no 
not   liking  the  camping    sjiot  of  the  other    ship.     Friday,  .Saturday,  Sunday,  and  Mon- 
party,  I  went  into  the  luu^'h,  and  at  length     day  pa>se<l  away.     Fortunately  we  found  a 
discovered    a    little    dell,    with    a   kind    of  ■  large  supjdy  »»fgt>od  English  cabbage  growing 
caveni  ai  the  head  of  it.  M-hieh  would  afford     in  a  corner  of  the  island— called  the  r.ihhage 
Bome  shelit.T  for  the  children.     In   this  we     garden,   grown   no   dcmbt  from   seed   which 
placed  them,  and  havinji;  made  a  screen  over    some  jtariy  landing  on  the  island  had  scat- 
the   entiance  of  the  ca\Lrn  with  a  hlankit,    tcri.d.     This  was  a  nierciful   supply  to  us, 
which  my  wife  had  fortunately  brought  wiili     and  we  seized  on  them  with  great  avidity, 
us,  we  lay  ilown  for  the  night — lold,  wt-t,  and    and  found  the  stems  ami  young  leaves  fleshj' 
almost    lami^]ling,  no   doubt,  hut   ^*Jil  with     and  nutritious.     S<»ine  of  the  j>artic8  who  had- 
ho|)e.     Aij  .>rn»n  as  it  was  dawn,  and  we  l.'.'id     i)ie>ervt'd    ih.eir    herring    and    sardine    tinS 
taken  a  vcjy  flight  refreshment,  ceiiMfrt'iig  of  '  boiled  theirs,  hut   we  had  to  eat  ours  ra*'- 
s<m'e  red   herring  and  a    litlJc  c<  ncentMted  i  On     th.e    Monday    moim'ng,    however,    wC 
milk  wl'.ich  J  had  pre>erved  for  the  ihiliiicn,     wcie  all  worn  out,  and  if  a.ssistancc  had  no* 
tm  wv  w-.nt  a-aii-.      ^^'e  iniircl.id   lor  sum*'  .come,   if  (here  had    been    ll»,OU(»   cabliage^ 
houix  Mid  Mill  Wc  f<»i'nd  no  shi]».    Tie  party     loft  we   .should   not   have   Ijad^strength  i^ 
Ciiiv.i'  up  whom  We  had  left  behind,  and  we  >  have  plucked  them.     Our  water,  of  whict" 
joiiuil  }\'Ah  ihcm  n\  singing,  "  Vraise  OmA,  ^.wc  \\uA.  a.1  ivr^t  a.  plentiful  supply,  was  no^ 


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m  there  was   no    spring,  nnd    for  .  uii,  but  we  could  not  expect  (o  hiive  any 

past  we  had  drunk  what  was  in  choice.  Thronghcut  the  vr.yape  the  attcn- 
imd,  to  relieve  the  unquenchable  ti«n  v.c  rcccivid  fn^m  the  captain  :ind  mnt^tt 
Then  in  our  last  extremity  tlic  ubip  '  of  the  vessel  were  unrea>inp.  Our  wounds, 
.  She  cnnie  upon  the  ishind  with  ,  for  there  wtre  none  of  us  without  them,  we»e 
.ble  wind,  nnd  the  sea  calm  as  rIusi*.  j  drcssod,  and  with  «ne  exccj>tinn,  in  which 
:k  approiichcd,  the  white  siiilH  ex-  ;  moitificat'cn  had  Mrt  in,  and  wliich  case  was 
the  boat  WH8  lowered,  and  in  a  frhort  <  left  at  the  Mauritius,  in  lutjipita],  nM  were 

captain  himRolf  appeared  in  our  !  cured.  At  length  we  readied  Mauritius,  and 
Ob,  what  a  scene  ensued — womin,  a  delightful  manifcitation  of  Cliristian  nnd 
in  the  very  agony  of  unexpeetcd  generuur<  sympathy  met  us  there,  which  must 
sunk  on  their  knecH  to  ela!»p  liis  l)e  spoken  tf.  Wc  arrived  in  the  evening, 
id  legs,  while  he,  good  man,  with  a  and  on  the  followin}»  morning  wo  were  carried 
irge  as  any  that  lives  in  an  American  on  shore.  VS'e  had  for  the  most  ])art  no  hats, 
:h  teara  rolling  doT\'n  his  cheek.s,  and  no  IxinnetH,  in  many  instances  no  nltoos,  or 
lied  hands  to  \i9,  bade  us  to  be  of  ^hoes  of  flannel  we  had  made  for  ourselves, 
er,  and  welcome  to  all  he  had.  Hut  We  had  on  the  hhirts  and  jaekets  I  have 
'hook  of  thoi^e  who  suirounded  him,  di»icribed,  but  no  sooner  had  nur  misfortune 
dl  knew  the  place,  and  he  told  us  at  been  n.ade  known  than  the  merehantn  and 
e  would  be  paved  there  was  no  lime  penjile  of  all  elas-cs  came  lound  \\»,  and  one 
:,  but  that  we  must  get  to  the  boats     i»y  one  they  trok  all  of  uh  to  their  hot>pital- 

Of  course  we  were  glad  to  be  off,  i  ity,  and  lavished  on  us  every  kindness.  Ihe 
e  boats  found  a  bag  of  the  best  bis-  .  next  morning,  howoer,  the  I.azaret  was 
ad  eaten  ttince  our  depaiture  from  i  jilaeed  at  our  dis].(isal,  and  there  we  were  all 

with  n  tub  of  beef  and  a  tub  of  rpiurtered.  It  was  a  huge  emjjty  mom,  but 
hich  we  eagerly  surrounded  and  bedding  and  convenieneeB  were  afforded  us 
,  fat  and  raw  as  it  then  wiia.  The  from  the  military  i^tores,  and  ladies  and  gen- 
md  children  were  then  put  in  the  tlemen  furnished  us  with  an  ample  supply  of 
id  were  followed  by  the  men,  and  i  clothing  of  every  desciiption.  A  public  sub- 
?  were  taken  to  the  ship  in  an  incre-  \  seription  was  also  raised  on  our  behalf,  and 
rt  space  of  time.  Our  gratitude  for  the  sum  of  XljJ'iDO  was  subscribed.  1'he  go- 
cmnce  may  be  better  imagined  than  vcrnment  did  all  in  its  power,  but  the  princi- 
,  but  we  si>on  foinid  that  we  had  .  pal  relief  was  aflorded  from  private  sources, 
n  board  who  had  bien  left  in  the  I  Sir.  LI  lis,  a  congregational  minister  at  Port 
There  was  one  child  in  charf;e  of  I  Liaiis,  ealltd  on  me,  nnd  invited  me  and  my 
ird  of  the  ship,  who  it  seemed  had  :  family  in  stay  at  his  house ;  and  he  took  us 
ay,  and  another  man  who  had  be^n  ihith.er  in  his  (»vvn  carriage,  and  never  have  I 
>y  faiiin;;  from  tl:e  main-mnst,  and  enjoyed  the  de^i  hts  of  pure  Christian  inter- 
>;c  to  walk.  But  Cajitain  Ludlow  eour.-e  f-o  deeply  as  during  my  sojourn  with 
rmined  to  save  all,  and  when  asked  hiir.  At  last  we  M't  <»ut  on  our  voyage  to 
iiitendcd  to  do,  •*  Do,"  n^jilied  i.e,  Mtlbourne,  and  our  passage  was  long  and 
liere  is  a  pound  of  hread  tn  board  nnigli,  and  weaiy-  made  more  so,  perhaps, 
[  will  not  leave  this  island  till  I  have  by  the  nirNouyne.-s  txeited  by  our  late  disas- 
oard.      Why,  to  leiive  one   1  ehind     lers.     Slill,  at  hn.th,  wedid  nriive  at  Mel- 

to  spoil  the  whole  allair."  (At  this  bourne — that  city  of  gold,  and  fires,  and  du«t, 
•y  strong  s>'-ns.iti(  ii  v. as  manifesled  anil  right  g'.ad  was  1  to  (piit  it,  for  I  would 
III  the  meeting,  and  theie  was  u  not  live  in  Melhouin.'  as  1  found  it  for  any 
"or  the  name  of  ihe  captain.)  amous.t  of  worldly  i:ain.     Agam  wo  set  forth 

'cZ/cr  resunjcd :  His  name  was  Cap-  tn  <  ur  wny,  and,  when  we  entered  your 
<-w,  of  Long  Island.  N(Mth  America.  Ixjiu'iful  l.aibour,  1  need  nc't  tell  vou  how 
Luohiw  ealltd  tV:r  a  boat,  and  hur  dciig'.Ud  we  wtio,  and  how  «c  for  the  first 
!e  willing  bailors,  spiang  into  ii  and     lim.  le'.t  that  our  i  er.ls  wrre  o^er,  1  expected 

tlie  inland.  The  wind  rose  again;  no  itcjjton  Icr-,  ?or,  lliou.h  1  hrd  s  nt  a 
I  for  foLr  da\8  tl.e  ship  was  •  ff  and  klt«r  ly  the  llarliin:,er,  our  vitsel  pa^8ed 
land.  JJut  nt  the  end  of  that  time  lur,  ;ir.d  1  j.ir;\cd  le.rre  njy  own  letter.  Hut 
.Id   approach   and   tlic    loat   came    it  apj'vars  ihat  I  was  sion  to  iCv-eive  v.clc>me. 

with  all  th.e  missing  jiarties,  the  A  ^ ood  r.:an,  with  his  .'h:it  slec-ves  tuimd  up, 
ving  lo  carry  the  man  that  had  been     5>o(n  told  me  il.at  he  «a8  ."ii-nt  fur  me.     1 

We  thin  sailed   away  and  had  a     fouid    the   var.i:(.8t   and    kinditt   reception  I 

I    voyauo,    the    on'y    ipKMioM   now  ;  waitii-g  for  nie.     And   now   1  st:ind  among  - 

tn  where  we  wen?  to  be  landc<l,  as 
.^ut: low  expressed  rcluctnr.ci.'  to  come 


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you.  a  m(munxiit  of  (Jod's  grei'.t  and  unfuil- 
ing  narcicH-  t'.ni:l;liil,   I  trust,  in  all  eaniest- 
e.*e   co]<)nies,  fcf'ring  that   his  men  i  mss  ihat  IL*  has  si  and  n)e  1(»  aiiiveat  this,  U 

ve  him.     At  last  he  resiilve<l  to  take  '  my  tieid  ol  duty,  and  I'nder  him  to  ynu,  f »  r  1 

'ort    Louis,  at    the    Mauritius,  an     the  kimlnirs  you   have  shown  i\\e,     C.\^i\\\.  i 

ent  certainly  not  \Qry  agreeable  to  j  were  my  respoiibibiUliCft  beetle.  W\  ^VwY^ 


aoo 


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mercy  and  your  generous  nympathy  have  ' 
greatly  increoied  those  retponi>ibiIitiefl.      I 
feel  but  too  deeply  that  1  huve  incurred  a  , 
debt  of  gratitude  whicit  I  can  never  ri-puy  ; 
but  I  v'lW  6trive  to  my  utmost  to  shuw  my 
lensc  of   the    merck'S   vouchsafed    to    mc.  ' 
Thanks  he  to  Uud  who  sent  a  sliip  to  rtscue 
MB,  who  cent  a  n:an  who  know  the  inland, 
who  sent  us  i)ru visions  and  clothing  in  our 
neeil,  and   men   with   generous   niindd  and 
strong;  arms  to  protect  um.     I  will  not  detain 
you  longer.      1   icel   that  my   thoughts  arc 
somewhat  upset  hy  the  excitement  of  this 
eTening,  and  1  will  only  again  express  my 
thanks  to  you,  in  the  pniyer  that  yuu  and  all  , 
of  us  may,  when  the  storms  of  life  are  o'er,  ' 
enjoy  that  rest  which  remains  for  t)ie  people  ■. 
of  God. 


HOME. 

Il^LINGTON. 


For  many  months  the  health  of  the  Ilev. 
G.  B.  Thnm:i4  has  been  so  much  impaireil  hy 
tedious  disease  ns  to  have  incapacitated  him 
for  the  ofhcial  duties  of  his  sUition.     He  lios 
tlierefore  thought  it  prn|)er  to  relinfjuisli  his 
pastnnil  charge  ;  and  in  tiic  month  of  Febru-  ! 
ary  he  wrote  a  letter  to  that  etiect,  which  the  i 
church    nt   Cross   Street   Hecojtted,   expre&s- 
ing  its  nfl'ectionale  ^^m|•atIly,  and  accompa-  i 
nying  their  communication  with  a  handsome  , 
preseLt 

BBIXTOZf    HILL. 

Salem  Chapel,  Brixton  Hill,  having  been  . 
closed  for  the  pur[)osc  of  erecting  galleries, 
was  re-opened  on  Thursday,  March  30th.  In 
the  morning,  at  seven  o'clock,  a  prayer 
meeting  was  held  to  implore  the  blessing  of  ; 
God  on  the  enlargement,  at  which  the  piistor, 
the  Rev.  J.  Hirons,  presidcil ;  and  in  the 
evening  an  excellent  sermon  was  preached 
by  the  Rev.  W.  Brock,  when  a  libenil  col- 
lection was  made,  which,  added  to  the  sum 
previously  sulMcribed  and  promised,  amount- 
ing in  nil  to  about  £300,  entirely  defrays  tlie 
cost  of  the  galleries,  so  that  no  debt  is 
incurred.  May  spiritual  prosperity  now  be 
enjoyed ! 

RU8nDE.V,   NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. 

Mr.  G.  G.  B^iiley  has  resigned  his  pastor- 
ate of  the  church  at  Huddenham,  Cambridge- 
shire, which  he  held  during  a  period  of 
nearly  twenty-three  years;  and  in  compliance 
with  the  affectionate  and  unanimous  invita- 
tion of  the  first  baptist  churcli  at  Rushden, 
he  has  commenced  his  pastoral  labours  there. 

HAI>DEMIA1I,   ISLE  OF  ELT. 

'    The  Rev.  John  Spooncr,  late  of  Attlcl>o- 
roug^,  H  ariTickshire,  haring  accepted  a  coi- 


dial  and  unanimous  invitation  to  the  pi 
of  the  baptist  church,  Haddenlum 
bridgeshire,  entered  on  his  stated  labou 
on  the  iirst  sabbath  in  ApriL 

COTTAOE  OREEN,  CAXDKBWELL. 

The  cha]>el  in  Southampton  Street 
f>erwell,  having  been  clo!<ed  above  fou 
was  re-opened  on  Weilnesday,  the 
April.  Discouises  wore  delivered 
occasion  hv  the  Kev.  Dr.  Steane,  th 
D.  Katierns  of  Hacknev,  the  Re* 
ilowieson,  J.  Buniet,  and  C.  Woe 
a.'tsisted  in  the  devotional  exerciso. 
persunK  s:it  down  to  tea;  all  appeared 
interested  in  the  opening  of  this  pi 
worship.  The  chupel  is  purchased 
Uev.  B.  Lewi»  and  some  of  his  frieni 
Trinity  Street,  and  it  is  secured  to  t) 
tist  denomination.  The  cause  origin 
the  earlv  out-door  labours  of  Dr.  St< 
tem{>onuy  building  was  erected  for  I 
of  a  Sunday  school  and  the  preaching 
gospel,  and  continued  in  use  several 
\V.  B.  Guiney,  Esq.,  who  for  some  yei 
duett  d  prayer  meetings  at  the  former 
laiti  the  foundation  stone  of  the  above 
in  the  year  lH-(4  ;  Dr.  Steane  preacl 
Iirst  sermon  on  the  5th  of  April  in  thi 
We  are  informed  that  the  ser^'ices  i 
attended,  and  that  there  is  a  proniisin 
pect  of  usefulness.  On  the  first  Lord' 
Sunday  school  of  upwards  of  100  c 
was  gathertMl.  A  debt  of  jCjoO  was  ii 
by  the  purchase  and  repairs,  of  which 
ding  £32  10s.  lOd.,  collected  at  the  i 
of  the  re-opening)  the  sum  of  £2 
already  been  realized. 

PORTSEA. 

Tjie  Rev.  Joseph  Davis,  upwards 
years  pastor  of  tlie  baptist  church  at . 
Leicesterohire,  has  accepted  an  invits 
the  pastorate  of  the  baptist  church  me 
Kent  Street,  Portsen,  late  under  the 
the  Uev.  Charles  Room,  and  entered 
stated  labours  there  on  the  '23rd  ultim 


MO:(MOUIH. 

Rev.  Henry  Clark,  A.M.  has  anr 

his  intention  to  resign  his  connection  v 
baptist  church  in  this  town  at  tlie 
June.     The  cause  of  this  step  being  1 
the  apparent  hopelessness  of  a  new 
the  prospect  of  which  had  induced 
remain  the  lost  few  vean*. 


BrRTON-ON-TRENT. 


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The  Rev.  J.  Y.  Aitchison  has  in 
that  he  will  resign  his  connexion  w 
first  baptist  church  (Salem  Chapel) 
place  at  the  end  of  June. 


UOME  INTELLIGENCl!:. 


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RECENT  DEATH?. 

MJR.  JOHN   W1S8BLI. 

•hn  WasfloII,  late  of  Coscly,  Stafford- 
k1  an  even,  uncorrupted  Christian 
more  than  fifty  years,  was  greatly 
.  his  day,  and  died  at  tho  nge 
ty-threo.  Having  resided  in  the 
ality  through  hi:i  entire  life  ;  the 
a  large  family,  several  members  of 
:h  their  families  lived  near  him,  and 
in  nearly  daily  intercourse  ;  related 
irly  or  distantly  to  a  consideniblc 
of  families  in  tho  neighl)ourhood ; 
i  the  place  of  call  for  the  Lord's 
his  services  frequently  sought  as  a 
or  tho  neighbouring  pulpits ;  he 
.  sort  of  patriarchal  influence  in  the 
his  acquaintance.     This  maturity  of 

implies  something  that  has  gone 
A  tall  oak,  with  well  struck  roots 
:>reading  branches,  implies  a  growth, 
pling  long,  long  ngo  drawing  nourish- 
m  the  soil.  There  is  u  comjvininn 
n  the  case  of  our  friend ;  it  is  tho 
>hn  Wassell  putting  on  Christ  fifly- 
ars  back.  In  the  year  IBOO  this 
then  in  his  20th  year,  was  baptized 
irkhouse  Chapel,  Coiiely,  and  began 
kUan  course,  which  by  the  grace  of 
maintained,  and  finislied  in  peace. 
y  days  are  full  of  interest,  Itecause 
associated  with  a  generation  and  a 
hich  illustrate  the  grace  of  God  in 
[hbourhoud  where  he  Avas  born. 
)g  over  three  quarters  of  a  century 
'H),  Mr.  Thomas  Smith  removed 
'ettcl  Lnnc  to  Coselcy,  and  was 
followed  by  live  others.  "  They 
0  dissenting  church  in  the  place 
»  a  congregation  of  Socinians,''  nor 
}  at  that  timo  any  episcopal  church 
me  miles  of  them.  "  One  of  these 
residing  in  a  house  called  the  Dark- 
i  account  of  its  being  the  finst  house 
the  Darklane,  being  the  moAt  con- 
for    the    purpose,   they  agreed    to 

prayer-meetings  there,  which  they 
c  comfort  of  themselves  and  increas- 
ies.  *'  On  these  early  facts  depends 
f  of  divine  mercy  vouchsiafed  to  a 
populated  neighbourhood,  showing 
he  providence  of  God  so  simple  a 
the  removal  of  a  few  Christians  into 
f  darkened  by  the  shadow  of  igno- 
id  sin,  may  l>c  the  first  link  in  a 
events  by  which  that  region  is 
ed,  and  many  souls  are  prepared  for 
enship  of  the  skies.  This  Thomas 
x:ame  the  first  pastor  of  the  baptist 
>rmed  at  Coselev,  where  he  laboured 
for  many  years,  and  was  the  father 
dfathcr  of  two  generations  who  have 
nificent  heljiers  of  the  baptist  cause 
»lace.    May  they  all  have  an  interest 

inheritance  which  he  now  enjoys. 


This  Darkhooso  gave  birth  and  name  to  a 
spacious  building  standing  in  the  midrt  of 
a  large  population,  called  the  Dark  house 
cha]>el ;  a  name  inappropriate  in  the  view  of 
strangers,  but  sanctified  in  t)ie  memory  of 
many  of  whom  it  will  be  said  in  the  dav 
when  the  heavenly  family  are  gathered, 
'*  This  and  that  man  was  born  there."  And 
this  person  residing  in  the  Darkhouse,  wlioee 
domicile  was  the  Bethel  of  that  time,  waa 
John  Wassell,  the  father  of  the  subject  of 
our  memoir.  This  Darkhouse,  then,  despite 
its  name,  was  the  lighthouse  of  Coseley;  and 
here  the  younger  Wusscll  was  bom  aboat 
four  yours  afler  this  little  band  of  Christians 
bent  their  steps  thitherward.  His  very  cradle 
was  rocked  amidst  the  sounds  of  praise,  and 
his  young  soul  opened  and  expanded  in  an 
atmosphere  of  jiriiyer  and  love.  Nor  was 
this  all ;  the  Darkhouse  religion  was  not  a 
Sunday  piety  full  of  fervour  for  the  service, 
and  put  away  with  the  benches  and  hymn 
books  till  it  was  time  to  be  religious  again. 
John  Wassell  the  elder  and  his''wifo  were  the 
subjects  of  a  heart  religion  which  per\'adcd 
their  home  councils  and  duties,  and  influenced 
their  whole  conduct.  Influences  such  as 
these  were  likely  to  tell  upon  the  subject  of 
our  memoir,  besides  which  there  were  ele- 
ments of  constitution  which  rendered  him 
peculiarly  impressible  to  religious  influences, 
and  would  help  to  manifest  the  grace  of  God. 
Though  all  need  the  work  of  the  Spirit  for 
the  renewal  and  sanctification  of  their  natures, 
there  is  a  great  difference  in  dispositions. 
The  graces  of  the  Spirit  show  better  on  some 
grounds  than  on  others.  The  tender  heart, 
the  loving  spiiit,  the  thorough  unselfishness 
of  our  friend, — mixed  as  these  features  woe 
with  strict  conscientiousness,  and  a  firm 
adherence  to  righteousness — ^made  him  a 
lovely  ('hristian,  and  would  mark  him  out  as 
a  ])erson  likely  to  be  useful.  Nor  were  those 
expectations  disappointed  ;  for  more  than 
half  a  century  ho  stood  beside  the  ark  of 
God,  n:oumh)g  for  it  if  threatened  by  the 
Philistines,  but  never  deserting  it. 

His  home  influences  were  of  n  genial  kind. 
By  his  children  who  surrounded  him  in  the 
evening  of  his  days  he  was  almost  adored. 
Some  of  his  family  have  taken  a  decided 
stand  on  the  side  of  Christ.  One  son 
occupies  an  important  field  of  labour  in  the 
city  of  Bath  as  a  minister  of  Jesus  Christ. 
One  could  almost  wish  that  he  had  borne  the 
paternal  name  that  there  might  be  a  continu- 
ation of  these  John  Wassells.  The  man 
would  be  no  better,  but  the  association  would 
be  pleasant. 

In  the  year  1806,  our  friend  was  elected 
to  the  ofHcc  of  a  deacon,  and  about  tlie  same 
time  began  to  exercise  his  talents  as  a 
preacher,  in  which  labours  he  had  the  sanc- 
tion of  the  church  by  resolution  paaaed  «X 
tJ)eir  church  meeting.  I'Yicae  «cn\w*  ii«^ 
so  acceptable  that  from  1>\q  camtaciiwmtu^ 


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of  the^  cxcrcific^  down  to  the  time  of  his  ,  furnace  for  it.     Few  penonslmd  mo 

last  illness,  lip  wjis  iiipi^c  \  mi»re  nr  le«s  in  tli:in  hv.     Tliort*  scen:ed  to  Ik?  a.  Ion 

the  work;  and  for  nearly  thirty  years  ho  wuh  ,  ui  in»<slii|r,  (liafippointing  circiim.Man 

n  Btatcil  ir.iiiibti  r  of  tl:;>  hajiti^t   church  at  iiir.j^  through  a  ({'^••il  portion  uf  his  1 

Willfnhall,  n  cu-]);utor  liir  tlie  larger  |  art  of  wav,  n-ii  a  sharp  !<hort  trial   «'r  two 

the  time  M'ith  Mi-.-> .•!>'.  Luiylis,  I-Vanci.**,  ami  '  was  calU-i]   t<i  entiiire  in  his  pl!;;rini. 

David,  8UCCt's.Mvcly,  and  a  part  of  the  time  the     c<intimiouB     friction     of     a     ti 

alone.      The  prevalence  of  hyper-C'alvinlHn  adver>e  e\entr«;  the  continual   dropp 

ainon|;;8t  a  portion  of  the  nicml'erA  was  the  .  wiuin  tlie   !«]iirit  ;    tlu.-   hojte    dt-fern 

priiici[>al  circumstance  wliirh  led  to  hia  leuv-  maketh  the  he.irt  ^^ick.     More  meel 

iug  the  church  at    WilK  rJiall.      After  his  watchful    of  sj)irit,    more    circuTuspi 

retirement  he  was  re-elected  to  the  diaetin-  liheral   than   most    Chrislinns,   he   3 

ship  hy  tlie  church  at  C'oscley,  which  he  had  more    trials    than     fall     to     tlie     c 

relinquished  when  he  took  the  pabtorate  of  l(»t    of    man.       And    they    ai:3were< 

another  ciiurch.  purpose  ;  they  made  the  mercy- »cat. 

The  dmreh  at  the  Darkhousc  are  greatly  .  everlasting    arms,    and    man's    Isist 

indebted    to   him   for  his  services.     When  ))recious  to  liim.     He  came  to  his  cm 

without   a  pa>tiir,  or  from  other  cause,  hi.<t  s!:ock   of  i-,.rn   ripened   for   (lod's  f> 

help  was  needed,  John  WasM-U  was  iilways  and  the  lieavy  cloud^  that  hur>t  on  h 

ready  to  give  his  aid.     How  acceptahle  he  and  the  .-uitry  heals  of  his  ti*niiH?stuoi 

was  facts  nill  tell.    A  friend  sjiys:  **  In  h!^  la<«t  eontiihuted  tlieir  quota  tiiwnrds  the  n 
illnestf  I  rcfcrn.*d  him  to  the  nil >rnin<;  (Nov.  .t.         His    death    wa«i    attended    by    a 

182*2)  when  he  baptized  me  and  many  othcr>;  iic.jco,  a  conHdence  whicli  grew  oul 

he  said  that  about  that  time  lie  liaptized,  at  same  convii-tion  that  supported  the 

Willoidiall  and  the   Darkhouse,  about  littv  Paul,--"  I  know  in  whom  I  have  be' 

personsiu  one  year.**  In  every  char.icter  which  One  «»f  the  nu)st  emphatic  seutence 

he  sustained,  he  adorn. d  the  doctrine  of  (iod  he   uttereil    while   on    his  dying    bi 

his  Saviour.      As  a  Chrislian   he  bore  the  *"  L<»okin;{  for  the  mercy  of  our  Lor« 

marks  of  the  olden  time; — "given  to  hospi-  Chriit    unto    eternal    life."      He   fi. 

tality,  a   lover  of   goi»d    men,  srdier,  just,  earnest  look  on  his  jmstor  as  he  utter 

hoJy."     As  a  deacon  he  fulfilled  the  apos-  as    though    he    would    saiy,    That    s 

tolie  description,  "  Xot  doublc-tiMiguetl,  not  expresses    the    very    foiling    of   my 

given   to   much  wine,   not   ureedy   ol"  filthy  Tnat  mo<id  of  his  mind  passed  into 

lucre;*'   and    having   used    the    oflico    of    a  gratitude,  and  he  naid  witii  what  rei 

deacon   well,  he    purchased   to   himself  **a  power  he  ha^i — 
Kood  degree."     As  a  minister  of  the  grace  of  ..  j,.^,,^  ^^,^,^,^,  „,^,  ^^^,^  ^  ^,^^^^,^ 

Uo<l   he   showe  1    UiMmerCv-tedness.      ISot  tor  W.ind.rhis  from  tlio  f^M  of  <.K.d; 

Hlthv  lucre  did  he  fulfil  his  ministrali<ins,  but  Ho  ii  n-.-ciit;  nn^  from  tlan^-or. 

often  laboured  with  his  <.wn  hamls  that  he  lnt.Ti.o.-..d  l.i^  prociou^  bL-xJ." 


to  those  whom  he  ovei looked  and  «iy,  ||  I  ,^.^j   jj^j,^.    j-.,,,.^     ^^.,;  ,.^.j  ,^j.   ^.^^^ 

eevk  n..t  yours    but  you.       ^^l.tu  at  a  dis-  ^,„„ii^,,   ,j„.i  ,,ii,],  *•  i   ^ant  to  be  rel 

tunce  from  h.;*  beloved   w.aU,  he  has  been  j,;^  ^tren^th   rapidly   lail-.d,  snd    wi 

known  to  travel  through  all  >aturday  n:ght,  ,truL-!e  he  died,  Nov.  2ml,  lli.i.i;  or 

after  having  been  kept  from  his  bed  through  jij.^,   ,;„    ^^^^^.  ^.^:„t^    -  Havin-    ser^ 

the  previous  night  that  he  nught  reach  and  j,^„^.ration,  he  foil  asle  p."         '      li.  ( 
eerve  hU  people  on  the  Lord  s  day. 

The  main  features  of  his  cliaracter  were  a  

spirit  of  l)cuevolence  and  sympatiiy  blended  ^^^^  j^^^^  vlvvf. 

with  undevialing  integrity ;  a  tine  mixturi-. 

**  Who  was  weak,  and   he   wa*  not  weak  I         \V\\\>.  evi  ry  day  teslliies  to  the  ti 

Who  wept,  with  wh<»m  he  would  not  weep  J  ncss  of  th.*  wi.io  ir.an'.i  words,  ''One 

Who  needed  counsel  to  whom  he  would  not  t'o-s    p.l':^es   away   and    an()?lier    gei 

give  it?  or  aftNistance  to  whi)ni  he  would  not  eoii-.eil-,"  }et  with    peculiar  fo'-ce  di 

stretch  out  the  hand  of  help?     He  would  srateniLnt     pr.>?^    itself  upon    the   at 

rather  have  injured  himself  than  an  enemy,  wh-  n  the  \\^\  member  of  a  family  be 

He  did  not  want  the  iniellig'.M5cc   to  havt-  r.ilh'  r   to   tie    former   tlian   to    the 

done  better  in  the  world  than  he  did  if  lie  uenerati.n   ( 1  .m\s  his   earthly   career, 

could  only  have  cared  more  aboul  hi.^  own  iVij  i;.'.  .M;.-;nzini-  of  llse  jia-^t  year  co 

thinps,  ond  le.-s  about  the  things  of  ollie!f<.  a  brief  .ici  ■unit  of  Mr.  James  Ruff,  sin 

The  rich  maturity  of  character  which  be-  a  }■  i:ii;.  r  biotlis-r  has  exciar-;i?d  wor 

longed  to  the  evening  of  his  days  was  reached,  now  the  >ul)jeet  of  this  brief  >ketch»  th 

as  ia  mostly  the  case,  by  going  througli  the  and   last  of  the  former  generation 


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lis  cT.ded  his  pil^nimage.  Mr.  Joliii  ,  yet  living  revere  lils  memory  ns  one  of  the 
^  iif  Kinj;«.t<»n-on-Thame8,  was  li-^rrj  |  cxci-ilt-nt  «;f  the  cnrth  who  alllioujjh  being 
ry,  in  MiiUlUsiXyin  llio  vi'arl?"'-.     dr..-!  yet  ^jUM'.veth." 

into  iilo  jit  a  time  when  seeptiea!  A  \iiy  severe  an<l  jiniiiful  jifHietion,  ne'rly 
«  we:"e  rife,  an<l  whin  tin*  e\ils  evir  ,  twev  y    years    aL,i»,    I.n.ii>;h;    en    premiituru 

upon  war,  and  the  j)revaleiiey  of  a  ih-eivi'lliele  ami  oM  a -e,  y-A  until  Ins  last 
spirit   jirevaMed,  he  ^^a.s  mereifnlly     illni'>'»  he  was  (iiahleil  Ut  take  his  jjl.nee  in 

by  fin  UHsHHrn  but  all  ^raeinu.-*  hand  (lud's  hou«ea'.tlu)U^h  t»eea«*ionaliy  interrupted 
:u  led  a^trav  bv  them,  llv  what  bv  sieUi-.i  x.  Thir  death  of  his  brother,  Mr. 
?  was  nwa];etied  to  a  Scn^e  of  l)i8  Jami'.<  Itufl',  in  Oetohi-r,  1  ;i.'s'2,  oeeasioned  so 
s  a  sinner  and  hd  unto  Ciiri>t  for  violciit  a  nhdek  to  his  feelinn[:«  thnt  he  took  to 
)  record  rcuiaind,  but  at  a  eonipara-  his  bed  on  the  fiillowinj^  da\  and  never  n^nin 
•ly  jserird  in  life  he  was  found  on  |  ruse  from  it.  Kor  fourteen  months  life  miglit 
's  feidc.  lie  was  bapti/cd  at  Kinjjston  \  be  siid  to  be  ebbing  away,  not  mueh  pain 
i  day,  May  11th,  17i>7.  and  received  bcini;  exp«.  rieneed  by  him  till  within  n  few 
nunion  with  the  eluireh  nn  the  first  .  weeks  of  his  departure.  Throuuliout  bis 
y  in  June.    It  may  here  be  remarked  '•  ]»rotraeted  illness  his  etmfidenee  in  God  was 

f.ftv-onc  veais  from  that  time  be  •  un>hakfn;  he  knew  in  whom  he  had  believed, 
[)05t  a!»  deacon  at  the  baptism  of  two  .  and  althcju;;b  no  ecstatic  j(ns  were  lii^,  yet 
n,  and  afterwards  rt-ferred  uilh  feel-  '  piuee  po-^M-^^ed  his  mind,  and  a  gtiod  hope 
» f-rdiiiary  Kind  to  the  .^aered  pleasure  thrmi^li  graer  >n«-tained  him.  lie  felt  much 
i:ioyed  upon  hj  iutere.'iinK  an  aniii-  for  the  church  with  which  he  had  bo  long 
f  the  day  of  his  own  jiul»lie  proles-  be»'n  connected,  and  with  deep  feelinji  did  he 
le  continued  hii  member^llip  at  exclaim  to  the  writer  en  one  occasion,  **  All 
,  until  his  removal  to  l.ondon  in  .  I  can  unw  do  is  to  pr.iy  f"r  you,'*  and  this  he 
ere  he  eiitered  into  busine»;s"oii  his  couliimally  did,  the  poet's  worda  ever  finding 
lunt,  and  had  his.  diMni>sal  to  the  a  n.'-ponse  in  his  bosom: — 
t   Kepncl  StTs-ct.     In  1812  he  left 

0  resiiile  at  Hampton  in  consecjuence 
he  was  a;,'ain  united  to  the  church 

tun.  In  liie  month  of  June,  1814,  j  ViMting  him  on  one  oee.ision  in  company 
ho^en  to  the  otlice  of  deacon  which  '  with  a  brother  niiinster,  the  latter  spoke  to 
to  tlie  day  c.f  his  ih-ath.  Until  the  .  hiin  of  his  interest  in  Je>ua  to  whicli  he 
of  !?J4J  Ik;  contini'.nl  to  lesiile  at  replied,  humblv  but  linnlv,  "I  am  as  Mr. 
1,  but  r.p'  n  rciirin:;  fn-m  bu.--inrs>  in  '  Ncwton  said,  *  l\'ieke»l  up,  antl  5c»aled,  and 
r,  he  removed  to  Kin'-.ston  so  as  to     rea«lv  for  di/liv-.TV."     Within  a  few  davs  of  E 

•  to  tho  hou'-c- of  (ii:d.    Our  deceased     his  dvath  lur  requoted  his  beloved  wife,  who  j 
ok  a  livelv  interot  in  (Jod's  can^-e,     for  nearlv  lilJv  vi-arshad  been  the  companion 
tjlbuti'd     lii)i-ru;ly    to    its    ^u|M»ort.  '  of  his  pilgiima;;e,  and  who  lives  to  mou.n  her 
•^^  Tc^idtiJce  at  Hampton  he  for  many  '  h»',  lo  ii.ul  to  i^m  the  iifih  chapter  of  the 
.it'y  sisM^ti'd  i'.i  kicpiniro])rn  a  small     It'-man.',  nmaihinj^,  **  I  have  been  thinking              ^ 

1  that  >illiuc,  vep.fiily  rici.-i\ini;  the     much    upon    the   atonement."      About   the  I 
who  .-upplied  it.  and  lod-in.;  them     same  time,  during  the  ni;;ht,  she  heard  him  ! 

his  hospitable  roof.     To  the  l?apli-t     prayijij?  that  the   Lortl  wouid   fulfil  all  his  §\ 

i>.-ionary  Society  for  the  South  NN\M    j^ood  pleaMirc  in  him  and  then  take  him  to  •• 

.'.  sfx  a:.d  parts  adjacent,  he  was  for  ,  himself,     (.-allinji:  to  see  him  on  the  day  pre-  f' 

nr-*    tieasunr.      This    soci«  ty    w;.s  .  eedini;  his  death,  I  found  he  had  been  in  a  I" 

1  If'.'Jl,  to  ruulcr  ^ome  a.»i>tanee  to  '  Htale  of  unconsciousness  for  Mime  hours  with  \ 

I   churches,  and  to  enable  them  to  '  his  eyes  closed,  but  he  evidently  knew  the  • 

gostpel  to  the  \ilhi.v,'es  around  them,     voice  that  addressed  him  when  the  question  || 

ere   then  almost  entirely   destitute,  i  w;!s  a>ked,  "  Do  you  f.nd  Jesus  Christ  pre- 

letter    received    from    a    resjieeted  '  cioustojou?"  "  Ves"w€isfeebly  but  promptly  4' 

of  (!hii>l  an  extract  may  be  made,  '  ntieietl.     It  was  further  remarked,  MIe  is  a  i" 

'•  .Mr.  J.  UutF  te!t  a  deep  inlerc^t  in     mi,:lity   Sa^iou^,  is   he   not  T*      'MJod   and  i 

eetji  and  was  one  of  their  most  active  man."  **  Y'oucan  hay  with  Paul,  *  I  know  in 
■s  and  although  tlie  society  was  at  ,  whom  I  have  belie\eil.'"  *•  1  trust  I  can.'* 
'.r-'ed  in  tlie  Ihvksnnd  West  Lond(,n  !  Soni  af>er  he  Mid  **  Trav,  Prav.'*     Hi.'?  wish  i 

ui),   il«5   founders,   the    late    Mt>sr-*.  ;  was  eonrf.lie.l  v.ith,  an<l  he  added  his  Amen,  ^ 

I'ritchard,   Ue.tf,  and    otliers,  pome  "  Amen.     On  the  following  ihn,  upon  entering  , 

are  yet  living',  ha\e  been  tlie  instru-  '  1  is  room,  he  a^ain  reeopnised  my  voice,  and  n 

I  (J'-.l's  h  nd  of  the  conversion  of  answered  in  the  atl-rmative  to  a  rpiestion 
n'*!eds  of  ^oi;;s,  :  ml  the  formation  \  re-pectinj^  his  jieacc  in  Jesus.  l-V.r  the  hist 
•j!is)mient  of  "icvcra!  .•sniall  churches.  ■  time  prayer  was  otfered  up  for  him,  and  a 
.ra\el!ed  some  hundreds  of  miles  in     fa.iit  amen  at  its  clo.-c  slwnvvA  VXiVv";  '\\.  \vaOl 

•  with  our  departed  friend   in    this  .  also  beer,  jnajev  witVi  \\\v.^,     \:\«t  VVicc  \\vTiu\* 

!  ]t>Yi',arnJ  n-j'th  snwo  of  his  coadjutors  ■  lojj^er  did  he  ljng«.r,  nr.d  vvl  \eTvvL\\\  «QO^  ^^^^^ 


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■even  o'clock  on  Lord's  day  evening,  Decern-  '  conceal  the  orb  of  day,  so  in  the  latter  nther 
ber  the  18th,  1Q53,  he  departed  from  time  ,  the  obstruction  may  be  so  great,  or  oar  fiiioii 
into  eternity.  Calmly  as  the  setting  of  the  so  weak,  that  beneath  the  "  frowning  Profi- 
Bun  upon  an  evening  in  autumn  as  gradually  dcncc"  ve  cannot  ace  "the  smiling  iace.' 
it  sinks  beneath  the  horizon,  so  died  our  a^^ed  I  And  it  is  under  bereaving  providence,  Buch 
brother.  He  breathed  out  his  soul — ^he  fell  as  we  have  now  to  record,  when  the  mother, 
asleep  in  Jesus.  He  came  to  his  grave  as  a  .  wife,  friend,  and  Christian  is  suddenly  taken 
shock  oi  corn  fully  rii>c  in  its  season.  from    the   endearments  of  a   happy  home, 

For  more  than  filty-MX  years  was  he  the  from  the  j  social  circle  in  which  she  wai 
avowed  follower  of  Jc^us,  and  steadily  and  beloved  of  all,  and  from  the  church  of  Christ, 
penereringly  did  he  walk  in  hin  ways.  Not,  in  whiuh  the  ornament  of  "  her  meek  and 
mdeed^  tliat  he  was  without  his  inKrmities,  \  quiet  spirit**  will  long  be  remembered  with 
in  common  with  all  others  he  had  them,  and  :  tcndereit  regret.  It  is  when  such  unions  are 
he  knew  it,  and  many  times  with  tears  and  dissolved  and  such  tics  are  broken  that  we 
deep  humility  did  he  refer  to  them,  but  the  '  require  the  exhortation,  *^  Be  still  and  know 
cleimsing  fountain  was  his  refuge,  and  that  I  nn)  God.''  We  need  then  to  be 
although  shrinking  with  horror  from  the  i  remindeil  that  we  ^  see  but  in  part,"  that  the 
sentiment,  *'  Let  us  sin  that  grace  may  '  ultimate  purpose  is  not  yet  developed,  it  ii 
abound,"  yet  with  gnititude  did  he  rejoicj  but  in  its  plastic  formation.  The  vessel  at 
in  the  truth,  ''That  where  sin  abounded  present  is  only  on  the  wheel,  not  in  its  finished 
grace  has  much  more  abounded."  But  he  beauty.  The  gold  iM  in  the  furnace  acquirinj^ 
has  bid  adieu  to  earth,  and  is  numl>ered  with  '  but  not  yet  attained  to,  its  destined  puiitr. 
the  spirits  of  the  just  made  perfect  before  the  This  preparatory  elabomtion  may  not  be 
throne  of  God.  i  joyous,  but  grievous,  yet   as  afterwards  it 

Not  soon  will  his  venerable  form  be  fur-  ■  worketh  out  tiie  peaeah'le  fruits  of  righteous* 
gotten,  nor  the  sound  of  his  tremulous  but  '  ness,  it  bccometli  us  reverently  to  bear  tbe 
animating  voice  die  away,  his  memory  is  dear  arrangements  of  an  infinitely  wise  and  gra* 
to  many,  and  to  none  more  than  to  the  writer,  ,  cious  God,  with  the  confident  assunuice  that 
to  whom  he  ever  proved,  together  with  his  '  "  he  doeth  all  things  well." 
brother  to  whose  memoir  reference  hiis  been  The  subject  of  this  memoir  was  ham  on 
made,  a  firm,  constant^  and  affectionate  friend,  j  the  *24th  of  November,  1817,  and  come- 
His  death  was  improved  in  a  discourse  founded  quently  was  only  in  her  37th  year,  when, 
upon  the  words,  "  And  when  Jacob  had  made  after  only  eij?ht  days'  painful  afliiclion,  the 
an  end  of  commendin;;  hii  sons,  he  gathered  ;  patient  sufferer  was  summoned  to  join  the 
up  his  feet  into  the  bed,  and  yielded  up  the  ■  tearles^s  multitude  where  sorrow  and  nghing 
ghost,  and  was  gathered  unto  his  people."  are  for  ever  done  away. 

W.  C.  The  dear  departed  was  the  daughter  of  W. 

_  ,  Roper,  Esq.,  surgeon,  Bunhill  Row,  London. 

MBS.  COHDETT  *^"*^  thcmgh  brought  up  in  the  principles  of 

.  the  established  church,  it  was  her  privilege 
Die<l  at  Kinterbury,  nc.ir  Devon  port,  in  to  sit  under  the  ministry  of  an  excellent  evan* 
the  forty-seventh  year  of  her  age,  Mrs.  Cor-  i  gelical  clergyman,  and  it  is  evident  from  her 
bett,  the  beloved  wife  of  Mr.  James  Corbett,  letters  to  a  Christian  frientl,  that  although  04 
Royal  Engineers,  Deptford,  after  an  illness  .  sudden  conver^^ioii  marked  the  commence* 
of  seven  days.  Mrs.  Corbett  wiut  the  only  ment  of  the  coun<e  which  is  now  terminated 
daughter  of  the  late  Rev.  Newton  Bosworth,  ,  in  glory,  she  wa**  early  the  subject  of  a 
F.R.A.8.  In  early  life  she  became  a  mem-  '.  spiritual  anxiety  respecting  her  eternal  wel- 
ber  of  Marc   Street  chapel.  Hackney,  and  i  furc. 

never,  through  her  Christian  course,  ceased  In  one  so  naturally  amiable,  divine  grace, 
to  adorn  her  profession.  Her  end  wiui  perfect  lliou;;h  just  as  real  in  its  operation,  would  not 
peace.  She  has  left  many  behind  her  who  '  be  so  obvious  in  its  external  development 
cherish  her  gentle  memory  that  they  may  Far  be  it  from  us  to  insinuate  that  tlie  bland, 
imitate  her  example.  and  jL;ontIe,  and  virtuous  do  not  require  ai 

much  as  the  most  abandoned  of  mankind  the 
rciicnerating  influence  of  the  Holy  Ghost;  yet 
as  we  have  known  some  of  the  former  need- 
How  frequently  are  we  reminded  by  the  |  lew»ly  ilistresaing  themselves  because  they 
dispensations  of  our  heavenly  Father  that  could  refer  to  no  particular  providence  or 
*'  clouds  and  darkness  are  round  about  him."  alarmini;  conviction  ns  characterizing  theif 
But  we  are  also  assured  by  the  word  of  his  c«mversion,  an<l,  tlior»?fore,  have  doubled  iti 
truth  that  *•  righteousness  and  judgment  are  '  reality  ;  we  would  intimate  to  such,  tlmt  if 
the  habitation  of  his  throne."  There  is,  phi-  ,  they  are  penitents  at  the  cross,  it  mutters  not 
loeophy  tells  us,  no  such  thing  in  the  natural  I  whether  they  were  diawn  thither  by  thA 
world  as  absolute  darkness;  neither  is  there  ;  t^ilken  cords  of  love  or  driven  by  the  thunder* 
in  the  kingdom  of  Providence,  although,  as  in  .  ing  of  Mount  Sinai. 
thefyrmor,  tlie  clouds  may  be  so  dense  as  to  (     In  a  letter  dated  January  4,  1840,  th* 


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abject  of  this  memoir  speaks  of  the 
ition  with  which  she  had  read  that 
hymn,  beginning — 

ebold  a  itrangcr  at  the  door, 
e  gentlj  knocks,  has  knocked  betore, 
an  waited  long — if  waitiug  still, 
oa  me  no  other  friend  lo  HI." 

adds,  ^  O  that  my  heart  might  be 
ffectually  to  receive  that  precious 
mt  I  know  that  a  softened  mind  is 
iwed  heart,  and  it  is  that  I  want." 
ibsequent  letter  a  few  weeks  nfter- 
le  evinces  an  evident  deepening  of 

of  grace,  accompanied  with  much 
ching,  and  refers  to  a  passage  in 
omacher's  "  Elijah,"  which  ecems 
>  have  affected  her,  in  which  the 
hor  says,  **  You  may  imagine  you 
d  the  gentle  voice  of  grace;  but  you 
perhaps,  aware  that  the  father  of 
I  near  sometimes  as  an  angel  of 
[  whispers  smooth  things  in  your 
those  are  secured  as  his  prisoners 
r  themselves  to  be  entangled  by  his 
irances  of  divine  favour;"  and  as 
r  further  on  remarks  that  "  the  new 
nthin  us  rises  upon  the  ruins  of  the 
iromipt  nature,*'  she  seemed  for  a 
ive  concluded,  because  she  still  felt 
siting  of  sin,  she  could  not  be  the 
'  converting  grace. 

ither  letter  we  discover  the  same 
ror kings  of  a  sincere  and  prayerful 
irhich  she  refers  to  '*  the  dangers  of 
>tion,"  in  James's  "  Christian  Pro- 
The  following  words  of  that  es- 
lathor  seemed  to  have  thrilled 
ler  inmost  soul: — "A  professor  in 
iorrifying  thought!  aflcr  spending 
in  earth  in  the  nominal  communion 
to  spend  his  eternity  in  hell,  in  the 
rship  of  devils  in  hell ! "  "1  fear," 
"lest  I  should  belong  to  that  un- 
mher." 

s  after  the  night  "the  morning 
so  gradually  the  Sun  of  righteous- 

upon  her  soul  with  healing  in  liis 
1  at  length  she  felt  it  her  duty  and 
to  profess  her  faith  in  Christ  by 
obedience  to  his  known  command- 
i  on  the  6th  of  December,  1840,  she 
cly  baptized  with  several  others  on 
m  of  repentance  towards  God  and 
lur  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  After  this, 
J  of  souls  was  permitted  to  tempt 
',  causing  her  to  doubt  her  sincerity, 
IT  she  was  still  in  a  state  of  unrcge- 
raa  had  she  to  walk  in  the  footsteps 
rine  Master  not  only  in  tho  waters 
Q,  but  through  the  waves  of  tempta- 
ig  "led  into  the  wilderness  to  be 
of  the  devil."  But  he  who  <'  had 
leen  hurt  by  the  archers,"  kindly 
the  fiery  darts,  and  healed  the 
spirit, 
this  time  she  began  a  life  of  active 


devotedness  in  the  ier\'ic6  of  the  Redeemer, 
as  a  tract  distributor,  and  at  least  one 
instance  of  a  sinner's  conversion  was  given  tn 
cncuuinge  her  labour  of  love. 

On  the  2'2nd  of  June,  1841,  she  was  mar- 
ried to  our  esteemed  and  now  bereaved 
brother,  the  Rev.  J.  P.  Lewis,  of  Diss,  who 
found  in  her  a  "  help  meet"  indeed.  Sh« 
then  became  a  sabbath  school  teacher,  and 
felt  much  interest  in  the  work  which  aha 
continued  to  the  last,  as  much  as  the  domes* 
tic  and  maternal  duties  of  her  numerouB 
family  permitted,  and  the  last  public  service 
she  attended  was  a  teachers'  meeting,  whieh 
she  much  enjoyed.  Hers  was  not  a  showy, 
but  an  unobstrusive  piety,  not  proclaimed  on 
the  house-top,  but  pervading  with  its  quiet 
and  uniform  influence  the  hallowed  enclosure 
of  the  domestic  circle,  there  her  light  shone ; 
and  coming  days  will,  it  is  hoped,  discover 
that  her  labour  was  not  in  vain  in  the  Lord, 
ns  her  children  may  grow  up  to  be  followers 
of  her,  us  she  was  of  Christ.  Never  was  a 
mother  more  tenderly  and  affectionately 
devoted  to  her  children,  but  their  spiritn^ 
welfare  was  the  uppermost  and  absorbing 
desire  of  her  soul ;  in  illustration  of  which  it 
may  be  mentioned  that  besides  her  daily 
teachings,  watchfulness,  and  prayer,  she 
generally  devoted  the  sabbath  evening  espe- 
cially to  their  religious  instruction,  reading  to 
them  the  word  of  God,  putting  the  sacred 
narratives  in  such  umple  language  as  they 
could  understand,  and  concluding  the  service 
with  prayer.  And  so  winning  did  her  pioui 
and  maternal  solicitude  make  these  services, 
that  the  dear  and  now  motherless  babes 
looked  forward  to  them  with  real  deKght, 
entreating  her  with  their  loving  eyes  and 
hifunt  voices  to  begin  this  service,  saying, — 
*'  Now,  ma,  do  make  haste  and  come  and 
read  the  bible  to  us,"  and  not  only  wero  they 
thus  enabled  to  answer  any  simple  question 
on  the  scripture  narratives  thus  explained, 
but  fre(|uently  have  they  been  bathed  in 
tears  under  the  influence  of  the  word.  Surely 
*' being  dead  she  yet  speaketh*'  to  living 
mothers,  *'  Go  ye,  and  do  likewise." 

Her  last  illness,  as  we  have  intimated  was 
short,  being  seized  with  an  attack  of  acute 
sciatica  on  the  27th  of  February,  which  was 
so  severe  as  to  compel  her  to  leavo  Uie 
dinner  table  and  be  conveyed  to  bed,  from 
which  slie  never  rose,  ns  a  complication  of 
disorders  supervened,  and  it  proved  in  eight 
short  days  the  bed  of  death.  Happily  she 
had  not  religion  to  seek,  but  ^having  long  ago 
'*  chosen  the  good  part,"  it  was  not  now 
taken  away  from  her,  but  graciously  supported 
and  cheered  her  in  this  trying  scene.  On  the 
Saturday  night  her  beloved  partner  was 
watching  by  her  side,  and  in  the  stillness  of 
of  that  solemn  hour,  heard  her  distinctly 
articulate  the  following  prayer;  ^O  \«ot^ 
Jesus,  grant  that  this  affiicliou  tna^  tvoV.  >Qe 
removed  till  it  has  answered  iby  grc^v  dei\^ 

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Onnt  m«  grace  and  patience.  Oite  mo  .  were  spent  in  connection  with  the  tUtt 
ibith  and  lo?e  !  May  the  Holy  Spirit  make  j  church  in  Prvaton,  then  under  the  pofton 
me  B  new  creature  in  Cliri»t  Jesus,  without  j  czirc  of  the  vcuerablo  Mr.  Uilei.  While  A 
hypocrisy,  and  in  sincerity  and  truth  I  Bless  '  was  but  a  child  her  mind  waa  the  leene  i 
my  beloved  cliildrcn,  und  bleu  this  heavy  I  many  powerful  convictions  of  tin,  and  dean 
affiiction  to  all  the  family,  that  we  may  all  '  to  become  n  disciple  of  Christ.  The  instnv 
be  children  of  God  and  iniicriton  of  the  '  tioiiK  of  the  sabb:ith  school  in  connectic 
kingdom  of  heaven  !  Remove,  if  it  be  thy  '•  with  the  teachings  of  her  venerable  pasto 
will,  this  gxeat  fever.  I  am  not  worthy  that  |  led  her,  after  a  few  years'  procrastination,  \ 
thou  shouldst  look  upon  me,  but  i;mnt  these  j  decide  for  Uod,  and  at  eighteen  year^  of  agi 


mereies  for  the  sake  of  Jesus  Christ  thy  Son. 
Amen." 

Upon  being  asked  'if  she  was  aftaid  to 
trust  Christ,  ^e  said,  **  I  must  think  before  I 
■newer  that  question,"  and,  after  a  short 
pause  she  said,  *'  No,  1  am  not  afraid  to  trust 
him. 

"  Hide  nc,  O  my  Rsvionr  hide 
TUI  the  ttorm  of  life  !■  put. 
Safe  into  the  have^  guide, 
O  receive  my  ituul  at  Ust." 


m  the  year  183.H,  she  was  baptised  an 
received  into  the  church,  where  she  enjoyc 
the  fellowship  of  the  saints  until  the  removi 
of  the  family  to  Blackburn  in  the  year  163i 
Soon  after  she  came  to  reside  here,  a  fe 
firiends  under  the  guidance  of  neighbonrir 
ministers  attempted  to  raise  a  baptist  cause  i 
the  town,  and  she  was  one  of  the  fint  to  jo 
the  movement,  as  well  as  to  give  her  tin 
and  services  to  the  little  sabbath  school  whie 
was  formed.  In  this  woilc  of  faith  and  loi 
Noworldlyconsidemtion  seemed  to  engage  '  she  was  an  acce|>table  and  useful  teache 
her  attention,  and  knowing  whom  she  had  |  being  made  the  instrument  in  the  converm 
believed,  her  main  solicitude  ajipeared  for  of  several  who  have  since  joined  the  cfauid 
the  spiritual  welfare  of  others.     S|)eaking    This  ftiet  may  encoumge  all  teachers  who  mtf 


earnestly  to  the  nurses  and  others  on  the 
supreme  im]>ortance  of  a  safe  and  scriptural 
preparation  for  death  ;  and  to  her  eldest 
ohild,  Amy,  on  the  Sunday  afternoon  pre- 
ceding her  decease,  she  said,  '^  Dear  Amy,  I 
feel  much  pleasure  in  thinking  1  am  about  to 
leave  the  troubles  of  this  sinful  world.  You 
must  take  care  of  your  dear  papa  and  sisters, 
and  if  you  choose  the  Saviour  for  your  friend 
you  will  stand  in  need  of  no  better.  1  hope 
Tou  will  choose  the  right  path  to  walk  in. 
There  will  be  many  snares,  hut  if  you  keep 
that  narrow  way  you  will  go  to  heaven." 

Upon  u  friend  remarking  that  "  Jesus 
could  make  a  dying  l>e(l  feel  soft  ns  downy 
pillows  are/'  she  said,  **  Yes,  I  feel  it.  He 
is  precious,  precious  !  " 

Having  had  scarcely  any  repose  for  many 
days  and  nights,  she  at  length  fell  into  a 
■ound  sleep,  from  which  she  never  awoke  ; 
thus  gently  gliding  into  heaven,  leaving  a 
bereaved  husband  with  six  young  children,  a 
mourning  church,  and  a  sympathizing  circle 
of  relatives  and  friends  to  lament  the  leu  of 

one  so  dear,  while  her  emancipated  spirit  is  i  a  few  days  after  her  confinement  she  died,  i 
commmiing  with  the  saints  in  glor}-,  rejoicing  I  the  month  of  January,  1854,  at  the  early  ^f 
in  the  presence  of  the  Saviour,  and  swelling  of  thirty-nine  years.  Truly  *'in  the  midst  • 
the  song  of  redeeming  grace  and  dying  love.  |  life  we  are  in  death.'*  Yet  in  all  her  afSi 
Such  a  bereaving  providence  may  well  tions  the  was  cheerful  in  her  spirits,  strong i 
awaken  in  us  the  psalmist's  jmiyer,  *'  So 
teach  us  to  number  our  days  that  we  may 
apply  our  hearts  unto  wisdom 


read  this  nanntive,for  herusefulnen  depende 
not  on  her  brilliant  attainments,  but  be 
earnest  piety.  Her  chnnicter  was  l^gUj 
esteemed  and  her  company  profitable  to  si 
the  members  of  the  church,  und  until  a  fti 
days  before  her  death  her  place  in  th 
sancttinry  was  filled  on  all  possible  oocariooi 
She  was  united  to  her  bereaved  partner  ii 
lU3i),  and  although  they  experienced  msB] 
domestic  trials  and  were  frequi-ntly^visited  b; 
death,  removing  their  children  one  sftr 
another,  they  were  mutually  sustained  b; 
social  and  Christian  love.  During  the  iM 
eighteen  months  of  her  life  she  was  called  t 
surrender  two  of  her  children  to  the  God  «b 
gave  them,  and  to  see  a  third,  a  fine  pA  i 
thirteen  years  of  age  sicken  and  drew  Ml 
her  end ;  she  however  survived  her  mother 
few  weeks  and  then  followed  her  to  tli 
haven  of  rest.  Her  cup  was  a  bitter  one  f< 
manv  months  before  her  death,  she  wi 
wearied  with  niatemal  attentions,  and  mentj 
nnxiety  which  predis{>0Bed  the  system  totb 
fearful  malady,  puerperal   fever,   of  wWc 


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CORNBLIITS   ElVBK. 

Burjf  Si.  Edmunds, 
March,  16/A,  4854. 


uus.  jonir  bi&twistle. 

Our  deceased  fHend  was  the  wife  of  one  of 
the  deacons  of  the  church  now  meeting  in  the 
Jabenacle,  Blackburn.    Her  youthful  days 


faith,  and  submissive  to  the  will  of  God,  iii 
Zions'  prosperity  seemed  to  her  the  mo 
im]>ortant  thing;  for  about  that  she  won! 
speak  with  the  utmost  fervour  however  vM 
oppresfted  with  domestic  trials.  Often  h 
the  influence  of  her  piety  been  felt  in  tl 
female  prayer  meetings  when  »ho  has  w 
bosnnied  her  sorrows  in  the  i)rei»ence  of  tl 
Lord  and  Fought  the  prospciity  of  Zion 
the  chief  desire  of  her  heart,  'the  nature 
her  disease  was  buch  that  her  friends  ooO 
not  much  converse  with  her;  but  the  f< 


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m  die  ottered  in  her  eonicioui 
iti  were  ezprewTo  of  her  confidence 
It  and  of  her  willingnen  to  relinquish 
hljr  connection!  for  that  home  beyond 
Te;  that  inheritance  "reserved"  fur  the 
To  those  who  arc  called  to  serve 
n  the  midst  of  domestic  trials  and  in  n 
Btirely  humble  sphere  of  life,  the 
would  saj — Follow  her  ai  far  as  she 
d  Christ,  be  not  discouraged  by  your 
i;  but  go  on  remembering  that  ''liKht 
os"  work  out  an  exceeding  and 
weight  of  glory. 

MB8.  DnowN. 

number  of  this  journal  for  ^f^^ch, 
ontained  a  brief  account  of  the  lite 
:ease  of  the  late  Mr.  John  Brown  of 
ry,  Mrs.  Brown  was  by  several 
lis  junior ;  and  although  her  health 

from  being  in  a  robust  state  at  the 
r  his  death,  it  was  hoped  that  fhc 
be  Hparcd  many  years  to  prosecute 
reer  of  usefulness  on  which,  in  eom- 
ith  her  bcloveil  husiband,  !»he  had  cct 
►arly  life.  Little  w.is  it  thought  how 
oie  who  had  followed  the  companion 
de  of  her  youth  to  the  grave  would 
ed  upon  to  re-form  the  sorrowful 
ion,  and  that  this  time  it  would  be  to 

all  that  was  mortal  of  )ier  to  the 

Brown  was  about  nineteen  when  she 

I  that   name,  and   soon   afkcrwartls 

into  a  still  more  sacred   alliance. 

jegan    their    religious    life  together, 

r   devoting    themselves   to    God    in 

.  in  the  year  lR-3.      From  that  time 

iths  never  diverged  for  an  hour,  both 

labled  with  undeviating  constancy  to 

the    one    gnind    end    to  which    a 

s  profession   had   solemnly   pledged 

Mr.  Brown  always  referred  to  it  as 

the  most  bingnlar  felicities  of  his 

lot,  that   providence  liad   directed 

1  companion  w  entirely  like-minded 

nself,  by  whom  no  obstacle  was  ever 

in   the  way  of  hi.^  most  benevolent 

but  whoac  heart  ever  beat  and  whose 

JT  moved  in  unison  with  his  own. 

every  observer  of  them  this  must 

en  most  apparent  and  could  not  but 

1  as  an  exceedingly  lovely  feature  of 

laracters.      Beyond  most  they  had 

!   heart,   one  mind,   and   one   way. 

is  that  man  who  has  succeeded  in 

ing  a  help  so  entirely  meet  for  him, 

I  been  permitted  to'  Inring  into  this 

timate  union  with  himself  a  being 


tlie  purert  happinen  that  hei  em  bathed 
and  gladdened  the  anxious  and  troubled 
spirit  of  his  creatiurei.  With  such  an 
example  of  mutual  sympathy  end  Christian 
co-operation  before  us,  wo  cannot  but  be 
reminded  of  the  many  ilI*M>rted  unioni 
whif-.h  present  the  direct  contnut  of  thii. 
Where  the  one  is  either  the  pontire 
antagonist  of  the  good  purposely  or  elie  a 
miserable  dead  weight  on  the  pious  enei)pai 
of  the  other ;  where  the  bonds  that  unite 
them  are  merely  those  of  conTention,  tfadr 
hearts  being  alurays  asunder,  and  their  wayi 
either  lying  in  opposite  directions,  or  running 
on  in  separate  and  parallel  lines  which,  in 
the  very  nature  of  tilings,  can  never  meet. 
Let  every  Cliristian  hustKind  and  wife  who 
may  rend  these  lines  pause  and  ask,  am  I^ 
consciously  or  unconsciously,  by  my  indo- 
lence or  by  more  positive  agency,  interposing 
a  barrier  between  my  companion  and  the 
greatest  amount  of  usefulness  and  happiness 
of  which  a  gracious  providence  and  the 
blessed  gospel  have  made  him  capable  i  Ii 
it  ])nssible  that  I  may  be,  not  only  throwing 
a  shadow  over  his  spirit  now,  but  dimming 
the  lustre  of  his  glory  in  that  world  where 
those  that  be  wise  shall  sliina  as  the  bright- 
ness of  the  firmament,  and  they  that  have 
turned  many  to  righteousness  as  the  stars' for 
ever  and  ever  ? 

Our  friend's  domestic  life  was  not  without 
its  trials.  She  was  permitted  to  nurse  two 
children,  a  son  and  a  daughter,  and  to  see 
them  settled  in  life ;  hut  a  few  years  after 
their  marriat^e  they  both  died.  But  heavy 
though  these  trials  were,  they  were  light 
when  compared  with  her  final  loss.  It  had 
been  observed  by  those  most  intimate  with 
her,  that  she  had  never  been  able  to  rally 
from  the  slioek  of  her  husband's  death.  It 
id  tnio  she  abated  none  of  her  religious 
activity.  She  was  as  often  found  in  the 
house  of  God  and  in  the  dwellings  of  the 
poor  and  the  sick  as  tbrmerly  ;  but  her  mind 
and  her  health  were  drooping;  she  felt  that  it 
was  growing  towards  evening;  and  her 
thoughts  were  frequently  away  in  that 
"  better  country  '*  whither  her  beloved  onee 
had  gone,  and  where  she  hoped  soon  to  join 
them.  The  presentiments  which  came  upon 
her  she  could  best  express  and  interpret  in 
the  pensive  language  of  a  favourite  hymn>-« 

''Ah  !  I  rii.ill  toon  b«  dying, 
Timo  BwUtlj  glides  away. " 

It  was  indcKKl  glidini^  ftom  her.  Aloi^ 
that  it  should  have  glided  so  soonl  About 
the  last  week  of  1053  her  symptoms  began 
to  assume  an  alarmin-^  character.  It  was 
only  a  few  days  previous  to  her  husband's 


3Utt  EDITORIAL  POSTSCRIPT. 


She  WM  M  patient,  lo  calm,  m  tnutfiil,  so 
sure  that  all  was  well  with  her.  But  there 
was  no  exultation ;  there  were  no  raptures. 
She  felt  herself  to  be  a  great  dinner;  she 
knew  her  heart  witli  all  its  sins  was  naked 


to  l»e  mentioned  with  peculiar  honour,  tb, 
her  undeviating  kindness  to  the  poor.  SiM 
was  ontt  of  their  most  considerate  and 
generous  friends.  The  case  that  she  knew 
not  she  sought  out,  and  she  never  appeared  to 


before  God.  Nevertheless  she  hiid  heard  of  ,  be  happier  than  when  visiting  their  cottsga  to 
a  love  greater  than  man's  sins,  of  blood  that  comfort  and  avist  them  in  illness  and  death, 
can  wash  them  all  iiwiiy,  of  n  bosom  open  to  Their  blessing  attended  her  to  the  last,  and 
receive  a  sinner,  and  nhe  hml  learned  to  their  tears  followed  hur  to  the  grare.  She 
believe  in  that  love,  nhe  dared  to  trust  that  shrank  from  no  duty  that  devolved  upon  her 
blood,  and  to  lay  her  wearied  head  on  that  as  a  church  member  and  as  an  ofticers  wife. 
bosom  on  which  the  greatest  sinner  may  Her  house  was  always  open  to  strangers,  and 
repose  in  peace.  During  the  whole  of  her  they  were  sure  of  a  hearty  welcome,  and 
illneM she  manifested  much  anxiety  on  behalf ,  the  kindest  entertainment.  In  her  attend* 
of  the  church  to  which  she  belonged.  '*Give  nnce  at  the  means  of  grace,  and  fidelity  to 
my  love  to  the  dear  friends,*'  she  would  say,  .  her  religious  engas^ments,  she  was  a  patters 
"and  tell  them  to  be  united,  to  live  together  to  all.  She  loretl  the  habitations  of  God*! 
in  love,  and  to  lie  faithful  to  the  cause  of  the  .  house,  and  the  place  where  his  honoat 
Redeemer.^      How  well  if  that  church  and    dwcUctli. 

all  other  churches  would  but  attend  to  such  It  may  not  be  uninteresting  to  add,  that 
a  message.  She  professed  no  longings  for  her  funeral  took  place  on  the  second  annira^ 
death;  yet  she  was  willing  to  die.  She  wiis  siir>'  of  Mr.  Brown's  funeral;  and  that  a 
willing  also  to  live,  if  God  had  more  work  for  ^  similar  coincidence  again  occurred  on  the 
her  to  do.  During  the  early  stages  of  her  ,  occasion  of  the  improvement  of  her  death, 
sufferings   few  who  visited   her   thought    it  '  

possible    that    she    could    survive    till  the!  vniTf^HT\T    Pn«;T<;rnTPT 

anniveisary  of  Mr.  Brown's  death.    Contrary  j  tl^ll  OKI  A  L  1  ObTSOKIFT. 

to  all  expectation,  however,  she  did  so,  and  |       It  is  with  regret  that  we  announce  that  the 

early  in  the  morning  of  January  1.0th,  the    health  of  our  venerable  friend  Dr.  Murcb,ii 

same    day    as    two    years    previously    her  !  not  in  a  sufficiently  satisfactory  state  to  alios 

husband  expired,  she  fell  asleep.    And  it  was  I  him  to  retain  the  offices  of  treasurer  snd 

so   like  sleep.       Those   who   attended   tier  I  secretary  of  the  Selection  of  Hymns.    At  i 

ccly  knew  when  the  breath  was  gone.   It     meeting  of  the  trustees,  a  few  days  ago,  hii 

resignation  was  accepted,  and  William  Lepai^ 

Smith,  EsTi.,  kindly  consented  to  become  ha 

successor.     As  n  distribution  of  profits  wil 

ilike    to    us;  but    to    those  who    die, — if  i  take  place  in  June,  widows  of  baptist  miniiieD 

Christians,  there  is  all  the  difference  between  |  who  wish  for  assistance  from  this  fund  sbooli 

them  that  there  is  between  earth  and  heaven,  '  address  their  applications  to  the  new  treasurer 

between  the  throes  and  darkness  of  dissso-     W.  L.  Smith,  Esq.,  Denmark  Hill,  Camber 

lution  and   the   blessedness  of  just   Hpirits  ,  well,  before  the  end  of  May.     It  should  b 

made  perfect  'in   the  celestial   {mradise;  if  j  remembered  that  no  new  cases  are  eligible 

impardoned  sinners,  all  the  difierence  that  I  unless  the  book  was  used  in  the  laat  ocnigie 

there  is  between  earth  and  hell,  between  a    gation   over   which   the    deceased   regularl; 

state  of   probation   and  hope  and   one  in  '  pre^ided. 

which    probation    is    ended    and   all   hope         Prayer  was  offered  for  a  blessing  on  th( 

extinguished  for  ever.  I  annua  I  meetings  of  our  denominational  societie 

Mrs.  Brown  was  naturally  of  an  nminble    in  the  library  ot  the  Mission  House,  on  Thun 

and  gentle  disposition.      Her  very  failings  |  day,  April  iMKh,  by  Messrs.  Smith  of  Chel 

partook   of   her  characteristic    excellencea.  '.  tenham,  Ovcrbury  of  Devonport,  and  Stes 

Her  greatest  liability  to  error  was  on  the  |  of  Hustings.     An  address  was  delivered  M 

aide  of   yielding    and    over    complacency,     the  occasion  by  Mr.  Wutson   of  Edinburgh 

Hers  was  just  the  nature  to  fall  into  the  !  who  presided.     In  the  evening,  after  praye 

train  of  a  stronger  will  and  to  act   rather  I  by  >lr.  Hinton,  a  sc^nnon  to  young  men  wsi 

under  its  direction  than  concurrently  with  it.     delivered  in  the  Poultry  chapel,  by  Mr.  Ne* 

This,  which  might  have  proved  her  injury  '  of  Birmingham,  from  the  words  of  Hezekiafa 

under    different    circumstances,    admirably  i  "  Now  ye  have  consecrated  yoursi'lves  uat 

fitted  her  for  partnership  with  a  ]>owerful  !  theL)rd."     On  the  following  evening,  afte 

spirit  like  that  of  Mr.   Brown.     Subordina-     prayer  by  Mr.  Gould  of  Norwich,  a  sermoi 

tion  in  such  a  case  is  not  subserviency;  it  is    on  behalf  of  the  Baptist  Irish  Society  «a 

the  natural,  and  therefore  the  happiest,  con-  ,  delivered  in  Devonshire  Square  chapel,  h; 

dition  of  the  feebler  agent,  and  furnishes  a     Mr.  H.  S.  Brown  of  Liverpool,  on  the  word 

beautiful  illustration   of    that    principle  of  ' '*  Thy  klDg'loiu  come.' 

order  according  to  which  God  has  made  all  .      The  Rev.  Geofj^e  Frmcies  has  requested  u 

things  double,  setting  one  thing  over  against  ,  tosuy  tli.it  he  has icmG\ed to  G,  Albert  Terra^ 

another.    One  trait  of  her  character  deserves  '  Old  Kc^it  RkKid. 


was  like  sleep  to  them ;  but  oh,  what  was  it 
like  to  her?  The  moment  before  death, and 
the  moment  after  death,  may  be  very  much 


IRISH   CHRONIC'LE, 


,  MAY,  1854. 


ANNUAL  REPORT 

PRESENTED  TO  THE  SUBSCRIBERS,  APRIL,  1854. 


s  Committee  which  was  appointed 
iduct  the  affiurs  of  this  Society 
)  months  ago  entered  upon  its 
in  more  auspicious  circumstances 
is  predecessors.  The  incumbrances 
had  long  impeded  its  activity 
I  been  completely  removed,  the 
ippeared  to  be  come  for  new  and 
us  efforts. 

eemed  desirable,  however,  in  the 
ilaoe,  to  obtain  such  information 
;ht  lead  to  the  adoption  of  the 
^ise  and  effective  courses.  A  few 
>U8  and  well-known  ministers  were 
)re  requested  to  visit  the  sister 
to  encourage  the  labourers  who 
dready  engaged  in  the  work,  to 
themselves  of  opportunities  for 
iming  God's  salvation,  and  to 
m  their  return  such  suggestions 
ht  occur  to  them  with  regard  to 
ilargement  and  improvement  of 
ins.  That  nothing  might  interfere 
heir  entire  freedom  of  thought 
:tion,  it  was  determined  to  leave 
•angements  respecting  time,  dis- 
ind  other  matters  of  detaQ  to 
own  discretion.  Of  those  who 
nvited  to  imdertake  this  service 
fere  prevented  by  other  engage- 
but  the  Committee  gratefully 
rledges  the  compliance  of  jNIessrs. 
and  Brown  of  Liverpool,  Dowson 
dford,  Stalker  of  Leeds,  and  Big- 
»f  Brompton. 

observations  with  which  these 
men  supplied  the  Committee  after 
!«tiim  were  of  two  classes.  Some 
Digent^  bu^  did  not  involve  any 


very  heavy  permanent  expenditure ; 
these  it  was  thought  right  to  ad<^ 
without  delay;  while,  with  regard  to 
others,  which  commended  themselves 
strongly  to  the  judgment  of  the  Com- 
mittee, it  seemed  necessary  to  asoertain 
first  whether  the  supporters  of  the 
Society  were  prepared  to  meet  the  addi- 
tional cost. 

At  Ncwtownards,  a  large  town  be- 
tween two  and  three  miles  from  Conlig^ 
in  Ulster,  it  was  found  that  a  spirit  of 
hearing  had  been  in  some  degree  ex- 
cited, and  that  a  spacious  room  could 
be  obtained  for  hire.  A  young  man 
pursuing  a  course  of  study  at  Horton 
College,  Bradford,  a  native  of  that  part 
of  ,the  country,  wishing  to  spend  his 
vacation  in  the  neighbourhood,  it  was 
arranged  that  he  should  do  so,  sometimes 
preaching  at  Newtownards,  and  some- 
times, when  Mr.  Brown  ¥ras  there,  sup- 
plying the  pulpit  at  Conlig.  After  his 
return  to  Yorkshire,  a  young  minister, 
who  had  been  trained  at  the  presbyterian 
college  at  Belfast,  who  had  been  con- 
vinced of  the  correctness  of  our  views 
of  baptism,  and  had  joined  the  church 
under  the  care  of  Mr.  Eccles,  was 
engaged  there  for  three  months ;  and 
measures  have  been  taken  to  secure  a 
continuance  of  such  labours. 

Our  friends  who  visited  Athlone 
advised  that^  an  addition  should  be 
made  to  the  number  of  scripture  readers 
in  that  benighted  region.  One  has  been 
providentially  furnished,  who,  we  hope, 
will  prove  suitable.  He  -waa  \ito\X!^^  \ft 
the  knowledge   o£   OhxiBt  uiw9^«c   V^ 


310 


IRISH  CHRONICLE. 


ministry  of  Mr.  Berry  ten  or  twelve 
years  ago.  For  some  time  he  was 
employed  in  Cunnamani,  when  wc  had 
agents  in  that  district,  and  uftcrwards 
ho  was  engaged  as  a  schoolmaster  in 
this  country,  under  tlio  supervision  of 
several  evangelical  clor;^ynien  of  the 
church  of  England,  from  whom  wc 
received  satisfactory  testimonials  to  his 
diligence  and  faithfulness.  lie  is  now 
located  with  five  othcrri,  male  and 
female,  in  that  stronghold  of  super- 
stition, in  the  centre  of  Ireland,  where 
they  have  to  meet  the  opposition  of  an 
Augustinian  priory,  a  l>and  of  Sisters  of 
Mercy,  and  a  resident^  Romish  bishop. 
Tet  last  autumn  our  schools  were 
becoming  influential  enough  to  require 
apparently  that  extraordinary  measures 
should  be  adopted  to  counteract  them. 
Eight  Jesuit  missionaries  arrived  from 
Rome,  denounced  our  agents,  preached 
a  great  number  of  senuons  on  apostacy, 
•old  indulgences  in  great  abundance, 
and  triumphed  in  the  apparent  destruc- 
tion of  our  hopes.  Since  their  retire- 
ment from  the  field,  however,  the  child- 
ren have  been  gradually  returning  to 
the  schools,  and  as  tho  children  thom- 
lelvcs  arc  anxious  to  receive  instruction 
and  to  read  the  scriptures,  we  arc  fully 
persuaded  that  "  in  due  season  we  shall 
reap,  if  we  faint  not." 

Another  step  has  been  taken  by  the 
advice  of  our  friends,  from  .the  contem- 
plation of  which  we  derive  much  plea- 
sure. A  lady  of  high  qualifications  as 
a  teacher  of  youth,  but  whose  position 
in  society  had  been  entirely  changed  in 
consequence  of  her  obedience  to  Christ's 
command  respecting  baptism,  had  ac- 
cepted the  office  of  mistress  of  the 
Ragged  School  at  Waterford.  In  this 
situation  she  acquired  the  esteem  and 
confidence  of  many  of  the  poor  of  the 
city,  who  welcomed  her  to  thi^ir  habita- 
tions to  speak  of  the  Saviour  and  read 
his  word.  It  was  proposed  to  her  to 
devote  herself  constantly  to  this  work 


of  evangelical  visitationi  and  she  is  now 
doing  so  very  acceptably.  Within  the 
last  three  months,  a  bchool  has  been 
opened  also,  under  her  superintendence, 
by  one  of  our  schoolmistresses  who  coald 
be  spared  from  her  previous  station,  and 
to  her  instructions  many  of  the  poor 
I  children  in  Waterford  are  alreadj 
:  flocking. 

Further  than  this  the  Committee  did 
not  think  it  right  to  venture  in  addi- 
tional expenditure,  till  it  had  ascertained 
'  the  readiness  of  its  friends  to  meet  an 
I  augmented  demand.     A  Circular  wu 
therefore  issued  a  few  months  ago,  con* 
I  taining  a  summary  of  the  rccommenda- 
i  tions  which  wo  had  received  from  the 
;  ministers  who  visited  Ireland  at  our 
request,  pointing  out  the  openings  for 
exertion  which  Divine  Providence  had 
placed  before  us,  and  inviting  contribu- 
tions or  promises  to  enable  us  to  enter 
upon  them.    It  has  not  been  till  within 
a  very  few  weeks  that  the  response  has    ] 
been  fully  made.     It  has  been  rendered    i 
evident  however  that  there  is  a  de^re 
throughout  the  country,  that  we  should    ; 
not    only    continue    those    operations 
which  wo  have  carried  on  for  sewral 
years  past,  and  which  have  been  raain- 
tained  during  the  last  twelve  months 
with  undiminished  vigour,  but  also  that 
we  should  increase  our  agency.    Local 
zeal  has  sought  and   forwarded   ao^ 
mcntcd    contributions.      The    cost  of 
what  we  have  done  has  been  defrayed, 
and  a  surplus  remains  which  tho  retiring 
Committee  has  great  pleasure  in  handing 
over  to  its  successors.    At  the  close  of 
!  our  financial  year,  on  the  31  st  of  March, 
when  the  accompt  was  balanced,  it  was 
found  that  thero  were  at  the  banker's 
free    from    all    claims,    nine    hundred 
!  pounds  belonging  to  the  Society.    This 
'  included  one  item,  received  two  daj* 
!  before,   which   deserves    to   bo   disti^^" 
guishcd  from    tho    rest  as    peculiatW 
encouraging.    A  native  of  Ireland,  hi^*' 
self  a  fruit  of  the  Society's  labours,  ttI^ 


MAY,  1864. 


311 


vu  i&troduoed  into  tho  fellowship  of 
the  gospel  bj  one  of  our  agents,  and 
who  has  since  been  greatly  prospered  in 
a  distant  portion  of  the  globe,  whose 
kindBome  donations  were  reported  last 
jeir  as  those  of  "  An  Irish  Emigrant," 
hai  this  year  forwarded  two  hundred 
pounds  to  be  entered  as  from  "  A  Friend 
It  Melbourne."  This  constitutes  one 
portion  of  that  balance  of  £906  4s.  lid., 


which  we  have  to  transfer,  and' to  which 
we  trust  that  such  additions  will  speed- 
ily be  made  as  will  justify  the  new 
Committee  in  commencing  operationa 
in  some  of  those  large  cities  in  which 
they  are  needed,  especially  among  tho 
two  hundred  and  fifty-five  thousand 
inhabitants  of  Ireland's  metropolis 
where  we  havo  not  at  present  a  single 
agent. 


CONTRIBUTIONS  RECEIVED  FROM  MARCH  25  TO  MARCH  31. 


£  i.  d,    £  s.  it. 

A  Friend  ftt  Melboane  800    0    0 

Ikabarj.  by  Mr.  W.  Cubitt    1  JO    0 

Bmninsbani,  by  Mr.  J.  H.  Hopkln»~ 

Bolton,  Mra. 0    3    0 

Bn)wn«  MlM 0  10    0 

Chance.  William,  E»q 1    1    0 

DaTia.  Mr.  Joa^b  0  10    0 

Griffith*.  Mr.  Thomas    10    0 

Uarriion,  Mr.  W 0    8    0 

Hopkln*.  Mr.  Joiihua 0  10    0 

Hopkins,  Mr.  J.  H 1-1    0 

Lamb  Mr 110 

Uwdsn,  Mr.  AUred  0  10    0 

Lawden,  Mrs 0    ff    0 

MeCardie,  Mr.  J.  W 1    1    0 

Uiddletnore,    Mr.  William    1    0    D 

Moutgomei7.  Mrs 0    5    0 

Morgan.  Mresea.  W.  ds  A...    0  10    0 

Pfiry,  Mr.  J.  C 0    7    « 

Philiipe,  Mr.  W 10    0 

B«evM,  R.  O..  Esq 110 

Boom,  Mesaza.  W.  &  F 1     1    0 

Shaw,  Mr 0  10    0 

tbowell,  Mr.  Thomas 0    5    0 

Soathall.  Mr.,  Jun 0    5    0 

Soathall,  Thomas,  Esq 0  10    0 

Soathall,  W..  Keq 0  10    0 

8targ«,  Charlet!,  KKq 0  10    0 

Siarse,  Edward,  Ebq 10    0 

8taiS«,  Joseph,  Etfq 10    0 

Svan,  Rev.  T 0    5    0 

Thonas,Mr.. 0    5    0 

Tipping  t  Lawdcn,  Messrs.    2    2    0 

Wade.  Mr.  J 0  10    0 

Walteni,  Mr.  John 0    5    0 

Woodbill,  Mr 0  10    0 

Zair.  Mr 0    5    0 

Collection  at  Cannon  Street  10    0    0 

31  11    6 

Graham  Strt^et  Chapo],  Moletj  of  Col- 
lection by  Rev.  Charlev  Vincc  4    4    8 

Isiooghbridg^.  Collection  by  Rev.  O.  C. 

Catterali 13    0 

fcimoor.  by  Rev.  P.  B.  Prat  ten— 

PratU-n.  RcT.  P.  B 10    0 

B«ed,  Mr 0  10    0 

Collection 1  10    4 

^  .  3    0    4 

vidford,  Yorkshire,  by  Rev.  Henry  Dowsou — 
Aeworth,  Rcr.  J..  LL.D.  ...    1     1    0 

Allan,  Mr 1     0    0 

Briggii,Mr.  N 0  10    0 

ChowD,  Rev.  J.  P 0  10    6 

OBok^Mr.  J 1    1    0 

DevMUi.  Rev.  U. 0  10    0 

Ecclea,  Mrs 0    5    0 

G«orge,  W.  Esq. 0  10    0 

Hwwood.  Mr.  R. 0    5    0 

lUlngwoith.  Mr.  D 5    0    0 

Do 10    0 

niinproith.  Mr.  J 0    5    0 

Ufcoeki  Mr.  Htnij  .........    0  10   0 


ii      tm  d%        A     $»    d. 

Smith.  Mr.  John •  10  0 

Stead,  Mr 10  0 

Watson,  Mrs.  W.  &  S 1    0  0 

Collection  at  Zion  Chapel...  7    4  B 
Rev.  J.  P.  Chown's  Bible 

^lasB  .•••.........••.••......•..  u    V  ^ 


Expenses 


22  8  r 

0    5   0 


1    7 


Brcarley,  Yorkshire,  Collection  by  Rev. 

Peter  Scott: I  10    0 

Brixton,  on  account,  by  J.  H.  AUen,  Esq.  10    0    0 

Canterbury,  by  Mrs.  Carter — 

Ciirter.  Mr 10    0 

llowland.  Mr.  W 10    0 

\Vc8t,  Mr.  H 10    0 

Weiit,  Miss  0    8    8 

Small  suniri   14    8 

413    4 

Chesham,  by  Rev.  W.  Payne— 

Garrett,  Mr.  John  0  10    0 

Glover,  Mrs.  S 110 

Tomlin,  Rev.  W 110 

Collected   by    Mrs.   Joseph 
Keen  18    3 


Dalston,  additional — 

Carter,  Mr.  J. 0    5    0 

M.  R.  K 0    2    6 


4    13 


0    7    8 


Dcnzcfi,  by  Rev.  C.  Stanford— 

Anstlo,  Mfh 0    5    0 

Anttie,  Mr.  P 10    0 

Ant^tie,  Mr.  G.  W 1    0    Q 

Bigg^  Mr  R 10    0 

Biggj*.  R.  W.,  LL.D 1    0    0 

Fux,  Mr 0    2    8 

Stewart,  Mr. 0    5    0 

Weekly  Subscriptions  by  — 

Fox,  Mrri 0    8    8 

Ovorbury,  MiMi ...    1  14    4 

2    3    0 

6  15    8 

East  Dereham,  by  Rev.  J.  Williams   2    0    0 

Hacklier,  Collected  by  Miss  Findley— 

Ford.  Minn 0    5    0 

Huxtable,  Mrs.  ...    0    G    0 

Kattcms,  Rev.  D.    0    5    0 

Knox,  Mrs.....:....    0    6    0 

Offor.  Mrs 0    5    0 

Wright,  Mrs 0    8    0 

A  Friend 0    10 

14    0 

Collected  by  Miss  Granger — 

Cotton,  Mrs 0  10    0 

Cox.  Mrs 10    0 

Dungold,  Mr.  L....  0  5  0 
Martin,  Mr.  H.  ...  0  5  0 
Small  sums 0  14    4 


a\i  V 


4  %  ^ 


312 


IRISH  CHRONICLE. 


£  $.  d.  £  i,  d, 
HaUflu.  CoUaetloB.  by  Her.  W.  Wftlten  4  B  S 
nammmmtth,  Friradfi,  bj  MiM  Otrldia    3  13    0 

HU1I47 0    0    0 

Katttring   9  10    3 

KlDftoD,  117  RcT.  W.  BliM  10    0 

Lecu,  CoUacted  by  Ifn.  Oredimm— 

Banmn,  Mr.J 0  10    0 

BUboroub,  Mr.  J.  B. 0  10    0 

BiDgl47.  Mr.  G.  M 0    5    0 

Blnna,  Ifr.  W 0  10    0 

BniTM,  Mr.  J 0  10    0 

CnTwn,  Dr 0  10    0 

Dtui,  Mr. 0    ff    0 

Bxeevtorsof  J.  Brown,  Eftq.    110 

Plnnie,  Mr.  R. 0    0    0 

OrMbam.  Mr.  H 0  10    0 

HMton»  Mr.  ^ 0  lu    0 

llUngwortb.  Mr.  W 0  10    G 

JohnwD,  MiM U    S    6 

Parkin,  Mr 0    5    0 

Blabard'on,  J.,  Enq 10    0 

Blalker,  Re?.  A.  M 0    5    0 

BiocMi  air,  J.  •••>••••...••••..•    0    V    0 

Tajlor,  Mr.  T.  M 0    S    0 

Taylor.  Mr.  W.  M 0    5    0 

TUaey,  Mr 0    5    0 

Town.  Mr  J 1    1    0 

Wadaworth.  Mr 0    5    0 

Wblta^Mn. 0    2    0 

WUUa,  Mr 0    5    0 

Collection  at  Sontb  Parade 

Cbapel   6    S    8 

10    S    8 

Ltrtrpoolp  by  John  Coward,  Eaq.— 
Additional— 

Brook,  J 0    6    0 

Croppor,  E.,  Eaq.  10  0 
EUiaon,  8..  Eaq. ...  1  1  0 
Fiancom,  H.  A., 

Eiq 0  10    0 

Praneom,  Mr.  J...  0  10  6 
Oriffltb.  Mr.  B.  1.  0  5  0 
Haywortb,L.,Eaq., 

M.P 10    0 

Hope,  P.,  Eao.  ...  S  3  0 
Hope,  T.  A.,  Eaq., 

tmSetiooU  110 

Hope,   W.,    Eaq., 

torSekool*  110 

Jobnaon,  J.,  Eaq.  2  0  0 
Vlckete,Jaber.Eeq.  0  10  0 
Viekeaa,John.Eaq.  0  10  0 
Urqnbart,  T.,  Eiq.    0  10    0 

IS    0    0 

Myrtle  Street,  additional,  by 
John,  Houghton,  Eiq.— 
Connlngham,  Mies    0  10    0 

Maaon,  Mr. 0    S    0 

0  19    8 

Caamea,  8.,  Eaq 5    0    0 

17  10    ( 

JLiO&don— 

c.y 5  0  0 

Angna,  Bar.  J..  D.D 0  10    8 


£   9.d.   i 

Bayler,  O.,  Eaq. ..«    110 

Booafleld,  Mr. 110 

Gray,  Dr.  0  10    8 

Haneon,  Joa.,  Eaq 110 

Lowe,  O.,  Eaq.,  F.&&  110 

Maliphant,  G.,  Etq 0  10    8 

Rippon,  Mn ^ 110 

Hoe,  Freeman 110 

Btoneman,  Mr.  J 0  10    0 

Treatiail,  Rer.  V 110 

-  13 

Blandford  Street,  by  the  Rev.  W.  B. 
Bowea  10 

F^le  Street— 

Merrett,  Mr 0    5   0 

Thlckbroom,  Miaa  0  10    0 

WiU»,  Rer.  F 0  10    0 

Contrlbutione  4  13    8 

Collection 3    0    8 

9 

John  Street,  by  Marcne  Martin,  Eaq. ...  14 

Keppel  Street— 

Ashlin,  MiM 1    1    0 

Wilmibnrat I    0    0 

Slime  under  10a. 10    5 

3 

Maze  Poud,  Collected  by  Mia  Wearing— 

Acwurth,  Mm 0  10    0 

Brown,  Mr.  J 0  10    8 

Eaatty,  Mr  J 0  10    0 

Fuller.  Mr 0    5    0 

Green,  Mr 0  10    0 

Hardcactle,  Mra. 0  10    0 

Hcllier.  Mr 0    5    0 

Hepburn.  Mr 0  10    0 

Hooper,  Mr 0  10    8 

Jenkinv,  Mr 0    5    0 

Keigblcr,  Mr 0    5    0 

Mann,  Mr 0  10    0 

Marten,  MiM   0    5    0 

Stent.  Mr 0    10 

5 

New  Park  Street,  Collected  by  Mra.  Burgeu 
Burgcw.  Mr.  it  wo  years)  ...    1    0    0 

Olncy,  Mr.  W.  P.  (do.^ 10    0 

Sundry  email  (lumB 1  18    8 

MiMionary  box    0    7    0 

Regent  Street,  Lambeth,  CuIIccted  by  A.  C. 

Air,  A.  C 0    8    0 

Dowie,  Mr.  &  tin 0    5    0 

Elliott.  Mr.  William  0    3    0 

Franciee,  Ml»ii  A 0    10 

Gabbett,  MiM  0    4    0 

HubKun,  Mr 0    5    0 

Plackett.  Mra 0    6    8 

Stiff,  Mrs.  0    7    8 

Box 0    4    0 

S 

Spencer  Place,  by  Mr.  Powell   3 


Other  Coniributiont,  both  for  ihe  former  and  for  the  present  account^  are  unacotcW 

deferred  till  June. 


SUBSCRIPTIONS  AND  DONATIONS  will  be  thankfully  received  by  tbe  Tka 
Troxas  Fmwnaa,  Esq.,  or  the  Secretary,  the  Rev.  Wiluam  Gboser,  at  the  Mi 
Honae,  93,  Mooigate  Street  {  by  the  London  Collector,  Rev.  C.  Woollacott,  4,  Con 
Stiwt  East,  Bruniwick  Square;  and  by  the  Baptist  MiniaterB  in  any  of  our  principal  T< 


1  J 


fer^*#^r« 


ssionary  Society  their  Sixty-Second  Annual  Report. 

THE   MISSIONARIES. 

changes  have  taken  place  amongst  the  brethren  with  whom  it  is  their 

0  co-operate  in  endeavour  to  extend  the  kingdom  of  the  Lord 

ir.      One  has  died.      For  tho  long  period  of  forty-seven  yeara^ 

W.  Robinson,   the .  oldest   missionary  of   tho  Society,    laboured 

heathen.    Nearly  the  last  sermon  of  tho  eminent  Chamberlain, 

his  departure  for  the  east,  was  preached  at  Mr.  Robinson's  baptism  ; 

those  who  assisted  at  his  ordination  to  missionary  service  occur  the 

nes  of  Fuller,  Sutcliflfe,  and  Coles  of  Bourtoi^.  Ilis  first  Bengali  sermon 

&d  in  Calcutta.  Four  times  he  attempted  to  carry  the  gospel  to  fiootan. 

ava  and  Bcncoolen  he  proclaimed  tho  word  of  life,  where  many 

d  a  few  natives  were  brought  to  the  knowledge  of  Christ.      Tracts, 

i,  above  all,  the  word  of  God,  were  published  through  his  exertions 

lay  tongue.    Driven  from  tho  Archipelago  by  the  Dutch  power,  he 

)  pastor  of  Lall  Bazar  church  in  Calcutta,  to  which  large  additions 

nually  made  during  the  thirteen  years  of  his  ministry.    His  last 

hour  was  Dacca,  where,  for  fifteen  years,  he  faithfully  testified  to  the 

le  grace  of  God.    With  a  firm  faith  in  Jesus,  he  fell  asleep  in  the 

year  of  his  age.    But  while  the  Committee  recall  the  long-tried 

this  faithful  missionary,  they  have  also  seen  with  grief  their  own 

privcd  of  one  of  its  oldest  members.    A  companion  of  the  founders 

ission,  wise   in   counsel,  pre-eminently  urbane   and    Christian    in 

Rev.  Dr.  Cox  has  been  summoned   from  among  us  to   rejoin 

s  of  earlier  days  in  the  presence  of  tho  Lamb.*    Thus,  at  home 


314  TUE  MISSIONARY  HERALD 

■peodily  supplied  Ijy  tbe  entrance  on  mission  work  of  Mr.  Robert  Bolniiioim 
a  son  of  the  lamented  missionarj  whose  decease  is  recorded  above.  In  pur^ 
Buance  of  the  plan  fur  auginentinj^  the  mission  in  India,  three  brethren  harv 
been  engaged  in  this  country,  the  Rev.  J.  Grcgson,  pastor  of  the  baptist  ohurd: 
at  Beverley,  Mr.  J.  il.  Anderson  of  Sto])ney  College,  and  Mr.  T.  Martin  oi 
Bristol.  These  brethren  arc  appointed,  and  in  a  few  weeks  will  proceed,  tc 
Benares,  Jessorc,  and  liarisal.  The  Committee  have  also  had  the  pleasure  o  J 
accepting  the  services  of  Uio  llev.  L.  F.  Kalberer  for  the  mission  at  Patna  ; 
and  the  African  mission  is  about  to  receive  an  accession  of  strength,  in  the 
approaching  departure  for  Fernando  Po  of  the  Rev.  J.  Dlboll,  recently  ol 
Holt,  in  Norfolk. 

THE   WORK. 

!  The  energies  of  the  missionaries  arc  directed  into  three  principal  channels,  ii 
order  to  diffuse  among  the  heathen  the  knowledge  of  the  gospel  of  Christ 
Subordinate  measures  are  not  overlooked,  the  social  well-being  of  the  people  h 
not  unthought  of ;  but  your  missionaries  more  especially  strive,  by  the  educa 
tion  of  the  young,  the  translation  of  the  scriptures,  and  by  preaching,  t* 
overthrow  the  false  systems  of  religion  and  idol-worship,  which  exist  in  tin* 
oonntries  of  their  adoption,  and  to  lead  the  ignorant  and  depraved  idolater,  tb* 
deluded  papist  and  Mohammedan,  to  a  purer  faith,  and  to  the  enjoyment  o 
that  hope  "  which  maketh  not  ashamed  '*  in  the  day  when  God  shall  judge  tli< 
quick  and  the  dead. 

^SCHOOLS   IN   THE  WEST    INDIES. 

Whatever  may  be  the  relative  value  of  schools  in  any  scheme  of  cvangeliza 
tion,  there  can  bo  no  qucijtion  that  they  are  most  important  auxiliaried 
Whether  established  among  a  civilized  heathen  people,  or  in  regions  in  whicl 
the  inhalntants  arc  scarcely  removed  from  the  lowest  forms  of  savage  life 
schools,  conducted  by  Christian  inou  on  Christian  principles,  are  alike  condu 
cive  to  the  elevation  of  the  people,  and  to  the  spread  and  reception  of  th< 
gospel.  For  even  when  in  youth  true  conversion  of  heart  is  not  secured,  ther< 
is  an  enlightened  appreciation  of  the  truths  of  Christianity,  the  sacred  pa^ 
can  bo  perused,  and  a  powerful  influence  brought  to  bear  on  the  processes  o' 
civilization.  If,  therefore,  in  the  missions  of  the  Society,  the  formation  aa^ 
maintenance  of  schools  have  not  l)ecn  held  of  primary  importance,  yet  tli^ 
misssionaries  have  in  almost  all  cases  established  them,  making  them  subset' 
vient  to  their  chief  end — the  turning  of  sinners  to  God.  Among  the  church^ 
and  congregations  of  the  Bahamas,  but  few  day-schools  at  present  exist ;  tH^ 
instruction  of  the  young  is  carried  on  chiefly  in  the  sabbath  school.  Fro*' 
these  nurseries  many,  from  year  to  year,  arc  received  into  the  fellowship  of  tl* 
church.  Yet  the  Committee  would  gladly  possess  the  means  of  imparting 
wider  range  of  instruction,  and  feel  that  the  stability  of  the  numerous  chuni* 
in  these  islands,  must,  in  a  great  moasuro.  ultimately  dipcnd  on  the  increap^ 
knowledge  of  the  people,  ahd  the  attainment  of  tlic  means  of  education  whi<5 
they  are  too  poor  to  provide  for  themselves.  The  kind  assistance  of  it: 
Society  of  Friends  has  done  much  to  su])ply  the  required  means  for  our  missi^ 
in  Trinidfid,  and  also  for  tho  formation  of  a  boys'  school  in  Jacmel,  whi^ 


I  FOR  MAT,  1864.  815 

tte  ndsoondaoi  of  the  touiher  has  for  a  time  intarraptad.  One  plaasiiig 
hktan  of  all  theae  ichools  is  the  nameroaa  band  of  native  helpers,  who, 
oa  the  Lord's  day,  cheerfully  give  their  timo  to  instruction.  If  secular 
knowledge  is  beyond  their  reach,  the  youth  Lave,  at  the  least,  imparted  to 
them  a  large  amount  of  that  knowledge  which  saves  the  soul,  and  whicli  at  the 
■one  time  fosters  tho  development  of  the  intellectual  powers. 

The  day  school,  existing  in  tho  Haiti  mission,  has  been  exceedingly  useful. 
It  has  rendered  the  labours  of  the  missionary  more  elective,  and  enabled  him 
to  secure  the  goodwill  of  numbers  of  persons  whose  children  have  been  placed 
uder  his  care,  and  even  for  a  time  the  countenance  of  the  emperor 
himself.  Prejudice  has  been  allayed,  and  jealousy  disarmed.  The  coloured 
people  of  this  beautiful  island  havo  ceased  to  dread  the  white  man  in  their 
midst,  or  to  fear  foreign  aggression  on  their  cherished  independence.  The 
vnngelistio  plans  of  the  missionary  have  thus  been  facilitated,  while  many  of 
the  wholars  have  put  on  Christ.  The  two  pious  instructors  of  tho  hundred  and 
\m  ehildren  attending  the  school,  wore  formerly  pupils  within  its  walls. 

SCHOOLS   IN   AFRICA. 

StiU  more  important  must  schools  be  among  the  uncivilized  tribes  of  Woat- 
en  Africa.  Here  both  heart  and  mind  need  the  invigorating  stimnlant  of 
knowledge.  The  very  first  rudiments  of  civilization  have  to  be  imparted. 
Yoar  missionaries  must  not  only  provide  instructors,  but  reduce  to  form 
Unwritten  dialects  and  tongues,  invent  or  apply  an  alphabet,  write  and  print 
elementary  Ijooks,  and  bring  all  classes  of  the  population,  both  young  and  old, 
Ottnied  and  single,  under  the  preceptor's  care.  Mr.  Saker  has,  therefore,  been 
^ODipelled  to  add  to  his  many  other  labours,  that  of  tho  preparation  of  lesaon 
^Kiohi ;  and  tho  people  intermingle  with  the  toils  of  the  plantation^and  briok- 
flild,  the  diligent  study  of  tho  forms  and  elements  of  speech. 

SCHOOLS   IN   THE   EAST. 

The  attention  of  the  Committee  has,  however,  more  particularly  been  called 

to  the  neoesaities  of  the  schools  attached  to  the  stations  in  the  East.    These 

Sehools  arc  numerous  and  numerously  attended,  both  in  India  and  Ceylon.    In 

Osylon  there  are  not  fewer  than  thirty- three  schools,  attended  by  upwards  of  a 

thousand  children.     Throughout  India  there  hasjari.sen  an  intense  anxiety 

%iaong  the  natives,  to  become  ac<piainted  with  the  literature  and  language  of 

4m  people  who  hold  them  in  subjection.    In  some  parts  indigenous  schools 

bave  sprung  up  of  their  own  accord.     The  want  of  books  of  instruction  ia 

to  great,  that  the  missionary  has  found  the  scriptures  and  tracts  he  has 

distributed  used  as  class  books  in  heathen  schools,  displacing  the  vile  and 

peliuting  trash  whicli  the  shastres  and  legends  of  the  gods  present.    Tho 

•cientific    and    literary   instruction    imparted    in    tho    government   schools, 

combined  in  missionary  scliooh  with  iustriicti<m  in  Christianity,  has,  doubtless, 

^ely  contributed  to  that  awakening  of  the  native  mind  which  is  everywhere 

•PP^rent.    Multitudes  of  youth,  in  the  great  cities  which  are  tlie  centres  of 

Vi'Vttiunent,  openly  deride  the  idolatry  of  their  forefathers.    limdooA,  t\^\^ 

to  the  godM,  deeply  gneve  over  this.    With  \>\goted  tqaoVi^  \.q 


i 


316  THE  MISSIONARY  HERALD 

withitend  the  flood  of  innovation,  and  to  presenre  their  children  inoontimiBite 
from  the  presence  and  touch  uf  Mohammedan  or  Christian  children,  whom  tiMf 
must  meet  with  in  the  government  collegeii,  they  have  recently  establiahed  ift 
institution,  in  which  European  science  and  knowledge  will  be  taught,  in  anio& 
with  their  mythological  dreams  and  pantheistic  philosophy ;  most  surely  a 
failure,  if  they  hope  thereby  to  retain  their  hold  on  the  minds  of  the  youth  of 
India.  Hindooism  and  western  science  cannot  coalesce.  Hindooism  most 
perish  in  the  strife.  But  tliere  ia  danger— great  danger — ^lest  the  schools 
of  the  government,  now  in  operation  or  in  contemplation,  divested  as  th^ 
must  be  of  every  decided  Christian  feature,  should  result  in  a  cold,  heartlcM, 
sneering  scepticism.  It  is  more  than  ever  incumbent  on  Christian  men  tc 
seize  the  opportunity,  and  baptize  Hindoo  education  in  the  spirit  of  holineii 
and  Christian  truth. 

The  rooting  and  pennancnt  abode  of  Christianity  among  the  people,  is  aU 
to  a  large  extent  dependent  un  the  education  aflforded  to  the  rising  Christiai 
community.  It  is  necessiiry  for  the  propagation  of  the  gospel  that  it  should  t 
professed  by  instructed  men,  able  to  meet  the  cavils  of  the  objector,  the  subt 
arguments  of  the  Brahmin,  or  the  hold  aflirmation  of  the  Mohammedan  impo 
tor.  All  the  weapons  that  antiquity  or  modern  infidelity  can  present,  a 
unsparingly  used  in  the  mighty  conflict  now  going  on  on  the  plains  of  Hindo 
tan,  and  must  be  met  by  the  sharper  weapons  of  the  divine  word,  wielded*  1 
men  whose  hearts  and  minds  have  both  been  cultivated  in  their  use. 


FEMALE  EDUCATION   IX   INDIA. 

Nor  must  the  education  of  tlie  females  of  India  be  overlooked,  if  we  woul 
destroy  the  pollutions  and  vices  of  Hindoo  social  life.  It  is  contrary  to  tl 
notions  and  precepts  of  Hindooism  to  give  instruction  to  women.  Previous  i 
the  efibrts  made  1)y  the  missionaries  of  our  society  in  1819,  it  was  a  thir 
wholly  unheard  of.  The  efforts  then  made  have  never  altogether  ceased.  Tl 
subject  has  attracted  the  attention  of  other  Christians  ;  but  the  progress  mac 
has  been  exceedingly  slow.  The  number  of  females  receiving  instructic 
throughout  India,  is  most  lamentably  disproportionate,  either  to  the  populatic 
or  to  the  num})er  of  males  under  daily  tuition.  Among  the  fifteen  niilli< 
females  of  Bengal,  certainly  not  more  than  two  thousand  receive  any  kind 
education  whatever.  Native  prejudice  against  female  education  runs  hig 
Nothing  is  to  be  hoped  for  from  the  followers  of  the  gods.  Some  think  thi 
the  woman  who  learns  to  read  will  speedily  become  a  widow,  the  most  pitiab 
class  of  Indian  society.  Others  say,  education  will  make  their  wives  an 
female  children  too  independent.  Nor  has  government  done  anything  in  th 
direction.  Female  infanticide  has  been  put  down,  and  the  flames  of  the  Suttc 
no  longer  glare  in  the  midnight  sky ;  but  in  the  education  of  the  native  femal 
the  government  has  shown  no  interest.  It  rcats  with  the  philanthropy  of  tfa 
Christian  church  to  give  this  needed  boon. 

SCHOOLS  AXD   TEACHERS. 

At  several  of  the  stations  schools  for  girls  exist.  At  Chitoura,  Agra,  Benare 
Senmpore,  there  are  small  but  efficient  schools.    But  the  most  interestia 


FOR  MAT,  1854.  317 

chools  of  the  society  ore  in  connect  ion  with  the  Barisal  mission.  Not 
children  instructed,  and  a  flourishing  boarding  school  carried  on,  lately 
lie  care  of  Mrs.  Sale,  but  loO  of  the  adult  women,  belonging  to  the 
1  communities  at  the  various  stations,  divided  into  six  schools,  are 
ble  to  read  the  word  of  God,  or  are  being  daily  instructed  in  it,  and 
'  household  work. 

y  schools,  the  largest  and  most  extensive  are  the  schools  and  classes 
id  with  Serampore  College.  Some  600  youth  receive  instruction  in 
^macular  tongue,  or  in  English.  Flourishing  schools  also  exist  at 
,  at  Agra,  and  some  other  places.  The  great  want,  however,  is  suitable 
3rs.  Native  Christian  teachers  of  ability  and  skill,  are  hard  to  find, 
resort  to  heathen  pundits  is  productive  of  many  inconveniences.  To 
ject  the  Committee  have  given  much]]attention,  and  after  prolonged 
tion  have  resolved  to  form  a  Normal  school,  under  the  care  of  a 
.n  teacher.  It  is  further  proposed  to  avail  ourselves  of  the  advantages 
d  by  the  college  at  Serampore,  in  its  ample  accommodation  and 
IS  schools,  for  establishing  this  institution,  in  which  may  be  trained  a 
of  teachers  for  the  vernacular  schools  of  the  mission.  The  Committee 
most  desirous  to  take  their  part  in  female  education,  and  propose  to 
I  a  boarding  school  for  girls  at  lutuUy,  in  which  female  teachers  may 
ed.  They  have  accepted  with  much  pleasure  the  very  kind  offer  of  the 
tee  of  the  ScK;iety  for  the  Promotion  of  Female  Education  in  the  East^ 
)rt  a  lady  every  way  qualified  for  this  important  sphere, 
der  that  this  effort  may  not  interfere  with  the  general  funds  of  the 
and  at  the  same  time  to  give  its  support  a  wider  range,  the  Committee 
the  formation  of  a  special  fund,  to  be  called  The  School  Fund,  from  which 
enses  attending  the  normal  school,  and  other  schools  of  the  society 
defrayed.  They  earnestly  commend  this  object  to  the  generous  support 
lends  of  the  society  in  general,  and  of  education  in  particular, 
'ommittec  have  also  received  with  great  pleasure  a  proposal,  emanating 
J  President  and  Committee  of  Calabar  Theological  Institution,  Jamaica, 
1  a  normrJ  school  on  a  broad  and  unsectarian  basis  in  its  grounds.  It 
■oposed  to  connect  this  training  school  with  the  society,  but  to  seek  for 
ort  among  the  friends  of  negro  advancement  generally.  The  attempt 
,  and  it  is  earnestly  hoped  that  it  will  have,  the  warmest  encourage- 
It  is  in  this  direction  that  the  most  beneficial  efforts  can  be  made  for 
ition  of  the  emancipated  people  of  Jamaica.  Very  much  may  thus  be 
their  social  benefit,  without  interfering  with  that  self-reliant  spirit  it 
nuch  importance  to  cherish  and  maintain. 

TEANSLATIOX   AND    CIRCULATION   OP   THE  8CRIPTUEES. 

3  department  of  missionary  labour,  satisfactory  progress  has  been  made 
he  last  year.  The  pure  word  of  God,  fully  translated,  has  been  placed 
mds  of  multitudes,  and  many  have  been  made  wise  unto  life  eternal. 
American  Bible  Union  the  missionaries  in  Trinidad  and  St.  Domingo  are 
I  for  a  considerable  grant  of  their  revised  edition  of  the  New  Testament 
sh,  the  language  generally  spoken  in  the  sphere  of  their  execUoii^.  IXi 
ith  no  small  pleasure  your  Committee  loam  that  the  Kim^rn'Mi'^c^ 


318  TH£  MI8SI0NART  HERALD 

Testament,  printed  at  the  mission  press  in  Calcutta,  under  the  oare  of  out 
Tenerablc  {Hend,  Mr.  Carapeit  Aratoon,  has  been  rendered  very  conducive  to  tha 
spread  of  evangelical  religion  among  the  Armenians  of  Turkey.  Five  hundrec 
copies  were  sent  to  a  missionary  in  Constantinople^  the  Rev.  J.  B.  Everett.  A. 
the  date  of  his  letter  in  November  last,  J^OO  copies  had  been  distributed 
Being  the  only  reference  Testament  in  the  Armenian  language,  it  was  sough 
for  by  many,  even  by  some  Christian  Armenians,  who  do  not  understand  thfl 
Armenian  language,  in  the  re^on  of  Aintab,  in  Syria.  "  It  has  done  a  good  wori^  * 
says  the  missionary ;  ''  it  was  principally  distributed  during  the  time  of  persfr- 
cution,  and  some  have  been  sent  to  all  places  where  there  has  been  any  inquiry 
after  the  truth ;  and  it  has  been  blessed.^  It  is  gratifying  to  learn  that  in 
Turkey  prejudice  against  protestants  is  declining.  In  Old  Armenia  the  peo^ 
are  hungering  and  thirsting  for  scriptural  knowledge.  Little  bands  of  tnu 
believers  exist  in  many  places,  spreading  by  their  example  and  by  books  thi 
knowledge  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour,  and  their  fruit  is  beginning  to  appear. 

It  is  also  pleasant  to  record  an  example  of  long  continued  and  apparentlj 
unsuccessful  la)x)ur,  in  the  end  fully  rewarded.  A  former  missionary  of  the 
Society,  the  Rev.  G.  Bruckner,  still  continues  to  reside  in  Java,  and,  in  hii 
declining  days,  has  the  felicity  of  seeing  spring  up  around  him  a  large  harveti 
as  the  produce  of  his  years  of  toil,  chiefly  the  result  of  the  perusal  of  tracta  anc 
scriptures,  in  the  preparation  of  which  he  lias  for  years  a  long  time  engaged 
*  Some  thirty  years  ago,"  he  says,  "  when  I  first  came  to  this  island,  there  wai 
not  one  single  Javanese  who  was  a  Christian ;  now  there  are  upwards  o. 
one  thousand  of  them.  The  work  is  still  going  on  progressively."  Let  not  th< 
Lord's  servants  be  weary  in  well-doing.  In  due  season  they  reap,  if  thej 
fiaint  not. 

At  the  press  in  Calcutta,  the  completed  Bengali  version  of  the  Old  and  Ne^ 
Testament  has  been  printed  in  large  numbers,  and  widely  distributed  in  thi 
itinerary  journeys  of  the  brethren  during  the  last  and  present  cold  season.  Th< 
greatest  eagerness  is  often  displayed  by  the  people  to  possess  copies  of  some 
portion  of  the  word  of  God,  and  from  close  observation  the  missionaries  an 
convinced  they  are  generally  read  with  diligence,  and  often  with  spiritual 
profit.  The  scriptural  knowledge  of  the  people  is  frequently  manifest^  bj 
the  frank  confession,  and  by  allusions  made  in  the  course  of  their  visits  to  fh< 
subjects  of  the  sacred  record.  Mr.  Wenger  has  continued  to  devote  mud 
attention  to  the  completion  of  the  translation  of  the  word  of  God  in  Sanscrit 
A  copy  of  the  book  of  Job  has  reached  your  Committee.  This  they  placed  in  th< 
hands  of  H.  H.  Wilson,  Esq.,  professor  of  Sanscrit  in  the  University  of  Oxford 
requesting  him  to  give  his  opinion  as  to  the  fidelity  and  value  of  the  version 
The  Committee  are  happy  to  report  that  the  judgment  of  this  very  competenl 
and  learned  Sanscrit  scholar  is  highly  favourable.  In  his  opinion  "  it  is  very  ablj 
executed."  Tlic  difiiculty  of  producing  a  good  translation  into  this  Vemarkabh 
language  is  greatly  increased  by  the  necessity  of  giving  the  version  a  versifieo 
form,  in  this  respect  following  the  form  of  the  original  Hebrew.  Wo  have  ever) 
reason  to  expect  that,  when  completed,  this  translation  of  the  holy  scriptures 
will  be  of  great  service  among  the  highly  educated  Brahmins  of  Hindostan. 

Mr.  Allen  of  Ceylon  is  also  just  entering  on  a  revision  of  the  Singhalese 
version  of  the  Old  Testament,  at  the  request  of  the  Colombo  Bible  Society. 


FOR  MAT,  1654.  810 

PB00BE8S  OF  THB  MIBSIOSTB. 

In  nearly  all  the  miesions  of  the  society  considerable  additions  have  been 
made  to  the  churches,  and  in  some  the  word  of  God  has  niiglitily  prevailed. 
Throughout  India  about  a  hundred  persons  have  been  baptized,  and  many 
lestorcd  to  the  privileges  of  the  church  who  in  former  years  had  fallen  away. 
In  Trinidad  larger  accessions  Iiave  taken  place  than  at  any  previous  period,  and 
the  Bahamas  and  Haiti  have  participated  in  the  flow  of  saving  grace.  In 
Jacmel  the  completion  and  opening  of  the  chapel  has  been  followed  by  increased 
attendance,  and  in  Trinidad  Mr.  Law  has  been  encouraged  to  commence  the 
erection  of  a  sanctuary,  which  is  now  nearly  linishcd.  Signs  of  divine  meroy 
Ittve  also  been  apparent  in  Western  Africa.  If  cruelties  and  bloody  saorifioei 
Qontinue  to  be  perpetrated,  it  is  seen  that  the  gospel  is  able  to  subdue  the 
savage,  to  change  his  nature,  and  while  blessing  him  with  life  eternal  to  elevate 
his  eatire  character.  At  Clarence  a  deep  and  solemn  feeling  pervades  all 
classes  of  the  community.  It  appeared  to  the  missionary  as  if  every  heart  was 
impressed  by  the  powers  of  the  world  to  come.  The  society's  mission  at  Morlaix^ 
in  Brittany,  has  also  had  a  share  in  this  time  of  refreshing  from  the  presence 
of  the  Lord.  Three  persons  have  been  baptized  into  Christ,  amid  deeply  in- 
teresting circumstances,  and  two  of  them  are  now  actively  engaged  as  itinerant 
teachers  in  instructing  their  neighbours  in  the  word  of  God.  The  only  mission 
which  does  not  present  these  cheering  indications  of  advancement  is  that  of 
^jha.  Candidates  are  numerous ;  but  it  is  the  anxious  desire  of  the  mission- 
^  to  receive  into  fellowship  only  such  as  give  certain  signs  of  true  conversion. 

NATIVE  cnuRcnEs. 

Daring  the  year,  two  native  churches  have  been  constituted,  independent  of 
the  Society— one  in  Ceylon,  at  Matura,  and  one  in  Calcutta.  That  at  Matura 
u  at  present  small ;  but  the  one  in  Calcutta  consists  of  upwards  of  eighty 
Jnembers.  Early  in  the  yenr,  Mr.  James  Silva,  an  assistant  of  our  mission  in 
Kandy,  resigned  his  connection  with  tho  native  church  there,  of  which  for 
■Wne  years  he  had  been  pastor.  Pressed  hy  a  sense  of  duty,  and  l)y  love  to 
Christ  and  to  souls,  ho  settled  at  Matuva,  a  former  station  of  the  Society,  col- 
Jectod  the  scattered  membtTs,  and  re-formed  the  church,  adding  two  to  its 
Bttmber  by  baptism.  He  now  acts  as  pastor  and  evangelist,  and  is  supported 
oy  the  contributions  of  those  in  attendance  un  liis  miniHtry.  With  respect  to 
Ml  relations  to  the  Society,  he  says,  '*  Wc  cannot  forget  that  once  we  were 
in  heathenish  darkness,  without  God  and  without  hope  in  the  world.  Whilst 
b  this  state  God,  in  boundless  mercy,  used  tlio  mission  as  an  instrument  in  his 
^ds,  to  bring  us  to  the  marvellous  ligiit  of  the  gospel,  and  has  nursed  us  in 
^  infiuioy.  And  altliough  we  are  now  in<lependent  as  a  church,  and  do  not 
Woeive  any  maintenance,  that  cannot  dissolve  our  connexion,  union,  love,  and 
patitude  to  the  Society.  Under  these  considorations,  we  came  to  the  conclusion 
to  request  you,  when  you  write  to  the  Committee,  to  ofler  our  grateful  thanks 
"*' the  great  and  long-continued  spiritual  help^we  received  from  them,  and 
^""^  best  wishes  for  the  success  of  their  efibrls  to  \rm  souls  to  Christ ;  and  l)eg 
***wa  to  continue  their  prayers,  counsel,  and  fostering  care  of  us,  for  the  ^tTE«.- ^ 
'^t  establishment  of  the  hlossings  of  the  gospel  amongst  us,^" 


390  THE  MISSIONARY  HERALD 

Not  less  intcrcBting  is  the  formation  of  the  native  church  in  Calcut 
the  pastoral  care  of  Goolzar  Shah,  one  of  ihe  native  preachers  of  the  n 
that  important  centre  of  missionary  operation;?.     This  church  has  bee 
of  the  two  native  churches  at  Intally  and  C».iriii;:jah,  funnerly  under  tl 
the  Revs.  G.  Pcarce  and  J.  Wcnger.     J*revious  to  his  departure  for 
the  duty  of  supporting  their  own  ministry  and  the  means  of  grace 
quently  urged  upon  his  people  hy  Mr.  Pcarce.    This  6ubse<iuently  led ' 
meetings  among  the  meml)ers  of  the  two  churclies,  and  finally,  with 
tion  of  the  missionaries,  to  their  union  in  one  body,  under  tho  pas 
four  brethren,  chosen  from  among  themselves.     For  a  few  months  d 
were  experienced.     Tlie  relative  duties  of  psistor  and  people  had  to  I 
stood,  and  the  interworkings  of  Chri-:tian  afTection  among  the  ^'arious 
of  the  body  secured.     DilFerencos  arose,  and  a  few,  not  satisfied 
arrangements,  finally  left.    Since  tlion   the  utmost  harmony  lias  j 
"At  present,"  says  Mr.  Ixjwis,  "  things  wnar  aV>mewliat  promlsIn«r  aspci 
is  now  peace  in  the  church,  and  ap[»arcnt  satisfaction  with  the  arrang 

Thus  has  commenced  a  movement  in  the  Kastern  mission  of  the  dee] 
rest.  Its  importance  cannot  be  overrated,  either  on  the  progress  or  or 
manence  of  Christianity  among  the  nations  of  the  east.  Mi.sr'ions  in  Ii 
till  now  wanted  that  one  crowning  fonturo  of  success,  and  in  the  go 
God  at  this  particular  juncture  it  has  lieon  ailnrded.  both  to  encourage 
and  to  stimulate  our  zeal.  Let  the  gospel  once  become  self-support 
land,  let  an  indigenous  ministry  rise  up  from  among  the  native  com 
and  we  may  cherish  the  confident  hope  of  a  speedy  realization  of  our 
tions  and  prayers.  Already  the  leaven  works,  and  from  our  Barisal  m 
receive  the  cheering  information  of  the  probable  early  independence 
of  the  churches  in  that  promising  field.  From  our  esteemed  missioi 
Capem,  we  also  continue  to  receive  favourable  reports  of  the  workir 
native  pastorate  among  the  churches  of  the  Bahamas. 

TRAIXIXG   OP   A   yATIVK   MINISTRY. 

Closely  connected  with  the  future  welfare  of  the  native  churche 
training  of  suitable  men  for  the  ministry  amongst  them.  For  India  t 
of  the  Society  are  but  as  yet  in  their  germ.  A  ymall  class  of  theoloj 
dents  has  been  formed  at  Serampore  College,  under  the  care  of  ]Mr.  '. 
which  at  the  present  time  he  is  anxiously  seeking  to  enlarge.  It 
desirable  also  to  give  increased  attention  to  the  cultivation  of  the  min 
native  preachers.  Although,  on  the  whole,  ellective  as  distriluitoi 
word  of  life  among  their  fellow  countrymen,  they  need  a  more 
acquaintance  with  divine  truth,  in  all  its  bearings  on  the  spiritual  we 
condition  of  the  people  amongst  whom  they  labour.  In  future  y 
department  will  require  the  most  anxious  attention  of  your  Commit 
the  state  of  the  Calabar  Theological  Institution,  Jamaica,  the  Comm 
happy  to  report  most  favourably.  During  the  past  year  seven  ftudc 
enjoyed  its  advantages.  Two,  who  have  completed  their  studies,  hav< 
pastors  of  churches  at  Kettering,  the  favourite  scene  of  the  labours  of 
Enibbi  and  at  Stacey  Ville.  The  conduct  and  attainments  of  the  stud 
•^  the  college,  have  given  the  utmost  satisfaction  to  their  esteemed  t 


FOB  MAY,  18W.  321 

to  the  local  committee  charged  with  the  general  superviBion  and  support  of 
tie  lusiitution. 


EVAyOELISTIC    LABOrilS. 

If  now  we  turn  from  gains  realized,  to  those  labours  from  which  may  bo 
anticipated  tlie  further  enlargement  of  Christ's  kingdom,  and  from  whence 
uiay  come  the  foretold  triumphs  of  the  cross,  the  whole  field  of  operations  is 
full  of  encouragement  and  promise.  To  pass  by  those  localities,  such  as  the 
islanls  which  occupy  the  entrance  of  the  Gulf  of  Mexico,  the  scenes  of  the 
labours  of  Messrs.  Capcrn  and  Lit  tie  woo  J,  where  the  population  is  well  nigh 
lYholly  leavened  with  the  truth,  and  large  congregations  are  in  the  habit  of 
regular  attendance  at  the  sanctuary,  wc  find  that  large  and  increasing 
auditories  are  obtained  in  St.  Domingo  and  Haiti.  In  the  former  the  chapel  is 
often  crowded,  and  many,  some  through  fear,  others  for  want  of  room,  hang 
without  on  the  preacher's  voice,  crowding  around  the  open  doors  and 
windows  to  hear  the  word  of  life.  The  effect  of  faithful  labour  is  seen  in  the 
naalcdictions  of  the  priests  of  Homo,  in  the  denunciations  uttered  from  papist 
altars  and  pulpits,  in  the  active  endeavour  by  the  emissaries  of  antichrist  to 
poison  the  mind  of  the  authorities,  and  unsuccessfully  to  procure  the  exile  of 
Christ's  servant.  In  France  too,  the  word  of  God  arousrs  the  wrath  of  man. 
Ihe  missionary  has  bicn  exposed  to  the  violent  attack  of  the  chief  public 
print  and  organ  of  tlie  church  of  Iloine.  Still  the  bible  lias  spread  ;  its  sale 
Jms  been  continued ;  and  by  the  authority  of  the  moire  himself  introduced 
Into  the  national  school  of  Morlaix,  as  the  reward  of  diligence.  The  faith  and 
patience  of  the  professed  disciples  of  the  Lord,  amid  severe  trials,  have  had  a 
^neficial  effect  on  the  public  mind,  and  opened  the  way  for  a  more  extensive 
'diffusion  of  gospel  truth. 

In  Western  Africa,  the  island  of  Fernando  Po  waits  for  the  law  of  the 
X^rd,  while  repeated  messages  from  the  interior  of  the  continent  reach  the 
husy  and  flourishing  station  at  Cameroon s,  entreating  the  overworked  mis- 
sionary to  *'  come  over  and  help  theui."  In  Ceylon,  at  eighty  villages,  beside 
the  regular  stations,  the  gospel  is  continually  pre:\ched,  your  missionaries 
traversing  the  jungles,  often  wearied  and  hungry,  collecting  in  homely  cottages 
ti»e  scattered  hihabitant?,  to  instruct  them  by  preaching,  by  catechizing,  by 
^miliar  conversation  in  the  things  of  God.  Still  more  extensive  have 
wen  the  itineracies  of  your  missionaries  in  India.  During  the  past  year 
*  large  portion  of  the  area  of  Bengal  has  been  covered  with  their  untiring 
ttal.  In  the  cast  and  we.?t,  and  in  the  centre  districts  of  that  densely  peopled 
country,  the  missionaries  have  retraced  the  scenes  of  former  visits,  and 
pioclaimc'l  in  many  new  places  the  word  of  God.  Towns  of  tens  of  thousands 
of  inhabitants  have  been  visited  for  the  first  time  bv  the  heralds  of  the  cross, 
^hilc  numberless  fairs  and  bazars  have  echoed  with  tlie  voices  of  them  who 
publish  good  tidinrrs  of  peace.  In  the  north-west  provinces,  in  the  vicinity  of 
■^gw,  some  fifty  villagrs  arc  rcgn.larly  visited  by  the  native  preachers.  IMuttra 
has  been  the  rccne  of  deeply  interesting  events.  The  missionary  and  his 
assistants  in  the  beginning  of  the  year  connncnced  a  system  of  daily  preaching 
itt  the  city,  traversing  every  street  from  top  to  bottom,  each  day  advancing  a 
few  yards  till  the  whole  city  Jiad  been  gone  over.    Ko  little  comm^WQH  w^' 


82S  THE  MI88I0NABT  HERALD 

■tir  ihortly  arose  about  this  way.    The  Sahibs,  it  was  sdd,  had  detwmiiui  to 

conquer  the  whole  city  for  Christ.  Brahmin  and  Pundits  anxiously  oame  fiirth 
to  defend  the  shrines  of  thuir  gods.  Overthrown  in  argument,  resort  was  hid 
to  every  species  of  annoyance,  to  deter  the  servants  of  Christ  from  puTsoittg 
their  course.  Shopkeepers  swept  the  dust  of  their  shops  into  their  faces.  T!m 
smoke  of  burning  chillies  was  made  to  fill  the  air  to  choko  their  voice.  Tsnnti 
and  blasphemies  were  shouted  in  their  cars.  At  length  shoes  and  bricks  wm 
hurled  at  them.  Yet  mercifully  were  the  servants  of  God  preserved.  The 
adversaries  of  the  truth  were  silenced,  and  the  day  that  saw  the  first  tkOBM 
thrown,  brought  to  the  house  of  the  missionary  the*first  earnest  inquirer.  On 
object  was  gained.  The  attention  of  the  people  has  been  aroused.  The  word 
of  the  Lord  has  free  course  and  is  glorified  in  the  Ephesus  of  Northern  Indiii 

INDICATIONS  AND   AJTTICirATIOXS. 

Deeply  affecting  and  stimulating  are  the  remarks  often  addressed  to  ths 
missionaries  in  their  journeys.    Near  Agra  a  man  steps  forth  from  the  crowd: 
"  I  have  read,'*  he  says  "  the  New  Testament,  and  it  is  true,  Jesus  Christ  ii  ths 
Son  of  Qod.*'    In  Rajshaye,  a  Bairagi  listens,  deeply  attentive,  with  manymon^ 
to  the  missionary  discoursing  on  the  love  of  Christ.    He  is  asked  if  he  hM 
anything  to  say  in  reply  :  '^  Nothing,"  he  says  ;  '^  there  is  no  reply  to  this ;  thii 
is  substantial  truth."     Anxious  hearers  crowd  upon  the  missionary's  stsp** 
The  word  of  God  is  placed  in  their  hands :  ''  What,"  say  they,  '^  are  we  to  do 
with  these  books  ?    You  come  and  speak  to  us  a  few  words  and  then  go  aw^Ti 
and  we  never  more  hear  those  words."    Deeply  grieved  the  missionary  Tetirsi> 
He  inquires  of  us,  Are  no  more  labourers  forthcoming  to  reap  the  whiten^ 
fields  t    In  the  district  of  Tipperah  your  missionary  visits  a  valley,  the  peop*^ 
of  which  are  glad  to  hear  of  Christ.     They  say,  "Your  religion  is  go^^^ 
Whilst  there  will  be  an  end  of  our  religion,  yours  will  have  no  end,  but  W^ 
flourish  and  thrive  more  and  more."      In  Mymensing,  amid  salaams  a^ 
thanks,  the  hearers  say,  "  We  never  heard  such  good  and  pure  words  ;  we  t^ 
very  glad  you  are  come,"    Others  say :  "  Wc  never  heard  of  this  religion,  b«^ 
the  words  take  hold  on  our  hearts,  and  we  will  not  forget  them."     On  the  w^ 
to  the  Baijnath  mela  the  native  preachers  are  welcomed  in  a  certain  village,  a.^ 
the  men  and  women  coming  out  to  listen.    The  people  arc  heard  to  say,  at  i)m- 
dose  of  the  addres?, ''  All  the  Hindoo  gods  and  goddesses  are  false  ;  there  i 
but  one  true  God  ;  let  us  well  understand  who  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  \t^  tluu 
we  may  not  foi^t  him." 

In  not  a  few  instances  the  hearer  repeats  the  message,  and  bids  hii 
companions  ''come."  In  one  place,  says  Mr.  ^lorgan,  on  a  recent  tour,  "I 
listened  to  an  elderly  man  speaking  to  a  group  that  gathered  about  him.  He 
was  explaining  the  object  of  the  distribution  of  the  books,  and  saying  that  the 
gods  would  soon  be  almudoned,  and  all  men  would  worship  one  Ood.  '  Yoa 
go,*  said  he,  '  a  long  distance  to  bathe  in  the  <^ninges,  but  it  is  all  in  vain.'  '* 
In  two  places  Mr.  Smitli  hears  that  the  people  of  themselves  have  regular 
Christian  worship,  that  one  man  frequently  oiigngos  in  prayer,  and  rvads  the 
word  of  God  to  them,  in  secret,  for  fear  of  the  punchayet,  the  village  counciL 
At  Bigneer,  in  the  vicinity  of  Agra,  an  aged  Zemindar  iicars  the  word  and  is 
''nnvineedm    With  the  assistance  of  the  miseionary,  a  chapel  and  school  nx«n 


FOR  MAT,  1864 

^Qgular  Hrrioes  held,  and  some  fifty  penong  profeu  their  Tenunouitloii 
.  At  another  place,  a  Pundit  goes  about  reading  religiouB  tracts  and 
against  idolatry.  Prophecies  which  may  probably  originate  in  the 
ess  of  the  people  themselves  of  the  inherent  weakness  of  their  systenii 
dim  light  which  wanderers  in  desert  regions  discern  preceding  the 
spreading  from  one  knows  not  what  quarter  of  the  sky,  are  muttered 
e  people,  or  openly  addressed  to  the  missionary.  A  brahmin,  for 
rill  say,  *^  The  kali  yug  is  soon  at  an  end,  and  then  we  shall  all  become 
."  Another  will  reply  to  the  urgent  appeal,  at  once  to  give  up 
»r  the  gospel,  '*  There  is  still  some  delay  till  this  yug  (time)  has  ended, 
have  a  little  more  patience,  and  then  your  preaching  and  giving  of 
have  an  effect  upon  us."  Before  crowds  of  people  others  will  say :— • 
ligion  will  finally  triumph ;  our  Shastrcs  predict  this ;  but  there  if 
delay." 

lays  one  of  the  missionaries,  reporting  these  incidents,  was  the  goepel 
o  with  more  attention.  *^It  is  impossible,*'  says  Mr.  Morgan,  of 
with  reference  to  a  recent  tour  in  the  Hooghley  and  Midnapore 
"to  describe  in  a  brief  report  the   exciting  scenes  that  I  have 

in  large  towns.     I  have  been  treated  with  kindness.    The  most 
le  Pundits   have  visited  me  in   my  humble  lodgings.    Kumeroiui 

asked,  and  interesting  conversations  carried  on  till  ten  o'clock  at 
he  people  arc  convinced  that  idolatry  cannot  stand  much  longer, 
are  falling  into  ruiuB,  and  Brahmins  are  sinking  into  poverty. 
18  schools  are  springing  up  in  all  directions.  I  have  found  the 
(  distributed  by  me  last  year  daily  read  in  the  schools.  Women  have 
side  their  fear,  and  implored  books  for  men,  children,  and  grand- 

I  have  preached  on  the  platform  of  temples,  and  Juggemath's  car 
my  place  for  the  distribution  of  the  scriptures.^' 


TUB   FUNDS. 

only  remains  for  the  Committee  to  advert  to  the  present  financial 
)f  the  society. 

be  remembered  that  at  the  last  annual  meeting  '*  An  old  friend*'  of 
;y  authorized  one  of  the  Secretaries  to  state,  that  he  would  give  a 
of  the  balance,  £1813  Os.  6d.,  then  duo  to  the  Treasurers.  By  thif 
erous  gift  the  Society  was  freed  from  debt,  and  an  encumbrance  which 
hed  very  heavily  upon  it  for  nine  years,  and  necessarily  prevented 
'gement  of  its  operations,  was  happily  removed.    Surely  this  was  a 

good,  and  a  great  encouragement  to  proceed  with  their  proposed 
>r  the  enlargement  and  consolidation  of  the  mission  in  India, 
ommittce  very  naturally  watched  the  progress  of  the  financial  retuma 
Y  month,  the  more  that  it  was  feared  the  increased  cost  of  all 
es  of  8ul>Bi8tence  would  materially  affect  the  ability  of  a  large  number 
'riends  to  frive  their  usual  donations,  to  say  nothing  of  the  increase 

to  carry  out  their  plans.   To  their  great  surprise  and  pleasure,  month 
i  during  the  year,  there  was  a  steady  increase,  except  in  January ;  bat 
ury  an  increase  again  occurred,  and  what  was  deficient  in  the  ywvvwa^ 
u  more,  than  BuppUed. 


321  TQE  MISSIONARY  UERAU) 

It  is  well  known  that  most  relifpous  societies  receive  a  very  large  portion  of 
their  income  in  the  last  month  of  the  financial  year.  It  was  apprehended  bj 
the  officem.  that  the  receipts  in  March  of  the  present  year  would  hardly  come 
up  to  those  of  March  in  the  preceding  year.  But  contrary  to  expectation  each 
day  brought  a  large  supply.  And  the  Committee  have  now  to  report,  with  deep 
thankfulness  to  II im  who  hath  opened  the  hearts  of  His  people,  that  the  total 
receipts  for  the  year  amount  to  £24  J59  12s.  Ud.,  being  £0,330  168. 4d.  in  advanoe 
of  the  year  1053.  Tlie  receipts  for  general  purposes  amount  to  £20,879  39. 7d.; 
an  increase  of  £.'),704  IDs.  lod.  The  iKilance  in  favour  of  the  Society,  and  in 
the  hands  of  the  Treasurers,  is  £1,208  Ts.  Od. 

It  is  now  to  be  shown  how  much  of  this  excess  of  income  for  Genenl 
Purposes  over  the  income  of  1853,  may  be  regarded  as  an  increase,  which  may 
be  reckoned  upon  as  llkoly  to  continue.  The  donation  to  lif^uidatc  the  debt, 
£1,813  Os.  r>d.,  and  donations  specially  for  India,  £2,.'>/il  12s.  l)d.,  amounting 
together  to  £4,3<i4  13s.  2tl.  being  deducted,  there  is  left  a  clear  substantial 
increase  in  the  general  collections  and  contributions  of  £1,400  6s.  od. 

If  it  be  inquired  from  what  sources  this  increase  has  arisen,  it  may  truly  be 
replied,  that  the  information  which  has  been  given  respecting  India,  and  the 
reasons  and  grounds  for  the  proposal  to  extend  the  mission  in  that  important 
field,  have  awakened  very  general  attention.  The  churches  have  been  appealed 
to  by  their  pastors.  Suggestions  for  united  and  fervent  prayer  have  been 
kindly  received  and  acted  upon,  and  organizations  revived  and  strengthened. 
In  some  places  where  they  did  not  exist,  auxiliaries  have  been  formed,  and 
efforts  made,  and  with  an  encouraging  amount  of  success,  to  include  in  the 
various  organications.  cliurchcs  which  had  hitherto  held  aloof,  or  only  assisted 
the  funds  at  uncertain  intervals. 

CONCLrSIOX. 

Whether,  then,  your  Committee  look  on  the  results  of  past  years  of  labour, 
on  the  manifest  tokens  of  God's  blessing  which  have  been' given  to  His  servants, 
or  to  the  present  aspect  and  position  of  the  great  enterprise  in  which  the 
church  of  Christ  is  engaged  both  at  home  and  abroad,  there  is  obviously  the 
greatest  encouragement  patiently  to  continue,  and  myt  to  faint — nay,  every 
success,  every  demonstrated  want  cries  loudly  to  the  disciples  of  the  Son  of  Man 
to  hasten  forward,  to  work  and  pray  unceasingly,  for  the  niglit  comcth  in  which 
no  man  can  work.  One  only  discouragement  presses  upon  them.  The  cry 
for  labourers  has  gone  through  the  land.  But  few  have  responded  to  the  call 
Is  it  that  the  church  of  Christ  has  yet  to  learn  her  dependence  on  the  divine 
handi  Is  it  that  the  consecration  of  the  Lord's  servants  to  Ilis  service  is 
calculating  and  cold,  slirinking  from  the  needful  sacrifice  i  The  Committee 
ask  the  solemn  and  prayerful  attention  of  the  Society  to  this  feature  of  their 
work.  Most  emphatically  must  they  repeat  the  words  of  the  Captain  and 
Leader  of  our  salvation:  "Lift  up  your  eyes  and  look  on  the  fields ;  for  they  arc 
white  already  to  harvest.  The  harvest  truly  is  plenteous,  but  the  laliourers  are 
few ;  pray  ye  therefore  the  Lord  of  the  harvest,  that  lie  will  send  forth  labour- 
ers into  His  harvest.*' 


CONTRIBUTIONS, 
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J,  BAODOy  AVD  fOSf,  mXMTCRfl,  CAftlLa  «n.«RT,  n^wv:H.x. 


THE 


5APTIST  MAGAZINE. 


JUNE,  1854. 


MUSIC. 


BY   THE   REY.  SAMUEL  LILLYOBOP. 


the    April    number    of    this 
ne,  M.   H.    W.,    proposed   four 
'  inquiries  respecting  the  Icgiti- 
se  of  instrumental,  sacred,  and 
music.    It  is  very  desirable  that 
Qe  who  has  well  considered  the 
should  give  such  answers  to  his 
that  his  mind  may  be  set  at  rest 
subject.    However,  as  it  is  not 
>pinion  of  one  man  we  generally 
0  the  right  conclusion  on  any 
)oint ;   so,  in    the  present   in- 
it  is  very  desirable  that  two  or 
;  least  should  express  their  views 
most  interesting  topic,  as  we 
a  day  in  which  music  is  more 
'er  cultivated,  as  the  sweetest 
eliest  science  which   Qod  has 
licated  to  fallen  man — a  science 
will    not    perish    when,   "The 
and  earth  shall  pass  away  with 
noise,  and  the  elements  shall 
th  fervent    heat,"    but  which 
»m  that  very  moment  )jo  more 
re  cultivated  in  the  realms  of 
rhere  their  golden  harps  and 
^s,  their  multitude  of  well- 
dees,  shall  burst  forth  in  bu<^  a 

V£ — FOUMTB  MMMIEB. 


I 


grand  chorus  of  "  Worthy  is  the  lamb^' 
as  shall  drive  nandeFs  well  known  com- 
position into  oblivion,  and  fill  all  heaven 
with  wonder  and  delight 

Music  then  is  an  immortal  science, 
and  earth  never  so  much  resembles  the 
realms  of  bliss  as  when  a  whole  con- 
gregation, under  the  influence  of  grati- 
tude and  love,  unite  in  singing,  "  Qlory 
to  God  in  the  highest,  and  on  earth, 
peace,  good  will  towards  men.**  This 
being  the  case,  I  reply  to  your  cor- 
respondent by  saying : — 

1st.  Music  is  a  proper  subject  for  a 
Christian  study,  and  however  the  Rev. 

Mr. may  have  broken  his  violin, 

because  he  found,  it  had  obtained  too 
great  an  influence  over  his  mind  and 
time,  yet  this  fact  only  argues  against 
its  abuse,  not  its  use. 

InstruinerUal  music  was  evidently 
cultivated  by  David,  the  man  after 
God's  own  heart,  and  why  should  it  not 
be  ?  What  science  is  so  much  the  child 
of  nature  as  this?  Its  seven  sounds 
arc  not  the  production  of  art,  but  of 
nature,  and  are  found  in  every  musical 
instrument,  as  ^eH  aa  m  ev^t^  \i\aaaaa. 


330  MU8IC. 

Toioe,  whether  the  Esquimaus,  African,  |  and  hence  the  objectiona  itill  remaiiit  ' 
or  New  Zealander'B.   Its  common  chord,  •  full  force. 

or  triad,  exists  in  everything  that  has  ^  Secondly.  As  to  sacred  conoerta>  or 
sound.  The  unisons  of  the  i£olian  ,  oratorios,  mj  objections  are  still  gntUXt 
harp  give  it  when  acted  upon  by  the  air,  though  here,  no  doubt,  even  religioai 
as  well  as  a  bar  of  iron  when  wrought  j  people  feel  themselves  quite  at  hoiiM> 
upon  by  the  blacksmith's  hammer.  .  Ilandel,  Haydn,  and  Mendelssohn,  bun 
What  can  be  more  beautiful  than  the  drawn  such  immense  congregations  in 
Symphonies  of  Beethoven,  or  the  Con-  :  Exeter  Hall,  that  it  may  be  thon(^t 
oertos  of  Gorelli  1  But  Bacrcd  music  has  ,  presumption  to  say  one  word  in  oppoB- 
a  far  greater  claim  upon  our  attention  tion  to  an  amusement  which  appears  to 
than  secular,  inasmuch  as  it  raises  the  >  l>c  both  sacred  and  sublime ;  but  ena 
thoughts  from  earth  to  heaven,  from  public  opinion  changes  with  the  variooi 
the  creature  to  the  Creator.  The  Chris-  rounds  of  time,  and  therefore  tbii  en 
iian  can  never  l)c  bettor  employed  than  =  be  no  criterion  to  judge  by  as  to  iny 
when  he  is  cultivating  sacred  music  •  popular  movement, 
with  those  feelings  and  sentiments  I  I  l>clieve  God  never  intended  hii 
which  induced  the  sweet  singer  of  Israel  ,  sacred  word  to  be  made  the  channel  of 
to  call  upon  his  soul,  and  all  that  was  amufemetU  to  the  waiting  multitada; 
within  him,  to  bless  and  praise  the  holy  i  nor  his  holy  name  to  be  taken  in  viin 
name  of  the  Lord  most  high.  '  i  for  five  shillings  per  ticket,  as  a  mere 

The  second  query  involves  in  it  a  far    matter  of  pounds,  shillings,  and  pence 
greater    difficulty  than  the  first,  viz.  I  in  the  great  hall  of  the  City.    I  hafS 
**  How  far  is   a  Christian  justified  in    known  too  much  of  the  musical  profes- 
attending    concerts,    whether    sacred,    sion  in  general  to  believe  there  is  any 
secular,  or  instrumental  \ "     No  doubt  |  act  of  worship  in  these  &:>lemn  oratcnrioSf 
various  opinions  would  be  expressed  by  i  and  "  whatsoever  is  not  of  faith  is  sin.'' 
pious  men  in  reply  to  those  points.     I    I  know  nothing  much  more  profane  or 
must  confess,  my  oYm.  difficulties  are  so  |  horrifying  than  for  four  or  five  hundred 
great,  though  an  enthusiastic  lover  of '  performers  to  be  dashing  away  at  tko 
music,  that  I  never  attend  a  concert,  or  '■  highest  point  of  their  voices  in  vocife' 
an    oratorio,    and    for    the    following  \  rating  "  Worthy  is  the  Lamb,"  or  *'  nil- 
reasons  : —  I  lelujah,    the     Lord     God    omnipotent 

1st.  Concerts  are  generally  made  up  reigneth."  The  music  was  enchanting 
of  songs  and  glees,  the  poetry  of  which  i  to  me  l)eforc  I  knew  the  Lord,  but  when 
is  anything  but  suitable  for  those  who  I  I  was  taught  the  solemn  fact,  thsty 
profess  to  *^  love  God  and  are  the  called  !**  God  is  a  Spirit,  and  they  that  worship 
according  to  his  purpose/*  Bacchus  ,  him  must  worship  him  in  spirit  and  in 
and  Venus  are  the  two  idols  elevated  i  truth,'*  oratorios  were  given  up,  and 
most  conspicuously  by  the  writers  of  j  after  many  years*  mature  consideratioDi 


popular  music ;  and  these  to  a  mind 
under  the  power  of  the  Holy  Spirit 
must  be  as  obnoxious  as  Hindoo 
hymns,  sung  in  honour  of  Vishnu  or 
Bramah  at  the  annual  festivals  of 
Jtiggernaut.  Many  exceptions  to  this 
kind  of  vocal  music  may  be  found  in 
the  present  day,  yet  they  are  only  the 
exceptions  and  not  the  general  role; 


have  never  been  resumed,  although  thf 
sacrifice  is  great. 

And,  as  to  the  present  mode  of  con 
ducting  concerts — the  course  of  edaca 
tion  pursued  by  public  musicians,  th 
character  of  the  performers,  &a  I  d 
not  know  any  material  alteration  fo 
the  better.  In  my  own  locality,  whei 
we  might  have  expected  an  improTi 


CONGREGATIONAL  PSALMOBT. 


331 


an  advance  had  been  made 
ity  or  piety,  there  is  nothing 
,te  such  a  step  in  the  right 
That  many  religious  men 
part  in  these  oratorios  there 
no  doubt,  and  if  thuy  were 
)  do  80,  as  an  act  of  religious 
and  this  were  the  sole  delight 
lasembly,  it  would  materially 
case  ;  but  is  it  not  a  fact,  that 
part  of  those  who  gather  thcm- 
^ther  on  such  occasions,  do  so 
sning's  amusement,  as  hundreds 
ibied  at  the  Queen's  theatre  in 
market ;  only  the  one  may  l>e 
sacred,  and  the  other  an 
^pera. 

>urth  question  is  simple  and 
olution,  "  In  what  way  should 
e  introduced  in  public  and 
orship  I" 

>lic  worship,  the  melodies  should 
most  refined  character  ;  simple 


and  noble,  not  as  too  many,  puerile  or 
complicated.  When  these  are  harmo- 
nized after  the  style  of  Handel,  Wain- 
wright,  &c.,  and  are  accompanied  by 
the  deep  and  swfet  sounds  of  the  organ 
when  it  can  be  obtained,  and  are  sung, 
not  by  a  few  merry  men  in  the  gallery, 
but  by  the  assembled  church  with  one 
accord — we  have  a  sample  of  what 
public  worship  ought  to  be. 

And  as  to  family  worship,  the  same 
ideas  may  serve  to  show  how  it  should 
be  performed,  viz.,  by  the  offering  up  of 
the  heart  and  voice  in  holy  adoration 
and  thanksgiving,  in  solemn  and  sacred 
lays,  when  the  melody  and  harmony 
should  only  act  as  so  many  handmaids 
to  devotion,  to  draw  forth  stronger  feel- 
ings of  love  and  gratitude  to  the  Author 
of  all  mercies  and  the  God  of  all  grace 
and  consolation. 

Windsor. 


CONGllEaATIONAL  PSALMODY. 


UY    THE    UCV.    JOIi.V    EYUE8. 


to  be  regretted  that  there  are 
rsons,  even  among  those  who 
f  devout  in  the  service  they 
0  the  Most  High,  who  evince 
ist  in  praising  his  holy  name  ; 
7e  never  been  instructed  iu 
science,  and  psalmody  to  them 
.ttractions.  The  object,  there- 
he  following  remarks  will  be  to 
its  real  nature  and  impoitaiice. 
observe,  in  the  first  i)lace,  that 
a  very  interesting  and  delight- 
of  divine  worship.  There  is 
"CSS  command  of  Bcripture  to 
i  us,  and  encourage  and  excite 
ts  in  this  noble  employment. 
crgctically  and  triumphantly 
dd,  the  king  of  Israel,  express 
ags  of  his  heart  respecting  it. 
sage  was,  "  I  wiiJ  sing  uato  the 


Lord  as  long  as  I  live,  I  will  sing  praises 
to  my  God  while  I  have  any  being.  0 
magnify  the  Lord  with  me,  and  let  us 
exalt  Ilis  name  together." 

But  we  have  a  greater  than  David, 
even  David^s  Lord,  who  not  only 
sanctioned  psalmody  but  enforced  the 
observance  of  it  by  his  own  example. 
Even  when  bearing  our  sins  and  carry- 
ing our  sorrows,  and  just  as  Ho  was 
going  forth  to  the  greatest  of  all  con« 
flicts,  He  sang  a  hymn  with  his 
disciples.  The  apostles  followed  in  the 
footsteps  of  their  Divine  Redeemer,  and 
wished  others  to  do  the  same, "  teaching 
and  admonishing  one  another  in  psalms 
and  hynms  and  spiritual  songs,  singing 
with  grace  in  their  hearts  unto  the 
Lord." 

The  primitive  C\iTial\axii  \f«t^  c^^ft- 


GONaREGATIONAL  PSALliODT. 


brated  for  their  hymiiB  of  praise  in  the 
time  of  Origen.  And  Pliny  the  Younger 
infonoB  ub,  that  in  the  period  in  which 
he  lived,  Christians  used  to  meet  to- 
gether before  day,  and  that  they  sang 
among  themselves,  or  one  with  another. 
Indeed,  believers  in  Christ  Jesus  in 
those  early  times  of  the  gospel  dispensa- 
tion were  so  celebrated  for  their  praises 
to  God,  that  they  became  marked  cha- 
racters on  accoont  of  it,  and  we  are 
informed  that,  in  or  about  the  second 
century,  the  character  of  a  Christian 
was  thus  described,  "That  he  was  one 
that  praised  Qod  with  thanksgiving  and 
BongB  of  praise/'  The  scriptures  of 
truth  also  inform  us  how  it  will  be  with 
the  righteous  in  the  latter  day.  The 
■ame  feelings  will  pervade  their  hearts 
which  inspired  and  elevated  the  first 
Christians.  They  shall  come  to  Zion 
with  songs,  shall  lift  up  the  voice,  and 
with  the  voice  together  shall  they  sing, 
break  forth  into  joy  and  sing  together 
when  the  Lord  has  made  bare  His  holy 
arm  in  the  eyes  of  all  the  nations,  and 
all  the  ends  of  the  earth  shall  see  the 
salvation  of  God. 

Hence  it  appears  that  psalmody  is 
an  ordinance  of  Qod.  He,  therefore, 
who  neglects  it,  unless  he  is  incapaci- 
tated for  the  employment  by  bodily  or 
mental  infirmity,  or  he  who  is  indiifer- 
ent  to  the  manner  of  its  performance,  is 
guilty  of  sin. 

It  is  expedient  then  in  the  next  place 
to  inquire  if  our  singing,  in  that 
worship  which  we  profess  to  pay  to  the 
Lord  our  God,  is  what  it  ought  to  be  ;  if 
it  be  that  which  is  pleasing  and  profit- 
able to  the  devout  mind,  and  acceptal>le 
as  a  sacrifice  on  the  holy  altar.  It  may 
be  affirmed,  that  it  is  to  a  certain 
extent  in  some  Christian  assemblies. 
And  there  have  been  seasons  when  in 
meeting  in  such  we  have  said : — 

**  Mjr  willing  w)ul  would  rUj 
In  inch  a  frame  as  this. 
And  sit  and  sing  boraelt  awaj 
To  ereriMting  bliat." 


But  in  otherB  it  has  been  qdta  thi 
reverse.    The  entire  management  of  thl 
psalmody  has  been  under  the  gnidBMB 
of  a  choir  of  ungodly  men.     TiMtml 
therefore  of  all  in  the  asBembly  unitiBg 
their  hearts  and  voioes  in  one  harmo- 
nious  song,  but  few  voices  oompantive^ 
have  been  heard  in  praifling  the  name 
of  the  Lord.     And  not  unfrequentij 
there  has  been  a  want  of  discrimiiMitifln 
in  the  adaptation  of  the  tunes  to  the 
hymns.    Indeed  the  cultivatioii  of  the 
sin^^ng  talent  of  the  people  haa  been 
in    many    congregations    so   fearfoUy 
neglected,  and  so  little  have  the  end 
I  and  importance  of  psalmody  been  studied 
:  that  it  has  been  viewed  by  many  of  the 
j  rich  as  being  '*  beneath  their  attention," 
'  and  we  know  it  to  be  a  fact,  that  ia 
i  some  cases  when  others  in  the  congregip 
I  tion  have  united  with  the  choir  thej 
have  been  considered  out  of  order.  Hot 
\  long  since  as  a  Christian  friend  of  the 
I  writer  of  these  remarks  was  standing  in 
I  a  commodious  and   elegant   place  of 
I  worship,  he  said  to  a  gentleman  who 
accompanied  him,  '*  Do  the  two  thousind 
I)cople  who  assemble  here  on  the  I^rd^s 
day  all  join  in  the  psalmody?"    "No, 
sir,"  was  the  reply,  "  fiur  from  it,  very 
few  of  their  voices  are  to  be  heard.  AU 
they  do  is  to  listen  to  the  organ  and  the 
choir."    Who,  therefore,  in  a  right  state 
of  mind  can  forbear  expressing  regret 
that  such  a  state  of  things  should  exist, 
and  that  the  art  of  singing  that  calli 
forth  such  pleasurable  emotions,  and 
brings  down  the  blessing  of  God  on  the 
soul  when  used  in  His  service  should 
be  so  little  cultivated  ?    It  is  not  an  un- 
common thing  to  meet  with  persona 
who  can  write  well,  talk  grammatically, 
and  draw  beautifully,  but,  as  it  has 
been  observed  by  an  excellent  writer, 
*'a  Christian  who  can  sing  well  and 
correctly  is  very  rarely  to  be  met  with." 
What  then  is  to  be  done,  and  what 
methods  should  be  adopted  to  improve 
our  psalmody  1    We  apprehend  it  will 


GONaREQATIONAL  PSALMODY. 


333 


some  considerable  time  to  effect 
lesirable  object,  and  that  various 
B  must  be  used.  Christian  parents 
d  begin  with  their  children  in 
life,  and  let  the  art  of  singing  form 
rtion  of  their  education.  Instead 
irmitting  their  children  to  attend 
c  concerts  and  oratorios,  they 
.d  occasionally  have  small  musical 
es  at  their  own  house,  consisting  of 
i  who  fear  God.  They  should  adopt 
>ractice  of  singing  in  their  family 
[lip.  That  holy  man  of  God,  Mr. 
p  Henry,  used  to  say,  That  they 
ell  who  pray  morning  and  evening 
&ir  families ;  that  they  do  better  who 
and  read  the  scriptures ;  but  they  do 
of  all  who  pray,  and  read,  and  sing 
QB,  and  Christians  should  covet 
istly  the  best  gifts.  Christian 
shes  universally  should  also  take 
be  matter  of  psalmody  into  their 
serious  consideration.  Some  have 
so  in  the  right  spirit,  and  with 
ly,  and  a  valuable  reformation  has 
Qenced.  Every  church  should 
a  singing  class  for  the  congrcga- 
presided  over  by  the  pastor.  If 
!  be  no  competent  person  amon^ 

I  to  conduct  one,  let  a  suitable 
>n  be  engaged  for  a  time  to  give 
lecessary  instruction,  and  when  a 

has  been  formed  and  established, 

II  not  be  a  very  difficult  matter  to 
?  it  on.  "To  begin  well  is  to  lay 
oundation  for  a  continuance."  It 
ily  wonderful  to  sec  what  a  delight- 
hange  has  been  produced  already 
e  psalmody  of  our  town  and  village 
rcgations  where  this  plan  has  been 
ted.  It  is  peculiarly  desirable  also 
ministers  should  take  a  greater 
est  in  this  matter.  They  should 
b  seriously  before  the  people,  pray 
t  it,  and  preach  about  it.     It  has 

said  by  an  eminent  writer,  "  IIow 
»m  do  we  hear  sermons  on  praise !" 
«  is  a  reason  for  it ;  few  conipara- 
y  of   the   pastors  of  the  several 


chnrohes  have  studied  manoal  Boienoep 
in  consequence  of  which  there  has  been 
a  backwardness  on  the  part  of  many  in 
saying  much  on  the  subject  to  the 
people.  The  Rev.  J.  J.  Waite  informs 
us  that  a  gentleman  said  to  him  some 
time  since,  "  We  get  on  pretty  well  with 
our  class,  and  our  psalmody  on  the 
Lord*s  day  is  very  much  improved,  but 
we  should  do  a  great  deal  better  if  we 
had  more  encouragement  from  our 
minister ;  the  subject  of  psalmody  is 
never  referred  to  in  his  sermons,  and 
he  seldom  or  never  comes  to  the  class. 
When  he  does  come,  we  are  all  very 
glad  to  see  him ;  and  if  he  would  but 
visit  us  more  frequently,  and  now  and 
then  give  us  a  discourse  on  the  subject 
from  the  pulpit,  and  exhort  and  en- 
courage the  people  to  come  and  join  us, 
we  could  easily  double  our  numbers 
and  a  vast  deal  more  good  would  be 
done."  "I  have  heard,"  said  another, 
"  many  discourses  on  prayer,  but  on  the 
duty  of  singing  with  the  spirit  and  with 
the  understanding  also,  I  have  never 
heard  a  single  sermon  in  my  life."  It 
is  very  desirable  then  that  the  noble  art 
of  singing  should  be  more  promoted  in 
the  colleges  for  preparing  young  men 
for  the  ministry :  we  have  our  classes 
for  Greek,  Hebrew,  Latin,  geometry,  and 
other  branches  of  useful  science,  but 
seldom  do  we  hear  of  there  being  a 
course  of  instruction  given  to  the 
students  on  singing.  If  means  of  this 
character  were  used,  our  psalmody 
would  become  one  of  the  most  interest- 
ing parts  of  divine  worship,  and  instead 
of  the  light  unharmonious  tunes  which 
have  been  in  use,  we  should  have  those 
introduced  which  are  adapted  to  the 
noble  and  sublime  sentiments  contained 
in  our  hymns  of  praise,  and  they  would 
be  sung  with  "a  massiveness  and 
grandeur  never  to  be  heard,  except 
from  the  trained  voices  of  a  congre- 
gation." The  singing  oC  \.\v!&  VCv^ 
praises  of  our  God  ^o\x\d  ^tiVbaXa  q^'c 


334 


CONQREQATIONAL  PSALMODY. 


minds  and  warm  our  languid  hearts, 
and  we  might  confidently  expect  that 
he  would  bless  the  means  thus  used  to 
glorify  his  holy  name. 

We  now  come  to  a  very  important 
question,  '*  Arc  there  any  reasons  for  or 
against  Christians  attending  public 
concerts  ? "  It  is  a  question  that  de- 
mands our  serious  and  prayerful  con- 
sideration, and  has  recently  been  brought 
forth  by  a  correspondent  in  the  Baptist 
Magazine.  And  in  replying  to  which 
our  answer  is,  There  are  very  few  public 
concerts  or  oratorios  indeed  tliat  we 
should  deem  it  expedient  or  desirable 
for  those  who  love  the  Saviour  to  attend 
merely  for  the  gratification  of  listening 
to  the  music  or  engaging  in  the  per- 
formance, but  many  reasons  may  l>e 
assigned  for  their  not  attending.  8ee 
what  a  baneful  influence  the  habitual 
attending  of  them  has  on  young  Chris- 
tians in  introducing  them  into  ungodly 
society — what  disorder  is  created  in 
family  religion  when  the  heads  of  tlic 
household  arc  in  the  concert  room  in- 
stead of  being  at  the  family  altar — how 
often  the  hour  of  midnight  arrives  ere 
parties  in  so  doing  reach  their  rcsi)ective 
homes — how  much  more  good  they 
might  do  with  their  money  thus  ex- 
pended in  giving  it  to  the  promotion  of 
the  cause  of  the  lledeenier  who  "  though 
He  was  rich  for  our  Rakes  iKJcume  poor  " 
— how  it  robs  them  of  their  time  for 
closet  devotion,  and  unfits  them  for  the 
hallowed  seasons  of  communion  with 
God  and  his  people  in  the  house  of 
prayer.  When  therefore  a  believer  is 
solicited  to  attend  such  places  it  would 
be  wise  for  him  to  interrogate  himself 
concerning  the  matter,  and  ask,  Is  it 
probable  that  the  meeting  will  be 
honoured  with  God's  gracious  presence  1 
'WiVL  the  object  contemplated  be  for  his 
glory  ?  If  I  go  can  I  entreat  the  divine 
Being  to  accompany  me."  If  not,  the 
wisest  course  will  be  to  refrain  from 
goiDg.      Besides  which    the   immoral 


character   of  at   least    many  of  the 
public    performers    at    oonoerts    vA 
oratorios  ought  to  be  an  objection  with 
a    true    Christian.      The    Rev.  John 
Newton    was    not    insensible    to   the 
pleasurable  emotions  produced  by  good 
music,  but  deeply  lamented  over  the 
unholy  character  of  many  of  the  public 
musicians,    and    CvSpecially    that    the 
solemn    words    of   scripture    in    their 
mouths    were    made    the    vehicle  of 
pleasure,  and  in  the  parish  church  of 
St.  Mary,  Woolnoth,  London,  faithfully 
pointed  out  the  sinfulness  of  such  pro- 
ceedings. 

By  all  that  we  have  now  said  we 
would  urge  all  who  fear  God  to  use 
their  influence  and  example  in  en- 
deavouring to  improve  the  psalmody  in 
their  own  families  and  congregations. 
By  so  doing  they  will  ))e  serving  God 
and  be  promoting  their  own  happiness 
likewise.  Tlie  late  excellent  President 
Edwards,  of  America,  in  giving  an  accoant 
of  tlie  revival  of  religion  there,  reminds 
us  that  when  the  Spirit  of  God  was 
poured  upon  them  in  his  vivifying  influ- 
ence, they  at  once  had  a  mind  to  sing. 
"The  goings  of  God,''  he  says,  **wer« 
then  seen  in  his  sanctuary  ;  God's  da; 
was  a  deliglit  and  II  is  tabernacles  were 
amiable.  Our  public  assemblies  were 
then  1)cautiful ;  God  was  then  served  in 
our  psalmody  in  some  measure  in  the 
beauty  of  holiness.  It  has  been  ob- 
servable that  there  has  l>een  scarce  an} 
part  of  di^'ine  worship  wherein  good 
inen  amongst  us  have  had  grace  sc 
drawn  forth,  and  their  hearts  so  lifted 
up  in  the  ways  of  God,  as  in  sin^ng 
his  praise." 

In  concluding,  we  would  ol)serve  thai 
it  is  only  for  the  Christian  to  exercisi 
his  patience  a  short  season  longer  ii 
this  imperfect  state,  and  he  will  b* 
introduced  to  the  society  of  the  blessei 
above,  and  will  unite  in  singing  th> 
"  new  song  "  with  the  redeemed  on  th' 


ATTENDANCE  AT  CONCERTS.  335 


tlmDe.  And  in  that  oompftny  there 
will  be  not  only  harmony  of  voice,  but 
harmony  of  heart,    of  sentiment,    of 


desire,  of  motive,  and  nothing  through 
eternity  shall  disturb  their  minds  or 
I  interrupt  the  harmony  of  their  praise. 


ANSWERS  TO  QUERIES  ON  ATTENDANCE  AT  CONCERTS. 

The  first  of  four  questions  which  M.  i  answered,  it  must  be  understood  what 
H.  W.  has  proposed  is  this :  'Ms  music  ,  kind  of  concert  is  intended.  A  concert 
in  itself  a  proper  subject  for  a  Chris-  may  be  private  or  public,  select  or  pro* 
tiin*8  study  ? "  This  may  be  safely  miscuous,  presided  over  with  discretion 
answered  in  the  affirmative.  Whatever  and  innocence  of  purpose,  or  intention- 
a  Christian  means  to  do  he  should  try  '  ally  mischievous  in  its  tendencies.  Oh- 
io do  well,  for  the  honour  of  the  Master  ;  viously  there  may  be  circumstances 
whom  ho  serves.  If  he  intends  to  glo-  connected  with  a  concert  which  posi- 
TiSj  God  with  his  voice  or  with  his  i  tively  forbid  the  attendance  of  any 
harp,  it  is  allowable  and  even  praise-  '  right-minded  auditor.  But  it  is  evl- 
worthy  to  endeavour  to  understand  the  \  dently  to  concerts  of  the  purest  kind 
principles  of  music,  that  he  may  apply  \  that  the  inquirer  refers.  The  first  sort 
them  in  practice  and  produce  the  more  i  specified  is  "sacred."  Now  a  musical 
excellent  harmony.  The  lawfulness  of  |  entertainment  relating  to  sacred  sub- 
Bmsic  can  scarcely  be  doubted.  Though  j  jects  is  open  to  some  special  objeo- 
little  comparatively  is  said  of  it  in  the  I  tions.  If  it  be  making  merry  with 
Kew  Testament,  the  principles  of  moral-  i  God's  word,  it  is  wrong.  If  it  be  "a 
itjremainunchanged,  and  in  the  ancient  solemn  sound  upon  a  thoughtless 
days  it  unquestionably  received  the  tongue,"  it  is  wrong.  If  it  be  using 
dime  sanction.  Its  utility  is  evident,  words  fit  fur  worship  in  a  spirit  in  which 
As  it  soothed  Saul  when  suffering  from  worship  is  not  acceptable,  it  is  wrong, 
morbid  depression  of  spirits,  it  has  '  If  it  be  taking  pleasure,  not  religiously 
Boothed  thousands  in  modern  times.  .  but  scientifically,  in  the  recital  of 
How  often  has  it  revived  men  exhausted  '  Christ's  agonies,  as  in  "  The  Messiah,'* 
bj  intellectual  labour !  How  often  has  i  it  is  fit  only  for  an  infidel.  Sacred 
it  tranquillized  persons  sufTering  from  music,  as  it  is  called,  has  more  perils 
nerrous  disease !  Music  ought  to  be  i  around  it  than  music  of  other  kinds, 
regarded  as  one  of  the  beneficent  gifts  But  these  remarks,  it  should  be  remem- 
of  that  long-suffering  and  kind  Creator,  l)ered,  apply  as  fully  to  the  village 
who  permits  us  sinners  to  enjoy  still  "  singing-meeting  '*  as  to  the  city  **  ora- 
frairrant  flowers,  well-flavoured  fruits,    torio." 

magnificent   scenery,  and   to  perceive  '      The  second  sort  specified  is  '*  secular." 
with  pleasure  when  a  winter  has  passed  ■  Now,  against  music  that  tends  only  to 


that  ^  the  time  of  the  singing  of  birds 
is  come.*^  The  cultivation  of  musical 
talent,  where  it  is  possessed,  may  be 
fiurly  inculcated  as  a  Christian  duty. 

11.  "  If  it  is,"  proceeds  the  inquirer, 
"how  far  is  he  justified  in  attending 
concerts  (whether  sacred,  secular,  or 
instrumental)  considered  in  the  ab- 
■traetf*    But  before  this  question  is 


cheer,  without  cherishing  any  improper 
sentiments  or  feelings,  the  writer  does 
not  know  any  valid  argument.  !Sup« 
posing  the  words  used  to  be  perfectly 
unobjectionable,  and  the  circumstances 
to  be  in  no  respect  unseemly,  there  may 
be  cases,  he  thinks,  in  which  it  would  be 
quite  right  for  a  Christian  to  y)vcv^\N!cw 
others  in  giving  m\xsica\  «rQ»T^sKi^'Q^  Va 


3S6 


JUDSON'S  FIRST  EXCOURAGEMENTS. 


feelings  which  he  Bhares  with  them  as  a 
man,  or  as  a  member  of  the  community. 
Of  course  he  might  equally  listen,  with- 
out blame,  to  the  musical  expression  of 
such  feelings  by  a  scientific  band.  Yet 
if  these  occupy  time  or  consume  funds 
that  ought  to  have  been  otherwise  em- 
ployed there  is  cause  for  lamentation.  ' 
The  writer  has  witnessed  melancholy 
effects  upon  prayer  meetings  and  week- 
evening  lectures,  through  a  passion  for 
musical  entertainments  gaining  the 
ascendency  among  the  members  of 
Christian  churches  and  their  families. 
Qreat  care  is  necessary  when  music 
whether  vocal  or  instrumental  is  in- 
dulged in  as  a  recreation,  lest  its  fasci- 
nations should  so  gain  possession  of  the 
heart  as  to  indispose  for  devotional  and 
benevolent  exertion.  Let  us  ever  re- 
member that  if  there  is  no  positive  evil 
in  our  musical  engagement,  while  we 
are  attending  to  it  we  are  doing  nothing 
to  promote  Ilis  kingdom,  who  pur- 
chased us  for  himself,  that  we  might  be 
his  own  peculiar  people,  zcaluus  of  good 
works. 

III.  To  the  third  question,  **  IIow  far 
do  the  present  mode  of  conducting  con- 
certs, the  course  of  education  pursued 
by  public  musicians,  the  character  of 
the  performers,  ^c,  alter  the  case/' 
perhaps  no  general  answer  can  >)e  given, 
as  these  probably  vary  much  in  different 
places.  At  least,  the  writer  of  this 
article  is  not  sufficiently  conversant 
with  them  to  feel  himself  entitled  to 
pronounce  judgment. 


lY.  It  18  asked, ''In  what  way  dMMda 
music  be  introduced  in  public  wadfuaSj 
worship  r*  Here  also  much  must  bi 
left  to  personal  taste  and  disoretioiL 
The  predilections,  the  abilities,  and  the 
appliances  both  of  families  and  of  ooii- 
grcgations  differ  so  much  that  wbii 
may  be  most  inexpedient  in  one  osie 
would  be  ad\'isable  in  another.  That  is 
l)est  which  is  most  conducive  to  the  end 
to  be  attained.  In  one  £unily  the 
attempt  to  sing  a  single  verse  would  be 
productive  of  so  much  discord  and  con- 
scious helplessness  that  instead  of  pre- 
paring the  company  for  prayer  or  the 
perusal  of  the  scriptures  it  would  indis- 
pose for  every  other  tranquil  ezerdsa 
In  another  funily,  the  skill  of  one  of  iti 
members  may  render  the  piano  or  the 
organ  so  effective  as  to  make  it  desira* 
ble  that  vocal  praise  should  constitnte 
a  very  prominent  part  of  the  moming 
and  evening  service.  It  should  alwayi 
be  kept  in  view  that  every  thing 
intended  for  worship  should  be  simpk 
and  sincere.  The  putting  the  body, 
soul,  and  spirit  of  the  worshipper  into 
the  most  apt  state  for  communion  with 
Qod  is  the  great  thing  to  be  aimed  at 
in  all  subordinate  arrangements.  Sacred 
subjects  must  never  be  approached  with 
levity,  or  without  an  endeavour  to  call 
into  exercise  those  feelings  which  pro- 
perly belong  to  them.  Let  these  max- 
ims be  observed,  and  all  may  be  left 
to  the  filial  instinct  of  the  worshippers^ 
which  will  furnish  the  best  Directory. 


JUDSON'S  FIRST  ENCOURAGEMENTS. 


Befori:  the  disheartening  interview 
with  the  emperor  which  took  place  in 
January,  1820,  Judson  had  been  cheered 
with  some  indications  of  divine  appro- 
bation. In  the  beginning  of  May,  1619, 
his  journal  contained  an  expression  of 
Jiqpe  that  the  grace  oi  Qod  had  reached 


the  heart  of  Moung  Nau,  who  appeared 
to  he  slowly  growing  in  religious  know- 
ledge, and  manifested  *'a  teachable 
humble  spirit,  ready  to  believe  all  thai 
Christ  had  said  and  obey  all  that  hi 
had  commanded.**  He  is  described  at 
thirty-five  years  of  age,  without  familyj 


JUDSON*S  FIRST  EKOOURAGEMBNTB. 


337 


I  middUng  abilitieB^  quite  poor, 
1  to  work  for  his  living,  and 
ore  by  his  coming  day  after  day 
r  the  tmth  affording  the  stronger 
ice  that  it  had  taken  hold  of  his 
A  few  days  afterwards,  the  mis- 
y  writes,  ^*  Moung  Nau  has  been 
me  all  day,  as  well  as  yesterday, 
anxious  to  be  received  into  our 
iny,  and  thinks  it  a  great  privilege 
the  first  among  the  Burmans  in 
ling  the  religion  of  Jesus  Christ. 
IS  been  told  plainly  that  he  has 
ig  to  expect  in  this  world  but  per- 
on,  and  perhaps  death ;  but  he 
I  it  better  to  die  for  Christ,  and  be 
'  hereafter,  than  to  live  a  few  days 
)e  for  ever  wretched.  All  the 
len  of  the  mission  have,  at  differ- 
mes,  conversed  with  him,  and  are 
ed  that  a  work  of  grace  is  begun 
\  heart."  Subsequently,  we  read, 
9  27,  Lord's  day.  There  were 
d  strangers  present  at  worship, 
the  usual  course,  I  called  Moung 
)efore  me,  read  and  commented  on 
ppropriate  portion  of  scripture, 
him  several  questions  concerning 
ith,  hope,  and  love,  and  made  the 
imal  prayer,  having  concluded  to 
ill  the  preparatory  exercises  done 
zayat.  We  then  proceeded  to  a 
pond  in  the  vicinity,  the  bank  of 
is  graced  with  an  enormous 
of  Gautama,  and  there  admi- 
ed  baptism  to  the  first  Burman 
rt.  Oh,  may  it  prove  the  begin- 
of  a  scries  of  baptisms  in  the 
ui  empire  which  shall  continue  in 
irrupted  succession  to  the  cud  of 


It 


ce  months  afterwards,  Dr.  Judson 

is  his  conviction  that  a  man  named 

;  Thahlah  was   a  real   convert. 

iture,"  he  says,  "  to  set  him  down 

■econd  disciple  of  Christ  among 

nrmans."    About  the  same  time 

I  Tinted  by  Moung  Shwa-gnong, 

her  of  conaderabJe  distiDction,  a 
xrti. — rovKTH  SKxrxs. 


sceptical  frequenter  of  the  pagodas. 
Qradually,  this  man  was  brought  to 
assent  to  the  chief  truths  of  revelation, 
one  by  one ;  but  it  was  not  till  after  the 
refusal  of  the  emperor  to  accede  to  the 
missionaries*  petition  that  he  gave  much 
evidence  of  earnestness.  A  few  weeks 
afterwards  at  Pyee,  two  hundred  and 
thirty  miles  from  Ava,  Judson  un- 
expectedly met  with  him: — ^"He  had 
come  up  from  Rangoon,  a  few  days  ago, 
to  visit  an  old  acquaintance,  who  was 
dangerously  ill ;  expects  to  return 
shortly  ;  would  gladly  go  with  us,  if  we 
could  wait  a  day  or  two.  We  stated  to 
him  all  our  adventures  at  court,  the 
distressing  result  of  the  expedition,  and 
the  present  danger  of  propagating  or 
professing  the  religion  of  Christy  and 
wound  off  with  the  story  of  the  iron 
mall.  He  appeared  to  be  less  affected 
and  intimidated  by  the  relation  than  we 
could  have  expected.  Indeed,  his  lan- 
guage was  rather  too  high  for  the  ooca^ 
sion.  I  therefore  told  him  that  it  was 
not  for  him  that  we  were  concerned, 
but  for  those  who  had  become  disciples 
of  Christ.  When  they  were  accused 
and  persecuted,  they  could  not  worship 
at  the  pagodas,  or  recant  before  the 
Mangen  teacher.  He  felt  the  force  of 
the  reflection,  and  tried  to  explain  his 
past  conduct.  'Say  nothing,'  said  I, 
'  one  thing  you  know  to  be  true,  that, 
when  formerly  accused,  if  you  had  not, 
in  some  way  or  other,  satisfied  the  mind 
of  the  Mangen  teacher,  your  life  would 
not  now  1>e  remaining  in  your  body/ 
'  Then,'  said  he, '  if  I  must  die,  I  shall 
die  in  a  good  cause.  I  know  it  is  the 
cause  of  truth.'  He  then  repeated,  with 
considerable  emphasis,  the  most  promi- 
nent points  of  his  present  faith,  as 
follows: — */  believe  in  the  eternal  God, 
in  his  JSo7i  Jesus  Christ,  in  tfie  atonemerU 
which  Christ  has  made,  and  in  the 
writings  of  the  apostles,  as  the  true  and 
onli/  word  of  God,  PeT\iac^^  qoclVvd2^<^ 
he, '  you  may  not  TememYiet  V2b»X.^  ^xovtis^ 


818  jrUDSON'8  FIRST  XNCfOURAaEMSMTS. 


'Ah!*  nid  I,  'yoa  majhttvt  t  \ 
to  silence  him,  hat  he  hu  a  p 
fetters  and  an  iron  mall  to  tarn 
Remember  that'  This  was  tb 
stance  of  our  conversation,  thougti 
more  prolix  ;  and  he  left  us  abov 
o'clock  at  night." 
The  fear  of   losing  their  Gh 


one  of  mj  last  vititi,  70U  told  me,  that 
I  was  trusting  in  my  own  understanding 
rather  than  the  divine  word.  From 
that  time  I  have  seen  my  error,  and 
endeavoured  to  renounce  it  You  ex- 
plained to  me  also  the  evil  of  worship- 
ping at  pagodas,  though  I  told  you  that 
my  heart  did  not  partake  in  the  worship, 
Since  you  left  Rangoon,  I  have  not  ;  instructors  distressed  the  conver 
lifted  up  my  folded  hands  before  a  \  inquirers  greatly.  One  named  ! 
pagoda.  It  is  true,  I  sometimes  follow  Bya  said,  "  I  have  come  to  petitic 
the  crowd,  on  days  of  worship,  in  order  I  you  will  not  leave  Rangoon  at  pr 
to  avoid  persecution  ;  but  I  walk  up  .  *'  I  think,"  replied  I,  ''that  it  is 
one  side  of  the  pagoda,  and  walk  down  |  to  remain  under  present  ciroums 
the  other,  l^ow,  you  say  that  I  am  not  j  We  cannot  open  the  zayat ;  we 
a  disdple.  What  lack  I  yet  V*  1  was  have  public  worship  ;  no  Burmi 
now  satisfied  that  he  had  made  a  little  dare  to  examine  this  religion ; 
advance  since  our  last  interview,  which  none  examine,  none  can  be  expe< 
required  a  corresponding  advance  on  embrace  it.'  '  Teacher,"  said  h< 
my  side.  I  replied,  therefore, '  Teacher,  mind  is  distressed  ;  I  can  neitli 
you  may  be  a  disciple  of  Christ  in  heart,  nor  sleep,  since  I  find  you  are 
but  you  are  not  a  full  disciple.  You  ;  away.  I  have  been  around  amon; 
have  not  faith  and  resolution  enough  to  who  live  near  us,  and  I  find  son 
keep  all  the  commands  of  Christ,  par-  '  arc  even  now  examining  the  ne 
tioularly  that  which  requires  you  to  be  \  gion.  Brother  Myat-yah  is  one  of 
baptized,  though  in  the  face  of  persecu-  and  he  unites  with  me  in  my  pe 
tion  and  death.  Consider  the  words  of  ,  Here  Myat-yah  assented  that  it  ^ 
Jesus,  just  before  he  returned  to  heaven,  <  Do  stay  with  us  a  few  month 
"  He  that  believcth  and  is  baptized  shall  stay  till  there  are  eight  or  ten  dis 
be  saved.'"  He  received  this  communi-  ,  then  appoint  one  to  be  the  tea< 
cation  in  profound  silence,  and  with  ;  the  rest ;  I  shall  not  be  conceme< 
that  air  which  I  have  observed  to  come  !  the  event ;  though  you  should  le: 
upon  him  when  he  takes  a  thing  into  country,  the  religion  will  spread 
serious  consideration.  Soon  after,  I  self;  the  emperor  himself  cann< 
hinted  our  intention  of  leaving  Rangoon,  it.  But  if  you  go  now,  and  ta 
since  the  emperor  had  virtually  pro-  ■  two  disciples  that  can  follow,  I  s 
hibited  the  propagation  of  the  Christian    left  alone.     I  cannot  baptize  the 


religion,  and  no  Burman,  under  such 


may   wish   to    embrace    this    n 


JUDSON'S  FIRST  ENCOURAGBMENTS.  380 


|o  to  another  place,  and  would,  therefore, 
neouider  the  matter/*  "  Is  it  good," 
aid  another,  ''to  forsake  us  thus? 
Hotwithstanding  present  difficulties  and 
dngers,  it  is  t)  be  remembered  that 
this  work  is  not  yours  or  ours,  but  the 
vork  of  Qod.    If  he  give  light,  the  reli- 


Moong  Shwa-gnong,  as  if  to  bring 
things  to  a  crisis,  addressed  me  thus, 
'  My  lord  teacher,  there  are  now  several 
of  us  present  who  have  long  considered 
this  religion.  I  hope  that  we  are  all 
believers  in  Jesus  Christ.*  *  I  am  afraid,* 
replied  I,  '  to  say  that ;  however,  it  is 


gim  will  spread.  Nothing  can  impede  i  easily  ascertained ;  and  let  me  begin 
if*  After  conversing  some  time,  I  •  with  you,  teacher.  I  have  heretofore 
foand  that  Moung  Louk,  another  in-  thought  that  you  fully  believed  in  the 
labitant  of  the  yard,  had  been  listening  eternal  Qod  ;  but  I  have  had  some  doubt 
vitkout.  Accordingly,  he  was  invited  whether  you  fully  believed  in  the  Son 
to  tske  his  seat  with  the  inquirers.  |  of  God,  and  the  atonement  which  he 
Moung  Bya  now  began  to  be  in  earnest :  .  has  made.*  '  I  assure  you,*  he  replied, 
Ui  arm  was  elevated,  and  his  eyes  ' '  that  I  am  as  fully  persuaded  of  the 
Inghtened.  "  Let  us  all,'*  said  he,  ,  latter  as  of  the  former.'  '  Do  yon 
"make  an  effort  As  fur  me,  I  will  pray.  |  believe,  then,*  I  continued,  Hhat  none 
OdIj  leave  a  little  church  of  ten,  with  a  i  but  the  disciples  of  Christ  will  be  saved 
teacher  set  over  them,  and  I  shall  be  from  sin  and  hell?'  'None  but  his 
&II7  satisfied."  Moung  Kau  took  a  disciples.*  *  How,  then,  can  you  remain 
veiy  active  part  in  the  conversation,  without  taking  the  oath  of  allegiance  to 
The  three  new  ones  said  nothing,  ex- .  Jesus  Christ,  and  becoming  his  full  dis* 
oepft  that  they  were  desirous  of  con-  i  ciple  in  body  and  soul  V  '  It  is  my 
■Bering  the  religion  of  Christ.  None  earnest  desire  to  do  so,  by  receiving 
of  them,  however,  was  willing  to  admit ;  baptism  ;  and  for  the  very  purpose  of 
tbat  as  yet  he  believed  anything."  |  expressing  that  desire,   I  have    come 

After  many  visits,  followed  by  an  here  to-day.*  '  You  say  you  are  desirous 
Uilooked  for  absence,  Moung  Shwa-  of  receiving  baptism :  may  I  ask  when 
pong  returned  in  the  middle  of  July,  ^  you  desire  to  receive  it?*  'At  any 
** I  received  him,**  says  Judson,  ^'with  time  you  will  please  to  give  it.  Now, 
•one  reserve,  but  soon  found  that  he  i  this  moment,  if  you  please.*  *  Do  you 
lud  not  stayed  away  so  long  from  wish  to  receive  baptism  in  public  or  in 
dtoice,  having  l)een  ill  with  a  fever  for  private ? '  'I  will  receive  it  at  any 
■ome  time,  and  occupied  also  with  the  time,  and  in  any  circumstances,  that 
iUoess  of  his  family  and  adherents.  He  I  you  please  to  direct.*  I  then  said, 
giadaally  wore  away  my  reserve ;  and  '  Teacher,  I  am  satisfied  from  your  con- 
ve  had  not  been  together  two  hours,  '  vcrsation  this  forenoon,  that  you  are  a 
before  I  felt  more  satisfied  than  ever,  true  disciple,  and  I  reply,  therefore,  that 
from  his  accounts  of  his  mental  trials,  I  am  as  desirous  of  giving  you  baptism 
fail  struggles  with  sin,  his  strivings  to  as  you  are  of  receiving  it.'  This  con- 
be  holy,  his  penitence,  his  faith,  his  versation  had  a  great  effect  on  all  pre- 
sxercises  in  secret  prayer,  that  he  is  a  sent.  The  disciples  rejoiced ;  the  rest 
abject  of  the  special  operations  of  the  were  astonished  ;  for  though  they  have 
loly  Spirit,  that  he  is  indeed  a  true  long  thought  that  he  believed  the  Chris- 
liaciple.  He  stayed  all  day.  In  the  |  tian  religion,  they  could  not  think  that 
ftemoon,thefiveNan-dau-gong  visitors,  i  such  a  man  could  easily  be  brought  to 
tie  doctor  Oo  Tan,  and  several  others  profess  it,  and  suffer  himself  to  be  put 
ime  together,  and  we  had  much  inter- 1  under  the  water  by  a  foreigj^ex.  1  XViva. 
iting  converMtion.   towards  the  doae,  j  turned  to  Moung  TViik-t^i  on&  ol  ^i2fcA 


S40 


jnDSOK*S  FIRST  BMCOURAGEMSITTS. 


Nan-dau-gong  people,  who,  I  hope,  is  a    obeying.    I  shall  not  bo  aUe  to  dM|' 
true  believer.    *  Arc  you  willing  to  take    this  night.    I  most  go  home,  and  ooh 
the  oath  of  allegiance  to  Jesus  Christ  T' ;  gult  my  husband  and  return.*     In  tba 
'  If  the   teacher    Moung  Shwa-gnong  j  evening,  we  again  partook  of  the  LoiA 
consents,*  said  he,  *  why  should  I  hesi-  •  supper,  in  consequence  of  the  admi^ 
tate?*    'And  if  he  does  not  consent,    sion  of  the  teacher,  and  my  ezpaetai 
what  then?'     *I  must  wait  a  little    departure  on  the  morrow.    Wehadjok 
longer.*    '  Stand  by,*  said  I, '  you  trust    finished,  when,  about  nine  o^dock,  Mih 
in  Moung  Shwa-gnong  rather  than  in    Mcn-la  returned,  accompanied  by  the 
Jesus  Christ.    You  are  not  wurthy  of   two  other  women  from  her  village:  flhs 
being  baptized.*    IVIoung  Myat-Iah,  on    immediately  requested  to  be  baptini 
being  similarly  interrogated,  wished  to  j  The  disciples  present  assented  withoil 
consider  a  little  longer.    Oo  Van  was    hesitation.    I  told  her  that  I  rgoioed 
still  further  from  c«jmmitting  himself.  '  to  baptize  her,  having  been  long  satisfied 
Of  the  women  present,  I  interrogated  '  that    she   had  received  the   grace  of 
Mah  Mcn-la  only.    She  had  evidently  a    Christ ;  and,  it  being  very  late,  I  M 
considerable  struggle  in  her  mind,  pro-  '  her  out  to  the  pond  near  the  house  by 
bably    on    account  of    her    husbaud^s    lantern  light,  and  thus  baptized  ths 
having  just  declined.     At  length  she  ,  tenth  Bumian  convert,  and  the  fink 
said  that,  if  I  thought  it  suitable  for  her    woman.    Mah  Men-la  is  fifty-one  yeiif 
to  be  baptized,  she  was  desirous  of  re-    old,  of  most    extensive    acquaintanos 
oeiving  the  ordinance.    I  told  her  that  j  through  the  plaoe,  of  much  strength  tf 
her  reply  was  not  satisfactory.    I  could  |  mind,  decision  of  character,  and  ooik' 
not  consent  to  baptize  any  one  who    sequent  influence  over  others.    Shei0i 
could   possibly    remain    easy    without  '  indeed,   among  women    what   Moang 
being  baptized,  and  then  I  related  the  ,  Shwa-gnong  is  among  men. 
story  of  the  two  Lost  disciples  ;  after  i      ''  On  returning  to  the  house,  she  sud| 
which  the  party  broke  up.  ;  *  Now  I  have  taken  the  oath  of  all^^anc0 

**  The  next  morning,  the  teacher  to  Jesus  Christ,  and  I  have  nothing  to 
again  made  his  appearance.  I  again  |  do  but  to  commit  myself  soul  and  bodyi 
asked  him  whether  he  preferred  being  '  into  the  hands  of  my  Lord,  assured  that 
baptized  in  the  day  or  in  the  evening,  i  he  will  never  suffer  me  to  fall  away, 
and  he  again  left  it  to  my  decision ;  on  '  Several  visitors  spent  the  night  at  th0 
which  1  advised  him  to  wait  till  night.  {  mission-house.** 

He  appeared  very  well  through  the  day,  i      In  the  following  year,  Dr.  Wayland 
his  deportment  solemn,  his  conversation  j  remarks,  ^  The  knowledge  of  the  Chris' 


spiritual.  Just  at  night,  I  called  in  two 
or  three  of  tho  disciples,  read  the  account 
of  tho  baptism  of  the  eunuch,  and  made 
the  baptismal  prayer,  and  then  pro- 
ceeded with  the  teacher  to  the  accus- 
tomed place,  went  down  into  the  water, 
and  baptized  him. 

''On  my  return,  I  found  that  Mah 
Mcn-la,  whom  I  had  left  with  Mrs. 
Judson,  had  gone  away.  As  soon  as 
she  saw  that  the  teacher  had  actually 
gone  to  be  baptized,  she  exclaimed, '  Ah, 
he  has  now  gone  to  obey  the  command 


tian  religion  was  silently  insinuating 
itself  among  the  people  of  Rangoon  and 
the  surrounding  villages,  and  it  was 
producing  its  legitimate  effect — th9 
turning  of  men  from  idols  to  the  living; 
God.  Before  the  dose  of  the  summer, 
eighteen  native  Burmans  in  the  whol* 
had  been  baptized  into  the  name  of  th* 
Father,  and  the  Son,  and  the  Holy 
Ghost ;  and  all  but  two  had  maintained 
an  irreproachable  Christian  professioa*- 
It  seemed  that  nothing  was  needed  bul^ 
toleration,  to  enable  trae  religioB  i^ 


of  Jesus  Cbristf  while  I  remain  without  \  6pteal^Lt\^xo\^ga.o^\.^>A«Bl\^^^ 


SML 


THOMAS  A  KEMPIS. 


We  RUpect  that  protestants  have  no 
what  a  thoroughly  evil  book  the 
"Imitation  of  Christ  *'  is.  Our  English 
iviioDB  strip  it  of  its  abominations  ; 
and,  in  so  doing,  tend  to  make  us  think 
better  both  of  the  man  and  the  sys- 
tm  than  we  are  warranted  in  doing. 
The  fourth  book,  which  is  wholly  omit- 
ted, is  Romish  all  over ;  and  even  from 
the  expurgated  work  itself,  in  the  shape 


in  which  it  is  now  published,  what  do 

we  find  that  would  lead  a  sinner  to 

know  the  footing  on  which  he  is  to 

come  to  God?    What  is  there  of  the 

righteousness  of  Ck)d's  eternal  Son  ?    It 

is  well  to  call  us  to  the  imitation  of 

I  Christ,  but  how  is  that  imitation  to 

:  begin  f    Surely  it  must  begin  in  becom- 

I  ing  like  to  Ilim  in  filial  eonfidenee.^' 

Uoratiui  Bonar, 


"MY  FATHER,  TIIOU  ART  THE  GUIDE  OP  MY  YOUTH." 


Ok  tta60,  my  Fattaar  and  my  Qod, 
My  tnuting  voal  expectant  waltn. 

For  gnee  to  tread  the  narrow  road 
nat  Icada  to  Salem's  hearenly  gates. 

Oh !  torn  to  mo  a  listening  car, 
Though  oft  my  feet  have  gone  astray ; 

8tlD  let  ma  feel  thee  erer  near, 
To  hold  and  goide  me  In  thy  way ! 

Bt  thon  my  sun !    Thy  beams  illame. 
And  bathe  me  In  celestial  light ! 

To  banish  fear's  perplexing  gloom. 
And  pnt  the  shades  of  doubt  to  flieht. 


Be  thna  my  shield !    From  every  snara 

Of  Satan  and  the  world  defend  ; 
So  Hhall  I  wage  snccessAil  war 

And  rif^e  a  conqaeror  in  the  end. 

Oh !  had  I  bnt  an  eagle's  wings, 
I'd  mount  and  bear  me  hence  away. 

Far  from  the  crowd  of  earthly  things, 
To  Kcnci  where  dwells  unclouded  day  I 

But  peace  !  ye  mnrm'ring  thoughts,  be  atlll ! 

Nor  lurk  within  my  peaceful  breaat : 
Here.  Lord,  I  wait  to  do  thy  will, 

Till  thon  Shalt  call  mc  to  thy  rest 

W.  H.  O. 


"  THIS  DO  IN  REMEMBRANCE  OP  ME." 


Jitrs,  how  oft  my  sinful  heart 
Forgets  thy  wondrous  love  to  me ! 

bo  thou  thy  needful  grace  impart. 
And  help  me  now  to  think  of  thoe. 

Earth's  cry  of  anguish  reache<I  thine  ear. 
And  brought  thee  down  to  our  relief; 

la  creature  form  thou  didnt  appear 
A  man  of  sorrows,  bom  to  grief. 

TboQ  earnest  not  to  Joy  or  rest* 

Bnt  toll  and  poverty  instead  : 
Brutes  have  their  hurooit,  the  bird  its  nest, 

Thon  hadst  not  whore  to  lay  thine  head. 

Thy  soul,  pure  as  the  light,  alone 
Was  sinless  in  this  world  of  sin  : 

It  grieved  for  guilt,  bnt  not  its  own ; 
How  keen  that  sorrow  most  have  been ! 

Thy  love  and  meekness  saved  thee  not 
From  hnman  scorn,  from  human  hate  i 

luolt  and  torture  were  thy  lot, 
A  Ufe  of  care,  a  murderer's  fate. 

B'sB  they  in  whom  thon  didst  confide 
Increased  the  bnrden  of  thy  woes ; 

For  Peter  thrice  his  Lord  denied. 
And  Judas  sold  thee  to  thy  focc. 


Long  didst  t]ii>n  know  the  cruel  fato. 
The  bitter  death  in  store  for  thee ; 

Long  didvt  tliou  patiently  await 
Thy  last  great  shame  and  agony. 

Thou  earnest  down  from  heaven  to  purge 
Man's  soul  from  sin,  for  him  to  bleed ; 

And  he  repaid  thee  with  the  scourge. 
The  crown  of  thorns,  the  mocking  reed  I 

Upon  the  cross  of  shame  and  woo 
Thou  wast  outstreuhed  by  wicked  m«n ; 

What  tongue  can  tell,  what  heart  can  know 
The  sufferings  that  o'erwhelmed  thee  then  I 

And  didst  thou  live  and  die  for  me, 

For  me  this  load  of  sorrow  bear  t 
Was  it  my  guilty  soul  to  free 

From  endless  ruin  and  despair? 

Then,  O  my  Savionr,  at  this  honr 
Let  no  baae  selfish  thought  intmde ; 

Let  my  whole  spirit  feel  the  power 
Of  fervent,  deepest  gratitude. 

And  when  sin's  eager  treaoheroos  band  ^a, 

To  earthly  pleasure  beckona  me—  i  . 

Forbidden  by  thy  wise  command, 

O  help  mc  (Am  to  think  of  Thee  I    ^^^  uut 


348 


REVIEWS. 


An  Knglithmani  Life  in  India:  or,  Travel  Yoking  a  blessing  from  him.     Henoevi 

and  Adventure  in  the  Kaft,    Jty  IIenuy  may  conclude  that  the  stone  elephut 

MosRs,  M.I).    Lomli.n:  Uinii«aiicl  <MMid-  here  had  peculiar  honours  paid  tohia 

win,  4  J,  Fleet  Street;  au.I  1.0,  Clieap  Street.  ],j.f„ro  the  devotees  climbed  the  hillto 

Bath.      Kdiiiliiif.'li :     Oliver    ami     Hoy«l.  the  tcinn  o 

18i3.    itim...  I'loih.   I',..ai-.'.  I'ruc  .;...,     "  K„mberlcse  pilgrimages  have  bM 

made  by  the  lovers  of  antiquities,  to 

This  is  another  of  liinns  :ind  fJuod-  tbin  subterranean  temple  termed  by  Mr* 

win's  olc'^iint  little  volumes  so  celcbnited  Maurice, '  the  wonder  of  Asia,*  the  ex- 

for  their  typi.igrupliy  and  binding.     Its  cavation  of  which  has  been  attiibuted 

author,   for    a    bmg  time    resident   in  t«.>  Semiraniis  as  well  as  to  the  great 

Bombay,  is  possessed  of  intelligence  and  Alexander.     Three  spacious  entranoei 

discernment,    and    nothing   worthy  of  are  afforded  lH.*tween  four  rows  of  masiiTe 

notice    has    e.scaped    bis    observation,  columns  in  the  brow  of  the  hill,  about 

The  climate,  scenery,  productions,  and  half-way  up  its  steep  ascent  from  the 

seasons  ;  the  people,  tlieir  habits,  castes,  sh(»re.     For  a  few  seconds  after  entc^ 

and  superstitions,  are   pictured   ratlior  ing  the  cave,  I  could  distinguish  nothiujS, 

than  described.     It  is  a  book  with  which  tbe   change  was   so  sudden,  from  the 

our  young  friends  will  be  biglily  gratified,  broad  light  outside  to  the  darkness  witli- 

The  acc<iunts  of  the  old  id' il  temples,  tbe  »"  *,  but  at  length  its  extent  and  ex- 

Bubtorninean    cavern    structures,    sup-  traordiuary  sculptures  gradually  revealed 

posed  to  be  hewn  out  of  soliii  rock,  and  themselves  to  my  astonished  gaze. 

who«e  origin  none  can  trace,  for  wliich  j      "Tbe  length  of  tliis  temple  measuring 
India  is  so  famous,  caiuii>t  fail  to  in- '  from  the  entnince,  which  is  on  the  north 

terest.      Its    description   of    tlie   groat  f^ide,  is   13n  feet  and  its  breadth  123 

cavern  pagoda,  or  temjile  of  Kleplianta,  ^''t^-t  :  tlie  floor  not  l)eing  level  the  height 

which  once  boasted  of  more  pilgrims  to  varies  from  fifteen  to  seventeen  and  half 

its  many  shrines  than  ever  visited  the  f^*<-'t.    The  roof  was  supported  by  twentj- 

shrine  of  the  holy  prophet  at   Mecca,  »?ix  pillars  and  eight  pilasters  disposed 

will,  wc  think,  gratify  <»ur  readers.  in  four  rows  ;  but  several  of  the  piUan 

'•  Klephanta  is  an  island  about  seven  are  broken.     Kach  column  stands  upon 

miles  from  Bombay  and  five  from  the  Jt  s(piare   pedestal  and  is  fluted;  but 

Mahratta   shore.      A   celebrated  stone  instead  of  being  cylindrical,  is  gradually 

ehf'/tfntty  carved  out  of  the   rock,  has  enlarged  towards  the  middle.     Above 

given  an  imperishable    name    to    tliis  the  tops  of  the  columns  a  kind  of  ridge 

island.    The  statue  of  the  ele]>bant  is  has  been  cut  to  resemble  a  beam  about 

situated  on  the  <lcclivity  of  a  hill,  about  twelve  inches  square,  and  this  isrichl/ 

250  yards  from  tlie  water,  and  no  dou})t  carved.     Along  the  sides  of  the  tempi* 

was  the  first  object  of  worship  to  those  are  cut  between  forty  and  fifty  colossal 

landing   on    the    island.     Among    the  figures,  in  height  from  twelve  to  fifteen 

Hindoo  deities  we  find  that  Ganesa,  who  feet,  none  of  them  being  entirely  de- 

Jua  portly  personage  with  the  head  of  tached  from  the  wall.     Some  of  these 

she  ^cphant,  was  at  one  time  so  honoured  figures  have  on  their  heads  a  kind  of 

gone  tevercd    that    no    religious   work  lielmet,  others  wear  crowns,  with  rich 

he  has  no  .undertaken  witliout  first  in-  '■  devices,  and  others  again  are  witboot 
of  Jesus  Chi 


LIFE  IN  INDIA. 


343 


ij  other   oovering  than  curled  and 
rving  hair.    Some  of  them  have  four, 
id  others  biz  hands,  holding  sceptres, 
idds,  sjrmbols  of  justice,  ensigns  of 
lijpon,  weapons  of  war,  and  trophies 
'  peace.    On  the  south  side  facing  the 
ttiance,  is  an  enormous  bust  with  three 
oes,   representing    the    triple    deity, 
nhma,  Yishneu,  and  Siva.    Brahma, 
le  creator,  occupies  the  centre  position, 
hii  face  measures  five  feet  in  length, 
M  width  from  the  ear  to  the  middle  of 
18  nose  is  three  feet  four  inches,  the 
idth  of  the  whole  figure    is   nearly 
roitj  feet    On  the  right  hand  is  tlie 
merver  Yishneu ;  and  Siva  the  de- 
»jer  is  on  the  left  having  in  his  hand 
Cobra  di  Capello,  or  hooded  snake,  and 
Ik  his  cap  a  human  skull.    To  the  left 
r  this  bust,  amid  a  group  of  uncouth 
pires,  is  one,  a  female  ft^rm,  to  wliich 
lebohr  has  given  the  name  of  Amazon, 
om  the  fact  of  its  being  without  the 
gfat  breast.    This  figure  has  four  arms, 
he  right  fore  arm  rests  upon  the  head 
Pa  bull;  the  left  fore  arm  hangs  down 
id  once  contuine<l  something  which  is 
)w  mutilated  and  undistinguishuble. 
he  hand  of  the  hinder  right  arm  gnisps 
Cobra  di  Capello,  and  that  of  the 
inder  left  arm  holds  a  shield. 
"At  the  east  end  is  a  passage  a) tout 
ghteen  feet  long,  terminating  in  an 
)en  space  that  admits  the  light  through 
lort  of  shaft  hole  in  the  rock,  and 
Retaining  a  spring  of  the  finest  water 
)  be  found  in  this  part  of  India.    The 
pproach  to  this  place  is  guarded  by 
iQr  figures,  fourteen  feet  high,  Ix'anti- 
%  executed,  and  more  i)erfect  than 
Ay  to  be  found  in  this  temple.    At  tlie 
trt  end,    and    almost    opposite    the 
MBige  that  leads  to  the  well  is  a  room 
f  recess    about   twenty  feet  square, 
itving  in  the  centre  of  it  an  altar  upon 
rhich  are  placed  sym1)ols  of  a  worship 
offensive  to  European  notions  of  duli- 
^y.'    The  entrance  to  this  recess  is 
^  guarded  by  eight  naked  figures, 


each  130  feet  high,  sculptured  in  a 
manner  which  shows  that  the  people 
by  whom  they  were  executed  must  have 
made  considerable  progress  in  the 
statuary*s  art.  This  as  my  friend 
privately  told  me  is  the  temple  of 
abominations.  I  have  heard  it  stated 
that  when  the  Portuguese  visited  this 
island,  they  were  so  liorrified  by  the 
character  of  this  heathen  temple,  that 
they  ordered  a  piece  of  heavily-loaded 
cannon  to  be  planted  opposite  the 
entrance,  with  the  hope  of  destroying 
the  principal-  pillars  that  support  the 
roof,  and  burying  the  cave  in  the  ruins 
'  of  the  mountain  above  it.  No  such 
violence,  however,  is  now  needed.  The 
rock  itself  is  fast  perishing  from  age 
and  long  exposure  to  the  atmosphere ; 
:  and  the  cave  has  long  been  deserted  by 
I  tlie  infatuated  Worshippers  of  the  strange 
I  gods  which  it  contains. 

"  The  triple  figure  has  been  to  some 
'■  writers  a  source  of  strange  conjecture 
as  to  its  real  meaning,  and  was  long 
supposed  to  represent  the  Hindoo  triad, 
though  many  believe  it  to  be  simply  a 
:  figure  of  Sivsi,  to  whom  the  temple,  and 
!  almost  all  similar  structures  in  the  west 
I  of  India  are  celul>ratcd.  In  the  Hindoo 
trinity  Brahma  who  stands  at  the  head 
is  looked  upon  as  the  author  of  the 
world.  He  is  represented  as  liaving 
produced  everything  out  of  himself,  and 
all  that  was  or  is  partakes  of  his 
essence.  We  cannot  but  smile  at  the 
history  of  his  origin.  The  supreme 
mind  is  said  to  have  deposited  an  egg 
in  the  waters  which  it  created,  and 
which  egg  remained  there  inactive  for 
many  millions  of  years,  till  Brahma  who 
was  snug  inside  of  it,  willed  that  its  shell 
should  break  ;  and  thus  was  he  bom  in 
the  form  of  a  divine  male,  to  be  for  ever 
famed,  throughout  all  worlds  as  the 
great  forefather  of  spirits.  Brahma, 
considering  his  high  position  and  his 
relation  to  the  supreme  mind,  has  but 
few  honouTB  paid  \i\m*,   oxA^  Vnq  ot 


344 


UFE  IN  INDIA. 


three  temples  having  been  erected  to 
hiB  special  service  in  India. 

**  Vishneu  on  the  contrary  has  many 
followers.  He  is  represented  in  the 
sacred  books  ai  the  deliverer  ever  ready 
to  interpose  between  man  and  any 
danger  that  threatens  his  race.  lie  is 
thought  to  descend  frc<iucntly  to  this 
earth  in  various  animated  forms ;  for 
marvellous  and  amusing  are  tlic  trans- 
formations ascribed  to  him.  lie  first 
made  his  appearance  as  a  fish  of  such 
small  dimensions  as  to  be  easily  placed 
in  a  chalice  of  water  ;  but  he  gradually 
expanded  until  a  cistern,  a  pool,  and  a 
lake  were  too  small  to  hold  this  growing 
god.  He  was  consequently  thrown  into 
the  sea  when  he  destroyed  a  giant  and 
appeared  blazing  '^like  molten  gold  a 
million  of  leagues  in  extent.  Clianging 
here  to  a  boar,  he  raised,  with  his  tusks, 
from  the  bottom  of  the  sea  our  earth, 
and  then  sank  out  of  sight. 

''Siva,  to  whom  the  temple  of 
Elephanta  is  supposed  to  be  dedicated, 
is  represented  as  of  a  bright  silver 
colour,  sometimes  having  five  faces,  and 
at  other  times  only  one  with  three  eyes. 
The  history  of  Siva^s  exploits  is  strange 
and  unnatural,  from  the  circumstance 
of  a  female  partner  called  Doorga  being 
mixed  up  with  his  adventures.  This 
Doorga,  who  is  now  the  principal  of  the 
female  deities  worshipped  in  India,  is 
reputed  to  be  a  warlike  and  terrific 
creature.  She  was  originally  called 
Parvati,  until  she  slew  the  giant  of  that 
name  who  had  made  slaves  of  the  gods. 
To  overcome  this  enemy,  Doorga  caused 
9,000,(KK)  of  warriors  to  issue  from  her 
body,  to  fight  against  Parvati's  anuy  of 
100,000,000  of  chariots  and  120,000,000 
of  elephants.  After  this  fierce  contest 
Doorga  took  the  name  of  her  huge 
enemy,  which  was  graciously  bestowed 
on  her  by  the  emancipated  gods. 

"  Parvati  and  Kalee  have  more  wor- 
shippers than  any  other  god  or  goddess 
in  India,  and  their  temples  flow  with 


the  blood  of  animal  sacrifioei.  Jkt 
thieves,  and  all  the  worst  ohaia 
that  spread  terrorthroughoat  Hindo 
pay  peculiar  honours  to  this  h 
wonum  and  her  friend  Kalee.  ' 
recognize  the  latter  as  the  only  got 
endued  with  power  suflicient  to  pr 
them  from  discovery,  during 
pillaging  excursions.  Oonseqoe 
Kalee  is  a  most  popular  divinity  inv 
by  dark  incantations  for  blessing 
aid  on  every  unlawful  occasioi 
adventure  in  which  Hindoo  rol 
engage. 

"Thousands  of  devotees  are  tai 
have  annually  visited  this  tempi 
Elephanta  from  all  parts  of  the  cooi 
and  even  after  the  breaking  up  ( 
shrines,  and  the  scattering  of  its  pr 
the  cave  was  not  entirely  deserte 
the  deluded  worshippers,  who 
fancied  its  headless  gods  had  p 
enough  left  to  hear  their  prayen 
to  accept  their  vain  oblations, 
its  glory  has  departed  from  it,  and 
sound  of  the  church-going  bell '  ste 
across  the  slumbering  water 
Bombay  is  alone  heard  to  echo  a 
the  mountains  and  caves,  and 
polluted  temples,  that  former!] 
sounded  to  the  fanatical  bowlings 
pilgrims,  and  the  dinning  tom-tom 
attends  their  ceremonies.  Death 
time  have  here  hushed  all  into  si] 
TheTroople  whose  boast  these  won 
structures  must  once  have  been, 
long  passed  away,  and  their  mc 
has  long  been  forgotten  in  the 
Let  us  hope  that  a  brighter  and  ha 
day  has  dawned  upon  India,  and 
its  poor  and  benighted  people,  so 
neglected,  may  yet  live  to  bles 
means  that  are  now  working  tog 
for  their  good,  and  to  worship  the 
and  only  God  who  dwell eth  ni 
temples  made  with  hands." 

We  feel  strongly  tempted  to 
further    extracts    respecting    sa 
festivals,  religious  orders,  castes, 


BRIEF  NOTICES. 


345 


.  funeral  rites,  but  must  refrain, 
to  the  book  itself.  The  quota- 
ady  made  indicate  the  religious 
;he  writer.  lie  is  evidently  a 
»f  the  Church  of  England,  and 
regrets  the  little  that  his  own 
as  accomplished  in  tliu  East, 


he  unwittingly  suggests  the  faot  that  it 
is  not  by  planting  bishops  and  building 
cathedrals,  but  by  the  manifestation  of 
the  Christian  character,  and  by  the 
zealous  efforts  of  Christian  men,  that 
idolatry  in  India  is  to  be  overthrown. 

B. 


BRIEF    NOTICES. 


ay  Hartnony  of  the  Four  JKtiint/illttM,  I 
nrdt  nf  the  Authorized  J'trtitm,  ac- 
7  GresiceU's  "Jfarmonin  JCvaHuriica,*' 
Scripture  lUustrationn  i  Kxjumtont  \ 
>m  the  most  approrcd  Cotniutntiitttrs, 
I  Refketions;  tStotjruphivnl  yoticet^ 
fmpiitii      by      IvOllKUT       .MlMPIItHS,  j 

of  **  The  Stfsttin  nf  (!nuiwttttl  i 
uoma  Instruction^*  "  Christ  an  Ev-  j 
f  the  t'oufuj."  A'c,  At.    Two  Vnlumes 

London :  Viirty  and  Owen,  l-.duca-  . 
eposltory,  31,  Strand.    J*rice  £1  U. 

if  of  this  work  is  Cirestwcirs  [{.ir- ' 
iDgtflica,  a  Greek  Harmony  of  the 
ic  reputation  of  whiirli  ttandii  du- 
i|fh.  Twcnty-onc  yrars  a/jo,  >Ir. 
lUbliskcd  an  octavo  volume,  in  which 
»n  Kn^zlUh  ver«ion  was  arran;*i  d  on  i 
dan,  of  which  Mr.  llArtwell  llurnc  i 
t  is  **  a  neoe-Mnry  com)).ini()u  to  Mr. 
elaborate  works."  \Vc  have  In-on 
I  to  cun-'iilt  if,  and  hrive  found  it 
nienl  and  n-icfiil,  cspccirtlly  Ji««  thi'  . 
:l  is  usunlly  insrrtrd  in  a  j)  iri-iithi'-.i'* 
Knyliih  oni"  in  any  coso  in  which 
:  attach^:!  to  a  knowK-il^jc  of  the- 
rms cm:»l'»vod  I»v  the  sijvitaI  ev.iii. 
Phij  ]i.'K-ket  volniDO  contains  that 
apparently  uniilfi  red,  unil  with  it  a 
fif  Noft«»  of  various  kiniN.  conct-m- 
thc  author  fiys  they  **  have  hern 
ully  P'.'hctcd.  ami  it  i**  Impcil  will 
s  of  hihlical  lit(  raturo.''  There  lire 
Rcflecrions  alno  attached  to  each 
nalytical  and  Ili-itorical  Tahhs  pre- 
two  Charts  of  our  T.ord'rt  Life  and 
It  is  a  work  for  which  niiiltitu'ics 
inkful  to  Mr.  Alimpri.m,  csp-cially 
hool  tcaclierii  and  other  in^trnctiirs 
lunjT.  Two  drawlnck.^  fnnn  the 
cellenco  nf  the  volumo  must,  how- 
mess  be  mentioned;  the  firtft  is  that 
arc  dicidtdly  p-i';liihaptist,  tl;e 
)f  pardob^iptiiit  writers  hcin;;  adopted 
rupic  with  repanl  to  passa^eH  wliich 
iptiam ;  the  second  that  in  ord<.-r  to 
work  comprchen9ive,  t\pc  has  U'cn 
very  small  that  it  can  only  Ik*  rend 
hose  eyed  arc  in  excellent  condition. 

TeMiament  Commentary  and  Prnyer 
obtaining  an  Exposition  of  the  AVm' 
Ht,  irilA  Devotttmal  and  Practical 
r/. — TOVRTU  3/sHit:n. 


lie fttct ions  and  Prayer 9,  for  the  «Me  €f 
Eiimiiirs,  after  the  plan  of  the.  Heta.  t/oA 
Orton,  S.  T.P.  Editvtl  hy  'the  Rer,  JosBFK 
T'liKTciiLR,  w/*  Christ  Church.  To  be  com- 
plettd  in  Tuxnty  Monthly  Parts  Part  /. 
Matthew  I. — X.  London :  Tallaiit  and 
Al'en,  *2\,  Warwick  Square.  8ro.  Ppi 
xviii.  6i.    Price  Is. 

The  first  few  pngres  of  this  Part  are  deroted 
to  "Morninj*  and  Kvcnin*;  CoUcctfi,  for  oTery 
day  of  the  week ;  to  he  uocd  iii  the  fdmily,  at 
tlie  cl'>se  of  each  or  any  of  the  prayers  in  thii 
i\ork,  according;  to  the  day  of  the  week,  morn- 
ing; or  evenin;^.*'  Then  (tdlow  ten  chapters  of 
the  (jospcl  acconling  to  Matthew,  divided  into 
fifteen  sections,  with  an  Exposition  or  Com- 
mentary, not  appended  to  the  sacred  text  but 
interwoven  with  it,  the  text  in  Uoman  type, 
the  comment  in  italics.  To  each  section  is 
added  a  serie;i  of  Reflections,  followed  by  a 
sluTt  Prnver.  Of  those  Prayers,  the  author 
s.iyi«,  '*  It  h  thouj^ht  that  they  arc  likely  to  be 
acci-ptahle  with  a  lar(;e  number  of  intelli^nt 
mid  truly  earne>it  ('hri.stiiin<i,  who,  although 
^'ifred  in  pra^'er,  feel  Home  ditficulty  in  adaptinj^ 
tlieir  petitiims  to  the  various  points  of  thou;;ht 
and  fielin^r  which  ari.-e  out  of  the  recitation  of 
scripluro.'*  We  ninj«t  acknowleil;;c  that  we 
heliinir  to  the  nunih:'r  of  those  who  tiiink  that 
t^i'  l•^e  of  help.>  of  this*  kind  by  thopc  who  are 
*•  pitted  in  prayi-r*'  tends  t-i  decrepitude,  and 
that  on  the  other  hand  by  cultivation  gifts 
incronse.  What  ha.s  been  6:iid  will  enable  the 
reader  to  form  an  idea  of  the  plan  ;  respecting 
the  execution,  it  will  be  liest  to  refrain  from 
exjireti'in;:^  an  opinion  till  a  larger  portion  of  the 
work  is  ready  for  examination. 

A  Portraiture  of  the  late  Rev.  William  Jay, 
of  If'ith  :  an  Outline  nf  his  Mind,  Character, 
and  Pulpit  Ehtquence^  with  Xotesofhis  Om- 
rfrmtinnH  and  an  Estimate  of  his  ll'ritinffs 
and  I'sefulntss.  By  the  Rev.  TfffO.MAS 
WAMiXCK,  Author  of**  A  Guide  to  the  Chris* 
tiun  Ministrt/^'*  Prize  Essay,  **  The  Ilearenly 
//ii/w«,"  *•  7'Ac  Jfappy  Family,**  ifc,  ^-c. 
I.ondon :  Arthur  Hall,  Virtue,  and  Co. 
1854.     IGmo.     Pp.  xii.  *J28.     Price  3s.  Gd. 

From  this  volume  it  appears  that  the  late 
Mr.  Jay  wa9  a  man  whose  opimon»«VMVci«  viA 
flims  greatly  resemUed  1\iq««  of  ^\t.  V<i^«Ae% 
To  those  vrno  hare  the  v^euvm  xA  mctvavivO'VaACA 

«  ft 


340 


BRIKF  NOTICEa 


with  Mr.  Wallace,  bat  who  did  not  know  Mr. 
Jay,  thii  will  prohahly  give  a  rcry  favourable 
impre'fiiiin  reipectiii;!  the  dtrceaned;  and  tliovc 
who  do  not  ku»w  Mr,  Wallace  in.iv  find  here 
CTidencc  that   Mr.  Jay  wa^  one  of  the  must  | 
eminent  men  of  the  preMnt  rrntury.     A  cynic  ' 
might  My   that  the  njiparcnt  dmi'^n   of   the  ; 
bio)(rapher  was  to  renri-!<cnt  hiinieif  as   Mr. ! 
Jay's  cnunterpirt,  and  nasitages  might  l»e  ad- 
duced to  give  ciilour  to  the  su^t!r«tioii ;  but  the  , 
candid  will  aMrribe  tlu-fc;  to  inadvertence,  and  i 
conclude  that  Mr.  Wallace  h.iviii;;  admired  Mr. 
Jay  during;  his  life  aud  enjoyed  much  friendly  ' 
intercourse  with  him,  had  made  preparation  for  | 
aoch  a  portraiture  as  he  hnii  novr  presented,  with 
A  sincere  desire  to  frratify  Mr.  Jav's  friends  aud 
extend  Mr.  Jay's  reputation.     It  is  to  be  re- 
gretted thtt  by  HpenKing  nf  hiinst-tf  usually  in 
the  plural  number,  the  :iutlinr  ban  pivi-n  to  his 
work  an    as|K>ct  of  alTcct.ition   and   assump- 
tion   of   which    he    i^    probahly    not    nware. 
Of  himself,  as  an  iudividnal,  he  writes  in  this 
stjle,  not   htmever  distin,LMii»bin<;  any  of  the 
words  by  italics:  *'  IIV  ueiit  uml  «>nw  him  at 
the   r1o!<e   of  the   servii-c,   and    expressed   our 
gratitude  for  the  diricouriie,  and   tcf  were  de- 
lighted with  the  compI:iceney  with  which   hi*: 
countenance  was  irradiated,'*  &c.  p.  23.     "lie  ' 
was  assured  that  his  wish  iiliould  l>e  grntitied. 
as  his  views  of  prcacbinj;  so  fully  corn-sponilod 
with  onr  oim^  p.  26.    '•  IVe  returned  fmm 
Aivylc  Chapel  on  that  occnvion  at  once  edilied  ; 
ana  impresse<1,  and  the  thou;:ht  was  awakened 
in  our  mind  that  ice  had  then  listened  to  biH 
last  discourse,"  p.  42.     ••  We,"  nnd  '*  us,"  and 
"our,"  are  often    objectionable    enough   in   a 
review,   when    n-iterated    pooiponily,  thon};b 
there  it  may  t>e  pleaded  that  the  writer  ii  sup- 
poseil  to  be  speaking  the  nentiments  of  n  bnnd 
of  critics,  not  merely  thotie  uf  the  indiviilunl 
who  hap|iens  to  hold  the  pen  ;  hut   in  a  book 
like  this  it  is  intolerable.      Mr.  Wallace  his 
done  sufficiently  well  on  other  nceisioiii,  nnil 
acquired  sufficient  cn>dit,  to  make  it  iinnerativc 
on  a  reviewer  to  point  out  surh  hlemnhe!)  a4 
these,  lest  they  should  be  imitated  by  voun;:er 
vrriters.    This  too  U  a  Imok  wliicb  i'<<i  likely  to 
he  extensively  read.   Thi-reii^  in  it  much  tliiit  is 
entertaining,    discriniinatinj;,   and    important. 
Young  ministers  e!>peciully  will  derive  from  it 
both  pleasure  and  improvement.     The  remarks 
on  preaching  are  just,  and  (d'excidlent  tendency. 
—An  autobiogrnphy  of  .Mr.  Any  iii  announced, 
which  will  doubtless  be  one  of  the  most  interest- 
ing productions  of  the  age,  if  it  is  not  NiK)iled  in 
the  editing. 

The  Youthful  Inquirer  Connxrilttl  nnd  Kn- 
couraged.  By  Hexky  N.  B.arnktt. 
London:  "W.  Freeman,  G9,  Fleet  Street. 
1H53.    Pp.  148.     Price  2s.  Gd. 

We  hope  that  no  youthful  inquirer  will 
follow  the  guidance  of  this  book.  Its  starting 
point  is  wrong,  and  it  is  vicious  and  dangerous 
throughout.  The  author  takes  the  position 
that  thv  questioHt  What  is  truth  ?  is  another 
and  better  form  of  the  question,  "  What  must 
I  do  to  be  saved? *'  That  the  latter  is  the  cry 
of  the  ignorant,  the  former  the  demand  of  the 
enlightened  and  thoughtful;  forgetting  that 
Jesua  addressed  men  as  sinnera  needing  mercy, 
Mid   that   hifl   ffOBpel   appeala   more    to   the 


wounded  conicieoee  than  to  tli«  pniad  ii 
of  man.  It  rrprescnta  •oeptidam  at  a  r 
great  price,  and  in6delitj  as  no  slo ;  du 
ing  the  words  of  Jesus,  "  He  that  is 
heareth  Gud*s  words:  ye  therefore  hei 
not  liccftuie  ye  are  not  of  God,"  be  ra: 
cry  of  **  Freedom,'^  by  which  he  hopes  i 
throw  all  existing  religious  institution* 
hard  and  coarse  words  were  arguments  h 
succeed.  He  denounces  dogmatic  tl 
and  represents  the  sincere  convictioc 
man's  tnind,  let  them  lie  wliat  they  maj; 
religion  of  (lod ;  unmindful  of  the  li 
Imth  JeHU«  and  hi.*  di«ciples  preached  d 
truth,  and  required  faith  in  tlieir  plain 
statements  or  truth  in  order  to  salvstio 
y(!  lielieve  not  that  I  urn  he,  ye  ^hall  die 
'Bin.4."  "  But  tbnu<;h  we  or  an  ang 
heaven  preach  any  olher  go«pel  unto  y 
thit  which  we  have  preached  unto  yon, 
I>c  arrurited.''  He  would  not  teach 
that  religion  is  essential  to  happineiis,< 
intflli;;c-nt  and  thoughtful,  lie  "  wo 
refute,'*  (we  quote  bis  own  words,)  **t 
song  of  H  convivial  party  at  the  village 

*  With  an  hone»t  oM  frifnd.  and  a  un»n7  ol 
An- 1  .1  tla'k  of  i»M  jwirt,  h't  mo  thig  ihc 
long,-  &c. ; 

with  the  dismal  yawn  often  drawled  ci 
vilUge  pra^'er- meet  ing, 

•  'Tift  rell^'inn  thai  can  give 
iSwcinoKt  ]ik-aMureK  wliiliit  we  live,* 

But  he  would  exalt  human  reason  am 
on  the  throne  of  Christ.  Having  I 
queried  by  the  publisher  to  pvc  this 
careful  ri'ading,"  we  have  done  sn,  t 
i^  our  vt'r.liet;  with  an  exprc^sian  i 
that  he  should  consent  to  publish  such 
and  khutrtfl  jtuhlicatiou*.  We  have 
learn  that  it  in  the  Christian's  duty  to  d 
poison  to  his  fellow  creatures,  that  tl 
test  its  dileterious  qualities. 

AntUhtt'x  tn  Ilefirt'Tronhle.     A   St-rm- 

sion-fl  hi  the  Dc.tith  of  Samuel  Urm 

pTf  lihril  in  Holy  littft.l  Stretrt  Chttf/e. 

on  Sun  (lilt/  Morn  inn,  January  15,  1^ 

the  live    kvA>-   E I) WARDS.     Printt 

rfjuest  of'  the  In-reared    Family  fot 

circufotion.      Chard:    Toms.      18«> 

Pp.  29.     Price  3d. 

At  the  time  of  his  decease  Mr.  Br 

l)een    a   valued  deacon  of  the  ba]itisi 

at  (IJhrinl  more  than  twenty  four  yea 

'  letter  to  the  church  written  in  his  la< 

'  which  is  appended  to  this  discourse  fh 

'  it  wns  not  without  reason  that  he  wf 

'  esteemed   by  bi>*   religious   connexion 

sermon  itself  is  judicious  and  impres 

I  adapted  to  comfort   the   bereaved.     1 

'  fail  to  raise  the  public  estimate  of  the 

abilities. 

j  The  F.rnnyelical  System  ronsideret 
I  various  Aspects.  A  Book  for  th 
I      By   the.    ller.   JoiiN    Stock,    Mil 

SaU'udine  -N'ooA  ChafMly  Hud 
!       Second     Edition ,    Berised    and    2 

Leed;) :  Ileaton  and  Son.    London  :  . 

and  Stoneman.     18 j4.    ]2mo.     Pp 

Pi  ice  3s. 

We  are  glad  to  learn  that  the  first  ii 


BRIEF  NOTICES. 


947 


rk  which  wu  introdaced  to  the  At- 
nir  readen  in  April  last  is  eshaasted. 
r  has  wisely  embraced  tho  opportu- 
ke  some  additions,  refise  the  whole, 
>rth  an  improred  book.  In  its  prc- 
it  is  esccediogly  well  adapted  to  pro- 
it  is  greatly  needed  in  some  religious 
irmer  faith  in  the  gospel  as  a  remedy 
lie  existing  condition  of  mankind. 

1^:  hit  GeniuM  and  JFriting$,    By 

klcBSELL.      louden:    Arthur  Hall 

l»54.    8vo.     I'p.  33.     Price  Is. 

irsell,  who  succeeded  Mr.  Hall  as 
jie  baptist  church  then  meeting  in 
stne,  Leicester,  and  enjciyed  his 
for  some  years,  had  abundant  oppor- 

study  that  great  man's  character, 
(s  public  and  its  private  aitpectfi. 
few  men  now  living,  if  any,  so  cum- 

he  to  call  up  vividly  tUc  mental 
r  his  diatin;;ui^hed  predoce.«sor,  and 
em  to  those  who  never  knew  him. 
borate  pamphlet  he  has  done  so  in  a 
at  cannot  fail  to  impress  its  readers 
ration  of  the  genius  of  the  author, 
of  that  of  Mr.  11  all.  Respecting  the 
•f  tlic  description,  we  had  not  suth- 
juntance  with  the  ori^^inal  to  entitle 
much,  but  its  rhetorical  beauty  we 
nrithout  the  sligbtest  hesitation.  It 
•  the  public  good  that  it  should  be 
sirely  out  of  tbe  circles  in  which  the 
1  the  reviewer  move. 

tractM  from  the  Diary,  Correspond- 
.,  of  Leila  Ada,  By  OsBoRN  W. 
IT  Heigiiway.  Author  of  **  Leila 
«;.  London  :  Partridge,  Oakcy,  and 
mo.     Pp.  xii.  274.     Price  3s. 

Icrs  of  the  Bapti<)t  Magazine  cannot 
jtten  Leila  Ada — a  Jewish  young 
Kcame  a  Christian — one  of  the  love- 
Doble«t  specimens  nf  humanity  that 
ecn  in  this  the  nineteenth  century, 
le  before  us  is  a  suitable  companion 
noir— illustrative  and  corroborative — 
who  ^'It  interested  in  the  former 
1  will  And  the  interest  revived  and 
d  by  this. 

r  of  the   Wordf  exemnUJied  in  the 

\ou  of  the  Rev.  II.   Van  Maasdyh. 

ted  from  the  Dutch.      Edinburgh  : 

CoDsUblc  and  Co.    32nio.     Pp.51. 

eresting  account  of  one  who  was 
Roman  Catholic  priest  in  Belgium, 
now  Pasteur  Evangeliquc  of  a  con  • 
A  the  capital  of  that  country — a  con- 
composed,  it  is  said,  of  nearly  one 
members,  the  greater  part  of  whoni 
ts  from  the  church  of  Rome.  It  is 
.  for  distribution  among  Romanists. 

!Ae  Tanner  of  Wymondham ;  a  Tale 
ime  of  Edward  the  Sixth.  By  the 
of**  Mary  Powell.''  With  Frontis- 
London:  Hall,  Virtue,  and  Co. 
12mo.    Pp.  118.     Price  Is.  6d. 


the  troabbu  timei  which  nectedcd  the  dlt- 
solution  of  the  monaiterieii  when  Kct  the 
tanner  headed  an  insarrection  fur  which  he 
was  executed  at  Norwich,  this  clerer  lad?  hu 
presented  us  with  a  lively  storr  which  illas* 
trates  tbe  folly  of  endearounng  to  rectify 
what  is  amiss  in  public  affairs  by  Tiolenoe,  and 
the  misery  with  which  sach  mlsKnided  effinrt 
will  infallibly  surround  the  anfferinff  Glasses  aa 
well  as  those  whom  they  regard  as  their 
oppressors. 

The  Du^y  of  Christians  in  relation  to  fyar* 
A  Pastoral  Letter,  By  B.  Evans.  Leeds : 
lleatuii  and  Son.  London:  Houlston  aad 
Stoneman.     12mo.     Pp.  20.    Price  3d. 

Mr.  Evans  de8cri)»es  in  impressive  bat  not 
exag>;erated  terms  the  evils  of  war.  He  rccorda 
his  delil)erate  conviction  that  a  Christian  should 
neci-r  light,  a<«8igning  reasons  for  his  belief;  and 
tbcn  he  proceeds  to  insist  on  propositions  to 
which  our  readers  will  assent  more  unani*' 
mously,— that  Christians  should  exert  all  tho 
iniluence  they  possess  to  avert  the  cslamitv 
when  it  U  impending  and  to  mitigate  the  eTil 
when  it  comts,~and  that  they  should  seek  the 
interposition  of  a  higher  Power  to  destroy  this 
evil  and  end  the  present  strife. 


]2mo.     Pp.24.    Price  4d. 


Mr.  Horton  describes  the  evils  of  war  in 
terms  as  strong  as  those  employed  by  Mr. 
Fivans;  but  he  maintains  that  tne  war  with 
I  Russia  is  a  war  of  benevolence— a  war  of  direct 
self-protection — more  remotely'  a  war  of  self- 
preservation— a  war  for  the  sake  of  religion. 
He  teaches  that  our  duties  at  the  present 
juncture  arc  to  cherish  and  diffuse  rijght  senti- 
ments on  the  subject  of  wur — unremittingly  to 
implore  (iod  to  end  the  war— to  engage  in  this 
war,  so  far  as  we  are  compelled  to  do  so,  from 
right  motives  and  with  rij^ht  ends  in  view— and 
in  gravity  and  godly  fear  to  nphold  by  pablie 
symiiathy  and  ready  pecuniary  aid  her  Majesty's 
ministers  and  government  in  all  that  they  maj 
deem  needful  to  the  nation's  welfare. 

War  with  Bussia  both  Just  and  Expeditmi, 
A  Discourse,  detirered  in  Union  ChtmUt 
Brixton  Hill,  April  26,  1854.  By  the  Rev, 
John  Hall.  Published  by  Ref/uest.  The 
jrroceeds,  if  any,  will  be  given  to  tht  Wiveg 
and  Children  of  the  Soldiers  and  8aiior§ 
now  enpayed  in  the  War,  London:  Ward 
and  Co.     Pp.  30. 


The  preacher  allows  that  onr  governors  **  de- 
serve the  greatest  gratitude  st  our  hands  for  not 
precipitating  us  into  an  arena  of  conflict  with 
one  of  the  most  powerful  nations  of  Europe 
before  they  had  exhausted  every  possible  means 
of  arbitration  and  diplomacy  r'  bat  maintains 
strenuonsly  **that  honour,  true  enliahtened 
sympathy,  a  sense  of  justice  and  fair  play,  in- 
dignation against  a  most  injurioos  and  iniqaitou 
aggression,  instinclWe  hoRor  at  \\i«  sjlton^ 
ag  her  msterisJs  fnm  occnrrcnces  in  ;  crashing  the  weak  by  fou\  «n^  wVcV«4  tn«aa»-^ 


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BRI1£F  NOTICEa 


all  thcM  lentiinfatf,  wliich  are  natanl  to  the  I  TurkUh  territory  in  Eaiope  and  A 
right'ininded  and  ffcneroui  hearted  of  our  race,  |  K^ypt)  if  calculated  at  a  miltioo 
justify  the  a'ul  whirh  France  aad  En^^brid  are  ,  reiles ;  its  papulation  at  twenty-two 
leeking  to  aflTord  to  the  Sultun,  arise  out  of  any-     and  its  revenue  at  eighteen  mlUinw  « 
tiling  but  a  l«iw  and  hrutal  iias^ion  forcon(|ursr,  ] 
and  are  nut  to  h.*  confoundt-il  with  tlioie  frifrht- 
ful  prupentitic'i  of  our  nut  are  which  dvli.'lit  in 
war  aa  an  art,  anil  in  bloo4l  as  a  means  of  ex- 
ercising it." 


Jif.l'n,i»un  ylxjH'-t*.     H;i  Tiinns  <ii;TMIir. 
D.D.,  Author  of  **  Pli-t%J\*r  Itmhid  Schntix." 
^c.     £iiinliur;;h :  Adatn  and  Ohirlc!)  Uliick.. 
Pp.  CO.     Pi  ice  U. 


The  Ptrsnnt  War  Crials :  IfTnit  ha 
tni'l  tch'it  it  /*.  A  Sermon  preach 
Cta/H-f,  Until f'orrl,  on  SuH'lav 
.Vfirrh  l-i/A,  IST)!.  /Jy  Lh^  B 
CllowN.     Bridforl:  H  B.  B\lci. 


The  propo<iitinn9ori  whii.-Ii  Dr.  (jutliric  In.-i'.t'i 
are  principally  tlie.-*!' :  tl.Tt   the  r.  a1  orij^m  ot 

this,  at  of  all  w.ir.^,  U  tn  W  fono'l  in  hii  ;  -tint     mission  of  human  :iiithi»rity  and  inte 
war  i.4  in   the  h:in<h  of  <jnil,  i\m\  one  of  tlio     matter!-!   of   ri*ii;;ion.       »lt    his    hi 


.Mr.  Ciiown  traces  the  present  c'. 
tn  "the  hi-t  of  pride  and  ambitior 
been  ni^iin;;  in  tbe  minds  uf  all  tl 
CiuperorH  for  the  la?t  four  cent 
especially  in  the  man  wh:»  beiirj 
niiw,  and  by  wluin  the  present  stati 
h:H  iiern  privukeil;"  and  sccondly 


imtruments  by  wliirh  lie  wi>ik-«  out  hi"*  pur-  n'lvanla;;e  of  ihi-/' he  *ib.serrei,  *'ani 
poiics  on  the  earth;  thnt  war  tlieretore  ftlmuld  bimsi'If  us  the  heml  of  the  Cireek  cl 
form  the  subject  nf  prayer ;- that  war  ci]U  us  tbc  Knipcror  of  I«iisiiia  lias  dared  t 
to  humble  ouryelvesi  )K':ore  UtA,  and  to  put  thi:«  matter  at  all,  und  still  more  to  |; 
away  the  occisions  of  divine  wrath; — thit  tlii-i  tn  their  prei^eiit  crisis,  taunting  Er 
war  sugf!e«<t9  con«i(lenitiiMii  which  •'lionld  make  Fnnce  with  ti;;htiii;;  nj^ainat  rcli^io 
us  grateiul  for  our  civil  privile;;c!); — thiit  amon<;  they  ure  fighting  against  him/' 
the  anxieties  of  this  cri-in.  Goal's  people  need 

not  be  greatly  moved.  ()„  UW.    A  Sermon  preached  Apn 

Uina  the  day  npftointal  for  a  Aci/. 
('onttiin'mrj  a  lierirrr  of' the  Fh>ctrt 
iuif  ir,tr  mivn^nined' hu  thv  Pett 
Jiif  RonlvKT  I^Ki:,  1)1).,  Minim 
iirti/fri  /r.*,  and  Pr^tft-gmr  of  BUh 
ri%'n  in  thf  I'nirrrxiti/  of  j 
Kilinbu'sh:  Sutlierlnnd and  Knox. 
Sinipkin  ami  Marshall  and  Co. 
30.     Price  Is. 


Enghind  and  Rnma,  ICwdaud :  hrr  Soda/ 
and  Politieaf  Cond'tion  ;  her  Commn'cv.  and 
^Vealth;  her  Ahilitji  to  sust'iin  War;  her 
Armirn  and  \aviea ;  her  fufluenre  in  thr 
World,  ice.  Jhtssia :  the  liiar  of  thr  Gn  'it 
Potcerit ;  fkeich  of  Huwan  A;jf/ri ssi'mi ;  lh,' 
Greek  Church  and  iV.i  Dtui fines;  Hnssiiin 
DigMcntert;  the  Social  and  PoliticnJ  Con- 
dition of/iuasia;  her  Aaricultiire  anl  Tnidr ; 
her  ArinitM  and  \arits;   her  Sfrenath  and 


After  cmiiliatinir  th^var'Tument ?  of 


t  lined  or  can  lie  8ub<itaiiti-ite<l  b}- clea 
AcimnJin^'ly.  the  hi.'!ti»ry  of  Knssia  f 


On  these  topics  much  information  in  given  at 
a  imall  price  in  thin  tract,  tbc  de!<i^n  of  which 
ii  to  show  that  in  the  prewnt  war  tins  country 
has  vital  interests  at  stake:  that  if  Itu«i»ia  pre- 
vail, liberty  muH  be  extinguished  on  the  Con-  ,         .       .  _   .-..    

tinent  and  even  here  will  he.  emlanirered;  nud     '»  pf^^jsessing  hcr>elf  of  what  did  not 
that  thus  "it  is  the  battle  of  freedom  that  is     her." 
about  to  be  fought  in  the  Baltic  and  on  tlie 
Danube." 


hu mired  yrarn,  is  a  series  of  agcn 
iill  her  nrif^hbours  -  Persia,  Turkej 
Sweden,  Norway,  Circavsia,  every 
shi!  tncroacbed,  evrrvwliere  ha«.  she 


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Deputation  J'nfn  thf  Socieff/ of'  Pt 
latrh/  vigifci.  St.  Prlrrnhnn/'i.  "  By 
London:  Setlevs.     8vo.     Pp.  16. 

A  gontlemanlv  vindication  of  com 


England^   Turkey,  and  Uttsnia.      A    Sermon 
ftreached  on  the  Embarkation  of  the  (htards  \ 
for  the  JCatt,  in  the  Chnrrh  of  St.  Stephen, 
fVafbrook,  February  2Cu\^bA,'    By  Cv.nmiv  ' 

GjiolY,  LTi.D.,  Ihctor.     London:  Scelevs.  ■  pel  ved  opinions.  ur;TiriiT  th  it  **  What  a 
8vo.     Pp.  48.     Price  Is.  *         i-*  to  a  street,  the  police  force  i»«  to  th 

n      r.— 1   »         •   •       •    ii    *   « T>       .  i  '^*''**  *''^  l'*^''^*^  ^'^  *•»  ''^^^  nation  the 

Dr.  Crolv  8  opinion  is  that  RusBia  must  annv  is  to  a  foreign  country,  or  an  a 
be  repelled  if  we  would  not  prepare  to  be  her  flretV  ond  armies  to  a  di^tiirlwr  of  tl 
riaye.  With  all  the  reluctance  of  the  pulpit  to  public  peace.  And  the  same  scrij^tii 
believe  in  the  nccesHt:^'  of  war,  it  is  imp.is.^iblc  '  tbit  gives  the  ruler  the  sword,  to  b 
to  donbt  that  the  m^amtvof  *  univcr«al  empire  '  ,  in  ^ai.j,  io  be  a  minister  of  (;od  a  n 
has  taken  possession  of  the  Uiissian   mind."  .  cxrcute  wrath  upon  him  that  dolth  i 

J  m^T*  ***"vV'?  *^"***^^  ^^  ^"***  nuaMU  ,  by  a  parity  of  reasoning,  a  nation,  c 

and  Turkey  are  ■objoincd  to  this  discourse,  in     munity  of  "nations,  the  power  to  prot 
whicli  w  !■  nid,  •«  the  present  extent  of  the     selves,  and  to  repress  aggressors  " 


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HtUam  ami  his  Hope,  By  the  Ueo. 
Humming,  U.D.,  F.R.S.£.,  Minister 

Seottieh  National  Church,  Crown 
Cavent  Garden,  Avthor  of  *'  Auaca- 
Skelcheg,"  "  Sabltath  Evening  Hvatl- 
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nming  adheres  to  the  opinion,  which 
ikoy  others  have  expressed  before, 
8|>ecial  prcdicfion  under  the  Sixth 
ic  drvin<7  up  of  the  river  Euphrateii; 
rocrcs«ivu  evaporation  of  Mabunictan- 
nmu;  in  1820,  and  expected  by  evi'ry 
'prophecy  to  end  in  a  very  shoit  time 
>.  10.  He  says  of  Turkey.  "  Plapue, 
estilence,  protli;;acy,  arc  £ist  drying 
npire;  her  exchequer  is  now  all  but 
;  her  momentary  itucccss  against 
a  surer  prognostic  of  her  destruction, 
nd  France,  like  clouds  may  f<pread 
Euphrates  and  try  to  prevent  the 
>n  of  its  waters;  but  all  in  vain," 
et  he  approves  of  the  present  war. 
intry,  at  this  moment,  in  taking  the 
e  (>ttoman  empire,  seems  to  me  ful- 
mlemii  and  a  sacred  duty.  Treaty, 
ompact,  and  the  everlasting  duty  of 
|{:  to  sympathise  with  the  weak  and 
saed,  vinjicalc  the  conduct  of  our 
p.  103.  There  is  very  much  in  this 
ime  opposed  to  our  opinion)*,  but  there 
I  it  many  passages  of  great  force  and 


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INTELLIGENCE. 


AMERICA.  forijar.1,    will     r«bably    be  baptiie 

KOVA  ficiTiA.  '*''»«-'  1^"^-  ^^*^™  Harding,  of  Ya 

fli  J   March    7th,  n;;eil  ninety-two. 

Revivals  of  religion  have  tnkcn  place  in  "mc  of  tho  veterans  to  whose  laboui 

various    parts    of    thii    jirovjnce   Muce   the  Scotia,  hy  Go'l's  blessing,  is  deeply  ii 

beginning  of  the  year,  issuing  in  considerable  The  only  survivor  of  the  patriarchal 

accessions  to  the  churcheei.  the  Kev.  T.   S,   Harding   of    Hnitc 

The  Rev.  J.  E.  Cngswell,  home  missionary  eighty-one  years  of  age,  and  e\idcnl 

in  the  eastern  section  uf  the  province,  ba))-  the  tt-rmin^ition  of  his  pilgrimage. 

tized  forty -eight  persons  in  the  course  of  tw  i  Wc   have   a    proiuioin^;    mission 

months.      Tlicv  wtre  adiletl  t«»  the  churches  .  Acadi.in    French.      The   Rev.  Ob&l 

at  Wallace  Road  and  Wallace  River.     Mo'.t  iiurtni->ionary,dili.::ently  labours nmoi 

of  them  were  in  the  j)rinie  of  life;  two  were  principally  by  distributin-;  the  ecripti 

upwards  of  seventy  years  of  a;;e;  and  other  tract.f,  and    by   domestic    vi-italion, 

two   were  respectively  fourteen  and  eleven  erection  of  a  nii>sion  house  is  in  con 

yc;irs  old.      These  ailditions  were  the  rt'sults  tion,  when  a  school  will  beestablishe 

of  a   protracted    meeting,  at    which  several  l-'reneh  are  very  ignorant,  but  far  leu 

minister-H  assisteil,  Mr.  Cogswell  says — *'The  than  the  lri!*h. 

work   began   in   the   church,  and  the  gl'Tv  A   Baptist   Tiact  and  Book   Soci 

reflected  upon  her  l>y  Zion's  Kin;;  hascau^Kul  ,  Imx'H   recently   formed.      It   is  intei 

many,  in  the  day  of  his  power,  to  l>e  willuu  employ   colporteurs,    and    by   their 

to  walk  in  the  light  of  the  Lord.      1  may  supjily  the  i>eopIe  with  usetul  ro.idinf 

remark  that  the  wurk  has  been  emphatically  publications    of   the    Tract    Soc''>ti 

a  still  work,  attendc>d  with  awful  solemnity  suitable  denominationa!  works,  will  I 

and  sovereign  power.      Those  who  advocate  latcd. 

the  necessity  of  excitement,  as  essential  to  Acadia  College  is  prospering.     T 

the  cxiHtcncc  of  a  rc-vival  of  religion,  may  nineteen  students  in  attendance.      Tl 

know  that  this  is  an  error.      Of  the  truth  of  also  eighty  pupils  in  the  academy 

this  statement  the  late  revival  is  a  powerful  .  whom,  it  is  expected,  will  niatriculati 

evidence."  colle;:e  next  term.      Ten  of  the  stud 

At  LiTerpfH)l,  Chester,  Black  River,  Ay  Irs-  caiuMdates  for  the  minlMtry.     The  j 

ford,  and  other  places,  the  preaching  of  tlio  of  the  Theological  ln.>tilute  gives  ins 

gospel  has  been  blessed  during  the  wiaicr  t<»  daily  in  Tiieology  and  Ecclesiastical 

the  convers-ion  of  many.    The  most  extensive  .  belles  tilling  the  chair  ot  Political  E 

success    ha.H  been  rcali^ced  m  the  church  at  Lo;:ic,  and  History,  in  the  college. 

Nictaux.     One  of  the  deiicons,  w  riting  to  the  The  college   library  is   very  inad« 

former    pastor    (Rev.   J.    E.    Rill,   now  at  furnLnhed  with  bo«»ks.      Our  English 

St.  John,  y.  B.),  says — "The  Lord  is  doing  will  render  us  essential  tervice  by  aid 

n  mighty  work   in   this   place.     While   the  this  matter.     We  do  not  ask  them  t 

church  was  depressed,  and  her  graces  languid,  ,  bute  to  the  ordinary  funds  of  the  co 

and  almost  despairing  of  ever  again  seeing  ,  we  are  able   to   bear   that    burden, 

such  seasons  as  you  have  wit nes^'d  here;  it  already    raised     £10,000,    and    ho 

would  appear  that  the  seed  had  long  lxH»n  increase  it  to  .t'JO,U()0  ere  long.     Bu 

buried  deep,  which  was  not  to  'deceive  the  especially   works  of    reference,   in 

hope.'      A    large   pr(»portion  of  those  who  ■  theology,    and    science,  are   much 

have  come  forward  to  the  church,  date  their  ■  Mr.  Peto's  donation  for  this  object  ( 

first  religious  impressions  from  five  to  twelve  '  we    trust,    a   precursor  of  many   m 

years  past.  .  .  .  The  work  is  very  general,  friend  hjw  lately  intimated  his  intei 

Sviiolo  households  are  converted.     S.  C.'s,  i  send  a  copy  of '" Poll  Synopsis."      \ 

eight  in  number,  are  all  believe<l  to  be  born  send  us  the  "  Bibliotheca  Patrum  **  o 

again.  .  .  .  W.  A.'s,    five    in    number,  all  '  ton's     Polyglott,"     or     the     "His 

unitet]  with  the  church.      That  interesting'  Baronius,  "or  the  "Magdeburg  Centu 

fiimily  of  J.  B.*8,  six  children,  are  all  believed  '  or  any  of  the  works  of  the  Reforn 

to  be  converted.  .  ,  .  We  find  that  the  chil-  ;  Nonconformists  I      All    will     bo     v 

drtn  have   iK'cn   praying  around   us  for  a  [  Brethren,  help  us  I 

refommtion,  while,  to  our  shame  be  it  said,  i  

members  of  the  church   were  asleep.  .  .  . 

On    the    If/th   (March),    eight    were    bjip-  '^^^''  «Rt'>s^*»c'K. 

tizcti,  making  in  all  seventy-one;  and  fourteen  The   Acjideiry   of   the    New   Br 

)wvc  been  received,  who,  with  othen  to  come  '  Education  Society,  situated  at  Fre< 


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d  in  January,  1836,  under  the  care 
'V.  F.  W.  Miles,  the  first  principal, 
.rly   twelve  jeart  sinco  the   Ilev. 


"The  case  will  be  packed  in  London,  not 

later  than  the   Ist  of  September;  may  I 

entreat,   therefore,    that   where   there   ia   a 

>])iLr<len  went  out,  by  the  recum-     favourable   intention,  the  execution   of  the 

1  (if  the  Committee  of  tiie  Uaj)tiht    intended  kindness  will  not  bo  postponed." 

Miwionnry  Society,  which  was  sub-  j  

merged  in  the  li.iptiht  Misaionary  !  HOME 

jo  take  charge  of  the  Institution. 

lit  tee  undertook  the  task  of  Kelectin^  lurTisr  union. 

i  person  at  the  Milicitation   of  the  »*  *u     *  i  u  t.l*   u   i    u  u  • 

iC^    »         *  i?     I  -:  •  «    *K^  4...    I      At  the  Annual  Session  of  this  booT  held  m 
Directors  at  rredenrton,  the  two  '    .     ...  ...     „     »■  *  n*    ■       ii 

1   :         ».:-  K.  .i:u»:»^*    4v..«,    „«.»     "le  Library  at  the  Baptist  Alission  Ilouse  on 

beinff   entirely  distinct    from   and     ,,  .,        *     -i  oi  »     if  _*•       ^     ji 

Mit  of  each  other  •  1"*^")^»  ^pril  -JUt,  after  a  pertinent  addiw 

'      ,  ..       '  ;i.   „4   ,1...*   ♦:.««  from    the    Uev.   James   Hoby,   D.D.,    who 

itendance  ot    pupils  at   that   time  •  i    i      .i        r  n      •  i  «• 

u    «   ..„-♦..    ♦,.   ♦1..-4..     tiw  ♦  presided,    the    fiillowini'    resolutions    were 

um   about   twenty    to   tliirty ;  that  \       ,  J_  * 

has  slowly  but   steadily   incrcU'jL'd,  *' 

■  it  rani^es  from  fi»rty  to  fifty,  and  Uale  of  incrcate  in  the  chttrchet. 

addition   to  the    junior  R-holais,  That   the    Union    learn,  with    unfeigned 

always  been  a  cIhsh  of  young  men  ri-^iet,    that    tlie    mte    of   increase  in   the 

truction,  some  of  them  c!eH«i:ed  for  eluirehes,  as  shown  bv  the  Association  returns 

iLin  mini>,try;  othirs  for  the  othcc  ^j  m^^^  in  smaller  than  in  preceding  yean, 

Ufachers ;  and  others  for  some  pro-  .„, j  Bmnller  than   it  has  been  in  any  year 

or  mercantile  pursuit.  ^  ,1,,^^,  ,j{34^  jl,^.  ^^^^^  ^f  the  Union  iccords. 


,  , ,         ,    ,  by  a  regard  to  the  temponuy 

m  to  those  who  are  able  to  help  u;*.  ^^^^^^^    ^^^^^    „a    emigration,   for  example, 

ersonal  friends  in  ditFerent  parts  of  ^.j^j^.^  1,^^^^.  operated  to  the  diminution  of  the 

1  would  say— oblige  me  w  iih  some  churches,  it  can  scarcely  fail  to  iiidieutc  b  low 

e  or  enteitiiining  voliim-.-,  suitable  gi-.^.    ^,f   t^inr'Hunl   jirosperiiv  ;  and   that  it 

IS  or  young  men.  as  a  memorial  of  presents  a  grave  oeeasion  for  humiliation,  and 

r-t  forgotten  fnendsbip.     1  would  ^  i„„j  ^.^ii  ^^  u^j^.^i  „ctivitv  and  prayer,  the 

the  fiiends  of  colonial  advancement  ^Vj^mer  in  evcrv  department  of  the  work  of 

from  tlieir  crowde.l  shelve^  a  copy  of  tj^^.  l„„i,  the  latter  r.>r  the  gracious  outpour- 

lul  work— Ui.bi.-it.sMn's  Hi.stones,  or  j^g  ^,^^  j.^^  ji„iy  v;pirit. 
bier,  or  JaiiC  Tayhir's  writings,  or 

d  Lucy,  &c.,  or  put  it  in  the  powt-r  I'opular  J-Jdiication, 

litor  of  tiie  Bn])tist  Magazine  to  pur-  That  the  Union  contemplate,  with  sinccro 

lie  new  iiublication,  who  has  kii.diy  gnitiiieation,  the  abandonment  of  the  minih- 

en  to  liiy  out  to  tin-  he^t  advanta:e  terial  measure  on  e<iucation  of  1U.S.3,  and  the 

may  be  entruhle<l  to  him  for  Ihb*  aniw.uiHMiient    by    Lord  Juhn  Hu^'sell  that 

(beyond  the  Scotti!«h  bill)  the  government  do 

:s  of  j)oetry,  iraveN,  biographies,  his-  ]U)t  intend,  tluring  the  present  seitsitm,  to  pro- 

L'h  workn  a-*  Lardner's  Cabinet  C-veU)-  pose  any  educational  meu'^ure  of  a  legislative 

e  Libraryot'KnlL-rtaining  Kno\vleiI;;e,  kiful;  that  the    Union  regard  this  temporary 

the  Ht\le  of  woiks  uhieh  would  bo  jmd  too  probably  transient  lull  of  educational 

ceptnlile.     We   alrea'iy  j)os.>eM   the  eontrover>y  as  affording  a  most   favoumblc 

ligrapliies    i)ublislutl    l»y    the   Tract  opportunity  for  tlie  advancement  of  e<lucation 

and  also  many  .vtau'iard  tbcobiuical  itself ;  and   they   trust  that  voluntary  educa- 

ich  as  those  of  Owen,  Howe,  IJtiston,  tioniits  especially  will  discern  in  it  a  loud  call 

Jtc,  what  we  most  want,  therefore,  to  such  more  zealous  and  extended  exertions 

:s  of  gencnil   literature  of  acknow-  as  may  fully  vindicate  their  cherished  prin- 

lerit  and  in  a  readable  form.  ciple,    and   happily    remove    all    remaining 

Trestrail    has   conferred   on  u.s   the  pretext  for  state  interference, 

r  engaging  to  forwanl  anv  books  that  ^   j.     .        ,  r^      ... 

*ent  to  the  Mission  Ilouse,  Xi,  Mo;.r-  ^'Z^'";'  ^'''^  Cambridye. 

fct,  hut  he  requests  that  the  most  full  That  the  Union  regard  with  interest  tlie 

n  directions  may  i>e  put  on  all  par-  intentions  announced  by  the  government  in 

■cause    tlie    packages    sent    to    the  relation   to  the  Univeri>ities  of   Oxford  and 

IIou-h;  for  mis*«ionaries  In  all  parts  of  Cambridge;  and  that  regarding  these  ancient 

d  are  very  numenms.  i  and  richly  endowed  corporations  as  national 

uld  also  rcijuest  those  who  may  favour  schools    of    learning,    the     Union     are     of 

their  gifts,  to  write  the  name  of  the  opinion  that  they  should  be  accessible  to  all 

I  such  a  way  that   1   may  know  to  .  classes  of  her  m.'ijcsty*s    subjects^    v;it,Uo\i\. 

am  indebted.  !  regard  to  religious  belief. 


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That  petitions  to  both  Hoiuct  of  Parlia- 
ment be  pres^.'nU'd  on  (xrhulf  of  the  Union, 
pniving  that  in  any  mviiAiire  ntt'tcting  the  con- 
■titutioii  of  the  Univc-niiiiL-d  of  Oxt'onl  and 
Cambri<l>;c  which  msiv  he  hriiii;'ht  bet'ore  Tar- 
liamcnt,  pru virion  niuy  he  made  fur  the  aboli- 
tion uf  all  rcl!;j;iouM  te>ts. 

That  the  jietilion  to  the  Lords  be  prei»ent«'d 
by  and  that  to 

the  Commons  by 
To  the  lion.  &c. 

The  petili<in  of  the  eliairman  and  !<ecrc- 
taries  of  the  Daptiot  Union  of  (irent  j«ri'.;iin 
and  Ireland,  asbenibled  in  Loudon  in  unnuul 
w»iun, 

Slicwolh, 
That  your   petitioners    re/.-inl  wiiJi  lively 
interest    the    intonti(»n.<t   anriuuriceil    by   the 
government  in  ri'latinn  to  tlie  rniverssities  of 
Oxford  and  Ciunbrid|Vf. 

Tiiat  ri'^ardii'iL;  those  ancient  and  rielily 
endowed  eorpt.irations  as  national  schi-ol^  of 
learning,  your  petit icuu-rs  are  of  opinion  tb.it 
they  OU^ht  to  be  aL.-ees>ib!e  to  all  e!a<>si-s  of 
her  maji>sty's  Bubjeets,  without  reg:ird  to 
religious  belief. 

Your  petition ers  therefore  pray  your 
Honourable  H«)usc  that  in  any  measured 
which  niav  come  hifore  Parliament 
affectini;  tlie  cojistitutinn  of  the  Uni\tT- 
bities  of  Oxford  and  Canibrid»:e,  )>ro\i- 
Hion  may  bt-  made  fur  the  abolition  of  all 
religion X  tehts. 
And  your  I'etltitmer*,  &:c. 

DepulathiTi  to  the  Kirchrntttf/, 

I.  That  the  Union  liinbly  approve  of  tlie 
conduct  of  the  ('onin>ittee  in  ili-piiiimt  tV»e 
Secretaries  to  attend  tl'i?  nu'i-ti'i;»  uf  the 
Kirchenta;;  in  lU-rlin,  ami  n!u>t  ;,'i:!t»-fnl!y 
acknowledge  at  once  the  eonipliaiKv  ul'  the 
tecrctaries  with  this  reipiest,  and  nin^t  ur.iie- 
fully  aeknowledfje  at  once  the  ennipiiance  of 
the  seen tariis  with  tbift  n-quest,  and  the  iibt  r- 
alitvoftho!*eChri>tianfri«'ndswijoj«o  nronr  tlv 
met  the  exiienses  t»f  the  <U[iut:i'i.  n. 

H.  That  tiie  Union  U.irn  wltb  mingled 
regret  and  astoni>hnient  over  Innv  lav-e  an 
extent  of  c.mtinental  Europe  tlio  sniiit  of 
persecution  for  cr)nscience'  Kike  prevail.-*,  ai  d 
how  resolute  many  of  the  «:uvermiient?»  an?  in 
the  enforcement  of  laws  restricting  freedom 
of  worship.  From  Switzerland  to  Sweden, 
in  Zurich,  in  S.ixe  Meiningen,  in  Hesse 
Uassel,  in  Schaumbur-i  Lippe,  in  .Mcckb-n- 
hurj;  Scbwerin,  in  Ilolstein,  it  in  now,  bevund 
all  df'iilit,  asceriaincd  that  Ici^al  proceed  in:;"* 
have  been  taken  hy  the  police  autboriti-  >, 
and  punishments  have  been  inflicted  wbicli 
identify  innocent  persons  with  felonious  cri- 
minals 

111.  That  being  assured,  on  the  testimony 
of  the  highest  authorities,  that  tlie  members 
of  the  religious  congregations  so  interfered 
with  are  peaceable  and  loyal  citizens,  and  in 
every  respect  worthy  of  esteem,  the  L^nion 


I  cannot  hesitate  to  hold  out  to  them  ancv 
'  hand  of  fellowship,  and  assure  then  of  tl 
'  coiitinui'd  sympsithy. 

IV.  That  as  the  spirit  of  religioui  pene 
tion  is  es|jeciaKy  alien  from  the  genia 
prutettaniiwn,  it  is  to  the  Union  more  pu 
nlar!y  humblin;;  and  sorrowful  that  then 
.HvircM  tliey  liave  to  deplore  are  taken 
protestiint  governments  against  cons;remti 
of  evan^eiical  pmtest.^nts,  and  this  in 
\ery  land  of  the  li<.'formation,  where 
h.ittle  of  freedom  of  thought  and  actior 
reiii^ion  uas  ni  nobly  fought  and  won 
nobi\  fiuigiit  and  won.  it  might  have  h 
deenitd.  fur  cwiy  country  and  for  every  i 

b:blk  tra»latk>>  foeiF.TY'. 

At  the  annual  meeting  held  in  Bloomsl 
chapel,  Ci.  T.  Keiiip,  Ksq.,  in  the  chair,  ^ 
*J7tb,  the  following  ]•.  port  was  jireaentcd 
'!!)(>  ]ll-l>;;re^7<  made  by  (*bri»tianitT 
Iiriti>b  Imlia  ^ince  our  fir^it  miMoni 
canietl  it  there,  little  more  than  sixty  y 
ago,  has  been  euch  as  to  awaken  dc 
aihiiinitii-n  and  gratitude  in  tlie  churci 
('liri>t,  and  to  till  all  observer!*,  and  even 
nativcn  tbeniselve^,  with  a>toni:»hnient. 
no  exa;:4eraliun  to  fay  that  true  convert 
tlie  faiili  may  bo  reckoned  by  thousm* 
cbildri-n  eduoiiteil  in  the  knowledge  of  G 
tiiin  truth  by  tens  of  tboiis^ands — ;ind 
inu'.tiludo.s  more  re:i.'>ti'.y  fi-elinc:  the 
fluence  of  tbe  gospel,  :in(l  deriviij-^  advan 
from  it  in  their  >')cia]  rchititms  by  mill 
hut  it  may  still  be  quceliuntd  whether  C 
tianity  has  become  *io  n»oted  in  the  soil  I 
were  Kinujiean  mipsionaries  be:iceforth  i 
witlnbawn,  it  would  retain  a  pemia 
pi>v;t:(>n  in  the  country.  And  a  d'tnht 
Ik-  eii'ivTtainoil  wbotlier  it  can  be  Faiil  to 

.  t.ibi'n   pimianc-tit  p'v-i«L\-«Nio:i  of  any  eoi 
iinlil  thai  cwi:ritiy  i'*  t^ricliel  with   the 
tii::ab!e  Tn.-a'iMre  ('f  (!':d'>  written  word 
peltuliy  tran.-l.ilod   into  i:r«   own  vcrna 
lon;ue.      This,  h.'V/i  vii,  i-*  the  aeiiievei 
iiul    of  one  genera!  i  n,   it   reti'iiro-s  that 
learnitsg  ard  ibi/  dili;;encc  of  many  snee* 
labdiiivrs  >^.tuld  be  b\u'V,\  upon  it.     Tlu 
of    the   nii)dern   oriental    tr.ii.>Ia lions,  a 
supp'.V'.e,  it  would  be  on  all  bands  cone 
is  1 1  wit  into  the  l?cn;;a!i  larguagc  by  our 
mi>si.inaii('.s    curiiuieneed     bv     C.rrev, 
curled   to  its  pn-sent   point  of  im])rove 
by  Vatis  and  S\'enger.      Yet  tliis  vers! 
.stiil    unilergoing    cuntinnoiis    revision, 
comes   lorili    anienf!e<l    in    each    pucC" 
ediii'in.     ^>Jmilar  ntlentiun  is  simultnne 
;,;ivcn  by  owv  trjinr-'ator*  to  verfsions  into 
tongues  ;  nor  must  we  lose  patience,  or 

'  that  I  be  work  but  tardily  advancw,  i 
barn  from  year  to  year  that  the  more 
k^row  in  acip.iaintance  with  the  Ptrnctun 
iiiioms  of  the  languages,  the  mere  the; 

I  cover  of  tlie  defectiveness  of  their  work 

;  are  impressed  with  llie  necessity  of  de\ 


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!•  o  iti  iminoTeinent.  The  bible 
in  erery  land  what  it  is  in  our  own, 
J  a  book  which  intelligibly  conveys 
ing  of  the  oiiginal  scriptures,  but 
'  purity  and  majesty  of  style,  should 
ndard  of  the  language.  Nor  do  we 
it  the  day  will  yet  come  when  this 
it  shall  have  been  reached  by  the 
f  India. 

ommittee  arc  unable  to  lay  before 
nds  and  supporters  any  detailed 
f  the  progress  which  has  been  made, 
work  which  has  been  done,  during 
ear.  The  lost  oriental  mail  which 
fore  these  anniversnries  has  in  all 
yean  brought  them  full  piirticulars. 
greatly  to  their  disappointment  and 
las  brought  them  no  mtclligence  itt 

absence  of  this  usual  communica- 
iommittee  'can  do  little  more  than 
)  the  meeting  such  information  as 
\  been  able  to  collect  from  other 

They  learn  that  during  the  past 
»  editions  of  the  Bengali  version, 
le  Old  Testament  and  the  New,  in 
ted  form,  have  been  printed  at  the 
»ress  and  put  into  circulation.  The 
N    speak    of  the    engemess   with 

sacred  scriptures  are  received  by  ! 
m,  and  the  result  of  inquiry  and 
n  leads  them  to  believe  that  they 
p  majority  of  instances  diligently 
in  not  a  few  with  spiritual  benefit. 
nittee  venture  to  relate  nn  occur- 
ill  ustration  of  this  last  statement. 
uy  was  addressing  a  crowd  of  per- 
lad  gathered  round  him  in  one  of 
ys,  when,  pausing  for  a  moment  in 
rse,  a  Brahmin  seized  the  oppor- 
say  to  the  people,  "  My  friends, 
le  things  which  this  man  is  saying : 
true,  and  you  should  understand 
ey  will  lead  you  in  the  right  way." 
carcely  uttexed  these  words,  when 
1  from  a  bystander  a  violent  blow 
outh.  Instead  of  resenting  the 
droply  replied,  '*  We  must  bear  all 

the  sake  of  Christ,"  and  disap- 
the  crowd.     Whero  had  this  man 
is  Christian  meekness?     He  wns  | 
to  the  missionary.       Can    it    he  j 
at  the  word  of  God  had  fallen  into 
and  that  he  had  read  it  under  the 
g  grace  of  the  Holy  Spirit  \ 
mger  continues   to  devote   much 
■are  to  the  Sanscrit  version.      lie  ; 
y  finished  a  metrical  translation  of 
f  Job,  and  transmitted  a  copy  of  it 
itry  with  a  request  that  it  might  be 
to  the  examination  of  some  com> 
icrit  scholar  here.    The  committee 
press  their  acknowledgments  to  H. 
,  £Bq.,  Boden  Professor  of  Sanscrit 
snity  of  Oxford,  for  having  allowed 
7  it  before  him  for  this  purpose, 

%'^rOirRTa  0ERISS, 


and  for  tlic  attention  which  he  paid  to  it.  In 
returning  it,  he  makes  the  following  aatitlkc- 
tory  observation  :  "  Considered  as  a  first  per- 
formance, it  is  highly  creditable  to  his  f  Mr. 

Wenger's)  care  and  scholarship,  and  will^  I 
have  no  doubt,  be  found  acceptable  to  nntiTes 
of  learning,  for  whom  it  is  intended." 

The  committee  mention  with  much  plea- 
sure that  the  version  into  the  Armenian  by 
Mr.  Cnmpeit  Aratoon,  the  expense  of  whieh 
was  defrayed  by  this  society,  haa  found  a 
circulation  among  people  of  that  country  in 
Turkey.    Five  hundred  copies  were  sent  to 
the  Rev.  J.  8.  Everett,  an  American  mia- 
sionnry  in  Constantinople,  and  in  a   letter 
written  by  him  in  November  last  he  tayii 
'*  There  remain  about  200  testaments  of  the 
500  sent.     These  books  have  been  of  great 
benefit  to  the  inquirers  after  truth,  as  it  was 
for  a  long  time  the  only  reference  testament^ 
and  was  sought  for  by  many,  even  by  those 
who  did  not  understand  the  Armenian  lan- 
guage in  the  region  of  Aintab.      It  has  done 
a  good  work.      It  was  principally  distributed 
in    the   time    of  persecution,  when    many 
I  wished  it  who  could  not  pay  for  it ;  and 
many  were  given  to  those  we  thought  worthy, 
and  some  have  been  sent  to  all  places  where 
there  has  been  any  inquiry  after  the  trntb, 
and  it  has  been  blessed."     It  cannot  but  be 
felt  as  a  matter  for  much  thank folness,  and 
especially  nt  the  present  crisis,  that  the  word 
of  God,  translated  by  one  of  our  brethren, 
and  printed  by  our  funds  is  finding  its  way 
into  those  troubled  regions. 

The  committee  have  not  been  unmindfUl 
of  the  extraordinary  events  by  which  the 
vast  empire  of  China  has  been  opened  to  the 
entrance  of  the  bible,  and  they  have  sincerely 
rejoiced  in  the  generous  zeal  with  which 
British  Christians  have  been  prompted  to 
act  in  this  new  and  great  emergency.  Many 
of  their  friends  have  contributed  towards  the 
effort  made  to  send  a  million  New  Testaments 
to  that  coimtr>',  others  have  been  in  corre- 
spondence with  the  committee  on  the  pro- 
priety of  doing  something  in  a  separate  form. 
Hitherto  the  committee  have  taken  no  active 
steps  in  relation  to  it,  sincerely  desupous  to 
avoid  even  the  appearance  of  rivalry,  and 
unwilling  to  divert  either  the  attention  or  the 
contributions  of  any  who  would  probably  be 
influenced  by  them  from  the  noble  measure 
of  their  fellow  Christians.  The  time  may, 
however,  come,  perhaps  in  the  ensuing  year. 
when  it  may  be  proper  that  an  eifort  should 
be  undertaken  to  give  more  extensive  circu- 
lation to  a  version  made  by  missionaries  of 
our  own.  The  subject  will  receive  careful 
attention ,  and  the  committee  have  retained 
in  their  hands  the  principal  part  of  a  con- 
siderable legacy  to  meet  such  expenditure  in 
relation  to  it  as  may  appear  judicious. 

The  income  of  the  year  has  amounted  to 
£2157  2s.  4d.,  of  which  sum  £8(8  13a.  id. 
has  been  rec^ved  flcom  \e^c\e».    *IVi«  coia- 

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mitlee  luid  the  satisfaction  of  making  repeatcil 
grants  to  the  umount  in  ull  of  i.M0OO  in  aid 
of  thu  trau&liitions  in  Calcutta  ;  and  £7U0  _ 
they  have  licpoititfd  at  ititerot  with  tin'li 
tre:«urcr  to  wait  the  d«'ci^i«in  of  i!»o  to'.ii- 
mitti'C  in  reference  t«)  Ciiin.i. 

In  conciiniin'4  their  Kiief  reixirt,  the  e'>rn- 
initteo  venture  to  exjir^'><<  the  hope  tiif-;. 
cntert.iin  that  in  tlie  cnM«in^  >e.»r  inenMi  V"* 
whicli  are  in  ei»:iteni|)l  I'l  »n  in  iet'e!v:i«e  to 
thi!  oi}ic;'J  «»f  Si-cK!  iiy,  ant  r.'..' >  to  liu- 
travellin-'  ;«;2eiie\,  wi'.-.  i".nl  l)->»ii  to  aii 
increase  of  i.ie  mur  an-l  .i  u;:iiri;.!  ..;i  i..^ 
exiKMiie.  They  ari-  anxio'is  to  s«m'  the 
SC'cietv   lietter  MM'^taiM:':!   Uv  the   '■'•.<".-  :i;i«i 

m 

churelieA  of  t)i  >  d^U'iminatio:),  aii'l  t'  <  .indu.-l 

it  in  :)ueh  a  niaiiu'-r  i"*^  cm  the  ^iui]i«l  ot 

ccononiiea!  nuuri«;!"nieMt.  ;i-«  well   :'■'   in   til  .t 

of  the  intrinsic  evef'.Icney  of  llie  oii'-et  nt 

which    it    aitnrt   >hii  I    MX'ure     i'->v    it     tlulr 

gineroii.s  and   univi.r>ul   snop'-r^      lii  e  mo- 

mcndioi;  it  to  tliem,  they  e-.):n!nen'l  it  :\f.   the 

same  time  to  tlie  hierN'^i't^  ot'  Ilini  whii>(.-  iio'iV 

word  it  seek*  to  '^ive  in  it-*  iMisi^riiy  to  tin- 

nations    a.^    that    hrinn    whieii,    i:i->'.i!n;sh'v 

precious  in  ii<elf,  hiiniis  with  it  aiso  tl:i'  *-!i»i- 

mise  of  the  life  t'':.it  now  is  .isnl   t  l  tint 

which  is  to  come.*' 

It  w,iH  then  moved  hy  tlu   K(  v.  N.  ll;iy- 

croft,    Iiri>tol  ;    neeonrted    ]iy    t;i.'    IJmv.    'I'. 

VVigner,  Ijvnn  He«;ij* :  -- 

That  till!  Koport  nu-w  wiul  li>^  u<iii].-t>'<l.  i>riiii<HL 
and  circulated  uii«lt>r  ihn  Uirictitjii  1*1  the  c>>!n- 
mittoe. 

Moved  bv  the  \l»:\.  \\  l\  Newmiin,  Shoil- 
wood ;  seconded  by  tlie  J\ev.  J.  Wjiifon. 
Edinburgh  :  — 

That  this  moctiiig  lojoicev  in  th.>  inoivuMiii;  i1ci.'rfi- 
in  vlUolj,  by  Hk"  i'\'*'>fi'>si  of  ii.r.i-h  r  i!:i..i-  !••.■ 
and  the  llriti»'h  doiiiiiiii>i:!i  in  tlii^  ''Ufi,  ^ho  m.'-iit  il 
nation)'  iiru  uiicniKi  ti>  the  '-irciihinon  ui  tin*  uci-il  of 
Ood  :  and  fj-iioisaliy  in  tins  \ii'\\  i"iint'-!ii;>i.i;c>i  tin- 
exl»tiiig  Plate  01  iliii.;>  in  (iiiiia,  a>>  v.iUiii.t'>.''i  to 
excito  th»}  ho|.os  "if  III'.'  «Iri>tii\:i  cli!'.nh  ;  tl-.i  i: 
adreitM  with  ruli^fii-'fi'in  i.»  thi*  ,''im,,ti.'.i-'  i.'I''iim.i 
tion«  (if  Jiriti-th  i'hn*>tiuu.s  in  order  t<>  »*U]  :-iy  tii.it 
cuuntry  wiiii  u  inil.ion  <:o]iii.>b  nt  tl.i*  N\'\v  T<:.-'..ti.i<'iit, 
and  hi.Mi'>!i  witli  j'l'.\i'Uiv  that  tl.  •  con.iai't'-  m  i\.\: 
loeietr  h:i-«  iuui«'r  c-i  K:«l-.i;.tluii  th'  ]>i.]v.  .i^jr  i-i 
devoting  «onie  portion  u\  its  I'unU^  tu  tli .^  i>iiii>o>,i>. 

Moved  by  the  llcv.  B.  Kvans  ISe.-ir- 
boroui;h ;  Si-cfiided  l»y  the  l^.■v.  .J.  iJl.or, 
Bridj^e  of  Alliin  : — 

That  Iho  followiiij:  g«'iiti«Mn<»M  K*  ih»,'  oilioi-r-'  ami 
committee  oi  ilic  noci»*ty  fi»r  the  en.-suing  .war  : — 

[The  names  to  be  supplied  nexi  inon'.h.] 
Moved  by  the   Ilev.  E.  .S:e:!nc,  C^aniher- 
well  ;  Eccnnded  hy  the  Rev.  G.  <Jinihl.  Nor- 
wich : — 

That  thia  uicctiiig  proseitt<i  it!<  t}i.-ink>-  to  G.  X. 
Kemp,  Esq.,  for  hi^  kindne^^  in  iires>i'liiig  on  tl!(> 
present  uccaslon. 


VoI.LMAKY    SCHOOL    ASSOCIATION. 

On  the  evening  of  the  1st  of  May  the 
annual  uieetlni;  of  tliis  society  was  heid, 
Thomas  BameD,  Esq.,  M.P.,  presiding.  From 
the  balance  sheet  it  ap})eared  tliut  the  re- 


ceipts for  t)!e  year  were  i£l,897  8s.  6 
the  di!«buisi>nienta  £1,220  lOs.  2d.,  1 
a  balance  in  the  treasurer's  hands  of 

UN.  :;d. 

'I'  e  chairman,  Mefi«rs.  Morley,  1 
::n<l  other  gentlemen  arj^ueil  po« 
.i;^:iiMHt  it/^ji^iutivi;  interference  with  tl; 
ca?i>»'i  «'i'ti«e  iiu]ii»tri«'UH  claj'ses. 

T'li-  IJ'v.  (■'■aiii-s  StovcI  inove«l : — 

'lii.i'  in  'li''  «'"U?inn  r-f  Ihi^  meeting.  Ifc 
d<.''<.i'  i-rili'i  .M:;iicli'-st'.'rand  >;iiri«rd  R'lucal 
".>■    .^vi.-Lil   uud   >'riiTig  diKi'.it  y!action  Ju 

|r I  w.i'i  r]."  I  n.i-i.Hvd  i'!.oi  '-(  uii   cx' 

•.I'l  .!  o-  •  I  !.  .'i» ;••'!.  aii'l  Iho  ;i'..:oi5,r  i.f  av.v  ft 
•,-■  .'11  .':-"-i  ih  •  ;..iv.-ini:n'ni  on  tii«'  ^usjectof 
••>l;i>:i':<iii.  MMnior  thi'  pn'^tfiit  Time  p 
.on  i"jri:.'i-  !ir  uv-uig  the  cl  lini-  of  the  V 

And  >;»i«l,-  I  think  tha«  the  yo 
J!nv:'.iMd  l'.a\e  nme'i;  to  icarn.  I  a 
suiiiicd,  ai*>o.  thai  that  wbicii  they  1 
iiarn  i«.  c  »mpiratively  little  '.'urupari 
th.it  wliicli  th<'y  ha\e  to  unlearn.  Fi 
l:i;4lu-.-t  to  the  luwe-t  of  the  clas* 
deniiiiul  e.lueait!r»n.  there  lire  ca^es  ]r 
to  ii-i  in  wiiicli  it  !■;  far  more  difficult 
pii'.-e-s  tiie  mind  of  unhealthy  pn 
th.-sn  ::  in  to  U-.id  the  mind  t'urward 
uiidr':>:undin>;  and  uk^  of  a  healthy  i 
t'liil  or  ri'li<;ioiis  ]ui!icii'le.  I  hoi 
;i.'\iT  uiient  h.is  no  Y\f;h\  to  try  to  d 
thi'  inTilii-etnal  powcw ;  for  what 
di\c!op!in.nt  of  a  man  it"  you  do  n« 
oi:l  tlie  I'xe.eise  ««t  Ida  iu*arl ;  and  I 
\on  t\o  ♦!»;.<,  uiile<.'4  }ou  dra.v  into  o\ 
the  e.\'  rci-.'  if  hi'i  conscience ;  an 
>>'.\Au  develop  111-*  conscience  but  reii'ii 
tile  J'lidy  o;  li'>  relation  to  his  (Jod/ 
S'.iv.  let  Li;ov."n:;i'.rnt  undertake  thai, 
h.!-.  been  .ir  an  pled  «u  the  ci»ntinenl 
o:her  pans  of  the  world,  and  it  hi 
attfonpl-  I  ii'.-o  Iiy  ."unne  arr.ingi-nienli 
oxtii  universitjc..  Hut,  Ivt  any  one 
t!ie  Meif.-.iy  of  tiio>  •  nni\er>itii,»s,  am 
their  hi  lory  lor  a'.^hile,  nnd  i*ee  how  f; 
iiave  l»een  Uu:'e«i  out,  even  from  ami 
Mio-t  ie-,i»n't;ibje  nnd  1  i^olv  calii\at 
exeuisf  of  pe.ij  ficulliv*.  .md  a  cU 
a'cuiate  <k\e'opnient  ut  conscience, 
aie  l;iilur»'>.  '1  iiey  »«'and  before  ail  n 
a-n  f.ii'.ure*.  Th.-y  have  rather  enppl 
which  tls.'N  sli'.uld  have  done  than 
plr*i!ied  tiiiir  «1  .4;i».  Mind  will  spri 
gr"w;jind  it  wo'iid  b.**  cjiiile  as  legitii 
govenuncMt  t<)  make  an  edict  which 
deteiminv  the  ••hape  and  tint  in  the  I 
the  i"ire-ls  in  spiin-;  mm  n  would  be  to 
how  tii'.f  poind  of  man  sliCmld  be  devel 
re?j»ect  to  conftcience,  intellect,  an 
Thev  m;iv  build  a  place  around  the  1 
'  ])ri.M'rve  it  Umn  violence;  but  the  s 
'  dew,  and  t.;e  atmosphere  must  h 
'  inHuence.'i  'A'hich  produce  life  and  }{i 
.  every  part.  So,  higiier  powers  thu 
I  enactmeiitH  mu.tt  iii>urii$h  ere  mind  1 
into  its  true  p<r*ition.  Mr.  Stovel  co; 
by  elaborately  de^erihiug  the  social  c 


KUROPKAN  INTKliiaOENCE.  35o 

e  present  war  wouUi,  in  all  probiihi-  ,  — wiih  a  view  to  umke  tnem  hue  the  duty 
il  upon  the  great  masa  of  the  produc-  u-hicli  is  )>indinK  upon  them  to  expend 
«ei  of  thi^  country,  and  cuntt-niicd  n  portion  of  their  earning  upon  the  intcl- 
ing  but  the  leception  nf  tho  truth.s  lertual  and  moral  training  of  their  children, 
^spel  would  tranquilii/e  tiic  people^  .Nolhin'^  wduld  ho  nioro  useful  at  the 
fir  ttutferings  and  preserve  the  peace  pre.«eitt  time  than  an  ctiuentional  midsion, 
y  ;  and  it  was,  therefore,  of  the  Jitter  the  ninnncr  of  the  Town  and  City 
DporLanc<*  that  religion  siiouid  he  .Mi».sioiis,  havini;  for  its  K<de  ohject  the 
11  connexion  with  secular  e<luea-  violin;;  of  the  i»e(»p!e  at  thi'ir  honie!*,  to  try 
nile  tiiey  eouid  not  he  riidittuil\  and  awaken  in  tiieni  proper  sentiments  on 
together  except  upon  iJie  \oluutary  tM«  most  important  niatu-r.  He  did  not 
rhich  this  association  was  lonncil  t<»  '  prtN-i.ti  that  all  pareiits  ciuiid  educate  their 

,  own   ('!•';  'Inii,   and    i.e   would  allow  that  it 

Lev.  J.  H.  llinto'.!,  .M..\.,  sctouih-i]     \\;s-  t   •'  doty  of  the  L'overnment  to  educate 

iti'»n,  nn«s  in  ^o  dn-.o^-  louii  a  j-.ni.-ial     th.-  pan-K-r  iHu!  criminal  ela-M's  of  the  coun- 

thrrcc-iii  i»r«irte.iin'..-  .'I  ii.e  v.irii'us     irv  ;  h  it  t'ev  •^'louhi  not  ;;,>  one  Hte:»  bevond 

»h«j    cwnteml    for    tin-    p!«nirio:v    f.t  ■  M.is  !k»:..!. 

•nt    intcrierence,    ami    r.u.v   mMi:"i  '■  . 

m  Jroui  the  present  i!itete>im''  po.>.'-  , 
iairs  ni  relatmn  to  \]\v  c«uuMtioji.iI 

He  was  rejoiced   to   he.ievo  i;  :•:  Tii.-    I'url  of  Sl:a.i(.»-'any   pre^ilied  at  the 

)feducrtti(nial  labiiur,  which  had  ht'en  i  anriua!    meeti!!'/   of    tj.is    iii»titution,   which 
al   yearn   past  a  tie'd   ot    universal     lo.-!;    p.jice  on  tiie  .'Jrd  of  May.     After  bin 
19  now  in  a  position  to  be  succc^>-     ojn  :ii:i.;  adiircs  th*''  repmt  wa«*  rea«!,  which 
.ivated.     For  a  lime  at   !i-.i»t,  tiiere     ?''a!'-'i    tint   tie    o-  er.-.'ions    of    tiie    rffwietv 
[  in  the  controvcrsv.     Mr.  liichsin's     dur  nu'  li'e  y-\<  jear.  n  t'vithslandinc  many 
luid   been   deleateil  ;  the   nil'    of  I'iu*     ;ini'ov;ii;e«  s    ::ii.l     lin<iia.a\":,     were     hi;'1dr 
A&»<KMation  had  not  been  attempted      "^o  .■«iae'.o!y.      Tuv-  iiUiii); -r  of  issi'.es  from  the 
reduced  to  the  House  of  Commoiis     <!(j»or    nt     I'aris   i.uiin.u    the   past    w-ar  was 
SK'd  ;  Hr.  Watls  riad  eea>ed  t<i  i>-»uo     f'-M-'--,  makiivr  a  tolal  of  a'oove   vi, 000,000 
3  in  the  Daiiy  Scwa,  ami  l.ad  eon-     eopies    «if     the    scrijitures    introduce*!    into 
is   provincial   lecturvs;    Loid    J«»im      Kiane  •.     'J'iie    rrench    Dilde  Sfciety  issied 
ivould    iiroijal»l_\    make  no   fi-jnii   at-      l.'',j.'>.'l    lu'ole^  ai.d  !l,n'«M    te«:t!iments.       Mr, 
introd'uv  his  iiie«i»nre,  ami   thne     J  ioeiy,  the  ^oeiot^\^  njiIikiI  !!;;ent  for  Belgium, 
!so  a  pndiaojlity  that  even  the  S..*«>*-     fJoli.ii.d.   and    tiio   mrth   of  Titrmany,  had 
wi>u'.d    ijc    (ietc.iled.      linier  s'leli     i.'i.'-.e!    the    oMiee   wlii.'ii    he    'nad    held  for 
ince**,     fheivj'»re,    it     hi'h.;\ed     tlie  !  vMiie   }e.ir>.     His   isMie^  in    li«.lj;{iam   Avithin 
id  supporters  of  voluntary  etliieati«)n     thf  w-arweo  (>..V'il  c«ijiio~  ;  H«»liand,  27,789; 
re  than  ever  tUtennin'.d  to  adilr.'>s  .  ('.)lojiir.  '"I'JJ'J-J  ;  rna.kinp;  a  LTand  total  for 
L's  to  really  praciii.-al  ttioit,  so  t'i.it     the  ^  lii  «•  pe'iod  of  RJ.'!»,.5<J8  volumes  tince 
Uid  U?  no  furllier  pretext  for  ieu'i^:.'-     the    eonimeneement     »»f    hi-*   a-^ency.       The 
terence  in  the  matter.     It  was  inio     eoinmittie  had  made  arr.iniiemcntfl  for  carry- 
Committee    of   Couiieil    u'ere   still     i.i^ '.n  tlie  w.-rk  which  had  been  so  Rucecssful 
with  their  scheme  and  cioinjr  much     u;>-' r  Mr.  TiiMyV  mana..:ii!ii  nt.     'Jhe  report 
but  tiiere  was  more  hope  of  sn.rej»>     '  "  Uv.  L'inU'  ruin  for  tlie  \ear  was  very  satis- 
idiiu  with  that  body  tli.in  witli  an     lacfory.        At      Franklort,    the    issues    wero 
[>arliiunent.       Kdueation.U    NKir-ii«s  '  'i.">,in';  eopies ;  trie  total  isMic  by  the  agency 
have  a  -.'reattr  ani'Minl  ot  snppoft     U''hij,     IJU'J.  1  !.">.       Since    the    compulsory 
had  hitherto  received.     The  pr:va'e     "toppa^e  of  the  worl:  in  Aus'iia,  J)r.  I'inker- 
Kn:.'la!id  had  not  yd  been  opeiud     !o:i  h:id  i»een  ^^•i•i•»^ed  at  iJn slaw,  where  lie 
•iiauiate  inanntr  (;n  lids  Mihi»<t,     It     iiad  iv  ij.  I  •.'.'», ."ij:0  eojue-*  within  the  year.    In 
to  him  that  the  jH-opIo  nidvi  iM.'!y     Norihera  rtd\  and  Switzerland  tlse  society's 
»    snb-jeribc    to    some     education. •!     ."i.-Tit  f:r  tlie  tw.)  countries  had  issued  15,936' 
.ml  that  with  as  nuich  re.alaiilv  as     cor.ie-.   of  wl.i-.ii  W.OJ'A   were  in    Lombardy 
.h1  their  taxc".      If  o  dy  one  |  eiuiy     am'  rie<nnont ;  makitm^  the  total  winch  had 
und  w<-r«'  to  be  sell-impo'n'd  in   this     paN'«'<j  tiironjjh  his  haiid<  since  18-iH  upwards 
cip  on  the  education  of  the  country     of  ;i,">,noo  copies.     In  Prussia  the  issues  of 
•ection  or  other,  there  would  1m'  an     the  year  were  'i7,f>({."t  copies  ;   making  the 
ij  of  funds  in  the  cofi'eis  of  all  tin."     total  di-tiibulion  TitidMHid.      In   .Swe<lcn  the 
and  Kovernment  i:"ints  would  ne\er    is^ue  w.is  l'.j,;JOO  copies  within  the  year;  and 
thousht  of  as  V,  .  «.>>ary  f«)r  the  pro-     al\er  consitleral»!e  eorrcsj>ondence  on  the  sub- 
of  the  work  of  education.     If  struck   :  ject  it  had  betn  determine*!  to  make  a  grant 
one  of  the  most  desirable  thinijs  to    t)f  Rcripturcs  from  the  Jubilee  Fund  as  a 
pled  juHt  now  is  the  awakening  of  ■  present  to  the  students  of  the  university  of 
ntal  instinct  in  this   matter — there  I  Stockholm.      10,000   testameuU   VvavV  VkctXi. 
party  who  can  educate  Jike  parents  I  printed  for  Norva^  *,  iVve  \«&\xc  o^  \i'te\eA  ^Xki^. 


306  IIUMK  INTELLKiKKCK. 

tcfttamcnts  in  that  country  witliin  the*  year ,  Hocii'ty,  tVcliiii;  no  ionf;er  able  to  di 
being  10/200;  ami  thu  total  smv  lii'Jo,  I  the  llutii'^  of  hin  oilk'e,  had  re^ij^ned, . 
n»J,u4i5.  The  agency  at  St.  IVtci^hurgh  luul  I  Klv.  S.  liurKne,  minister  of  the 
iMitucil  7,0ii.j  cditic-i,  uuich,  mk'cU  td  the  (lis-  ■  chapi'.,  ha  i  Ik  en  appointed  his  au 
trihutii>n  of  fDniicr  >i'ar'>,  niailc  a  t''t:il  in  !  taxing  K'H  hi.>  pa.otoral  c)iar;^e  in  c 
>ariou.H  Ianj;ua>;ii  •  r  ;><i'I,C»!''4.  At  (hli-fwi,  |  il -^ntc  liini>elt' to  the  work.  The  nu 
Mr.  .Mtlviil  ha«l  witljiu  tls«»  M-ar  rocri\i<l  lu-w  auxiliary  Micietic-s  formed  within  1 
]iernii.H3iun  to  introUiuc  'J«»,nini  c«>i«irs  ot"  tlsc  w.i-.  'Jini,  inakin;»  llie  total  in  Engia 
ficripturc!'.  Il>'  had  (-umniunicatcd  niiu-Ii  \Va]t.->,  />..') io.  Thu  nuniWr  of  i 
interest ing  inr»rn.ati«»n  rc^jjcclin^  (ic<iri:ia,  atumicd  hy  ot!iccr.s  and  df|>utcd  rep 
('iicu&-«lu,  and  the  h.uiIkiu  |  arts  of  Uu^.^ia.  tivi'si  ol  iho  HK-iety  was  l/tii<»'. 
The  year'.i  ir-^ues at  .Malta  were  1  l,;>n'J  icipii"-,  Tia*  rcrvipta  of  ihe  year  endin;^  M. 
exceeding  by  I?,(.MHj  tin-  niinihir  in  tin*  |  re-  1J;.',4,  i.av;-,  it  i^  ^lat•.d,  far  siirpasM 
ceding  year.  In  -May  hist,  a  llibh"  .'^•■cii-ty  <if  any  former  one,  irrespei-tivc  of  tl 
meeting  was  heid  at  Jeiu.silcni  in  coiiiK-xi-iu  rai--d  n-r  special  ol»jic*ts.  The  total 
with  .the  Jubilee,  at  wliich  Kisliop  (ioWat  fr.Mii  tlii-  ur.iinary  Nuirees  of  inco 
presided.  In  Tuikey,  the  ir?Mus  of  tlie  yc.ir  ain.»untid  to  £iJo,»i'i*)  IT..*,  lod 
were  7,1  l.i  copies.  Amon^  the  ;4rallfyiny  .tl'i/iJi:,  jl>.  "J,!,  liinju  tiian  in  the  p 
occurrences  of  the  year  was  the  holding  of  a  \ear,  and  £.'5,'--«>  •''!».  "d.  more  than 
jubilee  meeting  at  C'onstantiii(»]iIi',  Jind  the  previous  \ear.  The  leceipts  appli' 
formation  of  an  auxiiiaiy  hible  hceioty  fur  tin*  ^cncial  jmrpoM-s  of  the  socii 
that  city  and  its'  neighb»»urho(»(l.  At  the  aiisoujiu-d  to  .i'*>l',»io-..»  Jl*.  J?d.,  h 
jubilee  meeting,  Lord  .Stratford  de  KeiK  litfi.-,  £;j."i,}»7.i  .Is.  IJd.  from  auxiliarj-'soeieti 
the  distin};uished  repre-^enlatiNe  ui'  ln.r  amount  received  for  bibles  and  tet 
majesty  in  Turkey,  presided.  The  i^.'5U^s  at  waM  .t;fi(i,oiij»  hi.".  'Jd.,  iKMn^  an  inc 
Calcutta  were  ■lH,iiU7;  nt  Madras,  i- 1,7  J 7  :  £ll,4.*Jii'  1 1^.  (»n  thi>  item  alone. 
The  report  of  the  Hombay  Scu'iety  h  id  not  To  tlie  above  items  mu^it  Ik*  ad 
yet  lK*en  received.  There  ha«l  been  a  grant  sum  of  ■t*"iiJ,."»t.»7  7«.  I'd.,  subscribet 
for  India  during  the  yeiir  of  IJtKt  re.ims  of  juSiJee  fund,  and  also  X'3«'.4!»5  11'; 
l>aper,  and  £l,n(K),  part  of  whleii  was  sup-  ,  the  Ciiine'^e  .\ew  T«»lament  fund,  n 
plietl  out  of  the  Jubilee  Funvl.  .Vnai»;:e-  .  /.rami  total  of  A:2'2'2yii'i'J  .")S.  Ind. 
ments  were  in  progress,  for  ]!rinlin;{  14,n(iO  ,  Thei>Aue>of  the  s«x'iety  for  the  y 
copies    of    the   Cingalese    .seripture^.       The  .  .is  lollow.-j : — 

interest  which  the  Committee  had  Jonii  felt  |       From  the  dep«»t  at  home    .     .     1. 
ou    behalf   of    China,    had    been   increated  .       I'rom  depots  abroad       ,     .     . 
during  the  p«ast  year,  and  the  extraordinary  '  — 

revolutionary  moxement  had  led  t«.i  a  s])feial  Copies     1 

effort  on  behalf  of  that  country,  the  re^ult  of  •  lUing  an  increase  of  lyo,7iJ4  over 
which    would   be    laid   before   the   nueiini;.     la>t  \\dr. 

£■100  had  been  remitted  to  Shanghai,  to  pro- '  The  total  i>sues  of  the  socii 
mote  the  circulation  of  the  scriptures.  There  ;  amounted  to  •J7,.'.';iIMi3l  copies. 
also  the  jubilee  of  the  .society  was  celebrated.  |  The  oxj»endilureof  the  year  hail  a 
£4,073  wa.s  the  amount  of  the  remittances  to  iIii»,_V)7,  !.«.  Id.,  being  an  inc 
from  New  South  Wales.  The  Kev.  W.  tlill  \  the  total  I'et  payments  of  *Jo,7')0  I'J 
of  Raratonga  liad  paid  over  £-()(>  on  behalf  ,  The  soeii."ty  was  under  eiigagemen 
of  the  natives  of  that  i.sland,  for  ])ibles  sent  .  extent  of  t*o7»-7.'>  FIs.  11*1. 
out  to  them.  10,tHMl  copies  of  the  Tegean  ;  Mention  was  thin  made  of  the  »tc 
New  Testament  had  been  despatched.  The  in  eona<.'<|Uence  of  the  war,  the  prim 
Graham's  Town  Auxiliary  gave  eNidenee  of  heijjg  the  placing  i7,.")0o  New  Tei«tii 
a  revived  state  of  activity.  The  Sieini  Leone  the  di-^posal  of  the  Naval  and  Milita 
Auxiliary  hud  remitted  .i'400.  The  juliilee  '  .Society  Ibr  distribution. 
of  the  society  was  celebrated  in  Jamaica  and  \  Tin*  particulars  of  the  ap|»ropriatii 
other  islands  of  the  West  Indies.  The  report  jubilee  fund,  as  far  as  it  liad  hithe 
of  the  American  Bible  Society  referred  to  the  '■  carried,  would,  it  was  observed,  be  sc 
erection  and  occupation  of  a  new  bible  house,  .Jubilee  Keport.  The  following  wag 
constructed  at  an  exj)en6C  of  £.50,000,  the  mary  : — (i rants  for  purposes  of  dom 
whole  of  which  had  been  provided  for  with-  portage,  4.1, 7 7o;  to  the  London  City 
out  trenching  on  the  funds  of  the  institution.  ■  a  grant  of  10,000  liibles  and  testan 
The  issues  of  that  society  during  the  year  unions,  prisons,  and  hospitals,  for  pc 
were  7i>9,«J70  copies,  making  un  aggregate  '  use  in  those  establishments,  10,7*21  c 
since  the  formation  of  the  society,  J^0»8,.*J.V2  .  Ireland,  51,500  copies,  value  about 
copies.  The  remittances  to  this  society  within  :  to  prisons,  hospitals*,  schools,  cxe.,  in 
the  year  from  Upper  C^inada  amounted  to  I  nmce,  and  diti'erent  parts  of  Germ; 
£1,041,  those  from  Lower  Camada  to  £1,0»5.  .the  uni\ersitie9  at  L'psala  and  -Bon 
The  Rtv.  George  Brown,  who  had  (or  twenty  <  20,000  copies  ;  to  the  sevenii  presid 
jean  Acted  ns  one  of  the  sccretdiies  of  the  \  India,  iiv  books  luid  money,  to  thu  ai 


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,000,  beatiditi  tfiiuller  grants  to  cmi-  [  fiiibbnth-schooLs    of   tlic  country  I      Younjs; 

;w8,  &c.  !  ladies  and  yoiinp^  gentlemen  might  benssurcd 

ist  materiiil  foct  mentioned  in  tlic  of  this*,  thiit,  whatever  the  lionour  to  which 

18,  that  the  Chinese  New  TesLiment  they  ns]r.red,  their  greatest  hononr  woiikl  be 

nd    the    Jubilee    Fund    combined,  to  emulate  tlie  |M)sitiun  of  instnictura  of  the 

1  to  j^lOUjUOO}  a  statement  whicli  poor — the  teaeheni  of   those  who  have  not 

ved  with  inmiense  applauftc.  had  the  same  advantages  as  themselves.     If 

.  there  wns  a  greater  amalgamation  of  the  rich 

and  ))Oor  in  the  Sundav  si-hool,  depend  upon 

-si-NnAY  SCHOOL  TMO>.  .^^  ^j^.^^  ^^^^  ^^^^^  ^^j.  evangelization  would  pro- 

mual  meeting  of  tlie  Sunday  .School  ceed  with  more  success,  and  the  present  race 

IS  he'.d  oil  tlie  evenin;^  (if  May  4th,  of  teachers  w(»uld  be  encouraged  to  go  on  in 

r  Hall;  John  Cheetham,  Ka(|.,  M.P.,  their  work  with  more  earnestness  th.in  ever. 

air.     Long  before  the  time  for  com-  Ought  the  ministers,  lu»   would  ask,  not  to 

the    procet-dings,    the     Hall    was  pre:(ch  to  thor^e  who  arc  rich  in  worldly  goods, 

in  every  pait.  and  tell  them  that  they  should  also  be  rich  in 

\.    n.    Watson    read   an   elabonite  good  works?     Will  they  not   lead  out  tho 

•hich  commenced  by  a  copious  refer-  young  ladies  and    the  young  gentlemen  of 

extracts  from  the  foreign  correspon-  their  respective  congregations,  and  take  thorn 

the  committee,  of  a  very  interchting  into  the  school-room  on  the  sablwith-d.'iy,  and 

r,  and  it   was  stated  that  grants  of  show  them  the  hardy  stms  and  daughters  of 

nd  l)Ooks  had  been  made  to  various  toil,  nobly  emjiloyed  in  the  religious  training 

m  the  Continent,  to  the  amount  of  ;  of  the  rising  race,  that  they  may  l)c  induced 

With  respect  to  the  home  j)roeeed-  j  to  imitaite  so  excellent  and  praiseworthy  an 

pi>eared  that  during  the  past  year  example.     He  knew  that  these  remarks  were 

mg  grants  have  been  made,  amount-  not  poj)ular — hut,  as  a  Sunday  school  teacher 

jh,  and  making  the  total  number  of  himself,  he  had  felt  the  necessity  of  speaking 

l;»,  nm<'Unting  to  t'7,044.    01  lending  as  I.e  Ipid  done.      He  believed  that  he  could 

248  have  been  granted,  making  a  etieet  twice  the  amount  cf  good  in  his  own 

-,97J',  the  value  of  which   last  year  neighbourhood  if  he  had  in  tho  school  as 

H.     Out  of  this  sum  the  schools  paid  teachers  a  few  v(  the  richer — he  would  not 

IJ».     Deputations  from  the  committee  s:iy  ])etter — class  of  peojde.      Decnuse,  after 

titcd   thiity-eight    pri>vincial    towns.  ',  all,  wealth  his  its  intluence,  and  the  poorer 

tributions  towards  the  general  objects  people  were  found  to  be  ever  willing  to  follow 

,*mon  liave  fallen  bhort  of  the  amount  with  much  readiness  the  example  set  them 

.•r  year*,  which  is  accounted  fur  by  by  their  more  wealthy  brethren.     The  young 

i  sum  given   to   the  Jubilee  ruad.  ladies  need  not  be  at  all  afraid  of  losing  their 

miittee,  therefore,  close  their  Bene\  o-  delicacy,  or  young  gentlemen  their  gentleness, 

id  with  a  deticiency   of  .*74l.     An  by  attendance  at  the  s.ibbath  school.      With 

ippeal  wjus  made  to  meet  this  lack  in  reference    to   the  statistics  of   crime,  about 

rs*  income.     The  proceedings  of  the  which  much  had  been  said  in  connexion  with 

were    extensively    reviewed,  special  Sun<)ay  school  tuitinn,  certain  statements  had 

B  being  made  to  the  public  meetings  Ixen  nuule  con' crning  the  number  of  juvemle 

the  provincial  towns  r>f  the  kingdom,  criminals  who  had  been  in  Sunday  schools, 

IS  to  the  meetings  in    London.     The  and    the    figures   put    forth    were  certainly 

-etums  were  largely   quoted,  and  it  ajipalling.   But  those  who  luul  any  experience 

.ted    that   there   were,   in    US.')!,   in  in  such  matters  knew  that  there  was  generally 

I  and    Wales,  '2.'),4!io  schools,  with  considerable  hollownes^s  about  such  statistics. 

teachers,  and    IJ,407,40I*    scholars.  For  his  own  part  he  had  scarcely  ever  found 

L  was  dwelt  u]>on  iis  one  calculated  to  in  the  prisons  of  the  metropolis  a  youth  who 

h  feelings  of  peculiar  tluinkfulncss  to  had  been  well  educated  and  properly  trained; 

[t  was  stated  that  the  amount  up  to  and  he  did  not  believe  that  children  who  had 

Hst,  on  account  of  the  Jubilee  Fund,  been  any  length  of  time  in  a  stibbath  school 

jlltio    Os.    4d. — a  sum  tcjual  to  two  were  ever  found  the  unhapj>y  inmates  of  a 

icome.      It  was  expected  that  this  gaol.     It  was  no  doubt  a  lamentable  thing  to 

uid  be  considembly  increased.  find  even  one  child  in  such  a  position  who 

llderman  and  Sheriff  Wire  in  moving  had  been  at  the  siibbatli  school  only  half  a 

'  resolution  exjiressed  Iiis  oj)inion —  do/en  times,  or  even  once,  but  the  true  posi- 

*at  deficiency  in  most  of  the  schools  tion  of  matters  ought  not  to  be  exaggerated, 

eived  to  be  that  the  teachers  are  all  If,  however,    tlie   Christian   people  of   this 

from  the  poorer  anil  niiddle  classes  country   really    desireil,  as  they  necessarily 

people.      Where  are  the  rich  people,  must,  that  the  massfcs  «>f  their  fellow  countrj- 

d  ask,  their  sons  and  their  daughters?  men  should  be  l>etter,  wiser,  Iiappier,  and 

r  count  it,  as  they  ought,  their  liighest  holier,  they  must  do  eveiy thing  in  their  \)owcc 

and  their  greatest  pleasure  to  sit  ;  to  extend  Sunday  8c\\oo\  \i\^i\\cI\ot\.    Vi^^^ 
with   their  poorer  brethren  in  the  /  iators  might  8ometimeaima^ivel\\ix\.V!tier}\^aA 


358  UOME  INTKLLIGENCK. 

fuund  out  n  remedy  fur  nit  tiic  eviJ8  in  Bdciety  table  he  was  ashamed  to  lee  thei 

by  (lay  school  education;  but,  ilcpend  upon  •  r..M>ly  wn*:  '*  Well,  siir,  since  readic 

it,  that  thcc'«hicati(Mi  iinpnrted  in  ti:e  Suniiiv  iiavc  found  hour  wrong  it  was  to  i 

hchool  hat  a  t;icater  intiucnce  than  aii   tlit.*  o'lier«a'ul  I,  in  my  turn,  phould  be 

secular  bchooU  iti  Kn/land.      it  wnuid  neicr  that  tiiev  f<t.uuUt  \>v  tound  within  mi 

bccoiiie    a    (jiiri-«'ian     iiei»iiic     t«i     K*n.tr.i(r  Whvn  you  considor  tur  a  moment  w} 

reli-^iun  Iruiii  c'dm-aUon.      Let  ti'em  sty,  tlie  iii'-c*t  of  puhiications  of  this  kind, 

Ncriplurcs  l!r^*.,  tlic  i»tTi|«iiin'.-.  ia*il,  ti>i'  *cii|i-  t  •.•■  iiiitul  nf  a  mown  pcr>o!:,  an«l  w 

lures  middle,  the  M-iipluic"»  I'vmthini!,  if  v>o  .'.    hi*  om  the  mimls  rif  chiidiiii  an 

iire  l«i  have  a   hdmI   and    rcM^ioun   in-.ip'i".  p.-i>'vii.  I  am  qnil«»  Mire  you  must 

Sumiay  Mchool  iiislruclion,  mi   the  \i>iun!ary  in<'    tha*    that    wi:ii-!i   can  Mip;)hint 

principle,    h-ul    ilmitf    ;:.»!al     tiii-i.H    f.ir    f.ij  •liiiou'*    i^    ni-.-t    v::.uaMj«' ;    and    tl: 

people  of  Kuuiaiid,  an::  wi.iM  il«>  ii«.iso  •»'.i.l.  ^.i-ji-.y   is  p-riLVliy  riulit   in  undert 

The  present  ti!in.>,  la- «•  .Hi'-.h  1-1,   in   jur-.-.;*,  •  rir4ii!.it;'»i.     Tiien.   1   tin  i   that   yoi 

a  most  favoviralilc  <»p|ioiiuiriy  i  .r  i-xi«!i«ii'ij  ii-iir-tiily    .—n"   c-f   a«)out    30,000 — 

the  Sunday  sciiool  .s\!»!i'in.     J'iji"  «iru'':'"r\  di  ^m  :ii*'»m  i>Nio  fir  tin*  p.i-l    vear  1 

the  Sunday  iiu'hooi  wa^   wn,-  ]\t<  mv\    _.i:u...  *oaict!ii?ii:  li'ui:  4,000,000.  df  wliicli 

Nearly    ai!     tlii»    ciii.tlna    uiii    wi-r-    i-.i-v  Mi-.-i.  m     !  :;.<    riiwirii/Ut-'.l     l.mSMHM 

received  into  tho^e  almoin  n,iiul    r.ail.   :.!'-l  ''naji:.!'  'J.iMHl.Ou.l  iniii'.ir.'.tionH  of  t 

read  wei!.     All,  liuT«Mori'.  if«at  w;i-»  m-.  .'.•■ !  i".;-'-.:!!:!!'' •'     »I!i-im     I.o«.i1«.i«! 

wa?,  to  train  tile  l"aiiie!'»  t(ir  i!.<«.r  woru-.io  l»Ii-*«..i!   ;•»  i-'il---    :•.;•.•    Muh  an  ar 

see    that    li;fy   uiMhT^si  >;!    •.;  iru  I'lan    {iii*  .i -.(mhv  ^•.  ii  li-/ iniMim- .l.suid  how  la 

schoIarN:  and  are  ahie  to  rli-vai*- tin' tijiiu;:ii:."»  "'>.»  ii:'.'  i;ai'.ii'«  oi'  li  at  -iK-icly  which 

of  tho»c  whom  iliey  air  ii»'Muli-«i  to  in^trur'.  cimmi'-m  '  ;'v  r  t-i  «i'»«i  .iiul  man! 

The  Union  hail  iloni*  niiu-h,  a"*  t'-.*  n -« •  mion  to  fi'- «:•.:. ii.iil   ,•.  <i{  iaf*ori:tv\  inii 

deelareil,  tu  provide  a  MiiaM-*   •i:;ratiir«'   1'  r  .imimmj  n-.u;.-:-*  ■..■.!!  v;i;"r>,  I  tind  th: 

the  iKMieht  of  tiie  leaih  '  -,   aa«i   tii<iv   wcie.  '•'■'•  p-.j  *  v  •.•!•  ii.:- ;.iiir.»\iii;a*eJ  to 

otherwi-se,    nnaieii^j'  tac"::.;:-'  t.ir  i  »ii»r.»vi!i.  IT  you    \»        ..-•«•,•.    :.!.■.  I    wj;.    incti 

the  mind;  and  bucii  nica:«-  v.w<  ir- finp.nvt-d  .  in«»  iiu'--  .  'of  -.  ovi:r,*-y  l;:!'iun.  wis 

mimt  diligently  by  the  1  IMC.  I  r*,  iit.t)  wnai.i  ••«inie    v., •.:.;■»   yy    d  ■  n    piT>iir,al   kn 

retain  and   exiTci*"  an    i.-'iii-ii'.  o  tor  t^inid  I  hiu'w  ihie  i-r*  i-.i.-' .f  a  lad   m  tm 

upon  the  mind"*  til"  tliuM-  ci.iidi.'i  v.ijoni  tiiJ-y  KnnJaiMl  wimi  l.j-d  i.-.'-us  otrt-iits      II 

met  to  instruct,  siimatii  atn-r 'a-jlL.th.       Ilul  mi'»'v     t*.'-     <•!:••:■•    t      kn'»\viedi'.»     c 

let  the    teaclieis  oir  I'-iiicmli'r,   above  all  Hubirvl-      u  i.ii-.-      aoove     <vtr\ihin 

else,  that  it  iM  tiie  i;o>pr'   w!ii«-i  »i!-y  an-  to  «!t"-'U'«i    t>    isn-uvs   upua    M.s  min:: 

teach;  that  tlie  love  of  <'.;n.«!    imu-'    atdinaJi'  liai'jiiiii  i  !  i  r,  .■«.  "..•■»  ;ak:n4  a  i<»UTn' 

their  own  Houlfj;  and  lint  liM-ii  pr.'iit*  l«'i>;iu"»H  th''   nvi  a    \\\'n   i!«i..:ii4    hor>-5,   ;• 

is  to  win  other  soul?*  to   'ac  SaM-air.     lie  plaivd  a  tia-'f   in  i  i-*  hand.     "J'hat  i 

looke<l    upon    the  siir»aih   •s;i.ii.)!h    i.t    tlie  i»i'.>-d  !•»  i   -» •    :i\ii-:op.      To  the  j^e 

country  as  the  bill warks  ot  tri.'.ii  and  order,  j  pn-xcnti  d     tin*    tract,    now    a    met. 

.  I  inini'.ttr,  oiTiinvin.;  a  C'-n'io  of  •»re.i 

,„., , „.  i  m-ss,  th..'  party  ati;nr)w".edj»e.'*,  with 

pleaMjre,  ^Uv  tact  ot     ][in   eonver?h 

The  meeting:  in  Kxi-tor  H  ill  \va-»  tlii*;  vi'ar  •'  entirely  tr.icealuc  lo  th:*  iIl^trumen 

unusually  well  altendod.     S.  M.  Win,  i:^i|.,  your  Soti«l.\.      1   wi;!  niate  t«»  \n\\ 

M.l\,  pre»ideil,  and  in  an  iaK-ifOiri,,'  adtln".!<  ^l^t  I'ice,  whici.  c.inu'  wi'.liin  my  >iv: 

mentioned    ^exeml    facts    wnioh     ha«l    rome  i'dgo.     Oiw  of  m-- owi  pi- >pie,  at  w 

within  hisi  own  Kn>)\vi,- i^e.     S|'«'.'ikinL^  iif  the  ■  railway  wiili   wliiv"'i    I    w:is  comji.«c<t 

weekly  jmblieatinn  lalUd  lin-  l.ii».me  Ihnir.  twelve  m  ait.iii  njh,-,  .  ..  i  ...n'buted 

Mr.  Peto  said  : — I  know  ihat  t;':-ri»  air  s.,:iii.  and   si.-t   so   hai    f.n  rwnr.plo   to   liir 

friends  <»r  lip*  soci'lv  who  ha\v' o  ji'c'.i'd  lint  woiktnen,  1'ia;    1  ionmi  it  i;:;ii'   to  t 

it  is  not  exactly  \\itfiin  that  cia'"  :  i"  p!:l»ii-  uuli- -^  I.*  cii.-m  ..d   IT. <  roisdm-r   }»o  c- 

catioiiM  which  Hliriuld  emanate  iriM  it.  h.  Ci-.i.i'  ,*■•'''•  ■•^''"    ''^    '".'•     '   mI.c.      It    •»•»    h 

it  may  not  he  eonMdeicd  n<  jaiieix  ari:i  !i'Uh  t!iat.  wii.-n   'le  ^^^l^  at   work  in  the 

periodical;  hut  then,  all   it. .it     ■«  tliiri<i':;;ily  lvi..laiid.  oa  on- :kt 'hIdm  a   tr.ivt  wa 

reli^iiMH  in  it.-*  tondenc; ,  by  ;•,■  jmiIu-.'    t  ■«•  ia  iii-«  laad"*.     lie  r.-ad  «: — d'-..p  eoi 

way  for  tliC  trutln  whicii  ajieraan!^   bec»:iie  «»«'  ;ii»  o..ti  I'vi"-.:.!'.  ''intalia-s.s  f.d'.ow 

familiar  to  the  mintl — 'hat   uliih   is  n  i..:-  iun'ia..-   i-i   r.'ic'i    a.   >.tato  of  mind, 

natin;;,  if    i    luay  siy  ko,  the    «ies-.re — i*    a^*  sooi«»  I'aie.  it  w.*";  appreii^Jideil   ho  v. 

valuable  in   its  place  an  ti>a'   which  cmi*-*  obliged  to  iai:e  n-iu:;;*'  in  a  lun.itio 

afterwaids  to  renew  the  mind.      I   know  an  '  lleni.jr.v,  it  aj'Oearetl,  wa^  >o  dreail 

instance  of  one  manufacturer  ^'tdii:;  into  the  .  he   could    not    it  strain    ia>   own    h 

cottu^tf  of  a  workman^  wlun  he  found    tin*  [  fcelinii*.     At  Icn;;th  the  minister,  w 

Leisure  Hour  lying  on  the  table.     He  !*aid,  him  this  tract — a  mini^^ter  of  a  mnall 


'*  I  am  glad  to  find  you  reading  thi.o.*'     When 


h0  Snt  called,  he  found  publications  on  the  [  visited  him  ;  and  the  man  felt  pe 


gational  church  in  the  south  of  Ei; 


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He  aAcTwardtt  dfpartccl  for  other! 
,he  north  of  England  ;  but  he  felt  it  i 
to  xnake  known  this  salvation,  which  • 
so  blessed  to  himself,  as  ;i  preacher  } 
lis  fellow  workmen.     That  man,  at 
int  time,  is  in  my  employ  ;  and  a  | 
dcrly,     dfccnt,    upright     C'hrisliun  [ 
•,  for  Cl.n^i^tency  ami  public  useful-  < 
■  •n't  know.     I  may  mentifin  tr>  \<»u 
,  which  will  show  how  blcs.H«.Ml  tlii> 
f  instrumentality  i«,  in  all  its  refit x 
«.     The  vcty  minij«ter  who  jjave  ni} 

I  that  lrr«et.  lost  liia  wife  and  his  thn-e 
of  fevt.r.     The  man   wp^  at  work  ' 

n  a  huinlred  mile<  di^^'atit,  and  hnd 
TiO  bv  hir«  labour-*,  lie  Iwird  »t'  the 
is  frien  r>  bL-reawnien*.  autl  immedi- 
irtcd  t(»r  the  ^i-nilh  of  I'lisland,  a'jd 
he  s;ood  man  the  day  brf«»re  t'l" 
1  nicd  not  sjiy  that  their  niretin;^ 

affectini; ;  nor  tell  you  what  was  tin'  ' 
neiit  of  the  minister  to  lir.d  tiiat  the 
n  had  left  a  small  bay;  tietl  up  upuii 
i?,   containinj^  £■'•'*.     He   said  :    '•  I 
ould  liave  been  able  to  have  JJaV'.-il 

had  not  been  for  ycui  LTi^inij  me  that 
d  for  its  aftrr  con^efjucnces  ;  ar.d  1  . 
.  the  lea!*t  I  can  «lo,  in  showin;;  n'y 
!  to  God  for  the  •jreat  blessing  he  has 
i'd  to  bestow  on  me,  is  to  tfive  vou  if 
.>na:  Mib>taiiee.'" 

Uv.  1*.  J.  Salfeiv  read  an  ab-.trael  ol 
iirt,  which,  alter  giving  a  brief  sketch 
>cietr*.«»  operations  during  the  year,  in 
tin.Lj  and  the  circulation  of  religious 
ons  in  various  parts  of  the  world  ;  ' 
;d    t)   nrjtice  the  vaiiou"*  important 

II  connexi<m  with  the  •Society'.'.  hou:e 
IS,  as  the  camp  at  Cl.obhiuu  ; 
and  fcailor)*  procecdinTj  t«i  the  (•a^t  ; 
'la  ;  pri'.'iners  ;  the  i'^-.ue  of  a  iievr 
ion,  entitled,  *•  'I  h«'  .Sunday  :'.t 
"  tract  «M'*trihnii'»M  in  ]":'i.ind. 
1,  and  Walfj^  ;  the  i  ir:;"  j.(ranl<  mat  •.• 
Lon«lo:i  (.':ly  Mi»".on->  and  kindiV'l  ' 
,  and  tl<«'  iVirmatiiin  <»f  iibiaric-'. 
iil  i«»'.ue5i  of  publications  durin;:  t'n.r 
re  'j7..';7«'..j7."i,  beins;  an  increa^^e  of 
I-I.  Tiie  bi'ne\«i;cnt  inconi''  ot  the 
:'.u«'.i! -^  tin*  sums  receivi-d  Uw  spvcial 
was  .C^.^JC»1  lis.  7)i\.  Tiu-  '..'jiacio. 
f.'i>.  ^)'[.  "I  h'*  grants  of  miMiey,  p.ipcr, 
b'.icatinns,  for  hon>e  and  aijroa«l, 
rd  to  .t:ll,20ii  11^..  bein,.'  ;in  cmim 
e  «»ri:inary  I'eaexo'.ciit  receipis  of 
IS-i.  id.      rh«.  ?ales  iia\e  r»  aeh«-d  the 

j£(:3,400,  shuv/in^   an    isicnasf    <»t" 

73. 


gratultttcd  the  Society's  friends  on  its  improv- 
ing financial  position,  nnd  on  the  increasing 
facilities  afforded  by  public  events.  Tho 
ecclesiastical  census  had  demonstrated  tho 
superiority  of  religious  institutions  unpatron- 
i/ed  and  controlled  by  the  State,  and  tho 
fae:.-  of  the  easi'  had,  therefore,  been  widely 
circulated.  Tor  tran.MU*tini{  the  Society's 
pariianientary  buniiu^'riH  a  i>arlian)entary  sub- 
cOMMr.ittoe  had  been  formeil,  havinir  as  itH 
chairman  Dr.  Ki».*»er,  Professor  of  Jurispru- 
dence at  rniycrsity  Colleae,  and  the  ecclosi- 
aitiea!  ipu  -tiDnH  constantly  debated  in  parlia- 
n:ent  had  ke])t  if  in  full  work.  It  had 
d":i.»teil  tiie  Sftd;e  \ewinj^N»n  Chiireh  Bill— • 
i-ad  ^Mp{^rlrt^•«l  Mr.  Faijasi's  motion  against 
'  mini>tc  rs' money,"  anui,  on  its  defeat,  had 
Dj.p.i-' d  to  til"  ut'iiojrt  the  Ministerial  Bill, 
in  t'..?  dixi*-!-  ns  on  wiiieh  i'.'O  liberal  members 
i)..d  \.»t'.d  jiy  linst  the  goviTUun-nt.  They 
o'  jeeted  to  tiic  Marfpiis  of  HIandford's  epis- 
c<i{>..I  and  (.Hpiiular  I'Ntatei>  Hill,  as  forestall- 
ing "Uiplu'i  funds  which  slnndd  be  available 
a-,  a  >uli"»iitute  lor  clmreh-rates  ;  and  also  to 
tie-  Co'onial  Clergy  Dis^ddlities,  as  involving 
thi"  iI.iii^jiT  of  eitahlishinK  thechurchof  Eng- 
land  in  the  e<donie>.  'Ihey  had  initiated  u 
movement  for  the  abolition  of  university 
tests,  and  already  about  lUO  petitions,  with 
nearly  *JO,0<M)  signatures,  had  been  presented^ 
and  it  was  hoped  that  Mr.  Heywood*8  clause 
would  be  cinied.  They  had  afforded  legal 
and  other  (u«sistance  in  the  numerous  church- 
rate  contests  uhich  hiid  taken  place  since  the 
Braintree  decision — contests  which  showed 
tnat  opposition  to  taxation  fur  religious  pur- 
jioMS  was  rapi<:Iy  extendinir, and  that  without 
waitini;  for  kvis'jitive  measures,  church-rates 
couM  bo  praclical'v  abojisshed  in  the  parishes. 
The  .S'lCieiy  propO'H^d  forming  an  electoial 
committei',  and  undertaking  other  operations 
jis  e;trly  ns  ]>ra(:t:cable,  but  its  friends  were 
icniindcd  tiiat  non*  tliat  the  natiim  is  en- 
j,':!i;i.«]  in  njir,  and  ]»ublic  attention  will  be 
•  iivirted  from  schemes  of  improvement, 
increased  vi«i!ance  would  be  required  to  pre- 
\i.nt  til.-  a<l«  iilio'i  of  a  n-actionary  jmlicy  in 
ece,e>iastica'i  nustters.  The  treasurer's  report 
showed  ;i.at  tiu'  income  fur  six  months  nearly 
eijU-iilcfi  tiial  of  pr«.\ ious  year>,  and  that  the 
tieasurer  had  nearly  £ K'O  in  liand.  Uesolu- 
liouH  Were  pa>«^ed  by  the  committee  on  the 
\arioa'*  topics  of  »he  report, several  animated 
uiscuv«ion>  takii;';  place,  but  entire  uiumimity 
j«re\ailini!.  Mr.  Morley,  Mr.  Miall,  M.P., 
Mr.  (rossley,  M.l*.,  Kev.  J.  Burnet,  and 
Ivcv.  J.  11.  1 1  niton,  were  amon^  those  who 
ttiol;  part  in  the  oroce'dimis. 


LiniillAIION  sociF.rv. 


AMILKLV    TUACT    SOOIhTV. 


rouncil  of  ihe  Society  I'ormcd  lor  the         The  sixth  annual  na-eti-ij^  of  tl:e  n. embers 
on  of   Ueligion  irom  State  patronage    and  friends  of  this  society,  was  held  at  the 


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trol,  held  its  amuuil  sitting  at  Kadlec's  '  Freemasons*  Tavern  ;  Jauics  Kershaw,  Esq., 
London,  on  Wetlnesday,  May  Jird.  .  M.l'.,  president,  in  the  c\va\t,  "f!\vo  ^«i\\N««S 
tort  of  the  executive  vnmmittcc  am-  /  an  effective  addrcRU,  rtiowa^Y  cc^TnTWC^^'ovii  ^ 


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IIOMB  INTELLIGEKCS. 


the  Chriatna  church  at  huge  the  claimt  of 
the  inatitution.  The  report  wni  then  reed 
by  the  lecretery,  and  showed  that  during  the 
yeer  jttit  cloied,  the  lociety  put  into  gratuitous 
circulation  about  520,000  tracts,  and  sold  at 
cOit  price  160,000,  making  a  clear  total  issued 
of  680,000  tracts.  The  total  receipts  of 
the  society  for  the  year  1853,  amounted  to 
£668  St.  5c/.,  and  the  expenditure  to  £022 
ISfi  5rf.,  leaving  a  balance  in  hand  of  £45  8«. 
A  resolution,  adopting  the  report,  was 
moved  by  B.  Swallow,  Esq.,  and  seconded 
by  the  Rev.  J.  E.  Ashby,  B.A.,  F.ltA.S.; 
after  which,  sentiments  embodying  the  nature, 
operationsy  and  prospects  of  the  society  were 
spoken  to  by  the  Rev.  Thomas  Archer,  D.U., 
Hev.  W.  Leask,  and  Rev.  (.'.  H.  Spur^con. 

I 

STEP^ET  COLLEUK.  , 

^  During  the  year  which  is  now  drawing  to  n  , 
clooe,  four  students  have  accepted  invitations 
and  have  either  entered  upon  their  work,  or 
are  preparing  to  do  so;  Mr.  J.  i\  Fishboume 
at  Thaztedy  Mr.  H.   Crossweller,   B.A.,  at  . 
Leominster,  Mr.  J.  F.  Stevenson,  U.A.,  at  . 
Long  Sutton ;  and  Mr.  J.  H.  Anderson  is  ; 
about  to  go  as  a  missionary  to  India.     Five 
student^  including  two  lay  students,  intend 
taking  their  degree  in  October,  and  three  otliers 
ore  preparing  to  matriculate  in  July.  Two  lay 
students  who  graduated  some  little  time  since, 
are  occupying  honourable  posts  un  teachcrd. 
The  senion  clo»»  early  in  July,  and  re'0])ens 
in  Septem1>er.      Applications  for  ndniicaion 
ought  to  be  forwarded  at  once  to  the  Secre- 
tary, 33,  MooTgate  Street. 


ADERGAVEKNT. 

The  Rev.  J.  C.  Butterworth,  Intc  of  King- 
Stanley,  Gloucciitershirc,  having  accepted  tlic 
cordial  invitation  of  the  baptist  church  moot- 
ing in  Frogmoro  Street,  Abergavenny,  com- 
menced his  pastoral  duties  the  third  Lord's 
day  in  April. 


BRmOL. 


The  Rev.  G.  H.  Davia  bat  ie^0 
pastorate  of  the  baptist  church  nc^ 
Old  King  Street,  Bristol,  after  ni 
the  chaige  twelve  years,  having  acoel 
office  of  travelling  secretary  to  the  f^ 
Alliance. 


DUDLET. 

Tlic  Rev.  \V.  Rogers  having  retin 
the  pastoral  office  over  the  baptist 
Dudley,  after  twenty-eight  years  of  lab 
usefulncvs,  a  tea  meeting  of  a  vor 
esting  character  was  held  in  the  vertr] 
chapel  on  the  17th  ultimo.  After  tei 
re<iue8t  of  the  meeting,  the  Rev.  T 
Birmingham,  took  the  chair,  and  d 
a  most  appropriate  address,  at  th 
of  which  he,  m  the  name  of  the  ; 
part  of  the  congregation  and  others,  p! 
Mr.  Rogers  with  a  valuable  silver  tea 
(IS  a  mark  of  their  esteem,  and  their 
tion  to  him  for  his  long  and  fiiithful 
amongbt  them.  Mr.  Rogers  responil 
speech  characterized  by  great  feeli 
affeciion.  Suitable  addrenes  were  alioc 
by  several  other  neighbouring  minisU 


llEV.  1>.  PLriDGE. 

The  Rev.  I>.  Pledge  of  St.  Pete 
Margate,  hsiviug  been  recommende 
eminent  physician  to  remove  from  hi 
HI>here  of  labour  to  some  locality  le« 
to  the  north  and  north-east  winds 
Isle  of  Thanct,  has  decided  on  resif 
pastorate  over  the  baptist  church 
plnce,  and  \»  therefore  open  to  nn  en{ 
with  nny  other  church,  the  situation 
is  less  cold  than  that  in  which  ho  no^ 


DEBur. 

Wo  arc  infonned  that  Dr.  Perrcy 
notice  of  his  intention  to  resign  the 
office  in  Derby  :  and  is  consequent! 
invitations. 

nnoMSURovE. 

We  are  requested  to  say  that  Mr. 
Jones,  furmerly  pantor  of  the  i 
Bromsgrove,  does  not  now  reside  in 
hourliood,  and  that  consequent 
addressed  to  him  there  do  not  read 

IIENRV  AT.TIIA^S,  ESQ. 

At  the  QunneHy  Meeting  of  t 
j  Teacher's  AH(K>ciation,  held  in  il 
The  Rev.  John  Walcot,  of  Bramley,  hav-  .  school  of  the   British  and  Forei 


NEW  TAKK  STREET. 

The  Rev.  C.  IL  Spurgcon,  late  of  Water- 
beach,  near  Canibrid<ro,  has  acccpttil  n 
unanimous  invitation  from  tlie  church  at 
New  Park  Street,  South  wurk,  to  the  pastorate, 
and  entered  on  the  official  duties  on  LorJ'd 
day,  April  27th,  18.54. 

We  are  informed  that  the  chapel  is  filled 
to  oversowing,  and  that  there  are  several 
candidates  for  church  fellowship. 


BUTTON,  YORKSHIRE. 


BOMB  INTELLiaSNOE. 


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rge  White,  of  the  Abbej  Street 
hool,  and  resolTed  unanimoiuly: — 
Jie  membera  of  the  British  Teachers' 
n  having  heard  with  regret  of  the 
:  of  Heiuy  AlthaQi,  Ssq.,  from  his 
mnexion  with  the  British  and 
School  Societr,  would  take  this 
J  of  expressing  their  high  estimate 
•lie  character  as  an  agent  of  that 
nd  of  his  private  excellence  as  a 
end,  and  a  Christian.  The  memory 
dliness  and  courtesy  of  all  his  inter- 
d  of  his  aiiectionHte  sympathy  with 
acheis  in  their  pressing  and  respon- 
se will  ever  remain  in  their  minds  in 
nation  with  his  name — and  in  his 
hdrawnl  from  the  cares  and  activi- 
iblic  and  official  life,  the  cordial 
I  and  earnest  prayers  of  the  mem- 
i  Association  follow  him,  especially 
rening  of  his  days  may  be  clear 
lil,  and  that  at  its  close  hiasun  may 
t  a  cloud." 


nOLLAKDFEK,   BOSTON. 

mmer  a  few  zealous  baptists  in 
n,  in  the  neighbourhood  of  Boston, 
re,  collected  monies,  in  the  Fen 
tr  places^  amounting  to  about  £70, 
,  neat  little  chapel  which  cost  about 
ugh  the  kindness  of  the  friend  who 
nd  returning  the  purchase  money, 
3re  remains  only  a  debt  of  of  £30 
iated;  what  is  better  is,  there  is  a 
:ive congregation.  Several  members 

received,  andsothers  wish  to  unite 
tie  band  who  form  a  branch  of  the 

baptist  church,  worshipping  in 
pel,  Boston. 

METROPOLITAN    CHAP£L    DL'ILDINU 
SOCIETY. 

z  meeting  in  connexion  with  this 
as  held  on  Friday  evening,  April 
iloomsbnry  chupcl,  Peter  Broad, 
ho  chair.  After  prayer  by  the 
[.  Hinton,  A.M.,  and  nn  address 
lairman,  the  secretary  submitted  a 
t  of  the  operations  of  the  Society, 
kl  that  it  was  formed  on  January, 
•for  the  purpose  of  erecting  and 
le  erection  of  commodious  chapels 
less  than  O'OO  persons,  in  eligible 
and  within  eight  miles  of  the 
ost-office."  The  Society  com- 
dr  first  chapel  in  Camden  Road, 
h  Oct.  last.  The  estimated  cost 
tiding  alone  is  £4,407,  and  it  is 
0  seat  about  650  persons  on  the 
r,  provision  being  made  for  galleries 
ry  be  required.  Another  site  of 
also  been  secured  at  St  John's 
t  the  committee  cannot  proceed 
"60110X1  there  for  want  of  fand& 

ttf— VOUBTV  §MMIEB, 


The  total  amount  of  eontributiont  at  prrtent 
receiTed  very  little  exceeds  £1.800,  and  of 
this  amount  £1,500  hare  been  subscribed  bjr 
the  trustees  and  committee,  with  the  addition 
of  one  or  two  influential  and  liberal  friendai 
The  report  further  set  forth  the  great  want 
which  undoubtedly  existed  for  the  Tigorou 
prosecution  of  the  work  in  which  the  com- 
mittee had  engaged. 

The  Rev.  Charles  Stovel  moved  the  fint 
resolution,  which  was  seconded  by  the  Rer. 
Charles  Gilbert,  secretary  to  the  Coogregi- 
tional  Building  Society,  and  supported  \xf 
the  Rev.  W.  G.  Lewis,  of  Bayswater. 

"That  the  great  want  of  church  and 
chapel  accommodation  for  the  rapidly-increaa- 
ing  population  of  London,  as  shown  by  the 
recent  census,  and  more  especially  in  the 
suburbau  districts,  renders  it  an  imperatifo 
duty  on  all  Christiana  to  promote  to  the 
utmost  of  their  power  the  erection  of  luitable 
places  of  worship  in  such  localities." 

The  Rev.  Dr.  Bums  moved  and  Hr. 
Underbill  seconded  the  second  re•olution^— 

"  I'hat  this  meeting  cordially  approvea  of 
the  important  objects  contemplated  hy  the 
formation  of  the  Baptist  Metropolitan  Chapel 
Building  Society,  and  most  eamestlv  com- 
mends it  to  the  liberal  support  of  the  aenomi- 
nation  and  the  Christian  public  in  general. " 


LEWES. 

The  Rev.  Henry  Lawrence,  after  about 
seven  years*  earnest  and  persevering  labour, 
has  resigned  the  pastorate  over  the  church 
meeting  in  East.^ate  Street,  Lewet,  po— ew 
ing  the  respect  and  esteem  of  the  church  and 
congregation.  A  purse  containing  a  sum  of 
money  was  presented  to  him  before  leaving 
m  a  small  token  of  their  regard. 


RKCENT  DEATHS. 

IIEV.  JAMES  SPENOEH. 

Died,  on  the  7  th  of  Alay,  in  the  forty- 
second  year  of  his  age  at  his  residence,  the 
Rev.  James  Spencer,  baptist  minister,  Zion 
Chapel,  Llanelly,  Carmarthenshire.  He 
had  felt  himself  unwell  during  the  pieriouf 
month,  yet  fulfilled  his  ministry  till  within 
two  sabbaths  of  his  death.  Although  the 
disease  had  reduced  his  frame  nipi£y  the 
previous  fortm'ght,  yet  his  death  waa  rather 
unexpected  to  himself,  but  he  said  that  if  it 
was  the  Lord's  will  to  remove  him,  all  waa 
well  for  eternity.  He  was  a  man  CHf  sterliqg 
worth  and  very  distinguished  theological 
attainments,  a  real  nonconformist,  a  fSaithftil 
friend,  w  devout  Christian,  and  nn  accom- 
plished minister.  His  loss  will  be  greatly 
felt  by  his  friends^  the  church,  and  the  neigh- 
bourhood at  largo. 

On  Friday,  May  Uih,  Yui  ft3aMin\  \ock 

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UOMK  INTELLIQENCK. 


I 


I 


plM0y  wh«n  hundradfl  of  hU  Migbboun  and 
relig^s  fiiend>»  among  whom  were  leveral 
of  his  brother  mini^eis,  aiienibled  at  his  lute 
residence  to  pay  hiin  their  Initt  token  of 
respect.  The  Uev.  D.  Diivies.  SH-anu-a,  | 
prayed  at  the  house.  The  Uev.  B.  Tho:n:i8,  . 
Penrhiwgoch,  ciininicnctd  hr  pniycr,  ami 
iermoiis  were  delivered  at  tlic  chapel  by 
the  Rev.  Messrs.  Thomas  and  Jones  Car- 
marthen. The  Rev.  A/ewrs.  .Short,  .SwaiiM,-.i, 
and  Rynold,  Cydwelijuddrcsved  the  niidicnce 
at  the  grave. 


UBV.  JOUM  smoxTON. 

Died,  on  sabbath  evenings  May  'JJbt,  in 
the  eighty-ninth  year  of  liijt  Hgr,  Mr.  John 
Scrozton,  formerly,  for  upwards  uf  forty  yearh, 
the  pa»tor  uf  tlie  biiptist  ehurcli.  Jiri>ni.«i.T(i\e. 
lie  lived  an  exemplary  Christian  life,  enjoy- 
ing the  good  opinion  oi  all  who  knew  him, 
and  died  sustamed  by  that  religion  wliich  lie 
had  embraced  about  seventy -hve  years  a^u. 


MIffi  E.  IIOWLES. 

On  May  4th,  at  Wilby  llnll,  Norfolk,  in 
her  26th  year,  atti'r  a  short  illnew«,  thin 
young  friend  fell  asleep  in  Jesus,  havin«: 
testified  her  hope  in  ('hrist,  and  endeared 
herself  to  not  n  few  hy  her  amiable  disposi- 
tion, unostentatious  piety,  warm  attachment 
to  Christ's  kingdom;  dcvotedncxs  as  a  sabbath 
school  teacher,  vi;;ilancc  aa  a  traet  distributor, 
and  a  lover  of  the  poor. 

By  her  death  the  bereaved  family  h 
deprived  of  a  valunhlc  member,  the  hiipti<<t 
church  at  Great  Ellin^ham  (in  whoM>  follnw- 
ship  she  had  been  near  nix  years)  of  a  cim- 
Bistent  Christian,  and  the  auxiliaries  of 
Christ's  kingdom  of  a  willing  and  prayerful 
helper. 


MRS>.  JOVVii. 

Died  at  I'ailton,  near  Rugby,  on  April  'Jrth, 
in  the  fifty-fifth  year  of  her  age,  Mr?.  Jones, 
the  beloved  wife  of  the  Rev.  J.  JuncH, 
pastor  of  the  baptist  chureh  at  Monk's  Kirby, 
Warwickshiie.  The  deceased  becimie  a  mem- 
ber of  the  church  at  Monk's  Kirby  in  the 
year  1818,  and  Uod,  in  his  infinite  );(K>dness 
and  mercy,  presorve<I  the  eonsisteney  and 
fredineta  of  her  piety  from  that  perio<rto  the 
day  of  her  death.  And  during  her  last 
afilietion,  which  commenced  before Iiuft Christ- 
mas^ and  which  at  times  w]is  extremely  heavy 
and  severe,  her  mind  was  all  along  kept  in 
*'  perfect  peace,*'  being  firmly  stayed  on  God 
her  redeemer.  She  has  left  behind  her  u 
husband  and  five  beloved  children  to  deplore 
her  death.  ' 

J.J.      i 


CAFTAIK   THOMAS   BAHUX,  JC 

The  unexpected  tidings  ot  the 
this  tiuly  good  and  singularly  devoti 
tian  commander,  at  Melbourne,  oa 
of  January  last,  have  been  reon* 
painful  n'gret  by  all  who  have  hea 
event,  and  who  hn\c  had  opporti 
rightly  estimating  liis  woith. 

From  an  early  period  of  his  Uf 
destined  to  the  seafaring  pr^essi 
which  his  hereditary  attachments  n 
cia'ed,  and  enjoyed  the  inestimable 
of  s)H>nding  the  years  uf  his  nnpn 
under  the  immediate  supervision  ol 
parent,  by  which,  ihroi^gh  the  divine 
he  was  ])r(>Mervetl  from  falling  her 
power  of  those  temptations  which 
ensnare  and  destrov  the  youthful  sa 

Natuniliy  ot  a  tjuick  intelligence, 
gresi  in  the  studies  necessary  for 
rank  in  his  pr<>t*es»ion  whs  sn  r 
ap(>an  nt  that,  while  still  a  mere  ; 
ohlained  tlu  othce  of  comm.inder, 
'iitfrrtnt  a^i^^u'iations  and  with  VtV 
pe.ienee,  he  continued  to  disehnrg 
day  of  his  death.  It  plrasied  Gc 
u]ion  him  oftentimes  in  life,  severe  i 
The  **  perils  of  the  deep,'*  ussfK*iate 
ever  are,  with  the  probability  of  d: 
mcnt  and  the  riitk  of  loss  in  the  czp 
all  who  enter  upon  them,  wore,  in 
not  seldom  linke<i  with  great  pertoi 
tion  and  danger;  while  on  one  oc 
was  ealled  to  mourn  the  departure 
upon  the  rea,"  of  a  beloved  wife  n 
child,  lli^  last  voynce  was  fn>m  ] 
Melbourne,  in  the  sprin;;  of  last  yea 
nianiler  of  the  ship  StrathJieltUtix 
voVMije  had  l»ei-n  Nitisfactorily  ncco 
anil  imn.ediatelv  followed  hv  anothc 
and  hack  to  Melhi.iurne.  Again  all 
arr.in;renient.*  had  been  completed  f< 
voya>je  to  India.  The  vessel  was  [•! 
siiil,  the  crew  had  been  shipped,  ai 
visited  another  vessel  to  bid  the  mi 
well  on  his  way  to  his  own  ^hip, 
lllneMS  which  had  bpcn  for  some  dnvi* 
ing  com)K':'ed  him  to  remain  w}:eri 
and,  a!*ter  lini^ering  a  short  perir 
symptoms  that  nourished  alterriHi 
and  fear  in  the  lM>tK>ms  of  his 
attendants,  from  «m  beard  the  Ht 
Melbourne,  on  HahUith  morning,  t 
Januarv  last,  in  the  fortv-sccond  v 
Hge.  his  spirit  ascended  to  the  bos 
FathtT  and  his  (iod. 

Being  the  offspring  of  decidedly 
parents,  he  enjoyed  from  his  earlie 
thosi'  inestimitble  advantages  which 
instruction,  consistent  example,  and 
ing  prayer  in  his  behalf,  conferrec 
a])pears  to  have  attained  the  year 
hood  ere  he  experienced  u  change 
and  formally  and  publicly  professed 
disciplcship.    In  the  providence  o: 


HOME  INTELLIQEKCE. 


368 


nded  a  venel  ftom  Clyde  to  India  in 
ing  of  ]8S4,  being  then  only  in  his 
■econd  year,  on  board  of  which  were 
Christian  ladiei  proceeding  to  join  the 

Miasion  settlement  at  Seramporo. 
Buence  they  exercised  in  leading  him 
lion  with  respect  to  his  spiritual  in- 
appears  to  hare  been  of  the  most 
'  kind,  as  shortly  after  this  Toyagc 
;hed  himself  to  a  Christian  church  of 
gr^tional  order. 

le  summer  of  1840,  Captain  Hnmiin 
rom  the  Clyde  in  the  ship  Ramaap  for 
ff  and  the  events  of  this  voyage 
)d  an  important  influence  upon  him 
the  remainder  of  his  life.  Through 
sing  of  €rod  accompanying;  the  pniycr- 
l  anxious  exertions  of  their  faithful 
idcr,  who,  with  unremitting  carnent- 
eached  to  them  and  prayed  with  and 
m,  from  eight  to  ten  of  that  ship's 
ere  led  to  a  saving  knowledge  of 
lome  of  whom  maintain  a  consistent 
on  to  this  day.  In  the  couree  of  this 
lyage,  the  late  eminent  and  devoted 
iiry,  ]>r.  Judson,  was  passenger  on 
le  Ramsay  from  Calcutta  to  Mauritiu;*, 
moe  to  Moulmsin,  the  scene  of  his 
c  labours.  This  benefit  to  Dr.  Judson 
I  family  had  been  freely  accorded  to 
f  Captain  Hamlin  "^in  the  name  of  a 
,"  and  simply  "  fiir  Christ's  soke  and 
pel's.'*  One  result  of  his  intercourse 
r.  Judson  on  this  occasion  was,  that 
led  to  change  the  views  he  had  hither- 
lained  respecting  the  proper  subjects 
de  of  Christian  biiptism.  Accordingly, 
etom  to  this  country,  he  united  him- 
ihe  baptist  church  now  meeting  in  Sir 
1  Street. 

circumstances  of  his  death  may  be 
1  in  a  few  words.  In  the  gracious 
nee  of  God,  a  beloved  brother  arrived 
30umc  only  two  days  befi)re  Captain 
•s  death.  He  thus  records  the  closing 
■—  **  Occasionally,  through  weakness 
d  wandered,  and  he  was  often  praying. 
one  time  complained  of  weakness,  I 
im, '  My  brother,  is  Jesus  Christ  now 
ghtcousness  and  strength  \  *  At  the 
1  ho  revived,  and  became  as  collected 

he  was,  and  answered,  *  Yes !  all ! 
[ere  is  nothing!  nothing  I  Such  as  I 
aid  be  ashamed  to  set  foot  on  God's 
but  Jesus  Christ  has  tasted  death  for 
lan,  and  him  that  conieth  unto  him 
in  no  wise  cast  out.'  He  was  asked 
:  he  had  any  communication  for  his 
»ys!  He  answered,  *0h,  yes!  tell 
am  very  low,  but  love  them  not  the 
^ell  them  I  love  them  even  in  death ; 
lope  they  will  be  found  in  Christ,  not 
I  with  the  name,  for  nothing  short 
MUty  will  avail  them.'  These  words," 
mtor  addty  **  were  the  last  words  he 


"How  sweet  ttas  nims  of  Jsms  soondi 
In  a  believer^  ear !" 

A  few  hours  afterwards^  he  fell  asleep  in 
Christ. 

We  stand  in  thought  around  that  death- 
bod,  and  f;iith  rising  superior  to  the  moomfal 
objects  that  appeal  to  sense,  may  apprehoid 
the  presence  there  not  of  angels  merely  but 
of  the  Lord  of  angels,  waiting  to  receive  and 
welcome  to  immortal  blessedness  the  spirit  of 
our  friend.  The  silence  of  that  scene  is 
interrupted  at  short  intervals  by  the  irrepi 
sible  sorrow  of  those  who  weep ;  yet  do 
not  seem  to  hear  breaking  the  solemn  still- 
ness of  that  chamber  of  deatli  the  tones  of 
the  voice  of  Him  who  spake  as  never  man 
spake  ?  and,  as  wc  listen,  may  we  not  discern 

"  Servant  of  Christ !  well  done! 
Reftt  from  thy  loved  employ ! 
The  liattlo  fought,  the  rlctoiy  woo, 
Enter  thy  Mk«tcr'a  joy  I " 

A  prominent  feature  of  Capt.  Hamlin's  cha- 
racter was  his  intense  and  earnest  love  of  sea- 
men. He  deemed  no  amount  of  personal  trouble 
too  heavy,  no  possible  sacrifice  of  comfort  or 
convenience  too  great,  if,  thereby,  he  might 
promote  their  highest  interests.  Abroad,  bis 
vessel  was  a  **  Bethel,"  where  God  ever  had 
an  altar,  around  which  Christian  men  of  every 
clime  might  gather,  and  mingle  thdr  sym- 
pathies together  as  they  presented  their  com- 
mon offering  of  praise.  At  home  he  often- 
times denied  himself  the  "rest  of  the  holy 
sabbath,"  that,  by  personal  solicitation,  he 
might  induce  the  careless  of  that  class  to 
attend  Christian  worship  at  the  Seamen's 
Chapel ;  and  when  men  refused  to  listen  to 
his  voice,  he  still  sought  to  gain  a  hearing  for 
God's  message  of  love,  by  conveying  it  in  the 
form  of  tracts. 

As  might  be  supposed,  ho  wns  the  object 
of  high  and  ingenuous  affection;  his  men 
regarded  him  ns  their  friend,  his  apprentices 
loved  and  looked  up  to  him  as  a  father. 
That  very  obedience  they  owed  of  right  to 
his  authority,  flowed  spontaneously,  joyfully. 
gratefully,  from  the  affection  they  cheiisheci 
towards  him  as  a  fnend. 


MRS.    MACKEIfZII. 

Died  February  6th,  at  the  advanced  age  of 
eighty-seven,  Alice,  the  relict  of  the  late 
Hugh  Mackenzie,  baptist  minister  of  St. 
Ives.  She  adorned  the  gospel  in  her  life 
and  was  favoured  with  its  divine  consolations 
in  her  death. 


MRS.   CORBETT. 

A  typographical  error  in  the  notice  of  this 
lady's  decease,  on  page  804,  occasions  ob- 
scurity.     *<Deptford'*    should    ha^e   bwen 
Dgpartmeni.      The   eenlenee  Aiona^  Vak^ 
f  been,  ^  Died  at  Kinteiborr^  ima  I>e^Q!A.YQ>'^i 


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in  tI:o  li»ityFi'Veiilli  yur  of  lur  :\\i'.  Mrs.  second  ;  and  howr  was  the  last  to  be  oveicooie! 

CVrhc'tt,   the    IvLvt-tl    v.iti-   if    Mr.  .Iim.t.i  **  There  are/' s:ii«l  he, ''some  who  are  Nck- 

OiiiKlt,  Iti.ya!  Kr^iimir  Lq.aitnaiity  affii  in;<   to   rc'!;encntte    Ireland   by   controTciif. 

an  illness  «'fievcu  da}  s."  Sir,  I  believe  they  will  never  do  it.    Tfieie 

i  arc  linicB  f"r  controversy,  and  places  too; 

'■  hut  to  ^.'o  into  any  part  of  Ireland,  and  jmt 

(.\)LLE(TANK.V.  to    tackle  immediately   and    directly  thdr 

,n.-..  , ..  .o  .,..T ...     -^r-.r,,.  pn'iudiccj,  Krikes  mv  mind  as  not  quite  in 

IRISH  i.van«;i:lical  socikty.  {    •  -.i    *•   i»  *  i  ?*•        i  l  - 

harmony  with  (unl  s  pian.     If  men's  heaiU 

The  annual  meeting  of  tliis  society  was  aid  min«!s  are  full  of  prejudices,  you  cannot 
held  at  I''in*>hury  chapel,  on  Monday  evenin;^'  ■  ir.stil  into  tlieui  immciliately  pure  principlei. 
lost,  under  tlie  presj«lcncy  of  John  ('heel-  Now,  '.Hod's  pian  appe;irs  to  nie  to  be  the 
ham,  K'«i.i  M.l*.  iiotiilin;;  ]ilan,  (he  drojiping  of  the  dev,tlie 

The  Uev.  iJr.  Massie  rea<l  the  report.  It  scekiiij;  to  iiifuse  the  bjiirit  of  love,  and  the 
stated  that  ihe  cliaiiKes  manifestly  p;i>*:n;;  ■  j^rt-at  principles  of  our  holy  religion  ;  and, 
over  the  people  of  Ireland  at  the  proent  (!a\  ,  therefore,  I  believe  that  neither  in  thiscoun- 
were  indicative  of  prugus>.  The  agents  ot  try  nor  in  Ireland,  nor  throughout  the  world, 
the  society  Ija\e  continued  to  labour  faith-  is  controversy  the  mode  to  be  adopted  te 
fuiiy  and  with  hucccss*  in  their  varioU"»  di?-  .  meeting  the  mas*.08  of  the  ignorant,  the  poor, 
Iricts,  jiurtuii:;;  in  a  gentle  and  |iM>ua.si'ie  and  tho-se  who  are  under  the  influence  and 
spirit  the  work  of  an  evani:rii>t.  rr»«specls  power  of  tJJe  j^richl.  We  mui»t  go  to  Ireland 
of  extendcHl  usehilnos  op«:n  liefore  them  in  with  the  juire  pisj>el  ;  and  in  this  respect  I 
many  directions,  though  tlie  rcpost  aillrnRd  ,  n-ioice  peculiarly  in  our  society  ;  we  go  there 
that  fincc  **u.e  mi»ion  of  thi-  liundnd"  it  with«)ut  exciting  tho«e  jtrejudices  which  KHne 
had  been  more  thsui  e>cr  necesNirv  to  avoid  .  other  cllorts  liave  excited." 
excitement  or  di']»iay.  The  fuiuK  received  ■  Tiie  Rev.  Dr.  Arclier  tlsen  spoke  **as  a 
during  the  year  have  been  cqu-ii  to  i]je  Scotchman  on  bcha it  of  the  Irish  evangelical 
cxjiendituic,  lliou^h  not  sutlicient  t<»  wnnant  ■  toeiety,  and  as  a  membi-r  of  the  united  prea- 
as  exlendecl  an  increase  to  the  mi^!>ion  iwUl  bvterian  cliurcli  on  behalf  of  a  bodv  of  con* 
a."*  other  indications  would  ha\e  encouraijed.  ^^n  jjatiunalist"."  He  united  with  the  pw* 
The  income  durin;:?  the  }car  from  regular  c»dins  speaker  in  condemning  the  roi^don of 
sources  has  been  /.'!.'<  13  1  Is.  1  Id.,  to  which  i<  the  hundred  n^  injudicious,  and  calculated  to 
t«)  be  added  tlie  payment  of  a  legacy  be-  stir  up  the  Irish  mind  into  a  .state  of  antago* 
queathed  by  the  late  John  IJroadly  Wilson,  ni'sai.  Approving  of  the  mo<ie  adopted  br 
Es«|.,  of  X-i.'i'i,  three  per  cent.s.,  after  the  the  society,  he  maintained  that  if  we  wished 
payment  of  the  Iega<'y  duty.  The  exponci-  to  sive  our  own  land  it  was  necessary  to  re* 
lure  has  liceii  !•:  tiic  Mipp'Oi  of  >tat:  :n;>,  aM«l     gei'.erale  Irclainl. 

work  comu'clul  with  t'.ie  nii:«»:o.is,  t^l,7;''.»  '  The  llev.  W.  Tarbotton,  of  Limerick, 
lis.  4d.  Olhcial  ^a!.'.^Il•s  and  c\])c:»^- ««  the!i  addres.">CMl  the  meethig.  He  regretted 
for  deputations,  printing,  tVc,  have  been  th.it  a  ^tue  of  exaggeration  had  been  *»;  fr^ 
jC.'».'<.5  ll;?.  lid.  (jucntiy  indulge«l  in  respecting  the  succea* w 

The  Kev.  Jolm  lioss,  of  Wooiibr;  Ige,  one     prote^tant   efforts    in    Ireland.      "  The  real 
of*'  the  luuidri.cl,"  in  moving  t!>e  lir>»  re-olu-     state  of  matters,"  Kiid  he,  "is  S4>mething  iik«5 
lion,  ior  the  adojUion  of  the  report,  ;i:i  i  e\-     this  :    th«.'  prolestants  are  supposed  to  bo  •>* 
presMng    al-o   tivnjpathy   with    the   toti».t\V     one  in  four  of  the  entire   population;  but 
missionai ie**,  pive  a  'graphic  account  of  tlu*     ihey   are    not    e(|ua'.iy   distributed.     In  th* 
barbarous  treatment  which  hin;-.''f  .nnl  cer-     north  of  Ire'and  protestantiMn  in  the  form  o* 
tain  of  his  brotiur  minister**  recei\cl  at  thi'  '  preshyterianism  chiefly  prevails  ;  but  in  th^ 
hands   of    the    infurialcl    Jiomanisir.      lb*    s.iuih  and  wc-t  p»i)ery  is  the  dommnnt  »yp^ 
referred  aL-jo  to  the  fact  of  his  ha\in:;  vi^iiisl     tern.      In  Limerick,  for  example,  which  ho* 
some   of    th«?  stations   connectrd   wi^li    the    a  |»opulation  id*  (JO.OOO  people,  there  are  not 
Evangelical  Socii.-ty,  and  liore  an  honourable  '  more     than    .">,UO0    or    d'.duo     protestnnts* 
and   deci«'««l  testimony    to   the   abiTly    and     Thus   the    nsass   of    the   people    are    livings 
worth  of  the  .iiient-.  employed   oy  the  s'»citty  .  acting,  antl  dyiim  under  the  influence   of  :» 
at  the  &'iati..'n.s  ^o  ^i^itid.  system  which  is  btutalising  and  soul-destroy-- 

The  Kev.  Dr.  llrown  seconded  tiie  rcso-  ,  ing  to  such  degrees,  that  were  I  to  enter  int<7 
lution.  He  siid  that,  in  his  opinion,  the  ■  illustrative  details,  my  statements  would 
visit  of  the  hundred  was  not  inerely  a  failure,  "  scarcely  be  credited.  1  may  jn«'t  for  a  mt*- 
but  an  evil,  although  undertaken  by  men  of  .  nu-nt,  however,  refer  to  the  'per.«ecuting  spiiit 
the  very  best  C'hii>tian  character  and  most  i  ul'  the  system.  The  editor  of  one  of  the? 
benevolent  intention.  '*  hvland,"  he  remark- '  popish  |  apers  in  the  city  of  Limerick  h;i» 
ed,  ''was  specially  distinguished  for  three  I  repeatedly  put  an  announcement  in  his 
things  :  the  poverty  of  its  peojilc,  the  igno-  !  paper  to  this  i-flcct :  *  We  hereby  give  warn- 
rancc   of   its    jicople,    and    its   priestcr.ifl."  '  =       -       "     •  •      .,    . 

Emigration  had  done  something  towards  re- 
moying  the  f)ni ;  education  wouhl  meet  the 


!  mg  to  all  whom  it  may  concern,  that  our 
conduct  is  determined  upon  in  relation  19 
this  filthy  tmet  nuiwnce' — aa  thev  are  in  tlie 


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abfil  of  deiiguating  our  protestant  cfforta— 
nd  we  hereby  infonn  all  whom  it  may  con- 
mkg  gentle  or  nmpley  lay  or  cleric,  that 
bould  any  one  dare  to  pollute  our  hands  by 
ttampting  to  put  into  them  one  of  those  fil- 
by  tracta  or  spurious  bibles,  wo  shall  not 
feay  to  send  for  the  police,  but  we  shall  take 
he  law  into  our  own  hands,  and  simply 
nock  the  party  down.'  'And  we  hereby  re- 
ommend,'  the  editor  proceeds  to  say, '  eTciy 
aa  of  our  readers  to  imitate  our  example  ; 
nd  should  any  one  presume  to  hand  u  tract 
V  a  spurious  bible,  at  once  to  knock  him 
town :  thus  shall  wc  put  a!i  end  to  the  soup- 
is  and  their  filthy  doings.'*'  The  reverend 
peaker  then  adverted  to  other  difficulties, 
ind  spoke  of  the  society,  thouf^h  not 
Baking  much  noise,  yet  accomplishing 
>  great  work.  He  preferred  that  many 
letails  of  success  should  be  kept  secret,  as  the 
aiowledge  of  them  would  only  tend  to  injure 
ntme  operations.  The  mission  of  the 
nmdred  he  also  joined  in  condemning,  and 
sprcssed  a  hope  that  after  such  loud 
icraldings,  brethren  would  not  again  go  forth 
Bto  Ireland  with  such  a  defiant  tone,  to  raise  a 
konn,  the  full  force  of  which  must  be  felt  by 
hose  resident  in  the  country. 

The  ReT.  J.  D.  Smith  then  moved  a  reso- 
icm  calling  on  the  meeting  to  unite  in  earnest 
wayer  for  the  Divine  blessing  on  tho  agonts 
ind  stations  of  the  society.  Referring  to  the 
vmarks  of  his  predecessor,  he  said : — **  1 
tally  cannot  say,  because  those  of  tho  hun- 
Ired  who  went  to  Limerick  were  used  badly, 
that,  therefore,  the  entire  scheme  was  a  bad 
Mie,  or  that  it  might  not  be  repeated  again. 
I  Ibel  that  I  ought  to  say  just  thim  much,  lest 
it  ihould  be  thought  that  1  have  concurred  in 
the  remarks  upon  that  subject  which  we  have 
heud  to-night.  It  may  be  »iid,  that  Limerick 
Knot  Kingstown,  nor  Kingstown  Limerick, 
Ittt  I  have  a  letter  from  my  own  evangelist  in 
Xingitown,  stating  that  hini.nelf  and  a  brother 
engaged  in  the  &ame  work  have  since  my 
^epsrture,  been  mobbed  ami  ])elted  with  mud 
ttd  filth  in  the  streets  of  Kingstown,  and  that 
tte  police  rather  aided  the  rioters  than  other- 
*iie,and  that,  when  the  case  wiis  brought  before 
i  popish  magistrate,  it  was  dismissed.  I  un- 
dentand,  however,  that  the  case  is  now  before 
the  Lord- Lieutenant,  at  Dublin  Castle.  One 
of  my  evangelists,  moreover,  had  lately  a 
tbcatening  letter  sent  to  him,  accompanied 
^the  picture  of  a  coffin;  and  I  myself  have 
been  threatened  in  the  same  way,  so  that 
IMI  lee  we  have  got  a  little  Limerick  even  in 
aingttown.  But  because  there  is  opposition, 
ii  the  scheme  we  adopt,  therefore,  a  bad  one? 
I  rsther  augur  the  contniry — that  just  l>ecause 
titers  is  opposition,  I  must  remain  assured 
thtt  good  will  be  done  in  tho  awakening  of 
the  minds  of  the  people.  Popery  nssists  its 
^  downikll,  by  showing  its  proper  colours, 
■  9aA  opposition  against  Divine  truth.  I 
bvUere  it  hu  done  a  wondrous  thinig  in  this 


respect;  it  has  shown  to  thew  hundred  men, 
and  to  the  churches  of  England,  that  popery 
is  now  what  it  ever  wai---Uiat  it  hates  the 
truth  of  the  scriptures,  and  will  exert  its 
utmost  power  to  destroy  it  ftom  off  the  fiwe 
of  the  earth."  Mr.  Smith,  after  ftutber 
defending  the  measure,  gave  some  pleanng 
instances  of  the  success  which  had  attended 
tho  labours  of  many  of  the  erangeliiti 
scattered  throughout  the  country. 

The  Ilov.  S.  R.  Ward  seconded  the  resolu^ 
tion,  afler  which  a  vote  of  thanks  was  passed 
to  the  chairman,  and  tho  proceedings  tenni- 
nated.— r<^  Chrittian  Timet. 

ANDnEW  FULLER  ON  IRXlAVD. 

Wc  have  been  tr}'ing  this  summer  [1805] 
to  recruit  our  fund?,  which  were  emptied  on 
the  departure  of  the  last  missionaries.  Their 
voyage  was  unhappily  very  circuitous,  afflic- 
tive and  expensive,  filundel  went  to  collect 
in  London  in  May,  and  got  £500;  the  great- 
est we  have  ever  made  there  by  £100  or 
thereabouts.  Hogg  has  been  to  Ireland,  and 
is  just  returned  with  £110;  but,  I  think  we 
must  spend  that  upon  the  ground.  Ireland 
is  nearly  in  as  bad  a  state  as  Bengal. — 
I'Jjrtract  from  a  letter  to  a  muaUmarp  in 
India;  in  «  The  Oriental  Bapiut," 

THE  LATE  RET.  DR.  COX. 

A  mural^  tablet,  of  chaste  and  elegant 
design,  has  been  erected  in  Mare  Street 
chapel,  Hackney,  in  memory  of  the  late  Rer. 
Dr.  Cox,  for  so  many  years  pastor  of  the 
church  assembling  in  that  place.  The  tablet 
16  without  any  other  symbol  or  ornament  than 
a  lamp,  emblematic  of  immortality,  with 
which  it  is  surmounted ;  and  it  bears  the 
following  inscription: — 

IN    LASTLVO   MBXORY  OP 

FRANCIS  AUGUSTUS  COX,  D.D.,  LL.D., 

Born  Afnrch  7. 17S3  :  DieU  S«pteniber  5, 1853. 

Hit   Mortal   Iteinaias,  interred  In  the  Adjoining 

Ground, 

Await  the  Resurrection  of  the  Just. 

ConviTtod  in  Childhood, 

At  tlio  Age  uf  15  lie  entered  Bristol  College, 

Gradual Ing  artcrwards  in  Kdmburgh  Unircrsltj. 

Hlfl  Lnhours  in  tho  ChriftiAn  Minlntiy, 

Bogun  in  1804  at  Clipstoiic  in  Xorthamptonsblre, 

Wen  in  180G  Tnuipfcrrcd  to  Cambridge,  and  In  1811 

to  Hackney. 

In  thin  Building. 

Er(>ctcd  and  Tvic*>  Kiilargcd  during  his  Psstorate. 

HiR  LaBt  Semiun  wuh  Preached  Jnly  31, 1833. 

Commanding  in  Pomon,  Winning  in  Addrcti^ 

Kloquont  and  Learned, 

Blamelci^p,  Hunihlo,  Amiable,  Devont, 

Bj  Example  Conlirming  whom  ho  Persuwled  by 

Appeal, 

He  Turned  Many  to  Rightoonsnoas. 

Prompt  in  Kvory  Good  Cauflo, 

His  Chief  Delight  wan  in  Proclaiming  the  Goepel  of 

tho  Grace  of  God  : 

Having  Finif>lied  his  Courve, 

He  Came  to  IiIh  Gra\-o  in  a  Fall  Age, 

Like  as  a  Shock  of  Com  Cometh  in  in  his  Sesfon. 

Honoured  and  Lamented  by  All, 

Chiefly  by  tbem  tliat  have  Erected  this  Tablet, 

His  Char«h  and  CougctgiXVott^. 

ThtPotrUA. 


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It  ii  our  nail  duty  to  aiinoiiiico  tlu*  'It-craH' 
of  our  \fiuT:itinl  tVu-inl  .Jaiin'»  Min.t«i»nu'rv, 
who  peawfiilly  liriMtlu-il  hin  Ia«»t  ycNtcTilay 
n(\ornnnii,  at  Iish  n-»'ulrnre,  iho  Motnit,  Slu'f- 
fiHd.  in  liic»  ''4ih  year  ot*  hi^  a^c  A» 
reciMitIv  as  Fi.«!av  ia-l.  ht*  had  pri'ni.U'd  at  a 
weekly  hoard  of  the  Ifitirinary,  ■.•.\m\  walked 
h«»m«'  atli-rwaid*.  iM'fui.y  acSiM-to  tin*  i  .•'t, 
full  of  days*  ami  i>f  tli«iM'  ln-t  of  hoiumrs  tir 
reveroiitial  i"»tri'ni  of  hin  townsmen  of  aii 
denomination!*.  an<i  ihi*  jrati'ul  ii'uard  of  tin* 
iniliions  wli-un  hit  ui-niuH  and  ]iii  \\  have 
iifiiaeed  un-Ifi  ^.nrnw  «r  warnji  -i  iii'i  d«  '.  iIImii, 
he  \va*e.\e:not»-«!  t'l.ini  tli.*  >-..!ri:;n.«'  "t  .1  '.*'\rj, 
illnt'HH:  and  th*-  wiwri*  t-iwn  \va-  J.iki-.'i  \)\ 
8Ur}>ri«e,  wIh-p,  in  the  alurnoon  of  w-sfi-rday, 
the  parish-eluirrh  hell  pro»'!aini«d  hin  iIimmmsi*. 

Jamcfl  Montuouirry  w{»<*  t!  «•  son  o{'  a 
Moravian  niiH-.lniiary.  who  dii-d  in  th"  We-t 
Indie*.  He  wax  hiirn  N«iv.  1.  177 1. at  Ir\:n»'. 
in  Ayrnhiri'.  hut  hcim'.«"!  !ii"*odncata»n  at  tin- 
Brethren's  Ksta^'i-^luncnt  at  r»;:niik,  n  ar 
Lendii.  While  retaiuin^j  a  warm  ti!ia!  .-ttaeh- 
mcnt  to  tlu'  ann«  nt  ehurch  ol  \ho  rnilc<l 
Br(»thren,  he  nunn'i'ted  hiui«*«'!f  ehu-fly,  '.•*. 
one  time,  willi  thi»  \Vr'»!i'\a-i  denonii?ia;i«"n 
in  hi*  own  nei^li'murhond,  hut.  in  iiis  latiT 
years,  wa-*  a  ri-nu'ar  atti'mlant  nj'on  an  evan 
gelieal  mini-try  in  ihi-  i-.tai/.xlnurnt.  N«i 
man  wjus  ever  more  fnv  fr«>nj  i-itluT  ]»n'.«-m- 
icai  or  sectarian  narrown*'--* :  and  theeatliolie 
Hpirit  of  hia  h\innH  eorrr»pnnd>  to  tin-  whole 
tenor  of  hix  eonduei. — 7'/*r  /'m  *■»/.  Mnu  1. 


p>  M'd  for  the  occniuon  by  James  MontgomcrT| 
and,  proliahly,  his  last  poetical  compoii- 
tion:  - 

"  \\V.ronu\  Mrplc<mu',  gl*iritm»<  day, 
Wh'ti  th<'  dKhlrt'ii,  yi-ar  by  year, 
All  !!i  \Vh:i«anti.U«  array, ' 
nil  tl!«'.rf«'-!iv.il  appoar: 
N-'t  V  .'.li  «>ui.ii  i>:  tiuiii;i  ami  drum, 
N-r  ■l»-.,!l.-w«;i|  ••ij..  11,  ♦!  .-ir  li:.;.iU  ; 
T.'. ••■:-!.  With  l«-itit:iT«  .••prisid  \\,t*y  com*. 
H   1:  !•!•'.  i»a'<'iiil.  iiitpi'y  •>aind> ! 

"  W.M,  V:f  Lo^pi !  nil*-".-.}:.-  'Imd.* 
r»  n.— —  !:inl;  tli«'ir  «»'V«'!ii''»i<i  '•hl^Id; 
A'  M  tl..:r  -w-  !•!.  ;L<   wtnl  i«f  «.» jd, 
\\  !  •  -.  .1..  :•■.    •  .  !  I  It;  I:  c  !ii-M.' 
W  •   .'  ..  !.-.ly  \.  .1  :'.  \  v.ii'''. 
'I!.i.-:.'i  -'I  .!  _•   5.  !:i-  ;»•  1  alamis. 
Si'.iji"-  II.  >  I'  I',  w  ,'  -.  and  !a^i», 
And  tl.i-  w.ii.i  ai  >At.iK*.-  arm". 

"  Pnncr  Iiinii.ii.ii-l  a*  tlifir  h*;ad, 
T».t  .!•,  wli<-rt:'i-t  ih»'}  f.i'-*'  M  f-.v, 
H*  'I  •  ,1  lv.»'*!.i  :-<.t|-ia;i.-i  led, 
('••i.'l  i-ri-  ;:  umI  t.-  r--i.ij-ior  g" : 
S'li     I  •••'.!"  n  'n'W  Ji:;  la'«», 
A-  •!.••  fl«i»  1  f  .«•  •  in  I:''". 
\  •■  ii.k'  I--.I.J.'  -  •  |-  .y  ili"ir  I'lace. 
T.»  II  .1.;  'ri.!.  •!.■  .  •■■i . .--»  ^•.^:f•?. 

'*  r<  r  ti.i  taiii-  111-  !••.•  Ii.i:i:  ficai'd, 

Ai.«l  tl.f  d-.i'l  .h  (  llll-*  .il.^i.', 

II>:i\<n.  ui.'l  iMii!:.  .iiid  hv'A  revcAi'd, 
I*iit«i  all  crr»a!'  d  ••)••••   . 
>.'  I  .'!■.    \.i.   i:.'  lor  'tf  mill:. 
S-  I     •'  .-  I.  •.;  v.ar  i-i.."...i  j:  -. 
M-  ii  ;.!.<1  .if  .• !-.  ...;■•  .-.i.l  >..-j:b, 
S;i'.-  il.'-  <*l;iir.  '.''Ik'Mi.J'AI':*!!  ^'*iig. 

"I.«-.s:'.  v>"  j.i'W  'I-.:  wii  I'Ti'U.-  fetraiii, 
la  K'lr  -••!!<•<•>.  ■..!!  I,i«ni'—.  »»'.ir  hivirts, 

•  Hi./ti,.   i*  t,..    /.•i.n'i  ••  .■■•  m'Ui'I  .'' 

In  <i.l  I  0.1.11 1>.<'*>,  •:<  |'.ul<  : 

7    .   .   ''  •    !<•  i:;   !•  --  »  l.t'l".!"*  ^W^•'.1, 

l{"'i!:i  1  .-  '.1  I.  '.■ .  U'.'l".  fcia-l  a«-o»<rd. 
N»-\<-r  r.. •••■•:•• -.i\  '  A.i..    .■■''■ 


Anion;;  thehvinnf«f"r  the  SluthrM  Suialav 
School  Tnion,  to  hi-  j>un^  on  Whit- Monday,  ' 
June  5,  18.0 1,  is  thi-  f<»!lowing,  lecentiV  coin-  ; 


H."  W    . 


•  I''/ 


/..'/"■•  t 


iWriot. 


t  1  Thc^-.  iv.  17. 


COllRKSPONDKNCK. 


THE  CON^TAN'T  STl  PV  OK  TUP  •".UrtK 
rr.VfAMKM. 

To  the  Et/itor  of  the  JJapti^f  Mtit/tizine, 

Mv  iiEAU  Mr  HniToii,-- Will  ynu  ai!«»\v 
me  throui{h  th^^  m«'(liiiin  of  ymir  periodii-.il. 
to  call  the  attention  of  my  you:i^«r  hret'n-iMi 
in  the  ministry,  and  of  the  siu«ients  nf  our 
colleges  to  the  importance  of  a  eon«»tail 
study  of  the  (ireek  Testament?  I  am  awan* 
that  much  that  may  he  adxanced  upon  tiiis 
BuhjeCt  i>4  apjdicahlc  nUo  t(»  tho  llehivw 
scriptures,  lni»  as  I  think  the  (.Jn.»ek  ha«  the 
stronger  claim  of  the  two,  as  I  have  had  my 
attention  mure  powerfully  calUnl  to  it  of  late. 
and  as  you  have  n  eorre^pondtnt  at  Stratford 


so  well  ah!««  to  advocate  the  other  cauv,  I 
^'ha.I  c.unine  my  remarks  to  this  point 
alone. 

The  ad\ai«tat:es  tti  he  derived  from  the 
coieitant  ]>eru<«al  of  the  (IriH-k  'J\*>tament  arc 
such  as  e\erv  inteiliji-nt  t.'hri^tian  niinister 
wiil  appreciate".  They  are,  1,  Vividness  of 
inipr. "siim.  derived  fr«»m  the  very  neces>ity  ot 
reailiuL;  more  carefully  in  a  foreign  lanj;uai;o 
than  is  necesviry  in  leading  any  hook  in  our 
(»wn  ton^iie ;—  a  vividne.<>  >»roatly  inerea&o<l 
hy  I h"  Mil  prise  that  ij.  otlen  felt  in  the  use 
of  uiiev peeled  v.nrds  in  a  very  familiar 
passi;;e-  as  r.  t;  the  word  XaiXax!/,  ii  *' tor- 
nado," in 'J  l*el.  ii.  17.  -.  Another  Ad%'Rn- 
tag;i;  is  a  ei'rtain  degree  of  freshness  ileriTable 


OOBRKSPONDKNOB. 


aer 


on  iwding  fiuniliar  ttatemenU  in  a  new 
ffm.  Many  have  found  conmdeniblc  advan- 
ce in  reading  Campbell's  Gospels,  uml 
[aekniglit's  Epistlnt— others  from  reading 
iench  or  Latin  Teslanu'nts,  for  this  reason, 
lat  it  supplied  a  new  medium  through  i^hich 
>  look  at  on  old  and  fumiiiur  truth.  Thin 
of  course  as  applicnble  to  the  Greek  an  it 
to  any  other  language,  and  to  the  original 
I  to  the  Tery  best  tranftlution,  and  when  the 
re  becomes  accustomed  to  >'ow  Tcntamcnt 
I  reek,  is  less  liable  to  mislead  tlum  either. 
.  Precision  is  of  great  advantngo  to  a  public 
Acher.  But  it  is  notorious  that  thu  Knglinh 
uiguage  is  incapable  of  any  thing  like  the 
leciiion  which  may  be  attained  in  the  dead 
ioguages,  or  even  in  mnav  of  the  living 
fnes.  The  Greek  ii  both  a  dead  hinxuage 
lad  remarkable  for  its  prcciuon,  {uid  hence 
XMesAes  a  peculiar  adaptation  fur  conveying 
mportant  and  final  truths.  John  vii.  17  may 
»  quoted  as  an  illustration,  familiar  to  many, 
if  the  obscure  u»e  of  thi*  Knglitfh  word 
'will**  where  the  Greek  is  altogether  devoid 
)f  obscurity.  t2  Tct.  iii.  (i,  furnishes  another 
utance  in  the  word  '^ whereby,"  which  may 
*ter  either  to  the  previous  "w(»rd'*  or 
'waten**  in  Knglish,  but  which  is  deter- 
nined  by  the  Greek  to  refer  to  the  latter. 
I.  There  are  certain  niceties  of  expression  in 
he  original  whicli  have  considerable  force, 
nsny  of  which  cannot  be  conveyed  through 
i  translation  :  as,  e.  g.  the  pi-rMonal  pronoun 
n  luch  passages  as  Matt.  v.  3'J,  34,:^9,  44.  &c., 
tf  omiflsion  in  Matt.  viii.  3,  and  again  its  use 
d1  Cor.  iii .6,  audits  omission  1  Cor.  iii.  10. 
>.  Eicellent  as  our  English  version  i.s,  there 
ire  erroneous,  doubtful,  and  arbitrary  render- 
Dgs  which  a  Christian  minister  ought  to  be 
ippristd  of;  but  which  noticing  will  make 
um  fully  acquainted  with,  but  the  constant 
itudy  of  the  original.  We  mi^ht  adduce 
Bsny  instance:*,  but  our  wish  to  l>e  brief 
^ids  it.  G.  The  force  of  doctrinal  truths 
•greatly  weakened  by  translations.  A  gentle- 
Dsn  who  bus  lately  forsaken  the  ranks  of  the 
nugelicnl  party,  stated  last  Sunday  evening 
ioBi  the  pulpit  of  the  unitarian  mininti  r  of 
hii  town  that  there  were  many  young  men, 
Old  especially  many  studentft  in  our  dibse-nl- 
m  coUeges,  prepared  to  tuUow  his  example. 
Wm  may  remind  uu  (d'  the  fnbie  of  the  *'  Fox 
Ad  her  tail."  But  surely  it  is  never  unim- 
lOftant  for  ui  to  hold  fiuit  the  truth  "  once 
Idivered  to  the  saints"  (ttwa4«  once  for  all), 
KIT  can  it  ever  be,  in  sucli  times  of  silting  as 
Know  passing  over  us,  an  impertinence  to 
nxe  upon  believers  to  be  ready  to  givu  an 
iMwer  to  every  man  that  asketh  of  them  a 
tison  of  the' hope  tliat  i.'i  in  tiiem.  The 
loctiine  of  the  atonement  is  of  jinramount 
mportanoe  to  tiie  Christian  church,  and 
shatever  can  set  thiK  doctrine  clearly  and 
fareiblj  as  well  as  scripturully  l>efure  us 
ikwild  be  prized  as  a  great  treasure.  But  I 
lave  ntfer  Men  anything  that  so  clearly  and 


forcibly  convincea  my  own  mind,  ai  tbe  itate- 
menta  made  in  the  New  Testament  (Greek) 
itself.  Like  the  views  we  entertain  of  bap- 
tism, the  more  closely  they  are  inveitigated 
the  more  Mitisfactory  do  they  become,  and 
like  them  in  another  respect,  that  whereas  a 
partial  and  hurried  examination  may  lend  ua 
to  adopt  a  difierentjview,a  calm  and  thorough 
one  will  bring  us  back  to  the  more  obvioua 
and  coriect  njiiiiion.  I  have  ceased  to  won- 
der since  1  begun  to  study  the  Greek  Tctta- 
ment  daily  why  Anguatin,  and  Luther,  and 
Calvin  pleaded  so  strenuously  for  justification 
by  faith  alone.  Those  were  days  in  which 
not  only  the  Bible  wna  preferred  to  all 
treatiM-s  on  religion,  but  when  Chriatianitj 
.  was  seen  and  studied  thnmgb  the  *'ipsissima 
verba"  of  apostles  and  evangelists,  and 
tlierefore  could  hardly  fiul  to  make  an 
imprcMion  which  human  treatises  in  \'ain 
attem)>ted. 

if  the  student  of  the  Greek  Testament 
compares  Ileb.  x. «,  0,1 8,20 with  LeT.vi7{6), 
and  xiv.  If)  (Septungint  version),  he  will 
oliserve  the  preposition,  wept,  used  in  precisely 
the  same  sense  in  reference  to  the  sacrifice  of 
(Christ  as  it  was  in  reference  to  the  sacrificea 
of  the  Levitical  priesthood.  The  same 
remark  is  applicable  to  1  John  ii.  2.  Next, 
if  Job  xlii.  B  be  compared  with  1  Pet  iii.  16, 
it  will  1>e  seen  that  when  a  distinction  ia 
required  between  Trfpt  and  vwcp,  the  latter 
exprcMCS  with  precision  the  person,  or  thing, 
on  behalf  of  which  the  sacrifice  is  mode. 
According;  to  this  Christ  is  said  by  Peter  to  ^ 
die  "on  hehulf  of"  His  people.  The  word 
is  rendered  in  Thilcm.  13.  **in  stead  of." 
But  the  idea  of  substitution  is  more  unequivo^ 
eally  exjiressed  by  our  Lord  himself  in 
Mat.  XX.  2'!  ^'here  the  preposition  dvrc  ia 
used,  in  the  s;ime  way  ns  it  is  employed  in 
Gen.  xxii.  13,  ho  that  as  the  mm  was  offered 
for  Isi.ic,  Christ  becomes  a  ransom ^br  many. 
7.  Lav  men  are  beginning  to  study  much 
more  gcner.illy  the  Greek  Testament  than 
they  did  a  few  years  ago.  When  I  came  to 
this  town  seven  years  ago  I  believe  there  was 
ncjt  one  person  in  my  congregation  who 
could  reail  the  Greek  Testament,  certainly 
not  more  than  one,  I  have  now  four  who  are 
competent  to  do  this,  ami  1  expect  soon  a 
filth  will  be  also  able.  When  1  first  came 
here  I  menticmed  the  importance  of  Sunday 
school  teachers  learning  to  read  the  Greek 
Testament,  hut  the  notion  was  ridiculed  aa 
])reposterous  at  that  time.  Seven  years, 
however,  have  produceil  changes  in  other 
Sunday  bihools  as  well  as  my  own,  and  I  waa 
not  a  little  surpriscnl  and  pleased  to  hear  a 
journeyman  connected  with  the  gas  works 
s:iy  that  he  hud  tnught  himself  both  Latin 
and  Greek  from  (.■nssi^U's  Instructor,  and  that 
he  leanit  Greek  on  purpose  that  he  might 
prepare  for  his  Sunday  school  class  moro 
satiaiactorily.  Not  long  ago  a  JouxiMi^Tnasi 
bookseller  came  to  aak  me  fat  Yi«\v  'mXawmi- 


960  BDIIOBIAL  POSTBORIFT. 

bg  Gfwky  be  hid  alntdy  aequind  mfficient  i  before'  it  reachai  port;  bnt  tiiii*di' 
Litin  to  md  Vinsily  and  he  wanted  help  in  |  encoumgin^,  and  tome  remarks  in  tl 
Jeammg  Greek,  which  he  fonnd  more  difficult  i  the  following  morning  are,  eonaidc 
to  UD^rstand  and  render  with  precis'on.  ;  quarter  whence  they  come  highly  ■! 
Neither  are  our  working  men  iilone  monng  In  a  leading  article  on  the  ■ubje<^  tf 
in  this  matter.  I  know  of  women  too,  eome  wivb,  "A  divuiion  took  place  in  thi 
of  whom  have  leanit  the  Ciri^ek  Testament,  which  we  can  only  regard  aa  prehmii 
and  hare  got  it  at  their  fingers'  ends,  and  who  ,  finiil  settlement  of  the  question  of  chur 
an  Tcry  diligent  in  propounding  their  notions  When  leave  to  bring  in  a  bill  for  th 
aa  Plymouth  sisters.  abolition  of  that  impost    is  carrie 

Our  brethren,  then,  must  needs  arm  them-  '  majority  of  more  than  two  to  oc 
aeWet  cap  a  p^  if  not  for  nggrcMsion  yet  for  ■  evidently  vain  to  peraist  in  the  dc 
defence;  and  I  can  promise  frum  my  own  what  wn.s  never  very  ^y  to  be  de 
experience  that  they  will  nceivc  great  enjuy-  After  observing  that  **  it  is  idle  tov 
meat  as  well  as  advantage  from  the  constant  substitute  that  will  work  perfectly  wc 
itudj  of  the  Greek  TcKtanient.  '  the  real  foundation  of  the  evil'  is 

1  remain,  Mr.  Kditor,  church  is  no  longer  the  communio 

Yours,         I3eta.  whole  nation,  or  even  of  a  decided  ro 

the  writer  proceeds  to  sciy,  •*  As  to  t 

./.n^o^To  T.  ..uii^.  questions  that  have  often  been  askec 

BCnOOLS  IN  JAMAICA.  .  ..  i :  u  t      j   i   i.      r»         n  •      ^l 

'  which  Lord  John  Russell  m  the  scs 

7b  ihe  Ethtor  tf  the  Jfapt'ui  Maffasinc,      ,  clmrchinanship  gives    some    curreu' 

^ ^  u._      ,-      ij  .  u  11  :     u       1    «  ,  w'll  8"oii  answer  tlium.     It  is  aske 

My  DEARfeJiR, — Mrs.  Jiurchfll  in  her  last  ■  ,.  „^. .  ,    „.,,      ...       .,        , 

,4^  1—11  ii.  r  •       I       r  tllSSOnttT!*    Will     &top  .■'  HoW    lonK 

letter.  acknowle<lges  the  Kife  arrival  of  some    ^i .  .„u  i  ^       :»   i  !     .i       *  *   •     u 
^^~^.».    ..         r         i:4r  -    »  i- :  .  1    /      «i       cliurch  be  united  to  the  state  ?    n 
contributions  from  different  trieiids  for  tlie  '    ,       v. ,.  u   »      i  4    ^t       *  *       u 
^^    -  t        u     1  1         ^*         -Ml  the  church  stand  to  the  state  when 

uw  of  her  schools,  and  rcciucsts  we  will  pre-     ^^^^^^^  ^^^^  ^^^  t^ecured  bv  the  law     1 

lent  her  grateful  thanks  to  those  friends  who    ^.„^  ..  „.  ^^  ,,    ;^„,      c^^  i.«     '  #.v 
-  i_.  ji  u       1    *i.         1-4         I  MUObtions  ot  tht'orv.     We  have  to 

hare  kindly  remembered  the  object  so  !  '. ,  ^ .  .  ♦  .^.  :  '.u  «  r  *  *  . 
\,        ^     ,  at.  *     •  !•  *  1       £k        the  fact — to  rctai'.i  that  fact,  or  to  i 

dear  to  her.     She  wrote  immediately  after  l  „^  .i.^  ^..ur  i  • 

u     —T^      £u^  •  •*     r  •  -^^.-      '*     *u    '  ^^  the  pubhc  weal  mav  refiuire. 

her  return  from  a  visit  of  inspection  to  the  i i.    /i ..  _    .      -  •       *  .. 

I'nf       i   .  ..•  L*  u  u    1    tt-    1  J  I     rcadv,  theretore,  to  cive  up  this  ur 

different  stations,  which  had  afforded  general  ;  :^_  *  *     „,i  .i     \     ^        \^  •  ^-    t 
!.%_".      •    au      -J  A  -,    1     I  impost,  and  then  leave  ecclesiastical 

nttisfiiction  m  the  order  and  progress  made.  ,  » '  '  ,j^«„«  .ko  » .i..*;«„-  ^e  .u- 
mi-*     Of  -..  Ai        u«  u  f       pliers  to  (letine  tne  relations  of  the 

This  effort  seems  to  have  been  too  much  for     '    ,    ..^  : .  ♦u:     ^       .  *i 

V       IV'       u     uu      au^    1—:  ^  4  """  State  lu  this  country  as  thev  < 

her  declininff  health.    She  desires  to  com-  i '   ..•        •  j 

J  A u  v     1    4    4U    -     4-        I was  never  n  very  easy  question,  and 

mend  these  schools  to  the  continued  remem-     „  .    .,.  ,    ;.  „:n  k«  :^Ji  ...i  JL  -« 
i_  «  /•  •     1      I.    u        J  14      '>"'  tnink  it  will  be  rendered  more 

biance  of  fnends  who  have  done  so  much  to     , .,  ..       ,  ^        ,  ^. 

ud  them^and  trurts  they  will  "not  bo  woarv  ,   '>^''  ..'^"Pf  "7  '"  fnjff  I''a».'f 

in  well  doing."    We  ho^e  to  wnd  out  a  bok  i  'JfT"'''??  /  '.„. Til  ^        k     '"k? 

ID  October  next,  and  rfiall  bo  gmtoful  to  any    ,'?'     ^t  \^   "r  f    l      k""?  ', 

fiiendswho  would  forward  contribution,  to    ^^^^  """'"'''"  °^  •''"  '^''"'^  f  ' 

No.  8,  Durham  Place,  I^mbeth,  and  a.  the    ^^'"f:  'I  T"*u'"T,  ""'"~"-''>'.  ' 

Baptiit  Magazine  would  give  the  widest  circu-  ,  H""*.  '"\.:i"'  » '"R^her  a  diwentci 

lation  to  this  notice,  we  should  be  obliged  by      '""•  .„^^  f  1""^"  "5™=  ''f.  ^I"?- 

your  inKTting  if,  a.  well  a.  the  thank.  Mrs.    t^^^        ,^   \     '^  ?^^"'  !""' 

BlircheUwiahe.  to  bo  conveyed  to  her  fiiend..    ^ri^K^rit      "V*"*^,-''  !l"*;:ir 

I  am  dear  Sir  anxious  tor  its  speed] 

Yours  respectfully  '  ™^°*»  ^^  ^'^  believe  that  the  opporti 

Hannah  MKREDrrii.      '  "?"^''^'*  f"' A**^  vindication  of  impoiti 

3,  Durham  Place,  May  VM,  1«34.  i  ^t^J!"  ,        '"I^""?  ?^  ""^^  ""^4 

*  f        a  J  1  otherwise  never  hear  of  them  are  of 

,  value  than  the  amount  of  money  al 

EDITORIAL  POSTSCRIPT.  ^''^™  diwenting  pockets;  but  the  il 

I  engendered  ny  a  parochial  struggle 
In  the  House  of  Commons  a  motion  has  subject  is  n  great  and  in  many  cases  a 
just  been  carried,  which  those  of  our  readers  dous  evil,  interrupting  neighbourly  int( 
who  have  not  previously  received  the  inform-  i  and  often  productive  of  terrible  coniK 
ation  will  be  pleased  that  we  should  mention,  ^  to  conscientious  )>ersons  belonging 
giving  leave  for  the  introduction  of  a  bill  for  dependent  classes.  It  would  be 
the  abolition  of  church  rates.  It  was  moved  '  good  of  society  at  laige  tliat  these 
bj  Sir  William  Clay,  and  seconded  by  cease. 
Mr.  Peto;  and  though  it  was  opposed  by  the 

ministerial  leader.  Lord  John  Russell,  the        Any  widows  who  intend  to  appl 
numbers  were  129  in  its  fiivour  to  02  against    share  in  the  profits  of  the  Selection  a 
it    It  must  not  be  supposed  that  this  affords    not  yet  done  so,  must  write  without 
any  cartainty  that  the  measure  will  pass;  it    W.  L.  Smith,  Escj.,  Denmark  Hill,  ( 
hai  many  a  nairoir  strait  to  go  through    well^  as  the  day  of  distribution  ia  at  1 


IRISH   CHRONICLE. 


JUNE,  1864. 


Report  read  to  the  Annual  Meeting  was  contained  in  our  last  number, 
related  solely  to  the  transactions  of  the  year,  it  may  now  be  advisable  to 
little  respecting  customary  operations.  The  following  is  a  compendious 
f  the  stations  and  agency. 


ATHLONE. 
Rev.  Thomas  Berrt. 

Sith-stations. 

lue,*  Ferbane,  Baylin,  Doone, 
Berrieshill,  <^c. 

Renders, 

Mr.  Michael  Walsh. 
Mr.  Patrick  ^lurray. 

Schoolniaster. 
Mr.  Hugh  Ilogg. 

Sell  oolm  {stresses. 

Miss  C.  Nash. 
Miss  H.  M.  Flood. 


BALLINA. 
Rev.  William  Hamilton. 

Siih-stfUions. 

naglass,  Camagera,  Coolany,t 
Alina,  Curraghjt  Newtownwhite, 
Skreen,  Tullylin,  <Src. 

Schoolmaster  and  Reader. 
Mr.  Eneas  McDonald. 

Schoolmistresses. 

Mrs.  Phillips. 
Miss  E.  Walker. 

Coljiorteur. 
Mr.  WUUam  M^Adam. 


Bahue   there  is  a   church  of   thirty-nine 
u 

Gamgh   and    Cuolanj   there    are   Hninil 
,  the  former   comprising  eight,  uid   the 
:  memheni. 
rrtL—  FOURTH  SMltltS, 


BANBRIDQE. 
Rev.  Thomas  D.  Baix. 

Sub-station, 
Ballimoney. 


BELFAST. 
Rev.  Williax  Sloan  Eocles. 


CONLIG. 
Rev.  John  Brown,  M.A. 

Substations. 

Newtownards. 

Bangor. 

Bonaghadee. 

Schoolmaster. 
Mr.  John  Graham. 

Schoolmistress. 
Miss  Jane  Graham. 


TUBBERMORE. 
Rev.  Robert  Haldane  Carson. 


TARBERT. 
Scripture  Readtr. 
Mr.  John  Nash. 


WATERFORD. 

Scripture  Reader, 

Miss  M.  K.  Crosbie. 

Schoolmistress, 

Mrs.  Baskin. 

The   number    of  \a\M)\nex«  Vd  ^Ctv^ 
/  employ  of   the  society  bsA  iwi^  \«ea 


370 


IRISH  CHRONICLE. 


diminished  this  year,  but,  as  the 
Report  shows,  slightly  increased,  and 
they  have  proceeded  with  their  work 
regularly  and  harmoniously.  The 
amount  of  success  is  not  a  thing  that 
can  be  ascertained  with  precision,  our 
object  being  spiritual ;  but  judging  from 
external  indications,  we  believe  that 
the  average  success  has  been  as  great  in 
Ireland,  in  proportion  to  the  means  em- 
ployed, as  in  India  or  in  Britain.  Between 
forty  and  fifty  persons  have  been  bap- 
tized by  our  brethren  during  the  year, 
as  professed  disciples  of  Christ;  the 
churches  have  been  peaceful ;  and  the 
pastors  speak  of  increased  pecuniary 
liberality  on  the  part  of  the  people,  and 
increased  efforts  to  do  good.  At  Tub- 
bermore,  oar  friends  have  been  repair- 
ing their  large  but  inelegant  place  of 
worship,  and  improving  it  in  some  import- 
ant particulars.  Mr.  Carson  says, "  Since 
the  completion  of  our  improvements,  wc 
have  had  several  delightful  baptismal 
services.  On  these  occasions  the  chapel 
was  filled  in  every  part,  and  yet  the 
utmost  order,  and,  I  may  add,  the  deep- 
est solemnity  prevailed.  I  preached  on 
the  subject  of  baptism  particularly  in 
its  relation  to  the  gospel,  and  can  safely 
say  I  never  before  spoke  with  more  real 
pleasure,  and  was  never  listened  to  with 
more  marked  attention."  At  Banbridge, 
where  the  chapel  was  rebuilt  last 
summer,  and  the  expense  incurred 
defrayed  before  the  day  of  opening,  ^Ir. 
Bain  has  received  into  the  church 
during  the  year  fifteen,  and  has  been 
encouraged  by  the  efficiency  of  his 
sabbath  schools ;  the  average  attendance 
of  that  in^the  town  being  ninety-eight, 
and  that  at  Ballymoney  eighty;  there 
being  in  the  former  twenty  gratuitous 
teachers,  and  in  the  latter  fifteen.  At 
Belfieist,  Mr.  Eccles  complains  of  the 
frequent  removal  of  those  whose  co- 
operation he  had  expected,  to  England, 
Scotland,  and  other  parts  of  Ireland,  as 
w^  as  to  America;  but  adds,  ''The 


additions,  on  the  other  hand,  ha^ 
encoura^ng  enough.  Bybaptic 
by  letter,  fijfteen  have  been  rece 
fellowship.  All  the  baptisnu 
public.  The  chapel  on  such  oc 
was  always  well  filled  with  an  ai 
growingly  respectful  and  devout 
says,  *'  The  sabbath  school  is  prog 
favourably.  The  attendance  is  re 
about  seventy-five,  and  some  o 
are  Romanists.  The  teachers 
themselves  very  much  to  my  satis 
I  feel  at  liberty  to  speak  in  very 
terms  of  their  zeal  and  diligena 
best  thanks  are  due  to  the  kind 
of  books  for  the  library  and  clotl 
the  cliildren.  Both  have  been  o 
service.  The  good  Lord  reco: 
the  authors^of  this  well-timed  boi 
On  tlie  whole,  the  intelligei 
have  received,  both  from  our 
themselves,  and  from  those  wh 
written  to  us  respecting  them  lu 
highly  encouraging. 

MEETING   OF   SUBSCRIBERS. 

At  the  General  Meeting  f 
transaction  of  business  held  : 
Library  of  the  Baptist  Mission 
April  the  24th,  at  eleven  o'clock 
forenoon,  the  liev.  John  Howard  1 
M.A.,  having  been  called  to  the 
prayer  was  offered  by  the  Rev.  Be 
Evans  of  Scarborough. 

The  minutes'of  the  last  Genera 
ing  of  Subscril>er8,  held  AprU  2.5 
were  read  and  acknowledged. 

The  minutes  of  the  Committer 
ings  of  the  intervening  twelve  i 
and  the  Treasurer's  Balance 
audited  by  William  Lepard  Smitl 
and  Joseph  II.  Allen,  Esq.,  wei 
read,  whence  it  appeared  thai 
was  a  balance  in  hand  for  Gener: 
poses  of  £906  4*.  lie/.,  and  a  1 
in  hand  for  the  Relief  Fu 
;e274  14*.  7(/. 

It  was  then  resolved  on  the  mc 
the  Rev.  C.  J.  Middleditch  of  ! 
BQCOiided  \i7  thft  Bav,  G.  M.  Bii 


JUNE,  1854. 


371 


'That  the  thanks  of  the 
dae  to  Thomas  Pcwtress, 
3  attention  to  its  interests, 
r,  during  the  last  twelve 
I  that  he  he  rcc|ncsted  to 
office  during  the   ensuing 

o  resolved,  on  the  motion  of 
e,  Esq.  F.R.S.,  seconded  by 
Trestrail,  *'That  the  best 
LIS  meeting  be  presented  to 
Qiam  Groser,  for  liis  services 
'  during  the  past  year,  and 
requested  to  continue  them 
ensuing." 

e  Comm  i ttee  for  th  c  past  year 
imber  of  their  attendances 
?ad.  The  gentlemen  whose 
w  having  l)cen  nominated 
re  then  chosen  to  serve  on 
tee  for  the  ensuing  year  : — 


IV. 

Jotix. 

.REItT. 
IM-IAM  B. 
MAS  J. 
.!V.  Ci.  W. 
IR.  E^i. 

•I- 

:m\. 


I.N-«i.i»,  J.  E*«q. 
Jay,  Ai.fkkd  T.  Ki>q. 
I.owK,  G.  K»«i..  F.RH. 
Mr  AM-,  R«'V.  William. 
MiAi.L,  Mr.  Jamks. 
Olivku,  Mr.  Jamks. 

TriKSTHAIL.   1{«'V.  F. 

W\TM>N.  W.  H.  K.-«i. 
Wii.Lis.  Rov.  Fhamis. 
Yorxi;.  TiMi.MAh,  Fhj. 


ere  voted  also  to  the  audi- 
:  was  resolved  tliat  W.  L. 
and  William  Parnell,  Esq.? 
d  to  oblige  the  society  l)y 
3  Accompts  of  the  ensuing 


*1-BLIC    MEF.TINd. 

ay  evening,  April  25th,  in 

liapel,   in   conformity   with 

lounccment,  Richard  Foster, 

bridge,  took  the  chair.  The 

lan  "Watson  of  Edinburgh 

e  117th  psalm,  which  was 

ig ;  and  the  Kev.  Evan  Pro- 

.ol  offered  prayer. 

hin  tlion  rose  and  said,  thnt  it 
» thirty  years  since  he  was  first 
»  positiou  which  ho  had  the 
the  honour  to  occupy  un  the 
ion.  Many  of  the  gcntlenicn 
hat  time  the  active  and  warm- 
ds  of  the  Hoc iPty— such,  for 


I  example,  as  Joieph  Ivimey— had  gone  to 
'  their  rest  and  their  reward.  It  wm  matter 
for  grcal  thankfalnets,  however,  that,  al- 
tliough  men  were  not  suffered  to  continne 
by  reason  of  death,  the  cause  still  lived. 
Since  the  period  to  whieh  he  referred,  great 
things  had  been  done  towards  the  spread  of 
the  gospel  hoth  at  home  and  abroad.  The 
truths  of  Christianity,  he  rejoiced  to  believe, 
had  now  a  firmer  hold  upon  the  minds  of  the 
pt*oplo  at  large  than  at  any  previovi  period 
of  our  history.  There  was  reason  to  believe 
tlmt  this  Irish  and  all  other  similar  looietiet 
would  rcoeivo  a  still  larger  measure  of  sup- 
port from  tho  Christian  church,  for  this 
simple  reason,  that  those  who  are  led  to 
experience  the  value  of  the  gospel  in  their 
own  souls  must  ever  be  most  anxious  to 
extend  its  benefits  to  those  around  them. 
There  was  still  great  need  for  the  preaching 
of  the  gospel  in  this  metropolis  and  through- 
out the  country ;  but  in  no  place  more  than 
in  Ireland,  where  the  people  had  been  so 
long  blinded  and  oppressed  by  the  errors  and 
superstitions  of  popery.  Ho  knew  not  how 
to  describe  the  conduct  of  the  priests  of  that 
terrible  apostacy,  except  by  referring  to  the 
declaration  of  the  Saviour  concemmg  the 
Scribes  and  Pharisees,  who  would  neither 
enter  into  the  kingdom  of  heaven  them- 
selves, nor  allow  others  to  do  so  if  thev  could 
possibly  prevent  it.  They  are  "  blind  leaden 
of  the  blind  ;"  they  '*  will  compass  sea  and 
land  to  make  one  proselytci  and  when  they 
have  made  him  they  make  him  tenfold  more 
the  child  of  hell  than  themselves."  These 
statements  were  not  mora  applicable  to  the 
Jews  than  to  ,the  Uomanists.  There  Iwas 
reason  to  hope,  however,  that  this  state  of 
things  would  not  long  continue  in  Ireland. 
The  providence  of  God  in  famine  and  emi- 
jiration  seemed  to  bo  working  out  the 
deliverance  of  the  people.  Even  those  who 
now  remained  were  not  so  completely  under 
the  power  of  the  priesthood  as  in  former 
times ;  and  he  trufited  that  the  evil  influence 
of  these  men  would  bo  weakened  still  more 
and  more,  until  it  should  cease  to  be.  Under 
these  circumstances  there  was  reason  to 
n^joico  in  the  present  satisfactory  state  ojf 
the  Baptist  Irish  Society,  and  motives  in 
abundance  wera  supplied  for  carrying  on  its 
operations  with  increased  vigour.  Mr.  Fos- 
ter concluded  by  explaining;  that  the  present 
was  not  a  meeting  for  the  transaction  of 
business:  tho  oflicers  of  the  Society  having 
been  already  appointed,  and  the  Report 
adopted,  at  a  meeting  of  tho  members  on  the 
preceding  day. 

The  Secretary  then  read  the  Report, 
as  given  in  the  last  number  of  the  Irish 
Chronicle,  and  the  Balance  Sheets  of 
both  the  General  and  tho  Relief  Ac- 
counts for  the  year. 

The  Rev.  John  Biowood  then  rose  and 
said :  Such  a  report  it  has  scarcely  ever  fallen 
to  the  lot  of  any  Baptist  Society— never, 
perhaps,  of  the  Bnylisl  lr\fi\i  ^oc\«\^— YmlciiT^ 
to  present.    We  have  oUen  Y\3lA  to  ii\o^\tw 


V,'2  IRISH  CHRONICLE. 

OT/r  our  lownnd  crippK'd  ftnniiccii.  but.  we    m  must  commend  themselves  to  jon.    Vt 
trustp  that  now  the  days  of  our  nioumin;;^    hAvc  ministers  of  the  gospel — men  in  wboM 
are  ended— th.it  this  Society  has  reached     hearts,  we  trust,  the  love  of  Christ  dwelli, 
and  passed  by  its  lowest  siH^e,  and  that    and  who  have  been  converted  by  the  Spirit ol 
brif^ht  days  are  dawnin<;  upon  us.    May  that    his  grace — who   preach  a  pure  and  sinpk 
liberality  which  has  hitherto  been  roanifcHced    gospi*!    to    those    who   attend    upon  Uwir 
continue  to  he  manifested,  and  may  Uod  by    ministry;  wo  have  men  of   God,  and  piosi 
his  Spirit  raise  us  up  ncents.  and  bless  those     women    also,  in    whom  the  Spirit  of  God 
agents  upon  their  arrival  at  their  several     dwells,  who  go  from  house  to  hoase,  MB* 
stations,  and  then  wo  shall  have  occasion  to    furting  the  mourner  in  his  distress,  and  thi 
meet  tojrether,  not  to  tell  of  our  trials  and     poor  in  their  humble  cottages,  and  bearing 
difiBculties,  but  to  tell  of  that  which  iit  being  '  to    them    glad    tidings    concerning  Chriit 
accomplished  in  a  sister  land,  of  the  progress,     Je»us;and  thus  is  many  a  little  cabin  lighted 
and    the    triumphs,   tlu-re.  of    truth    over    up  with  peace,  and  joy.  and  comfort.   Vi 
error,  and  of  spiritual  reli«;ion  over  Rcep-    have  colporteurs  who  go  from ^lace  to pUes 
ticism.  infidelity,  nnd  priestcraft.      But  it  is     selling  bibles  and  religious  tracts,  that  this 
not    the    mero    fact    that    wo    have    £0<K)    the  word   of   the  Ix)rd   may  be  scattered 
of  hard  cash  in  the  hands  of  our  bankers  '  through  the  length  and  breadth  of  the  land 
that  makes  us  satisfied  and  pleased.     Wo    — that  word  which  Ood  himself  has  givsSi 
have  in  that  fact  a  proof,  that  the  interest    and  which,  by  these  means,  may  reach  tboM 
of  British  Christians  in  our  sifter  country  is     who  might  otherwise  perish.     But  not  only 
not  diminished;  that  there  are  hundreds  and    .iro  we   employing  right  agency,   bot  tin 
thousands  whose    hearts    mourn    over  the    agents  themselves — those  who  are  employed 
calamities,  and  whose  hands  are  ready  to    — are  such  as  none  of  us  need  to  be  asbsmed 
relievo  tho   necessities,    of   our   di^trensed    of.    It  has  been  my  lot  to  visit  tome  of  the 
fellow-countrymen.     We  have  in  that  fact  a     places  where  your  agents  are  stationed;  sod 
proof  that  there  is  still  a  place  in  the  atfee-     I  can  hear  testimony  to  the  character  of 
tions    and    confidences    of    the    churches     thoseof  our  brethren  with  whom  I  convened, 
throughout  the  land,  for  tho  Baptist  Irish     and  also  to  the  success  of  the  efforts  tbej 
Society;  that  though  here  and  there  persons    are  making.     I  have  had  opportunities  of 
may  be  found  who  aro  ready  to  say  we  aro    perceiving  the  influence  which  they  posim 
doing  nothing,  because  we  cannot  accomplish     in  the  towns  and  villages  where  they  leside. 
all    that    wo    wish  to  do,   yet  there  is  a  '  and  of  the  high  respect  in  which  they  sre 
gcnerouH  confidence  reposed  in  this  Society,    held  by  those  who  differ  from  them.    My 
and  multituilos  are  ready  still  to  help  us.  ■  heart  rejoiced  as  I  went  from  station  to 
nnd  to  contribute  nioney  for  tho  operations     station,  and  beheld  the  good  that  this  society 
of    our    admirable    association.      And  tho     is  performing.     At  the  town  of  Banbridge.     j 
most    pleasing    fact    connected    with    this    wliero  wu  have  a  station,  the  people  have  D0« 
progres:*— an    unparalh.'led    fact    connected     erected  a  new  chapel.     On  my  visiting  tUt 
with  tho  progress  of  any  of  our  Societies —    pl.ice,  1  preached  to  large  congregatiOD*  in 
is,    that    this     money     has    8pontnneou»ly     the  court  house  of  the  town,  and  conversed 
poured    into   the    treasury.      It  is  not  by     with  many  leading  men  and  principal  trades- 
deputation  that  this  money  has  been  raised.  :  men    there,    who,    although   they  did  not 
We  have  only  had  to  ask  and  receive;  wo    attend  our  services,  generously  contributed 
have  applied,  and  responses  have  como  back  .  to  the  ne;r  building;  tho  consequence  vss, 
in    money   which   havo    inspired    us    with     th.it  when  the  chapel  was  opened,  there  wsi 
gratitude  and  hope.     And  not  only  do  wo  '  actually  £.3   surplus  in   our  hands.       We 
rejoice  for  the  sake  of  this  Society,  but  we  ■  regarded  this,  sir,  as  a  token  of  the  sym- 
njoicc  also  because  we  regard  it  as  a  proof  '  pathy  which  was  felt  for  us  and  our  more* 
of  tho  power  of  the  voluntary  principle;  we     incnt  in  that  place.     In  Belfast,  a  town  coo* 
would  take  an  earnest  from  this  fact,  for     taining  10i),<H)U   inhabitants,   wo    have  an 
tho  future  progress  of   voluntaryism ;  and     agent   who  is  peculiarly  valuable — a  man 
while  we  have  our  hearts  inspired  by  such     thoroughly  instructed  in'tho  word  of  God,— 
proofs  of  pros^ress,  we  feel  encouraged  to  go  i  a  man  whose  le.irning  would  put  many  of  us 
on.      The  object  of  the  Society  must  com-  <  to  shame. — a    man  of  eminent  piety  and 
mend  itficif  to  the  judgment  and  the  hearts  '  devotion  to  the  cause  in  which  he  is  eng.igeil. 
of  ail  sincere  Christians.     That  object  is  to     He  has  manai;ed  to  obt.ain  a  chapel,  which 
plant  tho  gospel  of  Jesus  Chribt  in  a  land  '  is  now  out  of  debt;  a  church.has  gathered 
over-run  with  popery,  with  priestcraft,  and     around  him,  and  he  preaches  there  Sunday 
with  vice;  that  object  is  to  deliver  a  people     after   Sunday  with    tho  most  encouraging 
from  tho  spiritual  degradation  and  bondage  ■  pnjspects.     Our  agent  is  held  in  very  high 
in  which  they  havo  been  long  held.     That  ,  esteem  in  the  town.     1  wish,  however,  there 
object  is,  to  convey  to  a  people  that  have     were  more  aecnts  there.    I  long  that  in  that 
in  former  times  been  oppressed,  .and  have  '  town  there  Miould  be  placed  a  schoolmaster, 
not  yet  fully  recovered  from  their  opprcsition,  [  I  desire  that  there  should  be  sent  there  some 
the  tidings  of  Him  upon  whom  tho  Spiiit  of    four  or  five  scripture  readers, —  men  who 
(iod  rested,  and  wlio  was  sent  into  the  world  '  would  go  from  house  to  house  throughout 
th:it  ho  miifht  ho-il  tho  broken-hearted,  com-     that   I.irge  town,  who  should  interest  the 
fort  them  that  are  fallen,  and  give  the  oil  of    people  by  their  religious  conversation,  and 
joy  for  mourning,  and  the  garment  ef  praise  ;  induce  them  to  attend  our  places  of  worship. 
7or  the  spirit  of  heaviness.    The  means  that  ,  It  is  this  that  we  want,  sir,  in  Ireland.     We 
Are  ewphyed,  also,  bv  the  Society  aro  such    want  agents  who  shall  support  the  minister's 


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373 


kuids,  who  thall  oheer  his  hurt,  who  shall 
co-opermte  with  him  in  his  work,  and  who 
■hall  feather  together  the  eonfrre/gatioiis  to 
whom  the  glad  tidings  of  salTation  may  be 
preached.     In  my  opinion,  it  is  not  so  muoh 
liy  the  direct  preaoning  of  the  gospel  that 
the  work  of  Christianising  Ireland  is  to  bo 
MlTanced,  bnt   by   the   qniet,  unassuming 
work  of  the  acrlptare  readers,  who  influence 
and  initiate  the  minds  of  the  people,  and 
then  proclaim  to  them  the  way  of  salvation 
through  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ    We  do  not 
wish  to  build  ohapels   merely,  and   plant 
mtnistert  merely;  but  we  desire  to  build 
them  in  order  to  gather  into  them  those 
whom  the  Bsents  and  scripture  readers  may 
bare  been  the  first  in  reaching.    The  people 
are  not  to  be  got  at  in  the  first  instance  by 
menna  of  the  chapel ;  they  are  to  be  got  at 
primarily  in  their  homes  and  cabins,  in  their 
hoars  of  pain,  and  sorrow,  and  affliction, — 
just  in  those  seasons  of  privation  and  misery 
when  they  can  best  be  taught  the  unspeak- 
able bJessedness  of  that  gospel  which  com- 
forta  the  heart  when  nothing  else  can,  and 
leada  the  soul  to  the  Lord  Josus  Christ  as  its 
Saviour   and   its   friend.     Then  wo  want 
chapcia  into  whioh  these  people   may  be 
brought,  and  there  trained  up  as  a  seed  to 
■erve  God.    From  Belfast  I  wont  to  Conlig, 
a  small  hamlet  or  village,  where  a  nice  con- 
gregation has  gathered  round  our  agent.    It 
was  truly  delightful  to  witness  the  respect 
in  which  he  was  held.    There  is  a  school  in 
that  plaoe  belonging  to  our  denomination, 
and  I  paid  it  a  visit.    The  schoolmaster  was 
not  apprised  of  my  coming,  but  I  found  there 
eighty  children.    The  school  was  quiet  and 
oraerly  in  the  extreme,  more  so.  in   fnct, 
than  many  schools  in  England  of  tlic  kind. 
There  were  about  forty  boys  and  forty  ;,Mrls, 
and   the    schoolmaster    and    his    daughter 
were  instructing  them.    That  school  pecu- 
liarly commended  itself  to  my  mind  and 
heart.    I  gathered  a  class  of  these  children 
sround  me,  and  questioned  them  in  geogra- 
phy,  grammar,   and    arithmetic,  and    was 
sitonished  and  gratified  at  their  answers. 
I  then  took  down  the  bible,  and  made  them 
read  a  portion,  [and  questioned  them  upon 
the  passage ;  and  I  felt  sure  that  children 
thus  instructed  in  the  truths  of  Christianity 
could  not  soon  become  the  dupes  and  tho 
emtures  of  tho  Koman  Catholic  priests  of 
that  land.     I  felt  that  the  children  in  whose 
minds  were  thus  deposited  the  simple  truths 
of  the  gospel,  and  a  clear  perception  of  tho 
importance  of  those  truths,  could  never  bo 
brought  under  the  power  of  that  priesthood 
which  exercises  its  baneful  influence  over 
the  understandings  of  so  large  a  number  of 
the  people.   I  went  from  Belfast  to  a  station 
oooupled  by  Mr.  Brown,  whom  I  asked  to 
obtain  a  room  where  I  might  preach.     He 
obtained  one  belonging  to  the  prcsbytcrians, 
but.  though  granted  at  flrst.  it  was  after- 
wards refused.    Some  excuse  was  made  for 
doing  so ;  and  I  am  sorry  to  say.  that  some 
of  our  aj^nts  flnd  that  prcsbytcrianism  in 
Ireland,  m  its  oold  and  unbending  character, 
is  much  opposed  to  evangelism.  A  publican, 
hearing  oi  our  diffioultie^  oMme  to  ub  and  i 


offered  us  his  room.  Wo  accepted  his  offer, 
had  steps  speedily  constructed,  put  up  a 
door,  and  made  the  place  comfortable  and 
fit  for  preaching  in.  About  an  hour  before 
the  service  began,  we  sent  a  crier  round  the 

I  town,  to  announce  that  in  that  room  I  was 

I  going  to  preach.    About  120  persons  were 

;  gathered  together  on  that  occasion,  and    I 

:  delivered  to  them  a  gospel  sermon.  On 
finding  that  the  room  could  be  permanently 
secured,  I  engaged  it,  on  the  payment  of  a 

'  small  sum,  in  the  name  of  this  Society,  and 
requested  our  agent  to  preach  there  as  often 
as  possible.  I  have  since  then  received  a 
letter  from  him,  assuring  me  that  the 
attendance  in  the  room  is  as  large  as  when  I 
preached  there.  Wo  want  more  men,  how- 
ever, of  the  right  stamp  in  this  place,  who 
will  devote  themselves  to  the  work  of  evan- 
gelization, that  thus  tho  cause  of  God  may 
bo  more  fully  promoted.  I  was  dcligoted 
with  the  impression  that  our  visit  made  on 
the  hearts  of  our  agents  in  the  various 
stations  we  went  to.  They  received  me  as  a 
brother  from  England,  who  had  come  to 

'  sympathize  with  them,  and  to  encourage 
them  in  their  holy  .ind  arduous  undertaking. 

I  I  have  now,  sir,  glanced  at  some  of  the  sta- 
tions which  I  visited,  and  partly  recorded 
what  I  saw  in  Ireland,  I  have  spoken  of 
what  I  myself  can  bear  testimony  to— of  the 
active,  diligent,  and  persevering  work  of  the 
agents  whom  this  Society  is  employing.  SVe 
are  sometimes  told  that  we  are  doing  nothing 
in  Ireland.  It  is  true  that  there  are  some 
parts    of  Ireland  in   which   we  are   doing 

i  nothing ;  but  the  reason  is.  we  have  no 
money  wherewith  to  do  anything  in  those 
parts.  But  eminently,  so  far  as  .our  means 
go,  wc  arc  doing  good.     God  is  blessing  onr 

,  etforts ;  ho  is  causing  his  own  people  to 
spring  up  in  that  still  benighted  land, 
through  the  very  agency  we  tliere  put  in 

;  operation.  I  have  often  wisliod  that  those 
who  talk  in  this  way — who  say  we  do  nothing 
in  Ireland — were  present  at  our  Conimitteu 
meetings;  that  they  would  read  tho  interest- 

:  ing  letters  wc  receive  from  time  to  time 
from  our  agents  ;  that  they  could  look  into 
the  journals  which  are  transmitted  to  us  by 

;  them.     I  hold  in  my  hand  a  report  of  one  of 

\  our  agents — I  shall  not  say  who,  nor  where 

'  he  is  placed,  for  I  think  we  cannot  be  too 
careful  in  publishing  such  facts  as  these. 

I  Sir,  it  is  not  by  parado  and  noise  that  Ire- 
land is  to  bo  converted  to  God.  "The 
kingdom  of  God  cometh  not  by  observation," 
and  if  there  be  one  country  more  than 
another  in  which  conversion  will  not  be 
eflected  by  such  parade  and  noise,  that 
country  is  Ireland.  We  mubt  be  clothed,  as 
it  were,  in  invisible  garments,  for  we  are 
there  surrounded  by  those  who  are  ever 
watchful  of  our  actions,  who  track  tho  heels 
of  our  agents,  following  them  from  house  to 
house,  who  anticipate  their  movements,  and 
who  ((o  before  them  with  the  machinery  for 
keeping  out  that  pure  spiritual  truth  which 
they  are  so  anxious  to  implant,  and  so  de- 
sirous to  see  take  root  and  flourisli.  It  is  on 
this  account  that  I  would  ivoX.  \\^^<^  txvxxOcl 

publicity  given  to  tW^Q  T«cot^^  ol  tlu^tsa^ 


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IRISH  CHRONICLE. 


And  places.  Some  time  ago*  one  of  our 
ftgenU  was  traTelling  in  a  railway  carriage 
in  which  there  was  a  Roman  Catholic  priest 
The  priest  opened'  a  parcel  of  hooks,  and 
amooff  these  was  aetaally  the  last  number  of 
the  Baptist  Msgasine.  Thus  they  are 
adopting  cTery  means  they  ean  in  order  to 
disooTer  what  we  are  doing,  so  that  they 
may  go  before  and  impede  us  in  our  work. 
[Mr.  Bigwood  here  read  an  extract  from  a 
journal  of  an  agent  of  the  Society,  exhibiting 
the  unwearied  Tigilance  of  the  Roman 
catholic  priests  in  reference  to  the  move- 
ments of  its  agents.]  He  then  proceeded  to 
say :  The  effects  of  our  efforts  may  not  be 
immediately  apparent,  but  after  a  time  they 
are  such  as  to  fill  our  hearts  with  joy  and 
enoouragement.  A  young  woman  who  was 
going  to  America,  asked  one  of  our  agents 
for  a  bible,  saying  that  in  her  own  country 
she  was  forbidden  to  read  it,  and  was  kept 
under  the  influence  of  fear ;  many  uf  those 
who  were  going  out  with  her  would  be,  she 
said,  glad  of  bibles,  they  were  under  the 
same  restrictions  as  she  was  with  respect  to 
it;  and  she  promised  for  herself  and  her 
companions  to  read  it  on  a  foreign  shore. 
Such  instances  as  this  encourage  us  in  our 
vork,  for  we  know  that  on  arriving  in  America 
the  papist  has  taken  everything  wiih  him  ex- 
cept popery,  and  that  he  has  left  behind.  In 
many  cases  we  know  not  how  this  blessed 
effect  would  have  been  produced  but  for  the 
efforts  of  this  Society.  The  fact  is  that  the 
people  do  not  respect  the  religion  of  the 
priests,  and  they  feel  some  little  shame  con- 
cerning it.  One  of  our  agents  went  into  a 
house  kept  by  a  poor  woman,  and  on  his 
entrance  a  nii,MitcAp  was  thrown  over  a  little 
imago    of   the   Virgin   Mary,  evidently   as 


though  the  woman  were  aihamad  of  haYinj; 
the  image  in  her  poisession,  Popenr  is 
losing  its  hold  upon  the  people.  Many  of  the 
children  of  Roman  eatholios  attend  cor 
schools  in  spite  of  the  opposition  often  mani- 
fested by  their  parents.  The  enoeeMi  which 
we  have  should  enoonrage  ns  to  inereased 
effort  We  should  endeavour  to  regard  that 
which  has  been  done  as  the  precursor  of  yet 
greater  good.  There  are  diffloolties  certainly 
m  the  way,  but  who  would  stay  for  diAcal- 
ties  ?  What  great  and  good  work  waa  CTer 
yet  accomplisned  without  difBenlty  being 
overcome  ?  It  is  the  duty  of  rood  men  to 
posh  onward.  Let  us  then  qstermine  to 
fight  manfully,  and  we  shall  at  length  haye 
the  crown  of  glory  placed  upon  oar  brow. 
The  whole  nation  is  now  aroused  by  the 
sounds  of  war.  Let  us  obey  the  8umnions« 
**  To  arms !  To  arms ! "  which  now  proceeds 
from  the  throne  of  heaven.  With  Arm 
resolve,  with  indomitable  oonrage,  with 
steady  dependence  on  the  Spirit  of  God,  let 
us  apply  ourseWes  to  this  holy  warfkre.  Let 
us  unsheath  the  sword,  give  the  scabbard  to 
the  winds,  and  cry,  '*  Victory  or  death  ! " 
Let  us  determine  not  to  give  up  this  fight 
until  every  stronghold  of  the  enemy  shall  be 
undermined,  all  the  foes  of  the  cross  shall 
be  scattered  and  trampled  underfoot,  formal- 
ism and  priestcraft  shall  cease  to  hold  sway 
among  the  children  of  men,  antichrist  shall 
bo  destroyed,  the  whole  earth  shall  become 
the  empire  of  the  Lord,  and  one  nniversal 
shout  shall  go  forth  from  the  church  of  the 
living  God,  **  Babylon  the  great  is  fallen,  is 
fallen ;  the  kingdoms  of  this  world  are  be- 
come the  kingdoms  of  our  Lord  and  of  his 
Christ,  and  he  shall  reign  for  ever  and  ever." 


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Moate,  A   Friend   to  the    Baptist    Irish 
Society,  by  Rev.  W.  Thomas 5 


LEGACY. 


5    7 


'  The  late  T.  Wylde,  Esq.,  by  J.  B.  BUbo- 
0  rough,  Es<i 50 


Two  parcels  of  clothing  have  been  received,  one  anonymous,  one  from  Stepney,  and 
with  Sermons  by  Dr.  Watts  and  Mr.  Fuller's  Dialogues.  A  parcel  for  Mr.  Berry, 
Mrs.  Beul,  Walworth,  has  also  been  received. 

We  have  also  to  thank  W.  B.  Gumey,  Esq.,  for  six  copies  of  Dr.  Angua*B  Bible  I 
book,  half-bound. 


SUBSCRIPTIONS  AND  DONATIONS  will  be  thankfully  received  by  the  Tree 
Thomas  Pbwtress,  Esq.,  or  the  Secretary,  the  Ilev.  Wiluam  Gboseb,  at  the  M 
House,  33,  Moorgate  Street ;  by  the  London  Collector,  Rev.  C.  Woollacott,  4,  Con 
Street  East,  Brunswick  Square;  and  by  the  Baptist  Ministers  in  any  of  our  principal  T* 


J.   BADDO]*  AHO  SOW,   nUNTStia,  CaVtl.*  VHM«T«  T\H««e^H, 


THE  MISSIONARY  HERALD. 


ANNUAL  SERVICES. 


The  introductory  meeting  for  prayer 
was,  as  usual,  held  in  the  Library  of  the 


sermon  to  young  men  was  delivered  in 
the  Poultry  Cliapel  by  the  Rev.  I.  Now 


Mission  House  on  Thursday  the  20th  of ;  of  Birmingham,  from  the  words  of 
April.  The  Rev.  Jonathan  Watson  of  Ilczokiuh,  "  Now  ye  have  consecrated 
Edinburgh  presided  on  the  occasion,  yourselves  unto  the  Lord.** 
After  the  reading  of  the  scriptures  and  !  At  the  Annual  Members*  Meeting,  ou 
the  offering  of  prayer  by  the  Revs.  J.  Tuesday  morning  April  25th,  the  usual 
Smith  of  Cheltenham,  R.  W.  Overbury  business  was  transacted.  Some  dis- 
of  Devonport,  and  J.  Stent  of  Hastings, '  cussion  also  took  place  on  the  question 
Mr.  Watson  addressed  the  meeting  on  of  a  change  in  the  mode  of  electing  the 
the  value  of  prayer  and  its  relation  to  members  of  the  Committee.  It  stands 
theextensionof  the  Redeemer's  kingdom,   over,  however,  for  renewed  discussion  at 


This  excellent  address  has  been  printed, 
by  the  kindness  of  the  senior  Trea- 


tho  next  Annual  Meeting,  on  a  notice 
given  by  the  Rev.   F.    W.   Gotch   of 


sorer  of  the  Society,  and  was  widely  Bristol. 

distributed  at  the  Annual  Meeting.  In  The  following  arc  the  officers  and 
the  evening  of  the  day,  after  prayer  by  |  Committee  chosen  for  the  ensuing 
the  Rev.  J.  H.  Ilinton,  an  impressive  ^  year  : — 


TBEASUREKS. 

William  Brodik  Gurnky,  Kaq. 
KANriCL  Morton  Pbto,  Eeq.,  M.T. 

SECRETARIES. 

Kev.  Frcdkrick  Trr^traii.. 
Edward  Bban  Undkriiim.,  K^<j. 


COMMITTEE 

Kev.  JASfsfl  Am-oRTH,  Lli.I).   . 

Bradl'urd. 

'«wm  H.  Allbn,  Kn€i. 

Brixton. 

^▼.JoRBPii  Axors,  D.D. 

London. 

'L'Bbxhax,  Efi'i. 

London. 

^.  CHARLB8  M.  BlKRKLL  . 

Li  veq)uo]. 

>«.  WauASf  B.  Bow^.H 

London. 

^▼.  William  Brock    . 

London. 

R*T>  J.  J.  Brown 

Reading. 

Ker.  R.  s.  Brown 

Liverpool. 

^▼.  Hbxrt  Dow&on 

Bradford. 

l^Alo  FoaTBR,  Eaq. 

Cambridge. 

^T.P.  W.  OoTCW,  M.A.    . 

Bristol. 

BiT.  Wiluam  Grower 

London. 

Rov.  N".  Haychoit,  B.a. 

Brlitol. 

Rev.  Jambs  Ilonv.  D.D. 

.    London. 

Rev.  DANiKt  Kattbr.va    . 

Haeknej. 

.  Rev.  W.  Land  ELS 

.    BlrmlDgbani. 

Rev.  JOH.V  Lrechman,  M.A. 

Hammersmith. 

Solomon  Lronard,  Esq.,  M.A. 

.    Bristol. 

Rev.  C.  J.  MroDLEDiTt-ii    . 

FruiDC. 

Ri)V.  J.VMEet  P.  MURSBLL    . 

Leicester. 

Rov.  l>AAr  Nbw    . 

•    Birmingbam. 

Rev.  TifoMAi*  F.  "Sewmas 

Shortwood. 

Thomas  Pe^ntrkss.  Enq. 

.    London. 

Rov.  ^YILLIA.M  RulUNSON     . 

Cambridge. 

Rev.  JosiirA  Rosrll  . 

.    Greenwich. 

Rov.  ISRAKI.  M.  Soi'LK 

BatterMia. 

Rev.  Edward  Stkanr,  D.I). 

,    Camberwell. 

ObOR»K  STEVBNdON,  Efq. 

Blackheath. 

Rev.  Charles  Stovki.  . 

London. 

Rev.  F.  TrtKER,  B.A. 

Manchester. 

W.  11.  Wathon,  Enq. 

.     London. 

Rev.  Jo.natiian  Watson   . 

Edinburgh. 

Rev.  Jamrs  Wrrd 

.    Ipirwich. 

Rev.  T.  A.  WllEBLKR 

Norwich. 

Rev.  B.  Willi  A.MS 

London. 

The  Rev.  W.  H.  Murch,  D.D.  was  elected  an  honorary  meml>er  of  tU<& 
OoBUDiitee. 


TOL  ZVII. 


X   T 


:j7h  the  MLSSIONARY  IIEKALI) 

1)KS1(;NAT1«)N    SKKVUE,  WKDNESDAY,  APKIL  26. 

The  appointraout  of  the  20th  of  April,    If  iKt.p!ctl  by  the  square  mile  in  the  sance 

for  humihation  and  prayer,  cnstrainetl  U,;'„,,,  „„„  ^f  j^cr^onf*.    Of  it^  true  jKipuIa- 

the  puttinj?  ar^idf  of  the  u^ual  annual  ti-.m,  mu'-tlunl  wa>  «iubicot  to  Enclanrl.  and 

inorninc  Hornion  ;  hut  the  eveninji  wa^  li.rtc-a.urths  were  to  b-'iMuna  in  the  Enslish 

.  .       .      ..       ,     .'  pMJV.iKc'j  ::nd   <!c|«cn'U-nnt>.     In  the  tie.c? 

occupied  by  the  service  for  the  (b>igna-  ,,j  „j:*<ionary  hibour,  ibm-  wvre  about  fiveor 

tion  of  the  three  lireihren  ah^ut  t«.»  enter   h'-x   limo  nwin*  tli.m  tb"  number  of  pmoni 
missionary  ^ervic.    in    India.     It    took    .•ntHit^cd  within  tlu- cu:niK.>3  of  the  Bri^^^^^ 

1-...^.  In  point  of  the  number  i-f  the  inhal-:. 
place  at  ]U.Hjnisoiiry(.hapeI.  Jnvhuikl-  -ints.  lni!:.ie.,iita:ncd  about  sixty  Londow; 
in g  was  ovt'rcr■^^^ded.     As  crowd  j  con-    Mud  of  tlii-*  immmse  nunjbi-r,  two-thirds  were 

tinned  to  seek  admission,  th-  spacious /•'*.  V'*"*''' ?"' ^Vv-T'''^^^^^^^^^^ 

1  I.I  lrc:a!ul  or  Wales.     1  he  arjjument,  tnere- 

Bchoolruoni  was  opened,  and  iinme-  f.,,.,  ih.u  charity  bi-/:ns  at  home  did  not  at 
diatelv    tilh-d.       In    tiie    service    which    all  apply  in  the' o,'i<.i-  cf  India.    Our  fei'.w- 

r  11  '  1  4i  !»,,.,  T?  '!'..  ..,.  .;i  1  .s'.jblrttN  \v<i'.i.d  l»e  found  bv  thousands  living 
followed    the     l\evr?.     r.     iP/.-irail.    •'..,.         .       .  i   "n. „  ..*    ««  tu 

at    t  iicutt.i.   A^ra    auil     Henares,    on  im 

Gregson,  .1.  Leechinan,  .F.  .1.  Jimwn.  .).  |,:i.,;;>  ^.i  fn.'  (^an-e-?,  the  Indus  and  t:Mr 
Smith,  DrtJ.  Iloby  an<l  Antru-*.  with  J'.ii:ina.  <nrely,  in  a  nii>>ionar}-  point  of 
T  ai      •  1         *T.w .  .1    ,      i'  4.1.    \ieu,  this  ]ar;;e  populaticm  involveilaprojyr- 

James  Sheridan   K.u.wks.   I-.m,..  to..k  , ;„,.  „,„ J„i' ..f  ,„,.onMb;:iiy.     Shou.J 

part.  x'iu-..-  pt">j''.«'  o\er  iH'fome  Christianized, »;r«rat 

as  l:ad  Ix-en  the  misMonary  nehievemfnt!«  of 

The  proceiMlinjrs  in  the  eiiapel  wen-  com-  «»ur  <'.iunlry,  thi>  enlerpribe  would  ctriain.J 

nieneeii  bv  the  Ucv.  \V.   Hrock  p^i"-  ""^  '"*    ^'•^'    j;reati-st    of  them   all.     A.>  tu  lU 

the  ii'VAh  hvnni;    wineli  havini;  bn-n  sun;:,  J-i-i'iiual  o.ndltion  of  India,  its' inhabitaisw 

Mr.  Brock  r'eail  the  I.'>th  p-alm,  and  oiiered  were  the  most  j*i'nsuou9  idolaters  under  the 

praver.  '''"'•     'f  l»t^'y  adopted  <".»  their  religious  cietd 

The  hvnm  connn.-ncii:^ :  the  mc-f  uinaniie  system,  n(»t  only  «'f  error  and 

,        .  f.)i:v,  but  of  vie«*  :md  erime.     Tl.e  relig!'>E 

•  llHrk!  ih-  f...r>; . :  jui.i......  ■  ^^^.  ^-^^ ,  brahmin  was  jmntheistic.  and  thecon- 

having;  beiii  ^ulli;,  MMj-.K-nce   was.  that   there   wi,re   upwards  w 

.-Mr.UnorK,  in  a  few  wonN.  .'mnountcd  ::?»  nMnjnJo.tHio  oiMoitic*  in  India,     lliemirdol 

the  Bubjecl  of  an  addr(\''>  to  be  delivered  by  the  i»e'ij»Ie   was  so  sunk  and  ilejLrradcd  tb**- 

their  friend  the  Ke\.  II.  Sto^\e!i  Hrown,"  'V\\r  iluy  never  la«l   or  can   lia\e  any  cot.cepli*"*'^ 

field  of  labour  to  whiih  their  three  honoured    of  tl.e  ba-is  on  which  ti:e  Brahminical  s^^t.e^ 

.         .  ..  .  .....*.  I. ». 


portic 
giv 


enormous  populalioii,  its  tearful  idolatry,  and  '.pecii .-«,  and  it  wa^  lound  absolutely  inip*'^  ' 

its  urgent  claims.      IVw  ]>iaee!« were po»se>sed  '.liile  to  rai»e,  amnl:;.iniate,   or    biin;;   tht.'' 

of  a   more   extraortiin;«ry    history    than   the  to;»»;trier.     The  notion  of  the  iransiiJi.urati--*^ 

British  po>!*es-ionr»  in  the  Kast.      It  wa^  in  of -ouls  wa>  a'>o  very  powertui  tor  evil.     TF    "* 

the  year  KJI'I)  that  the   East   Intiin  ('ompan\  Hrahmins    f-i^nietimes  believed    that  a   «or-^ 

obtaineil  a  narrow  >trip  <»i  land,  about  ti\e  w<»u!d     have     to     unnen»o     transmij^ratio^ 

mile."*    in    length    and    one   in    breadth,    on  ;'.,40(i,(Uhi  times  betbre  it  attainetl  its  full  cor^ 
the   eoast    of  ( V»r(«niande),   fiom    that    time ,  feummalion     a  ctinsummaiion  sj>oken   of  j^ 


various  degrees,  upon  l«iitani,  maknii;  a  totai  to  tlie  encoura^in-;  eircunibtuuee?  attcnuio)^ 

of  upwards  of  l,40(),ii(iO  miles    fcuhj«'et    to  missionary  labour  in  that  land.     The  disiinc- 

Britibh  influence,  if  not  altogetlier  hulijeet  to  tion  of  ea^te  \Na!t  evidently  being  abolished  ^ 

British  law.     India  was  eapahle  of  nustainiii^  and  in  ilindostan  seliool  iutfuence  was  rapidU*' 

an    immense  population,   especially   a.s  the  spreading.     The  liealtliy  state  of  the  various 

wHiiis  of  tho  nuiivcs  were  comparatively  hw,  churciies  was,  he  thought,  another  ground  of 


FOR  JUNK,  18o4.  379 

.tion.     These  were  tlie  eiicimragement.'i  The  Kcv.  John   <Jrkuhi\   Siiid,   He   was 

forth    ti    tieldi   white   with    harvest.  b«»ni   of  <;:ninently    pioiw  parents,  and    in 

a    few   olwrrvalions    addressed    nidru  early    lite   s.it   un«Kr    the    ministry    of   the 

lately    to  the  intended    missi«inarie<,  K-.v.  J.  Aidi?j,  then  of  Manchester.     When 

■own  coneluded  his  addre>^.  al).»;it  ei;»hteen  years  of  n/c  he  joined  the 

Brock  then  fjave  out  a  verse  of  tlie  eluirch    of  the    Rev.   James   Voller,  where 

[ymn,  wi.ieh  havinji  been  siinji,  lie    was    much    eni^iued    in    Sunday-school 

Jlev,  J.  H.  Ilixrox  ^aid:  1  iin-ent  I:d>rnir.     Having  at  length  determined  to  give 

you  these  brloved   lireihreii   who  are  him>elf  up  to   miiiisterial    eni{a;^ements,    ho 

o  take  their  ilepartun*  f.»r  the  Imiian  went  to  Hori«»n  CollL-ije,  I inidford, and  studied 

lary  lield;  ajid  to  qivr   tij»-iji  .1  more  tor  lour  vrars  un<i«'r  Dr.  Aeworth.     He  then 

eil  place   in    \our    aUlotionate    sviu-  ji^oiTiMie-l  to  tin*  I'niver.iily,  (ilas^ow.    From 

,1  fehall  men!ion  tlu-ir  nan;,  s  in  tin-  fiKurc  1:l'  \\\ut  to  Heverl-'V,  wiierc  he  had 

ti  wliieij  tlicy  .>tanii   on  ]\:\  ielt   h.'.ii  i.  rfiiiai'i-.-il    uiitl:   tiic   :«re>ent   time.      When, 

es  n.  Aiuiei">«in,  'I'iiomas  M  irtin,  JoIim  a-iou!  1 0.0  veai.^  a^o,  ilie   l>ai)tist  Missionary 

n.     Ill  this  onu'r  tiiev  v.iil  -j-.e  a  \t\.:'i'  S  m-:  •:%  i:-iue<i  a  eireuiar   for  twenty  mission- 

0  ihe  ({ue.>>tiuns  wiiich   1   isow   lait   to  aru- t')  hi«lia,  the  love  iie  ijad  always  enter- 
— Will  you  each  ^i\e  the  Iriv-iuls  hire  taiiied  ior  ini^^iou.iry  l.i!»:)ur  inerea^^ed,  and, 

B«)me  account  of  y<iur  re-!-4iou.»»  <-\j»c- .  ait."-  «•  >nsu:lin4  liir  Kf. .  Ji.  Kvans,  of  Scar- 

and  the  eircUMi'lancts  wi'icsi  ha\e  li-d  -wiy-iu,;:,  iie  oMi-i  jd   hiuiM'lf  to   the  society, 

^ive  up  yourselves  to  tlie  "..-.Mk  of  li.i*  N-t  lia\iM  r  1  >u:^  M/it.i  -1  at  Bevc-rley  however, 

y   of  the  Jiospi'U  aad  wi.l   \ou   ai>o  .am  ha\iu'.jnoi  the  sjiuhej?t  wi>h   to  remove, 

irief  .staUMUi-nt  of  your  vie»v>  i.i  ivia-  fM*;»t  that  naiural  one  t)f  doins;  more  good 

missionary  Work  aJiio!i..Mii.- heaih«'i  ?  I'V  in-.i;;)\.':.-i  a  I'.oi.'    exriiuled  spheru    of 

Rev.  J.  II.  Ani'I:ksc)\    tM  ii  read  a  at:..u.  h-  f.-.t   '.     M<rr^<iivy  to  consult   the 

n  reply  to  tiH"ie  (p-Hstions.  fr.no  whhli  eliUiVM  at  iJcviMle)  .     ']  iie  re^'Uit  of  that  eon- 

'areJ  th;it  he  was  lir^'r  c-«iiiru.".:t- d  wi'h  ^i.'i'.i":i    v.m.^  tii  ir  eons -nt   th.it  he  should 

lepeiiiient  i)oii\  nuiIiT  tin- in'iu.'tiy  «if .  i.  ..s.- t:i.  .n,  Jiu-i   a  ri>oluti«.'n    was  pas-ted   hy 

•v.  Joim  JviIeiMU!,  .*■  io\e  Xrnii,  ,;'om.  i:.«:  i-.:fiil*l  ."'li>-it»!i.iry  Su'iirty  t«i  receive hiui 

•n  went  to  Hackney  <'ol!e^e,ai.d  wiiili'  a>  a  iiii"»io:iary  fi-r  India.     In  the  course  he 

s  views  hecarnr  eiianm-d  wjIm  rou  rerur  |  ''.'.l  t.ikcn,  in*  h  •lieve-.l  the  tinker  of  God  had 

uVijectof  baptiNUi.     IV-mu  llarkm-y  he  <I.rret'«l  liini.  and  he  was  determined   in  the 

led  to  Ste!in«-y  (.'oili-^;'-,  and   placfii  uuii;  of  the  nii.'«>ion  ticld  to  put  forth  all  his 

'imder  the  n:ini>tjy  oi  tiie  kfV.  J.  II.  «'iu'r;,'y  aad  all  his  dt.-voiion. 

After  mueh  anxiety,  c«)!w:derai ion,  ■      rp.      i,        i    n    n.  ,      •         «•      j  ., 

,      ,  .             •  »         i      ■    .     •  Ik'  l\«v.  J.  II.  IIrNr<»x  havmi;  ofr«?redthe 

iver.  In*  determnie.i  tf)  i:«»  Ion  a  to  the  i     •       .•                                            " 

1  m    the  cuaraeti«r  oi    a   niiss-oiian,  i     .     » 

willing;  not  ojijy  to  Mili'-r  i>u:  t«»  "He  f«»i  Aii»i:ui*    M'lre    v.a-*    hunj;,    of    the    5G7th 

.•»ter  whom  he  love«l  jumI  lumoured.  and  hymn. 

en  lands  desired  humb!v  hu*  /ealou^U  „..       ,,         „,     ,,.                 ..•  t>  •  .  i     »i 

II,    ,..,     .J.!        ■.    1.             '.  1  •••   Riv.    I.    \\  iNTi.ii,  ot  Bristol,    then 

Heentreati-ti  the  unili'il  piavi'r-' of  i   ••         i         •             •         i         .         i  i.  •.li-  i 

,  ,..^..,    „        1  •    1    ■      •  jh.iverctl  an   :inpre.>Nive,  devout,  .and  faithful 

»u^rei»ation  ou  iTiS  lu'ini;'.  i     •       .•          '                     .•       i-     *     *    r 

I,         r,..,              ,  (U-«unati'in    c.".ai-4<',  si*  ectmsj  his   text    from 

Kev.    I  iioMA".  .^Iaiuin,    in  n  piv  n_%  ...        ,      ..7,.,       ,.        •      •              i 

.••.•..    .1                  ,     ■         ,'  '.    r,  'i  <  or.   IV.    I:    ••  iherelorc,  seeint;  wo  have 

luiiy  into  the  pe.'sonal  Views  he  henl  .•          •      .                   t                 -      i 

f  ^         ^    ,1     ■          .            i.^.           ,  l!  :s  r.uni"»irv.  as  ve  nave  reeeivi'd  mercv,  wf 

fereiice  to  the  importance  ol  tne  woru  i  '  i    •  t  "  "                                               ' 

li  lie  wa.s  about  to  be  rii^a:'ed.     Sliu  e  '   ' 

1  years  of  n^e,  ho  had  made  a  i-nhiie  At  tin*  conciu«on  or  tne  addies.%  a  verse 

on  of  (.'hri.itianil>  ,  and  nevrr  sin>u;il  was  >uiii;  trom  hymn  Ki.5,  hook  2,  (Dr.  Watts). 

nk    from   avowing   the   principles  he  The  dei-piy  inU'restiin;  frervices  of  the  evening 

ehi — princij»le>    which,    lie    belie\td,  \s%r.t'  then   terminated   by   pronouncing   the 

unded  upon  tiie  Jiilde.  hrrjtoic'Jou 


ANNUAL  JNlEE  TINU,  TlllJKSDAY,  APKIL  27. 

public  meetinfif  was  held  .it   K\«-ier        'Vlw  Chairman  then  addresned  the  meet- 
The  chair  was  oci'upied    by  Samuel    in^  as  ftdlows: 

Peto,  Esf|.,  M.l*  .  tme  of  ihe  Trea-        My   dear   Christian    friends, — I  feel    that 
»f  the  Society.  an  apidogy   is   due  from   me  for  the  Trea- 

procccdim?s  were  commenced  by  ^inj?-    ^urers  of  the  Society,  takin;*  the  chair  two 
6'2nd  hymn,  1st  book   (Dr.  AVatts), ;  years   in    succc^^ion.       I  am   not,  \\o^^n«, 
liich  the  llev.  E.  PuobERr,  of  Bristol, ;  ))reparetl     to    cast    iiv\\    >Aaiiw    \\\kav\   >^v^ 
prayer.  I  committee,  bccuvise  l\\e    ivYp\\coX\ow*  V^«v 


^  \  "i 


;jM» 


lilh  Ml>Slo.\AKY  IllUaU* 


iiinde  l'»  oilu  r  u'l  :!•!-  Jirii.ti-il  in  c"!i.<jiiiiint- 
liiPTit;  and,  f'l"  c  '"irM'.  ;it  llu*  (•ii:vt!itli  l'.'«iir,  1 
felt,  as  I  \u  ji«'  I  :i';\.':;  -  -b.ill  l".  i-',  tii.it  it  i* 
onlv  fi)r  llir  .S''ci«-tv  i.i  ji!-!;,  :r.i'l  lor  mo  V> 
rciulor  any  si^ry]'.;-  i:i  inv  i>o\\'  r.  Hut  I  w.vM 
e()nfc*>'<  th.'it  I  h:u\  !i'>f»;  •!  ilrit  « -i  t's!-  <Mr.i- 
Mon,  llu'  cliair  w«>  ,1.!  Iiavi*  luv.'i  tai;-  ii  i»>  a 
liirge  aiul  warni-h«-irit'l  «*\a!i.;»C"i:ca"i  il.urrli- 
man.  In  tin-  r*:ir;\r  «!:i\f*  of  i.-.r,-  S-xit-ty,  \w 
had  the  i'o-o!i!.-!;ititi!i  !•:'  iii.-n-.v  i.i'  ili--^. 
excellent  mill :  aiitl  aitli't'ji.'i  .ii  tin-  nrv"*L!it 
time  we  <annot  I  \|u  it  t':at  Uicir  iK*''i:ii  iry 
aid  bhouitl  )>•.'  ili\irtc>l  !'••:')  iinir  'iv.'ii 
dcnuminatitii.^.  \(t  uo  I'o  in-!  tlnf  wlun 
they  come  aiun!.','  ti..  jiri-l  wt  ::o;im«.ii'ti;im, 
the  fstrangcnc*-*  whii'li  I>:»iati«in  pr-nlncL"*  i- 
altogether  lo>t  i'\  the  or.ti  iiiji!ati  .'is  «if  t'l'""  • 
great  themes  on  wliirh  wr  a!l  a^ro.-.  'Ihv 
unlv  e«in8olal;»i;j  t<»  ii:\stll"  witli  nj-ani  l.«tho 
friend  tJ)  wliDin  I  c.-prvia'.y  rcri  r,  »l:e  ll«»n. 
Arthnr  Kinnaird,  !•;  t'l.-.  {'wX  <.i.r  !;■«»•  I 
friends  of  ruir  jjisrer  tho  l.nn«ii<'i  Mir-«-.:tary 
^5ocietV — f«>i*  we  .•  I-.v.;\-*  Io-.jU  u:  "n  tlsal 
Soeietv  ns  a  s:Mit,  jii'.ljou  ;h  xvi«  aic  1 1  rlMi*" 
the  little  sister. — hail  hecn  l»it'ir.'l;:ii)ri,  ;inil 
he  had  given  his  con<:eiil  to  tak*-  \'<o'  ciiairinr 
them.  Althduph  I  rii«M\i'  in  this  (w  their 
neeouTit,  I  re^jret  it  on  or»r  invn.  I  t!o  iVi.i 
that  «*c  often  Ui>v  very  much,  hecaii--.*  \v«»  do 
not  cultivate  suiHi:en!l\,  either  a-.  MK-ieiies 
nr  a^indiiidnals,  the  friiMaNisip  of  tho^o  who 
differ  from  us  insonie  lliini;'*;  anil  I  nai-^i  siy, 
that  almcMt  the  only  pmd  thin:^  I  l.ave  ww 
obtained  from  my  connexinn  with  the  House 
of  C'omnnms  ha>  Iu-im)  thi>, — it  has  oprned 
mv  heart  to  the  trii.nd>l)ip  ef  \nv  iiian% 
men  who  dillVr  widely  fnmi  nw  on  manv 
points,  hut  who  a-^rro  with  nie  in  the  main, 
and  whom  I  can  esteem  as  muth   as  if  lhe\ 

• 

were  members  of  my  own  denonjination. 

I  luippen  to  ha\o  in  my  pon^o-jion  a 
volume  of  (ni^jinal  letters  ot'  Wilheriorc**, 
one  of  which,  if  you  will  allow  me,  I  will 
rend  to  you,  hoping;  it  will  ^ive  you  as  much 
pleasure  as  it  did  to  mo  in  its  jierus-i'.  It  U 
dated  from  Ihiiham  Court,  l)eo.  20,  l.'ll  J, 
and  is  add^e^oed  to  the  late  Dr.  Uyland. 

"I  must  indulge  the  Mronj^  disposition  1 
feel  to  tliank  vou  for  vour  last  friend U'  letter, 
and  to  expre>s  the  cordial  uratificatinn  with 
which  1  welcome,  and  1  trust  I  can  truly  say 
I  return,  your  calliolic,  Christian  sentiment."* 
and  feeling's.  1  cannot  tell  you  how  much  I 
delighted  in  them.  They  seem  to  unite  us 
more  closely  than  if  our  opinions  were  on  all 
points  the  same;  ami  so  they  are  in  all  points 
of  any  impoitance;  for  I  camiot  think  that 
those  thin::rt  about  which  churchmen  Jind 
diiisenters  dlft'er  are  in  tiiem selves  of  any 
essential  value.  I  reioice  to  hear  of  vour 
success  in  India.  ()  that  God  may  prosper 
still  more  and  nmre  abundantly,  the  labours 
of  all  your  minister.-*.  Ijut  1  mu^t  break  oft, 
being  much  jiresscd  for  time.'* 

The  effect  of  all  this  Christian  union  is  felt 
in  a  Tery  remarkable  way  in  the  operations 


oi'  eur  missioui      1  xuaiid  lefer  in  the  first 
iii.iee  to  the  co-«»peration  of  the  Society  ef 
l'i:Hj.i>;  aiul  I  take  this  first   public  oppor- 
tis'iity   «!f  expressing  my   high  esteem  and 
r..'.'.:  I,  i-nd  my  thank<  as  one  of  the  Trea- 
s'!i"i."»    if   thin    .Society,   to   tl'.e    Voluntary 
Sn;  .■  1    A*-  H-iation.    and    e«)K*ciallT  to  its 
c-tinrihle  trea-urer,  Mi   Alexander,  fjr  the 
coniiil  Hunpathy  winch  they  ha\e  shown  to 
a!i  oai  iiiis-ionaries,  and  the  very  jireat  anJ 
ttrei'.u.d  aid  the\  h.ive  ^iven  by  their  contri* 
hiition-  !o  r-ur  \arJou4  schools,  particularly  h\ 
da-.iiaiv.!.    where   t!ie    work   of  education  i» 
peouiiarly  ini])oiiant,  as  it  is  a:so  in  India. 
Vnd  ii«*re  I  would  ret-.r  for  a  moment  to  the 
sul'iect  of  f«  ma:v'  education  in  India.     It  i» 
e;.:-u:.iled,  that  out  of  lo.tMMI.UUJ  of  fcnialw 
in  r.t!i.:al  alone,  only  t?,uOO  have  .iiiy  cduca- 
t  on  at  a.l:  and  wlun  >ou  reiiect  upon  the 
inij!  rtaiici*   '>t'    liie    moiiier    tducaling  the 
ilji!:!,  I  a;n  sure  you  will  auree  with  me  that 
?■  I^  N  .1  thvine  wiiieh  cannot  impress  ytuir 
min«N    !•  o    mueh,    and   upon    which    vour 
libera. ity    eaim«t    be   loo    larncly  exercised. 
Wiihout.  :int:eiiiatinjf  anythim:  the  Report 
u..;y  say,  1  wou'd  ju-t  a«lvert  to  two  or  tfiTM 
point*!  in  the  pa>t  year's  ojieralions.       We 
have  had  our  at*e!ition  lar«ely  occupied  upon 
lilt'  traiislation  of  the  scrijitures,  feeling  that 
i»  is  a  work  which  we  c.mnot  prosecute  loo 
lar.ely;  and  we  tind  that  in  Africi  itself  those 
translations  brgim  by  .Mr.  Merrick  and  the 
other   misy.onaries  there,  c«<ntinued  also  by 
our    lievoted    a;:i  nt,   Mr.    .Sakcr,   are  in  a 
l.iu.mtaj;e   which,  in    the   first  instance,  was 
"upposeil  to  be  limited  to  the  western  coast, 
hut  is  now  found  to  lu-  spoken  from  the  west 
coast  to  the  east;  so  that  those  scriptures  can 
he    eirculatcd    to   an   extent   of    which   we 
formeriy  had  no  idea.       Then,   agJiin,  how 
interesting  is  the  faet,  when  this  country  is 
eii.!;ai;in4  lor  the  defence  of  a  weaker  power 
in   the   ra-t,   that  the  translation   into    the 
Ani:enian  l,ing\ias»e,  prepared  by  our  mission- 
aries  at    Calcutta,    is  renden-d  available  io^ 
Constantinople,   and  that  the  circul.ition  of 
t!.c    scriptures    in    that    lanuunge  has   been 
h.-;;un,  and  is  most  acc.-ptable  to  the  people! 
Sexend  native  eiiurehes  during  the  past  year 
have  declared  ihemseives  independent;  find, 
know  In;;  as  we  do,  that  we  may  look  to  those 
ehtirches  as  the  nucleus  of  light  for  spread- 
ing govpel  truth  around,  how  greatly  rejoicing 
is  tins  simple  fact!     And  with  regard  to  the 
native  pastorate,  the  institution  at  Calabar 
has  shown  in  its  progress  how  much  lies  upon 
us  to  do  more  than  we  have  ever  done  in  this 
respect.       1  take  this  opportunity  to  exjTeSS, 
on  the  part  of  my  excellent  co-treasurer  and 
myself,  and  the  committee  at  large,  our  grati- 
tude to  the  churches  who  have  responded  to 
the  appeal  made  in  reference  to  the  additional 
mis-sionarics  for  India;  and  we  only  hope  that 
those  towns,  and  there  are  some  large  ones^ 
which  have  not  responded  at  all,  will  feel  au 
;  emulation  from  those  who  have  contributed 


FOR  JUNE,  1854.  :1S1 

libemllr,  and  that  we  may  have  larger  Ptoros  constraint  of  K|ioaking,  fur  the  first  time,  in 
brought  from  all  parts  into  the  treasure-house  this  vast  Hall.     My  mihjecl  is, "  The  gencnil 
of  tlie  Lord,  to  help  forward  this  noble  work.  as])ect  «»f  tlie  v.-orhl  with  rospet't  to  missions." 
It  U  true,  dear  Christian  friends,  it  may  be  And  here*  the  lirst  aiul  very  obvious  thought 
said  of  missions,  that  the  day  of  excitement  whidi  strikes  i'V(i\  Christian  mind  is,  that  the 
has  gone.      You  will  all,  no" doubt,  recollect  reli«;ious  ji^peot  ot"  the  world  is  the  same  ns  it 
when  the  Serampore  premises  were  destroyed,  alw.iys  has  bcon,  a  world  that  lieth  in  wicked- 
and  the  press  burnt,  how  largely  the  coniribu-  nesa,*  in  darknc.-s.  In  death ;  a  world  jierishing 
tions  of  the  Dritiith  churches  flowed  inii)  the  for  lack  of  knovvK-iUc  ;  without   God,  ami 
treasury  of  the  Lord;  and  when    William  without  hnjx-.     All  that  apostles  and  pro- 
Knibb,    from    this  very    platfurm,    brought  phets  have  ever  Kiid  of  the  state  of  the  hca- 
beforc  them  the  position  of  the  Briti.sh  slave,  then  and  tlu«  nature  of  idolatry,  is  still  true, 
how  large  a  sympathy  was  excited,  and  how  as  true  as  ever.     The  lapse  of  ages  has  made 
libeml  were  the  contributions  in  con-itMiuencc  I  no  change.     The  world's  ruin  i-i  as  complete. 
But  though  we  have  none  of  this  excitement  and  its  need  as  extreme, as  it  everw;is.  Idol- 
now,  1  feel  that  it  is  let't  for  the  churches  to  airy  i>  still  hateful  to  Gotl,  fatal  to  man,  in- 
appreciate  the  U'lMsof  Christian  action,  upon  fernal  in  its  ch.iraeter,  diabolical  in  its  origin, 
which  alone  any  durable  effort  can  j)rocectl,  di.sastrous  in    its    results.      I'our    thousand 
that    the    pastors,    deacons,    and    churches  ye;irs  agt),  Moses  declared  that  tlie  nations 
throughout  this  country  should  realise  their  worshipped  devils  and  not  gods.     Two  thou- 
own  positions  as  living  sacrifices,  and  should  siiiul  years  later,  apostles  reiterated  the  same 
consider  whether  they  can  calmly  and  prayer-  truth;  aiul,  when  two  thous;md  years  later, 
fully  reflect  upon  the  great  work  in  India  still  we  think  of  what  idolatry  is,  we  find  it 
without  doing  very  much  more  than  has  ever  to  be  the  same  as  when  divine  inspiration 
yet    been    done.      It  has  fallen  to  my  lot  thus  bramlcd  it.     We  may  well  conclude, 
lately  to  read  with  very  great  iiitcrcst  all  the  that  an  idol  is  notliing  at  all  but  a  mask  and 
early  correspondence  between  William  ("arty  a  c'.oak,    behind  which   leers  or  scowls  an 
and  the  mis>ion-h'iu<:e,  and  especially  with  infernal  spirit,  delighting  in  the  hideous  orgies 
Dr.   Uyinnd.      The  cJlW-t  on  my  mind  in  of  cruelty  and    lu^t  offired  to    it  as  fitting 
perusing  it  is,  that  all  the  early  ^ucccs'«cs  of  wor>liip. '  What  an  insult  and  wnmg  is  done 
Carey   and     the    succe>"^LS     of    this    mis-  to  the  divine  character  by  the  representations 
rion    arose    from     one     sinqile    f.ict,     that  of  it    which    idolatry  every   where    gives  I 
it  is  only  fiom    communion    with   tiod  the  1  low  it  changes  the  truth  of  God  into  a  lie, 
iHflicver  gathers  his  most  j)owcrful  motives  to  his  luiliness  into   j>ullution,  his  justice  into 
a  course  of  holv  ^ervice;  and  that  it    is  cnlv  revenue,  his  mercv  into   hateful  selfislmess. 
when   individuals   and   churches    appreciate  And  how    ruinous   is  it  to  man  !     How  it 
their  responsibilities  in  the  sight  of  <;oil,  and  j)oi"ions  and    einhitier>  all   the  sweetest  in- 
set up  to  them  with  a  tingle,  hearty  ilcsire  to  stincts  of  our  nature  1     Can  a  woman  forget 
do  the  Lord's  will,  that  the  Lord  grants  his  her  sucking  chihl,  or  cea««e  to  have  compiw- 
blesfting,  and  that  your  missions  jiro^per.     I  >ion  on  the  ssn  of  her  womb  \    The  heart  of 
r(-j«»ice,    then,    dear  Christian  fri'.:nls,  that  every  Chri-tian  mother  answers,   Xo.     Yet, 
there  is  no  excitement  about  tiu'>  lutitler,  but  among  s  )ine  millions  of  our  race,  infanticide 
that  we  are  left  to  striiti:;lt'  with  our  own  is  e>tal)ii>l:C'd   bylaw;  the  mother's  hand  is 
^nse    of    duty,    and,    i\>  jirajiiii:,   humble  lifted  against  her  infant's  life,  or  she  casts  it 
Chrlstiiins,  to  realise  our  jio^ition  in  tin-  si^^it  imo  the  jaws  (»f  monsters,  believing,  ns  she 
of  God;  and  I  am  content,  with  my  belo\ed  d(»rs  h»,  that  she   dt)«'s  God   fccrviee.     And 
co-treasurer  to  leave  the  mat t(  r  heu',  feeling  the  son  is  taught  to  abandon  to  death  hi« 
persuaded  that  when  yn»i  n*alise  your  respon-  grey    haired    siie,   or   the   mother  nt  whose 
vibilitiea  you  will  act  up  to  them,  and  that  a  hreast-*  hi«  hung  ;  and  woman  is  degraded  to 
large  blessing  will  descend,  so  that  the   little  he  ti-e  llond-^lave  of  man,  and  is  set  free  t«» 
ftne  will  become  a  thousand,  an«l    we  ^h;■.il  indulge  all  the  moat  hateful  passions  of  our 
nicet  Ijcre  to  rejoice  in  the  great   thin';s  t!i:»t  fallen    nature;   na},   to   believe    that   those 
*lo<l  has  done  foi  u>.  tl.in.s  ot  v.l.lch  it  In  a  •iiianie  even  to  speak. 
The    Rev.  F.   Tufstuaii.  then  read  thr  of  wV.Cw  wi*   can   baldly   think    without   n 
Report  of  the  Committee,  and  Mr.   Cndkr.  Miimj.  in.i\    bo   acceptable   «)iferings  to  his 
Hiu.  read  the  cash  ai count.  l'oiU  I     MoImi-v   sanctities  ever\     ^ico,  Cou 
The   Rev.  S.   M\>.mn«;,  of    rrom,!liin  socrates  every  ciiiu.',  and  erects  temples  to 
od«lres.sed  the  meeting  as  foi  lows.     Tl.tMopic  their  l.ontair.     And,  if  ?uch  be  the  natuie 
assigned  me  this   morning   in  one  whiclj  is  ami   influence  of   itlolatry  in  this  world  and 
oxtetifeivc  in  its  range,  and  endiracis  such  a  this   life,   what    must    he  i;s   future  J     llow 
multiplicity  of  subjects,  that   1  shall  be  ex-  dark  aiul  awiul  the  mystery  which  hangs  over 
cuicd  making  any  preliminary  obscTvations,  tljc  eternal  de.stiny  of  those  who,  with  diabo- 
and  ut  oacc  enter  uptm  it.     IJefoie  d(iing  so  Heal  lites,  have  worshipjied  devils  and  jiot 
1  must,  however,  he  i»enuitted  to  solicit  that  God.      'i'he   religij>us  a«.pce:  of  the  heathen 
kindness  on  the  |)art  of  my  he.irers  which  is  v.i»rld  then,  we  siy,   is  the  same  vls  ^Vv^:\\ 
ftwer  refused  to  those  who  labour  uJidrr  the  prophets  a<v.i\\ed  \l  vf\i\\\W\i  Viem^Ao  (^vwxxv- 


3S2 


THE  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


ciationst  ;  119  ulu-ii  aj>««>t".cs  lUcliri'd  it  to  ho 
lhr»  kingdom  ol"  S.it.ui  ;  as  wb-ri  Jr^u-*  vept 
o\er  it  ;  nml  ho,  th"  li'.it.o  ii:i— 'Wiikjm,  cjinn' 
down  tt»  earth  l«i  ri\fn''iii.'  ji»..,  iji^t  ,  -it  tlw/ 
priiK'ij  fit  thin  Will'.!.  I-:-)"  ttry,  *in-:>,  .<  nut 
a  thint;  to  \>*'  r\i»  i.-i.itr.i  r.j-  j,;';  !!.••!  i>h  in 
the*  Cant  »it'tl;c  i  •»•.!. t-.M-i  l.i  .-.i-  i  v  «ii  iIum'.jiv, 
but  t<J  ho  ro.'nrih  I  w'*ii  1  :.!•.. u;'''i  •..•  l.*ilir«l 
an«l  M'orn.  Tnj*,  ri  isi.^  < -mi  .ii.-  ii  :!.• 
goncrai  ;^^IH•••t  •>♦  ti:»'  wij  .•.  :t  Ui-'iii  hr 
uniu-«t  nw\  luiti-if'  n  •  lo  i.iio  '.uto  ;iiciiun» 
the  intUicii('<>  of  <i.r!-T'i«:i  s.i  •><■  •.ii^.  u|>"'i  :t. 
Anijil  t'.t;  il.'iruiu'""*  \:  '  I  \".  I  >»v»ii  •4-»;}si.* 
pointi  (it  hiiiMMl  "jli*  ;  V  •*  I  'I  ]••'.'{  t«i 
smio^nvn  uvA  h.  ;i',j*.»'i|  o-i*.  m  .u  ri.-  •.'•>t.';t. 
Auinnu  irihcs*  >ST|»iii  :••  tliv  !•)■<;•':•!  "•••ii- 
rateil  to  tli-.*  iniir;'*  mro  in  u-'i::!.- •.:-•.«•>•., 
we  c:in  r- l«»i«v.»  omt  iii:im!*««  Im  u'  .>'-.  vi-  can 
>:iy,  *'  Such  WCTr  ;.» .i.i.*  o.  wr.i  :  :•  \,'  .trr 
washed,  l)ut  yo  ari-  ^iiii-tiiiiil,  l-ut  y  '  ;iri»  i-i-.. 
tified,  hy  tisr  n.mu' 1 1  tio  l.»"l  .I'-^-is  .'ni  l'\ 
the  Spirit  tf  fisr  Cn.d."  \\'«  nn  r»<-.Tit  !«» 
those  who  n»u-«'  wcrr  r.;»i<«Ml  ,in«i  •«.  i' i  i'P.-* 
wu.Mpeji,  who  «'.»  |;unia:ii/'-1.  I. %'/.!•:,  «ni  li 
— lonml  sittin.i  at  t!ic  J.  ii  .•!  .I-'.:-,  r.  'hi-i 
and  in  thoir  ri_lit  iniii-!.  'i  I  • -.•  th;"ii'". 
havi'  he  en  wrought  hy  th«'  'i-iiui' « .•  «.r  Xa 
poHPpl,  and  h_\  it  al«»ni'.  IMu  i>-o!.ij;, ,  r-ni 
civili«tati«  n,  ami  |«oi:tirai  cliai  :•.<>,  •  .»•  :•  •».  ''ii 
tried  und  laiicd — laiiitNiuaa  '.\  ..i.'s  ii.>' niI'.v. 
Man  witliont  the  t;'''i"*i  lia««  iii  "M  ti'-  -jmiv 
uncier  a  Uosjnit:-iii  a'ld  ui-.oi  r  a  ii«in.nr:ii\. 
Civih'sation  ha«>  ri'fln«d  h;s  ii<a:s»  1  r,  lait  i.a^ 
rot  chansf'd  his  luarl  ;  ha>  l-'m  ii  i.iia  i-.-ii...  r 
virtue  nor  rrliiiirn  ;  hn<  Iit'l  hii'i  tin-  *-\\\"  ni 
his  lu5.t>  ;  Irii  «ai»t'vr  hv  il  c  ilt'\''.  :•«.  tv- *■. 
In  respect  to  th..-  la'v  I't'  <i«  <1,  iti  t'tii-  v  !.«l.Tt 
and  till*  Ijii'  «.i  ^;o(i  i'l  tlu-  .""i.,  ti'in- 
is  no  dit!ir«.m'>*  l)«-t'\»iM  tin*  <jH'.. U  Mj.d 
the  harharlan,  tht*  h.jiid  a!cl  t!  o  !:•••.  thf 
ancient  aad  the  umtl.  m  iil.»l,i*.  ••  ;  :i  ti:i>  liit'lr 
ha  true,  they  j'.re  a.l  aiiki'.  ]»  i.-hii-.r  t-  r  l.j.  i; 
of  knoivli-'jijre  — i|i.:t  Kuov,;.  .! -:•  nj  'Aw  nn^vvl 
whicli  wo  |u..*ess  ai.d  c.n  in:!  a;!.  1,,  ihlii, 
we  have  tlio  ecniii'on  tei'ii:;.'^  ol  hMii!-nii\ . 
the  aspect  of  the  i.i.iiliu  uoi!d  »!  1  -t  n-'^e 
us  to  eonipav-'ion  fur  [t^  |v  ri>'i'vu  \v'\'>.'  i\<. 
If  We  Jire  tlie  chiiilrs  a  «'i  i'uu],  it  i,.iiM  p.iii\«' 
us  to  imliufiatir-n  a-.-aiiisl  <\.>»teni<  wh-f-h  o**".  r 
fro  foul  an  in-u'f  to  our  Father  v.ho  i«;  iTi  la-a- 
ven  ;  if  we  ho  ChriMiai!-*,  w<miiu>!  ^iow  with 
zeal,  and  stiive  \' ith  cti«*rir\ .  that  \ho  world 
may  no  louder  iir-!;iii  uiM\-r  th**  tyranny  of 
the  wicked  one.  hut  hfconn*  tlw  ]:iri.'dc'n  of 
our  God  ami  of  in's  (' ilIi^t. 

Then,  further,  amou;^   thf  a-iv^*  -«  of  tlu» 
world,  \ieweil   from    tln»   !n!«»"'ioi!aiy  .stand- 
point, we  may  n«>'.i'  t''at  ths-  W'mI<I  is  every - 
wliere   open    to    the   "osr-.  I  ;    I    snv    e\«rv- 
wliere,  hecaui-f  the  ixc«pti«M;s  are  so  few  and 
trivial   as   to    he   hariily   worth    n«)liee-the 
isiandH  of  tlapan,the>tate««  <»1  that  m>«.iMah!:\ 
priest-riddtu   Unl;e  of  TuM-any,  and  of  that 
fugitive  toutman  the  pope  of  Home.     With 
a  few  such  trivial  exceptions  there  is  i\\ym- 
lutely  no  barrier  or  hiiidnince  to  the  fiec, 


ii'i.-iMrnined  preaching;  of  the  go»pel.  Cfod 
hu«  Sit  before  us  a  iireat  and  an  effectual 
•lour — an  open  door,  which  no  man  can  shut. 
Il«.\.  eh  suL'i  d  is  the  aspect  of  the  world  com- 
pan.-ii  v.ith  what  it  once  was!  When  our 
!i'i*>i"n  T-r-'t  hiiran,  ti»e  world  seenied  impe- 
n  irah  y  ci-jM.-ii  inrainst  the  pvpel.  In  the 
••n.it  \  li  .  'I  e\e.u>:on  nhich  snut  out  the 
airl»a<''a«o'-«.  ih««re  >eenicd  scarcely  a  nook 
or    cro  liv    hv    which    thev    mi-^ht    enter. 

•  •  • 

Th-  r.'4h    thi-y    l.eM    truths   which    were  of 
•i.n?»'.-  rtlc.icy  t«>  move  the  world — yet,  like 
l!  f  I  '";-*r;«.iis  liM'k,  ihey  h.ul  no  place  on 
w'a'a  t'l-.y  i- '.  •!  nM  them.     Kven   liriti<h 
t-;fi;  'fy  was  iioHC«l   ni?ain»t  them  ;  and  it 
li'Mii'li  iheMnall  Danish  ««ttlement  nf  Seram* 
l>ori'a:hirt:td  t.heni  trie  means  of  acce.*' to  the 
i.iati:<'n  «ori<t  ;  hut,  Mich  wa*   the  jeaiousy 
.ii.d   i;rc:i«i  tv'.th  which  \iw\  were   rej;arded, 
tiiat  tiif  Ir.diaM  L'oviinment  demanded  their 
r\riu<it«n,     I'nder  these  circumstances,  the 
cl'i'rch  of  the   ii\incj  (iod   betiXik   itself  to 
pra; cr,  tr.at  a  wav  njijht  he  oinuu*<l  ;  and  the 
ii'i'>Mii     »c-nitH    v-e     now    l«eho'id  — **  The 
•■•.  ■(!    ;^  a';    !  <i 're   u<   where  to   choose.** 
Ii  rr-  i-i  naiu'ly  a  e  'untry  to  which  accen 
car.iiot  now  he  uained  ;  hardiy  a  language  in 
V.  Mrh  the  i:o>i.cl  cannot  he  nrcached  with 
P'lfut    «'".ii!\,  and   with  «'me  eticouraging 
n:-.!-:;ii'    i-f   .•'ucc. »<«.      So    chan^^ied    is  the 
a^j'ict  ct'tiM.'  World,  that,  instcatl  of  difficulty 
l:«  ii!'   f'  .t   as  to   u.iin.ni:  acciS'*  to  he:ithen 
ianil-,  ti.e  :;rv-!it  dithouity  now  is   to  supply 
ti'."  iTu«"it   r.««-«l,  tt>  an^-wer  the  beseeching 
,Ti-  «*  ior  lu'lp.     \W  cjaild  to-nn»rrow  circu- 
"aN*  n-i!  !•«  n^  oi  hihics,  ami  station  tlioueandi 
oi   v.'.\^>''  narit.-,  if  wc  lad   them.     To  what 
:,r,   wt-  to  a''cr!l>e  l:ii«i  marvellous  change,  but 
!.i  t-'o  '\'.\v\  of  (ioil,  in   ai^swcr  to  prayer. 
'11 '■■  Mj.h    \«ar^  of  ^^pp':ca!ion  the  church 
w;,;r. -i    uiH»i    (Jo(',   ;;riil    hciv-'ld   the   resiuit. 
S'lri-iv  til  :>.•  pftilions  contaiJied  an  implied 
plecii.o,  tjnf  'I   op;  oituiiitits  were  ottered  wc 
won  1!  not  fail  to  i"e  ti.cm.     And  now,  sha'.i 
w«-  >*:i:i.l  •  :  hnrrai'^cl  ami  encumbered  at  the 
•.iirci'-*!   ot  oi:r  own   j-Mppiiciitions  \      When 
(JimI  lian  ('one  the  very  filing  for  us  we  have 
I""!'.  i'<ixij";  him  to  do.  shall  we  ^tand   back 
a!i'i  «h-  -line  to  n'c»i\e  or  emjiloy  the  blcKslng 
that    <Hnl  has  conferred.     Nov.*   that  a  way 
h:'s  hciMi  «iiMTiei1,  sh.all  we  i:;fu'«e  to  wp.lk  in  it. 
W  11!   not  thiis  he  t«>  ^tamp  our  prayerti  as  a 
liolhiw    i»;o«.kii\,   a«i    i\n   en;ptv   formalism. 
(Jod's    proviilence    bids    ns    advance,    and 
rrniove»i  ail  olxitaelcs  to  rmr  doin;;  so.     And, 
if  now  Wc  ho\i  hack,  i^e  hhail  statu!  convicl- 
evl  oi  h\po(ri»»v  in  our  mavcrs,  and  falsehood 
in  our  profesMon  of  »Ile;:ianee. 

Neai!\  c  'inected  with  this  is  another  a»- 
prcr  of  ?h(»  worhl-  the  tlccrei»itu»le  and  decay 
with  which  all  syst'jni^  id'  idolatry  are  strick- 
en. \\  hen  lir-'t  a'*sailid  hv  Christian  mis- 
sionaiie"?  th«»y  seemed  stronj;  and  vigorouK, — 
venerable,  hut  not  enfeebled  by  a  hoary 
antiquity  -identitied  with  national  pride,  .ind 
the  memory  of  departed  greatncfle  entwin 


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so  close! f  and  inseparably  with  all  forms  of 

public  and  pri%*nte  life,  that  ;t  seemed   as 

though  nothing  less  than  the  utter  disruption 

of  iViC  social  system  could  entdic«ite  them,  so 

entirely   did    these    idulatroun  systemH  and 

beliffj§  teem  to  have  assimilated  themselves 

in  the  minds  of  the  people,  as  almost   to 

justify  the  cnnchiRion  of  those  who  doubted, 

or  who  denied  the  possibility  of  ^uccess  in 

the   attempt   to   convince   their  votaries   of 

their  fal^wness.   In  the  lan(;un(ve  of  Jereuiinh, 

*'  PfM  over  the  isle  of  Chittim  an«l  sec,  and 

send  unto   Kcdar  and   consider  diiit'cntiy  : 

and  see  if  there  hath   been  such  a  thin;;  a^ 

that  a  nation  hath  changed  its  gods  I"     And 

yet  now  it  is  agreed  on  all  hands,  by  friends 

and  fue^  aiike,  that  id<»latry  tottor«*  to    itf« 

Wl, — it««   priests  an*  fitrickrn    with   dismay. 

their  revenues  shrunk,  their  powir  decayed, 

their  shrines  desciiod.     From    India,  Ironi 

Bunnah,  from  China,  from  the  wide  realms 

of   Mohammedism,     the     same     te-timony 

teaches,  with    marvellous    unanimity,    ths»t 

these  false  and  degrading  systems  arc  w.'inini; 

uddyiagout.     In  sfimo  district.-*  they  >mc- 

cumb  almost  without  a  «*tni2gle,  in  others 

they  endeavour  to  infuse  into  tht?  lifeless 

corpse  a  ?«pa«roodic    life ;   but   everywhere 

there  is  the  fame  confessiois  that  the  j."k1s 

hate  lost  their  power,  and  their  reign  draws 

toacloie.     So  rapitl  has  been  the  chan-.e 

iiQdso  inadeifuatethe  human  means  employ- 

^to  bring  it  about,  that  one  li  irrr-tisliiily 

ftaiindeii  of  the  old  romaiues  of  chivjiiry, 

»hich  dpsicrihe  the  app«»intcd  kni-jht  as  h.iv- 

ing  overcome  the  ditHcullies  ar.d  perils  which 

lay  along   iiis  path,  and  coming  at    leuglli 

hefore  the  enchanted  ca*slle,  wIiom'  'I'itaMic 

^siion  »cems  impregnable,  and  whos**  tiiiran- 

•'Cffardcrs  hurln  proud  and  scomfisl  delianc? 

at  the   puny  a'*'<aihuit  ;  but  he  ^•ulnd'i   his 

I      d'al!i'i)2e,  and  a*  once,  smitten  by  an  un^i*  ii 

!'«fKi,  tho>e    towering  battlements  crumble 

^**i  dust,  or  roll   awav  like  mist  befon?  the 

n«injrjiun.     K\tn  thus  hatii  the  Most  IIi.:»h 

^niitten  with  feeblenesss  and  decay,  the  nio-t 

l^teat  and  seemingly  invincibii'  systems  ot 

•^f'latrv.     Now,  sir,  is  trulv  the  time  bexond 

*"«  other,  when  the  hi-arts  of  our  enemies  ar.? 

f  'I' 

••li-uirtf  them  for  fear,  to  pour  in   upon  thein 

*'l  the  concentrated    mitrht  and  ener;:y   <#f 

ChriMjju  effort.     Now  that  their  strength  is 

chanscd  into  feebleness,  their  confidence  into 

JwpJiir,  to"  come  up  to  the  help  of  the  Lord, 

'Othc  help  of  till'  Lord  against  the  nu'ghty."' 

But  here  it  behoves  us  to  guard  against  a 

l'0«il.iliiv  of  n.islake.     It  i»  one  tiling  to 

'Qiike  the  influence  of  heathenism — it  is  jjuile 

*'^'tther  thing  to  bring  men  under  the  influence 

"f the  gospel.     There  is,  alas!  a  third  alter- 

^sivii  l)etween  heathenism  and  (.'llri^tianity, 

"■^'•theism,  the  negation  of  all  leligion — the 

hji^nk,  drear  abyss  of  unbelief.     And,  fia'.l  n» 

wolHtry  is,  I  question  if  this  be  not  worse  :  to 

look  up  to  heaven  and  see  no  God — to  look 

'^nd  upon  the  cjirth  and  see  no  God— /«irk 


.  into  the  past,  forward  into  the  ftiture,  and 
■  find  no  (fod—all  dark  and  dead — to  believe 
one's  self  to  lie  an  orphan  in  the  universe,  the 
victim  ot*  blind  chance  or  blinder  fate,  over 
whom  the  stars  roll  darkling,  and  for  whom 
there  is  no  Creator  in  the  past,  no  guide  and 
pro\iiIencc  for  the  present,  no  judge  for  the 
future.  Deadly  as  is  this  condition,  it  is  the 
only  cnndition  po^s■:bIe  for  miiiitms  of  those 
who  havj-  bteii  brought  up  in  faUe  religions — 
who  fiml  thiirold  cnedsand  l»eliefs  perishing 
around  them,  and  have  no*lnng  better  present- 
e«l  to  fill  up  the  dark,  drear,  empty  void. 
If  we  pity  and  seek  to  succour  the  heathen, 
e({ualh  pitiable  and  appalling  is  the  condition 
of  tiiose  who  are  heathen  m>  longer,  but  are 
li\ing  without  God  and  v.iihout  hope;  who 
are  sinking  to  the  liark  void  of  atheism. 


'I'lu-  ;«i\ful  MiiMi'l  i>r<-ciaiin, 
T.ll  »acn  rf'ir.«iti'>f  nation 

Ua"*  Jieard  ir*  .'*a\n.i5r'i  name." 

If  I  may  bo  permit ti.-d  to  detain  you  for  a 
very  few  minutes  longer,  1  would  note  the 
relation  which  we  Ijiglish  and  our  American 
kinsmen  iunl  brethren  sustain  t.)  the  world. 
We  have  almo.sl  a  monopoiv  of  the  commerc«t 
of  the  pl.uut.  'I'he  nuvie*;  (»f  nil  the  world 
do  not  «'(;ua!,  do  not  apjiroacb,  th.ose  of  the 
two  n.ttions  of  Kn<;land  and  America.  Our 
ships  sail  on  every  sea,  tnnde  to  every  port. 
Our  manufactures  penetrate  to  the  inmost 
rec«.'s.ies  of  Africa,  to  tlie  wildest  steppes  of 
Central  A^i:^  ;  are  found  in  the  loneliest  and 
iiiost  Military  i>lands  of  the  ocean  ;  and  in 
nturn,  v/e  receive  the  clioici'St  products  of 
»'very  land.  A  con*«taut  reciprocation  of 
bi-ntfits  i-.  thus  kept  up  between  the  pale- 
facrd  aiti/.iiis  of  our  manufacturing  towns 
and  tli(>  inhabitants  of  everv  zone  ;  and  our 
seamen  form  lines  of  living  intercourse,  of 
vil:il  connexion  between  oursidves  and  cscry 
people  on  the  face  of  the  earth.  Our 
colonies  are  carryinu  our  hmguage  and  our 
institutions  into  every  quarter  of  the  habitahle 
;;lohe.  Already  our  race  has  spread  itself  so 
widely,  tiiat  compared  witii  it,  H(mie  in  its 
palmiest  days  was  but  a  pro>ince.  And  each 
day  witnesses  an  extension  of  the  vast  realms 
which  our  colonies  and  conmieree  are  peace- 
fullv  subduing.  And  whv  is  this  ?  What  is 
the  providential  purpose  in  raising  us  to  this 
unparalleled  pitch  of  commercial  and  colonial 
greatness.  Surely  the  Mo*t  High  had  other 
purposes  than  to  add  to  the  irutgnificence  of 
our  throne,  aiul  to  swell  the  colfers  of  our 
merchant.  It  is  no  ra»h  or  ])resuniptuous 
intcrpretati<»n  of  Providence  which  counectH 
this  national  glory  with  the  missionary 
enterprise.  (.)ur  commercial  supremacy  is  to 
bo  sulwervieirt  to  a  yet  nobWt  '^otV;. 
Trafiickino;  in  the  wca\l\\  oi  v\\iVT3L\\<i\H>Kc>«<i 


;i!4  TIIK  MISSIONARY  HKRALD 

t  »  o"  tlr*  nj'.'iSfMj^ors  o!  lucuy  to  tlj.iM"  who  iiis  name    dishonnuretl,   imd    his  authonir 
;.r»»   |.«'. Ahin^.     S-.r.f!v   hmiu,'  jmriinn  of  the  defied.     The  world  wliidi   he  created,  a::J 
w:':il  ii  ot"  »ij'.'  w*  I  III  poured  upon  our  >!ioii'?.  wiitcli  he  elaims  n»  his  oiiti,  declares:  "We 
^'niiiM  I,'..*  llius  cniMocr.ittHl  to  llini  who  gave  wi!l  not  have  this  man   to  reign  over  Uf." 
us     our     lu'itioi  :il     pre-iiiiincTice,    uv.d     \}v  Shall  we  he  piepared  to  avenge  the  insulted 
empi  »\'(l    i:i    lln-ir    luiiifit    lor    u.-.uni    it  iiunuur   ot'    onr   earthly    sovereign,   and  sit 
v.'us  ;;'.\  .-n.     I.-t  us  cnilenTour  to  repf«y  ihe  cahiily  down  when    we   hear   our   heavenly 
e.ist  i"v  it*.   :«i!d  aid  p'ni!«,  hy  the  pearl  ot"  Munarcli  defied  ?     »Shall  we  count  no  sacrifiw 
jjreat  pr'.te.     We  may  ruvi  i>e  tlie  laiinua^e  too  irreat  to  make  on  behalf  of  our  national 
of  the  aposll..'  Tau',  and  Fay  :  "  .\<«  ye  have  "iiu'iiity,  and  at  the  wnie  time  weigh  out  with 
nii.'iii*tered  unto  \u  in  earual  thin:;^,  it  i'*  a  stiated  nnd  ni.-j'ard  hand  our  contribution*  of 
um.il!  Ihiii;^  that  wi' should  mini.-tvr  unto  \ on  nun    and   money   in    the   cau9C  of  Chnst.' 
in  spiritual  thiii<;fi."     Let  us  thus,  as  a  nation,  That    would    he   a   painful    contract  indeed 
walk  woithy  of  our  hi.:*!!   \ocatn»:i,  aim  to  w!iich  .nhould  show  a]l  caserne?*  in  carrrin;; 
aecomp!i.*!>h  the  >:!oiii'U.<}  destiny  to  which  G(h1  the  Jln^^li.sh  fla^  triumphant  over  land  and 
summons   u^,   ol    l>«in;;    tlu-   ei\ili/ors    jind  st'a,  and    apathy    and    indilference    ai   to 
pvanjelists  «.f  ihe  worUl,  :i!ul  we  niav  hope  whether  the  banner  of  the  cross  advance  or 
that  our  national  j;reatJie-'>  n;ay  lu-,  >hail  he  retreat.     Surely  if  this  should  be  »o,  which 
even  yet  eiiluuieed  and  n.mlered  permanent.  <jiod  avert,  we  can  only  expect  to  hear  tlie 
th:it  (lod,  evi-n  our  own  Jlod,  >ljali  hle>f«  uj»,  awt'ul  sentence  repeated  upon  us:  '*Cune 
nnd  tliat  all  the  ends  <»f  the  earlh  shall  fear  ye  Meru/,  \ea,cur>e  it  even  bitterly,  hecause 
hirn.     Fiiiling  of  this,  ne;;!ei'iii.<;  tl.i<,  \%}:at  it  ennie  not   up  to  the  lurlp  of  the  Lord,  to 
else  cnn    wt?   ex'pect.   hut    tli.it    1I<>    >v]i<im.'  the  help  oi  the  Lord,  ai^ainst  tlic  mij^hty." 
stewards  we  arc  should  come  down,  iu»li;e  ui  The  future  of  this  ICuropean  conflict  we  do 
unfaithful,  and  t.ike  away  tile  eandk -lick  out  not  venture  to  predict.     Hut  one  thinjj  we 
of  its  place.  know,   that    verily    there    is    a    fled    that 
One  word  on  the  prcncnl  military  aspect  of  iud«;eth  in  the  earth  ;  that  he  will  make  the 
affairs,  the  wars  and  rumours  that  now  agitate  wrath  c»f  man  t«)  praise  him,  and  that  he  will 
the   world,   and    1    liavc    done.     Tliis   ma\  put  down  all  rule,  and  authority,  and  power, 
po«ib!y    MiKilcst    itself    a»    a    reason     for  and  upon  the  ruins  of  advernc  and  opposing 
Buspcndinj;  for  a  time  our   enerf;ies  in  t)>e  sy«tem?i   he   will    erect    the    universal   and 
misiiion     work.      The     pecuniary     sicririees  eternal  empire  of  his  dear  Son,     The  cause 
demanili'd  may  be  jdi  aded  as  an  excuse  for  in  which  we  are  engaged  must  at  last  prove 
dimini^heil   contributions.     Those  who   pr.^-  viei(.ri«>ui:,  for  the  mouth  of  the  Lord  hath 
phesy,  i\ho  predict  failure,  ur.;e  innmnerahie  spoken  it.     Tyraimy  and  fraud  shall  perish, 
reawms  for  e\pectin;{  nu">«4ions  mu^it  diieline.  lilolatry  arid  superstition  shall  cease.     Ever}' 
Hisitory,  however,  teaches  a  diifennt  le^s  »n.  form  of  false  religion  shall  j»as8  away.     Home 
It    was    during    tho>e   con\u;>i>e   eitru};^ir>  shall   penSh — write  tliat  word  in  the  blood 
which  issued  in  the  disrujition  of  the  Itonsan  that    she  hath  spilt, — perish,  hopeless,  and 
omi>ire,  that  the  first  ureat  \i(torii»5i  of  th.t.'  abhorred,  deep    in    ruin   as  in   guilt.     That 
cross  were  caineil,  ami  the  primitive  eliurclj  northern  desjiot  shall  tremble  upon  his  icy 
spre.id  itself  over  the  whole  wcrlil.     It  was  throne:  the  rei;;n  »)f  the  false  prophet,  which 
during  those  lon^  and  bloody  wars  kindled  by  for   twelve  centuries   has    cursed   the  earth 
the  ambition  of  Charles  V.,  that  the  ^real  shall  cean* ;  the  hcithen  sh.ill  cist  their  idols 
Reformation  was  achieve*!.     And  it  wa>  an  to  the  n:«iles  nnd  the  bnts ;  the  kingdoms  of 
era  simihir  to  the  presen%  when  we  v.tie  Just  this  world  shall  become  t!je  kingdoms  of  our 
engaging  in  that  last  awtul  v.ar,  while  Europe  G»)d   and    ut'  his  Christ.     **  We,   therefore, 
was  forming  itsirlf  into  one  vaNt  cam]>.  that  receivini;  a  kingilom  which  cannot  be  moved, 
the  first  mi>9ionaries  to  the  heathi-n  kfk  our  let  us  liave  grace  wherehv  we  mav  serve  God 
shores.     It  seems  as  thou;ih  (iod  hns  ^eieetc.l  acceptably,  with  reverence  nnd  godly  fear.'* 
just  those  ti)neH  A\hen  the  p-js'^ions  of  men        The    Kev.   J.   Taylor,  of  Hirminghani  : 
nre  rngin^  with  the  liescest  \iolcnce,  for  the  Thesuhjeet  assigned  to  me  is — "The  prayer- 
establishment  or  extenJriiMi  of  that  kingdom  fulness    and    sjiiriluality   of    the    churches, 
which  is  righteousncjis,  and  peace,  and  joy  in  nveossary    to    the    supply   of    suitable    nnd 
the    Holy    Spirit.     It   is  ensertetl    th.it    the  devoted  men  tor  the  work  of  missions," — a 
dignity  of  our  crown   is  in>ulted,  aiul    the  topic  which  1  most  sincerely  wish  had  been 
honour  of  the  nation  assailed  bv  the  northern  introduced   bv  some  Christian  brother  better 

■  * 

despot ;  and  at  once  the  patriot  springs  to  (jualilied  than  1  am  to  do  it  justice.     It  has 

arms,  and  hurls  a  pMud  di  fiance  at  the  foe,  been  my  ]>rivilege,  for  nearly  twenty  years,  to 

and  prepares  to  pour  forth  bloodstreams  like  preach  the  gospel  of  Clnibt,  and  during  that 

water.     Sir,  we  yield  tt>  none  in  h»valty  and  time  frefjuently  to  advocate  the  claims  of 

patriotism.     But  "  there  i<  another  Kmg,  one  Christian  missions;  but   I    have  never  liecn 

Jesus,''  whose  subjects  we  are,  to  fight  under  aeeu.>tomed  to  platform  s[)eaking,  and  have 
whose  banners   we   stand   pledged,  and   to  j  never  stood  on  such  a  platlVirm  as  this,  to 

whom  we  have  sworn  our  (i>ncmmental  oath  address  an  assembly  like  the  one  i-ow  before* 

of  nlle;;iance.     ^^'o  «re  his  rights  invaded,  me.     It  is  not,  therefi)re.  with  any  nfJectation 


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385 


ilitjy  but  with  sincerity  and  earnest- 
it  I  ask  your  kind  indulgence  on  the 

occasion.  But  I  am  sure,  the 
a  friends  now  present  will  bear  some- 
th  the  rudcne«8  and  roughness  of  a 
rhose  lot  has  been  cast  among  the 
jid  outspoken,  but  honest,  working 
England,  and  who  feels  it  to  be  a 
i  this  day  to  come  to  this  meeting  as 
lentative  of  the  working  classes,  who 
ght  to  be  alienated  from  oiu:  churches 
r  missionary  societies.  In  the  dis- 
>f  a  self-im|K)8ed  and  most  delightful 
have  spent,  for  some  months  past,  a 
able  portion  of  time  in  the  examination 
it  variety  of  documents  relating  to  the 
gr^ss,  and  present  state  of  missions  to 
then  ;  and  three  things  have  very 
ipressed  my  own  mind ;  namely,  the 
of  the  field  of  labour — the  prepared- 

the  nations  of  the  earth  for  the 
tt  of  the  gospel,  and  the  paucity  of 
s  in  the  field.  Most  of  these  topics 
m  already  referred  to  by  the  brother 
ceded  me  ;  but  let  me  just  add  to  his 

one  or  two,  as  introductory  to  the 
more  immediately  entrusted  to  me. 
[1  is  the  world  ;  and  in  that  field  we 
opulation  of  nearly  1,000,000,000  of 
J  beings.  GOO,  000,000  of  this  entire 
on  of  the  globe  are  living  ignorant  of 
1  the  way  of  salvation  thn)Ugh  his 
>r8hipper8  of  the  creature,  not  of  the 
involved  in  guilt,  wretchedness,  and 

In  various  parts  of  the  field  of 
there  are  100,000,000  of  immortal 
onouring  Mahomet  more  than  Christ 
ring    the    Koran   before   the  living 

professedly  owning  the  unity  of 
;  ignorant  of  his  true  character.  Of 
laining  280,000,000  of  the  worlci's 
on,  there  are  6,000,000  receiving  the 
tament  Scripture's  as  a  divine  reve- 
orshipping  the  God  of  Abraham,  and 
for  a  Messiah  yet  to  come — ignorant 
great  and  glorious  truth,  that  the 
promised  to  their  fathers  came  in  the 
nation  of  the  agcp,  and  bv  the  sacrifice 
elf  made  an  end  of  sin.  '  100,000,(K)0 
irofessedly  Christian,  owning  the 
ihip  of  Jesus,  have,  by  their  tra- 
nade  void  the  commands  of  God,  and 
becured  the  pure  light  of  the  divine 
n  a  dense  cloud  of  superstitious  rites. 
a  part  of  the  field  of  labour  ;  and, 

only  to  such  facts  ns  these,  de- 
cy  might  well  fill  our  hearts,  and 
paralyse  all  our  efforts.  But  amid 
mess  there  is  a  gleam  of  light.  We 
ird  already  that  the  field  is  open,  and 
re  is  at  least  a  degree  of  preparedness 
the  nations  of  the  earth  for  the 
1  of  the  gospel  of  Christ,  and  this  is 
le  most  cheering  and  most  encourngmg 
of  oar  times.  Far  different  was  the 
matters  in  the  dara  of  our  fathers, 


when  that  noble  man  who  is  gone  to  enjoy 
the  saint's  everlasting  rest  in  heaven — 
Richard  Baxter — in  a  cloudy  and  dark  daj 
in  the  history  of  this  now  happy  land, 
reviewed  his  life  and  chronicled  his  ex- 
perience. He  said :  **  My  soul  is  much 
more  clouded  with  the  thoughts  of  this 
miserable  world,  and  much  more  drawn  out 
in  desire  for  its  conversion  than  heretofore. 
I  was  wont  to  look  but  little  further  than 
England  in  my  prayers,  not  considering  the 
state  of  the  rest  of  the  world  ;  or  if  I  prayed 
for  the  conversion  of  the  Jews,  that  was 
about  all ;  but  now,  since  I  better  understand 
the  wants  of  the  world,  and  the  method  of 
God's  Spirit,  there  is  nothing  that  lieth  upon 
my  hciU't  so  heavy  as  the  case  of  this  miser- 
able world  ;  and  now  a  portion  of  my  prayers 
are  given  for  the  conversion  of  the  heathen, 
Mohammedan,  and  ignorant  nations  of  the 
earth.  Could  we  go  among  Tartars,  Turks, 
and  heathen,  and  speak  their  language,  I 
should  be  but  little  concerned  for  the  silencing 
of  1,801  ministers  at  once  in  England,  besides 
many  others  in  Scotland  and  in  Ireland  ; 
there  being  no  movement  in  the  world  so 
desirable  in  my  eyes  as  the  winning  of  such 
miserable  souls  to  Christ,  which  makcth  me 
greatly  honour  Mr.  John  Eliot,  the  apostle 
to  the  Indians  in  New  England,  and  others 
who  may  have  laboured  in  this  work."  One 
hundred  and  eiglity  years  aflcr  the  days  of 
Baxter,  the  noble  man  who  originated  the 
modem  missionary  enterprize,  might,  with 
some  modification,  have  adopted  his  language. 
But  how  clinnged  the  state  of  matters  now  I 
We  cannot  mourn  as  Baxter  did — ^we  cannot 
adopt  his  plaintive  langwige.  A  field  is  open 
in  every  nation  under  heaven.  The  .Christian 
missionaries  may  stand  and  proclaim  the  glad 
tidings  of  salvation  among  the  teeming  my- 
riads of  Asia,  and  tell  them  of  Him  whose  blood 
cleanseth  from  all  sin.  They  may  go  among 
the  nations  of  long-benighted  and  enslaved 
Africa,  and  tell  of  the  great  Deliverer,  whoso 
glorious  work  it  is  to  break  every  fetter  and 
wrench  the  manacles  from  off  every  enslaved 
soul,  to  deliver  the  captive  from  his  dungeon, 
and  let  the  oppressed  go  free.  In  every  part 
of  the  great  western  continent,  in  every  island 
of  the  sea,  the  Christian  missionary  may  pro- 
claim the  same  glad  tidings  to  every  son  and 
daughter  of  the  fallen  race  of  man.  He  may 
address  to  them  the  glad  invitation  :  Come, 
ye  guilty,  ye  perishing,  ye  helpless,  ye  lost, 
ye  heavy  laden  ;  at  the  cross  of  Christ  jou 
will  lose  your  burden,  and  find  rest  unto  your 
souls.  TJie  peace  that  passeth  all  under- 
standing shall  fill  your  hearts,  and  a  hope, 
bright  as  the  light  of  heaven,  shall  irradiate 
your  souls.  But  while  the  field  of  labour  is 
thus  opened,  there  is  a  degree  of  preparedness 
among  the  people  such  as  never  existed  at 
any  previous  period.  Eighteen  bundled ^«S3» 
ago,  the  great  apo&lle  oi  \\i«  C3ieT\>^\«»\M^«\^ 
in  vision  a  man  of  MacedoTua*  f!\\o  «X«w^  «i»>^ 


386  TUB  MISSIONARY  HERALD 

prarod  him:  ''Come  over  into  Macedonia  the  heathen  world.    The  misuonariciaK  not 

und  help  UH ;"  and  ycm  know  the  apostle  eriuully  distributed.      Even   in   the  darliRt 

responded    to  that    iippciU  and    went   and  parts  of  the  earth  there  are  many  district* 

preHchvil  Clhriiit  cruciHt'd,  and  that  preaching  that  have  no  miwionariei  at  all.     There  an 

of  the   crow  U'miuc  in  tlie  experience   ot  tither  lar^c  portions  in  the  field  where  the 

many   the    power  of    God    unto   Kilvation.  lahourer^  are  few  and  K'.ittered  far  from  each 

Tliat  cry  has  hi>en  rc]>eated  in  every  a^e,  hut  other,  and  are  often  ready  to  take  up  the 

never   more  lomily,  never  more  generally,  ian;;ntu!e  of  Nehcmiah   in  the  days  of  oid 

than  now.  It  conicM  watl<*d  to  us  on  every  wlien  repairing  the  breaches  of  Jenmlem— 
breeze,  from  the  nations  that  sit  in  darkness  **  The  work  is  hir^ge,  and  wc  are  separated 

and  in  the  shadow  of  death, —  'up<m  the    wall    one    fat   from   the   other.* 

"  Krum  manv  an  nncl.nt  riv.T.  '.  ^l^;  T.^'^"^  pr.K-eeded  Still  further  to  eipoond 

Fruui  iiiiiii>' a  b'lixy  plain.  'and  Illustrate  the  sentiment  which  hemb* 

TiicT  rail  u- tn  ill  U\i"r  '  mitted,  in  a  variety  of  wars,  and  in  veiy 

1  h.'.r  lami  fp.rii  i=nvrv  chain."  elr>t|ucnt  termP,  concluding  with  an  able  and 

And  fsjKifiiilly  is  tlie  cry  of  Asia  to  Kurupe  earnest  appeal  to  tlie  churches  to  awake  sad 

just  as  li.OU  years  ago  it  w;'i>the  cry  of  Kiiropc   lalxmr  for  the  i-on  version  of  the  woild,  and 

to  Asisi.     It  is  tlie  cry  of  A»ia  to  knrope,  hut    with  a  fervent  prayer  to  Almighty  God  tbst 

Kngland  is  almost  the  only  country  in  Kurt jjHr   he  would    thrust   forth    labourers    into  fail 

that  can  ten!  them  help.     There  an*  multi-    harvest. 

tudes  in  Africa  and  in  Asia  who  are  h«»;;in-  The  7th  hynm,  3nl  book  (Dr.  Watts),  wn 
ning  now  to  realise  the  fart,  that  their  idi»l  sun;:,  nfler  wliich  the  Rev.  James  Sprigs 
deities  cannijt  wtvo  tlicm,  that  Miperstitious   offered  prayer. 

rites  and  ohscivanccs  can  give  no  i>eai.'e  to       The  Hev.  T.  Havds,  fk"oni  Jamaica,  then 
thesoul, — that 'X,*lf  inflicted  ic>rturej*,penanci»,   delivere<l   an  addn-ss  on  the  social,  moral, 
and  pilgrimagef*,  will  not  8ati.-«fy  the  cra\ini,'s  and    h]nritual    condition    of    that    countrt. 
of  imiK'rishnblc  spirits,  and  they  are  waiting   Alter  a  few  introductory  remarks,  he  ipoke 
to  hear  of  Ilim  who  is  the  tuuil-Siitisfyipg  and  ,  to  the  following  etfcct: — At  the  veir  ontsetl 
soul-filling  {Mrtion — of  that  blessed  Saviour  admit,  that  there  is  much  to  be  mourned 
whose  very  name  is  as  m»»8t  precious  ointment,  over  and  much  to  discourage  in  the  aspect  of 
whose  righteousness  covers  the  sin-polluted  i  things,  looked  at  from  each  of  these  poinU, 
soul,  who  is  a  refuge  from  the  storm,  a  covert ,  in  the  island  of  Jamaica.     If  you  ask  a  We* 
from  the   tem}H.Ht,  as  rivers  of  water  in  a    Indiiin  planter  about  the  social,  and  moral, 
dry  place,  and  as  the  shadow  of  a  great  n)L'k  |and  spiritual  condition  of  Jamaica,  he  will 
in  a  weary  land.     But  while  the  world  is  thus    say,  "  Oh!  as  liad  as  bad  can  be;  Jainsica  i> 
open,  and  the  nations  thus  prepared  for  the  '  ruined;*'  "  I>'dee<l!  and  what  has  ruined  it? 
iecej»tion  of  the  gospel,  how  sad  that  there '"Oh!    emancipation,    of    eourtr,    and   the 
should  >>e  a  ]>aucity  of  labourers  in  that  field.  I  stupidity,   and     laziness,  and    utter    moral 
It  is  true  that  during  the  last  sixty  years  very  ,  wortlilessnew  of  th«)se  negroes.     Jamsiia  » 
much  has  been  di)ne  to  carry  the  gospel   to  '  ruined,  and  so  will  every   place  l)c  ruined 
the  nations  of  the  earth.     It  is  true  that  even  '  M-here  such  measures  are  adopted.^    N<>*i 
now  there  are  many  devoted  men  employed  ;  although   I   do  not  believe  that  Jamaica  ^ 
in  preaching  the  glad-tidings  of  great  joy  in    ruined,  yet  I  at  once  admit  that  there  is  and 
many  mitions.     Still  how  few  the  lnlK)urers ',  has  Ijeen  for    a  considerable    time  a  laij^ 
when  compared  with  the  vastness  of  the  Held  !  amount  of  conimerciid  difficulty  and  didtrni 
and    the   extent  of  the  work  to   he  done  ! '  exibting  in   that  island;  but    I  do  maintain 
From  various  documents  I  have  ascertained  '  that  this  is  not  the  result  of  emancijwition,  •" 
that    the    whole    number    of   foreign   mis- >  of  anything  peculiarly  inherent  in  the  nog^ 
sionaries  connected  with  all  the  societies  in  this   character,  which  renders  him  unfit  for  fi^* 
countrj',  and  on  the  continent  of  Kurope,  and    dimi;  but  arises  from  different  causes.   '** 
in  America,  is  nearly  as  follows:  Africa,  '230;    fact,  my  wonder  if  that  there  is  anything  there 
Western  Asia,  ."51 ;  India  r'roper,.'{<i5;  Hurmah  '  on  which  we  can  look  with  pleasure,  ■"J 
and  giani,  'Al\;  China,  \0C\  South  Sea  Islands, !  that    emancipation    has   succeeded    at  ^>^ 
100;  West  Indies,  IVM  ;  North  America,  Ki.t;  j  when    1  consider  the  spirit  in  which  it** 
Mongolia,   oO;  and   among   the  Jews,   70;  i  received,  and  the  obstacles  which  have  b^** 
making  a  totid  of  1, 4*21 .     There  arc  assistant  j  wilfully  laid  in  the  way  of  the   people^" 
missionaries  to  the  number  of  2.33,  and  of 
native  assistants,  1 ,95i);  making  a  total  of  mis- 
sionaries, assistant    missionaries,  and  native 
assistants,  3,(>12.     Leaving  a  broad  margin 
for  any  errors  that  may  liave  crept  into  this 

enumeration,  let  us  suppose  that  there  are, _ _^  ..    ._  „,.—  .        .. 

4,000,  and  these  equally  distributed  between    Now,  if  y<»u  take  a  man  and  legally  depr*^® 


develojiing  their  capabilities  and  resour*^ 
The  measure  was  looked  upon  as  an  act  ^ 
spoliation— not  the  giving  to  a  ma.«isof  hufl^J" 
beings  the  rights  that  belong  to  them,  hut  J|** 
wresting  from  a  small  porLiun  of  men  tr* 
which  they  held  to  be  goods  and  chatt*^'"^ 


the  630  millions,  there  would  only  be  one 
missionary  to  every  157,500  soulu  But  this 
i»  hj  far  too  fiivourable  a  view  of  the  state  of 


him  of  all  his  rights,  how  can  you  claim  fr*'?, 
him  the  performance  of  duties)  If  you  *^ 
him  that  he  is  a  mere  chattel  that  may  ^ 


FOR  JUNE,  1854.  387 

in  a  public  market,  what  right  hare  you  ';  holders;  and  Mr.  Clark,  one  of  our  mismon- 
alk  alxNit  his  social,  and  moral,  and  aries,  extensively  acquainted  with  the  con- 
itual  obligations!  Why,  you  have  ignored  :  dition  of  the  island,  gives  the  number  at 
humanity  ;  you  have  deprived  him  of  all    60,000.     To  illustrate  the  improveability  of 


moral,  social,  and  spiritual  rights;  and 
I  Tou  come  and  ask  him  for  social,  and 
al,  and  spiritual  development,  and  wonder 
;  you  do  not  get  them.     There  is  no  cause 


the  negro  character,  take  the  following  facts. 
There  is  scarcely  any  position  occupied  in 
England  by  the  working  and  middle  classefi 
which  is  not  now  being  occupied  by  black 
wonder  at  all.  When  the  act  of  emanci- 1  and  coloured  men  in  Jamaica.  I  say,  black 
ion  first  come  into  operation  in  the  island  i  and  coloured  men,  and  I  must  explain  the 
Jamacia,  it  was  met  in  this  way.  The  distinction.  In  the  West  Indies,  where 
im  was — *'  These  people  won't  work ;  they  slavery  existed  among  Englishmen,  they  had 
it  be  made  to  work.  They  were  made  tu  i  some  respect  for  their  own  descendants;  and, 
•k  under  the  whip;  now  the  whip  cannot  |  l)csides  that,  they  did  not  believe  that  negroes 
used,  they  must  be  coerced  into  it  by  descended  from  Saxons;  lience  they  always 
slative  enactments.  So  their  provision-  made  the  distinction,  whenever  white  blood 
ands  were  taken  away;  then  came  in  heavy  '  was  in  a  man's  veins,  of  calling  him  coloured 
)ort  bills,  schemes  of  immigration,  and  ;  — not  as  they  do  in  America,  of  calling 
rything  that  could  place  an  obst.iclc  in  |  nearly  white  people  negroes.  Now,  we  will 
way  of  the  social  progress  of  the  free  j  begin  at  the  top;  if  you  go  to  the  House  of 
ouier.  But,  in  spite  of  these  enactments,  <  Assembly  you  will  find  twelve  coloured  or 
ball  be  able  to  show  that  the  people  have  '  bhick  men  out  of  forty-seven  representa- 
anced  socially.  The  very  measures  that  tires ;  among  the  judges  of  quarter  ses- 
re  adopted  to  drive  them  into  the  position  i  sions  you  will  find  one  coloured  man  ;  at 


n  which  we  would  fain  have  rescued  tliem 
hat  of  coerced,  and  not  free  labourers — 


the  bar  you  will  find  one  barrister,  and  a 
most  elo(|ucnt  one  too  ;  at  the  Kingston 
re  the  very  means  that  helped  them  out  of  |  Ilodpital  you  will  find  the  chief  surgeon  a 
When  their  provision  grounds  were  taken  i  coloured  man;  you  will  find  one  among  the 
ay  and  offered  for  sale,  they  were  purchased  \  members  of  the  honourable  board  of  council; 
a  certain  portion;  others  were  turned  out. ;  and  the  proprietor  and  editor  of  the Momin^f 
en  came  the  operation  of  the  heavy  import  I  Journal  newspaper  are  coloured  men.  And, 
Is,  imposing  taxes  on  the  necessaries  of  life  i  then,  if  you  come  down  lower  you  will  find 
in  enormous  amount.  These  two  measures  clerks,  book-keepers,  overseers,  magistrates, 
raised  the  price  of  provisions  in  the  markets  '  persons  in  every  position  almost  in  the  middle 
over  the  island,  that  those  who  were  able  '  clanises,  among  the  coloured  and  negro  popu- 
purchuse  or  hire  land  found  it  soon  to  be  ;  lation.  The  fact  is,  that  these  men  use  a 
ich  more  their  advantage  to  cultivate  their  j  weapon  which  cuts  two  ways,  They  say,  on 
Ti  grounds  and  supply  the  markets,  than  to  the  one  hand,  "  The  negroes  are  so  lazy,  they 
K)ur  in  any  other  way;  and  whatever  may    won't  work;  and  they  are  so  low  in  the  scale 

of  humanity,  it  is  of  no  use  trying  to  raise 


the  deficiencies  of  the  negro,  Quashee  is 

arp  enough  for  this,  that  if  he  can  get  Is.  6 J. 

working  for  himself,  he  won't  do  it  for  any 


them ;"  and  then  afterwards  thev  turn  round 
and  say,  "  Oh !  but  don't  you  see  that  these 
tier  man  for  a  shilling.  The  consequence  i  people  are  independent  of  labour,  and  so  we 
this  has  been  that  we  have  now  mountain  '  must  have  immigrants;"  and  so  they  get  a 
itions—  free  villages  multiplied  all  over  the  :  bill  passed  through  the  House  of  Assembly  to 
and — Imrren -tracts  brought  into  cultivation  bring  immigrants,  and  they  send  delegates  to 
waste  lands  redeemed;  and  where  there  England  to  get  immigrants,  and  to  ask  the 
IS  formerly  nothing  but  waste,  you  find  now  British  Government  to  lay  a  poll-tax  of  a 
e  villages  of  Hampden,  Wilberforce,  and  :  doller  a-head  on  the  negroes  (that  was  the 
arkson  Town,  and  other  places,  identified  modest  request)  to  force  them  into  the  field 
th  the  names  of  men  who  have  been  bene-  — these  independent  people!  Now,  the 
:torB  to  their  species,  identifying  themselves  truth  is,  it  is  not  worth  their  while  in  many 
th  great  principles,  and  exercising  a  moral  instances  to  engage  in  estates-labour,  because 
luence  on  the  people,  which  they  will  con- ;  it  is  Hot  so  well  paid  for  as  other  kinds  of 
lue  to  exercise  till  the  last  generations,  i  labour.  But  if  the  negroes  are  so  socially 
iching  them,  by  the  very  names  that  have  |  degraded  and  so  incnpable,  howisitthntweget 
en  adopted,  love  for  country,  patriotism  to  '.  our  markets  supplied?  There  are  15,000 
shown  at  any  cost,  and  a  large-hearted  white  people,  and  they  do  not  till  the  ground ; 
nerolence,  which  is  to  take  the  world  for  there  are  more  than  20,(K)0  coloured  people 
sphere  of  operation,  and  rest  not  at  any  ■  that  do  not  till  thc^round  for  the  most  part,  but 
fficulties  which  oppose  it.  Take  this  one  \  the  markets  are  filli  d  with  all  kinds  of  pro- 
visions and  vegetables,  and  ground  provisions 
of  every  description.  Where  do  they  come 
from?     Out  of  negro  ground;  they  are  the 


ct  in  reference  to  the  social  condition  of  the 
and.  An  American  writer,  Mr.  Bigelow, 
lie  has  recently  published  an  account  of  his 
nt  to  Jamaica,  says  that  there  Urc,  out  of  a 
ipulation  of  about  293,000,  60,000  free- 


products  of  the  labour  of  iheBclmN  ,^I\ca\ffi^:^« 
negroes,  who  won*t  wotV,    ^otq  VYtaxv  \\Cv^  ^ 


i 


388  THE  MISSIONARY  HERALD 

%  cry '^reat  pri)portion  of  the  coHei',nnd  finger, ;  iiloomsbury  Chapel.  No  one  vould  ew 
and  jiiniinto  cxiHiititl  from  the  ielanil  to  this  tliink  of  writing  up  at  tlie  doo»  of  any  place 
country,  is  thi*  prtuhuu  of  nviiro  Kruuiid. '  of  wtirahip,  **  Miml  your  pockcU.*'  I  admil 
FurtliiT,  a  vir\  liifKi' proportion  of  the  ri'vvnuc  that  there  are  in  Jamaica  thieves^  drunkti 
di-riviii  inmi  ini]Mirt  chit icjt  is  ilfrivitl  from  the  pef)]>lo,  unchaste  people,  bad  ler^'anti,  and 
c  mtiuniption  of  those  artiilen  uhich  arc  in  hi/y  |)copIe ;  but  are  they  conBned  to  Ji- 
common  uk%  and  ('onwi|uentiy  dehvi-d  from  maiea?  If  they  are  not,  you  prove  nothing 
the  max-K-sof  thr]ii-n|)le.  Tiie  iinp.irt  iluties  in  by  provini;  that  they  are  there.  Ihavemcn 
U!.')l  W('rL>  thrti-tiuhtt  of  the  whole  r('%enue  more  unbluiihinK  vice  and  imniorulitj  in  the 
of  tlie  i>iand.  We  are  t«i|d  th:it  Jamaica  hait  towns  and  villages  in  England,  during  the 
been  ruineii  social  I  v  ai'd  comineri-iallv  )>v  eii'ht  months  since  I  have  returned  to  tiiii 
emancipation.  1  t>e^  toxi\,it  was  not  by  country,  than  I  saw  during  ten  yean  and 
emanci]>aiii>n;  for.  on  the  authiirity  of  \W'<  a-haif  of  my  residence  in  Jamaica, 
indiiuiit  then)«elv<.s,  Janiaiea  was  ruined  mi  We  may  go  on,  then,  I  tliiiik,  to  the  ipi* 
far  Imck  as  17.'<'J.  Aeoiriiir:;;  to  the  re|iort»  ritual  etindition  of  the  inland.  It  isverrtnic 
to  the  Hou>eof  A*oc'mlii\,l7r<-<itat'.swere!><)id  that  we  do  not  as  we  used  to  dn,hnveimn:eiue 
about  that  tinu'y  lici-aUM-Mi>'ar-])l.intiii;;  woulu  4'rowds  coming  to  six  o'clock  pRiyer  meet- 
not  pay;  and  ti.ere  wire  ext.cutinnH  ioii;'.ed  in  inus;  it  id  true  that  you  do  not  get  fjuiteinch 
the  provobt  mari«lialV  othce,  amounting  to  exciting  accounts  of  success  as  used  to  be 
more  thiin  'JJ,*:*  <).JHM»/.,  ln-cause  Kuu'ar-jiiant-  ohtjiined  ;  and  1  must  say,  with  reference  to 
ing  would  not  pay;  and  that  was  when  the  the  remarks  of  the  respected  chairman,  that, 
planters  had  the  monopoly  of  tlie  whole  as  they  apply  to  Jamaica,  they  are  matter 
market,  and  the  Mlave-trade  into  the  hai^ain.  fi;r  n  juieink'.  1  do  not  mean  to  depreciate 
It  must  have  been  iKvause  protection  was  those  accounts  nt  all  j  but  you  must  remember 
such  a  biul  thing.  I  dare  say,  if  I  were  to  that  they  were  sent  home  while  every  thing 
go  through  the  country,  I  could  pick  out  n  was  novel  in  the  operations  of  the  miisioiisin 
good  deal  of  social  diM.'onifort  and  misi^ry;  that  island,  and  after  the  astonishing  re<ictioa 
but  my  object  to-day  is  nr>t  to  tell  uf  what  is  which  followed  the  persecutions  in  which,  by 
iKid  ill  Jamaica — I  admit  all  that,  as  much  white  mob>,  the  chapels  of  the  missionaiiei 
as  can  Ih.*  tiaind  of  it.  nnd  unhappily  the  were  pulled  dowp.  Hut  why  is  this!  Is  it 
family  of  Ooaker  is  so  large  that  I  need  bccausi.'  there  are  less  people  attending  the 
not  trouble  myself  to  take  up  any  of  these  means  of  grace  {  I  think  not.  One  reason 
matters.  which  may  ))e  assigncni  is  this — that  in  many 

Now  let  us  come  t«»  tlie  moral  condition  of   places  where  there  wjis  one  clmpel  you  wi'l 
tlie  island.   What  istliat:-   <Mi!  bad  of  c«iur>e    now  find  four,  and  consequently  the  people 
— ns  bail  !i.s  it  ]Mi->-ili!y  can  In-;  p*"  j»Ie  are    of  a  given  district  are  spread  over  a  larger 
fast  going  luick  to  barbaiism — tlu-u-  i.s  no  (^(»(»d    space.     There  is  now  no  necessity  of  crowd- 
to  be  done  w;ih  them  ?     That  is  dne  s»i«ie  <d    ing  them  together  in  places  n(»t  large  enough 
the  story— now  let  us  hear  the  either.     We    f»u-  them;  and,  with  the  passing  away  of  the 
will  come  to  facts.      It    has  bun  siid  that    nece.-sit^,  most  assure<lly  there  has*  been  a 
nothing  lies  like  a   fact,   but    I    know  tli.it    j;r»at  accession  of  comftirt  ;  for  if  it  was  not 
nothing  sptaks  the  truth  like  a  fact ;  so  tlsat    exactly  pleasmt  to  be  siived  up  in  Bionms- 
it   may  do  both.      Now,  what  are  the  f:jits    bury  (liaprl  last  night,  it  would  have  been 
liere  i     In  the  county  of  Middle.-ii'X,  contain-    much  les.-  ]iiea"<n«t  had  we  licen  s«>  in  Jam.iica 
ing  a  poj)ulatit»n  (»f  abo\e  l.Tl.tMiu  at  a  half.  "  under   n    tropical    sun.       Mountain   st.itinns 
yearly  assize, about  two  years  iiL'o,  the  numler  '  have  been  f»»rme«l  as  branches  of  the  main 
«»f  prisimer.H  ujion  the  ealenilar  was  twenty- .  statiniji*,  and  many   have  been   made  in«lc- 
one,  nnd  s<.i  extraordinary  was  this  number  '  pendent  :  and  1  believe,  if  the  congrcgatioim 
considerwl,  tliat  it  calle«l  for  special  iii»tico  :  were  cidlccted  from  theft'  d'ftricts,  we  should 
fn»m  the  jud^e,  wlio  lamented  that  after  all  '  find  the  number  much  larger  than  it  used  to 
tlic  efforts  thai  had  liceii  jmt  forth  by  mi>-    be.     As  far  as  we  can  ascertain  the  statistics 
sionary  societies,  and  schools,  and  aildresscs    of  attendants  on  religious  wcjrship  thnm^hnut 
from    the    Ix-nch,   there   seemed    to    be    n(» .  the  island,  one  in  two  of  the  adult  population 
making  any  impression  upc  n  tlie  nejiro  mind!  ■  nro  found  to  attend,  very  nearly  one  in  four 
Hut  you  will  say,  perhaps,  that  ii  not  a  fair  |  being  in  actual  communion  with  the  (Christian 
sfH^cimen.    Then  we  will  come  ti»  the  gcneml    church.     Now,  if  you  refer  to  Vnnderki.ste'« 
jienitentiary.      In  the  return*  very  recently    work  on  the  dens  of  London,  you  will  find  it 
made  lor   one  whole  }car,  the  number  of  there  provtHl  by  figures  that  there  are  more 
committals  for  the  whole  island  was  ."iXl ,  out  .  communicants  in  connexion  with  the  churches 
of  a  population  of  above  .^77,tM)i|.     1  do  not    of    Jamaica,    out    of    'MT.iWO    inhabitants, 
call  that  a  \ cry  hi<;h  state  of  Clime.     There    than    are   to    be   found    in    London,  out  of 
is  one  tbiuK  I   know---;ind  ]  trust  1  may  be    moiv  timn  two  millions  and  a  half.     Well, 
excuseil  for  sjiying    it  — that   nolnidy  would    if  ynu  v.ant  to  know  what  kind  of  churches 
ever  think  of  getting  up  in  a  Jamaica  coni-re-   and  (.'hristians  they  are,  all  I  can  say  is,  that 
gation  and  giving  such  a  cauticm  ns  was  given    1   think   they  will  bear  comparison  with  a 
last    night    by    the    rcfii>ectcd    minister    of- great  many  churches  nnd  a  great  many  Chrii- 


FOR  Jl'NE,  1854.  mi) 

ins  tliut  1  haw  met  p.'^?oullei•(?.     I  ilo  ni»t    tcaclicr  and  .1  CiuiNtlan  pnstc»r.     Why,  |»hi- 

ean  to  say  ihey  arc  without  hiiilta;  they    loKopliois  have  been.  T  do  not  know  hou'lon^, 

ire  their  strifes,  and  division^,  and  incon-    tryin-i  to  liiul  out  what  the  negruc.i  were,  and 

itcncicii,  and  weaknesses ;  iliscipline  ha?*  to    they   have   tried  to  persuade    us  that   they 

*  exercised  anions  tliein  eontiuually  ;  they    weie  a  onneeting  link  between  man  and  the 

?ten  Rrieve  the  faithful  pastor's  heart,  and    inemUfy ;  hut  C'hri>tian  missions  have  jiroved 

imetinies  tlie  pastors  grieve  their.",  too.   Tlie  ,  tliat  thiy  are  '•  bone  of  our  hone,  and  flesh 

.ct  is,  there  are  just  the  same  eviN  to  hx.*.'.  of  our  flesh,"  and  tliat  '*(.jod  hath  made  ot 

lund  among  them  as  arc  to  he  f<5und  in  our    one  hlofid  all  nations  of  men  for  to  dwell  on 

im  country  ;  and  1  do  not  believe  there  are    the    face     of    tlie     earth,"     gi^in*    u.-",    nn 

Bj  of  a  peculiar  character.     It  is  verj-  true    they    do,   a    principle    with   which    we    can 

lat  they  have  not  so  much  intelligent  pieiy    jro   forfli    into   the   whole   world,   and    hail 

9  is   to    be    found    here ;  but   is  it   to    be    every    m:in     an    v.    brother    and    a    friend, 

spccted  that  they  should  have,  when  only    or,  if  not  as  a  frit'ud,  wc  can  raise  him  from 

le  other  day  they  were  in  tlie  position  of   h  s  do^^radation,  and  make  him  capable  of 

oods  and   chattel-*,  and    it   was   Init    very    beconiini^  ^ueh.     Will    you  not,   then,   my 

jcentiv  that  the  hrst  strenuous  efforts  wrre,  Christian  brethren,  '^tt  on  in  this  great  work 

lade   to   cnli;»hten    them?      ll»»w   can    we    in  the  West  Itsdian  islands,  that  they  may 

ijmp.ire   those   ehuiehes    uilh    churches   in    not    only    be    thoroughly    evangelized,    but 

England,   where   people   have    been    under    cfreetually  iusstructedi  and  will  you  not  exert 

Ibristian  influence,  diieet   and  indirect,   forj  } ourselves  also  in  other  part*  of  the  earth, 

get?     But  if  simple-hearted  attachment  to    and  especially  in  behalf  of  the  same  race 

lie  leading  truths  of  the  gospel,  if  love  to  the    which  U  yet  in  bondage  i     Would  that  some 

neons  of  grace,  if  liberality  often  out  of  the  |  AmericaTi  would  rise  up,  with  all  the  elo- 

lepths    of    poverty   in   contributing   to   tlu»  •  quenee,  with  all  tlie  tire,  with  all  the  fervour, 

»UBe  of  God,  if  general  consistency  of  cha- .  with    all    the    dramatic   power  of    a   John 

■acter,  prove  the  sincerity  and  the  depth  of   fiough,  and  go  throughout  the  length  and 

nety,    then    you    will    find     piety    among  i  breadth  of  Christian  America,  and  purge  it 

the    churches    in    the    UUuul    of    Jamaica,    from  tliat  foul  blot  wbieli  is  upon  it !     Then 

and    you    will    find    it,    also,    among    the ;  we   should   have   the  church   of   that    land 

churches  in  the  other  West  India  i>lan(is.     1  1  walking  side  by  side  with  us  in  this  great  and 

know  it  is  easy  to  find  fault ;  but  it  is  much  !  glorious    enterprise,    consistently   addressing 

fasier  to  pick  out  thtir  faults  than  to  exceed  ,  itself  to  the  conversion  of  the  world,  and  not, 

their  virtues.     There  are  two  important  points  '  as  now,  witii  a  plague-spot  of  leprosy  upon 

in  connexion  with  the  spiritual  eondition  oi    its  brow.      Then  should  we  be  able  to  feel 

the  island,  to  which    1    wiil    iu.'t  call   vour    that  no  man  would  be  able  to  sav  that  Chris- 

attention.     One  is,  the  rai>id  increase  in  the    tianitv  docs  not  destrr)V  slaverv  whenever  it 

moans  of  religious  worship  and  instruction. :  comes.     1  belitve  that  it  does;  I  believe  that 

Fifty  years   ago,  you    could    liardly  find   a    it  deMio^s  oppres.>ion  of  every  kind,  just  in 

rhapel  in  Jamaica;  now  vou  wi.l  hud,  from  ,  proportion  as  its  genius  is  understood  and  its 

•he  reports  of  various  mlnsionary  societies,  ■  piineiples  appreciated,  and  felt,  and  acted 

that  there  are  2H4  missionary  stations  in  an  "  up«)n.     What   missions  have   d«»ne   for   the 

Huind  150  miles  long,  with  an  average  breadth  •  inhabitants  of  the  islands  of  the  West  Indies 

•J^  fifty.     You  will  find  that,  in  addition  to    they  will  do  for  the  whole  man,  as  mnn,  all 

European,  there  are  rising  up  in  connexion    the  world  over.     His  heart  is  the  same.     It 

*.th  ull  sections  ot  the  Christian  chuich,  n(»t  i  niat'crs  verv   little  about  the  colour  of  his 

Wcaiding  episcopalians,  nati\e  leach.ers,  and  !  skin,  aiul  the  adventitious  circumstances  by 

^n  connexion  with  UKwt  of  these  stations  a    which  lie  is  surrounded ;  there  is  a  power  in 

day  or  Sunday  sclmol ;   and  there  are  very  ,  the  truth  of  the  gospel  to  reach  Ins  heart, 

fc*  districts  in  which  the  children  of  an  age  '  and  it  is  ihronuh  the  heart  that  man  believ- 

rapable  itf  being  instrneled  <io  not  receive  .  eth  unto  righteouHiess,  :,nd  it  is  only  through 

uiktruction,  at  any  rate  to  some  extv.nt,  in  the  ;  tluit  belivf  unto  riuhteousness  that  he  cm  he 

elements  of  knowled.'e.     Tl!e>e  are   a  few  1  rais<'d  to  dignity;  and  if  wc  would  ncconi- 

fecls,  but  they  are  conncctt<l  with  i.rinciples :  plish  all  the  brightest  hopes  of  patriots  and 

**f  world-wide    applicatic-n,    and    onght    to    pliilanthroj^i-tts — if  we  would  have  peace  on 

'■ncourage  us  all  to  go  fi  vuard  with  incicased    earth   and  goodwill  amon;'  inankiinl — if  M'C 

farnostness  in  the  work  of  m'ssions.     They    would  have  all  tlie  evils  that  atilict  humanify 

^ch  us  the  power  of  the  ur'>pel   to  raise  |  distroyed — if  we  would  have  the  gloiy  of  the 

^•011  from  degradation  and  sla\ery,  and  set    Uedcenu.r  esta!;li>lad  in  the  earth,  and  the 

*''fcm  up  erect  as  men— to  give  them  not    praise  of  the  Lord  g(ting  up  fiom  all  nations, 

^'•Iv  freedom  of  body  but  freedom  of  mind,  .  we  must  preach  the  gospel  to  every  creature, 

»nd  that  higher  freedom  with  which  Chiist  j  and  that  gospel  will  lK.'come  **  the  power  of 

makes  his  people  free — freedom   fn»m   the    (jod  unto  s^alvatien  to  every  one  that  believ- 

;|hivcry  of  sin.     They  teach  us  that  the  negro  .  eth.'     Send  it  forth,  tlien  ;*  ye  who  Ivavq  Uws 

*^ot  only  capable  of  becoming  a  Christian,  j  meani>,  contribute  of  \out  w\cvu\a*,  "^c  nAw 

°oi  of  taking  vp  his  petition  as  n  Chmtinn  I  have  the  talent,  go  to  the  t\\TO\\c  o^  <\oA«  vv\\^ 


390  THE  MISSIONART  HERALD 

ask*  him  to  ihow  you  whether  that  n  a  path  >  ta!»'S  worso  than  the  worst  novel  of  the' 
in  which  he  would  have  i/ou  to  walk.     O    nn\r\  writer  in  inrirle:    France;  and  thus  ill 
young  men  of  Kn;;!:iii(l !  shall  it  In*  sti<l  that    their   view:*  of  ^ooll^<?!ls  and  truth  are  n- 
there    are    men   wh<i>e    lieartn    }<i  at    nmre    hapjily   perverted.     If  you   ask  a  Hindoo 
quickly,  whoi^e  ]  u!S«*«  throb,  aiiil  whii^o  ion);-    what  holineiis  meann,  he  will  point  you  to 
in};<(  f!o  forth,  when  they  hear  ot  wars  nnu  .  men  in  whom    you  will  fice  that  holiness,  a 
rumours  of  wars,  and  determine  to  a(i{u:re  to    perMuified  in  tliem.  consists  in  the  abandoD- 
themwives  ^lory  up«in  tin;  balile-lii'id,  and    men.i  of  e' fry  .Micial   duty,  in   coverin-;  tho 
that  wliile  we  are  .seeking;  for  tweii!\  men  to    hndv  v.'th   fith,  and  ieavin^    the  muid  to 
go  and  proclaim  the  Sa\i(air  upon  the  plains    ah>oiute   inertne<is.     Whiie   Grxl    h.is  msdf 
of  India,   they    eannot   Ik>    tound?      (iime,    )nen  ti>  hi*  brother.*,  and  to  he  aNKKriated  a 
encourafrt'd  by  wliat  tiod  ha?*  doiu* — impeiieil .  bp»lheri«,   aiding  one  another  in   ttcaring  tbe 
by  a  M-'Mse  of  the  duty  (iod   has  laid  upon  ,  Mirrow^  aii<]    the   toils   of  life,  the  re.igioo 
you, — come  up  to  tlie  help  of  the    L«»id.  to  .  of  Ind  a  Im"*  prontiunccd   one   cias^,  »prung 
the  help  of  tlu*  l.onl  n«;ainM  the  mi;;hty  I        ,  fnin  the  inra-'t   or  head  of  tho  deity,  tobi 
The  lion,   and    Kcv.    K.  \V.    Noki.  tlien    for  e\er  sufinme,  and  another  class  to  he ibr 
iuldresi*ed    tho   meeting    upon    the   topic  of    ever  ue;rnuied.      The  Shudra,  whatever  hii 
''India  as  a  Mission    I'ieM."  H«'    smliln    \iriue'4  or  bi'j  talents,  ir.u>t  never  ri*e  to  the 
what  you    have  heard  alread\,  rny  Christian    cfMidition  of  the  Itnihmin ;  caste  places  an 
friends,  I  am  perMiaded  that  motives  enoui^h    insuperab.e  barrier  between  tl;em,— the  Brih- 
havc   been   su^'i;e!>ted    to   prompt  your  \m-    min  must  ever  be  the  lord,  and  the  Shudia 
tirinf*   zeal  in  the   cause  of  Dritish    India  ;    mimt  ev«r  Iv  the  slave, — ard  while  the  lowtf 
but  those  remarks  have  not  been  sutlirientiy    ci.i^<«''s  of  India,  are  in  this  condition,  tho 
exact  with  reference  to  tho  subjret    now  be-    len)a!e,  instead  ol   being  protected,  ai,  from 
fore  us  to  show  with  suitieient  Mvidne^s  and    bein:;  made   weaker  than   man.  she  was  in* 
distinctness   what    is  the   character  of  that    tended  to  be,  is  degraded  and  ciuahed;  and 
country,  or  nither  of  that  fanii.y  of  nations    the  ehiidren    are   entirely   neglected.     Infi- 
wliich  is  included  in    Hnti.oh    India.      It  is    del ity  is  noiv  spreading  ra]>idiy  in  India  ;  and 
not  enough  to  say  that  the  idolatry  of  the    this  i's  a  new  claim    which    it  has  upon  our 
Old  and  of  the  New  Testanwnt  was  precisil\    s\inpa'.h!is.     Let   but  the  g'i.<pel  penetrate 
like  that   of  Ilindosi.m.      The   idolatry    of  the  lionie-^  iind  the  heaits  of  the  population, 
India  is  worse.     The   i^ods  of  (ireece   and    and   tney  would  be  raiscii  as  much  as  the 
Rome  htid   at    least   human   f^'atu^e^ ;  they    nei;roi>   of  Jamaiea  ha've  been  raised  in  the 
were  made  from  the  mod*-'!  of  nn-n  who  were    «eale  of  human  c*xistenee;  their  homeh  would 
of    mingled     passions    Vkv    oor-'tivi-.s  ;  Imt    be  rendered  peaceful  ami  happy,  thei-r  women 
among   the   three   hundri  d   ml. lions    of  the    would  be  honoured  antl  rc^pecti  d,  their  chil- 
gods  <»f  India,  atfectiui:  the  eharaeter  of  their    dren  weli-tr.«ined,  ami  bnii  i  would  be  w.»rlhy 
worshippers,   there  is  not   one  which  repre-    of  Kn: laud,  a- its  aiiy   r.nd  its  bi^te^.    For- 
sents  a  virtue-  n(»t    one    whivh    is    n»>t    a    n:i-riy,  {here  were  iaws  in  existence  in  India 
monster  of  iniquity.     Why  do  the  lliutloos    oppond  to  the  introduction  of  Christianity; 
scarce'iy  ever  worship  thtir  el.ief  god  J'.m-    Imt  tlus>e  laws  have   happily  been  abolifthcd, 
mnl     It  is  because  he  is  rcekoiu'd  too  bad    and   tho  opposition   is  changed  into  decided 
to  be  worshippe<l,  and  the  ;;ods,  by  con'*ent,    frien«lship,  the  government   l>eing  now  well 
determined  that  he  should  not.     their  god,   aware  that  the  strength  of  the  British  con- 
Shiva,  ha.s   for  his   prevailing  ebaraeteri.*«tics    ne\ion  with  India  is  nuiteriaily  increased  by 
revenge   and    malignity;   the    character   of  every  iou\eJt  that  is  made  to  Christianity. 
Krifthna  is  notoriou*«ly  that  of  a   iieentious    Fornn-rly.  the  \ ices  of  Kuiopeans  served  only 
prolligate  ;   their  j;od,  Juggernauth,    i"   re-    to  cast  di.<>credit  up^n  the  religion  of  Christ, 
presented  l»y  an  olil  idol  without  lcj»s  orarm.''.    and  ailded  to  the  neiriect  oi'  it  by  the  idolater; 
because  the  legs  and  arms  of  the  i:od  wi-re   in     this    r«*«.pect  a  v.isl    change    has    taken 
cut  oft'by  a  s<»ntence  of  the  gods  for  his  in-    place,   and  many  of  ou;*    mi^sionarios  have 
curable   iniquity.       Now,   if   these   are   tb.e    iiren    n*ost    nia'erially   aided  aiid    ^trength' 
principal  deities eif  India,  what  but  impuritx    encd    by  ti.e   exam}»!e   and   friend«»bip.  and 
and  cnielty   can  be  the  re>ult  of  a  reiiuiiui    the   eonti:butions   of  piivate   civilians    and 
which  has  such  patrons  in  its  «mhU;-     Their   oHieers.     i'o  this  let    me  add,  lliat  a  few 
priests  are  such  men  as  ue  nuiy  find  asnonj;   years  ^inee  the  government  spent  annually 
priests  who  have  borne  tho  CIiri>tian  name;   a  iae  ot    lupers  in   teaching   Sanscrit  and 
but,  happily,  with  exci'etlini;  rarity.   Ima:iin«»    l^M^ian,  whieii    made   tlu-m    more    bigoted 
a  religion,  whose  priests  generally  should  be    Mohammedans  and  more  bigoted  Hindoos; 
like  Alexander  VI.,  a  monbter  of  iniquit)    but,  nov,-    tiie    (.;overnm»*nl    lias   originated 
W'ho    outdid     the    emperors   of    Rome    in    immbeis  of  Kiiu'ii.sh  .«-ehouls,  a  great  change 
cruelty  and  wickedne^M.   Such  are  the  Braii-    luis  tak»ii  jdace  in  the  (ran.vacting  of  husi- 
mins  of  India,  the   priests  that   model  and    ness,  and  it  becomes  the  interc'st  of  intelligent 
form  the  national  character.     If  y(m  a.«k,    young  men  in  India  to  study  English;  and  an 
bow  arc  they  instructed  in  morals  by  their   soon  as  they  become   uequaiuted  with    tlie 
Mcred  bookt^   tho.se  Kicred  books   contain    £n(;lish  literature,  it  destroys  all  their  lying 


FOR  JUNE,  1854. 


391 


da  and  fupentitions.  Scienco  is  doing , 
»ne  thing.  There  is  no  acquaintance  I 
real  knowledge  that  docs  not  make  a  > 

00  necetaarily  h  sceptic  to  his  own  faith,  i 
UBOciation  of  Hindoos  with  Englishmen 

1  further  earn* in;;  on  the  panic  work. 

'  cannot  be  associated  with  the  Kngiish  i 
»ut  endangering  the  loss  of  casto.  If 
'ahmin  handles  a  dissectinj^  knife,  he; 

caale;  if  he  becomes  a  profcH>M>r  of' 
cine,  or  even  drinks  a  glass  of  pnle  ale, ; 
les  caste.  They  are  doing  this,  however, 
antly — many  of  them  in  secret ;  and  there 
houaands  ot  intelli>;ent  Hindoo  youths 
dia  who  know  that  thev  have  fo'rleited 
,  and  they  begin  to  feel,  thou:»Ii  they 
not  always  avow  it,  the  intolerable  bur- 
>f  the  posititm  in  which  they  are  placed. 
ate  hits  been  one  great  hindnince  to  tlie 
id  of  the  gospel,  and  the  elevation  of  the 
ing  classes  in  India,  that  is  being  daily 
Tmined.  But  still  more  important  pre- 
tory  works  are  taking  place.  When  the 
missionaries  went  to  India,  there  were 
ireparatory  school-books  oi'  any  kind, 
i  were  no  Christian  tracts  written  to  give 
mmary  of  the  faith.  The  bible  waH 
town.  Preachers  might  proclaim  the 
:  irutlis  of  our  religion,  but  they  had  no 
:  of  authority  to  sanction  their  statement;!*. 
•y  nation  iu  Indi^i  hai  now  a  translation 
le  word  of  God,  and  every  part  of  India 
led  w^ith  tracts  disseminated  bv  mission- 

and  their  agents.  School-books  have 
.  compiled  for  their  in'»truction;  and  all 

is  a  preparation  for  further  and  more 
rous  attacks  upon  native  superstitions  and 
I.  Enough,  then,  has  been  done  to 
fy  us  in  continuing  the  exertions  we  have 
idy  made.  Who  would  be  dispelled  to 
ify  our  past  etforts  by  Siiying,  **  We  have 
'ndcd  so  much  onthe^e  )»repamtorycxt!r- 
\,  and  now  when  we  see  «)ur  way  t«i  siie- 

we  will  stopi'*  Or  who  would  throw 
empt  on  the  Helf-denying  labours  of  the 
Uentmenwhohave^one  before,  )Uf<t  when 
'  succcfrsorn  are  i>e^inning  to  reap  the  fruits 
lat  barvot  lor  wliich  tliey  so  arduou.<«lv 
^d  ?  That  preparedness  of  the  field,  as  Mr. 
ming  called  it,  will  ju-tify  you  in  nny 
denial  which  you  m.'iy  have  exereisoi  in 
ributing  to  these  results,  and  tu\\  interest 

may  feel  in  their  further    prosecution. 

the  object  of  all  these  etloris  is  con- 
ion,  and  we  an;  not  without  jiroofs  of 
%  blessing  in  this  respect,  ('on version  is 
.'s  work  ;  and  'wherever  it  takes  place  as 
result  of  prayerful,  arduocs  efforts  on  the 
hand,  and  a  disposition  to  listen  on  the 
r.  then  ynu  may  see  that  God  has  set  the 
of  his  blessing  to  the^work  of  his  servants, 
ugh  the  converts  may  only  amount  to  a 
w  tliousands,  vet  tliev  are  hufiicient  in 
tber  to  hold  up  a  specimen  of  what  real 
[ion  is  to  the  millions  of  Bengal  and 
a.      Conversions  hav&  tnkon  place  in 


every  class,  from  the  brahmin  to  the  pariah, 
men  even  sacrificing  their  rank  and  their 
propeKy  in  order  to  profess  Christianity.     In 
all  missions,    I   believe,  tlie  great  task  has 
bciMi  to  lirinn;  a  few  nt  first  U>  listen  to  the 
gospel.     That  task  has,  by  the  blessing  of 
fiod,  been  accompUsihed.    Savage  tribes  have 
seen  that  the  g«wpel  was  not  only  true  for  us, 
but  was  also  mlapted   to   them ;  and  when 
they  liavo  seen  tlieir  own  countrymen  loving 
and    preaching  the    gospel,  numbers    hare 
betfu  converted  and  saved.     These  first  tew 
thnusiinds  gathered  to  Christ  by  your  ml*- 
sionaries,  thronqh  the  aid  of  the  Holy  Spirit, 
are  just  tlie  mo^t  important  part  of  the  great 
harv(;st    >NhicIi    is    yet    to   be    gathered    in 
llindostan.     Instead  of  despising  the  small- 
ness  of  the  nuuibers,  we  should  blirss  God 
thit  the  ehief  dithculty  in  our  way,  judging 
by  all  other  missions,  has  been  already  sur- 
mounted.    But  while  we  thank  God  for  his 
bles<i>ng  in  their  arduous  undertaking,   the 
ma;:nitude  of  which  may  cause  some  men's 
faith  to  fail,  it  is  cheering  to  add  that  we  ore 
aided    bv    so    manv   otlier    communities  of 
('lirj>tian  men   engaged  iu  the  same  work. 
There  is  liardly  a  gresit  Christian  denomina- 
tion that  has  not  its  representatives  in  Britisli 
I  Hinilostan,  who  are  co-operating  with  us  in 
this  great  work  of  trying  to  bring  the  people 
to  theifeet  of  Jesus  i'hrist.     I^ook  over  the 
mass  of  India,  and  there  is  not  a  part  in 
which  y(ni  will  not  see  other  brethren  labour- 
ing as  well  as  ourselves.     The  free  church  of 
."Scotland  has  taken  the  lead  in  the  matter  of 
educatiun,  and  has  been  signally  blessed  of 
God  in  bringing  numbers  of  youn*;  men  of 
intelligence  to  renounce  the  follies  of  brahmin- 
iam  and  profei:<i  the  faith  of  Christ ;  and  a 
bmall  army  of  men  is  now  preparing  to  become, 
in  their  turn,  messengers  of  truth  and  mercy 
to  their  countrymen.    The  church  of  Scotland 
,  is  also  giving  great  atttntion  to  the  education 
of  the  young.     The  niissions  of  the  church 
of  England,  nhich  aie  fo'ind  in  every  part  ot 
I  India,  frfim  Cape  ('ormorin  to  the  foot  of  the 
Ilimalayah,  are  not  only  paying  attention  to 
the  education  of  the  young,  but  promulgating 
the  ijospei  with  fidelity  ;  and  in  the  south,  at 
least,  with  abundant  success.     The  American 
niiNsions   are    also    being    prosecuted   with 
energy  and  sacacily ;  they  have  entered  the 
nortii  of  Hindositan,  and  are  labouring  there 
with  niuch  success,  as  well  as  trying  to  make 
the  Saviour  kiutwn  on  the  wt»stern  coast  of 
Indiii.     Gur  (lerman  brethren  are  not  behind 
the  rest.    If  their  numbers  are  few,  and  their 
poverty  is  great,  their  labours  arc  such  as,  in 
some  respects,  may  be  a  model  to  us  all. 
Their  energy  and  zeal,  and  the  maikeil  man- 
ner in  which   God    has   blessed   them,   are 
enough  to  animate  any   of  these  who   are 
engaged   iis   part   of   the    great    missionary 
'  army  in  endeavouring  to  subdue  the  8u\\ec- 
stitions  of  Hindostau.    In  Onvs^,  W\c  %<£W«^ 
nil  baptist  xniBsionaTies  are  \a\MVLtm%  V\>\v 


.St»2  THE  MISSIONARY  HERALD 

«ucce^,  and  t]\(*  inl^siotiarion  of  the  London  our  reli;;ion  a  belter  and  a  truer  one 
Society  ill  Nortlitrn,  \V«'«»tern,  and  .Soiith<  rn  theirs.  Tlicsc  aj;cncies  have  resulted  a 
Indi.i,  h.'ive  lioeii  n»  faithl'Ml  and  ns  I:i!)iir'<>ii>  ('<ta1>li»h merit  of  one  or  two  indepCf 
an  any  of  their  lirethreii.  Is  it  nut  oncour.i:;-  native  chnrchiA.  That  is  the  venrriije 
ing  to  u«  to  think  th.i:  the  various  denon.iMa-  our  ni:<>«ion9.  It  ii  not  merely  the  nit 
tious  are  ei:^.i:M'il  wi'.h  u>  in  ihistjrcii  worli  r  of  thons.inds  of  souls  ;  but  what  we«li 
A  hundn.'d  iiiii.i'«!n  of  our  fellow  Mihjeit-*  to  yee  a  immhcr  of  Christian  men  amc 
arc  tar  ti)«»  niaMV  f^r  us  to  hone  Mujil*  •:»  church  fellowship,  manifesting  the  |p 
handed  to  reach;  luit,  v,hin  <»ur  brethro!i  and  puiity  of  the  jrospel,  self-governed, 
are  su^tainj-d  by  n'.eJi  of  kindred  >j»:rils  supnurtiii:',  electing;  their  own  paston^B 
whose  nii.«*««ion<  an»  studded  at  iliNtnnt  inter-  tainin;*  Chri>ti.in  diseipline,  and  tninim 
vals  over  all  H-nlovtan,  w."  ui:iy  !.iok  forward  evanijeli'<ts  to  go  into  the  xillages  w 
cheeri'y  to  a  day  of  tjr«;iNr  pro^vi s<  ami  them  to  proclaim  the  name  life-ginng tn 
Ifrc'.iter  re^ul».  It  i"  «»:iK?Iii':j;  tf»  know  that  If  that  h.-i'*  taken  place  in  one  instance, 
Ift,OU«>,  who  mice  bowid  thv  knu*  to  li.i'etnl  may  l.iok  forward  to  hundreds  soon.  ^ 
idi*!.-*,  are  nov  worshipjiiri;;  Jo-tiS'»  ('Ini-'t.  y«»u  M?e  the  fir?t  blo-som  upon  one  of 
But  wbe:»  I  a«M,  that  aiuun^  then.*  i!!.(iU{)  trees  in  >our  jjarden,  you  know  that  t' 
theri*  are  a^ieiuit*^  b'^^inuM.;  to  wnik  by  .s;in«U  will  follow  ere  long.  Now,  then,' 
which  they  can  li'»Id  n\*  to  tiu-ir  cnuotryuien  vowr  object  has  been  juj»t  reached,  just ' 
the  power  of  tlie  •:»«':el,  to  !<{re!intlieM  the  you  are  climbinjj  on  the  battlements  o( 
understand  in  j?  a-*  weii  a"*  «uictil\  the  li.'ait,  fortress  you  wi..li  to  win,  \ou  must  W 
this  warrants  us  t»  txp"«.i  i  fi*  lonj;  J*ti'.i  luckwanl  in  thi*  un  lertakin?.  Cooi 
greater  ri'su it •*.  It  i*  a  ;:rcat  liiiii:;  fjir  India  coura:;e  I  a  littic  more  perseverance, 
wlien  a  brahmin  renounce-*  l.:-*  pruie  and  his  pravi-r,  and  toil,  and  the  ^ery  forlreffl 
separation  from  other  cLissc."*.  and  bico.i'.Ln  a  ^*i'l  he  won.  Indi.i  will  yet,  I  believe, 
Christian  and  a  pieacher,  av-oclaiiu.:  witii  to  tie  uo^jul,  and  when  it  dt>es,  the  i 
those  whiini  be  loalhcd  ami  scnnud,  asid  Asiatic  idolatry  i<  not  far  off.  1  n* 
con-iidering  them  a<  on  an  e«[uaii:_\  wi'h  Irni-  think  that  it  was  de^tined  for  India  i 
«?lf,  thus  maniferlin.ii  the  powoi"  of  the  exclusively  to  bring  about  tliat  fall 
K'^spel  in  huuiblirii;  the  pn)ud  heir:  of  man.  circumsta;*ce.'  ba\e  fi  wonderfully  a 
Hut  it  is  a  triumph  full  as  prcat  uheii  the  that  I  am  now  rather  di>p;\scd  to  sp 
sliudndi,  wh)  bir'.i  ved  him«j.if  ."...arceiy  ca-  ^'hi'ia  as  an  aid  to  ymr  miviions  tl 
l>abli?  of  iniprovenieijJ,  rUvti  to  the  suue  ln<Iia  bringinu  about  a  change  in  Cliir 
elevation  as  the  brahmin,  becouus  n  more  believe  the  liearis  of  our  missionar! 
intelligent,  el(>»|uent,  and  Micce^-lul  preaehor  Intiia  ere  lon^  wiii  be  yri-atly  cheer« 
of  the  gospel,  Stan. Ii!i4  out  hefon*  bis  eounti)  the  niilliotj^  of  tljc  population  have 
men  at  lar-c  as  ni»  lonp'r  Mamjud  witlj  ti.e  faith  \ft  moiv  stuipered  when  they  ^ 
«lc'f*r;idition  whirh  their  snjuTMifituis  li:ive  a  ]H'op;e  more  numerous  and  fu'.Iy  ns . 
hitherto  branded  tiuMu  xvith;  thu-.  showin;;  to  ^'«-nt  a-*  tliemselvc'*,  thniwim:  aside  the! 
the  millions  of  India  that  the  woihin^  t.»  the  ^co.n  they  me'it,  and  wor»bippii 
classes  of  that  iaml  are  capahi.\  ihrcu^h  ^-b.»d  ulio  Uii-.de  them  in  spirit  and  in 
C'liristianity,  of  similar  emancij«ati<»n.  .\ay.  K\erytiiinij  prompt>  u^  to  go  on  wit 
it  is  moro  glorious  to  rehy.on  siiii  when  we  work.  Thrreisno  one  here  who  has 
learn  that  not  only  the  shu'lrah  bat  the  J*  contrihution  to  this  cans?  that  do 
pnriah,  the  very  outiast  of  society,  the  nan  feci  that  the  4:i(».0(»o  you  have  vote<I 
who  is  the  5eorn  (d*  his  cuuntrymen,  loathed  a  farlhini;  too  much.  .*ft»me  among  th 
and  ahunned  by  them  all,  com«.s  to  ^e^k  the  have  set  a  p*.  d  examph?  of  liberality, 
Sa\iour,  and  beconi.'^  a  scholar  ant!  an  am  sure  tluy  feil  tliat  they  have  not 
intelligent  iirole>sor  of  the  faith,  bein^'  m:ule  more  than  the  circumstance*,  require, 
the  means  of  eonverting  nianv  of  l,is  ountrv-  circumstances  mav  be  ri;»htlv  interpre 
men  to  the  only  tnie  relinion.  This  is  what  the  very  callim;  of  divine  r'ni^idencc 
the  gospel  is  doin;'.  I.^-t  n.e  s-iv  that  i-i  to  'AO  on  in  this  work.  And  if  the 
some  mstances  wJuile  villa-e-.  hnv'e  become  amouji:  us  have  i^'iven  libeniilv  becausi 
fL]irjstian,and  m  others  con.>idcr.ddechurche>    love  tin-   heathen,  thev    wiil   feel  th; 


.add 
^"*-*y  must  pronounce   intcns'dy  the  re>ponsibility  of  the  posit 


FOR  .ll'NE,  1^51."  :yxi 

id;  nor  aliould  I  be  c<ip.ibie  nf  maityrdom  of  U'iliiains  succeeding  iiiis!«ion- 
0  di9char;;e  the  duty  to  which  arics  will  only  behold  the  crown  which  he 
called  with  any  conlidence  were  won.  Their  first  thought,  indeed,  may  he 
know  we  are  all  of  one  h:att .  avoidance  and  sufety,  hut  the  next  will  be 


I 


Ui  I  it  \i  delij^htfuUy  refreshinj; 
eature:i  of  the  living  God  throng 
lo  honour  to  him.  It  is  espe- 
;n  we  look  abroad  and  observe 


emulation  and  respect.  1  doubt  not,  in  his 
hi'^t  stiait  the  mndern  martyr  had  that  before 
him  which  made  him  re«;ardIe98of  euflerin;;, — 
the  passion  of  his  Lord,  thiit  the  certainty  t»f 
liity  of  Christianity  is  not  pn)-  '•  hi'*  imj>endinj»  destruction  was  divested  of  nil 

0  its  profeanion.  There  i"  :; ,  o\crpowerin^  tprr(»r,  as  Christ  was  revealed 
;il  Cliristianity  in  the  great  yrtj-  to  his  ^pi^it.  and  Calvary  was  pr\."sent  to  him, 
ilation  of  the  country, — a  want  tonelhi-r  wiili  the  \ictory  over  death  which 
nimitv  which  carried  free-trade,  his  Saviour  had  achievetl.  I5ut,  under  anv 
where  the  bre.ul  of  eternal  life  circu'iistanees.  Miall  not  the  gospel  be  preach- 
..  We  want  more  co-operation —  eii  to  lh<»  heathen  \  The  answer  may  be  | 
e  spiiit  of  brotherhood  in  oui  determined  by  anotlier  question,  Shall  the  > 
ours  for  Christianity.  You  know  miss'il  and  the  pope  bo  piea(he«li  The  tifbt  [ 
it  the  adversary  is  not  outspoken  attempts  rif  the  U».mi«h  aj»!»rc.Hsii»n  have  long  » 
•a>  a  fcA'  yeais  a.?o,  but  that  he    passed  i)y.     llatl  not    Iloiue  timely  prepnra- 

e.     He  does  not,  howe\er,  dc&i?t    tiou  for  iti     When  did  it  arrive?     When  the  ! 

g ; nay,  in  proportion  to  his  rjilencc    c>jlah!:rihed  church  be^an  to  crack  and  sfplit.  J 

tness  of  ills  industrv  in  under-    (iive  ni»t  to  l*u>ev  the  wretched  credit  of  that  • 

foundation  of  the  country,  and    Mhtem  which  plays  ia»t and  loose,  which  preys  ? 

md  the  protestantism  wliich  con-    upon   })rote^tanlism   thjit  i:  may  pander  to  | 

intej;rliy,  its  health,  and  its  dura-    |  ii]iery.     The  Jesuit  had  been  at  work  in  the  1 

igratulate  y«)u  uptm  the  delightful    country. — R«ime  wan  familiar  with  the  rubric, 

1  has  bten  read  to  you,  and  the  and  gU)ated  over  certain  passiijcs  fniught 
which  has  been  given  resjujctiii^  with  abominable  leaven,  and  she  detected 
n  of  India,  Jamaica,  and  China,  means  whereby  the  whole  heap  might  be 
.  to  mis>ions.     The  great  i>roba-    leavened.     The  conjuncture  was  favourable. 

that  iilolatry  will  uivc  way  before  I-)is>ent,  though  inferior  in  regard  to  the  law, 
».  But  suppose  thi<  were  not  the  was  .superior  in  point  of  numbers.  Here  was 
)5e  your  reports  were  the  reverse  the  ojipoitunity  to  tell  the  chnrch  that  bhe 
le,  still  ou^ht  not  the  gospel  to  hi*  was  opposed  by  a  giant;  let  them  join  theni- 
)  the  lieathen  f  Ought  not  the  nhes  lo  the  Uomi^h  church,  and  the  giant 
d  to  be  fnltiiled?  What  saith  the  would  become  a  dwarf.  If  Rome  exerted 
'his  gospel  of  the  kingdom  shall  such  inHucnce  and  cunning  here,  will  she  not 
1  unto  all  the  world,  for  a  witness  send  misMor.aiies  to  the  heathen!  Is  she  not 
.tions."  Who  dares  to  ^ay  that  doing  it  and  wiih  succc.-:?;  Why?  She  teaches 
not  Send  missionaries  to  this  men  to  walk  by  sight ;  she  thrives  by  the 
o  that,  when  it  is  the  whole  world  weakne»  and  crclnlity  and  superstition  of 
•r)clamation  of  the  Lord  emhracesJ  mankind.  Slie  boasts  of  her  St.  Xnvier,  who 
Jtian  will  say  that  the  expenditure  livalied  theaj  oslles  in  making  three  thousand 
The  anti-mis-'ionary  argument  con^ells  in  one  day.  Vou  know  the  secret 
rt  to  India  some  years  ago,  was  of  her  >ucce»>.  It  is  conversion  from  one 
<sions  were  a  failure — that  there  '  spccits  of   id<datry  to  another — no  miracle,  j 

handful  of  conver>i';ns,  at  a  cost  but  a  perfectly  natural  process.  It  is  easy  to 
is  of  pounds.  Kven  if  it  were  lead  the  mind  in  a  directi(m,wl)en  thatdircc- 
lu  c<»nversion  at  the  expense  ot  lion  is  congenial  with  the  old  one.  The 
ms,  it  would  be  a  rich  result;  not  (jueslion  for  yiui  is,  (iod  or  the  pope!  God  or 
of  worldly  men,  but  in  the  eyes  the  "lord  gc.d  the  pope?"  The  Creator  ol 
ho  best  knew  the  \alue  of  the  the  universe  or  the  enshrined  worm  of  the 
,  and  who  has  rated  it  bt-yond  the  Vatican?  The  extricating  of  the  heathen 
e  while  world.  It  is  not  the  into  the  ligl.t  of  the  IJessed  day-spring  which 
he  attempt,  but  the  nature  of  the  hath  vi'>ited  us  from  on  high,  or  the  plunging 
ich  the  Lord  regards.  When  the  him  into  u  deeper  profound  of  darkness,  and 
Willi.ims  became  the  meal  of  the  a  more  deplorable,  because  he  will  be 
is  attempt,  though  abortive,  was  as  cheated  into  a  belief  that  he  is  emerging 
the  sight  of  God  as  when  he  went  into  light.  But  the  enemies  of  foreign  mis- 
.  to  island,  and  tamed  with  the  sions  tell  us  to  look  at  the  heathenism  at 
the  gospel  nation  after  nation  of '  home.  We  have  millions  of  missionaries  at 
B;iTages.  But  the  work  of  the  home — millions  of  titles,  in  assuming  wliich, 
er  unattended  with  success.  That  persons  have  rendered  themselves  responsible 
y  not  arrive  when  man  expects  it; '  for  the  duties  of  the  missionary,  and  yet  fiiil 
rd  has  a  time  and  a  way  of  his  own  to  discharge  them.  Oh  I  iVvul  \\iq  cWtOa. 
lie  will  bring  it  io  past.    In  the   would  revert  to  its  pnxn\l\\e  ftUile  m  x^^^V. 


S94 


THE  MI88IONABI  Ufl&ALD 


to  minoni.  Thoy  that  were  icattered 
"vent  eveiyvhere  preaching  the  word." 
Who!  The  whole  church,  the  whole  Clirii- 
tian  laity  firing  from  penecution  and  dogged 
by  danger.  We  sufler  no  penecution,  and 
GJod  hat  placed  ample  meAns  at  oui  disposal 
for  home  and  foreign  labour  too.  Let  us 
labour  xealously  in  the  cause.  We  are  now 
in  troublous  times,  and  are  relying  for  victory 
upon  our  land  and  our  naval  forces.  But 
the  battle  is  not  to  the  strong  nor  the  race  to 
the  swift;  it  is  the  gift  of  the  Lord.     There- 


fore^ more  than  oa  our  land  loww  ui 
naval  host,  is  our  tnutin  the taai^Mirfj 
which  are  bearing  the  bible  nd  the 
ary  to  the  Und  of  the  heathen.    TUi  ii 
c4use  in  which  you  are  ewmnhlfd,  sii 
which  you  will  expend  the  vtmort  sT 
resources,  thus  practically  confisMBf 
Christ,  honouring  him,  and  securing af' 
to  vounelves  and  to  posterity. 

the  IWth Psalm, L.M.  (Dr. Watte)! 
been  sung,  the  Rev.  J.  MiUigan 
the  benediction. 


CONTRIBUTIONS, 
Received  on  account  of  the  Baptist  Miuionartf  Society,  from  March  tl  «• 
March  31,  \^6\.—CoyUin\(eti  from  the  Herald  for  May,  page  328. 


£  i.  iC. 


£  t.  it. 


Ojcpoei>shiiik. 


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5 


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0 


SOMBHHKTKHIl&B. 

Actri  XX.  3J.  for  China 


0    0 


Rook  Norton— 

Colloctionf 4  10    1 

Contributions  G    .1    0 

Do.,      for     JFativ* 
Preaeh<r»  0    7    1 


Rath— 

Collectione C    3    1 

ContnbutionH   24  Iff    7 

Do.,  fur  Jntlia  4    1    0 

Do.,  York  Street, 
JoTenile  Aetocla- 
tion ^    4    D 


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11    0    2 
U    0    0 


.40    3     8 
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39    7 

10  14    2    Horaiugton — 

Contribations,        for 

Kati-'t  Prtnchtn  ...    0  il 


8TArP01DSHIIIB. 


Oxford— 

Collootions 10    u  10 

Contribations  0  19    9 

Do..  Bnndsj  Sebool, 

Boadisgton   0    3    u    Haiiley— 

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Preaehera  2  10    4    Wolverhampton— 

DCt  for  R  I.  Sehods    10    0'     Contribations   3    3    0 

ho.,fOTW.f.8ehooh    5    0    0'         Do.,toTlHtally 0  10    0 

•     -  Do.,    for    Jainaica 

28  12  11'  InHiU't'ton 0  10    0 


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Bimiinghani — 
Contribations,  Abb«r 
Place  Seminaxy,  Ua 
MahabutgamaSAMi,        ., 
C€^OH 5  I  ^ 

Contribnttons   4  I  J 

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WiLTSHIBS. 

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2S    0    0 


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Aldborougli  16  0 

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Malsbrook-  Huhrby. 

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Contribations  1    5    «  '         Do.,  for  /m/«a  5 

Wolshampton—  I  ^o/^^ood.  Upper- 
Collection  0  13    0 

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14  7  I 

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12  10    0 
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10  19    9 


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1 


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1    9 


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£   «.  tf. .  £  ».  d,  £  i.d. 

CAHIURTMairiBIKB—  PRMBROSBSHIItS—  Lelih  0  IS    • 

].laiiell7t  Bethel—  ;  ]lpihel>.  Ilothraar— 

CoUeetlon  0  M  10       Cfllectlon  3    0  0       Collection.       Ardbcc 

CoBtribation«   2    as    C  Cbapei 3    2  f 

DlaPiiiTo^—  I         Do..     Wtsl      Free 

2  IC    -1        CoUectlnn  Ill  d              Clinrch   119  10 

Letseipeiues  .0    0    7           T)i>..    Ilwlchclawdil  2    0  (^       Cnntnbutions  4    S  f 

■      CNintrlbuiioiiH   ?    3  0                                               .^... 

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Preaditrs   1     G  0  B\i\t-r\y\iAni\—                                                                             ____^ 

CxItcctionH ill  387 

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■  fi'.riiiiu — 

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Do..         1833-4    ...     1     1     0                                                24     5  1 )        (i«h^^tm.  M   0  0 

Contributions  2  17    6,         J,c«  ixpcui.oi.  0    4    C       ^^*»»*™' M*"™ ^  ^  ' 


Hinraln  and  Ileol-y-felln—            '  24    1     4  '  vn^vrric 

Collectiona 5  17  4    Cn-.-^ocli  2    2    6  ^OREI&^. 

Contrlbntiona  8    7  5                                           .      *,^„AfrA 

Do.,  Sunday  ScUwl    2    4  0  ,,  \rlJiT;.„ 

J-    q  n  Duluu—                                                   ColicciJone S3   7  I 

r ... ««.  <»iw<.«             (»    ^  «ji      <-^Hocli.u Ill     0  I  >o..  IVllina   Street 

LeMMi.cnrtB  ^_^\         D...  Kl.a^u.lor  0  IS    'j  Church   KO  0  0 

irt    A  f,-      t'uimibulioiw    0    3    0        Conirihutiona  US   8  I 

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Colleetions 4  10  0  .,    „    ,  i.cea  expennei   7  •J    * 

Contributions  1    7  C|  ^    j    i  450  0  • 

~^~~Q  c  Newbridge  and  Pb^ah —  — 

Less  ezreni.ca d    1  1|      CouiiibiitionH  1    «    0  t-^nVlCa?!"" 

<I    ■'»  5.  "4~ir~8        Cullectionp 11  10  W 

Jp^fc  *>«i>*.nsM    (i  10    0  Ho.,  Sunday  School   2  10  1      j 

McvMOUTHRHiRK-  '-^^''^  cxpeusoa    n  10    0  .     Contrlbutlona  »   •  •     ^ 

Kbbw  Vale,  Nebo—  a    a    a  Salt  Cav—  j 

Collection  1    7  C  "*    *    **        Conlributiona  „   Oil     1 

Contributlonn  2  12  C                                           -      \ 

'  SCOTLAND. 1 


Pontypool,  Tabernacle— 

Colloction 2    0    0 

Contributions  2    2  10 

Do.,  Sunday  School  1  13    0 


E'iinburgh —  ruRATr'U 

rri«r.di.,byMr.Artliur,  ciwiailji.                    * 

for  I'iViitlatUfHii   ...  2    0    0        Tl-.o    Collection    aekno«lt4g'     ^ 

Elgin—  in   the  May   Herald,  page  Vt 


5  15  10        Anon  0  10    0  ,  from  Cot  ten  tram,  CambridgciUn  * 

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1     Collcciion  1    7    0    not  AX)  10*.  4.^,  an  error  of  tfce  ; 

3  13    4    Kirk.ildy—  preti*,  uvorlooked  in  the  baste «  j 

.               '      ^tcw.irt.   Mr.  Charlv9  2    0    u '  currcrtlon. 


The  ackiiowledgmciit  of  Contributions  from  April  1  to  May  20  is  unavoidably  postponed 
Subscriptions  and  Donations  in  aid  of  the  Baptist  Missionary  Society  nill  be  thankftillf 
recdTcd  by  William  Brodie  Gumcy,Esq.,  and  Samuel  Morton  Pcto,  Es(i.,M.P.yTreasaiaif 
by  the  Rev.  Frederick  Trcstmil  and  Edward  Bean  Underhill,  Esq.,  Secretaries,  at  tk* 
Mittion  House,  33,  Mooi^gatc  Street,  London:  in  Edinburgh,  by  the  Her.  JonaUiiB 
Watson,  and  John  Macnndrew,  Esq.;  in  Glasgow,  by  C.  Anderson,  Esq.;  in  Dlm.iH|1iJ 
John  Purser,  Esq.,  Rathmines  Castle;  in  Calcutta,  by  the  Rev.  James  Thomas,  Biptirt 
Miaion  Press;  and  at  New  York,  United  States,  by  W.  Colgate,  Esq.  Contributkmi  ctf 
•Iso  b«  paid  in  at  Messrs.  Barclay,  Bevan,  Tritton,  and  Co.,  Lombard  Streeti  to  the  aeoonfll 
of  the  Treasurers. 


QUARTERLY    REGISTER 


or  TIIR 


PTIST    HOME    MISSIONARY    SOCIETY, 

JUNE,  1854. 


ANNUAL  IVEEETTNG. 


ual  meetinf^  was  held  at  Finsbury  .  Christian  church.  Tho  power  to  do  frood 
n  Monday  cTcnin^,  April  24th  ;  I  involves  the  duty  to  do  it.  To  you,  fellow 
emore,  Esq.,  of  Birmingham,  in  i  Christianit,  who  ado|)t  this  noble  truth  by 

your  rclijrious  profession,  it  is  only  nccesiary 

to  present  the  claims  of  the  Baptist  Home 

Missionary  Society  to   ensure  for  it  your 

AiRMAx  rose,  and  said  : — Wo  arc    cordial  support.     Consider  the  religious  ne- 


V.  T.  WijiTKB  having  opened  the 
fs  with  prayer, 


Christian  friends,  on  the  anniver 
Baptist  Homo  Missionary  Society, 
irpose  of  hearing  a  report  of  its 
IS  for  the  past  year,  of  increasing 
It  in  its  welfare,  and  bidding  its 
1  agents  a  hearty  God-speed  ;  and 

>  proceedings  of  the' evening  will 
more  than  ever  witli  the  import- 

missionary  effort,  and  enlist  our 
I  more  warmly  on  behalf  of  this 
Of  the  necessity  of  Home  Mission- 
two  opinions  can  scarcely  exist, 
thing  more  mournful — raorecalou- 
raken  the  anxiety  of  the  patriot  or 
of  the  thoughtful  Christian — than 
lat  a  large  part  of  our  population 
I  ignorance  and  degraded  by  vice, 
IS  of  their  brotherly  relation  to 
w  creatures,  or  their  filial   obli- 

>  their  Heavenly  Father ;  why 
icre  orj  whither  theyftcn'!,  witli- 
and  without  God  in  the  world. 
er  of  Christ,  sensible  of  these  sad 
1  alive  to  his  own  responsibility. 


cessities  of  the  times,  the  adaptation  of  its 
agencies  to  those  necessities,  the  good  it  has 
done,  and  the  much  more,  aidca  by  your 
munificence,  it  may  yet  do,  and  then  render 
it  such  assistance  as  its  merits  demand,  as 
your  consciences  dictate,  and  your  means 
permit.  The  chairman  concluded  by  calling 
upon  the  Rev.  8.  J.  Davis  to  read  the  report, 
from  which  it  appeared  that  the  central  sta- 
tions of  tho  Society  are  101 ;  sub-stations, 
134 ;  members  in  the  homo  mission  (Churches, 
4.475.  The  additions  during  the  year  wcro 
452.  Til  ere  is  an  average  weekly  attendance 
of  17,5d.j.  Sunday  schools.  113;  teachers. 
1,112;  scholars,  7,2.55.  Expenditure  £4.376 
1 U.  3d.  Balance  against  the  Society,  £438 
5s.  lid. 

The  Rev.  W.  Aitchison,  of  Newport, 
moved  the  first  resolution  : — 

•♦  That  thin  meeting  would  bo  gratefal  to  Almigbty 
God  for  the  oucceini  which  boH  attended  the  laboart 
of  the  minsionary  brethren  during  the  paat  jear; 
that  it  cx]ireflA08  p^inpathy  with  them,  particularly 
in  tho  rural  diHtricts,  in  their  difflcultiea  and  dis- 


3  support  of  schools,  of  town  and  '  countgemcnts  ;  that  it  reJoicoH  to  learn  that  many  of 


issions,  of  tract  and  temperance 
nd  other  means  of  social  improvc- 
^harge  his  duty  to  the  district 
he  resides,  and  show  to  those 
lat  a  good  blessing  a  man  may 
:  ho  will  not  be  satisfied  with  this 
earns  that  in  other  parts  of  his 
antry  ignorance  and  vice  prevail, 
lands  arc  perishing  for  lack  of 
,  and  that  few  care  for  their  souls ; 
tnced  by  pity  for  abounding  sin 
r,  and  animated  by  love  lor  his 
!  r/ili  anxiously  inquire  what  can 
r  these  i|;norant  and  out  of  tho 
iuch  inquiries  our  Society  replies. 


them  have  made  special  efTurti}  to  Interest  previously 
unreached  portions  of  the  population  ;  and  that  the 
Report  on  which  these  sentiments  uv  founded  be 
printed  and  circulated  under  the  direction  of  the 
Cuminittco." 

The  resolution  I  have  just  read  to  yon  eZ' 
presses,  on  behalf  of  this  meeting,  sympathy 
with  the  objects  of  our  Home  Missionsrv 
Society ;  and  also  rejoices  in  the  success  with 
which  God  has  crowned  our  labours  durinff 
tho  past  year.  Now,  sympathy,  when  it 
takes  hold  of  the  land  we  inhabit,  we  term 
patriotism  ;  and  Christian  patriotism  is  the 
point  to  which  the  resolution  directs  our 
attention.     Patriotism  has  been  denied  by 


lelp  us.    We  select,  as  the  field  of    the  sceptic  to  Christianity.     But  if  you  tnke 


I,  tlioso  districts  most  destitute  of  !  up  the  bible  you  will  see  that  patriotism  of 

the  purest  and  best  kind  is  taught  there  ;— 
that  book  in  which  the  patriot  Psalmist 
wrote,  **U  1  forget  thee,  O  Jerusalem,  let 
my  right  hand  forget  her  cunning," — teaches 
patriotism^  That  book  where  it  is  recorded 
that  the  Master  of  us  all— he  in  whom  was 
concentrated  all  that  was  glorious  in  beinff 
and  all  that  was  perfect  in  mleVV«cW-«toc!\ 

of  a  larire^  wteWgent,  devoted  '•  wet  the  guilty  city,  and  cmd,  **  O  3«rQMk- 


nstruction.  Wo  send,  as  our 
se  God-fearing  men  who,  if  there 
le  made  with  hands,  will  proclaim 
tidings  of  salvation  under  tho 
heaven,   hold  the  little  prayer 

the  cottage  chamber,  raise  the 
apei  in  the  midst  of  a  heathen 

and  thus,  it  may  be,  lay  the 


m 


^ 


will  'present  to  you  a  few  of  the  inotivcs 
which  ou^ht  to  carry  us  forvrnrd  in  tUv  <!ro:it 
and  mighty  umlLTtakin^  of  CTAri'jelizin.; 
■ocioty.  In  ponili^iiriL'.  tlicn.  tho  ri-ii:;.iru.s 
question  of  Lnfllind.  wo  fln<I  first,  tliat  our 
national  safety  i:i  involvL-d  in  ir.  Look  at  tlio 
w'donin?,  dcciienin«:,  ant:i;:oni4tic  mate  (if 
feclin;(  between  tho  laboriou;)  nhisscs  of 
society  and  those  that  aro  called  the  upper 
classes — between  artizans  and  emplnycrs. 
The  late  Jud^^c  Talfounl,  in  the  last  hour  of 
his  life  pointed  attention  to  tiiat  ono  tiiinir — 
that  synipithy  a:non^  classes  is  brukon  up. 
and  conso<iuently.  tho  niais  is  j«epa rated  from 
those  whu  employ  them.  Now,  tliat  is  a 
prodi:;;ou8  fact  for  Kn^l.ind.  lUit,  perhaps, 
vou  will  say,  "  Thiuijs  are  q:iiot  now." 
NVcll,  they  aro  now  conipiratively  quiet. 
But  quiotnesH  is  not  always  sjafety.  I  holii  vo 
that  mere  political  economy,  on  which  son:o 
rely,  will  never  hrinj  tire  sympatliict  of  tlie 
employed  and  th'>  ciiii>l«»ycrs  topciher.  Hut 
were  they  boih  iiiado  (MirJNtians  the  maltrr 
of  wa;vo<i  could  he  («ati:ifaetorily  settled  :  the 
sympathies  woi:ld  commingle,  and  buth 
ii'iasiers  and  men  woubl  feel  one  in  their 
country  and  one  in  their  Lord.  Ti'.o  next 
point  is  the  war  with  Ituosia.  We  are  at 
war  with  tho  mightte.tt  nation  on  the  face  of 
the  jclobe.  I  have  not  been  altt-'^ether  mth- 
fted  with  the  tono  in  which  that  war  h:is 
been  spoken  of  either  in  the  public  journnU 
or  in  circles  of  private  convorsation.  Wc 
seem  too  certiin  of  success.  We  havo  been 
relying  upon  fleets  and  armies,  and  on  that 
ground  alono  have  anticipated  victory.  It 
may  bo  n  ^ood  thine;  for  national  safety 
partly  to  rely  upon  these  secondary  helps  ; 
but  a^sureill V  it  is  better  to  rely  upon  Him 
who  made  tho  heaycns  and  the  earth,  and 


pleasure  in  bein:;  pi  rmiited  to  »penl 
words  in  favour  of  our  Home  Ali; 
SfK'ii.'ty,  inaxmuch  a."^  I  have^reatcoi 
in  the  committee  and  officer's  nf  that  i 
I  have  had  f«omet!iin|r  to  do  with  then 
ne.xiun  witii  o!  apel>  in  Wales,  and  I 
w.iy.H  founil  that  they  are  prepared  to 
hute  when  money  is  required,  and  pre 
wiii)||t)M  wh<>n  they  think  thatmone; 
he  usefully  spent.  And  should  thcri 
partio?  Jn're  this  evening  who  hax'c  ir 
;:ive  away  for  charitable  purposes,  I 
sured  tiiat  the  commit teo  and  man 
our  Home  Missionary  }^oeiety  will  di 
that  monoy  as  wi.'Il  as,  if  not  betu 
you  e.iu  your;«elves.  I  quarrillcd  wi 
once  )ieeau-jc  they  would  not  eoniril 
wards  the  .support  of  a  cause  whieh  1 1 
at  the  tiroe  descrveil  to  be  aided  ;  b 
they  declined  duinc  as  I  wi^^cd  :  an 
quentlv  eireumstance?  have  proved  1 

'  he  riglit.  and  mo  to  be  wron;;;  aoi 
have  j:reater  conlideiice  in  them  thai 
in  mywlf.  The  previous  spt-aker  ha 
ffood  deal  about  patriot i^U),  and  (1 
Hubj.'ct  in  which  I  feel  irreatly  int 
Patriotism  appears  to  me  one  of  the 
and  one  of  the  best  feelings  that  the 
mind  can  pos^ibly  foster.  There  a 
who  condemn  patriotism  because  i 
that  patriotism  ouiiht  to  be  lost  in 
thropy.     They  niijht  ju^t  as  well 

,  our  love  to  our  own  families  ousrht  t 
in  our  love  fur  the  world  in  which  ' 
Patriotism  is  a  Bcntitneiit  which  is  im 
by  God's  word,  and  oucht  to  be  chcr 
every  enlightened  man.  In  proportioi 
we  educate  and  evani^elize  our  own  ] 

'  seein<r  that  they  arc  constantly  s] 

;  themselves  over  the  face  of  the  ca 


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399 


oence  of  the  Christian  ministry.  Tho 
•tion,  then,  forces  itself  upon  us,  what 
litional  means  can  wo  possibly  employ 

ihe  purpose  of  rescning  these  millions 
m  the  thraldom  of  sin  and  of  debasement 
which  they  are  now  found.  I  think  wo 
fe  the  means  required  in  connexion  with 
r  Ilome  Missionary  Society ;  and  it  may 

doubted  if,  with  tho  exception  of  thoMe 
lichare  more  immediately  connected  with 
diTidual  efforts  in  the  Christian  church, 
ere  are  any  means  that  can  possibly  bo 
ore  effeetiTe.  There  is  open-air  preaching,  j 
•a  most  useful  species  of  labour, — which  is 

a^oyed  by  this  Society.  You  know  but 
e  about  this  in  England;  wc  know  a 
peat  deal  about  it  in  Wales.  We  sometimes  | 
ire  as  many  as  ten  thousand  people  assem- 
led  in  the  open  air,  for  the  purpose  of 
ratehinf;  and  divine  worship.  I  much  wish 
tat  our  English  friends  would  run  over  and 
17  us  a  few  visits  in  the  course  of  the  sum- 
ler.  and  obserTO  how  we  are  in  the  habit  of 
HNincting  these  services.  Our  friend, 
liptist  Noel,  has  engaged  to  come  down 
MlptTusa  visit  this  summer,  and  I  have 
D  doubt  that,  while  that  visit  will  bo  a  very 
itereiting  and  useful  one  to  us,  it  will  nUo 
B  a  verj  interesting  season  to  himself. 
Aer  some  further  observations  of  a  similar 
itore,  tending  to  show  that  Home  Mission- 
7  operations  were  best  calculated  to  meet 
le  spiritual  wants  of  the  masses  of  the 
•Hiple,  ho  concluded  by  imploring  the 
ieods  of  tho  Redeemer  in  England  never  to 
)  satisfied,  or  cease  their  most  active 
'boors  until  the  millions  who  at  the  present 
omeot  stand  arrayed  against  tho  Redeemer 
ttU  have  been  brought  in  loving  obedience 
>  his  feet. 

The  resolution,  on  being  put  from  the 
>sir,  was  unanimously  adopted. 
A  hymn  having  been  sung, 
The  Rev.  Mr.  AIcLarev  of  Southampton 
so  and  said  :  The  resiolution  which  has 
!n  entrusted  to  mo  is  the  following  ;  it  is 
TjloDg,  but  very  important : — 

"That  vrbilc  this  mooting  would  bo  thankful  for 
Mvrer  Uei»  of  a  cheering  cbnrncter  arc  indicated  ! 
that  portion  uf  the  cen^uM  of  Great  Britain  which 
*tM  to  religious  worship,  it  would  cherish  bc- 
Ub§  concern  on  account  of  otberit  01  nn  oppofito 
uacter,  particularly  on  account  of  the  fact,  that 
rat  five  millions  of  the  population  habitually 
|lcct  religioufl  ortlinances  ;  th.it  it  records  itn 
ivicUon  of  the  wisdom  of  the  t^ociety,  while  not 
getting  the  rural  districts,  in  extending  its 
nations  of  late  years  to  largo  towns,  particularly 
tbe  manufacturing  and  mining  district.'^,  as  it 
PMUB  fh>m  the  census  rcturni*  that  they  are  the  : 
ot  deficient  in  the  means  of  religious  instruction 
il Worship;  and  that  it  would  urge  alilce  on  the 
ttds  of  tiie  Society  and  on  all  true  Christians,  tho 
>(«  earnest  and  prayerful  employment  of  appro- 
<Me  endeavoara  to  benefit  all  the  unevangclixed 
^tloDs  of  the  community." 

All  the  facts  which  the  recent  census 
turns  have  supplied  of  a  cheering  charac- 
f  are  tufflcientlv  known  to  all  tho  dis- 
Dters  of  England ;  but  I  am  sure  wo  have 
^  been  lufBciently  led  to  look  at  tho  other 
id  the  dark  side  of  tbe  question  that  comes 
It  in  that  report.  I  know  that  such  a 
'Htiog  fti  this  has  a  very  great  and  a  very 


wise  horror  of  figures.  I  shall  leave  the 
manipulation  of  this  matter  to  my  friend 
Mr.  llinton,  who  is  much  more  proflcient  in 
this  way  than  I  can  hope  to  be.  It  will  be 
enough  for  me  just  to  lay  hold  on  two  funda- 
mental facts.  And,  first,  with  regard  to  tho 
question  of  religious  accommodation  for 
public  worship.  In  this  London  of  yours, 
you  want  twice  as  many  sittings  as  you  have 
got  in  all  the  churches  and  chapels,  of  all 
sorts  and  conditions,  even  if  you  include 
people  who,  when  men  ask  bread,  give  them 
a  stone ;  and  even  if  you  include  denomina- 
tions of  whom  if  men  ask  food,  they  get 
poison ;  if  you  include  Jews,  oatl  olics, 
and  all  the  many  curious  heretics  into 
which  English  dissent  has  split.  Wherever 
you  find  ono  church  or  chapel  in  Lon- 
don and  all  its  surrounding  suburbs,  you 
want  two  before  you  mitigate  the  existing 
deficiency  in  the  metropolis  alone.  The 
deficiency  for  all  England  is  a  million  and  a 
half;  the  deficiency  in  London  is  over  half  a 
million ;  the  deficiency  for  Birmingham, 
Liverpool,  and  Manchester  makes  close  upon 
another  quarter  of  a  million;  so  that  in 
these  four  groat  centres  of  population  yon 
have  got  half  the  whole  of  the  deficiency  of 
means  in  tho  British  empire,  and  the  other 
half  is  almost  exclusively  to  be  found  in  our 
new  manufacturing  and  mining  towns  that 
have  risen  up  in  the  last  half  century,  the 
glory  and  shame  of  England,  from  which  are 
coming  more  and  more,  day  after  day,  tho 
framers  of  her  opinions,  the  swayers  of  her 
councils,  the  extenders  of  her  glory,  the 
men  who  will  hold  up  the  banner  of  our  own 
glorious  land  in  future  times,  and  from 
which  are  coming  day  by  day,  and  more  and 
more,  men  whoso  moral  degradation  or 
narrow  selfishness  will  tend  to  sap  and  eat 
out  the  life-blood  of  this  commonwealth 
land  of  ours.  One  thing  is  palpable  :  your 
towns  arc  getting  to  be  the  centres  of  your 
whole  land  and  all  its  influence ;  and  if  in 
tliem  there  bo  nn  association  of  men.  not 
upon  high  and  holy  principles,  renovated 
and  regenerated  by  the  gospel,  then  the  more 
thty  gather  together,  the  more  they  will 
corrupt  ono  another ;  and  from  out  of  them, 
as  from  centres  of  pestilence,  will  reek  up 
the  foul  effluvia  that  shall  roar  and  destroy 
the  fresh  verdure  of  our  whole  land.  With 
regard  to  tho  question  of  tho  extent  to  which 
the  people  of  England  avail  themselves  of 
the  religious  accommodation  that  is  provided 
for  them.  On  that  census  Sunday  thoro 
were  twelve  and  a-half  millions  of  the  popu- 
lation of  England  and  Wales  who  ought  to 
have  been,  according  to  calculations,  in 
places  of  worship.  Out  of  that  number 
there  were  seven  millions  and  three-quarters 
who  were  there;  and  where  were  the  five 
millions  and  a-quarter?  They  were  not 
there.  And  yet  this  is  a  Christian  land, 
and  we  talk  about  the  growth  and  the 
expansive  principles  of  our  Christianity ! 
Oh,  dear  friends,  think  what  these  simple 
figures  represent — think  of  the  festfrinff 
evils  that  they  mean — think  of  the  wretched- 
ness and  vice  that  has  gone  \o  ^'wcW  WiksA. 
^rim  roll  of  fl?e  mWWona  and  ^  ^'•xSjtt  fA 


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poopio  th.it  were  not  innide  a  place  of  wnr-  I  a  lonfr  way  to  drivin/r  a  deep  shnft  into  tbii 
•hip  that  fifty  !     What  i«  tho  c»ii!>p?     Not  |  deep  inino  of  darkness  And  foul  pcstiicnw 
any  thin;;  lialf  i»o  diLMilHod  an*!  pooil,  I  was  '  that  is  below  u«,  and  perpnpi  will  brio*  np 
fom^  10  eay,  an  confirnicd  iicrpticisni  and     from  far  down  iu  it»  depths  many  a  precJooi 
irmIij»ion.    I  ho) il-vi' that  whore  there  is  ono  <  jpwol   which   will  flu^h  with  brighmen  id 
man   that   navit,  "I  ijon't  en  to  a  place  of-  the  »unlii;ht   of   heaven,   a  redeemed  lod 
wornhip  been'iiso   1  don't   ti(>liovo   what    is     ransomed  soul.     If  you   have  a   thorourb 
laucht,  and  ruwj,  imd  prnyo<l  there."  th^^ro     conviction,  you  will  find  that  the  simple  old 
are  ten  men  that  »ay.  •■  1  don't  po  to  a  plure     grand  /.'ospel  that  we  have,  wielded  by  tki 
of  worship  bi'oaiiJi'/  it  i-*  m«»ri'  eonifortahlc     Mmple  old  |»rand  powers  that  he  his  pwa 
for  me  to  roll  up  my  «liirt  sleevj.'s.  take  my     to  hi**  church  who  hath  aycended  up  on  hi^ 
pipe  in  my  mnutli,  and  stand  at  the  door  all     and  led  captivity  captive,  that  he  mi?ht£iT8 
the  mornin;;,  and  «io  to  sleep  all  the  after-     pifts  to  men, aro  enough  for  the  reffenoniiBf 
noon.'*     It  is  noithor  mort*  nor  less  than,  in     and  the  purifyim(  of  our  complicated  Kojriifti 
every  rank  ami  conilitton  of  I  i  to.  accord  in  j^     civilization,  as  these  thin  «rs  were  enoujfb  for 
to    the  pn'vailin;;    hahits  anil   customs  of     the  reponeratinj?,  or,  where  not  f"r  the  »■ 
thoso    rniikH    and   conditions,   the    various     j;enerntinp.  for  the  shattering  of  a  yet  moii 
operations  of  that   down   riirlit  old  thimr.     complicated  civilization,  in   the    niid^t  of 
simple  worldliness— the  love  of  this  present     which  our  church  was  cradled, and  fromoot 
evil  world  —  tho  tljin(;«»  that  perinh  in  the     of  which  it  came  strengthi'nod  by  itsT-ry 
using,     f  jod  forbid  that  any  of  us  Chriiitian     conflict.      My  resolution  says  the  Society  :< 
men  should  cast  anything?*  like  apparently     wise  in  striking  at  the  large  towns.     Take 
contempt uouH  epithets  ui>on  tli*^  doubts  and     your  bibles;    the  epistle    of    Paul  to  tlio 
tortures  of  men  groping  their  way  to  truth.     Uomans.  to  the  Corinthians,  to  tho  Efhe« 
if  haply  they  may  find  it, — ;:ropin£r  all  the     sians.  to  the  Philippi-ins  ;  rem cml>cr  where 
moro  sadly  because   they   have    to   gr.»pe     his  life  was  passed,  and  sec  how  uniformly 
themselves  op  from  tho  mi<lst  of  the  mud     he  made  the  towns,  the  great  centres  of  ih« 
and  filth  of  thi.'<  lower  cias^  of  society.    Df-     populatinn,   his    scene    of  operatioes,  nod 

fend  upon  it.  it  is  not  confirmed  unht-lief.  throu!«li  them  there  came  an  in fluenrewhieb 
i  is  simply  blind— I  was  going  to  say  brute  did  for  all  the  r«?st  what  the  rest  individnally 
— worldliness;  thescldshnef^s  .and  sen^ualis'n  would  never  havo  attempted,  or  could  bsTS 
that,  in  thes?  great  towns  of  ours,  stand  in  aceompiished.  For  all  these  reasons  let  me 
the  way  of  the  spread  of  our  gospel.  And.  urge  upon  you  with  all  earnestness  a  fair 
as  to  the  remedy,  why.  does  it  not  lie  in  consideration  of  the  facts  of  this  cenfoi; 
your  own  h.andf*  It  seems  to  me  that  wn  the  absoluto  necessity  that  our  towns  tbonld 
Christian  piK)plo.  in  our  investigations  of  ,  be  the  points  to  which  oar  efforts  should  be 
late  as  to  why  it  is  that  this  country,  in  mainly  directed;  because  if  you  negle^ 
the  nineteenth  century,  is  so  full  of  abo-  .  them,  they  will  be  the  surest  punishment  of 
mination,  have  forgotten,  the  word  of  our  your  neglect,  and  the  whole  venega nee  thit 
^la-U^r.  There  was  once,  you  will  ri  uv  m-  stands  in  our  liibles  may  be  fulfilled  amonjt 
her,  a  hantiful  of  iliseiples  t'lmt  tried  to  ea>t  i:s.  The  prophet  saw  the  visioUf  and  heanl 
out  a  dfvil,  anil  they  cnuUl  not;  and  tlu-y  the  Ixird  saying,  *' (io  and  seta  mark  OD  tlM 
hejran  to  conNider  why  it  was.  and  I  t'are  t^xy  foreheads  of  the  men  th.it  sigh  and  that  cry 
thry  had  very  profound  explanations  <»f  the  for  nil  the  abominations  that  be  done  in  tbs 
f.act,  too;  they  came  to  the  Master  as  midst'' of  the  city :  and  after  that  was  done, 
with  a  thing  that  had  been  puzzling  them  and  those  were  selected  tliat  groaned  sod 
— as  with  a  problem  they  wante«l  solved —  wept  for  the  rampant  evils  of  tho  city,  tho 
••  Why  could  not  wo  cast  him  out  ? "  Tlie  command  went  forth,  *'  Slay  utterly  old  and 
answer  was  handed  back  to  them,  th.at  all  young;  anil  begin  at  the  sanctuary "-;llw 
future  agr's,  when  they  .irc  looking  at  tho  men  that  have  encouraged  the  aboraimtion* 
problem  of  cvangelizin!?  the  world,  and  are  and  the  m^ n  that  made  the  abomiDatloD. 
in  despair  about  the  insuring  of  it.  might  uiterly  destroy  them  ail. 
read  and  leani,  ••  Why  couKl  not  you  The  Rev.  ,T.  II.  IIintox,  on  comin)^  fo^ 
cast  him  out?"  Why,  because  you  '  ward  to  second  the  resolution,  said  :  I  renHf 
did  not  believe  that  you  could.  It  is  ,  have  brought  to  this  meetinir  two  g***' 
a  terrible  mi.stnke,  as  it  seems  to  me,  to  hooks,  as  my  friend,  Mr.  M'Laren  b»* 
fancy  that  because  tho  task  is  so  immense,  ,  remarked,  on  the  census.  They  contain  » 
tliat  thentforo  tho  machinery  must  bo  pro-  great  deal  of  m.atter,  hut  I  shall  not  have 
portionably  complicated.  God  does  tho  much  to  do  with  them  to-night — althoasjn 
largest  things  with  thesimplost  instruments.  [  the  report  of  Mr.  Horace  Mann  on  reli;:iott> 
Wo  Christians  have  a  largo  work  to  do;  ami  worship  is  extremely  interesting,  and  Aij 
1  believe  that  wo  dissenters  of  England,  in  admirably  prepared  volume — but  I  Bh*J| 
the  simplicity  of  our  organization,  in  the  just  give  you  a  very  few  particulars  ^Jt° 
broadness  of  our  principles,  in  the  purity  of  '  reference  to  the  impressions  which  that 
the  word  th.at  we  have,  in  our  recognition  |  census  is  .adapted  to  make  upon  the  mind  o' 
theoretical ly,  whether  practically  or  not,  ;  a  thoughtful  man.  I  observe,  in  the  fif*' 
that  the  church  is  a  body  of  men,  to  each  of  '.  place,  that  it  is  remnrkablo  as  hein?  tho 
whom  the  Spirit  is  given  to  do  good  with  ;     first  time  that  an  offi.-ial  document  of  th*^ 


that  in  these  principles,  if  wo  work  them 
fairly  and  wisely,  we  havo  got  what  will  go 


sort  has  taken  any  notice  of  tho  religio*** 
condition  of  the  community. 

(To  be  citntinncd  in  the  Hfxt  nepittcr. ) 


THE 


BAPTIST   MAGAZINE, 


JULY,  1864. 


THE  ROMAN  CATHOLIC  AUTHORISED  ENGLISH  VERSION. 


Fiw  of  our  oountrTmen  comparatively 
r  Inow  anjthing  of  the  history  or  cha- 
aeter  of  a  work  which  is  usually  spoken 
if  as  The  Douay  Bible.  The  design  of 
iUs  paper  is  to  give  a  little  information 
ijoqwcting  it  to  an  intelligent  inquirer, 
inUioiit  entering  into  such  minute 
criticism  as  would  be  exclusively  accept- 
^  to  accomplished  biblical  scholars. 

A  book  is  lying  before  the  writer 
^liich  he  purchased  at  a  Roman  Ca- 
th(^c  bookseller's  in  Cork  about  three 
nuB  ago,  entitled,  "  The  Holy  Bible, 
tnnslated  from  the  Latin  Vulgate, 
cBligently  compared  with  the  Hebrew, 
Greek,  and  other  editions  in  divers 
hagoages.  The  Old  Testament,  first 
Published  by  the  English  College  at 
iXniay,  A.n.  1609  ;  and  the  New  Testa- 
iQait,  first  published  by  the  English 
Wiege  at  Rheims,  a.d.  1582.  With 
Annotations,  References,  and  an  His- 
torical and  Chronological  Index.  Pub- 
^ed  with  the  Approbation  of  the 
^ight  Rev.  Dr.  Denvir.  London :  Sims 
*ttd  M*Intyre,  Paternoster  Row ;  and 
Donn^  Street,  Belfast,  1850."  The 
^  words  which  follow  the  title  page 
^  these :  "  The  following  Letter  ofbia 
^OL,  XT  It, — rounTH  szmrs. 


Holiness  Pius  the  Sixth,  to  the  Most 
Rev.  Anthony  Martini,  Archbishop  of 
Florence,  on  his  translation  of  the  Holy 
Bible  into  Italian,  shows  the  benefis 
which  the  faithful  may  reap  from  their 
having   the    Holy   Scriptures   in   the 
Vulgar  Tongue."     The  Letter  of  the 
Pope  is  then  given,  and  it  is  foUowed 
by  these  sentences,  bearing  the  signature 
of  "  Cornelius  Denvir,  D.D.,  R.  C.  Bishop 
Down  and  Connor,  Given  at  Belfast, 
this  24th  day  of  July,  1839  ;"--"This 
new  and  portable  edition  of  the  Douay 
Bible,  printed  by  the  firm  of  Simms  and 
M^Intyre,  Belfast,  has  been  diligently 
and  carefully  collated  with  the  most 
approved  versions  in  the  English  lan- 
guage, previously  to  its  publication.    I 
hereby  sanction  its  circulation  among 
the  faithful,  feeling  convinced,  that  if 
read  with  becoming  reverence,  humility, 
and  pious  dispositions,  its  perusal  vrill 
be  attended  with  great  spiritual  advan- 
tage."   Mr.  Hartwell  Home  says  that 
an  octavo  edition  pf  which  this  is  a  re- 
print was  published  in  1825,  "  with  the 
approbation  of  Dr.  Murray  the  titular 
Romish  archbishop  at  Dublin." 
This  then  is  to  l\ve  Uosnwi  C^OwJ^^i 


40S  TUi:  ROMAN  CATHOLIC 

myriads  of  Ireland,  The  Authorised  .  ledged  to  be  faithful ;  and  manj  Iriib 
Version ;  but  it  must  not  be  supposed  Komanists  who  are  anxioua  to  know 
that  the  lloman  Catholic  myriads  of  what  the  evangelists  and  apostles  wrote 
Ireland  generally  are  authorised  to  use  '  are  impeded,  partly  by  the  difficultiei 
it  It  is  the  translation  which  may  be  :  thrown  in  their  way  in  reference  to  the 
read  by  those  who  have  permission  to  ;  Romish  version,  and  portly  by  the 
read  the  scriptures,  but  its  perusal  by  belief  that  the  common  English  vernoB 
any  individual  without  a  written  license  ,  is  corrupt  and  delusive,  having  beet 
would  be  as  imlawful  as  his  perusal  of  ,  purposely  mistranslated  in  order  to  ton 
translations  thade  by  protestants.  The  men  fh>in  the  true  catholic  fiiitb. 
difier^dce  between  it  and  other  versions  The  Douay,  or,  ib  it  ii  morfe  ibhtid^ 
is  this :  t^at  if  permission  to  read  the  |  called,  the  Rhemish  version  of  the  Ket 
scriptures  be  obtained,  tliis  is  the  book  Testament,  is  one  of  the  six  translatigsi 
to  which  that  permission  is  to  be  under-  in  the  elegant  and  useful  work  publishei 
stood  to  refer.  In  the  Ijidex  of  pro-  ])y  ]Mr.  Bagster  under  the  title  of  "The 
hibited  books  it  is  said,  **  Inasmuch  as  English  Ilexapla.'*  In  the  introductoiy 
it  is  manifest  from  experience  that  if  i  remarks  on  English  translations  vai 
the  holy  bible,  translated  into  the  vulgar  translators,  it  is  said, "  As  the  ProtesUot 
tongue  be  indiscriminately  allowed  to  exiles  at  Geneva,  in  the  reign  of  3hz7, 
every  one,  the  temerity  of  men  will  had  provided  a  version  of  the  Scriptaiei 
cause  more  evil  than  good  to  arise  from  for  their  fellow-countrymen,  so  the 
it,  it  is,  on  this  point,  referred  to  the  '  Popish  exiles  at  Rheims,  in  the  reign  of 
judgment  of  the  bishops  or  inquisitors,  |  Elizabeth,  imitated  their  example,  isd 
who  may,  by  the  advice  of  the  priest  or  i  produced  another  version  for  the  use  of 
confessor,  permit  the  reading  of  the  their  brethren  in  the  faith.  The  prin- 
bible  translated  into  the  vulgar  tongue  '  cipal  persons  engaged  in  the  translation 
by  catholic  authors,  to  those  persons  were  William  Allen,  Gregory  Martin, 
whoso  faith  and  piety,  they  apprehend,  and  Richard  Bristow.  The  first  of  these 
will  be  augmented  and  not  injured  by  was  a  very  distinguished  man  among 
it ;  and  this  permission  they  must  have  the  papists.  In  the  reign  of  Mary  he 
in  writing.  But  if  any  one  shall  have  had  been  Principal  Of  St.  Mary's  IIiUi 
the  presumption  to  read  or  possess  it  Oxford,  and  Canon  of  York,  but  on  the 
without  such  written  permission,  he  accession  of  her  protestant  sister  had 
shall  not  receive  absolution  until  lie  fled  to  Loudon,  and  after  wards  to  Douay. 
have  first  delivered  up  such  bible  to  the  There  lie  was  made  Doctor  of  Divinity, 
ordinary.  Booksellers,  however,  who  and  soon  afterwards  was  created  Canon 
shall  sell,  or  otherwise  dispose  of,  bil)lcs  of  Cambray,  whence  he  was  subsequently 
in  the  vulgar  tongue,  to  any  person  not  ,  appointed  to  a  Canonry  at  Rheimi- 
having  such  permission,  shall  forfeit  the  lie  there  established  a  popish  seminaryt 
value  of  the  books,  to  be  applied  by  the  -  and  vigorously  exerted  himself  in  op- 
bishop  to  such  other  i>cnalties  as  the  posing  protestantism,  for  which  he  was 
bishop  shall  judge  proper,  according  to  rewarded  with  a  cardinal's  hat,  and  the 
the  quality  of  the  offence.  But  regulars  archbishopric  of  Mechlin.  The  person 
shall  neither  read  nor  purchase  such  who  probably  had  the  chief  hand  in  the 
bibles  without  a  special  license  from  execution  of  the  Rhemish  Testament, 
their  superiors.*' — This  it  will  be  ob-  was  Gregory  Martin.  He  was,  accord- 
served  relates  not  to  translations  made  ing  to  Wood,  "  an  excellent  lingui*tf 
by  heretics,  which  are  prohibited  abso-  exactly  read  and  versed  in  the  holy 
lately,  but  to  a  translation   ackuow-    6ct\^U\\v;%,"xjLYA  >NVi\5LV.  Vs^^<iud  others  in 


AUTHORISED  ENGLISH  VERSION.  40S 


time  in  humane  literature ;  and  for 

version  his  name  remains  precious 

tins  day  among  those  of  his  own 

ly."  ..."  That  the  Rbemish  transla- 


after  sJl,  what  is  quite  sufficient  to  show 
the  inconsistency  of  the  papal  system 
with  the  word  of  Qod,  and  to  furnish 
the  thoughtful  reader  with  weapons  with 


3  were  men  of  learning  there  can  be  -  which  to  fight  his  way  out  of  the  strong- 
question.     Indeed  they  might  be  |  holds  of  error." 
d  to  be  more  than  qualified  for  their  ;      Mr.  Ilartwcll  Home,  in  his  account 


ik,  for  to  translate  correctly  from  tbe 
ilgate  required  no  very  great  erudi- 
o.    They  scrupulously  adhered  to  the 


of  Modern  Versions  of  the  Scriptures 
says,  "  In  the  year  1582,  the  RomanistSi 
finding  it  impossible  to  withhold  the 
inciples  laid  down  in  their  preface ; ;  Scriptures  any  longer  from  the  common 
d  often  at  the  expense  of  English  ;  people,  printed  an  English  New  Testa- 
iom  and  of  common  sense,  refused  to  i  ment  at  Kheims ;  it  was  translated,  not 
lolify '  the  Latin,  and  strictly  followed  |  from  the  original  Greek,  but  from  the 
word  for  word.'*'  ....  "  It  would  be  j  Latin  Vulgate^  The  Old  Testament 
i£dr  to  charge  the  Rhemish  translators  ,  was  translated  from  the  Vulgate  at 
ith  a  dishonest  perversion  of  scripture ;  Douay  (whence  it  is  called  the  Douay 
is  sufficient  condemnation,  and  one  Bible),  in  two  volumes  quarto,  the  first 
hich  tliey  deserve — indeed  one  which  of  which  appeared  in  16()J),  the  second 
their  preface  they  seem  almost  to  in  IGIO.  The  Latin  Vulgate,  wliich  ia 
•art— to  afiirm,  that  they  produced  a  the  only  authentic  translation  allowed 
Tsion  in  many  parts  quite  unintcl-  in  the  Romish  church,  is  servilely  fol- 
jible — *  a  translation,'  to  use  the  quaint  lowed ;  and  wherever  that  is  erroneous 
irase  of  Fuller,  *  needing  to  be  trans-  or  defective,  the  Anglo-popish  version  is 
ted.'  The  words  ^pasc/t^y'  ^azi/mes*  equally  defective.  Instances,  in  which 
\eoph^e,*  d:c.,  remind  us  of  Gardiner's  ,  the  English  translators  have  wilfully 
oijestic  words,'  and  the  whole  work  falsified  tho  Vulgate,  are  given  in 
fts  executed  in  such  a  manner  as  Popery  the  'Enemy  and  FtJsifier  of 
(raid  have  met  hb  views.  To  leave  ,  Scripture,'  pp.  102 — 105.  To  the 
lem  untranslated,  and  then  give  the  j  English  text  annotations  are  subjoined 
[planation  of  them  in  the  annotations,  which  present  to  us  a  mass  of  bigotry, 
IS  to  veil  the  scriptures,  that  the  sophistry,  and  unfairness  of  which  the 
lUrch  might  come  forward  and  disclose  world  has  seen  ])ut  few  examples." 
T  mysteries,— to  silence  the  voice  of  |  In  the  elaborate  work  entitled  "The 
Bpiration  that  she  might  speak  her-  j  Bible  of  every  Land ;  or,  a  History, 
If.  In  short,  the  motto  of  the  Khemists  ;  Critical  and  Philological,  of  all  the 
18  not  '  Search  the  Scriptures,'  but '.  Versions  of  the  Sacred  Scriptures,  in 
lear  the  Church,'  and  they  had  every  Language  and  Dialect  into  which 
•aesty  enough  to  avow  it.  The  cliicf  Translations  have  been  made,"  it  is  said, 
iportanco  and  interest  connected  with  **  The  real  character  and  object  of  this 
is  version,  arise  from  the  veneration  i  version  can  only  be  learned  from  the 
ith  which  it  is  regarded  by  our  Roman  '  preface  and  notes  :  the  text  does  not 
itholic  countrymen ;  and  it  may  be  ;  contain  many  real  departures  from  the 
marked  that,  disguised  as  are  many  of  Vulgate,'  although  a  studied  obscurity 
le  renderings,  and  notwithstanding  the  involves  the  entire  diction.  A  great 
midable  array  of  annotations,  whicli  number  of  Greek  words,  such  as  aif/mer, 
and  hke  sentinels  to  defend  the  church  piysche,  ifec,  are  left  untranslated,  for  the 
pdnst  attacks  from  without,  and  to  ;  purpose,  no  doubt,  of  misleading,  wvd 
eep  the  faithful  within^  there  remain,  ]  perplexing  common  leti^ex^.    kxi^  ^i^x^ 


404 


TUK  ROMAN  CATHOLIC 


notes  breathe  such  a  spirit  of  treason, 
and  such  a  recklessness  of  assertion,  that 
now  they  are  commonly  omitted  in  re- 
prints. The  text  has  been  frequently  ■ 
revised  and  printed  for  distribution  ! 
among  Roman  Catholics,  and  from  time 
to  time  it  has  been  rendered  more  and 
more  conformable  to  our  own  authorised 
text." 

One  sentence  of  this  paragraph  gives 
a  clear  and  correct  view  of  the  whole 
matter.  '*  The  real  character  and 
object  of  this  version  can  only  be  learned 
from  the  preface  and  notes:  the  text 
does  not  contain  many  real  departures 
firom  the  Vulgate,  although  a  studied 
obscurity  involves  the  entire  diction." 
If  the  hierarchy  would  give  the  people 
the  text  without  note  or  comment,  in- 
calculable good  would  ensue ;  but  in 
those  editions  which  are  the  least 
objectionable,  notes  enough  are  left  to 
do  much  towards  neutralizing  the  in- 
struction which  the  text  contains. 
**  That  is,"  at  the  foot  of  the  page,  often 
introduces  an  amazingly  perverse  con- 
struction of  that  which  the  inspired 
writer  had  been  pennitted  to  say  above. 
Take  for  examples  Romans  iv.  0,  7. 
"Blessed  are  they,*'  says  the  text, 
"whose  iniquities  are  forgiven,  and 
whose  sins  are  covered."  "That  is," 
says  the  note,  "  blessed  are  those  who, 
by  doing  penance,  have  obtained  pardon 
and  remission  of  their  sins,  and  also  are 
covered;  that  is,  newly  clothed  with 
the  habit  of  grace,  and  vested  with  the 
stole  of  charity."  "  Blessed  is  the  man," 
continues  the  test,  "  to  whom  the  Lord 
hath  not  imputed  sin."  "that  is," 
says  the  note,  "  blessed  is  the  man  who 
hath  retained  his  baptismal  innocence, 
that  no  grievous  sin  can  be  imputed  to 
him.  And  likewise,  blessed  is  the  man, 
who  after  falling  into  sin,  hath  done 
penance  and  leads  a  virtuous  life  by 
frequenting  the  sacraments  necessary 
for  obtaining  the  grace  to  prevent  a 
relapse  that  fin  is  no  more  imputed  to 


him."    In  the  first  epistle  to  l^mothj 

it  is  said  in  the  text,  "There  is  one 

Ood,  and  one  mediator  of  God  and  men, 

the  man  Christ  Jesus."    The  note  nji, 

"  Christ  is  the  one,  and  only  meduAmd 

redemption ;  who  gave  himself,  as  the 

apostle  writes  in  the  following  vene, 

redemption  for  all.    He  is  also  the  onlj 

meduttor,  who  stands  in  need  of  no 

other  to  recommend  his  petitions  to  the 

Father.    But  this  is  not  against  oar 

seeking  the  prayers  and  intercesncHii  u 

well  of  the  faithful  upon  earth,  as  of  the 

saints  and  angels  in  heaven,  for  obtun- 

ing  mercy,  grace,  and  salvation  through 

Jesus  Christ.    As  St  Paol  himsdf  often 

desired  the  help  of  the  prayers  of  the 

faithful,    without   any   injury  to  the 

mediatorship  of  Jesus    Christ*'     To 

turn  to  the  writings  of  another  apostle: 

John  says,  in  the   beginning  of  the 

fourth  chapter  of  his  first  epistle,  u 

given   in   the  text,  "Dearly  beloved, 

believe  not  every  spirit,  but  try  the 

spirits  if  they  be  of  God ;  because  manj 

false  prophets  are  gone  out  into  the 

world."    In  the  subjoined  note  we  retd, 

"  Viz.    by    examining  .whether    their 

teaching  be  agreeable  to  the  rule  of  the 

Catholic  faith,  and  the  doctrine  of  the 

church.    For,  as  he  says,  (v.  6.)  He 

that  knoweth   God,  heareth   us,  (tbe 

pastors  of  the  church.)     By  this  we 

know  the  spirit  of  truth  and  the  spirit 

of  error."    In  the  beginning  of  the  fifth 

chapter,  John  says,  according  to  the 

Rhemist   text,  "Whosoever   believclh 

that  Jesus  is  the  Christ  is  bom  of  God." 

The  note  says,  "*  That  is,  is  justified  and 

become  a  child  of  God  by  baptism; 

which  is  also  to  be  understood,  provided 

the  belief  of  this  fundamental  article  of 

the  Christian  faith  be  accompanied  with 

all  the  other  conditions  which,  by  the 

word  of  God  and  his  appointment,  i^ 

!  also  required  to  justification ;  such  as  * 

i  general  belief  of  all  that  God  has  re- 

j  vealed  and  promised ;  hope,  love,  ^ 

I  i^ntance,  and  a  sincere  disposition  to 


AUTHORISED  ENaLISH  VERSION. 


40^ 


keep  God's  holy  law  and  command- 
mentA."  Thus,  as  the  Pharisees  "  made 
the  commandment  of  God  of  none  effect 
by  their  tradition,  these  translators  have 
miserably  obscured  the  light  which  they 
famished,  by  their  notes. 

This,  however,  though  the  chief  sub- 
ject of  regret,  is  not  the  only  one.    The 
translation  itself  was  made  not  from  the 
original  Greek  but  from  the  Vulgate 
Latin.    The  Vulgate  is  not  the  most 
ancient  translation,  but  it  superseded 
its  predecessors  gradually,  obtained  high 
repnte  throughout  Europe,  and  at  the 
Gonncil  of  Trent  received  the  sanction 
of  that  authoritative  assembly.     This 
last  fact  which  gives  to  it  pre-eminence 
among  Romanists,  has  excited  unjust 
prejudices  against  it  among  protestants. 
*  Many  protestants,"  says  that  eminent 
critic  Dr.  George  Campbell,  *^  on  account 
of  the  declaration  of  its  authenticity, 
solemnly  pronounced  by  the  Council  of 
Trent,  cannot  avoid  considering  it  as  a 
Popish  bible,  calculated  for  supporting 
the  Roman  Catholic  cause.    Now  this 
is  an  illiberal  conclusion,  the  offspring 
of  ignorance,  which  I  think  it  of  some  i 
consequence  to  refute.    It  is  no  further  : 
back  than  the  IGth  century,  since  that  j 
judgment  was  given  in  approbation  of  ^ 
this    version,    the    first    authoritative 
declaration  made  in  its  favour.    Yet 
the  estimation  in  which  it  was  univer- 
Billy    held    throughout    the    Western 
churches,  was,  to  say  the   least,  not 
inferior  before  that  peiiod  to  what  it  is 
at  present.      And,  we  may  say  with 
tmth,  that,  though  no  judicious  Pro- 
testant will  think  more  favourably  of 
this  translation,  on  account  of  their 
Verdict ;  neither  will  he,  on  this  account, 
think  less  Davourably  of  it.     It  was  not 
because    this    version    was    peculiarly 
adapted  to  the  Romish  system,  that  it 
leceived  the  sanction  of  that  synod  ;  but 
because  it  was  the  only  bible  with  which 
the  far  greater  part  of  the  members 
had,  ftrom  their  iD&noy,  bad  the  least , 


acquaintance.  There  were  but  few  in 
that  assembly  who  understood  either 
Greek  or  Hebrew.  They  had  heard 
that  the  Protestants,  the  new  heretics, 
as  they  called  them,  had  frequent  re- 
course to  the  original,  and  were  begin- 
ning to  make  versions  from  it,  a  practice 
of  which  their  own  ignorance  of  the 
original  made  them  the  more  jealous. 
Their  fears  being  thus  alarmed,  they 
were  exceedingly  anxious  to  interpose 
their  authority,  by  the  declaration  above 
mentioned,  for  preventing  new  transla- 
tions being  obtruded  on  the  people. 
They  knew  what  the  Vulgate  contained ; 
and  had  been  early  accustomed  to 
explain  it  in  their  own  way.  But  they 
did  not  know  what  might  be  produced 
from  new  translations.  Therefore,  to 
pre-occupy  men's  minds,  and  prevent 
any  true  son  of  the  church  from  read- 
ing other,  especially  modem,  transla- 
tions, and  from  paying  any  regard  to 
what  might  be  urged  from  the  original, 
the  very  indefinite  sentence  was  pro- 
nounced in  favour  of  the  Vulgate, 
'vetus  et  vulgata  editio,*  that,  in  all 
disputes,  it  should  be  held  for  authentic, 
*  ut  pro  authentica  habeatur.' "  .  .  .  . 
"  It  is  but  doing  justice  to  say,  that  it  is 
no  way  calculated  to  support  Romish 
errors  and  corruptions.  It  had  been  in 
current  use  in  the  church,  for  ages 
before  the  much  greater  part  of  those 
errors  and  corruptions  was  introduced. 
No  doubt  the  schoolmen  had  acquired 
the  knack  of  explaining  it  in  such  a 
way  as  favoured  their  own  prejudices. 
But  is  this  any  more  than  what  we  find 
the  most  discordant  sects  acquire  with 
regard  to  the  original,  or  even  to  a 
translation  which  they  use  in  common  ? 
For  my  own  part,  though  it  were  my 
sole  purpose,  in  recurring  to  a  version, 
to  refute  the  absurdities  and  corruptions 
of  popery,  I  should  not  desire  other  or 
better  arguments  than  those  I  am 
supplied  with  by  tlosit  "y^rj  '^emoitk, 
which  one  of  tlidr  o^m  co>xa^A%  Yi'QiS^ 


406  THE  ROMAN  CATHOLIC 


declared  auihcntical/* — It  should  be 
remembered  that  it  was  frum  the 
Vulgate  liatiu  version  that  Luther 
gained  his  first  acquaintance  ivith 
scriptural  truth,  and  that  Wiclitf's 
English  translation  which  being  circu- 
lated in  manuscript  l)efore  the  invention 
of  printing,  did  much  to  dilTuse  among 


devil.'*— "And  shouldst  ordain  priests 
in  every  citj.**  These  specimens  are  all 
t4ikcn  from  the  edition  mentioned  at 
ttie  commencement  of  this  paper,— an 
edition  revised  and  greatljr  improved, 
as  in  earlier  editions  there  are  passagei 
far  darker  than  any  of  these,  for  which 
renderings  corresponding  with  those  of 


our  countrymen  the  doctrines  of  the  j  the  common  English  version  have  sow 
Reformation,  was  derived  exclusively  j  been  substituted.  Such  is  the  case,  for 
from  the  same  source.  I  example,  with  the  portion  of  the  Epistle 

Obscurity  is  the  principal  fault  ;  to  the  Ephesians  which  did  readthui: 
chargeable  on  the  Rhcmish  text ;  and  >  — **  The  Gentiles  to  be  co-heirs  and  coa- 
this  is  to  be  traced  partly  to  its  being  a  corporate  and  comparticipant  of  his 
translation  from  a  translation,  partaking  promise  in  Clirist  Jesus  by  the  go^; 
necessarily  therefore  of  the  darkness  i  whereof  I  am  made  a  minister  accord- 
arising  from  any  misapprehension  of  ■  ing  to  the  gift  of  the  grace  of  God 
the  original  or  want  of  clearness  of ,  which  is  given  me  according  to  the 
thought  or  expression  on  the  part  of  the  ,  operation  of  his  power.  To  me,  the 
Latin  translators,  and  partly  to  the  least  of  all  the  saints,  is  given  this  grace 
fondness  of  the  Rhemish  divines  for  among  the  Gentilos  to  evangelize  the 
"  consecrated  words,''  words  of  Latin  or  <  unsearchable  riches  of  Christ,  and  to 
Greek  origin,  and  the  technical  terms  illuminate  all  men  what  is  the  dispensa- 
of  scholastic  theology.  Hence  such  !  tion  of  the  sacrament  hidden  from  worlds 
renderings  as  these :  *'  Now  it  was  in  in  God,  who  created  all  things :  that 
tlie  days  of  azymes.  And  when  he  liad  the  manifold  wisdom  of  God,  may  be 
apprehended  him,  he  cast  him  into  ,  notified  to  the  princes  and  potestats 
prison,  delivering  liim  to  four  files  of  in  the  celestials  by  the  church,  accord- 
soldiers  to  bo  kept,  intending  after  the  ing  to  the  prcfinition  of  worlds,  which 
pasch  to  bring  him  forth  to  the  people."  he  made  in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord.  !» 
— **  And  when  they  had  ordained  to  '  whom  we  have  affiance  and  access  in 
them  priests  in  every  church." — "  But  confidence,  by  the  faith  of  him."  This 
we  sailed  from  Philippi  after  the  days  is  now  intelligibly  translated.  The 
of  az}Tnes." — "Take  heed  to  yourselves  I  exhortation  to  do  good  ** esi)ecially  to 
and  to  the  whole  fiock,  wherein  the  the  domesticals  of  the  faith,"  is  norff 
Holy  Ghost  hath  placed  you  bishoi)3  to  j  '*  especially   to   those   who  are  of  the 


rule  the  church  of  God  which  he  hath 
purchased  with  his  own  blood." — 
"  Purge  the  old  leaven,  that  you  may  be 


household  of  the  faith  ;"  and  instead  of 
**  0  Timothy  keep  the  clcpositum,"  we 
read,  '•  O  Timothy,  keep  that  which  is 


a  new  paste,  as  you  are  unleavened,  for  |  committed  to  thy  trust." 
Ohrist  our  pasch  is  sacrificed." — ''The  ;  The  most  mischievous  of  all  the  ren- 
chalice  of  benediction  which  we  bless,  •  dcrings  in  the  Rhomisli  New  Testament 
is  it  not  the  communion  of  the  ])lood  of  is  one  which  occurs  frequently,  and 
Christ.'" — **  In  like  manner  also  the  '  teaches  its  readers  to  "do  penance." 
chalice  after  he  had  supped." — "  This  is  ;  But  to  this  the  authors  were  led,  not  ne- 
a  great  sacrament,  but  I  speak  in  cossarily  but  easily,  by  the  text  of  the  old 
Christ,  and  in  the  church." — "Not  a  .  Vulgate;  so  that  Wicliff,  two  hundred 
neophyte,  lest  boing  pufifed  up  with  i  years  before  their  time,  translating  also 
pnde  he  /aJJ  into  the  judgment  of  the  1  from  the  Vulgate,  rendered  these  pas- 


AUTHORISED  ENGLISH  VERSION. 


407 


in  like  manner,  representing  John 
crying  in  the  desert  "  Do  ye  penance, 
for  the  kingdom  of  heaven  draws  nigh  ;" 
and  Peter  as  saying,  "  Do  ye  penance, 
and  each  of  you  be  baptised  in  the  name 
of  Jesus  Christ."    The  great  Campbell, 
in  his  dissertation  on  the  Vulgate,  ex- 
plains the  matter  thus :  *^  The  command 
which  so  often  occurs  in  the  gospels, 
^potnUenliam  ngitty    seems  at   first  to 
&voar  the  popish  doctrine  of  penmice. 
In  conformity  to  this  idea,  the  Rhemish 
translators  render  it,  'do  penance.*  But 
nothing  is  more  evident  than  that  this 
ia  a  perversion  of  the  phrase  from  its 
incient  meaning,  occasioned  by  the  cor- 
TUptions  which    have  insensibly  crept 
into  the  church.    That  the  words,  as 
nsed  by  the   Latin   translator,  meant 
originally  as  much,  at  least,  as  the  Eng- 
Bsh  word  repent,  cannot  admit  a  ques- 
tion; and  thus  much  is  allowed  by  the 
critics  of  that  communion. .  .  .  But  the 
introduction  of  the  doctrine  of  auricular 
confession,  of  the  necessity  for  obtaining 
tbeolution,  of  submitting  to  the  punish- 
ttent  prescribed  by  the  priest  for  the 
Bins  confessed,  which  they  have  come  to 
denominate ^wntoi/irt?,  and  their  styling 
the  whole  of  this  institution  of  theirs 
*lhe  'sacrament  of  penance,'   which  is 
of  a  much  later  date  than  that  version, 
has  diverted  men's  minds  from  attend- 
fflg  to  the  primitive  and  only  proper  im- 
port of  the  phrase.     Affile  pofnitentifim 
^as  not,  therefore,  originally  a  mis- 
translation   of    the    Greek    ^iravoHTe, 
though  not  sufficiently  expressive  ;  but 
the  abuse  that  has  gradually  taken  place 
in  the  Latin  church,  and  the  mis-appli- 
cation of  the  term  which  it  has  occa- 
ooned,  have  in  a  manner  justlcd  out  the 
original   meaning,    and   rendered   the 
Words  in  their  present  acceptation  to- 
tally improper."    In  his  dissertation  on 
the  regard  due  to  the  English  transla- 
tion the  same  learned  writer  observes, 
''The  phrase  poenitenlimn  agite  was,  in 
Jerom's  time,  nearly  eqiiinileat  in  signi- 


fication  to  the  Greek  ftfravourc.  It  is 
not  so  at  present.  In  consequence  of 
the  usages  which  have  crept  in  and  ob- 
tained an  establishment  in  the  churches 
subject  to  Rome,  it  no  longer  conveys 
the  same  idea;  for  having  become 
merely,  an  ecclesiastic  term,  its  ac- 
ceptation is  regulated  only  by  ecclesiastic 
use.  Now,  in  that  use,  it  exactly  cor- 
responds to  the  English  words  do  pen- 
ance ;  by  which,  indeed,  the  Rhemish 
translators,  who  translate  from  the  Vul- 
gate, have  rendered  it  in  their  New 
Testament." 

Some  readers  will  perhaps  wish  to 
know  how  passages  are  treated  which 
Protestants  are  accustomed  to  apply  to 
the  Romish  church,  or  to  its  chief.   The 
following  is  the  rendering  of  2  Thes.  ii. 
3 — 11.    "Let  no  man  deceive  you  by 
any  means :  for  unless  there  come  a  re- 
volt first,  and  the  man  of  sin  be  revealed, 
the  son  of  perdition,  who  opposeth  and 
is  lifted  up  above  all  that  is  called  God, 
or  that  is  worshipped,  so  that  he  sitteth 
in  the  temple  of  God,  shewing  him- 
self as  if  he  were  God.    Remember 
you  not,  that  when  I  was  yet  with  you, 
I   told  you  these  things  i"     In  1  Ti- 
mothy, iii.  1 — 5,  we  find  it  said,  "  If  a 
man  desire  the  office  of  a  bishop,  he  de- 
sireth  a  good  work.     It  behoveth  there- 
fore a  bishop  to  be  blameless,  the  hus- 
band of  one  wife,  sober,  prudent,  of  good 
behaviour,  chaste,  given  to  hospitality, 
a  teacher,  not  given  to  wine,  no  striker, 
but  modest,  not  quarrelsome,  not  covet- 
ous, but  one  that  ruleth  well  his  own 
house,  having  his  children  in  subjection 
with  all  chastity.    But  if  a  man  know 
not  how  to  rule  his  own  house,  how 
shall  he  take  care  of  the  church  of  God  ?" 
In  the  following  chapter,  the  first  six 
verses  are  rendered  thus: — "Now  the 
Spirit  manifestly  saith,  that  in  the  last 
times  some  shall  depart  from  the  faith, 
giving  heed  to  spirits  of  error  and  doc- 
trines of  devils .  SpetiVin^  Y\e&  Viv  \v^ ^^^ 
risy,  and  having  thw  conftc\«ncQ>^^^^t^, 


406     TUE  ROMAN  CATHOLIC  AUTHORISED  ENGLISH  VERSION. 

Forbidding  to  inari^,  to  abstain  from  I  The  common  English  translation  they 
meats,  whic!i  God  hath  created  to  be  re-  distrust.  They  are  absolutely  and  in 
ceivcd  with  thanksgiving  by  the  faith-  .  all  cases  forbidden  to  use  it ;  but  there 
ful,  and  by  them  that  have  known  the  ^  are  thousands  whom  this  prohibition 
truth.  P  or  every  creature  of  God  is  would  not  restain,  were  it  not  that  it  is 
good,  and  nothing  to  be  rejected  that  is  accompanied  with  representations  whidi 
received  with  thanksgiving:  for  it  is  lead  them  to  regard  the  book  as  nn- 
sanctified  by  the  word  of  God  and  prayer.  .  worthy  of  confidence,  so  that  anything 
These  things  proposing  to  the  brethren,  in  it  which  is  contrary  to  the  doctrine 
thou  shalt  be  a  good  minister  of  Christ  of  their  own  church  is  supposed  to  be  a 
Jesus,  nourished  up  in  the  words  of '  protestant  interpolation.  Y'et  they  are 
fiEuth  and  of  the  good  doctrine  which  anxious,  very  anxious  to  know  what  the 
thou  hast  attained  unto.**  The  follow-  apostles  and  evangelists  actually  wrote, 
ing  extract  from  the  tenth  chapter  of  i  The  improvements  in  modem  editioos 
the  epistle  to  the  Hebrews  is  one  out  of  issued  under  the  sanction  of  some  of 
many  which  it  is  not  wonderful  that  the  '  their  own  prelates,  diminish  greatly  the 
advocates  of  the  mass  should  wish  to  i  force  of  objections  made  by  protestanti 
keep  out  of  the  hands  of  their  people : —  >  to  the  circulation  of  that  cation  which 
"  But  this  man  offering  one  sacrifice  for  '  was  published  originaUy  at  Rheims  or 
sins,  for  ever  sitteth  on  the  right  hand  ,'  of  those  which  were  reprinted  from  it 
of  God,  from  henceforth  expecting  until  |  verbatim.  The  thing  that  should  be 
his  enemies  be  made  his  footstool  For  >  done,  it  appears  to  the  writer,  is  this : 
by  one  oblation  he  hath  perfected  for  .  an  edition  of  the  New  Testament  should 
ever  them  that  arc  sanctified.  And  the  '  be  published  and  distributed  largely. 
Holy  Ghost  also  doth  testify  this  to  us.  containing  the  Rhemish  and  the  oom- 
For  after  that,  he  said:  And  this  is  the  mon  English  versions  in  parallel  columns, 
testament  which  I  will  make  unto  them  '  without  note  or  comment.  The  desire 
after  those  days,  saith  the  Lord.  I  will  of  a  large  proportion  of  the  intelligent 
give  my  laws  iu  their  hearts,  and  on  people  of  Ireland  to  read  and  compare 
their  minds  will  I  write  them :  and  •  them  would  be  too  intense  to  allow  of 
their  sins  and  iniquities  I  will  remem-  its  being  restrained  by  any  power  on 
ber  no  more.  Now  where  there  is  a  re-  j  earth.  They  would  examine  the.Rhemish 
mission  of  these,  there  is  no  more  an    version  as  the  version  acknowledged  by 


oblation  for   sin.     Having    therefore, 
brethren,  a  confidence  in  the  entering 


their  own  bishops  and  archbishops  to  be 
correct,  and  would  turn  to  the  pro- 


into  the  holiest  by  the  blood  of  Christ :  \  testant  version  to  sec  wherein  it  differed, 
a  new  and  living  way  which  he  hath  The  first  impression  would  be  that  of 
dedicated  for  us  through  the  veil,  that  '  astonishment  to  find  that  the  differences 
is  to  say,  his  flesh,  and  a  high  priest  between  the  two  were  so  comparatively 
over  the  house  of  God :  let  us  draw  near  unimportant ;  the  second  that  the 
with  a  true  heart  in  fulness  of  faith,  English  version  was  much  easier  to  be 
having  our  hearts  sprinkled  from  an  understood  than  the  Rhemish.  The 
evil  conscience,  and  our  bodies  washed  '.  English  would  be  used  as  an  explanation 
with  clean  water."  l  of  the  Rhemish,  and  it  would  soon  bo 

!  seen  that  the  great  truths  relating  to 

It  is  obviously   desirable  that  this    Christ   and    his    salvation  which    arc 

edition  of  the  New  Testament  should  be  '  taught  plainly  in  the  one,  are  also  taught, 

detached  from  the  notes,  and  circulated  j  though  with  somewhat  less  clearness,  in 

among  the  Roman  Catholics  of  Ireland.   l\\c  vA\vviT. 


4  Of) 


JUDSON'S  IMPHISONMEyT  AT  AYA. 


Havinq  entered  upon  a  residence  in 
Ava,  the  metropolis  of  Burmah,  in  the 
beginning  of  1024  with  encouraging 
prospects  of  success,  having  Dr.  Price,  a 
medical  misionary  as  his  associate,  Jud- 
son  was  alarmed  by  the  intelligence  that 
war  was  breaking  out  between  the  Bur- 
man  empire  and  Great  Britain.  It  was 
known  that  the  missionaries  were  not 
Englishmen  but  Americans ;  yet,  like 
iH  other  foreigners  they  were  regarded 
with  suspicion.  A  letter  written  by 
Mrs.  Judson  to  her  brother  gives  an 
interesting  account  of  events  which 
preceded  an  announcement  that  Ban- 
goon  was  taken,  soon  followed  by  an 
angry  order  for  the  immediate  arrest  of 
the  teachers.  ''  On  the  8th  of  June," 
tajs  Mrs.  Judson,  "just  as  we  were 
preparing  for  dinner,  in  rushed  an  offi- 
cer, holding  a  black  book,  with  a  dozen 
Bormans,  accompanied  by  one,  whom, 
from  his  spotted  face,  we  knew  to  be  an 
executioner,  and  a  '^  son  of  the  prison."' 
'Where  is  the  teacher?'  was  the  first 
inquiry.  Mr.  Judson  presented  himself 
*You  are  called  by  the  king,'  said  the 
officer — a  form  of  speech  always  used 
when  about  to  arrest  a  criminal.  The 
spotted  man  instantly  seized  Mr.  Jud- 
son, threw  him  on  the  floor,  and  pro- 
daoed  the  small  cord,  the  instument  of 
torture.  I  canght  hold  of  his  arm. 
*  Stay,'  said  I ;  *  I  will  give  you 
money.*  *Take  her  too.'  said  the 
officer ;  *  she  also  is  a  foreigner.'  Mr. 
Judson,  with  an  imploring  look,  begged 
they  would  let  me  remain  till  further 
orders.  The  scene  was  now  shocking 
beyond  description.  The  whole  neigh- 
bourhood had  collected ;  the  masons 
at  work  on  the  brick  house  threw 
down  their  tools,  and  ran  ;  the 
little  Burman  children  were  scream- 
ing and  crying ;  the  Bengalee  ser- 
lants  'stood  in  amazement  at  the 
,  indignities  offered  their  master;  and 

roi,  XTjr, — FOURTH  SKRtRfi. 


the  hardened  executioner,  with  a  kind 
of  hellish  joy,  drew  tight  the  cords, 
bound  Mr.  Judson  fast,  and  dragged 
him  oifl  knew  not  whither.  In  vain  I 
begged  and  entreated  the  spotted  face 
to  take  the  silver,  and  loosen  the  ropes ; 
but  he  spurned  my  offers  and  immedi- 
ately departed.  I  gave  the  money, 
however,  to  Moung  Ing  to  follow  after, 
to  make  some  further  attempt  to  miti- 
gate the  torture  of  Mr.  Judson ;  but 
instead  of  succeeding,  when  a  few  rods 
from  the  house,  the  unfeeling  wretches 
again  threw  their  prisoner  on  the 
ground,  and  drew  the  cords  still  tighter 
so  as  almost  to  prevent  respiration. 

"  The  officer  and  his  gang  proceeded 
on  to  the  court-house,  where  the  gover- 
nor of  the  city  and  officers  were  collect- 
ed, one  of  whom  read  the  order  of  the 
king  to  commit  Mr.  Judson  to  the 
death-prison,  into  which  he  was  soon 
hurled,  the  door  closed,  and  Moung  Ing 
saw  no  more.  What  a  night  was  now 
before  me !  I  retired  into  my  room, 
and  endeavoured  to  obtain  consolation 
from  committing  my  case  to  God,  and 
imploring  fortitude  and  strength  to 
suffer  whatever  awaited  me.  But  the 
consolation  of  retirement  was  not  long 
allowed  me,  for  the  magistrate  of  the 
place  had  come  into  the  veranda,  and 
continually  called  me  to  come  out,  and 
submit  to  his  examination.  But  previ- 
ously to  going  out,  I  destroyed  all  my 
letters,  journals,  and  writings  of  every 
kind,  lest  they  should  disclose  the  fact 
that  we  had  correspondents  in  England, 
and  had  minuted  down  every  occurrence 
since  our  arrival  in  the  country.  When 
this  work  of  destruction  was  finished,  I 
went  out,  and  submitted  to  the  exami- 
nation of  the  magistrate,  who  inquired 
very  minutely  of  every  thing  I  knew  ; 
then  ordered  the  gates  of  the  compound 
to  be  shut,  no  person  to  be  alio  vied  lc\ 
go  in  or  out,  placed  a  g;aT3LTd  ol  Vaxitxsl^- 


110  Jl'DSON'S  IMPftlSONMENT  AT  AVA. 

aus,  to  whom  he  gave  a  strict  charge  to  |  escape.    I  next  wrote  a  note  to  one  of 
kci'p  me  safe,  and  departed.  !  the  king's  sisters,  with  whom  I  had 

''  It  was  now  dark.  I  retired  to  an  ,  been  intimate,  requesting  her  to  me 
inner  ruom  with  my  four  little  Burmau  licr  influence  for  the  release  of  the 
girls,  and  barred  the  door j.  The  guard  '  teachers.  The  note  was  returned  with 
instantly  ordered  me  to  unbar  the  doors  this  message, — she  '  did  not  undersUnd 
and  come  out,  or  they  would  break  the  it,'  which  was  a  polite  refusal  to  inte^ 
house  down.  I  obstinately  refused  to  fere ;  though  I  afterwards  ascertained 
obey,  and  endeavoured  to  intimidate  that  she  had  an  anxious  desire  to  assist 
them  by  threatening  to  complain  of  their  j  us,  but  dared  not«  on  account  of  the 
conduct  to  higher  authorities  on  the  queen.  The  day  dragged  heavily  away, 
morrow.  Finding  me  resolved  in  dis-  and  another  dreadful  night  was  before 
regarding  their  orders,  they  took  the  '  me.  I  endeavoured  to  soften  the  fieet- 
two  Bengalee  servants,  and  confined  ings  of  the  guard,  by  giving  them  tei 
them  in  the  stocks  in  a  very  painful  and  cigars  for  the  night ;  so  that  thqr 
position.  I  coidd  not  endure  this,  but  '  allowed  me  to  remain  inside  of  my 
called  the  head  man  to  the  window,  and  I  room  without  threatening,  as  they  £d 
promised  to  make  them  all  a  present  in  the  night  before.  But  the  idea  of  you 
the  morning,  if  they  would  release  the  '  brother  being  stretched  on  the  bare  floor 
servants.  After  much  debate,  and  ;  in  irons  and  confinement,  haunted  mj 
many  severe  threatenings,  they  con*  j  mind  like  a  spectre,  and  prevented  vaj 
sentcd,  but  seemed  resolved  to  annoy  obtaining  any  quiet  sleep,  though 
me  as  mucli  as  possible.  My  unpro-  j  nature  was  almost  exhausted.*' 
tected,  desolate  state,  my  entire  uncer-  :  This  is  the  language  of  the  first  Mn. 
tainty  of  the  fate  of  ^Ir.  Judson,  and  |  Judson,  who  for  several  months  wis 
the  dreadful  carousings  and  almost  dia-  I  engaged  in  harassing  efforts  to  obtam 
l)olical  language  of  the  guard,  all  con-  |  relief  for  the  prisoners,  in  the  midst  of 
spired  to  make  it  by  far  the  most  dis-  which  she  gave  birth  to  an  in^t. 
trcssing  night  I  had  ever  passed.  You  I  During  all  this  time  she  was  uncertaio 
may  well  imagine,  my  dear  brother,  "  what  would  l)e  their  fate  and  her  own: 
that  sleep  was  a  stranger  to  my  eyes,  .  *'  My  prevailing  opinion  was,"  she  says, 
and  peace  and  composure  to  my  mind.    I  **  that  my  husband  would  suffer  a  vio- 

*^The  next  morning,  I  sent  Moung  Ing  '  lent  death,  and  that  I  should,  of  coone, 
to  ascertain  the  situation  of  your  bro- 1  become  a  slave,  and  languish  out  a 
ther  and  give  him  food  if  still  living,  miserable  though  short  existence  in  the 
He  soon  returned,  witli  the  intelligence  '  tyrannic  Ixands  of  some  unfeeling  mon- 
that  Mr.  Judson  and  all  the  white  ;  ster."  "After  the  birth  of  your  litUc 
foreigners  were  confined  in  the  de'ith  niece,"  slie  continues,  "  I  was  imaUe  to 
prison,  with  three  pairs  of  iron  fetters  visit  the  prison  and  the  governor  as 
each,  and  fastened  to  a  long  pole,  to  before,  and  found  I  had  lost  considera-  | 
prevent  their  moving !  Tlie  point  of  ,  ble  influence,  previously  gained ;  for  he  j 
my  anguish  now  was,  that  I  was  a  was  not  so  forward  to  hear  my  petitions  j 
prisoner  myself,  and  could  make  no  when  any  difficulty  occurred,  as  he  for- 
efforts  for  the  release  of  tlic  mission-  merly  had  been.  When  Maria  wis 
arics.  I  begged  and  entreated  the  nearly  two  months  old,  her  father  one 
magistrate  to  allow  me  to  go  to  some  morning  sent  me  word  that  he  and  all 
member  of  government  to    state  my    the  white  prisoners  were  put  into  the 


case ;  but  he  said  he  did  not  dare  to 
consent,  for  fear  I  should  make  my 


inner  prison,  in  five  pairs  of  fettert 
e;x.ch,  tlvat  his  little  room  had  been  torn 


JUDSON'S  IMPRISONMENT  AT  AVA. 


411 


jown,  iad  his  mat,  pillow,  &c.,  been 
Uken  by  the  goalers.  This  was  to  me 
»  dreadful  shock,  as  I  thought  at  once 
it  was  only  a  prelude  to  greater  evils." 

"  The  situation  of  the  prisoners  was 
now  distressing  bejond  description.  It 
waa  at  the  commencement  of  the  hot 
season.  There  were  above  a  hundred 
prisoners  shut  up  in  one  room,  without 
%  breath  of  air  excepting  from  the 
oracks  in  the  boards.  I  sometimes  ob- 
tained permission  to  go  to  the  door  for 
tve  minutes,  when  mj  heart  sickened 
it  the  wretchedness  exhibited.  The 
white  prisoners,  from  incessant  pcrspi- 
lation  and  loss  of  appetite^  looked  more 
like  the  dead  than  the  living.  I  made 
daily  applications  to  the  governor,  offer- 
pg  him  money,  which  ho  refused  ;  but 
lU  that  I  gained  was  permission  for  the 
foreigners  to  eat  their  food  outside,  and 
this  continued  but  a  short  time. 

''After  continuing  in  the  inner  prison 
ket  more  than  a  month,  your  brother 
vu  taken  with  a  fever.  I  felt  assured 
ke  would  not  live  long,  unless  removed 
from  that  noisome  place.  To  effect  this 
ind  in  order  to  be  near  the  prison,  I 
removed  from  our  house,  and  put  up  a 
Bnall  bamboo  room  in  the  governor's 
enclosure,  which  was  nearly  opposite 
the  prison  gate.  Here  I  incessantly 
begged  the  governor  to  give  me  an 
order  to  take  Mr.  Judson  out  of  the 
laige  prison,  and  place  him  in  a  more 
comfortable  situation ;  and  the  old  man 
being  worn  out  with  my  entreaties,  at 
length  gave  me  the  order  in  an  ofhcial 
Inrm,  and  also  gave  orders  to  the  head 
gaoler  to  allow  me  to  go  in  and  out,  all 
thnes  of  the  day,  to  administer  medi- 
cines, <S:c.  I  now  felt  happy  indeed, 
snd  had  Mr.  Judson  instantly  removed 
into  a  little  bamboo  hovel,  so  low  that 
neither  of  us  could  stand  upright — but 
a  palace  in  comparison  with  the  place 
he  had  left. 

''Notwithstanding  the  order  the  go- 
Temor  had  given  for  my  admittance 


into  prison,  it  was  with  the  greatest 
difficulty  that  I  could  persuade  the 
under-gaoler  to  open  the  gate.  I  used 
to  carry  Mr.  Judson*s  food  myself,  for 
the  sake  of  getting  in,  and  would  then 
remain  an  hour  or  two,  unless  driven 
out.  We  had  been  in  this  comfortable 
situation  but  two  or  three  days,  when, 
one  morning,  having  carried  in  Mr. 
Judson's  breakfast,  which,  in  conse- 
quence of  fever,  he  was  unable  to  take, 
I  remained  longer  than  usual,  when  the 
governor,  in  great  haste,  sent  for  me. 
I  promised  to  return  as  soon  as  I  had 
ascertained  the  governor's  will,  he  being 
much  alanned  at  this  unusual  message. 
I  was  very  agreeably  disappointed  when 
the  governor  informed  me  that  he  only 
wislicd  to  consult  me  about  his  watch, 
and  seemed  unusually  pleasant  and  con- 
versable. I  found  afterwards  that  his 
only  object  was  to  detain  me  until  the 
dreadful  scene  about  to  take  place  in 
the  prison  was  over.  For  when  I  left 
him  to  go  to  my  room,  one  of  the  ser- 
vants came  running,  and  with  a  ghastly 
countenance,  informed  me  that  all  the 
white  prisoners  were  carried  away.  I 
would  not  believe  the  report,  and  in- 
stantly went  back  to  the  governor,  who 
said  he  had  just  heard  of  it,  but  did  not 
wish  to  tell  me.  1  hastily  ran  into  the 
street,  hoping  to  get  a  glimpse  of  them 
before  they  were  out  of  sight,  but  in 
this  was  disappointed.  I  ran  first  into 
one  street,  then  another,  inquiring  of 
all  I  met ;  but  no  one  would  answer  me. 
At  length  an  old  woman  told  me  the 
white  prisoners  had  gone  towards  the 
little  river  ;  for  they  were  to  be  carried 
to  Amarapoora.  I  then  ran  to  the 
banks  of  the  little  river,  about  half  a 
mile,  but  saw  them  not,  and  concluded 
the  old  woman  had  deceived  me.  Some 
of  the  friends  of  the  foreigners  went 
the  place  of  execution,  but  found  them 
not.  I  then  returned  to  the  governor, 
to  try  to  discover  the  cause  of  their  re- 
moval, and   the   pTo\>a\)V\\t7  oi  A\\<ivc 


412 


JUDSON'S  IMPBI80NMEMT  AT  ATA. 


future  fate.  The  uld  man  assured  me 
that  }ie  was  ignorant  uf  the  intention 
of  gt)vtirninent  to  remove  the  foreigners 
till  that  morning ;  that,  since  I  went 
out,  he  had  learned  that  the  prisoners 
were  to  be  sent  to  Amarapoora,  but  for 
what  purpose  he  knew  not.  'I  will 
send  ofif  a  man  immediatelj/  said  he, 
'  to  see  what  is  to  be  done  with  them. 
You  can  do  nothing  more  for  your  hus- 
band/ continued  he  ;  *  (al-e  care  of 
yourself,^  \>  ith  a  heavy  heart  I  went 
to  my  room,  and  having  no  hope  to 
excite  mc  to  exertion,  I  sank  down 
almost  in  despair.  For  several  days 
previous,  I  had  been  actively  engaged 
in  building  my  own  little  room,  and 
making  our  hovel  comfortable.  My 
thoughts  had  been  almost  entirely  occu- 
pied in  contriving  means  to  get  into 
prison.  But  now  I  looked  towards  the 
gate  with  a  kind  of  melancholy  feeling, 
but  no  wish  to  enter.  All  was  the  still- 
ness of  death ;  no  preparation  of  your 
brother's  food,  no  expectation  of  meet- 
ing him  at  the  usual  dinner  hour ;  all 
my  employment,  all  my  occupations, 
seemed  to  have  ceased,  and  I  had  no- 
thing left  but  the  dreadful  recollection 
that  3Ir.  Judson  was  carried  oil',  I  knew 
not  whither.  It  was  one  of  the  most 
insupportable  days  I  ever  passed.  To- 
wards night,  however,  I  came  to  the 
determination  to  set  off  the  next  morn- 
ing for  Amarapoora,  and  fur  this  pur- 
pose was  obliged  to  go  to  our  house  out 
of  town. 

"  Never  before  had  I^'suffercd  so  much 
from  fear  in  traversing  the  streets  of 
Ava,  The  last  words  of  the  governor 
*  Take  care  of  yourself,'  made  me  sus- 
pect there  was  some  design  with  which 
I  was  unacquainted.  I  saw,  also,  he 
was  afraid  to  have  me  go  into  the 
streets,  and  advised  me  to  wait  till 
dark,  when  he  would  send  me  in  a  cart, 
and  a  man  to  open  the  gates.  I  took 
two  or  three  trunks  of  the  most  vjilua- 
ble  artioies,  together  with  the  medicine- 


chest,  to  deposit  in  the  houie  of  tin 
gover(^or;  and  after  committing  tht 
house  and  premises  to  our  fidthfid 
Moung  Ing  and  a  Bengalee  servaali 
who  continued  with  us  though  we  wen 
unable  to  pay  his  wages,  I  took  leam^ 
as  I  then  thought  probable^  of  our 
house  in  Ava  for  ever. 

"On  my  return  to  the  govemorXI 
found  a  servant  of  Mr  Gouger,  who 
happened  to  be  near  the  prison  whsa 
the  foreigners  were  led  out,  and  foUowai 
on  to  see  the  end,  who  informed  me 
that  the  prisoners  had  been  carried  be* 
fore  the  lamine-woon,  at  AmarapooOy 
and  were  to  be  sent  the  next  day  to  t 
village  he  knew  not  how  flu:  distant 
My  distress  was  a  little  relieved  by  Uh 
intelligence  that  our  friend  was  yet 
alive  ;  but  still  I  knew  not  what  was  to 
become  of  him.  The  next  morning  I 
obtained  a  pass  from  government,  and 
with  my  little  Maria,  who  was  then 
only  three  months  old,  Mary  and  Abbf 
Hasseltine,  two  of  the  Burman  childreft 
and  our  Bengalee  cook,  who  was  the 
only  one  of  the  party  that  could  afford 
me  any  assistance,  I  set  off  for  Amarsr 
poora.  The  day  was  dreadfully  hot; 
but  we  obtained  a  covered  boat,  ia 
which  we  were  tolerably  comfortable, 
till  within  two  miles  of  the  government 
house.  I  then  procured  a  cart ;  but  the 
voilcnt  motion,  together  with  the  dread- 
ful heat  and  dust,  made  me  almost  dis- 
tracted. But  what  was  my  disappoint- 
ment, on  my  arriving  at  the  court-house 
to  find  that  the  prisoners  had  been  sent 
on  two  hours  before,  and  that  I  must 
go  in  that  uncomfortable  mode  four 
miles  farther  with  little  Maria  in  my 
arms,  whom  I  held  all  the  way  from 
Ava.  The  cartman  refused  to  go  any 
farther ;  and  after  waiting  an  hour  in  the 
burning  sun,  I  procured  another,  and 
set  off  for  that  never-to-be-forgotton 
place,  Oung-pen-la.  I  obtained  a  guide 
from  the  governor,  and  was  conducted 
directly  to  the  prison-yard.    But  what  a 


JUDSON'S  IMPRISONMENT  AT  AVA. 


418 


rreiohedness  was  presented  to 
!  The  prison  was  an  old,  shat- 
lilding,  without  a  roof;  the 
(  entirely  destroyed ;  eight  or 
lese  were  on  the  top  of  the 
trying  to  make  something  like 
'  with  leaves;  while  under  a 

projection  outside  of  the  pri- 
le  foreigners,  chained  together 
two,  almost  dead  with  sufier- 

fatiguc.  The  first  words  of 
'ther  were,  *Why  have  you 
[  hoped  you  would  not  follow, 
&nnot  live  here.*     It  was  now 

had  no  refreshment  for  the 

prisoners,  or  for  myself,  as  I 
icted  to  procure  all  that  was 

at  the  market  of  Amarapoora, 
d  no  shelter  for  the  night.  I 
3  of  the  gaolers  if  I  might  put 
e  bamboo  house  near  the  pri- 
said  no,  it  was  not  customary. 
;gged  he  would  procure  me  a 
•r  the  night,  when  on  the  mor- 
ild  find  some  place  to  live  in. 

me  to  his  house,  in  which 
re  only  two  small  rooms — one 

he  and  his  family  lived ;  the 
lich  was  then  half  full  of  grain 
d  to  Ime ;  and  in  that  little 
ce  I  spent  the  next  six  months 
shedness.  I  procured  some 
td  water,  instead  of  my  tea, 
1  out  with  fatigue,  laid  myself 

a  mat  spread  over  the  paddy, 
savoured  to  obtain  a  little  re- 
t  from  sleep.  The  next  mom- ' 
brother  gave  mo  the  following 
>f  the  brutal  treatment  he  had 
on  being  taken  out  of  prison, 
on  as  I  had  gone  out  at  the  call 
governor,  one  of  the  goalers 
ito  Mr.  Judson's  little  room, 
icized  him  by  the  arm,  pulled 
stripped  him  of  all  his  clothes, 
r  shirt  and  pantaloons,  took 
,  hat,  and  all  his  bedding,  tore 
chains,  tied  a  rope  round  his 
id  dragged  him  to  the  court-  / 


house,  where  the  other  prisonen  had 
previously  been  taken.  They  were 
then  tied  two  and  two,  and  delivered 
into  the  hands  of  the  laminewoon,  who  - 
went  on  before  them  on  horseback, 
while  his  slaves  drove  the  prisoners, 
one  of  the  slaves  holding  the  rope 
which  connected  two  of  them  together. 
It  was  in  May,  one  of  the  hottest 
months  in  the  year,  and  eleven  o^dook 
in  the  day,  so  that  the  sun  was  intole- 
rable indeed.  They  had  proceeded  only 
half  a  mile,  when  your  brother^s  feet 
became  blistered ;  and  so  great  was  his 
agony,  even  at  this  early  period,  that  as 
they  were  crossing  the  little  river,  he 
ardently  longed  to  throw  himself  into 
the  water  to  be  free  from  misery.  But 
the  sin  attached  to  such  an  act  alone 
prevented.  They  had  then  eight  milee 
to  walk.  The  sand  and  gravel  were 
like  burning  coals  to  the  feet  of  the 
prisoners,  which  soon  became  perfectly 
destitute  of  skin  ;  and  in  this  wretched 
state  they  were  goaded  on  by  their  un- 
feeling drivers,  Mr.  Judson's  debilitated 
state,  in  consequence  of  fever,  and  hav- 
ing taken  no  food  that  morning,  rend- 
ered him  less  capable  of  bearing  such 
hardships  than  the  other  prisoners. 
When  about  half  way  on  their  journey, 
as  tliey  stopped  for  water,  your  brother 
begged  the  lamincwoon  to  allow  him  to 
ride  his  horse  a  mile  or  two,  as  he  could 
proceed  no  farther  in  that  dreadful  state. 
But  a  scornful,  malignant  look  was  aU 
the  reply  that  was  made.  He  then  re- 
quested Captain  Laird,  who  was  tied 
with  him,  and  who  was  a  strong,  heal- 
thy man,  to  allow  him  to  take  hold  of 
his  shoulder,  as  he  was  fast  sinking. 
This  the  kind-hearted  man  granted  for 
a  mile  or  two,  but  then  found  the  addi- 
tional burden  unsupportable.  Just  at 
that  period,  Mr.  Gouger's  Bengalee  ser- 
vant came  up  to  them,  and,  seeing  the 
distress  of  your  brother,  took  off  his 
head-dress,  which  wa^  mi)kd«  ol  c\oVNi^ 
tore  it  in  two,  gave  YivJlt  loYaa  mtAVftx^ 


4U 


JUDSON^S  IMPRISONMENT  AT  AVA. 


and  half  to  Mr.  Judson,  which  ho  in- , 
itantlj  wrapped   round  his   wounded  i 
feet,  aa  they  were  not  allowed  to  rest 
even  for  a  moment.    The  servant  then  . 
offered  his   shoulder   to  Mr.  Judson,  | 
who  was  almost  carried  bj  him  the  re- 
mainder of  the  way.    Had  it  not  been 
for  the  support  and  assistance  of  this 
nan,  your  brother   thinks  he  should 
have  shared  the  fate  of  the  poor  Oreck^ 
who  was  one  of  their  number,  and, 
when  taken  out  of  prison  that  morning 
was  in  perfect  health.    But  he  was  a 
corpulent  mau,  and  the  sun  affected 
him  so  much  that  he  fell  down  on  the 
way.    nis  inhuman  drivers  beat  and 
dragged  him  until  they  themselves  were 
wearied,  when  they  procured  a  cart,  in 
in  which  he  was  carried  the  remaining 
two  miles.    But  the  ix>or  creature  ex- 
pired in  an  hour  or  two  after  their  arri- 
val at  the  courthouse.     The  lamine- 
woon,  seeing  the  distressing  state  of 
the  prisoners,  and  that  one  of  their 
number  was  dead,  concluded  they  should 
go  no  farther  that  night ;  otherwise  they 
would  have  been  driven  on  until  they  j 
reached  Oung-pen-la  the  same  day.    An  > 
old  shed  was  appointed  for  their  abode 
during  the  night,  but  without  even  a 
mat  or  pillow,  or  anything  to  cover 
them.      The  curiosity  of  the  lamine- 
woon's  wife  induced  her  to  make  a  visit 
to  the  prisoners,  whoso  wretchedness 
considerably  excited  her    compassion, 
and  she  ordered  some  fruit,  sugar,  and 
tamarinds  for  their  refreshment ;  and 
the  next  morning  rice  was  prepared  for 
them,  and,  poor  as  it  was,  it  was  re- 
freshing to  the  prisoners,  who  had  been 
almost  destitute  of  food  the  day  before. 
Carts  were  also  provided  for  their  con- 
veyance, as  none  of  them  were  able  to 
walk.     All   this  time    the  foreigners 
were  entirely  ignorant  of  what  was  to 
become  of  them ;  and  when  they  ar- 
rived at  Oung-pen-la,  and  saw  the  di- 
lapidated state  of  the  prison,  they  im- 
modiAtelj,  all  aa  one,  concluded  that 


they  were  there  to  be  bumad,  ag 
to  the  report  which  had  prvriooi 
in  circuUtion  at  Ava.  They  all 
voured  to  prepare  themselves  ; 
awful  scene  anticipated ;  and  it  ^ 
until  they  saw  preparations  mak 
repairing  the  prison,  that  they  1 
least  doubt  that  a  cruel  lingering 
awaited  them.  My  arrival  was 
hour  or  two  after  this. 

*'  The  next  morning  I  arose,  i 
dcavoured  to  And  something  Ilk 
But  there  was  no  market,  and  i 
to  be  procured.  One  of  Dr. 
friends,  however,  brought  som 
rice  and  vegetable  curry  from  i 
poora,  wliich,  together  with  a 
tea  from  ^Ir.  Lanciego,  answei 
tlic  breakfast  of  the  prisoners ;  i 
dinner  we  made  a  curry  of  drii 
fish,  which  a  servant  of  Mr.  < 
had  brought.  All  the  money  I 
command  in  the  world  I  had  b 
with  me,  secreted  about  my  pen 
you  may  judge  what  our  pn 
were,  in  ca8e  the  war  should  oo 
long.  But  our  heavenly  Fathc 
better  to  us  than  our  fears :  fo: 
withstanding  the  constant  exti 
of  the  gaolers  during  the  whc 
months  wo  were  at  Oung-pen-1 
the  frequent  straits  to  which  W( 
brought,  we  never  really  suffer 
the  want  of  money,  though  freq 
for  want  of  provisions,  which  we 
procurable.  Here  at  this  pla 
personal  bodily  sufferings  comni 
While  your  brother  was  confined 
city  prison,  I  had  been  allowed 
main  in  our  house,  in  which 
many  conveniences  left,  and  my 
had  continued  good  beyond  all  es 
tion.  But  now  I  had  not  a  sing] 
clo  of  convenience — not  even  a  cl 
seat  of  any  kind,  excepting  a  l 
floor.  The  very  morning  after 
rival,  Mary  Hasseltino  was  take] 
the  small-pox,  the  natural  way. 
though  very  young,  was  the  only 


JUDSON^S  IMPRISONMENT  AT  AVA.  415 

&d  in  taking  oare  of  little  Maria.  '  ing  morning.  But  an  unexpected  ob- 
3  now  required  all  the  time  I  stacle  occurred,  which  made  us  fear 
iparc  from  Mr.  Judson,  whose  that  /  should  still  be  retained  as  a  pri- 
till    continued,  in    prison,  and  ;  soner.    The  avaricious  gaolers,  unwill* 


feet  were  so  dreadfully  mangled, 
r  several  days  he  was  unable  to 
I  knew  not  what  to  do,  for  I 
^cure  no  assistance  from  the 
>urhood,  nor  medicine  for   the 


ing  to  lose  their  prey,  insisted  that,  as 
my  name  was  not  included  in  the  order, 
I  should  not  go.  In  vain  I  urged  that 
I  was  not  sent  there  as  a  prisoner,  and 
that  they  had  no  authority  over  me; 
's,  but  was  all  day  long  going  '  they  still  determined  I  should  not  go, 
rds  and  forwards  from  the  house  |  and  forbade  the  villagers  from  letting 
prison  with  little  Maria  in  my  |  me  a  cart.  Mr.  Judson  was  then  taken 
Sometimes  I  was  greatly  reliev-  |  out  of  prison,  and  brought  to  the  goal- 
leaving  her  for  an  hour,  when  •  er's  house,  where,  by  promises  and 
}y  the  side  of  her  father  while  I  and  threatenings,  he  finally  gained  their 
d  to  the  house  to  look  after  consent,  on  condition  that  we  wonid 
vrhose  fever  ran  so  high  as  to  leave  the  remaining  part  of  our  provi- 
i  delirium.  She  was  so  com-  j  sions  we  had  recently  received  from 
covered  with  the  small-pox, ;  Ava.  It  was  noon  before  we  were  al- 
cre  was  no  distinction  in  the  lowed  to  depart.  When  we  reached 
s.  As  she  was  in  the  same  {  Amarapoora,  Mr.  Judson  was  obliged 
x>m  with  myself,  I  knew  Maria  to  follow  the  guidance  of  the  gaoler, 
take  it ;  I  therefore  inoculated  '  who  conducted  him  to  the  governor  of 
m  another  child,  before  Mary's  the  city.  Having  made  aU  necessary 
ived  at  such  a  state  as  to  be  in-  I  inquiries,  the  governor  appointed  ano- 
I.  At  the  same  time  I  inocu-  ther  guard,  which  conveyed  Mr.  Judson 
.bby  and  the  gaoler's  children,  to  the  court-house  in  Ava,  at  which 
I  had  it  80  lightly  as  hardily  to  |  place  he  arrived  some  time  in  the  night 
pt  their  play.  But  the  inocula-  !  I  took  my  own  course,  procured  a  boat, 
the  arm  of  my  poor  little  Maria  and  reached  our  house  before  dark. 
t  take  ;  she  caught  it  of  Mary, ;  "  My  first  object,  the  next  momingi 
d  it  the  natural  way.  She  was  was  to  go  in  search  of  your  brother ; 
ly  three  months  and  a  half  old,  ;  and  I  had  the  mortification  to  meet 
1  been  a  most  healthy  child ;  but  >  him  again  in  prison,  though  not  the 
above  three  months  l)efore  she  death-prison.  I  went  immediately  to 
y  recovered  from  the  effects  of  my  old  friend,  the  governor  of  the  city, 
>adful  disorder."  ;  who  now  was  raised  to  the  rank  of  a 

narrating  many  more  distress-  !  woongyce.  lie  informed  me  that  Mr, 
idents,  Mrs.  Judson  adds,  "  The  Judson  was  to  be  sent  to  the  Burmese 
;  length  arrived  for  our  release  \  camp  to  act  as  translator  and  interpre- 
e  dreary  scenes  of  Oung-pen-la.  |  ter ;  and  that  he  was  put  in  confine- 
enger  from  our  friend,  the  go-  i  ment  for  a  short  time  only  till  his 
of  the  north  gate  of  the  palace,  ,  affairs  were  settled.  Early  the  follow- 
id  us  that  an  order  had  been  ing  morning  I  went  to  this  officer 
he  evening  before,  in  the  palace  again,  who  told  me  that  Mr.  Judson 
Judson*s  release.  On  the  same  had  that  moment  received  twenty 
;  an  official  order  arrived  ;  and,  I  ticals  from  government,  with  orders  to 
joyful  heart,  I  set  about  prepar- '  go  immediately  on  boaxd  «^  \jf»^  lot 
oar  deptarture  early  the  follow*  \  Maloon,  luad  that  he  YmA  fS^Nva  Vi^sbl 


•Il>i 


jrn.^ONS  IMPRISONMENT  AT  AVA. 


p?riir.^sion  to  stop  a  few  moments  at 
the  hou«c,  it  boing  on  his  waj.  I  hast- 
ened back  to  the  liouse,  where  Mr. 
Judson  soon  arrived,  but  was  allowed 
to  remain  only  a  short  time,  while  I 
could  prepare  food  and  clothing  for 
future  use.  lie  was  crowded  into  a 
little  boat,  where  he  had  not  room 
sufiicient  to  lie  down,  and  where  his 
exposure  to  the  cold  damp  nights  threw 
him  into  a  violent  fever,  which  had 
nearly  ended  all  his  sufferings.  lie 
arrived  at  Maloun  on  the  third  day, 
where,  ill  as  he  waa,  he  was  obliged  to 
enter  immediately  on  the  work  of  tran- 
slating, lie  remained  at  Maloun  six 
weeks,  suffering  as  much  as  he  had  at 
any  time  in  prison,  excepting  he  was 
not  in  irons,  nor  exposed  to  the  insults 
of  those  cruel  gaolers. 

"  For  the  first  fortnight  after  his  de- 
parture, my  anxiety  was  less  than  it 
had  been  at  any  time  previously  since 
the  commencement  of  our  difficulties. 
I  knew  the  Burmese  officers  at  the 
camp  would  feel  the  value  of  Mr.  Jud- 
Bon's  services  too  much  to  allow  their 
using  any  measures  threatening  his  life. 
I  thought  his  situation,  also,  would  be 
much  more  comfortable  than  it  really 
was ;  hence  my  anxiety  was  less.  But 
my  health,  which  had  never  been  res- 
tored since  that  violent  attack  at  Oung- 
psn-la,  now  daily  declined,  till  I  was 
seized  with  the  spotted  fever,  with  all 
its  attendant  horrors.  I  knew  the  na- 
ture of  the  fever  from  its  commence- 
ment ;  and,  from  the  shattered  state  of 
my  constitution,  together  with  the 
want  of  medical  attendants,  I  con- 
cluded it  must  be  fatal.  The  day  I 
was  taken  with  the  fever,  a  Burmese 
nurse  came  and  offered  her  services  for 
Maria.  This  circumstance  filled  me 
with  gratitude  and  confidence  in  Qod  ; 
for,  though  I  had  so  long  and  so  con- 
stantly made  efforts  to  obtain  a  person 
of  this  description,  I  had  never  been 
able;  when  at  the  very  time  I  most 


needed  one,  and  without  any  exertioo, 
a  voluntary  offer  was  made.  My  fever 
raged  violently,  and  without  any  inter- 
mission. I  began  to  think  of  ssttlin* 
my  worldly  affairs,  and  of  committing 
my  dear  little  Maria  to  the  care  of  a 
Portuguese  woman,  when  I  lost  mj 
reason,  and  was  insensible  to  all  around 
me.  At  this  dreadful  period^  Dr.  Price 
was  released  from  prison,  and  hearing 
of  my  illness,  obtained  pcnmnsion  to 
come  and  see  me.  lie  has  since  told  nw 
that  my  situation  was  the  most  dii- 
tressing  he  had  over  witnessed,  tad 
that  he  did  not  then  think  I  shoold 
survive  many  hours.  My  hair  wai 
shaved  off,  my  head  and  feet  covered 
with  blisters,  and  Dr.  Price  ordered  the 
Bengalee  servant  who  took  care  of  me 
to  endeavour  to  persuade  me  to  take  a 
little  nourishment,  which  I  had  obsti- 
nately refused  for  several  days.  One 
of  the  first  things  I  recollect  was  seeiqg 
this  faithful  servant  standing  by  me^ 
trying  to  induce  me  to  take  a  little 
wine  and  water.  I  was,  in  fact,  so  &r 
gone  that  the  Burmese  neighbours,  who 
had  come  in  to  see-  mo  expire,  said, 
*  She  is  dead ;  and  if  the  King  d 
angels  should  come  in,  he  could  not 
recover  her.' 

"  The  fever,  I  afterwards  understood, 
had  run  seventeen  days  when  the  blis- 
ters were  applied.    I  now  began  to  re- 
cover slowly,  but  it  was  more  than  » 
month  after  this  before  I  had  strength 
to  stand.    While  in  this  weak,  debili- 
tated state,  the  servant  who  had  follow- 
ed your  brother  to  the  Burmese  camp 
came  in,  and  informed  me  that  his  mas- 
ter had  arrived,  and  was  conducted  to 
the  court-house  in  town.     I  sent  off  a 
Burman  to  watch  the  movements  of 
government,  and  to  ascertain,  if  possi- 
ble, in  what  way  Mr.  Judson  was  to  be 
disposed  of.    He  soon  returned  with 
the  sad  intelligence  that  he  saw  Mr. 
Judson  go  out  of  the  palace  yard,  ac- 
companied by  two  or  three  Burmans, 


THE  LATE  REV.  JOHN  SCROXTON. 


4i: 


onduoted  him  to  one  of  the  pri- 
Jid  that  it  was  reported  in  town 
le  was  to  be  sent  back  to  the 
en-la  prison.  I  was  too  weak  to 
11  tidings  of  any  kind ;  but  a 
80  dreadful  as  this  almost  anni- 
l  me.  For  some  time  I  could 
breathe,  but  at  last  gained  suffi* 
composure  to  despatch  Moung 
our  friend,  the  governor  of  the 
gate,  and  begged  him  to  make 
fre  effort  for  the  release  of  Mr. 
Q,  and  prevent  his  being  sent 
to  the  country  prison,  where  I 
he  must  suffer  much,  as  I  could 
Uow.  Moung  Ing  then  went  in 
of  Mr.  Judson  ;  and  it  was  near- 
ly when  he  found  him,  in  the  inte- 
*  an  obscure  prison.  I  had  sent 
arly  in  the  afternoon ;  but  being 
)  to  find  him,  the  bearer  had 
led  with  it,  which  added  another 
to  my  distresses,  as  I  feared  he 
ready  sent  to  Oung-pen-la. 
I  ever  felt  the  value  and  efficacy 
lyer,  I  did  at  this  time,  I  could 
le  from  my  couch ;  I  could  make  no 


efforts  to  secure  my  husband  ;  I  could 
only  plead  with  that  great  and  power- 
ful Being  who  has  said,  "Call  upon  me 
in  the  day  of  trouble,  and  /  wHl  hear, 
and  thou  shalt  glorify  me,*'  and  who 
made  me  at  this  time  feel  so  powerfully 
this  promise,  that  I  became  quite  com- 
posed, feeling  assured  that  my  prayers 
would  be  answered." 

*^  The  advance  of  the  English  army 
towards  the  capital  at  this  time  threw 
the  whole  town  into  the  greatest  state 
of  alarm,  and  convinced  the  govern- 
ment that  some  speedy  measures  must 
be  taken  to  save  the  golden  dty."  Ne- 
gotiations ensued,  the  details  of  which 
end  with  the  announcement,  *'  We  now, 
for  the  first  time  for  more  than  a  year 
and  a  half,  felt  that  we  were  free,  and  no 
longer  subject  to  the  oppressive  yoke  of 
the  Burmese." 

"We  feel  that  our  obligations  to 
General  Campbell  can  never  be  can- 
celled. Our  final  release  from  Ava,  and 
our  recovering  all  the  property  that  had 
there  been  taken,  was  owing  entirely  to 
his  efforts." 


THE  LATE  REV.  JOHN  SCROXTON. 


3  Bubjeot  of  the  following  brief  no- 
is  bom  at  WoUaston,  in  the  county 
rthampton,  in  April,  1766,  and 
hi  up  under  the  management  of  a 
arly  affectionate,  gentle,  and  pious 
r,  who  watched  over  her  children 
Qore  than  ordinary  care  and  was 
•ried  in  her  efforts  to  train  them 
the  fear  of  God.  To  accomplish 
lost  important  object,  nothing  that 
her  could  do  was  left  undone, 
^ould  take  them  up  one  by  one 
er  chamber,  and  there  on  bended 
and  with  weeping  eyes,  after  talk- 
them  about  Christ  and  heavenly 
t,  would  pour  out  her  soul  to  Him 
ears  in  secret  that  he  would  im- 
iite  their  joung  hearts  with  thsit  I 


celestial  seed  which  produces  heavenly 
fruits  on  earthly  ground.  The  effects  of 
this  Christian  mother's  tuition  mani- 
fested themselves  in  the  characters 
of  several  of  her  children:  in  none, 
perhaps,  more  than  in  the  subject 
of  this  memoir.  From  a  boy  he  appears 
to  have  inherited  the  amiable  and  gentle 
spirit  of  his  mother  :  from  a  boy  he 
entertained  an  unconquerable  dread — 
amounting  to  horror — of  falsehood :  and 
from  a  boy  he  appears  to  have  been  in- 
oculated with  that  religion  which 
adorned  the  whole  span  of  his  pro- 
tracted life.  He  began  to  pray  when 
he  was  a  chUd,  and  to  preach  when  but 
a  youth. 
He  was  baptized  in  t\ie  tv9«i  ^^^tl^  ^^* 


soma  jean,  happily  asBociated  and 
usefully  employed.  He  subsequently 
preached  at  Thrapstone  and  Coventry. 
In  this  latter  place  the  providence  of 
Qod  brought  him  into  contact  with  Mr. 
Peart,  the  excellent  deacon  of  the 
baptist  church  at  Bromsgrove — a  cir- 
cumstance which  issued  in  his  settle- 
ment here  1798.  In  1834,  feeling  the 
infirmities  of  age  pressing  upon  him 
and  incapacitating  him  for  the  discharge 
of  his  ministerial  duties,  Mr.  S.  resigned 
the  pastorate,  though  for  many  years 
subsequently  he  gave  his  occasional 
services  in  the  pulpit  In  1 849  he  was 
called  upon  to  surrender  to  the  grave, 
in  sure  and  certain  hope  of  a  resurrec- 
tion to  eternal  life,  his  beloved  partner, 
who  for  forty-nine  years  had  been  the 
sharer  of  his  joys  and  sorrows.  This 
was  a  heavy  trial  and  shook  his  aged 
tabernacle  to  its  foundations ;  still  he 
was  enabled  to  bow  with  devout  sub- 
mission to  the  divine  will,  and  to  say, 
"  The  Lord  gave,  and^the  Lord,"  &c.  He 
bore  the  stroke  like  a  Christian,  but  he 


«.« 


rVAVAA     AA4\/AV     VH*m*»     AV9    \/A\»  lilt*!    W      |CA«/* 

the  one  he  saw  his  body's  resiiDi 
in  the  other  his  soul's  hoim 
chamber  of  affliction  was  emines 
gate  of  heaven.  There  was  su 
but  there  was  peace;  a  body  i 
the  grave,  but  a  soul  ripe  foi 
There  lay  the  old  saint  preaohin| 
selling,  praying,  and  praising  o 
ally ;  weak  but  strong,  almost  I 
earthly  objects,  but  beholdiog,  wi 
face  to  face,  his  divine  Lord  and  1 
feeling  himself  to  be  a  guilty,  we 
helpless  worm,  but  a  worm  ranso 
blood  divine,  a  worm  for  whom 
sion  and  a  crown  were  already  i 
Among  some  of  the  dying  utt 
of  this  good  old  man  were  the  fol 
as  near  as  the  writer  could  tra 
them,  in  his  own  words.  On  on 
sion,  ''Christ  has  been  my  s 
through  life.  I  have  had  tem] 
of  various  kinds,  within  and  w 
but  have  been  preserved  from  j 
to  them  because  he  has  stren^ 
and  upheld  me.''  '*  I  have  mad< 
my  rock  and  refuge,  my  fortr 

1     •    !•  1 


THE  LATE  REV.  JOHN  SCBOXTON. 


419 


inlo  it,  and  I  huw  that  I  am  safe^safe 
it  time ;  safe  in  the  valley  ;  safe  for 
itaniity.  No  enemy  can  reach  me  here, 
the  protection  ci  heavenly  arms ; 
can  hurt  me.  I  am  safe ;  blessed 
be  my  rook.  A  strong  tower,  always 
•eeessiUe  to  repenting  sinners  fleeing 
from  impending  wrath  to  mercy;  in- 
•oeesriUe  to  those  foes  who  would  harm 
tbem.'* ....''  Why  does  a  sinner  need 
nch  a  refbge  ?  but  because  he  is  sur- 
SDonded  by  numerous  powerful  and 
ntdifal  foes.  Here,  in  Christ,  he  is 
ftfe;  no  where  else.  No  enemy  can 
Wo^  one  who  has  made  Christ  his 
itrong  tower,"  ^o. 

One  night  as  his  daughter,  after 
giMng  him  to  bed,  was  sitting  by  the 
ire^ihe  was  aroused  by  his  bursting  out 
iBio  an  apparently  uncontrollable  fit  of 
neping^  which  it  appeared  he  had  for 
Bme  minutes  been  vainly  striving  to 
nstrain.  On  running  to  his  bedside 
die  found  his  head  buried  in  the  clothes, 
m  which  he  was  seeking  to  smother  his 
emotions  from  her  ears.  She  exclaimed, 
"Why,  &ther,  whatever  is  the  matter?" 
The  poor  old  man  replied,  '^My 
daughter,  I  cannot  help  it.  I  have 
been  thinking  upon  the  hand  of  Gk>d ; 
what  he  stooped  to,  what  he  suffered, 
what  he  has  done  for  such  a  poor,  un- 
profit^le,  unworthy  rebel  as  I  have 
been.  Oh !  the  love  of  Christ !  What 
a  itoop  of  condescension  to  stoop  so  low 
and  to  raise  a  poor  worm  so  high." 

A  gentleman  came  and  said  to  him, 
^What  a  comfort  that  you  are  prepared 
to  die,  and  know  that  you  are  going  to 
a  better  country."  "  0  yes,  O  yes, 
through  the  grace  of  my  Saviour  Christ 
I  am  prepared.  I  can  look  upon  the 
last  enemy  with  peace  and  joy.  I  fiear 
nothing  that  death  can  do.  It  will 
destroy  the  poor  body  which  I  have  for 
so  many  years  cherished  and  cared  for, 
and  which  you  have  been  striving  to 
holster  up ;  but  it  will  not  lay  its  hand 
nponmy  soul;  that  js  safe  for  ever,  I 


know,  I  feel  it  is  safe  in  Christ's  keep- 
ing. The  gentleman  said  to  him,  ^  What 
a  comfort  it  must  be  to  you  now  that 
you  have  lived  a  good  life."  "Ah," 
said  the  hoary  saint,  '4t  is  a  consolation 
that  I  have  been  preserved  from  bring- 
ing a  discredit  on  my  Master's  name ; 
from  following  the  corruption  of  a  sin- 
ful heart,  that  I  have  been  enabled 
humbly  to  labour  in  his  vineyard — to 
make  him  known  to  my  fellow  sinners, 
and  I  hope  I  have  not  laboured  alto- 
gether in  vain.  But  what  I  have  done, 
grace  has  enabled  me  to  do ;  and  it  is 
only  this  grace  that  has  enabled  me  to 
live  as  I  have  lived.  It  is  on  this  grace 
that  I  am  still  relying.  This,  only  this, 
is  the  ground  of  my  consolation." 

Before  going  to  the  Lord's  supper  on 
sabbath  afternoon  I  said,  "It  is  three 
o'clock,  father,  and  time  to  go  to  the 
ordinance."  "  Go,  go,  my  son,  and  God 
Almighty  be  with  you  there.  May  you 
all  find  it  good  to  be  there."  I  said, 
"  When  we  last  sat  down  you  were  with 
us."  "  Ay,  ay,  my  son,  and  I  would  be 
there  now  if  I  could  crawl.  I  bve  his 
earthly  courts,  I  love  his  people,  and  I 
love  to  commemorate  with  them  his 
dying  love.  These  have  been  precious 
seasons  to  me  in  times  past,  precious 
seasons ;  but  I  cannot  meet  with  my 
brethren  now,  in  body  at  least,  though 
I  shall  be  there  in  spirit  May  the 
Master  whose  precious  body  was  bruised 
and  broken  for  us  be  there,  and  bless 
you  all.  I  shall  have  him  here,  and 
enjoy  communion  with  him.  I  rest  my 
all,  for  time  and  eternity,  all  my  hopes, 
all  my  faith,  all  my  love,  upon  a  triune 
God,  and  I  am  safe.  I  feel  that  I  am 
safe,  for  ever,  on  this  rock.  Father,  Son, 
and  Holy  Ghost.  In  my  Father's  house 
are  many  mansions,  I  have  one.  Oh, 
what  a  happiness  it  will  be  to  get  pos- 
session of  it.  I  feel  all  the  weight  and 
burden  of  my  poor,  frail,  perishablo 
body,  but  my  mind,  my  heart,  m^  %^i\i\ 
is  in  heaven,  and  ooon,  \^rf  ^on^  \ 


THE  LATE  IffiT.  JOHN  SCBOXTON. 


■ball  hvn  a  ttionger,  moie  esdnriiig, . 
more  beautiful,  immortal  bodr  without 
epot  or  wrinUo.  j 

"MT&fflictioniiTerjheaTributlcan  , 
bear  all  b«caau  mj  Lord  has  wnt  it,  i 
and  BO  long  a>  it  ii  mj  Lord's  will  that 
I  should  tufier,  I  will  niffer  patientlj  ; 
when,  however,  He  calli  me  I  shall  be 
tbankM." 

To  Mr.  Party,  "I  hope  you  will  enjoy 
peace  and  proaperity  in  the  chnrch. 
Oive  my  love  to  all,  and  tell  them  my 
dying  wish.  I  do  not  know  what  com- 
munioations  there  may  be  between  the 
ohuroh  above  and  the  church  bdow ; 
but  I  think  it  will  add  to  my  happinen 
even  in  heaven,  if  I  am  permitted  to 
hear  of  your  prosperity.  May  grace, 
mercj,  and  peace,  be  with  yon." 

These  were  some  of  the  dying  utter- 
ances, the  spirit  if  not  the  very  words, 
whi^,  during  this  first  illnesa,  at  the 
bed-side  of  my  dear  fttber  it  was  my 
privily  to  listen  to, — some  of  them, 
for  memory  cannot  treasure  up  in  its 
treacherous  storehouse  a  tithe  of  what 
I  heard.  His  anxieties  were  frequently 
expressed  about  the  church,  how  the 
public  ministry  and  how  the  week  night 
meetings  were  attended.  When  we 
could  convey  to  him  the  intelligenoe  of 
a  well  filled  meeting-house,  his  counte- 
nance would  express  the  joy  he  felt  in 
language  impossible  to  misinteTpret. 
In  his  last  illness,  his  strength  being 
utterly  prostrated  and  bis  speech  mach 
affected,  we  had  great  difficulty  in 
understanding  what  he  did  endeavour 
to  say.  We  could  understand,  however, 
enough  to  aasnre  us  that  where  he  had 
rested  hie  heart  and  hopes,  there  be 
rested  them  still.  No  cloud  wbb  per- 
mitted for  an  instant  to  obscure  the 
gbrious  prospect  which  had  been  for 
many  years  spread  before  the  eyes  of 
his  faith.  On  the  morning  of  the 
sabbath  on  which  he  died,  his  son  eaid 
to  him, "  Well,  father,  you  appear  to  be 
gcoBg  home.    I  Eoppose  you  still  feel 


the  Lamb  of  Ood  to  be  both  preaeat 
Mii  predoos.  The  good  old  man  turiMd 
his  poor  blind  eyes  towards  the  laud  of 
hii  hopes,  raised  his  feeble  hands,  and 
murmured  out,  in  uttennoes  only  sndB- 
litood  by  Him  who  can  reftd  the  thoQghli 
of  the  heart,  his  dying  testimoi^. 

On  sabbath  evcoin^  Haj  Slit,  he 
breathed  out  his  gentle  spirit,  witboit 
a  struggle  or  a  m^,  into  the  hands  of 
Him  who  gave  it,  in  the  89th  yeu  at 
his  age  and  the  7ath  of  Ma  <3irisl)M 
pilgrimage,  beloved  by  the  good  rf 
every  denominatioii  in  the  nu^baiD' 
hood,  and  esteemed  by  all  who  knav 
him. 

The  funeral  sermon  was  preMdted  en 
sabbath  evening,  Jnne  1  Itfa,  by  a  fbtmer 
pastor  of  the  church,  Hr.  Sneath,  no* 
of  Cradley,  to  a  respectable  and  crowdad 
assembly.  The  Rubjoiaed  hymn  ns 
sung  on  the  oooasion  :— 

Pilgrim,  thou  thy  conne  hast  run ! 
Sorrows,  trials,  pains  are  o'er  :  j 

Duty's  arduous  works  are  iooe ;  \ 

Crossedthestream;  and  gained  the  shoe,     j 
Soldier,  thou  host  fought  the  fight !         I 
Sword  and  shield  thouneed'st  not  now; 
Glory  beams  upon  thy  sight ; 
Victory's  crown  adonis  thy  brow. 

Preacher,  here,  in  seasons  past, 
Christ's  commission  thou  did'st  bear ; 
And  the  seed  immortal  cast 
Round  thee,  watered  with  thy  prayer' 
Now,  thy  living  voice  no  more 
From  these  lower  courts  shall  rise ! 
Saint,  thy  works  and  prayers  are  o'er! 
Saint,  thy  country  is  the  skies ! 

Lo !  on  chariot  of  firo. 
Up,  the  enfranchised  soul  ascendt ! 
Now,  aroid  the  angelic  quire. 
See,  the  new-crowned  victor  bends. 
Man,  behold,  with  wondering  eyes. 
There,  the  poor,  deserted  clod : 
Yonder,  mansioned  in  the  skies. 
The  immortal,  with  its  Ood. 
1      BroomsgroDt.  J.  H.  9- 


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REVIEWS. 


*SM  &n  the  [Miradet  of  our  Lord,  By 
tiCHARD  Chenstix  Tbbnch,  B.D.,  Vioar 
f  Itehenstokey  Hanlt ;  Professor  qf  Di- 
iniiy,  King*i  College,  London  ;  Examin» 
ng  Chaplain  to  the  Lord  Bishop  of  Ox- 
ordi  and  late  Hnlsean  Lecturer ^  Cam- 
*ridge.  Fourth  edition,  revised,  London : 
barker  and  Son.  8vo.  pp.474.  Price  12s. 

Wmke  we  asked  to  mention  the  Chri8< 
n  doctrine  which  has  called  forth  the 
ist  controversy,  we  should  probably  be 
Tect  in  answering,  "  The  Divinity  of 
)  Saviour  ;*'  and  should  the  querist 
luest  us  to  name  that  sacred  subject 
dch  has  supplied  the  next  greatest 
umnt  of  discussion, — that  which  has 
brded  the  next  most  ample  theological 
ena,  and  marshalled  the  next  most  nu- 
eroos  multitude  of  strong,  well  armed, 
id  skilful  combatants, — we  should 
ention  "  Miracles."  For  whether  we 
mder  the  life  of  Christ,  peruse  the  his- 
Ty  of  his  church,  or  examine  the  doc- 
ines  which  compose  the  creed  of  that 
lorch,  miracles  continually  greet  our 
oe;  composing,  as  they  undoubtedly 
),  an  imposing  and  important  citadel 
liich  Christian  champions  are  strenu- 
idy  engaged  in  defending,  and  which 
e  foes  of  the  faith  are  ever  intent  upon 
stroying:  at  one  time  by  open  and 
rect  assault,  at  another  by  under- 
oond  and  secret  means.  To  a  thought- 
1  Christian, — ^to  one  who  is  anxious  to 
1 "  grounded  and  settled"  in  the  truth, 
ho  desires  to  be  able  "  to  give  an  an- 
rer"  concerning  "  the  hope"  that  is  in 
Jn,and  esteems  it  an  honour  according 
•  his  ability  to  *'  contend  earnestly  for 
le  faith  which  was  once  delivered  to 
le  saints," — to  such  an  one,  we  say,  how 
nportant  are  such  questions  as  these : 
bat  are  miracles  ?  Is  their  existence 
ossible  ?  Can  they  now  be  performed  ? 
f  Qot^  when  did  nuraculouB  power  pass 


from  the  church  ?  What  is  their  value 
in  the  scale  of  the  "  evidences"  of  Chris- 
tianity ?  These  and  kindred  questions 
are  obviously  very  important  ones,  and, 
unless  he  can  arrive  at  a  satisfactory 
answer,  he  is  liable  to].be  ''  tossed  about 
by  every  wind  of  doctrine ;"  at  one  time 
tempted  to  think  with  Spinoza,  that 
miracles  are  physical  impossibilities  ; 
then  with  Hume,  that  probabilities  are 
against  them ;  then  with  Paulus,  that 
they  are  merely  skilful  surgical  cases ; 
and  then  with  the  "  Fathers*'  of  the 
Romish  church,  both  ancient  and 
modem,  that  the  power  to  work  them 
has  never  passed  from  the  church,  and 
that  even  now  they  may  be  seen 

**  Thick  u  aatnnuud  Itaref  thftt  aUnir  the  brooki 
In  VaUombroM." 

To  all  who  are  anxious  to  possess  a 
solid  and  satisfactory  work  upon  the 
great  subject  of  miracles,  we  cannot  do 
better  than  heartily  commend  this 
volume  of  Mr.  Trench.  It  is  a  worthy 
companion  to  his  excellent  work  on  the 
"  Parables"  of  Christ,  a  notice  of  which 
was  inserted  in  our  number  for  April. 
The  same  extensive  research,  elevated 
piety,  and  dignified  style,  distinguish 
both.  A  very  valuable  preliminary 
essay,  of  about  ninety  pages,  treats  in  a 
condensed  but  careful  way  of  the  follow- 
ing six  important  subjects  : — 1.  The 
worth  of  miracles.  2.  The  miracles  and 
nature.  3.  The  authority  of  miracles. 
4.  The  evangelical  compared  with  other 
cycles  of  miracles.  5.  The  assaults  on 
the  miracles.  6.  The  apologetical  work 
of  miracles.  We  wish  that  our  space 
allowed  us  to  give  extracts  from  each  of 
these  striking  sections  of  the  essays  ; — 
we  must  content  ourselves  with  a  few 
sentences  from  the  fourth,  namely, "  The 
evangelical  compared  -wilYi  o\)[i«  crsOi't^ 
of  miracles."     "  TVio  mVNi^\&^  ol  ^wt 


422 


THE  MIRACLES  OF  OUR  LORD. 


Lord  and  those  of  the  Old  Tefltament 
afford  many  interesting  points  of  com- 
parison, and  of  a  comparison  equally  in- 
structive, whether  we  trace  the  points 
of  likeness,  or  of  unlikencss,  which  exist 
between  them.  Thus,  to  note  first  a  re- 
markable difference,  we  find  oftentimes 
the  holj  men  of  the  old  covenant  bring- 
ing, if  one  may  venture  so  to  speak, 
hardly  and  with  difficulty  the  wonder- 
work to  the  birth ;  there  is  sometimes  a 
momentary  pause,  a  seeming  uncertainty 
about  the  issue ;  while  the  miracles  of 
Christ  are  always  accomplished  with  the 
greatest  ease — he  speaks,  and  it  is  done. 
Thus  Moses  must  plead  and  struggle 
with  God,  *  Heal  her  now,  0  God,  I  be- 
seech thee/  ere  the  plague  of  leprosy  is 
removed  from  his  sister,  and  not  even  so 
can  he  instantly  win  the  boon ;  (Num. 
xii.,  13 — 15)  but  Christ  heals  a  leper 
by  his  touch,  (Matt,  viii.,  8)  or  ton  with 
even  less  than  this,  merely  by  the  power 
of  his  will  and  at  a  distance.  (Luke  xviL, 
14.)  Elijah  must  pray  long,  and  his 
servant  go  up  seven  times,  before  tokens 
of  the  rain  appear;  (1  Kings,  xviii., 
42—44)  he  stretches  himself  thrice  on 
the  child  and  cries  unto  the  Lord,  and 
painfully  wins  back  its  life ;  (1  Kings, 
xvii,  21,  22)  and  Elisha,  with  yet  more 
of  effort  and  only  after  partial  failure 
(2  Kings,  iv.,  31 — 35,)  restores  the  child 
of  the  Shunammite  to  life.  Christ,  on 
the  other  hand,  shows  himself  the  Lord 
of  the  living  and  the  dead,  raising  the 
dead  with  as  much  ease  as  he  performed 
the  commonest  transactions  of  life.  In 
the  miracles  wrought  by  men,  glorious 
acts  of  faith  as  they  are,  for  they  are 
ever  wrought  in  reliance  on  the  strength 
and  faithfulness  of  God,  who  will  follow 
up  and  seal  his  servants*  ^vord,  it  is  yet 
possible  for  human  impatience /ind  hu- 
man unbelief  to  break  out.  Thus  Moses, 
God*s  organ  for  the  work  of  power, 
speaks  hastily  and  acts  unbelievingly. 
(Kum.  XX.,  2.)  It  is  needless  to  say  of 
the  Son  that  his  confidence  ever  remains 


the  same  that  his  Father  heareth  \im 
always ;  that  no  admixture  of  even  Hm 
slightest  human  infirmity  mars  the  oom- 
pletenest  of  his  work. 

"When  the  miracles  are  similar  in 
kind.  His  are  lai^ger  and  freer  and  mon 
glorious.    Elisha  feeds  a  hundred  msn 
with  twenty  loaves  (2  Kings,  iv.,  4M) 
but  he  five  thousand  with  five.    Tbgj 
have  continually  their    instrument  of 
power,  to  which  the   wonder-makiBg 
power  is  linked.    Moses  has  his  rod,  Ik 
staff  of  wonder,  to  divide  the  Red  B&^ 
and  to  accomplish   his  other  mi^bty 
acts,   without  which  he  is   nothmg; 
(Exod.  viL,  19;  viiL,  5—16,  etc. ;)  Ui 
tree  to  heal  the  bitter  waters;  (Exoi 
XV.,  25  ;)  Elijah  divides  the  waters  with 
his  mantle ;  (2  Kings,  ii.,  8 ;)  Elisha  hetli 
the  spring  with  a  cruse  of  salt ;  (2  Kingi^ 
ii.,  20;)  but  Christ  accomplishes  his 
miracles  simply  by  the  agency  of  hii 
word  or  by  a  touch  ;  (Matt,  xx.,  34)  or, 
if  he  takes  anything  as  a  channel  of  hii 
healing  power,  it  is  from  himself  hfl 
takes  it ;  (Mark  vii.,  33  ;  viii.,  23) ;  or 
should  he,  as  once  he  does,  use  tnf 
foreign  medium  in  part,  (John  ix.,  6,) 
yet  by  other  miracles  of  like  kind,  in 
which  he  has  recourse  to  no  such  extrir 
ncous  helps,  he  declares  plainly  that  this 
was  of  free  choice  and  not  of  any  neces- 
sity. . . .  And  this,  too,  explains  a  differ- 
ence in  the  character  of  the  covenants, 
and  how  it  comos  to  pass  that  those  of 
the  old  wore  often  times  a  far  severer 
aspect  Chan  the  new.    They  are  mirt- 
cles,  indeed,  of  God's  grace,  but  also 
miracles  of  the  law,  of  that  law  which 
worketh  vrrath,  which  will  teach,  at  all 
costs,  the  lesson  of  the  awful  holiness  of 
God,  his  hatred  of  the  sinner's  sins, — 
a  lesson  which  men  had  all  need  tho- 
roughly  to    learn,    lest    they    should 
mistake  and  abuse  the  new  lesson  which 
a  Saviour  taught,  of  God's  love  at  the 
same  time  toward  the  sinner  himself. 
Miracles  of  the  law,  they  preserve  a 
character  which  accords  with  the  Uiw  : 


THE  MIRACLES  OF  OUR  LORD. 


4i3 


^Mng  oftentimes  fearful  outbreaks  of 
I  Old's  anger  against  the  unrighteousness 

t  if  men. All  o£  our  Lord's  are  of 

^  indent  grace  and  mercy.  I  say  o^  of  our 
Lotd'ty  for  that  single  one,  which  seems 
1  exception,  the  cursing  of  the  barren 
ig^ree,  has  no  right  to  be  considered 

neh. He  will  not  allow  even  a 

%  Mni^  exception  to  the  rule  of  grace  and 

^  Ivie.    When  he  blesses  it  is  man ;  but 

ir  nlMn  he  smites,  it  is  an  unfeeling  tree." 

?  F^  34—7.  Mr.  Trench  gives,  in  a  note, 

^4  quotation  from  Lord  B2LOon*B  Medita- 

^  Imet  SaercB,  which  has  evidently  sug- 

F  fnted  the  subject  matter  of  the  fore- 

:    going  sentences  upon  the  difference  be- 

^  teeen  the  miracles  of  the  old  and  new 

Wfenants.    The  quotation  from  Bacon 

'    ID  apUy  illustrates  his  own  aphorism,— 

"Beading  makes  a  full    man,*' — and, 

iBoieover,  so  clearly  proves  how  useful 

tin  great  thinker  of  one  age  may  be  to 

tiie  thinkers  of  all  other  ages,  that  we 

would  favour 'our  readers  with  a  glance 

of  it,  but  for    the  risk  of  being  pro- 

noonced  pedantic  by  those  who  cannot 

cmck  the  shell  of  a  strange  tongue. 

The  two  following  notes  will  give 
lome  idea  of  the  valuable  philological 
iod  critical  remarks  which  the  work 
ooiktains. 

"  ^tifuiov.  Our  version  is  not  entirely 
■UisfiEictory  from  its  lack  of  consistency 
ia  rendering  this  word.  There  is  no 
reason  why  onfuiov  should  not  always 
have  been  rendered  '^sign  ;"  but  in  the 
gospel  of  St.  John,  with  whom  the  word 
ie  an  especial  favourite,  &r  oftener  than 
not,  "sign"  gives  place  to  the  vaguer 
'^  miracle,"  and  this  sometimes  not 
without  injury  to  the  entire  clearness 
tad  force  of  the  words.  See  for  instance 
iii.  2 ;  vii:  31 ;  x.  41 ;  and  especially 
u  26,  where  the  substitution  of 
miracles  for  "  signs  "  is  greatly  injurious 
to  the  meaning.  Our  version  makes 
Christ  say  to  the  multitude,  which,  after 
he  had  once  fed  them  in  the  wilderness, 
S^ered  round  him  Bgahi,  ^'Ye  seek 


me  not  because  ye  saw  the  miracles" 
&c.  But  rather  should  it  be  ^  Ye  seek 
me,  not  because  ye  saw  signe,**  {atifitXa 
without  the  article,)  ^'not  because  ye 
recognized  in  these  works  of  mine  toiene 
and  intimatUms  of  an  higher  presence, 
something  which  led  you  to  conoeive 
great  thought  of  me :  they  are  no 
glimpses  of  my  higher  nature,  which 
you  have  caught,  and  which  bring  you 
here ;  but  you  come  that  you  may  again 
be  filled.'*  The  coming  merely  because 
they  saw  miracUs,  in  the  strictest  sense 
of  the  word — works  that  had  made  them 
marvel — the  coming  with  the  expecta- 
tion of  seeing  such  again,  would  have 
been  as  much  condemned  by  our  Lord 
as  the  coming  only  for  the  satisfying  of 
their  lowest  earthly  wants.  Matt.  xii. 
39  ;  xvi.  1—4. 

"The  Latin  monstntm,  whether  wo 
derive  it  with  Cicero,  (De  Bivin.,  I.  1, 
c.  42)  from  monstro,  or  with  Festus 
from  ynoneo  (vionstrum  vdut  monestrum, 
quod  monet  futurum)  though  commonly 
used  as  answering  most  nearly  to  ripaf, 
{Nee  duhiis  ea  eiffna  dedit  Tritonia 
moiutris,  Mn,  2,  171,)  is  in  truth  by 
either  etymology  more  nearly  related  to 
9f)fiCiov"  Thus  Augustine,  who  follows 
Cicero's  derivation,  {De  Civ.  Dei,  1.  21, 
c.  S :)  monetra  are  so  called,  they  say, 
from  monstrando  (showing),  because 
they  show  or  demonstrate  by  signs; 
so  oetenta  from  ottendendo  (showing),  and 
portenta  (portents)  from  portendendo 
(stretching  before).  And  again  he 
says,  Prodigium  is  so  called  from  pro 
and  dicoy  because  it  speaks  of  and  fore- 
tells something  to  come. 

We  have  exhausted  our  space,  with- 
out having  been  able  to  give  our  readers 
a  glimpse  of  the  book  beyond  its  intro- 
ductory part.  But  when  we  inform 
them  that  it  contains  a  dissertation,  in 
the  three-fold  form  of  homily,  exegesis, 
and  critical  commentary,  upon  each  of 
the  thirty-three  miracles  of  Chriit  t^ 
corded  in  the  evingid^ieiX  Y^ston  \  ^^^ 


4S4 


POOR  PADDY'S  OABIK. 


that  these  dissertations  are  replete  with 
the  interest  and  instruction  which  true 
piety,  sound  scholarship,  and  an  elevated 
stjle  of  writing,  can  alone  produce  and 
sustain,  we  think  we  have  said  enough 
to  induce  many  ministers  and  studious 
lajmen  to  make  this  theological  treasure 
their  own.  H. 


Poor  Paddy*$  Cabin;  or,  Slavery  in  Ire^ 
land,  A  True  Repretentalion  of  Facts 
and  Characters,  By  an  Irishman,  Third 
Edition.  IH/A  additional  Facts  and  A  n- 
ecdotes,  London  :  Werthcim  and  Macin- 
tosh.    1854.     IGmo.    Pp.  xi.  240. 

Tuis  work,  avowedly  suggested  by 
Mrs.  Stowe*8  celebrated  tale,  possesses 
some  of  the  chief  characteristics  of  that 
popular  story.  A  slavery  less  obvious 
but  not  less  real  than  that  of  the  negroes 
in  the  Southern  States  of  America  pre- 
vails throughout  three-fourths  of  Ire- 
land—the slavery  of  the  people  to  the 
priests.  Should  it  appear  that  any  im- 
portant object  can  be  gained  by  doing 
•0,  the  writer  professes  his  readiness  to 
authenticate  his  statements  with  his 
name;  but  as  inconveniences  would 
ensue  both  to  himself  and  to  some  of 
the  persons  referred  to  in  his  pages, 
were  he  to  do  this,  he  prefers  the  main- 
tenance of  his  incognito.  The  names 
by  which  living  persons  are  designated, 
he  says,  are  in  every  instance  fictitious, 
and  the  names  of  localities  in  almost 
every  case,  but  his  aim  has  been  to  in- 
terweave real  facts  and  characters  into 
an  interesting  tale,  illustrative  of  the 
serious  mistake  into  which  our  rulers 
have  fallen  '*  in  attempting  to  conciliate 
Romanism  by  endowments  and  pa- 
tronage, and  to  govern  Ireland  through 
the  influence  of  the  Roman  catholic 
hierarchy  and  priesthood."  He  is  evi- 
dently attached  to  the  established 
church,  and  he  identifies  that  church 
with  protestantism  in  a  manner  which 
we  hold  to  be  incorrect^  but  which,  if  he 


\ 


in  the  region  ooncerning  wlnckl)^ 
he  writes,  is  excusable.  Had  disiwnti 
exerted  themselves  as  much  in  that  put 
of  the  island  as  the  adherents  of  epins- 
pacy,  during  the  last  quarter  of  a  on* 
tury,  things  would  have  assumed  a  voy 
different  aspect  from  that  whidi  tlnf 
exhibit.  The  supporters  of  the  Iriil 
Church  Missions  have  contributed  vnte* 
tarily,  in  the  year  just  ended,  more  da 
seven  times  as  much  as  the  oongnffr 
tionalists  and  baptists  together  fortiiar 
two  societies.  It  is  not  wonderfal,  ni 
it  ought  not  to  be  grievous,  if  on 
brethren  who  do  not  manage  their 
husbandry  in  the  best  possible  way,  yd 
have  a  better  looking  crop  than  we  osa 
show,  on  lands  which  we  abstained  from 
sowing.  But  the  heart  of  the  author  ii 
evidently  right,  though  we  should  pro- 
bably demur  to  some  of  his  opinioos  if 
we  were  to  have  a  fuU  discussion  of 
them  all ;  but  his  illustrations  of  the 
Hibernian  character  and  of  the  bondsgi 
of  all  classes  to  the  priesthood  arejnrt 
and  impressive.  What  can  be  mora 
truly  Irish  than  the  expedient  of  the 
good  natured  fiurmer  who  did  not  dsre 
to  speak  to  a  neighbour  because  he  had 
been  cursed  from  the  altar  on  the  pre- 
vious Sunday,  and  yet  wished  to  asiiit 
him  and  his  starving  family  ? 

"I  came  to  him,"  says  poor  Paddy 
O'Connor,  "and  says  I,  *  Jerry,  won*t 
you  lend  me  your  turfrail  to-morrow  V" 

"  Not  a  word  out  of  Jerry ;  but  he 
looked  kind  at  me,  and  pointed  with  his 
finger  at  the  turfrail  in  the  yard ;  but  it 
seems  he  thought  of  himself,  and  that 
maybe  I  might  keep  it  longer  than  one 
day,  and  so  he  walked  overright  me, 
and  up  he  goes  to  the  turfrail ;  and  saie 
I  wondered  what  he  was  going  to  do ; 
he  put  his  hand  on  it,  and  just  as  if  it 
was  a  livin  Christian,  says  he  to  it) 
*  Now,  turfrail,  you  may  go  with  Paddy 
to-morrow,  but  be  sure  you  comes  back 
to  me  before  twelve  o'clock  at  night,  for 
I  want  you  the  day  afther.'   '  Oh !'  say^ 


POOR  PADDY'S  CABIN. 


4U 


:  to  Johnny,  that  was  waitin  on  the 
oad  with  the  oar,  ^Uhar  a  leah  a 
i(yaaneen  agus  thogue  eh  sho'"  (come 
tore,  Johnny,  and  take  this). 

''Well,  when  Johnny  was  gone,  I 
riikyed  a  little  after  him,  thryin  to  thank 
fior  Jerry,  but  not  a  word  out  of  him 
kr  the  world !  And  after  I  got  outside 
«l  the  back  haggard^  who  should  go  in 
at  the  front  but  the  priest !  Says  I  to 
■jmI^  some  of  them  spies  that  is 
ihrays  a  watchin  poor  people  must  be 
gone  to  bring  him  to  threaten  poor 
Jerry.  With  that  I  crept  in  close  be- 
lind  the  hedge,  to  hear  the  skdmishvig 
poor  Jerry  would  get 

"'What  a  purty  fellow  you  are, 
Jerry,'  says  he,  'to  go  talk  to  that 
•oaper  and  turncoat,  Paddy  O'Connor.' 

"  *  Is  it  I,  your  reverence,'  says  Jerry, 
■nart  enough,  '  wisha  I'd  be  long  sorry 
to  do  that.' 

**  *  Why  then,  Jerry,  ain't  you  ashamed 
to  tell  me  such  a  lie  ? — you  not  only 
tpoke  to  him,  but  you  gave  him  your 
torfrail — I  just  met  it  going  to  his  house.' 
**0h!  is  that  all,  your  reverence?' 
Bjs  Jerry  ;  *  why  then,  sure,  your  re- 
verence, if  Paddy  come  and  whipped 
•way  my  turfitdl,  sure  Jerry  wasn't  the 
man  to  go  far  to  sai/y  '*  Paddy,  don't  take 
away  my  turfrail."  Ah  !  to  break  your 
reyerenoe's  commands  and  the  com- 
mands of  my  church,  I  knows  my  duty 
to  my  clargy  betther  nor  that.' 

"  *  Well,  Jerry,  I  don't  like  the  thing 
nach,'  says  the  priest ;  '  but,  indeed,  I 
doQ't  wonder  at  anything  that  turncoat 
Paddy  O'Connor  would  do — he's  enough 
to  corrupt  a  barony.' 

"  *  Oh !  yes,  your  reverence,'  Fays 
Jerry, '  he'd  corrupt  the  side  of  a  coun- 
try, your  reverence.'  "With  that  the 
priest  rode  away,  and  I  saw  poor  Jerry 
and  his  wife  a  laughin  together  at  the 
door.  '  Ah  I'  says  I  to  myself,  '  Jerry, 
you're  a  betther  man  nor  your  religion, 
uiyhow,  for  you  have  a  good  heart  still 
fof  your  ould  neighbour.' " 

^Ot  JTIJ. — rOVKTn  SKKTFf. 


For  a  new  convert,  Paddy  showB  him- 
self a  very  tolerable  theologian : — 

^ '  Now,  Paddy,  stop  and  tell  me  what 
you  mane  by  that,'  said  Tom.  'Sure 
you  don't  mane  that  wicked  doctrine  of 
the  protestants,  that  we  are  saved  by 
faith  taithout  works  ?  Why  the  priest 
tould  me  that  was  the  worst  of  all  their 
bad  doctrines.  Sure,  if  that  was  thme^ 
a  man  may  rob  and  plunder,  and  do 
everything  that  is  bad,  and  be  saved  by 
faith  after  all — I  tell  you,  Paddy,  if  I 
thought  that  doctrine  was  thrue,  I'd 
never  do  any  good  work  again  during 
my  life.' 

" '  Why,  then,  Tom,'  said  Paddy, '  I'm 
just  thinkin,  that  if  ever  you  gets  into 
heaven  you'll  be  turned  out  again,  upon 
your  own  showing.' 

"/  Why  do  you  say  that,  Paddy  V  said 
Tom,  with  indignation. 

" '  Why,  you  just  now  said  you'd  never 
do  a  good  work  if  you  hadn't  a  heaven 
to  purchase  by  it.  Now,  if  you  gets 
there,  yoi^ll  have  no  more  heavens  to 
purchase,  and  so  your  only  rcuon  for 
doing  good  will  fail  you,  and  you'll  be 
bad  there  as  Satan  was ;  and  take  oare 
for  fear  they'd  turn  you  out  like  him.' 

" '  And  why  wouldn't  they  turn  your- 
self out,  Paddy,  as  well  as  me  V  said 
Tom,  in  a  tone  of  anger. 

" '  Oh,  because  if  I  gets  there  through 
God's  marcy,  I'll  love  Him  for  putting 
me  there,  just  as  I  now  loves  Him  and 
tries  to  plase  Ilim,  for  givin  me  a  title 
to  go  there,  through  Christ's  merits,  and 
not  by  my  own  works.  You  see  Tom, 
my  rason  for  doin  good  won't  fail  me 
then,  as  yours  must.' 

" '  Well,'  said  Tom,  '  the  priest  says 
the  protestants'  doctrine  of  justification 
by  faith  without  works  must  make  'em 
all  bad  people,  and  keep  'em  all  out  of 
heaven.' 

"  *  Oh  !  Tom  '  said  Paddy,  'you  don't 
understand  the  thing  at  all  at  all,  nor 
the  priest  nather,  or  you'd  not  ^^^  \.\\^^., 
At  the  last  mectin  at  lYve  tci\iooV'Wi>\^^ 


4M  POOE  PADDT*8  CABIN. 

theminltier  made  that  quite  plain  to  OB  |  '^'Now,  Tom/ laidFMUy,  ^doii*tyn 
by  a  parable.  Here  it  !■,  Tom,  I  re-  understand  that ;  doa*t  yoa  lee  that  thi 
members  it  well.  *  poor  fellow  wai  working  for  love— aai 

^  'Thcrewasonee  a  kind-hearted  man/  !  he'd  give  all  he  had  in  his  heart  for  ha 
says  he,  '  who  used  to  take  pleasure  in  masther? — that's  like  the  true  Ghriitian 
helpin  poor  people  out  of  misery.  When  Tom,  that  would  wish  to  live  aad  die  kr 
he  heard  of  any  poor  family  beggared  by    his  Saviour  only,  because  he  believes  ths 


misfortune,  maybe  heM  pay  all  their 


Lord  Jesus  paid  his  debt  on  the  ena^ 


debts  for  *em,  and  put  them  in  their  j  and  ml  him  up  liki,  as  a  parddied  child 
house  again.  Well,  one  time,  he  wanted  |  of  Qod ;  now  that's  the  right  proAeslMt 
to  have  something  done  to  a  nice  '  doctrine  of  foith.  'Tis  a  faUk  trirtttf 
kitchen-garden  he  was  very  fond  of,  and  %cork9,  to  be  sure,  so  far  as  JasM 
he  bade  his  steward  get  men  to  do  it.  O'Brien  did  no  works  for  the  paymsiA 
In  the  momin  he  looked  out  to  see  how  of  his  debts,  or  gettin  his  house  bsek ; 
the  work  war.  goin  on ;  and  he  noticed  that  was  all  the  masther's  doin ;  sad 
that  when  the  steward  turned  his  back  still  'tU  a  faith  thai  hringt  fitrik  gmi 
all  the  men  idled  except  one ;  and  this  {  vforks,  so  far  as  poor  James  lived  sad 
poor  fellow  wanted  to  spread  himself  died  so  thankful  to  his  masther  that  hi 
over  all  the  work-like ;  he  went  on  so  couldn't  find  it  in  his  heart  ever  to 
careful  and  busy  whether  the  steward  ,  offend  him  afther ;  and  it  was  Ini 
was    there    or    no.     With    that    the    delight  to  do  all  he  could  to  show 


masther  come  down  and  went  into  the  '  masther  how  thankful  he  was  to  him.' " 
garden,  and  says  he  to  the  idle  fellows,  '  Mr.  Rockdale,  an  intelligent  genUe- 
'  What  brought  you  here  to-day,  boys  V    >  man,  a  nominal  protestant,  does  lot 

*'*  To  get  our  hire,  to  be  sure,  masther,' <  dare  to  counteract  his  own  bigoted 
says  one  of  'em.  |  bailiff    in    oppressing    the    oonverti^ 

^ '  I  believe  you,  my  man,'  says  he ;  ;  because  he  feels  that  he  is  entirelj 
'  for  all  your  thanks  are  to  your  hire,  ,  dependent  on  the  influence  of  the 
and  none  to  me,  and  so  you  don't  care  i  priests  for  his  seat  in  parliament ;  boA 
how  my  work  is  done,  so  you  get  the  ,  after  his  retirement  from  public  life  he 
hire.'  '  pursues  a  different  course.    Tom  8hfle- 

'^  With  that  the  masther  turned  to  |  han,  who  has  been  to  America,  obtained 
the  poor  fellow,  who  was  working  with  there  spiritual  emancipation,  and  return- 
all  his  heart-like,  and  says  he,  '  Was  it  ed  to  fetch  Paddy *s  daughter,  a  lealoai 
to  get  your  hire  you  come  here  to-day  ?'    Christian  who  is  the  heroine  of  the  iale, 

^  *  Ah,  masther,'  says  he,  '  it  must  be  being  now  offered  by  Mr.  Rockdale  one 
you  don't  know  who  I  am,  or  you'd  not  :  of  his  farms,  his  reply  is,  "  ^  Oh,  then, 
ask  me  that.'  '  And  who  are  you  V  \  Qod  bless  your  honour  for  your  good- 
'Oh,  masther,'  says  he, '  I'm  poor  James  ;  ness  ;  you  have  been  too  good  entiielj 
O'Brien,  that  your  honour  got  me  and  ,  to  us  already,  and  the  mistress  too. 
my  family  out  of  the  misfortune,  when  i  Sure  to  my  dying  day  I'll  never  foiget 
we  wor  just  goin  to  be  ruined  and  turned  '  your  honour's  kindness  to  Mr.  0*Caanor 
out  to  beg  ;  your  honour  paid  our  debt  \  there,  and  otherjt  that  I  wishes  well  toi 
for  us  and  got  back  our  cabin,  and  set  |  And  if  your  honour  asked  me  to  Uy  j 
us  up  again — ever  since  I'm  watohin  to  '  down  my  life  for  you,  I'd  find  it  hard  to  i 
do  something  to  show  how  thankful  we  j  refuse ;  but' — after  a  long  pause-'* ^ 
are  to  your  honour.    If  there  was  any  j  couldn't  think  of  returning  again  to 


occasion,  we'd  lose  our  lives  for  your 
honour.' 


live  in  Ireland  at  aU  at  all — I  ask  yo^ 
honour's  pardon  for  slaying  so.' 


POOB  PAPDrS  OABIN. 


4» 


■"WeU,  Tom,  I  eonfees  I  thought 
ii*d  Bay  80 ;  and  when  the  thing  was 
sntioned  I  gave  that  as  my  opinion  ; 
ieed,  it  was  chiefly  to  please  the 
fltreas  and  master  Arthur^  and  these 
ang  ladieS)  who  would  like  to  keep 
a  and  your  intended  wife  near  us,  I 
opoMd  the  thing — but  I  should  like 

hear   your   reasons   for  preferring 
■•rioa  to  Ireland.' 
^*  Hearen  bless  your  honour  for  being 

kind  to  me ;  but  my  reason  is,  that 
meriea  is  ike  land  of  liberty;  and 
wkmd  ike  land  of  davery,  « 
'^Mn  Rockdale  fully  comprehended 
la  Sheeha&*s  meaning ;  but>  wishing 
draw  him  out,  he  said,—- 
'^ '  Oh !  Sheehan,  how  can  you  say  that, 
iiflii  you  know  a  hideous  system  of 
UTtry  preTails  in  America  ?  Have  you 
»t  read  ""  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin/'  about 
agree  and  those  monsters  of  cruelty, 
ho  trade  in  human  flesh  and  blood,  as 
itriiers  do  in  cattle  ? ' 
^ '  YeS)  your  honour,  I  read  that  nice 
K>k  ;  and  I  think  that  good  lady,  Mrs. 
x>we,  gave  American  slavery  a  pat  on 
le  cheek  with  her  soft  hand  that  will 
ake  it  blush  itself  out  of  the  world  in 
le  time.  But,  pardon  me  for  saying, 
ish  slavery  is  far  worse.  Sure, 
»ur  honour,  poor  Uncle  Tom  and 
Borge  Harris  had  fine  free  eotde — as 
ee  as  the  breezes  of  heaven,  though 
iving  the  chains  of  slavery  on  the 
)or  body — and  «igr7i  ts  by  it,  poor 
eorge  got  free  to  British  ground,  and 
>or  Uncle  Tom  got  free  to  heaven, 
Lth  many  a  fine  free  soul  along  with 
im  that  he  convarted  to  the  truth.  But 
holl  show  me  the  man  or  the  woman, 
aving  the  chains  of  Popery  and  the 
read  of  the  priest  on  their  poor 
leart  and  their  poor  soul,  that  have  their 
Mdily  freedom  1  And  sure  if  the 
Mol  is  better  than  the  body,  its 
daveiy  must  be  fax  worse.  Sure  when 
hiy  own  poor  soul  was  enslaved  by  the 
^  of  the  priMty  K$  had  the/ull  wm- 


mand  of  my  poor  body  too*  In  regard 
of  the  w<rfer  and  many  other  things,  he 
used  to  command  my  eyes  to  see  not,  my 
ears  to  hear  not^  my  ktart  to  understand 
Tiot,  my  feet  to  walk  not^  my  mouth  to 
taste  not,  my  hands  to  handle  noty — aye, 
like  them  images  we  used  then  to  wor- 
ship,— and,  worse  than  all,  only  God 
was  good  to  me  and  her  to  hinder  it, 
he'd  make  me  drive  that  dear  good  wife 
when  I'd  have  her,  to  mass,  in  spite  of 
her — and  have  her  children  brought  up 
in  what  riie'd  well  know  would  luin 
their  poor  souls  for  ever.  And  sure  he 
done  the  same  with  my  poor  mother-in- 
law,  Mrs.  O'Oonnor,  when  he  set  her 
agen  her  husband  and  her  children,  aad 
made  her  get  Corcoran  to  strip  'em  of 
all,  and  to  send  herself  and  her  husband 
into  the  poor-house.  But  it  didn't  thrive 
with  him  in  the  long  run,  glory  be  toQod.' 

''Tom  Sheehan  uttered  this  with 
warmth  and  energy,  and  yet  with  a 
clearness  of  reasoning,  that  showed  his 
feelings,  however  deeply  engaged,  were 
yet  guided  by  sober  thought  and  judg- 
ment in  the  matter. 

"  Mr.  Rockdale  seemed  quite  Mttisfied 
on  this  point,  and  then  said : — 

"  'But,  what  do  you  say,  Sheehan^  to 
that  barbarous  custom  in  America,  of 
what  is  called  Lynch  law  ?  Why,  I 
understand,  that,  in  some  of  the  slave 
states,  any  poor  fellow  that  ventured  to 
express  his  disapprobation  of  slavery, 
would  be  seized  by  a  mob,  and  hung  up 
to  a  lamp-post  without  judge  or  jury  ! ' 

"  *  Oh,'  said  Paddy,  *  your  honour,  do 
they  do  that?  Why,  then,  that's  very 
bad  entirely :  and,  I  hope,  that  dear, 
good  woman,  Mrs.  Stowe,  won't  go  near 
them  Lynches,  whoever  they  are.  Tom, 
I  hope  there's  none  of  the  name  where 
you're  takln  Maureen  to  live  t ' 

"The  whole  party  laughed  at  poor 
Paddy's  honest  anxiety  about  Mrs. 
Stowe  and  his  daughter,  in  which  Tom 
Sheehan  heartily  joined.  Hq  tbftu 
quieted  Pftddy'n  feun  \ri  wr>s!^%r^ 


4fb 


BRIEF  NOTICEa 


"^Oh\  thank  Qod,  there  is  nothing  of 
that  sort  where  vre'ro  going  to  live,  the 
Lord  willing — ^but  all  nice  loving  Chris- 
tian people.  And  'tis  they  that^il  have 
the  welcome  for  us  when  the  Lord  takes 
US  back.  And,*  addressing  Mr.  Rockdale, 
'sure,  your  honour,  I  may  say  there's 
worse  Lynch  law  in  Ireland  than  that 
same.  See  how  many  poor  Scripture 
readers  the  priests  get  Lynched  every 
day.  And,  only  they're  afraid  of  the 
law,  they'd  treat  'cm  worse  than  the 
Madiai  we  read  about,  or  the  Liquisi- 
tion  they  used  to  torment  and  bum  'em 
in.  And,  sure,  your  honour,'  added 
Tom  Sheehan,  his  countenance  bright- 
ening as  if  a  new  and  interesting  train 
of  thought  had  suggested  itself, '  I  was 
thinking  of  this  very  thing  as  we  were 
sailing  over.  One  day,  when  the 
weather  was  fine,  what  should  come 
near  us,  but  a  big  shark.  Well,  the 
Bailors  threw  out  a  hook  and  a  line 
with  a  piece  of  beef  on  it ;  and,  before 
long,  we  hauled  him  on  deck,  and  he, 
goggling  his  eyes  like  big  saucers,  and 
lashing  his  tail  like  the  vengeance,  ^I 
say.  Jack,'  says  the  mate,  'cut  off  his 
tail  with  the  axe,  or  he'll  kill  us  all 
with  it'  With  that,  they  cut  off  the 
big  tail»  and  he  was  as  helpless  as  a 


poor  dying oal^  thoagli  I  wemjhfy^ 
bad  eye,  he'd  do  the  mischief  still,  if  k 
could.  Ah!  says  I  to  myself,  tlatli 
Popery  for  all  the  world.  In  Ameim 
it  kavenH  the  big  tail  to  mob  a  body  wA 
for  reading  God's  word  or  sencUng  thi 
poor  children  to  a  good  school,  or  thi 
like.  Ahy  says  I,  America  is  the  ooM- 
try  for  me.  111  never  go  to  li?e  k 
Irebnd  till  the  shark  have  lost  hk  Id 
there — the  big  ^nob  that  lashes  the  pMl 
Scripture  readers  and  converti^  st  tb 
priest's  bidding.  And,  sure,  yonr  het* 
our  knows  ihat^  if  the  poor  soid  is  IssW 
out  of  spiritual  life,  as  'tis  plain  maj 
are,  'tis  worse  than  what  poor  Uoeb 
Tom  suffered  itself  when  bis  body  mi 
lashed  to  death.' 

"  Mr.  Rockdale  said  he  fully  aneoiei 
to  all  that  Tom  Sheehan  had  said ;  tod 
that,  he  hoped,  the  time  was  not  £v 
distant  when  the  shark's  tail  would  bi 
cut  off  in  Ireland  by  Scriptural  edoei- 
tion,  and  other  agencies,  that  were  is 
successful  operation  throughout  the 
land." 

Whoever  has  felt  interested  by  an  in* 
spection  of  ^ Uncle  Tom's  Cabin"  ehoaU 
visit  ''Poor  Paddy's  Cabin"  without 
delay. 


BRIEF   NOTICES. 


Memoin  of  the  Court  of  Prussia,  From  the 
German  of  Dr,  Edvasd  Behse,  by  Franz 
C.  F.  Demmler.  London  and  £dinbarffU : 
Nelson  and  Sons.  1854.  Crown  8 vo.  Pp. 
532.  ^ 

Though  (his  is  not  strictly  spGakin)|r  a  reli- 
gious bonk,  it  is  a  book  which  it  is  quite  proper 
that  religious  people  should  read.  It  is  an 
exhibition  of  the  folly  and  wickedness  of  men 
who  hare  occupied  high  stations,  exerted  great 
influence  on  mankind,  and  acquired  renown, 
exercising  authority,  according  to  the  cxpres-  | 
rive  language  of  our  Lord,  and  being  «*  called 
benefactors.^  The  rolumc  begins  with  a  full 
and  detailed  biography  of  Frederic  William  I., 
whose  charaeter  was  a  medley  of  contndictioos. 


affording  throughout  his  life  indications  of  in- 
sanity far  more  glaring  than  are  genersHj 
brought  forward  in  a  legal  inquiry  into  the 
competence  of  a  gentleman  to  manage  his  ova 
affairs.  He  distinguished  himself  for  freedom 
in  applying  the  cane  with  which  he  walked 
about  to  people  of  every  class,  ridiculous  prank* 
played  upon  his  favourites,  and  disgusting 
tyrrany  practised  upon  his  children.  Tbea 
comes  his  son  Frederic  II.,  sumamed  "the 
Great,*^  whose  education  had  been  conducted 
in  the  most  injudicious  manner  possible,  who 
partook  in  some  measure  of  his  father's  ecceo* 
tricitics  but  had  ^cat  mental  vigour,  who 
possessed  some  philosophiod  light  but  wa* 
drawn  into  association  with  Voltaire  and  bi^ 
eonfederates  to  his  own  detriment  and  that  o* 


BBIBF  NOTICBS. 


Hk  btbcr  TU  Ibnd  of  plajinv  at  I  do 
VMin* ;  the  Mn  amploTid  tbem  is  the  Scyd  of  :  Ni 
«Mtle.     FRdoiic  W^llum  U.,  gencnltf  .ur-   ' 

Mawtj-two  jrtnoCtgr,  ftimk-mindid  man  wbo 
tmi  ma  initinciiTe  Hinlan  lo  men  of  inttlLtct, 
irko  ■nffcrtd  ■■■•■' 


a  rcMmbUuce  ta  that  of  the  )«te  Dr. 

ID,  of  the  Briitnl  Baptiit  loititute  i  who 
•u  (Imoit  a  miiD  of  one  bogk— the  bibta." 
riicie  ii  no  kdis  ia  which  Dr.  Newman  can 
t  ipokcn  a(  »  of  the  Briitol  Baptiit  Imtitnle. 

!d  AcadHnT,  that  he  waa  Preiiilent, 


}'  be  h^d  not  bees  a 


^ mpaiffDi  hare   rained    me."      Frederic 

IVUIiam  III.  tDCCecded;  «  mnch  belter  man 
titber  of  hi*  ptedeceiaors,  to  wham  hit 


ending  nilh  a 


womeDt  and  wlio  at  length  lay  down  in     preTioualj  be  had  not  been  a  iludent  at  any 
tir,  cxduming,  "Sach  agaaj  I  Lax  not      Colkge  either  at    Briitol   or  ehewhere.     He 

_, --.1    __„      "-->-■-'  EnBcld,  till  he  took  chiise  of  the  chureli  at 

Bow.  There  are  tnioy  pleaiing  anecdotal  and 
p<nnt(d  layingi  of  Mr.  Ja;  recorded  in  thii 
Tolame,  for  lorae  of  wliieh  wo  hope  to  find 
room  in  our  own  pi«ei. 

Faith'i  Trial;  or,  Abraham'!  Eiamplt  Frac- 
tieaUg  Applied.  .Sy  (Ae  ifeo.  D.  F.  JamiaN, 
M.A.,  Almiiter  of  Bedford  Epitcopal 
Chapel,  Saial  Georgt'h  Btoomtbitryt  Second 
EdUioA.  London :  Niibet  and  Co.  18M. 
12mo.    Pp.  Tiii.  1S7.     Price  li.6d. 

Fiflee. 


left  the 
d  people,  and 

liliiiiia  iiiiiililiii whole lutes  were  oameiiic, 

frogalf  andqaiet,  and  who  if  he  had  not  been  t 
'  &b|  might  oave  been  a  reipcctable  couatrj 
■latlMBUi.  With  hia  death,  at  the  ■)[:  ol 
-.  mmMj.  in  the  year  1840,  the  work  tetmiiiatei. 
''  Xl  ia  mitten  with  great  limpLicity  and  itraight- 


ently  . 


•acite  confidence  in  tha  tnithfulnefli 


..,  EmtnolKfli  of  Mr.  MaMrice'i  T/tealmical  , 
t'  Htmwt.  Bg  Robert  9.  Candlibu,  D.D. 
k        LoBdan ;  Kubet  and  Co.    1854. 

Te  have  read  thii  book  with  neat  latisfac- 
n,  and  an  warmly  recommend  the  pcruiil 
'  4iHa  otben  who  are  iotereited  in  thealogicil 
MlniTeny.  Onr  own  ticw)  of  Mr.  Maurice's 
>ptai  hare  alread;  been  brlefij  giren  ;  but  if 
»f  of  oar  reader!  ihauld  either  hare  been  dii- 
Itflhd  with  them,  or  bare  wiifaed  to  enter  on 
•  aure  eatended  inTHtigation,  we  commend 
Oen  lo  Dr.  Candlish,  whole  name  and  poiitioD 
•Ibrd  an  ample  gnarantee  for  the  able  treat- 
■est  of  eTcty  mbject  which  be  takei  in  hand, 
b  Ike  preunt  caia  he  hiti  acquitted  himwlf 
*itk  a  full  meainra  of  hi)  uiual  ability,  and 
*ith  much  Icn  than  might  hare  been  anti- 
dpated  of   Suttiih    peculiarity.      Witli  e 


0  it  by  deference  lo  j 
ppojilion  of  relative! ; 
Faith   onpoiing  Affe 

h.    ...i-M'.  rrn..!/-."    " 


rrred  frooi  obcdici 


Faith  daring 
Faith  clearing  the  wa* 
id    Obilaclea,"    "Prompt    Faith,*' 


enpUry  patience  he  goci  through  ewry  page     coiipttent  to  fay  in  what  degree  Mr.  < 
rfCJo^k  he  ha.  unlertaken  to%xami/e,'^d    .tnc.u™  on  the  manner  mwW  tha 


•e  Peru  verjui  Free  Speech  :  being  a  Srplg 
0  Stridurei  in  the  Briliih  Banner  of  litag 
lOtiinaLttttrlotluEditor.  Bj/ QEOBaa 
^iLLiaH  CoNDEH,  I-tedt.  London  ■.  W. 
Jreeman.     Rro.     Pp.27. 

rVc  hare  peruaed  thii  pamphlet ;  bat,  a)  we 
not  read  the    British  Banner,  wa  an  not 
Conder'a 


etery  ODC  with  a  Chriitian  wisdoo 

Micel;  ku  exemplary.  Without  afGrminj 
Mr  pofecl  agreement  witb  him  in  every  par 
licalai— with  reipect  lo  what  Tolume  contain 
i»g  a  whole  body  of  dirioity  could  we  cipec 

tlitl  the    diitingniahcd    author    has,  in    ou 
jdignienl,  clearly  traced  the  devioui  patlie 
■kKh  Mr.  Maurice  hu    ■--    — ■■-^ 
Mhly  vindicated  tba  gnat 


been  > 
doclrin 


habitually  cosducled  an  correct.  It  apptan 
to  lu  that  he  ii  rather  hard  on  Dr.  Campbell 
pencually,  who,  afler  all,  is  but  the  eaponent 
of  the  influenzal  body  with  irhich  he  u  con* 
nected.  Ii  he  not  the  man  whom  abore  all 
□there  the  Congregational  Union  delight!  to 
honour?  Do  they  not  entmit  to  him  lerticea 
id  judgment  and  delicacy  of 


J.  H.  H. 


n«  Sm.  tVaHam  Jay.     A  Memoir.     By  the 

An.  8.  &  Wilson.    A  Memitr  of  hit  Co<f- 

ptaation.      WilA  an  Apptndix  cotilalnlitg 

Itanariable  Faitaga  KlaUd  fnm  hit  Dii- 

toarta.      London:     Binna    and    Goodwin. 

IGmo.     Pp.  188, 

VbM  ii  laid  of  Mr.  Jay  in  thii  well-meant 
KWeation  ia  for  anght  we  know  correct;  but 
Ike  rcmaiki  of  the  author  OD  per»ni  and 
Wagiat  oiMterdiitance  from  hii  iland'point  _ 

m  Wt  dwaya  accurate.  For  eiample,  he  the  Union  ai  luch  haj  no  direct 
MnOafitappevi  not  imnrobahia  that  the  not  Ihc  ultimate  rtaponiLbililj  Iv 
--  -   -     ■  >        -iptodbrHr.  Wiiiterbai«|iTboe«ttbliihedlt,tD&>i7H^uM 


feeling 

Do  lb 

''^im 

soothe  him  »ith  void  of 

g  reiolu- 

tioDsP 

When 

be   ri 

ei,  d"lh^ 
eynotreceirei 

t  cheer? 

When  be  icold 

dot 

quietly? 

When 

he  thre 

teni. 

do  they  not  cc 

wer?     If 

there  ii 

any  tru 

bin 

he  report!  of  their  meet- 

ing.  w 

>ch  are 

nted  to  the  wo 

rid,  he  ia 

juat  Ih 

their 

Uite.     He  won 

d  not  get 

on  com 

ortihly 

amoii 

the  baptiati : 

hey  hare 

not  a 

xerdtesi 

gncefo  ly  to  i 

ch  a 

Ihority  a.  he 

bul.jud 

ging  fro 

mthe 

account!  which 

ara  pub- 

ic  talHsDkdoptod 


.    __  igregalional  Union,  and  overnhich 


490 


BRIEF  NOTICES. 


■nppnrted?  The  Fcsponnibilitj  for  indiridaal 
ftrticlcii  brlongv  to  the  Mitnr,  hut  the  rp«ponsi- 
bility  for  its  general  spirit  and  character  belon*^ 
to  the  purchancrji,  who  are  penrrallv,  thoiijrh 
not  cxtrlusivfly,  conf*rpj;ationili!>tM.  We  pubsnit 
rU  this  tn  the  consideration  of  Mr.  G.  W. 
Condor,  who  is  evidently  a  thoughtful  man, 
Rnd  has  shown  himwif  to  be,  to  a  certain 
degree,  a  man  of  coura^je. 

Manna  in  the  llonte:  or  Daily  ExpowitionB  of 
the  Gotpel  tf  St.  John.  Specialty  adapteti 
for  the  urn  of  Familieg.  By  the  Hof,  Barton 
BorcHilB,  M.A.,  Curate  of  Chtam^  Surrey. 
London :  John  Farquhar  Shaw.  1854.  Pp. 
xii.  496. 

Having  expressed  our  approral  of  Mr. 
Bouchiers  former  expositions,  we  are  happy  to 
be  aUe  to  speak  in  a  similar  manner  of  the 
present  volume.  It  is  ouite  equal  to  its  pre- 
decessort.  Eminently  adapted  for  purposes  of  i 
domestic  worship,  it  may  also  frequently  lie 
consulted  with  advantage  m  the  study.  With- 
out the  slijrhtevt  parade  of  learning  or  criticism, 
we  are  often  furnished  with  rich  results  of 
labour  and  thought.  We  shall  be  glad  to  hrar 
that  the  author  is  encouraged  to  prosecute  his 
efforts  through  the  remaining  books  of  the 
Kew  Testament.  W. 

A  Charyeto  the  Clergy  and  Catechigta  of  Sierra 
Leone^  delittrtd  in  the  Cathedral  Church  of 
St.  Georye,  Freietoien.  By  the  Right  Rmt. 
OwEX  £iiKRic  ViDAL,  D.D.,  Bishop  of 
Sierra  I^eone,  at  his  Primary  VititatioUf 
October  6,  1853.  London :  Scclcys.  •  1854. 
Pp.  23.     Price  Gd. 

We  have  read  this  Charge  with  unmixed 
delight.  It  presents  a  strikiuff  and  refresliing 
contrast  to  the  prolix  and  teoions  charges  of 
our  bishops  at  home.  It  is  nn  wordy  discussion 
about  robes,  rubrics,  genuflexions,  candles, 
crosses,  &c.,  but  an  evangelical  and  earnest  ex- 
hortation to  preach  the  gospel  of  Jesus  Christ, 
and  live  as  saints.  May  such  men  as  Dr. 
Yidal  be  multiplied  in  every  section  of  the 
church  I  W. 

The  Union  of  Chrittian$  on  Christian  PHn^  , 
einfis.  By  Walter  Scott.  London:  A.  ; 
Hall  and  Co.    1852.     Pp.  70. 

The  writer  of  this  treatise  is  an  American, 
and  a  disciple  of  Alexander  Campbell.  His 
object  is  to  prove  that  the  Divinity  of  Christ 
u  the  Creed  of  Christianity,  the' Symbol  of 
Salvation,  and  the  Basis  of  Union.  He  writes 
with  great  clearness  and  force.  While  we  ap- 
prove of  much  which  is  advanced,  we  cannot 
out  express  our  wide  dissent  from  the  peculi- 
arities of  Campbellism  to  which  are  given  crcat 
prominence  and  imi>ortance.  xf. 

Christian  Titles:  a  Series  of  Practical  Medita- 
tions. By  Stkpiien  H.  Tyng,  D.D. 
Rector  of  St,  George's  Church,  AW  Yorh. 
London:  R.T.S.    Itimo.  Pp.207.    Price  2s. 

FiHv  short  chapters  each  of  which  consists  of 
a  simple  and  sententious  discourse  on  some  one 
of  the  titles  applied  in  the  New  Trstameiit  to 
the  disciples  of  Jesus  Christ.  The  discourses 
may  be  regarded  as  specimcnf  of  the  kind,  of 
MdJretB  which  m  ernngeUcid  pastos  irovd^  \m 


likely  to  delirer  at  the  weeklj 
of  hu  fliick. 


Arabic  RewKng  Leuosu :  eomwutimy^fExtrmdi 
from  the  Koran,  and  other  murcea,  yramma^ 
cat/y  analysed  amd  translaUd;  with  du 
elfments  of  Arohic  Grammar,  By  the  Hit, 
N.nAvi8.F.tt.S.S.A.;  and  Mr,  B.  Datid- 
S(»N,  Author  of  the  Anaiytieai  HArm  ami 
Chaldee   I.,encon,  the   Syrtae  amd  CkMn 

oeoresp 


Retuling  Lessons,  amd 

London:    8.    Bagstcr   and    Sou.     iiaoi 

Price  6s. 

To  those  who  are  commencing  the  stady  if 
the  language,  we  are  assured  by  a  competeai 
Arabic  scholar,  tliis  small  won  wfU  be  ta> 
valuable.  Ue  says  that  he  has  never  nn  i 
book  of  the  kind,  in  which  the  ezani[te«m 
so  well  chosen,  and  the  arrangement  id  fUh 
cions.  It  comprises  an  Elementair  OnBBV, 
an  Analytical  Keadiog  Book,  and  Gnmnalial 
Exercises. 

The  Sermon  on  the  Momnt.  MaUktae,  eL  t. 
6,  7.  London :  Longman  and  Co.  IM 
Price  1h.  6d. 

A  very  small  book,  well  prinfod,  and  boaai 

in  embossed  n»an. 

■ 

The  Eclectic  Review.  June,  1854.  Omteats: 
I.  Christianity  and  Mohammedanism,  II, 
irdss's  French  Protestant  Refugees.  UL 
Free  and  Cheap  Coals.  IV,  Eadh*s  CW 
mentary  on,  the  Epistle  to  the  Sphenam 
V,  Talfwrd's  CaatiUan,  VI.  Guizsh 
History  of  Oliver  CromureU,  VII.  Peujft 
the  Pilgrim  Martyr.  VIII.  The  IMeratiat 
and  Phihnophy  of  Hunting  and  Fidd^astitL 
IX.  The  Bishop  of  London  and  the  OnvcA* 
warden  of  St.  rauVs,  Review  of  the  Jtfbart. 
Kditoriid  Postscript.  I<ondon :  Waid  si4 
Co.     Svo.    Pp.  128.     Price  Is.  6d. 

Many  readers  will  learn  with  regret  that  tbc 
cervices  which  Dr.  Price  has  long  renderai  to 
mankind  in  connexion  with  the  Eclectic  Re- 
view nre  about  to  terminate.  A  postscript  to 
the  present  number  announces  that  a  change 
is  contemplated  in  the  editorrhip  of  tint 
journal.  ^  This  step,**  it  is  said,  **  results fnm 
the  pressure  of  other  engagements,  whidi  cen- 
pels  one  of  the  present  editors  to  relinqsisb 
the  post  which  he  has  occupied  since  1696; 
and  his  associate,  between  whom  and  bimteK 
the  most  cordial  co-operation  has  unlf;;nnly 
existed,  retires  with  him.  It  is  added  Ihst 
**  arrangements  have  been  made  for  the  ffltsre 
conduct  of  the  'Eclectic*  which  cannot  fiul 
to  l>e  f-at  isfactory  to  the  friends  of  pure  literatoie, 
scriptural  voluntarjism,  and  cTangelical  Chrif 
tianity.  This  arrangement,  however,  aill  not 
take  e'ffcct  until  January,  1855.  We  nre  not  st 
liberty  at  present  to  name  the  individnal  on 
whom  the  editorship  will  then  devolve.  ^* 
should  cladly  do  so,  and  are  assured  that  sU 
our  readers  would  heartily  concur  in  the  pvn* 
prioty  of  the  selection.  In  the  interim,  vt 
shall  continue  to  discharge  the  duties  of  ^^ 
editorship)  as  heretofore,  in  doing  which  addi- 
tional stimulus  will  be  derived  from  a  cd°' 
sideration  of  the  high  talents  and  well  merited 
reputation  of  the  gentleman  to  whom  the 
)ouxm]L  '^  thea  be  tranftocd.** 


BRIEF  NOTICES. 


431 


It  BriiUk  tmd  Fonign  Evangelical  Review, 

No.  IX,  June,  1854.     Contents:— I.  Uectnt 

Commentariea  on  the  Soma  of  Sohmon,    9- 

CurioMtties  of  University  Life,     3.  Schaff*s 

Apostolic  (fhurch.     4.  Beecher*s  Great  Con' 

JftcL     5.    Method  of  Church   History.      6. 

7rcaM*t  Hisiory  of  «ft«   French   Frotestant 

Mafugeea,     7.  QaUery  of  the  chief  Living 

Tkmhgiams  of  the  Umtversities  of  Gertnany, 

8.    The  Freaehimg  for  the  Age,     9.   Recent 

Works  on  Faksiine,     10.  Critical  Notices. 

11.  Recent  German  Fublications,  Edinburgh : 

Johnstone  and  Hunter.    Loodon:  Theobald. 

8v<».    Price  3§.  6d. 

This  nnmber  doea  not  appear  to  us  to  be  in- 
lior  to  the  best  of  its  predecessors.  The 
■tents  M  specified  abore  show  that  the  topics 
icassed  in  it  are  yarious  and  interesting^. 
hrefl  of  the  articles  are  original,  the  others 
ITS  eome  from  America  or  Germany.  The 
St  is  peenliarly  worthy  of  attention,  treating 
it  does  of  the  most  difficult  book  of  scripture, 
ire  recent  Commentaries  on  the  Canticles  are 
I  hasis.  The  Reyiewer  examines  their  theories, 
■esivinfF  something  worthy  of  consideration 

each,  bnt  not  finding  satisfaction  in  any. 
hat  of  which  be  speaks  in  the  hijjhest  terms, 
p  Car,  has  not  been  published  in  this  country — 

Conunentanr  by  Professor  Burrjwes  of 
afajetto  College  in  the  United  States.  Of 
lii^howeTer,  he  says  but  little,  and  that  little 
not  indicate  that  the  professor's  views 
materially  from  those  which  have  long 
been  profiounded  by  writers  who  believed 
M  sobject  of  the  book  to  be  the  mutual  love 
r  Chrut  and  his  church,  and  who  maintained 
HU  what  is  said  of  that  church  collectively  is 
laally  applicable  to  each  of  its  members.  The 
rvaoth  article  contains  much  information 
rhich  will  be  valued  by  students  of  the  modern 
Ecological  literature  of  Germany. 

niU  London  Quarterly  Review,  JVo,  IV. 
June,  1854.  Contents.  I.  Russia's  Place 
m  Christian  Civilization.  II.  The  Modem 
British  Pntpit,  III,  The  Duhes  of  OrU.ins 
IV,  Anatomical  Science:  its  Iltstory  and 
Progress,  V,  Recent  Poets  of  America. 
VI.  Church  Frinciples  and  Polity:  Litton 
and  Barrett.  VII,  England  wider  Henry 
VIII.  VIII,  New  Grenada:  the  Gate  of 
South  America,  Brief  Literary  Notices. 
London:  Partridge,  Oakey,  and  Co.  8vo. 
Pp.  298. 

The  first  fifty  pages  of  this  number  are 
evoted  to  the  religious  history  of  the  north  of 
lorope  and  kindred  topics.  The  reviewer's 
itiroate  of  Nicholas  is,  that  he  **  ha?  nothing 
f  Alexander's  constitutional  melancholy,  nor 
oea  be  seem  to  share  his  brother's  asjiirations 
fter  a  real  and  personal  piety.  He  is  a  man  of 
trict  and  even  stern  morality,  setting  great 
dae  on  the  domestic  affections  and  virtues, 
ad  has  continued  to  keep  tl»c  Hossian  Court 
itensibly  pure  from  the  profligacy  which  once 
«Uied  it  more  than  any  Court  in  Europe ;  but 
is  relaxations  have  a  worldly  character,  and 
,»  religion  consists  apparently  in  worship  of 
he  authority  he  wields.*^  Respecting  the  pre- 
eot  conflict,  he  maintains  that  England  is  the 
esl  adversary  of  Russia,  and  France  but  a 
loirsfffhl  sUj.    ''The  principles  of  sats^ajfin 


which  exist  between  England  and' Russia  are 
so  much  deeper  than  those  existing  between 
Frsnce  and  Kussia,  that  morally  the  struggle 
lies  between  the  two  former  Powers  as  prin- 
cipals." In  the  second  article  the  preaching  of 
the  evangelicals  of  the  established  clergj*  is 
reviewed,  and  that  of  presbyterians,  congrega* 
tionalists,  and  Wesleyans.  Of  Dr.  Bunting, 
it  is  remarked,  **  AVithout  flattery,  it  may  be 
said  of  him,  taking  him  all  in  all,  tliat  he  is  the 
facile  princeps  of  preachers.  Other  living 
examples  might  be  named,  who  are  richly 
endowed  with  high  mental  and  spiritual  quali- 
fications, and  are  quite  equal  to  the  best  speci« 
mens  of  other  churches,  and,  in  some  respects, 
superior."  The  baptists  are  not  mentioned. 
The  denominational  preferences  of  the  con- 
ductors of  this  new  quarterly  are  not  avowed. 
They  are  evidently  sealooa  for  the  creed  of  the 
Evangelical  Alliance;  but  anything  mors 
distinctive  is  avoided^  we  apprehend  intsn« 
tionally. 

RECENT    PUBLICATIONS, 

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•namvntod^— not  of  eonno  •xtoadiof  to  •vtry  psitkoolsr,  baft 
aa  approbation  of  their  general  character  and  tendcacr.) 

A  Manual  of  the  Baptist  Denomination  for  the 
Year  1854.  Bj  the  Committee  of  the  Baptist 
Union  of  Great  Britain  and  Ireland.  To  which  Is 
added,  An  Appendix,  containing  an  Account  of  the 
Forty-second  Annual  Session  of  that  Body,  iio.,  As. 
London:  tiouUton  and  Stoneman^  6J,  FalernoHer 
Row,  1854.    8co.,  pp.  92.    Price  6d. 

The  Fortieth  Annual  Report  of  the  Baptist 
Society  for  Promoting  the  Gospel  in  Ireland;  for 
the  Year  ending  Marcti  31»  1854.  With  an  Aeoount 
of  the  Annual  Meetings,  and  a  List  of  Contribu- 
tions. London :  PrinUd  for  the  Society  by  J,  Bad' 
don  and  Son.    8to.,  pp.  42. 

The  Annual  Report  of  the  Committee  of  tha 
Baptist  Home  Mib»ionary  Society,  fur  the  Encour- 
agoinentand  Support  of  Preaching  the  Gospel  in  the 
Villages  and  Towns  of  Great  Britain,  for  the  Year 
ending  March  31,  1854.  With  a  List  of  Sabeerlbera 
and  Benelactors.  London:  Printed  by  John  Uaddon 
and  Son.    bvo.,  pp.  38. 

The  Fourtoentb  Annual  Report  of  the  Bible 
Translation  Society,  Presented  to  the  General 
Meeting  held  at  Bloomsbury  Chapel,  April  28,  1854. 
With  a  Libt  of  Contributions,  Ac.  London :  Printed 
for  the  Society  by  J.  Haddon  and  &r7i.  Castle  Street, 
pimbhLry.    8co.,  pp.  32. 

Soldiers'  Friend  Society  :  Office,  15,  Exeter  Hall, 
Strand.  Instituted  for  the  Purpose  of  Difluaing 
Religious  Knowledge  throughout  the  *' Britibh 
Amiy."  Scripture  Readers  to  Turkey.  Report  of 
Meeting  held  at  Exeter  Hall,  Wednesday  evening, 
May  17th,  1854,  prior  to  the  Departore  of  Messrs. 
Fellows  and  Ray  for  Constantinople.  Rev.  Dr. 
Marsh,  Honorary  Canon  of  Worcester  Cathedral,  in 
the  Chair. 

A  Soldier's  Retrospect:  being  a  Narrative  of 
Events  la  the  Life  ot  William  Nightingale,  of  Ban- 
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JosKPH  Parkbr.  London:  Thomas  I^eUon  and 
Sons,  29,  Paternoster  Rov.    Simo.t  pp.  155. 

The  Christian  Treasury:  Contaioing Contributions 
from  .Ministers  and  Members  of  Various  Evangelical 
Denominations.  June,  1854.  ilUinbuTQK:  JohMtUm« 
andihuUsr,    9ve.,n».iS.    FrtotMU 


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INTELLIGENCE. 


AFRICA. 

Graham's  town.  ! 

The  following  intcrmting  communication  j 
hfis  been  (orvarilcd  to  us  from  South  Enst  i 
Africa  with  the  pignaturo  of  "  William  Mil-  ; 
ler,  Thoin  Cottago,  GmhamV  Town." 

For  generations  past  this  part  uf  South 
Africa  has  been  the  scene  uf  fearful  strife 
and  contention  between  man  and  man,  it  has 
been  here  that  darkness  and  light  have  come  i 
into  dreadful  collision,  war  has  m;;ed,  and 
property  and  life  have  been  destroyed  to  a  sad 
extent. 

Up  to  the  year  1818,  the  colonial  govern- 
ment were  quite  unable  to  maintain  the 
possession  of  the  frontier  districts  from  repeated 
Kaffir  invasion ;  three  several  attempts  were 
made,  but  all  of  which  entirely  failed,  the 
Kaffir  tribes  taking  and  keeping  possession  of 
the  same. 

The  close  of  1819  found  the  Kaffirs  again 
expelled  by  a  large  military  force  fh)m  the 
colonial  boundary,  and  removed  over  the 
Great  Fish  and  the  Kieskama  rivers.  But 
to  keep  them  from  again  overrunning  the 
frontiers  of  the  ci>lony  was  the  difficulty, 
from  the  smallneis  of  the  number  of  the 
colonists. 

This  necessity  of  increasing  the  population 
of  the  frontier  led  the  home  government  to 
propose  the  granting  of  100  acres  of  land  to 
emigrants  willing  to  locate  in  the  part  of  the 
frontier  called  the  **Zuur  Veld/'  or  sour 
country,  immetliately  in  front  of  Kaffraria. 

The  imperial  parliament  of  the  day  voted 
a  grant  of  £30,000  to  assist  in  the  formation 
of  the  settlement,  and  by  circulars,  advcrtise- 
mentiiy  &;c.,  callc<l  public  attention  to  the  said 
settlement. 

In  the  end  of  1819  and  the  beginning  of 
1820  between  4000  and  5000  souls  left 
England  for  South  Africa,  amongst  whom 
were  persons  of  different  religious  persuasions 
and  perhaps  the  smallest  relij^ious  community 
was  the  baptist. 

The  Wesleyans  being  desirous  of  forming 
a  party  of  100  families  in  order  that  they 
might  obtain  government  aid  for  the  support 
of  a  minister  of  religion,  this  party  being  a 
profcsHedly  religious  body,  and  falling  short 
of  the  number  requisite,  mypolf  and  a  few 
more  baptists  united  ouruelvcs  to  the 
Wesleyan  party  of  emigrants,  and  left 
England  with  them,  having  the  pastoml  over- 
sight and  aid  of  the  Rev.  W.  Shaw,  so  long 
the  deservedly  respected  Wesleyan  minister 
of  this  part  of  the  world. 

It  was  in  October,  1810,  that  the  following 
persons  being  baptista  formed  themselves  into 


a  company,  and  chose  as  their  leader,  Ifr. 
William  Shepherd,  intending  immediately « 
their  orriral  nt  the  land  of  their  adoption  Is 
establish  that  form  of  doctrine  mod  dudplise 
to  which  from  choice  they  had  attached  tbcn- 
selves,  vi*. — 

.Mr.  and  Mrs.  Temlet,  Mr.  John  Milkr, 
Mf<  William  Miller,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Shepboi 
members  of  York  Street  chapel,  Londos. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Trotter,  Mr.  and  Mil.  Piiar, 
members  of  Eagle  Street  chapel,  nndcr  tk 
pastoral  care  of  the  ller/Mr.  Ivimer. 

Through  a  kind  and  gracious  FroridflOfli 
the  emigrants  arrived  in  rafety  in  Algoa  fisj, 
now  Port  Elizabeth,  in  the  month  of  V^, 
and  after  some  small  detention  in  the  bir 
the  party  was  removed  in  waggons  proridel 
by  the  government,  and  arri?ed  at  the  laadi 
assigned  them  called  Reid  Foontoin,  i 
locality  beautifully  situated,  not  for  from  tk 
sea  coast,  and  possessed  of  soil  the  mort 
productive  of  any  part  of  the  eastern  proriBCt 
of  the  colony  of  the  Cape  of  Good  Hope. 

No  sooner  had  this  little  party  of  baptitt 
arrived  at  their  long  looked  for  home,  thai 
they  at  once  betook  themselves  to  erect  si 
altar  to  the  God  of  their  Others,  and  beevue 
they  had  no  better  place  for  this  purpoM^ 
they  held  their  first  religious  service  in  the 
tent  of  Mr.  W.  Shepherd. 

It  was  at  this  time  and  place  that  1  fint 
opened  my  humble  but  solemn  commisBon. 
I  had  for  many  years  past  felt  a  strong  deare 
to  do  good  to  the  souls  of  my  fellow  omb, 
yea,  I  may  say  from  the  day  that  I  «si 
baptized  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Simmons,  is 
Edward  Street  chapel,  April  5,  1808,  I  not 
only  said  of  the  people  of  God,  This  people 
shall  be  my  people,  and  their  God  shall  be 
my  God,  but  that  I  was  willing  to  take  the 
gospel  to  the  beds  of  the  sick  and  dying,  to 
prisons  and  workhouses,  and  this  deaure  was 
strengthened  by  a  strong  impreFsion  made 
upon  my  mind  as  though  made  by  a  voice 
spoken  above  me  saying.  You  must  fly  with 
the  gospel. 

It  was  now  in  the  end  of  the  earth, in  the 
midst  of  a  very  few  names,  that  1  com- 
menced my  humble  labours.  It  was  a  dit 
of  small  things-— but  who  hath  despised  the 
day  of  pmall  things  ?— a  sense  of  my  unfitno* 
for  the  important  work  induced  me  in  the 
first  instance,  when  strongly  urged  to  presch, 
to  refuse ;  this  refusal  brought  great  troabie 
in  my  mind,  but  I  was  at  length  compelleii 
by  the  application  of  the  following  wordi 
to  my  mind,  "I  will  magnify  thee  in  the 
sight  of  the  people." 

In  consequence  of  R^me  mismanngfmcnt  o^ 
the  government  the  entire  parly  of  settlers  1* 
which   we  were   united  had   to  remove  to 


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her  locality  on  a  «mall  stream  called  the 
tghy  •  Bush  River,  this  became  the 
aanent  settlement  of  th«  Wesleyans,  and 
called  by  them  Salem;  here  Mr.  W. 
pherd,  with  that  same  zeal  which  had 
a  pled  him  from  the  heginning,  quickly 
erected  a  small  settler'to  cottage,  and  it 
in  this  cottage  that  we  held  our  religious 
ice,  entered  into  a  church  union,  and,  at 
instance  of  the  above-named  persons,  I 
me  their  pastor,  and,  for  the  first  time  in 
Lh  Africa,  administered  the  ordinance  to 
church,  and  soon  after  one  was  added  to 
Lord,  whom  I  baptized  in  the  small  river 
dug  through  Salem,  being  the  first  adult 
;ixed  by  immernon  in  South  Afiica. 
he  baptist  church  thus  formed  and  estab- 
id  in  Salem  continued  to  prosper  in  a 
il  measure.  Of  those  added  to  the  Lord 
)  several  who  were  inhabitants  of 
luun's  Town,  and  these  requested  that  I 
Id  Tisit  Graham's  Town  also,  for  the 
KMe  of  preaching  the  word  to  them  and 
then  of  the  above-named  town.  To  this 
est  I  consented,  and  after  two  years' 
mr  in  Salem  I  consented  to  visit 
iiam's  Town  once  a  fortm'ght. 
t  this  time  the  few  baptists  were  poor, 
hence,  in  small  measure  like  Paul,  my 
hands  ministered  to  my  necessities,  and  I 
ioued  for  some  time  making  my  journey 
Toot  to  Graham's  Town,  a  distance  of 
:j  miles,  to  and  from  ;  till  a  kind  man,  a 
hy  member  of  the  Wesleyans,  a  Mr. 
A  Paine,  kindly  lent  me  a  horse,  and 
red  me  the  use  of  his  own  house  for 
filing. 

[7  temporal  circumstances  having  met 
a  sad  reverse,  I  was  driven  from  Salem 
rraham's  Town  that  I  might  provide  for 
household,  and  thus  my  labours  in  this 
I  became  more  frequent,  and  the  little 
ige  of  John  Paine  became  too  straight  for 
irhen  we  removed  our  service  to  a  car- 
er's shop  belonging  to  two  persons  of  the 
e  of  Wood  and  Jenkinson,  and  in  which 
» I  alio  wrought  as  a  carpenter. 
be  services  in  the  carpenter's  shop  were 
attended.  The  place  was  regularly  well 
]^  and  several  were  added  to  our 
pany,  whom  I  baptized  in  the  small 
on  running  through  Graham's  Town. 
.  now  became  needful  to  have  a  more 
renient  place  of  worship  than  that  of  the 
enter's  shop,  and  hence  we  determined  on 
Dg  a  chapel.  My  brother  gave  the 
jsite  ground,  and,  as  the  great  Master  had 
rared  me  in  making  me  the  instrument  of 
bUshing  the  baptist  church,  so  was  I 
ested  to  lay  the  foundation  stone  of  the 
baptist  chapel. 

t  the  time  too  when  the  baptists  com- 
ced  their  chapel  in  Graham's  Town,  they 
i  poor,  but  zealous  for  the  cause  of  Jesus. 
tboa^  it  might  in  truth  be  said,  silver 
gold  had  they  none,  the/  had  hearts,  and 

OL,  XTJt, — FOURTH  SBRfES, 


hands  to  labour  for  the  glory  of  Qod ;  and 
they  succeeded  in  finishing  a  strong  and 
commodious  chapel,  with  but  a  Tery  small 
debt  upon  it,  and  in  the  month  of  July,  1824, 
it  was  opened  for  public  worship.  The 
morning  service  by  myself:  text,  Psalm  cxxxii. 
8,  9.  '<  Arise,  O  Lord,  unto  thy  rest ;  thou, 
and  the  ark  of  thy  strength  ;  let  thy  priests 
be  clothed  with  righteousness;  and  let  thy 
saints  shout  aloud  for  joy.^  The  evening 
service  was  by  the  Rev.  Geoige  Barker,  one 
of  the  London  Missionary  Society's  oldest 
misnonaries,  at  that  time  stationed  at  Theo- 
polis.  Of  this  worthy  minister  I  must  bear 
my  testimony  that  he  was  always  ready  to 
render  us  that  aid  we  needed. 

It  should  be  remarked,  however,  that 
amongst  the  4,000  souls  who  formed  Uie 
British  settlement,  there  were  several  persons 
who  had  been  baptists  in  England,  besides 
those  belonging  to  the  Salem  party;  several  of 
these  removing  from  the  different  parts  of  the 
settlement  to  Graham's  Town,  soon  made  oar 
church  of  somewhat  large  dimensions. 

Thus  the  baptist  church  became  establidied 
in  Albany,  on  the  frontiers  of  the  colony  of 
the  Cape  of  Good  Hope.  This  cause  still 
retains  its  position ;  several  of  those  who 
assisted  in  its  formation  have  removed  to  tiie 
house  of  their  Father  above>  and  I  am  now 
old  and  grey-headed,  and  waiting  till  my 
change  shall  come.  But  glory  be  to  God,  the 
cause  is  young,  fresh,  vigorous,  and  prosper- 
ous :  instead  of  the  carpenter^  shop,  or  the 
tent  of  William  Shepherd,  we  have  now  in 
Graham's  Town  two  large  and  substanUal 
chapels,  having  respectable,  and  in  some 
instances,  wealthy  members,  with  good  con- 
gregations and  Sunday  schools.  The  two 
churches  are  under  the  pastoral  care  of  the 
Rev.  Alexander  Hay  and  the  Rev.  Thomas 
Bolton.    To  God  be  all  the  glory. 


JAMAICA. 

SFAiriSH  TOWN. 

Our  readers  will  be  glad  to  know  that  our 
excellent  friend  Mr.  Piiillippo  continues  to 
labour  at  Spanish  Town  and  the  vicinity 
amidst  cheering  indications  of  God's  blessing. 
Under  date  of  April  5th  last  he  writes  to  Mr. 
Green  that  recent  difficulties  in  connexion 
with  the  church  and  the  property  there  are 
<*  almost  wholly  surmounted.  Peace  has 
long  prevailed.  The  house,  chapel,  and 
premises  are  secured  on  a  much  better  tenure 
than  heretofore ;  the  whole  have  been  re- 
paired and  improved  ;  most  of  the  schools 
have  been  re-established  and  are  well  at- 
tended." 

**  Our  congregations,"  Mr.  P.  adds, "  improve ; 
the  church  it  is  hoped  is  in  a  more  healthy 
state   than  formerly,  and  we    have   every 
reason  to  believe  that  God  \»  Va  \^<&  loX^X  tA. 
OS  blening  us  vriih  leaX  'cvmnedtf «  M  "WA. 


4ai 


IIOMB  IJftBLUaBNGI. 


wkk  ilM  Ufie  •umerioBl  incnaa0  of  foraMr  | 
ywn.  Every  thing  indicates  Uiat  ao  &r  /Wnn 
liaving  hewn  injured  by  li«r  piut  fiery  tiiaJi 
th«  churcb  hui  cooie  out  of  tlum  UJm  col4 
purified  in  Uitt  Hre.  T\u:  vmiAe  uianifoita- 
tioiM  of  Qod't  iuterpotttiun  ou  out  behalf  will 
prevent  our  witferinK  from  reoeiit  eirciim- 
stances  even  in  the  oatiniHtion  of  the  woriil." 

1^1  r.  Philljppo  re&rA  to  difficulties  occa-  I 
■ione<l  ■ini'c  the  close  of  the  Chancery  suit  in 
defence  of  the  pr.>perty  through  vhichthecon- 
gre^tion  wus  hrought  by  the  generosity  of  the 
late  Jotk>ph  Fleti-'her,  Kaf|.,  of  Tottenham. 
Mob  violence  eulMe<|ueiitly  injured  the  chapel 
and  preniiiics  to  the  extent  of  nearly  £SQO. 
Against  thi^  injury  there  were  two  modes  of 
redreitSy  one  by  legal  measures  which,  how- 
ever, would  bave  occasioned  great  exi>ensc, 
and  probably  much  of  ill-feeling ;  the  other 
by  quiet  endurance,  and  soliciting  t)ie  aid  of 
kind  friends  in  repairing  the  damage.  The 
latter  course  was  taken,  and  a  few  friends  in 
this  country  made  efforts  to  realixe  ut  least 
£200  towards  tfie  expense.  Thoie  efforts 
have  been  successful.  The  li:<t  of  donations 
has  not  as  yet  been  published,  though  pro- 
iNibly  Mr.  Philii])i)o*s  gratitude,  and  that  of 
the  cimrch  and  congre;;ation,  to;j;cther  with 
the  rightful  exoneration  of  all  parties  engaged 
demand  that  it  should  be.  The  list  is  as 
follows : — 

£   s.  d. 

W.  B.  Gurney,  Eiq 10    0    0 

S.  M.  Polo,  Eaq.,   M.P.,  tho  Ainuunt  to 

cover  thB  nccoMary  expenaov  of  culloct- 

iiig  tlic  funds. 

Keoelrofl  At  tho  MixMiou  Houffc— 

Mr.  rndi«rhiil «    0  0 

Mr.  Trchtrail 1     0  0 

Mr.  Price 10  0 

R«jv.  Dr.  Anguo 5    0  0 

W.  II.  WutKon.  Esq 5    0  0 

J.  II.  Allen,  Kitq.,  and  fricndM .->    2  0 

Mr.  Mnrlboruu^b  10  0 

Friend,  by  MIm  Lawrancu 1    0  0 

W.  B    2    2  0 

Mra.  Snuwdon,  Dcvonport  1     0  0 

Collected  by  tho  Kov.  W.  Brock— 

FriondM 21     0    0 

Collectod  bv  the  Rev.  H.  Do^-Pon — 
Friond^  Bradf<»nl 10    0    0 

Collected  by  the  llcr.  C.  Middleditcb,  Frome— 

W.  Thompsun.  E.s4| 5    0  0 

Mr.  Iloutfton  10  0 

A  Friend 10  0 

Other  frieudii 15  0 

Collected  by  tho  Rev.  J.  J.  Brown,  ReadLng— 

Mr.  Brown  and  friunde 10    0 

J.  Brown,  Ksq 10    0 

ColIecte<l  by  the  Rev.  C.  M.  Blrrell— 
Friends  at  Liverpool 12  12    0 

Collected  by  the  Rev.  G.  Gould— 
FriendH  at  Norwich 15    0    0 

Collected  by  James  Baker,  Esq.,  Andorer— 

Mr.  Bakor  10    0 

Other  friends 18    8 

Collected  by  the  Rev.  J.  P.  Miir«ell,  Leicester-^ 

Richard  ilarrlfi,  Eimi-  (the  lite) 5    0    0 

Richard  Harris,  Esq.,  Jun 2    2    0 

C.  B.  RobinAon,  Eaq 2    0    0 

T.  D.  Paul.  Eaq... 110 

C  Bilaoa,  Esq , 10    0 


▲t  Coaptcstkofpa ^^....^..M^»  T  1 1 

At  IfoUiB^MJBl^  17  I  ' 

At  MirntaikMB U  II 

Mn.  Sharp,  by  Bmt.  1.  B.  B«»ww 1  • 

Collacted  by  the  Bet.  eamuel  Orecn— 

IfwMk,  W.  Bad  I.  Tafiar,  Ba^a. f  • 

Norwich,  J^vs*  Patiasn,  fia^...., 5  0 

Bath,  Major  Tattoa ^.^ , 5  0 

Mrs,  Wedgwood ,...; 5  0 

Kanuigate.  Ueoige  Kitaoo,  Eaq....;. f  • 

A.  K ^.  I  # 

MilDiboipe.  John  Fell,  Eaq 1  0 

Milton,  Mn.  Deut I  « 

Abingdon.  Mn.  Leader ^^.  1  9 

Joeeph  WarmiagtoD,  Baq f  0 

Beaalieu.  Bey.  J^  B.  Bart _ ^...  1  • 

Rer.  Ur.  Roby J  0 

Rey.  Dr.  Cox  (the  Uie)    „.,.  I  I 

Rev.  Joahua  Roaaell f  0 

Mr.  AUingbau  ^ I  t 

Cambridfe— Richard  FoatM',  Eaq 

C.  F.  Foater.  Emi. 

G.  E.  Foster.  E«q. 

W.  R.  Lllloy,  Esq. 

A.  J.  Brlmley,  Kaq 

Miia  Gotol>cd 

Edmund  Fo»ter,  Eaq... 

Mr*.  B.  Ward 

Other  friends 


t 
2 

1 
1 
1 
I 
1 
1 
2 


Bristol— Mn.  Sherring.  bj  the  Rer.  J. 

Haycroft,  M.A 2  0 

R4;v.  J.  F.  Abbott „ ^  6  0 

Mr.  Eyre 0  M 

Rer.  J.  Croaa i  « 

Robert  Leonard,  Eaq ^ j  0 

iMlomon  Leonard.  Eaq ^  J  0 

John  Sboard,  E»q i  1 

James  Liyett,  Esq '...  i  Q 


HOME. 


YORKSHIRE  ASS0CI4TI0V. 


The  annual  meetings  of  this  

were  held  on  Monday,  Tueflday,aBd  WediMi- 
day,  June  oth,  and'  two  following  dayi,  it 
Townhead  Street  Chnpcl,  Sheffield.  The 
Hev.  C.  Larom,  minister  of  the  chapeli  w« 
cliosen  moderator.  Messrs  Green,  B.A.f 
Dowson,  and  Walters  preached.  The  ciioiUr 
letter,  on  ^  the  discipline  of  the  churcbestnd 
the  spirit  in  which  it  should  be  excrc^" 
was  read  by  the  Rev.  A.  M.  Stalker,  h 
sixty-five  churches  whose  progress  vai 
reported,  there  was  only  a  clear  incresse 
during  the  year  of  twenty- three.  The  meet- 
ings were  well  attended,  and  pervaded  br  i 
holy  feeling.  The  low  state  of  the  chorehei 
awakened  emotions  that  cannot  fail  to  be 
productive  of  great  good.  The  association 
is  to  be  held  next  year  at  Milnis  Bridge, 
Preachers  selected,  Messrs  Evans  and  Malcot; 
writer  of  circular  letter,  the  Rev.  J.  T. 
Chown. 


OLOUCfiSTERSUIRE  ASSOGIATIOV. 

This  Association  compriaet  the  foUowiiC 
churches: — 

Oloneeater G.  M'Michael.  B.  A. 

Cheltenham  J.  Smith. 

Tewkesbarj T.  Wilklnsoa. 


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Hinga  were  held  at  Eulrambe, 
and  8th,  1854.  Mr.  Paclior, 
Sermons  were  preached  by 
Jker  of  Rrefard,  and  Smith  of 
I.  AddreBsei  were  delivered  hj 
'aes  at  Chepstow,  Elliott  of 
xnj  of  Hereford,  M'Michflel,  B.  A. 
ter,  and  Pennj  of  Colefonl,  the 
rta  taking  pari  in  the  devotional 

etoWed  to  «at  apart  the  26th  of 
lay  of  special  prajer  for  the  Holy 
I  the  chnnhes;  and  a  resolution 
J  with  penecated  baptists  on  the 
•f  Europe  wat  carried.  A  pelitlnn 
al  abolilion  of  church  ratei  iraa 
A  the  Houae  of  Cammons, 
i«tics  were  as  follows  :— 


Rer.  A.  B«nue,  is  aMordanes  with  thft 
luumimoua  irish  of  the  ohnrefa,  bdng  recof- 
niiad  as  the  paflor.  The  Her.  J.  Dawion  of 
Lirerpool  delirered  on  addreai  on  the  natltM 
and  constitution  of  a  Christian  chnteb.  Tha 
Rev.  a.  Mitchell  of  Baenp  addi«aHd  tba 
paator  and  p«opla  tm  tbdt  ratpoctiTe  dutio, 
after  which  the  Lord's  supper  wat  adminii- 
tered.  The  church  numbers  Mvmtj-icTMt 
members,  and  hat  great  hopes  of  prospentf. 

The  Rev,  F.  Bugby,  lata  of  WinchertBT, 
has  accepted  a  unanimoos  iaTitation  to  the 
pastorate  of  the  baptist  ohurah  in  Leuuing 
Street,  Pretfoo,  on  which  he  i*  to  eatei  ttw 
fint  sabbath  in  Julr- 


The  IUt.  ThoB,  Clementi,  of  Sisborc 
n  notice  of  his  intention  to 


pastoral  office  at  Midsummer,  after  mora 
than  six  jears  aseful  and  honourabte  hbonn, 
and  is  therefore  open  to  lii  " 


BorasDiif,  acrohi. 

The  congregntioni  at  this  place  having  of 
late  increased,  it  was  felt  neoessarj  to  praride 
enlarged  accommodation  by  the.ereolionof  a 
gallery.  Senieea  were  held  in  cooneetion 
with  the  opening  of  itonlhe  2lEtand  3Snd 
of  Hay,  1854,  when  the  Revs.  D.  Reel 
of  Braiiitree,'C.  Elven  olBurj  St.  Edmunds, 
and  'Isuic  Lord  of  llpswich  pleached, 
ami  the  brethren  J,  P.  Lewis  of  Dim,  and 
J.  Upton  of  Kenninghali,  and  W.  Warren 
of  Wattisfield,  took  part  in  the  serriees.  It 
is  beliered  that  Ihe  diiine  presema  was 
enjoyed  on  the  otCMion. 


than  eleven  of  the  churches  had 
ml  pastors  daring  Ihe  whole  or 
I  year,  and  sevenil  h.id  suffered 
im  emigiatioD.  The  results  there- 
■d  grounds  for  encouragement  and 


-,  George  Isaac,  late  of  Cbolmon- 
Iblh,  has  accepted  a  unanimous 
rom  Che  baptist  church  meeting  in 
!t  chapel,  late  under  Che  psstoral 
(r.  Savorv,  and  commenced  his 
ur>.  May  the  14th. 


The  baptist  chapel  at  Whitchurch  was  re- 
'  opened,  after  extensive  repairs  and  improve- 
;  ments,  on  Tuesday  the  33rd  of  May,  when 
Ihe  Rev.  J.  P.  Muraell  of  Leicester  preached 
two  tennons  ;  and  a  tea  meeting  was  held, 
attended  by  about  850  persons.  On  the 
foUciiving  Sunday,  sermons  were  preached  by 
the  lUv.  S,  Manning  of  Ftonie,  and  the  Rev. 
B.  H.  Hbjc  (Wesleyaa)  of  Whitchurch. 
The  chapel  and  school-room  in  their  im- 
proved  stale  seemed  to  give  gcnnal  Wis- 
faetion  to  the  large  congr^ationi  present  M 
these  aerncea,  and  the  proceeds  af  the 
eolleclions  and  tea  meeting  amoonted  to  ode 
hundred  pounds. 


On  Tuesday,  June  6th,  1854,  Mr.  J.  8. 
Warren  was  publicly  reeogniied  as  naitor 
orn  the  baptist  ehaIchIA^ewM\\^.  \tv\!nn 
moiniBgtheReT.E.I)a»i«olft\0i"Witt«ti>w, 


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nOME  IKTBLLiaENCE. 


read  a  portion  of  icripturo^  and  ferrently  | 
imploreil  the  divine  blessing  on  the  Bervicea 
of  the  d.ij.  The  Rev.  W.  Pajne  of  Chea- 
ham,  having  in  a  very  abfe  and  ■crip- 
tural  aermon,  stated  the  nature  of  a  gospel 
church,  called  on  the  deacons  to  state  the 
leAdin;;s  of  ProTidenco  in  reference  to  the 
present  settlement ;  in  reply  to  which  Mr. 
Baldwingarean  interesting  statement  develop- 
ing tho  way  in  which  God  had  evidently 
intimated  his  will.  Mr.  Payne  tlien  called 
on  tho  pastor  to  reply  to  the  usual  questions, 
which  was  done  by  stating  the  reasons  for 
having  accepted  the  call  to  the  pastorate, 
embracing  a  review  of  the  Yarious  circum- 
stances connected  with  the  previous  calls 
received  by  him  from  this  church,  and  the 
reception  of  his  ministry  among  the  people 
generally,  during  more  than  a  year  in 
which  he  bad  laboured  among  them.  The 
Rer.  Mr.  Payne,  sen.  then  in  a  warm- 
hearted and  affectionate  prayer  commended 
the  mutor  to  tho  Lord  and  to  his  grace. 
The  Kev.  J.  T.  Wigner  of  Lynn  Regis,  Mr. 
Warren's  former  pastor,  then  deliverod  a 
charge  eminently  distinguished  by  affection, 
eloquence,  and  practical  bearing.  In  the 
afternoon  the  Rev.  Mr.  Avery  of  Aston 
Clinton  commenced  by  reading  a  prayer,  and 
the  Rer.  £.  Davisof  High  Wycombe  preached 
to  the  church.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Sexton  of 
Tring  concluded  in  prayer.  Various  other 
ministers  were  present  and  took  part  in  the 
services.  A  kind  and  Christian  feeling  per- 
vaded the  whole  assembly,  and  it  is  believed 
that  the  sweet  and  heavenly  influences  of  the 
day  will  not  speedily  be  forgotten. 

In  the  evening  a  meeting  was  held  on 
behalf  of  the  sabbath  schools  connected  with 
New  Mill.  The  meeting  was  addressed  bv 
the  Revs.  W.  Payne,  W.  Woods  of  Tring, 
E.  Davis,  and  J.  T.  Wigner.  The  Rev.  Mr. 
Payne,  sen.,  presided. 

In  the  interim  a  tea  meeting  was  held  in  a 
malting  near  the  chapel,  kindly  lent  for  the 
occasion  by  one  of  the  friends.  About  450 
sat  down  to  tea  the  first  time  being  as  many 
as  could  be  accommodated.  From  fifty  to 
a  hundred  sat  down  when  the  first  company 
had  retired,  and  then  the  school  children  had 
their  treat  of  tea  and  cake. 


EEV.  J.  PSAOOCK. 

The  Rev.  J.  Peacock,  senior  pastor  of  the 
biiptist  church,  Spencer  Place,  Goswell  Road, 
London,  having  completed  tho  fiftieth  year 
of  his  ministerial  labours,  a  public  service 
was  held  on  Thursday,  June  8th,  1854,  in  the 
old  baptist  meeting,  Rushden,  Northampton- 
shire, the  scene  of  his  early  pastoral  labours. 
A  large  conijregation  was  assembled  on  the 
occasion.  The  venerated  minister,  who  was 
in  excellent  health,  delivered  a  very  suitable 
and  characteristic  address  from  Joshua  xxiii. 
14.    The  derotional  services  were  conducted 


by  the  Reri.  T.  WilUuniof  Shanhnd^ 
Beds,  Rowe  of  Steventon,  Bcdi^  J.  JAtm, 
lUseley ,  Beds,  and  W.  Kitchen  of  Riairteii, 
Northamptonshire  ;  after  ^which  about  S59 
members  and  friends  partook  of 


BtTSHDEX,  KOBTHAXPTOXSHIftB. 

On  Thursday  evening,  June  8th,  18^  A* 
public  recognition  of  the  Rot.  G.  Bnkgr, 
formerly  of  Haddenham,  Isle  of  ElyvCsah^ 
as  pastor  of  the  old  baptist  church,  Koibdei^ 
Northamptonshire,  took  place  whca  ■ 
address  to  the  pastor  and  people  was  delmnd 
by  tlie  Rev.  J.  Peacock  of  London,  a  bnm 
pastor  of  the  church.  The  derotional  serviM 
were  conducted  by  the  Reva.  T.  Robfamarf 
Little  Stoughton,  Beds,  T.  Baker,  B.A.,sf 
Bristol  College,  and  J.  Whittemore^  the  Ms 
pastor,  no#  of  Eynsford,  Kent. 

THE  BOOK  80CTETT  FOR  PBOMOTIICO  BELiaMS 
KNOWLEDGE  AMONG  THE  POOB,  IJISXIIUIIS 
1750. 

This  old  and  valuable  imtxtution  held  Hi 
104th  annual  meeting  on  the  25di  of  Usji 
at  tho  London  Coffee  House,  Lndgate  HiOy 
when  the  subscribeis  and  fliends  aat  down  ti 
tea;    which    having    been    concluded,  the 
meeting  assembled    for    the  transaction  flf 
busines^  &c.    W.  Kendle^  Esq.,  occupied 
the  chair.     The  meeting  was  addressed  bf 
the  Revs.  J.  Kingsmill,  Gittena,  F.  Alexas- 
dcr,  0.  Clarke ;  and  £.  O.   Jones  and  J* 
North,  Esqrs.     From  the  report  it  appeared 
that  the  committee  had  during  the  pastyesr, 
been  endeavouring  to  extend  as  much  as  pai> 
sible  the  usefulness  of  the  society,  they  hsTC 
enlarged  its  catalogue,  improved  the  busaeB 
premises,  and  we  hope  they  will  soon  have 
to  report  a  large  increase  in  the  number  of 
its  supporters.     We  were  much  pleased  vilh 
the    feeling    of    Christian    s>'mpathy,  M 
brotherly  love  that  evidently  pervaded  not 
only   the  speakers  but  the  meeting  itself^ 
The  gentlemen  who  spoke,  though  beloaginx 
to  several  denominations,  seem  to  be  actuated 
by  the  one  spirit  of  Christian  love^ — as  one 
remarked :  '*  They  have  but  one  Master,  bat 
one^book,  but  one  spirit,  and  but  one  aim.** 
Another  said,  **  The  time  was  gone  by  for 
isolated  actions,  and  Christians  should  com- 
bine, heart  and  soul,  in  every  way  to  oppose 
the  enemies  of  truth,  of  righteousness,  and 
morality  in  the  land."     As  our  readers  may 
not  be  acquainted  with  this  society,  we  would 
draw  their  attention  to  tho  following  extract 
from  one  of  the  addresses  delivered  on  the 
occasion  : — "  The  principle  of  this  society  is, 
to  unite  together  for  the  purpose  of  circulating 
bibles  and  religious  books  among  the  poor; 
and  all   persons  contributing  to  it  allowed 
twenty  shillings'  worth  of  books  at  reduced 
prices  for  the  sum  of  one  guinea ;  and  each 
member  is   the    administrator  of  his    own 


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ty."  /te«, "  all  subscriben  are  allowed 
idiaie  whateTer  beDerolent  and  religious 
B*thej  may  please  at  the  reduced  prices." 
depotttory  is  at  19,  Paternoster  Row. 

TEKBUBT,  W0RCE8TEB8HIBB. 

I  Thursday,  June  8th,  a  public  acknow- 
nent  of  the  Rev.  A.  W.  Heritage,  as 
ir  of  the  church,  was  made.  The  Rev.  J. 
of  Hay,  gave  a  lucid  description  of  a 
iHan  church.  The  recognition  prayer 
offered  by  the  Rev.  W.  Stanley  of  Petcr- 
cb,  and  the  Rev.  J.  Hall  of  Gorsley 
osed  a  becoming  charge*  to^the  minister. 
Jie  conclusion  of  the  morning  service 
It  sixty  friends  dined  together  at  the 
e  of  the  Rev.  A .  W.  Heritage.  At  thred 
ick  there  was  a  large  assemblage  of  mem- 

of  the  chapel  with  numerous  friends 
I  Ludlow,  Leominster,  and  Brom- 
,  and  their  intermediate  villages,  to 
ten  the  laying  of  the  foundation  stone  of 
w  chapel.  That  pleasing  ceremony  was 
ormed  by  Mrs.  Heritage,  several  interest- 
Eiddresses  were  delivered  by  the  ministers 
ent,  and  nearly  £7  was  contributed.  At 
o'clock  about  350  persons  partook  of  tea 
er  the  spacious  marquee  of  the  Tenbury 
iicoltural  Society,  kindly  lent  for  the 
ision,  which  had  been  erected  in  an  adjoin- 
meadow.  The  tea  was  for  the  most  part 
miously  supplied  by  friends,  the  pro- 
Is  going  towards  the  new  chapel  fund. 
BT  reading  and  prayer  by  the  Rev.  B. 
Dson,  an  excellent  sermon  was  delivered 
the  Rev.  J.  Jones  of  Lays  Hill,  to 
church  and  congregation,  was  delivered, 

prayer  by  the  Rev.  A.  W.  Heritage 
ed  the  services.  The  attendance 
sach  occasion  was  large  and  respectable. 
J  want  of  room  in  the  present  chapel  has 
5  been  felt,  and  hence  the  necessity  of  a 
;er  place  of  worship.  The  funds  for  the 
chase  of  the  land  and  the  erection  of  the 
ice  have  been  raised  by  voluntary  subscrip- 
it.  The  building,  which  is  nearly  opposite 
the  present  chapel  at  the  top  of  Cross 
»et,  will  be  46  feet  by  32  feet,  and  will  be 
ler  the  direction  of  Mr.  G.  B.  Long,  of 
tney,  architect,  a  gentleman  retired  from 
mem,  but  who  has  generously  drawn  th« 
DB  and  consented  to  superintend  the  com- 
mon of  the  building  gratuitously.  The 
ds  for  the  erection  are  favourably  pro- 
ning,  and  it  is  intended,  if  possible,  to 
iplete  it  this  summer.  The  sum  to  be 
led  is  about  £700. 


GLASOOW. 

rhe  Rev.  James  Bullock,  M.  A.,  late  mem- 
■  of  the  baptist  church,  Tewkesbury, 
raceftershire,  has  accepted  a  unanimous  in- 
ition  from  the  baptist  church,  East  Regent 
ice,  Glasgow,  and  will  (D.V.)  enter  upon 


his  pastoral  and  ministerial  duties  on  the  fint 
Lord's  day  of  July.  Our  correspondent  addi 
that  Mr.  Bullock  finished  his  preparatory 
studies  for  the  ministry,  and  acomred  the 
degree  of  Master  of  Arts,  at  the  University 
of  the  city  of  his  adoption,  and  was  mnd^ 
esteemed  by  the  professors  and  his  fellow 
students. 


RECENT  DEATHS. 


MRS.  ATKIirSON. 


Died,  at  Cambridge,   March  28thy  Mn. 
Hannah  Atkinson,  in  the  59th  year  of  her 
age,  after  a  long  and  painful  illness  borne 
with  exemplary  Christian  fortitude  and  resig- 
nation to  the  divine  will.    It  was  her  lot  to 
share  at  different  seasons  proeperity  and  ad- 
versity, joy  and  sorrow,  trials  and  deliver- 
ances^ but  through  every  change  she  would 
say,  *'  My  Jesus  hath  done  all  things  well." 
At  a  very  early  peiiod  of  her  life  she  had 
experienced  convictions  which  awakened  her 
to  a  sense  of  her  lost  and  ruined  condition  as 
a  sinner  before    God,    and    resulted   in  a 
humble  application  for  mercy  at  the  foot  of 
the  cross  ;  but  her  fear  that  she  had  not  ex- 
perienced the  great  change  and  her  high  esti- 
mate of  what  a  Christian  profession  required 
prevented  her  from  revealing  her  feeling  or 
yielding  herself  publicly  to  the  Lord.    But 
under  the  ministry  of  the  Rev.  C.  T.  Keen, 
who  was  at  that  time  the  pastor  of  the 
baptist  church  meeting  in  Zion  chapel,  East 
Road,  she  felt  a  breaking  in  of  more  light  and 
comfort  upon  her  soul,  and  gradually  her 
humble  persuasion  of  an  interest  in  Christ 
and  desire  to  be  publicly  consecrated  to  b» 
service  were  so  strengthened  that  her  reserve 
and  hesitation  gave  way  ;   she  then  offered 
herself  as  a  candidate  for  church  fellowship 
and  was  baptized  in   Zion  chapel  by  the 
Rev.  C.  T.  Keen,   September  25th,   1850. 
From  that  time  her  attachment  to  the  church 
of  God  in  the  place  where  she  had  united 
herself  and  had  derived  so  much  benefit  was 
very  great     Truly  she  loved  the  habitation 
of  God's  house ;  often  has  she  been  heard  to 
say,  "Oh,  that*dear  Zion  chapel  lies  near 
my  heart."    Her  concern  for  the  eternal 
welfare  of  her  relatives  was  very  great,  she 
has  of^en  spent  whole  nights  in  prayer  for  the 
salvation  of  the  unconverted  members  of  her 
family  ;  in  the  church  she  was  truly  a  peace- 
maker, a  pattern  to  all  believers.    Her  life 
and  conduct  were  irreproachable.    The  love 
of  Christ  formed  the  fountain  of  all  her  reli- 
gious attachments,  and  the  merits  of  his  death 
and  the  ail-suflficiency  of  his  atonement  were 
the  foundation  of  all  her  hopes.     She  often 
praised  God  that  some  of  her  children  were 
the   followers  of  Jesus,   and    said    that  if 
glorified  spirits  were  permitted  to  take  an  in- 
terest in  what  was  gom^  on  '^^otv  cse^^w^- 
thing  would  be  %o  \t\V.cte*V\Tv^  Vo  \v^x  Wk  \ft 


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look  down  and  iee  all  her  dpnr  children 
nniting  themselret  with  the  church  below 
and  walking  in  the  truth.  Her  Inst  moments 
were  calm  and  peaceful.  With  ihe  serenity 
of  the  sumiuiT  nun  when  setting  below  the 
horizon  she  torik  her  leave  of  this  fleeting 
transitory  world.  Her  last  words  to  one  of 
her  dau|$hters  were,  **  Your  mother's  happj, 
happy  in  Jc*su!t.  Sing,  fur  I  am  going  home." 
Her  remains  were  interred  in  the  liiston 
lioad  cemetery  on  A  pril  4th,  and  un  the  fol- 
lowing Lord's  day  evening  her  death  was  im- 
pro\ed  by  her  pastor,  the  Rev.  J.  Burton,  to 
■  large  congregation,  from  Ist  Corinthians 
XT.  57. 


MRS.    ROBINiiOy. 

Died  at  Leamington,  April  6,  1054,  Mrs. 
Robinson,  wife  of  James  Wickenden  llobinson, 
Esq.,  in  the  fifty-first  year  of  her  age.  The 
illness  which  thus  terminated  the  earthly 
career  of  this  excellent  lady,  in  memory  of  i 
whose  (-hristian  worth  this  tribute  of  a  pastor's 
affection — the  last  he  can  offer  to  a  beloved 
meml)erof  his  flock — is  paid,  was  long  and 
trying,  affording  ample  scope  for  the  develop- 
ment and  maturity  of  these  higher  graces  of 
the  spirit  which  shed  around  the  evening  of 
her  life  n  radiancy  so  attractive  and  serene. 
For  a  period  of  five  years  Mrs.  Robinson  was 
exiled  from  the  service  of  the  sanctuary 
she  loved,  and  during  the  greater  part  of  that 
time  was  confined  to  the  solitude  of  a  shaded 
room,  and  towards  its  close  to  a  bed  of  much 
and  almott  unmitigated  restlessness  and 
■uflering.  But  "suffering"  was  to  her,  truly 
and  emphatically,  the  **  school  of  God."  In 
it  she  learned  more  thorough ly  because  more 
experimentally  the  reality  of  divine  truth,  the 
preciotuneas  of  the  Saviour,  and  the  sustain- 
ing influence  of  a  "good  hope  through  grace,*' 
Brought  to  a  knowledge  of  Christ  some  years 
previous  to  her  last  illnesH,and  baptized  upon 
a  profession  of  her  faith  by  the  Rev.  J.  P. 
Mnrsell,  of  Leicester,  she  became  and  con- 
tinned  until  her  death  a  member  of  the  church 
of  Christ  assembling  m  Warwick  Street 
chapel,  Leamington.  Thus,  when  the  final 
summons  came,  when  disease  and  dcc.iy  had 
well  nigh  paralysed  and  prostrated  those  intel- 
lectual powers  which  yet  they  could  not 
destroy,  hers  was  not  the  all-exciting  and 
absorbing  task  of  seeking  Christ,  but  the 
soothing,  sanctifying  enjoyment  of  a  Clirist 
already  found.  It  were  needless  to  nay  that 
her  views  of  divine  truth  were,  in  the  most 
unqualified  sense  of  the  term,  evangelical.  ! 
Her  taste  was  decidedly  in  sympathy  with  | 
the  writings  of  the  old  school  divines,  whose  1 
works  ranked  among  her  favourite  anthors. 
Her  religion,  drawn  flrom  the  bible,  allured 
her  back  to  the  sacred  volume  as  the  chief 
and  constant  source  of  her  consolation  and 
support  throughout  her  wcariaome  And  punful 
affliction.    She  loved  the  word  of  Goo.    By 


it  she  tested  the  wSmAiy  and  the  writii^ 
of  man,  and  by  its  precepts  disciplined  her 
heart  and  shaped  her  life.  God's  stotiM 
were  her  songs  in  the  house  of  her  pilgiimapi 
Although  from  study  and  conviction  a  wann 
and  ocmsistent  adherent  of  that  form  of  chorch 
government  and  of  those  views  of  Chria'i 
institution  to  which  she  gaTe  her  boneK  ssd 
unwavering  adheuon,  her  spirit  was  yd 
eminently  catholie.  Unwarped  bj  preja&i 
and  untrammelled  by  party  she  travellrf 
forth  in  the  hugeness  of  her  heart  m  wp^ 
pathy  and  fellowship  with  all  who  held  ftl 
Head,  feeling  that  in  embracing  the  SavioK 
in  the  arms  of  her  faith,  in  him  she  enibistd 
the  one  church  for  whom  he  bled,  la  tbt 
arms  of  her  love.  By  a  stranger  her  aatmil 
dignity  and  diflidence  of  manner  migM  bin 
been  mistaken  for  coldness  and  reserve,  M 
as  confidence  increased  and  intimacy  ripearf 
the  true  warmth  of  her  affections,  the  lefiM^ 
meat  of  her  address  and  the  cbeeifnlnea  of 
her  spirit  beautifully  unfblded,  winning  ha 
the  esteem  and  love  of  all  who  were  pn- 
▼ileged  to  share  in  her  friendship  and  enjoy 
her  society. 

The  two  leading  chanicteristJcs  of  bcr 
Christianity  appear  to  have  heenr—fkiik  tlie 
most  childlike  and  nnfiiltering,  and  pmiknet 
the  most  unwearied  and  uncomplaining;  Al 
a  sinner  she  had  fled  to  Christ ;  on  lum  ibe 
rested,  to  him  she  clave,  and  with  the  sure 
simple  faith  with  which  she  took  hold  of  him 
at  the  first,  she  clung  to  him  to  the  biT. 
Her  religion  was  sunny.  RecQgniiing  her 
heavenly  Father's  love  in  her  long  and 
exhausting  illness,  and  looking  forward  to 
the  blessedness  of  the  home  to  which  it  wu 
conducting  her,  she  not  only  bowed  hi 
unmurmuring  but  in  cheerful  submission  to 
the  will  of  Grod.  This  was  especially  bkb 
when  at  the  evening's  family  gathering  aroand 
her  be<1,  bhe  seemed  to  lose  all  sense  of 
lassitude  and  isolation  in  a  chastened  exabe^ 
ancc  of  !«pirits  which  completely  disapalcd 
the  gloom  of  the  sick  chamber,  and  inspired 
with  a  feeling  of  momentary  happine»  esch 
sad  heart  present. 

Having  spoken  of  her  faith,  it  were  bat 
proper  that  wo  should  advert  to  its  fruits— 
the  roost  striking  and  lovely  of  which  ns 
her  earnest  anxiety  for  the  spiritual  well- 
being  of  others.  It  was  natural  that  the  first 
objects  of  her  solicitude  should  be  those  vlio 
were  the  most  near  and  dear  to  her  heart. 
On  one  occasion  when  the  prayer  was  con- 
eluded  she  turned  upon  her  pillow  and 
addressing  her  pastor  with  the  most  touching 
earnestness  said,  *'  0  pray  for  my  dear  husband 
and  children."  From  that  moment  until  the 
Inst  prayer  offered  at  her  bedside,  their 
interests  were  entwined  with  her  own  in  the 
supplications  that  ascended  from  that  «ck 
and  darkened  room.  Nor  were  these  united 
petitions  unheeded  by  Him  whose  gracioa^ 
and  glorious  character  it  is  that   he  answers 


BDITOalAL  POflTBOftlPT, 


4fl» 


Her  gentle  spirit  was  permitted  to 
poD  earth  until  she  saw  the  salYatioii 
iord  in  two  oi  her  beloved  children^ 
nd  a  daughter,  both  of  whom,  ere  the 
d  to  her  rest,  publicly  avowed  as 
rn  their  mother's  God  and  Christ.  O 
t^cy  of  a  mother's  faith  and  prayers 
■om  the  pillow  of  care,  fear,  and 
g  I  Her  sympathy  with  every  object 
ow,  and  her  kindness  towards  every 
distress  brought  under  her  notice,  her 
.  and  liberal  response  to  every  appeal 
istian  benevolence — were  amongst  the 
I  evidences  of  the  genuine  character  and 
d  tone  of  her  Christian  profession, 
as  Mrs.  Robinson,  and  such  she  was 

sovereign  grace  of  God,  to  which  be 
d  all  the  glory  ! 

quiet  dismission  from  the  body  was 
lony  with  the  serene  tenor  of  her  life, 
all  the  charm  of  a  gentle  translation 
t  the  painfiilness  of  its  surprise.  She 
nidst  no  raptures  or  unveiling  visions 
r.    Her  frame  of  mind  was  peaceful 

than  joyous,  trusting  rather  than 
hant.  Conscious  that  her  soul  was 
reposing  upon  the  Saviour,  she  received 
ictiug  announcement  that  her  end  was 
ching  with  becoming  solemnity  yet 
jiruffled  composure.      Calmly*  as  if 

into  slumber,  she  yielded  up  her 
3  Him  who  redeemed  it.  So  soft  and 
BS  was  the  footstep  of  death — so 
and  gently  was  the  silver  cord  loosed — 
ppy  spirit  was  &r  away  from  the  region 
Ting  and  sin,  before  her  family,  bend- 
fond  affection  over  her,  were  assured 

had  even  unfolded  its  pinions  for  its 
ly  flight.  The  chariot  had  come — 
ide  had  made  herself  ready,  and  e'er 
ere  aware  her  soul  was  in  heaven.  On 
nday  evening  following  her  interment 
)tor  embodied  the  essential  points  of 
th  and  features  of  her  Christian  charac- 
i  discourse  founded  upon  Hebrews  vj. 
That  ye  be  not  slothful,  but  followers 
iui  who   tl)  rough  faith  and  patienoe 

the  promises. 


Mil.  BDIORV. 


ft 


keaven  is  gatlicring   one   by   one,    in  its 

aeious  breast, 

;  if  pare  and  permanent,  the  beautifol  and 

■t; 

lily  ia  scattered  yet,  thooc^  of  one  home  and 

Tt, 

ilitant,  in  earthly  gloom — in  heavenly  glory 

t; 

•  can  apeak  the  rapture,  when  the  circle  is 

ipIeCe, 

1  tba  children  sundered  here   before  their 

;her  meet  ? 

1,  ona  Shepherd;  one  employ,  one  everiaating 

ne : 

»me  quickly.    Even  so.  Amen,  Lord  Jesus, 

Der»  O.  W, 


Died,  May  22ndy  Ann,  widow  of  the  late 
W.  Edmett,  Bsq.,  more  than  thirty  yean  a 
benevolent,  unassuming,  and  consistent  mem* 
her  of  the  baptist  church  meeting  in  King 
Street,  Maidstone. 


KEV.  J.  OASTLSDBM. 


•  Ber.  E.  0.  Blckerstttb* 


Died,  on  Lord's  day,  June  4tb,  aged  7 9$ 
the  Rev.  James  Castleden,  thirty- six  yean 
pastor  of  the  baptist  churdi  at  Hollybuib 
Hill,  Hampstead. 


EDITORIAL  POSTSCRIPT. 

In  connection  with  the  Congregational 
Churches  of  London  and[its  Tidaity  it  is  well 
known  that  there  are  large  numben  of 
baptists.  It  is  incumbent  upon  us  to  call  the 
attention  of  these  our  brethren  to  a  resolutioa 
passed  at  the  late  annual  meeting  of  the  Con- 
gregational Union,  which  will  tend,  if  carried 
into  eiFectt  to  sever  them  more  completely 
than  before  from  everything  relating  to  the 
denomination  to  which  they  originally  be- 
longed. Some  of  them  still  take  baptial 
periodicals,  by  which  their  attention  ia 
called  to  baptist  missions,  baptist  oollegei^ 
and  other  baptist  institutions*  A  connection 
between  them  and  our  societies  is  thus  kepi 
up,  which  produces  some  good  fruit.  Bui  it 
is  now  recommended  to  appoint  in  eveiy 
congregation  *'  an  Officer  of  Literature''  whoat 
special  business  is  to  be  to  push  into  circular 
tion  the  periodicals  bdonging  to  the  Gongrar 
gational  Union.  The  mover  said,  aocordiag 
to  the  report  given  in  the  **  Patriot,"  ^  It 
appears  to  me  that  the  suggestion  which  the 
editor  has  again  and  again  thrown  out  as  to 
the  appointment  of  an  Officer  of  Literature  in 
every  congregation  is  of  great  momeDt.  I 
would  urge  it  upon  the  attention  of  all 
pastors  and  deacons  that  they  should  appoint 
an  officer  who  will  take  the  magasines  and 
other  books  and  labour  dilig^itly,  not  mciely 
as  a  matter  of  gain,  but  as  a  matter  of  prin- 
dple,  to  put  them  into  circulation." 

The  resolution  passed  was  this: — ^"Thal 
this  assembly  is  gratified  to  learn  that  the 
circulation  of  the  'Christian  Witness'  and 
the  '  Christian's  Penny  Magat ine'  is  still  so 
large  and  even  increasing ;  that  it  recognizes 
the  great  value  conferred  upon  the  cause  of 
Christian  truth  and  freedom  by  these  peri- 
odicals; rejoices  in  the  large  amount  of 
benevolent  contribution  made  by  the  appro- 
priation of  their  profits  to  the  neceasitirs  of 
Christian  ministers  ;  would  cordially  present 
the  thanks  of  his  brethren  to  the  Rev*  Dr, 
Campbell  fur  his  invaluable  services  as  their 
editor  ;  and  urge  upon  the  attention  of  the 
churches  the  appointment  of  an  Officer  of 
Literature  in  each  congica^BkUnii** 
With  thii  e&cU  of  iVi^  iik«Miai%  nkigwDL  ^Ska 


44(» 


EDITORIAL  POSTSCRIPT. 


pfledobaptiiit  mcm>>en  of  tlieir  churches,  as  a 
censoniliip,  which  it  would  prove  practically, 
^-not  a  censorship  regulating  what  books 
shall  be  printed,  but  only  wliat  l>ooks  shall 
be  sold — we  have  nothing  to  du  ;  if  our 
pedo-baptist  friends  like  to  have  un  official 
to  direct  their  rending,  this  is  no  business  of 
ours ;  but  there  are  bajitiats  in  such  con- 
nexions who  still  take  the  "  Baptist  Maga- 
zine" and  other  baptiiit  books,  and  it  is 
right  to  apprise  tliem  of  the  new  influences 
which  are  about  to  be  brought  to  bear  upon 
them.  Enough  has  been  done  unofficially, 
in  some  circles,  in  excluding  the  ''Baptist 
Magazine  "  fn)m  Heading  Societies,  to  give 
rise  to  an  opinion  that  some  congregational 
ministers  are  very  much  afraid  that  their 
people  should  see  it ;  but  what  may  be  ex- 
pected if,  in  each  community,  an  Officer  of 
Literature  is  appointed  for  the  express  pur- 
pose of  promoting  the  circulation  of  the  Con- 
gregational periodicals  { 

One  of  the  most  useful  writers  of  the 
present  generation  is  in  a  state  wliich  re(|uires 
that  those  who  have  derived  advantages  from 
Ids  labouis  should  evince  their  gratitude  and 
sympathy.  Dr.  Kitto,  whose  biblical  works 
have  so  oflen  been  commended  in  these 
pages,  and  whav  total  inability  to  hear  any 
sound,  occasioned  by  an  accident  which  ha|>- 
pened  in  his  youtli,  has  always  rendered  his 
case  interesting,  is  now  laid  aside  by  severe 
paralysis.  By  his  literary  efforts  he  has 
gained  for  many  years  a  scanty  maintenance, 
and  now  it  is  understood  that  he  has  no  accu- 
mulations to  fall  back  upon,  though  nine 
children  claim  his  support,  and  the  only  hope 
that  he  will  ever  be  able  to  resume  his 
services  is  understood  to  he  connected  with  a 
total  suspension  of  exertion  for  at  least  two 
years.  Tiiis  is  assuredly  a  c^isc  to  which  the 
attention  of  those  who  are  able  to  assist  him 
ought  to  be  called,  for  his  writings  exhibit 
him,  especially  of  late,  not  only  as  a  biblical 
scholar  of  eminence,  but  as  a  brother  in 
Christr— one  of  those  of  whom  our  Lord  says, 
**  Whosoever  sliall  give  you  a  cup  of  water 
to  drink  in  my  name,  because  ye  belong  to 
Christ,  verily  I  say  unto  you  he  shall  not 
lose  his  reward."  We  are  glad  to  observe 
the  names  of  our  friends  Dr.  Angus,  of 
Stepney  College,  and  Mr.  Gotch,  of  Bristol 
College,  amon;!r  those  of  gentlemen  who  ore 
willing  to  receive  contributions  for  this  very 
urgent  case. 

In  so  many  congregations  it  lias  been  seen 
that  a  minister  who  had  spent  many  years  in 
laborious  services  has  come  to  be  regarded 
before  his  death  with  lukewarm  respect,  that 
It  is  very  pleasing  to  observe  the  numerous 
tokens  of  the  cbtcem  of  his  people  which 
have  been  paid  to  the  memory  of  our  late 
valued  friend  Dr.  Cox.  In  addition  to  others, 
there  has  just  appeared  a  handsome  bust, 


which  has  been  executed  at  the  expense  of 
Mr.  Percivul  Daniell,  one  of  the  deacond  of 
the  baiitbt  church  at  Hackney,  in  the  betati- 
ful  material  called  Parian. 

The  widow  of 'the  late  Dr.  Judson,  wlune 
numerous  writings  under  the  signature  of 
Fanny  Forester  had  made  her  extensivdr 
known  before  her  marriage,  and  who  acMted 
Dr.  Way  hind  in  preparing  the  memoir  of  bcr 
husband,  died  of  consumption  at  UamiUoi, 
New  York,  on  the  1st  of  June^  confidisgii 
her  Redeemer.  She  was  Dr.  Judaon*s  tiU 
wife,  having  been  married  to  him  whei  ki 
lost  visited  his  native  land  :  her  maiden  um 
was  Emilr  Chnbbuck. 

• 

Our  friend  Dr.  Steane  infoims  us  thstk 
and  Mr.  C.  C.  Taachnitx  of  Ldpsie  sic 
prepared  to  recommend  strongly  to  piifoli 
who  may  desire  for  their  young  dangtai 
a  sojourn  on  the  continent,  the  ammgeimsh 
described  in  the  following  pazagxapb>-*A 
German  baptist  (Menonite)  pastor,  the  Brr. 
J.  Molenaar,  of  Monsheim  near  Worm%  ii 
desirous  of  receiving  one  or  two  EngU 
young  ladies,  and  he  would  prefer  their  ba% 
children  of  baptist  parents,  into  his  ikmily  Is 
educate  with  two  of  liis  own  daughters  wbs 
are  seven  and  eleven  yean  of  age.  Mrs.  M. 
teaches  her  daughters  French,  music,  and  sll 
female  acquirements,  while  Mr*  M.  gives  Ui 
attention  to  them  in  history,  English,  sad 
the  principles  of  religion ;  and  a  tutor  is- 
structs  them  in  German,  arithmetic^  ^lstb^ 
matics,  natural  science,  &c.  Mr.  M.  siji 
that  his  house  is  extremely  healthy  asd 
pleasantly  situated,  with  a  bath  and  otbcr 
comforts  fitted  to  promote  physical  develop- 
ment. The  terms  he  asks  are  £30,  indodiif 
tutor  and  servant." 

We  are  informed  by  a  deacon  of  the  bsptirt 
church  at  Wallingford,  that  a  resolution  ha 
been  passed  for  devoting  the  proceeds  of  thi 
next  collection  nt  the  Lord's  table  to  the 
relief  of  the  persecuted  baptist  brethren  is 
Germany.  He  suggests  the  propriety  of  otbcr 
churches  doing  the  same,  and  asks  to  whom 
remittances  should  be  sent.  We  have  the 
pleasure  to  say  that  post  office  orders  may  he 
made  payable  to  the  Rev.  Edward  Stssne, 
D.D.,  Camberwell,  and  that  he  willghidlj 
take  charge  of  their  transmission,  and  of  ssj 
other  contributions  which  may  be  Ibrwanled 
to  him.  lie  adds,  **  The  persecutions  in  Meek* 
j  lenber^  and  Schaumberg  Lippo  are  renefcd 
I  with  greater  atrocity,  and  evidently  iHth  a 
fixed  determination  to  extirpate  our  brethreQ 
from  the  soil.'' 

We  arc  requested  to  say  that  the  annwl 
meeting  of  the  Baptist  Building  Fund  will  1>^ 
held  at  the  Mission  House  on  Tuesday,  i^^ 
nth,  at  half-past  six  o'clock,  Joseph  AH^X) 
Esq.,  the  treasurer,  in  the  chair. 


IRISH   CHRONICLE, 


JULY,  1854. 


ANNUAL  PUBLIC  MEETING. 


he  addresses  contained  in  our 
er  were  concluded, 

Hcaix  Stowell  Brown,  of  Lirer- 
ext  introdnced  to  the  meeting,  as 
the  deputation  to  Ireland.  He 
summer  the  Committee  of  this 
i  pleased  to  ask  me  to  take  part 
utation  work  to  which  reference 
ide,  and  I  desire  to  acknowledge 
il  sense  of  the  confidence  thus 
roe.  I  haye  now,  I  suppose,  to 
ccount  of  my  stewardship,  which 
)where  about  a  fortnight,  I  think, 
h  I  hare  hitherto  given  no  public 
There  are  some  things  of  which  I 
^at  dread,  and  one  of  those  things 

to  mj  nerroua  system  very 
I  the  act  of  rushing  into  print ; 
3rred  by  this  infirmity  of  mine,  1 
yet  been  discovered  in  the  **  Irish 
'  On  this  occasion,  however,  I 
word  or  two  with  reference  to 
facts  which  fell  under  my  notice, 
3f  my  excellent   companion   in 

Birrcll,  who  has  given  to  the 
e  notices  of  the  mission  in  which 
gaged.  The  first  Sunday  of  our 
at  mission,  it  was  arranged  that 
should  stay  in  Athlone,  and  that 
ro  to  ^loate  in  company  with 
the  friend?,  and  there  we  had  a 
hibition  of  the  power  of  the  Irish 

A  meeting  ^as  called,  and  I 
the  morning  to  about  fifty  people 
ogethcr, — that  is  as  many  as  the 
d  hold.  At  the  close  of  the 
nformcd  the  congregation  that  I 
I  a  meeting  in  the  main  street  of 
nd  invited  them  to  appear  at  the 
e.  Wo  wont  together,  brothers 
imas,  and  myself,  to  the  place 
and  took  our  stand  on  the  steps 
urt-houso,  as  tlio  people  were 
t  of  the  cliurches  and  chapels, 
bers  were  passing  up  and  down 
,  but  neither  Homanlsts  nor 
'. — mvnrn  crmrf^. 


Protestants  ever  so  rnnoh  as  looked  at  us. 
Some  went  up  the  street,  and  some  down  the 
street ;  some  looked  at  the  sky,  and  some 
looked  on  the  ground;  some  right  before 
them,  and  some,  I  was  going  to  say,  right 
behind  them— and  some  at  the  opposite  side 
of  the  street ;  but  not  one,  whether  Protei- 
tant  or  Bomaniit,  condescended  to  east  a 
single  glance,  either  of  anger  or  approval, 
at  the  little  group  about  the  steps  of  the 
Court-hovse.  At  last  a  group  of  lads,  some 
thirty  in  number,  from  twelve  to  twenty 
years  old,  assembled.  They  were  very 
silent,  looked  very  savage,  very  nnoonth  in 
their  appearance,  and  exceedingly  lean 
withal.  Certamly,  if  ever  I  saw  a  number 
of  scowling  and  scornful  faces,  it  was  the 
faces  of  that  group  of  young  men  who  then 
stood  before  mo,  in  a  segment  of  a  cirele. 
Such  was  our  congregation.  We  attempted 
to  sing  a  hymn  for  their  edification ;  but, 
when  I  looked  at  them,  I  found  I  bad  no 
audience  at  all ;  every  one  of  those  youths 
had  taken  upon  himself,  upon  the  voluntary 
principle,  to  afilict  himself  with  temporary 
deafness, — every  one  of  them  stood  with  his 
fingers  very  carefully  and  steadfastly  fixed 
in  his  ears.  Upon  making  inquiry  into  the 
cause  of  this  singular  exhibition,  the  keeper 
of  the  Court-house — a  protostant  man- 
informed  me,  that  the  priests  had  heard  of 
my  coming,  and — probably  supposing  that  I 
belonged  to  the  century  of  preachers  whose 
presence  he  had  understood  was  shortly 
expected— that  from  all  the  altars  in  Moato 
the  fact  had  been  announced  on  the  previous 
sabbath.  The  priests  did  not  actually 
curse  me,— they  were  too  gentlemanly  for 
that, — but  they  warned  the  people  neither  to 
listen  to  nor  molest  us;  and  the  people 
faithfully  obeyed  the  warning.  It  stmok 
me,  and  strikes  me  still,  that  that  was  an 
exhibition  of  priestly  power,  a  great  deal 
more  significant  than  even  that  other  oxhibi- 
tion  of  priestly  power  whieh  was  almost 
tragically  exhibited  at  Limerick  a  isM  dvj^ 
afterwards.    It  h  an  e^^y  WiXtvv;  V^  ^-wW.^ 


44S 


IRISH  CHRONICLB. 


the  pMtioDS  of  the  mob.  If  the  people  had 
more  to  do,  and  were  doing  it,  it  would  not 
be  10  easy  as  it  ii  to  get  up  a  mob.  In  any 
town  or  oitj,  however,  in  the  kingdom,  an 
excitement  can  always  bo  got  up,  on  aome 
■abject  or  other,  by  appealing  to  the  passions 
of  the  people;  biit  to  keep  them  under 
control,  when  a  word  would  exeite  them  to 
acts  of  the  most  ferocious  violence,  is  one  of 
the  masterpieces  of  priestly  power.  But, 
after  all,  our  worthy  friend  Mr.  Berry  there 
if  doing  a  good  work,  notwithstanding  that 
he  has  to  encounter  hostilities  and  perseoa- 
tion  of  various  kinds.  lie  has  been  cursed, 
almost  every  Sunday  in  the  year,  Arom 
nobody  knows  how  many  altars.  He  has 
even  been  threatened  with  personal  violence; 
but  the  worthy  man  perseveres,  and  is 
diligent  in  his  work.  Then,  with  respect  to 
the  schools ;  the  priests  not  only  command 
the  people  from  (he  altar  not  to  send  their 
children  to  these  places,  but  they  go  into  the 
people's  houses  and  actually  chastise  them 
lor  allowing  their  children  to  attend  the 
lohools;  they  flog  the  children  for  going, 
and  the  parents  for  suffering  them.  I  do  not 
think  it  is  possible  to  imagine  a  more 
wretched  and  degraded  state  of  society  than 
tiiat  in  which  a  man  is  content  to  suffer  the 
nriest  to  beat  his  wife  and  children  before 
Qls  eyes ;  yet  such  a  scene  did  take  place  in 
Athlonc,  within  two  or  three  days  of  our 
visit  to  that  town.  A  woman,  whose  child 
had  been  sent  to  our  friend  Berry's  school, 
was  laid  hold  of  by  a  priest,  while  crossing 
tne  bridge  at  Atblone — a  garrison  town— and 
publicly  beaten,  in  the  presence  of  at  least  a 
hjndred  men,  not  one  of  whom  had  a  word 
to  say.  It  is  well,  perhaps,  for  myself,  that 
I  do  not  live  in  the  midst  of  such  a  state  of 
things,  or  I  should  be  sure  to  be  getting  into 
a  fray  of  some  sort.  I  think  this  is  one  of 
the  symbols  of  a  most  awful  stato  of  society 
u  Ireland.  The  power  of  the  priesthood 
nas  been  manifested  lately,  as  you  know,  in 
a  manner  perhaps  still  more  dreadful  and 
distressing  to  every  right-minded  man.  Ton 
iiro  aware  that  I  refer  to  that  most  fearful 
I  ase  of  the  execution  of  the  three  men  at  the 
conclusion  of  one  of  the  assises ;  from  which 
it  would  appear  that  the  priestly  power  in 
Ireland  is  quite  capable  of  congratulating 
the  most  atrocious  criminals,  of  giving  to 
•very  criminal  an  assurance  of  heaven,  no 
matter  however  black  his  crime  may  be,  and 
even  the  canonisation  of  a  martyr.    I  next 


visited  Ballina.  where  our  friend  Mr. 
Hamilton  labonrt,  a  veiy  eaoellent  maa,  sai 
who  seems  to  have  both  the  heart  and  aarof 
the  various  denominations  of  people  in  the 
town,  and  at  the  atationa  ronnd  about  I 
was  there  on  the  Saturday — and  it  mattm 
very  little  whether  yon  eall  a  meeting  on  the 
Saturday  or  the  nbbath,  becauie  they  en 
attend  on  the  one  day,  if  to  minded,  as  «eU 
as  the  other.  I  wish  it  were  not  eoi.  I  thisk 
it  would  be  £iff  bettor  that  the  people  was 
obliged  to  be  digging  from  morning  to  n^U 
on  every  day  of  the  week.  Bat  so  it  is;  if 
yon  oan  get  a  oongregation  on  Bnndaj,  j«i 
may  get  it  on  Saturday.  We  went,  in  tk 
course  of  thii  visit,  to  one  of  the  seboeli, 
situate  in  a  desolate  place,  on  the  high  nti 
leading  from  Ballina  to  Sligo.  We  fosei 
the  icholars  possessing  a  very  respeetaUs 
knowledge  of  the  soripturea,  and  that  know- 
ledge consisting  not  merely  in  the  letter. 
They  seemed  to  be  well  veraed,  alao,  in  ths 
elements  of  all  the  other  branebea  of  eds- 
oation  imparted  in  the  school ;  and  I  fooai 
that  nearly  half  the  children  in  the  sshosl 
were  children  of  Roman  Catholios.  Anothir 
school,  alao,  I  oan  report  of  very  favouraUj 
from  personal  inspection.  I  preached  is 
both  the  places  in  the  course  of  the  8ata^ 
day  morning.  In  one  instance,  the  serviee 
was  conducted  in  a  cottage,  two  rooms  beinf 
thrown  into  one,  and  capable  of  holding  s 
hundred  people.  About  that  number  wets 
present,  and  a  more  devout  and  interesting 
people  I  never  saw, — about  a  third  of  then 
were  Romanists.  At  another  place,  I  net 
with  a  eonsidcrable  number  of  people  in  the 
school-room,  the  larger  proportion  of  them 
Roman  Catholics.  I  preached  several  timci 
in  chapels  in  Athlone,  Ballina,  and  otiier 
places,  and  took  part  of  a  serviee  in  a  ebspel 
in  Limerick,  but  the  congregations  there 
were  not  composed  as  the  others.  I  thiolL  it 
will  bo  a  very  difficult  matter  to  get  the 
Roman  Catholic  portion  of  the  people  into 
the  baptist  chapels.  But  there  is  a  grest 
work  to  be  done  among  the  protestants  ia 
Ireland  ;  and  that  not  only  among  the  epit* 
oopalians,  but  among  the  presbytenani  *> 
well.  If  you  were  to  build  edifleei  *> 
spacious  as  this,  and  as  elegant,  it  would  ^ 
still  a  diffioult  matter  to  get  the  Roio^ 
Catholic  people  to  enter ;  but  I  believe  ih** 
cottage  preaching  is  a  possibility,  and  loffi^ 
than  a  possibility.  Any  man  who  is  qualii*' 
for  the  work  oan  get  a  oongregatioo  in  t^^ 


JUNE,  1854. 


443 


»UcM  every  (U7  in  the  week.  I  tbiok,  also, 
hat  open  air  preaoliing  it  a  poMibilitj, 
lotwithitandiog  mj  own  failure,  and  that  of 
be  brethren  at  Limerick.  But  I  think  that 
loeh  preaching  ia  poisible,  even  at  Limerick, 
vhere  the  people  want  the  gotpcl  more  than 
II  anj  other  place  in  Ireland.  Let  thoae 
irethren  go  again,  or  aome  others,  and  make 
lie  attempt  The  people  want  the  gospel ; 
iben,  in  God's  name,  let  them  have  it.  At 
mj  rate,  I  have  no  doubt  that  there  are 
nanj  parts  of  the  country  in  which  open  air 
preaching  might  be  carried  on  with  Tcrj 
peat  aueoesfl.  If  I  went  to  Irebnd  again,  1 
ihould  try  to  have  open  air  preaching  wher- 
iTer  I  went.  I  have  one  or  two  suggestions 
to  make  to  this  meeting — we  have  been 
laked  to  present  them— as  to  the  future 
vorkiog  of  the  Society.  If  it  bo  the 
intention  of  the  committee  to  take  these 
Koggesttons  into  consideration— as  I  suppose 
it  ii,  or  else  they  would  not  have  asked  them 
to  be  made— then  it  behoves  us  to  bo  careful 
sod  candid  in  presenting  such  suggestions. 
In  the  first  place,  then,  it  will  bo  well  that 
Uie  ttations  we  hare  in  Athlone  and  Daliina 
ihould  be  vigorously  sustained.  There  must 
be  aome  assistance  sent  to  our  good  brother 
Hamilton,  at  Ballioa,  who  seems  to  have  an 
immense  district  open  to  him  ;  but  he  obvi- 
ously cannot  himself  visit  the  abodes  of  the 
people  to  any  very  great  extent,  but  could 
Introduce  othcni,  being  himself  well  known 
in  the  whole  district.  In  this  country,  and 
in  large  towns  especially,  it  is  easy  for  a  man 
to  get  a  thousand  people  to  hear  him  preach 
en  a  Sunday  ;  but  in  Ireland  this  cannot  be 
done.  We  must  take  the  water  of  life  to  the 
houses  of  the  people,  if  they  are  to  possess  it 
at  all.  Domiciliary  visitation  must  be  very 
extensively  carried  on,  if  much  good  is  to  be 
done.  There  is  no  other  way  of  getting  at 
the  people.  But  I  think  that  much  may  be 
done  in  that  way,  because  the  Irish  people 
Mem  to  bo  more  susceptible  of  such  kindness 
than  are  the  English.  The  agents  who  visit 
them  in  their  cabins,  converse  with  them  at 
their  firesides  and  in  seasons  of  affliction, 
voald  soon  find  their  way  to  their  hearts. 
I  trust,  therefore,  that  the  stations  I  have 
named  will  be  vigorously  sustained.  To 
whatever  extent  the  committee  of  the 
Boeiety  sees  it  wise  to  enlarge  its  operations, 
it  will  do  well  to  bear  in  mind  that  it  has  an 
hrfluence,  a  power,  in  those  places,  and  that 
thi  moat  ought  to  be  made  of  .this  power, 


and  this  influeneo  ought  to  be  extended  and 
strengthened ;  and  I  feel  persuaded  it  may 
be,  and  will  be,  if  we  but  send  forth  the 
proper  men  to  aid  those  who  are  already 
labouring   in   the  field.    It   was   strongly 
impressed  on  my  eolleague's  mind  and  my 
own,  that  the  Society  should  proaeente.  as 
much  as  possible,  operations  in  connexion 
with  the  schools.    There  is  throughout  Ire- 
land. BO  far  as  we  were  able  to  see,  a  very 
anxious  thirst  for  knowledge.    We  found  the 
people  everywhere  prepared  to  give  far  morei 
in  proportion  to  their  means,  for  the  eda- 
eation  of  their  children,  than  the  people  ia 
this  country  are  willing  to  give.    The  desire 
for  education  which  is  manifested,  is,  I  am 
persuaded,  stimulated,  if  it  has  not  been 
originated,    in    many    instances,    by    the 
thought   that  if  their  children   are   well 
educated,  they  will  be  able  to  occupy  plaoea 
of  emolument  and  respectability,  and   10 
escape  the  terrible  bondage  of  their  fore- 
fathen.    I  trust,  also,  that  we  shall  strive  to 
make  our  schools  industrial  schools.    The 
lesson  which  the  poor  people  in  Ireland  moat 
need,  seems  to  be  thia— to  be  taught  to  like 
hard  work.    If  you  do  not  teach  them  thia, 
they  will  remain  craven  and  debased  from 
one  generation  to  another.    They  must  be 
taught  not  only  the  rule  of  three,  the  rule 
of  fractions,  and  how  many  miles  it  is  from 
Calcutta  to   New  Orleans,  and   "how  to 
write  and  speak  the  English  language  with 
propriety  ' — but  they  must  learn  to  work  at 
the  forge  and  the  plough— to  do  hard  work, 
and  to  like  the  doing  of  it ;  for,  unless  they 
come  to  this,  I  very  much  fear  they  will 
never  rise  very  far  above  their  present  de- 
pressed and  depraved  state.    It  will  be  well 
to  seek  to  efifect  some  great  work  in  the  great 
cities,  especially  in  the  capital.    In  Ireland, 
I  think,  it  is  exceedingly  desirable  to  try 
some  great  experiment,  to  concentrate  muob 
care  upon  it,  and  to  try  to  select,  if  possible, 
the  man  who  shall  be  fitted  for  this  great 
and   important  work.    lie  certainly  must 
not  be  a  man  one  whit  below  the  ordinary 
average  level  of   intellectual   power.    lie 
must  be  a  man  of  attainments,  of  a  large 
heart,    of  most   indomitable  energy,  and 
possessed  of  an  unfl<)gging  perseverance.    If 
such  a  man  were  sent  to  some  of  the  great 
cities   of   Ireland,   and    sustained    by  tbo 
contributions  and  prayers  of  God*s  people  in 
this  country,  triumphant  success  might  te 
expected.    I  ihluk,  vQt\^^»  VV  mX^^V  \a  va 


444 


IRISH  OHROKIGLE. 


well  if  he  had  nothing  at  all  to  do  with 
chapelt.  Let  him  take  a  public  hall,  or.  if 
no  better  place  offered  itself,  a  theatre,  and 
let  him  let  up  the  standard  of  the  gospel  of 
Christ  there.  The  people  will  not  eome  into 
the  chapels— they  haTo  chapels  of  their  own, 
and  what  do  they  want  of  yours?— but,  I 
belicTe,  they  would  come  to  some  place  not 
altogether  under  the  ban  of  their  priesthood. 
The  man  that  would  be  required  for  such  a 
■erTice  must  be  of  an  independent  style  of 
mind,  a  man  not  fettered  with  chapels  or 
forms,  or  anything  of  that  sort,  lie  must 
•trUte  out  a  lino  for  himself,  and  work  that 
line  right  heartily  and  well ;  a  man  to  whom 
help  is  all  very  well  when  it  can  be  had,  but 
who  has  some  notion  of  helping  himself. 
Just  lot  him  have  pecuniary  means  from  this 
eountry,  and  be  must  be  prepared  to  work 
like  a  man,  work  in  the  study  and  out  of  it, 
but  by  no  means  neglecting  the  former,  so 
that  he  may  be  prepared  to  say  something 
which  it  is  worth  while  for  tho  people  to  hear. 
There  is  another  point  on  which  I  feel  very 
•trongly,— I  may  be  a  great  heretic,  but  so 
it  is,— I  hold  that  it  is  of  the  first  importance 
to  avoid  all  unnecessary  controversy.  We 
have  had  far  too  much  of  it.  I  am  afraid 
that  the  protestantism  of  Ireland  has,  to  a 
large  extent,  had  its  life  blood  drawn  out  by 
controversy.  We  have  had  plenty  of  per- 
sons as  sharp  as  needles  on  all  points  of 
controversy,  and  as  painful  as  needles  too. 
I  know  something  of  what  the  results  of 
oontroversy  arc.  We  have  had  abundance 
of  controversy  in  tho  town  of  Liverpool. 
Controversial  sermons  and  lectures  have 
abounded,  and  tho  very  announcement  of 
them  has  been  sufficient  to  repel  those  whom 
they  were  professedly  deiiigocd  to  convince 
of  their  error.  Wo  may  observe  everywhere 
on  the  walls,  placards  headed  something 
liko  this:  "The  Church  of  Rome,  Anti- 
christ ;"  "  The  Pope,  the  Man  of  sin ; ''  "The 
Church  of  Rome  no  true  Church,"  and  the 
like,  epithets  as  offensive  as  possible ;  and 
then  you  may  road  at  tho  bottom,  "All 
Roman  Catholios  are  earnestly  and  affection- 
ately invited  to  attend."  Now  is  it  likely 
that  Roman  Catholics  will  attend  ?— or  that 
they  will  bo  in  anywise  benefited,  or  the 
gospel  be  at  all  advanced  by  such  means? 
If  I  were  a  Roman  Catholic,  do  you  think  I 
would  attend  upon  such  an  invitation?  If 
you  saw  a  controversial  sermon  by  "His 
Eminence  Cardinal  Wiseman,"  or  by  Dr. 


Cahill,  announced  in  neb  tenni,  and  dosisf 
with :  "  Protestanti  am  cameitly  and  alw* 
tionately  invited  to  attend,"  I  don't  tkisk 
you  would  be  very  strongly  induced  to  pL 
And  how  stands  the  fact  F    Why,  yon  iai 
that  these  lectures  on  the  evila  of  popeiy,  si 
proclaimed,  are  not  attended  by  the  pesfb 
who  are   so  earnestly   and   nffeettooateff 
invited.    But  some  may  say,  "  It  is  the  ensr 
only  that  is  hated,  the  people  are  loTei** 
This  is  a  very  nice  theory ;  I  wish  it  «cn 
exemplified  in  fact.    It  does  not  look  maefc 
like    love   to    individuals    when  we  fisl 
pamphlets  entitled  :  "  Priest  Anderten  ei> 
tinguished,"  and  ao  forth.    Is  that  theeif 
to  disarm  them  of  their  popery  f    Woikl  it 
tend,  think  you,  to  win  over  protesttali  tf 
the  church  of  England  to  the  ehuek  flf 
Rome,  if  the  walls  of  this  metropolis  wm 
pbicarded  with  the  announcement— '*Aich' 
bishop  Sumner  extinguished ;  '*  or  to  ehiB|i 
the  sentiments  of  the  methodists  by  |i» 
claiming  "  John  Wesley  was  an  areh-seU^ 
matic.'*    Is  it  likely  tliai  any  good  am  eoM 
of  this  calling  of  names  t    Ajre  we  to  cooivt 
the  people  by  Orange  associations,  aad  tki 
wearing  of  Orange  scarfs  at  the  doors  of  otf 
churches,  as  much  as  to  say  to  the  pov 
Romanist,  you  are  not  to  come  in  hers?  Il 
is  very  easy  to  get  np  public  meetings  sod  to 
arouse  the  passions  of  the  people,  so  ai  to 
elicit    an   abundance  of    "Kentish  firey' 
"  Great  eheering,"  ''Nine  times  nine,"sii 
"One  cheer  more,"  for  the 'champions  of 
protestantism,  and  "  Groans  and  hisses"  for 
Cardinal  Wiseman  and  the  pope — but  bo« 
much  good  is  there  in  aU  this?  how  mock 
love   in   all   this?    There   is  no  genaiso 
Christianity  in  such  exhibitions,  and  no  good 
can  arise  from  them  to  the  cause  of  rigbt* 
eousness  and  truth.    In  Liverpool,  we  baro 
both  popery  and  polemics  in  abundance;  sb^ 
they  go  on  very  well  together.    ControTor^ 
will  not  effect  the  object  which  we  hsve  is 
view.    Controversy  may  be  all  very  well  i« 
its  way ;  but  men  must  be  morally  as  well  ss 
intellectually  prepared  before  they  are  fit  to 
engage  in  controversy,  or  to  profit  by  it* 
There  must  be  a  desire  to  possess  the  trstb, 
and  a  willingness  to  abandon  error,— a  wil- 
lingness to  acknowledge  the  erroneonsneMof 
anything  which  is  fairly  and  fully  shown  io 
bo  untrue.    Wo  have  a  glorious  gospel  to 
preaeh,~let  us  prench  it.    Tho  Saviour  did 
not  say  to  his  diseiples.  Go  and  tell  the  Jeirs 
they  are  all  wrong,  or,  Proclaim  directly  to 


I 


JULY,  18M. 


445 


M  Qentilet  that  ihej  are  all  foola,  but, 
Freaeh  the  gospel  to  erery  creature. "  lo 
k&  falneM  of  gospel  light  will  bo  the 
ipoaore  of  all  that  is  bad.  Let  our  one  aim 
•  to  aet  forth  the  light,  righteousness, 
mih,  and  peace  that  there  is  in  Jesus 
Iffisi ;  and,  if  we  thus  lift  up  the  cross,  the 
must  fall. 


The  Rev.  Jambs  Milxioav  of  Dublin  said : 
ft  is  Tery  important  that  our  friends  should 
nderstand  somewhat  of  the  statistics  of 
hiland.  It  is  supposed  that  there  are  nearlj 
Ift  millions  of  Roman  catholics  there  at 
tta  present  time.    Last  evening  our  friends 
informed,  that  in  England  fife  millions 
not  in  the  habit  of  attending  any  place 
4l  worship.    In  Ireland  there  are  fife  mil- 
Sm  of  persons  who  [are  under  the  soul- 
teroying  errors  of  popery;  and  it  is  in 
nistion  to  these  that  I  have  to  address  you. 
XsVjwe  shall  never  do  what  ought  to  be 
4tm  for  Ireland,  until  we  understand  some- 
«f  the  nature  'of  popery.     We  see  it  in 
MUn.     We  see  there,  in  the  midst  of  a 
Ms  land  and  of  bible  depositaries,  per- 
iM  called  on  to  pray  to  the  yirgin,  or  to 
St  Claire,  or  St.  Michael.    Tou  all  remem- 
Wr  the  late  execution  in  Ireland  of  the  three 
Mm  for  murder.   One  of  these  men  said,  *'  I 
fo  forward,  putting  my  trust  in  the  Re- 
deemer ; "  **  Tes,  and  in  the  virgin,  too," 
asjd  the  priest,  "  and  in  a  moment  yon*ll  be 
hbeaven."   Sir,  that  was  false.  It  Was  false 
to  bis  own  creed,  because,  according  to 
popery,  thoro  is  no  such  consolatory  saying 
•ly  **  To  be  absent  from  the  body  is  to  be 
present  with  the  Lord ;  **  there  is  no  such 
thug,  as  **  To-day  shalt  thou  be  with  me  in 
Hndise."     We  must  talce  this  creed  of 
fopery  as  it  really  is.     And  what  tale  docs 
tUs horrid,  gloomy  purgatory  tell?   Why,  it 
Koelaims  this,  that  all  must  pass  through 
the  purgatorial  fire,  consequently,  that  bap- 
tiMB  cannot  save,  the  sacrament  of  tho  mass 
csanot  save,  oonfession  cannot  pardon  sin, 
*U  the  penances  oflfered  up  cannot  forgive  or 
ft^  the  soul  from  all  the  evil  which  the  true 
teeh  declares  it  to  have  committed.    To 
■iy  that  they  can  is  a  self-contradiction.  Now 
Wr  in  mind  that  this  is  the  system  which  is 
believed  and  reposed  in  by  five  millions  of 
tbe  inhabitants  of  Ireland.      But  there  is 
ttother  ecclesiastical  system  dominant  in 
Inland,  that   has,   I   believe,   been   most 
4«rioiit  u  regitfds  the  Roman  catbjDlics, 


and  the  spread  of  the  gospel  among  them. 
Some  here  may  not  bo  aware  .that,  at  flrtt, 
when  the  Reformation  spread  through  Eng- 
land and  Scotland,  there  were  no  means 
employed  to  enlighten  the  Roman  catholics 
of  Ireland.  The  first  communication  of  the 
Reformation  to  that  country  was  an  order 
from  Queen  Eliiabeth  to  discontinue  the 
Latin  service,  and  adopt  in  its  stead  the 
liturgy  of  the  established  church.  This  edict 
was  soon  followed  by  another  to  compel 
every  one  to  attend  the  parish  church.  Of 
course,  nearly  all,  to  a  man,  rejected  such 
usurpation  of  authority.  Now,  well-edu- 
cated Roman  catholics  remember  this.  The 
time  was,  owing  to  the  penal  code,  when  no 
Roman  catholic  could  be  a  schoolmaster;  as 
a  eonsequenoe  of  this  exclusion  tho  Roman- 
ist regarded  education  as  a  disgrace.  And 
then  there  is  another  difficulty  that  we  have 
to  contend  with,  that  is,  the  general  impres- 
sion that  there  is  bribery  connected  with  our 
proselytisms  from  popery— an  opinion  that, 
if  a  man  becomes  a  protestant,  he  gets 
something  by  it  Now,  the  fact  is,  this 
operates  unfavourably  in  two  ways, — ^it  dis- 
gusts sincere  Roman  eatholics,  who  always 
suppose,  when  we  attempt  to  convert  their 
poorer  brethren  that  we  have  our  pockets 
full  of  money;  and  thoy  say  in  their 
hearts,  "Now,  you  need  not  come  slinking 
to  us  in  this  way;  go  back  to  England." 
This  language  was  actually  used  by  a  woman 
to  a  young  man  from  England  who  attempted 
to  speak  to  her  on  religion.  In  consequence 
of  this,  it  is  thought  to  be  quite  an  insult  to 
ask  a  sincere  Roman  catholic  to  come  and 
study  the  bible.  On  the  other  hand,  you 
will  find  there  are  numbers  who  are  hawkers 
in  religion.  I  had  an  instance  of  it  some  time 
ago.  A  poor  man  with  his  wife  came  to  our 
prayer  meeting ;  afterwards  he  said  to  mc, 
"  Sir,  I  should  like  to  be  baptized.*'  With- 
out snying  whether  I  would  baptize  him  or 
not,  I  said,  *'  Ilave  you  been  long  a  protes- 
tant?" He  said,  "  I  have  been  two  years  a 
protestant.'*  It  came  out  in  conversation  that 
he  had  been  engaged  as  parish  clerk.  Tho 
clergyman  did  not  *' stick  up  to  his  bargain.'* 
lie  was  now  in  search  of  a  situation,  and  found 
the  clergy  as  bad  as  tbe  priest.  "  But  how  did 
you  think  of  coming  hero  ?"  said  I.  He  re- 
plied, "  My  wife  and  myself  agreed  to  give 
ourselves  up  to  confess  to  the  priest  this  morn- 
ing, and,  as  we  were  passing  along,  we  looked 
up  and  saw  **  Bsptut  CYiap^X  ;^*  aTv^\«sA^>A 


446 


IRISH  OHBOVICLK 


my  wifo,  **  In  the  name  of  Qod,  lot  us  fo  and 
■ee  what  tbcae  people  will  do  for  ui."  Now, 
there  is  a  class  of  this  sort  that  we  have  to 
deal  with,  and  the  agents  of  the  society  mnst 
watch  narrowly  before  they  receive  certain 
persons  into  their  coumonion.  If  I  had 
been  satisfied  to  recciTe  such  men  as  thst,  I 
should  soon  have  had  my  chapel  full.  A 
man  and  his  wife  came  to  a  minister  in  the 
country,  and  said.  "8ir,  we  should  like  to 
join  your  church."  After  a  few  questions, 
with  which  ho  prevaricated  and  endeavoured 
to  evade,  his  wife  suddenly  said.  *'  Sure,  yon 
may  as  well  tell  his  riv'renee;  didn't  we 
hear  that  your  riv'rence  would  give  £25  to 
every  married  couple  that  joined  your 
church?  "  And  while  wo  have  this  duplicity 
to  deal  with,  the  general  impression  seems 
to  be,  that,  for  a  Roman  CAtholie  to  become 
a  protestaut,  some  gain  is  sure  to  attend  his 
conversion.  Notwithstanding  the  condemna- 
tion of  placards  by  the  brother  who  preceded 
me,  there  have  been  many  instances  of  good 
off«;cted  by  them.  Take  one  authenticated 
case.  There  was  a  very  prejudiced  Koman 
catholic,  who,  upon  going  into  a  town  where 
placards  were  posted,  was  met  by  the  priest, 
who  said  to  him,  *'  lake  care,  and  don't  look 
at  those  placards;  thuro  is  heresy  in  them 
all.**  •*  Oh,*'  said  the  man  ••  they  are  posted 
on  both  sides  of  the  road.*'  "  Then  look  you 
straight  on  as  you  pass.''  Well,  by  and  bye, 
he  came  to  the  corner  of  two  of  the  streets, 
and  there  ho  saw,  on  one  of  the  placards, 
"  The  religion  of  the  Roman  catholics  is  not 
to  be  found  in  tho  Douay  Uiblo.*'  Sir,  tliis 
man  instantly  bought  a  Douay  Dible.  He 
read  it,  and  found  that  Jesus  Christ  is  tho 
only  ground  of  hope,  as  proved  from  that 
Douay  Bible.  lie  was  in  great  trouble  for 
some  time,  and  at  last  he  communicate<l  his 
feelings  to  his  wife.  He  plainly  told  her  of 
the  change  which  had  taken  place  in  his 
sentiments,  and  declared  that  he  was  a  pro- 
tcstant.  With  tears  in  her  eyes  she  ex- 
claimed, "Bless  God  for  what  you  have  said; 
I  have  been  a  protcstant  for  two  years.*'  iSho 
then  rtlatcd  her  case.  They  had  been  stay- 
ing in  a  protcstant  lodging  house,  when,  in 
a  china  closet  which  separated  their  room 
from  another,  she  heard  prayer  and  the 
scriptures  read.  Being  struck  with  what  she 
heard,  she  went  in  secret  at  tho  same  hour 
every  day,  and  became  so  impressed  as  to 
procure  a  bible.  "  And,"  said  she,  "  God 
has  shown  me  tho  way  of  justification  by 


faith  in  Christ  Jmbi."  Tbm  what  wu  to 
be  done  with  the  daof  hter  of  theea  petflsl 
The  parents  wrote  to  her,  ioformiog  her  if 
their  spiritual  chaofe,  and  vhat  was  thai 
surprise  and  pleasure  to  find  a  letter  ii 
return  saying  that  she  bad  been  a  protsstnl 
for  seven  montha.  And  how  do  you  Uuik 
that  that  occurred  ?  After  her  marriage  ihi 
went  to  reside  in  a  certain  town,  and  tke 
priest  there  invited  her  and  some  of  her 
friends  to  spend  the  evening  with  him.  TUi 
young  woman  went,  and^  while  on  the  viak 
took  up  a  book— Gibbon's  Decline  and  FsH 
of  the  Roman  Empire.  On  the  ptwA 
approaching,  she  said,  '*  I  beg  your  parka 
for  having  taken  up  a  book  that  perhaps  ii 
not  allowed  to  be  read  by  us."  "  Oh,"  ssii 
the  priest,  "  you  and  I,  who  are  edneatei, 
may  read  any  thing ;  it  is  only  those  potf 
devils  (pointing  to  the  gentlemen  who  sstst 
the  other  end  of  the  room )  who  may  not  re&4 
such  books."  8he  pondered  over  the  expres- 
sion, "  You  and  I,  who  are  edueated,  msj 
read  anything,"— **  Then  I  should  like  ti 
read  tho  bible."  She  at  once  procured  one^ 
and  read,  and  wss  converted.  Thus  father, 
mother,  and  daughter  were  brought  into  ths 
family  of  God.  But  I  must  refer  to  Dnblis, 
because  Dublin  lies  near  my  heart.  I  have 
been  for  more  than  seven  years  in  that  oity> 
I  left  an  affectionate  people  in  England,  and 
settli'd  there  with  the  hope  of  doing  good  to 
my  countrymen  ;  and  I  am  delighted  that 
this  society  is  about  to  do  something  for  my 
favourite  city.  I  believe,  sir,  that  Dublin  is 
now  prepared  to  receive  future  missionariei. 
Some  years  ago,  a  few  benevolent  ladid 
commenced  there  a  ragged  school ;  at  first, 
very  few  children  attended,  but  there  are 
now  in  attendance  aoiunlly  from  700  to  800 
children.  Thoy  read  the  scriptures  every  dsfi 
and  commit  a  portion  of  it  to  memory.  Tb0 
scripture  to  bo  learned  the  day  I  visited  th0 
school  was,  *•  Not  by  works  of  rightcousncii 
that  wc  have  done,  but  according  to  His 
mercy  ITo  hath'  saved  us,  by  the  washing  of 
rcgeneratiun  and  the  renewing  of  the  Holy 
Cjhost."  Now,  if  your  society  doesaoythini 
worthy  of  the  high  and  honourable  position 
in  which  it  stands  in  Irol.ind,  it  niu»t  do 
something  great  for  Dublin.  In  that  city, 
two-thirds  of  tiie  inhabitants  are  Koman 
catholics.  There  are  there  forty  episcopuli*'* 
churches,  and  episcopalianisni  is  connects 
with  almost  every  respectable  protcstant 
family.    You  can  scarcely  go  into  a  genteel 


lilj  where  one  dr  other  of  the  memben 

not  in,  or  train  ing  for,  clerical  orders. 

r«  have  there  scarcely  half  a  doien  baptist 

lilies,  >Dd  in  coosequence  of  this,  it  is 

lost  as  much  as  a  minister  can  do  to  keep 

ither  his  people,  and  faithfully  to  dis- 

(e  his  datf .    If  70a  would  carry  on  the 

rk  of  Ireland's  regeneration  Tigorously, 

FWiin  ii^  Dablio.    There  are  persons  there 

^Iioee  liberality  is  prepared  to  contribute  to 

f&e  support  of  any  good  work.     On  one 

~  •oeasion  we  raised  £65  for  the  Irish  Society, 

#ltf,  if  you  help  us  in  Dublin,  wo  shall  be 

Villtog  and  delighted  to  help  you  here.  One 

itM  of  my  congregation  consists  of  English 

fiople,  and  ofttimes  I  am  called  to  visit  the 

Itdside  of  the  dying  soldier  from  England. 

ff  you  look  with  pitying  eye  upon  Ireland  in 

%tt  ttAte  of  bitterness  and  misery,  oh,  take 

"the  wood  of  a  Saviour*s  cross  and  cast  it 

Ikio  these  bitter  watere— this  land  of  Marab, 

mod  sweeten  this  fountain,  that  it  may  issue 

ihfih  in  pure  and  healthy  streams  to  Li?er- 

jfM>l,  to  Bianohester,  to  Leeds,  to  London 

Hielf,  and  to  America.    The  purification  of 

Ireland  is  absolutely  necessary  to  pieserye 

^nmrseWes  fh>m  those  destroying  influences 

"whiob  otherwise  will  oYerwhelm  you.    Tour 

#WB    position   demands   that   you    should 

*'eoine  up  to  the  help  of  the  Lord,  to  the 

lielp  of  the  Lord  against  the  mighty.'* 


The  Kev.  John  Aldis  had  been  requested 

to  account  for  the  large  balance  in  the  hand 

of  the  treasurer.     Ttie  reason  was  simply 

this : — A  few  days  ago,  before  the  making 

vp  of  the  accounts,  the   committee   had 

liardly  a  pound  in  hand;  but  nearly  a  thou- 

■and  pounds  came  in  just  previous  to  the 

making  up  of  the  accounts.    With  respect 

to  the  disposal  of  the  funds  thus  obtained, 

ho  was  glad  to  say  that  the  committee  would 

be  able  to  apply  them  to  the  enlargement  of 

the  society's  operations,  together  with  the 

tmovnt  collected  at  the  present  anniversary. 

He  thought  that  the  dear  brethren  from  the 


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eotintry  detferted  k  word  of  eongratnlation. 
Both  the  secretary  and  the  committee  felt 
under  very  deep  obligation  to  the  brethren 
in  the  provinces  for  the  prompt  way  in  which 
they  had  responded  to  the  written  appeal 
which  was  sent  to   them,  and    had   thus 
obviated  the   necessity  for  incurrhig   the 
expense  and  toil   of  sending  deputations, 
which  otherwise  must  have  been  'tho  meant 
resorted  to.     The  excellent  secretary  had 
sunk  an  artesian  well,  and  he  now  trusted 
there  would  be  a  perennial  abundant  supply. 
As  it  respected  the  work  of  the  Baptist  Irish 
Society,    they  were   ail   now  pretty   well 
agreed  upon  the  principle,  that  it  is  better  to 
behave  kmdiy  than  rudely,  to  indulge  in 
love  rather  than  abuse.     In  proportion  as 
that  became  more  and  more  reeogniied  by 
all  the  agents,  and  the  endeavour  to  preach 
the  great  truths  of  the  gospel  became  the 
single  object  in  view,  would  the  blessing  of 
God  be  realised  in  the  conversion  of  souls. 
Ifuch  opprobrium  had  been  cast  upon  the 
conduct  of  those  societies  in  Ireland,  which, 
while  seeking  to  win  over  the  Roman  catho- 
lics to  a  purer  faith,  had  also  endeavoured  to 
alleviate  their  physical  necessities   by  tho 
distribution  of  soup,  and  other  things  of 
that  nature.     Now,  he  was  not  sure  that 
they  deserved  the  censure  which  had  been 
bestowed  upon  them  by  the  Romanists ;  for 
surely  it  was  much  better  to  give  a  man 
soup  than  to  roast  him,  to  give  him  bread 
than  send  him  to  gaol.      The  Baptist  Irish 
Society,  however,  does  net  resort  to  such 
means,  nor  seek  to  convert  the  people  to  any 
particular  creed ;  but  they  aim  distlnotly  Jind 
solely  at  the  salvation  of  the  souls  of  the 
Roman  catholics  in  Ireland.    This  had  been 
their  course  and  object  in  past  times,  and 
ho  trusted  that  it  would  continue  to  be  for 
years  to  come,  with  this  difference  only,  that 
the  labours  of  all  conoemed  should  be  both 
more  energetic  and  extended,  being  fully 
assured  that  such  efforts  would  be  attended 
with  an  abundant  success. 


THE  MISSIONARY  HERALD. 


40u 


rUK  MISSIONARY  UKRALD 


CLARENCE  PEAK,  FROM  BIBiBIA. 

BT  THE   REV.  J.  A.  WHEEIiER. 


If  Bimbia  has  proved  hitherto  the 
leant  fruitful  of  any  of  our  West  Afri- 
can stations,  a.s  respects  conversions,  it 
lias  bccunio  a  sacred  spot  by  enshrin- 
ing boino  hallowed  memories.    We  can 
Hcarcoly  toucli  the  shore  without  see- 
ing something  to  call  up  an  honoured 
utiuiQ.    Voyaging  there  from  Clarence, 
a  distance  of  abo«t  thirty  miles,  we 
keep  for  f^ome  tlitie  in  vieir  of  the 
l)oautifulIy-indented  thoro  of  Fertumdo 
Po.    As  we  pass  King  WiUiam*t  point, 
Goderieii   Bay    c^MU    on    our   right 
Messrs.    Horsfill^s    pilm-oil    ttoTM— 
one  of  their  ships  anchond  near  the 
shore ;  Kroomen  hosy  on  the  beach  and 
in  canoes,  shipping  casks  of  oil,  liave 
turned  a  solitode  into  a  place  of  buiy 
life. 

As  we  pass  on,  other  Utile  bays 
open  to  our  view.  Wood«  ahnibii 
and  creepers  almost  entirely  hide  the 
face  of  the  grey  black  rock ;  bat  here 
and  there  you  see  it  rising  up  from  a 
narrow  band  of  dark  sand,  while  large 
boulders  of  the  same  basaltic  character 
arc  &ccn  lying  about.  How  beautifully 
the  oil,  palm,  and  cocoa  nuts,  and  other 
trees,  are  reflected  in  the  calm  waters, 
and  see,  as  the  mountain  wood  slopes 
away  and  upward,  to  the  top  of  the 
long  ridge  that  riaea  gradually  from 
lloratio  Bay  to  the  lofty  ammnit  of 
Clarence  Peak,  what  TBiying  diadee  of 
beauty  entrance  the  eye !  Not  simply 
changes  in  foliage,  in  the  height  and  form 
of  trees  nearer  the  eye,  which  mingle 
into  a  verdant  velvet  pile  as  thqr  recede, 
but  light  clouds  above  are  throwing 
shades  which  eink  and  rise  and  fltt^ 
chasing  one  another  over  tlie  eylvan 
carpet,  leaving  between  bright  lakes, 
and  streams,  and  floods  of  light.  We 
cannot  linger.      The  breeze  freshens; 


now  looks  more  direct  for  the  oppoiita 
shore,  where  the  roots  of  the  hop 
Cameroons  mountain  swell  above  tiifi 
sea.  Its  shoulders  rise  into  the  cloudy 
where  it  veils  its  head,  save  when  tor- 
nadoes have  made  the  vapours  flee. 

At  length  we  turn  at  a  beantifolly- 
wooded  headknd,  that  stretches  &r 
out,  and  anchor  as  near  the  shore  ai 
safety  will  permit.  Just  where  tiifi 
base  of  the  little  promontory  sweep 
round  into  a  lovely  bay  which  endroki 
a  rocky  and  wooded  islet,  a  landing 
place  is  seen.  They  have  descried  ov 
approach  at  the  Mission-house.  The 
boat  is  already  launched,  and  nz  of 
the  full-grown  mission  boys  are  losti^ 
digging  their  broad  paddies  into  tbi 
water,  and  swiftly  i  npel  the  boat  to- 
wards the  vessel.  That  coloured  yoaBf 
man  steering,  with  the  broad  straw-bifc 
reminds  us  of  one  i  the  Jamaica  oon- 
pany  who  have  fallen  in  this  fieU. 
We  think  of  Alcsaindcr  Fuller,  as,  de- 
scending into  the  boat,  we  are  heartily 
welcomed  by  his  excellent  son  Joseph. 
Quickly  reaching  the  landing-place,  we 
commence  a  steep  and  wearisome  as- 
cent, amidst  shrub  and  tree  and  reck. 
Some  little  way  up  on  the  right  hand, 
there  is  a  little  clearance,  and  our  eye 
catches  sight  of  a  neat  and  tasteful 
stone,  erected  over  a  grave — ^for  here 
lies  another  who  has  gone  to  resti 
Thomas  Thompson,  an  ardent  and  de- 
voted young  man,  who  feU  almost  it 
the  first  onset.  Passing  up  yet  for* 
ther,  we  again  on  the  right  see  the 
Mision  chapel,  a  little  dwelling,  that 
has  been  made  convenient  for  worship) 
where  such  of  the  Isubus  as  can  be 
gathered,  hear,  in  their  tongue,  at  the 
weekly  services,  the  wonderful  works  of 
God  in  the  gift  of  a  Saviour.    Higher 


the  canvas  swells,  and  our  vesseVs  head  i  up  oii  the  kft^  we  come  in  sight  of  the 


FOR  JULY,  1854. 


461 


printiiig-offiee,  and  dweHings  of   the 

edoared  helpers.    As  soooessive  sheets, 

■temped  with  the  words  of  life,  pass 

ftom  that  press,  Merrick,  ^'  being  deadi 

^yel  speaketh  ;*'  speaks,  as  he  ever  loved 

^  do,  in  his  Master's  name,  and  of  his 

*U1   and   free   salvation  to  the    lost. 

JJaa!  man's  heart,  yet  more  hard  than 

Um  rock  on  which  he  treads,  still  lies 

tamn,  or  brings  forth  alone  the  bitter 

4niit8  of  death.    Tet,  let  us  be  sure, 

4hat  God*s  *'  word  shall  not  return  unto 

^Um  void;"  and  we  have  some  earnest, 

4m  a  few  seeds  that  have  already  taken 

^Mot^  and  are  springing  up  to  life  ever- 

'lasting. 

'     A  little  further  on,  and  Merrick's 
4dhrel]ing-house,  now  Mr.  Baker's,  Bim- 
•'Ua-lodge,  and  then  young  Fuller's  are 
His  happy  smiling  wife,   with 
little  dark  babe  crowing  in  her 
his  bright  eyes  sparkling  at  the 
atrangor,  is  standing  at  her  door, 
•4faR^ping  her  curtsey,  and  welcoming 
'joa  in.    But  we  must  not  stay  now. 
Let  OB  turn  back,  passing  again  by  the 
printing-office,  and  turning  to  the  right 
bandy  we  find  the  entrance  to  New- 
b^gin'a  garden.    Alas  I  little  of  a^  gar- 
dm  now.    Rank  weeds  tell  us  the  la- 
bourer is   taken   from   tilling   either 


plants  of  earth  or  plants  for  heaven. 
We  sigh  more  deeply  for  poor  Africa; 
we  think  again  of  the  promise, ''  Ethio- 
pia shall  soon  stretch  out  her  hands 
unto  God ;"  and  exclaim,  "How  long, 
0  Lord,  holy  and  true?"  We  pass 
along  the  deserted  walk,  and,  gradually 
ascending,  find  ourselves  on  the  brow 
of  the  tall  cliff.  On  our  right*  a  young 
palm  is  shooting  forth.  How  beautiful 
is  that  green  plume  which  at  this  point 
crowns  the  rock.  The  sea  murmurs 
some  one  hundred  or  more  feet  below 
us.  You  sec  its  waves  dashing  on  the 
rock  below.  Our  vessel  stands  out, 
lying  at  anchor  a  little  within  the  bay. 
The  point  stretches  far  out,  and  the 
channel  yet  further,  till  miles  are  con- 
densed into  a  few  lines  at  the  horizon. 
The  base  of  Clarence  Peak  sinks  from 
view,  but  its  head  pierces  above  the 
low  clouds  which  float  around  it,  or 
sometimes  nestle  on  its  bosom.  In 
such  scenes,  who  can  help  repeating 
Heber's  well-known  lines — 

**  Where  every  prospect  pleases, 
And  only  man  ia  vile  ?  " 

And  shall  we  not  more  fervently  pray, 
"0  Lord,  send  out  thy  light  and  thy 
truth,"  and  show  our  sincerity  by  con- 
tributing more  liberally  the  means? 


A  PAGE  IN  THE  HISTORY  OF  CHITAURA. 

"  A  handfal  of  com  in  the  earth."— Fsalm  Ixxii.  18. 


A  clear,  bright  sky,  and  a  cold  dry 
wind  ushered  in  the  morning  of  the 
Slid  of  February,  1864.  The  sun  rose 
f^ofiously,  shedding  his  genial  light 
■nd  heat  on  the  denizens  of  the  station 
and  city  of  Agra;  from  whom  the 
glory  of  "the  greater  light"  had  for 
tome  days  been  to  some  extent  with- 
lield  by  intervening  clouds  and  rain. 
We  were  rejoiced  to  see  the  "  clearing 
up,"  and  our  hearts  were  silently  lifted 
op  to  the  Lord,  the  giver  of  aU  good, 
fiir  w«*liad  ptqi^eM  b  trip  to  the 


Christian  village  of  Chitaura,  to  witness 
some  interesting  proceedings  amongst 
Mr.  Smith's  people.  We  left  Agra  for 
Chitaura  about  noon,  the  weather  being 
quite  cold  enough  for  day  travelling : 
and  as  we  travelled  in  a  well-laden 
carriage,  drawn  by  bullocks  over  a 
heavy  road,  which  for  the  most  part  lay 
over  rough  field-paths,  and  were,  more- 
over, detained  several    times   on  our 


•  Seo  the  View  by  Ibo  wtVUt,  Wten  tk.\.  Wi<4  «v^^> 
1B52. 


46t  THE  MISSIONARY  HERALD 

journey  bj  trifling  accidents,  we  did  fattion,  and  oomforty  without  depriviig 
not  reach  Chitaura  till  six  in  the  even- ,  the  poor  people  of  the  means  of  ia- 
ing.  The  evening  was  Thursday,  on '  dulging  such  of  their  primitive  habiti 
which  the  native  church  met  in  their  as  were  quite  harmless  in  themselves  sr 
chapel  for  the  week-day  public  service ;  in  their  tendency,  it  was  thonght  nuit 
the  lateness  of  our  arrival  and  the  desirable  that  the  village  should  be 
necessity  of  unloading  and  housing  our  built  in  the  form  of  a  squftre,  having  t 
luggage,  left  us  no  time  to  join  Mr.  gate  in  the  middle  of  each  of  its  km 
Smith's  people  in  the  sanctuary  on  this  sides,  and  four  ranges  of  dweHiagi^ 
occasion.  >  barrack-fashion,  every  one  of  the  nngst 

Another  bright,  cold,  and  dry  mom-  meeting  a  gate  at  each  of  its  extremitis 
ing  cheered  our  spirits,  and  filled  our  and  forming  one  of  the  right  angles  of 
hearts  with  gratitude  to  the  Lord  for  the  entire  square :  each  dwelling  having 
his  enduring  goodness.  The  "  bright-  behind  it,  that  is,  on  the  outside  of  ihs 
ness  of  the  firmament"  was  reflected  great  square,  a  small  back  yard  sad 
in  more  than  one  happy  face,  and  the  wicket.  By  this  plan,  a  large,  sqiuas 
hearths  melody  was  visibly  revealed  centre  court,  common  to  all  the  in- 
in  more  than  one  beaming  countenance,  habitants,  would  be  secured  within  the 
We  hailed  fresh  arrivals  from  Agra,  enclosure  of  the  entire  village,  into 
Dear  brethren  in  Jesus  came  flocking  which  all  the  front  doors  of  the  dwdiin^ 
in,  till  the  pastor*s  family  at  Chitaura  would  open.  Brother  Smith  thougkt 
had  welcomed  no  less  than  nine  brothers  the  new  chapel  might  well  be  erectsi 
and  ten  sisters,  who  had  come  twelve  or ,  in  the  middle  of  this  centre  court,  bet 
fourteen  miles  to  show  their  sympathy  his  motion  was  overruled  by  the  othen, 
with  brother  and  sister  Smith,  and  their  who  were  for  erecting  the  chapel  on 
interesting  community.  Some  of  us .  an  adjoining  field,  divided  from  the 
had  brought  our  children,  and  thus  the  village  site  by  the  public  road.  The 
cheerfulness  of  the  scene  was  consider-  present  chapel,  besides  being  unsuitable 
ably  enhanced  by  a  merry  band  of  as  a  mud  erection,  is  now  too  small  to 
nearlyadozcnnoi8y,rompingyoungster8,  ,hold  even  the  usual  congregation  corn- 
all  bent  on  making  holiday.  fortably,  especially  in  the  hot  season. 

The  first  thing  that  occupied  the  i  Brother  Williams  stated  at  our  annusl 
attention  of  the  brethren  was  the  meeting  last  month,  that  the  friendsof  the 
selection  of  a  site  for  the  erection  of  a !  mission  at  Agra  had  pledged  themselves 
new  village  and  cliapel  of  brick,  to  sup- '  to  assist  in  building  a  new  chapel  for 
ply  the  place  of  the  present  mud  the  Chitaura  brethren,  as  soon  as  their 
buildings,  which  are  rendered  very ;  present  one  should  be  quite  filled  with 
uncomfortable  and  unsafe  by  the  boring  hearers,  and  the  people  be  found  crowd- 
and  hollowing  propensities  of  the  white  ing  at  the  windows  to  hear  the  gospel 
ants  at  all  times,  and  the  solvent  pro-  This  anticipation, — for  it  was  in  reality 
perty  of  rain  in  wet  weather.  The!  something  more  than  a  mere  idle  state- 
consideration  of  this  subject  on  the '  ment  of  a  barely  possible  condition  to 
present  occasion  was  rendered  appro-  he  fulfilled  as  a  qualification  for  the 
priate  by  the  presence  of  several  mem-  reception  of  a  benefit,  the  bestowment 
bcrs  of  the  Agra  Auxiliary  Missionary ;  of  which  was  not  felt  to  be  very  pro-  | 
Committee.  The  question  of  the  site, '  bable,  —  this  joyful  anticipation,  our  j 
and  the  position  of  the  new  buildings, .  brother  continued,  had  actually  been 
were  dbcussed  before  breakfast  in  the  realized,  as  he  himself  witnessed  on  a 
open  air.    To  ensure  cleanliness,  veuU-  vecent  oo^mon.    It  only  remaina^  tbcHi 


FOR  JULT,  1864. 


463 


for  ihe  Lord's  people  to  offer  to  him  of 
tbeir  means,  for  the  erection  of  a  more 
eommodious  and  durable  building  for 
liis  worship  and  service  in  this  "  green 
■pot,"  redeemed  by  his  power  from  the 
waste  howling  wilderness,  by  which  it 
Is  surrounded  on  every  side. 

After  breakfast  we  met,  in  brother 
Smith's  study,  a  pandit,  or  village 
flohool-master.  His  personal  appear- 
«nce  is  very  prepossessing,  and  his 
manner  easy,  graceful,  and  pleasing. 
His  conversation  is  characterized  by 
ftftnkness,  and  a  tone  of  sincerity  and 
samestnesss,  that  at  once  secure  to  him 
the  attention  and  respect  of  those  to 
whom  he  addresses  himself.  This  man's 
position  demands  that  he  should  be  a 
teacher  of  the  Hindu  system  in  all  its 
bmnohes:  but  instead  of  propagating 
the  terribly  pernicious  religious  doctrines 
of  bis  fore&thers,  it  would  appear  that 
•or  Sovereign  Lord  has  condescended 
to  use  him  as  an  instrument  for  the 
spread  of  the  truth  as  it  is  in  Jesus, 
^ough  professedly  a  Hindu,  and 
oocnpying  the  position  of  a  teacher  of 
Ues,  he  makes  it  his  chief  business  to 
impart  to  the  people  of  the  villages  of 
that  neighbourhood  the  knowledge  of 
him,  whom  to  know  is  life  eternal. 
Svery  night,  till  the  hour  of  midnight, 
does  he  read  the  word  of  Qod  system- 
atically to  an  assemblage  of  hearers  in 
his  own  dwelling.  Daily  does  he  declare 
to  the  people  the  glad  tidings  of  the 
gospel.  Oh,  that  the  Spirit  of  truth 
may  lead  him  and  his  hearers  into  all 
tmth  !  To  all  appearance  the  truth  of 
Christ  has  indeed  dawned  on  his  spirit. 
On  being  asked  why  he  did  not  exhibit 
a  more  decided  abhorrence  and  abandon- 
ment of  a  system  which  his  present 
efforts  must,  if  the  Lord  bless  them, 
inevitably  undermine  and  destroy,  he 
stated  that  his  apparent  adherence  to 
error  was  owing  to  a  peculiar  domestic 


to  make  any  more  decided  manifestation 
than  he  had  made,  would  be  to  consign 
her  to  destitution  ;  for  she  would  never 
suffer  him,  as  a  Christian,  to  approach 
her  or  to  minister  to  her  necessities. 
This  is  a  peculiar  case,  and  well  cal- 
culated to  excite  the  sympathy  of  those 
whom  a  sovereign  Providence  has 
exempted  from  a  trial  of  faith  So  severe. 
In  contemplating  such  a  case,  we  are 
Torcibly  reminded  of  the  toleration  of 
the  gospel  in  the  words  of  our  Lord^ 
"Forbid  him  not:  for  he  that  is  not 
'against  us  is  for  us."  (Luke  ix.  50.) 

Numbered  with  the  events  of  this 
day,  were  two  weddings  amongst  bro- 
ther Smith's  people.  Busy  preparations 
were  on  foot  everywhere.  The  young 
ladies  of  our  party  from  Agra  set  them- 
selves to  gather  fresh  flowers  and  make 
wreaths  to  adorn  the  heads  of  the 
brides,  while  the  natives  of  the  Christian 
village,  under  ^e  superintendence  of 
Mr.  Wiggins,  the  overseer  of  the  weav- 
ing shop,  decorated  a  portion  of  that 
spacious  building  with  a  profusion  of 
leaves,  flowers,  and  fruit,  tasteiully 
formed  into  arches,  chandeliers,  and 
festoons.  The  hour  fixed  for  the  cere- 
mony at  length  arrived,  and  the  party 
that  assembled  within  the  walls  of  the 
building  included  between  three  and 
four  hundred  visitors  from  the  neigh- 
bouring heathen  villages,  drawn  there 
by  curiosity.  Brother  Smith,  who  was 
present  in  the  two-fold  capacity  of 
minister  and  registrar  of  marriages, 
united  the  two  couples  and  filled  up  the 
necessary  papers.  We  observed  both 
brides  go  through  the  orthodox  per- 
formance of  dropping  a  tear  or  two 
during  the  ceremony,  and  presenting  a 
picture  of  perfect  resignation  after  it ! 
It  was  really  amusing  to  witness  in 
these  poor  native  rustics  the  exhibition 
of  characteristics  which  one  is  accus- 
^med  to  consider  as  belonging  only:  to 


relation:  he  had  a  blind  wife, — ^blind.n  far  more  advanced  state  oC  tiXM^Y^V^. 
plijsieiillj  as  well  as  mors]]/,— and  t/iat  yAItogether  ihe  ceTemoTiy  \<?^*&\ti^«t^\x^^ 


4£4 


THE  MlflSIOMART  HK&ALD 


in  itself,  and  also  in  connection  with  the 
circumstances  attending  it.  The  per- 
sons married  belonged  to  a  party  in  the 
village  who  have  abandoned  their  caste 
and  creed,  have  professed  Christianity, 
bat  have  not  yet  put  on  the  Lord  Jesus 
in  the  ordinance  of  baptism.  They  are 
under  Christian  instruction,  and,  it  is 
hoped,  a  love  of  the  truth,  and  of  that 
dear  Saviour  by  whom  the  truth  has 
been  made  known,  will  lead  them  to  a 
conscientious  discharge  of  every  obliga- 
tion. 

After  the  marriage  ceremony  was 
concluded,  brother  Smith  mounted  a 
chair  and  preached  Christ  to  a  congre- 
gation of  about  four  or  five  hundred 
attentive  listeners.  It  was  one  of  the 
most  impressive  scenes  we  ever  re- 
member to  have  witnessed.  Occupying, 
as  we  did,  a  position  at  the  back  of  the 
preacher,  we  had  a  full  view  of  his  au- 
dience. In  front  were  the  young  brides 
with  tlieir  partners,  and  behind  them 
their  Christian  friends,  occupying  the 
middle  ground ;  beyond  which,  filling  up 
the  remaining  room,  stood,  on  benches 
and  other  temporary  elevations,  a  great 
crowd  of  Bucli  as  know  not  God  and  are 
living  without  hope  in  the  world.  Our 
beloved  brother  proclaimed  the  gospel 
of  Jesus  Christ  faithfully  and  suasively, 
and  the  Lord  enabled  us  to  lift  up  our 
hearts  to  Him  for  the  presence  and 
power  of  his  Uoly  Spirit.  It  was,  in- 
deed, afiecting  to  see  the  expression  of 
earnest  attention  in  the  faces  of  the 
hearers,  all  of  whom  seemed  to  hang  on 
the  preacher's  lips,  and  not  a  few  of 
whom,  involuntarily  perhaps,  nodded 
assent  to  enunciations  of  truth,  to  which 
their  consciences  apparently  secretly 
testified.  When  brother  Smith  ceased, 
brother  Harris  preached  for  a  few 
minutes,  and  then  the  great  assembly 
broke  up. 

But  the  proceedings  of  this  eventful 
day  ended  not  here.  A  dinner,  on  a 
hurgo  scale,  for  the  native  Chrigtiaiva, 


the  ezpoiie  of  which  had  been  bone  by 
friends  at  Agra,  was  appointed  for  ths 
evening:  and  after  the  dinner,  a  mis- 
sionary meeting.  The  hour  toon  ar- 
rived, the  sylvan  chandeliers  were 
lighted,  and  the  large  room,  deooiatcd 
with  leaves  and  flowers,  presented  some* 
thing  like  a  '*  Christmas'*  scene.  Thsre 
were  long  benches  laid  in  parallel  lines, 
and  covered  with  clean  white  doth,  to 
serve  as  tables.  The  partakers  of  ths 
rustic  banquet  were  soon  seated  on  ths 
ground  in  long  lines  besides  the 
benches ;  brother  and  sister  Smith  and 
some  of  the  visitors  ttom  Agm  rendered 
great  service  in  the  distribution  of  the 
eatables  amongst  a  party  of  upwards  of 
one  hundred  persons,  carrying  to  each 
person  his  portion  and  placing  it  befim 
him  where  he  was  seated  at  the  bench, 
or  table.  Here,  then,  we  had  a  party  of 
^vearly  one  hundred  and  ticenhf  nativ$ 
converts  eating  together,  and  reoeiviog 
their  food  at  the  hands  of  a  people  con- 
tact with  whom  they  once  believed  was 
defilement.  In  this  goodly  band  of 
native  converts  to  Christianity  we  be- 
hold the  result  of  the  labours  of  only 
eightyears.  "What  hath  God  wrought?" 
Let  us  bless  and  magnify  His  name,  who 
alone  doeth  wondrous  things. 

The  dinner  over  the  platters  were  re- 
moved, and  the  people  seated  themselves 
on  tho  benches  to  listen  to  the  addresses 
of  their  missionary  brethren.    Brother 
!  Williams  delivered  the  opening  address, 
and  was  followed  by  a  young  speaker, 
!  who  exhorted  his  hearers  to  be  diligent 
'  in  the  duty  of  watchfulness,  to  be  ever 
in  a  state  of  preparedness  for  the  Master's 
I  coming,  and  to  cultivate  holiness  of  life 
I  and  character,  without  which  no  man 
I  can  seo  the  Lord.    Brother  Smith  deli- 
j  vored  an  interesting  address,  in  which 
'•  he  reminded  his  people  of  what  the  Lord 
I  had  done  for  them  in  times  past,  and 
i  enforced  the  exhortation  of  the  pre- 
ceding speaker.     Two  or  three  other 
ft^eak^ra  CoUowed,  and  tho  engagitaients 


FOR  JULY,  18M. 


455 


of  the  eyening  were  concluded  bj  sing- 
ing a  hymn  and  prayer. 

The  following  day,  Saturday,  was  a 
period  of  comparative  quiet,  after  the 
eventful  day  that  preceded  it.  There 
was  an  air  of  repose  everywhere.  Several 
of  the  firiends  from  Agra  had  returned 
home,  and  the  handful  of  us  that  re- 
mained were  left  to  our  quiet  medita- 
tions in  the  prospect  of  passing  a  Lord's- 
day  in  the  midst  of  our  native  brethren, 
and  of  commemorating  with  them,  at 
the  table  of  our  common  Lord,  the  dying 
sorrows  of  Him  who  hath  loved  us,  and 
died  for  us,  and  risen  again. 

The  day  of  rest  dawned  brightly,  and 
we  hailed  its  light  with  gratitude  to 
ffim  who  is  Lord  of  the  Sabbath  also. 
At  the  appointed  time  we  repaired  to 
the  sanctuary,  taking  our  children  with 
us,  in  the  hope  that  their  young  and 
suBoeptible  hearts  might  be  indelibly 
impTMsed  with  the  deeply  interesting 
sight  of  a  large  number  of  native  wor- 
shippers of  the  one  living  and  true  Qod. 
The  buflding  was,  indeed,  too  small  for 
the  congregation  on  this  occasion,  and 
consequently  several  of  our  heathen 
servants,  whom  we  had  invited  to  attend, 
were  obliged  to  listen  at  the  doors  and 
windows.  The  service  was,  of  course, 
conducted  in  Hindi,  by  brother  Smith. 
We  all  were  able  to  understand  enough 
of  the  language  to  join  in  the  prayers 
and  profit  by  the  sermon  which  was 
preached  from  2  Kings,  vii.  9,  "  We  do 
not  well :  this  day  is  a  day  of  good 
tidings,  and  we  hold  our  peace.^'  At 
one  o'clock  the  young  in  the  village 
assembled  to  Sabbath  school.  We 
looked  in  for  a  few  minutes  ;  not  wish- 
ing to  remain  long  where  our  presence 
served  to  distract  the  attention  of  the 
children  and  youth  under  instruction. 
Brother  Smith,  we  believe,  regards  bis 
Sabbath  school  as  a  very  important  in- 
simmentality  for  laying  a  foundation  of 
divine  truth  in  the  hearts  of  the  young, 
and  thenbiy  fwtifying  them  ngaiaat  the 


requirements  of  an  idolatrous  system, 
the  debasing  impressions  and  deep- 
rooted  prejudices  of  which  constitute 
such  formidable  barriers  against  the  re- 
ception of  God's  truth  in  the  mind  of 
the  full  grown  idolater.  From  all  we 
saw  and  heard  the  school  is  in  a  most 
flourishing  condition,  and  well  fitted, 
under  the  Lord's  blessing,  to  meet  our 
brother's  desires.  Later  in  the  after- 
noon the  women  of  the  village  were 
assembled  to  hold  their  usual  '^  Women's 
Sabbath  Meeting"  for  prayer  and  praise. 
Sister  Smith  and  the  ladies  of  our  party 
were  privil^ed  to  attend,  and  were 
much  pleased  to  witness  the  services  of 
their  native  sisters  in  the  Lord.  This 
periodical  meeting  we  are  disposed  to 
view  as  another  important  instrumen- 
tality in  connection  with  Chitaura.  It 
brings  together  some  very  interesting 
women,  and  by  drawing  out  their  sympa- 
thies and  interesting  them  in  the 
spiritual  welfare  of  their  husbands  and 
children,  it  is  calculated,  if  the  Lord 
wUl,  to  make  them  centres  of  great  in- 
fluence for  good  to  those  by  whom  they 
are  surrounded.  In  the  evening  we 
were  privileged  to  meet  again  with  our 
native  brethren  in  the  sanctuary,  and 
to  enjoy  their  fellowship  at  the  Lord's 
table.  This  little  church  numbers  up- 
wards of  forty  members.  May  its  num- 
bers increase  a  hundred-fold,  and  may 
many  be  added  to  it  of  such  as  shall  be 
saved! 

We  have  endeavoured  in  the  above 
narrative  to  present  our  impressions  of 
that  highly-favoured  spot ;  and  if  we 
have  failed  to  make  the  paper  interest- 
ing, our  failure  must  be  set  down  to  a 
want  of  skill  on  the  part  of  the  writer, 
and  not  to  a  lack  of  real  interest  in  his 
subject. 

One  Interested. 

Agra,  February  llthj  1854:,* 

•  From  th* «« Oc\«ii\A\  B*,^VViX  ;• 


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456 


THE  MI8SI0NABT  HEBALD 


HOPE  FOB  JAMAICA. 


Bj  recent^  adyiees  we  learn  with  deep 
regret  that  the  cholera  has  again  made 
its  appearance  in  some  of  the  districts 
of  Jamaica.  It  does  not,  however, 
assume  so  formidable  an  aspect  as  in 
the  previous  visitation.  We  may  hope, 
therefore,  that  its  re-appearance  will 
not  be  attended  with  those  terrible 
consequences  which  followed  when  it 
was  almost  universallj  prevalent  three 
years  ago.  It  is  very  satisfactory  also 
to  notice  the  general  testimony  of  the 
brethren  to  the  conduct  of  the  peasantry 
towards  those  who  are  afflicted.  In  the 
previous  case,  through  alarm  and  terror, 
they  lost  their  presence  of  mind,  and 
seemed,  for  a  time,  to  have  become 
strangers  to  those  tender  and  affec- 
tionate feelings  which  usually  distin- 
guish the  negro  race.  In  the  present 
instance  they  are  kind  and  attentive, 
and  do  not  leave  the  sick  and  dying  to 
perish  without  the  assistance  and  com- 
fort which  sjrmpathising  friends  can 
afford.  Their  conduct  in  the  former 
case  was  not  to  be  very  much  wondered 
at,  for  then  they  knew  nothing  of  this 
frightful  disease.  It  was  new.  Its 
advent  had  been  proclaimed  with  unu- 
snally  terrifying  descriptions  of  its 
Vitality  and  power.  When  it  came  it 
was  enough  to  terrify  the  stoutest  heart, 
for  all  its  forms  are  dreadful.  But  now 
that  they  have  known  something  of  it 
they  are  less  the  victims  of  undefined 
terror,  and  are  therefore  better  prepared 
to  act  with  kindness  and  courage. 

The  governor,  Sir  II.  Barkly,  has 
taken  a  course  somewhat  different  to  that 
of  most  of  his  predecessors  in  office.  In- 
stead of  staying  in  Spanish  Town  and 
gathering  his  opinions  of  the  island  from 
mere  report,  he  has  chosen  to  go  and 
see  and  hear  for  himself.  He  has  made 
a  tour  of  the  northern  parts  of  the 
island,  and  throughout  has  displayed  a 
liberal  and  enlightened  spirit.    He  has 


seen  and  met  all  parties.  He  has  con- 
fined himself  to  no  daw.  Hehasvinted 
all  who  were  willing  to  receive  his  visit ; 
and  not  only  has  he  gone  to  privils 
stations,  but  has  given  more  perticolir 
attention  to  public  institations.  Among 
them,  Calabar  institution  appeared  not 
the  least  important  in  his  KTceHmcy'i 
estimation.  He  went  thither^  and  our 
brethren  on  the  north  side  of  the  island 
very  properly  determined  to  assemble 
and  receive  their  governor.  They  drew 
up  an  address,  which  was  doly  pre- 
sented. We  subjoin  a  copy  of  it  and 
the  governor's  reply,  assured  that  both 
will  be  read  with  interest  by  our  ftienda 

THE   GOVEBNOB's  VISIT   TO  CJLLABAB 
COLLEGE,    BIO  HVMSO. 

On  Tuesday,  the  9th  inst.,  his  Excd- 
lency  the  Governor  visited  the  Baptist 
Theological  Institution  in  this  paxidi. 
Several  ministers,  and  a  large  number  of 
Sabbath  school  children  and  members 
of  the  Rio  Bueno  congr^ation,  wel- 
comed the  arrival  of  his  Excellency. 
Having  briefly  examined  two  classes  of 
students  in  dassical  literature  and  in- 
spected the  college  buildings,  the  follow- 
ing address  from  ministers  connected 
with  the  Baptist  Western  Union  wtf 
presented  to  him  by  the  Rev.  W. 
Dendy  :— 

To  his  Excellency  Sir  HsmT  Baikm' 
Knight,  Commander  of  the  Most  Hjn- 
oumble  Order  of  the  Bath,  Captain 
General  and  Govemor-in-Cbief  of  this 
her  Majesty's  Island  of  Jamaica,  &c. 
May  it  please  your  Excellency, 

We,  the  ministers  connected  vith  the 
Baptist  Western  Union,  having  under  our 
care  fifty-nine  congregations  comprising  be- 
tween fifty  and  sixty  thousand  individuals, 
avail  ourselves  of  the  present  visit  of  your 
Excellency,  to  congratulate  your  Excellency 
on  your  appointment  to  the  government  of 
this  portion  of  her  Majesty's  dominions^  and 


FOR  JULY,  1854. 


4m^ 


our  earnest  desire  that  you  may 
16  happiness  of  seeing  it  rise  to  the 
degree  of  prosperity, 
leed  not  express  to  your  Excellency 
Kiety  to  promote  the  moral  and  reli- 
nprovement  of  the  inhabitants  of  this 
and  in  making  this  statement  we  may 
aitted  to  inform  your  Excellency  that 
re  foity-five  day  schools,  and  upwards 
r  sabbath  schools,  containing  not  less 
m  thousand  scholars,  in  connection 
e  congregations  under  our  care, 
are  fully  conrinced  that  the  education 
people  to  be  effective  must  bereli- 
and  feelmg  as  we  do  that  institutions 
gious,  combined  with  secular  educa- 
ould  be  supported  by  voluntary  con- 
ns, your  Excellency  will  not  be  sur- 
;hat  we  cannot  conscientiously  accept 
nmmcnt  grants  for  educational  pur- 
)elieving  that  if  those  who  hold  infiu- 
Mtitions  in  the  community  could  be 
itly  interested  in  the  progress  of 
on  to  afford  their  countenance  and 
f  the  necessary  amount  of  instruction 
)e  supplied. 

lave  in  successful  operation  a  theolo- 
istitution  for  the  training  of  native 
rs,  several  of  whom,  having  finished 
rm,  are  now  located  in  various  parts 
Bland  as  pastors  of  churches;  while 
emplate.the  further  extension  of  that 
on  by  connecting  with  it  a  normal 
hment  for  the  training  of  efficient  day 
^achers,  and  for  the  instruction  of  lay 
I  in  the  higher  departments  of  know- 

>eg  to  assure  your  Excellency  that  it 
er  be  our  aim  to  promote  by  oiu* 
If  and  influence  the  loyal  and  peaceful 
of  the  people  under  our  care,  as  also 
t  discharge  of  those  social,  moral,  and 
I  duties  upon  which  the  welfare  of  the 
lity  depends. 

incerely  trust  that  the  health  of  yoiu* 
ncy  and  that  of  your  estimable  lady 
long  continued,  and  that  under  your 
tration  the  invaluable  blessings  of 
and  education  may  be  widely  and 
nptedly  diffused. 

Edward  Hewett,  Chairman. 

Bbujamin  Millaju),  Secretary. 


To  whioh  his  EzceUenoy  was  pleased 
to  make  the  following  reply  :— 

Rbvbrrnd  Sirs, — I  havo  received  your 
congratulations  on  my  appointment  to  the 
government  of  this  island  with  mach  gratifica- 
tion, and  beg  to  assure  you  in  return,  that  I 
shall  be  happy  on  all  occasioos,  to  eo-opeata 
with  you  for  the  promotion  of  the  moral  and 
social  improvement  of  the  large  portion  of  its 
inhabitants  who  are  in  connexion  with  your 
missions. 

Ample  opportunity  has  been  affbrded  ma 
during  my  present  tour,  of  judging  for  my- 
self of  the  good  which  has  attended  your 
labours  in  districts  very  often  so  remote  and 
difficult  of  access,  that  they  must  otherwise  in 
all  probability  have  remained  destitute  of  the 
means  of  religious  worship  or  secular  instme- 
tion,  and  I  should  be  unworthy  of  the  posi- 
tion I  have  the  honour  to  fill,  were  I  to  per- 
mit my  personal  connexions  as  a  member  of 
the  established  church,  to  weaken  my  testi* 
mony  as  to  the  great  value  of  the  servioat 
rendered  to  the  cause  of  dvOintioa  and 
humanity  by  the  sodety  to  which  yon 
belong. 

Indeed,  a  crisis  may  be  said  to  have  ar- 
rived when  it  behoves  all  who  desire  the 
restoration  of  Jamaica  to  its  fbrmer  agricul- 
tural and  commercial  prosperity,  to  lay  aside 
minor  differences  of  opinion  and  unite  cor- 
dially for  the  advancement  of  their  eommon 
interest ;  and  I  cannot  mark  more  strongly 
my  confidence  in  the  loyal  and  peaceful 
character  of  your  teaching  than  by  declaring, 
that  you  will  ever  find  me  ready  to  employ 
the  influence  derivable  from  my  office  for  the 
countenance  and  support  of  your  roissionsy 
and  more  especially  of  the  numerous  and 
well  conducted  educational  establishments 
invariably  associated  with  them,  which  reflect 
so  much  credit  both  individually  and  collec- 
tively upon  the  ministry  of  the  baptist  de> 
nomination. 

I  thank  you  most  sincerely  fbr  your  kind 
wishes  for  the  welfare  of  Lady  Barkly  and 
myself,  and  trust  with  you  that  the  period  of 
my  administnition  may  be  distinguished  by  a 
progressive  advancement  in  the  state  of 
society  in  this  island. 


THE  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


FOREIGN  INTELLIGENCE. 


EAST  INDlEa 

H0.MOUIR. — On  the  loth  Dcoember,  Mr. 
Lawrence  started,  in  company  with  the  native 
teacher  Sudin,  on  a  mioiionary  tour  among 
the  villages  to  the  south  of  Monghir.  A 
bullock- cart  carried  their  tent  and  other 
necessaries.  In  some  places  the  people  were 
acquainted  with  them,  and  received  their 
mesdogc  with  attention.  One  Brahmin,  on 
pilgrimage  to  Juggemath,  promised  to  aban- 
don his  purpose,  througli  tlie  i)ersuasion  of 
Sudin,  who  explained  to  him,  from  his  own 
experience,  its  useiessncss  and  folly.  In  the 
basar  of  Balgoodur  some  of  the  hearers 
teemed  thoughtful  persons,  whose  consciences 
were  actively  alive  to  the  nature  of  their 
actions ;  others  were  liglit  and  trifling.  The 
reception  of  the  servants  of  Christ  was  most 
encouraging  amongst  the  agriculturists.  Even 
the  Mahommedans  listened  with  a  friendly 
spirit,  and  eaid  the  advice  was  good.  A  Hindoo 
farmer  said,  **  V(jur  religion  is  exceedingly 
good  ;  the  only  difticulty  is  about  caste.  If 
1  were  to  become  a  ChrUtiun,  I  could  get  no 
servants  to  do  my  work.'' 

At  Shaikporc  several  conversations  were 
had,  with  a  gosain  of  the  Nanuk  sect  and 
his  disciples.  His  chief  uhjection  to  Christianity 
wai^  that  Christians  kill  and  eat  animals.  It 
was  unmerciful.  The  display  of  mercy  was 
of  inestimable  value,  he  said,  and  would  re- 
deem many  serious  defects  of  character.  Ho 
listened  to  our  Lord's  sermon  on  the  mount 
with  pleasure,  but  the  doctrine  of  the  atone- 
ment he  could  not  understand. 

At  Bekar  many  favoumblo  opportunities 
were  enjoyed  of  disseminating  the  word  of 
God  among  numerous  and  attentive  auditors. 
*' There  appeared,^  says  Mr.  Lawrence,  ''to 
be  an  impression  on  the  minds  of  the  more 
thoughtful  and  intelligent  persons  that  Chris- 
tianity would  certiiinly  prevail  throughout  the 
country ;  and  that  both  llindouism  imd 
Mahommcdanism  must  full.''  A  respectable 
thoughtful  Hindoo,  who  had  made  many 
inquiries  and  had  listened  with  much  candour 
to  our  replies,  expressed  himself  as  convinced 
that  in  ten  years  Christianity  would  spread 
very  widely  amongst  the  Hindoos.  I  asked 
why  he  entertained  such  nii  opinion.      He 


I  replied,  **  This  is  the  religion  of  oar  nUn; 
our  sacred  books  give  us  some  intimation  thit 
a  new  religion  is  to  prevail  in  this  dark  lad 
depraved  age,  and  there  are  xnanj  indicsldoot 
that  things  are  tending  this  war.  HiflioiiiiHi 
are  going  about  and  preaching  everywhei^ 
even  to  the  illiterate  people  of  the  villafi^ 
distributing  books  and  opening  schools.  Tbcis 
efforts  will  not  be  without  fruits.     And  if  the 
government   were  only   to    Issne  an  oidcr, 
holding  out  some  inducement  for  people  ts 
become  Christians,  why  thousands  would  le- 
nouncc  their  old  religiua  without  heaitatioiL" 

Other  such  encouraging  remarks  were  made 
to  "Sir,  Lawrence  during  this  prolonged  tone 

On  their  return  homewards  the  missionaries 

received  several  visits  in  their  tents  from  in* 

teresting    intiuircrs.     They    expressed    tbcv 

dissatisfaction  with  idolatry,  and  their  earaert 

desire  to  find  the  true  way  of  salvation.    The 

most  intelli{;ent  of  the  paity  received  witk 

delight  a  Xvw  Testament,  and  promised  to 

read  it  to  his  compimiont.     U«  also  said  bs 

should  shortly  visit  Monghir.    The  following 

intcrckting  incident  also  occurred  : — 

"While  at  this  place  an  old  gosain  seat 
his  salani  and  a  message  to  say  he  would  be 
I  glad  to  see  us  nt  his  house,  about  two  miles 
'  distant.  We  went  to  see  him,  and  were  grati- 
I  ficd  to  find  th.it  l.c  ivas  not  an  entire  straagsr 
j  to  our  Bcri])turcs.  Many  years  n^o  he  had 
I  received  n  single  f;a^pel  and  a  tract  from  some 
I  one,  both  of  which  he  had  read,  and  had 
I  committed  to  memory  the  ten  commandmeots 
;  and  the  Lord^s  prayer.  He  tuld  us  that  he 
I  had  lon^  ago  renounced  the  worship  of  idols, 
'  niul  hail  Ikh'ii  v.  itin'n;);  for  some  one  to  teach 
him  more  about  Chrihtianity.  We  found  that 
he  Wild  resting  upon  his  own  fancied  goodness 
,  for  acciptance  with  Ciod ;  we  tried  to  con- 
<  vince  him  that  he  was  building  upon  a  sandy 
I  foundation,  and  ex|)lained  to  him  the  scrip- 
;  ture  doctrine  of  jubtification  by  faith  in  Chri»t. 
'  He  raised  no  objections,  but  expressed  his 
I  regret  that  he  had  not  had  more  intercourw 
I  with  Chrl»tianci,  for  in  that  Ciujc  he  thought  il 
I  likely  he  should  have  joined  their  commu- 
nion. Wc  exhorted  him  to  accept  of  Chriat 
;  without  delay,  and  promised  him  a  copy  of 
:  the  four  (lospels  and  Actfs  which  he  ncccpud 
with  great  thankfiilness.  On  leaving  him  he 
:  warmly  acknowledged  what  he  calle<l  our 
I  kindness  in  visiting  him,  and  expressed  a  hope 
I  that  some  of  the  native  brethren  would  I'avuur 
•  him  with  another  visit  soon." 

;     Since  his  return  home,  Mr.  Lawrenoe  h:is 


IT 


FOR  JULY,  1864. 


450 


ipttiecl  four  penonp,  additions  to  the^Euro- 
ian  portion  of  the  church.  Others  have 
xtposed  themselves  for  early  admission. 


school  master  for  the  boys.  H«  was  origi- 
nally one  of  the  principal  teachers  in  tBe 
government  '  National  School '  in  this  town, 
and  has  proved  himself,  up  to  the  present,  all 


IxTALLT,  Caxcutta. — Fiom  the  pastor  of ;  that  I  could  desire,  both  as  to  efficiency  and 

moral  character.  v. 

**  Diana  and  Corinne  are  also 


16   native  church,   Gulzar   Shah,   we    are 
ippy  to  learn  that   this  interesting  com 


carrymg  on 


..  ..         *     J     11  A      41.      •    u      i  the  girls*  school  in  a  way  that  reflects  great 

imuty  contmues  to  dwell  together  m  har- 1  ^^^    ^^^    themselvi,  and  gives  ivery 


lony  and  love  ;  and  there  is  encouraging   gatis&ction  to  us. 


sason  to  hope  that  tlve  arrangement  will  "  Our  little  church  too  is  prospering.  We 
rork  welL  Several  of  the  leading  members  -  J|f  J_e  ^Iff^^l^^Ht'J  u°!!L**ir  ^l!?^™!!fj.^^' 
n  all  much  interested  in  the  prosperity  of 


Im  diurch,  and  afford  the  most  fraternal  aid 
0  the  pastor.  The  native  Baptist  Mission- 
tj  Society  is  also  in  a  healthy  and  pros- 
Mffmu  state.  There  are  two  preachers  con- 
lected  with  it. 

CEYLON. 

Colombo. — Much  of  the  time  of  Mr. 
hSiftn  is  BOW  occupied  with  the  revision 
if  the  scriptures,  of  which  there  is  almost  a 
bmine  in  Ceylon.  Not  more  than  200 
BOpies  of  the  Old  Testament  are  nnywhero  to 
be  had,  and  the  stock  on  hand  of  the  New 
Teetament  scarcely  reaches  a  thousand,  and 
e%hteen  months  must  perhaps  elapse  before 
the  revision  can  be  completed.  Three  per- 
sons have  been  added  to  the  Pettah  church. 

Kandt. — P.  Pereira  attends  to  the  Tamil 
part  of  the  population,  and  visits  the  coffee 
estates.  Thomas  Gamier  takes  the  over- 
sight of  the  schools  at  Matelle  and  its 
vicinity.  Mr.  H.  Pereira  has  charge  of  the 
Singhalese  church  at  Kandy,  and  two  young 
Europeans  are  labouring  devotedly  in  the 
4bj  school.  Thus  Mr.  Davis  is  able  to 
devote  much  time  to  the  mastering  the 
colloquial  language  of  the  people.  The 
schools  have  greatly  excited  the  wrath  of 
the  Romish  priest.  In  self-defence,  to  pre- 
serve his  flock  from  the  influence  of  the 
bible,  he  has  opened  two  schools.  Thi4  has 
temporarily  aftccted  the  attendance  at  the 
Mission-schools. 

WEST  INDIES. 

Haiti,  Jacmel. — By   letters   written    in  i 

the  month  of  April,  Mr.  Webley  informs  | 

US  that  his  long  deferred  hopes  appeared 

to    be   about  to  be  realized.    The  schools 

were  daily  increasing  in  numbers,  so  much 

ao  at  to  make  the  present  buildings  incon- 

Teniently  small.  Mr.  Webley  says: — 

^We  have  now    121   children    in  both 
schools^  82  in  the  girls)  and  39  in  tho  boys*. 


year,  and  have  great  hopes  of  several  others. 

**  Tha  flrst  two  were  man  and  wife.  The 
husband,  originally  a  soldier  in  Beyer's  army, 
purchased,  when  a  lad  at  Port  au  Prince,  a 
New  Testament.  This  occurred  about  twenty 
Ave  years  ago,  and  the  Testament  was  pur- 
chased from  the  flrst  Wesleyan  missionaries 
then  at  Port  au  Prince.  From  that  time  he 
appears  to  have  made  a  constant  companion 
of  the  scriptures,  and  to  have  read  them 
whenever  opportunity  occurred.  He  seems, 
however,  to  nave  never  understood  much  of 
their  meaning,  except  so  far  as  they  deterred 
him  from  gross  acts  of  inmiorality,  and  led 
him  to  marry  a  wife  instead  of  living  with 
one  or  more  concubine  as  is  usual  here.  A 
few  months  ap;o,  he  was  induced  to  attend 
our  meetings,  and  with  a  heart  already  deeply 
imbued  with  divine  truth,  was  not  long,  as 
you  may  suppose,  in  deciding  for  God.  The 
difficulty  then  in  the  way  of  his  openly  pro- 
fessing Christ  was  principally  on  his  wife's 
side.  He  was  anxious  to  bring  her  with  him ; 
whilst  she,  a  rigid  and  violently  opposed 
catholic,  withstood  all  his  advances.  Her 
heart  has,  however,  at  length  yielded  to  the 
precious  influence  of  divine  grace,  and  both 
have  now  given  themselves  to  Christ. 

"They  were  no  sooner  converted  them- 
selves, than  they  undertook  tlie  conversion  of 
others,  and  one  of  the  flrst  individuals  that 
came  under  their  influence  and  instruction, 
has  aUo  just  been  added  to  us.  This  was  a 
young  man  from  the  mountains,  a  sort  of  moun- 
tain priest,  a  young  man  who,  with  the  simple 
gratification  of  being  able  to  read  and  sing,  was 
chosen  to  officiate  at  the  funeral  services  of 
our  mountain  dead.  This,  as  you  may  sup- 
I  pose,  was  a  somewhat  lucrative  and  respon- 
I  sible  position,  but  you  will  perhaps  hardly 
be  prepared  to  believe  that  it  is  one  that  can 
only  be  sustained  by  worshippers  of  serpents, 
and  those  who  are  gifted  in  the  superstitious 
and  magical  ceremonies  for  which  the  African 
race  are  so  notorious.  That  such  a  young 
man,  in  such  a  position,  yielding  to  tho  influ* 
encc  of  divine  grace,  should  choose  to  be  aban- 
doned by  his  w^e,  his  children,  and  his 
mother f  rather  than  return  to  long-cherished 
superstitions,  is,  I  think,  a  circumstance  that 
may  almost  come  under  the  denomination  of 


modern  miracle.   He  put  on  the  Lord  Je»a&tk 
by  baptism  on  the  Slsl  ot  WV.  tuoivWa,  otv^, 
Kuvwi.^  V-  «.  w.*.  5^«,  »..»  u.  «.  „.»,  u^^jo.   "»  a  certain  sense  a  mdoN?et,  aw  w^Wiv^asi^ 
J  hmve  also  succeeded  in  obtaining  a  good  I  childless  for  tho  sake  oi  CV\t\»\,  v;tv%  ttte\s^ 


4eo 


THE  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


into  Cliiittian  fellowBhip  on  the  2sd  of  the 
pretent  month. 

'*  Another,  and  the  fourth,  if  a  young  man 
who  has  long  been  seeking  aAer  tiuth  and 
bM  long  been  a  secret  disciple  of  our  Lord. 
With  a  memory  well  stored  with  divine  truth 
and  a  heart  sweetly  ribdued  by  divine  grace, 
and  with  a  character  especially  fitted  to  adorn 
the  gospel,  he  applied  to  me  for  baptism  a 


few  weeks  ago,  and  the  cfanieh  unbcailatnigiT 
received  bin.  I  hope  .to  baptise  him.  oa 
Friday  next.  Uii  piety  la  ckf  no  ordiaay 
stamp,  and  bis  present  iel%ioiM  attainaicMi^ 
together  with  bb  mild,  unasBaming,  yet  derp 
toned  morality,  give  promise  of  bis  occupying 
a  high  position  in  our  ranka.  The  Lord 
graciously  bless  him  and  us,  aod  add  to  us  a 
thousand  fold  of  such." 


NOTICE. 


We  have  great  pleagure  in  announcing 
that  a  valedictory  gervice,  to  commend 
the  brethren  who  are  to  sail  for  India 


to  commence  at  seven  o*clock.  We  ear- 
nestly invite  all  who  can  to  be  present  on 
that  occasion.    It  will  be  an  enooorage- 


on  the  15th*inst,  to  the  divine  blessing  •  ment  to  the  brethren  to  be  sarroonded, 
and  care,  will  be  held  at   Denmark  on  that  occasion,  by  a  goodly  company 


Chapel,  Camberwell,  (Rev.  Dr.  Steane*s) 
on  Thursday  the  13th  inst.   The  service 


of  sympathising  Christian  friends. 


FOREIGN  LETTERS  RECEIVED. 

AraiCA— Cameroofs,  Saker,  A.,  Jan.  — .      j  Brittany— Morlaix,  Jenkins,  J.,  April  20 
Cape  Towif.  Nelson,  T.,  Mar.  31.  and  25,  June  8. 


CLARiifCB,  Saker,  A.,  Feb.  28,  Mar.  13 
and  24. 

Sierra  Leore,  Celse,  E.,  April  15. 

Teneriffb,  Diboll,  J.,  June  1. 
Asia — Agra,  Jackson,  J.,  April  21  ;  Wil- 
liams, R.,  Feb.  8. 

Barisal,  Page,  J.  C,  Feb.  14. 

Bbhares,  Heinig.  H.,  Feb.  14. 

Calcutta,  Lewis,  C.  B.,  Feb.  17,  Mar.  4  ; 
Seymour,  J.  F.,  Feb.  18;   Thomas,  J., 
Feb.  4,  17  and  18  (two  letters).  Mar.  4- 
and  18  (3  letters),  April  4,  5  and  18; 
Wenger,  J.,  Feb.  3,  April  4. 

Chitaura,  Smith,  J.,  Feb.  22,  April  22. 

Chittaoono,  Johannes,  J.,  April  6. 

Colombo,  Allen,  J.,  Feb.   10,  Mar.   10, 
April  1 1  and  20. 

CuTWA,  Supper,  F.,  April  1  and  26, 

Dacca,  Bion,  R.,  Feb.  25. 

Delhi,  Johnson,  A.  D.,  April  18. 

DiNAGRPORE,  Smylie,  H.,  Mar.  1 . 

Gta,  Kalberer.  L.  F.,  Feb.  10. 

HowRAH,  Morgan,  T.,  Jan.  31. 

Jbssore,    Parrv,  J.,   Jan.   16,    Feb.    4, 
Mar.  31;  Sale,  J.,  Feb.  2. 

Kanuy.  Davis,  J.,  Feb.   10,   April    11, 
April  — ,  May  5. 

MoNOHiR,  Lawrence,  J.,  Mar.  9 ;  Parsons, 
J.,  April  7. 

PooNAii,  Cassidy,  H.  P.,  Feb.  1 1,  Mar.  27. 

Satberya,  Parry,  W.,  April  24. 

Seramporb,  Denham,   W.  H.,  Mar.   3, 
April  4  and  29. 

Sbwry,  Williamson,  J.,  April  10. 

SnANOHAE,  Roberts,  J.  J.,  Dec.  31. 
Australia — Melbourre,  Yaughan,  C,  Jan.  I 
24.  I 

Bahamas— Grakd   Cat,    Littlewood,    W.,i 
Mar.  13. 
Nassau,  Capem,  H.,  Feb.  P,  Mar.  U. 


Haiti —Jacmrl,  Webley,  W.  H.,  April  6, 

1 1  and  26. 
Hollahd— Rotterdam,  Hiebink,  H.,  March 

31. 
Honduras — Bblizb,  Henderson,  A.,Mar.l7. 
Jamaica — Anbotta   Bay,  Jones,  S.,  April 

25,  May  10  and  25. 
Bethsalem,  Sibley,  C,  May  11. 
Bnow.'i's  Town— Clark,  J.,  Mar.  24,  May 

22. 
Cala'bab,  East,  D.  J.,  Mar.  29,  April  17, 

May  8  and  22. 
Falmouth,  Gay,  R.,  Mar.  9,  May  9. 
HoBY  Towb,  Henderson,  J.  E.,  April  1. 
KiBOSTON,  Curtis,  W.  and  others,  Mar.  25; 

Gibson,  R,,  and  Wood,  T.,  April  25; 

Gray,  A.  E.,  April  26;  Knibb,  T.  H., 

April  25;  Oughton,  8.,  Marcb  11  and 

25,  April  0  and  26,  March  11  and  26; 

Oughton,     H.    L.,   no   date,  receiTed 

April  1 ;  Palmer.  E.,  April  26 ;  Phil- 

lippo,   J.    M.,  April    26  ;     Phillippo, 

H.  C,  Mar.  26;  Roberts,  M.  and  othen, 

April  24. 
Mount  Carey,  Burchcll,  H.  C,  Mar.  9 ; 

Hcwett,  E.,  May  22. 
Port  Maria,  Day,  D.,  Mar.  6  and  H, 

April  7. 
Providence,  Claydon,  W.,  May  3. 
St.  Ann's  BaV,  Millard,  B.,  Mar.  6,  May 

8  and  25. 
Salter's  Hill,  Dendy,  W.,  May  15. 
Savanna-la-Mar,  Clarke,  J.,  April  1  and 

10;  Hume.  W.,  April  6. 
Spanish  Town,  Phillippo,  J.  M.,  May  H 

and  25. 
St.  Domingo— Puerto  Plata,  Rycroft,  W. 

K.,  Mar.  14. 
Trinidad— Port  of  Spain,  Law,  J.,  Mar. 


FOB  JULY,  1854. 


461 


ACKNOWLSDGMBNTS. 


The  thanki  of  the  Committee  are  presented  to  the  following  friends— 


ICr.  C.  A.  Christej,  for  a  parcel  of  maga- 
zines; 
Hiss  Crempton,  for  a  parcel  of  magazines; 
A  Friend,  unknown,  for  a  parcel  of  maga- 


zines; 


Friends  at  George  Street  Chapel,  Ply- 
mouth, by  Miss  £.  C.  Square,  for  a  case 
of  cloUiing,  yalue  £20,  for  Rev,  A,  Sa- 
ker,  Weilern  Africa; 

Friend,  Hampstead,  for  a  parcel  of  maga- 
zines; 

Rer.  G.  Frandes,  for  a  parcel  of  maga- 
zines; 

Captain  Thompson,  Nailsworth,  for  a  par- 
cel of  magazines,  for  Africa  ; 

Mrs.  J.  C.  Hurst,  for  a  box  of  clothing  for 
Rev.  J.  Gordon,  Mount  Nebo,  Jamaica  ; 

Mr.  Mann,  for  6  volumes  of  the  Baptist 
Magazine; 

Friends  at  Salbouse,  for  a  box  of  useful 
articles,  for  Rev,  J,  Diboll,  Western 
Africa; 


Friends  at  Islington,  by  Mrs.  Bamett,  for 

a  parcel  of  useful  articles,  for  Rev,  A, 

Saker,  Wettem  Africa; 
Mrs.  W.W.  Nash,Camberwell,  for  a  parcel 

of  magazines; 
Mrs.  Risdon,  Birlingham,  for  3  copies  of 

Calvin's  Institutes,  for  Mettrt,  Gregeon, 

Andenon  and^  Martin; 
A  friend,  for  a  parcel  of  magazines;^ 
Sunday  School,  Andover,  for  a  parcel  of 

clothing,  for  Mr,  J.  J,  Fulier,  Western 

Africa ; 
Mr.  J.  R.  Gould,  Epping,  for  a  parcel  of 

magazines ; 
R.  Harris,  Esq.,  Leicester,  for  a  package 

of  magazines,  &c.; 
Miss  May  wood,  Plaistow,  for  a  parcel  of 

magnzineA ; 
A.  B.  Z.,  Hackney,  for  a  parcel  of  maga- 
zines. 


CONTRIBUTIONS, 

Received  on  account  of  the  Baptiit  Mimonary  Society ^  from  AprU  1  to 

June  20, 1854. 


£  t.  d, 

AXXVAL  Ck>LLBCTI0N8. 

Annual  Meeting,  Ex- 
eter Hall    75  18    9 

I>emignation  Service, 
Bloonubory  Cbapol...  60  19    8 


AnnMal  Subscriptions. 

Bogbj,  Mr 1    1    0 

Conrtnall,  Mrs 110 

I>eQham,  Mrs.  10    0 

Doxiey,  Rev.  iMac 2    2    0 

Gibba.  S.  N..  Esq 110 

Oilet,  Edward,  Et-q 110 

Hoby,  Rev.  Dr. 5    5    0 

Johos,  Mrs.  W.,  Chelms- 
ford   10    0 

Smith,  Margaret  0    5    0 

Stevenson,  Mrs  L 110 

Williams,  Mrs.,  Brighton  3    0    0 


DonatioHS. 

E..for/flrfia 10    0 

Edmenee.  Mrs 0    8    0 

Oumey,  Miss  Henrietta, 

Clapbam  Park  10    0 

Harmird,  Mr.  Thonuu>, 

Deal   0  10    0 

Hobj,  Rev.  Dr^  Second 

eoDtrUmtlon,for/ii<ita  10    0    0 

U,,  tat  India SO    0    0 

M.  O.,  by  W.  Beddone, 

3    0    0 


£   s,  d. 
Morley  and  Co.,  Young 

Men  at  Messrs 3    5    0 

Wood,F.J.,Esq.,LL.D.    10    0 

Lfgaeus. 

Kightley,  Mrs.,  late  of 

London  1557    8    7 

Watson,         Alexander, 

Esq.,   late   of    Edin- 

bargh,infullof£2000, 

less  legacy  datj 800    0    0 

Welsford,    Mr.  George, 

lato  of  Radipole,  Dor- 
set    44  11    4 

Wylde,  Thos.,  Esq.,  late 

of  Leeds 100    0    0 


London  and  MinnLBSKx 

AUXriJARIKd. 

Alie  Street.  Little— 

Collections 6  10    6 

Contributions  0    7    1 

Batfersea — 
Blackmorc.  W.,  Esq.  10    0    0 

Blandford  Street- 
Ladies'     Association, 
for       M,t.      Salt'* 

School,  Jasort  3    0    0 

Juvenile  do.,  for  do....    8    0    0 

Bloomsburj  Chapel- 
Contributions,  on  ac- 
count   170    4  10 

Bow— 
Collections 7    2   6 


£  t.  cf . 

Brompton.  Thurloe  Chapel — 

Collections 7    4    9 

Contributions  10    0    0 


17    4    9 
Lest  expenses    17    0 

15  17    9 
Camberwell— 

Collections 40  17    6 

Contributions,  Craw- 
ford Street  Sunday 
SchooUfor /nto/Iy...  12    5    6 
Church  Street— 
Collections  (moiety)...    6    7    6 
Contributions,        for 
Rtv.     H.     Heinig** 

School,  Benarf^ 4    0    0 

Dalston,  Queen's  Road — 

Collections 11  11    0 

Devonshire  Square- 
Collections 18  17    8 

Contribution 0  10    0 

Drayton,  West — 

Collections 8    13 

Contributions  8    8    0 


Eldon  Street — 

Collection  3    9    8 

Contributions  83  17    9 


87    6  11 
Len  for  Baptist  Irish 
Society  A  expeuMB    I    ft   ^ 


THR  MIBSIOMART  HSR&LD 


Hadln.S-.Bu.Chat- 

hvn.tK  India S    0    t 

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CdolrlliUtliHI..  1  10    0 

Wj(|«oHli.  Llun  Slreel— 

f^amalii  AiuLlluj-,  uti 

BlOroRDIBTIII. 

Anpthlll— 
ContitbstioBi,       (taf 
CMonl. 'tuHo  Fla- 
tly A  AmAw I 


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B,fmoMp... 


Dd.,  JaTcDll*. — 

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Bndir     Bcbwi.     tot 
.MmW  MUHl  MI.,. 

CODmbDlluDa   

HniitouMHnii. 

B«-kh»mnrtt»d— 
B^dwln,  Ifr.  Jol 

TottcTldn  ud  WhiUloDa 
CaMiibntlsiii  

KiRT. 

AAtard— 

Cmtrlhvtiom ; 

•nndaj'  ^elxiol  boi  ... 
BiKUatli.  Ilaen  Putt— 
"  LcHaipeiuci 

CiinfkiRI— 

Ilo.,  SDBdir  Schml. 
toiNativt  PnaH-m 

Dtpllord.  llldanj  Plwc- 

Footmy— " 

BnudiT  School 

GnnHiul,  ZlQn  CbipaL— 

Lh— 

CollKlioiu 

UilUiiKl'Bn- 
Cell«U«H. 

Do.,     r«      IwJi'ri 

Do.,  Sondaj  SchDoL    ' 

tpark  Bridgo — 
Fell,  Jolia,  Bif 

LncMtrimiiami. 

UutniiT,  Uc.SunncI, 
IliloaonlbiHlll... 

Li>ccaLmHi». 

GDIllrillllUOIlI,  (OT 

SImbia  SAMltdl... 


FOR  JULY,  1884. 

£   t.i. 


Csatrllinlloiu  .. 
CollKlion 


Klngitborp*  ... 


Weiton  bj  W8«lm 


Enlton  gn  Trent— 


tia  7 

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DlriJsnd      on      Mr. 
Bmtcliu'i  LHur... 
Id*  Abbott- 


Prltnd,    WltlMMbt 
Da..fai4rWca.„„ 

CoUwtloii 


Hetdbun  Uirket— 

VlBMnl,Ur.J < 

Sndbnrr^        ' 

CollKtlon  1 

ContttbotlOBl  _  4 

Do.,  Snndv  ^bool  ( 


Croskorton  — 

CdUouIob 

ConUlbilloni  .. 


Dv..  Scmiti;  Si 
Liirlgcnb»li— 


4«4 


THB  MISSIONARY  HBRAU)  FOB  JULY,  1854. 


Ji.  d. 


OoUmUoo  8    0  0 

Contribnikmi  4  15  0 

!><»..   OliU*   Braior 

CUm 0    5  0 

Bidsa  ChUmark— 

CoUmUob 5    5  7 

ttnif  aad  Btrwiek  St.  John— 

CoBtribaUont  S    8  5 

WtfoUotUr 17  18  0 

WMllMuy  L«lgh— 

CoU«ctloiu. 6    7  0 

ContrilmUonfl  S    S  8 

Do.,  SoiM^j  Behool  4    2  1 
WooCton  BMMtt- 

M «ekn«M,  Mr.  J 110 


WoBCISTKRiniRK. 

Ketberton" 

CoAtributlont   1    0 

Do.,  Sonday  Sehool  0  15 
Worcetter— 

Pafc,  MiM,  Malrern    5    0 


YORKtRlllK. 

Bndford  — 

Aevorth,    R«v.  Jm., 

LL.D.,  A.8 S    5 

D«wsbai7— 

ContribatloDB  1    0 

ShcSeld,  on  account  ...  SO    0 


NORTH  WALES. 

▲holkiiba— 

Amlwch 0  10 

Capel  Owyn— 

Collection  0  11 

DsffBionaHiai — 
Codan^ 

CoUeetion 0    G 

Denbigh^ 

Contiibntions  * 7    2 

Llanellan — 

Collection  1    0 

Contributions   0    5 

LlanCair,  Talhaiam 0    3 

Llangemin — 

Collection  0    5 

Contribution 0    2 


CoUmUob 


••••••••••••••a 


LtHnpeoMi 


£  ».d. 

0    S    1 

"5    7    6 
0    0    1 

8  18    5 


128    2    4 
Ltaa  expeniM    0  IS    0 


If  omnOOMBB  YBBIBS-o 

Caertwa — 

ContribniloDi  1    1 

Do.,     for  A'utive 

Rrtoicktn  ....••.•.    0    8 


1    8    1 
LcMtzpenaes    0    0    4 


17    0 


125    0    4 


8. 
0 


80UTH  WALES. 

BBacKxocsaffrms— 
MaMyberllan— 

CoUeetion  1  14 

Contribatlons  0  17 


LeM  ezpeoMa 


2  11 

0    0 


8 
8 

7 
0 
0 

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si 


MONMOUTHSHIRB— 

Argood — 

Collection 2  10 

Do.,  Snndaj  School    0    5 

Contributions  3  15 

Bassaleg,  Bethel— 


£U 


OLAMOKOAXanmB — 

Cwmbach  1  15  8 

Dowlais 8  18  S 

UnthjT  Tydrll,  High  Street- 
Collection  ...M 2  12  8 

Contribution 0    5  0 

Do.,  J.  D 5    0  0 

Do ,    J.,  Mrs.,   for 

India  5    0  0 


Bttb 

OoUaeUon 

Cootribatlou 

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611  I 


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Blamaa,  Salem— 

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DanvnfsUa— 

CoUeetion 

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LUnwenazth— 

CollecUon 2U  • 

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Newport,  Charles  St  (W«lih)~ 

Colleetion  2  1»  j 

Contribvtions  .......m  2  I  • 


8  If  I 

8  i  • 

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2  11    0 


0 
9 
0 


Culiection  0  18    8 

Contributions  4  13    8 


5  12    0 
Less  expenses    0    0    8 


5  11    4 


Penybiyn   —  ^^  ^ 

Tabor—  . 

Collection 1  <  ' 

Contrlbattona  .......^  0  U  • 


IRELAND. 

DnbllD— 
Parser,    John,    Esq., 
for  JU/«ge  ftftes^  . 

JoKtoico  ...M. •    3  V  ' 


FOREIGN. 

AmnicA— 

Montreal— 

Wcnharo,  Jos.,  Esq.. 
A.S „...    3 

Jamaica — 

Alps,  for  jtfiHca  ^   ?  ! 

Brown's  Town,  for  <fo...  20 
Fuller's  Field,  for  do. . 
Green  Island,  for  do.  . 

Saint  John's,  for  do 3 

SaTsnna-U-Mar,  for  do.    8 

Deleon,   John,    Esq., 

fordo 1 

Spanish  Town,  for  do....  5 
Stewart  Town,  for  <f#....  2 
Storge  Town,  for  do 1 


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Subscription!  and  Donations  in  aid  of  the  Baptist  Missionar}*  Society  will  be  thankfiilly 
received  by  William  Brodie  Gumey,E9q.,  and  Samuel  Morton  Peto,  Esq.,  M.P.,  Tieasuien; 
by  the  Rev.  Frederick  Trcstrail  and  Edward  Bean  Underbill,  Esq.,  Secretaries,  at  the 
Mission  House,  33,  Moorgate  Street,  London:  in  Edixbuboh,  by  the  Rer.  Jonathan 
Watson,  and  John  Macandrew,  Esq.;  in  Glasoow,  by  C.  Anderson,  Esq.;  in  Dubun,  br 
John  Purser,  Esq.,  Rathmines  Castle;  in  Calcutta,  by  the  Rev.  James  Thomas,  Baptist 
Mission  Press;  and  at  New  York,  United  States,  by  W.  Colgate,  Esq.  Contributions  cui 
also  be  paid  in  at  Messrs.  Barclay,  Beran,  Tritton,  and  Ccj  Lombard  Street,  to  the  account 
of  the  Treasurers. 


J.  lupBOJr  AMD  sojr,  PBiHTus^  CASti.a  statxT,  vonsimf. 


TDE 


BAPTIST  MAGAZINE, 


AUGUST,  1C54. 


SPECIMENS  OF  THE  RHEMISH  AND  THE  COMMON  ENGLISH 

VERSIONS  IN  PARALLEL  COLUMNS. 


At  the  close  of  the  first  article  in  the 
Baptist  Magazine  for  July,  entitled, 
**  The  Roman  Catholic  Authorised 
Knglish  Version,"  some  remarks  were 
Hude  on  the  desirableness  of  an  edition 
Of  the  New  Testament  which  should 
exhibit,  side  by  side,  the  Rhemish  and 
tbe  Common  English  Translations  of 
the  sacred  text.  It  is  not  for  the 
<ake  of  persons  who  arc  accustomed  to 
tead  the  scriptures  that  this  is  desired, 
but  for  intelligent  Roman  Catholics, 
many  of  whom,  notwithstanding  the 
prohibition  to  which  they  are  subjected, 
would  be  glad  to  peruse  the  common 
English  testament  were  they  not  de- 
terred by  the  notion  that  it  is  an 
erroneous  and  deceptive  translation. 
The  writer  of  that  article  has  been 
pleased  to  find  that  some  warm  friends 
of  Ireland  are  anxious  that  his  sug- 
gestion should  b3  acted  upon,  l)elieving 
that  great  numbers  of  the  people  of  that 
country  would  eagerly  compare  the  two 


versions  if  opportunity  to  do  so  were 
alfurded  them.  The  Rhemish  Testa- 
ment, though  inferior  in  some  respects 
to  translations  made  by  protestanta, 
is  yet  sufficiently  clear  to  teach  the 
doctrine  of  salvation  by  faith  fn  ia 
crucified  Redeemer  were  it  freely  dr- 
culated ;  but  it  is  difficult  to  obtain  it 
in  Ireland,  and  it  is  accompanied  with 
glosses  which  tend  to  obscure  and  per- 
vert its  meaning.  If  it  were  published 
without  notes,  and  if  what  is  called 
"  the  authorised  version  "  were  with  it, 
the  light  which  the  latter  would  throw 
on  the  former  would  guide  the  mind  tf- 
the  sincere  inquirer  to  right  conclusiont. 
Anxious  that  the  project  should  be 
adopted,  the  writer  has  now  prepared 
two  specimens.  They  are  the  well 
known  and  important  passages  contain- 
ing the  conversation  of  our  Lord  with 
Nicodemus,  and  the  exposition  of  justi- 
fication by  faith,  in  the  fourth  and  fifth 
chapters  of  Paul's  epistle  to  the  Romans. 


JOHN   III. 

JVtemish  Version.  Common  English  Venion, 

1.  And  there  was  a  man  of  the  Phari-       1.  There  was  a  man  of  the  Pharisees^ 

sees,  named  Nicodemus,  a  ruler  of  the  named  Nicodemus,  a  ruler  of  the  Jewa. 
Jews. 


466  SPECIMENS. 

Wtemish   Vernon,  Common  EnglM  Verwm. 

2.  This  man  caine  to  Jcpus  by  night,        2.  The  same  came  to  JetoB  hj  ni^  |^ 
and  said  to  him,  Rahbi,  we  know  that  and  said  unto  him,  Rabbi,  we  know  Ail 
thou  art  come  a  teacher  from  God  ;  for  thou  art  a  teacher  come  from  God :  for 
no  man  can  do  these  signs  which  thou  no  man  can  do  these  miracles  that  tlm 
dost,  unless  Ood  be  with  him.  docst,  except  Qod  be  with  him. 

3.  Jesus  answcrt-d  and  said  to  him  :  H.  Jesus  answered  and  sud  unto 
Amen,  amen  I  say  to  thee,  unless  a  man  him,  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  thee, 
be  born  again,  he  cannot  see  the  king-  Except  a  man  be  bom  again,  he  eannoft 
dom  of  Ood.  see  the  kingdom  of  GocL 

4.  Nicodemus  saith  to  him:  How  can  4.  Nicodcmus  saith  unto  him,  How 
a  man  be  l)om  when  he  is  old  ?  can  he  can  a  man  be  bom  when  he  is  old  ?  can 
ent^r  a  second  time  into  his  mother's  he  enter  the  second  time  into  Ui 
womb,  and  be  born  again  ?  mother*s  womb,  and  be  bom  ? 

5.  Jesus  answered :  Amen,  amen  I  5.  Jesus  answered,  Verily,  Terily,  I 
say  to  thee,  unless  a  man  be  bom  again  say  unto  thee,  Except  a  man  be  bom  of 
of  water  and  the  Iloly  Ghost,  he  cannot  water  and  of  the  Spirit,  he  cannot  enter 
enter  into  the  kingdom  of  Qod.  into  the  kingdom  of  Ck>d. 

6.  That  which  is  born  of  the  flesh  is  6.  That  which  is  bom  of  the  flesh  ii 
flesh :  and  that  which  is  born  of  the  flesh  ;  and  that  which  is  bom  of  die 
Spirit,  is  spirit.  Spirit  is  spirit. 

7.  Wonder  not,  that  I  said  to  thee,  7.  Marvel  not  that  I  said  unto  thee, 
you  must  be  bom  again.  Ye  must  be  bom  again. 

8.  The  Spirit  breatheth  where  he  will ;  8.  The  wind  bloweth  where  it  liiteth, 
and  thou  hcarest  his  voice,  but  thou  and  thou  hearest  the  sound  thereof,  hat 
knowest  not  whence  he  comcth  and  canst  not  tell  whence  it  cometb,  and 
whither  ho  gocth  :  so  is  every  one  that  whither  it  goeth :  so  is  every  one  thit 
is  bom  of  the  Spirit.  is  born  of  the  Spirit. 

9.  Nicodemus  answered,  and  said  to  0.  Nicodemus  answered  and  said  unto 
him  :  How  can  these  things  be  done  ?  him,  How  can  these  things  be  ! 

10.  Jesus  answered,  and  said  to  him  :  10.  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
Art  thou  a  master  in  Israel,  and  knowest  him.  Art  thou  a  master  of  Israel,  and 
not  these  things  ?  knowest  not  these  things  ? 

11.  Amen,  amen  I  say  to  thee,  that  11.  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  thee, 
we  speak  what  we  know,  and  we  testify  We  speak  that  we  do  know,  and  testifj 
what  we  have  seen,  and  you  receive  not  that  we  have  seen  ;  and  ye  receive  not 
our  testimony.  our  witness. 

12.  If  I  have  spoken  to  you  earthly        12.  If  I  have  told  you  earthly  things, 
things,  and  you  believe  not :  how  will  and  ye  believe  not,  how  shall  ye  believe, 
you  believe  if  I  shall  speak  to    you  if  I  tell  you  of  heavenly  things  ? 
heavenly  things  7 

13.  And  no  man  hath  ascended  into  13.  And  no  man  hath  ascended  up  to 
heaven,  but  he  that  descended  from  heaven,  but  he  that  came  down  from 
heaven,  the  son  of  man  who  is  in  heaven,  even  the  son  of  man  which  is  in 
heaven.  heaven. 

14.  And  as  Moses  lifted  up  the  14.  And  as  Moses  lifted  up  the 
serpent  in  the  desert,  so  must  the  son  serpent  in  the  wilderness,  even  so  must 
of  man  be  lifted  up.  the  son  of  man  be  lifled  up : 

15.  That  whosoever  believeth  in  him,        15.  That  whosoever  believeth  in  him 


SP£CIM£K8.  467 

Rkimuh  Version,  Common  JSngUah  Ytnion, 

not  perish,  but  may  have  life  ever-  should  not   perish,  but   have  eternal 

hating.  Ufe. 

16.  For  God  so  loved  the  world,  as  16.  For  God  so  loved  the  world,  that 
Id  give  his  only  begotten  Son ;  that  he  gave  his  only  begotten  Son,  that 
wliOBoever  believeth  in  him,  may  not  whosoever  bdieveth  in  him  should  not- 

« inish,  but  may  have  life  everlasting.  perish,  but  have  everlasting  life. 

17.  For  God  sent  not  his  Son  into  17.  For  God  sent  not  his  Son  into 
Ifae  world,  to  judge  the  world,  but  th»t  the  world  to  condemn  the  world ;  but 
the  world  may  be  saved  by  him.  that  the  world  through  him  might  be 

saved. 

18.  He  that  believeth  in  him  is  not  18.  He  that  believeth  on  him  is  not 
:  judged.    But  ho  that  doth  not  believe,  condemned ;  but  he  that  believeth  not 

it  already  judged :  because  he  believeth  is  condemned  already,  because  he  hath 

not  in  the  name  of  the  only  begotten  not  believed  in  the  name  of  the  only 

Son  of  God.  begotten  Son  of  God. 

10.  And  this  is  the  judgment:  because  19.  And  this  is  the  condemnation, 

the  light  is  come  into  the  world,  and  that  light  is  come  into  the  world,  and 

men  love  darkness  rather  than  the  light :  men  loved  darkness  rather  than  light,- 

for  their  works  were  evil.  because  their  deeds  were  eviL 

20.  For  every  one  that  doth  evil  20.  For  every  one  that  doeth  evil 
hateth  the  light,  and  cometh  not  to  the  hateth  the  light,  neither  oometh  to 
light,  that  his  works  may  not  be  re-  the  light,  lest  his  deeds  should  be  re^ 
l^ved.  proved. 

21.  But  he  that  doth  truth,  cometh  21.  But  he  that  doeth  truth  cometh 
to  the  light,  that  his  works  may  be  to  the  light,  that  his  deeds  may  be  made 
made  manifest,  because  they  are  done  manifest,  that  they  are  wrought  in 
in  God.  God. 

22.  After  these  things  Jesus  and  his  22.  After  these  things  came  Jesus 
disciples  came  into  the  land  of  Judea :  and  his  disciples  into  the  land  of  JudsMi ; 
and  there  he  abode  with  them,  and  bap-  and  there  he  tarried  with  them,  and 
tized.  baptized. 

23.  And  John  also  was  baptizing  in  23.  And  John  also  was  baptizing  in 
£nnon  near  Salim ;  because  there  was  Mnon  near  to  Salim,  because  there 
much  water  there,  and  they  came,  and  was  much  water  there :  and  they  came* 
were  baptized.  and  were  baptized. 

24.  For  John  was  not  yet  cast  into  24.  For  John  was  not  yet  cast  into 
prison.  prison. 

25.  And  there  arose  a  question  be-  25.  Then  there  lurose  a  question 
tween  some  of  John's  disciples  and  the  between  wnie  of  John's  disoiplee  and 
Jews  concerning  purification :  the  Jews  about  purifying. 

26.  And  they  came  to  John,  and  said  26.  And  they  came  unto  John,  and 
to  him :  Babbi,  he  that  was  with  thee  said  unto  him.  Rabbi,  he  that  was  with 
beyond  the  Jordan,  to  whom  thou  gavest  thee  beyond  Jordan,  to  whom  thou 
testimony,  behold  he  baptizeth  and  all  barest  witness,  behold,  the  same  bap- 
men  oome  to  him.  tizeth,  and  all  men  oome  to  him. 

27.  John  answered  and  said :  A  man  27.  John  answered  and  said,  A  man 
cannot  receive  aDy  things  unless  it  be  can  receive  nothing,  except  it  be  c^ven 
given  bin  firom  heaven.  him  firom  heaven. 


46S  SPECIMENS. 

Wtemith  Version,  Commim  EnglUh  Venion. 

28.  You  yourselves  do  bear  mo  wit-  28.  Te  yourselves  bear  me  witneo^ 

ness,  that  I  said,  I  am  not  Christ,  but  that  I  said,  I  am  not  the  Christi  bat 

that  I  am  sent  before  him.  that  I  am  sent  before  hi'jti. 

19.  He  that  hath  the  bride,  is  the  29.  lie  that  hath  the  bride  it  the 

bridegroom :  but  the  friend  of  the  bride-  bridegroom :  but  the  friend  of  the  brid^ 

groom,  who  standcth  and  hearcth  him,  groom,  which   standeth    and    hesreth 

rejoiceth  with  joy  because  of  the  bride-  him,  rcjoiceth  greatly  because  of  tba 

groom's  voice.    This  my  joy  therefore  bridegroom's  voice  :  this  my  joy  there- 

is  fulfilled.  fore  is  fulfilled. 

SO.  lie  must  increase   but  I  must  30.  He  must  increase,  but  I  mud 

decrease.  decrease. 

31.  He  that  comcth  from  above,  is  31.  Ue  that  cometh  from  above  il 
above  all.    lie  that  is  of  the  earth,  of  above  all :  he  that  is  of  the  earth  ii 
the  earth  he  is,  and  of  the  earth  he  earthly,  and  Bpeakcth  of  the  earth :  lie 
spcaketh.    He  that  comcth  from  heaven,  that  cometh  from  heaven  is  above  aH 
is  above  all. 

32.  And  what  he  hath  seen,  and  32.  And  what  he  hath  seen  and  heird, 
heard,  that  he  tcstificth ;  and  no  man  that  he  teetifieth ;  and  no  man  receivetH 
receiveth  his  testimony.  his  tci^timony. 

33.  He  that  hath  received  his  testi-  33.  He  that  hath  received  his  testi- 
mony hath  set  to  his  seal  that  God  is  mony  hath  set  to  his  seal  that  God  is 
true.  true. 

34.  For  ho  whom  Qod  hath  sent,  34.  For  he  whom  God  hath  sest 
speaketh  the  words  of  God :  for  God  speaketh  the  words  of  God :  for  God 
doth  not  give  the  spirit  by  mcafiurc.  givcth  not  the  Spirit  by  measure  uni9 

him. 

33.  The  Father  loveth  the  S.jn :  and  3o.  The  Father  lovcth  the  Son,  and 

he  hath  given  all  things  into  his  hand,  hath  given  all  things  into  his  hand. 

36.  He  that  believcth  in  the  Son,  30.  He  that  bclieveth  on    the  Sod 

hath  life  everiasting :  but  he  that  be-  hath    everbsting    life :    and    he   that 

lieveth  not  the  Son,  shall  not  see  life,  believcth  not  the  Son  shall  not  sec  life; 

but  the  wrath  of  God  abidcth  on  him.  but  the  wrath  of  God  abideth  on  him. 

nOMAKS   IV.   AND   V. 

1.  What  shall  we  say  then  that  1.  What  shall  we  then  say  that 
Abraham  hath  found,  who  is  our  father  Abraham,  our  father  as  pertaining  to 
according  to  the  flesh  ?  the  flesh,  hath  found  ? 

2.  For  if  Abraham  were  justified  by  2.  For  if  Abraham  were  justified  by 
works,  he  hath  whereof  to  glory,  but  works,  he  hath  Kkereof  to  glory ;  but 
not  before  God.  not  before  God. 

3.  For  what  saith  the  scripture?  3.  For  what  saith  the  scripture? 
Abraham  believed  Gcd,  and  it  was  re-  Abraham  btlievcd  God,  and  it  vas 
puted  to  him  unto  justice.  counted  unto  him  for  righteousness. 

4.  Now  to  liim  that  worketh,  the  re-  4.  Now  to  him  that  worketh  is  the 
ward  is  not  reckoned  according  to  reward  not  reckoned  of  grace,  but  of 
grace,  but  according  to  debt.  debt. 

5.  But  to  him  that  worketh  not,  yet  5.  But  to  him  that  worketh  not,  but 
bdievcth  in  him  that  jostifi^th  the  beU^^^k  q\x  bisv  tha.t  iustifiieth  the  on- 


8PE0IMEK8.  4«> 

Rhemish  Version.  Common  English  Version. 

OBgodly,  his  faith  is  reputed  to  justice  godly,  his  faith  is  counted  for  righteous - 

according  to  the  purpose  of  the  grace  ness. 
of  God. 

6.  As  David  also  tcrmeth  the  hlesscd-  6.  Even  as  David  also  describeth  the 
sess  of  a  man,  to  whom  Qod  reputeth  blessedness  of  the  man,  unto  whom  God 
JQBtice  without  works.  imputeth  righteousneES  without  works. 

7.  Blessed  are  they,  whose  iniquities  7.  iSaf/i)v/,  Blessed  are  they  whose 
ire  forgiven,  and  whose  sins  are  covered,  iniquities  are  forgiven,  and  whose  sine 

are  covered. 

6.  Blessed  is  the  man  to  whom  the  8.  Blessed  is  the  man  to  whom  the 

Lord  hath  not  imputed  sin.  Lord  will  not  impute  sin. 

0.  This  blessedness  then  doth  it  re-  9.  Cometh  this  blessedness  then  upon 

main  in  the  circumcision  only,  or  in  the  circumcision  onli/j  or  upon  the  un- 

the  uncircumcision  also  ?    For  we  say  circumcision  also  ?  for  we  say  that  faith 

that  unto  Abraham  faith  was  reputed  was  reckoned  to  Abraham  for  righteous- 

to  justice.  ness. 

10.  How  then  was  it  reputed  ?  When  10.  How  was  it  then  reckoned? 
ho  was  in  circumcision,  or  in  uncir-  when  he  was  in  circumcision,  or  in  un- 
cumcision?  Not  in  circumcision,  but  circumcision?  Not  in  circumcisioDj 
In  uncircumcision.  but  in  uncircumcision. 

11.  And  he  received  the  sign  of  cir-  11.  And  he  received  the  sign  of  cir- 
cumcision, a  seal  of  the  justice  of  the  cumcision,  a  seal  of  the  righteousness 
faith  which  he  had  being  uncircum-  of  the  faith  which  he  had  j/et  being  un- 
cised :  that  he  might  be  the  father  of  circumcised :  that  he  might  bo  tho 
all  them  that  believe  being  uncircum-  father  of  all  them  that  believe,  though 
cised,  that  unto  them  also  it  may  be  they  be  not  circumcised  ;  that  righteous- 
reputed  to  justice :  ncss  might  be  imputed  unto  them  also : 

12.  And  might  be  the  father  of  cir-  12.  And  the  father  of  circumcision 
cumcision,  not  to  them  only  that  are  of  to  them  who  are  not  of  the  circumcision 
the  circumcision,  but  to  them  also  that  only,  but  who  also  walk  in  the  steps  of 
follow  the  steps  of  the  faith  that  is  in  the  that  faith  of  our  father  Abraham,  which 
uncircumcision  of  our  father  Abraham,  he  had  being  yet  uncircumcised. 

13.  For  not  through  the  law  was  the  13.  For  the  promise,  that  he  should 
promise  to  Abraham,  or  to  his  seed,  be  the  heir  of  the  world,  was  not  to 
that  he  should  be  heir  of  the  world;  Abraham,or  to  hissecd,  through  the  law^ 
but  through  the  justice  of  faith.  but  through  the  rightcousnefs  of  faith. 

11.  For  if  they  who  are  of  the  law,  14.  For  if  they  which  arc  of  the  law 

be  heirs ;  faith  is  made  void,  the  pro-  he  heirs,  faith  is  made  void,  and  the 

mise  is  made  of  no  effect.  promise  made  of  none  effect : 

15.  For  the  law  workcth  wrath.  For  15.  Because  the  law  worketh  wrath : 
where  there  is  no  law  ;  neither  is  there  for  where  no  law  is,  there  is  no  trans- 
transgression,  gression. 

16.  Therefore  is  it  of  faith,  that  ac-  16.  Therefore  it 'is  of  fiiith,  that  t* 
cording  to  grace  the  promise  might  be  miffht  he  by  grace  ;  to  the  end  the  pro- 
firm  to  all  the  seed,  not  to  that  only  mise  might  be  sure  to  all  the  seed  ;  not 
which  b  of  the  law,  but  to  that  also  to  that  only  which  is  of  the  law,  but  to 
which  18  of  the  faith  of  Abraham,  who  that  also  which  is  of  iVve  i^\t\i  ^l  KSst^- 
it  tho  father  of  (tfai/*  ham;  YrhoistliQSatk^i  ol>aA^> 


470  SPEGIMEKa 

Hkemith  Venion,  Common  £ngli$k 

17.  (As  it  is  written :  I  have  made  17.  (As  it  is  written,  I  have  made 
thee  a  father  of  many  nations)  before  thee  a  father  of  many  nationa»)  before 
Qod,  whom  he  believed,  who  quickcncth  him  whom  he  believed,  even  God,  win 
the  dead ;  and  calleth  those  tJuDgs  that  quickenetli  the  dead,  and  calleth  those 
are  not,  as  those  that  are.  things  which  be  not,  as  though  they 

were. 

18.  Who  against  hope  believed  in  18.  Who  against  hope  believed  in 
hope ;  that  he  might  be  made  the  father  hope«  that  he  might  become  the  fiithcr 
of  many  nations,  according  to  that  of  many  nations,  according  to  that 
which  was  said  to  him  :  So  shall  thy  which  was  spoken,  So  shall  thy  seed  be. 
seed  be. 

19.  And  he  was  not  weak  in  faith  ;  10.  And  being  not  weak  in  fidth,  be 
neither  did  he  consider  his  own  body  considered  not  his  own  body  now  deed, 
now  dead,  whereas  ho  was  almost  an  when  he  was  about  an  hundred  yean 
hundred  years  old,  nor  the  dead  womb  old,  neither  yet  the  deadness  of  Sarab^i 
of  Sara.  womb : 

20.  In  the  promise  also  of  God  he  ^0.  lie  staggered  not  at  the  promiie 
staggered  not    by  distrust;    but  was  of   God   through    unbelief;    but  wai 
strengthened  in  faith,  giving  glory  to  strong  in  faith,  giving  glory  to  God ; 
God: 

21.  Most  fully  knowing  that  whatso-  £1.  And  being  fully  persuaded  that, 
ever  he  has  promised,  he  is  able  also  to  what  he  had  promised,  he  was  able  alto 
perform.  to  perform. 

22.  And  therefore  it  was  reputed  to  22.  And  therefore  it  was  imputed  to 
him  unto  justice.  him  for  righteousness. 

23.  Now  it  is  not  written  only  for  23.  Xow  it  was  not  written  for  hif 
him,  that  it  was  reputed  to  him  unto  sake  alone,  tliat  it  was  imputed  to  him ; 
justice. 

24.  But  also  for  us,  to  whom  it  shall  24.  But  for  us  also,  to  whom  it  shall 
be  reputed,  if  wo  believe  in  him,  that  bo  imputed,  if  we  believe  on  him  that 
raised  up  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord  from  raised  up  Jesus  our  Lord  from  the 
the  dead.  dead ; 

25.  Who  was  delivered  up  for  our  25.  Who  was  delivered  for  our 
sins,  and  rose  again  for  our  justification,  offences,  and  was  raised  again  for  our 

justification. 

1.  Being  justified  therefore  by  faith,  i.  Therefore  being  justified  by  faith, 
let  us  have  peace  with  God  through  our  we  have  peace  with  God  through  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  Lord  Jesus  Christ : 

2.  By  whom  also  we  have  access  2.  By  whom  also  we  have  access  by 
through  fjEuth  into  this  grace,  wherein  faith  into  this  grace  wherein  we  stand, 
we  stand,  and  glory  in  the  hope  of  the  and  rejoice  in  hope  of  the  glory  of  God. 
glory  of  the  sons  of  God. 

3.  And  not  only  so ;  l)ut  we  glory  3.  And  not  only  m>,  but  we  glory  in 
also  in  tribulations,  knowing  that  tribu-  tribulations  also :  knowing  that  tribula- 
lation  worketh  patience,  tion  worketh  patience  ; 

4.  And  patience  trial ;  and  trial  hope,  4.  And  patience,  ezperienoe ;  and  ex- 

perience, hope : 

•  A  And  hope  oonfimndeth  not ;  be-  5.  kad  ko^^  maketh  not  ashamed; 


SPECIMENS.  '471 

Rhemifh  Version.  C&mrMn  Enfiiah  Vernon. 

catisc  the  charity  of  Qod  is  poured  forth  because  the  love  of  God  is  shed  abroad 

in  our  hearts,  bj  the  H0I7  Ghost  who  in  our  hearts  bj  the  Holy  Ghost  which 

is  given  to  us.  is  given  unto  us. 

6.  For  why  did  Christ,  when  as  yet  0.  For  when  we  were  yet  withoat 
VTB  were  weak,  according  to  the  time,  strength,  in  due  time  Christ  died  for  the 
die  for  the  ungodly  ?  ungodly. 

7.  For  scarce  for  a  just  man  will  one  7.  For  scarcely  for  a  righteous  man 
die ;  yet  perhaps  for  a  good  man  some  will  one  die :  yet  peradventure  for  a 
one  would  dare  to  die.  good  man  some  would  even  dare  to  die. 
'  8.  But  God  commendeth  his  charity  8.  But  God  commendeth  his  love 
towards  us :  because  when  as  yet  we  toward  us,  in  that,  while  wo  were  yet 
were  sinners,  according  to  the  time,  sinners,  Christ  died  for  us. 

9.  Christ  died  for  us :  much  more  9.  Much  more  then,  being  now  justi- 
iherefore  being  now  justified  by  his  tied  by  his  blood,  wo  shall  be  saved  from 
blood,  shall  we  be  saved  from  wrath  wrath  through  him. 

through  him. 

10.  For  if,  when  wc  were  enemies,  10.  For  if,  when  wo  were  enemies, 
we  were  reconciled  to  God  by  the  death  we  were  reconciled  to  God  by  the  death 
of  his  Son :  much  more  being  reconciled,  of  his  Son,  much  more,  being  reconciled, 
shall  we  be  saved  hy  his  life.  wc  shall  be  saved  by  his  life. 

11.  And  not  only  so:  but  also  we  11.  And  not  only«o,  but  we  also  joj 
glory  in  God,  through  our  Lord  Jesus  in  God  through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
Christ,  by  whom  we  have  now  received  by  whom  we  have  now  received  the 
reconciliation.  atonement. 

12.  Wherefore  as  by  one  man  sin  12.  Wherefore,  as  by  one  man  sin 
entered  into  this  world,  and  by  sin  entered  into  the  world,  and  death  by 
death  :  and  so  death  passed  upon  sill  sin  ;  and  so  death  passed  upon  all  men, 
men  in  whom  all  have  sinned.  for  that  all  have  sinned  : 

13.  For  until  the  law  sin  was  in  the  13.  (For  until  the  law  sin  was  in  the 
world :  but  sin  was  not  imputed,  when  world :  but  sin  is  not  imputed  when 
the  law  was  not.  there  is  no  law. 

14   But  death  reigned  from  Adam  14.  Nevertheless  death  reigned  from 

nnto  Moses,  even  over  them  also  who  Adam  to  Moses,  even  over  them  that 

have  not  sinned  after  the  similitude  of  had  not  sinned  after  the  similitude  of 

the   transgression  of  Adam,  who  is  a  Adam^s  transgression,  who  is  the  figure 

figure  of  him  who  was  to  come.  of  him  that  was  to  come. 

10.  But  not  as  the  offence,  so  also  tlie  15.  But  not  as  the  offence,  so  also  i$ 

gift.    For  if   by  the    offence  of   one  the  free   gift.      For   if  through   the 

many  died :  much  more  the  grace  of  offence  of  one  many  be  dead,  much 

Qod  and  the  gift,  by  the  grace  of  one  more  the  grace  of  God,  and  the  gift  by 

man  Jesus  Christ,  hath  abounded  unto  grace^  which    is   by  one    man,  Jesos 

many.  Christ,  hath  abounded  unto  many. 

16.  And  not  as  it  was  by  one  sin,  so  16.  And  not  as  it  rms  by  one  that 
alto  is  the  gift.  For  judgment  indeed  sinned,  so  is  the  gift :  for  the  judgment 
was  by  one  unto  condemnation:  but  was  by  one  to  condemnation,  but  the 
grace  is  of  many  offences,  unto  justifica-  free  gift  is  of  many  offences  unto  justi- 
tion.  fication.                                • 

1 7.  For  if  by  one  man V  offence  death  1 7.  For  if  by  one  rtvMi^B  cffi^nsA  ^ffi9i^ 


478                                    RECOVERY  OF  TRUTH. 

Rhemish  Version.  Common  English  Venion. 

reigncih  through  one :  much  more  they  reigned  by  one ;  much  more  they  wbidi 

who  reci^ivo  abundance  of  grac?,  and  of  receive  abundance  of  grace  and  of  tlM 

the  gift,  and  of  justice,  shall  reign  in  gift  of  righteousness  shall  reign  in  lift 

life  through  ono,  Jesus  Christ.  by  one,  Jesus  Christ.) 

18.  Therefore  as  by  the  offence  of  18.  Therefore  as  by  the  offence  of 
one,  unto  all  men  to  condemnation :  one,  judgment  c(ims  upon  all  mea  to 
so  also  by  the  justice  of  one,  unto  all  condemnation ;  even  so  by  the  right- 
men  to  justification  of  life.  c  )usne83  of  one,  the  fret  gifl  cime  upoa 

all  men  unto  justification  of  life. 

19.  For  as  by  the  disobcdienc-e  of  one  19.  For  as  by  one  man's  disobedient 
man,  many  were  made  sinners :  so  also  many  were  made  sinners,  so  by  the 
by  the  obedience  of  one,  many  sliall  be  obedience  of  one  shall  many  be  made 
made  just.  righteous. 

20.  Now  the  law  entered  in,  that  sin  20.  Moreover  the  law  entered^  that 
might  abound.  And  where  sin  abounded,  the  offence  might  abound.  ButwhevB 
grace  did  more  abound.  sin  abounded,  grace  did  much  mon 

abound : 

21'  That  as  sin  hath  reigned  to  death  :  21.  That  as  sin  hath  reigned  uato 

so  also  grace  might  reign  by  justice  death,    even    so    might    grace    reigs 

unto   life    everlasting,   through    Jesus  through  righteou!>;ness  unto  eternal  life 

Christ  our  Lord.  by  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 


RECOVERY  OF  TRUTH  LONG  LOST  FROM  2  CHRON.  XXXVI.  9. 

BY  MR.  JOHN  FREEMAX. 

When  Moses  "  was  hid  three  months  '  period  is  spoken  of  as  "  three  months," 
by  his  parents,"  faith  had  its  (rial ;  and  '  there  being  thus  a  virtual  agreement  in 
at  the  end  of  that  time,  faith  had  its  |  the  two  staiements. 
triumph.  But,  in  the  three  month's  i  As  to  Jehoiach  in 'sage,  however,  when 
reign  of  him  who,  with  three  variations  '  he  ascended  the  throne  of  Judah,  some 
for  one  general  idea,  is  called  Jehoiachin,  accident  in  transcribing  has  made  the 
Jeconiah,  and  Coniah,  we  behold  a  veri-  accounts  contradictory.  For,  in  accord- 
fication  of  the  dechiration  of  one  of  ance  with  what  research  will  prove  to 
Job's  friends,  that  ^*  the  triumphing  of  i  be  the  truth,  it  is  said  in  2  Kings  xzIy* 
the  wicked  is  short.'*  For  though,  |  0, "  Jehoiachin  was  eighteen  years  oM 
during  a  hundred  days,  Jehoiachin  was  when  he  began  to  reign;"  whereas, in 
"spreading  himself  like  a  green  bay-  the  impaired  reading  now  found  in  2 
tree,"  yet,  at  the  close  of  this  ])rief  Chron.  xxxvi.  9,  the  statement  is, 
period,  cnptivity  had  its  commission  to  *' Jehoiachin  was  eight  years  old  when 
hold  him  a  close  prisoner  in  Babylon  for  he  began  to  reign." 
thirty-seven  years.  In  our  phrase  sin  ah,  when  we  place 

In  2  Chron.  xxxvi.  9,  the  time  of    the  emphasis  on  the  word  «?w,  we  have 


Jchoiachin's    reign    is    called,  in    the 
language  of  specification  "  three  months 


what  some  of  the  Arabs  say  fur  yeart 
though  the  Arabs  of  the  desert  call  a 


and  ten  days,^'  while  in  the  generic  I  year  sen  ah,  with  the  emphasis  on  tff^ 
hmguBgc  of  2  Kings  zsly,  8>  the  saine  \  Bvit  in.  gvvini^  the  Hebrew  as  the  pointi 


RECOVERY  OF  TRUTH. 


478 


SHANAH  means  ytar  when 
ntended,  and  ytan  when  elevai 
ticerUy  years,  or  any  inter- 
number  of  years  is  spoken  of. 
fording  to  the  Hebrew,  as  now 
e  read  in  2  Kings  xxiv.  8, 
hin  was  eighteen  SHANAH 
I  he  began  to  reign,"  while, 
regular  Hebrew  plural,  it  is 
Chron.  xxxvi.  9,  "  Jchoiachin 
;  SHANIM  old  when  he  began 
'  In  short,  in  Hebrew  uum- 
ir  as  days  and  years  and  some 
Bcts  are  concerned,  there  is  the 
3  of  demarcation  as  in  hiero- 
wliich,  as  they  do  not  appear 
been  hitherto  explained  either 
cripts  or  in  printed  books,  the 
jre  adduces  as  a  novelty  hear- 
th c  subject  under  considera- 

indeed  the  ancient  Romans 
fic  first  letter  of  their  word  for 

as  the  representative  of  that 
such  C  was  a  sort  of  shorthand, 
I  was  when,  as  the  first  letter 
itin  for  thousand,  it  signified  a 
.    In  some  cases  too  the  letter 

made  as  for  L  to  be  its  lower 

thus  to  mean  fifty,  just  as  D, 
bion  of  the  right-hand  half  of 
nd  in  some  manuscripts,  meant 
i  II  did. 

fifty,  however,  the  characters 
he  Romans  were  hieroglyphics 
of  which  even  ancient  nations 
used  with  other  hieroglyphics 
;ame  class  when  alphabetical 
8  were  unknown.  Thus  I 
one  is  the  picture  of  one  finger, 

II  signifying  two  we  behold 
rs,  and  while  in  III  expressive 
we  behold  three  fingers.  And 
V  means  five  diminished  by 
!  VI  means  five  augmented  by 
30th  ancient  coins  and  ancient 
pts  give  nil  or  four  fingers 

As  to  the  number  five  which 
ids  with   the  five  digits  of  a 

A — VOVltTU  SERJl£, 


hand,  the  Romans  expressed  it  by  T' 
the  picture  of  a  hand  with  its  four 
fingers  close  together  and  its  thumb  so 
extended  from  them  as  to  form  the 
angle  which  V  makes.  Thus  VI  is  the 
five  digits  of  one  hand  and  a  finger  of 
the  other,  while  VII  may  be  accounted 
a  hand  and  two  fingers;  and  VIII,  a 
hand  and  three  fingers.  As  to  nine 
which  wc  express  by  IX  or  ten  minus 
one,  both  coins  and  manuscripts  often 
give  it  as  Villi  or  a  hand  and  four 
fingers.  At  last,  therefore,  we  come  to 
the  end  of  the  series  on  beholding  X 
having  one  V  or  hand  for  its  upper 
half,  and  another  V  or  hand,  in  an 
opposite  direction,  for  its  lower  half. 
Thus  the  ten  digits  of  the  two  hands 
are  presented  to  view  as  the  hiero- 
glyphical  representation  of  ten,  while 
Kuch  arrangement  shows  that  numbers 
themselves  had  the  same  portion  of  the 
human  frame  for  their  regulation. 

In  XI,  or  two  hands  and  a  finger,  we 
behold  the  commencement  of  a  second 
scries,  in  which  XIV,  or  ten  augmented 
by  five  minus  one,  is  written  XIIII.  In 
short,  the  second  series  is  the  first 
series  with  X,  or  a  double  hand  prefixed. 
Thus  also  the  third  series  is  the  first 
series  with  XX,  or  two  double  hands 
prefixed,  while  the  fourth  series  is  the 
first  scries  with  XXX  prefixed,  and 
while  the  fifth  series  ends  with 
XXXXVIIIT,  or  forty-nine,  as  found  on 
ancient  coins  and  in  ancient  manuscripts. 

In  such  an  edifice,  therefore,  ten  is 
the  uppermost  stone  of  the  base,  and 
eleven  is  the  lowest  stone  of  the  super* 
structurc  however  high  that  super- 
structure might  have  been  carried  by 
Hebrew  hieroglyphics  designating  num- 
bers before  words  were  expressed  in 
alphabetical  characters.  Thus  when 
the  Hebrew  for  years  is  twice  given,  as 
in  Gen.  xii.  4,  the  period  of  seventy-five 
years  is  called  "Five  SHANIM  and 
seventy  SHANAH  v'  wiA,  "^\\.\v  V)wfe  ^t.- 
ception  of  accident,  ox  ol  ^^iVx^^Wviwivi^ 


474 


RKCOVKRY  OF  TRUTH. 


as  in  Ps.  zc.  4,  SUANIM  was  used  for 
evexy  plural  *  in  the  hieroglyphical  base 
comprising  ten  and  undtr ;  while 
SHAN  An  was  used  for  every  plural  in 
the  hieroglyphical  superstructure  com- 
prising eleven  and  above. 

The  question  then  before  us  is  whether 
Jehoiuchin*s  age  on  his  accession  was 
"eight  SHANIM;'  or  ** eighteen  SHA- 
NAH  :"  and,  at  this  point,  the  ex- 
tinctive process/ezplained  in  the  writer*s 
last  paper  claims  our  attention. 

In  1  Kings  iL  11,  <^c.,  according  to 
the  Hebrew  mauuscripts  designated 
70  K,  and  06  K,  as  well  as  accord- 
ing to  other  manuscripts,  we  rightly 
read  concerning  David,  '*  Thirty  and 
three  SIIANAII  reigned  he  in 
Jerusalem."  The  last  Hebrew  letter, 
however,  as  expressed  by  AU  in  SHA- 
NAH,  ceasing  to  be  legible,  the  extinc- 
tive process  thereby  reduced  SIIANAII 
to  SHAN,  leaving  the  transcriber  to 
judge  what  the  illegible  part  might  have 
been.  Thus  some  one  not  alive  to  the 
Hebrew  idiom,  wrote  SIIANI^I  now 
given  in  the  Hebrew  of  that  passage. 

This  likewise  in  2  Chrou.  xxxvi.  1), 
the  loss  of  the  Hebrew  letter  IIK  caused 
SHANAH  to  become  SlIAN  with  such 
a  space  of  illegibility  following,  as  led  a 
transcriber  to  infer  that  SHANIM  had 
been  the  original  word;  and  thus,  in- 
stead of  rightly  restoring  "eighteen 
SHANAH,"  he  wrote  "  ci^rhteeu  SHA- 
NIM." 

A  subsequent  transcriber,  however, 
more  observant  of  the  Hebrew  idiom, 
perceived  that  the  proper  companion 
for  SHANIM  was  not  the  sum  of  eight 
and  teHf  but  eight  alone ;  and  thus,  by 
a  misrestorative  process,  he  increased 
the  degeneracy  by  writing  in  ii  Chron. 
xxxvi.  9,  "eight  SHANIM,"  as  now 
found  in  that  verse,  instead  of  "  eighteen 


*  In  using  the  word  plural  the  wiiter  does  not 
JjMlod*  A  dual  haring  letters  different  from  thoKe  of 


SHANAH  "  which  existed  thm  at  tU 

first. 

Here,  however,  it  may  be  said,  *^  When 
nothing  additional  exists  to  ton  the 
scale,  is  it  not  as  likely  that  eight  yen 
has  become  eighteen  years  as  thit 
eighteen  years  has  become  eight  yetn  T 
The  writer's  reply  is,  **  exactly  so," 

Yet  let  it  not  be  thought  a  msui 
thing  to  arrive  even  at  this  point  Fn 
though,  till  some  new  element  is  broughi 
to  our  aid,  no  turn  in  either  scale  cin 
be  effected ;  yet  the  equipoise  is  sdsptid 
"to  still  the  enemy  and  the  avenger." 
For  even  such  persons  would  aoeoae  u 
of  an  outrage  upon  common  sense,  if  we 
were  to  call  in  question  the  abiliijor 
integrity  of  a  classical  author  onacoooot 
of  a  discrepance  traceable  to  a  tm- 
&criber*s  error  in  one  of  two  direciiooi 
though  the  true  direction  might  be  a&- 
asocrtained.  And  yet  neither  in  Greek 
nor  Roman  uninspired  writings  do  we 
find,  as  in  Holy  Writ,  miracles,  pro- 
phecies, the  incomparable  excellence  of 
the  doctrine,  and  the  hcavcu-infiuenoed 
character  of  the  penmen,  constituting  a 
most  valuable  attestation  of  what  ii 
recorded. 

The  question  theu  is  whether  Je- 
hoiacbiu  during  his  hundred  days'  reign 
was  a  child  eight  years  old,  or  whether, 
like  our  beloved  (^ucon,  he  ascended  the 
tliruuo  at  the  age  of  eighteen. 

At  tliis  juncture  we  behold  a  hand 
coming  forth,  not  to  proclaim  in  writing 
on  a  wall  the  doom  of  Belshazzar ;  but, 
by  turning  a  scale  of  the  even  balanoe 
before  us,  to  answer  Pilate's  question* 
"AVhat  is  truth?" 

When  Jehovah^s  swearing  in  his  wrath 
afiected  those  who,  in  the  wildemefii» 
had  rushed  on  tlie  thick  bosses  of  hii 
buckler,  there  does  not  seem  to  have 
been  belonging  to  them  a  child  eight 
years  of  age  concerning  whom  the  lan- 
guage of  tenderness  was  not  used,  "hi 
to  your  little  ones,"  says  Jehovah^ '^  who 
ye  said  would  be  a  prey,  them  will  I 


JUMON'S  TRANSLATION  OF  TAB  BIBLE. 


475 


ig  in,  and  thej  shall  have  experi- 
ital  knowledge  of  the  land  which  'je 
e  despised."  Num.  xiv.  31. 
Mas !  however,  Jehoiachin  called 
dah  is  presented  to  our  view,  not  as 
unoffending  child 'of  eight  years  of 
,  but  as  a  full  grown  sinner  vjing 
h  those  who  were  shut  out  of  Canaan 
an  oath.    Thus  in  Jcr.  xxii.  24,  25, 

read,  "As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord, 
ugh  Ooniah,  son  of  Jchoiachini,  king 
Judah,  were  the  signet  upon  my 
bt-hand,  yet  would  I  pluck;  thee 
nee.  And  I  will  give  thee  into  the 
id  of  them  that  seek  thy  life,  and  into 
band  of  them  whose  face  thou  fearest, 
n  into  the  hand  of  Nebuchadnezzar 
g  of  Babylon,  and  into  the  hand  of 

Chaldeans." 

?hat  Jehoiachin  also    should    have 
is  wives  "  spoken  of  in  2  Kings  xxiv. 

within  four  months   after  he  was 


eighteen  years  old  is  consistent  with  the 
history  of  a  people  living  under  a 
Palestine  sky.  But  what  are  we  to  say 
of  the  present  reading  of  2  Chron.  xxxvi. 
9,  where  it  is  made  out  that  the  said 
husband  of  a  plurality  of  wives  had  not 
advanced  four  months  from  being  a  boy 
of  eight  years  of  age  ?  Blessed  be  Gk>d, 
then,  for  the  fulness  of  scripture.  For 
in  that  fulness  we  have  wherewith  to 
give  a  right  direction  to  the  doctrine  of 
causes,  and  thus  to  place  beyond  reason- 
able controversy  the  fact  that  the  state- 
ment originally  existing  in  2  Chron. 
xxxvi.  9,  was, 

"Jehoiachin  was  eighteen  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign ;  and  he  reigned 
three  months  and  ten  days  in  Jerusalem : 
and  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  liord.'* 

Maryland  Fointy  Stratfordy  JEueM, 


JUDSON'S  TRANSLATION  OP  THE  BIBLE. 


One  of  the  first  things  Mr.  Judson 
aired  after,  as  soon  as  he  and  Mrs. 
Ison  were  allowed  to  meet  and  speak 
ether  in  English,  was  the  manuscript 
aslation  of  the  New  Testament, 
•t  of  it  had  been  printed,  but  there 
I  a  large  portion  together  with 
x>rtant  emendations  of  the  printed 
t,  still  in  manuscript.  Mrs.  Judson 
I  secreted  it,  with  her  silver  and  a 
'  other  articles  of  value,  in  the  earth 
ler  the  house.  It  was  now  the  rainy 
son,  and  if  the  paper  remained  in 
I  place  any  considerable  length  of 
m,  it  would  be  ruined  by  the  mould. 
frnM  thought  unsafe  to  allow  a  manu- 
ipt  of  this  kind  to  remain  in  the 
Me,  from  which  every  article  was 
jeot  at  any  moment  to  bo  carried 
ij,  as,  once  examined,  it  would 
teinly  be  destroyed.  The  final  con- 
non  was  to  aew  the  muiutoript  ap 


in  a  pillow,  so  mean  in  its  appearancey 
and  so  hard  and  uncomfortable  withal, 
that  even  the  avarice  of  a  Burman 
would  not  covet  it,  while  Mr.  Judson 
himself  should  undertake  the  guardian- 
ship of  the  treasure.  In  reply  to  a 
remark  afterwards  made  to  him  with 
regard  to  it,  he  said,  ^  When  people  are 
loaded  with  chains,  and  sleep  half  the 
time  on  a  bare  board,  their  senses 
become  so  obtuse  that  they  do  not  know 
the  difference  between  a  hard  pillow 
and  a  soft  one.*         ^ 

"The  keeper,  to  whose  share  Mr. 
Judson's  old  pillow  fell  on  the  day  they 
were  so  unceremoniously  thrust  into  the 
inner  prison,  had  afterwards  exchanged 
it  for  a  better  one,  wondering,  no  doubt, 
at  the  odd  taste  of  the  white  man. 
When  he  was  again  robbed  of  his  clothes 
and  bedding,  on  the  dvf  \w^  "«(%&  ^Tv^«fi 
away  to  Oung-peB.-\is  onie  ol  ^<^  roffiasA 


176  JUDSOy'8  TRANSLATION  OP  THE  BTBEHl 

deliberatelj  untied  the  mat  which  was  \  and  throat  Rccmed  to  predodc  the  poi- 
uscd  as  a  cover  to  the  precious  pillow,  '•  sibilitj  of  preaching  to  the  heathen, 
and  threw  the  apparently  worthless  roll        ''  Of  the  translation  thus  completed  it 
of  hard  cotton  away.    Some  hours  after,  i  may  bo   proper   here  to  oflTer  a  few 
Moung  Ing,  stumbling  upon  this  one    remark?. 

relic  of  the  vanished  prisoners,  carried  ''From  the  incidental  alltisions  toii 
it  to  the  houss  as  a  token  ;  and,  several  I  in  Dr.  Judson*s  letters  and  journals,  vo 
months  from  that  time,  the  manuscript  may  form  some  conception  of  the  labour 
whicli  now  makes  a  part  of  the  Burmese  '  which  he  spent  upon  this  work.  He 
Bible  was  found  within,  uninjured."  j  had  enjoyed  the  b3st  opportunitiei 
"On  the  26th  of  September,  1835,  <  which  this  country  then  afforded  for  the 
Dr.  Judson  finished  the  revision  of  the  '.  study  of  interpretation  ;  and  his  pro- 
Old  Testament ;  on  the  22nd  of  March, ;  gress  in  this  department  of  knowledge 
1837,  he  sent  to  the  press  the  last  sheet .  bad  awakened  the  highest  expectatkni 
of  the   revised    edition   of  the    New  ,  of  his  future  success  as  a  translator. 


Testament :  and  oa  the  24th  of  October, 
1840,  he  completed  the  revision  of  the 
quarto  edition  of  the  Burmese  Bible. 
The  labour  which  he  had  marked  out  as 


He  had  maie  himself  familiar  with  the 
Burmese  language  to  a  degree  nerer 
before  attained  by  a  foreigner.  He 
determined,    if    it    were    possible,  to 


his  life's  work  was  finii^hcd.     lie  had    transfer  the  ideas  of  the  holy  scripturei^ 
always  hoped  to  be  permitted  to  execute  |  from    their    original    languages    into 
a  translation  of  the  scriptures  into  a ,  Burman,  in  such  a  manner  that  lus 
language  in  which  they  had  ny vcr  before  |  work  should  need  as  little  revision  as 
been  known,  and  to  collect  a  church    possible  by  his  successors.    He  had  an 
among  tho   heathen  of   one   hundred    intense    desire   for   renderisg    perfect 
members.     His  prayer  had  been  more ,  every  lalK)ur  which  he  undertook ;  in- 
than    granted.      The    translation,    in  \  deed,  he  said  of  himself,  that  one  of  his 
B3veral  editions,  had  been  already  pub- ,  failings  was  'a  lust  for  finishing.'  Ilenee 
lished ;  and  he  found  that  the  natives  '  he  availed  himself  of  all  the  means  of 
themselves  considered  it  pure  Burman,    information  v.hicli  the  progress  of  bibli- 
nnd  perfectly  intelligible,     lie  had  long  ^  cal    science,    cither    in    Germany   or 
since  baptized  his  hundredth  convert ;  a    Americn,  placed  within  his  reach.    As 
church  far  excaeding  that  number  had  :  early  as  the  visit  of  Mrs.  Ann  Judson 
baen  gathered  around  him,  well  supplied  i  to  this  country,  his  demand  for  boob 
with  native  preachers,  and  thus  capable  '  was  large,  and  it  was  all  for  the  very  best, 
of  extending  itself  in  all  directions.     It '  the  foundation  books.     I  well  remember 
seemed  as  if  the  work  to  which  he  had    the  pleasure  with  which  I  stripped  my 
consecrated  himself  was  done,  and  the  i  library  of  what  I  considered  some  of  its 
objects  for  which  ho  desired  to  live  had  i  choicest  treasures,  to  supply  a  part  of 
become  fewer  andjess  interesting.     His  ;  his  most  urgent  necessities.     Thus  be 
love  for  his  family  was  ardent,  and  for  |  continued  until  he  had  surrounded  him- 
their  sakes  alone  did  this  world  possess  |  self  with  a  most  valuable  apparatus  for 
any  attractions.     His  thought?,  which  \  carrying  on  his  work  in  the  manner 
were    ordinarily    fixed    with    unusual  I  which  its  importance  deserved. 


continuity  on  heaven,  seemed  to  turn 
thither  with  a  more  resistless  longing, 
now  that  he  had  accomplished  th3  work 
which  he  believed  had  been  appointed 
tobim;  and  the  condition  of  hia  lvxBg« 


V 


"  While,  however,  he  thus  sought  for 
aid  from  all  the  sources  of  modern  and 
ancient  learning,  it  is  manifest  from 
the  whole  of  his  correspondence  that  be 
\i&^d  iVi^vxx  ^  with  the  discretion  of  * 


JUDSON'S  TRANSLATION  OP  THB  BIBLE. 


m 


master  mind.    It  was  not  in  his  power 
to  substitute  the  working  of  other  in- 
tellects for  the  working  of  his  own.    He 
weighed  with    critical   caution   every 
recension  of  the  text    lie  adopted  no 
interpretation  unless  either  convinced 
of  its  truth,  or  else  sure  that  it  was  tho 
nearest  approximation  to  the  truth  that 
eonld  be  made  in  the  present  state  of 
our  knowledge.    In  order  to  reach  this 
result,' no  labour  was  too  great,  and  no 
investigation  too  protracted.     United 
with  all  this  that  was  intellectual,  there 
was,  in  his  case,  a  mind  deeply  im- 
pressed with   its  own  fallibility,  and 
turning  with   unutterable  longing  to 
the  Holy  Spirit  for  guidance  and  illu- 
ounation.    The  importance  of  his  work 
to  millions  of  immortal  souls  was  ever 
present   to  his  view.     He  had  been 
ealled  by  the  providence  of   God    to 
unfold  to  a  whole  nation,  in  their  own 
language,  the  revelation  of  the  Most 
High.      He    conceived    it    to    be   a 
momentous  undertaking;  and  a  heavy 
weight  would  have  rested  on  his  soul  if 
a  single  idea  in  the  scriptures  had  been 
rendered  obscurely  in  consequenco  of 
haste,impatience,  negligence,  or  culpable 
ignorance  on  the  part  of  the  translator. 
"  But  after  he  had  satisfied  himself  as 
to  the  meaning  of  the  original,  a  most 
difficult  labour  yet  remained  to  be  ac- 
complished. It  must  be  now  transftirred 
into  a  language  peculiar  and  strongly 
idiomatic,  and,  moreover,  a  language 
destitute  of  terms  in  which  to  express 
the  elementary  and  peculiar  ideas  of  the 
Kew  Testament.    To  furnish  himself  in 
this  respect  was  the  daily  labour  of  his 
life.   Ue  read  Burmese  prose  and  poetry 
wherever  he  could  find  it.      He  was 
always  surrounded  by  Burmese  assist- 
ants and  transcribei*s.    As  fast  as  his 
snissionary  brethren  became  acquainted 
with  the  language,  ho  was  incessantly 
calling  upon  them  for  corrections.  They 
cheerfully  aided  him  in  this  respect  to 
Ibt  utnoit  of  their  power.    Every  cor- 


rcction  or  emendation  he  examined  with 
the  minutest  care.  l^Iany — I  think  ho 
says  most — of  them  he  adopted;  and 
none  of  them  were  rejected  without  the 
most  careful  and  diligent  inquiry. 

^'Thc  result  of  this  able  and  inde- 
fatigable labour  was  such  as  might 
have  been  expected.  Competent  judges 
affirm  that  Dr.  Judson*8  translation  of 
the  scriptures  is  the  most  perfect  work 
of  the  kind  that  has  yet  appeared  in 
India.  On  this  subject  it  will  not  be  in- 
appropriate to  introduce  a  few  sentences 
from  the  pen  of  a  gentleman  high  in 
rank  in  India,  himself  a  distinguished 
linguist,  and  a  proficient  in  the  Burmese 
language : — 

'*  *'  To  Judson  it  was  granted,  not  only 
to  found  the  spiritual  Burroan  church 
of  Christ,  but  also  to  give  it  the  entire 
Bible  in  its  own  vernacular,  thus  secur- 
ing that  church's  enduranceand  ultimate 
extension ;  the  instances  being  few  or 
none,  of  that  word,  after  it  has  onco 
struck  root  in  any  tongue,  being  ever 
wholly  suppressed.  Divino  and  human 
nature  alike  forbid  such  a  result ;  for 
when  once  it  has  become  incorporated  in 
a  living  tongue,  holiness  and  love  join 
hands  with  sin  and  weakness  to  per- 
petuate that  word*s  lifo  and  dominion. 
We  honour  AVickliffe  and  Luther  for 
their  labours  in  their  respective  mother 
tongues ;  but  what  meed  of  praise  is 
due  to  Judson  for  a  translation  of  tho 
bible,  perfect  as  a  literary  work,  in  a 
language  so  foreign  to  hira  as  tho 
Burn:ese  ?  Future  ages,  under  Qod*s 
blessing,  may  decide  this'  point,  %vh6n 
his  own  forebodings,  as  he  stood  and 
pondered  over  the  desolate,  ruinous 
scene  at  Pugan,  shall  be  fulfilled. 

"  *  One-and- twenty  years  after  his  first 
landing  at  Rangoon,  Judson  finished 
his  translation  of  the  whole  bible ;  but, 
not  satisfied  with  this  first  version,  six 
more  years  were  devoted  to  a  rfivision 
of  this  great  work  ;  and  on.  \.Vi^  ^4.\^cv  ^\ 
Octobur^  IU40,  i\xQ  laaV.  c\i^\i  oi  XV^  u«fi 


478  TKAK8FERRKD  WORDa 


edition  was  printed  off.    The  rerision 
cost  him  more  time  and  labour  than  the 


nonnoe  it  to  be  aU  that  he  anaed  H 
making  it,  and  also,  what  with  Ma 


first  translation  ;  for  what  he  wrote  in  never  was  an  object,  an  imperirihalk 
1623  remained  the  object  of  his  sonl : ;  monument  of  the  man's  genins.  Wc 
*  I  neyer  read  a  chapter  without  pencil  may  venture  to  hazard  the  opinioB,  ttift 
in  hand,  and  Oriesbach  and  Park  hurst '  as  Luther's  bible  is  now  in  the  haadb  sf 
at  my  elbow ;  and  it  will  l)e  an  object  protestant  Germany,  so,  three  eentniei 
to  me  through  life  to  bring  the  transla-  ,  hence,  Judson's  bible  will  be  the  liiUi 
tion  to  such  a  state  that  it  may  be  a  of  the  Christian  chnrchei  of  Barmali/'' 
standard  work.*    The  best  judges  pro-  ' 


TRANSFERRED  WORDS  IN  THE  COMMON  ENGLISH  TESTAMENT. 

NO.    XVII. — 8ABA0TII. 

Tnis  word,  which  must  be  carefully  i  letters ;  in  which  Paol  has  ioUowii 
distinguished  from  gnhlHtth,  occurs  in  i  them.  So  also  Jamea,  ehap.  t.  4^SBp- 
the  New  Testament  but  twice.  The  !  posing  that  it  would  be  agreaaUe  to  As 
instances  are  these :—  '  ears  of  the  Jews.    Ainsworth  on  Exodai 

Roman,  ix.  20.  ...  And  „E«i«  had  .aid  before,  I  "''  ^^  tells  US,  that  the  Rabbins  tsash, 

Except  the  I^rd  of  Sa-  \  when  God  judgeth  his  creatures  he  a 
haoth  had  left  n.  a  Med.     |  called  Elohim  ;  when  he  showeth  tbaa 

Jane.  t.  4 The  crie.  of  them  that  hare  ,  mercy,  he  is  called  J^&vah  ;  and  wlwi 

reaped  are  entered  ioto  the  ,  jj^  warreth  against  the  wioked,  bs  a 

earsoftheLordof^a^oofA.  called  iS^ftfloTA." 
It  is  found  in  the  Septuagint  very  In  his  Commentary  on  the  latttf 
frequently,  especially  in  the  writing;;  of  passage,  Manton  says,  '^  The  Lord  of 
the  prophet  Isaiah ;  and  it  is  used  in  Sabaoth,  that  is,  the  Lord  of  Hosts; 
the  passage  which  Paul  quotes  m  the  a  name  often  used  in  the  propheiiosl 
former  of  these  instances.  Macknight  I  books,  but  most  commonly  in  Isaith 
in  his  "  Literal  Translation  of  the  '  and  Zechariah.  It  is  not  nsoal  in 
Apostolical  Epistles  "renders  the  clause,  \  the  New  Testament,  God's  titles  beiof 
''  Unless  the  Lord  of  Hosts  had  left  us  j  there  fuller  of  sweetness  and  graos. 
a  seed ;"  and  observes,  '^  In  the  original  <  And  the  reason  why  it  was  so  moflk 
it  is  Lord  of  Sabaoth.  But  the  Hebrew  used  then,  was  because  the  people  of 
word  fkihaoth  signifies  Hosts  ;  and  is  ^  God  were  in  great  misery,  needed  maoi> 
sometimes  used  to  denote  the  sun,  ,  defence  and  protection,  and  were  in 
moon,  and  stars,  and  also  the  angels,  i  danger  to  let  fall  their  hopes  out  of  fear 
Tht  Lord  of  Sabiiofh,  therefore,  as  one  j  of  men.  It  was  a  name  of  God  io 
of  titles  of  the  Deity,  marks  his  supreme  >  commonly  known  and  used,  that  the 
dominion  over*  the  universe ;  and  par-    Septuagint  retained  the  Hebrew  teim 


ticularly  over  the  different  orders  of 
angels,  who,  on  account  of  their 
multitude  and  of  their  serving  under 
the  command  of  God,  are  named 
ffiuts,  I  Kings  xxii.  19.  The  LXX.,  in 
the  passages  where  this  Hebrew  word 


by  which  it  was  expressed.  And  so 
also  it  is  kept  in  the  New  Testament. 
Kvptffc  vaPaABy  as  by  Paul,  Rom.  ix.  87. 
and  by  James  in  this  place ;  not  reli- 
giously, out  of  any  mystery  in  t)» 
syllables  (as   Jerome   snpposeth),  hat 


(Hkmn,  eammmlj  express  it  in  OT«ek  ^beeoLxiM  \)^\a  ^^f^llation  of  God  was  to 


SONG  OF  A  PILGBIM  SOJOUBNING  AT  MABAH. 


479 


r  among  the  Jews,  and  sq  easily 
to  the  nations  that  conversed 
[lem.  Now,  the  Lord  is  called 
'd  of  Sabaoth,  or  Lord  of  Hosts, 
i  all  his  creatures  are  ranked  in 
n  order  that  thej  are  always 
o  serve  and  accomplish  his  will, 
te  is,  that  the  Lord  is  a  Lord  of 
commander-in-chief  of   all  the 


creatures,  angelSi  men^  thunders,  light- 
nings, storms,  showers,  lions,  fevers,  d^c. 
They  are  all  at  his  beck,  waiting  for  his 
word;  he  can  'send  lightnings  that 
they  may  go ;  they  say  unto  him, "  Here 
we  are."  Job  xxxviil.  5 ;  that  is, 
'  Lord,  whither  shall  we  go  ?  Here  we 
are,  ready  to  fulfil  thy  word.'" 


CHESTERFIELD,  VOLTAIRJB,  AND  PAUL. 


len  I  reflect,*'  says  Lord  Chester- 
upon  what  I  have  seen  and 
I  can  hardly  persuade  myself 
[  the  pomp  and  pleasures  of  the 
»n  be  a  reality.  But  I  look  upon 
',  is  past  as  one  of  those  thousand 
;  opium  commonly  occasions,  and 
lot  wish  to  repeat  the  noxious 
•r  the  sake  of  the  vagaries  pro- 
thereby.  Shall  I  tell  you  that  I 
his  melancholy  state  with  that 
ess  which  most  people  boast  of  ? 
it  because  I  must  bear  it  whether 
>r  not.  I  think  of  nothing  but 
ng  time  the  best  way  I  can,  now 
is  become  my  enemy.  It  is  my 
Lon^  therefore,  to  sleep  inacarrioge 
the  remainder  of  my  journey." 
}  you  see  what  a  poor,  abject,  mise- 
reature  was  Lord  Chesterfield  at  a 
hen  he  especially  wanted  help  and 
r,  when  about  to  leave  the  world. 
,  see  another  extraordinary  cha- 
when    he  was   about  to  take 


his  leave  of  earth,  and  the  time  of  his 
departure  was  at  hand :  '^  I  have  fought 
a  good  fight,  I  have  finished  my  course, 
I  have  kept  the  £uth ;  henceforth  there 
is  laid  up  for  me  a  crown  of  righteous- 
ness which  the  Lord,  the  righteous 
Judge,  shall  give  me  at  that  day ;  and 
not  to  me  only,  but  unto  all  those  that 
love  his  appearing." 

Turn  to  Voltaire:  I  was  lately  looking 
over  his  correspondence  with  one  of  his 
literary  female  acquaintances,  and  no 
less  than  three  times  in  his  letters  does 
he  say,  "I  dread  death  and  hate  life." 
Was  it  so  with  the  apostle  Paul  ?  Did 
he  dread  death  ?  What  is  his  language  1 
— ^*  I  have  a  desire  to  depart  and  to  be 
with  Christ,  which  is  far  better."  Did 
he  hate  life  ? — "Nevertheless  to  abide  in 
the  fiesh  is  more  needful  for  you,  and, 
having  this  confidence,  I  know  that  I 
shall  abide  and  continue  with  you  all 
for  your  furtherance  and  joy  of  faith." 
— Jai/'s  Final  DUcounes. 


SONG  OF  A  PILGRIM  SOJOURNING  AT  MARAH. 

ExoDBS  XV.  23—27. 

Encamped  by  the  waters  of  suffering  and  grief. 
My  comforts  embittered — I  cry  for  relief : 
My  sandals  are  ready,  I  wait  the  command 
To  march  on  my  journey  to  Canaan^fi  land. 


460  ADDRESS  TO  A  TOUTH  ON  HIS  BIBTHDAT. 

But  if  bj  the  waters  of  Marah  I  stay, 
I'll  patiently  drink  of  them  day  after  day ; 
If  thou,  my  kind  Guide,  wilt  but  cast  in  the  tree 
Of  promise — and  render  them  sweet  unto  me. 

Bereavements  repeated  of  friendships  so  dear, 
Have  rendered  quite  lonely  my  residence  here; 
And  but  for  the  loved  ones  who  need  I  should  stay, 
I  could  wish  that  my  Father  would  beckon  away. 

I  know  that  affliclions  in  kindness  are  given, 

To  wean  from  the  present  and  point  me  to  heaven ; 

And  the  bitterest  sorrow  is  sweetenedHo  me 

By  tho  branch,  stem,  and  root  of  lifers  healing  tree. 

My  future  I  know  not,  but  look  to  my  Guide, 

And  this  gives  contentment— "The  Lord  will  provide." 

Perhaps  on  to  Elim  my  way  may  be  made. 

To  wells  filled  with  comforts  and  j^  aim- trees  of  shade. 

I  will  not  be  anxious  or  careful  to  know 
How  much  tribulation  awaits  me  below  ; 
'Tis  enough  that  the  Lamb  in  the  midst  of  the  throne 
Shall  feed  me  in  heaven  as  one  of  his  own. 
SiapUhurst.  W,  J. 


ADDRESS  TO  A  YOUTH  ON  HIS  BIRTHDAY. 

Thou  now  art  passing  'neath  another  arch 
On  the  short  road  of  time  with  mystic  end ; 
And,  as  thou  enterest  on  another  year, 
Take  the  best  wishes  of  no  distant  friend. 
Before  thee  lies  a  noisy- peopled  world  ; 
Behind,  play  innocence  and  summer  airs  ; 
W'hile  all  about  thee— heavenly  panoply— 
A  mother's  blessings  and  a  father's  prayers. 

Thou  hast  grown  up  among  the  trees  end  flowers, 
Where  no  rude  voice  the  happy  silence  mars ; 
By  daylight,  round  thee  seen  dark,  brooding  hills, 
At  night,  above,  great  hosts  of  trembling  stars ; 
Thou  hast  seen  ppiing  return  to  her  old  haunts, 
And  heard  the  joyous  songs  of  birds  again : 
Then  summer,  autumn,  and  drear  winter  time, 
When  in  the  race  ot  \«Vii^  l\wi  ?io\^«%  ^x%  ^Skaxo., 


THE  NAME  IN  THE  SAND.  481 

And  now  thou  etandest  mid  the  light  of  jouth, 
Where  joyous  things  all  crowd  to  meet  thj  gaze  ; 
And  through  thy  soul  sweet  visions  come  and  go, 
Which  oft  desert  men  in  their  latter  days. 
Cling  to  those  hints  which  cross  thy  soul  in  dreams, 
Those  radiant  visitors  that  come  unsought ; 
For,  ah !  these  mystic  gleams  of  unnamed  light 
Are  the  bright  alphabet  of  future  thought. 

May  this  cold,  barren  world  before  thy  soul, 
Burst  into  blossom  like  an  Aaron's  rod ; 
And  may  the  work  of  thy  long,  peaceful  life, 
By  some  bright  pathway  lead  men's  thoughts  to  Gk>d. 
Oh,  may  thy  name  in  after  times  become 
One  in  the  list  of  earth's  undying  band. 
When  from  these  suburbs  of  eternity 
Thou  hast  been  taken  to  the  better  land. 
version.  J.  B. 


THE  NAME  IN  THE  SAND. 

Alone,  I  walk'd  the  ocean  strand, 
A  pearly  shell  was  in  my  hand, 
I  stoop'd  and  wrote  upon  the  sand 

My  name,  the  year,  the  day. 
As  onward  from  the  spot  I  pass'd. 
One  lingering  look  I  fondly  cast, 
A  wave  came  rolling  hi|Q;h  and  fast. 

And  wash'd  my  lines  away. 

And  so,  methought,  'twill  shortly  be 
With  every  mark  on  earth  from  me  ? 
A  wave  of  dark  oblivion's  sea 

Will  sweep  across  the  place 
Where  I  have  trod  the  sandy  shore 
Of  time,  and  been  to  me  no  more : 
Of  me — my  day— the  name  I  bore 

To  leave  no  track  nor  trace. 

And  yet  with  Him  who  counts  the  sands, 

And  holds  the  waters  in  his  hands, 

I  know  a  lasting  record  stands 

Inscribed  against  my  name  : 

Of  all  this  mortal  part  has  wrought — 

Of  all  this  thinking  soul  has  thought. 

And  from  these  fleeting  moments  caugiit) 

For  glory  or  for  shame.— T^e  Buinday  at  Home. 
%'^FounTH  ssnisg.  ^  'k^ 


481 


REVIEWS. 


Veniffcs  of  Divine  V^mptmnm ;  or  the  Dend  i  salt  and  the  lake  wu  fWoUn  into  • 
Sta,  and  the  CHiet  t^f  the  Plain,  Bjr  |  Ma,— ^'tlie  flail  fleft,"— «ppannti7  fr« 
William  Elfk  Tatlbb^  Author  nf  •  that  day  oil  Um  monung  of  wUA 
•'  Hippotytut  and  the  Chrutimn  Church ;"  ;  Abraham  TOie  ••riy,  went  to  the  pboi 
'Popery,  Hi   Character  and  CriHiM  ;•'    to  which  he  had  conducted  hiahetfealf 

4f.,  *r.   With  tiro  EngravingM.  London  :  |  y-^^i^^^  ^^  ^^i^^  way  towards  Sodo^ 

looked  towarda  the  cities  of  the  phii^ 


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"  and  lOy  the  smoke  of  the  country  vat 
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Palestine  in  1851  and  18.V2,  BjC.W.&l.  [  ^^^  brimstone  had  been  poured  dom 

upon  them  in  a  judicial  Tisitation,  vi 
the  Almighty  had  overthrown  "tb« 


Va!«  de  Velde,  late  Lieutenant  Dutch 
H.N,,  Chevalier  of  the  Legion  qf  Honour, 
Translated  under  the  Author's  Suj^n.  |  T^.^" J^jJ  the "pUlli; ^d  all  iheb- 

tendenee.    In  ttro    I  olumes,     EdinburKli  ',,./.       -  .,         f .  .  ..    .  .  .;. 

,.     ,        „.    ,        1     ju        io.i     habitants  of  the  cities,  and  that  vma 
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generally    received    computation,    five    brance. 

petty  sovereigns — the  kings  of  Sodom,  •      The  volume  of  3f r.  Tayler,  now  bdon 

Gomorrah,  Aduiah,  Zeboiim,  and  Zoar —  '  us,  contains  a  valuable  and  compreh» 

assembled  to  withstand  the  invasion  of  *  sivc  summary  of  all  that  can  be  IssimI 

their  dominions  by  four  northern  con-    respecting  this  region  from  the  writiip 

fedentes,  in  a  tract  of  level  country  !  of  ancient  and  modem  travellers.  Vfk 

denominated    the     vale     of     Siddim.  |  the  industry  and  tact  for  which  ibnMi 

Whether  their  cities,  called    also  the    works  have  established  his  character,!* 

cities  of  the  plain,  were  situated  on  the    has  given  a  general  view  of  the  dango 

level  or  on  the  rising  ground  adjacent  =  which  must  be  encountered  by  all  vho 

to  it  is  not  certain  ;  though  the  phrase-  ;  endeavour  to  explore  it,  and  of  then- 

ology  of  the  sacred  text  may  lead,  at .  searches  of  Maundrell  in  the  seventeen^ 

first  sight,  to  the  former  supposition.  It  |  ocntury,  of  Pococke  in  the  eighfceeiA 

is  not  said  that  their  cities  were  in  the  ,  of  Captains  Irby  and   Mangles  in  the 

vale  of  Siddim,  but  that  in  the  vale  of   beginning  of  the  nineteenth,  and  of  tk 

Siddim  they  met  their  foes.    ''  All  these  ,  more     recent    investigations    of  Dr- 

were  joined    together    in  the  vale  of    Robinson,  Lieutenant   Lynch,  and  IL 

Siddim,  which  is  the  Salt  Sea.''    The  '  De  Saulcy.    "The  book  consistoofti* 

field     of     battle    was     the     vale    of   parts.    The  first  treats  of  the  Dead  Seii 

Siddim,  which  then  abounded  with  what  |  its  dangers,  its  explorers,  and  its  hutarj- 

the  common  version  calls  '^  slime  pits,*'  |  The  second  considers  the  probaUeiitB 

but    which    afterwards    became    "  the  |  of  the  destroyed  cities,  and  inquiretisio 

Salt     Sea.''      Previously,     the     river  1  the  credibility  and  value  of  De  Mkj* 

Jordan  flowed  through  this  vale ;  and  i  discoveries." 

there  might  have  been  in  its  centre  an       To  the  voluminous  publication  of  tki 


enlargement  of  the  river  sufiioient  to 


eonstitute  a  lake ;  bat  the  'vates  beouna  ly  ds^Q\«i  icraii attention,  being  of  cpu0^ 


last  mentioned  writer  Mr.  Taykr  htf 


80D0U  kSD  GOMORRAH. 


403 


tiiat  notwithfUnding  the  total  abtenoe 
•f  ordtr  in  his  work,  and  of  everything 
adapted  to  fadlitate  the  reader  in  his 
tudeaTOur  to  derive  instruction  from 
ilw  book,  his  discoveries  are  real  and 
9t  great  value.  ''  Of  all  the  visitors  to 
the  Aaphaltic  Lake,"  he  says,  **  the  most 
VBOent  appears  to  have  heen  the  most 
i\  one.  M.  de  Saulcy,  a  French 
it,  having,  in  the  summer  of  1850, 
•Kperienced  a  severe  domestic  hereave- 
iMBt,  determined  to  hurrj  awaj  from  a 
|hee  which  only  served  to  recall  former 
IMBM  to  his  remembrance.  Unwilling 
te  tnad  again  the  beaten  paths  already 
tntoed  bj  hundreds  of  tourists,  he 
Skimatelj  decided  to  visit  the  shores  of 
Hm  Dead  Sea.  'All  that  was  told  of 
ttttt  wonderful  lake,'  says  he,  *  though 
from  innate  incredulity  I  thought  much 
«f  it  was  mixed  up  with  poetic  ex- 
■ggeration — all  that  was  repeated  of 
the  perils  awaiting  the  traveller  who 
■light  be  bold  enough  to  venture  on 
those  mysterious  shores,  strongly  stimu- 
lated my  curiosity.  Mystery  and  danger 
Mffioed  to  ^x  my  resolution. . .  I  solicited 
■nd  easily  obtained,  from  the  minister 
ef  public  instruction  in  France,  permis- 
sion to  travel,  at  my  own  expense,  with 
the  tiflc  of  Chargi  dCwne  mission  scienti- 
fqm  en  Orient;  and  accordingly  left 
Plaris  on  the  28th  of  September,  1850.'" 
The  pages  of  M.  de  Saulcy  illustrate 
the  stetements  of  other  travellers  as  to 
the  utter  absence  of  life  in  the  Salt  Sea, 
the  sulphurous  smell  perceptible,  the 
ofiensive  character  of  ite  waters,  and 
the  existence  of  inviting  but  disappoint- 
ing fmiU  on  ite  shores.  ^  The  crown- 
ing discovery  of  M.  de  Saulcy,  however," 
mys  Mr.  Tayler,  "is  undoubtedly  that 
tyf  the  ruins  of  the  cities  of  the  plain, — 
Bodom,  Gomorrah,  Admah,  Zeboiim,  and 
Soar.  His  claims  to  this  distinguished 
honour,  it  is  true,  are  not  yet  fully  con- 
ceded. Still  we  feel  assured  that  public 
t^pinion  will  ere  long  fully  admit  the 
tnith  of  these  identWoatiooB,    But,  u 


the  whole  subject  of  the  disooveiy  of 
the  remains  of  these  doomed  cities  will 
be  discussed  in  a  subsequent  chapter, 
we  shall  do  no  more  here  than  simplj 
stete  the  pointe  of  the  shore  at  which 
De  Saulcy  professes  to  have  found  them. 
He  places  Sodom  at  the  south-western 
point,  and  Zoar  about  a  mile  and  arhal/ 
distant.  Gomorrah  was  discovered 
almost  at  the  extreme  north  of  the 
same  western  coast.  Zeboiim  was 
identified  on  the  opposite  shore^  near 
the  tongue  of  land  called  El  Iamt  ;  and 
Admah,  in  tho  vicinity  of  Sodom,  on 
the  road  to  Hebron.  The  present 
Arabic  names  of  these  sites  strikingly 
resemble  the  ancient  Hebreif  appella- 
tions ;  and  in  every  instance^  except 
that  of  Admah,  our  traveller  discovered 
extensive  ruins,  evidently  of  an  age 
long  prior  to  those  elsewhere  met  Irith 
in  the  country." 

From  the  soundings  by  whieh  it  has 
been  ascertained  that  the  bottom  of  the 
lake  consiste  of  two  submerged  plains, 
an  elevated  and  a  depressed  one,  the 
former,  which  is  merely  the  southern 
bay  being  at  an  average  of  thirteen  feet 
below  the  water,  and  the  latter,  the 
northern  part,  lying  thirteen  hundred 
feet  below  the  surface^  it  is  inferred 
that  the  southern  bay  was  formed 
during  the  fearful  catastrophe,  though 
there  had  been  a  smaller  sea  of  sweet 
water  previously ;  and  the  present 
intense  saltness  is  ascribed  to  the 
passing  of  the  streams  and  rivulets 
which  now  run  into  it  through  vast 
masses  of  mountain  salt.  The  particular 
means  by  which  it  pleased  God  to 
destroy  the  cities  is  supposed  to  have 
been  a  shower  of  fire  and  brimstone 
ejected  from  the  numerous  volcanoes 
still  existing  in  the  neighbourhood. 

"It  was  on  Jan.  12,  1651,  that  the 
idea  of  the  discovery  of  Sodom  first 
occurred  to  De  Saulcy,  and  the  first 
impression  produced  on  YiSsn  ^aaO^VA 
given  in  hU  oim  iwrtji'.  — ^"^  ^^^ 


484  SODOM  AND  QOMORaAH. 


o^dock  we  pftss/  saya  he,  'close  bj  a  .  account   of    the    remit:  — 'Fortf«E 

hillock,    fifteen    yards    in    diameter,  |  minutes  past  two  have  aziiTsd,  vks 
covered  with  large  rough  stonei  thai  loot  | 
at  if  they  had  been  burnt ^  and  which 


constituted,  at  some  remote  and  un- 
ascertainable  period,  a  part  of  a  round 
structure  immediately  commanding  the 
shore.    The  sea  is  only  thirty  yards  off 


we  find  ourselves  again  pieciidy  k 
front  (and  ten  yards  distant  on  the  U^ 
of  the  collection  of  ruins  bearing  tti 
name  of  Redjom-el-MeBORhd.  He 
water*s  edge  is  scarodj  forty  or  tif 
yards  to  our  right,  whilst  the  foot  rf 


to  our  left,  and  the  mountain  side  not  |  the  mountain  is  only  thirty  yards  ftoi 
more  than  twenty  in  the  opposite  |  the  road  we  axe  following.  Whcasi 
direction.  The  sight  of  this  building  reach  the  Recyom-el-Meiorxiid  we  m 
impresses  me  strongly,  and  my  thoughts  marching  north  by  west.  Bj  fif^4si 
revert  to  Sodom.  I  qtication  Abou-  ■  minutes  past  two  we  tnm  west4Mril^ 
Daouk :  <  What  is  that  ? '  '  Qasr,  Qadim  *    west.    The  sea  is  then  eighty  yards «( 


(an  ancient  castle),  is  the  answer.  '  The  ■  and  the  foot  of  the  mountain 
name?*     * Redjom-el-Mezorrhcl'    (the  <1(K)  yards.     The   shore    having  tha 
heap  of  fidlen  stones).  ...  I  become  wider,  exposes  to  oar  view  higi 

'<  *  For  myself,  I  entertain  no  doubt  |  blocks  of  stone,  worn  by  time^  and  ii 
that  I  see  before  me  the  ruins  of  a  !  the  midst  of  them  we  soon  distinfdi 
building  which  was  anciently  a  part  of  \  regular  rows,  being  the  foundatiooi  d 


Sodom.  The  sheikh,  Abou-Daouk,  is 
very  explicit  on  this  point.  When  I 
ask  him,  'Where  was  the  town  of 
Sodom  1 '  he  answers  me,  *  Here.'   '  And 


ancient  walls.  We  are  now  unqnestic- 
ably  in  the  midst  of  rains,  appszflt 
and  distinguishable,  covering  a  spaoiflf 
nearly  400  yards  in  extent.  Our  oooH 


did  this  ruin  belong  to  the  condemned  |  at  this  time  is  north-north-west,  lb 
city?'  'Sahihh*  (Assuredly).  'Arc  !  our  right  is  a  sandy  beach,  and  befo 
there  other  vestiges  of  Sodom  V  '  Xaam.  us  the  thicket  of  bushes,  or  dwszf  tna^ 
Fih  kherabat  ktir  *  (Yes ;  there  arc  a  into  which  our  companions  had  in- 
great  many.)  *  Where  arc  they  V  I  cautiously  ventured  in  search  of  gtoe^ 
'Hon  oua  hon*  (There  and  there).  •  on  our  former  journey. 
And  he  points  to  the  extremity  €»f  the  '  '^  *  To  our  left  the  Djebel-Esdoum  hii 
Salt  Mountain,  which  we  have  just  ;  ceased  to  form  a  single  mass,  and  ve 
wound  along,  and  the  plain  planted  I  have  arrived  in  front  of  the  vast  eZ' 
with  acacias,  extending  to  the  foot  of  ■  crcscences  of  projecting  hillocks^  bor- 
the  mountain  towards  the  Ouad-ez-  i  dering  the  northern  part  of  ths 
Zouera.  Most  unfortunately,  it  is  now  \  mountain.  On  these  hillocks,  which 
too  late  to  retrace  our  steps  and  take  a  [  present  an  extensive  surface,  disjointed 
cursory  glimpse  of  these  ruins  even  for  accumulations  appear,  exhibiting  poa- 
a  moment.  But  the  warning  will  serve  ;  ,  tive  and  infallible  evidence  of  H^ 
and,  as  we  shall  return  this  way  in  a  \  existence,  on  this  point,  of  a  very 
few  days,  I  purpose  to  look  out  more  i  considerable  town.  We  wind  slowly 
carefully,  and  to  examine  into  these  !  round  the  foot  of  these  ruins,  so  that  it 
ruins  to  which  our  gallant  sheikh  has  j  is  impossible  to  mistake  their  origin, 
called  our  attention.*  i  By  three  o'clock,  the  thicket  of  tieei 


"Accordingly,  after  spending  a  few 
days  in  visiting  Kerak  and  the  eastern 
coast,  De  Sauloy  returned  the  same  way, 
"^nd  examined  particularly  the  supposed 

'us  of  Sodom.    The  following  is  his 


concealing  the  view  of  the  sea  is  eighty 
yards  off  to  our  right.  Our  course  ii 
now  north-north-west. 

"  By  seven  minutes  past  three,  we 
cross  the  dry  bed  of  a  torrent,  fifteen 


SODOM  AND  GOMOHBAH. 


486 


ftads  wide.  Here  the  hillocks  covered 
viih  ruins  are  divided  by  a  ravine,  and 
kMrm  two  distinct  masses,  bearing  on 
hai  Burfaoe  the  huge  fragments  which 
he  Arabs  accompanying  us  are  unani- 
MNU  in  calling  Esdoum  (Sodom).  In 
JM  plain  itself,  beyond  the  bed  of  the 
Mrrent  I  have  just'mentioned^  appear 
MUnerous  lines  of  stone  blocks,  remains 
if  the  primseval  habitations.  By  eleven 
■inates  past  three,  we  marched  west- 
lOMh-west,  starting  from  the  spot 
the  ruins  heaped  upon  the  plain 
to  appear.  We  then  keep  con- 
llantlj  following  the  same  direction; 
rtdkt  the  delta  upon  which  our  road  is 
tneed  is  become  a  vast  plain,  intersected 
3gr  many  ravines,  strewed  with  large, 
loikd  blocks,  and  planted  with  a  vast 
mmber  of  mimosas  or  acacias. 

**By  a  quarter  past  three,  we  are 
Ipposite  the  extreme  point  of  the 
Djjebel-Esdoum,  which  ends  in  a  per- 
pendicular steep,  commanding  a  large 
md  beautiful  plain,  planted  with  mi- 
moflaSy  and  spreading  to  a  considerable 
iietance  in  a  south-south-west  direction. 

**  By  half'past  three,  we  reach  the  foot 
»f  the  first  hillocks,  about  thirty  yards 
in  height,  flanking  the  mouth  of  the 
Doad-ez-Zouera,  and  begin  the  ascent 
of  this  Ouad,  directly  after  directing  our 
ooorse  at  first  due  west.  Upon  the 
level  crests  of  the  two  hillocks  I  have 
just  mentioned  are  very  numerous  ruins, 
of  the  same  description  as  those  of 
Ayn  Bjedy,  Esdoum,  En-NemaXreh,  and 
Seb&an.  Amongst  the  Arabs  these  ruins 
ire  called  Zouera-el-Tathah.  They  are, 
therefore,  the  ruins  of  the  Zoar  that 
nicoeeded  the  Zoar  of  the  Scriptures, 
and  on  the  same  site. 

'*  It  has  been  stated  that  we  passed 
the  limits  of  the  ruins  of  Sodom  by 
deven  minutes  past  three  ;  we  reach 
the  ruins  of  Zoar,  or  Segor,  by  thirty 
minutes  past  three ;  it  has  thus  taken 
08  nineteen  minutes  to  pass  from  the 
one  place  to  the  other^  whicli  implieB 


that  the  distance  is  somewhat  lees  than 
2,000  yards,  or  a  mile  and  a  quarter 
according  to  English  measurement.  I 
was  then  perfectly  justified  in  affirming 
at  an  earlier  page,  that  the  relative 
situation  of  the  ruins  of  Sodom  and 
Zoar  exactly  corresponded  with,  and 
confirmed  all  the  circumstances  of,  the 
narrative  transmitted  to  us  by  the 
Bible  of  the  flight  of  Lot;  this  flight 
having  been  accomplished  within  the 
interval  of  time  between  the  first  break 
of  day  and  the  full  rise  of  the  sun. 

"By  thirty-four  minutes  past  three^ 
we  are  marching  due  west,  and  passing 
along  the  foot  of  the  hills  forming  the 
right  bank  of  the  deeply  ravined  bed  of 
the  torrent,  which  has  hollowed  out  the 
bed  of  the  Ouad-ez-Zouera.  This  bed 
has  in  some  places  the  breadth  of  about 
a  hundred  yards,  but,  in  otherSi  it 
becomes  exceedingly  narrow.  Beyond 
and  above  the  hills  on  the  left*  we 
descry  the  summit  of  the  Djedel  Es- 
doum, which  seems  to  be  at  the  distance 
of  about  four  thousand  yards.  We 
keep  marching  on  nt  a  distance  of  some 
fifteen  yards,  from  the  steep  acclivities 
forming  the  bed  of  the  Ouad.  Just 
then  we  perceive  on  our  right  a  huge 
subverted  cone,  exactly  resembling  the 
crater  of  an  extinct  volcano." 

Mr.  Tayler  adds, "  We  have  carefully 
considered  the  objections  which  certain 
critics  have  raised  to  the  identification 
of  these  ancient  cities,  and  must  confess 
that  we  are  decidedly  of  opinion  that 
De  Saulcy  is  right.''  lie  then  adduces 
reasons  for  his  belief,  for  which  regard 
to  brevity  renders  it  necessary  to  refer 
our  readers  to  the  book. 

**  It  was  not  until  towards  the  close  of 
his  sojourn  at  the  Dead  Sea  that  M.  de 
Saulcy  succeeded  in  identifying  the  site 
of  the  ancient  city  of  Gomorrah.  He 
appears  to  have  been  constantly  on  the 
watch  for  the  ruins  of  this  devoted 
town.  Nothing,  however,  was  m^t  mtK 
to  satisfy  out  trt^'veUex  ^X^V.  V&  \Adi 


466  SODOM  AND  GOMORBAH. 


ftnind  the  objeot  of  his  search,  until  |  is  De  Senloy'i  Aooount  ef  ita  diwewi|: 
he  arrived  nt  the  extreme  northern  |  — 'Bj  twelve  minutes  past  nine  SB 
shore  of  the  asphaltic  lake.  Here  route  is  due  west,  and  the  oUfls  esnissl 
estensive  ruins,  and  the  very  similar  within,  constantly  narrowing,  limit  Ai 
name  of  Qoumran,  at  once  led  De  ravine  through  which  we  are  meviil 
fiaulcy  to  recogniEo  tlic  remains  of  Go-  The  rocks  divided  bj  this  ravine  pitstfl 
morrah/'  fine  red  and  yellow  masses,  the  eoksB 

Mr.  Taylor  addn,  ''  Wc  are  strongly  of  which  are  certainly  owing  to  tti 
dieiposed  to  believe  that  De  Saulcy  i8  metallic  salts  I  have  indicated  absit 
correct  in  the  conclusion  at  which  he  Lastly,  by  twenty-two  minates  psrt 
arrives,  that  the  niins  known  hy  the  nine  we  climb  a  small  steep  assat 
name  of  Khar  bet  Goumran  are  the  between  two  violet-coloared  roeks^  tM 
identical  remains  of  the  city  of  Oomor-  look  as  if  they  had  been  roasted,  srf 
rah.  The  analogy  is  undoubtedly  a  scarcely  allow  a  width  of  a  few  yardi  fa 
powerful  argument.  Wc  regret  that  he  the  passage.  This  strange  spot,  whfll 
hu  not,  as  in  the  case  of  Sodom,  given  the  effects  of  volcanic  emptioii  ait  p# 
the  appellation  in  Arabic  characters,  pably  defined,  is  called  Sooq-et-ThlsaA 
This  would  have  enabled  us  l>cttcr  to  (the  market-pUce  of  Et-TbiemehX 
estimate  the  value  of  the  analogy,  by  **  A  question  will  here  be  raised  If 
comparison  with  the  Hcbro.r.  Still,  it  many, — Is  De  Saulcy  right  in  idfBti- 
must  be  granted,  that  the  resemblance  fying  this  spot  as  the  site  of  the  Admik 
as  it  stands  is  sutKciently  striking,  and  of  scripture  f  We  are  unwilling  li 
even  greater  than  many  of  the  identiti-  prono:mcc  dogmatically  on  the  snlijscl; 
cations  proposed  by  Dr.  RobiuRon,  and  but  we  shall  not  hesitate  to  avow  oV 
generally  acquiesced  in.  Wc  think,  too,  own  conviction  as  decidedly  in  fiifO« 
the  fact  alluded  to  by  De  Saulcy,  that  of  his  claim.  The  name,  Et-Thleiisli, 
no  knouTi  city,  excopt  the  throe  or  four  every  one  at  all  acquainted  with  AnUe 
long  since  identified,  has  l)eeu  built  upon  must  be  aware,  strikingly  resembles  tk 
the  blasted  shores  of  this  sea  since  the  Hebrew.  Then  the  tradition  of  thi 
catastrophe  of  Sodom,  is  certainly  of  inhabitants,  evidently  given  without  snj 
great  weight.  The  conclusion,  then,  design  of  imposing  on  the  travdleni»  ii 
appears  to  us  ovidcnt,  that  the  ruins  a  powerful  confirmation  of  the  theoiy. 
first  pointed  out  by  De  Saulcy  are.  in  all  And  with  reference  to  the  olvjeetiM 
probability,  the  veritable  ruins  of  the  ,  which  some  critics  have  raised,— tM 
Gomorrah  of  the  RtbUv"  •  Do  Saulcy  saw  no  ruins  here,  we  think 

**  A  few  davd  after  meeting  with  the  .  that  is  answered  by  the  fact,  that  the 
ruihs  of  the  cities  of  Sodom  and  Zoar,  Arab  guides  who  accompanied  him  sD 
as  described  in  a  precedinf?  chapter,  M.de  agreed  that  there  were  ruins  on  the 
Saulcy  lighted  upon  what  he  considers  to  hills  immediately  contiguous.  It  ii 
be  the  site  of  Zeboiim.  Its  position  was  ,  altogether  prei)Osterous  to  suppoee  thst 
on  the  Opposite  or  eastern  side  of  the  ,  the  spot  in  question  should  bear  the 
Dead  Sea,  near  to  the  tongue  of  land  |  name  of  *  Souq-et-Th&emeh'  (the  ms^ 
called  £1  Limn.  These  ruins  bore  the  i  ket-place  of  Et-Th&emeh)  had  no  dtj 
tiame  of  Tcil^a-ScUlan.''  ;  at  all  existed  there.    And  if  a  citvonee 

'*  The  supposed  site  of  Admah,  the  existed  there,  then  there  must  surely  be 
only  remaining  city  of  the  plain  men-  ruins  in  the  vicinity.  Until,  therefoiSi 
tinned  in  scripture  as  destroyed  at  the  •  the  alleged  site  of  Admah  be  further 
aame  time  as  Sodom,  lies  on  the  rokd  j  explored,  we  think  the  presumptkn  % 
hfm  Usdum  to  Hebron.    The  foUowinf^  l^ihiU  De  BByuky  ia  ri^ht  in  thif,  ai  in  aB 


SODOM  AND  GOMOiUftAH. 


487 


lis  oUmt  identifiofttions  of  the  dtiet  of 
im  plain.  And  we  are  greatly  mistaken 
f  the  puUic  voice  does  not  ere  long 
iBanimoaslj  attest  the  importanoe  and 
fiXvLt  of  his  disooveries  in  this  as  well 
m  la  other  parts  of  Palestine,  and 
p«nt  him  the  distinguishing  honour  of 
IKving  heen  the  first  to  expose  the 
Uuaion  that  the  cities  of  the  plain  lay 
ligulphed  heneath  the  waters  of  the 
[taad  Sea ;  and  by  dint  of  untiring 
tsa^on  and  heroic  enterprise,  at  length 
10  discover  the  actual  sites  of  those 
Iwelling  places  of  the  guilty,  and  point 
IBiy  for  the  conviction  of  the  sceptic 
Hid  the  unbeliever,  the  very  stones  of 
lodom  and  Qomorrah  still  bearing  the 
PM^a  of  the  fire  of  heaven  by  which 
^j  were  overwhelmed/' 

We  have  allowed  to  M.  De  Saulcy 
Hr.  Taylor's  able  advocacy  throughout, 
■ithout  interposing  any  of  the  con- 
ddttmtions  which  lead  us  to  demur  to 
lb  oonolusions.  We  have  now,  however, 

10  introduce  to  our  readers   another 

• 

vitnees ;  one  who  has  visited  the  same 
laenes  subsequently,  and  whose  testi- 
mony is  at  least  equally  deserving  of 
litention.  M.  Van  de  Yelde,  a  native 
if  Holland,  a  man  conversant  with  the 
l^ptures,  proceeded  to  Palestine,  as  we 
Uun  from  the  dedication,  under  the 
mapices  of  Mr.  Henderson  of  Park,  to 
Bake  geometrical  surveys.  He  hap- 
paned  to  meet  M.  de  Saulcy  at  Paris 
before  he  commenced  his  journey,  heard 
khat  gentleman  lecture  on  his  discoveries, 
raoeived  from  him  advice  and  polite 
attentions,  and  was  permitted  to  copy 
bia  unpublished  manuscript  maps  ;  but 
liter  all  he  was  unable  to  find  the 
rains  which  had  lieen  discovered  by  his 
fortunate  predecessor.  It  was  after  he 
bad  been  in  Palestine  four  months,  and 
bad  acquired  some  experience,  there- 
^T9y  that  he  reached  the  Asphaltic 
Bern.  '*We  followed,"  he  says,  in  the 
footsteps  of  M.  de  Saulcy  to  Jebel  Us- 
Mfli.    Aooidsntally  we  were  kept  for  a 


oensiderable  time  on  the  north  nde  of 
this  mountain.  One  of  our  BedoiUi^ 
who  knew  well  that  we  should  have 
that  day  a  very  long  journey,  being  iU, 
and  so  not  feeling  himself  in  a  condition 
to  accomplish  it,  attempted  to  oonduot 
us  by  the  east  side  of  the  salt  mountain. 
At  first  I  did  not  see  through  hM  design, 
but  as  we  came  nearer  to  the  mountain» 
and  began  to  have  it  on  our  left,  his 
object  could  be  no  longer  hid.  My 
guides  now  swore  with  all  sorts  of  oaths 
that  there  was  no  way  to  the  west  of 
the  Salt  Mountain  ;  but  you  may  easily 
understand  that  their  oaths  did  not 
weigh  much  with  me ;  and,  when  they 
saw  at  last  that  I  kept  to  my  point,  they 
gave  way  with  the  usual  '  Insh'^Allah.* 
This  circumstance  meanwhile  caused 
me  to  make  a  double  march  along  the 
north  side  of  the  mountain,  and  I 
became  thus  fully  convinced  that  what- 
ever there  may  be  on  the  plain,  ruins 
there  are  not.  That  M.  de  Saulcy  should 
have  found  here  not  only  the  remains 
of  buildings  and  cities,  but  positively 
those  of  Sodom,  I  declare  I  cannot 
attribute  to  any  other  source  than  the 
creation  of  his  fancy. 

'*The  journey  of  M.  de  Saulcy  has 
since  been  published  in  France,  under 
the  title  of  '  Voi/age  antour  de  la  Mer 
Morte.^  Paris:  1853  ; — in  Britain,  under 
the  title  of '  Jmcrney  round  the  Dtad  Se^ 
and  in  the  Lands  of  the  Billed  2  vols., 
London:  1853.  The  public  seems  to 
be  charmed  with  his  pseudo-discoveries, 
I  have  perused  both  the  French  and 
English  editions  with  great  care,  hoping 
to  find  something  to  justify  M.  de  Saul^ 
cy's  conclusions.  This  is  not  the  place 
to  enter  into  a  detailed  critical  review 
of  his  work.  I  must  also  say  that  con- 
tradictions, erroneous  quotations,  and 
false  hypotheses  are  so  numerous  in  it, 
that  to  refute  them  all  would  require  a 
book  as  large  as  that  of  M.  de  Saulcy 
himself.  So,  as  far  as  regard^  his  qii<^ 
tations    from    acxipiox^  asiA  ^xoSani^ 


488  SODOM  AND  GOMORRAH. 


writers,  I  leave  it  to  any  one  who  feels 
anxious  to  know  the  truth  to  form  an 
opinion  for  himself.      From  such    an 


of  the  same  nature  ai  hit  fellow  Bs* 
doulns.  Show  him  that  joa  are  audoB 
to  recogniie  in  every  atone  aqoared  «ff 


examination  it  will  at  once  be  evident  '  by  the  hand  of  nature  a  {neoe  of 
that  though  M.  de  Saulcy  had  really  antiquity ;  excite  his  oovetousness  hf 
found  ruins  at  the  basis  of  the  Salt  |  presenting  him  continually  with  pin- 
Mountain,  yet  the  sites  of  Zoar,  Sodom,  tres  whenever  he  showa  yoa  someihiag 
Qomorrah,  Admah,  and  Zeboiim  can  .  that  he  calls  a  ruin ;  and  you  wgf  te 
never  have  been  wlicrc  he  imagines.  ,  certain  that  he  will  show  yoa  niii 
Nevertheless,  if  a  traveller,  accompanied  •  (khurbets)  every  quarter  of  an  hour, 
by  four  or  five  others,  comes  to  tell  us  '  with  names  and  surnames ;  if  not  nsB 
that  in  such  and  such  a  place  he  has  j  you,  then  at  all  events^  at  a  distanci 
found  ruins,  his  testimony  cannot  at  i  This  is  the  reason  that  in  thoae 
once  be  rejected  by  those  who  have 
never  visited  the  spot ;  it  is  therefore 
of  consequence  that  another  traveller 
should  bear  witness  whether  his  inform-  re-find.  I,  myself,  have  repeatedlf 
ation  is  or  is  nut  worthy  of  confidence. ,  detected  my  Bedouin  guides  in  tdfiag 
Well,  then,  I  have  followed  M.  de  ;  me  stories.  To  lie,  is,  as  it  were,  di^ 
Soulcy's  track  in  this  place  with  Be-    bread  among  them  ;  and  nothing  bat  a 


of  the  Bedouins,  one  hears  of  so  muj 
names  mentioned  by  some  travella^ 
which  other  travellers  are  never  aUe  to 


doulns  of  the  same  tribe,  of  the  same 
shech, — Bedouins  accustomed  to  rove 
about  in  these  localities.    I  had  a  copy 


close  cross-questioning  is  sufficient  to 
bring  out  the  truth.  Nor  must  it  be 
supposed    that   these    Bedouins  havB 


of  M.  de  Saulcy's  manuscript  map  with  much  knowledge  of  ancient  histoiy,  cr 
me ;  it  was,  therefore,  impossible  for  '  car^  at  all  about  the  oorrectness  of 
me  to  pass  by  unnoticed  the  ruins  he  .  tradition.  Like  all  other  traveUen, 
mentions.  With  eagerness  I  sought  for  save  M.  de  Saulcy,  I  have  found  them 
them  ;  it  was  not  possible  to  miss  them.  '  most  ignorant  and  indififerent  about 
Nevertheless,  I  have  not  seen  anything  ,  such  things.  Piastres  and  ghazis  is  aU 
which  confirms  his  assertions;  and,  the  Bedouin  cares  for.  Is  it  any  wonder 
notwithstanding  all  his  assurances,  I  •  then  that  M.  de  Saulcy,  after  havmg 
must  set  down  his  discoveries  of  Sodom  !  spoiled  Ab<l  Dahdk  by  his  oontinnal 
as  the  mere  work  of  the  imagination.  '  presents,  should  be  deceived  by  this 
M.  de  Saulcy  makes  an  appeal  to  his  ,  fellow  ?  Certainly,  the  sharp  eye  of 
fellow  travellers  for  the  truth  of  his  '  the  robber  chief  has  well  discerned  the 
information.  I  hope  I  shall  be  allowed  weak  side  of  the  traveller.  ... 
to  appeal  on  the  opposite  side  to  the  ;  "  Much  has  been  written  on  the 
testimony  of  Robinson  and  Smith,  and  i  formation  of  the  Dead  Sea,  and  the 
their  predecessors.  Certainly  what  terrible  catastrophe  recorded  in  Genesis 
might  have  escaped  the  notice  of  the  '  xix.  Many  theories  have  been  proposed, 
latter  would  not  have  eluded  the  care-  |  The  simple  Bible  narrative  has  beenob- 


ful  research  of  the  American  travellers. 
"  It  will  then  be  asked,  what  caused 
M.  de  Saulcy  to  run  into  such  errors  ? 
I  believe  his  misplaced  generosity  to 
Ab<l  Dah<ik.  From  what  has  been 
given  above  as  a  specimen  of  his  rapa- 
city, the  character  of  this  chieftain  must 
be  somewhat  evident.     Abii  Dahiik  is 


soured  by  a  great  deal  of  so-ctlled 
science.  On  these  points  I  shall  not 
now  enter ;  but  after  having  read  with 
attention  all  that  is  said  about  it  in 
books,  and  personally  viewed  it  narrowlj 
both  from  Massada  and  from  the 
southern  extremity  of  the  Dead  Ses,  I 
give  you  the  following  as  my  individual 


SODOM  AND  GOMORRAH. 


489 


•cpinion.  It  appears,  £rom  soondingSy 
ihai  the  I>ead  Sea,  from  the  Jordan  to 
iiie  large  peninsula  on  the  south-eastern 
lide  (called  by  the  Arabs,  Eb  Lisan),  is 
an  immense  bowl,  rather  more  than 
aty  English  miles  long,  and  in  the 
-Biiddle  1300  feet  deep ;  that  the  re- 
W!ff^**^"g  or  southern  part  is  an  inun- 
dated plain,  in  extent  about  ten  miles 
kiig,  at  the  deepest  only  thirteen  feet, 
while  in  some  places  it  can  even  be 
Ibided.  The  peninsula  just  mentioned 
]mm»  by  its  elevated  position,  been  saved 
Irom  the  inundation.  The  geological 
finrmation  of  the  mountains  around  the 
Dead  Sea  gives  undoubted  proof  of 
most  overwhelming  revolution,  effected 
hj  subterraneous  volcanic  action ;  but 
this  must  have  been  in  a  very  early 
period  in  the  history  of  the  now  habit- 
able globe.  The  overthrow  of  Sodom 
and  €k>morrah  has  nothing  to  do  with 
-this.  The  southern  extremity  of  the 
Jordan  plain,  as  described  in  Gen.  xiii., 
must,  when  Lot  took  up  his  abode  in  it, 
have  had  a  lake,  extending  probably 
ever  the  northern  part,  and  comprising 
about  three-fourths  of  the  present  Dead 
8ea-  The  Jordan  watered  and  irrigated 
the  plain  of  Siddim,  lyiug  to  the  south 
ef  the  lake,  which  thus,  from  the 
tropical  atmosphere  of  this  sunken 
valley,  showed  a  vegetation  rich  and 
glorious  'as  the  garden  of  the  Lord.' 
That  this  water  was  perfectly  sweet  is 
self-evident,  for  otherwise  it  would  have 
spread,  as  it  now  does,  death  and  deso- 
lation all  around  it.  In  the  middle  of 
the  valley  lay  the  four  doomed  cities, 
Sodom,  Gomorrah,  Admar,  and  Zeboiim  ; 
within  sight  of  Sodom,  and,  according 
to  Gen.  xix.  15 — 23,  at  the  furthest  an 
hour's  distance,  was  Zoar.  'Behold 
now,'  so  Lot  pleads  with  the  messengers 
of  the  Lord,  '  Behold  now,  this  city  is 
near  to  flee  unto,  but  I  cannot  escape  to 
the  mountain.'  An  hour's  distance 
from  the  ruins  of  Zoar  upon  the  penin- 
iula,  in  a  westerly  direction,  that  is  in 


the  middle  of  the  valley  of  Siddim,  the 
now  inundated  plain,  the  wicked  dty 
must  have  stood,  and  her  sisters  at  no 

great  distance  from  her '  The 

consumption  of  the  layer  of  bitumen 
under  the  trodden  ground  made  its 
level  sink  several  feet.  The  water  of 
the  lake  thus  obtained  free  access  to 
the  plain,  and  the  site  of  the  doomed 
cities  was  covered  for  ever.  The  tre- 
mendous shock  given  by  this  catastrophe 
to  all  surrounding  nature  probably 
stripped  the  Salt  Mountain  of  the  loose 
earth  with  which  it  must  at  that  time 
have  been  covered ;  for  the  salt  would, 
otherwise,  have  destroyed  the  whole  of 
the  vegetation  of  the  vale  of  Siddim. 
The  Salt  Mountain,  however^  being  once 
uncovered,  every  shower  of  rain  must 
have  washed  down  a  considerable  quan- 
tity of  salt  into  the  sweet  water  basin, 
which  would  always  be  increased  as 
long  as  the  Salt  Mountain  remained. 
What  the  other  ingredients  are  of  the 
bituminous  channels  which  open  into 
the  lake  has  been  ascertained  by  the 
analysis  of  the  American  expedition, 
and  other  learned  men ;  it  is  well  known 
that  lumps  of  bitumen  are  often  found 
drifting  upon  the  water." 

We  must  acknowledge  that  our  pre- 
vious doubts  of  the  substantiality  of 
M.  de  Saulcy's  discoveries  are  strength- 
ened by  M.  Van  de  Yclde's  statements. 
An  outline  of  the  evidence  on  both 
sides  is  now,  however,  submitted  to  our 
readers  ;  and  if  they  wish  to  examine 
the  subject  thoroughly,  they  will  find  in 
all  the  volumes  before  us  much  to  in- 
terest and  instruct  them.  M.  Van  de 
Velde,  who  visited  almost  every  part  of 
Palestine  and  the  region  at  the  north  of 
it,  does  not  possess  the  literary  skill 
which  would  have  enabled  him  to  pre- 
sent his  observations  in  the  most  im- 
pressive form,  and  we  do  not  reckon 
him  a  very  soimd  theologian;  but  his 
acquaintance  with  the  elementary  truths 
of  Christianity  ia  a>pi^«x€ii>X7  ^x^fv- 


490  SODOM  AND  QOMORRAH. 


of  housea  on  the  middle  and  noit 
elevated  summit,  croimed  with  «  w- 
naret,  and  thereby  indicating  that  tUi 


mental,  and  his  religious  feeling  strong. 
He  learned  during  his  journey  a  lesson 
which  he  evidently  needed  when  he  set 
out,  that  a  life  of  communion  with  God  ,  place — Helena's  Church  of  the  Aseoh 
is  quite  independent  of  place  and  ;  sion — is  now  under  the  power  of  tht 
country.    The  reflection  was  repeatedly  .  Turks.'* 

forced  upon  him  that,  aft<ir  all,  there  is  !      M.  de  Velde  met  repeatedly  with  Dr. 
very  little  in  a  pilgrimage  in  Palestine  |  KuUey,  who  had  been  brought  to  Ike 
to  excite  holy  emotions  and  promote    east  by  the  ill  health  of  hie  wil^  lai 
spiritual  mindcdness.     His  detcnniua-  <  was  making  a  tour  in  Galilee.    ''Dr. 
tion  to  delineate  what  he  saw,  without  j  Kalley  is  still  busy  with  his  patient%* 
colouring  it  in  conformity  with  his  own  ;  we    read,    "  who  are  all    Druses  lai 
theories  or  the  wishes  of  otlicrs,  is  pleas-    Mahommedans,  there  being  no  Chi  iitiiM 
ing.    "  You  say,'*  he  writes  to  a  corrc-  ;  residing  at  Eslieh.      How  eagerly  it 
spondent,  who  had  requested  a  sketch  of    they  listen  to  him— he  has  so  won  tUr 
the  Mount  of  Olives,  *'  You  say,  '  I  Iiavo  '  hearts  by  his  benevolent  aid !    It  ii 
seen  many  prints  of  it,  but  niethiuks    truly  touching  to  see  how  the  poor  lai 
you  might  introduce  something  into  it    the  miserable  come  to  him  for  h^for 
which  I  find  wanting  in  them  sUl.    The  !  the  body,  and  how  they  go  away  fam 
clouds  do  not  please  me  in  such  draw-  i  him  with  the  first  tidings  that  ever  Mk 
ings.    I  would  have  you  to  draw  the    their  cars,  that  out  of  free  grace,  U 
clouds  as  if  they  were  already  marshal-    forgiveness,  reconciliation  with  God, lai 
ling  themselves  together  to  form  them-  .  everlasting  life  are  bestowed   for  lo- 
selves  into  the  shape  of  a  throne  ;  for  it  •  thing,  through  the  offering  of   Jem 
is  there  on  the  Mount  of  Olives  that,    Christ  on  the  cross,  to  every  one  tM 
according  to  Zachnriah  xiv.  4,  He  i«hall    believeth.*'     Our   traveller    also    w^ 
descend.     Your  eyes,  it  i^  true,  will  not  !  more  than  once,  Dr.  Robinson  and  Dr. 
behold  that  throne  just   now.     Before  "  Eli  Smith,  from  America.     The  unioi 
that  time  arrive  you  will,  if  God  please,  j  of  two  such  men  in  their  researches^ 
be  back  among  us.    But  contemplate  [  the  one  possessing  the  qualifications  fcr 
this  Mount  of  Olives  as  an  heir  nii^ht  '  the  work  in  which  the  other  is  deficient 
be  supposed  to  contemplate  lieforchand  ;  — he  speaks  of  as  "  the  most  auspicio« 
his    inheritance    which    lias  Ikmju  be-  I  circumstance  that  could  have  occurred 
queathcd  to  him  by  testament — Canaan  !  for  l)il>lical  geography." 
— the  chryifalis  from  which,  at  the  magic  I      His  intercourse  with    the  Christiao 
stroke  of  God's  almighty  jwwer,    the  \  missionaries    in    Jerusalem     who    sre 
beautiful  butterfly  will  instantly  emerge,  !  under  the  superintendence   of  Bishop 
glittering  with  gold  and  purple  in  the  ';  Gobat,  afforded  M.  Van  de  Velde  much 
rays  of  the   everhisting  sun  of  salva-  [_  pleasure ;  but  he  evidently  thinks  the 
tion  :' ''     To  this  the  traveller  replies,  j  success  which  has  attended  their  labouif 
"  0  my  dear   friend,  how  must  I  dis-  i  small,  and  he  confesses  that  the  condi- 


appoint  you  !     *  The  time  of  the  bride- 
groom's feast  is  not  yet  come. 


tion  of  the  proselytes  did  not  answer  to 
the  favourable  conception  which  he  hid 


You  must  not  look  for  any  sketches  of    been  led  to  form  from  the  missionai; 
clouds  on  the  Mount  of  Olives  from  me.    reports.     Ho  ventures,  also,  with  maeh 


I  will  try  to  give  you  a  view  of  the  hill 
as  it  is  at  present,  of  a  pale  light  grey 
colour,  with  a  few  scanty  olive  trees, 
terraces,  footpaths,  and  a  small  duster 


diffidence  to  express  some  sentiments  in 
which  he  would  find  a  large  number  of 
sympathisers  among  the  readers  of  the 
Baptist  Magazine.    ''I  fear/'  he  uj9, 


BRIEF  NOTICES. 


491 


ere  will  be  many  yoioes  raised  up 
mat  mj  opinion :  but  I  ni^y  not  for 
t  reafion  withhold  the  expression  of 
conviction.  The  liturgical  prayers 
read  according  to  the  custom  of  the 
rllBh  Episcopal  cathedral  churches, 
Christ's  Church/  at  Jerusalem,  every 
ning,  and  this,  on  account  of  the 
leljtes,  in  the  Hebrew  language. 
le  of  the  missionaries  to  whom  I 
Ij  expressed  my  opinicn  about  the 
ruitfulness  of  such  a  system  of  daily 
sating  a  round  of  prayers,  have  an- 
red  me  that  the  Jews,  accustomed 
i  religion  which  consists  almost  ex- 
jively  of  the  observance  of  certain 
na  and  the  repetition  of  certain  pre- 
bed  prayers,  wanted  a  kind  of  sub- 
ate  for  these,  and  finding  so  much 
logy  in  the  prayer-services  of  the 
{lish  church  with  their  own  mode  of 
•ship,  it  would  be  an  inducement  to 
m  to  embrace  the  doctrines  of  Christ. 
lethinff  formular  was  absolutely  ne- 
tary  for  the  Jew,  grown  up  as  he  is 
a    whole  life  of  forms.     I   readily 

m 

ait  that  he  wants  8<ymethin[f  formular 
ds  mode  of  worshipping  God  through 
iat — ^who  wants  it  not  ?  but  the 
ly  early  morning  services  in  *  Christ's 
irch'  arc  not  limited  to  a  mere  some- 
ig.  On  the  contrary,  I  entirely  agree 
h    what    another    member    of   the 


Jerusalem  mission  observed  to  me  the 
other  day :  '^  I  hope  we  shall  begin  an 
attempt  to  preach  the  gospel  daily  in 
Hebrew  in  the  church.  X  confess  I  do 
not  like  our  present  daily  service ;  it 
partakes  too  much  of  the  deathrlike 
apathy  of  most  of  such  services  in  Eng- 
land. I  think  I  could  bear  the  want  of 
success  if  I  could  really  feel  that  we 
were  scattering  the  seed  of  the  word 
both  amongst  our  proselytes  and  the 
unconverted  Jews;  but  we  have  no 
warrant  to  expect  reaping  without  sow^ 
ing  the  precious  seed.  My  own  indi- 
vidual opinion,''  adds  our  author^  ^  is 
that  the  Jew,  who  iaonco  convinced  his 
religion  of  forms  is  insufficient  to  justify 
him  before  God,  and  sees  by  the  gospel 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  that  he  is  set 
entirely  free  from  the  bondage  of  forms 
wherein  he  used  to  seek  the  forgiveness 
of  his  s'ns,  must  feel  so  perfectly  weary 
of  his  forms  that  any  kind  of  substitu- 
tion in  this  respect  is  rather  disagree- 
able than  welcome  to  him." 

Wretchedness  pervades  this  down- 
trodden country ;  one  cause  of  its 
misery  being  the  tyranny  of  the  Turkish 
government,  and  another  cause  its 
weakness.  The  publication  of  this  work 
is  seasonable,  and  we  hope  that  it  will 
be  welcomed  by  the  British  public. 


BRIEF    NOTICES. 


JSxposUion  of  the  Book  of  Solomon's  Song; 
tmmonly  called  Canticles.  Wherein  the 
\uthority  of  it  is  established  and  vindicated 
juinst  olfjections,  both  ancient  and  mtdein ; 
vcral  versions  compand  with  the  original 
xt;  the  differmt  stnses  both  of  Jewish  and 
'hristian  Jnterpteters  considered;  and  the 
hole  opened  and  explained  in  proper  and 
tefttl  Observations,  By  John  Gill,  D.D. 
ondon:  >V.  H.  ColliDgridge.  1854. 
oyal  8to.    Pp.  viii.  324. 

*r.  Gill  was  probably  the  moat  learned  man 
appeared  among  the  Eaglish  baptif  ts. 


I  Having  studied  the  Greek  and  Roman  claaaien 
and  historiajis  in  early  life,  and  then  the  Greek 
and  Latin  Fatbera,  he  made  hioiself  master  of 
the  Targums,  the  Taloiuda,  and  all  othea  ac- 
ce»aible  works  of  the  aucieot  and  modem  Jews. 
At  one  time  his  writings  exercised  an  undue 
influence  over  our  churches,  but  of  late  they 
have  been  too  much  neglected.  They  are 
better  adapted  for  the  use  ot  theological  scholara 
than  for  that  of  the  general  public;  but  his 
reputation  would  have  stood  higher  than  it 
does  in  some  sectbns  of  the  Christian  ckoxdfaL 
bad  he  not  been  abapt\»t\\^iQN^j)Ei\l3&\nfif^Maar 
tions  arc   now  vt^utd  ^^  iivaxk>^   e.-nixv^^aw^ 


4U2 


BRIEF  NOTICES. 


episcopaluni.  Th«  work  before  us  ii  not  • 
portioa  of  hit  Tolumiaous  Exposition  of  the 
CM  and  New  Testaments,  but  an  independent 
publication  comprising  the  substance  of  a 
nundred  and  thirty-two  sermons,  and  one  of 
his  earliest  prodnctions.  The  first  edition 
appeared  in  1767 ;  the  third,  in  1828,  after  the 
completion  of  his  great  Exposition,  and  it 
contains  much  additional  matter  which  had 
occurred  to  him  iii  his  preparation  of  that  work. 
From  this  rerised  and  enlarged  edition  it  is 
that  the  present  reprint  is  taken.  In  the 
introductory  remarks  he  disproves  the  opinion 
which  has  become  of  late  years  very  current 
that  the  Song  of  Songs  is  an  amatory  poem  or 
collection  of  odes ;  he  discards  the  unfounded 
notion  that  it  has  any  reference  to  the  marrisge 
of  Solomon  with  Pharaoh's  daughter,  and  he 
treats  it  as  allegorical,  abounding  with  a  variety 
of  lively  metsphors  and  allusions,  but  setting 
forth  **  the  mutual  love,  union,  and  communion 
between  Christ  and  his  church,"  expressing 
also  "  the  several  different  frames,  cases,  and 
circumstances  which  attend  believers  in  this 
life,  so  that  they  can  come  into  no  state  ur 
condition  but  here  is  something  in  this  song 
suited  to  their  experience."  AVithout  Tenturing 
to  express  an  omnion  of  this  work  as  an  inter- 
pretation of  Solomon's  langua||;e,  we  hesitate 
not  to  say  that  there  is  much  in  it  respecting 
the  person  and  work  of  Christ  that  is  refreshing. 
As  to  the  song  itself,  if  it  wsre  a  mere  amatory- 
poem,  it  would  be  unworthy,  we  will  not  say  of 
Solomon,  but  of  any  lad  of  common  sense ;  and 
though  fur  many  years  we  thought  otherwise, 
we  feel  it  to  be  a  pleasure  as  well  ss  a  duty  to 
add  our  conviction  that  the  Christian  who 
should  really  understand  it  and  enter  into  its 
spirit,  would  find  in  it  a  source  of  delight  of 
which  he  had  no  previous  conception.  In  days 
that  are  approaching,  it  will  probably  be  studied 
with  more  reverence  than  it  has  generally 
received  in  our  time,  and  will  yield  to  a  wiser 
generation  than  the  present  proportionate 
advantage. 

A  Critical  Commentary  oh  the  KpittU  of  St. 
Paul  ifte  Apostle  to  the  Ronumt.  By 
IloBfUT  Knioiit,  Perpetual  Curate  of 
JVarton,  London :  Samuel  Bagster  and 
Sons.  1854.  8vo.  Pp.xx.640.  Price  lOs.Gd. 

This  work,  it  appears,  was  commenced  in 
Canada,  and  occupied  the  author  at  times  when 
he  was  incapacitated  for  active  duty.  Since 
his  return  to  this  country  he  has  found  oppor- 
tunity to  study  many  ancient  and  modern 
annotators  on  the  epistle  and  to  enrich  his 
original  production  with  appropriate  quotations. 
He  has  evidently  considered  its  several  parts 
carefully,  and  with  a  sufficient  measure  of  in- 
dependence, lie  has  some  important  qualifica- 
tions for  the  work  of  a  commentator.  He  has 
right  views  of  the  universal  corruption  of  the 
human  race,  and  of  the  freeness  of  God's 
method  of  rendering  criminals  just.  He  is 
familiar  with  both  English  and  foreign  exposi- 
tions, and  possesses  much  critical  acumen. 
One  unhappy  mistake  at  the  outset  has,  how- 
eyer,  exerted  an  influence  on  the  whole  book. 
His  notion  of  the  object  which  the  apostle  had 
principally  in  riew  m  writing  this  epistle  is 


manifestly  erroaeou,  TIm  giftt  obiaet  tf 
St.  Paul,  in  this  flpbtb,"  be  fan,  "is  ti 
▼indicate  the  freedom  of  the  Gentile  coBvciti 
from  any  oUigatioa  to  dhee'ite  the  Jcviih 
rites,  ceremonies^  and  Icffal  obferveiioeiy  la  if 
necessary  to  their  justifiaUion  and  ecceptaaci 
with  GcxL"  Now  we  rentarv,  on  the  autheri^ 
of  the  writer  of  the  epistle^  to  pronooaca  tibi 
Btatemeiit  incorrect.  His  mat  object  wu  Is 
pi ve  to  persona  with  whom  he  oad  had  no  pitrif 
intercourse,  hot  in  whom,  aa  Christian  coavafi 
residing  in  the  metropolis  of  the  world  he  ItA 
deep  interest,  a  general  riew  of  crangefiol 
truth.  Often  had  he  desired  to  Tint  thciB,lll 
hitherto  he  had  been  prevented ;  anzioofl  tkm- 
fore  to  promote  their  welfaie  he  wrote  to  tlHB 
this  letter  illustrating  the  character  vd 
evidence  of  that  gospel  of  which  he  waa  ail 
ashamed,  and  which  he  had  been  wniiewtf 
preach  at  Rome,  that  he  might  hare  aome  friil 
among  them  also,  "eren  aa  among  edar 
Gentiles."  Without  reference  theratoK  tt 
anything  local  or  temporary  in  their  state,  hi 
forwards  to  them,  as  a  preparation  for  Ui 
hoped  for  risit,  a  general  Tiew  of  Chriite 
doctrine  and  duty  mc»«  systematic  than  is  ti 
be  found  in  any  other  book  of  the  New  Tciia* 
mcnt,  treating  first  of  the  wretched  oonditia 
of  mankind,  then  of  the  justification  of  iiBaai 
through  the  death  of  Chriat,  then  of  tie 
sanctifying  effecU  of  gospel  truth,  then  of  <k 
pririleges  of  the  belieyer  and  the  hopes  he  ii 
warranted  to  entertain  both  for  hinuelf  aad 
the  church  of  God,  and  then  of  the  nature  rf 
that  obedience  to  which  he  is  called.  But  Mt 
Warton*s  riew  of  the  oontrorersial  design  rf 
the  epistle  has  entire  possession  of  hb  nuii 
and  biasses  his  interpretations  thronghoat,  ia  a 
way  which  greatly  diminishes  their  Valat. 
Thid  b  not  the  only  mistaken  principle  m 
think  that  he  has  adopted,  but  it  is  that  whkh 
is  the  moitt  detrimental.  It  ma^  be  added  thil 
he  does  not  find  the  peculiaritiea  of  what  il 
called  Calvinism  anywhere,  eren  in  those  texts 
which  appear  to  us  to  teach  them  moat  plaialfi 
and  where  the  statements  he  haa  had  to  tot 
»titnto  seem  to  be  but  little  accordant  with  the 
apo.^tolic  style  of  thought.  It  ia  not  neoesnnr 
to  go  more  into  detail.  We  lay  down  the  book 
with  great  respect  for  the  author,  and  with  t 
strong  hope  that  he  will  hereafter  produce  sooi 
expository  works  of  which  we  may  be  aUe  ts 
6peuk  with  more  unqualified  approbation. 

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the  late  Jfev.  William  J  at.  Londea: 
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I 

I 

t      These  are  the  last  sermons  which  the  pmchff 

'  delivered  in  that  place  of  worship  to  w\kk 
for  more  than  half  a  century  he  had  been  eC" 
customed  to  attract  multitudes  of  all  rliwia 
"  They  may  be  regarded,  as  it  is  remarked  ia 
the  Preface,  as  the  closing  expositions  of  io^ 
ture — the  closing  appeals  to  the  heart  and  ooa* 
science — the  closing  encouragements  and  ex* 
hortations  to  Christians— the  closing  inyitationi 
and  admonitions  to  all — of  the  yenerable  and 
eloquent  preacher  and  pastor,  afUr  a  raosl 
extended  and  useful  minutry^  and  iaat  oa  tlH 
eve  of  hit  entering  upon  the  net  ot  immwtB- 


IS  lud  mclud 

onlf    tllottid    to    taus. 

ncDtj-ui.  ud  Ihey  were  *11  di 


BBIBF  NOTICES. 


Iwy™ 


Thetditor  Mill 
taken  down  Mr.  Jif 's  MTOioni  for 
,  with  bi)  knowlcdjte  ud  auietiaii. 
It.  Jijr  uid  tbat  if  he  weald  aat 
-m  la  %ny  wmj  dnTiog  hii  life,  ha 
btt  he  dr^ied  with  tScm  after  bii 
ey  iTo  preKaled  to  tlie  pabLic,  be 
jj  u  the)'  were  delixered ;  "  there 


al  ttaouh,  Uke  Fanl,  we  beheld  bim  in  viioa 
bC  hind,  Bod  heud  the  wbktier  of  hi*  Ion, 
"My  grace  u  inffident  fot  thea," 

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Ikt  Littratart,  Tnttrprttalion,  and  right  ue 
of  the  Holy  Scnptnre:  With  mumeroia 
/tfiutraliou.  Volume  the  Firil.  London: 
John  Ciwell,  LudRete  Hill.  IBM.  Qnvto. 
Pp.  376.Price  Oi.  Bd. ; 


1  be  euil;  recof^ied  by  ■ 
I  with  Mr.  Jay's  preaching ;   and  i  gnil 
I  which  wiU  endear  them  '  unde 


An  inti 
;li>h  tr 


ipedally  to  aged  diKiplei. 

:he^  are  plain  ;  and  (hey  are 

,  mij;ht  be  mppoved  would  be  con- 
ic TetliDgB  of  a  devoted  miniiWr  who 
Ibat  hii  opportunity  far  niefnInHi 
lit  be  drawing  near  iti  concliuioo. 

'  of  tht  Church,  ai  Promised  and 
bu  Chrlit,  the  Licing  Saviour.  A 
preached  at  Sheffield  before  the 
e  Auociatioa  of  Baptitt  iJiurchei, 
,  1854.  Bj,  Sakdxi.  Q.  Gbben. 
MithedbyrcquataflheAMtoeiatiiiK^ 
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r  Lard,  "  Ha  1 


ight  learn  from  iU  peftual 
filone  all  that  wai  neceuat;  to  Eoide  him  into 
ibe  pathi  of  pear«,  and  prepare  him  for  a  better 
irorld.     But  if  he  had  no  linng  teacher  or 

■ould  occor  lo  hie  mind  and  eieite  deiin  for 
additional  iaitracilon  i  In  what  langni^ei 
ind  in  what  manner  were  theae  records  origi- 
nally written  1  By  what  proceuei  hare  they 
l>een  preierred  through  lacccuiTe  ceotariei? 
What  wa>  the  condilion  of  maokind  in  othtt 
Eonnlriei  in  lho»  agn  to  which  they  belong? 
What   bare    modem    traveller!    uid  ot  &t 


■  that  I  d( 


ihall  he 
E  ihall  be 
atbtr;"  Mr.  Green 
.e  on,  Gnt,  Ihe  Pro~ 
inarantee, -'Became 
id  thirdly,  iti  Con- 
ic' that  belicTeth  on  me."      From 
n  we  han  dirired 

"*""   ""*"^ation  of  progreai 


idly,  ila 
■ather.-  i 


noch   plrai 


It  futi 


and  Ibr 


,  a  in  refrren 
t  career.  It  la  a  thoioughly 
J  diKOurM,  and  eminenlly 
cut  ttate  of  the  church.  It 
higher 


than  those  which  hi 

s  of  the  material  world,-     I"*"""" 

a,  diseaicB,  or  death  itself.  ! 

ich  ai  act  upon  and  coDlrol  j  The  H! 

—spiritual  inflaei 


oak  place 

What  w 

tre  Ibe  aris  and  adencn 

wit 

which 

the  DCOD 

e  of  those  remote  time* 

hat  eridence  of  the  truth 

■C  the  hut 

man  be 

similar  inaniries  wonU 

Hon  tb 

e  Blind  of 

a  thaughtftl  man  :  and 

HcTs  to  these  inquiriea  wonld  pre- 

e  him 

rom  mista 

kea  into  which  wHhoot 

betn  he  wo 

nld  be  lik 

ly  to  fall,  and  aasist  him 

oh 

iisende 

TDura  to  Ic 

m  the  trutband  discern 

the 

leled   beau 

ty  of  the  authorilatiie 

le>.      It  is  to  su 

h  subjects  as  (btae  that 

he 

puhlica 

ion  before 

uarefera.     The  informa- 

which 

it     CDllTC 

It  ia  deriTcd  from  aonrcea  which 

deserv 

ng  of  confidence,  and  is  in  erery 

'"! 

tof  Tj 

aufficie 

and    diTertified    to    be 

ptable 

3  nad'en  who  are  not  hard  ilndenta. 

wh 

ethe. 

lanKcmen 

is  aufficiently  sysleDiatic 

to 

aiford  c 

annected  t 

e«a  of  many  rmpoitut 

caisc 


itllba- 


■piritual   presence   began,   and  from 
I  dated  the  power  of  the  church  tu  i 

-iatian  depends  not  upon  bia  office  in 

on  relams,  Whit  ia  this  faiih?''  I 
KDlence  we  reply,  II  is  Ibe  conslanl.  | 
'.tical.realiiation  of  aprcsent  Saviour. 
him  fiir  peiional  salsation  is  already 
belief  in  the  great  doctrines  of  tbv  I 


:ai  Educator :  compri, 
Voyagei  and  Tnieeit,  with  ■«> 
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HiitoTia  of  the  United  States.  Greece,  and 
Knglith  Literature,  uilh  a  TVemue  «»■ 
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This 


imbellisbed  with 


ihles  that  laat  mentioned 
.ppearance,  and  like  that 
»ery   many   appropriate 


dtbci 


'nlial  prt-iequisile ; 
!  qualifications,  thei 


■  ia  a  helief  I 
lan  ficfullj'  ' 


liltory  inallilahTanchea,ciTil  and  ecclesiastical, 
incient  and  modem  ;  and  can  ia  eridenfly 
aken  10  eiclude  etery  ihinit  objeclionibia 
lilherin  a  moral  nr  religtoDa  pointot  »iew,and 
:ive  to  the  whole  a  aaluluy  tendency.  The 
iditor,  obserring  that  without  chronob^  thero 
I  be  no  hiaioiy,  tayi,  "  In  ttu  \ianA  lAoxak 


4M 


BRIEF  NOTICES. 


the  principlei  of  that  science;  the  second 
volame  will  be  dcTotcd  to  the  npplication  of 
those  principles,  and  will  cuntaiii  a  coiiiprc- 
hensive  cliroiiologiral  arrangnnent  of  all  the 
events  of  the  world's  hi<(torv.'* 


The  Prnytr'Iiottk  of'  the  Orniory  nf  St.  I'fiifip 
iWri;  u  f.itturf  tleUvtrni  in  t/w  'l\nt'n-lnillt 
liiimimihum,  t\h.  \A,  1^61.  Jii/  J.  H. 
Mi:i-m.'n.  Ml).,  jir.  7rin.  r„ii.  Cam, 
F.C.r.S.,  (\nr.  Mim.  Phil.  Soc.  Jias't,  Ac  . 
I^nditn  :  I]np;ilton.  A(1:iiii<<,  txuA  Co.  rj-:i'i. 
Vp.  63. 

Tbe  lecturer  ha\«<,  •♦  \Vc  liavi>,  tlien,  ber»rc 
Ui,  on  the  oiiu  hainl,  tliu  lliltli*;  and  on  tUr 
other,  Mlic  I'rayt-r-h  iok  n(  tin.-  Orntoiy  of  St 
Philip  Ncri,  Kin<;  William  Strcif,  8ti-ntid,* 
with  sniiiv  n^f-m-iiiii-d  trn^t^  of  ili-rutiuii,  racii  of 
which  liLurs  I  lie  "nin.-  KiMii  ot  Ihi'  fut  Iters  of 
the  Oratory  of  St.  Philip  Ncri.  and  tlic  nninc 
of  the  sanit!  puhlisL4r;  tlic  wl.oIi>  hound  t(t- 
);ether  in  imp  vuluni  ?  ftir  the  hm*  of  thuse  who 
frequent  thv  samo  oratory.  From  t^'v">t'  books 
and  *A  Collection  i»f  Hynin>,  in  um*  at  th? 
Oratory  of  S»t.  Philip  Ncri,  at  li  inn  in;;  ham,' 
CTrry  quotation  nmy  l>c  vi^ritifd;  ami  it  a  doiiht 
arises,  they  arc  here  on  the  tahle  lo  i>pt'Hk  tiir 
thcin*clve*."  The  txtracts  uddiir->d  hy  l)r 
jMelson,  both  in  prose  and  v«*riie,  will  axioiiith 
many  who  have  been  iH^puiled  by  the  deni-ils. 
disclainierx  and  protcHiaiinns  which  it  wa«  the 
policy  of  U<iniani!>ts  for  Mime  ^iar^  to  cijculrite 
amonf;  the  l'!ncliiih  i)iibli('.  puch  a><  that  uf  Dr. 
AViricnmn,  *'  Now  I  holrninlv  nMuri.*  voii  that, 
throughout  the  entire  oourM.*  of  »:ludirK,  I  never 
heard  a  woid  that  c<orid  hnil  nie  t>>  8u;>|h)»v 
that  our  B!e»si-d  Lmly  nnd  tlip  Siiiits  aie,  or 
ought  to  hi»,  th'  '  prouiinciit  olij'Cls  of  n'<,'jin!,' 
or  could  !»•'  *  «ii-ptis»:irs  of  nii-rcy,'  or  that 
•Purgatory  or  Iniiul^eiiccs  are  the  menus  of 
obtaining  it  '"  Vt'iili  this  di'i  hiation  nmy  he 
compared  a  liymn  **t(»  our  lUe.'sed  l.rniy*  fur 
the  bouls  in  Purgatory ,"  which  sayst, 

"0  turn  to  Jo-tU",  Mniln^r.  liirr. 

Aiiil  cnll  111  III  by  hir*  iuiiit.:ro*<l  iiaiuoK  : 
Pray  f«»r  ihu  Ili-ly  S«ui;!-  that  Imin 
This  huur  uiiilii>t  the  cl<-;iii^iiig  il:iino4 

"  Pray  tli^n  us  tlioii  l.asi  ever  prrtvrd  ; 

Au^i'In  lV.il  S)lll'-,  ;ill  ir('k  to  ; lifi:  ; 
fiod  wuili'  lliy  piJiytTr.ffi'  Ht»  baili  innd<.» 
Those  i-ravern  hur  law  uf  oliaiitT. 

•  »  ■ 

And  airnin,  in  pmsc, 

"O  Most  Jloly  Virgin,  Queen  of  Heaven 
and  Mi>tre^s  of  the  Univcr-o,  1  acknowledge 
?nd  wor»hip  thoe  ns  the  i>aughter  of  tho  Kternul 
Father,  afl  the  ^Jother  of  the  Kternal  .Son.  and 
•8  the  loving  .Spouse  (»f  the  Jloly  Spirit. 
Prostrate  at  the  feet  of  thy  nugiist  Ait«ji'<ty,  1 
beseech  thee,  hv  that  divine  charity  with 
which  thou  wa^t  fill  d  to  ovei flowing  p.t  thy 
aHsumplion  into  heaven,  mercifully  to  take  me 
under  thy  nio^t  |>o«rer(ul  and  Kccure  piotection, 
and  to  receive  me  into  th:tt  fortunate  company 
of  thy  happy  servants  whom  thou  iK'arcEt  and 
cherishest  in  thy  virginal  l>uf(om.  Condeiiccnd, 
O  my  Mother  and  mo«t  gentle  Lady,  to  acci-pt 
of  this  miserable  heart  of  mine;  accept  my 
memory,  my  will,  my  faculties,  my  senses,  both 
exterior Moa  interior;  icccpt  my  eyes,  my  etiTt, 


'  my  moath,  mj  bands,  aud  mv  feel;  icfvlile 
them  in  conformity  to  tb«  will  of  thy  IMfiN 
■  ison,  and  direct  them  all  to  lli«  infinite  ghity." 
:  And  again  :  **  Repeat  three  timet : 

"  Virgin  of  all  virgins ! 
To  thy  t-h'-lter  take  as  : 
Ci(MiTli'i«c  of  cho  gentle ! 
Cha«le  and  {(en lie  uiake  us.** 

Rnrtia  and  Um  Ptople,     By  Count   A.  Dl 
U  i;  Ko w!»Ki.     London :  T.  NeUoo  and  " 
\0n\o.    Pp.  vii.  3:i9.     Price  7b.  6d. 

The  ]ir «.-<:•: nt  relatione  of    Russin    to  Ak 

country  and  the  re^tt  of  Europe  impart  to  » 

t  irmatiiiTi  respi'ctin;;  it  unumi-il  interest.     Tlii 

,  puhJiCHtion  nhii-h,  if  wc  mar  judge  from  iBl» 

nal   ev'dence,   is   truiftwoitKy,   will   meet  thi 

puhlir  demand,  a^  it   trcatK  of  the  bxsteried 

«irigiii  of  the  government  and  its  peculiiritiea 

;  the  Autocrat  himself,  the  army  and  nsvy, te 

noliility,  the  dcrpy,  the  liourgeoiAie,  the  €»• 

s:ickN,  the  peasintry,  the  rights  of  aliens  lai 

^t^anger9,  and  the  prospects  ut  the  eniptre.    It 

i.4  as  the  advocate  and  friend  of  Itu»tia,  thosj^ 

'  not  of  its  ruler,  that  Count  Gurowaki  viilci^ 

'  and  hi-i  conviction  is  that  **  not  only  the  sd 

I  and  the  t-vrf^  hut  the  whole  nation  gravitatOk 

'  tliougii   slowly,    towards   emnncipntiun  "     h 

Pi  tershiirg.  di-spotiNUi,  with  ita  vast  civil  sad 

mi'iiary  meehaii'fim,  stands  day  and  night  a 

watoliful  niid   menHcing  sentinel    to  tnteitqil 

cveiy  briath  <'f  air  which  may  impart  a  monl 

coiit  igiim ;  but  "Moscow  lias  her  own  tnli- 

'  tionx  of  giMid  and  evil,  traditions  historical, tfli 

,  dei-ply    entwini-d   \^\x\i    the    existence   of  thi 

uition  ; "  "  the  ]io;iuldtioii  of  Moscow  is  spirilel 

nnd  hreathe;^  it.s  spirit  into  the  country;  sal 

]Mo!>cow   huH   im])*.il->ee>   uf   independence,  sad 

tdiovts  tliL-m  tVi-m  time  to  time,  if  not  aayrtbv 

explusi.in.s    cvitaiiily    by    grumblings    whin 

St  Hit]-.'  i.t  limes  Czar::im  in   its  taAtuetscs  ^ 


Pctcrs'Mirg." 


lliitoru  nnd  Advenfurr:  or,  Stories  of  Mt* 
markyd'h'  Men  of  AH  yathns.  Bjf  M.  fl. 
r«'<KAVXi:,  Author  of  ^  Storirs  from  He 
IflMtnri/  of  Spttin.  Sw:den,"  Src.  Londoa: 
Bi II m« and  Goodwin.    I6mo.    Pp.344.   Fries 


'■>s. 


I      Biographical  sketches  of  men  of  whom  ereiy 

one  ought  to  know  Fomothing.     AVashingtos, 

Bruc.',    Alfred,    Tell,    >Vellington,     Waliaee, 

,  Luther,  and  Cranmcr,  exercised  great  influenei 

on  their  own  and  !>uccecdiiig  agca,  and   it  il 

im]M>ssih1e  to  undert^tand  history  without  scmK 

general  ac(|naiutancc  v\jth  their  characterii  sad 

.  exiil.,I\s.     Jr   is  a  pity  that  the  memoirs  irr 

I  not    arr-ngrd    chronologically;    na     tlun   Ae 

I  p'-ru^al  of  the  first  would  have   prepared  the 

reader   for   the   second;    and   the    second  Car 

:  the   third ;    but    now  the   second   commence! 

i  with    A    reference   to    the    influence    ezertrf 

'  noon    its   subject    by   the    fate   of    the   sixlb- 

!  To   begin    with    the    eighteenth    century  in 

Auicricn,  proceed  next  to  the  fourteenth  ceotait 

in  Scotland,  and  then  go  to  the  ninth  centmr 

in    Englnnd,   is  absolutely  liewilderinur*    Tk« 

style  in  which  the  work  is  written  ia  pleiMaU 

V  ax^  \t%  exV«ra«\  a^^av^wce  is  attractire. 


BRIEF  NOTICES. 


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^,  a  Biography  and  an  Expoiition, 
riN  Paxton  Hood,  Author  of  *'  The 
iU  Architecu;*  *»  Andrew  Marteli;* 
Milton,'*  ''Literature  of  Labour," 
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Pp.  414.     Price  58. 

ant  de  Martevillc  liarinf;  died  fnd- 
thopkeeper  demanded  of  his  widow 
•nt  of  a  bill  which  she  remembered 
mid  by  her  hasband.  8hc  consnlted 
rg,  who,  after  a  few  days,  informed 
he  had  conver«td  with  her  deceased 
md  that  she  would  find  the  receipt  at 

page  in  Bayle*«  Dictionary,  which 
;  was  reading  at  the  time  the  bill  was 
c  found  the  receipt  at  the  page 
I.  A  merchant  anxious  to  test  the 
Swedenborg  to  hold  converpation  with 
aitked  him  to  ieara  from  a  deceased 
r  divinity  the  subject  of  a  conversa- 
merchant  and  tlie  student  had  had 
I  short  time  previous  to  titc  death  of 
r.  After  a  few  days  Swedenborg 
:o  the  merchant  the  whole  couversa- 
1  for  word.  These  facts  arc  soberly 
a  the  volume  before  U5,  ami  on  such 
we  are  called  upon  to  believe  that 
>rg  bad  admi8>ion  into  the  spiritual 
d  received  by  special  revelation  a  key, 
the  key,  to  the  true  internal  spiritual 
of  the  word  of  God ;  that  he  was  an 
spired  by  God,  and  that  hii*  writings 
lal  importance  with  the  bil»lc.  An 
ti  of  these  writings  follows,  but  we 

readers  ^ill  derive  from  it  hut  little 
»r  profit.  B. 

!x>k;  or  the  Man  of  Sorrows.  By 
Dickson.  London  :  AVertheim  and 
itoah.     1854.     Pp.200.   Price  3s.  6d. 

I  a  life  of  Jesus  Christ  \\ritten  in  an 
•pirit,  but  destitute  of  power.  After 
and  Angus  it  is  ineffably  dull.  We 
at  an  effort  so  well-meant  i?hould  have 
►  feeble  and  worthless,  W. 


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—»p     1*%**       bliv       lUltUVtIllJJ       IIUUIWVI       VUllUllIICU 

an  editorial  retrospect,  which   our  readers 
must  accept  as  its  substitute  : — 

There  were  circumstances  aside  from  the  ning- 
nitude  of  its  operations,  which  invested  the 
late  annual  meeting  of  the  American  Baptiht 
Missionary  Union  with  special  interest.  The 
return  of  the  deputation  from  the  Union's 
miasionB  in  the  Kast  with  the  establishment  of 
linetof  policy  in  missionary  labours  from  which 
tome  of  the  missionaries  had  dissented,  had 
awakened  ver}'  grave  solicitude  as  to  the  dis- 
cussions which  might  be  evoked.  Unfor- 
tunately the  questions  involved  came  up  in 
the  meeting  in  two  forms :  first  on  a  report, 
wnritten  by  Dr.  Way  land,  as  chairman  of  a 
committee  appointed  last  year  on  the  relations 
of  preaching,  bible  distribution,  and  schools, 
in  the  work  of  missions;  and,  second,  on  a 
paper  from  the  Executive  Committee,  on  the 
**  Work  of  the  Deputation,"  in  winch  was  set 
forth  the  practical  settlement  of  the  same 
questions  on  the  field.  These  two  branches 
of  one  and  the  same  ihing  led  to  some  con- 
fusion, and  prevented  so  clear  a  solution  as 
might  otherwise  have  been  reached. 

The  report  of  Dr.  Wayland  set  forth  the 
preaching  of  the  gospel  as  the  grand  inRtru- 
mentality  to  be  employed .  It  argued  strongly 
agunst  the  substitution  of  school  tenchin;;, 
on  the  plea  that  a  preparatory  work  was 
needed,  at  the  same  time  that  it  maintained 
the  importance  of  schools  in  an  incidental 
and  subordinate  sphere,  as  the  spontaneous 
outgrowth  of  the  ])rogre8s  of  Christianity.    1 1 

■  •W^kkkBvn^*         ••4««4^h«l  4  l« ««         «l«a4*>        ^\F       »^v^^  «»*v*«4V       4»«^% 


BiiiKiii^  uciuw  ji9  jiru|fvr  rviuuve  ■] 
there  had  been  intimationa  to  ti 
more  or  less  distinct,  in  the  doingi 
anniversaries.  The  subject  had  ncH 
so  far  as  we  know,  elicited  any  xe. 
attention,  or  assumed  any  practit 
We  doubt  whether  it  entered  ]ar| 
all,  into  the  original  purposes  of  t1 
tion.  It  came  up  afterwards,  and 
natural  process. 

We  are  inclined  to  think  that, 
mediate  practical  question,  this  m 
fist  hold  of  Dr.  Way  land's  mind 
W2IS  preparing  the  Memoir  of  Th 
and  of  Sir.  Granger's  and  Dr.  Pc 
their  observations  in  India.  We 
to  have  seen  at  Albany,  during  the 
of  the  Union  last  year,  a  letter 
Granger,  written  just  after  he  hi 
Madras,  in  which  he  set  forth  nt  ] 
educational  operations  there  which 
the  place  of  the  preaching  of  the  go 
wrote  as  a  man  astonished  and  and 
unexpected  and  painful  obsenratii 
can  see  in  that  letter  the  key-note  o 
seciuent  doingA  of  the  deputatic 
think  it  was  the  narrative  set  fort 
letter,  roori>over,  which  was  the  i 
occasion  of  the  movement  at  Albai 
committee  of  which  Dr.  Wayland  ^ 
man.  So  far,  therefore,  from  its  hw 
the  caHc  that  the  deputation  was  m 
carry  into  effect  previously  ettabliahc 
in  re;;ar(l  to  schools,  we  adopt  the 
conclusion,  that  the  decrees,  so  hr 
have  l)een  any,  and  whether  right 

x^r%m^%   4r«tf^   «U«««40    4^^41«m*»   m<^-mZ --Z  ~^^m. 


AMERICAN  INTELLIGENCE. 


407 


be^  and  there  were  not,  wide  differences,  as 
was  manifest  in  the  end  by  the  unanimous 
rote  on  the  resolutions. 

The  real  question  was  of  practical  admi- 
nistration. To  what  extent  were  the  educa- 
timial  errors  of  India  found  likewise  in  the 
ikikBona  in  Burmah,  and  were  the  correctives 
vtuoh  were  applied  judicious  and  timely  ? 
Bad  the  deputation  interfered  in  restricting 
■idttly  the  circulation  of  the  scriptures,  as  a 
lint  of  the  work  of  evangelization?  In 
■l^iig  the  preaching  of  the  gospel,  the  pro- 
dnnation  of  it  by  living  heralds,  going  forth 
lil  eTery  hand,  and  bringing  it  from  living 

ri  into  contact  with  the  minds  and  hearts 
the  heathen — in  urging  this  as  the  grand, 
BrtinctiTe  feature  of  missionary  work,  to 
vbich  everything  else  should  be  incidental 
md  subordinate,  did  they  give  a  one-sided 
ijbamcter  to  missionary  administration  1  These 
ivro  the  real  questions  at  issue.  On  the  one 
lasd  were  the  statements  of  the  deputation, 
MMifinned  by  a  large  majority  of  the  mission- 
■ici^  and  by  the  powerful  advocacy  of  the 
toecutive  department ;  on  the  other  were 
fiMnts  and  remonstances  from  several  mis- 
bnaiiee,  some  of  them  of  high  character  and 
jt  long  service.  It  is  not  strange  that  under 
MM  circumstances  a  long  and  animated  dis- 
MiDn  arose.  The  result  of  the  discussion, 
fft  believe  to  have  been  just  what  it  ought  to 
Mk  It  could  not  be  expected  of  the  Union 
h  commit  itself  unqualifiedly  to  every 
plifCtical  measure  which  had  been  settled, 
ilUiout  first  cxamininpr  the  subject  as  fully 
d  the  deputation  and  Executive  Committee 
Md  done.  This  examination  was  a  clear 
^possibility,  and  therefore  it  was  the  wise 
jtM  the  only  alternative  to  pass  resolutions 
i  ft  more  general  nature,  adopting  fully  the 
■indples  of  missionary  administration'  set 
tftik  in-  the  paper  before  the  body,  and 
■nring  the  Executive  Committee  of  con- 
|wice  and  support  in  carrying  them  into 
IPbct. 

On  the  subject  of  teaching  English  in  the 
piiHoo -schools,  we  think  there  was  great 
■HOiimity  of  sentiment.  The  exposition  on 
^  subject  given  by  the  deputation  seemed 
Betiitible,  and  in  public  and  private  we 
Htrd  little  else  than  concession  to  the  views 
jVdi  they  expressed.  Unquestionably  it  is 
■iiiable  that  many  natives  should  acquire  a 
I^Owledge  of  the  English,  but  it  is  desirable 
^  eommercial  and  political,  rather  than  for 
w%ious  purposes.  The  design  of  the  mis- 
^tiry  enterprise  is,  not  to  transform  in- 
Hdoal  Orientals  into  Europeans,  but  to 
^  the  whole  mass  of  the  people  to  a  higher 
^•^which  can  be  done  only  by  preaching 
tfaem  the  gospel  in  their  own  language, 
^  by  giving  them  in  that  language,  schools, 
bible^  and  a  Christian  literature. 
We  cannot  but  hope  that  the  deputation 
)1  illustrate  their  views  of  missions  by 
Hng  a  full  narrative  of  their  tnveJB  and 
>oz»  jrr/x — FouBim  bkbiss. 


observations  to  the  public.  No  brief  paper 
on  their  "work,"  no  addresses  here  and 
there  on  different  branches  of  the  subject, 
can  give  an  adequate  idea  of  the  questions 
involved :  questions  which  it  is  understood 
are  awakening  a  very  grave  concern  in  other 
missionary  bodies,  and  in  India  itself,  A 
volume  from  their  hands  would  be  widely 
hailed  as  a  valuable  addition  to  the  stock 
of  missionary  knowledge,  and  we  hope  the 
preparation  of  one  will  not  be  delayed. 

FRUITS  MBBT  POB  SEPEKIAKCE. 

We  learn  from  the  Norwich  Examiner, 
that  the  Rev.  William  Clift,  pastor  of  the 
church  at  Stonnington,  finding,  like  not  a  few 
other  ministers,  his  salary  insufficient  to  meet 
his  expenses,  gave  himself  to  editorial  and 
other  pen-labour,  to  make  good  the  deficiency 
in  his  income.  After  working  thus  assiduously 
for  the  benefit  of  the  church  for  some  years, 
he  received  a  call  to  a  city  church  which 
made  a  more  just  allowance  for  ministerial 
support,  and  he  felt  it  his  duty  to  change  his 
field  of  labour.  To  the  surprise  and  sorrow 
of  his  people,  he  preached  a  plain,  out-spoken 
sermon  to  them,  from  1  Cor.  ix.  14,  «*  Even 
so  hath  God  ordained  that  they  who  preach 
the  gospel  should  live  of  the  gospel,"  and 
concluded  by  requesting  them  to  unite  with 
him  in  calling  a  council  to  dissolve  their  con- 
nection. The  church  committee,  appointed 
to  ascertain  the  facts,  reported  that  Su*.  Clift 
had  incurred  a  debt  of  1500  dollars,  and  had 
been  obliged  to  devote  time  and  strength  to 
other  means  of  securing  a  support.  There- 
upon the  church  with  great  unanimity  voted 
to  present  the  pastor  with  1500  dollars  to 
meet  past  arrearages,  to  raise  his  salary  from 
800  dollars  to  1500  dollars  per  annum,  and 
to  appropriate  100  dollars  a  year  towards  a 
pastor's  library  !  It  is  seldom  that  a  discourse 
secures  so  speedy  and  desirable  a  response 
from  the  hearers.  This  equally  honours  the 
congregation  and  compliments  their  pastor.— 
New  York  Observer, 


IRISH   ROMANIST   VIOLBNCE. 

At  Brooklyn,  on  Sunday  evening.  May 
24th,  a  street  preacher  from  New  York  was 
violently  assailed  in  the  street,  while 
returning  from  the  place  where  the  service 
had  been  held,  in  a  vacant  lot  on  the  comer 
of  Atlantic  and  Smith  Streets.  Service  was 
held  again,  on  last  Sabbath  evening,  at  the 
same  place,  at  six  o'clock.  About  seven 
o'clock  the  company  from  New  York  formed 
in  procession,  for  the  purpose  of  returning  to 
that  city,  attended  by  a  crowd  of  several 
thousands.  They  proceeded  with  perfect 
order,  molesting  no  one,  through  Smith 
Street,  Fulton  Avenue,  Fulton  and  Main 
Streets,  towards  the  Cathervtve  ¥ctrj.  tV«^ 
were  suffered  to  proceed 'ml\\o^\^\xv^«;Tt>l\^^^TiV 


lying  oil  tlie  wharf,  near  the  Mene  of 
Fium  this  large  nippljr  of  wood,  wdgjh^ 
about  twelve  tons,  tbey  oonstructed  torifie 
shillelalis,  eadi  weighing  at  lesat  thme  toa 
un   ordinary   pohceman'i  dub.     Semi  rf 


408  AMERICAN  INTELUGSNOS. 

until  the  head  of  the  ]irocciuuon  arriTed  at  the    and  misulei  into  their  hornet  fijr  difaei^ 

cornL'r  of  Mnin  and  Front  StreetP,  when  one    They    also    poweMtrt     themselfci    of  n 

(if  a  ]jarty  of  Irii^hmen,  nearly  all  intoxicated,     immenae  quantity  of  log-wood, 

who  had  conjrrogatcd  there,  threw  a  alone. 

Scarcely  had  the  iniobile  left  his  hand  when 

he  received  a  pistol- hall   in  the  leg,  which 

broke  the  bone.     A  geiienil  aMiault  wm  then 

mnde,   wilh   stones,   cIuIm,   &c.,    which    tiie 

persons  in  the  pruccs^ion  received  coolly,  .  these  deadly  sticks  were  wield^il  duRMlhl 

marching  on  stcsidily  in  unbroken  ranks,  and  '  attack  by  the  Irish  with  unlbrtuuto  OM 

returning  the  tire  with  their  pistols.     Tliey  I  and   amongst  the  injured  are  tha  chisf  ti 

formed  in  a  compact  muKs,  in  the  open  space  .  pulice,  and    many  officers,  who   wen  Ik 

before  Catherine  Ferry.  ri)ecial  victims  of  the  enraged  rioCen^Ri  At 

A  Inr^^e  force  of  imlice  hitd  lieen  detaile<l  '  latter  considered  that  the  polioo  sliiiidai 
under  tlie  e}]ar>;e  of  Chief  Folk,  who  acted  .  their  antagonists. 

with  praist  worthy  promptness  and  hruvery  in  Fifty  Irishmen  ore  in  arreat,  and  wot 
arresting  the  rioters,  preventing  a  general  '  examined  on  Monday  afternoon  bcfsw 
rush  up<m  the  determined  New  Yorkers,  and  Justice  Blatchley,  of  the  Court  Street  ooui, 
carrying  away  the  wounded.  Al>out  this  .  the  mayor,  and  Alderman  Barnard,  of  the 
time  two  pistol-shots  were  fired  from  a  house  '  third  ward,  and  the  result  will  probably  be 
near  the  ferry,  which  was  the  signal  for  ■  their  committal  for  trial  before  the  gaU 
another  rush  of  the  mob,  which  was  received  j  jury.  The  Irish  women  arw  decLaved  to  ten 
by  another  volley  on  the  part  of  the  New  been  more  active  eren  than  the  meo  ia  Ik 
Yorkers.  At  half-past  seven  o'clock  the  attack,  and  showered  stonea  and  brickM 
riot  assumed  an  alarming  asi>ect,  and  it  .  from  the  roois  of  the  houses  on  to  tho  pofis 
seemed  impossible  to  suppress  the  disturbance  ,  and  New  Yorkers.  All  who  wore  the  vi4t> 
without  the  aid  of  the  military.  Orders  were  '  awake  hat,  without  exception,  vere  koodiBA 
accordingly  sent  to  the  Armoury  for  tlie  i  down  throughout  Sunday  by  the 
fourteenth  regiment  of  militiii,  under  com-  ;  From  the  desperate  and  brutal 
mand  of  Col.  Jesse  C.  Smith,  which  was  which  tho  attack  by  the  Irish  was  nadih  it 
under  arms.  By  tliis  time  a  large  number  of  i  was  evident  that  they  were  induced  to  iii 
the  assailing  party  had  dispersed,  so  that  the  I  very  active  steps  from  the  un&Tomabb 
services  of  the  military  were  only  required  to  i  impressions  made  upon  them  by  many  polki 
occupy  the  ground  and  prevent  another  \  officers,  and  it  will  be  necoMaiy  in  thi 
assault.  They  remained  on  the  ground  until  .  opinion  of  the  mayor  and  chief  of  poli€e|2i 
a  late  hour,  and  perfect  quiet  had  ))een  re-nrcanize  the  department  at  an  carij 
restored.  A  very  excited  state  of  feeling  .  period, 
exiiited  through  the  day.  It  is  pertinent  to  ask,  Where  vill  all  t^ 

It  is  impofsihle  to  give  anything  like  a  end?  Is  this  the  practical  commentanr * 
correct  libt  of  tliose  wounded,  they  being  !  the  open  and  unrebuked  declaration  of  tki 
taken  off  iomicdiatcly  in  ditl'erent  directions.  |  "  Shepherd  of  the  Valley,"  a  newsp^ 
One  man  was  brought  to  Dr.  Lambert's  ]  which  bears  at  its  head  the  authorixtuonif 
office  i\ith  a   ball  in  his  neck,  which  was  ;  its  bishop,  that,  "  if  the  Catholics  erer  |Ui 


extricated.  A  young  man,  residing  at  No.  3, 
Fulton  Avenue,  had  his  thiglf  fractured  by  a 
pistol-hullet.  One  boy  received  the  contents 
of  a  pistol  in  his  i>ide,  but  the  wound  was  not 
mortal.  It  is  however  reported  that  no  life 
has  been  lust.  About  tliirty  individuals  were 
wounded  by  pistols  and  clubs,  which  were 
freely  used  by  the  Irishmen  around  Main 
Street,  who  commenced  the  attack  upon  the 
young  men  from  New  York  as  they  {lossed 
down    Main    Street,   on   their   way*  to    the 


— which  they  surely  will,  though  at  a  dinni 
day— an  immense  numerical  majority,  ifl^ 
gious  freedom  is  at  on  end  2 '' 

Is  it  not  time  for  Americana  to  awakt  l* 
the  dangers  which  surround  them  from  tUi 
quarter  ? — New  York  Recorder,  Jung  7lk 


FUGITIVES  IIV   NEW    YOBK. 


About  three  o'clock  on  Friday  moni^b 

three  coloured  men,  father  and  two  aBI^ 

Catherine  ferry.     The  latter  had  conducted  I  known  as  Jake,  Bob,  and  Stephen  Pembnki^ 


themselves  in  every  way  peaceably,  but  it  j  were  arrested  in  this  city,  ut  tho  initanfii « 
appears  that  reports  had  been  circulated  j  David  Smith  and  Jacob  Grove,  of  Waabii^ 
round  the  porter-houses  on  Siiturday  evening,  j  county  Md.,  who  claimed  them  aa  iUhi- 
that  the  "know-nothings"  contemplated  |  They  were  taken  before  Commissioner  Mortsa, 
visiting  the  Irish  on  Sunday  to  give  them  a  |  of  the  U.  S.  Court,  and  it  woa  undentooJ 
whipping.     The   chief   cause   of    this  false    that   they   would    he  examined    at   ekna 


report  was  certoiii  Roman  Oitholic  policemen  ,  o'clock.     Inb.ead  of  that,  howerer,  the 
in  the  second  district,  who  exposed  orders     was  heard  at  once,  no  persons  b«ng  m 
issued  by  the  chief  to  them  to  the  Irish  in     when  the  claimanU  testified  that  lU^y  wm 
the  district,  who,  during  the  entire  of  Satur-    the  owners  of  said  slaves,  and   that  tkf 
da/,  were  busily  engaged  in  carrying  stones  ( escaped  from  theur  service  at 


AMERIOAN  INTELLIGENOB. 


499 


BandtLj  latt.  Fronfi  what  we  can  gather  of 
tlM  prooMdingiy  the  fugitiTea  acknowledged 
dMiUMlrei  to  be  ilaTes  of  Smith  and  Grore. 
The  CommiMioner,  considering  the  testimony 
■uffldenty  ordered  their  turrender,  and  they 
vera  according]/  gi? en  up  to  the  claimanta, 
who  hurried  them  off  at  once,  and  they  are 
wnr  on  their  way  to  Baltimore.  A  telegmph 
despatch  was  sent  on  to  Philadelphia,  and  it 
WM  expected  that  an  attempt  would  be  made 
to  rewae  the  parties  on  their  arrival.  There 
vera  ft  fiither  and  his  two  sons;  father  about 
tetT-flfe,  sons  eighteen  or  nineteen.  The 
evidence  shows  them  to  hare  recently  escaped. 
l%e  ftther  is  the  brother  of  the  Rer!  Dr.  Pen- 
aiDgton,  a  higlily  respected  coloured  preacher 
in  this  city. — New  York  Recorder, 


A   VUGITIVE  8LATB  15   BOSTON. 

About  dght  o'clock  on  Wednesday  evening, 
S4th  inst.,  a  coloured  man  named  Anthony 
Banu  was  arrested  by  the  United  States 
Itfttshai  in  Boston,  as  the  slave  of  one  Charles 
T.  Sattle^  of  Alexandria,  Va.,  from  whom,  it 
ii  ftllqied,  he  made  his  escape  in  March  last. 
Btmu  was  taken  befure  E.  G.  Loring,  United 
Btfttet  Commissioner,  on  Thursdny  morning, 
■nd  ftfter  the  examination  of  a  single  witness, 
wlio  testified  to  having  known  him  as  the 
■Ure  of  the  claimant  in  Richmond,  the  cuse 
eras  postponed  till  Saturday  morning,  at  the 
instance  of  Messrs.  Dana,  Ellis,  and  Morris, 
who  offered  themselves  as  counsel  for  the 
fogitiTe. 

Immense  excitement  prevailed  in  BoHton 
on  account  of  the  arrest  of  Bums.  The  call 
for  a  meeting  in  Fanueil  Hall  on  Friday 
rrenin|[  attracted  hundreds  more  than  could 
get  inside  the  building.  A  motion  to  adjourn 
to  the  Court-house  at  nine  o'clock  on  Saturday 

m 

morning,  when  the  examination  of  Bums 
took  place,  was  carried  by  acclamation.  Im- 
mediately thereafter,  a  person  rushed  into 
the  Hall,  exclaiming.  "  Thure^s  a  crowd  of 
negroes  in  Court  Square  attacking  the  Court- 
house, where  Burns  is  confined  ! "  This 
announcement  caused  the  immediate  rush  of 
from  two  to  three  thousand  excited  people  to 
the  Court-house  Square.  An  attempt  was  at 
once  made  to  break  open  the  Court-house 
doors  on  the  east  side,  which,  owing  to  the 
•trong  fastenings,  failed. 

An  attack  was  then  made  on  the  wcHtern 
door  with  axes  and  a  battering-ram,  the  latter 
being  a  stput  beam,  manned  by  about  a 
doien  persons,  who  propelled  it  against  the 
door  with  great  violence.  Finally  the  door 
yielded.  At  this  point  the  Court-house  bell 
was  rung  by  the  officers  on  the  inside  for  aid 
from  the  authorities.  This  was  about  half- 
past  nine  o'clock. 

As  the  door  gave  way  several  persons  at- 
tempted to  enter  the  building,  but  were  met 
by  tne  officers  upon  the  inside,  and  a  brief 
conteet  ensued. 


Of  what  afterwards  happened  there  ara 
contradictory  accotmts.  One  statement  is 
that  all  the  shots  fired  (some  thirty  or  more) 
were  from  the  crowd,  and  that  the  Unitea 
States  Marshal  and  his  officers  did  not  use 
fire-arms.     The  Courier  savs : — 

''During  this  struggle  some  thirty  shots 
were  fired  hy  the  rioters,  and  Mr.  James 
Biitchelder,  n  Ri)ccial  officer,  who  was  resist- 
ing the  entrance  of  as^iilnnts  at  the  shattered 
door,  was  shot  de:id.  The  weapon  discharged 
at  him  must  have  been  a  blunderbuss,  as  its 
contents  embraced  many  bullets,  some  of 
them  of  a  very  large  size.  His  bowels  were 
literally  torn  out,  and  he  died  almost 
instiintly. 

The  Court-hr>use  on  Saturday  morning  had 
the  aspect  of  a  beleaguered  fortress.  At  an 
early  hour  a  vast  crowd  was  gathered  upon  the 
outside,  which,  though  doing  no  violence, 
gave  expression  to  their  feelings  upon  the 
subject  in  various  ways. 

Inside  of  the  Court-house  could  be  seen 
the  uniforms  of  the  Unite<l  States  troops,  a 
number  of  soldiers  from  the  Fort,  and  marines 
from  the  Navy  Yard,  in  all  amoimting  to 
about  one  hundred  men.  The  Boston 
artillery  and  the  Columbian  artillery  were 
also  under  arms,  being  quartered  at  the  City 
Hall.  In  addition  to  this,  an  order  has  been 
issued  for  the  assemblage  of  the  cadets,  the 
Boston  light  infantry,  and  a  corporal's  guard 
from  each  of  the  other  companies  of  the 
regiment  to  be  ready,  and  they  are  under 
arms  at  their  respective  armouries. 

At  nine  o'clock  the  prisoner  was  brought 
in  handcuffed,  in  the  charge  of  a  few  stout- 
looking  individuals.  He  appeared  quite 
downaist  and  anxiouii.  Immediately  behind 
the  prisoner  several  seats  were  filled  with 
special  officers. 

The  proceedings  were  commenced  at  ten 
o'clock,  before  Mr.  Commissioner  E.  G. 
Loring,  which  resulted,  aAer  considerable 
delay,  in  postpoin'ng  the  examination  over 
until  Monday. 

Sunday  passed  over  without  the  revival  of 
the  excitement  of  the  previous  days.  If  ine 
persons,  mostly  coloured,  wore  arrested  on 
Friday  night,  and  committed  fur  trial,  charged 
with  riot,  and  with  the  murder  of  Mr. 
Batchelder. 

The  examination  was  resumed  on  Monday 
morning,  and  occupied  the  whole  day  without 
being  terminated.  The  court  adjourned  to 
Tuesday  morning.  The  excitement  continued 
to  be  very  great.  An  association  from 
Worcester,  called  the  "  Freedom  Club,"  was 
in  town  all  day,  and  held  a  meeting  at  the 
Tremont  Temple  in  the  evening.  At  five 
o'clock  in  the  aflenioon  it  was  estimated  that 
not  less  thcin  ten  thousand  people  surrounded 
the  Court-house.  The  military  remained  on 
duty. 

The  examination  of  the  case  lief^te  ^.Vift 
commissioner  conl\tvuei\  \m^«  iivX\\»rj  vm- 


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AMERICAN  INTELLIGENCE. 


veillance  diirin|{  Monday,  Tuesdn}*,  uiid 
Wedncidayy  when  the  conimittfioncr  gave 
notice  that  his  decision  would  be  reserved 
until  Friday. 

At  about  a  quarter  before  nine  o'clock  on 
Friday  morning,  Bums  was  brought  into  the 
court-room,  attended  by  half  u  dozen  men — 
the  room  beinK  nearly  filled  with  the  guard 
provided  by  the  marshal  to  render  aid,  if  I 
necessary,  in  the  enforcement  of  the  dcciMion,  j 
and  each  man  pmviUed  with  a  pistol,  ■ 
concealed  under  his  dress.  j 

At  nine  o'clock  the  commissioner  took  his 
•eat.  lie  discussed  at  some  length  the  law 
and  the  fncts  of  the  c^iae,  and  declared  that 
he  considered  the  claimant  entitled  to  a 
certificate  from  him  of  n  right  to  the  fugitive.  | 

At  an  early  hour  on  Friday  morning,  a 
company  of  United  States  intlintry,  and  a 
detachment  of  artiller}*,  with  a  brass  six- 
pounder  from  the  navy  yard,  were  stationed 
to  guard  the  main  entrance  to  the  court- 
house. The  crowd  assembled  rapidly,  and 
by  nine  o'clock  thousands  had  gathered  in 
the  neighbourhood  of  Court  Scjuare.  On 
learning  the  decision  of  the  commimioner,  tlic 
excitement  become  intense.  Court  f^treet, 
and  every  avenue  leading  tu  the  m|uarc,  was 
packed  with  people.  Many  stores  were 
closed,  and  several  buildings  were  festooned 
with  black.  An  intense  feeling  was  evinced 
throughout  the  city. 

At  half-past  two  o'clock  Bums  was  taken 
from  the  court-house,  and  placed  in  n  hollow 
square  of  one  hundred  simjcIhI  deputies  of  the 
United  States  marshal,  each  armetl  with  a 
cutlass  and  revolver.  The  marines,  infantry, 
and  a  detachment  of  the  fourth  rt'^imcnt  of 
artillery,  with  a  brass  nine- pounder,  loaded 
with  grape,  under  command  of  Major  iliJ;;o- 
ley,  U.  S.  A.,  acted  ns  a  special  e9cort.  Tlie 
United  States  troops  numbered  145,  rank 
and  file.  Tho  state  troops,  under  Major 
General  Edmunds,  embraced  the  lancers  and 
light  dragoons,  with  a  regiment  «if  infantry, 
and  another  of  nrtiller}- — altogether  1,000 
men.  The  entire  police  force  of  the  city  was 
also  engaged. 

As  the  escort  proceeilel  down  (\)\irt  and 
State  Streets  to  tho  whurf,  the  several 
companies  who  had  kept  the  avenues  leading 
thereto  closeil,  filed  into  column,  and  the  full 
force  concentrated  on  tho  wharf.  Bums  was 
put  on  board  the  steamer  John  Taylor, 
about  three  o'clock. 

The  cutter,  af^er  receivin;;  Bums  on  l)oard, 
with  half  a  dozen  otHcers  who  accompanied 
him,  sailed  for  Norfolk,  Vir<rinia. 

It  is  impossible  to  estimate  the  number  of 
people  gathered  to  witnew  the  tinal  close  of 
the  fugitive  case.  Thousands  were  present 
from  the  country,  many  having  come  seventy 
or  eighty  miles.'  All  tho  streets  leading  to 
the  route  of  tlie  escort  were  packed  with  the 
liTing  mass. 

In   the  vicinity  of  the   ciislom-hou!*e  a 


truckman  attempted  to  drife  hit 
through  tho  military  line,  and  one  <tf  Ui 
horses — a  valuable  animal-— waa  lulled  by  a 
stab  from  a  bayonet  The  crowd  ciU, 
''shame!"  *' shame!"  and  a  ruth  was  nafc 
towards  the  spot,  when  a  captain  of  one  of 
the  Boeton  companiet  gave  tha  order  to  in 
upon  the  people.  Colonel  Boyd,  of  the  i/bt, 
hearing  the  order,  spurred  hie  horse  in  (foat 
of  the  company,  and  prevented  the  execntia 
of  the  order.  Had  this  order  been  ezecntslv 
the  consequences  must  have  been  diantmi 
in  tho  extreme,  as  thousands  were  crovW 
together  within  reach  of  the  muiketiy.  A 
blow  would  have  been  struck,  and  a  wooni 
inflicted  upon  the  Union,  which  never,  afKV, 
NLVER  would  have  been  healed  ! 

The  excitement  in  the  country  wu  niMl 
intense.  Every  train  from  Boeton  bnm^t 
tidings  which  added  fuel  to  the  flame,  oi 
when  the  fiict  that  Bums  had  been  gives  up 
was  announced,  the  bells  were  tolled  inmuj 
places,  as  indicative  of  the  public  indignatioo 
and  sorrow.  Nothing  has  occurred  dnxiiii 
the  present  generation,  which  all  paitiei^  si 
we .  believe,  will  so  deeply  regret.  A 
thousand  swords  hacking  away  at  the  stnaf 
bond  of  the  imion  of  these  statea  could  not 
have  weakened  it  so  much.  It  is  a  maoifat- 
ation  of  feeling  on  both  sides  utted; 
inconsistent  with  a  peaceful  and  protracted 
union.  It  is  practically  an  appeal  to  tht 
sword. 

The  future  lowers  with  more  portentom 

clouds  than   ever   hung    over   this  conntiy 

!  before,  and  nothing  but  more  just  and  more 

moderate  counsels  on  both  sides  will  save  ui 

from  inevitable  disunion.     Now  is  the  time 

'  for  mo«knite  men,  at  the  South  especially,  to 

cast    f>il    upon    the    troubled   waters.    Let 

I  extreme    men    and    extreme    measures  be 

avoided.     Let  not  unprincipled  and  amln* 

tiouH  men,  for  selHsh   purposes,   peril  <w 

{)eace,  l>ut  let  reason,  and  conscience,  ami 

justice  preside  in  our  councils,  and  all  mav 

!  yet  be  well. 

There  is  no  doubt  that  much  nlienatioa  of 

feeling  will  Ije  caused  by  thb  tri.il.    .V»a 

,  specimen    of   its   first-fmits,    wo    give   the 

following: — Richard    II.    Dana,   jun.,  tbe 

'  counsel  for  the  fugitive  Bums,  while  walking 

towards  Cambridge,  his  place  of  residence, os 

Friday  evening,  about  ten  o'clock,  was  strode 

;  to   the  ground   senseless   by    two   unknon 

ruffians,  in  Green  Street.     The  blow  fell  os 

his  temple,  back  of  the  right  eye,  and  vai 

given  prol)ably  by  a  slung  shot.     >$ome  of  tbe 

United   States  deputy  marehals,  who  wen 

I  engaged  in  guarding  Bums,  arc  believed  to  br 

j  the  perpetrators  of  this  crime,  in  revenge  for 

his  scathing  allusions  to  them  in  the  opening 

of  his  argument  for  Bums. 

The  New  ^'ork  Recorder,  from  whose 
columns  the  preceding  narrative  is  takes 
observes,  "  Wo  exceedingly  regret  tbe  vio- 
lonce  which  has  follnxvcd  the  repeal  of  the 


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which  a  hmrij  responte  was  {iven.  Con- 
gratntatory  addreiRet  were  then  delivered ,  by 
the  Rerfl.  D.  Jones,  B.A.,  H.  J.  Bevis,  W. 
B.  DaTies,  J.  Stent,  F.  Wills,  and  others. 
At  five  o'clock,  250  friends  Assembled  at  the 
flame  place  to  tea  ;  many  being  unable  to 
gain  admission.  At  half-jmst  six  o'clock, 
another  service  was  held  in  the  chiipol.  The 
Rev.  D.  Jones,  U.A.,rpad  the  scriptures  and  i 
offered  prayer ;  and  the  lion,  and  Rev.  B.  i 
W.  Noel,  M.A.,  of  London,  preached  a  j 
powerful  sermon  to  the  church  and  cm;; re- ; 
gation.  The  spacious  edifice  was  well  filled  < 
m  the  morning,  but  crowded  to  excess  in  the  ; 
evening  ;  and  all  present  n])pe>ired  to  be 
profited  and  delighted  with  the  servicef*  and 
engagementa  of  the  day. 

HADOIKBAlf,  CAVBBIDtiESIIIRE. 

On  Toesday  May  .9th,  Mr.  John  Spooner, 
Ista  of  Attleborough,  Warwick sliire,  was 
feeognisad  as  pastor  over  the  baptist  church, 
Haddenham,  Isle  of  Ely.  The  Rev.  J. 
Burton,  of  Cambridge,  delivered  the  in- 
troductory discourse.  The  Rev.  J.  C. 
Simmons,  M.A.,  of  Dluntisham,  gave  the 
charge ;  and  the  Rev.  John  Aldis  of  London 
preached  to  the  church  and  congregation. 
Most  of  the  neighbouring  ministers  were 
present,  and  took  part  in  the  services  of  a 
day  long  to  be  remembere<1. 

PADIHAV,   LANCASHIRE. 

The  Rev.  Mr.  A!»hmend  late  of  Groat 
Missenden,  Bucks,  has  accepted  a  unanimous 
invitation  to  become  the  pastor  over  the 
church  and  congregation  at  Padiharo,  Lan- 
cashire, and  entered  on  hit  labour*  the 
first  sabbath  in  July. 

PaESTKIG.f,   RADKORSIllRl-:. 

Mr.  R.  Aycrs,  late  of  Prestcign,  has 
received  and  accepted  a  unanimous  invitation 
to  the  pastorate  of  the  baptist  church,  Chal- 
ford,  Gloucestershire,  and  enters  on  his  work 
with  most  encoumging  prospects  of  useful- 
ness. Previous  to  his  leaving  Preste>«;n  the 
friends  of  Mr.  Ayres  held  a  public  tea-meet- 
ing, the  proceeds  of  which,  amounting  to 
upwards  of  thirteen  pounds,  were  presented 
to  him  as  a  testimonial  of  respect  and  esteem 
fbr  the  useful  and  exemplary  manner  in 
which  he  has  advocated  the  cause  of  religion  ! 
and  morality  in  the  neighbourhood  for  up-  | 
wards  of  seven  years.  ■  I 

Mr.  Ayers  is  followed  to  his  new  sphere  of  \ 
labonr  with  the  prayers  and  good  wishes  of  I 
an  affectionate  people.  , 

J 
MKW  BRmrrfORD.  j 

The  Rev.  J.  W.  Lance  has  resigned  his 
patUmte  of  the  baptist  church  at  Houghton 


Regis,  Dnnitable,  haTing  mcespM  Ife 
nnanimoofl  and  eamert  iotitafioa  of  At 
church  at  New  Bnnitard,  when  h§  tm" 
menced  his  laboon  on  Lord's  day,  July  Ilk 


TftINO, 

llie  Rev.  W.  Woods  has  expressed  liii  k- 
tenlion  to  resign  his  pastoral  conneetioo  vRh 
the  church  at  Akeman-streei,  in  thhi  towa. 


RKV.  w.  Ahunt. 

The  Rev.  William  Allen  Ibrmeriy  of  New- 
port, Monmouthshire,  haa  given  notiee  of  Ui 
intention  to  resign  the  office  of  Seoctarj  rf 
the  Scottish  Anti-State  Church  Assoristios. 
and  he  will  therefore  be  at  liberty  to  accept 
of  any  engagement  in  the  minktiy  that  nif 
offer. 


P05T1P00L. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  Baptist  Thss- 
logical  Institution  was  held  on  Wednaaiif 
and  Thursday,  May  24th  and  39th.  0a  Wed- 
nesday morning,  at  the  college,  the  tbeohigM 
examination  was  conducted  by  the  Rev.  A. 
Aitchison  of  Newport,  and  the  iliMJiil  bf 
Mr.  Charles  Daniel  of  Bristol.  In  the 
evening  of  the  same  day,  at  aeTen  o^etoekf 
at  Crane  Street  chapel,  a  Welah  acrfies  aa 
held,  when  a  Welsh  essay  on  the  life  sf 
Castantine  was  read  by  Mr.  Joaeph  hen, 
senior  student,  and  a  Welsh  aennoB  ns 
preached  by  the  Rev.  T.  Thomaa  of  Basaleg 
from  Matt.  xiii.  52.  On  Thuiaday  monus^ 
the  English  service  was  introduced  bj  tke 
Rev.  J.  Jones,  Chepstow.  An  essay  <■ 
demoniacal  possessions  wu  read  by  Ml 
Wilk?,  student,  and  when  the  Rev.  S,  Piiee  • 
of  Abersychan  preached  from  laaiah  vi.  8^ 
The  public  meeting  for  buaincas  was  in  tk 
afternoon,  when  it  appeared  from  the  ifporii 
that  the  Institution  was  on  the  whole  in  s 
very  satisfactory  state.  The  whole  of  the 
services  were  of  a  most  pleasing  cbandtr. 


KENT  UMIOIf. 

The  annual  meeting  of  this  cxeriieot 
society  for  the  benefit  of  Aged  and  Infim 
Ministers  of  the  gospel,  and  the  Widows  sad 
Orphans  of  Ministers,  was  held  in  the  Cob- 
gregational  Chapel,  Deptford,  on  the  4th  of 
July.  It  is  only  for  milliliters  connected  wtt 
the  county  of  Kent  that  it  is  designed,  bat 
its  plans  which  have  now  worked  well  mois 
than  fifty  years,  might  be  advantageooiij 
imitated  in  every  county  in  the  kingdon. 
This  year,  the  annuity  to  disabled  miniitefi 
and  to  the  widows  of  ministers  who  wen 
members  is  £'23,  and  several  gratuitieSi  n 
addition  to  the  legal  claioi,  were  roted  to 
widows  in   peculiarly  needy  chvnmilaDcai 


HOMB  INTSLLfGSNOS. 


603 


W.  Pomell,  £114.,  of  Groenwich,  was  re- 
elected Tieasurar ;  and  the  Rev.  B.  Slight, 
of  Eut  Grinflteudy  Secretary. 


THE  SOUTHERN   ASSOCIATION. 

The  annual  meetings  of  this  association 
held  at  Newport,  Isle  of  Wight,  on  the 
ISth  and  l4th  of  June.  The  Rev.  A. 
H'Laren  and  the  Rev.  T.  8.  Pugh  of 
Sootbampton  preached.  James  Baker,  Esq., 
was  rc^osen  treasurer,  and  the  Rev.  Thomns 
Morris  secretary.  A  petition  for  the  total 
abolition  of  church-rates  was  adopted.  Th<.' 
dear  increase  in  the  twenty-seven  churches 
vhoae  progre»  was  reported  was  fi Ay-seven. 


RECENT  DEATHS. 


MRS.   ARTHUR. 


If  the  righteous  shall  be  had  in  everlasting 
lemembrancef  a  short  record  of  their  history 
and  experience  seems  desirable  for  the  glory 
of  God,  the  encouragement  of  believers,  and 
m  memento  of  the  departed. 

The  late  Mrs.  Mary  Arthur  was  the  eldest 
daughter  of  the  Rev.  Christopher  Abel,  of 
Broekham,  near  Dorkiug,  Surrey,  and  was 
bom  April  3,  1773.  Her  father  having 
ratiied  from  worldly  pursuits  at  an  early 
period,  he  devoted  the  remainder  of  his  life 
to  the  extension  of  the  gospel  around  the 
locality  where  he  lived.  At  Brockham  he 
bnilt  a  chapel  at  his  own  expense,  and  was 
ordained  to  the  pastorate,  1791,  where  he 
continued  to  labour  gratuitously  and  with 
■uoceas  till  his  death.  Under  his  ministry 
llaiy  was  brought  to  a  saving  knowledge  of 
Ibe  truth.  She  was  married  at  an  early 
period  to  Mr.  Robert  Arthur  of  Brockham. 
Boon  after  the  decease  of  her  father,  her 
nind  was  much  exercised  on  the  subject  of 
baptism;  and  she  with  her  husband  being 
ftiUy  convinced  of  its  truth  and  importance 
from  reading  the  word  of  God,  were  publicly 
baptized  in  a  stream  of  water  near  the  village. 
This  being  the  first  baptism  ever  known  with- 
in many  miles  of  the  place,  caused  great 
sensation  and  much  ridicule.  But  it  led 
others  to  search  the  New  Testament  upon 
the  subject,  and  soon  af^er  a  majority  of  the 
members  of  the  church  being  baptized,  a 
baptist  minister  was  invited,  and  the  church, 
which  up  to  that  time  was  independent,  be- 
came a  baptist  church,  and  continues  so  to 
the  present  day. 

Mrs.  Arthur  became  the  mother  of  eleven 
cbildren ;  seven  of  whom  are  no  more  in  this 
world.  But  a  pleasing  hope  is  entertained  of 
moat,  if  not  all  of  them,  as  well  as  of  those 
stUlUving.  Idn.  Arthur  was  naturally  of  a 
gentle  afid  amiable  disposition,  which  was 
greatly  sweetened  by  grace.      It  was  her 


privilege  to  be  brought  to  conseomto  herself 
to  the  Lord  at  an  early  period,  and  her  whole 
subsequent  life  was  an  ornament  to  bar  pro* 
fession.  Her  knowledge  and  experience  of 
divine  things  was  very  extensive.  He  who 
writes  this  has  never  been  separated  fixm  her 
many  months  at  a  time  from  his  birth,  and 
looking  back  more  than  forty  years,  he  can 
revicH'  her  course  in  the  closet,  &mily, 
church,  and  world,  in  prosperity  and  ad- 
versity, in  sorrow  and  joy.  Her  closet  duties 
were  devout  and  punctual.  In  the  fiunily 
she  served  the  Lord,  always  ruling  her 
children  by  love.  Her  example  was  the 
model  after  which  they  aimed,  and  her 
approving  smile  their  reward.  She  was 
always  ready  to  amuse  her  children  with  a 
rich  store  of  suitable  anecdotes  with  which 
her  mind  was  unusually  furnished,  and  to 
instruct  them  by  scripture  &cts  illustrating 
most  of  its  great  leading  truths  by  examples 
found  in  the  bible.  In  the  church  she  not 
only  walked  in  the  ordinances  of  the  Lord 
blameless  being  ardently  attached  to  tho 
means  of  grace,  but  was  always  ready  to 
encourage  the  mquirer,  comfort  the  tried, 
direct  the  perplexed,  and  succour  the  tempted. 
She  was  in  the  world  without  being  of  it. 
Not  indeed  as  a  recluse,  but  as  a  light,  an 
example,  and  an  ornament.  As  a  wife  she 
was  devotedly  attached  to  her  husband,  and 
for  a  period  of  thirty-five  years,  few  enjoyed 
u  larger  measure  of  conjugal  happiness  than 
they  did.  Her  husband  died,  March  12th, 
1823,  his  death  being  accelerated  by  a  fall. 
And  during  her  thirty-one  years'  widowhood, 
her  attention  has  been  chiefly  directed  to  the 
spiritual  welfare  of  her  children,  grand- 
children, and  great  grandchildren.  Her  deep 
interest  for  their  eternal  welfare  was  shown 
by  suitable  and  frequent  notes,  never  omittingf 
till  age  and  infirmity  prevented  the  free  use 
of  her  pen,  writing  notes  to  them  on  the 
return  of  their  birth-days,  this  was  done  both 
in  prose  and  poetry. 

Her  piety  was  not  of  a  fitful  and  spasmodic 
nature,  but  like  a  perennial  stream  constantly 
flowing,  difl^using  life,  beauty,  and  verdure. 
Not  like  the  glaring  meteor  with  unusual 
rapidity  pressing  its  course,  nor  that  of  the 
glowworm  seen  only  in  the  night,  but  like 
the  shining  light  that  shineth  more  and  mors 
unto  the  perfect  day  ;  and  was  seen  not  in 
an  occasional  act  only,  but  difliising  itself 
throughout  the  whole  life.  While  she  was 
not  the  subject  of  ecstatic  joy,  yet  her  clear 
views  and  attachment  to  divine  truth,  her 
steady  faith  in  Christ  for  life  and  salvation 
her  uniform  upright  conduct  and  conversation 
for  so  many  years,  have  ^iven  substantial 
proof  that  she  was  born  again  of  the  Spirit  of 
God,  born  for  heaven,  sanctified  by  the  grace 
of  God,  matured  for  glory,  and  is  now  gone, 
as  a  prepared  vessel  of  mercy,  to  the  full 
enjoyment  of  her  Saviour.  Her  ^Tiia^ji  \a 
the  grave  was  gradual  and  vub^^ 


004  HOME  INTELLIGENCE. 

For  many  years  ahe  Iiad  been  anticipating  •  the  subject  of  much  nerreoiuneM,  deUkf, 

and  speaking  of  her  departure  with  as  much  and  ilI>heaUh.    Uuder  one  afiictioDypeAi|i 

composure  as  going  to  rc&t  sit  night.     8hc  two  years  before  his  death,  oncallmg  tosae 

did  not  look  upon  death  as  an  ciiem y,  but  as  him  one  morning,  he  said  to  the  writer,  *  I 

l>cing  transformed  by  Christ  into  a  trietul.  ncrer  felt  so  much  the  iralue  of  a  scriptonl 

Her  release  from  the  l)ody,  whicli  took  place  knowledge  of  the  way  of  salTation  in  aylifc^ 

May  25th,  1854,  f>cin^  in  her  eighty -si'CDiid  an  I  have  done  during  thia  recent  afflktioii'' 

year,  was  calm  and  pciccful.     It  was  indeed  Latterly  he  had  nu  fear  of  death.    Wba 

a  falling  asleep   in  Josu?.      No   r,roan,  no  the  doctor  told   him  there  was  a  dedW 

struggle,  no  racking  pain,  hut  n  gentle  nlumbcr  change,  and  wislied  him  to  prepare  for  dci^ 

uttendeti  the  transition  fr3m  earth  to  licaven,  he  looked  at  him  with  calmness,  thanked  !■ 

from  her  beloved  friends  bt* low  to  the  general  for  Iiis  candour,  and  said,  '*  That  prepuatM 

assembly  and  church  of  the  firstboni  above,  had  l>cen  made  for  the  last  thirty  yemi* 

and    to  Je^us  the    mediator  of   the    new  When  his  end  came  he  was  iaTOuxod  with  n 

covenant.  easy  dismission  from  the  body. 

Her  mortal  remains  Wi>re  interred  in  the  The  last  sabliath  he  lived  he  bad  mx  of  Ui 

grove  in  the  presence  of  a  lar;;e  multitude  neighbours   up  stairs  to  sec  him  and  tske 

of  persons  M<iy  31»t,  and  her  death  suitably  their  farewell  of  him.     He  took  them  esck 
improved  on  Lord's  day  morning,  June  .'{rd,  •  by  the  hand  and  spoke  to  them,  telling  thea 

at  the  baptist  chapel,  Hideford,  i)y  the  Rev.  of  the  state  they  were  in  by  nature ;  the  wij 
iSamuel  Shoobrid^e,  of  Worlington   House,  j  of  salvation  by  Jesus  Christ ;  and  that  if  thcf 

from  Rev,  xiv.  13,  'Mnd  1  heard  a  voice  ■  lived   and  died  without   an  interest  in  tkk 

from  heaven  saying  unto  me.  Write,  blessed  |  salvation  they    must    perish.      Such  vAO' 

are  the  dead  which  die  in  the  L^rd  from  i  course  with  them  had  been  the  cuftom  of  hii 

henceforth  :  yea,  snith  the  Spirit,  that  they  {  life, 
may    rest   from    thuir    labours ;    and    their  ! 
works  do  follow  them." 


MR.    F.    ARCHER. 


n.  vEvn^Ess,  esq. 

Died,  May  8th,  at  his  residence,  Ipis( 
near  Midhurst,  after  protracted  illnen^  inthi 

Mr.  Felgnte  Archer  of  Finborough,  Suffolk,  '  ri4th  year  of  his  age,  Benjamin  Peetif^ 
died  September  20,  1853,  in  his  62nd  year.  '  Esq.,  brother  of  Thomas  Pewtress,  E^, 
It  was  his  privilege  to  be  the  son  of  pious  !  Ciraeeehurch  Street,  London.  Mr.  PewM 
parents,  who  were  members  of  the  baptist  1  wa^  an  intelligent  and  consistent  dissenter; 
church  at  Wattisham  for  many  years.  From  !  hut,  firm  ns  was  his  attachment  to  thei^ 
n  youth  he  had  seriouA  convictions  ;  and  w<i$  I  gious  principles  he  avowed,  his  language  asd 
gradually  led  to  feel  his  sinful  state,  and  to  |  conduct  were,  '*  Grace  be  to  all  them  vhl 
seek  by  secret  prayer  for  mercy  through  the  '  love  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ."  He  had  bcci 
mediation  of  Jesus  Christ.  In  these  early  '  for  many  years  an  honourable  and  valnablt 
exercises  of  his  mind,  he  was  able  to  relate  '  deacon  and  lil>cral  supporter  of  the  baptitf 
his  feelings  and  anxieties  to  his  mother,  who  |  church  nt  Midhurst,  and  through  his  instra- 
sympathised  with  him,  and  rejoiced  for  him  .  mentality  the  cause  was  commenced  in  thil 
as  a  partaker  of  the  grace  of  (iod.  place,  and  at  Iping  paper  mills  the  BritiA 

He  was  baptized  in  the  month  of  April,  school  established  and  by  him  chiefly  sop* 
1823;  thus  giving  himself  up  to  the  Re-  .  ported.  He  was  anxiously  desirous  for  the 
deemer  and  to  his  people  by  the  will  of  God  ;  increase  of  his  Saviour*s  kingdom,  and  WH 
and  has  since,  by  the  help  of  his  grace,  :  earnest  in  religion,  as  indeed  he  was  in  every- 
maintained  a  consistent  course  of  dcvotedness  i  thing  else.  The  pastor,  church,  and  congn- 
up  to  the  time  of  his  death.  He  was  a  man  \  gation,  with  a  large  circle  of  relatives  sad 
of  wise  and  discriminating  mind  and  judg-  friends,  have  sustained  a  severe  loss.  He  had 
ment  ;  of  sincere  friendship,  and  of  un-  I  n  large  heart  and  0|>en  hand,  and  many  who 
blemished  reputation  ;  a  disciple  of  Christ,  '  were  privileged  with  his  sympathy,  kind 
and  a  companion  of  all  who  feared  God.  His  '.  counsel,  and  Christian  hospitality  feel  thit 
excellencies  may  be  traced  to  a  spirit  of  '  they  have  lost  a  sincere  friend,  and  the  poof 
vital,  habitiuil  devotion.  This  led  him  to  '  one  who  ever  relieved  their  necessities.  The 
delight  in  the  constant  study  of  the  bible,  and  '  deceased  had  a  deep  consciousness  of  sin,  but 
in  secret  communion  with  God.  Meditation  |  he  entirely  depended  upon  the  atoning  and 
on  the  scriptures  was  his  daily  food,  and  precious  i)lood  of  Christ  He  said  to  the 
fellowship  with  God  was  his  daily  happiness.  |  writer  n1x)ut  twelve  days  before  his  dexnisey 

He  passed  through  several  afflictive  dis-  i  which  was  not  apprehended  to  be  so  near, 
pensations,  having  buried  two  wives  and  an  j  that  he  did  not  fear  death,  and  that  he  did 
only  daughter,- -the  latter  in  her  twenty-  \  realise  the  consolations  of  the  gospel,  and 
fourth  year,  and  somewhat  suddenly  re-  '  that  he  felt  that  he  was  upon  the  rock  that 
moved  ;  but  for  all  of  them  it  was  his  mercy  '  was  higher  than  himself.     As  his  end  dre» 


to  cherish  the  soothing  hope  of  their  eternal 
nfoty  and  happinen.     He  was  also  himself 


near  he  was  extremely  weak    and  lost  the 
,  power  of  articulation^  but  his  intellects 


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hriglit  and  clear  to  the  last,  and  never  shall 
tlM  writer  forget  the  rapture  manifested  by 
the  dear  departed  when  suitable  passages  of 
•eripture  were  repeated  to  him.  His  end 
wwm  full  of  holy  joy  and  peace,  and  his 
Moved  surriying  partner,  family,  and  friends 
vbo  larrounded  his  dying  bed,  and  of  whom 
k»  took  an  affectionate  leave,  entertain  the 
•MDiuice  that  he  has  entered  into  that  rest 
vluch  remaineth  to  the  people  of  God.  His 
Ifieinii  were  interred  on  Saturday,  the  Idth, 
kk.  a  vault  in  the  burial  ground  at  Midhurst, 
III  the  presence  of  a  large  and  lamenting 
iblage.  On  the  following  day  his  death 
improved  by  his  pastor  from  Psalm 
LviL  37,  to  a  very  crowded  congregation. 


MB.  WILUAM  HUCKVALE 

Was  bom  at  Over  Norton,  a  hamlet  to 
Chipping  Norton,  in  the  county  of  Oxford,  on 
die  I5th  of  February,  1787.  The  name  of 
Huekvale  has  been  and  will  long  continue 
to  be  embalmed  in  the  memory  of  Christian 
ftiends  connected  with  the  baptist  church  at 
Chipping  Norton  ;  his  father  though  not  a 
church  member  was  a  generous  contributor 
to  the  cause,  and  from  his  two  uncles  who 
me  members  that  cause  received  not  only 
MMttiderable  support,  but  they  and  their 
bodlies  were  for  many  years  its  principal 
■ll^.  One  of  them  filled  the  office  of  deacon 
flbnnigh  an  honourable  and  consistent  career 
if  hmlf  a  century,  in  the  latter  years  of  which 
bt  was  assisted  by  our  late  highly  esteemed 
ftiend,  in  whose  removal  by  the  hand  of  death 
iremoat  sincerely  sympathise  with  his  bereaved 
md  aorrowing  femily.  Of  them  it  may  be 
■id  they  have  sustained  an  irreparable  loss, 
tad  of  the  church  that  trulv  a  standard 
baner  has  fallen.  In  the  office  of  deacon, 
idlowing  his  uncle  as  he  had  followed  Christ, 
he  became  an  example  to  all  professors  in 
church  fellowship,  in  spirit,  in  faith,  in  purity, 
Util  his  prepared  spirit  joined  that  of  his 
departed  uncle  and  predecessor  in  office,  to 
■crve  in  a  more  exalted  sphere  in  the  church 
■hove. 

In  his  own  family,  in  the  church,  and  in 
the  world  he  exhibited  the  character  of  a 
Mel  Christian,  and  showed  out  of  a  good 
conversation  his  works  in  meekness  of  wisdom 
bj  which  he  purchased  to  himself  a  good 
degree  and  great  boldness  in  the  faith.  He 
intt  not  ashamed  to  own  his  attachment  to 
die  Saviour  and  to  his  cause  in  whatever 
company  his  necessary  association  with 
trorldly  characters  might  place  him  ;  while 
be  would  remark  in  the  discharge  of  Chriiitian 
duty  and  fidthfblness,  *'  We  should  be  careful 
not  to  cast  our  pearls  to  be  trodden  under 
bot," 

Brought  up  in  association  with  many  pious 
relatives^  he  acquired  early  habits  of  sobriety 
ud  propriety  of  moral  conduct.    The  writer 

VOL,  xrir,^FOVRTn  SMRirs, 


is  not  acquainted  with  any  special  circum- 
stance as  leading  to  his  conversion,  for  while 
with  unflinching  firmness  he  would  avouch 
his  belief  in  the  truth  ns  it  is  in  Jesus,  he  ex- 
hibited no  inconsiderable  degree  of  self-difR- 
dence.  It  is,  however,  believed  that  he 
derived  much  spiritual  instruction  in  his  early 
experience  from  reading  "Doddridge's  Rise 
and  Progress  of  Religion  in  the  soul."  He 
was  led  to  make  pablic  profession  of  his 
faith  by  Christian  baptism  on  the  first 
sabbath  in  May,  1815,  being  baptized  by  the 
Rev.  W.  Gray,  to  whom  he  was  greatly 
attached,  and  whose  memory  is  still  fragrant 
in  the  esteem  of  many  who  were  then  mem- 
bers of  the  church  and  congregation. 

Speaking  in  general  terms  of  our  departed 
friend  he  was  distinguished  by  unassuming 
manners,  by  judicious  prudence,  by  inflexible 
integrity,  and  by  an  unbending  tenacity  to 
that  which  he  believed  to  be  evangelical 
truth  and  gospel  duty  ;  all  of  whidi  he 
exemplified  in  his  uniform  consistency  of 
walk  and  conversation.  In  his  attendance  at 
the  house  of  God  and  the  means  of  grace  he 
was  most  regular  and  punctual,  his  seat  was 
rarely  seen  empty  either  in  the  sanctuary  on 
the  Sabbath  or  on  the  week  evening  services. 
He  loved  the  house  of  God  and  the  place 
where  prayer  was  wont  to  be  made. 

His  own  health  was  so  generally  good  that 
when  in  his  affliction,  the  ordinance  sabbath 
before  his  death,  his  son-in-law  said  to  him, 
"  You  must  feel  your  confinement  from  the 
house  of  God  to-day,"  he  replied,  *•  I  do ; 
but  I  have  great  cause  of  thankfulness,  for 
this  is  the  first  time  I  have  been  prevented 
by  affliction  from  attending  the  Lord's  table 
since  I  joined  the  church,  which  is  thirty- 
nine  years  this  day."  His  frame  of  mind 
and  pious  feeling  partook  rather  of  an  even 
placidity  and  unobtrusive  devotion  than  of 
any  sudden  emotions  either  exalted  or  de- 
pressed ;  though  never  elevated  to  rapture 
he  was  enabled  to  cherish  a  firm  hope  in 
Christ,  and  found  that  hope  to  be  the  anchor 
of  his  soul  both  sure  and  stedfast.  His  last 
illness  was  short,  but  painful  both  to  himself 
and  friends,  inasmuch  as  it  fostered  the  hope 
of  recovery  till  almost  the  last  day  of  his  life, 
when  its  fatal  issue  was  the  more  distress- 
ingly felt.  He  left  a  widow  and  three 
beloved  daughters  to  mourn  his  loss,  all 
members  with  him  in  Christian  fellowship. 
One  married  daughter,  who  had  been  long 
afflicted,  has  since  deported  in  the  faith. 

Thus  died  the  man  of  God,  May  22nd, 
1854,  in  the  68th  year  of  his  age,  coming  to 
his  grave  as  a  shock  of  com  fully  ripe  cometh 
in  its  season,  from  whose  demise  the  say- 
ing of  "  the  book"  is  strongly  enforced  upon 
our  regard,  "Mark  the  perfect  man  and 
behold  the  upright,  for  the  end  of  that  man 
is  peace.*'  His  death  was  improved  by  the 
Rev.  T.  lUias  on  the  to\\oN«\T\^  «^\i\i«jSv  V^  ^ 
crowded  congregation. 


.506 


T'ORRESPONDENCE. 


KKv.  i>n.  tinw. 

Died,  aged  forly-Hvc  yeara,  on  July  13th, 
at  his  mothcV*  residence,  1,  Stunrt  Villu, 
Sydenhnm  Road,  Dri»to],  the  Rev.  J.  T. 
Gray,  IMi.D.,  late  cluusical  tutor  uf  Stepney 
College,  London.  The  malady  that  hiwtlius 
terminated  thchon'nirahieaiMi  u«cTul  labours 
of  our  ref«pecte«l  frifiid  wiUi  insidioua  in  it« 
form  and  »low  in  its  o)ieratioij,  ninkinR  iti* 
first  ap|>e;inince  in  the  rujiture  oi'  a  lii<Mid- 
vcssel,  in  June,  \i\'i'2,  Mii\in^  hi>en  advisetl 
to  avail  himstult'  of  ciinn;ri'  '-f  air  and  total 
ceotKition  fntm  study,  he  ^peiit  n  siiort  time  in 
the  neigh hourhood  of  Hri!(tol,  in  Cornwall, 
and  at  Sidmou')),  during  whici)  time  fear  and 
hope  alternately  prevailed.  At  length  hy 
medical  cuggestion  lie  undertook  a  voyage  to 
America,  in  the  month  of  •Tnly,  lii.)3, 
returning  in  October  of  tlr  Mmv  ye;ir,  when 
he  immediately  re>umi>d  h\»  <liities  at  ^t('pney 
College.  Alah!  i*  was  for  a  short  pcricKl. 
It  soon  appearetl  tluit  the  di«o:isc.  tliou^h  for 
a  wliile  cheo'.  ed,  was  n«»t  nnmved.  lie, 
however,  had  the  pati>faction  of  contiinu'ng 
his  engagements  in  tlu'  colieg'r  until  near  the 
elofeof  the  session  j'.i>t  pa*>t.  when,  itnahle  to 
attend  the  examiiiation  of  the  students,  he 
hnstcned  home,  within  a  month  ot  hit* 
lamented  decease. 

Although,  thinugh  extreme  weiikncs8  and 
perhaps  constitutional  reserve,  our  beloved 
friend's    communicatiinis   were   few,   it    was 


evident  that  n  settled  peace  pemded  b 
mind.  He  fell  oilcep  in  Jesuf  vithout  i 
strugi:le  nr  a  sigh. 

The  cirlicst  years  of  Dr.  Gray  were  iMt 
at  Chipping  Norton,  in  Oxfordahm,  IWB 
the  b:iptist  church  was  at  the  time  iiade  the 
care  of  iiis  father,  the  Rev.  WUIiain  Onr, 
at\er wards  of  Northampton,  of  wbon  hi 
wrote  a  memoir,  which  was  published  in  tbi 
Ma;.rii7ine,  in  July»  IB49. 

He  entered  the  iMpiiat  college  at  Boni, 
in  lU'27,  and,  af\er  pursuing  a  couneof  studj 
there,  .became  pa:stor  of  the  church  in  SL 
AiidrewV  Street,  Cambridge,  whenct  Im 
removed  to  the  nei^ii  hour  hood  of  Londia, 
where  he  superintended  a  school  for  yeoBf 
gentlemen.  Of  late,  his  services  as  cIahciI 
tutor  at  Stepney  College  have  been  tar 
valuable,  thou;;h  interrupted  occasionally  bv 
ill  health,  and  the  committee  of  that  taty 
tution  will  sincerely  lament  his  Iosl  Dr. 
( I  ray's  pen  al&o  was  otlcn  usefully  emplofsi 
Among  other  things  he  produced  a  Taliabb 
little  work,  calU>d  "Exercises  in  Logic^  4i* 
Eiignetl  for  the  use  of  Students  in  Colleges;" 
a  iNunphlet  full  of  thought,  entitled,  **  In- 
mortality,  its  real  and  alle;;ed  Evidenoes/ 
and  a  series  of  papers  on  "  The  PropW^" 
which  appeared  m  the  Baptist  Magiuioe  ftr 
MiM  and  1H.V2,  and  which  though  anonj* 
n.f)us,  carried  with  it  ample  evidence  of  tbe 
writer's  .superiority  as  a  critic  and  • 
theologian. 


von  W  KSPONDF.XClv 


THE   BAPTIST    IllILPIN*;    KIND. 

To  the  Editor  of  tlic  liaptht  Mufjaz'mc. 

Dear  Sia, — Pennit  me  tiirough  the 
Hapti.Ht  Majjazine  to  appeal  to  the  denomina- 
tion on  behalf  of  the  IJapti^t  IhiiUling  Fund. 
This  society  held  ils  nnnual  meeting  on  tlio 
11th  inst.,  when  it  appeared  t'roni  the  report 
that  £12bO  had  been  voted  to  fourteen 
churches  during  the  pj«>t  year,  £l*J4i)  in 
loans,  and  £40  in  d«matiMn«*  :  .I'.ViO  of  tl-is 
amount  being  the  l.'i»;u:y  (duty  priM)  of  the 
late  treasuHT,  J(»seph  FlttcluT,  V.^t\.  The 
report  al^o  stated  that  .Mr.  .Fohn  Kastty,  who 
for  eiuht  venrs  had  jrr;iluitou*«iV  and  with 
much  ability  fillid  the  s.crotari.it,  had, 
owing  to  thf  pres«»ure  of  other  ennageir.ents, 
rcH^ned  that  ollice  ;  th:it  the  R<'v.  C.  Woolla- 
cott,  of  4,  Compton  Street  Kast.  IJrnnswirk 
Square,  had  been  unanimously  elected  as  his 
succeKSor  ;  and  that  va  future  the  ufiices  of 
secretary  and  collector  wouM  be  unitcr?. 
It  was  felt  at  the  meetinv;  that  a  society  fo 
important  and  useful  ns  this  could  not  be 
known,  or  if  known  its  valur  could  not  1k» 
apprec'mted         its  annual  income  would  be 


greatly  augmented.  That  such  a  sodrtj 
fxi>t!«,  is  doubtless  extensively  known^as  1824 
was  the  year  of  its  commencement;  but  si 
a  Loan  I'untl  trithnnt  Interest  it  hai  ez^tfi 
only  since  l}i4(i,  and  its  working  as  such  hii 

.  nut  beep  sufficiently  made  known  and  COB- 
sidercd.  Fears  were  entertained  that  the 
churches  would  not  be  able  to  repay  tbf 
loans,  but  I  am  happy  to  say  that  such  fcaw 
have  iH'en  disappointed,  as,  up  to  the  preMtf 
time,  ntit  a  sin"le  in>talnifnt  remains  un(«id< 
during  the  year  1  have  received  £613  i& 
inhtalnients.  The  great  cause  of  regPrt  to 
the  commit  re  is  that  the  annual  income  fran 
subscriptions  and  donations  is  so  small  (only 
about  £3o()),  and  this  is  derived  from  ml* 
dents  in  London  and  its  suburbs.  The  oonM- 
([Urnce  is  that  cases  remain  inevitably  uitai- 
si^ted  for  eighteen  months  or  two  yean  (H 
all  ca-es  are  taken  in  rotation),  and  it  be 

;  comes  like  "hope  deferred,"  which  ''msked 
the  heart  sick."  Now  I  would  ask,  wbj 
should  not  this  society  be  taken  up  in  th* 

I  country,  and   that  generally,  by  individnsli 

;  and  c(mgn'galions  't    I  l)ulieve  that  very  uss; 

:  generous  friends  exist  throughout  tbe  countiy 


CORKESPONDENCE.  607 

firmly  attuched  to  our  principles^  who  some-  :  and  ulso  to  confuse  our  apprehenaion  of  each 
times  ask  thcmseWes,  when  considering  how  '  otiier's  Christian  worth.  In  effect  the  house 
they  shall  dispose  of  the  talent  of  monev  of  of  God  becomes  divided  against  itself.  Every 
which  they  are  stewards,  How  can  I  best  serve  separate  movement  nurses  up  a  race  of  zealots 
the  denomination  to  which  I  am  cunscicn-  who  become  useless  or  even  injurious  apart 
kiounly  attached  ?  I  think  that  the  consider-  from  their  own  particular  line  of  thingo.  They 
Otion  of  the  claims  of  this  society  will  grow  Mncerely  dubious  of  all  piety  which  does 
ftimith  A  reply  to  the  effect  that  by  contri-  iiot  wear  their  livery .  Here  to  be  a  Christian 
bating  annually  to  its  funds  during  life,  and  brother  in  good  standing  you  must  belong  to 
hy  leaving  a  legacy  to  it  at  ileath,  they  would  the  Evang f lira!  Alliance;  /Arr^  you  must  step 
most  effectually  serve  their  denomination  into  the  fiery  chariot  of  the  Protestant  AI- 
uid  the  cause  of  Christ.  ('on;;regations  too  liance;^/«tf(rA<'ri;youuiustbeof  theFoaceSo- 
riright  aid  by  collections,  and  1  may  siy  that  ciety,  or  the  Anti-slavery  Society,  or  the  Anti- 
a  duty  to  do  so  is  devolred  ou  those  into  State  Church  Society,  or  the  Total  Abstinence 
whose  neighbourhood  loans  are  bent.  Let  it  Society.  Thus  the  Christian  forces  are  broken 
be  borne  in  mind,  that  the  money  given  to  this  up  into  many  sections,  each  having  its  own 
society  is  not  sunk,  but  it  goes  to  the  accu-  animus  that  may  ])OSi<ibly  quite  countervail 
ibniation  of  a  fund,  which  in  time,  if  properly  I  the  one  common  sentiment  of  Christian 
BOpported,  will  meet  the  necessities  of  all  charity;  while  under  some  circumstances  they 
oar  churches,  and  enable  tiie  committee  at  may  get  possessed  of  a  spirit  of  mutual  rivalry 
oii£f  to  respond  to  the  claims  made  on  them  ;  or  Oiittrust  most  desolating  to  the  dearest 
and  it  will  go  on  working  and  working  still,  interests  of  Christ's  kingdom.  I  would 
Ittng  after  the  donors  to  it  shall  be  in  heaven,  meekly  and  deferentially  ask,  whether  we 
Glad  and  thankful  will  the  committee  be  if  might  not  do  more  work,  and  of  better 
many  throughout  the  country  shall  become  quality,  with  le«  mnchinery  ?  Whether  if 
annual  subscribers;  if  collections  at  least  we  were  to  abandon  the  complex  which  is  of 
oecasionallybhall  be  made;  and  if  our  friends  man,  and  revert  to  the  simple  which  is  of 
will  remember  this  society  in  their  wills  ;  and  God,  we  might  not  get  more  of  that  blessing 
not  the  lea^t  plad,  and  thankful  will  b^^  dear  without  which  we  labour  in  vain  and  spend 
rir.  Yours  most  truly,  :  our  strength  for  nought  ?  One  thmg  is  beyond 

J.  H.  Allex,     Treamrtr,      \  (luestion,  namely,  that  the  earliest  Christians 

Brixton  Hill,  July  17///,  185 1.  '  who  achieved  such  marvellous  revolutions  in 

the  sentiments  and  pmctices  of  their  times, 

did  not  adopt  the  course  which  we  pursue, 
but  relied  altogether  on  theappomted  mstru- 

Dear  Brother, — As  an  ont-lookcr  from  a    mentality  of  teaching  and  pieaching  the  word 

auict  sphere  of  labour,  1,  in  common  wit!»  of  the  Lord.  One  would  like  to  see  our 
lose  who  mingle  more  in  public  life,  am  churchesmake the  experimentof closely copy- 
distrebsed  at  the  tidings  which  our  churches  ing  this  precedent.  It  would  be  worth 
send  forth  of  declension,  arrested  prosperity,  risking  all  our  alliances,  unions,  and  asso- 
or  at  best  of  8h>w  progress.  It  is  possible  no  ciations,  to  ascertain  whether  in  the  19th 
doubt  to  offer  explanations  and  palliatives  to  century,  as  signally  as  old,  the  foulishnei>8  of 
soothe  the  sorrow  with  which  we  view  the  Ood  is  wiser  than  men,  and  the  weakness  of 
&ct»;  but  the  facts,  it  is  believed,  remain.  ,  God  stronger  than  men.  Should  we  ever  get 
Now  to  whatever  orighi  the  facts  may  l>e  '  back  to  the  position,  that  God's  method 
tfaced  I  question  it  they  can  be  traced  to  the  without  our  supplementary  expedients  isalone 
piietism  of  Christians  ;  but  may  they  not  mighty  to  the  pulling  down  of  strongholds, 
result  from  misdirected  exertion  :-  Of  late  we  shall  more  worthily  estimate  the  text, 
years  we  have  been  operating  on  every  sepa-  **  Them  that  honour  me,  1  will  honour.*' 
rtte  protuberance  in  the  ^Ol•i;ll  ])vHly  by  a  sepa-         Trowbridge.  W.  B. 

rate  agencv,  until  we  may  have  lost  our  faith  

m  the  8o»pel  «  pure  ancftin.  pie,"  a8  the  wis-  cosokeoatiokai  swoiko. 

dom  of  God  and    the  power   of   God,   tor 

■mending  all  the    ills  of  this  evil  world  as        Sir, — I  see  with  much  pleasure  that  inyour 
well  as  for  conducting   lost  souls  to  glory,  j  magazine  the  subject  of  wimaic  has  been  brought 
Infidel  reformers  build   up  their  organization  ;  under  discussion.     It  is  one  in  which  I  feel 
on  the  conclusion  that  the  gospel  has  failed,  j  deep  interest,  and  I  trust  that   the  inquiry 
and  our  nigc  for  foimding  societies  seems  to    may  produce  much  benefit. 
spring  from  a  tacit  conviction  of  the  same  '      1  am  however  desirous  of  drsiwing  atten- 
kind.     But  did  tiie  gospel  fail  in  the  hands  i  tion  to  it  more  especially  in  relation  to  public 
of  those  who  employed  that  and  nothing  else?    worshij)  ;  and  before  I  go  further  let  me  say 
Did  it  ever  f&il  when  exclusively  relied  on  ;    that  I  have  for  mcny  years  been  attached  in 
Never.    By  throwing  our  energies  along  the  '  no  common  degree  to  music  as  a  science, 
channels  of  numberless  societies  framed  by  '  as  well  as  affording  pleasurable  sensations. 
human  sagacity  we  are  apt  to  confuse  our        I  am  old  enough  to  lememV^ev  i«\v«ii^«^  ^l 
apprehension  of  God's  Bo\e  acheme  of  action,    our  dissenting  chapelK  couXd  Vne^  oil    «xv 


508 


EDITORIAL  POSTSCRIPT. 


organ  or  a  choir ;  when  ilic  hymns  were  giren 
out  two  lines  nt  a  time,  and  the  tune  was 
raised  hy  one  voice,  and  taken  up  by  the  con- 
gregation. The  singing  wns  unscientific,  but 
it  was  simple,  humble,  hearty,  and  it  was  con- 
sidered a  part,  and  a  delightful  part  of  the 
worship  in  which  all  could  join. 

Now  we  have  come  to  a  diflfurcnt  state  of 
things.  In  many  of  our  places  of  worship, 
especially  in  large  towns,  we  have  organs 
and  choirs — the  Jiynm  is  named,  and  jKirt 
of  it  read,  and  then  it  is  taken  uj)  by  **  the 
tingert  **  who  go  through  it  from  beginning 
to  end.  But  what  arc  the  congregation  about! 
Arc  they  joining  in  the  praise {  In  truth 
many  of  them  have  little  clxmce  of  doing  so, 
as  they  may  not  have  heard  the  number  of 
the  hymn^-others,  not  being  able  to  rend, 
cannot  if  they  would  accompany  the  music, 
while  a  great  part  of  the  congregation  appear 
to  think  it  quite  unnecessary  to  join,  and  much 
better  to  leave  the  matter  in  the  hands  of 
those  whose  special  duty  it  is,  and  many  of 
whom  are  paid  for  doing  it  I  fear  we  are  in 
many  places  fast  losing  that  part  of  our  public 
religious  worship  which  consisted  in  congre- 
gational singing,  with  its  deep,  solemn,  heart- 
stirring  and  enlivening  effects— that  we  have 
made  a  sad  change  from  the  simple,  humble, 
and  unembellishcd  sounds  arining  from  the 
united  voices  of  the  congreg«ited  worsliippers, 
to  themore  polished  and  scientific  pry/ormfinctf 
of  the  organist  and  choir. 

This  chnnge  has  brought  with  it,  bt'Mdes 
the  loss  which  I  have  named,  practices  which 
to  say  the  least  are  higlily  objectionaltle. 
Young  persons,  females  especially,  who 
may  have  good  voices,  are  encouraged  to 
exhibit  themselves  before  the  eyes  of  the 
congregation,  instead  of  l>eing  taught  that 
retiring  modesty  which  best  becomes  their 
jige;  and  so  little  respect  is  in  some  cases  paid 
to  vwrai  fitness,  that  the  voice  which  is  most 
distinctly  and  sweetly  heard  in  the  chapel  on 
the  sabbath  taking  part  in  the  most  solemn 
ascriptions  of  praise  and  thanksgivinL',  may 
on  any  other  evening  of  the  week  be  engaged 
at  the  public  music  hall,  or  the  cheap  concert 
room,  singing  the  trifling  and  unmeaning 
popular  songs  of  the  day  or  ministering  to  the 
prurient  imagination,  by  linking  to  sweet 
sounds  words  and  sentiments  of  no  question- 
able character.  Much  is  said  of  the  nece.-isity 
of  cultivating  a  taste  for  sacred  nmsic.  Sacred 
music!  How  little  is  the  term  understood! 
Would  that  it  were  better  comprehended  and 
more  assiduously  practised. 

But  who  are  to  he  the  teachers  ?  The 
organists  of  course.  Here  again  is  a  difficulty. 
With  all  respect  for  musical  professois  they 
are  not  noted  for  being  a  very  religious  body, 
though  some  of  them  are  emiently  good  and 
pious  men.  Are  we  to  receive  our  knowledge 
and  have  our  taste  regulated  by  them  i  Why, 
Sir,  only  yesterday  moniing  I  attended  a 
chapel  for  the  purpose  of  taking  part  in  the 


service,  and  to  bear  the  teaching  of  in 
eloquent  and  I  believe  holj  man  ;  in  thit 
place  they  have  lately  set  up  an  organ  aod 
choir,  and  before  thej  service  began,  3lr. 
Organist  treated  us  to  what  I  suppose  he 
would  call  a  performance  of  sacred  muse,  it 
was  certainly  a  strange  medley,  ending  with 
the  air,  '*  Hark  the  vesper  hjrmn  ia  stealing,' 
and  after  sermon  we  had  a  second  treat  in 
Mozart*s  *'  Ah  perdona,"  with  all  kinds  of 
trills  and  embellishments.  But  I  find  I  im 
in  danger  of  running  on  to  too  great  length, 
and  I  must  for  the  present  just  put  twooi 
three  questions  and  then  conclude. 

1st.  Is  it  any  part  of  our  duty  to  jmoia 
the  singing  in  the  public  worship  we  may 
attend? 

2nd.  Can  we  delegate  that  duty  to  oChes 
and  so  perform  by  proxy  { 

3rd.  Have  we  any  right  to  engage  and  {Mf 
persons  to  **  perform  "  the  unging,  &&,  wboM 
lives  and  conversation  lead  us  to  the  ooncb- 
Mon  that  while  their  tongues  utter  the  mMt 
solemn  words  and  awfiil  sentiments,  tbcir 
hearts  and  thoughts  pass  not  beyond  the  men 
pleasurable  sensation  of  sweet  sounds. 
4th.  Are  we  any  more  to  be  justified  is 
engaging  a  person  to  take  a  part  in  the  iib^ 
ing  in  our  public  worship,  merely  becanse  be 
may  have  a  fine  voice,  taste,  &c.,  wbikt 
he  cares  nothing  for  the  sentiments  or  mess- 
ing of  what  he  sings,  than  we  should  be  is 
engaging  a  man  of  notoriously  immoral  ISk, 
and  an  infidel  in  his  unbelief,  to  preach  to  oi 
beautifully  written  sermons,  merely  because  he 
had  nn  imposing  personal  appearance,  polished 
manners  and  all  the  graces  of  elocution! 

I  shall  be  glad  if  some  of  your  venersble 
readers  will  reply  to  these  questions.  Depend 
upon  it  the  subject  is  of  no  trifling  import- 
ance. I  am,  Sir, 

Your  very  obedient  servant, 

I I  Junff  1854.  B. 


EDITORIAL  POSTSCRIPT. 

We  have  the  pleasure  to  welcome  among 
us  again  the  Rev.  Archibald  Maclay,  D.D., 
whose  acceptable  visit  to  this  country  in 
lf>40  is  in  the  remembrance  of  many  of  our 
readers.  He  h^is  come  on  business  connected 
with  the  Ameriran  Bible  Union,  and  hewsi 
accompanied  in  his  voyage  by  another  baptiit 
minister,  the^  Rev.  James  Inglis,  late  of 
Hamilton,  Canada  West. 

All  who  desire  to  obtain  the  ninth  and 
tenth  volumes  of  the  Ilanserd  Knollyspnh' 
lications,  which  will  complete  the  first  serieii 
should  forward  their  subscriptions  withoat 
delay  to  the  secretary,  if  they  have  not  yet 
done  so,  as  both  volumes  are  nearly  ready 
for  delivery,  and  a  very  limited  number  will 
be  printed.  One  volume  will  consist  of  old 
church  records,  which  we  are  told  are  ex- 
ceedingly  interesting;  and  the  other  is  s 
curious  collection  of  old  baptist  confessioiii  of 
fa\lh. 


IRISH   CHRONICLE, 


AUGUST,  1864. 


ADDITIONAL  AOENCY. 


Thb  Committee  of  the  Baptist  Irish 
Society  has  been  busily  engaged  of  late 
in  endeavouring  to  give  effect  to  the 
wishes  of  its  constituents  for  increased 
<q»erations.    It  will  be  readily  believed 
that  none  are  more  desirous  of  the 
enlargement  of  effort   than  the  men 
before  whom  representations  of  desti- 
lation  and  urgent  requests  for  aid  are 
oanlinually  coming ;  but  there  are  two 
principles  which  they  deem  it  of  the 
utmost  importance  to  observe,  and  which 
hKwe  required  that  cautious  deliberation 
ihoald  precede  action:  the  first,  that 
na  expense  should   be  incurred  that 
there  was  not  a  reasonable  prospect  of 
ability  to  defray;  the  second,  that  no 
agents  should  be  engaged  who  did  not 
^pear  to  be  thoroughly  suitable  for  the 
work  in  which  they  were  to  be  employed. 
The  first  was  met  in  the  spring,  by  the 
liberal  contributions  of  the  friends  of 
the  Society  in  reply  to  the  Circular 
which  had  appealed  to  their  liberality  ; 
the  second  has  been  met  by  the  Lord  of 
the  Harvest  himself,  who  has  presented 
to  our  attention  labourers  apparently 
adapted  for  services  which  were  re- 
quired, and  ready  to  engage  in  them. 
Borne  arrangements  which  have  been 
thought  of  are  still  pending,  and  it  is 
best  not  to  publish  anything  respecting 
them  at  present ;  but  the  following  are 
completed.    With  respect  to  publication 
generally,  however,  it  may  be  desirable 
to  remark  that  Ireland  is  so  near  to  us, 
uid  one  class  of  our  opponents  is  so 
vigilant,  that  it  is  needful  to  be  ex- 
ceedingly circumspect.     If  we  do  not 
mean  to  frustrate  our  own  endeavours, 
tt  ie  neoenaiy  to  maintain  more  silence  . 


than  would  in  some  cases  be  pleasant ; 
and  especially  to  suppress  the  names  of 
persons  and  places. 

DUBLI5. 

In  the  populous  and  needy  metropolis 
of  Ireland,  where  we  have  had  no  agents 
for  some  years,  but  where  Mr.  Milligan, 
the  pastor  of  the  baptist  church  labours 
independently  of  the  Society,  it  is  hoped 
that  his  hands  will  be  strengthened  by 
the  following  appointments.     A  lady 
who  was  well  known  to  him,  has  been 
at  his  suggestion  invited  to  undertake 
the  arduous  and  self-denying  occupation 
of  a  Female  City  Missionary.    Our  ex- 
perience of  this  kind  of  agency  gives 
us  a  high  opinion  of  its  adaptation  to 
the  large  towns  of  Ireland ;  and  this 
lady,  who  has  resided  in  England,  who 
acted  for  some  time  as  superintendent 
of  the  sabbath   school    at   Lewisham 
Road  chapel,  Greenwich,  of  whom  the 
Rev.  Joshua  Russell  has  attested  her 
untiring  zeal,  her  delight  in  visiting  the 
poor  to  converse  with  them  on  spiritual 
subjects,  a  work  for  which  she  is  par- 
ticularly adapted,  has  been  engaged  to 
labour  in  Dublin.    Her  business  will  be 
to  go  from  house  to  house  in  eligible 
districts,  embracing   opportunities   to 
read  the  scriptures  to  the  inmates  and 
explain  the  way  of  salvation ;  to  render 
such  assistance  to  the  sabbath  school  as 
may  be  found  desirable,  availing  herself 
of  all  suitable  occasions  to  exercise  a 
salutary  influence  among  the  children's 
parents.    An  aged  Irish  minister,  also, 
who  spent  many  years  in  the  service  of 
the  Society,  and  who  since  he  was  dis- 
abled has  reodved  t^  vms^  ^soixiiVi  m 


510 


IRISH  CHRONICLE. 


retirement,  being  in  improved  health 
has  been  engaged  temporarily  to  Tisit 
in  a  similar  manner,  and  conduct  such 
services  at  the  outskirts  of  the  town  as 
may  appear  to  be  expedient. — Dublin, 
however,  requires  much  more  than  this. 
This  is  but  the  beginning  of  what  it  is 
hoped  that  we  shall  be  able  to  do  there. 

BELFAST. 

Mr.  Eccles,  being  of  opinion  that  a 
day-school  in  connexion  with  his  con- 
gregation would  greatly  increase  its 
efficiency,  and  that  of  its  existing  sab- 
bath-school ;  and  having  among  those 
who  have  been  added  to  his  church  a 
young  man,  ardent  in  the  pursuit  of 
knowledge  and  anxious  to  be  useful,  has 
urged  the  Committee  to  engage  him  in 
the  Society's  service.  Having  received 
from  the  young  man  himself  a  satisfac- 
tory account  of  his  attainments,  and  his 
earnest  desire  to  impart  religious  in- 
struction to  the  young,  the  Committee 
has  acceded  to  the  proposal,  and  the 
school,  we  l)elieve,  is  now  actually  com- 
menced. Tlie  Committee  has  also  made 
another  appointment  for  Belfast,  from 
which  it  hopes  nmch.  An  educated 
and  respectable  lady  in  the  north  of 
England,  who  had  long  been  an  active 
member  of  a  congregational  church, 
taking  particular  delight  in  the  visita- 
tion of  the  sick,  having  recently  been 
baptized,  and  })eing  desirous  to  give 
herself  wholly  to  labours  of  this  descrip- 
tion, a  communication  between  her  and 
the  Committee  was  opened.  After  an 
interview  of  a  very  pleasing  character, 
she  also  has  been  engaged  for  twelve 
months,  to  co-operate  with  Mr.  Eccles 
as  a  city  missionary,  in  the  very  import- 
ant sphere  which  he  occupies. 

CORK. 

It  has  long  been  distressing  to  con- 
template the  condition  of  this,  the 
second  city  of  Ireland.  The  baptist 
cbepei  in  Marlborough  Street  haa  foT 


many  months  been  shut  up,  throng 
I  causes    for   which   the    BapUst   Iiidi 
Society  is  not  responsible.     The  minis- 
!  ters  it  has  assisted  there  in  former  yetn 
derived  an  important  part  of  their  in- 
come from  endowments  which  do  not 
!  belong  to  the  Society,  and  over  whidi 
I  it  has  no  control.    Whether  it  will  be 
right  to  resume  connexion  With  tlds 
.  place  of  worship  or  not,  is  at  pisseut 
uncertain ;   but  the  population  of  the 
city  is  immense. 

The  Rev.  C.  T.  Keen,  junior,  htt 
pastor  of  the  church  in  Regent  Street, 
Lambeth,  a  native  of  Cork,  has  for  many 
years  been  anxious  to  labour  in  Ireland, 
and,  having  resigned  his  pastorate  is 
the  English  metropolis,  offered  himself 
for  tills  service.  He  is  believed  to  be 
specially  qualified  for  itinerant  work, 
and  the  Committee  has  engaged  him  for 
six  months  to  labour  in  Cork  as  aa 
evangelist.  In  the  mean  time  he  wiD 
have  opportunity  to  see  some  of  the 
baptists  who  reside  in  the  city,  and  con- 
fer with  them  respecting  future  opera- 
tions. With  Mrs.  Keen  and  their  in&at^ 
he  arrived  there  safely  on  the  14th  of 
July. 

NEWTOWNARDS. 

Mr.  Bowden,  a  student   at  Hortoa 

College,  who  spent  the   vacation  last 

year  in  assisting  Mr.  Brown  at  Conlig 

and  ihe   large  adjacent  town  of  New- 

j  townards,  has  been  engaged  to  do  the 

I  same  this  year.     He  arrived  there  on 

;  the  19th   of  May.  *'  since  which,"  Mr. 

Brown  says,  "  we  have  resumed  the  sth- 

bath  evening  service  at  Newtownards. 

The  attendance  on  the  whole  is  pretty 

fair.     Ho  has  also  opened  a   sabbsth 

school  there,  and  1  am  glad  to  say  that 

it  promises  well.     He  has  never  had 

fewer  than  fifty  children,  and  sometimef 


more. 


\ 


NEW  ROSS.  • 

In  this  town  of  about  ten  thdotond 
YtilkuaVAteKQte^^  f«^  \sdlea  from  WaMffM 


AUGUST,  IS64, 


6U 


h  will  be  Tttmembenad  tbat  we  were 
•teongly  adviBed  by  a  deputation  last 
jear  to  oommence  operations ;  it  being 
tiioiight  that  a  very  favourable  opening 
pieaented  itself.  The  Rev.  David  R. 
Watson  of  Ryde,  Isle  of  Wight,  .son  of 
the  9ev.  Jonathan  Watson  of  Edinburgh, 
baSy  at  the  request  of  the  Committee, 
undertaken  to  spend  a  few  weeks  there. 
(t  will  be  seen  at  a  glance  that  these 
iHterprises  will  occasion  a  large  ad- 
ditional expenditure.  The  balance  from 
last  yearns  income  has  justified  the  com- 
mencement of  these  operations,  but  to 
carry  them  on  vigorously,  an  augmented 
permanent  incoipe  is  necessary.  And 
these  are  but  a  portion,  a  very  small 


portioQ  of  the  undertakings  which  the 
spiritual  necessities  |of  Ireland  require* 
Wherever  we  have  sent  one  additional 
agenty  we  should  gladly  have  sent  two, 
and  wherever  we  have  sent  two  it  has 
been  with  a  consciousness  that  it  would 
have  been  better  to  send  six.  Before 
us  there  lie  also  applications  for  aid 
from  other  labourers  whose  requests  are 
as  worthy  of  attention  as  those  with 
which  we  have  complied.  If  British 
Ohristians  will  but  contribute  and  pray, 
with  earnestness  and  perseverance,  we 
firmly  believe  that  it  will  soon  appear, 
notwithstanding  past  discouragements, 
that  the  time  to  fevour  Ireland  is  fully 
come. 


ROMANISM  AS  IT  IS  IN  CONNAUGHT. 
Fratn  the  Tablet  of  July  22. 


*■  We  are  delighted  to  find  that  the  mission  carried 
on  At  present  in  Bslliitrobe  by  the  very  Rer.  Father 
Btnolfl  and  his  companion,  Father  Vilas,  is  already 
bearing  golden  frnit — fruit  which  is  certain  to  be 
'ptrmanent,*  with  the  help  of  God.  The  mission 
«u  opened  on  Ust  Sunday  week  by  the  very  Rev. 
Father  lUnoUl,  who  was  first  introduced  to  the 
parishionera  by  the  pastor  of  the  pariah,  the  Rev. 
Thomas  Hardiman,  who  told  his  flock  that,  with  the 
consent  and  concurrence  of  the  archbishop,  he  had  in- 
vited these  missionaries  to  help  him  to  save  their  souls. 
The  opening  sermon  of  Father  Rinolfl  won  the  hearts 
of  his  audience,  and,  like  a  powerful  magnet,  he  has 
already  attracted  thousands  upon  thousands,  morn- 
ing and  evening,  to  listen  in  breathless  attention  to 
his  apostolic  eloquence,  and  join  in  the  holy  ex- 
ercises of  the  mission.  Thirty  priests  would  not  be 
able  to  hear  the  confessions  of  the  vast  crowds  of 
people  of  all  ranks,  not  only  from  the  town  of 
Ballinrobe,  but  from  the  surrounding  parishes,  with- 
in a  circumference  of  fifteen  miles,  hundreds  of 
whom  remain  from  dawn  to  midnight  in  prayer  and 
earnest  attention,  and,  like  the  "multitude  in  the  ' 
desert,**  they  seem  to  forget  all  things  in  order  to 
Itaten  to  the  word  of  God  and  the  inspirations  of 
Jeans  Christ  through  these  holy  men. 

"  The  devil  seems  to  have  been  enraged  at  the  rich 
banreat  which  is  thus  being  gathered  into  the  Lord's  _ 
hooM,  and,  therefore,  he  induced  some  sacrilegious  : 
wretches  to  break    into    the   catholic   church    of  . 
Ballinrobe  on  the  night  of  Thursday  last,  and  to 
carry  off  the  principal  part  of  the  sacred  vessels  and 
holy  furnitore  of  the  altar.  Including  the  ciborium, 
Motaiaing  the  most  holy  nusrunBUt ;  sod  next  day 


the  good  religious  people  of  Ballinrobe  and  rldnlty 
were  stunned  to  flnd  that  the  f^arftU  sacrilege  and 
robbery  had  been  committed  in  the  midst  of  them. 
The  wretches  also  carried  away  the  remontteaaee,  a 
massive  silver  chalice  of  beautiful  woritmaaship. 
The  plate  stolen  was  value  for  at  least  fifty  goineaa. 
"  Father  Rinolfi,  evidently  labouring  nsdar  strong 
feelings  fh>m  the  shock,  addressed  the  people  after 
mass,  pouring  out  in  a  subdued  tone  a  lament  of 
love  like  Magdalen  over  the  empty  tomb  of  the 
Lord,  taking  for  his  text  those  moving  words  of  the 
gospel — "  They  have  taken  away  my  Lord,  and  I 
know  not  where  they  have  laid  Him."  His  address 
was  most  powerful  and  affecting. 

"  After  him  the  Rev.  Mr.  Hardiman  addressed  the 
congregation  in  Irish  on  the  same  harrowing^subjeot. 
During  the  delivery  of  his  discourse  the  whole  con- 
gregation wept  and  sobbed  aloud.  It  was  indeed  a 
melancholy  scene,  a  mosl  gloomy  day.  But,  thanks 
to  God,  a  bright  sunshine  soon  succeeded  that  day 
of  sorrow,  and  some  amends  were  made  for  the 
indignity  thus  oflcred  to  the  Son  of  Ood  by  audacioof 
criminals ;  for  on  Sunday,  immediately  after  last 
mass,  the  beautiful  devotion  of  the  Forty  Hours' 
Adoration  was  solemnly  commenced.  The  altar  was 
splendidly  decorated,  thanks  to  the  taste,  and  labour, 
and  piety  of  the  indeCstigabic  Father  Rinolfl.  The 
whole  space  around  and  above  the  altar  was  one 
forest  of  wax  candles,  while  two  pillars  of  light, 
ingeniously  constructed  by  the  same  pious  hand% 
together  with  two  splendid  seven-branch  candelabra 
of  lacquered  brass » placed  before  the  tabernacle,  shed 
a  flood  of  light  over  the  holy  '^\%m,  \.\x«  «TlwX  ^\ 
which  wan  grand  indead. 


612 


IRISH  OHBONIOLE. 


ImxMdUUl J  alUr  i&mi  a  solmiui  proeewioii  took 
plftM  in  the^open  air  round  tbo  handsome  ehapol 
and  gronnda.  The  croia  wae  borne  bj  one  of  the 
bleeeed  Order  of  8t.  Dominic,  and  the  canopj  was 
iupported  bj  four  other  members  (tf  the  same  oon- 
ftratemitj,  clad  in  their  pictomqae  costame.  A 
nnmber  of  female  children  followed,  the  cross  in  the 
van,  some  of  them  the  children  of  the  most  respecta- 
ble inhabitants  of  the  town,  all  clad  in  snow-white 
robes,  and  scattering  flowers  as  they  passed  along  i 
the  green  avenue,  which  was  kept  open  through  the 
crowds  by  the  stalwart  arms  of  the  people.  A  group 
of  boys  in  surplices  bore  lighted  torches,  while  three 
thurifors  swung  their  fragrant  thuribles  aloft  as  the 
prooesslon  moved  on.  The  members  of  the  oonfra- 
temity,  a  venerable  looking  body,  wore  the  insignia 


of  their  SatUtito ;  aai  iMt  of  all  eaaie  the  vsMnUi 
Father  Binolfl  bMrlag  tk«  adorable  sacsaaiat 
exposed  in  a  remonstrance  boRowad  for  the  occssisr 
He  was  assisted  by  the  Bot.  Mr.  Hardiman,  P.P^ 
and  Bar.  Mr.  ConTeiy,  C.C.,  as  deaeon  and  lair 
deacon.  Father  Vilas  acting  as  master  of  < 


« 


And  as  a  crowningj»roof  of  the  depth  of  the'pw- 
ple's  devotion  and  feeling  for  the  Indignity  ofnei  to 
their  Ood  in  the  holy  sacrament,  they  made  ^oa 
the  spot  the  sum  of  £90  to  enable  the  afflicted  |is> 
tor  to  replace  the  sacred  vessels  and  to  nsine  th* 
beauty  of  the  saaetuary.  If  ever  thwe  was  a  froo> 
will  ofTering  it  waa  this— the  rleh  and  the  poor,  iii 
even  the  poorest  of  the  poor  seemed  to  vie  with  csak 
other  in  spontaneous  generosity."  ^ 


CONTRIBUTIONS  RECEIVED  SINCE  OUR  LAST. 


£  ».  d.     &  ». 

Harlow.  Friends,  by  Miss  Lodge  1  11 

Leicester,  by  James  Bedells,  Esq.,  on  ac- 
count      15    0 

London,  Collection  at  Deronshlre  Square  10    0 

Louth,  by  Miss  Beeten— 

Simons,  Miss    0    5    0 

Twigg,Mr 0    5    0 

0  10 

Manchester,  by  Mr.  W.  Coulter— 

Birkinshaw.  Mr 0  10    0 

Box  in  the  Vestry  0    4    3 

Chennery,  Bev.  B 0  10    0 

Coulter,  Mr.  W 0  10    0 

Dowler,  Mr. 0    5    0 

Hallott.  Mr 0    2    G 

Hule,  Mr.  J.E 0    2    6 

Jones,  Mr.  B 0    2    G 

Lindley,  Mr 0    2    G 

Lindsay,  Mr 0    2    G 

Owen,  Miss  Charlotte,  box    0  10    0 


6 

0 
0 


£  «.  dL    £  I.  rf. 

Balson,  Mr 0  S    6 

Sargent,  Mr. 0  ff    0 

Sykes.  Mr.J 0  S    6 

Whiteman,  Mr.; 0  2    0 

Wood,  Mrs.,  Tk€  OroMfft  ...    0  5    0 

3  18  t 

Milton,  by  MUs  Dent 1  10  « 

Shcffleld,  Joseph  Wilson,  Esq 2   0  • 

South  Shields,  Mrs.  Mackay 10  0 

:  SCOTLAND. 
Ediubuiigh,  Mrs.  Wemyss 10    0  0 

IBELAND. 

Waterford,  The  Oifering  of  a   Sinner's 

Gratitude  to  a  Saviour's  Lots 0  10  0 


Wc  thank  Mr.  Windeatt  of  Plymouth  for  two  volumes  of  Baptiat  Magazmefli. 


Contributions  to  the  Baptist  Irish  Society  which  have  been  received  on  or  belbre  the  20th 
of  the  month,  are  acknowledged  in  the  ensuing  Chronicle.  If,  at  any  time,  a  donor  finds 
that  a  sum  which  he  forwarded  early  enough  to  be  mentioned  is  not  specified,  or  is  not 
inserted  correctly,  the  Secretary  will  be  particularly  obliged  by  a  note  to  that  effect,  as 
this,  if  sent  immediately,  may  rectify  errors  and  prevent  losses  which  would  be  otherwiie 
irremediable. 


SUBSCRIPTIONS  AND  DONATIONS  will  be  thankfully  received  by  the  Tieasum, 
Thomas  Pewtrkss,  Esq.,  or  the  Secretary,  the  Rev.  William  Grosbr,  to  the  latter  of 
whom  money  orders  should  be  made  payable,  at  the  Mission  House,  83,  Mooigate  Street ; 
by  the  London  Collector,  Rev.  C.  Woollacott,  4,  Compton  Street  East,  Brunswick  Square; 
and  by  the  Baptist  Ministers  in  aoy  of  our  principal  Towns. 


THE  MISSIONARY  HERALD. 


514 


THB  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


MISSION  IN  TRINIDAD. 


WITH  AV  BKOEATIVa. 


The  mission  ia  this  beautiful  island 
was  commenced  in  1B43,  by  the  late 
Rev.  G.  Cowen,  whose  highly  esteemed ! 
efforts  were  quickly  followed  by  the^ 
formation  of  a  churohi  and  the  establish- 
ment of  stations  in  the  dittricti  of  Port 
of  Spain  and  Savannah  Grande.  The 
society  purchased  at  the  beginning, 
from  the  Jubilee  fund,  an  exodlent 
house  of  stone,  the  partitions  and  floor- 
ing of  cedar,  which  had  been  need  by  the 
trustees  of  the  Mioo  Charity  for  a  eohool. 
Divine  worship  was  carried  on  in  this 
building,  and  the  upper  part  wii  need 
as  the  missionary's  residence.  Mr.  Law 
reached  Trinidad  towards  the  end  of 
1845,  and  took  charge  of  the  station  at 
Port  of  Spain,  where  he  has  since  con- 
tinued, abundant  in  labours,  and  not 
withoat  encouraging  tokens  of  the 
divine  blessing. 

The  church  slowly  increased.  The 
inhabitants,  with  the  exception  of  a  few 
English  residents,  are  Roman  catholics, 
many  of  whom  add  to  the  superstitious 
practices  of  popery,  the  darker  and 
degraded  rites  of  Obeahism,  and  other 
African  enormities.  In  1849  an  acces- 
sion of  members  was  obtained  from 
among  the  refugees  from  Madeira,  so 
that  the  number  of  persons  in  church 
fellowship  has  gradually  risen  to  thirty- 
six. 

A  considerable  increase  in  the  number 
of  attendants  on  public  worship  rendered 
the  house  inconveniently  full,  and  it 
became  necessary  to  provide,  if  possible, 
for  the  accommodation  required.  En- 
couraged by  the  liberality  of  the  people, 
a  piece  of  ground  was  obtained,  and  the 
foundation  stone  laid  by  the  governor, 
Lord  Harris,  early  last  year.  The  di- 
mensions of  the  building  were  fixed  at 
sixty  feet  long  by  forty  wide. 

It  was  opened  for  divine  service  on 


the  26th  March  last,  when  a  sermon 
was  preached  in  the  morning  by  our 
esteemed  missionary,  Mr.  Law,  snd 
another  in  the  evening  by  the  Rev.  G. 
Brodie,  presbyterian  minister.  On  both 
occasions  the  place  was  filled  with  atten- 
tive  and  devout  auditors. 

At  a  public  meeting  on  the  fd- 
lowing  evening,  Mr.  Law  entered  into 
the  details  of  the  cost  and  mode  of 
erection.  Inclusive  of  the  pulpit  and 
other  necessary  furniture,  the  erection 
has  cost  rather  less  than  £1000.  The 
head  mason  and  carpenter  were  both 
black  men,  and  by  the  island  press  are 
sud  to  deserve  *'  the  highest  credit ;  for 
more  fidthful,  substantial,  or  better 
executed  work  of  its  kind  was  never 
turned  oot  of  hand  in  the  town."  What 
with  loans  and  the  donations  of  the 
friends,  together  with  a  grant  of  £100 
from  the  society's  funds,  there  remained 
but  200  dollars  to  be  collected  for  the 
immediate  liquidation  of  the  debt  due 
to  the  workmen. 

Since  its  erection  no  small  stir  has 
arisen  in  the  town,  occasioned  by  the 
presence  of  a  nuncio  from  the  pope« 
He  pretends  to  be  clothed  with  divine 
authority.  From  morning  to  night  the 
streets  are  thronged  with  Romish  devo- 
tees, attending  the  numerous  masses 
performed.  The  annual  festival  of 
Oorpus  Ohristi  was  observed  with  un- 
usual pomp.  All  that  priestly  arro- 
gance, presumption,  and  blasphemy 
could  effect,  was  fireely  used  to  impose 
this  system  of  delusion  on  the  ignorant 
people.  Here  are  some  of  the  nuncio^s 
vannting  words : — 

''TKe  edio  of  all  ages  has  repeated  thete 
stme  words,  Vitum  eti  Spiritui  sancto  et 
nobiif  in  the  anembliet  of  the  pastors  and 
tbetticcenon  of  the  npostles,  for  the  porpofle 
of  sanctioning  by  them  their  decisions  and 


FOR  AUGUST,  1854. 


M6 


tb«ir  decreeSy  as  the  decisions  and  the  decrees  I  to  our  mind  Bastlius  braving  the  might,  and 


of  Grod.  After  this^  let  the  bible  be  appealed 
to.  This  holy  book  in  our  hands,  we  defy 
the  Reformer — ^be  his  name  Luther  or  Calvin, 
Henry  the  VIII.  or  Gustavus  Wasa — we 
defy  him  to  say  as  much  and  upon  the  same 
tuthority.  They  are  only  isolated,  solitary 
men,  who  hare  separated  themselves  from  the 
body  which  Jesus  Christ  has  established  in 
union  and  on  unity.  They  are  not  with 
Jesus  Christ,  because  they  do  not  unite  in 
his  name. 

**  The  church  being  immortal,  the  succes- 
sion of  the  vicars  of  Jenus  Christ  shall  also  be 
Immortal.  Peter  shall  live  in  his  successors, 
Peter  shall  speak  in  his  chair.  As  soon, 
therefore,  as  Rome  has  pronounced  a  decree 
on  a  controversy  concerning  the  salvation  of 
souls,  the  cause  is  at  an  end. 

''At  one  time  newspapers,  periodicals, 
novels,  pamphlets,  and  other  works,  teemed 
with  articles  predicting  and  trumpeting  that 
Christianity  had  outlived  its  time,  that  the 
religion  of  Jesus  Christ  was  dead  or  in  agony, 
that  the  last  sacraments  were  soon  to  be  ad- 
ministered to  a  djing  God.  It  was  added  that 
the  popedom  was  expiring,  that  its  jurisdiction 
would  soon  be  an  anachronism,  that  the 
pontifical  chair,  already  worm  eaten,  was 
crumbling  under  its  own  weight.  Never  has 
the  pulsation  of  that  heart,  the  voice  of  the 
pastors  who  govern  the  church,  communicated 
greater  energy  to  all  its  members.  A  reli- 
gious impulse  is  pervading  all  classes  of 
society.  Prisons  become  again  a  school  for 
courage,  magnanimity,  and  virtue ;  the 
honour  of  sanctifying  their  chains,  and  of 
being  shut  up  in  them  as  faithful  disciples  of 
our  Saviour  (1  Peter,  c,  iv.  16),  that  honour 
which  the  apostle  Peter  awarded  to  the  first 


eliciting  the  admiration,  of  an  emperor.  The 
shores  of  China,  Tonquin,  Cocliin  China,  are 
deeply  marked  with  the  blood  of  those  modem 
apostles,  characterising  themselves  as  the  true 
representatives  of  their  prototypes  in  the 
apostleship  ;  and  from  the  ashes  of  these  new 
martyrs  the  most  flourishing  churches  are 
rising." 

"The  dark  condition  of  the  people,'.' 
says  Mr.  Law,  "  and  the  presumptuous 
wickedness  of  the  priests  make  me  very 
sad.  Just  now  little  can  be  done  bj 
tracts,  as  they  are  generally  torn  as  soon 
as  received.  The  people  seem  mad  with 
false  religious  zeal.*'  Especially  ii  a 
missionary  able  to  speak  French,  re- 
quired for  the  great  mass  of  the  popula- 
tion. 

Nevertheless,  all  is  not  dark  ;  bright 
spots  appear  here  and  there.  The  little 
churches  of  Christ  continue  to  prosper. 
The  missionary  reports  himself  to  have 
spent  some  delightful  days  at  Sherrinj^ 
ville,  where  three  persons  were  joined 
to  the  Lord.  The  following  passage 
from  a  recent  letter  presents  to  us  an 
interesting  picture  of  missionary  life  :-* 

**  The  rainy  season  has  set  in,  the  roads  are 
bad,  and  in  some  cases  the  rivers  are  swollen 
so  as  to  make  it  Tery  difficult  to  get  on 
through  the  country.  In  crossing  one  of 
these  rivers,  the  other  day,  I  had  to  lii  on  a 
man's  neck  and  balance  myself  the  best  way 
I  could.  However,  I  always  try  to  go  on  my 
way  rejoicing.  The  Lord  is  our  refuge  and 
strength,  a  very  present  help  in  trouble.  Next 
week  I  go  to  spend  a  few  days  in  Couva,  and 
the  week  after  I  shall  visit  the  other  stations 


Christians  for  the  glorification  of  God,  has 

been   won  by  a  Droste  de  Wischeiing  of  in  the  Savannah  Grande  district." 

Cologne,  a  Marilley  of  Fribourg  (Switzerland). 

In  exile,  a  Franzoni  of  Tiuin  and  a  Marongiu 

of  Cagliare  have  again  exhibited  the  fortitude 

of  an  Atjianasius  and  of  an  Eusehius,  while, 

like  John'.Chrysostomus,  Mosquera  of  Bogota 

bos,  in  exile,  breathed  his  last.     The  intrepid 

spirit  of  Vicari  of  Fribourg  (G  rand  Duchy  of 

Baden),  incapable  of  flinching  at  the  threats 

of  power,  and  exhibiting  the  vigour  of  youth, 

notwithstanding  the  weight  of  years,  recalls 


Mr.  Law  adds  the  following  remarks 
on  the  opening  services  of  the  chapel  :^- 

**  The  opening  services  were  deeply  solemn 
and  interesting.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Brodie,  the 
Scotch  minister,  preached  one  of  the  sermons. 
He  and  his  people  worshipped  with  us  the 
whole  day.  On  the  Monday  evening  follow- 
ing there  was  another  meeting,  when  interest- 
ing speeches  vreio  de\\N^x^|  ca  ^^  v^  ^ 


{ 


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THE  MISSIONABT  HfiRALD 


■Utement  giren  of  the  expense,  &c.,  of  the  | 
building,  from  which  it  appeared  that  the ; 
entire  cost  would  amount  to  nearly  fife  thou- ; 
sand  doUnrs ;  there  was  then  a  pressing  debt 
to  workmen  of  two  hundred  dollars,  which 
bat  been  reduced  to  one  hundred.  This  has 
been  a  most  serious  undertaking.  It  is  well 
we  do  not  know  beforehand  all  the  expense 
and  trouble  of  such  works,  otherwise  they 
would  never  be  engaged  in.  Our  new  and 
beautiful  house  was  filled  on  all  these  occa- 
sions, and  we  had  a  special  manifestation  of 
the  presence  and  glory  of  our  God  and  Saviour 
in  our  midst.  The  building  is  pronounced  by 
all  to  be  one  of  the  most  handsome  and  lub- 
itantial  erections  in  Port  of  Spain.  The 
architect,  Mr.  Black,  deserves  great  praise 


and  our  special  thankf  for  hit  nperisteiid- 
ence,  which  be  gave  gratuitmisly  with  grcsl 
good  wilU  We  made  him  a  present  of  s 
handsome  family  bible,  as  alao  a  copy  of 
Brando's  dictionary.  J.  P.  Tuttleby,  Esq^ 
has  been  my  right  hand  man  in  carrying  on 
the  work,  and  James  Wilson,  Esq.,  has  deas 
very  much  in  collecting  and  giving  money  to 
finish  this  house  of  prayer.  But  nnto  the 
name  of  God  be  all  the  praise  and  bonoor 
and  glory.  This  is  the  Lord's  doing,  and  It 
is  marvellous  in  our  eyes.  Oh  that  thisbooK 
may  be  the  birth  place  of  msnj  souls!  Oh 
that  the  church  which  worships  within  Hbtm 
walls,  may  be  enriched  with  all  the 
and  gifts  of  the  Spirit  of  God  I"* 


MEMOIR  OP  THE  LATE  REV.  WILLIAM  ROBINSON,  OF  BACCA. 

BT   HIS  BON,  THE  REV.  J,  ROBINBON,  OF  8ERAXP0BE. 


Mt  father  was  bom  of  poor  but  pious 
parents,  at  Olney,  in  the  county  of 
Bucks.  Of  his  early  life  much  need  not 
be  said.  It  is  sufficient  to  observe  that 
he  manifested  no  great  intellect  as  a 
lad ;  on  the  contrary,  his  mind  appears 
to  have  been  so  dull  that  his  father, 
despairing  of  being  able  to  bring  him 
up  to  his  own  trade,  that  of  a  lace- 
pattern  maker,  apprenticed  him  to  a 
shoe-maker.  Yet  his  advantages,  though 
not  many,  were  great ;  his  master  was 
a  pious  man ;  and  he  enjoyed  besides 
the  unspeakable  privilege  of  sitting 
under  the  ministry  of  those  two  excel- 
lent men,  whose  praise  is  in  all  the 
churches  of  Christ,  the  Rev.  John  Sut- 
cliff  and  the  Rev.  John  Newton.  Under 
the  ministry  of  the  former  my  father 
was  brought,  l}eforo  he  had  reached  his 
eighteenth  year,  to  feel  the  importance 
of  divine  things  and  his  need  of  an  all- 
sufficient  Saviour.  He  was  now  led  to 
read  the  Scriptures,  in  order  to  find  a 
■acrifioe  sufficient  to  atone  for  his  guilty 
undone  soul ;  to  seek  a  Saviour  who 
ooold  save  to  the  uttermost ;  and  a  hope 
QpOQ  which  eternal  oonoems  may  safely 


rest.  Such  a  sacrifice,  such  a  Saviour, 
and  such  a  hope  he  found ;  and  from 
that  day  to  the  day  of  his  -death  the 
scriptures  became  his  delight.  My 
father  was  baptized  in  the  river  Ouse, 
on  the  14th  of  March,  1802,  after  a 
sermon  preached  by  Mr.  Chamberlain, 
who  was  then  on  the  eve  of  leaving  for 
India. 

What  first  induced  him  to  turn  his 
attention  to  the  ministry  we  cannot  telL 
But  with  Mr.  Sutcliff  for  his  pastor, 
and  that  in  a  place  so  near  to  Nor- 
thamptonshire, a  county  in  which  it 
pleased  divine  grace  first  to  light  the 
fire  of  a  missionary  spirit,  and  connected 
with  a  church  which  had  already  sent 
out  some  noble  missionaries  into  the 
field  it  is  not  a  matter  of  surprise  that, 
having  talents  for  the  ministry,  he  should 
turn  his  attention  to  the  heathen.  On 
his  first  discovering  this  desire  to  hit 
pastor  he  met  with  but  little  encourage- 
ment ;  yet  being  a  kind,  though  cautions 
man,  he  kept  his  eye  upon  h\m.  At 
length  seeing  that  since  his  baptism  he 
had  made  great  improvement,  and  be- 
lieving that  his  talents  were  calculated 


FOB  AUGUST,  1854. 


517 


to  make  him  useful  as  a  minister,  he 
first  took  him,  at  the  request  of  the 
Society,  under  his  own  tuition ;  and 
then,  somewhere  ahout  the  autumn  of 
1805,  sent  him  to  Bristol.  There  his 
•taj  was  very  short.  Scarcely  had  he 
been  there  six  months  before  he  was  re- 
qusted  to  prepare  to  go  out  to  India, 
in  the  Benjamin  Franidin^  which  was 
then  shortly  expected  from  Rotterdam  ; 
its  pious  owner  having  generously 
offered  to  take  two  missionaries  to 
Serampore  free  of  expense  to  the  Society. 
Accordingly  on  Wednesday,  the  i2th  of 
March,  1806,  Mr.  Chater,  afterwards  a 
missionary  to  Ceylon,  and  my  father, 
were  solemnly  set  apart  to  the  ministry 
in  the  baptist  chapel  at  Oxford,  where 
Mr.  Hinton  was  then  pastor.  The 
service  was  opened  by  Mr.  Coles,  of 
Bourton.  Mr.  Sutcliff  delivered  the  in- 
troductory discourse,  and  received  a 
short  account  from  each  of  the  candi- 
dates of  his  motives  for  engaging  in  this 
work,  and  the  leading  principles  which 
he  intended  to  inculcate.  He  then  de- 
scended from  the  pulpit,  and  by  prayer 
and  imposition  of  hands,  in  which  the 
other  brethren  joined,  solemnly  set  them 
apart  to  the  work  and  committed  them 
to  €k>d.  Dr.  Bjland  then  addressed 
them  from  Acts  xxvi.  17, 18.  Mr.  Fuller 
foUowed  with  a  discourse  from  2  Chron. 
xz.  20.  Mr.  Morris  concluded  with 
prayer.  In  the  evening  Mr.  Sutcliff  de- 
livered a  discourse  from  1  Chron.  xxix. 
5,  latter  part.  The  opportunity  upon 
the  whole  was  interesting  and  impres- 
sive. Shortly  after  this  my  father  mar- 
ried Miss  Elizabeth  Walker,  a  member 
of  the  church  at  Olney,  and  bidding 
adieu  to  his  parents  and  brothers  and 
aiflters,  whom  he  never  saw  again,  he 
departed  to  London.  While  the  vessel 
was  detained  there,  Messrs.  Fuller  and 
Sutcliff  went  up,  and^  several  prayer- 
meetings  were  held  previous  to  the  de- 
parture of  the  missionaries  ;  and  on  the 
12th  of  April  they  set  sail  for  India, 


with  the  prayers  and  blessings  of  many. 

The  vessel  arrived  off  Calcutta  on  the 
23rd  of  August,  1806.  Passing  by  the 
difficulties  to  which  my  father,  in  com- 
mon with  many  of  the  missionaries  who 
came  out  in  those  early  days  was  sub- 
jected, it  is  sufficient  to  say  that  the 
Governor  of  Serampore  took  him  under 
his  protection ;  and  he  was  permitted  to 
remain  in  India  upon  condition  that  he 
did  not  take  up  his  residence  on  British 
ground.  At  Serampore,  therefore,  my 
father  remained,  occasionally  preaching 
in  Calcutta,  till  December,  1807,  when 
he  preached  his  first  Beng&li  sermon  to 
a  stated  congregation ;  and  in  the  fol- 
lowing month  he  proceeded  to  join  his 
friend  Mr.  Chamberlain  at  Cutwa.  Here 
he  continued  for  three  months,  labouring 
with  no  less  diligence  than  his  colleague ; 
each  of  them  standing  for  five  or  six 
hours  at  a  time,  day  after  day,  preach- 
ing to  the  heathen,  or  walking  together 
many  miles  to  visit  distant  villages; 
living  in  a  tent,  or  spending  the  night 
beneath  some  shady  tree ;  in  season  and 
out  of  season,  morning,  noon,  and  night, 
they  were  at  their  posts,  diligently  en- 
gaged in  the  great  work  to  which  they 
had  devoted  themselves. 

In  March,  a  proposition  was  made  to 
my  father  to  undertake  a  mission,  either 
to^bootan,  Assam,  Orissa,  or  Burmah. 
This  last  place  had  already  become  the 
scene  of  missionary  efforts  ;  Assam  and 
Orissa  were  easily  accessible  from  Bengal ; 
and  he  therefore  chose  Bootan.  Here  he 
felt,  however,  that  his  knowledge  of 
Bengali,  in  the  study  of  which  he  had 
laboured  for  a  year  and  a  half,  must  be 
lost  to  him ;  the  difficulties  to  be  sur- 
mounted were  numerous  ;  and  he  did 
not  feel  quUe  satisfied  that  it  was  the 
path  of  duty.  Yet,  as  his  elder  brethren 
seemed  to  think  so,  he  resolved  to  go. 
On  arriving  at  the  borders  of  Bootan  he 
found  that  the  country  was  torn  with 
intestine  broils,  and  being  told  that 
owing  to  the  ^ealousj  ol  >i)[i<^  Tvi\«c  '')^ 


618  THE  MISSIONARY  HERALD 

would  be  dangerous  for  an  Englishman  returned.  Again  had  ihey  acaioe^ 
to  enter,  he  returned.  In  the  following  begun  to  enter  upon  their  labouTB  before 
year  he  made  another  attempt ;  he  felt  their  house  was  one  night  entered  bja 
that  the  undertaking  was  arduous,  and  gang  of  nearly  a  hundred  robbers,  armed 
the  responsibilities  it  inyolved  were ;  with  spears  ;  my  father  nearly  lost  his 
almost  too  great  to  be  undertaken  by  a  |  life  in  making  an  attempt  to  defend 
single  individual,  yet  he  trusted  in  the  himself;  the  servants  were  murdered; 
Lord,  faying,  ^^  He  can  enable  a  worm  to  [  but  by  a  Providence  almost  miracoloii^ 
thresh  a  mountain."  This  second  at- '  he  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cornish  escaped 
tempt  appeared  to  promise  more  favour- .  into  a  field,  which,  as  it  afterwards  ap- 
able  results ;  he  had  an  interview  with  pearcd,  was  the  only  place  where  they 
the  K^trn^,  or  chief  man  of  the  place,  could  have  been  secure.  They  were 
and  obtained  permission  to  build  a  house  robbed  of  almost  everything  they  had, 
at  Bdrbdrl,  on  the  borders  of  Bootan.  except  a  few  pieces  of  wearing  appaiel, 
As  there  were  many  there  that  under-  which  they  found  the  next  morning 
stood  the  Ik>ngdli,  he  was  enabled  to  ^  strewed  about  the  house  and  stained 
preach  among  them,  and  his  congrcga- ,  with  blood.  They  were  obliged  to  retain 
tions  on  a  sabbath-day  in  his  house  to  Dinagepore  to  obtain  a  few  neoessaiy 
frequently  amounted  to  between  forty  articles.  Mr.  Cornish  was  discouraged, 
and  fifty,  of  whom  he  speaks  as  attentive  and  never  went  back  to  Bootan.  My 
hearers.  Scarcely,  however,  had  he  father,  however,  made  another  attempt^ 
built  his  house  than  he  was  attacked  and  this  time  went  up  higher  than  be- 
with  a  malignant  fever,  which  brought  [  fore  ;  but  he  was  told  that  permission 
him  to  deatlfs  door ;  alone,  without '  would  never  be  granted  him  to  settle  in 
medical  assistance  or  one  Christian '  Bootan,  and  the  mission  there  was  givea 
friend  near  him,  ho  was  obliged  to  send  up. 

to    Dinagepore   for    help,    which  was       On  his  return  to  Serampore  he  found 
readily  afforded  ;    and  he  returned  to  that  the  Government  was  as  much  op- 
Bengal  to  recruit  his  health.     In  the  ;  posed  as  ever  to  his  residing  within  the 
following  year,  1810,  he  made  a  third   Company's  territories ;  but  on  it^  being 
attempt,  accompanied  this  time  by  his  ,  represented  to  I^ord  Minto  that  he  had 
wife  and   children,    one  of    whom  he  i  expressed  a  wish  to  go   to   Java,  his 
buried  at  Dinagepore  on  his  way  up.  i  lordship  said  he  did  not  like  to  interfere 
Scarcely  had  he  made  arrangements  for  ,  with  allHirs  there,  but  would  not  pre- 
bcginning  the  study  of  the  Bootan  Ian- 1  vent  his  going  thither.     Accordingly, 
guage  than  he  had  another  attack  of  the!  having  in  January,  1812,  married  his 
same  fever ;  he  recovered  ;  l)ut  while  he  :  second  wife.  Miss  Margaret  Gordon,  he 
was  yet  convalescent  his  wife  and  chil- 1  very  shortly  after  embarked  on  board 
dren  fell  dangerously  ill  of  it,  and  he   the  Martfaret,  an  unseaworthy  vessel, 
had  but  just  time  to  bring  them  down  ;  which  was  obliged  to  put  Imck.    Ncarlj 
to  Dinagepore  for  medical  aid  when,  in  a    year    elapsed    iKjfore    he  met  with 
her  case,  it  ended   fatally.    She  died ,  another  opportunity  of  proceeding  to 
happily^   on   the   29th  July,   and   was  ;  his  destination  ;  but  on  the  2nd  March, 
buried  at  Dinagepore.     Lie  then  came   1813,  he  eml)arked  on  board  the  Troh'- 
down  to  Serampore,  where  he  left  his ,  hridrje^  and  arrived  at  the  scene  of  hw 
children  under  the  care  of  Mrs.  Mai*sh-  future  lal^ours  on  the  1st  May.     It  will 
man ;    and    taking    with    him   a  Mr.  be  remembered  that  this  was  not  lon^ 
Cornish,  then  a  probationer  for  mis- '  after  Java  had  been  taken  possession  of 
nonary  labours,  for  his  companion,  he  by  the  English.  In  Batavia,  the  capital, 


FOR  AUGUST,  1854. 


519 


there  were  five  of  hi«  Majesty's  regi- 
ments, and  one  of  the  East  India  Com- 
pany's European  regiments.  In  one  of 
these,  the  59th,  there  were  some  who 
had  sat  nnder  the  ministry  of  the  gospel 
in  Bengal,  and  had  joined  the  Lall 
Bazar  church  in  Calcutta.  In  Batavia 
there  was  no  clergyman  hut  the  Dutch 
minister,  and  my  father  without  any 
difficulty  obtained  permission  to  preach 
to  the  men  of  the  regiments  stationed 
tiiere.  Of  his  labours  among  them  the 
following  brief  account  was  given  a  few 
days  since  by  an  aged  friend,  who  him- 
■elf  was  one  of  the  fruits  of  his  ministry 
there: — ^^'Your  father  laboured  among 
them  incessantly  and  with  assiduity. 
He  preached  on  the  sabbath  in  a  long 
and  wide  upper-room  in  the  barracks, 
which,  being  empty,  the  military  autho- 
rities permitted  him  to  use  for  a  chapel ; 
there  he  used  to  have  from  1500  to 
SOOO  hearers  every  sabbath.  Nor  were 
his  labours  fruitless ;  some  four  or  five 
hundred  having  been  brought  under 
deep  concern  for  their  souls,  some  of 
whom  afterwards  joined  the  baptist 
church.  Some  further  idea  of  the  good 
done  may  be  formed  from  the  following 
circumstance.  When  the  59th  regiment 
was  about  to  remove  from  Batavia,  the 
colonel  one  morning  invited  your  father 
to  his  house,  where  in  the  presence  of 
all  the  officers  of  the  regiment,  he  ofiercd 
him  his  most  cordial  thanks  for  the 
good  he  had  been  the  means  of  effecting 
among  the  soldiers  ;  he  said  they  were 
formerly  a  turbulent,  clamorous  set,  and 
given  to  drinking,  but  since  they  had 
sat  under  your  father*s  ministry  they 
had  become  sober,  quiet,  and  peaceable.'' 
Will  you  permit  me  here  to  quote 
from  my  father's  own  letter  to  Dr. 
Marshman  ?  ''  Things  have  been  going 
on  well  among  the  soldiers  ;  our  congre- 
gation continues  to  increase ;  and  the 
number  of  persons  seriously  inclined  has 
likewise  much  increased.  Indeed,  I  have 
every  encouragement  in  mj  work  among 


the  soldiers:  almost  every  sermon 
seems  to  be  blessed  either  to  the  edifica- 
tion  of  those  who  have  already  believed, 
or  to  the  fastening  of  impressions  on 
the  minds  of  sinners.  In  such  circum- 
stances it  is  a  pleasure  to  preach  the 
gospel,  for  I  go  to  the  place  of  worship 
fully  expecting  to  do  good  to  the  souls 
of  men,  and,  blessed  be  God,  my  expec- 
tations are  not  disappointed.  Could  you 
see  how  attentive  these  poor  men  are  to 
the  word  of  life,  you  would  almost  weep 
for  joy  at  the  sight :  aU  seem  to  hear  a» 
for  eternity." 

But  English  preaching  was  not  my 
father's  principal  object ;  which  was,  to 
proclaim  the  everlasting  gospel  to  the 
natives  of  the  island.  To  do  this,  how^ 
ever,  he  found  three  new  languages 
must  be  learned — the  Dutch,  the  Malay, 
and  the  Javanese.  In  the  last  of  these 
he  could  not  be  proficient  without  re- 
moving into  the  interior ;  and  this  he 
was  unwilling  to  do,  because  it  would 
defeat  another  object,  that  of  relieving 
the  funds  of  the  society  by  doing  some- 
thing towards  his  own  support;  and 
this  every  missionary,  in  the  early  days 
of  the  mission,  was  expected  to  do. 

It  will  be  remembered  that  my  father 
arrived  at  Java  on  the  Ist  May ;  on  the 
2r)th  he  writes, ''  I  now  feel  that  I  have 
a  great  deal  of  work  on  my  hands. 
Learning  two  new  languages,  improving 
myself  in  others,  preaching  three  times 
a  week,  receiving  visits  from  the  soldiers 
and  sometimes  visiting  the  sick  in  the 
hospital,  furnish  me  with  so  much  em- 
ployment that  I  have  no  leisure  for  any- 
thing but  my  work.  I  think  I  am  now 
in  the  very  place  for  which  Providence 
has  designed  me,  and  I  earnestly  wish 
that  I  may  go  to  heaven  from  Java."  A 
sentence  afterwards  rendered  remark- 
able from  the  circumstance  that  it  was 
the  means  of  leading  the  justly  cele- 
brated William  Knibb,  of  Jamaica,  to 
devote  himself  to  the  ministry. 

While  pioBecuWn^  ^*Yift  %\,\sAi  ^^  ^^ 


590  THE  MISSIONARY  HERALD 

Malaj,  my  father  found  that  the  Malay  in  the  ohoroh;  in  other  wordSy  against 
Bible  which  had  been  printed  in  Hoi-  baptists  being  permitted  to  labour  there, 
land,  was  by  no  means  iutclligible  to  In  reply  to  this^  my  father  said  he  wia 
the  people  themselves ;  and  he  felt  it  |  determined  to  preach  wherever  Ood 
therefore  a  duty,  as  soon  as  practicable,  might  open  a  door,  without  r^arding 
to  commence  a  new  translation  of  the  <  what  man  might  say.  At  the  same  time 
New  Testament.  Though  his  studies  he  wrote  to  the  society  at  home  request- 
were  much  impeded  by  sickness,  he  was  j  ing  that  a  deputation  might  be  sent  to 
enabled  to  preach  in  Malay  in  somewhat .  wait  on  the  king  of  the  Netherlandi, 
less  than  a  year  after  his  arrival ;  and  !  with  a  petition  entreating  that  the 
he  was  allowed  the  use  of  the  Dutch  I  baptists  in  Java  might  be  permitted  to 
church,  where  the  Malay  Christians  and ,  prosecute  their  labours  without  mdestir 
Dutch  Malays  used  to  flock  to  hear  the !  tion.  Such  a  deputation  was  sent,  bat 
word  of  God  preached  in  their  own '  apparently  with  little  effect.  Having 
tongue.  In  1814,  the  Batavian  Bible  baptized  a  Dutchman  on  the  2nd  August 
Society  was  fonned  through  the  cxcr-!  1816,  he  received  information  that  two 
tions  of  the  Governor,  and  my  father  petitions  had  been  sent  up  to  govem- 
was  appointed  translator.  '  ment,  one  from  the  native  Christians 

In  1815,  a  fresh  trial  awaited  him.  and  one  from  the  council  of  the  Dutch 
Java  was  restored  to  the  Dutch.  The  ,  church,  requesting  that  he  may  be  pr^ 
Dutch  governor  at  first  professed  to  vented  from  baptizing ;  and  on  the  22Dd 
allow  liberty  of  conscience  among  all  he  received  an  order  from  the  president 
classes,  and  my  father  was  enabled  of  tho  magistrates  prohibiting  him 
therefore  to  continue  liis  labours.  Of  ^  from  administering  the  ordinance  upoft 
the  nature  of  those  labours  we  have  the  ,  pain  of  punishment.  In  the  midst  of 
following  testimony  of  an  anonymous  >  all  these  troubles  and  annoyances  and 
writer,  dated  in  June,  1815  : — *'  Brother  afflictions  he  continued  his  labours  with 
Robinson  has  suffered  much  from  ill ,  unremitting  zeal ;  and  before  the  end  of 
health,  but  God  has  been  good  and  ;  1818  he  had  prepared  for  publication  a 
gracious  in  delivering  him  from  his  dis-  i  number  of  tracts,  the  life  of  Bunyan, 
tresses,  and  has  restored  him  bo  far  ,  and  a  Malay  hymn  book  containing  113 
that  he  preaches  six  times  in  a  week  ;  |  hymns,  some  of  which  were  in  imitation 
once  in  English,  and  Ave  times  in ,  of  those  in  common  use,  but  a  large  ma- 
Malay  in  four  different  places,  to  the  jority  were  entirely  original.  These 
Dutch,  the  Portuguese,  and  the  Malay  hymns,  he  says  in  a  letter  to  Mr.Lawson, 
Musulmdns.  I  do  assure  you  he  labours  had  cost  him  much  painful  study  for 
very  hard  ;  more  so  than  I  have  ever  '  two  years. 

seen  or  heard  of  any  other  man.  I  think  .     But  the  reader  would  desire  to  know 
it  is  too  much  for  one  missionary."         !  something  of  the  fruits  of  his  laboors 

On  the  3rd  of  July,  the  same  year, :  among  those  for  whom  so  much  of  hii 
however,  my  father  was  told  he  must '  time  and  strength  were  spent.  "  Of 
either  resign  the  church  or  not  say  any- 1  this,"  he  says,  **  I  have  but  a  poor  ac- 
thing  to  the  native  Christians  on  the  j  count  to  give.  I  cultivate  a  barren  soil, 
subject  of  baptism  ;  and,  as  he  could  not  which  produces  only  here  and  there  a 
conscientiously  comply  with  this  requi-  half  grown  shrub.  Plants  of  luxurious 
sition,  he  resigned  the  use  of  the  church. ,'  growth  are  not  to  be  found  here."  Yet 
In  December,  he  was  informed  that  the  that  many  were  brought  to  the  know- 
Dutch  clergymen  had  presented  a  peti- 1  ledge  of  the  Lord  there  is  equally  true. 
tioD  to  the  governor  against  dissensions  ^  In  May,  1816,  the  whole  number  is 


FOR  AUGUST,  1854. 


52L 


oommnnion  in  Java  was  twenty-four. ,  to  a  saving  knowledge  of  the  truth 
Seyeral  others  were,  during  his  stay,  through  his  instrumentality ;  and  many 


added  to  the  church,  and  among  the  rest 
a  Chinese,  whom  he  haptized  on  the 
26th  of  September,  1819.  Many  others, 
who  never  were  baptized,  were  brought 


from  Java  will  be  his  joy  and  his  crown 
of  rejoicing  in  the  day  of  the  Lord 
Jesus. 

(To  be  continued) 


FOREIGN  INTELLIGENCE. 


INDIA,  Benares. — In  acknowledging  a 
gnnt  of  £50  from  the  committee  for  the 
lapport  of  his  schools,  Mr.  Heinig  urges  the 
importance  of  an  English  teacher  for  the 
^efest  school,  in  order  to  enable  him  to 
gtr«  the  time  its  superintendence  requires,  to 
dafly  preaching  in  the  streets  and  bazars. 
The  addition  of  Mr.  Gregson  to  this  important 
station  will  release  Mr.  Heinig  from  some  of 
his  numerous  engagements,  and  permit  him 
to  do  that  which  he  so  earnestly  desires. 
The  girls'  school,  under  Mrs.  Heinig's  care, 
is  prospering.  She  has  now  fifty  girls  in 
daily  attendance.  At  their  own  request  they 
are  being  taught  to  sing,  and  in  other  respects, 
are  making  very  good  progress.  By  a  recent 
*  mail,  we  learn  with  deep  regret  the  almost 
Hidden  decease  of  Mrs.  Heinig.  This  in- 
teresting class  will  therefore  need  another 
teacher,  to  whom  it  may  be  permitted  to 
fsther  fruit  where  Mrs.  Heinig  has  so  dili- 
gently sown. 

DiVAOBPORX.     Mr.  Smylie,  early  in  Feb- 
m»rjj    left    home    for    a    preaching    ex- 
coiaion,  and  returned  at  the  beginning  of 
March,   on  account  of  the  prevalent  high 
vinds,  bearing  a  fine  sand  which  penetrates 
into  every  open  crevice  of  the  clothes  and 
My,  causing  great  discomfort  and  irritation. 
Although  Mr.  Smylie    hns    passed    thirty- 
Seven  years  in  India,  he  has  not  been  able  to 
overcome    the    efl^ects    of  these    parching, 
withering  winds.  From  his  journal  we  select 
the  following  incidents : — 

"To-day  we  were  abroad  by  five  a.  m., 
«iid  were  soon  on  our  way  to  the  great 
Moypaldiggy.  Strange  enough,  on  our  arrival 
We  found  an  old  man  sitting  on  the  bank  of 
the  tank,  who  talked  much  to  us  about  Dr. 
Thomas ;  or  Doctor,  as  he  called  him,  the 
Satires  don't  know  his  name.  He  said  '  I 
tktyself  did  notknow^him,  but  my  father  and 
grandfather  were  both  in  his  service,  and 


'  were  always  talking  of  him ;  he  was  a  very 

I  holy   man,  and  at  all  times  ready  to  serve 

':  the  poor,  by   day  or  night.    The  moment 

!  any  one  came  to  his   bungalow,  or  as  the 

I  mnn  called  it,  the  doctor's  Chowarroe,  that 

I  is  four  roofs,  or  a  roof  of  a  house  in  four 

'  parts,  that  moment    the  Doctor  was  on  his 

I  way    to    the    sick  man.    On    the  way    to 

the    sick    man's  house  he    would  ask  the 

man  who  called  him,  how  long  the  patient 

had  been  ill  ?  one  week,  or  month,  or  year ; 

whatever  the  time  was  the  man  was  sure  to 

be  cured.    Then  he  would  heal  him  ;  whether 

man,  woman,  or  child.    Every  body  knew  and 

loved  the  doctor  ;  he  kept  open  house  on  the 

sabbath  day  for  all  who  would  attend ;  he 

went  away  and  never  returned.     After  all  he 

he  was  a  good  man,  and  the  first  who  came 

here.     He  made  the  factory;  there  sfood  hit 

house  on  that  hill.' 

''  We  met  a  youth  who  brought  us  to  a 
man  at  le;ist  seventy  or  eighty  years  of  age* 
This  old  man  told  us  he  had  known  Mr. 
Thomas ;  he  told  us  that  the  doctor  talked 
Bengali  well,  and  was  always  among  the 
natives,  that  he  never  did  any  work  on  the 
sabbath ;  he  said  the  doctor  could  heal  all 
disorders,  no  one  ever  came  in  vain  to  the 
doctor,  every  body  knew  and  loved  him. 
We  tried  to  explain  the  way  of  salvation  to 
the  old  man,  but  his  mind  was  exceedingly 
dull,  we  urged  him  to  pray  to  Jesus  Christ, 
beseemed  pleased  with  the  instruction, and 
though  old,  asked  again  and  again  how  he 
could  be  saved. 

*'  We  passed  along  the  west  side  of  the 
great  tank  this  morning,  and  crossed  over  the 
paddy  fields  to  Kan  Mohamed's,  a  wealthy 
native,  and  a  zealous  Musalman.  He  and  his 
brother  declared  the  Koran  so  wonderful  a 
work  that  it  could  not  be  the  invention  of 
man.  Here  we  could  say,  that  the  wisdom 
of  man  is  foolishness  with  God ;  and  as  he 
had  never  read  any  other  book  he  could  not 
tell  whether  the  Koran  was  the  best  writbg 
or  the  worst.  Having  argued  two  hours  with 
the  Moonshee,  he  asked  us  the  object  of  our 
visit,  and  what  fault  I  had  to  find  with  the 
Kornr.  Our  visit  was  one  of  friendship,  to 
show  him  that  the  Koran  did  not  show  the 
wiiy  of  salvation.  The  Moonshee  was  not  at 
oil  pleased,  and  roared  out,  <  God  ys  qhv^  QlqAl 
and  be  has  no  feWoir^  aiidllU^^rai«^Sa\iia 


522 


THE  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


prophet.'  In  roply  it  was  mid,  this  bunt  of 
passion  was  of  no  use,  it  was  do  evidence 
that  the  Kornn  was  true  ;  that  the  Koran  did 
nnt  show  how  in»n*s  heart  could  be  renewed, 
or  cleanseil  from  corruption,  neither  did  it 
show  how  S:itan  wiis  to  ))c  overcome,  nor 
God  reconciled.  We  were  not  less  than  two 
hours  with  Kan  Mahomed  (or  the  ear  of 
Maliomed).  We  preached  in  other  ])lacc-s,  the 
people  were  very  atti-ntivc. 

"  We  went  to  another  village  ;  here  wo 
found  a  tremcndouii  image  of  Kam.  Before 
this  we  preached,  and  condcnmed  it,  bhowing 
them  it  was  sinful.  The  people  urged  us  to 
come  again  to-morrow. 

**  This  morning  we  thought  better  to  visit 
the  villages  to  the  cast  than  go  to  Mohan- 
gunge,  to  the  people  who  rcriuested  us  to 
return  when  we  were  leaving  them  yesterday. 

**The  village  we  entered  first  wc  were 
welcomed  and  soon  seated  (walking  to  me 
is  very  fatiguing) ;  they  were  very  attentive, 
and  expressed  great  delight  at  tlie  idea  of 
Jesus  Chiist  U'ing  our  Mohnjon  ;  his  having 
overcome  sin  and  Satan  drew  forth  many 
joy  fill  expressions;  the  new  heart  also  pleased 
them  much,  and  we  left  them  talking  over 
these  things. 

"In  the  evening  six  or  seven  young  men 
came  from  Mohangungc  to  urge  us  to  go 
there  to-morrow ;  we  promised,  God  willing, 
to  go. 

''  This  morning  we  hastened  to  fulfil  our 
promise  to  the  young  men  of  Mohangunge, 
who  called  last  evening  to  urge  us  to  gu  over 
there. 

"Crossing  the  paddy  field  we  soon  reached 
the  spot.  We  found  a  number  of  men  ready  to 
listen,  and  a  great  many  boys  and  lads  from 
a  school,  which  is  held  hard  by.  The  people 
of  the  place  are  all  kindness ;  they  im- 
mediately asked  how  they  were  to  be  saved, 
and  what  thev  are  to  do.  We  soon  satisfied 
them  on  these  points,  and  they  promised  to 
believe  on  Christ,  and  to  destroy  an  immense 
idol  they  were  having  made. 

*'  Yesterday  afternoon  several  young  men 
came  from  Siikargunge  to  invite  us  to  go 
there;  they  said,  *  You  have  now  been  here  two 
year?,  but  never  come  to  our  village.' 

"  Pabfing  ditches,  dusty  roads,  and  paddy 
fields,  we  arrived  at  Sakar^'unge  ;  we  were  ltd 
into  the  mand el's  house,  where  we  found  seats 
prepared  for  us.  As  I  was  taking  my  seat,  1 
saw  Kan-Mahomed  (Mahomed's  cnr),  seated 
in  an  out  of  the  way  comer  inside.  Tin's  told 
us  we  were  likely  to  have  something  un- 
pleasant to  do.  Although  there  were  about 
thirty  or  forty  Moslems  gathered  together 
here,  Kan-Mahomed  asked  us  for  a  bible. 
I  was  sorry  we  had  none  to  give ;  however,  we 
promised  to  give  Mm  one  as  soon  as  we 
could  get  them.  I<i!>ing  from  the  great 
pillow  on  which  he  was  reclining,  he  said,  *\ 
would  with  pleasure  take  you  by  the  hand, 
Hyou  Christians  would  not  eat  swincV  flcbb, 


and  drink  liquor.'  Had  Maboiiicd  Men  thi 
answer  to  thit,  he  would  not  have  allowtd  itti 
leave  his  heart ;  for  a  greater  aet  of  dnmkaiii 
never  existed  than  the  Musalmans,  if  they 
do  not  drink  English  ram,  they  imokegiiii|i 
to  a  very  great  extent ;  thej  drink  too^  bntos 
friend  had  never  thought  on  the  many  w^i 
Musalmans  get  intoxicated  without  boig 
known,  simply  because  it  doea  not  set  then 
raving  like  fools  and  madmen.  "  Howercr, 
this  does  not  help  you,  we  are  not  hfrre  to  at 
as  judges  on  other  men's  actions,  we  htfgA 
you  to  give  us  two  or  three  substantial  wit- 
nesses that  Gf)d  gave  the  Koran,  such  as  on 
say — we  were  present,  and  saw  the  Koran  cr 
any  part  of  it  given."  Here  he  mentioned  ■ 
witnesses  Shike-freed,  and  some  one  by  mint 
Abu  I3ekr,  thinking  this  fraud  would  not  bt 
detected ;  it  was  a  beggarly  way  of  trying  ts 
prove  a  book  he  well  knew  baa  no  ahum 
The  reply  was,  *  These  personagca  lived  kif 
after  your  prophet,  but  neither  the  one  wv 
the  other  say  in  their  writinga  they  wot 
prevent,  or  saw  the  book  come  from  heavei.' 
<  Well,  ru  give  you  a  prtK>f,'  and  at  this  ht 
roared  out,  *  God  is  one  God,  and  there  isnot 
another,  and  Mahomed  is  his  prophet'  Ii 
this  silly  way  ho  continued  for  some  timc^ 
and  eventually  gave  up  in  great  despair. 

'*  We  passed  on  to  another  Tillage,  entcni 
the  court-yard  of  a  Musal  man's  house,  ssi 
seated  ourselves  on  the  roots  of  a  maP|B  * 
tree,  which  projected  a  little  way  above  the 
earth.  Our  hearers,  with  one  or  two  excep- 
tions, old  men,  were  very  attentive.  Psiri 
addresaed  them.  The  poor  old  men  stid, 
'  We  fully  l)elieve,  we  feel  persuaded  that  ti 
the  truth,  there  is  none  to  teach  us,  and  thett 
great  ones  will  not,  what  can  we  do  ?*  It  k  » 
I  very  common  siiyiog,  *  We  hear  you  only  ODce 
'  or  twice,  how  can  we  understand  ?* 

Sewry,  Biruuoom. — During  the  cold  sci- 
son,  Mr.  W^illiam^on  has  been  occupied  h 
I  journeying  through  the  country.  His  chief 
'  route,  occupying  five  week,*,  was  to  and  from 
CalcutUi,  in  a  direction  seldom  if  ever  before 
visited.  From  two  to  four  villages  a  day 
were  visited,  and  good  audiences  obtained. 
The  scripture  and  tracts  were  also  distributed 
amongst  them.  Afler  this,  another  jouncj 
v.as  undertaken  to  the  annual  fair  at  Ken* 
doolee.  The  abundance  of  tigers  near  the 
Uhaugulpurc  hills  constrained  the  misaionarr 
to  take  a  ditferent  route  to  that  intended. 
As  it  wa^  they  were  one  night  greatly  alarmed 
by  the  presence  of  one  near  the  tent.  The 
fair  at  Bokliporc  has  also  been  visited.  Thii 
is  a  celebrated  slirine,  second  only  in  sanctHy 
to  that  at  Deoghur.  The  hotsprings  are  at- 
Icibuled  to  the  astonishing  power  of  thedebtaiL 


FOR  AUaUST,  1854. 


588 


Five  persons  have  been  admitted 
llowship  of  the  church.  Another 
imily,  professing  Christianity,  have 
their  residence  among  the  native 
.  This  is  the  10th  example  since 
onary's  residence  at  Sewry,  of  an 
lily  renouncing)  Hindooism  for  the 


PORE. — Several  additions  have  been 
the  church  at  this  station.  Four 
tized  in  March.  Two  were  Hindoo 
one  is  the  MoonsifFof  Scramporej 
1  is  a  young  man  of  piety  and  pro- 
a  the  senior  class.  Several  young 
I  others  are  inquiring  concerning 
s.  The  work  at  Barrackpore  con- 
go  on  in  an  encouraging  manner. 
rTi. — Mr.  Robert  Robinson,  lately 
by  the  committee  for  mission  service 
I,  and  one  of  the  earliest  and  most 
tudents  at  Serampore,  was  ordained 
)rk  in  the  Circular  Road  Chapel  on 

March.  The  brethren  Wenger, 
id  Denham  took  part  in  the  service, 
mg  minister  was  addressed  on  the 
'esponsibilities  of  his  office  by  his 
Mr.  John  Robinson^  of  Serampore. 
)crt  Robinson,  two  days  after,  pro- 
to  his  destined  sphere  of  labour, 
reap  abundantly  in  a  field  so  long 

his  aged  parent  and  predecessor. 
,H. — The  congregation  on  sabbath 
i  continues  full,  but  is  much  smaller 
vening  of  the  day,  though  not  dis- 
gly  so.  Some  inquirers  have  pre- 
hcmselvcs,  and  some  melting  effects 
jn  seen  among  the  European  soldiers 
d  in  the  city.  Mr.  Cassidy  also  spends 
me  among  the  heathen,  in  which 
listed  by  Veda  Naik,  the  native 
'.  With  some  hearts  the  work  of 
)ears  to  be  reaching  its  crisis.  These 
door   employments  have  somewhat 

Mr.  Cassidy's  work  of  translation, 
es  shortly  to  renew  it. 
:aoong. — The  proposed  increase  of 
ion  in  Bengal  has  given  great  joy  to 
i'e  brethren  at  this  station.  It  is  their 
t  prayer  that  God  will  enable  the  new 
tries  to  bear  the  trials  and  hardships 


yard.  There  are  at  Kalikapore  about  a  dozen 
candidates  for  baptism,  and  the  progress  is 
very  encouraging  at  this  purely  native  station. 
Their  poverty  constrains  the  missionary  to 
assist  them  in  their  need ;  for  their  confession 
of  Christ  b  sorely  tried  by  persecution  and 
reproach,  and  sometimes  the  loss  of  all 
things. 

MoNGHiB. — While  Mr.  Lawrence  and  his 
native  assistants  were  gone  into  one  direction 
to  preach  the  gospel,  Nainsukh  and  Bandhu 
proceeded  in  another.    During  their  absence 
the    station   enjoyed    the    services    of  the 
Shujatali.     Mr.  Parsons  has  completed  in 
Hindi  the  translation  of  a    Bengali  tract, 
written  by  Mr.  Mundy,  entitled,  **  Hindoo 
objections  refuted.'*  The  tract  will  be  printed 
by  the  Agra  Tract  Society.  Mr.  Parsons  baa 
#lso   been    gratified    by    receiving    printed 
copies  of  the  Gospels  and  Acts  in  Kytbee, 
printed  from  his  revised   manuscript.     He 
hopes  to  avail  himself  of  the  suggestions  of 
brethren  to  render  the  translation  yet  more 
perfect,  which  it  is  intended  shortly  to  re- 
print in  the  Devanagree  character.    On  two 
recent  occasions  there  have  been  additions, 
to  the  church,  four  persons,  Europeans,  in 
all.     Mr.  Parsons  has  kindly  favoured   us 
with  a  translation  of  the  journal  of  the  three 
native   brethren,    Nainsookh,  Soodeen,  and 
Bundhoo,  written  on  a  tour  to  the  Peerpointy 
raela,  and  in  the  district  of  Pumeah.     From 
it  we  select  the  following  extracts  : — 


**0n  Sunday,  we  were  all  day  on  the  Bara- 
rec  ghaut,  at  Bhaugalporc.  A  wedding 
party  came  there,  consisting  of  a  great 
number  of  people,  and  when  we  began 
speaking  to  them,  at  first  some  Zemindars 
derided  us,  saying,  '  as  you  have  degraded 
yourselves,  so  you  wish  to  degrade  us.* 
Afterwards,  a  Brahmin  took  a  book,  and 
when  the  people  dissuaded  him,  he  replied^ 
^  Do  but  think  a  little.  If  this  religion  were 
not  true,  why  would  these  people  take  such 
pains,  and  spend  so  much  in  books  ?  From 
this  it  api>ears  it  is  a  true  religion.'  After 
this  many  persons  took  books,  even  those 
who  wore  at  first  mocking  us. 

"At  Colgong,  we  went  into  the  bazar,  and 
many  assembled  and  heard  attentively  while 
we  preached  to  them.  On  the  ghaut  is  a 
temple  of  Kalee,  where  many  Brahmins  were 
sitting,  to  whom  we  spoke,  and  they  admitted 


without  controversy   that  the  matter  of  our 
sionary  life  with  patience,  and  render    preaching  was  true,  and  that  nothing  but  sin 

imently  successful  in  the  Lord's  vine- 1  was  to  be  seen  in   iVie  f}Qt\^  *.  ViV  ^«l 


524 


THE  MISSIONARY  UERALD 


objected  tlmt  tho  time  ir»s  not  come  to 
adopt  ChrUtianity,  nnd  said  when  tlie  time 
was  come  men  would  willingly  follow  it. 

"When  our  boat  was  put  to  opposite  the 
mela,  and   wc   were    returning    to  it   after 
speaking  in  Knntnug<;er,  two  youn;;  men  met 
us  belonging  to  a  regiment,  which  was  pro- 
ceeding in  boats  from  Dacca   to  Cawnpore. 
One  of  the  young  men  asked  us  if  wc  were 
preachers  of  the  gospel,  nnd  wo  told  him  we 
were.     Ho  then  informed  us  there  were  some 
members  of   a  baptist  church   among  the 
musicians    of  the  regiment,  and  offered  to 
introduce  us  to  them,  if  agrcitiblo.    It  was 
evening,  and  tlie  boats  were  at  a  good  dis- 
tance, but  we  had  a  great  desire  to  meet  witii 
believing   brethren,  so  we  wont  with  them. 
We  had  to  pnss  two  small  brooks  in  the  way. 
On  reaching  the  boats,  we  found  two  brethren 
and  two  sisters  who  appeared  to  be  zealous 
disciples  of  the  Saviour.     They  welcomed  us 
very  cordially,  and  said  that  the  Lord  had  no 
doubt  directed  us  to  them,  for  they  had  not 
leen  any  fellow  believer  for  a  long  time  to 
have  worship  with  them.    They  spoke  very 
freely  of  Christ,  and  seemed  very  glad,  and 
we  remained  with   them  till  late  at  m'ght. 
Brother    Nainsookh    gave  an   address  and 
prayed,  after  which  we  sang  many  hymns. 
They  were  so  pleased  witli  the  hymns,  that 
they  would  gladly  have  copied  them  out,  had 
there  been  time.     When  we  lefl  them,  two 
or  three  of  the  party  accompanied  us  as  far 
as  the  brook  to  testify  their  pleasure  at  our 
visit. 
**  Wednesday  and   Thursday,  one  brother  ! 

•  *  I 

remained  at  the  tent,  and  two  went  to  preach  ! 


at  convenient  places  in  the  baar.  Dwag 
the  latter  day,  a  byraggce,  or  fakcer,  earn 
to  hear  us.  Having  learned  that  our  bwfa 
were  for  sale,  he  refused  one  which  we  offeifd 
him  gratis,  saying  that  it  would  be  mciito- 
rious  in  us  to  give,  hut  sinful  in  him  to  tsii 
it.  Then  he  went  to  a  raja,  and  begged  pke 
to  buy  a  gospel,  but  was  refused.  He  appSel 
to  others  with  no  better  success.  Next  dty, 
therefore,  be  came  with  a  small  carpe^ 
offering  it  as  the  price  of  a  book.  WImb 
Nainsookh  gave  him  a  testament,  and  shD 
returned  his  carpet  to  him,  he  was  for 
thankful,  and  went  away  invoking  Ueaiivi 
on  un. 

"On  returning  to  our  boat,  we  heard  thsti 
mela  in  honour  of  Mahadeo  was  aboat  ts 
take  place  at  the  neighbouring  village  sf 
Decma.  Thither  therefore  we  proceeded, 
tiiking  a  boatman  with  us  to  carry  hodkL 
Wc  found  about  .300  persons  collected,  masy 
of  whom  gathered  round  us  as  soon  as  «• 
went,  and  the  books  we  had  taken  with  m 
were  soon  distributed.  We  were  surpriMi 
to  sec  the  Punda,  or  priest  in  the  little  ten- 
pic  of  Muhadeo,  sitting  with  a  gospel  in  ens 
hand,  which  he  was  intently  reading  *  while 
with  his  other  hand  he  was  at  the  same  time 
receiving  the  pice,  which  were  offered.  Then 
was  also  in  the  mela  a  Khakce  fakeer  under 
a  tree,  whom  the  people  honoured  rery  muck 
Ho  came  to  us  to  request  a  book  as  soon  M 
he  heard  of  our  being  present,  and  seemed 
very  glad  to  obtain  one.  We  afterwards 
visited  him  at  his  scat  under  the  tree,  wbes 
he  received  us  respectfully,  and  heard  the 
gospel  from  us. 


HOME  PROCEEDINGS. 


The  publication  of  the  Report,  and  the 
account  of  tho  annual  meeting  in  recent 
numbers  of  the  Herald,  have  prevented  our 
noticing  the  meetings  which  have  been  held 
for  the  past  three  months.  In  May  Messrs. 
Trestrail  and  Haycroft  were  the  deputation 
to  the  East  Somerset  and  Dorset  Auxiliary, 
the  former  joining,  on  his  return,  the  brethren 
Hinton,  J.  J.  Brown,  W.  Landelp,  and  T.  F. 
Newman,  at  Bristol,  to  attend  the  annual 
meetings  in  that  city,  and  at  Keynsham. 
Mr,  Underbill,  with  the  Revs.  G.  Pearce, 
and  Hugh  Stowel  Brown,  visited  the  churches 
in  Norfolk,  Mr.  Pcarcc  taking  Northampton- 
shire when  his  other  engagements  were  com- 
pleted/  where  he  was  joined,  for  a  part  of  the 


time,  by  Mr.  Hands.   At  Luton,  Mr.  Phillifi 
attended  a  meeting  at  Union  Chapel. 

Owing  to  severe  nnd  unexpected  illnefli, 
Mr.  Pliilipps  was  prevented  from  fulfilling 
all  his  appointments  in  Cambridgeshire  is 
June,  and  Mr.  Griffiths  of  Acciington,  who 
was  to  have  been  his  colleague  in  that 
journey,  having'fallen  ill  at  Nottingham,  oar 
friends  at  Cambridge  were  placed  in  greit 
difficulties.  Mr.  Bailhash  of  Stepney  Collegs 
went  down  for  the  Lord's  day,  and  kind'y 
consented,  though  at  considerable  personal 
inconvenience,  to  remain  over  for  two  « 
three  days  to  attend  meetings  in  the  vicinity, 
Mr.  Trestrail  assisting  him  at  the  meeting  in 
Cambridge.      Mr.  Philips  and    Mr.  Aldi% 


FOR  AUGUST,  1864. 


525 


Vith  W.  B.  Guraty,  Esq^  Tinted  Ameraham 
•■d  places  adjacent  in  behalf  of  the  society. 

During  this  month  also  the  various  juvenile 
■eetings  were  held  in  the  Metropolis,  and, 
•■  fiir  as  we  have  heard,  the  attendance  was 
fmtifybg. 

The  only  arrangements  which  we  have  to 
npoTt  for  July  are  those  of  Langham  for 
Mr.  Phillips,  and  Stroud,  Gloucester,  Short- 
vood,  Tetbury,  and  Stanley,  for  Mr.  Tres- 
Inil  and  Mr.  Hands. 

We  have  good  reason  to  believe  that  these 
■aetings  have  been  encouraging.  In  very 
ly  places  the  receipts  have  been  larger, 
the  organization  so  necessary  to  a  steady 
augmenting  income,  improved.  Still  much 
ins  to  be  done  in  this  way,  and  we  can- 
too  earnestly  press  this  subject  on  the 
ttttntion  of  pastors  and  deacons.  Most 
■■oredly  until  it  be  taken  up  generally  by 
fif  dkwrdktff,  as  a  part  of  tbeir  proper  busi- 
aoSy  the  work  will  be  incomplete.  Where 
il  baa  been  so  taken  up,  the  result  has  been 
highly  gratifying.  As  yet  we  have  heard  of 
■o  case  proving  a  failure,  where  the  experi- 
tMnt  has  been  tried  ;  on  the  contrary^  it  has 
Wrtcrially  increased  the  funds  of  local  nux- 
iliariei^  and  deepened  and  extended  the 
aitssionary  spirit. 

DEPABTURE  OF   UISSIONARIES. 

A  considerable  number  of  friends  were 
iavited  by  Mr.  Gurney  to  take  tea  on  the 
2Srd  ult.,  to  meet  the  brethren  who  were 
about  to  embark  for  India.  A  valedictory 
service  was  held  at  Denmark  Place  chapel,  at 
itven  o'clock,  when  Rev.  J.  Aldis  gave  them 
■n  affectionate  parting  address,  to  which  Rev. 
George  Pearce  most  suitably  replied  on  his 
own,  and  their  behalf.  The  devotional  ser- 
vices were  conducted  by  Rev9.  W.  Salter,  of 
Ameraham;  J.  Leechman,  of  Hammersmith ; 
T.  Thomas  of  Pontypool,  and  F.  Trestrall. 
The  attendance  was  large,  and  the  spirit  per- 
vading the  whole  was  solemn  and  impressive. 
On  the  following  Monday  they  met  the  Com- 
mittee, when  the  Rev.  J.  Russell  gave  them  a 
brief  address  expressing  the  Committee's  con- 
fidence in  them,  and  Rev.  W.  B.  Bowes  com- 
mended them  to  God  in  prayer.  Each  mem- 
ber present  then  took  an  affectionate  farewell 
of  them.    On  the  following  day  Mr.  Trestrail 


accompanied  them  to  Portsmouth,  whither 
several  relatives  had  gone  to  bid  them  good 
bye;  abd  having  made  the  neceiMuy  arrange- 
ments,  saw  them  on  board  in  the  evening. 
Early  the  next  morning,  the  vessel  got 
under  weigh,  and  a  gentle  but  hit  wind  soon 
springing  up,  she  was  out  of  sight  at  nine  ; 
and  thus  have  our  friends  commenced  their 
voyage  with  most  beautiful  weather.  As  itt 
beginning  has  been  propitious,  may  it  con* 
tinue  so  to  the  end.  The  friends  at  Kent 
Street  were  holding  the  usual  week-night 
service,  and  the  Rev.  Joseph  Davis,  the 
pastor,  who  had  kindly  called  on  the  brethren, 
made  them  and  the  mission  the  subject  of  his 
'address,  and  many  pmyers  were  presented 
for  the  divine  blessing. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  G.  Pearoe,  who  are  about  to 
sail  for  India  on  the  10th  of  August,  earnestly 
request  the  assistance  of  the  friends  of  female 
education  on  behalf  of  the  support  of  a 
Native  Christian  Female  Boarding  School, 
which  they  hope  to  establish  in  Calcutta 
early  in  the  ensuing  year.  They  will  be 
accompanied  by  Miss  Packer,  a  lady  who 
goes  out  to  superintend  the  Institution  in 
connexion  with  Mrs.  Pearce.  Miss  Packer's 
support  is  guaranteed  by  special  arrangements 
in  this  country,  but  for  the  support  of  the 
children  little  provision  has  yet  been  made. 
It  is  hoped  that  a  school  of  fifty  children  will 
be  raised,  the  annual  cost  of  which  will  be 
about  £150,  or  £3  per  child.  Contributions, 
therefore,  towards  this  important  object, 
whether  in  money  or  in  articles  for  sale,  will 
be  most  thankfully  received* 

We  have  great  pleasure  in  reporting  that 
Mr.  Sampson,  senior  student  of  Bristol  Col* 
lege,  who  for  many  years  has  been  cherishing 
a  deep  desire  to  go  forth  as  a  missionary  to 
the  heathen,  was,  on  'the  same  day  as  the 
other  friends  took  leave,  unanimously  ac* 
ceptcd  for  the  mission  in  India.  He  will  not 
however  be  able  to  leave  until  December. 
Shall  we  not  by  that  time  have  others  to  go 
forth  with  him  t    We  hope  so. 

In  connection  with  the  Norfolk  meetings, 
a  designation  service  was  held  at  Ingham  on 
the  18th  of  ]^iay,  to  commend  to  God's 
blessing  and  care  the  Rev.  J.  Diboll.  Mr. 
Underbill  described  the  field  of  labour  to 
which  Mr.  DiboU  was  &boxLt  \)^  ^e^w\\  >^v« 


G26 


THE  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


llev.  J.  Venimore  aiked  the  usual  qucstionf, 
to  which,  moat  BRlufhctory  replies  were  g^ren 
bj  Mr.  Diboll,  and  then  besought  the  dirine 
bietsing  on  him  and  his  family.  A  faithful 
and  earnest  charge  bv  the  'Rev,  T.  A. 
Wheeler,  concluded  the  services  of  the 
evening. 

It  will  gratify  our  readers  to  know  that  we 
hare'  heard  from  Mr.  and  Mrs.  DiboU.  Bj 
a  letter  dated  TeneriflRp,  June  lot,  we  letm 
that  they  had  arrived  at  Madeira,  in  little 
more  than  five  days,  and  that  up  to  the  time 
of  writing  the  weather  was  most  propitious, 
and  their  progress  rapid.  H y  this  time,  if  no 
unforeseen  hindrance  has  occurred,  they 
must  be  safe  at  their  destination.  What  a 
relief  and  encouragement  to  our  over-worked, 
toil-worn,  indefatigable  brother  Saker,  their 
arrival  will  be  !  Mr.  Diboll  sayi^  '*  We  long 
to  be  at  our  destination  ;  pray  for  us,  and 
believe  us  ever  youis  in  Christian  affection." 
May  thii  simple  but  hearty  appeal,  so  truly 
characteristic  of  him  who  makes  it,  not  be 
forgotten  1  Nothing  can  W  more  comforting 
to  missionaries,  next  to  the  blessing  of  God, 
than  the  conviction  that  they  share  in  the 
sympathy  and  praycis  of  the  church  at  home. 

The  Committco  have  had  before  them  for 
consideration  for  some  time  past,  the  changes 
consequent  on  the  determination  to  consolidiite 
and  extend  the  mission  in  Indin,  and  the  best 
mode  of  carrying  them  out.  The  settlement 
of  the  brethren  who  are  gone,  and  those  who 
may  hereafter  be  sent  forth,  the  proposed 
establishment  of  a  training  school  for  boys  at 
Semmporc,  and  one  for  girls  at  Calcutta,  the 
arrangements  necessary  to  be  made  at  Sernm- 
pore  in  reference  to  the  educntion'of  students 
for  the  work  of  the  ministry,  and  other 
matters  of  great  importance,  connected  with 
the  press,  and  the  general  conduct  of  the 
mission,  are  some  of  the  more  prominent.  It 
has  long  been  felt  that  correspondence  would 
fail  to  efiect  these  changes  The  presence  in 
India  of  some  one  duly  qualified  to  effect 
them,  and  who  was  moreover  thoroughly 
ocquainted  with  the  wishes  of  the  Committee 
and  enjoying  their  confidence,  was  felt  to  he 
indispenstible.  The  sub-commiitee,  to  whom 
the  subject  In  its  entirety  was  committed, 
recommended  that  one  of  the  Secretaries 
ihould  be  requested  to  go ;  and  after  due 


deliberation,  the  Committee  reMlved,  tf 
their  last  quarterly  meeting,  to  request  Mii 
Underbill  to  undertake  the  missioiB,  «1» 
has  since  informed  them  that  ht  «■ 
willing  to  comply  with  their  request.  TW 
,  Committee  have  received  this  commnaiiar 
j  tion  with  great  satisfisction.  Mr.  Uado* 
I  hill  is  expected  to  iceve  on  the  SOtta  of  Sir 
i  tembtr.  He  will  probablr  be  abaent  net  ka 
I  than  two  years. 

This  step  has  not  l>een  hastily  ditiiirJirf 
j  on.  If  it  should  be  said ,  *'  Can  it  be  neoMOv, 
j  considering  the  recent  visit  of  the  bidkM 
.  Russell  and  Leechman !  '*  it  must  be  nini 

I 

bered  that  theirs  was  a  miaion  for  the  mat 
^  part    of    inspection    and    inquiry.      Tlty 
,  brought    home   a    large   amount   of 
I  valuable  information.     Not  the  leut 
i  is  the  proposal  to  send  twenty  new  w 
I  sionaries  into  that  wide  field.     Their;  fill 
I  has   rendered  the   one   now   decided  upM 
'  necessnr}'.  Had  they  not  gone,  it  is  not  likdy 
I  that  the  Committee  would  have  been  led,  it 
'  least  for  a  long  time  to  come,  to  take  tkf 
steps  they  have  taken.     In  fact,  this  visit  ii 
a  corollary  to  that.      Theirs   was  one  sf 
inquiry  into  the  state  and  prospects  of  tht 
mission.    This  is  intended  to  carry  out  ^bd 
they,  in  fact,  sugijested,  and  what  appeals  ts 
the  Committee  necessiLry  to  give  full  etfoct  to 
the  future  management  of  the  Indian  mis- 
sion, guided,  as  they  have  been,  by  the  infonn- 
ntion  which  the  visit  of  the  deputation  sop- 
,  plied,    Mr.  Underbill  will  have  an  ardocoi 
!  duty  to  perform.     But  we  doubt  not  that  hi 
will  receive  aid  and  wisdom  from  on  bigk 
I  We  entreat  the  prayers  of  the  churches  oa 
i  his  behalf,  that  he  may  have  a  prosperosi 
journey,  be  kept  in  health  during  his  absence 
and  when  he  has  fulfilled   his  mission,  be 
brought  back  in  safety  and  peace. 

It  will  be  the  earnest  endeavour  of  tlit 
Committee  to  conduct  the  affairs  of  the  Ini^ 
sion  during  the  absence  of  one  of  the  2;cae* 
taries  with  the  present  stuff,  if  possible;  some 
aid  will  of  necessity  be  required.  But  tbej 
will  wait  until  tlie  exigency  arise,  and  do  ibe 
best  to  meet  it. 

Meanwhile,  we  must  urge  'our  friends  to 

continued  effort.     Six  new  missionaries  will 

entail  an  increased  outlay  for  outfit,  passage* 

money,  and  support,  of  at  least  £2000  ibr 

\ 


FOa  AUGUBT,  1864. 


m 


ladia  alone  this  year.  The  Committee  have 
fone  no  farther  than  the  answer  to  their 
sppeal,  as  shown  in  the  income  of  the  past 
year,  fully  justified.  The  appeal  was  made 
■ad  accepted  before  they  took  a  single  step  in 
fta  increase  of  pecuniary  obligations.  They 
Hunk,  therefore,  that,  having  relied  on  the  in- 


tention to  eontitiue  the  help  promised,  they  can 
fairly  look  for  the  funds  necessary  to  meet 
the  liabilities  now  incurred.  It  rests  with 
the  churches  now  to  determine  whether  the 
executive  shall  proceed  to  the  full  accom- 
plishment of  the  scheme  for  extending  and 
consolidating  the  mission  in  India. 


FOREIGN  LETTERS  RECEIVED. 


AxaaiCA — Concord,  U.S.,  Dempster,  J.,  and 
another,  April  — . 

Nbw  York,  Colgate,  W.  and  Co.,  June  14. 
Aka — Babisal,  Page,  J.  C,  April  28. 
.  fisiTjLREs,  Heinig.  H.,  May  14, 25  and  28. 

Calcutta,  Thomas,  J.,  May  13  and  31. 

Colombo,  Alien,  J.,  June  7  ;  Carter,  C, 
May  16. 

DiNAORPORE,  Smylie,  H.,  May  3. 

FuTTBHPoRB,  Edmonstoiie,  G.,  May  13. 

Kandt,  Dtvis,  J.,  May  19. 

PooNAH,  Cassidy,  II.  P.,  May  19. 
Bahamas— Grahd   Cat,    Littlewood,    W., 
May  1. 

Namact,  Capem,  H.,  May  10. 


Brxttant — MoRLAix,  Jenkins,  J.,  July  12. 
Haiti —Jachrl,  Webley,  W.  H.,  June  26. 
Jamaica — Ansotta  Bat,  Jones,  S.,  June  9  ; 
Millard,  B.,  June  24. 

Brown's  Town — Clark,  J.,  June  9  and  24. 

Calabar,  East,  D.  J.,  June  — ,  and  13. 

Four  Paths,  Gould,  T.,  June  7. 

Kingston,   Oughton,  H.    L.,   June   10  ; 
Oughton,  S.,  June  20  (2  lettersX 

Mount  Caret,  Burchell,  H.  C,  June  6. 

St.  AifN*s  Bat,  Millard,  B.,  June  9. 

Spanish  Town,  Harvey,  C,  Jime  24. 
St.  Dovinqo,  Puerto  Plata,  June  1. 
Trinidad — Port  of  Spain,  Law,  J.,  June  0 
and  24. 


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 
The  thanks  of  the  Committee  are  presented  to  the  following—* 


Young  friends  at  Melksham,  for  a  case  of 

useftil  articles,  for  Afrs,  Davis's  Schooif 

Kandy,  Ceylon; 
Mrs.  Hassall,  Clapham,  for  a  package  of 

books  and  magazines; 
The  Juvenile  Mii'sionary  Working  Society, 

Battersea,  for  a  parcel  of  clothing,  value 

£7,  for  Haiti; 
Mrs.  Sandifer,  for  a  parcel  of  magazines; 
Sunday  School  Class,  Steep  Lane,  for  a  box 

of  clothing,  &c.,  for  Mr,  J.  J.  Fuller, 

Bimbia; 
Mrs.  Whitley,  for  a  parcel  of  magazines ; 


Ladies  at  Hammersmith,  for  a  case  of 

clothing,  &c.,  for  Serampore  Schools; 
Ladies  at  Hastings,  for  a  box  of  clothing, 

for  Benares ; 
Mrs.  Reynolds,  Slaughter,  for  a  parcel  of 

magazines; 
Friends    at    Norwich,    by    Re?.    T.    A. 

Wheeler,  for  a  box   of  clothing,  &c., 

value  £37,    for   Rev.    W.   Littlewood, 

Grand  Cay,  Bahamas; 
Sunday  School,  Keppel  Street,  for  a  box 

of  useful  articles,  for  Grand  Pass,  Ceylon, 


CONTRIBUTIONS, 
Received  an  account  of  the  Baptist  Missionary  Society,  from  June  21  to 

July  20, 1854. 


£  «.  d. 

Annual  Svbseription. 
BassalU  Mn 110 


Dowxiions. 

Bfbl«  TnmsUtion  Sod- 
etj,  for  Tnmslaiions  SfiO   0   0 


£  «.  d. 

Buxton,  Sir  E.  N.,  Bart.  25  0  0 
Gumey,   W.   B.,   K»q., 

for  Jarttaica   Normal 

School 6    5    0 

Kemp,  O.  T.,  Esq.,  for 

Jamaica  Institution,,.  5  0  0 
Smith.  W.  L.,  Esq.,  for 

India 10   0   0 


Smith,    Mrs.,    Hamper   £  <.  d< 

Mill,  for  HaiH  School 

Rootn* 10    0 

Smith,  Mr.  C.  K.,  do., 

fordo 0  10    0 

Trotter,    the    late    Mr. 

Oeorgp,  Trustees  of...  20    0    0 


5i8 


THB  MISSIONARY  HBBILD  FOB  AUGUST,  1854. 


£  i.d. 

LOVOOK  ACXfLUBY. 


BattesUnd  Street— 
Colieetions 


..^    8  18    S 


BsDromotHtKB. 

Laton.  Union  Chapel — 
Contribationi  ^moletjr)  87    7 


BvcKtnotLuumnm, 

Swinbonrne — 
Contrlbotioni  0    7    0 


CAJIBaiDOSSH  IRB. 
CAMMIBOBBBrRB,        on 

aeeoant,  by  O.  E.  Fot- 
ter,  Eeq 00 


0    0 


Cork  WALL. 

Camborne— 

Anon  0  10    0 

Bednaih— 

▲son  10    0 


DsToxaRiiiS. 

Bideford— 

AngM,  Mint 5    0  0 

Wlndeatt,  Mrs.  W....  10  0 

Tavlitock — 

Windeatt,  Thofl.,  EMq.  10  0 

Windeatt,  Miss    10  0 


HAMPSHfRB. 

Porlsca— 
Contribalions,  by  Rer. 
C.  Room 1 


1    3 


HBRTroRDSHfRB. 

Watford,  on  account  ...    3 


5    6 


LANCASHrRS. 

Liverpool — 
Ladies'  Nogros'  Friend 
Society,    for   /i  - 
maiai  IiMtiixttion  15 
Do.,    for     Brokrn's 
Town  10 


0    0 
0    0 


LiTerpool.  Contlnaed— 
Ladioa'Nesroa*  Friend 

Society,  for  M^iutd 

Cartg  10    0   0 

Dow,  for  CXarktomriJIU    8    0    0 


NoBTHAMrTOBBRIBB. 

CUpetone— 

Contribatione  17    8   0 

Kiallngbary — 

CoUeeUon 8    8    7 


Ullton- 

Colleetion 13  14    8 

Contribatione,    Jare- 

nile 10    5 

Proceeds  of  Tea  Meet> 

log  19    0 

10    i    1 
Less  for  Baptist  Irish 
Society   1  10    0 


14  14    1 


Towoefter— 

CoUeetioos 8  16  0 

Contribatlons  11  11  0 

l)o..  Sunday  School    1  10  8 
Proceeds  of  Tea  Meet- 
ing      4    3  9 

24    2  8 

Less  expenses    1  12  8 

22  10  0 


SOMBRSRTSRIRB. 

Beckington — 

Collection  4  15    0 

Bristol,  on  account,  by 
O.      II.      Leonard, 

Ksq 275    0    0 

"A    BriKtolian,"    for 
Jonuh   6(ih,  Aafire 
Pnaclier,  Calcv.tta. .  15    0    0 
Larerton — 

Collection  1  15    0 

Paullon— 

Contributions  7  18    6 

Stogunibcr— 

CullcctiuQ  2    9    4 

WeU«- 
CoUection 1  11    0 


i  Li 


WlLXmBB. 


Bradford— 

Collection 1  6  4 

CoBtxibutions  .........  14  T  4 

Do.,  Sonday  School  i  I  % 

Bndley,  North— 

CoIlectiOB !  I  • 

Calne — 

C<rileetloa  ...............  S  U  1 

ContributioB    ........  Ill 

Do.,  SoBday  Schod  Oil 

S712I 

district  ex- 
expenses......  1 13  7 

JTiFn 


WoBCBsTBRSBfU. 

Bewdley— 

Contributions  4  19  7 

Do.,  Snnday  School  OUll 


SOUTH  WALES. 


Olamoboaxbhtb^— 

Lancarran , 


ICofrMotmuHiRx— 

Llauthe\ry — 
Collection,  &c 


Rad.vorshirb— 
Bock   


S  •« 


3  Of 


!llt 


SCOTLAND. 

Edinburgh —  . 

Wenayse.  Mr.  &  Mn.  II  M 

Elgin- 
Missionary  Societr,for         , 
India .!....  f»« 


FOREIGN. 

Africa — 
Grabftm'tf  Town — 
Nelson,    Thus.,  Esq., 

A.a 

I.xniA — 
B.,  Mr.  and   Mrs.  (oos       .  . 
thlidof£50) 16  U' 


S3« 


Subscriptions  and  Donations  in  aid  of  the  Baptist  Missionary  Society  will  be  thankftSf 
received  by  William  Brodie  6umey,Esq.,  and  Samuel  Morton  Peto,  Esq.,  M.P.,Tre«»J«*» 
by  the  Rev.  Frederick  Trestrail  and  Edward  Bean  Underbill,  Esq.,  Secretaries,  at  ^ 
Mission  House,  33,  Moorgate  Street,  London:  in  Edinburgh,  by  the  Rev.  Jonathtf 
Watson,  and  John  Macandrew,  Esq. ;  in  Glasgow,  by  C.  Anderson,  Esq.;  in  DirBUJS^ 
John  Purser,  Esq.,  Rathmines  Castle;  in  Calcutta,  by  the  Rev.  James  Thomas,  Btpti^ 
Mission  Press;  and  at  New  York,  United  States,  by  W.  Colgate,  Esq.    Contributioiiie* 
also  be  paid  in  at  Messrs.  Barclay,  Bevan,  Tritton,  and  Co.,  Lombard  Street,  to  the  acMO^ 
of  the  Treasurers. 


11  ADDON,  BBOTVltb,  klltk  Cb.,  >lL\«t«iL%,  CK%'t\.^  %txvKt^  e\«t«ttr. 


THE 


BAPTIST  MAGAZINE 


SEPTEMBER,  1864. 


MEMOIR  OP  THE  REV.  THOMAS  AYRE8. 

BT   THB  BEY.   THOMAS  WIITTBB. 


All  the  followers  of  the  Lamb  of 
k)d  are  sanctified  by  God  the  Father, 
md  preserved    in   Jesus  Christ,  and 
aUed:  these,  all  these,  are  heirs  of 
Jod,  and  joint-heirs  with  Christ.     The 
?cat  Head  of  the  church  has  separated 
ome  of  his  chosen,  and  qualified  them 
>7  his  grace  and  the  gifts  of  his  Holy 
'pirit  for  the  work  of  the  ministry,  that 
ulnars"  may   be    converted    and    the 
ody  of  Christ  edified.     They  are  all 
Climated  by  the  self-same  Spirit,  and  | 
bey  are  appointed  by  infinite  wisdom 
5  different  stations  in  the  vineyard.  ^ 
t  may  be  that  many  of  the  quiet  and 
Qobserved   ministers  of   Christ   may ! 
line  as  stars  with  greater  brightness,  j 
r  taming  many  to  righteousness,  than 
me  of  those  whose  gifts  have  been 
)re  splendid,  and  who  have  occupied 
)re  important  spheres  in  the  church 
Qod.    This  possibly  may  be  the  case 
th  our  brother,  of  whose  Christian 
d  ministerial  character  we  shall  make 
ew  statements  in  this  paper. 
The  Rev.  Thomas  Ayres,  who  departed 
18  life  Nov.  25, 1853,  was  for  thirty- 
le  years  the  pastor  of  the  baptist 

'OL.  XrU. — FOURTH  SERIES, 


church  at   Hannam   and    Keynsham 
near  Bristol.    Mr.  Ayres  was  bom  at 
Frome,   in    Somersetshire,    Sept    30, 
1781.    His  father  died  when  he  was 
very  young,  leaving  his  mother  with  the 
care  and  responsibility  of  four  children. 
As  she  was  a  pious  and  an  affectionate 
parent,  she  sought  to  impress  on  the 
minds  of  her   children  the   necessity 
of  religion.  '  Thomas  was  habitually 
taken  by  her  to  the  house  of  God  on 
the  sabbath  day,  and  from  a  child  he 
was  attentive  to  the  preaching  of  the 
word ;  but  alas,  he  was  drawn  into  sin 
by  his  wicked  companions.     He  soon 
became  alike  indifferent  to  his  mother's 
instructions,  and  to  the  admonitions, 
warnings,  and  persuasions  of  the  Chris- 
tian  ministry.    In  the  way  of  disobedi- 
ence he  could  not  forget  that  he  had  a 
praying  mother,  nor  was  he  able  wholly 
to  stifle  the  conviction  of  a  guilty  con- 
science.  The  power  of  these  convictions 
often  caused  him  to  resolve  that  he  would 
reform  his  life  and  become  a  Christian. 
On  more  than  one  occasion  he  reformed 
for  a  time,  but  as  his  b^^jt  ^^&  tlq\» 
changed  by  the  gr^uc^  o^  0<A,  \i^  ^wstL 


530 


MEMOIR  OF  TUB  BEY.  THOMAS  ATBES. 


wenfc  back  again  to  his  former  course  of 
sin.    Uc  was  on  one  Lord's  day  with 
some  of  his  shopmates  in  a  tippling 
house  instead  of  being  in  the  house  of 
prayer,  when  the  words  of  Jehovah  by 
the  prophet  >ere  applied  with  great 
force  to  his  mind,  "  Kphraim  is  joined 
to  idols:  let  him  alone/'  particularly 
the  words,  ^'let  him  alone."    He  now 
felt  distress  and  anguish  of  mind,  and 
almost  despaired  of  obtaining  pardon. 
He  was  fuU  of  fear  lest  he  should  be  cut 
down  with  a  stroke,  for  his  sins  appeared 
to  him  to  be  as  scarlet,  and  red  like 
crimson.    After  earnest  prayer  he  was 
relieved  from  his  painful  apprehensions 
by  that  gracious  declaration,  '^  the  Lord 
tskketh  pleasure  in  them  that  fear  him, 
in  those  that  hope  in  his  mercy."    At 
this  time  he  attended  the  ministry  of 
the  late  Rev.  John  Sibree,  much  to  his 
edification  and  comfort.    His  religious 
principles  were,  however,   still  weak, 
and  his  sinful  inclinations  strong.    He 
was  therefore  persuaded  by  some  young 
friends  to  accompany  them  to  Bath  on 
the  sabbath,  contrary  to  his  conviction 
of  the  proper  observance  of  that  day. 
To  induce  him  to  visit  that  city  his 
companions  agreed  that  they  would  go 
to  a  place  of  worship.    When  he  was 
about  half  way  to  Bath  his  mind  became 
gloomy,  and  he  was  filled  with  the  most 
painful    reflections  from    the   remem- 
brance of  these  words,  *^  My  Spirit  shall 
not  always  strive  with  men."    He  was 
in   Bath  early  enough  to   go  to  the 
Countess  of  Huntingdon's  chapel,  but 
he  did  so  with  a  heavy  heart,  and  a 
perplexed  mind,  which  was  much  in- 
creased   by    the    text    that    morning, 
"  Quench  not  the  Spirit." 

His  soul  was  deedly  humbled  before 
the  Lord,  and  an  abiding  impression 
.  was  made  on  his  heart,  which  was 
increased  by  a  sermon  he  heard  on  the 
following  Thursday  evening  from  these 
words, "  Work  out  your  own  salvation 
with  fear  and  trembling :  for  it  i&  Oo^ 


that  workoth  in  you  both  to  will  and  to 
do  of  his  good  pleasure.'*  He  wv 
now  able  so  clearly  to  see  the  nataze^ 
the  necessity,  and  the  tendency  of 
Divine  influence,  that  he  could  hope 
Qod  had  called  him  with  an  effeotnil 
call  out  of  darkness  into  his  marfeUou 
light.  With  the  spirit  of  adoption  he 
was  able  to  cry  Abba,  Father.  He  now 
felt  it  his  duty  to  unite  with  the  dnud 
under  the  pastoral  care  of  Mr.  Want, 
and  for  several  years  he  continued  it 
fellowship  with  it. 

Mr.  Ayrcs  was  a  man  of  deep  thoogiit 
and  good  natural  abilities.  He  wti  t 
careful  and  diligent  student  of  the  holf 
scriptures,  and  he  read  some  of  the  hert 
and  most  approved  authors  of  divinity. 
He  was  led  prayerfully  to  examine  tlie 
New  Testament  on  the  subject  of  bip- 
tistn,  which  for  some  time  much  pe^ 
plexed  his  mind.  His  searching  of  tiie 
word  of  God  impreoMd  the  fnU  pi^ 
suasion  that  believers  only  are  tke 
proper  subjects  of  baptism,  and  tint 
the  mode  observed  by  Christ  and  Ui 
apostles  was  immersion.  This  made 
him  to  seek  to  be  buried  with  Chriifc  I9 
baptism  into  death,  and  he  was  baptiiei 
in  the  river  at  AVestbury  Leigh,  Wim 
by  Mr.  Claypole,  who  was  then  thi 
pastor  of  the  baptist  church  at  Brattooi 

His  attachment  to  the  minister  ai^ 
to  the  friends  with  whom  he  was  aaie- 
ciated  in  church  fellowship  made  his 
unwilling,  for  a  time,  to  jmrt  from  them. 
After  many  mental  struggles  he  wis 
made  to  feel  and  to  see  that  it  was  hii 
duty  to  join  the  baptist  church  at  Bad- 
cox  Lane,  then  under  the  pastorate  of 
the  Rev.  S.  Saunders,  whose  ministiy 
he  much  enjoyed,  and  whose  friendihip 
and  Christian  counsel  he  greatly  valaed. 

The  pastor  and  the  church  encouraged 
our  friend  to  preach  the  gospel  of  Chiiet 
in  the  adjacent  villages,  and  althoos)! 
at  first  he  shrank  from  the  awfully  re- 
sponsible work,  when  engaged  in  it  he 
\tuf\uiA  ^c^f^X.  ^^^^U^t^  aad  his  labovn 


MEMOIB  OF  THB  RSY.  THOMAS  AYJEIES. 


631 


ire  botb  aooeptuble  and  useful.  The 
inifliry  of  reoonoiliation  preached  by 
m  was  made  the  power  of  Qod  and 
le  wisdom  of  God  in  the  salvation  of 
any  sinners,  and  in  the  edification  of 
lem  that  believe. 

The  ohurch  at  Hannani  and  Keyn- 
lam  invited  Mr.  Ayres  to  supply  them 
ft  several  Lord'sMays.  His  ministry 
as  much  approved,  and  he  received 
mm  them  a  call  to  the  pastoral  office, 
lus  led  him  to  great  heart-searching, 
a  earnest  prayer,  to  the  inspection  of 
is  motives,  and  to  ask  himself  if  he 
lossessed  the  qualifications  necessary 
Dr  the  important  work.  He  also  sought 
be  advice  of  his  pastor  and  other 
Ihristian  ministers,  after  which  he  was 
Jble  to  oondude  that  it  was  the  will  of 
3ed  to  fix  him  in  that  part  of  his 
ilundi ;  he  therefore  tremblingly  ao- 
lepted  the  call,  and  for  nearly  forty 
^Bars  he  diligently  discharged  the  pas- 
<nal  duties. 

For  thirtihfive  years  he  travelled  to 
Bbanam,  which  was  three  miles'  dis- 
itnoe,  on  Lord's-day  afternoons,  and  on 
Faesday  evenings  in  the  discharge  of 
lis  pastoral  duties ;  and  it  was  often  a 
louroe  of  deep  sorrow  to  him  that  his 
rorks  of  faith  and  his  labours  of  love 
rere  not  rendered  more  successful. 
iis  aim  was  to  live  a  life  of  faith  upon 
Ihrist,  and  a  life  of  devotedness  to 
im.  He  gloried  in  the  cross  of  Jesus 
lone,  and  he  sought  both  in  his  cha- 
ioter  and  ministry  to  magnify  him 
who  was  made  sin  for  us,  who  knew 
o  sin,  that  we  might  be  made  the 
ighteousness  of  God  in  him.*' 

Mr.  Ayres  had  a  powerful  conviction 
f  the  claims  of  that  law,  '^  which  is 
oly,  just,  and  good."  He  constantly 
Lught  that  men  cannot  be  justified  by 
le  deeds  of  the  law  ;  but  then  he  in- 
isied,  that  all  who  are  justified  by  the 
dth  of  Christ  delight  in  the  law  of 
fed  after  the  inward  man.  The  atone- 
lent  and  righteousness  of  the  Son  of 


God  was  the  grand  theme  of  his  minis- 
try,— ^that  the  destruction  of  the  sinner 
is  of  himself,  and  that  his  salvation  is 
of  grace,  he  stated  so  clearly,  that  no 
one  could  mistake  him.  He  exhorted 
men  to  repent  and  believe  the  gospel, 
while  he  taught  the  absolute  necessity 
of  the  Holy  Spirit  to  create  the  heart 
anew  and  to  sanctify  the  souL 

Mr.  Ayres  was  disposed  to  entertain 
gloomy  views  of  the  state  of  religion 
in  the  church.  He  was  so  impressed 
with  the  deceitfulness  of  the  heart, 
that  he  often  suspected  the  purity  of 
the  motive  of  many  of  those  that  ap- 
peared to  be  zealously  affected  in  a  good 
cause ;  nevertheless,  there  were  few 
men  that  were  possessed  with  a  more 
benevolent  and  tender  spirit,  blended 
with  unbending  integrity  and  honesty 
of  purpose. 

The  Baptist  Missionary  Society,  the 
Baptist  Irish  Society,  and  kindred  in- 
stitutions connected  with  our  denomi- 
nation, have  lost  a  warm  friend  in  the 
removal  of  our  brother,  for  few  congre- 
gations, according  to  their  number, 
contribute  more  to  the  cause  of  Christ. 

The  health  of  Mr.  Ayres  was  in  a 
declining  state  some  time  before  his 
death.  During  his  protracted  and 
painful  affliction,  through  the  morbid 
state  of  his  mind,  he  was  called  to  walk 
in  darkness  ;  in  these  seasons  he  feared 
he  might  himself  be  cast  away.  When 
greatly  distressed,  he  found  strong  con- 
solation in  contemplating  the  dignity 
of  the  person  of  our  Lord,  with  the 
all-sufficiency  of  his  atonement  and 
the  glory  of  his  righteousness.  It  was 
evident  to  his  friends,  this  was  the 
Rock  on  which  he  built  for  eternity. 
A  short  time  before  his  death,  he  re- 
quested the  vrriter  to  address  his  flock 
from  the  Psalm  li.  1,  2.  He  felt  this 
prayer  appropriate  to  his  own  case,  and 
he  considered  it  suitable  for  his  people. 
A  large  congregation  assembled  on  th.<^ 
occasion,  from  tVie  fE;c«;sAi  tw^^^^  ^^i 


dd2 


--* 


THE  WHEELS,  THE  CHEEUBDf, 


had  for  his  unblemished  character, 
many  of  whom  highly  esteemed  and 
loved  him  for  his  work's  sake.     May 


his  dear  danghten  and  all  his  friends 
**  be  followers  of  them  who  ihrougfa  faiA 
and  patience  inherit  the  promises." 


THE  WHEELS,  THE  CHERUBIM,  AND  THE  SUPREME  RULER. 

A    6EBK0K     DELIVEBED     BY    THE     LATE    BEY.    JAMES   DOBS,    AT    MAZE    P05D 

MEETING   HOUSE,  OCTOBEB  28,  1804. 

"Then  did  the  cherabims  lift  up  their  wing^  mnd  the  wheels  beside  them ;  and  the  gUuy  of  thi 

God  of  Israel  was  over  them  above.** — Ezbkibii  zi.  22. 


In  these  words  the  prophet  Ezekiel 
gives  an  account  of  one  of  those  vision- 
ary scenes  which  the  Spirit  of  God 
presented  to  his  mental  eye ;  €k>d  who 
spake  unto  the  fathers  hy  the  prophets 
at  sundry  times,  as  we  are  informed,  had 
recourse  to  various  modes  of  commu- 
nication ;  sometimes  he  made  known 
his  will  hy  impulses,  sometimes  hy 
dreams,  and  at  other*  times  hy  visions. 
We  have  in  this  portion  of  the  inspired 
volume  various  accounts  of  visions 
with  the  view  of  which  Ezekiel  was 
indulged.  In  the  first  chapter  of  these 
prophecies  and  in  the  tenth  we  have  a 
minute  description  of  the  vision  of  the 
cherubim,  and  the  wheels,  and  the  glory 
of  the  Qod  of  Israel  which  attended 
their  motions.  I  do  not  however  pro- 
pose to  enter  into  all  the  particulars 
which  the  prophet  specifies,  but  to 
confine  myself  to  three  observations 
grounded  on  the  words  of  the  text. 

In  the  first  place  the  wheels  may  be 
considered  as  an  emblematical  repre- 
sentation of  divine  providence ;  secondly 
the  cherubims  are  a  representation  of 
the  angels,  those  ministering  spirits 
whom  (xod  is  pleased  frequently  to 
employ  for  the  accomplishment  of  his 
purposes ;  and  thirdly,  the  glory  of  the 
Qod  of  Israel  being  above,  may  convey 
to  us  an  idea  of  that  honour  which  will 
result  to  the  Supreme  Being  from  the 
various  dispensations  of  his'providence 
whatever  instrumentality,  whether 
human  or  angelic,  he  may  employ. 


First,  the  wheels  are  I  apprdiend 
intended  to  illustrate  the  doctrine  of 
divine  providence.  That  God  doei 
govern  the  world,  is  a  most  deligfatfid 
truth ;  were  we  to  lose  sight  of  tiiii 
important  truth  we  should  oontemphie 
the  daily  events  which  occur  with 
suspicion,  everything  would  be  involved 
in  darkness,  and  in  times  of  afflicticm 
particularly  we  should  feel  pecnliir 
distress  of  mind ;  but  when  we  r^ard 
the  world  as  the  theatre  of  the  divine 
government,  all  is  luminous,  all  ifl 
calculated  to  afford  us  encouragemeni 
That  God  sees  all,  and  that  he  overroles 
all  for  the  glory  of  his  name  and  for  the 
happiness  of  those  who  are  devoted  to 
his  service,  are  truths  clearly  stated  in 
this  inspired  volume.  The  doctrine  of 
divine  providence  appears  highly  proba- 
ble from  the  nature  and  the  character 
of  God,  and  from  what  we  view  of  the 
events  which  take  place  in  the  great 
theatre  of  the  world  ;  that  God  is  sHe 
to  govern  the  universe  must  be  admitted 
by  those  who  have  any  proper  ideas  of 
his  almighty  power  and  his  infinite 
wisdom ;  that  he  is  disposed  to  watch 
over  the  works  of  his  hands  and  to 
display  his  attributes  in  the  government 
of  the  world,  we  might  infer  from  the 
proofs  he  has  given  us  of  the  kindness 
of  his  heart.  If  the  bible  did  [not  tell 
us  that  God  is  love,  we  might  ^conclude 
so  [from  what  'little  we  see  of  his  dis- 
pensations. The  events  which  occur, 
however  mysterious  some  of  them  may 


AND  THE  SUPREME  RULER. 


838 


be,  are  adapted  to  convey  to  us  sublime 
ideas  of  the  goodness  of  him  in  whom 
we  livey  and  move,  and  have  our  being. 
But  it  is  the  word  of  God  which  con- 
veys to  us  the  most  delightful  view 
of  the  divine  government.  Here  are 
some  particular  representations  to 
which  I  shall  just  refer  in  passing. 

The  wheels  may  represent  to  us  not 
only  the  reality  of  divine  providence, 
but  the  mysterious  dispensations  which 
often  occur  ;  we  read  of  a  wheel  within 
a  wheel,  a  piece  of  machinery  of  a  com- 
plicated nature  was  presented  to  the 
prophet ;  this  was  intended  to  convey 
to  him  some  idea  of  the  manner  in  which 
God  governs  the  world.  It  is  impossible 
for  us  sometimes  to  apprehend  the 
motives  by  which  he  is  influenced,  or 
tiie  ends  he  has  in  view.  That  events 
should  appear  to  us  mysterious  is  not 
at  all  surprising,  considering  the  great- 
ness of  God,  the  vast  extent  of  his 
government,  the  duration  of  his  empire, 
the  shortness  of  our  time,  and  the 
contracted  nature  of  our  faculties ;  we 
can  see  but  a  part,  and  it  is  owing  to 
this  circumstance  that  we  are  not  able 
in  all  instances  to  discern  the  display  of 
the  divine  perfections.  Hence  we  speak 
of  mysteries. 

The  wheels'may  convey  to  us  an  idea 
of  the  extraordinary  changes  providence 
often  accomplishes  in  the  world:  rc- 
volutions'^often  occur  in  regard  to  the 
affairs  of  individuals,  of  families,  of 
churches,  and  of  nations.  Some  great 
revolutions  on  the  public  theatre  of  the 
world  were  predicted  by  the  prophet 
Ezekicl,  changes  which  were  brought 
about  by  'the  motion  of  these  wheels, 
•*I  will  overturn,  overturn,  overturn, 
it,"  says  God,  "and  it  shall  be  no  more, 
until  he  come  whose  right  it  is ;  and  I 
will  give  it  Jiim ;"  as  if  he  had  said — for 
such  I  consider  to  be  the  meaning  of 
the  words — I  will  overturn  the  Baby- 
lonish monarchy,  that  shall  be  succeeded 
by    the  Persian;  I  will  overturn  the 


Persian,  that  shall  be  succeeded  by  the 
Grecian,  I  will  overturn  the  Grecian 
that  shall  be  succeeded  by  the  Roman  ; 
and  in  the  days  of  the  Roman  empire 
shall  the  Messiah  come,  whose  right  it 
is,  and  to  him  the  dominion  of  universal 
empire  shall  be  given. 

The  wheels  mayfrepresent  not  only  the 
revolutions  God  accomplishes  in  pro- 
vidence, but  the  connection  of  events  ; 
here  is  a  wheel  within  a  wheel,  when 
one  moves  the  other  moves,  they  are  all 
so  clearly  connected  that  their  motions 
cannot  even  in  imagination  be  con- 
sidered as  separate ;  so  it  is  with  respect 
to  the  providence  of  God,  one  event  is 
closely  connected  with  another,  what 
we  call  trifling  occurrences  are  perhaps 
essential  to  the  existence  of  monarchies, 
yes,  and  essential  to  the  salvation  of  our 
souls :  our  future  blessedness  may  depend 
on  what  appear  in  our  view  of  things  as 
little  events.  We  have  lin  the  history 
of  Joseph  one  of  the  most  beautiful  re- 
presentations of  providence  anywhere 
to  be  found,  it  seems  to  be  a  finished 
picture,  it  is  an  epitome  of  providence ; 
we  see  the  winding  up  of  the  scheme. 
Read  it,  and  you  will  perceive  how  one 
circumstance  naturally  leads  on  to 
another;  omit  one  particular  and  you 
destroy  the  perfection  of  the  whole ;  and 
so  it  probably  would  be  with  respect  to 
providence  in  general,  but  of  this  we 
are  not  aware,  because  we  cannot  see 
the  whole. 

Again  the  wheels  may  represent  to  us 
the  perfection  of  the  divine  government, 
the  wheel  was  considered  as  an  emblem 
of  eternity,  and  also  an  hieroglyphic  of 
perfection.  But  not  to  dwell  on  this 
part  of  our  subject,  I  will  only  remark 
that  here  there  is  nothing  redundant, 
and  there  is  nothing  more  required.  The 
means  which  God  employs  are  ad- 
mirably suited  to  the  end,  whatever  it 
may  be,  which  is  to  be  accomplished. 

Secondly  the  cherubim  may  be  con- 
sidered as  xepTeacnWii^  V)w>%^  ^w-^T^st 


434 


THE  WHEELS,  THE  CHERUBIM. 


bdngi  whom  God  lometimes  omplojB 
to  aooompUsh  hia  great  designs,  ''Then 
did  the  cherubim  lift  up  their  wings, 
and  the  wheels  betide  them.'*  They  are 
conneoted,  the  cherabhn  moved  the 
wheels.  That  there  are  beings,  rational 
beings,  superior  to  man  it  is  highly 
reasonable  for  us  to  suppose.  Analogy 
leads  to  this  conclusion;  we  ought 
indeed  to  be  extremely  cautious  how 
we  reason  or  how  we  positively  conclude 
from  mere  analogy ;  but  here  the  scrip- 
tures support  the  inference  to  which  a 
view  of  the  divine  works  naturally  leads. 
There  is  in  this  lower  world  a  most 
astonishing  variety,  and  a  gradation 
worthy  our  most  serious  regard,  as  all 
the  links  in  the  chain  of  providence  are 
oonneoted,  there  is  through  universal 
nature,  so  far  as  jt  is  laid  open  to  our 
view,  a  gradual  rise.  Is  it  reasonable 
then  to  suppose  that  creation  should 
terminate  with  man,  tliat  God  should 
not  have  displayed  his  perfections  by 
forming  beings  of  a  superior  order  ? 
Admitting  &at  there  are  such  beings,  it 
seems  rational  to  suppose  they  arc 
employed  in  the  divine  service,  for  God 
makes  nothing  for  itself,  one  being  is 
created  for  the  benefit  of  another.  It 
does  not  seem  honourable  to  the  Supremo 
Being  to  suppose  that  ho  did  not  1)egin 
to  work  till  six  thousand  years  ago.  The 
account  which  Moses  gives  us  of  crea- 
tion is  of  that  of  this  world,  but  from 
the  representation  of  the  manner  in 
which  our  first  parents  were  induced  to 
renounce  their  allegiance  to  God  by 
Satanic  influence,  we  may  suppose  that 
angels  previously  existed,  and  that 
many  of  them  had  fallen  from  bliss; 
but  these  are  conjectures,  and  when  wo 
have  the  word  of  God  for  our  guide,  it 
does  not  become  us  to  indulge  in  con- 
jectures. That  angels  are  employed  by 
God  wo  are  assured  ;  they  are  '' minis- 
tering spirits  sent  forth  to  minister  for 
them  who  shall  be  heirs  of  salvation." 
Let  us  first  contemplate  their  persons. 


\ 


secondly  take  a  general  view  of  th«r 
ministry,  and  then  thirdly  considv 
some  of  the  partioolar  ways  in  whidi 
they  have  been  employed* 

First,  we  will  contemplate  their  p«- 
sons — ^the  prophet  is  jery  oiroomstaatiil 
in  describing  them ;  it  ii  to  one  part  of 
his  description  particularly  that  I  wish 
to  lead  your  thoughts,  as  it  seems  emi- 
nently calculated  to  show  how  well  thcf 
are  fitted  for  the  work  in  which  it  pleasH 
Qod  to  employ  them.  In  the  first  ch^ita 
of  these  prophecies,  at  the  tenth  verK, 
the  prophet  informs  us  relative  to  tbdr 
diversified  facet — the  four  had  the  isM 
of  a  man,  the  face  of  a  lion,  the  face  d 
an  ox,  and  the  face  of  aa  eagle ;  tbeN 
are  hieroglyphical  repreaentationi,  but 
there  is  little  difiSculty  in  decipherini 
them  ;  these  cherubimt  whom  God  em- 
ploys had  all  the  Dace  of  a  maUf  whid 
seems  to  intimate  intelligenoe  and  kind- 
ness, what  we  generally  mean  by  the 
term  humanity.  So  far,  then,  they  are 
fitted  for  their  employment— they  are 
beings  of  understanding  and  they  are 
influenced  by  bencvolenoo — they  are 
happy  in  doing  those  services  for  which 
they  are  qualified — they  have  the  hot 
of  a  lion,  which  seems  to  intimate  un- 
daunted intrepidity  and  amazing  ardour ; 
the  services  in  wliich  they  are  occa- 
sionally engaged  render  those  quolitiea 
highly  proper,  as  perhaps  will  appear  u 
we  proceed.  They  have  the  face  of  a& 
ox  ;  the  ox  is  an  emblem  of  strength  for 
labour  and  of  patience  in  toil;  bj 
labour  and  by  patience  the  cherubims 
are  qualified  to  do  the  will  of  God  among 
mankind.  They  have  also  the  face  of  an 
eagle — they  have  an  eye  full  of  penetra- 
tion and  wings  capable  of  exalted  flight ; 
thus  are  they  fitted  to  do  the  will  of 
God  ;  "  they  lift  up  their  wings  and  the 
wheels  beside  them.'' 

Consider,  secondly,  the  general  re- 
presentation we  have  here  of  their  work ; 
think  of  the  principle  which  actuates 
them ;    regard  the    characteristics  of 


AND  THE  SUPBBME  RULEB. 


335 


obedience  and  reflect  upon  the 
imitj  with  which  they  do  the  will 
earen^^thej  act  in  conoerti  Con- 
the  prinOiplo  of  their  obedience,  a 
'd  to  the  motions  of  the  spirit, 
.her  the  spirit  that  animated  thorn 
to  go  they  went;  this  observation 
prophet  repeats^  in  order  that  by 
repetition  our  minds  may  become 
)  impressed  with  the  important 
1.  "  Whithersoever  the  spirit  was 
}  they  went,  thither  was  their  spirit 
} ;  and  the  wheels  were  lifted  up 
against  them  :  for  the  spirit  of  the 
g  creature  was  in  the  wheels/'  In 
respect  they  are  a  pattern  worthy 
imitation^  We  should  regard  the 
»tions  which  the  Holy  Spirit  of  Qod 
j^ven  us  in  His  word«  That  is  our 
Whither  the  Spirit  would  have 
0  we  riiould  go  ;  the  characteristics 
ieir  obedience  are  particularly  do- 
ing of  our  regard.  We  will  mention 
e — promptitude,  alacrity,  and  stead- 
lefli.  Promptitude:  their  wings  afe 
iched  '^waiting  to  obey  the  divine 
;  as  soon  as  they  receive  the  com- 
d  they  fly.  Now,  how  does  this  re- 
re  those  among  mankind  to  whom 
has  spoken  once,  twice,  yea,  thrice, 
who  yet  are  not  prepared  to  obey 
;  their  wings^  so  to  speak,  are  never 
tched ;  they  tarry  from  youth  to 
ihood,  and  from  manhood  to  age, 
igh  the  command  of  God  has  been 
the  while  clearly  expressed  line 
n  line  and    precept  upon  precept. 

angels  are  no  sooner  directed  than 
f  fly  to  do  the  Will  of  Qod— they  arc 
py  in  his  service.  Their  obedience 
represented  as  remarkable  for  its 
2knes8 — all  thoit*  energy  is  exerted 
ioing  the  will  of  him  in  whose  ser- 
)  they  rcgoice.  Does  not  this  reprove 
le  who  are  sluggish  in  the  divine 
rice?  If  they  obey  at  all,  they 
er  seem  alive  in  doing  the  will  of 
I ;  the  angels  are  represented  as 
ays  abounding  in   their  deUghtM 


work,  they  reoeiva  their  order  and  they 
fly$  they  .'go  straight  forward^  nothing 
diverts  their  attention;  they  turn  not 
aside,  they  keep  the  objeot  btead&itly 
in  view,  whatever  oirotunstanoos  of  diii- 
couragement  present  themselveii  Hill 
they  persevere*  Doei  not  this  reprovo 
such  among  human  beings  as  draw  b46k 
to  perdition?  who  bavo)  indeed,  put 
their  hand  to  the  plough,  but  afe  iooll 
weary ;  who,  as  soon  as  diffloultios  pre* 
sent  themselves  say,  ''  Why  should  WO 
wait  on  the  Lord  any  longer?**  The 
unanimity  with  which  the  angds  pro* 
ceed  also  ftirnishos  a  reproof  to  txkkaft 
They  are  all  united,  their  wings  are  said 
to  be  joined  one  to  anotheri  there  is  no 
division  among  the  blessed  above,  they 
see  eye  to  eyo ;  there  Is  no  alienatioti  of 
heart,  they  are  all  influenoed  by  the 
same  affections,  they  love  God  and  de^ 
light  in  human  happiness ;  henoe  thd 
sacred  pleasure  which  they  feel  in  doing 
the  will  of  God  and  promoting  the  best 
interests  of  the  human  race^ 

Having  made  these  remarks  respsoting 
their  general  obedience,  we  shall  now  pto« 
ceed  to  illustrate  the  subject  by  showing 
how  they  have  been  occasionally  employ^ 
ed  as  the  ministers  of  providenoCi  Here 
it  is  astonishing  what  a  light  the  sorip^ 
tures  afford.    When  we  examine  the 
divine  testimony  respecting  the  ministry 
of  angels  it  Seems  wonderfiil  that  we 
should  pay  so  little  attention  to  a  sub- 
ject which  makes  so  prominent  a  figure 
in  the  book  of  God.    On  almost  every 
subjeot,  wd  read  of  angels  as  employed 
in  the  service  of  God.    It  is  pirobable 
that  sometitnes  the  term  angel  might 
moro  properly  be  rendst^d  ^  messenger.*' 
God  uses  various  meims  to  carry  out  his 
plans ;  the  winds  and  flames  are  his 
messengers;  pestilences  are  his messen^ 
gers ;  so  men  ta*e  often  the  honoured 
instruments  in  doing  the  will  of  God. 
Angels,  we  often  read  both  in  the  Old 
Testament  t^nd  kt.  l\i^  ^«l«,YaM^\x^ 

mMiy  inttsoioeB  \)eefi^  eiitgBitS^  «a^  VcA^^ 


336 


THE  WHEELS,  THE  CHERUBIM, 


ments  of  commonicftting  the  divine 
mind  to  men ;  as  instruments  of  inflict- 
ing the  vengeance  of  Heaven  upon  the 
disobedient,  and  as  instruments  of  doing 
good  to  men.  These  three  observations 
may  be  abundantly  supported,  I  might 
say,  by  almost  innumerable  passages 
from  sacred  writ. 

I  hope  it  is  not  necessary  to  adduce 
many  to  prove  that  angels  have  been 
been  employed  in  making  known  the 
divine  designs  to  men.  This  occurred  in 
regard  to  Abraham,  to  Lot,  to  Daniel,  to 
Zaohariah,  to  the  mother  of  our  Lord, 
to  Joseph,  to  the  shepherds  keeping 
watch  over  their  flocks  by  night,  to 
Cornelius,  and  to  John  in  the  Isle  of 
Patmos.  I  refer  you  to  the  scriptures 
for  evidence  of  this.  Angels  have  con- 
sidered themselves  as  honoured  in  being 
made  the  instruments  of  making  known 
the  designs  of  Heaven  to  those  who 
would  otherwise  have  remained  ig- 
norant. 

They  have  sometimes  been  used  as 
instruments  of  inflicting  the  divine  dis- 
pleasure, and  were  it  not  for  some  of 
those  moral  qualities  which  belong  to 
tiiem  they  would  not  be  fitted  for  such 
an  awful  ministry.  An  angel  destroyed 
the  first-bom  of  Egypt.  If  we  go  back 
to  a  former  period  we  shall  see  an  angel 
banishing  our  first  parents  from  the 
garden  of  Eden,  and  brandishing  a  glit- 
tering sword  to  prevent  their  return. 
When  David  numbered  the  people, 
angels  were  the  instruments  of  inflicting 
the  divine  displeasure,  and  they  de- 
stroyed many  of  the  Israelites  for  the 
sin  of  their  king.  Afterwards,  when 
the  Assyrians  came  up  against  Israel, 
an  angel  received  an  awful  commission 
from  the  Lord  and  went  forth  and 
smote  an  hundred  and  eighty  thousand ; 
and  it  was  an  angel  who  smote  Herod 
the  king,  because  he  received  idolatrous 
honour. 

Angels  have  been  employed  on  bene- 
volent  emnds,  and  have  been  insiixx- 


mental  in  working  delivennoe  forihi 
people  of  God.  An  angel  went  bete 
the  Israelites  when  they  obtained  ddi- 
verance  from  Egypt.  An  angel  mi 
sent  to  Daniel  when  he  was  confined  is 
the  lion's  den.  It  was  by  an  angd  tin 
apostles  were  oondacted  oat  of  pnsoD. 
To  multiply  instances  cannot  be  neon- 
sary. 

I  proceed  to  remark,  thirdly,  thattbe 
glory  of  the  God  of  Israel  being  onr 
them  above,  shows  the  glory  whidi  r^ 
sults^to  God  from  whatever  instrumenii 
he  thinks  fit  to  employ.  Yes,  in  ikt 
course  of  his  providential  goyemmeBft 
his  adorable  perfections  are  illostntei 
By  the  manner  in  which  he  governs  tbc 
world  lustre  is  reflected  on  his  charactof 
as  the  God  of  Israel,  and  he  will  so  rego- 
late  the  afiairs  of  Providence  as  to  in- 
duce all  those  who  have  a  proper  view 
of  things  to  celebrate  his  praise.  Tin 
glory  of  the  God  of  Israel  is  over  them 
above.  This  may  suggest  to  us  an  idM 
of  the  manner  in  which  tho  perfections 
of  God  are  illustrated  in  his  providentiil 
government,  for  though  he  uses  iostra- 
ments,  yet  all  the  glory  is  due  to  him. 
Do  we  see  displays  of  power  1  The  power 
is  of  God ;  no  creature  can  act  without 
him.  The  angels  excel  in  strength,  bat 
their  strength  is  derived  from  him  who 
made  them,  and  they  are  as  much  de- 
pendent on  God  for  their  preservation 
and  for  their  power  for  active  service  as 
we  are.  Yes,  in  him  they  lire,  and  move, 
and  have  their  being.  Wherever  we 
see  displays  of  power  in  the  government 
of  tlic  world  let  us  bow  before  the  Al- 
mighty and  acknowledge  his  hand.  H 
we  look  abroad  and  seriously  remark  on 
the  operations  of  the  divine  hand,  we 

I  shall  see  much  light  reflected  on  the 
holy  character  of  the  Supreme  Being. 
Why  did  he  exclude  our  first  parents 
from  Paradise  1  Because  they  had 
sinned,  and  he  would  express  his  hatred 
of  sin.    Why  did  he  destroy  the  old 

WoxVi'l    B^<^A&aA  of   sin.    **  Whoso  is 


AND  THE  SUPREME  RULER. 


337 


and  will  observe  these  things,  even 
they  shall  understand  the  loving  kind- 
jfeeas  of  the  Lord."    The  events  of  provi- 
dence show  the  divine  kindness.    Who- 
erer   will   observe   the  events  which 
mppear  at  first  most  mysterious  shall  see 
tresh  evidence  of  the    reality  of  the 
divine  kindness  and  of  the  wonderful 
manner  in  which  it  often  works,  so  that 
lie  shall  form  some  proper  idea  of  its 
eharacter.    Look  where  you  will,  are 
joa  not  surrounded  with  splendid  evi- 
dence   of   God's   love  ?    Is  not   your 
present  existence  in  circumstances  of 
comfort    a   proof   that    God  is  kind? 
Sorely  we  have  all  reason  to  confess, 
^  It  is  of  the  Lord's  mercies  that  we  are 
not  consumed,  because  his  compassions 
fidl  not."    The  wisdom  of  God  is  illus- 
trated in  his  providential  dispensations  ; 
lie  makes  even  the  wrath  of  man  to 
praise  him ;  he  causes  light  to  arise  out 
of  the  thickest  darkness,  and  renders 
circumstances  that  are  in  themselves 
evil  productive  of  great  good.    How 
many  proofs  have  we  of  this  in  the  re- 
cord of  divine  truth  ;  think  of  Pharaoh, 
what  honour  did  God  derive  from  his 
conduct ;  think    particularly    of    the 
death  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ — the 
Jews  conspired  against  him  and  put  him 
to  a  shameful  death,  but  God  overruled 
their  wicked  machinations  for  the  ac- 
complishment of  the  most  glorious  de- 
signs.   Yes,  we  see  the  wisdom  of  God 
in  a  mystery.    Take  a  view  of  provi- 
dence, and  you  see  divine  truth  illus- 
trated ;     compare     providence     with 
prophecy  and  you  will  see  a  striking 
illustration  ;  compare  events  with  pro- 
mises, and  you  will  see  a  stiking  fulfil- 
ment.  We  see  the  immutability  of  God, 
bis  steadfastness  to  his  own  purposes, 
illustrated  by  what    he    does ;    he  is 
carrying  on  his  own  designs,  ever  pur- 
suing the  objects  he  had  in  view,  and 
always  using  the  best  means  to  attain 
them. 

But,  it  is  said,  "  The  glory  of  the  God 
roL.xrir. — fovrtu  SKniis. 


of  Israel  was  over  them  above."  This 
seems  to  render  it  necessary  that  we 
should  particularly  remark  the  lustre 
reflected  on  his  character  as  the  God  of 
Israel  by  the  dispensations  which 
occurred,  by  the  manner  in  which  he 
governs  the  world.  He  always  has  the 
good  of  his  people  at  heart— this  he 
uniformly  secures.  For  them  the  world 
was  formed — creation  was  with  a  view 
to  Providence,  and  of  Providence  re- 
demption is  the  most  wonderful  act. 
For  them  the  world  is  preserved,  for 
good  men  are  not  only  the  lights  of  the 
world  but  the  salt  of  the  earth,  the 
means  of  preserving  it.  For  them  God 
condescends  to  over-rule  all  the  events 
which  take  place.  He  considers  his 
people  as  his  property,  his  inheritance, 
his  jewels — towards  them  he  stands  in 
the  most  endearing  relation.  He  feels 
towards  them  the  kindness  of  a  friend, 
yes  the  heart  of  a  father.  He  has  ap- 
pointed his  Son  the  head  over  all  things 
for  their  benefit.  Angels  he  employs  to 
promote  their  advantage ;  they  are 
ministering  spirits,  sent  forth  to  minister 
for  them  who  shall  be  heirs  of  salvation, 
and  the  most  splendid  acts  of  divine 
Providence  have  been  for  their  good. 
Witness  the  miracles  Providence  has 
operated  on  their  behalf,  and  witness 
especially  the  manner  in  which  God  has 
rendered  the  wrath  of  man,  when  it  has 
burst  forth,  instrumental  in  praising 
himself.  Witness  the  way  in  which  he 
has  employed  the  greatest  men  in  the 
world — ancient  heroes,  illustrious  kings, 
he  has  used  them  as  instruments, 
sometimes  in  opposition  to  their  will, 
at  other  times  without  their  knowing  • 
what  they  were  effecting.  How  did  he 
over-rule  the  tyranny  of  Pharaoh  ?  Of 
what  utility  to  the  Israelitish  church 
was  Cjrrus,  though  he  did  not  kAow  that 
he  was  only  the  staff  in  Jehovah's  hand  : 
and  so  in  other  instances  ;  the  most 
splendid  revolutions  which  have  oc- 
curred on  iho  face  ol  l\ve  ^giOcsfc  \»»^^ 


338  THE  WHEELS,  THE  CHERUBIM,  AND  THE  SUPREME  RULER. 


been  with  a  view  ultimately  to  the  glory 
of  God,  and  when  the  great  scheme  of 
Providence  is  completed,  all  who  enter 
into  the  divine  view  will  unite  in  prais- 
ing Qod— then  he  will  be  eminently 

glorified. 

To  draw  to  a  dose.  Does  God  govern 
the  world  ?  Then  let  us  be  concerned 
to  aet  on  the  belief  of  this  truth.  Let 
118  apply  it  to  practical  purposes.  Let 
us  maintain  fellowship  with  him  as  the 
ruler  among  the  nations,  and  steadily 
view  his  hand  as  guiding  all.  Let  us 
trust  in  him.  Let  it  bo  our  aim  to 
yield  submission  to  his  pleasure  when 
events  assume  a  mysterious  aspects  and 
let  us  rejoice  that  the  world  is  under 
the  divine  government.  "The  Iiord 
leigneth,  let  the  earth  rejoice  ;  let  the 
multitude  of  isles  be  glad  thereof.'* 

Secondly.  Do  angels  serve  God  ?  are 
they  instrumental  in  accomplishing  his 
designs  ?  Then,  if  we  arc  sincere,  if  we 
are  in  earnest  when  we  pray,  *'Our 
Father  who  art  in  heaven,  hallowed  be 
thy  name,  thy  will  be  done  on  earth  as 
it  is  done  in  heaven,"  let  us  imitate  the 
angels ;  let  us  aim  to  pay  the  same  re- 
gard to  the  divine  instructions  which 
they  pay ;  let  us  aim  to  be  as  prompt,  as 
active,  as  uniform  in  our  obedience  as 
they  are;  let  us  endeavour  to  act  in 
concert,  to  imite  in  accomplishing  tlic 
will  of  our  heavenly  Father.  When  wc 
meet  with  discouragements,  let  us  tliink 
of  the  angels,  view  the  cherubims  with 
their  wings  stretched  ready' to  fly.  Some 
good  men  have  been  discouraged  from 
the  fear  that  they  have  been  left  almost 
alone  ;  they  have  inquired  who  was  on 
the  Lord's  side,  and  they  havo  met  but 
a  slight  response  ;  they  liave  feared  that 
very  few  besides  tliemselves  were  left, 
but  had  they  considered  the  angels  they 
would  have  seen  tliat  it  was  far  other- 
wise, for  "  the  chariots  of  Qod  are  twenty 
thousand,  oven  thousands  of  angels  ]' 
they  constitute  a  multituJo  which  no 
man  can  number.    When,  then,  you 


consider  how  companktively  few  that 
are  on  earth  who  serve  God^  strelik 
your  views  to  heaven  and  see  the  Uml 
spirits  all  happy  in  doing  the  win  if 
God«  Consider  the  superiority  of  angdi 
to  men,  and  yon  will  tee  that  the  sarin 
of  God  is  great  and  honourable.  Iti 
assuredly  glorious  to  bo  employed  ii 
accomplishing  the  pleasure  of  Ht«n% 
and  if  any  are  so  impious  as  to  repre- 
sent the  service  of  God  to  be  dishonour- 
able to  an  intelligent  being,  let  him 
reflect  on  the  account  which  the  scrip- 
tures give  of  the  ministry  of  angd% 
those  holy,  happy  spirits  who  delight  to 
do  the  will  of  God,  to  be  actiif^ 
engaged  in  his  service. 

Agftin,  you  should  l)e  ooneemed  ti 
imitate  them  on  account  of  the  unioi 
you  hope  to  form  with  them.    K«w, 
because  they  are  spirits,  we  cannot  m 
them  ;  they  may  perform  many  servies 
for  us  ;  in  the  da3rs  of  infancy,  perhaps 
the  angels  pitched  their  tents  arorai 
us  and  preserved  us  from  a  thousand 
dangers ;  hereafter  we  may  know  tbe 
kind  services  they  have  performed  in 
our  favour.    Wo  hope  soon  to  mingle 
with  them.    But  let  us  inquire  on  whst 
is  that  hope  founded  ?    What  groosd 
have  wc  thus  to  conclude?    There  are 
two  societies,  one  or  other  of  which  we 
shall  hereafter  join.    The  society  of  the 
happy  angels  and  the  society  of  demosi 
Wliich  society,  my  dear  hearers,  are  you 
qualified  to  join  ?    If  3'ou  are  inimicil 
to  Ood — if  you  say  you  will  not  hate 
him  to  reign  over  you— you  are  fitted 
only  to  associate  with  demons,  and  witii 
them  you  must  dwell,  for  a  regard  to 
character  will  uniformly  regulate  ilie 
divine  conduct.    You  cannot  associate 
with  good  angels  if  you  are  not  fit  for 
their  society  ;  but  if  you  now  harmoniie 
witli  them,  if  it  is  your  desire  to  serfe 
God   with    promptitude,  with  ardour, 
with  impartiality,  if  you  wish  to  do  hia 
will  on  earth  as  it  is  done  in  heaven, 
then  let  the  last  trumpet  sound,  you 


17. 


1* 

if. 


JUDfiON'S  BBEEAYEMBHTS. 


339 


aye  no  cwua  to  fieAr^  you  are  thi-ough 
Ivine  gracQ  pri&pared  to  join  "the 
meral  BAwmblj  aad  church  of  the 
Irst-born  which  are  written  in  heaven ;" 
mh  jou  will  be  as  the  angels,  perfected 
I  tliej  are,  free  from  all  the  dregs  of 
ovtality. 

Finally.   Is  God  now  glorified  by  the 
rants  which  occur  ?  how  glorious  will 


he  be  hereafter  when  the  whole  scheme 
is  carried  into  complete  effect ;  when  all 
those  who  are  attached  to  his  cause  are 
joined  together.  Then  with  united 
wings  and  hearts  they  will  celebrate  the 
praises  of  Qod,  an^will  feel  themselves 
increasingly  happy  in  serving  him  day 
and  night  in  his  temple  above. 


JUDSON'S  BEBEAVBMB^S. 


On  the  26th  of  December,  1826,  Dr. 
idfion  vrrote  to  his  relatives  thus : 
Weep  with  me,  my  dear  sister  and 
irents,  for  my  beloved  wife  is  no  more. 
le  died  at  Amherst,  the  24th  of  Octo- 
HT  last,  of  remittent  fever,  and  is 
uied  near  the  spot  where  she  first 
sded ;  and  '  they  have  put  up  a  small, 
lAe  fenoe  around  the  grave,  to  protect 
from  incautious  intrusion.'  There 
My  enclosed  in  a  coffin,  the  form  of  her 
0O  much  loved ;  the  wife  of  my  youth, 
le  source  and  centre  of  my  domestic 
ippiness.*' 

To  Mrs.  Judson's  mother  he  gives  a 
iller  account  of  the  circumstances  of 
18  loeav — "I  left  your  daughter,  my 
iloved  wife,  at  Amherst,  the  5th  of 
ulj  last,  in  good  health,  comfortably 
fcuated,  happy  in  being  out  of  the 
aoh  of  our  savage  oppressors,  and 
iimated  in  prospect  of  a  field  of  mis- 
onary  labour  opening  under  the  aus- 
iees  of  British  protection.  It  affords 
le  £OBie  eomfbrt  that  she  not  only  eon* 
*iited  to  my  leaving  her,  for  the  pur- 
)M  of  joining  the  present  embassy  to 
va,  bat  uniformly  gave  her  advice  in 
wwnt  of  the  measure,  whenever  I  hesi- 
Aod  coneerning  my  duty.  Accordingly 
left  her.  On  the  5th  of  July  I  saw 
IV  for  the  last  time.  Our  parting  was 
lack  less  painful  than  many  others 
%d  beta.  We  had  been  preserved 
ir<mgh  io  many  trials  and  vicUsitadee, 


that  a  separation  of  three  or  four 
months,  attended  with  no  hazards  to 
either  party,  seemed  a  light  thing.  We 
parted,  therefore,  with  cheerful  hearts, 
confident  of  a  speedy  reunion,  and  in- 
dulging fond  anticipations  of  future 
years  of  domestic  happiness.  After  my 
return  to  Rangoon,  and  subseqaent 
arrival  at  Ava,  I  received  several  letters 
from  her,  written  in  her  usual  style, 
and  exhibiting  no  subject  of  r^^t  or 
apprehension,  except  the  declining 
health  of  our  little  daughter,  Maria- 
Her  last  was  dated  the  14th  of  (Septem- 
ber. She  says,  *  I  have  this  day  moved 
into  the  new  house,  and,  for  the  first 
time  since  we  were  broken  up  at  Ava, 
feel  myself  at  home.  The  house  is  large 
and  convenient,  and  if  you  were  here  I 
should  feel  quite  happy.  The  native 
population  is  increasing  very  fast,  and 
things  wear  rather  a  favourable  aspect. 
Moung  Ing's  school  has  commenced 
with  ten  scholars,  and  more  are  ex- 
pected. Poor  little  Maria  is  still  feeble. 
I  sometimes  hops  she  is  getting  better  ; 
then  again  she  declines  to  her  form^ 
weakness.  When  I  ask  her  where  papa 
is,  she  always  starts  up,  and  points 
towards  the  sea.  The  servants  behave 
very  well,  and  I  have  no  trouble  about 
any  thing,  excepting  you  and. Maria. 
Pray  take  oare  of  yourself,  particularly 
as  it  regards  the  intermittAivt.  fss«t  %Xi 
Ava.    May  Qod  pica«N%  f«A\^«»  i«^> 


340 


JUDSON'S  BEBEAYEMBKTS. 


and  restore  jou  in  safetj  to  your  new 
and  old  home,  is  the  prayer  of  your 
affectionate  Ann.* 

"  On  the  drd  of  October,  Captain  F., 
civil  superintendent  of  Amherst,  writes, 
*  Mrs.  Judson  is  extremely  well.'    Why 
she  did  not  write  herself  by  the  same 
opportunity,  I  know  not.    On  the  18th 
the    same   gentleman  writes,    'I   can 
hardly  think  it  right  to  tell  you  that 
Mrs.  Judson  has  had  an  attack  of  fever, 
as  before  this  reaches  you  she  will,  I 
sincerely  trust,  bo  quite  well,  as  it  has 
not  been  so  severe  as  to  reduce  her. 
This  was  occasioned  by  too  close  attend- 
ance on  the  child.    Uowevor,  her  cares 
have  been  rewarded  in  a  most  extraor- 
dinary nuinner,  as  the  poor  babe  at  one 
time  was  so  reduced  that  no  rational 
hope  could  be  entertained  of  its  reco- 
very, but  at  present  a  most  favourable 
change  has  taken  place,  and  she  has 
improved    wonderfully.     Mrs.  Judson 
had  no  fever  last  night,  so  that  the 
intermission  is  now  complete."     The 
tenor  of  this  letter  was  such  as  to  make 
my  mind  quite  easy,  both  as  it  regarded 
the  mother  and  the  child.    My  next 
communication  was    a    letter  with    a 
black  seal,  handed  mc  by  a  person,  say- 


^  At  intervals  I  got  throogh  with  di 
dreadful  letter,  and  proceed  to  give  jw 
the  substance  as  indelibly  engravon  « 
my  heart : — 

'<<  Early   in    the    month    she  m 
attacked  with   a   meet   Tiolent  fever. 
From  the  first  she  felt  a  strong  presn- 
timent  that  she  should  not  recover,  ttd 
on  the  2 1th,  about  eight  in  the  eveniofr 
she  expired.     Dr.  R.  was  quite  as- 
duous  in  his  attentions,  both  as  friend 
and  physician.     Captain   F.  procoied 
her  the  services  of  an  European  womin 
from  the  45th  regiment ;  and  be  assmed 
all  was  done  that  could  be  done  to  com- 
fort her  in  her  sufferings,  and  to  smootk 
the  passage  to  the  grave.   We  all  deeply 
feel  the  loss  of  this  excellent  lady,  whose 
shortness  of  residence  among  us  wu 
yet  sufficiently  long  to  impress  us  with 
a  deep  sense  of  her  worth  and  virtoes. 
It  was  not  until  about  the  20th  thit 
Dr.  R.  began  seriously  to  suspect  danger. 
Before  that  period  the  fever  had  abated 
at  intervals ;  but  its  List  approadi  Uf* 
fled  all  medical  skill.     On  the  moming 
of  the  23rd,  Mrs.  Judson  spoke  for  the 
last  time.    The  disease  had  then  com- 
pleted its  conquest,  and  from  that  tiiDe 
up  to  the  moment  of  dissolution,  she 


ing  he  was  sorry  to  have  to  inform  me  lay  nearly  motionless,  and  apparently 
of  the  death  of  the  child.  I  know  not  quite  insensible.  Yesterday  morning  I 
whether  this  was  a  mistake  on  his  part,  assisted  in  the  last  melancholy  office  of 
or  kindly  intended  to  prepare  my  mind  ;  putting  her  mortal  renudns  in  tbe 
for  the  real  intelligence.  I  went  into  |  coffin,  and  in  the  evening  her  funcnl 
my  room,  and  opened  the  letter  with  I  was    attended    by    all    the    European 


feelings  of  gratitude  and  joy,  that  at 
any  rate  the  mother  was  spared.  It 
was  from  Mr.  B.,  assistant  superintend- 
ent of  Amherst,  dated  the  26th  of  Octo- 
ber, and  began  thus  : — 

"*My  DEAE  Sib, — To  one  who  has 
suffered  so  much,  and  with  such  exem- 
plary fortitude,  there  needs  but  little 
preface  to  tell  a  tale  of  distress.  It 
were  cruel  indeed  to  torture  you  with 
doubt  and  suspense.  To  sum  up  the 
unhappy  tidings  in  a  few  words,  Mrs, 
Jitdim  is  no  more.^ 


\ 


officers  now  resident  here.  We  hare 
buried  her  near  the  spot  where  she  first 
landed,  and  I  have  put  up  a  small,  rude 
fence  around  the  grave,  to  protect  it 
from  incautious  intrusions.  Tour  Uttle 
girl,  Maria,  is  much  better.  Mrs.  T^- 
has  taken  charge  of  her,  and  I  hope  sbe 
will  continue  to  thrive  under  her  care.'" 
Two  months  afterwards  he  writes 
again  : — ^  Amid  the  desolation  tbi 
death  has  made,  I  take  up  my  pen  <Hice 
more  to  address  the  mother  of  my 
V^Vo^od   Aivn.     I  am    sitting   in  the 


! 


JUBSON'S  BEREAVEMENTS. 


341 


bouse  she  built,  in  the  room  where  she 
breathed  her  last,  and  at  a  window 
trom  which  I  see  the  tree  that  stands 
at  the  head  of  her  grave,  and  the  top  of 
the  '  small  rude  fence'  which  they  have 
pat  up  'to  protect  it  from  incautious 
intrusion.' 

^Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wade  are  living  in 
the  house,  having  arrived  here  about  a 
month  after  Ann's  death ;  and  Mrs. 
Wade  has  taken  charge  of  my  poor 
motherless  Maria.  I  was  unable  to  get 
any  accounts  of  the  child  at  Rangoon ; 
and  it  was  only  on  my  arriving  here, 
the  24th  ultimo,  that  I  learned  she  was 
stall  alive.  Mr.  Wade  met  me  at  the 
landing-place,  and  as  I  passed  on  to  the 
house,  one  and  another  of  the  native 
Christians  came  out,  and  when  they  saw 
me  they  began  to  weep.  At  length  we 
reached  the  house ;  and  I  almost  ex- 
pected to  see  my.  love  coming  out  to 
meet  me,  as  usual.  But  no ;  I  saw  only 
in  the  arms  of  Mrs.  Wade  a  poor  little 
puny  child,  who  could  not  recognize  her 
weeping  father,  and  from  whose  infant 
mind  had  long  been  erased  all  recollec- 
tion of  the  mother  who  loved  her  so 
much. 

"  She  turned  away  from  me  in  alarm, 
and  I,  obliged  to  seek  comfort  elsewhere, 
found  my  way  to  the  grave.  But  who 
ever  obtained  comfort  there  1  Thence 
I  went  to  the  house,  in  which  I  left  her, 
and  looked  at  the  spot  where  we  last 
knelt  in  prayer,  and  where  we  exchanged 
the  parting  kiss. 

"The  doctor  who  attended  her  has 
removed  to  another  station,  and  the 
only  information  I  can  obtain  is  such  as 
the  native  Christians  are  able  to  com- 
municate. 

"  It  seems  that  her  head  was  much 
afiected  during  her  last  days,  and  she 
said  but  little.  She  sometimes  com- 
plained thus :  '  The  teacher  is  long  in 
coming ;  and  the  new  missionaries  are 
long  in  coming  ;  I  must  die  alone,  and 
leave  my  little  one ;  but  as  it  is  the  will 


of  God,  I  acquiesce  in  his  will.  I  am 
not  afraid  of  death,  but  I  am  afraid  I 
shall  not  be  able  to  bear  these  pains. 
Tell  the  teacher  that  the  [disease  was 
most  violent,  and  I  could  not  write ;  tell 
him  how  I  suffered  and  died ;  tell  him 
all  that  you  see ;  and  take  care  of  the 
house  and  things  until  he  returns.' 
When  she  was  unable  to  notice  any 
thing  else,  she  would  still  call  the  child 
to  her,  and  charge  the  nurse  to  be  kind 
to  it,  and  indulge  it  in  every  thing  until 
its  father  shall  return.  The  last  day  or 
two  she  lay  almost  senseless  and  motion- 
less, on  one  side,  her  head  reclining  on 
her  arm,  her  eyes  closed  ;  and  at  eight 
in  the  evening,  with  one  exclamation  of 
distress  in  the  Burman  language,  she 
ceased  to  breathe. 

"  The  doctor  is  decidedly  of  opinion 
that  the  fatal  termination  of  the  fever 
is  not  to  be  ascribed  to  the  localities  of 
the  new  settlement,  but  chiefly  to  tiie 
weakness  of  her  constitution,  occasioned 
by  the  severe  privations  and  long-pro- 
tracted sufferings  she  endured  at  Ava." 

A  few  weeks  afterwards  he  writes  to 
Mrs.  Hasseltine  again,  "  My  littie  Maria 
lies  by  the  side  of  her  fond  mother. 
The  complaint  to  which  she  was  subject 
several  months  proved  incurable.  She 
had  the  best  medical  advice;  and  the 
kind  care  of  Mrs.  Wade  could  not  have 
been,  in  any  respect,  exceeded  by  that 
of  her  own  mother.  But  all  our  efforts, 
and  prayers,  and  tears,  could  not  propi- 
tiate the  cruel  disease ;  the  work  of 
death  went  forward  and  after  the  usual 
process,  excruciating  to  a  parent's  heart, 
she  ceased  to  breathe  on  the  24th  in- 
stant, at  three  o'clock  p.m.,  aged  two 
years  and  three  months.  We  then 
closed  her  faded  eyes,  and  bound  up  her 
discoloured  lips,  where  the  dark  touch 
of  death  first  appeared,  and  folded  her 
little  hands  on  her  cold  breast.  The 
next  morning  we  made  her  last  bed  in 
the  small  enclosure  that  surrounds  h^T 
mother's  JLonciVy  f^&NQ.   ^^tS^V)ck«t  >Ska^ 


84S 


JUDSON'S  BBBEAYBiaBNTa 


rest  in  hope,  under  the  hope-tree  {Kopid) 
which  Btands  at  the  bead  of  the  graves ; 
and  together,  I  truet,  their  epirits  are 
n^ioing  after  a  ahort  aeparation  of 
preoiaeijr  lix  months. 

''And  I  am  left  alone  in  the  wide 
world.  Ky  own  dear. family  I  have 
buried  \  one  in  Rangoon,  and  two  in 
Amherit.  What  remains  for  me  but  to 
hold  myself  in  readiness  to  follow  the 
dear  departed  to  that  blessed  world, 

*'  Where  my  beet  friende,  my  lUndred  dvell, 
Where  Ood,  my  Saviour,  reigns?  " 

Eight  years  after  what  he  spake  of  as 
"  the  triumph  of  death  over  all  his  hopes 
of  earthly  bliss,"  his  heavenly  Father, 
who  drst  said  that  it  was  not  good  for 
man  to  be  alone,  provided  for  him 
anotUsr  suitaMie  companion  |in  the 
widow  of  a  Caliow-mlssionary  who  had 
''obtained  an  honourable  discharge  in 
this  warfare.''  Eleven  years  he  enjoyed 
her  society  and  dd,  of  which  he  eays^ 
"  In  regard  to  her  missionary  qualifica- 
tions and  labours  I  may  state,  that  she 
applied  herself  with  great  assiduity  to 
the  study  of  the  Burmese  language,  in 
which,  in  conversation,  prayer,  and 
writing,  she  acquired  an  uncommon 
degree  of  correctness,  fluency,  and 
power.  She  was  in  the  habit  of  con- 
duoting  a  prayer-mcctiug  of  the  female 
members  of  the  church  every  week,  and 
also  another  meeting  for  the  study  of 
the  scriptures.  Her  acquaintance  with 
and  attachment  to  the  Burmese  Bible 
were  rather  extraordinary.  8he  pro- 
fessed to  take  more  pleasure  and  derive 
more  profit  from  the  perusal  of  that 
translation  than  from  the  English,  and 
to  enjoy  preaching  in  the  native  chapel 
more  than  in  any  other.  Her  transla- 
tion of  the  Pilgrim's  Progress,  part  first, 
into  Burmese,  is  one  of  the  best  pieces 
of  composition  whioh  we  have  yet  pub- 
lished. Her  translation  of  Mr.  Board- 
man's  Dying  Father's  Advice  has  be- 
eomo  one  of  our  standard  traets  \  and 


her  hymns  in  Burmese,  about  twoity  ii 
number,  are  probably  the  best  in  ooi 
Chapel  Hymn  Book — a  work  which  ihi 
was  appointed  by  the  mission  to  edit 
Besides  these  works,  she  published  few 
volumes  of  scripture  qoMtions,  wfaidb 
are  in  constant  use  in  our  sabbatic 
schools.  TbM  last  work  of  h»  life,  and 
one  whioh  she  aooomplished  in  thi 
midst  of  overwhelmiBg  family  earn, 
and  under  the  pressors  of  dediniog 
health,  was  a  series  of  Sunday  eardi, 
each  aeeompanied  with  a  ehiHt  hyno, 
adapted  to  the  leading  aaljaol  of  tin 
card. 

"Besides  her  acquaintance  with  tht 
Burmese  language,  she  had,  in  past 
years,  when  there  was  no  missionary  is 
the  Peguan  department,  acquired  i 
competent  knowledge  of  that  language, 
and  translated,  or  superintended  tin 
translation  of,  the  New  Testament  and 
the  principal  Burmese  tracts  ints 
Peguan.  But  when  a  missionary  wu 
appointed  to  that  department,  she 
transferred  her  work  to  him,  and  gU^y 
confined  herself  to  the  Burmese. 

"  Something,  also,  might  be  said  with 
regard  to  her  labours  in  the  Karen 
wilderness  east  of  Tavoy,  especiallj 
during  the  years  of  her  widowhood, 
when  she  made  toilsome  journeys  among 
the  mountains,  sometimes  amid  drench- 
ing rains,  and  always  with  many  priva- 
tions,  and  where,  notwithstanding  that 
she  was  wholly  opposed  to  the  principle 
of  females  acting  the  part  of  ministers, 
she  was  frequently  obliged  to  conduct 
worship  in  the  Karen  assemblies." 

At  Maulmain  Mrs.  Judson  became 
the  mother  of  eight  children  ;  and  after 
the  birth  of  the  List  it  became  evident 
that  she  was  suffering  from  disease  of 
such  a  character  that  nothing  but 
a  long  voyage  and  entire  change  of 
climate  could  save  her  life,  ^e  em^ 
barked  with  her  husband  and  three 
elder  children  for  the  United  States,  and 
,  Y^VveiiL  \i<^«x  tlL<&  Isle  of  France  appeared 


JUDSON'B  BI&BAYEMBHTa 


843 


to  be  80  dedcMljT  oonvaleBcent  that  he 
thought  it  his  daty  to  ntorn  to 
jfanlmain,  and  lesye  her  to  prosecute 
the  voyage  alone.  In  the  proipeet  of 
this  separation,  whioh  did  not  take 
plaoe,  she  wrote  the  following  yerses  :-— 

**  Wc  part  on  this  green  lelct,  love,— 
fhan  for  the  etatem  nuiin, 
I  for  th«  Mttlng  Bnn,  lore, 
Ob,  ivben  to  nie«t  again  ? 

"  My  heart  ii  Md  for  thae,  lora. 
For  lone  thy  way  will  be ; 
And  oft  thy  tears  will  fall,  lore. 
For  thy  children  and  for  me. 

*'  The  moaic  of  thy  daughter's  voice 
Thou'lt  misa  for  many  a  year. 
And  the  merry  shout  of  thine  elder  boys 
Thonit  list  in  vain  to  hear. 

"  When  we  knelt  to  see  our  Henry  die, 
And  heard  his  last,  fkint  moah, 
Each  wiped  the  tear  from  other's  eye : 
Now  each  mnst  weep  alone. 

"  My  tears  fall  fi&st  for  thee,  lovo ; 
How  can  I  say,  Farewell  1 
But  go ;  thy  God  be  with  thee,  love. 
Thy  heart's  deep  grief  to  qncU. 

*'  Vet  my  spirit  dings  to  thine,  love ; 
Thy  soul  remains  with  mc. 
And  oft  we'll  hold  commnnlon  sweet 
0*or  the  dark  and  distant  sea. 

"  And  who  ean  paint  our  mntaal  joy, 
When,  all  our  wanderings  o'er. 
We  both  shall  clasp  our  infants  three 
At  home,  on  Burmah's  shore ! 

*'  But  higher  shall  our  raptures  glow. 
On  yon  celestial  plain. 
When  th6  loved  and  parted  htfre  below 
Meet,  ne'er  to  part  again. 

*'  Then  gird  thine  armour  on,' lore, 
Nor  faint  thou  by  the  way. 
Till  Boodh  shall  fait  and  Burmah's  soiiit 
Shall  own  Mcssiali's  pway." 

Her  strength  after  this  so  rapidly 
deolinedi  that  her  husband  expected  to 
be  under  the  painful  necessity  of  bury- 
ing her  in  the  sea.  "  But/'  he  observes, 
"  it  was  so  ordered  by  diyine  Providenoe, 
that,  when  the  indioations  of  approach- 
ing death  had  becolne  strongly  marked, 
the  ship  came  to  anchor  in  the  port  of 
St.  Helena.  For  three  days  she  con- 
tinved  to  sink  rapidly^  though  her 
bodily  aafierings  were  not  yery  severe.  | 


Her  mind  beoame  liable  to  wander ; 
but  a  single  word  was  sufficient  to  re- 
call and  steady  her  reooUeotion.  On 
the  CTcning  of  the  dlst  of  August,  she 
appeared  to  be  drawing  near  to  the  end 
of  her  pilgrimage.  The  children  took 
leave  of  her  and  retired  to  rest.  I  sat 
alone  by  the  side  of  her  bed  during  the 
hours  of  the  night,  endeayouring  to 
administer  relief  to  the  distressed  body 
and  oonsolation  to  the  departing  soul. 
At  two  o^dock  ,in  the  morning,  wishing 
to  obtain  one  more  token  of  recognition, 
I  roused  her  attention,  and  said, '  Do 
you  still  love  the  Saviour  T  *  Oh,  yes,* 
she  replied,  *  I  ever  love  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ.'  I  said  again,  *  Do  you  still  love 
me  ? '  She  replied  in  the  affirmative,  by  a 
peculiar  expression  of  her  own.  '  Then 
give  me  one  more  kiss ;'  and  we  ex- 
changed that  token  of  love  for  the  last 
time*  Another  hour  passed,  liie  ooi^ 
tinned  to  recede,  andj  she  ceased  to. 
breathe*  For  a  moment  I  traced  her 
upward  flight,  and  thought  of  the 
wonders  which  were  opening  to  her 
view.  I  then  closed  her  sightless  eyes, 
dressed  her,  for  the  last  time,  in  the 
drapery  of  death;  and  being  quite 
exhausted  with  many  sleepless  nights, 
I  threw  myself  down  and  slept.  On 
awaking  in  the  morning,  I  saw  the 
children  standing  and  weeping  around 
the  body  of  their  dear  mother,  then,  for 
the  first  time,  inattentive  to  their  cries. 
In  the  course  of  the  day  a  coffin  was 
procured  from  the  shore,  in  which  I 
placed  all  that  remained  of  her  whom  I 
had  so  much  loved ;  and  after  a  prayer 
had  been  offered  by  a  dear  brother 
minister  from  the  town,  the  Rev.  31  r. 
Bertram,  we  proceeded  in  boats  to  the 
shore.  There  we  were  met  by  the 
colonial  ohaplMU,  and  accompanied  to 
the  burial-ground  by  the  adherents  and 
friends  of  Mr.  Bertram,  and  a  large  con- 
course of  the  inhabitants.  They  had 
prepared  the  grave  in  a  beautiful^  «>Vi^^^ 
spot,  coniiguo\ia  to  \»iiQ  f^tvi^  q*^  ^^^ 


344 


REMARKS  ON  GALATIAKS  III.  20. 


Chater,  a  missionary  from  Ceylon,  who  | 
had  died  in  similar  circumstances  on  ■ 
her  passage  home.     There  I  saw  her 
safely  deposited,  and  in  the  language  of  < 
prayer,  which  we  had  often  presented 
together  at  the  throne  of  grace,  I  blessed  ' 
Ck>d  that  her  body  had  attained  the 
repose  of  the  grave,  and  her  spirit  the 
repose  of  paradise.    After  the  funeral, 
the  dear  friends  of  Mr.  Bertram  took 
me  to  their  houses  and  their  hearts; 
and   their   conversation    and   prayers 
afforded  me  unexpected  relief  and  con- 
solation.   But  I  was  obliged  to  hasten 


on  board  ship,  and  we  immediaftclf 
went  to  sea.  On  the  following  moraiiig 
no  vestage  of  the  island  was  difoeraibk 
in  the  diatant  horizon.  For  a  few  dajt, 
in  the  solitude  of  my  cabin,  with  dj 
poor  children  crying  around  me,  I  coold 
not  help  abandoning  myself  to  heart- 
breaking sorrow.  But  the  promiaes  of 
the  gospel  came  to  mj  aid,  and  futk 
stretched  her  view  to  the  bright  worid 
of  eternal  life,  and  anticipated  a  hxppf 
meeting  with  those  beloved  beii^ 
whose  bodies  are  mouldering  at  Amhent 
and  St.  Helena.'' 


REMARKS  ON  GALATIANS  III.  20. 

nr   THE   BEV.   THOMAS  OWEN. 
"  Now  a  mediator  i«  not  a  mediator  of  one  bat  God  u  one.'* — Gal.  liL  20. 


This  passage,  like  many  more  in  the 
Pauline  epistles,  is  obscure  through  its 
brevity.  To  some  it  has  the  appearance 
of  a  parenthesis,  and  it  has  been  taken 
even  for  a  gloss,  by  men  of  considerable 
name.  But  its  connection  with  the 
matter  in  hand  may  be  made  apparent, 
and  indeed  the  context  is  the  true 
guide  to  its  interpretation. 

Since  the  time  of  Locke,  who  adopted 
an  old  idea,  it  has  been  common  to 
supply  the  word  "party"  after  the 
word  "  one,"  thus — "  Now  a  mediator  is 
not  a  mediator  of  one  part?/  only ;  but 
God  is  one  party^  The  explanation 
given  being  in  substance  as  follows : — 
In  the  covenant  made  with  Abraham 
he  and  all  his  spiritual  seed,  both  Jews 
and  Gentiles,  were  one  party,  and  God 
was  the  other.  Of  this  covenant  Christ 
was  the  mediator.  But  in  the  legal 
covenant  at  Sinai,  of  which  Moses  was 
the  mediator,  there  was  only  God  and 
Israel.  Moses  did  not  transact  for 
Gentiles,  who  made  a  portion  of  one  of 
the  parties  in  the  other  and  former 
covenant.  These  were  neither  present 
at  the  making  of  the  legal  covenant, 
nor  ooncemed  ip  it,     Therctoi^  tVi^ 


covenant  with  Abraham  could  not  be 
dissolved  by  the  legal  one,  but  remaiu 
unaffected  by  it. 

The  word  party  is  probably  the  belt 
we  can  supply ;  but  the  explanation  is 
not  so  satisfactory.  It  is  true  it  aims 
at  making  the  passage  connected  with 
the  apostle's  purpose  ;  and,  in  my  jud^ 
ment,  this  is  a  commendation.  It  com- 
pares the '  two  covenants  and  goes  to 
show  the  difference  between  the  position 
of  Moses  the  mediator  of  one  and  Christ 
the  mediator  of  the  other — one  standing 
between  God  and  Israel  only,  the  other 
between  God  and  all  the  spiritual 
children  of  Abraham.  To  interpret  thus 
is  far  better  than  to  take  the  mediator 
to  be  Moses  alone,  as  some  have  done, 
or  Christ  alone  as  Granville  Penn  has 
done.  Such  interpretations  appear  to 
make  the  primary  idea  to  be  the 
transactions  of  the  mediator  between  the 
respective  jmrties.  But  the  apostle  does 
not  appear  to  intend  this,  but  some- 
thing of  a  prior  kind — the  choice  and  ap- 
poirUment  of  the  mediator  in  each  case. 
The  explanation  of  Locke  seems  liable 
to  two  objections,  first,  that  not  on!^ 
God  «Ad  Israel^  the  parties  to  the  legal 


BBMARES  ON  QALATIANS  III.  20. 


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coTenant^  were  present  and  consenting 
to  the  transaction  at  Sinai,  but  a  part 
of  the  gpirUual  seed  of  Abrahanii  one  of 
the  parties  in  the  other  covenant,  were 
present  and  consented  also.  So  that 
the  parties  in  the  two  covenants  instead 
of  being  different  were  substantially 
though  not  numerically  the  same. 
Secondly,  this  interpretation  seems  to 
imply  that  had  each  of  the  parties  in 
the  covenant  with  Abraham  been  pre- 
sent at  Sinai,  when  the  legal  covenant 
was  made  four  hundred  and  thirty  years 
afterwards,  the  former  might  have  been 
dissolved  by  the  latter  with  mutual 
consent,  which  is  a  dangerous  assump- 
tion, and  supposes  the  gospel  covenant 
to  have  originated  in  the  consent  of  the 
two  parties  mediated  between. 

The  mediation  of  Moses  and  the 
covenant  under  which  he  acted  did 
originate  in  the  mutual  agreement  of 
God  and  Israel.  The  mediator  was  pro- 
posed by  the  people  who  were  sore 
afraid  to  meet  God  and  hear  his  voice, 
and  God  consented  to  it;  the  choice 
and  appointment  was  by  two  parties. 
Deut.  V.  24 — 31.  But  the  mediation  of 
Christ,  like  the  gospel  covenant  of  which 
he  is  mediator,  originated  in  God  alone. 

It  is  submitted  that  the  apostle  meant 
to  say  to  the  effect  that  the  mediator, 
Moses,  under  the  law,  as  in  most  cases 
of  mediation,  was  chosen  and  appointed 
by  the  consent  of  the  two  parties,  God 
and  Israel,  between  whom  he  was  to 
act ;  it  was  a  mutual  compact.  But 
the  mediator,  Christ,  under  the  gospel, 
unlike  other  cases  of  mediation,  was 
chosen  and  appointed  by  God  alone, 
originated  with  one  'party  only,  it  was  a 
matter  of  favour. 

The  legal  mediation  was  not  intended 
for  the  reconciliation  of  parties  at 
variance.  Moses  was  not  a  mediator 
to  reconcile  God  and  Israel,  but  simply 
to  be  the  medium  of  mutual  intercourse; 
his  was  a  mediation  of  intercession. 
The  end  of  the  mediation  of  Christ  is 

VOL.   Xril, — FOURTH  BEBJMB, 


"to  bring  us  to  God,"  who  were  his 
enemies.  To  reconcile  Qod  ^o  im  by  his 
blood,  to  reconcile  us  to  Qod  by  his 
Spirit.  Reconciliation  is  its  primary 
object;  a  medium  of  intercourse  for 
the  reconciled  a  secondary  one. 

To  the  choice  and  appointment  of 
this  mediator  man  neither  would  nor 
could  have  been  a  party.  He  would 
not,  if  he  could,  because  of  his  enmity 
to  God,  and  he  could  not,  if  he  would, 
becauseaguilty  and  condemned  creature, 
not  to  insist  that  the  appointment  was 
wholly  made  before  he  was  born,  and 
made  in  anticipation  of  his  fall  into  a 
criminal  state. 

Thus  the  gospel  and  its  mediator  are 
magmfied  above  Moses  and  the  law,  but 
without  depreciating  or  opposing  them, 
as  the  first  only  can  give  life  to  a  sinner, 
the  other  being  intended,  so  far  as  of 
moral  principles,  only  to  restrain  crime, 
and  to  convince  men  that  they  are 
sinners,  that  so  they  might  seek  life 
through  the  mediator  of  the  gospel 
covenant.  Such  was  the  aim  of  the 
apostle  in  this  part  of  the  epistle,  his 
intention  being  to  rectify  a  strong  dis- 
position in  the  Galatians  to  blend  the 
law  and  the  gospel  to  the  perversion  of 
the  latter.  He  compares  the  two,  and 
shows  the  different  nature,  effect,  and 
design  of  them.  The  law  is  a  rule  of 
practice,  the  gospel  a  promise  of  favour ; 
the  one  requires  obedience,  the  other 
faith  ;  nor  can  these  respective  require- 
ments be  exchanged  or  in  the  least 
blended.  The  law  convinces  and  con- 
demns ;  the  gospel  justifies  and  brings 
pardon.  The  design  of  the  law,  in  part 
at  least,  was  for  the  time  being  to 
rcstram  crime,  and  to  be  a  sort  of  bond 
of  union  between  Israel  as  a  nation,  and 
God  as  their  national  ruler.  The  design 
of  the  gospel  is  to  restore  us  to  favour 
and  heaven.  Mediation  in  one  case  was 
suitably  a  compact,  in  the  other  simply 
a  favour. 

CranfvM^  Beds. 

^  1^ 


516' 

TRANSFERRED  WORDS  IN  THE  COMMON  BNOLISH  TESTAMENT. 

XO.   XTIII. — BABBATH. 

^  The  Hebrew  word  Sabbath,  which  in  the  following  instances,  the  rendering 

signifies  Rest,  or  Cessation  from  Laboor^  \g  «  week.'* 
was  transferred  into  both  the  Greek  and 

Latin  knguages  before  the  New  Testa-  ^'**-  *'^»'-  ^-  -^^  ^*  ^*R»*»  *•  daw* twnA 

ment  was  written.    Dr.  John  Owen,  in    „,      .«         ^.^^^^^^f*^^,"^*^?* 
t  .  «  %   , ,         .^  ^.  ' ,       Murk  x?L  2.  ^..^Vctt  etrij  in  iha  mtnmf, 

his  very  learned  Lxercitations  on  the  ;  til*  first  (<Uy)  of  the  ■iZ 

day  of  Sacred  Rest,  referring  to  the'  9 "VSbcn  Jew.  wm  risen  ««!/, 

various   applications  of   the   word    of  tbefirat  (daj)oftheKvdL 

different  kinds  of  rest  in  the  Old  Testa-  '  Luke  xvlii.  12.  ...I  fast  twice  in  tbe  icoeft,  I  pirc 
ment,  adds,  "And  this  various  use  of!  tithefof  nllthnt  Iposwsi. 

the  word  was  taken    up    among  the    ''**'*  ''»• ' '^^  ^"^  ^^^^  of  the  •«» 

Grecians  and  Latins   also.     As    they  ~*    ^"^    M-gWeae 

borrowed  the  word  from  the  Jews,  so  ;  jg Then  the  same  day  at  ct«. 

they  did  its  use.    The  Greek  aafifiarov  ;  ing,  being  the  fiwi  (day) 

is  merely  the  Hebrew  iTnair,  or  perhaps  |  of  the  tree*. 

formed  by  the  addition  of  their  usual  |  Actsxx.  7 And  npon  the  first  day  of  the 

termination  from  nnu',  whence  also  our 
apostle  frames  his  ffapparifffihc,  Tlie 
Latin  Sahhatum  is  the  same.  And  they 
use  this  word,  though  rarely,  to  express 
the  last  day  of  the  week.  So  Suetonius 
in  Tiber.  *  Diogenes  Qrammaticus  Sab- 
batis  disputare  Rhodi  Eolitus.'  And 
the  LXX.  always  so  express  the  seventh 
day  sabbath,  and  frequently  they  use  it 
for  a  week  also." 

This  last  observation  throws  light  on 
the  occasional  deviation  of  our  trans 
lators  from  their  general  practice  of 
traosf erring  the  words.    In  instances 


week,  when  the  diidpks 
came  together  to  hrak 
breadL 

"The  week"  is  in  these  cases  eqnin- 
lent  to  the  expression  usually  rendered 
sabbath  or  sabbaths.  On  this  use  of  the 
word,  Gill  writes  thus  in  his  ExpodtioB 
of  Matthew  xxviii.  1,  "Towards the f*-* 
day  of  the  week,  or  sabbaths ;  so  the 
Jews  used  to  call  the  days  of  the  week, 
the  first  day  of  the  sabbath,  the  second 
day  of  the  sabbath,  <fec.*'  Of  this  he 
gives  instances  from  the  Misnah,  and 
the  Gcmara.  C.  C.  Tittman,  in  like 
too  numerous  to  be  specified,  there  will  I  manner  say?,  in  commenting  on  John 
be  found  in  the  English  Testament,  |  xx.  1.  2,  "  It  is  well  known  that  accord- 
" sabbath,"  "sabbath  day,"  and  "sab-  \  ing  to  Hebrew  usage,  the  week  was 
bath  days,"  all  representing  the  Greek  |  called  eafipaTa,  [sabbata]  the  plural 
orms  of  the  Hebrew  word  sabbath ;  but  '  number  being  put  for  the  singular.*^ 


LETTER  FROM  THE  LATE  REV.  J.  H.  EVANS,  M.A.,  TO  THE  HON. 

AND  REV.  B.  W.  NOEL,  IVLA 

Mt  dear  Sib  and  Bbother, — Though  1  in  churdi  govemnient,  or  even  the  or- 
not  more  dear  to  me  than  before  you  |  dinances  of  Christ's  house  coold  ever 
took  the  present  trying  step ;  for  I  feel ,  form.  My  writing  to  you  on  the  present 
that  the  bond  that  binds  us  together  is  >  occasion  is  simply  to  say  that,  if  it  at 
£w  stronger  than  any  mere  agtecm^xiti^^  w»^td%  mt\i  "vout  future  pbns  t© 


SUBMISSION  AND  HOPE. 


547 


make  any  use  of  John  Street  chapel, 
either  on  the  Lord's  Day  afternoon  or 
any  evening  of  the  week,  it  is  most  en- 
tirely at  your  senrice  for  as  long  a  period 
aa  you  think  proper.  I  cannot,  how- 
erer,  conclude,  haying  some  experience 
of  the  pain  the  present  step  most  have 
oeoasioned  yon,  though  it  is  thirty-three 
years  since  I  was  led  to  take  the  same 
myielf,  without  assuring  you  that,  with 
all  the  tender  love  that  I  bear  towards 


my  Christian  brethren  in  the  establish- 
ment, I  have  never  seen  cause  to  regret 
it  for  five  seconds,  and  feel  assured  I 
never  shall.  May  I  add  that  I  hope  no 
earthly  inducement  will  prevail  upon 
you  to  refrain,  even  fbr  a  season,  from 
preaching  that  gospel  in  which  God  has 
so  abundantly  blessed  you.  I  am,  yours, 
Respectfully  and  affectionately, 


J.  n.  Evans. 


1849. 


EXTRACTS  PROM  A  DEACON'S  SCRAP  BOOK. 


Never  rebuke  any  one  without  pray- 
ing for  him. — Adams's  Private  Thoughts, 

While  the  heathen  had  their  gods 
many  and  their  lords  many — their  god 
of  wisdom,  their  goddess  of  beauty,  their 
god  of  courage — they  had  no  god  of 
holiness. — Rtv.  J,  IT,  Eoans, 

Some  might  say,  "What  have  you  to 
do  with  the  Missionary  Society  when 
you  have  so  much  business?  But  I 
could  tell  them  they  know  nothing 
about  it.  Attention  to  the  cause  of 
Christ  and  our  religious  duties  does  not 
distract,  but  it  bears  up  and  strength- 
en?, the  mind  to   go  with  zeal    and 


patience  through  all  the  duties  of  life. 
—Rev.  E,  Bicktrtteth,  wh<n  a  SolicUor^ 
in  practtct, 

Christianity  is  unmeaning  if  any  man 
may  build  himself  a  castle  and  store  it 
with  all  he  wants,  and  care  nothing  for 
the  man  beyond  it,  and  die  with  a  good 
hope  of  heaven,  though  none  thaU  miss 
him  or  grieve  for  him  when  his  account 
is  ended.-^Rev.  J,  If.  Oumej/. 

Seed  sown  in  a  land  which  is  broken 
in  pieces  thrives  and  prospers,  but  that 
which  falls  on  a  land  not  broken  will 
bring  forth  no  fruit. — Preston. 


SUBMISSION  AND  EOPE. 


Oh !  Jenit.  1mt«  not  me, 
Thoogh  fall  of  sin  I  bc~ 

Love,  love  mo  yd  ! 
Oh  !  take  me  to  Thy  breast, 
For  tbtre  I'U  find  true  rest, 
Aud  with  tbj  lore  possvu!. 

All  else  forget. 


When  I'm  with  Tkco  abore* 
I'll  thank  Thee  for  the  lovo 

That  sends  this  palu  ; 
Though  dork  my  way  appear. 
And  washed  with  many  a  tear. 
The  prospect  yet  will  clear. 

When  hoav'u  I  giln. 


Oh  I  guide  me,  Saviour,  cow ! 
SubmisslTe  may  I  bow 

Unto  Thy  wlU ; 
If  trials  bo  my  lot,— 
My  home  a  fta^ft  spot- 
There,  SaTioor,  leare  me  not 

Be  near  me  still ! 

From  "  LoitUa  To  a  PWl  uKau*:' 


M8 


REVIEWS. 


HUtorff  of  the  PropagaHan  of  Chrittianity 
among  th$  Heathen  since  the  Reformation, 
By  the  Rev,  William  Drown,  M.D. 
Third  Edition,  brought  down  to  the  pre- 
sent time.  Three  Volumes.  Blackwood 
and  Sons.     1854.    368. 

Nearly  thirty  years  have  elapsed 
since  the  author  published  in  two 
Yolumcs  his  second  edition — years  in 
which  a  very  large  extension  has  been 
given  to  the  evangelic  labours  of  the 
Christian  churches  of  England,  America, 
and  the  Continent  of  Europe.  The 
extent  and  character  of  these  exertions 
to  spread  the  knowledge  of  Christ  con- 
stitute one  of  the  most  remarkable 
features  of  the  modern  history  of  the 
church,  to  which  no  parallel  can  be 
found  in  any  previous  age,  except 
perhaps  the  days  of  its  infancy,  when 
apostles,  sustained  by  the  might  of  the 
Holy  Spirit,  bore  aloft  "in  all  the 
world "  the  banner  of  the  cross,  every- 
where to  conquer. 

Possessing  no.'supornatural  powers, 
clothed  with  infirmity,  the  church  of 
this  era  has  endeavoured  to  tread  in 
the  path  of  its  founders.  If  with  varied 
success,  sometimes  with  defeat,  yet  zeal 
has  not  slackened,  but  increased,  and 
the  results  after  all  deductions  have 
been  made,  arising  from  too  sanguine 
anticipations  and  partial  views,  are 
such  as  to  afford  an  ample  source  of 
encouragement  and  gratulation.  God 
has  been  with  his  people.  The  progress 
of  gospel  light  in  the  East  and  the  West 
testifies    his    faithfulness    and    saving 

mercy. 

Yet  such  will  not  be  the  conclusion 
to  which  many  of  the  readers  of  these 
volumes  will  come.  The  work  is  indeed 
a  most  laborious  one.  It  is  the  product 
of  an  immense  amount  of  toil.  But 
its  plan  is  ^ch  as  to  bring  into  view 


rather  the  feeUe  vacillating  endeavovi 
of  man,  than  the  mighty  working  of 
Gk>d.  Ton  see  everywhere  the  earthiw 
of  the  vessel,  and  but  seldom  the  ezed- 
lency  of  the  power  of  Qod. 

The  author*8  plan  is  an  nnfortimile 
one.    It  entails  a  vast  labour  in  tht 
perusal  of  reports  and  missionary  pub- 
lications, and  after  all  gives  a  moit 
partial  and  imperfect  view.     It  if  ia 
(act  a  very  imperfect  history  of  some  of 
the  labours  of  missionary  societies,  and 
not  a  wide  and  descriptive  aocoont  of 
the  spread  of  the  gospel  in.  any  lani 
The  first  volume  opens  with  an  aocoont, 
in  a  few  pages,  of   the    unfortunite 
attempt  made  by  a  few  Swiss  at  the 
time  of  the  Reformation,  to  give  the 
word  of  life  to  the  South  Amcrictt 
continent,  in  the  Spanish  possessions  of 
Brazil.    Three  pages  are  devoted  to  the 
effort  made  by  Qustavus  Yasa  to  com- 
municate the  word  of  life  to  Lapland. 
Then    follow    the    endeavours  of  the 
Dutch  in  the  Eastern  Archipelago ;  of 
'  the  Anglo-Americans  among  the  Indians 
I  of  North  America  ;  of  the  Danes  in  the 
j  East  Indies  and  Greenland.  This  brings 
I  the  author  to  the  modem  period,  and 
I  we  are  favoured  with  a  tolerably  ample 
I  account  of  the  Moravian  missions  in  all 
'  parts  of  the  world.    The  volume  closes 
I  with  a  most  meagre  and  depreciatory 
I  view    of    the    labours    of    the   great 
j  methodist  body  of  this  country. 
I      The  second  volume  opens  with  an  ac- 
count, in  seventy-eight  pages,  of  the  Bap- 
tist Missionary  Society,  but  is  confined 
to  the  missions  in  India  and  Jamaica. 
To  the  labours  of  the  London  Mission- 
ary Society  nearly  two  hundred  pages 
are  devoted ;  by  far  the  larger  part  of 
which  is  occupied  with  the  South  Seasi 
and  only  one  page  to  their  flourishing 
misalouft  in  Southern  India.    A  similar 


\ 


BROWN'S  BISTORT  OF  MISSIONS. 


548 


oontraoted  view  ifl  given  of  the  mis- 
gionB  of  the  Oharch  Missionary  Society. 
Then  come  four  pages  of  hurried  refer- 
ence to  the  missions  of  the  Propagation 
Society,  and  six  only  to  the  valuable 
mnd  successful  mission  of  our  General 
Baptist  brethren  in  Orissa.  The  latter 
portion  of  this  and  the  whole  of  the 
third  volume  contains  brief  accounts  of 
nearly  all  the  minor  missionary  bodies. 
The  American  Board  of  Foreign  Mis- 
lions  has  a  tolerably  large  share  of 
attention,  followed  by  some  account  of 
the  mission  of  the  American  baptists 
in  Burmah  and  North  America. 

It  will  thus  be  seen  that  the  author 
has  given  us  a  sketch  of  the  doiugs  of 
missionary  societies,  rather  than  a 
luminous  and  connected  view  of  what 
has  been  done  in  heathen  lands.  To 
obtain  a  conspectus  of  the  results 
of  missionary  effort  in  a  particular 
r^on,  the  reader  will  have  to  turn 
over  many  pages,  scattered  through 
the  three  volumes,  and  will  then  dis- 
cover that  the  authpr's  plan  forbids 
the  presentation  of  a  full  or  clear 
aoooont  of  missionary  labour  in  any. 
Two  courses  were  open  to  the  author, 
either  to  give  a  history  of  the  efforts 
of  every  society,  which  should  then 
have  embraced  all  their  missions,  or 
taking  each  country  by  itself  to  pre- 
sent a  broad  and  comprehensive  sketch 
of  the  evangelic  labours  of  Christians  in 
it.  The  last  course  would  have  been 
the  more  laborious,  but  infinitely  more 
instructive  and  useful.  As  it  is,  we 
have  only  brief  and  imperfect  accounts 
of  what  each  missionary  body  has  done, 
or  attempted  to  do,  in  some  parts  of  its 
wide  field. 

It  will  be  sufficient,  in  order  to  give 
an  idea  of  the  work,  to  describe  the 
author^B  procedure  with  regard  to  the 
Baptist  Missionary  Society.  A  few  of 
the  interesting  circumstances  which 
attended  the  formation  of  the  mission 
are  detailed^  and  the  early  struggles  of 


Dr.  Carey  in  India  are  told  in  pleasing 
narrative.  The  attempted  formation 
of  a  mission  in  Burmah,  Assam,  and 
other  parts  of  the  East  are  briefly- 
hinted  at.  The  loss  at  Serampore  by 
the  fire,  and  the  treatment  received  by 
the  missionaries  from  the  East  India 
Company  are  also  described.  But  wiU 
the  reader  believe  that  the  name  of 
Fuller  does  not  once  occur  in  the  whole 
narrative  1  Not  one  line  is  devoted  to 
the  remarkable  results  of  his  energetic 
exertions  in  this  country  in  rousing  the 
dormant  energies  of  the  church,  and  in 
openiug  India  to  the  servants  of  Christ. 
Instead  of  this  we  are  treated  with  a 
long  dissertation  on  the  Serampore 
controversy,  in  which  the  author  ar- 
rives at  the  conclusion  that  Drs. 
Carey,  and  Marshman,  and  Mr.  Ward, 
acted  a  most  dishonest  and  discredi- 
table part.  It  is  not  our  purpose  to 
enter  on  the  subject.  Whatever  is 
required  to  defend  or  explain  the 
conduct  of  these  eminent  men  will 
be  done  by  an  abler  hand.  But  we 
regret  that  Dr.  Brown  should  have 
thought  it  necessary  to  fan  the  dying 
embers  of  an  almost  forgotten  strife, 
while  there  remained  for  him  more  in- 
viting themes  in  the  blessed  results 
which  have  flowed  from  the  labours  of 
the  men  engaged  in  it.  It  may  illus- 
trate the  weakness  of  men ;  but  certainly 
does  not  inform  us  on  the  progress  of 
the  gospel  of  Christ. 

After  a  mere  mention  of  other  stations 
of  the  Society  in  India,  but  without  in 
the  least  degree  attempting  to  describe 
their  condition  or  usefulness,  the  author 
turns  to  the  mission  in  Jamaica.  He 
plunges  at  once  into  the  scenes  of 
turmoil,  chapel  burning,  imprisonment, 
and  insurrection  that  preceded  the 
emancipation  of  the  slaves.  It  is  ob- 
vious to  him  that  the  baptist  mission- 
aries had  excited  the  wrath  of  the 
planting  interest,  which  h^  ^ttxiVsvAfia 
to  the  system  puT«\x^\>^  V)afcu\,V>MaXi 


550  BROWN^S  HISTORY  OF  MISSIOKa 

BO  far  as  wc  can  understand,  the  system  ;  dicate  that  Dr.  Brown*8  ideM  eonU 
of  leaders.  We  do  not  know  how  far  ;  reach  beyond  the  present  and  palpabki 
worldly  mon  may  l>c  interested  in  beyond  the  temporary  incidents  of  niii> 
questions  of  churcli  polity  ;  but  wo  knve  ,  sionary  work,  to  its  lasting  and  per 
thoughtthatthehostilityoftlic  planters  .  mancnt  results.  And  this  ^tm^t 
to  tho  baptists  and  their  chapels  liad  a  '  relates  only  to  India, 
very  diflerent  origin.  The  names  of ;  "  We  must  not,  however,"  he  s^% 
Knibb  and  BurchuU  indued  appear  in  I  "  estimate  the  importance^of  the  Baptat 
connection  with  the  insurrection ;  but  ■  Mission  in  India  simply  by  its  moR 
no  one  would  imagine,  from  tho  author's  immediate  results.  Perhape  there  ii 
narration,  that  the  crimes  of  slavery  no  mission,  if  wo  take  into  ncoonnt  Hi 
were  at  tho  bottom  of  the  hostility  they  whole  bearings,  which  has  had,  directlj 
encountered,  and  that  tho  persecutions  and  indirectly,  so  great  and  extensTt 
of  tho  missionaries  owed  thoir  origin  to  an  influence  in  regard  to  the  propa^ 
their  consistent  protest  against  this  tion  of  Christianity  in  the  world,  and 
curse  of  humanity,  and  to  the  planters'  particularly  among  'tho  heathen,  as  tbe 
perception  of  the  fact  that  the  en-  baptist  mission  in  India,*'  YoL  ii.  p.  77. 
lightenment  of  the  negroes  was  in-  |  Now  we  do  not  undervalue  the  detvl 
compatible  with  their  own  supposed  of  tho  successes  or  failures  of  missioB- 
intorestp.  The  labour  of  these  good  arics.  We  are  glad  to  reap  from  the 
men,  conjoined  with  those  of  the  !  one  encouragement,  from  the  other 
Macaulays,  the  Wilberforccs,  and  the  warning.  We  do  not  object  to  u 
Clarksons  of  this  country,  overthrew  impartial  review  or  a  just  judgment  of 
amid  the  loud  outcries  of  tho  oppressor  ,  thoso  events  which  have  stirred  np 
the  horrid  system  of  servitude ;  but  hunnn  passions  among  the  servants  of 
their  services  meet  with  no  praise  from  '  Christ.  Sjme  benefit  maj  perhaps 
the  author  of  these  Tol:imer..  follow  thuir  romiuisccnco.     But  we  do 

The  leadership  of  the  churches  next  complain  of  a  history  of  the  propagi- 
ol)tains  the  author's  notice,  and  with  a  .  tion  of  Christianity  which  deals  mainljr 
good  degree  of  impartiality  he  stiitcs  with  those  subjects,  and  passes  by  the 
tho  case  as  between  iU  opponents  and  workinrjs  of  that  mighty  power  which 
friends,  not,  however,  without  casting  a  operates  through  these  human  con- 
shadow  on  tho  course  taken  by  the  diiions,  in  their  very  bosom  plants  and 
Committee.  With  a  slight  rcforenco  to  chcrishos  the  seed  of  God*s  kin,'rdoni 
tho  Calabar  Institution  and  the  pre-  amongst  men ;  which  observes  only  or 
sent  numbers  and  condition  of  the  chiefly  the  floating  mistp,  the  dancing 
churches  in  tho  island,  he  dismisJH?8  all  '  motes,  the  noxious  exhalations  which 
further  reference  to  tho  evangelic  ;  attend  the  rising  sun  to  its  nud-d.iy 
labours  of  tho  Baptist  ^Missionary  i  throne  of  light,  leaving  unnoted  the 
Society.  |  vigorous  life  and  harvest  promise  which 

This  example  of  tho  treatment  of  the  !  more  slo'ivly  follow  in  its  path, 
noble  subject  before  him,  may  suffice  to  .  If,  for  oxa:npl?,  tlio  spiritu.il  con- 
indicate  tho  author's  fitness  for  his  I  dition  of  the  churches  of  all  deno!nina- 
task.  We  are  surprised  at  the  want  of  j  tions  in  the  West  Indies  is  not  all  (fast 
appreciation  everywhere  shown  of  the  i  could  bo  desired,  if  declension  has  fol- 
grandeur  of  the  missionary  enterprise.  |  lowed  the  attainment  of  freedom,  if 
The  following  is  tho  only  sentence  we  j  crime  and  licentiousness  are  fotind 
can  find  in  the  account  of  the  Daptist  existing  among  both  blacks  and  whites, 
MiMioimry  Society  which  seemA  to  \nr\^i  thfii^  ax«  hu.ndiedi   of  thoutandi 


YOUNQ  ON  THE  MILLENNIUM. 


t5l 


now  not  God,  yet  is  there  anothr^r 

0  the  pictare.  Once  the  people 
slaves ;  now  they  are  free,  and 
we  their  freedom  to  the  missionary 
rators  of  Christianity.  Once  the 
t  were  bowed  down  by  cruel  super- 
is,  the  transferred  heritage  of  their 
iQ  birth ;  now  Obeahism  and  its 

follies  have  almost  entirely,  and 
me    islands    altogether  vanished 
Once  the  marriage  tie  was  un- 
1,  and  an  almost  indiscriminate  { 
binage  practised ;  now,   but  few  ; 
A  a  state  condemned  by  law  and  ! 
e  word  of  Ood.     Once  the  slave  1 
zed  the  land  he  could  not  own  i 
tears  and   blood  ;    now  tons  of  j 
xnds  possess  the  freehold  of  estates 
rhich    they    formerly    toiled    in  ' 
388  misery.    Smiling  villages  have 
g  up,  with  neat  and  ornate  dwell- 
where    a    few    short    years    ago 
wretched    bondsman    crept    into 
'elling  scarce  fit   for    the  cattle 
which  he  was  herded  and  classed, 
es    of    prayer    have    multiplied,  j 
ire  attended  by  a  far  larger  pro- 
m  of  the  population  than  is  the 
in  this  highly  favoured  country, 
ery  rank  of  life  may  be  found  men 
5  colour  aloue  indicates  a  physical 
iCtion  from  the  white  race,  which  | 

moral  and  int<;llectual  qualities 

1  confound.  In  a  word,  with  few 
•tions,  the  islands  of  the  West  are 

Christian  than  lands  that  have 

born  the  came.  Missionaries, 
r  God's  blessing,  have  won  them 

degradation,  and  set  them  as 
t  gems  in  the  crown  of  II im  who 

forth  with  his  servants  conqucr- 
nd  to  conquer. 

.  Brown  pleads  scripture  example 
he  full  detail  he  has  given  of 
es  and  imperfections ;  but  he  has 
tten    that    inspired  men  employ 

only  to  illustrate  the' glory  of  their 
,  and  to  gather  for  him  the  praise. 
emur  to  the  sanction  sought  when 


the  effect  will  be  to  darken  the  Chris- 
tian's  hope  of  the  dawn  of  a  brighter 
day,  and  to  check  a  seal  never  too 
active  in  the  Saviour's  cause.  The  con- 
templation of  man's  work  alone  will 
ever  result  in  this,  though  it  be  man's 
work  in  the  noblest  and  best  of  employ* 
ments.  Let  us  combine  with  it  the 
contemplation  of  what  God  has  wrought* 
and  though  we  may  be  humbled,  we 
shall  be  stimulated  and  sustained  in  the 
arduous  duties  to  which  He  has  called 
us. 

It  is  with  much  regret  that  we  have 
felt  constrained  to  give  this  unfavour- 
able judgment  on  the  laborious  woiic 
before  us.  But  we  are  sure  that  the 
history  of  the  propagation  of  Chris-* 
tianity  in  order  to  be  written  aright, 
must  have  an  historian  of  wider  sympa- 
thies, larger  comprehension,  and  pro- 
founder  knowledge  of  its  workings  and 
results  than  Dr.  Brown  has  shown  him- 
self to  be.  U. 


Short  Argnmenh  about  the  MiUenmum ; 
Plain  Pmofs  fjr  Plain  Chntlians,  thai 
the  Coming  of  Christ  will  not  be  Premtl- 
lennial ;  that  hit  Reign  on  earth  mnU  not 
be  Personal.  A  Book  for  the  Timee.  By 
Ds.vjiMiN  Charles  Youxo,  Ifiuislerai 
the  Darkhouee  Chapel,  Couley,  near 
BiUton,  Staffordshire.  Leeds :  J.  Heaton 
and  Son,  7,  Briggate.  London  :  Houlbton 
and  Stjneman,  Paterncrter  Row.  1854. 
1  Gmo.  pp.  viii.  200.    Price  3s. 

Tub  question  of  Christ's  second 
coming  and  its  attendant  circumstances 
has  during  the  last  few  years,  perhaps 
more  than  any  other  subject,  occupied 
the  thoughts  of  professing  Christians. 
The  premillennial  advent  of  Christ  was 
one  of  the  most  prominent  points  of 
teaching  among ''  the  Brethi-en,"  nearly 
all  of  whom,  though  they  professed  to 
have  no  creed,  believed  that  the  reign 
of  Christ  would  be  personal,  and  be  pre- 
ceded by  his  second  ap^eatuv^*  '^Vi^ 
iadiea    among   \iki^m    w^^^^siS^i   ^^^ 


552 


YOUNG  ON  THE  MILLENNIUM. 


themselves  up  to  the  study  of  prophecy, 
and  in  Plymouth^  Exeter,  and  other 
provincial  towns,  in  their  plain  quaker- 
like garb  and  peculiar  basket  or  reticule 
in  which  their  polyglott  might  be  car- 
ried if  not  displayed,  they  might  be 
continually  seen,  wending  their  way  to 
the  drawing-room  of  some  gifted  bro- 
ther, who, — strange  contrast  to  apostolic 
times ! — was  generally  the  most  wealthy 
of  the  body.  Believing  that  all  other 
books  than  the  bible,  and  the  specula- 
tions of  their  own  brethren,  were  car- 
nal, and  therefore  to  be  eschewed,  their 
minds  greedily  sought  excitement  and 
nourishment  from  the  most  obscure 
portions  of  prophetic  scripture.  Such 
kinds  of  study  gave  the  clever  and 
imaginative  opportunity  for  display  and 
the  gratification  of  vanity.  No  absurdi- 
ties were  too  great  to  be  received  in 
support  of  their  favourite  notion,  and 
the  confession  that  there  were  difficul- 
ties connected  with  every  religious  topic 
was  deemed  by  them  a  sufficient  answer 
to  the  strongest  objections-  When 
fairly  floored  they  would  rise  again, 
like  the  phoenix  from  its  ashes,  and 
advance  again  the  same  arguments 
without  evincing  the  slightest  conscious- 
ness that  they  had  already  been  met 
and  refuted.  Had  "the  Brethren" 
been  content  to  hold  their  opinions  and 
simply  to  edify  one  another,  it  would 
have  been  of  comparatively  little  im- 
portance into  what  extravagances  they 
had  fallen ;  but  they  acted  as  though 
they  had  received  a  special  commission 
from  Heaven  to  indoctrinate  with  them 
the  whole  church  of  Christ,  and  to 
teach  their  fellow  Christians  that  all 
their  efforts  to  benefit  mankind  were 
useless,  that  the  gospel  was  never  in- 
tended to  be  an  instrument  for  the  con- 
version of  sinners,  but  to  be  a  witness 


against  them,  and  that  the  duty  of  the 
church  was  to  sit  with  folded  arms 
awaiting  the  Lord's  coming.  A  greater 
discomfiture  than  the  appearance  of  thk 
mania  among  his  flock,  a  minister  coold 
scarcely  dread.  It  prevented  all  useful- 
ness, and  opened  an  arena  of  contro- 
versy and  strife. 

The  truth  of  these  remarks  has  bees 
experienced  by  the  author  of  the 
volume  before  us.  Surrounded  bj 
these  soi-dUatU  millennarians,  he  mi 
compeUed  to  study  their  opinioni; 
and  he  has,  we  think,  succeeded  hi 
exposing  and  refuting  them.  We 
congratulate  him  on  this  his  fint 
attempt  at  authorship.  The  subjects 
clearly  stated ;  the  views  combated  ire 
put  forth  plainly  and  correctlj — a  tuk 
difficult  of  accomplishment,  as  an  exact 
accordance  can  scarcely  be  found 
between  any  two  of  the  writers  by 
whom  they  are  advocated ;  and  in  t 
simple  manner  the  scriptural  view  of 
the  millennium  and  second  advent  is 
presented.  We  had  intended  giving  a 
summary  of  its  contents,  but  as  the 
book  is  small  we  rather  recommend  our 
readers  to  purchase  and  study  it  for 
themselves. 

The  subject  is  one  deserving  their 
attention  ;  for  though  "  the  Brethren," 
as  a  distinct  body,  are  almost  among 
the  things  that  were,  from  many  pulpits, 
especially  by  the  evangelical  clergy  of 
the  church  of  England,  and  by  man/ 
popular  writers  of  the  present  day,  the 
coming  of  Christ  is  represented  as  an 
event  close  at  hand,  and  his  personal 
reign  is  confidently  affirmed. 

The  sober  and  sensible  writing  of  this 
unpretending  little  book  is  quite  a 
relief  after  the  wild  and  empty  specu- 
lations of  Mob'ncux  and  Dr.  Cumming. 

B. 


BRIEF    NOTICES. 


of  Scriplart;  titatd  m  coHHtr- 
•t  ntirt  Khnai  of  Divine  lUi- 

iiy  Pathick  Paiubairn.  I'ro- 
Oiihtiiy,    Fro:    Cliarch    Colhgt, 

S,co«,l  Editia-,  much  tnlargal 
iL  InTwo  IVimKJ.  EdiuliurKli: 
;lirk.  1854.  8vo.  Pries  ISl 
ir  1815  we  inlroituccd  lo  our 
ime  by  Ihii  autlior  entitled  the 
Scriplure,  ftom  nliidi  we  had 
I    pleasure,    and    on    which   we 


ncceuai;  to  express  our  legnt 

iminendatiim  it  its  prcdeccuor. 
>  (he  Tolumea  heroic  ui  annDaiieei 
in  snhiliDce  ■  Tepublieation  of 
wilhoat  coniidenbic  difference! ; 
in  of  the  work  in  which  the  prin- 
lubjecC  are  fonoBllr  laTeNligated 


e  led  U9  to  compnre  cucfully 
,  if  we  could  hft»c  comonndeU 


1  c1inii};e  ol  otdnion,  hut  from  a 
It  Hie  to|>ic3  could  nol  he  dii- 

fs"RjcnTlvT*cD"me  PruS™f 
Hie  Free  Church  Collein  at 
i  we  doubt  not  that  ■  Uri-e 
Scotluh  Pieabf  terlm  clrrf!^  will 

-  all,  it  \i  right  la  ny  (hit  the 
1  very  mucli  cicelleni  matter; 
of  no  IreMiK  nn  ty|H>loKy  at  »ll 
id  that  Ihe  poiu(>i  uii  which  we 
'  autliDT  dn  not  reUtc  io  much  to 
o  collateral  tornea  to  which  he 
u  the  Abmlianilc  corenant,  the 


/■tei'dcafi  in  tit  Ea^s  MilititTg 
'air  Major  Samnel  Thoq*.  K./l. 
•  Ok  Famgii  Aid  Sucitly.  tfilh 
•Han  and  jipprmllr  hii  fei-mii,. 


Major  Thorpe,  who  foi  the  liat  nine  yean 
his  been  lecieta^  ot  a  weiety  whna  abject  it 
it  to  aid  the  effort!  of  Proteitant  Aaaieiaiuina 


of  bi 


ipe,  pawed  the  fannc 
Comnnn  with  Moore  when   the] 


'^ 


"  buried  him  darkly,  at  dead  of  night,  Ih<  M 
with  tbeir  bayonela  tarainKi"  he  eoconnttrtd 
the  perila  of  (he  fataleipedilion  to  Walcberen; 
he  luitaincd  a  part  in  tbe  Iwttle  of  ToulonM, 
and  remained  in  France  aome  year*  with  (ha 
army  of  occupation;  lie  Hairenratedly  wounded, 
and  once  left  upon  the  Bcld  for  dead.  An  ia- 
tercatiug  account  of  Lii  eai-ly  hiatory  wiitlen 
by  bimaelf  forms  the  principal  part  of  thil 
:ludiDi[  portion,  which  ia  briefl 


be  counted  it  bu  chief  honour  to  aei 
nuLa  of  the  redeemed,  aa  a  aoldiei  u 
of  Jeiui  Chiial." 


CnmpUa  d/  Fmticarry,  Rowmi 
barloruhin.  By  htr  Minitlrr.  A 
Loudon:  Arthur  Hall,  Virtae, 
18M,     Pp.316,     Price  aa.Cd. 


atancei  of  coroparatiTe  poyerty  ahe  paaaed  her 
ahor(  career  on  earth.  Her  hiatory  ii  marked 
by  little  or  no  iocidenl.     Itt  only  ekarm  ia  ber 

Sure  unadorned  piety.  After  lung  menial con- 
ic(  and  Inlter  BOKUub  on  account  of  tin,  the 
Spirit  reTculed  to  her  mind  Jetui  a  full  and 
complete  Sanour,  and  bj'  faith  the  lealiied 
pardon  and  acceptance  with  <iad.  From  tbii 
moment  she  bad  a  full  aif uisoce  of  liope ; 
tbiough  eevetal  yeara  of  bodily  weakneta  ex- 
perienc.d  aweet  peace  and  joy  in  bellevinr ; 
and  at  the  one  of  twenty  died  triumphing  u\ 
ChriaC.  In  (bis  narrative  we  hare  a  beautiful 
illuatration  of  the  power  of  limple  faith  to 
eleiate  the  cturaclei  and  to  auatain  and  cbeer 


It  ii  lii(rh  timo  (bol  this  kind  of  book-makine 
were  liroiiglil  in  >u  end.  The  lady  wboK  lile 
tbb  ToluDie  pmletMa  to  record  waa  no  doubt  a 
rery  amialile,  excellent,  godly  person ;  and  all 
that  it  here  iuid  of  her  may  be  intemling 
enoufzh  to  her  family  and  (he  cboreb  of  which 
"  ■lerachell  is  the  es(eeined  patter.  Beyond 
circle  (ho  book  can  have  no  uttractioat 
irer.  The  best  lUiiigi  ne  luie  notisK^ 
about  it  tie  tbc  vapEi.  t>v°<  btk^^iVoiAn^. 


Slart  ;■  At  Eatt,  or  Pn^ili 
Hv  lilt  Ser.  Jens  SroiciiTi 
U'T.S.     1854.     V2mo.    I'p.' 


offi™  of  |iroiilirt»  anil  opiHtlcs  "llic  <)M 
Tcrtamtnt  being  tbr  vnlix  of  Jiiiw,  llie  New 
~    '    I   both    tntifjinK 


I   lim 


1  lbi> 


Elijili  and  Kliiba,  Jonih,  U<m.  Jati,  Amni, 
Will,  Jtnmuh,  lluiict,  Biilitl,  Thouiu. 
Pl.ilip,  Vctir,  tfaa  twa  Jainwi,  PtuI,  Jobn, 
JiiiUi,  Judi.  The  cIrcniiMluicca  nf  thtir 
hiiloiy,  llicir  call  t>  (lieir  offiH,  tliiir  charac- 
ttn  ai  far  u  thcf  ran  be  antHiiiafd  fram  the 
arcoant  «f  Ihcit  cnndurt  ani)  opinlod*  in  Ibe 
Mcrtd  n»ni>  ar«  Mrly  tkttefi(d,  and  tbc 
itl««lh>ni  n^ittd  by  tha  ninatiTii  are 
jnilietoni,  lointliiiici  ilrikiii);.  almji  rritlicel, 
and  ftrquintif  itaW  wilb  Imulj  and  powtr. 


BRIEF  NOTICEa 

itid  Apvtlt:  I  devoliaiial  (nrcwion  tban  on  iciontific  n)<7- 

s.     1.iii»li>ii  1  j  tnciit,  »liH'b  II  mnn  tban  era  he  raid  of  eni; 

.  366.     Prkc  '  comirilatiaa  wWcb  ii  in  ait  aniarK  our  en- 

'  ttuporafki.     A  lariM  ]m>portisn  of  Ihr  tuvi 

,   ,     I  arc  in  pcenliar  oiclrta  (if  Tariom  kioJs,  anJ«u 

tbcrdVire  giTe  mctical  relief  M  Itadtn  >ba 

haTC  r<.'U  tlie  di>Bcnl)r  of  Boiliog  unahj<fUi»- 

iilile  lunti  la  (nxxl  bjiniK  In  *hich  the  innrai 

ar  Ihe  arcent  ii  at  all  uouaual.     ••ThiCn. 

tinaalioii,"  v*  an  tald,  *'  i*  published  oaifbrah 

'hh  the  KTcral  edillona  of  tho  UoioB  Taa 

Book.  «  tbat  pemnit   poMMlinx  an*  <f  Ol 

tditioni,  cau  tbralth  thcmwhea  with  tk*  Cv 


■lUlnn 


in  lb*  work.  It  hai  nelllitr  rhe  eliKiurncr,  nnr 
the  beauty  of  illaxmtiDn.nnt  iIie  nni'iiinn  and 
Bod  forw  we  cxptcted.  The  author  don  not 
kIndU  under  bi*  tbcme  ii  »e  iDiipoKil  he 
■nnld.  Only  once,  in  the  IhnneT  part  of  Ihe 
book,  In  the  nutirc  of  Uanirl,  pp.  IGU— IM,  lian 

Wen  oT  IVequent  aeeumnee.     There  i',  liio,  a 
tnit  at  wvaiinni  urodneed  by  Ibe  unifnrmily 
iljU,  .,J „™      'i-h..  -«,k  I.  liV,. 


oftb. 


d  k'lrl,  a  biRh  l< 


I'l  ilDuh 


._ Tberear 

•oiiM  Inoae  ciiliciim*  and  Tujrue  tlatemen 
aod  tha  pnctieal  aiipliealinn  of  the  nbr'i 
leatona  aupi^ited  by  the  iilftnat  narralii 
pvaily  want  {Hingtnci'  and  force.     •' 


id  fetter 


il  bai 


more  l<)!fat  and —     .  

tlona  »itb  Te|>ri't,  berauM  on  lucb  a  lultjici. 
Mi.  SloDElilon  could,  *t  think,  and  nuclil, 
tbcrcfurr,  to  hare  given  ui  a  bmik  mure  wurthy 
of  lilt  pen.  But  perbn]i|  it  will  be  uid  tbat 
tbc  auibor  only  iiilrniled  to  give  "  glimpiei" 
of  the  tpirilual  lifu  ill  tbCRe  men.  Truly  Ki. 
Bnt  gliuipir*  niav  be  ri'ry  cli'ir  anil  very 
bright.  With  tneio  qualificaliimi,  re  can 
entdiallj  rn'u"  nii.'n<[  Ihe  book,  sa  »ne  fittcil  to 
do  good  to  general  reutera  It  u  not  a  atudeni'* 
boiik  profeiH'dly.  It  may.  however,  be  read 
with  advanlat;e  by  all,  ai  tlinc  in  a  alratn  ot 
dctnut  and  berinua  riflcclioa  runiiiDg  tbr>iii|;li 
it,  wliicb  ciQ  icarcely  full  to  produce  leriaus 
thought,  crbllc  the  admoni|[Diia  and  saroiugi 
eoniieclrJ  with  each  natralive  are  lucb  ai  no 
•trioiu  reader  can  read  vritboBt  rcat  cowl. 
T. 


Tie  ifultrmii   Muniaptj 
Grnk,M.        Ill,     Cathi 

Autiar    of    "ilinitn 


1  bnt  qualitv  that  wc  ferl  at  libcttr  b 
etolhiiTolu'meUb^DileiiinHa.  Web 
elect  in  it  any  teuduncjr  to  nrMnate  iw 
moralilj  in  practice,  or  error  in  rcligiaaa  teiii- 
nicnl;  but  neither  can  ve  prrceiTC  any  M- 
'  incy  to  cliligbttn  llw  mind  fir  improvt  A< 
-.'art.  'lliere  art  aoiDt  cxcitlof  pauiy^ 
Icadini  tbe  reader  (brward,  and  amluaiil 
— rinuty  to  know  what  vrill  lit  tbc  iuM  af  it 


SCENT    P1Tni.ICATIOIT>, 

ayvTahrti. 


J  UiM  ia  8eatland.     By  Ufa.  Lan- 


aFiuncunli  Siuiy.    ByJitoai 


(^attaviifioii  of  Iht    V 
StlreUonBfT<nit>  and  Chai 

Arrangfd  "6y  J,    T.  Conu 
Sunday  Scboul  Union. 


7Vbi 


Uiiinn  Tan 
other,  thij 


nany  Ci 


I  aboTca  bnndred  addltinnalluoeii 
01  a  chnrncler  initalile  for  paMii!  wonhip,  and 
aomc  of  tbrm  of  ^rret  eirellencc.  Tbe  hm- 
mnnief  a*  well  ai  the  mel  dlea  are  Stich  ■*  may 
be  lUDg  by  pnaoii*  *bo  or*  more  iatcnt  ou 


The  Edfciie  nnle*. 


t.lKL    CentnU: 


jvt-'crlpL  LItemiT  Intel  llcenee, 


Tlio<'briltUn  Trcaniry:  CnnlainlnaCtnlriliallnii 
r-m  Mlniilcmaud  lleuiWrror  Varloaa  Kiufriinl 
|]«oumJnalii>ni.  Angu^l,  1UJ4.  fdi-biinAi  MH- 
hiiKviuIilaiiUr.    Sr«..|>j).  *!■    PriaSd. 


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INTELLIGENCE 


AMERICA. 

BZTIUOIf  or  THB  ENQLlSH  8CRXPtCllK8. 

It  will  be  remembered  that  a  little  more 
than  fourteen  years  ago,  the  llev.  Archibald 
Maclajr,  D.D.,  visited  this  coimtry  at  the  re- 
cniest  of  the  American  and  Foreign  Bible 
Society,  a  society  of  similar  character  to  our 
own  Bible  Translation  Society,  in  the  for- 
xnation  of  which  Dr.  Maclay  took  an  active 
pnrt.  A  few  years  after  this,  a  controvcn-sy 
■Mse  among  our  brethren  in  the  United 
BCatcs,  as  to  the  propriety  of  attempting  the 
production  of  n  new  English  version.  After 
nach  discusnon  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the 
American  and  Foreign  Bible  Society  in  1 850, 
■  resolution  was  pas^ted,  '*  that  in  its  issues 
■nd  circulation  of  the  Englisluscriptures,  the 
society  should  be  restricted  to  the  commonly- 
i«eeived  version  without  note  or  comment/' 
A  large  minority  in  consequence  separated, 
■nd  formed  what  is  called  the  American 
Sible  Union.  It  is  in  connection  with  this 
institution    that   Dr.    Maclay  appears 

long  us;  and  the  following  extracts  from 
•  paper  whicb  bears  his  name  will  gire  some 
idea  of  his  present  purpose. 

*•  The  society  is  now  engnged  in  revising 
ihe  aacred  scriptures  in  the  Italian,  the  Ger- 
«aiin,  the  French,  the  Spanish,  and  the 
JSnffhsh  languages. 

*•  The  Italian  New  Testament  has  under- 
gone the  first  revision,  and  is  now  in  print ; 
«ll  the  others  are  making  fiatisfactory  pro- 
gress, and  some  of  them  will  soon  be  com- 
pleted. 

*'  Of  the  whole  English  Bible  a  revision  is 
in  progress.  The  book  of  Job  will  shortly 
"be  printed.  In  revising  the  New  Testament 
the  following  plan  has  been  adopted  :— - 

"  *  To  apportion  it  among  scholars  in 
Great  Britain  and  America,  so  as  to  have 
the  whole  Testament  primarily  revised  in 
both  countries. 

**  *  Not  to  confine  the  work  to  two  sets  of 
revisers ;  but  if,  during  its  progress,  other 
scholars  of  equal  competency  should  offer 
their  services,  to  assign  the  more  difficult 
portions  again  to  them,  so  as  to  have  a 
tiiud,  or  even  a  fourth,  set  of  rcTisers  upon 
such  parts. 

•*  '  As  each  revision  is  sc!it  in,  to  subject 
it  to  the  inspection  of  the  committee  on 
Tersions,  and  if  by  them  judged  worthy,  to 
hare  copies  taken  and  furnished  to  all  the 
other  revisers,  and  such  other  scholars  as 
are  willing  to  assist. 

•  *  After  these  copies  have  been  returned 
to  the  reviser,  with  the  criticisms  and  sug  • 
gestions  of  those  who  have  examined  thetn, 
and  ^  \m  revised  his  Work,  to  reserve  it  in 


the  hands  of  the  tJnion,  until  all  the  re- 
visers have  similarly  completed  their  por- 
tions, when  the  whole  will  be  subjected  to 
the  thorough  examination  of  a  committee  of 
revisers,  appointed  by  the  Union,  to  continue 
in  session  in  the  city  of  New  York,  until 
they  have  finally  adjudicated  upon  each 
word  and  phrase,  and  prepared  the  book  for 
press.'  * 

'*  Many  of  the  revised  translations  of 
ditferent  parts  of  the  English  New  Testament 
thus  executed  have  been  received  by  the 
bonrd.  Some  of  them  have  been  submitted 
in  a  printed  form  to  very  many  distinguished 
scholars  and  divines  of  different  denomina- 
tions in  Europe  and  America.  One  hundred 
and  fifty  copies  of  the  parts  first  printed 
were  interleaved  for  the  use  of  scholars, 
with  a  view  to  be  returned  with  their  critical 
remarks  and  suggestions.  The  result  is  most 
gratifying  ;  the  strongest  testimonials  to  tficir 
merit  having  been  received  by  the  board 
from  more  than  one  hundred  persons,  amply 
qualified  hy  their  abilities  and  acqairements 
to  jud^e  of  the  character  of  the  work. 

"The  last  six  boc'ks  of  the  New  Testa- 
mcnt  have  undergone  two  tuteetthe  tC' 
visions,  and  are  now  published  for  general 
circulation.  But  this  second  revision  is  not 
final.  The  translation  is  circulated  at  this 
stage  of  its  revision,  in  expectation  that  it 
will  be  Buljected  to  a  thorough  criticism, 
and  in  order  that  its  imperfections,  whatever 
they  may  be,  may  bo  disclosed  and  cor- 
rected. 

"  The  work  published  consists  of  the 
revised  version,  with  the  Greek  text  and 
King  James's  version  in  parallel  columns, 
and  nccompauied  with  CTitical  notes  be- 
neath." 

As  we  hare  not  seen  this  work  we  can 
give  no  opinion  respecting  the  manner  in 
which  it  is  executeu.  There  are  e\idently 
two  distinct  questions  to  be  kept  in  viewj 
the  fiist  relating  to  the  plan,  the  second 
relating  to  the  qualifications  of  the  gentle- 
men engaged  in  the  enterprise  for  the  very 
arduous  and  delicate  work  they  have  imder- 
taken.  Four  English  biblical  scholars  of 
our  own  body  have,  we  believe,  given  much 
time  to  the  work  of  revising ;  but,  if  we  are 
rightly  informed,  the  decision  lies  not  with 
them,  but  with  a  committee  appointed  by 
the  American  Bible  Union;  these  gentlemen 
cannot  therefore  be  held  respomdble  for  what 
has  appeared  or  what  may  appear  hereafter. 
The  following  critique  of  the  portion  which 
has  been  published  is  taken  from  The 
Christian  Review  for  July,  1854  \  ^  "^ot^ 
which   haa  long  w»\oatvwl  va.  >3aft  XirnVsA 


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final  reTieen.  The  work  appeut  to  htn 
been  done  on  the  principlo  of  altering  the 
wordi  of  the  received  versioOy  in  as  maaj 
instances  as  possible,  and  in  this  particols 
it  has  been  thoroughly  done.  The  reriied  tst- 
sion  18,  In  the  main,  a  vastly  m^arer  approsdi 
to  a  literal  rendering  of  the  Greek  than  the 
common  venion;  and  in  some  instanoos  itii 
as  much  more  obscure  (not  to  saj  inspi^ 
as  it  is  more  literal.  We  cannot  better 
illustrate  our  meaning  than  bjr  giving  pm- 
tions  of  the  common  and  revised  versioos  k 
parallel  columns.  We  give  a  part  of  tin 
I  first  chapter  of  Second  Peter:  — 

**  Reriied  Vergion, 


States  a  higher  character,  we  believe,  than 
any  of  the  other  periodicals  conducted  by 
American  baptists.     It  is  as  follovra  :— 

<•  The  Second  Epistle  of  Peter,  the  Epistles 
of  John  and  Judagy  and  the  Revelation : 
translated  from  tiie  Qrcck,  on  the  babif  of 
the  common  English  version,  witli  note*. 
(Now  York:  American  Bible  Union,  1854; 
4to.,  pp.  253.)  This,  so  far  as  we  know, 
is  the  first  issue  of  the  American  Diblc 
Unton*s  Revision  of  the  English  Scriptures. 
And  this  we  are  informed  is  not  final,  but 
is  thrown  out  now  merely  to  obt'iin  criticisms 
and  suggestions  for  use  before  the  board  of 

"Common  Jertion. 

**  *  Simon  Pctsr,  a  servant  and  an  apostlo  "  '  Stxeox   Peteb,   a    servant    and  si 

of  Jems  Christ,  to  them  that  have  obtained  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ,  to  those  who  htn 

like   precious   faith    with    us   through   the  obtained  like  precious  faith  with  us  in  tlw 

righteousness  of  God  and  our  Saviour  Jesus  righteousness  of  our  God  and  Saviour  Jem 

Christ :  Christ ; 

2  Grace  and  peace  bo  multiplied  unto  2  Grace  unto  you  and  peace  be  mnl- 
you  through  the  knowledge  of  God,  and  of  tiplied  in  the  knowledge  of  God,  and  d 
Jesus  our  Lord,  Jesus  our  Lord. 

3  According  ns  his  divine  power  hath  3  Forasmuch  as  his  divine  power  bath 
given  unto  us  all  things  that  pertain  unto  given  unto  us  all  things  that  pertain  untn 
.life  and  godliness,  through  the  knowledge  life  and  godliness,  through  the  knowledge  o( 
of  him  that  called  us  to  glor}'  and  nrtuc ;  him  who  called  us  by  glory  and  might : 

4  Wh^by  are  given  unto  us  exceeding  4  Whereby  lie  hath  given  unto  ut  tlie 
great  and  precious  promises ;  that  by  these  exceeding  great  and  precious  promise^  thit 
ye  might  be  partakers  of  the  divine  nature,  by  these  ye  might  become  partaken  of  tk 
having  escaped  the  corruption  that  is  in  the  divine  nature,  having  escaped  from  the  co^ 
world  through  lust.  niption  that  is  in  the  world  through  lust ; 

5  And  besides  this,  giving   all  diligence,  5  But  for  this  very  reason  idio  do  je, 


add  to  your  faith,  virtue  ;    and  to  virtue, 
knowledge ; 

6  And   to  knowledge,  temperance  ;    and 


contributing  all  diligence,   furnish  in  year 
faith,   fortitude;    and    in   fortitude,  know* 
ledge; 
_  o  ,   r .    ^  And   in  knowledge,  self-control;    and 

to  temperance,  patience ;  and  to  patience,     in  self-control,  patience ;  and  in  patience, 

"'*"'  godliness; 

7  And  in  godliness,  brotherly  kindnesi; 
and  in  brotherly  kindness,  love. 

8  For  these  things  being  yours,  and  in* 
crciising,  render  you  not  idle  nor  unfniitliil 
ns  to  the  knowledge  of  our  Lord  Jesos 
Christ. 

9  For   he  that    lacketh    these    things  is 


godliness; 

7  And  to  godliness,  brotherly  kindness; 
and  to  brotherly  kindness,  charity, 

8  For  if  these  things  bo  in  you,  and 
abound,  they  make  you  that  ye  shall  nei- 
ther be  barren  or  unfruitful  in  the  know- 
ledge of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

9  But   he  that  lacketh   these    things   is  _    ^, 

blind    and   cannot    see   afar  off,  and   hath     blind,  being  near-sighted,  having   forgotten 
forgotten  that  he  was  purged  from  his  old     the  cleansing  away  of  his  old  sins. 

sins. 

10  Wherefore  the  rather,  brethren,  give  10  Wherefore  the  rather,  brethren,  be 
diligence  to  make  your  calling  and  election  diligent,  to  make  your  calling  and  election 
sure ;  for  if  ye  do  these  things,  ye  shall  sure ;  for,  doing  these  things,  ye  shall  never 
never  fall ;  fall : 

11  For  80  an  entrance  shall  bo  minis-  11  For  so  there  shall  be  richly  furnished 
tered  unto  you  abundantly  into  the  ever-  unto  you  the  entrance  into  the  everlasting 
Listing  kingdom  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  kingdom  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesui 
Jesus  Christ.'  '*  Christ.'  " 


**  Now,  we  think  that  the  revised  version 
is,  with  two  or  three  exceptions,  a  more  literal 
rendering  of  the  Greek  text  than  the  other ; 
but  it  loses  more  in  perspicuity  and  elegance 
than  it  gains  in  literalness.  What  is  true  of 
this  passage  is  quite  as  true  of  the  other 
portions  of  th©  revised  scriptures,  in  this 


volume.  Of  course,  the  alterations  of  the 
reviser  will  be  subjected  to  a  searching  exa- 
mination, before  they  are  finally  adopted  by 
the  Bible  Union;  and  we  think  we  may 
confidently  look  for  the  removal  of  most  of 
the  crudities  which  here  meet  us. 
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ept  this  rcTision  in  the  place  of  the  com- 
lon  version,  it  is  only  justice  to  say,  that 
he  work  displays  extensive  and  minute 
esearch,  and  considerable  learning.  As  a 
rork  of  reference  for  the  study  of  ministers 
nd  biblical  students,  it  possesses  very  great 
alue.  The  critical  notes  are  copious,  and 
tmbody  one  of  the  fullest  compcndiums  of 
eferences,  relating  to  the  books  treated,  with 
rhich  we  are  acquainted.  The  English 
ersion,  the  Greek  of  Bagster^s  edition,  and 
he  revised  version,  are  printed  in  parallel 
columns,  thus  affording  the  learned  reader 
he  means  of  grasping  the  whole  subject  at 
mce.  If  the  American  Bible  Union  should 
lo  no  more  than  to  issue  the  respective  por- 
ions  of  the  bible  after  the  manner  of  that 
)eforc  us,  the  science  of  biblical  criticism 
rill  be  laid  under  great  obligations  to  its 
abours.  For  this  instalment  of  their  work, 
ve  can  heartily  thank  them  ;  for  what  is  to 
rome,  we  arc  disposed  to  wait  in  hope." 


EUROPE. 


FRANCE. 


From  the  quarterly  paper  of  the  Evangeli- 
ml  Society  for  July,  we  extract  a  speech 
lelivercd  at  its  annual  meeting  by  Mons.  F, 
Honod  of  Paris  which  elucidates  the  present 
condition  of  our  brethren  in  France  : — 

**'!  feel  thankful/  he  said,  *to  be  per- 
oaittcd  to  be  here  this  evening,  as  a  deputy 
from  the  Evangelical  Society  of  France.  I 
shall  first  of  all  bring  before  you  a  few  figures 
to  show  what  is  the  actual  state  of  the 
Society  which  I  represent.  It  supported 
last  year  fifteen  ministers  of  the  gospel,  seven 
evangelists,  forty-six  schoolmasters  and  mis- 
tresses ;  it  has  in  Paris  a  Normal-school, 
with  a  director  and  subdirector,  and  thirty- 
one  pupils — ^thus  making  in  all  104  devoted 
Christians  who  are  either  actively  engaged  in 
the  work,  or  else  preparing  for  it.  At  Paris, 
too,  we  have  a  large  school,  or  rather  three 
schools  in  one,  that  is,  under  the  same  build- 
ing, containing  the  number  of  500  scholars, 
who,  with  the  exception,  I  believe,  of  some 
four  or  five,  belong  to  Roman  catholic  fami- 
lies. You  will  wonder,  perhaps,  to  hear, 
that  such  a  flourishing  school  as  this  exists  at 
the  present  moment,  after  listening  to  what 
my  frend  Mr.  Audcbez  has  told  you  about 
the  schools  having  been  shut  up.  There  is 
no  contradiction  here.  We  do  not,  in  all 
parts  of  France,  live  under  the  same  law. 
This  is  one  of  the  great  misfortunes  of  our 
country,  and  a  prime  difficulty  against  which 
we  have  to  contend.  From  the  very  head  of 
the  country,  down  to  the  least  citizen  in  it 
there  is  but  little  respect  paid  to  the  law.  I 
will  give  you  an  instance  of  this.  I  went 
one  day  to  one  of  our  ministers  of  state,  to 
demand  a  right  in  the  name  of  the  law  ;  and 
when  I  told  him  it  was  law,  his  answer  was. 


'  Sir,  I  know  it  is  law,  but  we  won't  permi 
it.*    I  thereupon  saii  to  him,  as  I  have  also 
said  to  others  under  like  circumstances—'  If 
you  were  on  the  other  side  of  the  Channel 
({.  e,,  in  England)  you  would  not  speak  in 
this  way/      As   the  people   are  governed, 
therefore,  very  much  by  the  arbitrary  power 
of  subordinate  officials,  you^find  forbidden 
here  what  is  permitted  a  few  miles  further 
off.     I  have  in  my  mind,  at  this  moment, 
two  departments,  close  by  each  other,  in  one 
of  which  an  excellent  minister  of  the  Welsh 
church  cannot  give  away  a  copy  of  the  New 
Testament,  or  even  a  tract ;  and  in  the  other^ 
a  clergyman  belonging  to  the  baptist  denomi- 
nation  has  full  liberty  to  do  so.      One  reason 
for  this  anomalous  state  of  things  is,  that  in 
the  one  case  the  prefect  is  opposed  to  pro* 
testantism,  and  in  the  other  case  he  is  not. 
But  there  is  also  another  reason  for  this 
species  of  persecution.    In  the  time  of  Louis 
XIV.  they   did  not  begin   with  the  large 
towns,  but  directed  the  strong  arm  of  power, 
in  the  first  instance,  against  the  weak,  in  the 
provinces.    It  is  much  the  same  now;   we 
are  stronger  in  Paris  than  in  the  villages,  and 
hence    we    remain    imdisturbed,    to    some 
extent.    But   I  am   confident  that  if  this 
state  of  things  lasts,  the  analogy  between 
our  own  times  and  those  of  tho  monarch  to 
whom  I  have  alluded  will  be  completed.    I 
do  think  that  if  this  persecution  lasts  much 
longer,  afler  we  have  shown  the  ci«il  power 
all  respect,  and  yielded  submission  to  the 
laws  of  the  land  —as  we  are  bound  to  do — > 
we  must  resolve  to  obey  God  rather  than 
man,  and  take  the  consequences, — if  neces* 
sary,  go  to  prison.     It  is  not,  after  all,  any 
very  great  hardship  to  spend  a  fortnight  or 
three  weeks  in  prison  for  the  name  of  the 
Lord  Jesus.     We  shall  not  have  to  suffer  in 
the  way  or  to  the  extent  which   our  fore- 
fathers did  for  the  same  cause.     We  will,  on 
the  one  hand,  never  court  persecution  ;  and, 
on  the  other,  should  it  come,  we  will  not 
shrink  from   it      To   do   either   would  be 
unfaithfulness  to  the  cause  of  our  Master,  at 
whose  hands  we  must  receive  whatever  he 
sees  fit  to  send,  being  well  assured  that  as 
our  day  so  shall  our  strength  be." 

**  You  complain  of  popery  in  this  country 
and  you  have  a  ri^ht  to  complain  of  it ;  but, 
after  all,  popery  is  in  a  minority  in  your 
blessed  and  free  country.  It  is  not  so  with 
us.  There  is  a  great  difference  between  a 
field  of  wheat  with  some  tares  in  it,  and  a 
field  of  tares  with  a  little  wheat  in  it.  Far 
from  weakening,  the  superstitions,  idolatry, 
and  abominations  of  popery  are  growing 
stronger  in  France  from  day  to  day.  Never 
was  the  worship  of  the  Virgin  carried  to  such 
a  pitch  as  now  ;  in  a  recent  charge  of  the 
Archbishop  of  Lyons,  this  sentence  occurs, 
'  We  must  pray  to  God,  but  more  especially 
must  we  pray  to  the  Holy  Virgin.*  This  is 
worse  than  if  the  iv^me  ot  Qto^  ^«^  tv^\. 


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bron^lit  in  a!  nit.  They  arc  a1iK>  incrcaring 
tlicir  lying  miracles,  the  exhihitioii  of  prc- 
tcntled  relics  niid  other  things  of  that  nature, 
so  stupid,  and  B:>iiietimes  so  indecoiit,  tV.nt  1 
would  not  mention  them  here.  The  Jt'>u:t«, 
also,  arc  regarded  as  dcin'uods  at  Rn::!'.'. 
Mr.  Milsom  has  spokon  to  vou  of  tlic  r.v.-«v 
do;pna  of  tiic  fmmni'ulate  conception  of  the 
Virgin  ;  and  it  is  a  very  interesting  thin.;  t* 
observe  hotr  the  church  of  Rome  coins  its 
doctrines  in  itself.  Hitherto,  thi.4  do.;;7!a  has 
not  been  binding  upnn  tl;e  ndher  •uta  of  the 
churc)i  of  Horni* ;  but  now  thev  want  the 
pope  to  make  it  m  ;  althou>;h  where  he  can 
obtain  his  knowledge  of  the  fiict  that  the 
Vir;g{n  was  without  KJn  remai.'is  tu  he  seen. 
But,  in  A  short  time,  a  decree  will,  in  all 
probability,  bo  issued,  to  make  the  belief  of 
the  ^ct  binding  on  all  Roman  catholics.  It 
will  then  become  part  and  parcel  of  the 
church  ;  and  thev  will  siv  that  it  has  been 
alwnvs  so.  Everv  one  of  her  errors  has  been 
coined  in  the  fame  wav." 

"  But  we  arc  seeking  to  do  evorythin?  we 
can  to  counteract  the  effect  of  thes-j  abomi- 
nations. We  have  circulated  between  eii;ht 
and  nine  millions  of  religions  tracts,  every 
one  of  them  embody  in-;  the  truth  as  it  is  in 
Jesus.  Ours  is  a  s  )rt  of  under.* round,  siKmt 
working  ;  and  such  efforts  the  papists  cann  )t 
effectually  resist.  Their  real  oppositiim, 
however,  is  to  the  wonl  c»f  God  and  to  tlii'se 
tracts  ;  and  if  we  would  enter  into  a  compact 
with  them  not  to  circulate  bibles  and  these 
little  messengers  of  salvatioM,  I  believe  they 
would  allow  us  to  open  the  dours  of  our 
chapels  ;  they  cannot  bear  the  dihjsemin.ition 
of  the  gospel  in  its  printed  form.  If  T  hnd 
the  misfortune  to  be  a  Roman  catholic,  I 
should  be  a  bitter  enemy  of  the  word  of  G(»d. 
because  there  is  no  compatibility  whatever 
between  it  and  the  apo!%tate  ehurcli  of  Rome. 
Its  circulation,  therefore,  must  he  dangerous 
to  such  a  system  ;  and  there  are  no  lengths 
they  will  not  go,  when  they  dare  or  have  the 
power,  to  suppress  it,  becau.se  they  liold  that 
false  principle,  tlsat  the  end  sanctifies  the 
means.  Now,  there  is  no  more  dangerous 
accusation  which  can  l)C  m  idc  n;^n:nst  a  man 
in  Fnince  at  the  present  moment  than  to 
affirm  that  he  is  a  Red  Republican  or  a 
Socialist ;  and  the  priests  seek  very  earnestly 
to  have  it  appear  that  Socialism  and  Protes- 
tantism are  one  and  the  same  thing.  They 
do  nil  they  possibly  c«m  to  make  it  nifpear 
that  we  are  political  agitators ;  but  the  fact 
is,  we  do  not  meddle  with  politics  at  all, 
because  we  think  it  to  be  our  duty  to  refrain. 
The  bishops  are  always  harping  on  this 
string,  '  Prot<.»8tantism  and  Socialism  ;'  and 
thus  they  seek  to  set  the  civil  power  against 
us  ;  and  the  reason  that  they  get  any  suj^port 
from  that  power  at  all  to  persecute  the  Pro- 
testants is  simply  bccausie  of  the  assistance 
they  rendered|  or  were  supposed  to  render, 
ill  1851-52.     I  have  seen  them  running 


about  the  strccti  crying, 'Libertj,  eipiidity, 
fniternity,*  and  blessing  '  Trees  of  Liberty  ;' 
but  the  moment  the  wind  turned  a  little, 
they  turned  with  it,  as  they  are  wont  to  do, 
becau!<e  they  arc  always  ready  to  fly  to  th: 
lielp  of  the  slron,;est  against  the  weakest  ia 
everything.  The  priests,  therefore,  ask  fur 
their  recompense;  nnd,  as  the  civil  power 
thinks  they  can  be  of  u«e  to  it,  it  supports 
them,  fitr  the  moment,  in  their  penecutiog 
I)rAe(icc3.  I  do  not  believe  that  there  is  la 
the  civil  power  any  desire  to  penecutj  tt 
all.  If  they  were  not  urged  on  by  the 
prices,  I  have  no  doub!  but  they  woulJ 
leave  us  perfv.ctly  f|uiot ;  nnd  we  dceplj 
rcjrct  that  the  state  should  tliink  it  necc*- 
Kary  to  support  them  in  their  unjust  and 
unholy  course  of  action.  We  do  not  k-q 
that  the  clergy  were  very  useful  to  Charles 
X.,  nor  even  to  Louis  Philippe,  when  he 
began  to  lean  vpon  them.  W'v  do  not  knov 
what  government  they  have  kej»t  up  ia 
FMncc.  Hxpeiiciic?,  therefore,  s^cms  to 
give  little  hope  that  the  present  government 
will  gain  nnytbin;;  by  following  a  similnr 
ctmrse.  I  believe  that  if  the  ^^oveniment 
continues  to  lean  upon  the  priesthood,  it  vlli 
be  dis;ippointed  at  la*<t.  In  the  mrantime, 
we  have  something  to  suffer.  liut  the  priests 
have  no  power  over  the  hearts  nnd  conscien- 
ce* of  the  people.  The  fact,  that  wherever 
we  have  opened  a  chapel  for  the  preaching 

I  of  the  go*pel,  we  ha^e  got  n   congregation 

;  immediately  to  come  and  listen,  is  a  proof  of 
thin  ;  aiid  we  know  that  our  bibles  and  tracts 
are  als  >  well  received  and  read/* 

At  (lentrva,  last  mo'ith,  the  «:i»ie  respeclcil 

I  mini-^ler  is  reported  in  the  Christian  Tiniftj 

;  to  have  ppoken  Ihu^: — 

I      "  To  return  to  the  obstacles  above  men- 

,  tioned.       I    shull    select   a   case   from    the 

j  department  of  the  Haute  Vicnne.  Here  arc 
the   prefect's  reasons  for  interdicting    pro- 

j  tcstant  worship: — 

!      "1.  These   meetings    are   unpleasant   tj 

I  M'  n*ieuT  the  bishop  1 

,  "  '2.  These  bible  (Christians  are  not  co::- 
nccted  with  anv  consislorv. 

"'X  The  .socialists  might  take  advantage  nf 
these  moelings  to  establish  others  for  their 

j  own  purp'ises. 

*'  The  Kvangclical  i^nciety,  being  anxious 
to  ascertain  if  their  flocks  of  new  converts 
had  afforded  an?  occasion  for  the  persecutions 
to  which  we  were  subjected,  determined  to 
send  two  of  their  own  members,  MM.  Luttc- 
n»th  and  de  Pressoiud,  to  make  an  investiga- 
tion. They  did  so  m(»st  conscientiously,  and 
then  waited  on  the  prefect  to  communicate 
the  issue,  which  was  decidedly  in  fivour  of 
the  protestants.  That  oilicial  not  only  ac- 
knowledKcd  the  truth  of  their  btitements, 
but  even  authorzcd  them  to  make  what  use 
they  chose  of  his  answer  to  their  questions: 
he  said,  that  '  he  had  no  complaint  to  make 
against  the  coi^^ts-^very  one  would  testify 


HOU£  XNTELLIQENC9. 


66d 


hat  the^  were  patterna  of  good  order  and 
nonliiy  to  the  neighbourhood  in  which  they 
ived}  he  had  never  received*  a  single  com- 
)laint  against  one  of  then)  for  taking  part  in 
I  politi^  plot  or  any  sort  of  disorder.  lie 
vould  only  add,  that  he  was  ready  to  declare 
ills  to  the  ministry,  but  still  could  not 
■emoTe  his  interdict,  bccauaci  said  he,  I  have 
lol  a  protestant  in  my  department.  The 
100  inhabitants  at  VillefkvBrd,  and  the  400 
if  Thiay,  as  they  stand  in  the  census,  were 
HMm  eatholics  and  ought  to  remain  catho- 
lea.'     And  so  he  put  religion  out  of  the 

Eiestlonl    This  certainly  is  candid^  though 
eie  if  no  rea^n  in  it.'* 


HOME. 

2IOVrHA3(PTONSHIRB  ASSOCIATION, 

Forty  churches  comprise  this  Mioeiatioq : 

Aldvlnkle Amory, 

Barton  Earl'i  ., Whitlock. 

Blisworth Turntr. 

Braunstoae  ,.. 

Brmybrook 

Bringtoa    

Bockby Thorpe. 

Bogbrook LarwclL 

Barton  Latimer  May. 

Clipsione  , ,^............Goa|;Ii. 

DMboroiMh riomentf. 

Oretton tiardwick. 

OniUborough   , 

Hackleton Knowles. 

Haddon  West Cole. 

[arpolt Oraco. 

lelmdon  Hedge. 

lettering Miirsell. 

Kingtthorpe , Litchfield. 

KisllDgbaiy Lea. 

Moolton 

Korthampton— 

CoU^e  Street  J.  T.  Brown. 

Groj  Friars*  Street Pywcll. 

Grafton  Street Jo&eph  Brown.  - 

Oakham Jenkinson. 

Olney Simmons. 

PattisbaJl Cksmberlaln. 

Ravensthorpe  Haddy 

Ringstead Kitchen. 

Roade 

Rushden   Bailer. 

Spratton    Marriott. 

Stanwick  Walcot. 

Stony  Stratford   Forster. 

Solgrave Cole*. 

Tbrapstone  Cubitt. 

Towcester Campbell. 

Walgrave Cox. 

Weston Ibberson 

Woodford 

The  services  were  held  this  year  at  Oak- 
ham on  the  6th  and  7th  days  of  June,  1854. 
The  Rev.  J.  T.  Brown  was  appointed  mode- 
rator. Sermons  were  preached  by  Messrs. 
Marriott,  Mursell,  and  J.  T.  Brown.  The 
circular  letter  on  Family  Religion  in  ^lela- 
tion  to  the  Prosperity  of  the  Church,  pre- 
pared by  Mr.  Gough,  was  read  and  adopted. 

StatUtiei, 

Baptised   102 

Beeeived  by  letter  45 

Bettered  « *  ,^^ 

—  193 


Bemored  by  death 68 

Dismissed 60 

Excluded  10 

Withdrawn 30 

178 

Clear  decrease 20 

The  next  meeting  is  to  be  held  at  Grey 
Friar'H  Street}  Northampton, 


OXPOItDSHIR^  ASSOCJATiqJf, 

This  body  eompriscs  twenty -three  ehurehes: 

Arlington   , 

Banbury...., \V.  T.  Henderson. 

Blockley K.  Huli. 

lUoxham    D.  Nonnlck^ 

Bourton J.  Statbam.' 

Burford  , W.  Cherry. 

Campden    

Chadlington  T.  Eden. 

Chipping  Norton 

Cirencester    J.  If.  Stephens. 

Coate  J.  Jaekfon. 

Cutpdean    D.  Ricketts. 

Fairford J  Priie 

Faringdon A.  Major. 

Huok  Norton 

King's  Sutton  J.  Simpson. 

Lecblade A.  Walsh. 

M  iddleton  Cheney  R.  Out  teridge. 

Milton W.  Cherry. 

Oxford    

Shipston O.  Robsoa. 

Stow   J.  Aeoek. 

Woodstoek    

The  annual  meeting  was  held  at  Chipping 
Norton,  June  5th  and  6th,  1854.  Re?.  J. 
Jackson  in  the  chair.  Sermons  were  preached 
by  Messrs.  Henderson  and  Hull.  Mr.  Hull 
then  read  the  letter  he  had  prepar^  on 
"  The  Danger*  to  which  the  Chuiches  are 
Exposed,  and  the  Means  by  which  they  may 
be  best  met,"  which  was  adopted. 

Among  the  resolutions  passed  were  the 
;  following:— 

"  That  we  learn  with  Korrow  that  onr  brother, 
the  Rev.  T.  Bliss,  is  about  to  leave  the  nelghbour- 
buod  ;  that  vre  express  to  him  onr  strong  fraternal 
afl'ection,  our  admiration  of, the  manner  In  which, 
as  secretarj,  during  the  period  of  eight  years  he  has 
conducted  the  business  of  the  associaiioD,  and  our 
most  eamert  desire  that  the  best  blessing  of  Ood 
may  attend  him  and  his  fkmilr  in  ifaeir  future  steps, 
and  that  the  presence  of  the  Lord  may  be  erer  with 
them  to  be  their  guide." 

"  That  the  associated  brethren  cannot  permit  the 
recent  removal  of  their  venerable  friend,  Mr.  White, 
to  pass  without  an  affectionate  tribute  to  his 
memory.  His  gentle  and  loving  dispoeltlon,  hit 
devout  spirit,  and  his  wise  and  Judieious  eooneels. 
Justly  endeared  him  to  them.  Their  deep  sense  of 
the  loos  which  they  have  sustained  proves  how 
much  his  departure  mnst  be  felt  by  those  who  were 
more  immediately  oonneeted  with  him,  and  ib«or 
therefore  tender  their  sincere  sympathies  to  t||e 
mourning  church  and  bereaved  family." 

Statistics. 

Baptized S8 

By  profession    2 

By  letter    80 

By  restoration 2 

—  82 

Bemoved  by  death  21 

Dismissed 7 

Withdrawn  4 

Excluded   2 

—  ^K 
Clear  Incrtue ^a 


060 


HOME  INTELLIGENCE. 


The  next  meeting  to  be  held  at  Blocklej, 
June  5  and  6,  1855. 


BRISTOL   ASSOCIATION. 

Forty -Bix  churches  constitute  this  body :  — 
Bristol^ 

Broadmettl    {T.'&CriljJ** 

BackinghAm,  CliftoD  R.  Iforrln. 

CoanterallP  T.  Winter. 

KingStre«t  

llAudlin  Street T.  Jenkins. 

PithAj K.  Probert. 

ThrieeeU  Street    

Olouetttcnkin — 

ATening S.  Webloy. 

MinchinbainptoD J.  Murris. 

FUIipondb 

Shortwood T.  P.  Newman. 

Sodbcuy F.  H.  Kolcdlone. 

WeBtbary-on-Tnrin H.  Lee. 

Wotton-onder-Kdge    J.  Watte. 

Sfttnertdtkirt-' 
Bath,  SomerFCt  Street    ...D.  Wassell. 

Do.,  YorkStrret 

Beckington    

Boorton J.  Ilannam. 

Cheddar W.  T.  Price. 

Croecombe G.  Pulling. 

Dankerton C.  spUlcr. 

Frume,  Badcox  Lane C.  J.  Middleditch. 

Do.,  ShippardV  Barton  S.  Manning. 

Hanham J.  Newth. 

KeynBham 

Larertun 

Paulton H.  W.  Stembrldge. 

Philip's  Norton    

Pill O.  Gibts. 

Twerton E.  Clarko. 

Welle B.  Davien. 

Weston-Super-Muro   E.  J.  Rodway. 

II  iUshirt— 

Bradford W.  Newell. 

Bratton  H.  Anderson. 

Calno  T.  Middleditch. 

Conham J.  Jones. 

Corton J.  Hurlstone. 

Crockerton Z.  Clift. 

Derizes  C.  Stanford. 

Melksham? C.  Daniel. 

Penknap S.  Krans. 

Sheivton 8.  Stubbins. 

Shrewton  0.  Light. 

Trowbridge,  Back  Street...  W.  liames. 

Do.,  Uetheifda  J.  Webster. 

Warminster O.  Howe. 

The  annual  meeting  was  held  at  Pnulton, 
on  the  6th,  7ih,  and  Ctli  of  June.  Ilev.  II. 
W.  Stembridgc)in  the  chair.  Sermons  were 
preached  by  Messrs.  Wassell,  Evnns,  Man- 
ningy  Barnes,  ilolcstonc,  and  Clarke.  The 
circular  letter,  written  by  the  Rev.  C.  J. 
Middleditch  of  Fronic.  on  "  The  Causes  of 
the  Comparative  Want  of  Success  in  our 
Churches,'*  was  read  and  adopted.  The 
following  resolutions,  among  others,  were 
adopted : — 

"That  the  churches  compoMng  this  ss^oeiation 
which  hayo  not  presented  petitions  to  parliament 
for  the  immediate  and  total  abolition  of  church 
rates  be  earnestly  reomniendyd  to  do  so,  if  possible, 
before  the  21st  inHtsnt." 

"  That  a  petition  be  signed  by  the  moderator,  and 
fent  to  S.  M.  Peto,  Esq.,  M.P.,  for  presentation  to 
the  House  of  Commous.  praying  toe  *ucU  m^aautea 


to  be  adopted  as  ■hall  prereot  the  re*Bianlag»  laik 
eharch  of  EngUnd  of  parties  wlu>  havo  been  atai^f 
Quited  in  Datriino&y  uider  the  0«d«tb1  MaiDifi 
Act.  so  far  as  it  cao  be  done  Withoat  TSolatlBg  tM 
rights  of  conscience.** 

"  That  we  being  an  aasodation  of  baptiat  dnotki^ 
acting  on  the  principle  of  non-lnterfsrenee  with  thi 
liberty  and  rlghta  of  iudividual  chnrebea,  and  on  tk 
correlative  principle  of  the  non-interfinence  of  ladi- 
vldoal  ch  arches  with  oar  proceedings,  aa  deteraJM 
by  the  will  of  the  majority,  resolve  to  maintain  tk 
hitherto  uniform  practice  of  former  annoalmeetiafk 
and  acknowledge  as  members  of  this  aasofiatiw, 
and  record  in  the  list  pnbliahed  in  oar  eiieahr 
letter,  otUjf  sach  as  hare  been  baptised  on  a  pn- 
fession  of  faith  in  the  Lord  Jesus." 

"  That  the  ministers  and  members  met  in  assodi- 
tion  record,  with  dcroat  and  lively  gratitode,  tte 
cheering  fsct  that  the  dear  increase  ozthe  cboxctei 
daring  the  past  year  exceeds  bj  one  hondred  ud 
twenty-three  that  of  the  previoos  year;  and  thtj 
cannot  but  regard  Ibis  as  a  merciful  indication  ikst 
the  great  Lord  of  the  church  waits  to  be  gradouu 
his  suppliant  and  belieTing  people.  StiUtheyea- 
not  but  deeply  feel  how  much  it  beeomes  thea,  m 
the  professed  servants  of  Christ,  jet  to  seek  t^ 
bis  name  may  be  far  more  gloriflni  in  the  eoave^ 
sion,  and  salvation,  and  spiritnal  improvenwnt  tf 
their  fellow  men.  They  therefore  strongly  rceoB- 
mend  that  on  the  third  Lord's  daj  in  Jolr,  Oeloker. 
January,  and  April,  the  attention  of  the  chnrclws  bi 
called  to  this  important  matter :  that  on  the  noB- 
ings  of  those  sabbaths  an  early  meeting  be  held  fer 
special  prayer,  and  that  a  similar  scnrice  be  hsid  m 
the  Monday  evening  following.  And  as  sevenl  fi 
the  associated  churcbCM  have  expresaed  much  inttf- 
est  and  profit  in  connexion  with  the  epeelai  servioN 
held  during  the  past  year,  it  is  fallj  hoped  that  Hit 
call  to  the  future  adoption  of  BimiUu*  senrieea  vDl 
bo  generally  responded  to.  It  is  moreorer  ikt 
earnest  and  affectionate  counsel  of  the  tssoeistiu 
that  oil  the  members  of  the  chnrches  be  ma^  is 
daily  prayer  for  their  respective  pastors ;  that  aliks 
by  their  preaching  and  their  lires  thej  may  aim  at 
uiiich  greater  usefulneiis:  and  that  while  th^tho.* 
seek  the  Lord's  blessing  on  his  ministers,  they  vill 
be  concerned  in  all  things  to  encourage  and  to  help 
tliem.  Especially  wouUi  they  urge  npon  thcmse^rei 
and  their  Christian  bn>thren,  a  more  careful  ivpni 
to  fAn)ily  religion  and  worii-hip  ;  a  more  paactuJ. 
diligtint,  and  serious  attendance  on  the  appoints' 
sabbath  and  weekly  engagements  in  the  sacctosry, 
and  a  mure  holy  and  devoted  leal  to  commend  tbc 
grace  and  Horvice  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  to  the  love  *oi 
pursuit  of  all  around  them." 

Slutistici, 

Ilaptixed 252 

lleooived  by  letter  l(J7 

Hestorcd 28 

ii7 

Removed  by  death  1*8 

Removed    129 

Excluded    10 

276 

CIeArincrea.se  171 

Numl>er  of  Members 6C23 

Number  of  Teachers   to5 

Number  of  Scholars tfSM 

Tho  next  meeting  is  to  be  held  at  Back- 
iiigham  Chapel,  Clillon. 


SUFFOLK   BAPTIST    nOME    MISSIONARY   UKIOir. 

The  annual  meetiui;  was  held  at  Bartoa 
Mills,  on  Thiirsclay,  June  8, 1864.  Fifteea 
churches  constitute  this  body,  viz.  :— 

Aldborongh J.  Matthews. 

Barton  Mills J.  Richardson. 

"ftW^t^VQW^ C.  T.  Crate. 


IIOMB  INTELUGENOE. 


561 


Bot«*dalo ». W.  MorriBs. 

Bradfield O.  Ward. 

Brandon A.  Scarr. 

Bury C.  Elven. 

DIM J.  P.  Lewis. 

Ryo 

Vranwden C.  Hart. 

Ipswich— 

Stoke-Green J.  Webb. 

Torret-Oreen I.  Lord. 

Stradbroke J.  Enres.  . 

Sudbury W.  Bcntley. 

West-Row W.  C.  EUls. 

Statistiet. 

Baptized 77 

ReceiTod  by  letter  44 

Restored    2 

—  143 

Removed  by  death 36 

Dismissed 21 

Withdrawn 6 

Separated  / 19 

—  82 

dear  decrease 61 

Number  of  members 1838 

VUla^e  stations 34 

Sundi^  scbolart) 17^7 

Sunday  School  Teachers  US7 

The  thanks  of  the  meeting  were  given  to 
iie  officers  of  this  Union  and  they  were  rc- 
ippointed  for  the  ensuing  year.  It  was 
■woWed  that  the  next  annual  meeting  be 
leld  at  Diss,  on  the  second  Thursday  in  June, 
1855. 


BEllKS  AND   WEST  MIDDLESEX  ASSOCIATION. 

Seventeen  churches  constitute  this  body  :— 

Ablng(lon  R.  II.  Marten. 

Asbampstead   H.  Fuller. 

Beech  Hill H.  Young. 

Brimpton  

Dorchester    J.  Oldham. 

Harllngton    W.  Pcrratt. 

HorscU  B.  Davlen. 

Newbury  J.  Drew. 

Reading J.  J.  Bruwn. 

Staines  G.  Hawson. 

Sunningdale G.  Chow. 

Uxbridge  J.  AiiiBworth. 

Wallingford S.  Davies. 

Wantage   C.  E.  Birt. 

West  Drayton J.  Gibson. 

Windsor    8.  LlUycrop. 

Wokingham C.  H.  Harcourt. 

The  annual  meetings  were  held  at  New- 
bury, June  7  and  B,  1854.  Rev,  J.  Drew 
was  chosen  moderator.  Messrs.  Oldham, 
Fuller,  Marten,  Lewis,  Brown,  and  B.  Da- 
vies  delivered  addresses.  The  circular  letter, 
written  bv  brother  Birt,  on  '*  The  Wisdom 
Needful  for  Christians  in  Social  Intercourse 
with  the  Irreligious,"  was  read  and  approved 
of,  and  ordered  to  be  printed.  Among  the 
resolutions  were  the  following : — 

The  resignation  of  the  8ccretaryBhip\by  brother 
Harcourt  was  read.  It  was  resolved  that  the  thanks 
of  the  association  be  presented  to  brother  Harcourt 
for  his  long  and  folthful  services  as  secretary. 

BesoIved'That  brother  Brown  be  rei>pectfally 
requested  to  All  the  offico  of  secreUry  during  the 
year  ensuing. 

Reeolved— That  the  association  has  heard  with 
much  pleasure  that  the  church  at  Newbury  con- 
template tbe  erection  of  a  new  place  of  wonbJp ; 

roL,  xrn^ — fourth  seriks. 


and  desires  to  express  its  cordial  sympathy  with 
their  design,  and  Its  earnest  hope  that  their  desires 
mar  be  speedily  attained. 

That  the  association  regards  with  deep  interest 
the  report  of  the  visit  paid  by  the  Revs.  Dr.  Steane 
and  Mr.  Brooke  to  the  persecuted  baptists  of  various 
states  of  Germany;  dettlros  to  express  its  tender 
sympathy  with  those  sufferers  for  the  Lord's  sake, 
and  its  earnest  prayer  that  liberty  of  conscience 
may  be  speedily  attained  by  all  the  followers  of 
Christ. 

The  draft  of  a  petition  to  the  House  of  (Tommons 
praying  for  the  total  abolition  of  church  rates,  was 

f>resented  and  approved  of.  The  secretary  was 
nstructed  to  transmit  the  petition  to  H.  S.  Keat- 
ing, Esq.,  M.P.  for  Reading,  respectftdly  requestliig 
him  to  present  it  to  parliament. 

StaiisHcs. 

Baptized B5 

Received  by  letter 2i 

By  profession. 1 

Restored 3 

-  83 

Removed  by  death    « 24 

Dismissed   29 

Withdrawn 3 

Erased 11 

Excluded 4 

—  71 

Clear  increase   12 

Number  of  members 1340 

Sunday  school  children   1516 

Sunday  school  teachers   169 

Village  sUtions 23 

It  was  resolved  that  the  next  association 
be  held  at  Windsor,  on  the  Tuesday  and 
Wednesday  in  Whitsun  week. 


MIDLAND. 

Twenty-seven    churches    constitute    this 
body  :— 

Staffonhhire-~ 

Brettell  Lane   

Darkhouso B.  C.  Young. 

Willenhall  (2nd  church) J.  Davies. 

Providence    W.  Jones. 

Wolverhampton  S.  A.  Tipple. 

Walsall J.  McMastors. 

West  Bromwich,  Bethel 

Holy  Cross    

Prince's  End,  Tipton R.  Nightingale. 

Toll  End    

Smethwick    

WaneicksJiire — 
Birminghiun— 

Cannon  Street T.  Swan. 

Bond  Street  I.  New. 

Mount  Zlon  C.  Vince. 

Newhall  Street A.  G.  O'Neill. 

Heneage  Street J.  Taylor. 

Great  King  Street  

Circus  Chapel  W.  Landels. 

Welsh  Baptists    

Woreuitrshirt— 

Bromsgrove  R.  Aikenhead. 

Cradley  J.  Sneath. 

Dudley   

Kidderminster J.  Mills. 

Netherton 

Cats  Hill    M.  Nokes. 

Stourbridge  J.  Sissons. 

Bewdley G.  Cousins. 

The  annual   meeting  was  held  at  Zion 
Chapel,  Newhall  Street,  Birmingham^  on  the 
6th  and  7th  of  June.    Bft^.  K.  Gt.cy^c^ 
was  chosen  modoralOT.  biA.  wjtmoxA  ^«» 


56B 


nOMS  INTBLLIOENOB. 


piMchad  br  Manrs.  Vinoe.  M'Maiten,  and 

SiMoni.  The  History  of  the  Anociation, 
fbnning  the  circular  letter,  was  read,  and  a 
Toca  of  thanka  waa  paMed  to  brother  Stokea 
for  having  prepared  it. 

Ao/iKica. 


BaptlMd   IW 

lUc«lved  by  letter 77 

BMtured    .» 0 

DeeMied  M 

Dlnnltsed SI 

Wltbdnwn  !• 

Bzelnded  U 


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lt7 


ClMrlnemM    8J 

NamlMr  of  Members    S7<'!7 

Siindaj  Seholari    4S43 

The  next  meeting  to  be  held  at  Droms- 
grore  on  the  Tueidaj  and  Wednciday  in 
Whitiun  week. 


tAIffniT  niLL  OHATKL,  C^NNOV  8TASBT. 

Thit  is  one  of  the  oldest  diaKnting  plaoea 
of  worship  in  London,  a  congr^tioo  haTing 
been  gatherad  there  in  the  reign  of  Charles 
the  Second ;  and,  in  the  olden  time,  many  of 
the  moat  important  meetings  of  the  three 
denominations  were  held  there,  in  what  than 
formed  a  part  of  the  hall  of  the  Saltenf  Com- 
pany. On  the  Saltera*  Company  rebuilding 
their  ancient  hall,  the  congregation,  with  their 
pastor,  removed  to  a  piece  of  ground  in  Ox- 
ford Ck>urt,  Cannon  Street,  with  a  second  en- 
trance from  the  street,  and  there  built  the 
the  present  neat  and  commodious  edifice. 
From  its  commencement  as  a  church,  to  the 
dose  of  Dr.  Collyer's  pastorship,  it  was  con- 


of  residents  hmm  left  the  city,  a  tmI  popnl*- 
taon  still  remains  to  be  instructed.  Mr.  Todd, 
late  of  Salisbury,  sharing  with  them  in  Ibt 
feeling  that  the  baptisU  have  a  part  to  bsv 
in  the  contest  with  infidelity  and  an,  as  wtQ 
aa  other  denominations,  baa  kindly  conaenlsd 
to  minister  tha  word  and  ordinanoea  for  a  pe- 
riod; and,  though  burdened  with  a  hcan 
ground-rent,  they  trost  tha  Chrisdan  paUw 
will  so  far  «d  them  by  their  attendaaflo  and 
their  prayers,  as  to  prevent  the  only  diapd 
occupied  by  the  baptista  within  the  waUi  of 
the  city  from  being  dosed* 


NAUTTTOV. 

On  Wednesday,  August  2nd,  a 
held  in  the  baptist  chapel,  NaimtoB,  Glonecs- 
tcnhire,  in  connection  with  the  settlement  of 
the  Rev.  John  Lewis,  late  of  Kingatenkj, 
over  the  church  and  congregation  saeeliiig  at 
Naunton  and  Guiting.  At  four  o'clock  about 
two  hundred  sat  down  to  tea.  A  deeply 
interesting  public  service  followed,  vrhcn  the 
chapel  was  well  filled  with  an  intelligent  and 
respectable  company,  many  of  whom  cams 
from  the  surrounding  towns  and  TillagBB. 
Mr.  R.  Comely  Notgrava,  one  of  tha  deacoai 
of  the  church,  presided;  who,  after  makiog 
some  remarks  on  the  favourable  drcumstancfs 
under  which  they  were  assembled,  having  a 
neat  and  good  chapel,  not  encumbered  with 
debt,  stated  that  Mr.  Lewis  had  received  the 
cordial  and  unanimous  invitation  of  the 
church  and  congregati<»n  to  take  the  pasleial 
overdight  of  them  ;  who,  having  taken  some 
time  to  consider  and  to  consult  those  ooape* 
tent  to  advise  him,  had,  he  rejoiced  to  say. 


nectcd  with  the  presbyterian  denomination.  ,  seonhisway  clear  to  accept  it.  He  then  called 
When  Dr.  Collyer  left  it,  confining  his  lar 
hours  to  the  diurch  at  Hanover  Chapel,  Peck- 
ham,  the  congregation,  which  was  previously 
numerous  and  respectable,  fell  into  dissen« 
sion,  the  chapel  was  sold,  and  was  alienated 
to  the  purposes  of  infidelity ;  and  here  Tay. 
lor,  who  wickedly  styled  himself  the  devil's 
chaplain,  trampled  on  the  word  of  God,  and  i  hoped  ever  to  keep  in  view,  vii.,  the  gUwy  cf 


on  Mr.  Lewis  to  address  the  meeting.  Id 
the  course  of  his  address,  he  adverted  to 
some  of  the  leading  incidents  in  his  life,  and 
cxphiiucd  why  he  had  made  that  the  sphere 
of  his  l.'iboursL  He  also  stated  the  doctrines 
and  sentiments  he  purposed  to  advance  in 
his  ministry  amongst  them ;   the  object  he 


endeavoured  to  sow  infidelity  broadcast. 
Failing  in  his  efforts,  the  building  was  again 
sold,  and  purchased  by  members  of  the 
baptist  denomination.  The  church  then 
formed,  has  been  successively  presided  over 
by  Messrs.  Giles,  Davis,  and  Hobson.  Strong 
at  its  foundation, .  its  numbers  have  been 
diminished  and  its  strength  weakened  by  the 
withdrawment  of  its  members  to  connect 
themselves  with  churches  in  the  suburbs; 
but  some  remain  banded  together  for  their 
own  good  and  that  of  others.  As  thdr  house 
of  worship  is  situated  in  dose  proximity  to 
Cannon  Street,  now  rapidly  becoming  one  of 
the  most  important  thoroughfiircs  in  the  me* 
tropolis,  they  feel  it  a  duty  to  themselves  and 
the  thousands  passing  that  street  on  the  sab- 
bath day,  still  to  proclaim  the  gospel  therci 
flcariDoed  as  they  are,  that  wMLo  muMuAsA 


the  Redeemer  in  the  extension  of  his  kingdom, 
and  some  of  the  means  which  he  proposed  to 
employ  for  the  accomplishment  of  that 
object.  Addresses  were  afterwards  delivered 
on  "  The  duty  of  a  church  towards  its  pas- 
tor," by  the  Rev.  J.  Statham  of  Dourton'On* 
the- Water ;  on  "  The  relation  of  the  drarch 
church  to  the  world,"  by  the  Rev.  J.  Acock 
of  Stow-on-the-Wold ;  and  on  **  A  ftuthfid 
ministry  either  a  blessing  or  a  curse,**  by  the 
Rev.  W.  T,  Henderson  of  Banbury. 

All  the  addresses  were  practinl  in  their 
character  and  exceedingly  eflfective.  The 
Rev.  Mr.  Milton  of  Moreton-in-the-Manh, 
and  tho  Rev.  Mr.  Cherry  of  Milton  took 
part  in  tho  devotional  exeroises.  The  mest^ 
ing  throughout  was  a  very  interesting  oae, 
and  was  felt  by  all  to  be  both  pleaiant  and 
\  vt<)&Xab\A« 


HOME  INTELLIGEKOB. 


BOSTON  OOLLEOB  JOBILBI. 

A  aeries  of  interesting  public  services  were 
held  at  Bradford,  on  Tuesday  and  Wednes- 
iajf  the  Ist  and  2rid  August,  in  oommemo- 
ntion  of  the  fiftieth  anniversary  of  the 
Northern  Baptist  Education  Society.  The 
oninisters  educated  at  Horton  College,  with 
Bther  friends  and  supporters  of  the  institution 
lh>m  all  parts  of  the  country,  assembled  in 
g;reat  Ibroe.  Bfany  were  the  pleasant  remi- 
abcences  of  bygone  days  uttered  by  those 
who  were  visiting  their  alma  mater  after 
twenty  or  thirty  years'  absence.  And  while 
Ml  all  hands  the  present  tutors  were  very 
sordially  greeted,  perhaps  the  most  gratifying 
arcumstance  in  the  dajr's  proceedings  was 
the  presence  in  undiminished  vigour  among 
bis  old  pupils — many  of  them  now  them- 
lelves  grey  headed— of  the  venerable  Dr. 
Gk>dwin.  Nor  should  we  omit  to  add  that 
It  the  dinner  table,  in  Sion  school-room,  the 
^ests  were  privileged  with  the  first  public 
riew  of  an  admirable  oil  painting  of  the 
worthy  doctor,  just  completed,  as  we  under- 
itand,  and  about  to  be  presented  to  its 
nfaject  by  a  select  number  of  the  inhabitants 
»f  the  town,  to  mark  their  admiration  of  his 
Bhander  and  talents,  and  especially  to  ac- 
knowledge his  disinterested  seal,  as  exhibited 
in  his  recent  lectures  to  the  working  classes 
upon  Atheism.  On  Tuesday  evening,  the 
innual  sermon  to  the  students  was  preached 
l>y  the  Rev.  Thomas  Morria,  of  Whitchurch, 
in  Sion  Chapel.  There  was  a  decidedly 
larger  congregation  than  usual,  and  the 
appropriate  and  earnest  counsels  of  the 
preacher  to  his  yowig  brethren,  founded  on 
the  words,  ^  Art  thou  a  master  in  Israel,  and 
Inowest  not  these  things?^  was  listened  to 
evidently  with  great  interest.  On  Wednesday 
morning,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Godwin  delivered  an 
eloquent  and  admirable  **  Jubilee  discourse,** 
laixely  commemorative  of  the  past  history 
ind  sucoeis  of  the  institution,  and  wisely 
mggesUve  of  principles  and  plans  by  which 
ts  usefulness  may  be  augmented  for  the 
future.  The  audience  was  large.  The  vene- 
imble  doctor,  some  thirty  years  ago,  became 
connected  with  Horton  College,  as  its  clas- 
Bcal  tutor.  He  has  yielded  to  a  pressing 
leqoest  to  print  his  admirable  discourse. 
rhe  annual  meeting  of  the  subscribers  was 
leld  in  the  afternoon.  From  the  report  it 
ippeared  that,  of  the  twenty-eight  students 
iridi  whom  the  late  session  began,  seven  had 
«ft  from  various  causes,  and  five  were  being 
idmitted  as  probationers,  the  present  number 
wiog  thus  twenty-one.  The  reports  of  the 
szaminers  as  to  the  diligence  and  progress  of 
lie  students  were  very  satisfactory.  The 
reaauier's  account  also  showed  a  balance  in 
kvoar  of  the  institution.  Among  the  gentle- 
neii  present  who  took  part  in  the  proceed- 
1^  were  the  Revs.  Messrs.  Stalker,  of 
;  Vofnoo,  of  Bradford ;  LaroiDj  of 


Sheffield ;  Birrell,  of  Liverpool ;  PotteoMr, 
of  Newcastle;  Evans,  of  Scarborough;  Wil- 
liams, of  Accrington  ;  Brewer,  of  Leeds ; 
WaltenL  of  Halifkx  ;  Stock,  of  Sdendine 
Nook;  Lomas,  of  Leieester ;  Thompson,  ol 
Hull,  kc  Wm.  Murgatrovd,  Esq.,  resigned 
the  office  of  treasurer ;  and  a  resolution  was 
passed  expresnve  of  gratitude  to  Uiat  gentle- 
man for  his  valuable  services  during  tlM  lone 
period  of  twenty-five  yean.  Messrs  T.  Aked 
and  W.  Stead  were  appointed  joint  treasureri, 
and  Mr.  John  Cooke  was  requested  to  act 
with  the  Rev.  H.  Dowson,  as  co  secretary. 
On  Wednesday  evening  a  large  eomfmnj 
took  tea  together  in  Westgate  school-room, 
after  which  a  public  jubilee  meetiBg  was  held 
in  the  chapel.  Henry  Kelsall,  Esq.,  of 
Rochdale,  occupied  the  chair,  and  was  well 
supported  by  the  officers  of  the  institution 
and  other  gentlemen.  Much  regret  was  ex- 
pressed at  the  absence  of  the  late  clasrical 
tutor,  the  Rev.  F.  Clowes,  who  would  have 
been  present  but  for  an  indispensable  business 
engagement  in  London.  It  was  a  eause  of 
much  gratification  to  many  to  hear  that  his 
health  is  so  completely  re^eetablbhed.  After 
devutional  exercises,  conducted  by  Messrs. 
Dowson,  minister  of  the  plaoe,  and  Thomp- 
son, of  Dumfermline, 

The  Chamnan  rose,  and  having  giv«i  ex- 
psession  to  the  emotions  of  joy  and  gratitude 
awakened  by  the  occasion,  said  that  he  sup- 
posed the  meeting  was  intended  in  part  to 
have  a  practical  issue.  Every  one  who  knew 
what  Bradford  was,  and  what  the  naghboa^• 
hood  of  Hoiton  College  had  become,  must 
perceive  that  a  removal  was  absolutely  neees- 
sary.  The  means  to  acoemplirii  this  ought 
not  to  be  grudged,  nor  did  he  believ«  t^sy 
would  be.  The  smoke  that  constantly  arose . 
in  such  volumes  over  the  town  might  to  some 
be  a  not  unpleasing  sight — he  referred  to 
those  who  benefited  by  the  manu&ctoriee 
that  caused  it — but  then  it  was  only  fiiir  that 
those  who  had  the  advantage  should  sympa- 
thise with  those  who  got  nothing  hot  the 
discomfort  and  annoyance.  For  himself  he 
could  truly  say  that  he  greatly  valued  the 
college.  At  Roehdale,  they  were  oocaaonally 
favoured  with  a  visit  from  the  tutors,  whom 
they  were  always  glad  to  see  in  the  pulpit  or 
elsewhere,  and  very  welcome  services  had 
also  been  rendered  by  their  younger  breth- 
ren, the  students.  He,  therefore,  did  not 
doubt  that  churches  at  a  distance  would  be 
willing  to  render  their  aid,  while  Bradford 
itself  would  doubtless  show  that  it  appreci- 
ated the  advantage  of  having  the  oollege  in 
its  own  neighbourhood.  If  a  friend  at  a 
distance  gave  a  sovereign,  he  (the  chairman) 
did  not  question  but  a  friend  at  Bradford 
would  give  two,  and  so  on  in  proportion. 
But  however  this  might  be,  he  had  made 
some  calculations  to  show  how  the  woik 
might    be   accomplMhcQi.     ^"^i^Mwo^^  %st 


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tion  of  a  poftor  traineil  at  Horton  Collcfce, 
HCting  upon  a  precedent  in  the  early  liit»tory 
of  the  institution,  would  send  u  eertain  sum, 
say   £30,   or  so  low  even  as   i!*20  on   the 
average,  how  much  might  be  ejected  !     Mr. 
Kelsall  then  went  into  several  details  showing 
much  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  met>tin^%  that 
by   a  cordi]il   and   united  effurt  the  ohjcct 
could  be  aittaincd.     lie  would  not  place  the 
standard  of  individual  donations  too   high, 
say  as  the  highest   X'>00,      lie  wi!>hed  it, 
however,  to  be  understotul  that  he  did  not 
place  the  limit  of  lilwrality    iierc — if  luiy 
gentleman  wished  to  put  four  Jiyures  to  liis 
name,  he  (Mr.  Kelsall)  would  never  restrict 
him  to  three!     Still,  he  liked  tu  l>e  on  the 
safe  side,  and  to  B|)e«ik   quite  moueratfly. 
And   really   if,  as  he  understood,  £1U,00U 
would  be  the  very  limit  of  the  &um  re<[uircd, 
and  if  his  sup{>08ition.s  with  respect  to  the 
means  and  the  liberality  of  the  friends  of 
the  institution  were  well  founded,  the  dith- 
culty  would  rather  l>e  to  keep  within  hounds, 
and  not  to  raise  too  much.     The  chairman 
concluded  amid  much   cheering  by  urging  | 
individual  liberality,  and  promising  his  hearty  ' 
personal  co-operation.  I 

lie  then  called  upon  the  Kcr.  ]).  Evans, ' 
of  Scarborough,  to  read  a  memorial  which  | 
that  gentleman  had  prepared  for  the  occa-  ' 
sion,  comprising  a  history  of  the  college,  with  | 
sketches  of  its  "  fathers  and  founders.'*    This 
document  being  too  long  for  the  whole  to  be 
presented,  jrarts  only  were  read,  enlisting  tlic 
attention  of  the  audience   for  considerably 
more  than  an  hour  by  their  impressive  details 
and  felicitous  portraiture.     From  this  docu-  i 
ment  which  is  to  be  published,  it  a]>pears  that  | 
the  origin  of  the  institution  is  to  be  dated  , 
from  the  annual  meeting  of  the  "  Northern 
Baptist  Association"  at  llebden  Bridge  in 
1804,  when  resolutions  were  passed  aiiirroing 
the  importance  of  an  educated  ministry,  and 
pledging  the  ministers  and   churches   to  a 
united   effort  for  the  establishment  of  an 
**  Academy."     At  Rochdale,  in  the  following 
August,  the  society  wiis  regularly   former), 
after  a  magnificent  discourse  by  the    llov. 
llobert  Hall.     Mr.  Steadman,  of  Plymouth 
Dock,  consented  to  pay  Yorkshire  and  Lan- 
cashire  a  visit  ;  and  eventually  became  co- 
pastor  with   the    a^ed    C-rabtreo    over    the 
l»apti&t  church  at  Westgate,  receiving  at  the 
same  time,  by  way  of  a  commencement,  four 
students  into  his  family.    This  was  in  1U()6. 
From  that  time  the  institution  steadily  pro- 
gressed.     J.  E,  Ryland,  Ksq.,  a  gentleman 
highly  qualified  for  the  olHee,  and    known 
since  as  the  biographer  of  John  Foster,  was 
the  first   chissical   tutor.     It  was  not    lon^?;, 
however,  l)efore  Mr.  Godwin  was  called  from 
the  secluded  village  of  Great  Missenden,  in 
Bucks,  to  be  his  successor.      Mr.  Godwin 
commenced  his  labours  in  182*2,  1>ccoming 
about  the  same  time  the  jNistor  of  a  baptist 
church  formed  under  his  care  at  bion  cIuiy^I, 


with  the  hearty  co-opemtion  of  the  elder 
community  and  its  minister.  The  work  d 
the  college  was  now  done  thoroug^lj  and 
eamestlv. 

The  Rev.  Charles  Larom,  of  Sheffield, 
W.Littlewood,Esq.,of  Rochdale  (son  of  the 
first  secretiiry),  and  the  Rev.  A.  M.  Stalker, 
of  Leeds,  followed,  in  animated  fpeecha; 
the  prescribed  tojiics  being — **^  The  preachiii 
of  the  gospel  the  great  instrument  in  convert- 
ing men,"  the  necessity  of  an  educated  nufr 
istry,"  and  <<The  duties  of  the  chnrchci 
towards  students  for  the  miniatr^'." 

A  collection  was  made  in  aid  of  the  fundi 
of  the  institution.  The  feeling  exprenedia 
favour  of  the  proposed  removal  appeared  t4 
be  hearty  and  unanimous.  '*  indeed,**  saji 
the  liradfiA'd  Obfcrvcr,  **  no  one  can  look 
at  the  premises  in  their  present  conditioA 
without  feeling  that  the  site  (howerer 
well  adapted  to  the  days  when  Bnd* 
ford  was  a  small  country  town  and  Horton  a 
neighbouring  hamlet,  with  green  fields  be 
tween)  is  now  utterly  unsuitable.  A  libenl 
response  to  the  ap}>eal  about  to  be  made 
may  therefore  be  reas«.nably  expected.  Hap- 
pily, there  are  green  hills  and  woodland 
slopes,  even  yet,  in  our  vicinity ;  and  it  doei 
not  follow,  because  the  college  mast  be  taken 
from  Little  Horton,  that  Bradford  must  alto* 
gether  lose  the  advantage  of  ha\ing  such  an 
institution  in  its  neighbourhood." 


RECENT  DEATH. 

>iR.  CONSTAXTINE  JOIIX   YOrNG. 

A  happy  death  is  an  appropriate  close  of 
a  consistent  Christian  life  ;  and  the  two 
things  are  often  connected,  though  not 
always.  It  was  so  with  the  subject  of  this 
memoir.  **  I  never  knew  a  man,"  was  the 
testimony  of  the  preacher  wlio  delivered  a 
funeral  discourse  for  the  departed,  '^  I  never 
kriew  a  man  who  has  borne  through  a  loi^ 
life  a  more  honourable  Christian  character 
than  Mr.  Young.'*  *'  He  was  what  he  pro- 
fessed to  be,'*  said  a  lady  belonging  to  an 
influential  family  linng  near  his  residence, 
*'and  we  are  not  surprised  that  God  smiled  on 
his  last  hours.*'  A  long  Christian  course  was 
allotted  him.  He  entered  on  his  sisrteenth 
year  the  member  of  a  family  that  knew  not 
Ciod,  at  least  in  the  experimental  sense;  but 
that  year  God  spake  in  power  and  love  to 
his  soul.  He  was  led  to  attend  the  preach- 
ing of  an  evangelical  minister  in  tlie  esta- 
blishment, bv  whose  instrumentality  he  wni 
brought  to  an  acquaintance  with  the  truth ; 
nnd  from  the  commencement  of  his  Christian 
career  he  made  himself  useful  in  extending 
the  kingdom  of  Christ.  His  father  and  mo- 
ther and  a  younger  brother  were  some  of 
his  first  converts  to  the  faith.  He  did  not 
enter  upon  a  profession  of  Giristianity  mere- 
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to  ^hty  he  held  the  plough  withont  ever 
looking  back.    Our  convert  soon  found  his 
Wttj  out  of  the  establishment,  and  embraced 
the   distinguishing    views    of   the    baptists. 
Nor  did  he  stand  still   at  saying   this   is 
right     What  he  discovered  to  be  truth,  he 
practised.     Though  opposed  to  his  worldly 
interests,  and  the  persuasions  of  kind  and 
influential  friends,  he  followed  his  Master 
tbrough  the  baptismal  waters.    While  quite 
n  young  roan  he  began  to  proclaim  the  gos- 
pel ;  and  ten  years  after  his  conversion,  we 
find  him  at  the  Session-house  for  the  county 
of  Biiddlesex  seeking  a  license  as  a  preacher 
and  teacher  of  Christianity,  t  He  soon  be- 
camey  it  is  said,  a  very  earnest  and  acceptable 
picacher,  and  his  services  were  extensively 
■ought.      He  joined  the  baptist  church  at 
Staines,  and,  a  few  ycais^after,  by  the  unani- 
mous vote  of  the  church  at  Datchet,  near 
Windsor,  amongst  whom  he  had  laboured 
aome   time  previously,  he  was   invited    to 
become  their  pastor.     To  this  invitation  he 
acceded,  and  was  useful  there  in  converting 
aouls  to  Jesus.    Of  this  church  at  Datchet 
he  continued  a  member  till  his  death ;  but 
protracted  illness  obliged  him  to  resign  the 
pastorate  after  about  ten  years'  hard  service. 
But  though  relinquishing  the  pastoral  oftice, 
be  could  not  give  up  his  Master's  work  when 
his  strength  would  allow.      He  loved  the 
work,  and  used  frequently  to  apply  to  him- 
self the  words  of  Paul,  **  Woe  is  me  if  1 
preach  not  the  gospel."     And  though  for 
some  years  the  subject  of  considerable  infir- 
mity, he  did  not  cease  these  labours  entirely, 
till  within  about  twelve  months  of  his  disso- 
lution.   It  was  not,  however,  in  the  pulpit 
only  that  his  piety  was  manifested.     Those 
who  saw  him  in  private  life  knew  best  the 
power  of  his  religion.     lie  was  the  father  of 
rather  a  large  family  ;  and  he  who  had  been 
the  means  of  the  conversion  of  his  father 
and  mother  and  a  beloved  brother  was  not 
likely  to  overlook  the  best  interests  of  his 
children.      For  their  salvation   he  panted, 
and  their  conversion  he  sought,  yet  not  quite 
in  the  same  way  that  some  sincere  parents 
seek  the  same  object.     He  did  not  harshly 
or  whiningly  appeal  to  them  about  their 
souls.     He  did  not  do  what  some  ungodly 
children  would  call  boring  them  with  religion; 
but  there  were  some  other  three  things  that 
he  did.      First,  he  kept  them  as  much  ns 
possible  from  evil  influences;  and  he  did  this, 
not  by  permitting  them  to  choose  their  own 
companionship,  and  then  stepping  in  to  re- 
strain them  when  evil  results  begun  to  show 
themselves,  but  by  so  guarding  and  training 
them  in  early  life  that  a  right  moral  course 
became  a  habit    Secondly,  he  set  them  a 
holy  example  :  **  Lured  them  to  heaven,  and 
showed  the  way."    Thirdly,  by  his  earnest 
appeals  to  Heaven  on  their  behalf,  he  made 
them  feel  how  anxious  he  was  for  their  sal- 
vation*   He  would  oilen  rise  early  in  the 


morning  for  prayer;  and,  being  especially 
solicitous  for  the  conversion  of  one  of  his 
children,  he  invited  him  to  read  the  scrip- 
tures for  him  in  those  morning  exercises, 
and  then,  without  uttering  a  word  to  him 
directly  about  religion,  he  would  leave  him 
to  gather  from  his  prayers  how  ardently  be 
desired  his  salvation. 

Nor  did  his  concern  cease  with  his  chil- 
dren ;  his  grandchildren  shared  bis  solicitude. 
He  was  anxious,  as  he  used  to  term  it,  to 
see  his  seed's  seed  serving  the  Lord.  An 
extract  from  the  letter  of  a  granddaughter, 
written  about  the  time  of  her  consecmtion 
to  God,  will%8how  the  sort  of  influence  be 
exerted  on  the  second  generation. 

**  1  dare  say  you  will  scarcely  remember 
your  grandchild,  but  she  has  not  forgotten 
you,  dear  grandfather.  How  glad  I  should 
be  to  come  and  see  you  again.  I  think  I 
should  know  you,  but  you  would  not  know 
me,  I  was  so  young  when  with  you.  Bat 
I  well  remember  your  often  putting  your 
hands  on  my  head,  and  asking  God  to  bless 
me.  Dear  grandfather,  I  hope  that  prayer 
has  been  answered.  God  has  blessed  roe, 
and  I  hope  to  be  one  of  his  children  in 
heaven.  There  we  shall  meet  our  dear 
grandfather." 

Though  not  a  high  Calvinist,  he  loved  the 
doctrines  of  the  gospel,  and  having  withal  a 
rich  store  of  Christian  experience,  he  was 
occasionally  thrown  into  the  circle  of  those 
who  held  high  doctrinal  views.  But  though 
at  times  they  heard  him  with  pleasure,  and 
would  in  the  earlier  part  of  his  ministry  not 
unfrequently  invite  him  into  their  pulpits, 
they  could  never  receive  him  out  and  out. 
Ho  would  invite  sinners  to  Christ  whether 
they  were  sensible  or  insensible  sinners. 
This  was  the  fly  in  the  ointment  in  their 
estimation,  and  all  their  protestations  did 
not  cure  him  of  this  habit.  An  [influential 
member  of  one  of  these  churches  spoke  his 
eulogy  without  designing  it.  He  had  been 
to  preach  for  the  'people  several  times,  and 
a  friend  of  his  meeting  this  afore-mentioned 
member  shortly  after,  the  conveisation  turned 
upon  the  acceptableness  of  Mr.  Young's 
preaching.  **  O,"  said  the  informant,  *•  he 
is  a  nice  comforting  preachei^  but — there 
was  a  little  drawback,  but  he  is  a  mighty 
man  for  winning."  It  was  true  he  was,  and 
he  was  successful  too  in  winning  many  souls 
to  Christ.  According  to  one  of  their  homely 
illustrations,  he  was  like  a  cow  that  gave  a 
good  pail  of  milk,  and  threw  it  down  at 
the  end.  He,  however,  had  a  different  no- 
tion about  the  milk.  He  thought  he  ought 
to  hand  it  round  to  those  who  had  been  in- 
vited by  the  prophet  to  buy  wine  and  milk 
without  money  and  without  price,  and  that 
these  good  brethren  were  disposed  to  keep 
the  milk  for  themselves.  In  short,  his 
yearnings  were  too  stroiv^  fot  \.Ve\x  'WjA.'nfcVftdL 
theology,  and  ttieVi  Valw-coinsaMLTLVoTv  ^^«a- 


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tualljT  ceased.  .*  lie  mott  finnlj  believed 
that  strong  &ith  and  earnest  pniycr  could 
accomplish  great  thm;(s.  The  promise  of 
Christ  to  his  people,  that  **  whatsoever  they 
should  ask,  believing,  thej  should  receive/' 
■tood  before  his  mind  as  a  reality.  This 
confidence  was  especially  nianifc^tod  in  a 
case  uf  domestic  affliction.  One'  of  his  sons 
had  a  long  illness,  and  it  was  generally  sup- 
po8i<d  thst  he  would  not  live.  It  had  been  a 
cherifthed  father's  hope  that  this  son  would 
be  called  into  God*s  vineyard  to  labour  for 
him.  Medical  skill  seemed  to  etlect  little, 
but  there  was  another  way  of  hope  opened 
to  the  oppressed  father.  It  was  as  settled 
a  thing  ti»  go  to  his  closet  when  in  trouble  as 
to  go  to  his  table  when  hungry.  lie  api>euletl 
to  the  mercy-seat,  and,  after  repeated  suppli- 
cations, announced  hid  conviction  that  the 
child  of  his  solicitude  would  not  die,  but 
live  and  declare  the  works  of  the  Ix>rd. 
How  he  obtained  his  assurance  respecting 
iuch  a  thing  as  the  raising  up  of  a  child  docs 
not  nppear,  and  the  philosophy  of  the  thing  \ 
he  in  all  probability  never  thought  of;  he  ' 
however  was  satitsficd  and  joyful.  His  son, 
too,  was  Tninc-.l  up,  and  has  for  some  years 
been  tngnged  in  the  work  which  a  father's 
prnyer  and  faith  uKAigned  him. 

He  was  a  cheorful  (Jhristiiin.  Like  most 
of  the  Lord's  children,  he,'  passed  thn»ugh 
deep  waters  of  uMliction.  *  The  sickness 
which  obliged  him  to  relinciuidh  his  i>nstoral 
labours  continued  fur  some  years,  and  pre- 
vented his  giving  that  attention  to  business 
which  it  required  ;  ho  wom  thus,  and  in  many 
other  ways,  greatly  tried,  yet,  excepting  short 
intervals  of  depression,  his  piety  rose  above 
all  his  troubles.  Sinpng  was  a  favourite 
exercise.  Every  act  of  imtenial  care  put 
forth  by  his  dime  Father  called  forth  a 
Bong.  His  mode  of  throwing  himself  upon 
the  atonement  of  Christ  before  retiring  to 
rest,  wjw  by  singing  a  verse  in  one  of  Dr. 
Watts's  h}Tnn3.  For  some  thirty  years  he 
seldom  went  to  his  bed  without  in  this  way 
assuring  his  heart.  Family  prayer  endetl — 
after  sitting  awhile — he  would  rise  from  his 
clmir,  and  slowly  pacing  his  room,  sing — 

*'  Vo<i,  and  I  miut  and  will  ctitcoin 
All  tbings  but  Ium  for  Jouh'  sake, 
O  may  my  t^ottl  he  found  in  him, 
Aud  of  his  rigbtoou<-no8i  putakc." 

This  feeling  followed  him  to  his  lust  hour. 
His  end  Wiis  more  than  peace,  it  was  glad- 
ness, it  was  triumph.  Speaking  of  his  enjoy- 
ments, ho  said,  **  It  is  heaven  already,  heaven 
begun  in  my  soul."  Having  been  left  for  a 
time  shortly  before  he  died,  he  was  heard 
ringing  in  a  sweet  clear  voice — 

"  One  there  If  aliove  all  othcrii. 
Oh  I  how  ho  loveif,"  &c. 

In  this  frame  he  p;issed  to  the  world  of  j<»y 

end    gladness    to  sing  **  more  sweet,  more 

loud,"  the  praises  of  Him  "  whom  not  having 

9eea  be  loved"  and  whom  he  now  iKe&  '^  ^ 


lie  is.'*    He  died  the  SOth  of  Janiuiy,  IKli 
a^  eighty  years. 


COLLECTANEA. 

MBDiOAL  miwioaa  ik  ikslaku 

There  is  often  an  interesting  connectki 
between  the  physical  aspect  of  a  connt^  oi 
the  social  and  religious  condition  of  n  ii- 
halntants.    A  survey  of  the  topogrtphr  rf 
Ireland  in  connection  with  tlie  state  €i» 
ligious  feeling  and  the  progress  of  raami^ 
affords  an  illustration  of  the  &ct.     Potti^ 
nride  the  northern  and  more  proteiUnt  ps- 
^ince  of  Ulster,  a  brief  survey  of  ft  geol!vie 
map  of  the  country  will  show  that,  while  te 
middle  and  eastern  portions  are  remnUbk 
for  their  flatness  and  fertility ,  the  weitMi, 
comprehending  the  district  of  Conneman  oi 
great  part  of  the  county  of  Kerry,  are  iimb> 
tainous  and  barren,  the  ancient  forests  wUdh 
once  covered  these  tracts  of  country  haiisf 
given  place  to  the  red  and  mountain  htg. 
Corresponding  to  this  diversity  in  physal 
state  there  is  a  diversity  in  the  social,  n- 
ligious,  and  political  feeling  of  the  popoh* 
tion.     Along  the  western  shoresi,  where  the 
mountriinous  character  of  the   oonotry,  n 
well  as  its  distance^  removes  it  fh>m  the  ii- 
fluencc  of  those  centres  of  civilizatioa  whiehi 
from  the  proximity  of  Great  Britain,  have  si 
an  early  period  come  into  existence  along  the 
eastern'  coast,  the  inhabit:inta   retain  their 
original  language,  and,  to  a   large  exteet, 
their  ancient  manners  and  customs.     Re- 
moved from  those  influences  which  stimnlate 
the  mind  to  activity,  even  their  physical  sfr 
pcct  presents  a  marked  difference  from  that 
of  the  rest  of  the  population  ;  and  the  nmnd, 
flabby,  unmeaning    countenance,  the  losie 
hung'  limbs  and   general   lax   developmeot, 
not  less  than   the  peculiarity  of  langusge, 
characterise  the  Connnught-man — ^proveibial 
for  his  indolence  even  amongst  a   nation  of 
idlers.     They,  in  fact,  occupy  a  middle  plsa 
between  the  apathetic  Celt  of  the  Scottidi 
Highlands  and  the  excitable  inhabitants  of 
the  midland  and  eastern  counties  of  Irelsnd. 
Ah  a  result  of  this  isolation,  in  respect  to 
locality  and  language,  they  have  been  j»n>- 
tected   from  the  influence  of  iuflammateit 
newspapers  and  political  demagognes,  aoJ 
are  much  more  accessible  to  the  preaching  of 
the  gospel.     Besides,  as  the  employment  of 
the  Irish  language  as  a  medium  oif  instniction 
has  always  afforded  a  ready  access  to  their 
homes  and  hearts,  Irish  teachers  have  been 
the  means,  during  the  past  twenty-five  yetn 
of  diffusing  much  scripture  truth  among  the 
peo])Ie,  and  thus  preparing   them   for  the 
more  public  preaching  of  the  gospel.    la  w- 
cordance  with   these  statements,  it  will  be 
found  that  all  the  missions   to   RomaaJito 
which  have  been  extensively  succenfiil  lie 
^  vlVviaNa!^  VD^  \v9E&^<!i^  "vVksst^  {hfiOQ  causes  are 


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BMve''  or   less   operative,  such    as  Diogle, 
Vmitrj,  and  the   Blanquet   Islands,  in  the 
MNith-west ;  Achil,  Erris,  and  the  ^ores  of 
Uragh  Corril,  in  the  west ;  or  the  Mission's 
Nations  in  Mayo  and  Sligo,  in  the  north- 
vest.     The  BOUth-eastcrDy  by  far  the  largest, 
most   populous  and  influential  part  of  the 
Roman  Catholic  portion  of  Ireland,  is  placed 
b  circumstances  widely  different  iirom  those 
vliich  haye  just  been  detailed.    This  district, 
BOOiprsbending    the  whole  of  Leinster  and 
pni  part  of  Munster,  has  been  for  centuries 
M  Ansageddon  of  Ireland,  the  battle-field 
oa  which  every  political  party  has  tugged, 
nd  pulled,  and  striven  for    the    mastery. 
Ever  since  the  infamous  ''  penal  laws  "  ar- 
iwrad  every  feeling  of  patriotism  and  nation- 
ilitjragaiDstprotestant  rule  and  Uie  protestant 
nl%iao,  the  Irish  mind  has  been  inflamed  by 
■rtftil  agitators,  who^   taking  advantage  of 
tluU  in  their  cause  which  commends  itself  to 
ewiT  QBui's  sense  of  justice,  have  made  it  the 
aadium  through  which    to   present   every 
■odal  and  religious  question.     These  days  of 
p0iiecution  have  passed  away,  but  they  have 
If^  a  rankling  wound  behind,  which  has  not 
in  the  least  been  soothed  by  the  recent  in- 
fttaated  attempts  which  have  been  made  to 
eonciliate  the  priesthood,  and  through  them 
to  goTem  Ireland.     Acute,  excitable,  impul- 
■ivte, — idle  only  by  reason  of  a  debasing  rc- 
i|g;ion  and  disorganised  social  relations, — the 
enetgiflB    of  the    Elnglish-speaking    Roman 
Catholics  have  been  directed  in  the  channel 
of  political  agitators  ;  and  the  missionary  has 
to  encounter  not  merely   the  bigotry  of  a 
fidse  religion,  but  the  bitterness  of  feelings 
envenomed  by  the  recollection  of  the  wrongs 
of  the  past,  and  identifying  the  minister  of 
Christ  with  the  minister  of  Saxon  misrule. 
In  oonsequence  of  the  diflficulty  of  gaining 
any  access  to  such  a  people,  scarcely  any 
miwioaary  effort  has  been  made  among  themj 
the  churches  having  lutherto  gone  on   the 
principle    of  selecting    the    localities    pre- 
senting the  most  ready  access  to  the  popula< 
tion,   without  regard  to   the   value    of   the 
station  in  reference  to  the  surrounding  country . 
It  is  only  very  recently  that  effective  missions 
have  been  established  in  Dublin  itself ;  aiid 
at  the  present  moment  very    many    large 
towns,  and  whole   counties  even,  might  be 
pointed  out  having    not  a    single    mission 
station.     It  is,  of  course,  strongly  impressed 
on  the  minds  of  all  who  are  intimately  ac- 
quainted with  the  state  of  feeling  which  has 
just  been  described,  that  there  is  need  of  a 
special  agency  to  reach  a  people  so  peculiarly 
circumstanced. 

The  great  element  of  success  in  commend- 
ing the  gospel  to  a  prejudiced  people  is  the 
manifestation  towards  them  of  persevering 
kindness  and  good  will,  in  return  for  oppo- 
sition or  obloquy.  The  truth,  thus  eloquently 
preaehad  in  the  lives  of  its  mosscngeis,  will 
soonejr  or  later  be  listened  to  from  their  iipp. 


This  has  been  the  experience  of  missions  in 
all  parts  of  the  world.  Any  special  agency 
which  may  be  employed  in  Ireland  is  there- 
fore  but  the  adoption  of  certain  means  for 
the  more  impressive  exhibition  of  Christian 
kindness.  Such  a  means  is  presented  in  the 
employment  of  a  Christian  physician  as  one 
of  a  staff  of  missionaries  who  are  sent  to  a 
people  hostile  to  gospel  truth.  This  has 
been  done  in  many  lands  with  the  best  sue* 
cess,  and  this  agency  is  not  less  suitable  for 
the  south-east  of  Ireland,  where  the  popula- 
tion are  probably  more  bitterly  hostile  to  the 
truth  than  anv  people  under  the  sun,  unless 
the  Jews.  They  are  to  a  large  extent  inac- 
cessible to  ordinary  missionaries  ;  and  even  if 
they  do  admit  their  visits,  they  regard  them 
with  suspicion  and  distrust ;  they  can,  how- 
ever, appreciate  the  disinterested  kindneai  of 
a  Christian  physician  ;  and,  though  for  a  long 
time  their  prejudices  should  prevent  them  re- 
ceiving one  word  of  instruction  from  his  lips, 
yet  thoughts  tending  at  least  towards  the 
light  will  begin  to  germinate  in  their  mind* 
Comparisons  not  the  mcst  favourable  will 
begin  to  be  instituted  between  the  conduct  of 
the  anathematizing  pric»t,  vho  cares  for  no- 
thing of  his  flock  except  their  fleece,  and  the 
anathematized  missionary,  who  manifests  a 
tender  interest  in  their  sickness  and  suffering!. 
In  a  word,  thought  begins  to  break  its  fetters^ 
and  that  is  ultimately  subversive  of  the  domi* 
nation  of  Rome. 

Such  an  agency  has  been  in  operation  in 
Parsonstown,  a  town  situated  in  such  a  pre- 
judiced district  as  has  just  been  dcMribed, 
for  the  last  six  years,  in  connection  with  the 
mission  so  long  conducted  by  the  late  well- 
known  and  much  lamented  Dr.  Carlile.  In 
consequence  of  an  application  from  Dr. 
Carlile,  a  missionary  was  sent  by  the  Medical 
Missionary  Society  of  Edinburgh.  He  has 
met  with  tlie  most  varied  opposition  from  the 
Romiah  cleigy.  At  different  times  a  person 
has  been  employed  to  watch  him  in  his  visits 
to  the  sick,  that  the  spiritual  pains  and  penal- 
ties of  their  church  might  be  inflicted  on 
these  offenders.  He  has  been  frequently  de- 
nounced from  the  altar,  and  on  one  occasion 
an  attempt  was  made  through  a  Roman 
catholic  jury,  summoned  to  an  inquest  on 
one  of  his  patients  who  had  died  suddenly, 
to  fasten  on  him  a  charge  of  manslaughter. 
One  of  the  priests  told  him,  that  the  bishop 
had  directed  that  no  one  applying  for  advice 
at  the  Mission  Dispensary  should  receive  ab- 
solution without  going  to  the  diocesan  himself 
for  it, — involving  a  journey,  going  and  re- 
turning, of  near  sixty  miles  ;  and  at  the  pre- 
sent moment  the  confessional  is  employed  as 
a  powerful  means  of  intimidating  the  people, 
yet  they  persevere  in  coming,  especially  to 
the  dispensary  ;  and  in  many  cases  the  other 
agents  of  the  mit&ion  have  testified  to  the 
beneficial  influence  of  the  med\c«iV  vif^w^:,^  \\\ 
toothing  the  pie^>id\cQ«  oi  V\v^  y^v^^«  ^^^ 


r>70 


IRISH  CHRONICLE. 


of  minor  importance ;  and  I  am  not  ! 
aware  of  losing  groutd  ifl  oontoquo&oe ;  { 
on  the  contrary,  much  heat  and  bitter- 
ness are  thereby  repressed.  .  .  . 

While  speaking  to  a  woman,  who 
stopped  me  near  St.  John's  grave-yard, 
a  lad,  like  a  painter,  came  up  and  set 
down  his  apparatus  as  if  to  rest  a  little. 
In  one  moment  I  heard  and  felt  a  splash 
behind  m&  He  had  daubed  me  from 
head  to  foot  with  his  brush  drawn  from 
a  pail  of  white  paint !  Snatching  up 
his  things  and  running  off,  he  laughingly 
declared,  *'one  )>ath  was  as  good  as 
another,"  and  wishing  he  could  *'put 
•uoh  a  mark  on  all  the  biblicals  in 
— ."  The  poor  woman  rather  made 
matters  worse  by  her  well-moant  kind- 
nest,  endearouring  to  wipe  away  the 
conspicuouB  badge  of  oil  paint  now 
affixed  to  my  black  dress.  .  .  . 

Galled  on  Mrs*  X.  who,  I  dread,  is 
seeking  consolation  in  a  way  that  can 
only  lead,  if  possible,  to  great<nr  misery. 
Should  my  fears  be  confirmed,  my  visits 
most  of  nooessity  cease.  Oh,  what 
agonizing  cogitations  does  this  occasion ! 
Yet,  sad  to  relate,  the  priests  would 
actually  rather  connive  at  crime,  than 
hear  of  what  th(!y  would  consider  as 
the  apostacy  of  one  descended  from  and 
allied  to  several  noble  families  who 
poBscssed  great  wealth  and  influence. 
It  was  quite  needless  to  remain  long 
with  her.  Had  visited  "—  Street 
Auxiliary,  and  only  four  families  in 
^— •  Street,  when  heavy  rain  sent  me 
home  to  adjust  work,  accounts,  &c. 
Prayer  meeting — ^Mr.  U.  conducted  the 
service.  Called  on  Miss  — ',  a  young 
lady  who,  after  residing  many  years, 
ond  receiving  a  careful  education,  with 
unbounded  kindness  at  the  Unuline 
Convent,  has  renounced  the  Roman 
Catholic  religion,  and  written  a  beauti- 
fbl  and  affectionate  letter  to  the  lady 
abbess  and  the  nuns,  her  former  in- 
Binictresses  and  friends,  giving  scrip- 
taral  reasons  tot  her  ohange,  which  was 


entirely  the  result  of  a  diUgont  bvt 
secret  penual  cf  a  New  Testament, 
which  came  as  it  were  accidentaHj 
into  her  possession,  and  without  having 
communication  with  any  protestant. 
She  has  recently  been  visited  with 
severe  illness,  by  which  her  power  of 
speech  is  much  affected.  This  afflictioD 
has  been  made  great  nae  of  by  tiu 
liomanibts,  and  pronounced  to  be  ii 
indication  of  the  virgin's  diBpl< 

There  has  lately  been  a  vast 
of  young  men  sent  to  a«ist  the 
here ;  they  parade  every  street  and  lane 
in  pairs,  and  are  easily  distinguiriiaUe 
by  their  dress.  What  they  are  to  a^ 
complish  remains  to  be  seen.  .  • 

Paid  an  early  visit  to  Mrs.  X.,  fimnd 
her  in  a  wretched  unhappy  state ;  spoke 
plainly  of  what  I  suspected,  with  iti 
degrading  and  ruinous  consequenoa. 
She  neither  concealed  nor  attempted  to 
palliate  the  matter,  but  insisted  ''she 
could  SCO  no  harm  in  any  little  indul- 
gence that  for  a  time  relieved  her 
misery  without  ii\)uring  othen^-thil 
death  was  what  she  longed  for,"  4ec. 
Reasoned  long  and  earnestly  with  ho* : 
she  wept  like  a  child,  said  she  had  little 
self-command,  but  promised,  if  I  would 
not  forsake  her.  to  try  and  do  as  I 
wished.  Urging  her  once  more  abore 
all  to  look  and  ask  for  divine  strength, 
1  suggested  it  might  do  her  good  to 
visit  her  friends,  or  invite  some  of  them 
to  come  to  her.  .  .  . 

Felt  greatly  for  the  destitute  condi- 
tion of  the  0*Bs,  a  very  interesting 
young  couple.  Found  them  withoat 
money  or  food,  but  engaged  in  prayer 
when  I  unexpectedly  entered  their 
house.  Since  they  read  the  bible  and 
became  protestants  no  Romanist  will 
employ  or  help  them,  and  their  avowed 
preference  for  the  baptist  chapel  rather 
than  the  established  church  has  quite 
alienated  the  sympathies  of  those  belong- 
ing to  the  state  conmiunion.  Thus 
although  an  expert  workman,  he  gets 


SEPTEMBER,  1854. 


/J71 


litUc  employment  here,  and  would  gladly 
remoye  to  England  if  he  had  the  means. 

Prayer«meeting.  Mr.  11.  gave  an  ad- 
dress. Told  a  story  of  a  poor  negro 
who  having  himself  obtained  peace  in 
Christ,  was  the  means  of  bringing 
hundreds  of  his  countrymen  to  a  like 
precious   faith,  adding  that   if  there 

were  three  or  four  "Sams"  in  , 

prayer-meetings  would  not  be  so  ill 
attended.  It  does  afford  ground  for 
mournful  consideration  that  where  there 
are  ao  many  professing  to  have  given 
themselves  to  Jesus  such  lukewarmncss 
should  prevail,  and  so  little  impression 
be  made  on  the  mass  of  heathenism  and 
error  that  cover  the  land ;  '*  Wickedness 
is  in  the  midst  thereof:  deceit  and 
guile  depart  not  from  her  streets."  The 
weapons  with  which  the  adversary  here 
aaaails  any  who  attempt  to  break  in 
upon  his  territories  are,  no  doubt, 
terrifio  to  weak  and  wavering  minds; 
but  should  any  soldier  of  the  cross, 
remembering  under  whose  victorious 
banner  he  fights,  shrink  from  the  con- 
flict 1  Their  leaders  urge  our  opponents 
to  be  but  true  to  themselves  and  they 
will  prevaU.  Oh,  that  slumbering  Ohris^ 
tians  would  fear  the  curse  of  Meroa, 
and  bestir  themselves  in  this  time  of 
need !  **  The  race  is  not  to  the  swift, 
nor  the  battle  to  the  strong."  Even 
now  the  Lord  of  hosts  might  show  \iit,y, 
asi,  by  the  hands  of  his  faithful  servants,  ; 
cast  down  the  strong  holds  of  Satan,  and 
set  his  captives  free.  ^^  Arise,  0  God, 
j^ead  thine  own  cause."  .  .  . 

Met  a  young  woman  whose  mother  is 
lately  dead,  she  intends  very  soon  join- 
ing two  brothers  now  in  Australia,  and 
was  very  anxious  I  would  give  hor  a 
bible,  offering  a  gold  cross  as  payment. 

Conversed  with  Miss  C,  who  has 
come  to  visit  her  friends  here  before 

entering  upon  her  new  duties  at . 

May  the  power  of  God  and  the  aid  of 
his  Holy  Spirit  abide  with  and  bless 
hor!  .  .  . 


Had  some  earnest  co&Tevsatian»  at 
f  with  old  M.  C.  and  a  com- 
pany of  his  friends,  whom  his  sioknesa 
had  brought  to  condole  with  him. 
One  Imd  been  asking  how  much  he  mr 
tended  to  leave  for  masses.  By  saying 
that  although  I  hoped  ho  would  still 
be  spared  and  restored  to  health,  yet,  if 
it  were  God's  will  to  take  him,  unless 
full  forgiveness  and  peace,  by  re» 
pentance  and  faith,  were  secured  now, 
there  **  remainetli  no  more  sacrifice  for 
sins,  but  a  certain  fearful  looking  for  of 
iudgment ;  that  there  was  no  hope  of 
any  being  received  into  the  palace  of 
the  King  of  kings  without  the  weddings 
garment  of  Christ's  righteousness,  which 
was  not  to  be  bought  with  silver  or 
gold,  I  excited  a  tremendous  burst 
of  indignation ;  some  exclaiming  they 
'^  would  not  like  to  peril  their  souls  on 
a  creed  like  that ;"  others  chiming  in 
with,  ^^Buch  awful  nonsense  must  plunge 
all  who  believed  it  into  the  depths  of 
hell  for  over  and  ever."  Poor  -— , 
who  is  roally  not  now  ignorant  of  gospel 
truth,  astonished  me  by  exerting  him- 
self to  command  silence,  and  then  quietly 
looking  on  his  guests  murmured  the 
words,  "Ye  do  err,  not  knowing  the 
scriptures."  They  listened  attentively 
while  I  read  several  passages  from  the 
Douay  Testament,  to  prove  that  the 
creed  ^vhioh  tliey  thought  so  terrible 
was  that  which  the  Koman  catholic 
ohurch  must  believe  and  teach  if  she 
acknowledged  the  divine  authority  of 
tlie  bible.  They  had  nothing  more  to 
say,  and  appeared  quite  bewildered. .  . . 

>Va8  told  Father  N.  pronounced  ia 

St. Chapel,  yesterday,  a  furious 

pliilippic  against  those  *' demoniaoal 
incendiaries,''  male  and  female,  who  are 
now  daring  to  intermeddle  with  religion 
in  this  city,  and  trying  by  every  heUiah 
art  to  ensnare  the  young  with  their 
pernicious  teaching.  Ko  wonder  party 
spirit  rages  fiercely.  .  .  . 

Visited  a  numbeit  ol  Wosma^  «ii«r 


572 


IBISH  CnRONIGLE. 


vened  with  the  mmftteiy  and  diatributed 
traote  to  such  as  could  read  them. 
Found  three  Roman  Catholic,  and  onl/ 
one  protestant  school,  none  of  them,  so 
lar  as  I  could  judge,  in  a  very  prosper- 
ous condition.  The  people  generally 
seemed  more  accessible  and  conversable 

than  the  Romanists  of  ,  perhaps 

on  account  of  there  being  nothing 
to  rouse  the  vigilance  of  the  parish 
priest  who  has  everything  apparently 
his  own  way.  The  late  rector,  who 
was,  a  few  weeks  ago,  very  suddenly 
cut  off,  during  his  long  incumbency  did 
not,  I  was  informed,  trouble  himself 
much  about  spiritual  matters ;  his  curate 
rendes  at  some  distance,  and  is  Uttle 
seen  or  known  in  the  place.  There  are 
no  acknowledged  dissenters  of  any  de- 
nomination. One  young  person  I  dis- 
covered had  been  reading  the  bible  in 
secret  daily  for  more  than  a  year  past ; 
she  showed  me  a  tract,  "  Righteousness 
without  Works,**  the  perusal  of  which 
had  induced  her  to  procure  and  study 
the  word  of  God.  Others  were  quietly 
pursuing  the  same  plan,  and  an  aged 
pilgrim  said  the  fear  evinced  by  the 
clergy  lest  the  people  should  see  and 
know  the  scriptures,  had  long  ago  made 
him  mistrust  them ;  he  hears  the  Douay 
version  read,  and  although  still  a  nomi- 
nal papist  is  fiEir  from  acquiescing  in 
many  of  the  peculiar  tenets  of  the 
Romish  church.  Ho  is  unable  to  go  to 
any  place  of  worship,  and  being  now 
poor  no  one  interferes  with  him.  Had, 
upon  the  whole,  much  encouragement ; 
spent  the  day  pleasantly,  I  trust  use- 
fully, and   returned  to   in  the 

evening  under  a  pour  of  rain.  This 
inhospitable  and  fickle  climate  tests  the 
constitution. 

Tried  to  visit  at  ,  but  without 

success ;  many  were  abroad  engaged  in 
their  ordinary  callings ;  a  few  still  kept 
their  doors  closed.  Oh  I  if  they  feared 
Jehovah*8  anger  as  much  as  they  do  the 
priest's  1    Met  a  party  of  farmers  with 


their  wivei^  who,  withoat  rwfciaint^  ei- 
tered  into  religious  oonyemtian,  nl 
appeared  less  prej  udioed  against  ladim 
and  judging  for  themselves  than  thi 
poorer  classes.  One  admitted  that^  m 
he  would  not  take  a  lease  merely  onthi 
word  of  another  man  vrithout  first  seag 
and  ascertaining  the  value  and  aU  mi- 
nute particulars  regarding  the  piopo^, 
it  was  surely  reasonable,  in  a  matter  of 
such  importance  as  the  eternal  weUus 
of  his  soul  that,  before  he  ooold  aooipi 
he  should  understand  exactly  the  teoH 
of  salvation  as  made  known  by  the 
Creator.  Another  suljoined, "  no  teaoher 
of  religion  could  be  justified  in  forisd- 
ding  free  access  to  the  evidenoe  upon 
which  he  founded  his  instmctioiL'* 

The  English  ministers  who  were  has 
last  summer  have  publicly  onwrtiiHtM^ 
their  intention  of  again  visitiDg  this  un- 
happy country.  May  their  coming  be 
productive  of  much  good  ;  but  it  is  to 
be  feared  this  early  intimation  of  it  wiD, 
by  exciting  all  the  hostility  and  opposi 
tion  which  the  priests,  so  prepared  and 
warned,  will  be  sure  to  organize,  tend  to 
diminish  the  benefit,  and  perhaps  sub- 
ject these  noble  champions  of  the  troth 
to  renewed  personal  injuxy.  An  unex- 
pected appearance  and  heaven-directed 
ministration  might  have  taken  the 
people  by  surprise  and  secured  a  hes^ 
ing,  ere  the  secret,  heartless,  and  tor- 
tuous policy  of  the  priesthood  had  time 
to  operate.  .  .  . 

Insignificant  as  I  am,  I  shall  be  more 
closely  watched  than  ever.  A  priest 
has  taken  lodging  in  the  house  directly 
opposite;  two  have  been  for  some  wedu 
located  next  door  to  this  on  one  side^ 

and  Mrs.  's  confessor  has  come 

to  reside  with  her  on  the  other ;  sol 
cannot  go  out  or  come  in,  nor  can  any 
one  call  here  now,  unobserved.' 

Some  of  the  English  ministers  have 
already  arrived.  One  of  them  preached 
most  impressively  from  Rev.  v.  9, 10^ 
in  the  baptist  chapel    this  forenooL 


SEPTEMBER,  1854. 


673 


Had  a  message  from  Mrs.  —  re- 
qiiesiing  a  visit.    It  seems   that,  on 
teving  the  lying-in  hospital  with  her 
babe,  her  return  home  was  concealed 
for  some  weeks  from  the  priests  ;  how- 
ever the  nuns  at  length  discovered  her, 
and  upon  inquiry  by  what  means  she 
procured  admission  to  that  institution, 
■he  told  them  I  had  got  her  a  ticket. 
They  at  once  left ;   but  in  less  than  an 
hour  her  landlord  came  to  say  she  must 
remove  immediately,  as  ho  required  the 
hooae  to  be  empty  and  the  key  delivered 
to  him  before  sunset.    She   and  her 
family  had  accordingly  been  obliged  to 
betake  themselves  to  a  horrid  den  in 
— »-  Lane,  the  rent  of  which   they 
do  not  know  how  they  are  to  pay,  as  the 
husband,  too,  has  been  again  thrown 
out  of  employ.     Called  at  D.  O'fi.^s. 
Having  determined,  if  possible,  to  go  to 
London,  he  has  drawn  up  a  paper  stating 
bia  reasons  and  soliciting    assistance. 
This  he  has  presented  to  several  of  the 
church  clergymen  who  had  visited  and 
knew  him ;  and  some  of  them,  it  would 
appear,  rather  than  have  him  become  a 
baptist  here,  have  subscribed  small  sums 
to  aid  in  his  removaL    His  wife  seems 
fully  convinced  of  the  believer's  obliga- 
tion to  observe  the  ordinance  of  baptism, 
and  says  she  hopes,  as  soon  as  they  get 
to  Londony  that  both  she  and  her  hus- 
band will  be  able  to  follow  the  Lord's 
example  in  this  matter.  .  .  • 

Sent  for  to  visit  a  very  intelli- 
gent man,  though  still  a  papist  in 
name.  During  his  wife's  illness  he 
willingly  consented,  at  her  request,  to 
read  the  bible  for  her  daily,  and  has,  he 
allows,  derived  great  profit  from  it.  She 
was,  when  I  first  became  acquainted 
with  her,  a  devoted  and  most  bigoted 
Bomanist,  but  warm-hearted  and  sus- 
ceptible; and  becoming  singularly 
attached  to  one  she  saw  was  a  stranger, 
ieemingly  without  friend  or  protector, 
she  would  watch  for  and  follow  me 
aboat.    Many,  many  instances  of  kind 


and  thoughtful  attention  has  she  shown 
me  in  a  truly  disinterested  manner. 
Being  then  without  family,  she  often 
came  and  spent  hours  in  the  school  to 
be  near  me,  and  thus  heard  portions  of 
scripture  read  and  explained.  After- 
wards she  got  a  bible  of  her  own.  By 
the  study  of  it  the  eyes  of  her  under* 
standing  were  gradually  opened,  mass 
rejected,  confession  to  God  only  recog- 
nised, pardon  of  sin  and  acceptance 
sought  through  the  atonement  of  the 
one  Mediator ;  and,  at  last,  a  respectful 
but  firm  declaration  to  her  priest  of  her 
entire  reliance  upon  Christ  and  hia 
word,  as  her  free  choice.  Her  case  ex- 
citing considerable  notice ;  the  church 
people  immediately  gathered  about  her, 
and  with  much  show  of  flattering  regard 
invited  and  received  her  among  them. 
Thus  admitted  as  a  convert,  two  chit 
dren,  who  have  since  been  bom,  were 
publicly  baptized — sprinkled.  Trem- 
bling for  the  consequences  of  so  much 
adulation  and  applause,  I,  of  course, 
could  not,  under  the  circumstances,  in- 
terfere ;  but,  obliged  to  leave  her  to  the 
leadings  of  her  own  mind  and  the 
counsel  of  her  newly-acquired  instruc- 
tors, I  continued  to  see  her  occasionally. 
For  a  long  time  I  always  found  her  dili- 
gently looked  after,  seldom  a  day  alone  ; 
and  was  oftener  than  once  given  to  un- 
derstand by  such  parties  that  my  visits 
to  those  who,  like  her,  belonged  to  the 
established  church,  were  neither  ne- 
cessary nor  acceptable.  Latterly  it  was 
evident  all  this  fuss  and  parade  had 
wofully  decreased,  and  in  her  recent  ill- 
ness she  felt  neglected  and  forgotten — 
hence  the  summons  and  request  now 
conveyed  to  me.  Little  as  I  can  do 
for  her,  — —  seemed  overjoyed  at  my 
coming,  and  with  a  spirit  like  that  of  a 
little  child  we  conferred  as  in  former 
times  of  him  who  is  the  same  yester- 
day, to-day,  and  for  ever.  .  .  . 

The  conviction  that  I  am  going  to  be 
deprived  of  on«  ol  m^  |5c«ftX«ei(*'^^M»aM^ 


674 


IRISH  GHaONIOLS. 


saddena  me.  My  poor  nffS^  Bohool 
children  have  long  been  in  the  habit  on 
fine  evenings  of  coming  out  in  little 
bands  at  the  time  tliey  know  I  usually 
am  in  the  house ;  and,  watcliing  till 
they  get  a  glimpse  of  me  near  the 
window,  begin  to  sing  some  of  the  sweet 
little  hymns  they  were  taught.  To- 
night several  of  them  arrived  about 
dusk,  and  collecting  in  a  group  on  the 
path  before  the  pricst^s  abode  opposite, 
they  squatted  down  and  commenced 
with  soft  melodious  voices  one  of 
Watts^s  divine  songs,  which  they  used 
to  call  my  *' favourite.'*  They  were  soon 
interrupted  by  a  person  from  the  said 
house,  sent  out  rudely  to  order  them 
away.  Poor  little  things  !  I  was  sorry 
to  notice  the  crest-fallen  disconsolate 
v:9y  they  dispersed,  especially  as  they 
are  not  allowed  to  sing  the  hymns  they 
love  so  much  in  their  school  now.  No 
sooner  were  thcso  dear  little  niinstrcla 
gone,  than  two  sturdy  mendicants  took 
up  their  station  on  the  same  spot ;  and, 
inatoad  of  being  driven  away,  were 
encouraged  by  a  donation  to  scream 
out  in  the  most  discordant  tones  their 
profane  doggerel  as  long  as  they 
pleased. 

Had  much  useless  converse  with  a 
voneraMe  but  touchy  papist  at  Mount 
Pleasant,  into  whose  ductile  mind  I 
gathered  the  priests  had  been  instilling 
such  notions  as  that  '^  Ireland  had  nevev 
enjoyed  a  day*s  peace  since  so  many  hete- 
rodox religionists  were  allowed  to  roam 
at  large  in  it,  nor  could  prosperity  be 
looked  for  until  all  and  every  one  of 
them  were  got  rid  of,  which  might  soon 
be  the  case  if  catholics  were  but  true  to 
themselves."  He  especially  inveighed 
against  the  presumption  of  unqualified 
persons  as  scripture  readers,  visitors,  or 
any  other  nondescripts,  neglecting  law- 
ful callings,  travelling  about  for  pay, 
and,  in  their  ignorance,  not  only  inter- 
fering with  the  regular  business  of  the 
clsrgyj  but  disturbing  the  quiet  of  the 


country,  by  the  poisonoiui  erron  tkj 
disseminated.  As  he  would  not  heir  a 
word  read,  it  waa  very  hard  to  get  hn 
BO  far  aa  to  acknowledge  that  anythii^ 
deserving  the  name  of  religion  mnit  la 
at  last  a  personal  matter  between  God 
and  every  one's  own  commence  ;  thatiB 
a  fellow  creature,  whether  dezgyman  or 
layman,  could  do,  was  merely  to  help  u 
in  our  present  feeble  state,  to  asoaiaia 
what  waa  required  for  our  everlaaU^g 
good.  But  when  I  propoaed,  aa  tin 
most  perfect  and  unerring  of  all  gaidM^ 
the  inspired  record  of  hia  revealed  wiB 
which  our  Creator  had  given  in  hii 
precious  word,  and  which  being  intandad 
for,  and  adapted  to  instruct  all,  ought 
surely  to  be  gratefully  reoeivad  aad 
studied  by  aa  many  aa  could  read ;  he 
demurred,  and  said,  here  waa  the  veiy 
root  of  dissension,  for  how  could  un- 
learned persons  now  tell  what  waa  or 
was  not  the  word  of  Qod  ?  and,  so  loag 
as  nothing  but  wrangling  and  diviaioa 
came  of  their  pret-ended  interpretation 
of  it,  he  believed  the  right  and  safe  plaa 
was  to  trust  to  what  waa  taught  by  the 
church  to  whicli  had  been  commitUd 
the  care  and  understanding  of  these 
things,  and  from  whom  in  these  evil 
davi*,  her  children  could  alone  loam 
their  duty.  He  positively  rejected 
further  examination  of  the  subject,  and 
was  concluding  with  a  warm  panegyric 
on  tlie  faithfulness,  vigilance,  and  unity 
of  the  holy  catholic  church,  and  the 
paternal,  cvcr-watchfiil  interest  her 
c\cY*ry  took  in  all  pertaining  to  ii  I 
allowed  him  to  finish,  and  befbre  leaving 
him  said,  that  having  heard  all  he 
advanced,  I  would  now  only  remind 
him  of  what  he  knew  already,  no  priest 
or  minister  could  convert  a  sonl,  or 
answer  for  him  at  the  judgment  seat, 
and,  aa  it  was  written  in  the  standard 
of  infallible  truth,  ^*  Except  a  man  ha 
bom  again,  he  cannot  see  the  kingdom 
of  God,"  it  would  be  well  in  time  to 
apply  to  Him  \dio  alone  oould  renew, 


SBPTfiMBER,  18A4 


576 


BiiietlfT)  and  save.     Wo  parted  Tery 
good  MendB. 

'  Fseblo  and  anproducii?e  as  the  bap- 
tist school  has  as  yet  been,  having 
idready,  through  divine  goodness,  gained 
ft  looai  habitation  and  a  nanie^  I  believe 
ik  needs  only  to  be  worked  with  suffi- 
oitnt  power  to  prove  a  fountain  of  living 
water,  from  which  streams  of  refreshing 
assy  be  sent  forth  to  irrigate  and  fer- 
tili<e  all  around  it,  breaking  down  the 
ttighty  popish  barriers  of  ignorance^ 
BUperstition,  idleness,  filth,  sabbath- 
Vroaking,  profanity,  atid  deception. 
Were  it  possible  to  give  a  bit  of  bread 
to  those  willing  to  oome  to  us  without 
having  had  any  breakfast,  and  who  go 
without  hope  or  prospect  of  dinner  or 
0Bpper,  the  attendance  might  soon,  in 
Bpite  of  persecution,  meet  our  utmost 
wishes :  dire  necessity  drives  multitudes 
of  poor  little  girls  to  the  streets  either 
as  petty  merchants.  Or  to  steal  and  begi 
Who  would  much  rather  be  in  school  if 
absolute  starvation  could  be  averted. 

(}ave  away  the  last  of  the  stock  of 
large  New  Testaments  I  brought  hither 

to  P D — "  and  his  wife  who  are 

to  sail  from  this   to-morrow  for  the 

United  States.   After  passing  St. 's 

College,  and  proceeding  leisurely  up  the 
hill,  was  startled  by  a  shower  of  stones : 
though  some  fell  very  near,  not  one  of 
them  touched  me.  A  number  of  boys 
around  the  college  gate  were  the  only 
persons  in  sight.  Whether  they  threw 
the  stones  I  did  not  turn  back  to 
inquire*  .  .  . 

Oreatly  surprised  at  the  inconsiderate 
apathy  of  protestant  parents  here  allow- 
ing their  children  indiscriminately  to 
play  and  associate  with  wily  young 
Romanists  without  dreaming  of  harm. 

This  afternoon  I  observed  Mr. 's 

nursemaid,  who  had  been  sent  out  with 
her  master's  children  for  exercise  while 
papa  was  dining,  lead  her  young  charge 
into  a  popish  chapel.  Curiosity  induced 
xoe  to  watoh  her.     After  kneeling  to 


repeat  her  prayers,  she  vanished  into 
one  of  the  confessional  boxes.  The  next 
I  saw  of  her  was  poking  her  finger  into 
the  holy  water  and  rublnng  it  over 

baby's  face,  while  Father  C— was 

distributing  sugar-plums  amOng  the 
older  children.  This  is  no  doubt  meant 
in  kindness  to  those  She  is  taught  to 
regard  as  little  heretics,  but  unless  such 
early  impressions  be  followed  up  b^ 
judicious  parental  instruction,  what 
fruits  may  be  expected  1  .  .  . 

Had,  for  the  first  time,  muoh  serious 
conversation  with  Mrs.  -^-^ <-  and  her 
daughters  $  I  have  thought  them  held 
under  such  mental  thraldom  by  their 
spiritual  guides  that  idthough  t^ey  t9- 
oeived  my  visits  with  a  ready  wdootne, 
and  appeared  even  anxious  to  see  me 
oftener,  I  never  could  get  them  to  enter 
upon  the  subject  of  the  sinner's  hope 
through  Jesus.  To-day)  however,  a 
ohange)  in  this  respect^  was  apparent. 
He  who  has  the  hearts  of  all  ih  his 
hands  was  pleated  to  open  theirs  to 
attend  to  the  gospel  of  the  graoe  of  God* 
The  opportunity  was  joyiully  seised  to 
proclaim,  as  ability  Was  given^  the  glad 
tidings  of  peace  and  safety  to  all  who 
were  truly  united  to  the  Redeemer. 
Many  passages  were  read  and  listened 
to  with  tears.  May  the  broken  cbtems, 
hitherto  resorted  to,  be  henceforth 
abandoned,  and  the  living  water  springs 
ing  up  into  everlasting  life  be  abundantly 

received.     Mrs. 's  Roman  catholic 

schoolmistress,  who  was  present,  begged 
I  would  never  pass  without  oalling  upon 
her. 

On  going  home  for  tracts,  foutid  Mrs. 

and  Mrs. waiting  to  say  that 

Mrs.  W-^**—  was  a  great  deal  worse  and 
had  repeatedly  asked  that  I  should  be 
sent  for.  Went  immediately  and  saw 
at  once  that  release  from  pain  and 
sorrow  was  near  at  hand.  She  had  not 
spoken  for  some  time,  but  when  informed 
I  was  now  beside  her,  she  seemed  grati- 
fied, and  BtTetcliQ&  o>i\>\)o\^\i^T  van&  ^& 


n^ 


IRISH  OHBOHIOLB. 


if  to  draw  me  doee  to  her ;  her  sight 
was  gone.  Knowing  the  desire  of  the 
inmates  of  the  house  to  have  a  priest 
sammoned,  resolved  to  wait  till  all  was 
OTor.  At  intervals  she  appeared  con- 
scious of  what  was  said  or  done,  the  last 
words  she  attempted  to  articulate  were 
very  indistinct,  I  could  only  make  out, 
^  Jesus,  my  only  hope,  my  alL*'  At 
half-past  seven,  p.m.,  she  gently  ceased 
to  breathe.  Her  end  was  indeed  peace. 
The  poor  papists  present,  of  whom  there 
was  a  large  number,  dung  to  me  with 
melting  kindness — they  had  listened 
with  much  eagerness  to  all  that  had 
been  read  or  said.  Having  provided 
what  waQ  necessary  for  the  body,  and 
ordered  a  coffin,  I  locked  up  the  room, 
intimating  my  wish  that  there  should 
be  no  wake.  They  promised  that  what- 
ever I  desired  should  be  attended  to. 

Thus  another  in*  whom  I  have  for 
more  than  a  year  fdt  pecuUar  interest 
has  been  removed.  Mrs.  W—  was 
certainly  no'ordinary  character,  and  the 
excruciating  disease  (cancer)  under 
which  she  so  long  laboured  brought  into 
livdy  exercise  self-command,  and  patient 
resignation  to  the  divine  will.  Although 


for  some  months  pmst^  entindy  depend- 
ant on  the  precarious  and  scanty  tid  of 
those  privileged  to  visit  her,  her  fuik 
never  foiled,  nor  did  her  reliance  oahet 
heavenly  Father's  promises  waver.  I 
ever  found  her  thankful  and  contentei 
She  waSy'till  her  husband's  sadden  dettk 
from  cholera,  in  affluent  circumstances. 
Her  only  son  was  diosen  by  a  gentle- 
man in  CSaiiow,  as  land  ag^it  over  hii 
property  there,  but  had  only  entered  oa 
his  duties  a  few  days,  when  he  was  shot 
in  his  employer's  coori-yard.  I>uniig 
the  few  hours  he  lingered,  he  expresied 
forgiveness  and  pity  for  his  dduded 
murderer,  entreating  that  no  prosecu- 
tion should  be  instituted.  He  wsi 
esteemed  by  those  who  knew  him  as  aa 
amiable  inoffensive  man,  generally  re- 
spected and  beloved.  .  .  . 

Visited  Alley.      Was   rather 

amused  with  the  description  widow  6. 


gave  of  herseUl  ^Och  its  mysdf  wai  I 
content  to  be  the  wicked  ignorttt 
cratur  wanst.  A  papish  woman  and  i 
blind  massHnonger ;  but  g^ory  be  to 
Qod  that  put  it  into  my  ovld  heart  to 
be  only  a  poor  christen  while  I  hn, 
and  a  debtor  for  all  at  the  end." 


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THE  MISSIONARY  HEEALD. 


578 


TUB  MISSIOKARY  HERALD 


CnOBIKARPAR,  NORTH  WEST  OP  BARISAUL. 

This  is  ono  of  the  most  interesting  since  then,  he  has  been  engaged  in 
stations  in  the  district.  There  are  con-  preaching  the  gospel  in  various  districts, 
nectcd  with  it  Fcven  out-stations,  all  and  for  many  years  past  has  had  charge 
pretty  close  at  hand.  T)ie  Christian  of  a  church,  first  in  Jessore,  and  thea 
community  numbers  24 G  souls.  The  here.  He  is  a  thoroughly  good  man, 
congre^tion  on  the  sabbath  occasionally  slow  going,  but  methodical,  and  has 
exceeds  l.'iO  adults.  In  the  church,  there  been  more  blessed  in  his  labour  tbtn 
were  at  the  close  of  1853  fifty-nine  perhaps  any  of  us.  He  is  very  much 
members.  There  are  a  larger  number  of  -  loved  by  the  people,  and  is  sinoerdlj 
those  who  can  read  here  than  in  any  I  attached  to  them  and  all  their  interests. 


other  place.    About  twenty-five  women, 
and  some  girls,  attend  school  every  day 


The  chapel  is  qcw  and  strong,  larger 
and  stronger  than  the  one  carried  away 


at   Chobikarpar   itself;    and  at  Chit- 1  by  the  tempest  in  1852,  with  a  small 
pookoorya,  we  have  a  branch  school  of  upper  room.    It  is  six-cornered,  whidi, 


from  fifteen  to  twenty  women. 
The  native  preacher,  Bhoron,  is  the 


for  thatched  buildings,  is  a  novelty. 
Behind  it  is  the  village,  situated  on  the 


oldest  native  agent  employed  by  the  four  sides  of  an  immense  tank,  the 
society  in  Bengal.    Mr.  Ward  of  Seram- .  history  of  which  would  probably  bring 
pore,  only  a  week  before  his  death,  out  some  curious  facts, 
introduced  Shoron  into  the  work.    Ever  \ 


THE  MANTRAS  IN  POPULAR  USE  IN  BENGAL. 
{Fi'ofn  the  Oriental  Baptist.) 


Few  Bnglieh  readers  are  acquainted 
with  the  mysteries  of  ma^i/rfft,  the  mystic 
words  by  which  the  Brahmin  holds  the 
Hindoos  in  sul^e^ion,  and  fills  his 
coffers  with  their  wealth.  But  little  in- 
formation can  be  found  in  writers  on 
Hinduism,  and  in  our  inquiries  among 
the  natives  we  have  been  answered  by 
an  ominous  shako  of  the  head ;  the  sub- 
ject being  considered  too  sacred  for 
familiar  conversation  with  an  impure 
beef-eater. 

1.  The  term  wi/in/zY!,  in  a  general 
sense,  denotes  prayer.  This  is  evident 
from  the  fact  that  the  Hindu  philoso- 
phers have  divided  the  Vedas  into  two 
parts ;  namely.  Mantras  and  BrAhma- 
nas  ;  that  is,  prayers  and  rituals.  The 
word,  in  its  more  limited  application, 
may  be  translated  secM  prayer^  because 
certain  mystical  words  are  whispered  in 
the  ear  of  a  disciple  by  the  spiritual 
teacher,  which  words  the  disciple  is  never 
to  repent  aloud,  nor  divulge  to  any  one. 


We  shall  now  bring  before  our  readers 
some  of  these  mystic  words.  Of  all  the 
mantras,  the  most  sacred,  the  most  cele- 
brated and  influential,  is  the  Gd^ri 
This  is  a  short  prayer  to  the  sun,  recog- 
nized as  the  supreme,  and  is  found  in 
the  tenth  hymn  of  the  fourth  section  of 
the  third  Ashtaka  of  the  Sanhita  of  the 
Rig  Veda. 

"  We  meditate  on  that  excellent  light 
of  the  divine  sun,  may  he  illuminate  cor 
minds.*' 

The  Hindu  shastras  give  dififerent  a^ 
counts  of  the  origin  of  the  Gdyatri.  In 
the  laws  of  Menu,  the  following  i« 
given :— ''  From  the  three  VedAs,  also, 
the  Lord  of  creatures  successively  milked 
out  the  three  measures  of  that  ineffable 
text,  beginning  with  the  word  (ady  and 
entitled  Savitri  or  Gdyatri."  In  the 
Vishnu  Purdna,  we  have  the  following 
sentence: — "From  his  eastern  mouth 
Brahrad  created  the  Gdyatri  metre." 
^The  Bhdgabata  gives  another  version: 


FOR  SBPTEMBEB^  1854. 


670 


— "  The  mystic  words  and  monosyllable 
proceeded  from  his  heart,  the  Qdjatri 
from  his  skin/' 

Every  young  Brdhman  is  initiated  to 
the  priesthood,  and  consecrated,  by  the 
Gdyatri  being  muttered  in  his  ear. 
Every  Bnibman  must  repeat  it  at  early 
iawn,  until  he  sees  the  sun;  and  at 
Bveniog  twilight,  until  the  stars  dis- 
tinctly appear.  '^  By  the  sole  repetition 
of  the  Qdyatri,  a  priest  may  indubitably 
iltain  beatitude,  let  him  perform,  or  not 
perform,  any  other  religious  act.'* — 
Laws  of  Menu,  II.  87.  Should  a  priest 
forget  the  mantra  proper  to  any  reli- 
gions ceremony,  the  Gdyatri  supplies  the 
want  of  them  alL  In^the  Vishnu  Purdna, 
there  is  a  curious  instance  of  the  power 
of  the  Gdyatri.  In  the  interval  between 
the  setting  and  the  rising  of  the  sun, 
certain  fiends  are  permitted  to  come 
into  existence,  who  attempt  to  devour 
the  sun  before  its  rising,  then  holy 
Brdhmans  scatter  water  consecrated  by 
the  Gdyatri,  and  by  this  holy  water  the 
fool  fiends  are  consumed ;  and  he  who 
neglects  this  prayer  is  guilty  of  the 
murder  of  the  sun. 

The  monosyllable  Om,  is  invested  by 
the  Hindu  shdstras  with  peculiar  sanc- 
tity. The  following  description  of  it  is 
given  in  the  Laws  of  Menu.  "  Brahmd 
milked  out,  as  it  were,  from  the  three 
Yedds,  the  letter  A,  the  letter  U,  and  the 
letter  M,  which  form  by  their  coalition 
the  triliteral  monosyllable,  together  with 
the  three  mysterious  words,  Blair, 
Bhuvah,  Swer,  or  earth,  sky  and  heaven." 
"The  triliteral  monosyllable  is  an  em- 
blem of  the  Supreme."  The  daily 
prayers  of  the  Brdhmans  begin  with  the 
formula,  Oni  Bhur,  Om  Bhuvah,  Om 
tStcer.  A  Brdhman  beginning  and  end- 
ing a  lecture  on  the  Veda,  must  always 
pronounce  to  himself  the  syllable  Om ; 
for  unless  the  syllable  Om  precede,  his 
learning  will  pass  away  from  him,  and 
unless  it  follow,  nothing  will  be  long 
retained. 


2.  In  the  Hindu  system  there  are  nu- 
merous  ceren^onies,    connected    with 
births,  marriages,  funerals,  building  of 
houses,  the  invocation  of  a  god  or  gfod- 
dess,  to  dwell  for  a  time  in  an  image,  &c. 
In  all  these  ceremonies  certain  man- 
tras are  used,  without  which  the  whole 
performance   would    be    unprofitable. 
When  a  householder  has  provided  him- 
self with  an  image,  the  next  thing  is  to 
invite  a  holy  Brdhman,  who,  for  a  con- 
sideration, repeats  the  mantra ;  and  the 
god  or  goddess  invoked  has  no  more 
power  to  resist  than  a  child  has  to  ar- 
rest the  sun  in  its  progress.    These 
mantras  are  most  carefully  concealed  by 
the  Brdhmans  ;  we  have,  however,  met 
with  two.    One  of  these  is  from  the 
Tantra,  and  is  used  by  the  Brahmachdris 
in  their  orgies  ;*  this  mantra  is  com- 
posed of  the  letter  H,  and  the  letter  S, 
Its  qualities  are  thus  described  : — "  This 
mantra  is  present  in  aU  beings  that 
breathe,  from  Shiv  to  a  worm,  and  exists 
in  a  state  of  expiration  and  inspiration ; 
he  who  knows  it  needs  no  other  know- 
ledge ;  he  who  repeats  it  need  practise 
no  other  act  of  adoration."    The  second 
mantra  is  from  the  Rig  Veda,  and  is  to 
be  recited  on  building  a  house.    There 
is  a  curious  legend  connected  with  the 
origin  of  this  prayer.  Vasishtha,  coming 
at  night  to  the  house  of  Varuna,  with 
the  design  of  stealing  grain  to  appease 
his  hunger  after  a  fast  of  three  days, 
was   assailed   by   the   house-dog:    he 
uttered  this  incantation  to  send  the  dog 
to  sleep.    We  give  a  portion  of  this 
prayer :   **'  Guardian  of  this    abode,  be 
acquainted  with  us,  be  to  us  a  wholesome 
dwelling,  afford  us  what  we  ask  of  thee, 
and  grant  happiness  to  our  bipeds  and 
quadrupeds.    Guardian  of  this  house, 
increase  both  us  and  our  wealth." 

To  he  continued. 


•  The  ritea  of  the  Brahmach4rit  an  moit  abomin- 


(ido 


THE  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


MORLAIX,  BRITTAinr. 

PERSECUTION   DT  THE  PBIE8TB. 


Some  interesting  facts  connected  with 
the  itinerary  school  in  this  portion  of 
our  mission  field,  have  recently  occurred, 
illustrative  of  the  power  of  Romanism 
in  France,  and  of  the  difficulties  to  be 
encountered  in  conveying  to  the  perish- 
ing the  word  of  life.  Two  and  some- 
times^ three  teachers  arc  employed, 
under  the  superintendence  of  Mr. 
Jenkins,  in  visiting  the  houses  of  the 
people.  Their  object  is,  while  com- 
municating the  elements  of  reading,  at 
the  same  time  to  convey  a  knowledge 
of  salvation.  The  circuit  of  the  teachers 
is  confined  at  present  to  two  contiguous 
parishes,  and  for  a  time  their  work  has 
been  carried  on  without  molestation. 
The  priests  were  at  last  aroused,  startled 
from  their  slumber  by  the  activity  of 
the  messengers  of  truth,  and  determined 
at  Lent  to  make  a  strong  effort  to  stay 
their  progress. 

The  first  step  was  to  visit  the  families 
in  the  school  district,  and  to  exhort  all 
not  to  receive  lessons,  under  pain  of 
being  refused  absolution  at  the  ap- 
proaching Easter  communion.  The 
lesson  books  and  testaments  were  de- 
manded, and  in  one  house  the  priest 
confessed  to  have  burnt  four  books. 
Mr.  Jenkins  thus  describes  these 
visits:— 

The  priest  entered  the  liouse  of  a  weaver, 
w!)o,  with  his  son,  took  lessons  of  the  teachers. 
When  this  man  commenced  he  had  no  know- 
ledge of  reading,  but  got  on  so  well  that  he 
was  reading  in  the  New  Testament.  He  was 
not  at  home  when  the  priest  called,  which 
gave  the  priest  a  good  opportunity* to  tell  his 
wife  the  teachers  were  not  Christians  but 
heretics,  and  that  their  books  were  bad ; 
which  so  frightened  the  poor  woman,  that 
she  said  they  should  not  come  there  any 
more.  The  priest,  without  asking  leave, 
took  away  the  poor  man's  testament,  and 
•aid  in  case  he  would  continue  taking  lessons 


he  was  sure  to  lose  his  work.    This  threat  (give  him  a  Breton  Testanient,  the  nrieit 


was  also  held  out  to  a  blacksmith,  ihoald  he 
contiouo  to  tniDsgrets  by  taking  leaoni  of 
the  teachers.  This  man  bad  three  of  ba 
children  receiving  inttmctioiiy  and  it  apptta 
they  were  of  the  few  that  prefer  learning  ti 
read  in  a  small  Latin  book  commonly  wA 
use  of  in  this  ooantry,  according  to  tk 
Romish  church.  Thia  man  lives  about  thii 
milei  from  the  parish  village,  and  yet  te 
cui6  told  him  the  pnetti  would  send  Ua 
their  horKS  to  be  shod,  if  be  voaM 
comply  with  his  request.  The  priest  eia 
told  some  neighbours  to  watch  and  let  kia 
know  whether  the  teachers  gave  any  men 
lessons  in  these  families.  However,  tk 
weaver  came  the  fullowing  Sunday  fix 
another  Testament,  quite  resolved  to  contiina 
reading  it. 

Among  those  receiving  instruction,  tSere  ii 
one  very  interesting  fiunily  where  the  fiitkr, 
mother,  and  children,  learn  to  read,  tab 
great  pleasure  in  hearing  the  gospel  explained, 
and  receive  it  joyfully.  The  priest  called 
upon  this  fomily.  The  husband  was  not  at 
home ;  the  wife  and  eldest  son  were,  and  had 
to  plead  the  cause  of  truth.  The  following 
is  the  substance  of  the  conversation  which 
took  place,  as  related  to  me  :~- 

Priest,  Do  the  protcstant  females  come 
here  to  teach  ? 

Wife,  Yes,  certainly. 

Priest*  I  low  do  you  take  lessons  of  sudi 
persons,  they  arc  people  who  seek  to  change 
our  religion  ? 

Wije,  Their  religion  is  good. 

Priest.  No,  no,  they  don't  believe  in  JesM 
Christ,  that  he  is  the  Son  of  the  everlastii^ 
Father,  and  they  don't  adore  the  virgin ;  tfce 
protestants  glut  themselves  with  eating,  aod 
when  they  come  together  they  brawl  so  mndi 
that  they  cannot  understand  each  other. 

Wife,  I  don't  believe  that,  for  their  reli- 
gion is  good. 

Priest.  Their  books  arc  bad. 

There  were  three  New  Testaments  on  tke 
table,  two  Breton  and  one  French.  "Lonii,* 
said  the  woman  to  her  son,  "give  a  Testa- 
ment to  M.  le  Cur6,  that  he  may  show  us 
what  is  bad  in  it."    As  the  boy  was  gdog  to 


f 


FOR  8EPTEMBBB.  18S4. 


"  Ob,  that  one  is  good  enough,  but  tlie  other, 
pmnling  to  the  French  TMtament,  is  not 
pMd."  Tbs  prieit  probably  riilculHtcd  upon 
'  their  total  ignorance  of  French,  but  the  >on 
Am  lately  learnt  to  rend  French  and  to 
wkdcrvtand  thot  language  a  little,  and  eten 
to  begin  writing,  by  the  nasistance  of  the 
Inchen.  The  good  mother,  nothing  daunted, 
0  hand  the  prieet  the  French 


It  ohat 


I  bad  ii 


Th»  the  boy  waa  going  to  Jo,  when  the 
priest,  eitentling  hig  arm  ao  na  to  keep  him 
ftom  the  boo)i,B!ud,'<No,noyI  don't  require  It." 
Turning  to  the  wife,  the  prieat  oddreaaed 
ber,  "  Well,  Marie-Anna,  you  were  farmerly 


r  of  muie  for  aJi  o 


n  year*, 


>  yoa  are  bcroma  Bo  again,  and  1 
■Iwaiyi  considered  you  to  be  u  woman  of  te- 
Iwon." 

"  Yea,"  replied  the  woman,  "  that  is  very 
line.  Uy  grandmother  left  you  ninety  franca 
to  bare  maaaes  aaid  for  her;  do  jou  know 
whether  aho  is  gone  to  Pnradisc  I 

The  prieU's  reply  was  a  shrug  of  the 
shoulder.  "  Vou  will  obey  me,  Mnric-Anno," 
■aid  he,  "as  you  arc  one  of  my  pariihioners." 

"  Yes,  sir," aaid  she,  "when  jou  speiik  well 
according  to  God's  word  ;  I  desire  but  thai." 

Tbe  priest  said  he  hoped  she  vould  not 
change  her  religion,  and  aski'd  her  if  she  was' 
nut  afraid  of  the  peneculion  which  befell  the  I 
Vaudoia. 

To  this  she  irutdc  no  reply,  but  the  son 
said,  that  if  all  the  priests  in  France  preached 
In  him  he  would  not  betiere  them. 

They  told  the  priest  that,  according  to  her 
uiuol  time,  tbe  teacher  would  soon  arrive ; 
but  he  replied  he  did  not  wnnt  to  see  her.  So 
he  said  he  bad  warned  Ihcm,  nud  went  anny. 

Not  content  with  these  threatening 
viiitB,  the  priests  sought  to  prevent  the 
sale  of  food  to  those  nho  took  lesaons. 
Thcj  were  denounced  from  the  pulpit. 
Some  were  sent  out  of  church  and 
refused  (unression.  On  the  Snd  of  April 
the  teacher's  house  was  entered  bj  the 
major,  clothed  in  his  official  garb,  with 
bis  secretary  and  the  sacrist.  After 
demanding  th^  n^Bports,  he  read  &oqi 
m  book  that  U^y  had  no  right  to  teach ; 
nt^ag  Mod  writtag  vitboat  las  leave,  \ 


and  ordered  his  secretarj  to  take  down 
tbdr  names,  ages,  Jcc.  Ho*  left,  how- 
ever, without  forbidding  them  to  teach. 

One  of  the  teachers,  Marie  Jeanne, 
afterwards  visited  Plouganon,  when 
the  cunj  has  not  ceaiied  to  preaoh 
against  the  converts  unoe  she  and  two 
others  left  the  church  of  Rome.  After 
Easter  this  priest  publicly  affirmed  in 
his  church,  that  seven  hundred  of  bit 
parishioners  bad  not  confessed  nor  com- 
muned at  the  festival,  while  the  general 
feeling  of  the  people  was  evidently 
becoming  more  &vourable  towards  the 
persecuted  servants  of  Christ ;  thej 
even  talk  of  having  a  protestant  ob^pel 
built. 

Earlj  in  Juno  the  teachers  were  com- 
pelled to  appear  before  tbe  Juge  de  Paix. 
After  some  few  inquiries  they  were 
however  digmissed,  and  for  some  weeks 
all  opposition  ceased.  Indeed  appear- 
ances were  bright.  Tbe  colporteurs  , 
were  again  allowed  to  sell  the  scriptures. 
Even  the  Romanbts  themselves  pub- 
lished an  edition  of  tbe  New  Testament 
in  the  Breton  tongue,  and  sold  the 
copies  at  the  reasonable  price  of  two 
franca  and  a  half.  The  bishop  of 
Quimpcr  also  expressed  himself  as 
favourable  to  its  distribution. 

Towards  tbe  middle  of  July  these 
bright  prospects  were  overcast.  Says 
Mr.  Jenkins,  writing  on  the  2l8t  July  : 

Lost  sabbath  I  vat  in  the  country.  That 
day  fortm'ght  the  major  und  hii  adjoint  had 
pai'J  the  teachers  a  vi»I.  There  happened 
to  he  three  men  in  the  house,  one  of  whom 
had  two  of  his  children  with  him.  Two  o( 
the  men  were  reading  the  New  Testament, 
nnd  one  of  the  teachers  waa  reading  Dr. 
Bartli's  Bible  Stories  in  Breton.  No  Icsuna 
were  giren  ;  such  is  the  fact.  The  mayor 
■aid,  There  ia'a  reunion  (a  meeting)  here ;  tbe 
leachers  osscrteJ  there  was  no  reunion.  He 
persisled  in  his  assertion,  and  took  tbe  names 
nnd  nge  of  those  piesent.  Lost  Saturday  the 
teachers  received  Biramiona  bum  ft«  V™J^ 
cuteur  iiD[«na\  to  appeax  \)cIciki  ^ti*  ^itoraA 


582 


THE  MISSIOKAKT  HERALD 


correctional  of  Guingamp  on  the  20th  inst 
to  hear  judgment  on  the  facts  of  wliich  they 
were  accused,  ''  in   having,   in    the   parish 


midat  of  the  people,  alter  Teepeif,  he  dirts- 
buted  the  New  Testainents  which  M.  Le  Tiee 
had  given  him.    He  explained  what  was  the 


of  Gurunhuel,  indicated  to  read  and  write    New  Testament,  and    read    some  chaptcn 


to  children  without  the  authorization  of  tlic 


out  of  it.     Many  heard  with  attention,  aol 


cantonal  delegate  of  public  instruction  ;  a  could  not  think  what  that  meant.  He  pn 
fault  foreseen  and  repressed  by  the  article  |  away  about  fort/  testaments.  On  the  secoal 
twenty-nine  of  the  law  of  27th  March,  lb50,  Sunday  the  priest  was  alarmed,  and  sent  tht 
on  teaching." 

The  teachers  appeared  yesterday  before 
the  tribunal,  but  forgot  to  ask  in  due  time 
the  necessary  delay  which  they  were  advised 
to  do,  consequently  they  were  condemned, 
and  fined  one  hundred  francs  each  and  costs, 
the  whole  to  be  paid  within  eight  days.  We 
regret  this  result,  for  they  could  not  be 
condemned  for  giving  private  lessons  in 
houses ;  it  must  have  been,'  therefore,  on  the '  press  more  and  more  their  de«re  to  have  a 
false  testimony  of  the  mayor  and  ^adjoint  |  chapel  and  public  worship  established.  The 
with  regard  to  their  liolding  a  school  in  their !  teachers  aro  cordially  and  persereringly  d^ 
house,  so   I   have  been  told  by  two  good    voted  to  their  work,  putting  their  trust  in  the 


mayor  to  inquire  whether  the  yoong 
had  an  authorisation  to  sell  books.  Hii 
answer  was^that  he  had  no  authorisatiss, 
upon  which  the  mayor  told  him  it  wu 
necessary.  After  this  he  went  to  St.  BriauM, 
ten  or  eleven  leagues  distance,  to  ask  so 
authorisation  of  the  prefect,  which  he  cooM 
not  obtain  as  he  had  not  taken  the  boob 
with  him  to  be  stamped.     The  people  cz- 


authorities  here,   namely,  the  inspector  of 
schools  and  a  lawvcr. 

I  am  confident  the  private  lessons  cannot 
be  put  a  stop  to,  as  it  appears  from  good 
authority.  In  a  day  or  two  I  expect  to 
receive  the  opinion  of  the  commission  for 
religious  liberty  in  Paris  which  includes  M. 
Delaborde,  Avocat  a  la  Cour  de  Cassation, 
which  will  enable  me  to  form  a  well-founded 
judgment  in  this  case. 

Thus,  dear  brother,  we  are  tried.  But  wc 
have  the  consolation  to  believe  the  itinerary 
teaching  will  not  be  put  an  end  to,  and  that 
even  this  persecution  will  be  overruled  by 
the  Lord  to  some  good  purpose  for  the 
advancement  of  the  gospel. 

Moreover,  we  have  not  seen  the  work  of 
evangelization  in  so  good  a  state  as  at  present. 
I  held  two  interesting  meetings  last  sabbath. 
We  had  several  true  friends  of  the  gospel 
present.  Among  others  there  was  one  young 
farmer  who  was  brought  to  the  knowledge  of 
the  gospel  by  means  of  the  scriptures  and 
some  books  distributed  by  M.  Le  Tiee.  He 
appears  to  possess  a  saving  faith  in  Christ, 
and  is  well  disposed  to  do  good.  lie  pleads 
in  favour  of  the  gospel,  and  suffers  some- 
what on  account  of  it.  He  has  given  up  the 
service  of  the  church  of  Home.  Not  long 
ago  he  went  on  two  successive  Sundays  to  a 


Lord.  Such  is  the  state  of  things  here, 
8])itc  of  the  opposition  and  difficulties  the 
word  of  God  is  blessed,  and  gains  grousd. 
There  was  present  at  our  meeting  a  Frenck 
colporteur,  who  has  been  labouring  for  some 
time  in  the  Cote-du-Noire,  and  sncceeds  in 
selling  from  fifty  to  sixty  testaments  per 
month.  He  spoke  to  mo  of  a  respectable 
person  in  the  neighbourhood  of  St.  Brienne, 
who  is  brought  to  a  living  knowledge  of  the 
gospel,  and  keeps  a  little  depot  of  bibles  and 
testaments  in  his  house. 

Thus  the  word  of  the  Lord  has  free 
course  and  is  glorified.  It  is  not  for 
us  to  grieve  on  account  of  the  perse- 
cution  suffered  by  our  dear  friends; 
nay,  rather,  we  rejoice  that  they  are 
"  counted  worthy"  to  suffer  for  Christ, 
and  this  the  more  if  thereby  the  gospel 
shall  be  more  widely  spread.  May  they 
have  patience  to  endure  to  the  end, 
and  by  faithfulness  to  their  Lord  secure 
the  crown  of  life  eternal.  We  commend 
this  important  mission  to  the  prayers 
of  the  Lord's  people,  with  the  assured 
hope  that  in  duo  time  the  clouds  of 
superstition  shall  roll  away  from  the 
fair  fields  of  La  belle  France,  and  a 


j7ahi9J!i  rillage,  and  there  on  the  pUco  in  W^Wv^V.  ^^^.^  ^i  "^^ajca  and  liberty  dawn.    1 


FOR  SEPT£MB£B,  1864. 


683 


We  have  only  to  add  that  the  Com- 
mittee have  arranged  to  pay  the  fines 
imposed  on  our  dear  friends. 

Since  the  above  was  sent  to  press, 
the  case  of  the  persecuted  teachers  has 
advanced  a  further  stage^  and  taken  a 
form  which  renders  its  decision  of  great 
importance  to  their  future  liber ty,  and 
to  the  evangelization  of  France.  De- 
siring, if  possible,  to  reverse  the  sen- 
tence of  the  Juge  de  Paix,  an  appeal 
was  made  to  the  higher  court  of  St. 
Brienne,  on  the  advice  of  several  legal 
gentlemen,  by  whom  it  was  considered 
that  the  law  did  not  apply  to  charitable 
private  lessons,  but  simply  to  schools. 
The  teachers  were  falsely  accused  of 
holding  a  school  on  Sundays  and  in 
the  evening,  and  the  accusation  and 
judgment  were  so  framed  as  to  include 
all  their  teaching.  The  two  teachers 
were  summoned  to  the  trial  at  St. 
Bricnne  on  the  4  th  of  August,  only  a 
week  from  the  day  on  which  the  appeal 
had  been  made,  while  the  usual  time 
allowed  is  at  least  a  fortnight.  This 
was  evidently  dune  to  occasion  incon- 
venience, as  the  witnesses,  eight  in 
number,  could  with  difficulty  be  col- 
lected. The  affair  was  confided  to  a 
Mr.  Dubourg,  who  entered  upon  it 
with  spirit,  and  in  a  most  satisfactory 
manner,  urged  the  case  on  the  atten- 
tion of  the  justices.  The  president  | 
was  known  to  be  a  devotee  of  Rome  ;  | 
care  had  also  been  taken  to  secure 
the  presence  of  four  assistant  judges 
known  to  be  hostile  to  the  truth.  It 
was  therefore  no  surprise  that,  after 
the  display  of  great  partiality  towards 
the  accusers,  the  sentence  given  at 
Guingamp  was  confirmed. 

Our  missionary  was  then  advised 
to  carry  the  case  into  the  Court 
of  Cassation  at  Paris,  the  highest 
judicial  tribunal  in  Franco.  He  had 
already  opened  a  communication  with 
Monsieur  le  Comto  Delaborde,  Presi- 
dent of  tho  Order  of  Advoc&teB  in  the 


Council  of  State  and  the  Court  of 
Cassation,  laying  before  him  a  full 
statement  of  the  case.  He  expressed 
his  entire  approbation  of  tho  appeal  to 
the  tribunal  of  St.  Brienne,  and  gave  it 
as  his  opinion  that  the  teachers  were 
not  liable  to  any  punishment. 

As  but  one  day  remained  in  which  it 
was  allowed  by  law  to  make  an  appeal 
to  the  higher  court,  great  despatch  was 
requisite.  The  registration  of  the  ap- 
peal was  happily  effected  in  time,  and 
M.  Delaborde  has  kindly  undertaken 
to  defend  tho  cause  before  tho  Supreme 
Tribunal.  The  learned  advocate  thinks 
well  of  the  case,  and  if  in  the  interests 
of  religious  liberty  in  France  it  should 
be  established,  that  private  lessons, 
given  from  charity,  are  free  from  legal 
interruption,  tho  trouble  and  anxiety 
already  endured  will  amply  be  re- 
warded. If  otherwise,  almost  the  only 
remaining  door  by  which  the  gospel 
can  enter  the  homes  of  the  people  of 
Brittany  will  be  closed. 

We  urge  this  matter  on  the  attention 
of  our  friends.  Let  earnest  and  instant 
prayer  be  made  to  the  Lord  of  all,  that 
the  modicum  of  religious  freedom  now 
enjoyed  may  not  be  further  restricted, 
and  that  He  will  guide  the  judges  of 
this  supreme  tribunal  to  a  decision  that 
shall  result  in  the  salvation  of  the 
people,  and  tho  glory  of  His  great 
name. 

Meanwhile,  private  influence  is 
brought  to  bear  upon  those  who  are 
disposed  to  renounce  popery,  and  threats 
of  every  kind  are  employed  to  hinder 
the  people  from  confessing  Christ.  Mr. 
Jenkins  gives  us  the  following  example 
in  the  same  letter  in  which  he  conveys 
the  information  presented  above  : — 

**  The  above,  lie  says,  is  not  tho  onl> 
moile  of  unjust  opposition  and  i^ericculion 
against  our  labours  in  the  country.  There 
is  a  rich  iwble  living  in  the  neighbourhood 
of  tho  itinerary  lcac\\\\\^\  \.^o  ^l  ci>ix'^\«.\.viw 
friends  livs  on  wnaW  twtcv^  \v!Oie\^  Vst^cc^^^ 


584 


THE  MISSIONAET  UEBJlLD 


from  whbt  wai  formerly  a  large  forest,  the 
property  of  this  1106/^.  One  of  these  two 
ikrmcrs  has  seven  children.  The  whole 
family  lire  in  a  small  house  or  cabin,  only 
one  room,  at  one  extremity  of  which  are 
kept  five  or  six  cows,  the  other  portion  being 
occupied  by  the  family.  Though  poor,  they 
are  excellent  people.  It  is  most  interesting 
to  witness  how  the  father,  mother,  eldest  son, 
&C.9  have  learnt  to  read  the  Hew  Testament, 
which  is  become  a  living  word  of  grace  and 
salvation  to  them.  Their  rich  landlord  called 
them  to  account  for  having  left  mass  to  be- 
come Protestants.  The  husband,  wife,  and 
son  defended  the  good  cause  with  the  New 
Testament  in  hand,  and  reading  portions  out 
of  it  to  show  the  truth.  The  gentleman 
opposed  them,  and    declared  he  will  not 


allow  them  to  live  on  bis  land,  imlegi  tbcj 
will  go  to  mass;  though  th«7  have  alessi^ 
he  would  prefer  losing  the  half  of  his  fiv- 
tunc,  than  that  they  should  zemam  00  las 
property.  For  the  same  reason,  he  hai 
lately  refused  them  a  small  quantity  of 
wood  from  the  forest,  required  for  the  con- 
struction of  a  shed.  This  noble  has  said  be 
could  kill  me  and  the  teachers,  in  case  he 
should  see  us  on  his  property.  The  object 
of  such  barbarous  language  is,  I  believe,  t» 
frighten.  This  is  the  spirit  of  Rome,  and  iU 
modes  of  opposing  the  progress  of  the  gospd. 
Nevertheless,  the  Lord  blesses  his  work  m 
this  country,  and  we  have  increasing  ressos 
to  believe,  that  our  mission  will  be  befoie 
long  in  a  position  to  do  much  more  good 
than  at  present."      ^   .  _ 


MEMOIR  OF  THE  LATE  REV.  WILLIAM  ROBINSON,  OF  DACCA. 

BT   niS  SON,  THE  BEY.  J.  BOBINSON,  OF  8EBAXP0BE. 

{CoTVtinued from  i>a^e  521.) 


In  1821,  in  consideration  of  the  nu- 
merous impediments  under  \7hich  he 
laboured  in  Java,  ^Messrs.  Burton  and 
Evans,  who  had  arrived  in  Bencoolcn  in 
the  previous  year,  invited  him  to  join 
them ;  and  this  proposition  was  seconded 
by  Sir  Stamford  Raffles,  the  governor  of 
Fort  Marlborough,  in  Sumatra.  Ac- 
cordingly, feeling  it  to  be  his  duty,  he 
left  Java  on  the  26th  June,  1821,  and 
arrived  at  Bencoolen  on  the  3rd  of  the 
following  month. 

Here  he  continued  to  labour  amongst 
the  Malays  ;  and  was  enabled  to  carry 
through  the  press  his  Malay  translation 
of  the  Qospels  and  Acts,  and  his  Malayan 
Orthography,  which  had  cost  him  many 
years  of  hard  labour.  Here  also,  in 
1822,  he  baptized  a  Malay  woman. 

But  he  had  his  trials  too.  He  had 
not  been  a  year  in  Bencoolen  before  his 
second  wife  was  removed  by  death,  and 
he  was  again  left  alone  with  three 
motherless  children,  one  of  whom  shortly 
after  followed  its  mother  to  a  world  of 
bliss.      In    September,   1824,  he   had[ 


another  attack'  of  fever,  which  confined 
him  to  his  room  for  nearly  two  months; 
and  on  his  recovery  he  found  it  impos- 
sible to  apply  closely  to  his  studies, 
owing  to  an  apoplectic  affection  of  the 
head,  which  threatened  insanity,  and  a 
sea  voyage  was  considered  necessary  to 
his  restoration.  With  the  advice  of  his 
colleagues,  therefore,  he  left  Bencoolen 
on  the  10th  of  January,  and  arrived  at 
Calcutta  on  the  25th  of  March,  1825. 

On  the  16th  of  June  he  was  ordained 
to  the  pastoral  office  over  the  church 
meeting  in  the  Lall  Bazar  chapel.  The 
services  were  opened  by  Mr.  Lawson; 
the  ordination  prayer  was  offered  by 
Mr.  James  Hill  of  the  Union  Chapel; 
the  charge  was  delivered  by  Dr.  Marsh- 
man.  Dr.  Carey  then  addressed  the 
native  members  in  Bengali,  and  Mr. 
Eustace  Carey  concluded  with  prayer  in 
the  same  language. 

Here  my  father  continued  to  labour 
with  varied  success,  preaching  in  Eng- 
lish and  Bengali,  both  in  Calcutta  and 
the   neighbouring  villages,'!  till    1838. 


FOR  SEPTEMBER,  1864. 


685 


His  labours  were  blessed;  large  additions  knew  not  their  left  hand  from  their 


were  made  to  the  church;  the  clear 
increase  amounting  in  some  years  to 
upwards  of  thirty.  In  1832,  my  father 
joined  the  Serampore  mission,  which 
had  in  1827  separated  from  the  parent 
society.  In  1837  and  1838,  he  was 
called  to  undergo  some  very  severe 
trials.  Some  had  gained  admission 
among  the  members  of  the  church  who 
were  troublers  of  Israel,  and  they  gave 
him  much  pain  by  their  conduct.  At 
the  same  time  the  funds  of  the  Seram- 
pore mission  were  in  a  very  low  state ; 
and  Br.  Marshman's  declining  health 
rendering  it  improbable  that  he  could 
continue  among  us  much  longer,  it  was 
deemed  advisable  to  make  arrangements 
for  transferring  all  the  stations  hitherto 
supported  from  Serampore  to  the  So- 
ciety. This  was  accordingly  done ;  but 
in  accepting  this  transfer,  the  Society 
declined  having  any  thing  to  do  with 
the.Lall  Bazar  chapel.  It  was  neces- 
sary, therefore,  that  my  father  should 
make  arrangements  about  removing 
from  Calcutta;  and  while  he  was  in 
this  distressed  unsettled  state,  he  was 
called  to  attend  the  death-bed  of  his 
fourth  wife,  who  was  suddenly  carried 
[>ff  by  cholera.  The  floods  of  tribula- 
bion  seemed  ready  to  overwhelm  him : 


right.  It  is  the  centre  of  a  large  dis- 
trict, inhabited  by  about  512,000  peo- 
ple ;  and  is  surrounded  by  extensive 
districts ;  those  of  Jelalpore,  Mymen- 
sing,  Tipperah,  and  Silhet,  containing 
a  population  of  four  millions  and  a  half, 
who  are  without  the  gospel.  My  father 
felt  the  weighty  responsibility  of  his 
position,  and  he  determined  to  send  the 
gospel  as  far  through  these  districts  as 
his  abilities  and  means  would  permit. 
In  Dacca  itself,  he  preached  every  even- 
ing in  the  week,  either  in  English  or 
Bengali,  until  declining  age  and  increas- 
ing infirmities  compelled  him  to  dimi- 
nish his  labours;  yet  not  very  long 
before  his  death,  he  was  able  to  go 
out  twice  in  the  week  among  the  hea- 
then. For  many  years  my  fiftther's 
thoughts  had  been  directed  to  the  state 
of  the  saints  after  death ;  this  was 
frequently  the  subject  of  his  conversa- 
tion in  every  Christian  company,  both 
European  and  native.  The  result  was 
the  publication  of  "The  Invisible 
World.''  But  now  the  curtain  is  drawn 
over  this  scene  of  labours,  and  the  full 
reality  of  things  invisible  is  ascertained. 
I  need  not  say  that  a  man's  natural 
dispositions  very  often  cast  their  sha- 
dows upon  the    close  of   his    earthly 


yet  he  felt  in  the  midst  of  all,  that  the  career.    My  father's,  as  I  have  before 
Lord  in  whom  he  had  trusted  would  said,  were  despondency  and  melancholy ; 


never  leave  him.    On  the  11th  of  No- 


and    these   natural    dispositions  were 


vember,  1838,  he  resigned  the  pastoral '  materially  increased  by  the  apoplectic 
office  at  the  Lall  Bazar  chapel,  and  on ;  affections  and  other  bodily  complaints 
the  29th  of  the  following  month  left  with  which  it  pleased  Divine  Providence 


Calcutta  for  Dacca. 

At  Dacca  he  entered*upon  missionary 
duties  with  all  the  vigour  of  youth ; 


to  visit  him  in  the  prime  of  life^  and 
which  accompanied  him  to  the  last.  It 
wiU  not  be  expected,  therefore,  that  his 


be  not  only  himself  made  long  excur- '  death  was  a  triumphant  one ;  and  you 


sions  to  preach  the  gospel,  but  also  sent 
out  native  preachers  into  the  neigh- 
bouring districts.  No  situation  could 
surpass  in  importance  that  which  he 
was  now  called  to  occupy.  Dacca  is  in 
itself  *  large  city,  in  which,  as  in  Nine- 
Yeby  there  were  many  thousands  who 


will  not  be  surprised  to  hear  that  the 
valley  of  the  shadow  of  death  was  dark 
to  him.  A  few  days  before  his  demise,  . 
he  himself  said  to  one  of  his  daughters, 
"Missionaries  generally  have  not  such 
happy  deaths  as  young  converts^  because 
they  sec  more  oi  lYv^Vt'vMi^^A  ^«vpcw^»i^^ 


686  THE  MI8SI0NABT  HERALD 


Death,  however,  was  to  him  neither  an 
unexpected  nor  an  undesired  event.  In 
January  last^  he  had  the  first  symptoms 


carry  these  tidings  to  Paradise.**  On 
the  dOth  he  still  continued  to  sink,  hi 
the  course  of  the  day  one  of  his  dang^ 


of  that  complaint  \\'hich  at  length  tcrs  sat  by  him  reading.  He  asked  her 
proved  fatal.  In  February,  after  rcco-  to  read  aloud  ;  it  was  the  4th  chapter 
vering  from  a  severe  attack,  he  writes, '  of  the  Epistle  to  the  Ephesians ;  Iw 
^  The  thought  of  death  caused  some '  then  proceeded  to  expound  the  wbok 
alarm,  but  whcfi  I  could  collect  my  chapter  in  so  clear  and  lucid  a  manner, 
thoughts  a  little,  I  began  to  hope  that '  as  to  surprise' those  that  heard  him.  h 
my  trust  was  only  in  the  great  Saviour, '  the  night  he  felt  excessively  faint ;  and 
and  I  could  feel  a  desire  to  be  with  said,  **I  am  going  off;  Lord,  nowlettest 
him.  Indeed,  I  have  felt  a  little  dis- ;  thou  thy  servant  depart  in  peace."  But 
appointed,  that  I  am  thrown  back  again  j  a  few  more  trials  awaited  him.  A  little 
upon  life.  There  are  two  reasons  for  |  after,  delirium  returned^  and  with  it 
which  I  wish  to  live  ;  one  is,  because  it  i  deep  dejection  of  spirits.  He  could  not 
seems  to  be  the  Lord's  will ;  and  I  realize  the  Saviour's  presence  in  his 
desire  to  resign  to  his  will ;  another  is, '  soul,  and  his  mind  was  bowed  down, 
because  my  family  wish  me  to  live."    In  |  Again  and  again  he  cried  out,  "Ohjgire 


answer  to  a  reference  to  his  various 
labours  in  his  younger  days,  he  said,  "  I 
canfaot  ,look  l)ack  with  complacency  on 


me  some  consolations  :  I  do  not  feel  the 
Saviour  near.  Where  is  he!"  This 
delirium   and  darkness    continued  all 


the  past.    If  I  have  done  any  thing  night ;  and,  as  might  be  expected^  the 


that  was  pleasing  to  the  Saviour,  I  am 
glad  I  did  it ;  but  I  see  so  much  sin  in 
all,  that  I  am  ashamed  and  sorry,  and 


following  day  found  him  very  low.  Yet 
in  the  midst  of  all  his  daikness  his  hope 
remained  unshaken.     In  the  course  of 


my  only  hope  is,  if  I  know  my  own  j  the  day  my  brother  read  to  him  that 
heart,  in  atoning  blood."  In  March  he  ,  beautiful  hymn,  "  Begone  unbelief,"  4rc., 
writes,  "  I  have  not  much  fear  of  dc«'\th,  and  on  reading  the  lines — I 

nor  do  I  feel  any  great  wish  to  live!  ••  iii. love m tirae* pa*t 

much  longer."    On  the  31st  of  July  he ,  Forbida  mo  to  think, 

preached    his    last    sermon   from    tlic '  iie'ii  leavomeatiast 

J      ££  r       -77      '•       I  •  A  aj      r     A  In  trouble  to  Bink," 

words,  "/  iciU  raise  nun  vp  at  the  la  ft 

day"    What  a  text  wherewith  to  close '  my  father  burst  out,  saying,  "  Oh !  no, 
the  labours  of  half  a  century  !  '  no ;  he'll  never  do  that."     Then  he  cried 

In  his  last  letter,  dated  the  20th  of  |  again,  "  I  do  not  feel  the  Saviour  near  I 
August,  he  said  he  had  been  comfortable,  i  0  Lord  Jesus,  help  me."  In  the  evening 
buthethonsufleredmuchfromnightde- j  he  expressed  a  wish  to  gi)  out  for  a 
lirium,  which  seriously  affected  his  mind ;  i  drive  :  but  he  was  soon  obliged  to  return 
from  that  time  he  continued  to  decline, '  home.  At  night,  at  his  request,  the 
and  the  disease  to  gain  upon  him  very '  52Gth  hymn  was  read  to  him,  begin- 
rapidly,  till  it  approached  the  crisis  on  ning  with,  "  Thou  only  centre  of  my 
the  29th  of  August.  On  that  day  his  rest,"  and  then  he  himself  repeated  the 
mind  was  very  low  and  depressed.  In  hymn  commencing,  ;*' Afflicted  saint," 
the  evening,  going  out  for  a  drive,  his  tfcc.  ^ 

son-in-law  related  some  encouragiufr  After  one  o'clock  on  the  morning  cf 
incidents  that  had^come  under  his  obser-  the  2ud  of  September,  he.  said  he  felt 
vation  in  a  missionary  tour  from  which  more  comfortable.  But  ho  could  not 
he  had  just  returned  ;  he  seemed  then  speak  much.  Upon  my  brother-in-law 
to  revive,  and  cjieerfully  said,  "1  fe\iTO\\^V\\i^N^V^>iXi^t>i)cL^^^\^^^ 


FOB  SEPTEBfBER,  1854. 


087 


up,  he  replied^  '^  Tea."  After  quoting 
some  passages  of  scripture,  Mr.  Bion 
said,  "The  Saviour  will  come,  dear 
fother,  and  take  you  to  Paradise  ;"  he 
Bald,  "  I  hope  so."  Then  after  lying 
still  for  some  time,  while  Mr.  Bion  was 
rehearsing  some  passages  of  scripture 
for  his  encouragement,  he  said,  "  I  have 
fought  a'' and  utterance  failed.    A 


little  beforefive, p. m.,  Mr.  Bion  said,  **  We 
hope  to  meet  you  again,  dear  father." 
Ho  replied,  "I  hope  so."  It  was  the 
last:  he  could  say  no  more.  At  half 
past  nine,  p.m.  he  quietly  fell  on  sleep. 

"How  blest  the  righteous  when  he 
dies !"  ''  Let  me  die  the  death  of  the 
righteous,  and  let  my  last  end  be  like 
his." 


FOREIGN  INTELLIGENCE. 


INDIA,  DACCAd — Mr.  R.  RobinBon  reached 
the  station  at  Dacca  at  the  end  of  March,  and 
immediately  entered  on  his  woik,  dividing 
the  English  and  Bengali  services  with  Mr. 
Bion.  About  a  fortnight  after,  the  two 
brethren  set  out  for  a  place  called  Langol- 
bondh,  situated  on  a  tributary  of  the  Brah- 
mapootra, and  the  scene  of  an  anmml 
bathing  festival  among  the  Hindoos.  In  the 
evening  of  the  day  of  their  departure,  a  ter- 
rific north-westerly  storm  arose,  and  the  fury 
of  the  Megna,  the  river  on  which  they  were 
proceeding,  and  the  loss  of  their  rudder, 
rendered  the  boat  unmanageable.  In  the 
dense  darkness  of  the  night  they  were  con- 
strained to  resign  themselves  to  the  winds 
and  the  waves,  which  providentially  drove 
them  up  a  tolerably  wide  channel.  On  they 
went  in  breathless  suspense,  until  a  sudden 
shock  told  them  that  the  boat  had  run  on  a 
sandbank,  and  here  they  remained  till  the 
wind  and  waves  had  exhausted  their  power. 
Hundreds  of  people  on  their  way  to  the 
mela  were  wrecked  and  drowned;  some  were 
saved  by  the  timely  interference  of  one  of 
the  native  preachers  and  his  boatmen.  The 
people  thus  rescued  began  to  asciibe  their 
deliverance  to  their  god  lluri,  when  Chand 
took  the  opportunity  to  direct  them  to  the 
true  and  living  God,  and  to  urge  the  ques- 
tion. What  would  they  do  when  they  cross 
the  bhaba  tumudra,  the  drend  sea  of  death, 
laden  with  guilt  ?  Arrived  at  the  mela,  the 
missionaries  enjoyed  many  excellent  oppor- 
tunities of  preaching  the  gospel.  The  people 
displayed  extraordinary  eagerness  for  books, 
and  many  inquiries  were  made  touching  the 


Mr.  Robinson  ^mentions  the  following  in- 
teresting  fact ; —  ^ 

''  There  are  two  individuals  in  this  place, 
brothers,  who  have  expressed  their  desire  to 
profess  Christianity.  One  of  them  is  a  JTo- 
birajf  a  native  physician,  and  a  man  of  con- 
siderable intelligence.  The  obstacle  that 
appears  to  exist  to  an  open  avowal  of  Christ, 
is  the  opposition  of  relatives.  One  of  them, 
as  I  learnt  from  a  native  preacher,  was  very 
ill  a  short  time  ago,  and  employed  a  variety 
of  remedies  without  success.  At  length  he 
resolved  to  abandon  all  human  means,  and 
commend  his  case  to  Jesus  Christ.  In  a 
short  time  he  recovered,  and  this  recovery 
he  interprets  as  an  evident  answer  to  prayer. 
He  says,  this  circumstance  has  strengthened 
his  faith  in  Christ.  lie  never  fails  to  take 
advantage  of  the  occasional  opportunities 
afforded  by  the  visits  of  our  native  brethren 
to  induce  his  wife  to  listen  to  Christian  in- 
struction. He  has  lately  erected  a  small 
hut  within  his  compound,  with  a  view  to  avoid 
all  interruption  in  the  performance  of  his  de- 
votional exercises.  May  the  prayers  of 
Christian  friends  prevail  on  behalf  of  these 
interesting  people!  May  they  have  courage 
to  *  come  out,*  and  publicly  avow  themselves 
the  sen-ants  of  Jesus!*' 

A  class  of  native  teachers  has  been  com- 
menced by  Mr.  Robinson  ;  while  both  mis- 
sionaries are  constantly  engaged  in  preach- 
ing in  the  city  of  Dacca*  Mr.  Robinson 
remarks : — 

"  Orthodox  Hinduism  is  on  the  wane.  It 
is  fast  losing  its  hold  on  educated  minds,  and 
has  begun  to  relax  its  grasp  of  the  masses  of 
the  people.  When  the  people  find  they  can 
no  longer  defend  the  conduct  of  their  gods, 
they  appeal  to  the  anti(\uity  of  llveu  x<i\\^«\\« 
*  Who,*  said  an  a^eOi  Byrajjee  V^  'w^^  ^* 
other  momng,  « esw  Yitw^i  ^1  ^^>a2t  ^«bo^ 


iS88 


TilE  MISSIONARY  HEaALD 


Chrift  liefore  the  English  came  into  the 
countn'  1  Must  your  religion,  which  is  but 
of  yesterday,  supersede  ovis,  i^hich  has  out- 
liTed  the  revolutiortS  of  nges  ?  It  is  only 
unce  you  have  come  into  the  country  that 
we  have  heord  of  Christ.  Who  is  he,  pray  ? 
and  where  is  he  now  V  We  replied  :  *  He 
is  the  great  Brumlia  who  created  the  world, 
and  who  has  atoned  for  the  sins  of  men.  As 
to  your  assertion  that  His  religion  Is  but  of 
yesterday,  do  you  allow  that  the  Mahomme- 
dans  came  into  the  countr}'  long  before  we 
did  V  *  Yes.'  *  And  do  you  believe  that 
there  was  such  a  man  as  Mahommed,  who 
lifed  many  years  iKjforc  the  Mahommcdans 
invaded  your  country  ?'  *  Yes,  I  do.'  *  And 
do  you  believe  that  Mahommed  wrote  a  book 
called  the  Koran  y  '  Yes.'  *  Now  ask  any 
one  of  the  Mahommedans  standing;  round  us 
whether  Mahommed  does  not  himclf  acknow- 
ledge in  the  Koran  that  JesusChiibt  lived  many 
years  before  his  time  V  On  this,  a  Moulvcc 
who  was  present,  instantly  quoted  a  passa;;e 
from  the  Koran,  which  states,  that  Christ  was 
the  son  of  Mary,  by  the  Holy  Ghost. 
'  Again,  as  to  where  Chri&t  now  i;*,  we  will 
appeal  again  to  the  Moulvee.*  Reply  :  *  He 
is  in  the  fourth  lieaven.'  The  liyragee  was 
mightily  incensed  at  the  unexpected  manner 
in  which  his  arguments  were  dealt  with,  and 
having  in  the  meanwhile  received  a  tract, 
left  us,  denouncing  all  the  Mahommedans 
about  as  a  parcel  of  boys,  who  knew  nothing  I 
about  the  Koran." 


It  is  the  intention  of  Mr.  Ilion  to  remove 
the  converts  at  Dayapore  to  a  more  favour- ! 
able  and  promising  place  named  Ruitporc, 
about    twelve  miles  west  of  Dacca.     Some 
who  had  left  the  station  have  returned. 

MoKGHiR. — We  add  some  further  extracts 
from  the  interesting  journal  of  Mr.  Parsons— 

*'  The  next  day  we  went  early  in  the  morn- 
ing to  Ramnuggcr,  and  then  to  Khoot,  in 
both  which  we  had  good  congregations,  and 
in  the  latter  a  man,  who  took  a  copy  each  of 
Matthew's  Gospel,  and  the  Actp,  insisted  on 
our  receiving  a  shilling  as  the  price  of  them. 
Following  Ills  example,  another  person  took 
the  gospel  by  John,  and  gave  sixpence.  At 
that  time,  a  rujah's  servant  came  up,  and 
began  to  taunt  them  with  intending  to 
become  Christians.  But  tliough  they  did 
not  properly  understand  what  it  is  to  be  a 
Christian,  they  replied  that  it  was  no  business 
of  his  if  they  did,  and  eagerly  took  away 
their  books,  after  having  ^jot  Nainsook h  to 
write  his  name  in  them.  Thence  we  returned 
to  our  tent,  preaching  in  a  small  liamlct  by 
the  way. 

'*  After  noon,  we  proceeded  towards  Bela 
village,   in    four    divisions    of   which     we 
pnached,  wiihoui  being  oppowd  by  aiiy  oiie) 


One  division  was  inhabited  chiefly  by 
Mahommedans.  One  poor  man,  a  Hindoo, 
having  heard  us,  and  received  a  book,  said 
thaty  whatever  others  might  do,  he  wooM 
obey  Christy  being  convinced  bj  his  weri 
being  difTused  so  widely,  that  he  in  the  tree 
Saviour,  on  whom  whosoever  believes  shall 
be  saved. 

*<  The  country  people  hare  many  fidie 
notions  about  us.  Some  say  the  world  i^ 
be  'turned  upside  down:'  others,  that  Knoe 
wealthy  person  causes  these  books  to  be 
distributed  to  propitiate  the  favour  of  Go^ 
and  obtain  a  family ;  others,  that  the  Compaiiy 
has  taken  this  step  to  reduce  all  its  sobjeeto 
to  one  caste;  others,  that  this  is  tiie  work  of 
some  very  holy  man,  through  whose  righteoui- 
ness  the  world  is  upheld;  others,  that  mankind 
have  become  very  sinful,  and  God  has  scot 
to  warn  them,  and  if  they  do  not  take  wam* 
ing,  will  soon  destroy  them. 

*'  A  pleasing  circumstance  took  place  he«, 
at  Purneah.  A  Muhajun,  or  native  merchant, 
when  he  saw  brother  Nainsookh,  called  hia 
to  his  shop,  and  gave  him  a  seat,  and  said  to 
his  neighbours,  who  came  round,  "Simie 
years  ago  I  saw  this  man  at  the  Peerpointy 
mela.  He  was  preaching,  and  in  the  presence 
of  the  crowd  I  gave  him  mucli  abuse,  and 
told  him  as  ho  had  degraded  himself  firam 
caste  so  he  wished  to  degrade  others;  but  he 
said  no  harsh  word  in  reply,  and  showed  bo 
anger  whatever.  Hence  I  know  that  this  is 
without  doubt  a  true  servant  of  God,  and  has 
discovered  the  true  mode  of  worshipping  him. 
Doubtless  Jesus,  whom  these  people  odl 
Lord,  is  the  true  God,  and  those  who  serve 
him  will  do  well."  He  gave  books  to  several 
persons  with  his  own  hand;),  and  exhorted 
them  to  read  them,  and  showed  us  great 
re6i)rct. 

"  P.S.  [by  J.  P.]  The  brethren  inforai  me 
that  the  Brahman  from  Pumeah,  or  its 
vicinity,  whom  they  met  on  their  last  visit  to 
Peerpointy,  and  who  wished  to  be  baptired 
at  once,  came  to  them  again,  as  soon  as  tbey 
had  pitched  their  tent  in  the  mcla,  saving 
that  he  had  no  bu^iness  there  but  to  visit 
them.  He  still  professed  to  believe  in  the 
gospel,  and  staid  with  them  two  days,  some- 
times reading  and  speaking  to  the  people. 
Domestic  affairs  prevented  his  accompanying 
the  brethren  in  their  tour  on  the  Kosec.  He 
said  he  hoped  to  visit  Monghir  some  time.*' 

AFRICA,  Claue>'cf..— We  rejoice  to  learn 
tliat  Mr.  Diboll  and  family  reached  this  tried 
station  on  the  25th  June  last,  in  good  health, 
after  a  very  favourable  and  quick  passage. 
On  their  way,  they  called  at  Bat  buret,  on 
the  Gambia,  and  were  kindly  entertained  by 
the  Wesleyan  missionaries.  At  Sierra  I^ne, 
Mr.  DiboU  preached  on  the  Lord's  day,  ths 


FOR  SEPTEMBER,  1854. 


580 


hare  long  preserved  an  existence  independent 
of  all  misnonarr  and  foreign  aid.    We  can- 


to God,  and  to  the  good  people  at  England, 

who  has  kindly  chose  and  select  him,  and 

^  .  -   .  ^ „  .; 4»  ^  r^n^v-r;^^  «».«o,.n*  r^f  *cnd  him  out  to  us.     We  do  receive  him 

not  forbear  quotmg  the  following  account  of ,  ^.^^^  cordiality  and  Christian  affection,  and 

Mr.  DiboU's  arrival,  from  a  letter  of  Mr.  |  ^^  hope  that  the  kind  Protector  will  protect 
Saker*s,  dated  June  29:—*  ;  and  guide  him,  for  his  staying  at  Clarence 

I  to  be  pleasant,  and  that  he  will  give  us  more 

"  At  last  we  are  cheered  by  the  arrival  of  |  and  more  iostruction,  not  to  us  alone,  but  to 
our  dear  friends.  On  sabbath  day  last,  during  [  our  coming  generation.    The  above  we  daily 
the  hours  of  sacred  worship,  the  Forerunner  i  pray,  for  the  rcTival  of  the  work  of  our 
quietly  entered  our  cove,  and  it  seems  our   Creator  and  Mediator!** 
friends  felt  a  little  anxious  on  account  of  the 

quietness  and  death-like  stillness  on  shore.       ^la.v  our  dear  brother  long  live  under  di- 
ll ouses  closed,  and  no  one  about,  and  having  i  vino  protection,  and  be   a  blessing  and  a 
to  wait  for  an  hour-and-a-half,  without  seeing   ^^^^^j    ^^    ^.^,.^^  ^^^^^^  ^^  ^j^^ 
any  change,  they  could  not  get  rid  of  fears.    *  ^  •        , 
Aato  ourselves,  we  knew  not  of  their  presence  '  Africans. 
until  the  service  was  closed.     I  need  nut  say  ! 

it  was  not  long  after  before  1  was  on  board, ,  WEST  INDIES, 

and  soon  had  the  pleasure  of  inviting  them  to  j 

our  home  in  this  our  desert  land.  Many  Nassau. — Much  suffering  has  fallen  upon 
friends,  too,  crowded  around  them,  and  wc  the  people  from  the  effects  of  a  destructive 
gratefully  sang  and  prayed  together.  hurricane  in  November  last,  and  from  the 

"  You  had  prepared  me  for  our  brother  a    ,        ,       , .  ,  'v,    , 

age,  but  I  was  not  prepared  for  one  with  so  drought  which  at  present  prevails,  but  God 
much  vigour.  I  quite  approve  of  the  decision   is  blessing  his  word.  On  Sunday  March  12th, 

of  the  committee  in  sending  Aim,  even  so  far   fifteen  persons  were  baptized  in  the  presence 

advanced  in  life.       Allhouuh   vour  former     ^  i   ,  ..  ...  , 

VZl     X.   1        J  1**1    r  *ri         4i  •     ofa  crowded  congregation:  one  of  the  number 

letter  had  made  me  a  little  fearful  on  this  ■  *>    *        / 

matter,  at  first  sight  I  felt  a  conviction,  whicli  was  a  white  man,  a  public  officer,  a  protho- 
has  since  been  increased,  that  ho  will  live.       |  notary.   Before  his  baptism  he  addressed  the 

"  One  other  thing  I  am  sure  you  will  be  |  congregation,  stating  that  he  was  christened 
fflad  to  learn,  that  so  far  as  I  have  seen  of  i  .    .  ,  , ,         , ,  v      i.  t>  * 

Sur  dear  brother,  in  his  spirit,  his  piety,  his  ' »° »"^-"^>' "'^^ ^^^^"8^^^  "P «  ^^^"'^^™^-  »"* 
earnest  desire  for  tlio  salvation  of  souls,  his  |  for  the  last  few  years  many  doubts  respecting 
apparent  aptitude  for  giving  that  instruction  |  the  scriptural  warrant  for  infant  baptism  had 
which  is  especially  called  for,  and  the  hearti- ,  entered  his  mind.  By  degrees  his  prejudices 
ness  with  which  he  seems  to  enter  into  our '       ,  ,  ,  r       i  *    *u 

labours,  all  gratify  me,  cheer  me.  The  feeling  :  »«"'^  "'^^J''  ""^  ^<^  was  forced  to  the  con- 
grows  on,— he  is  just  the  brother  my  spirit  i  elusion  that  the  rite  was  a  human  invention. 


has  longed  for;  so  that,  on  the  score  of  co- 
operation, and  holy,  united  labour,  you  will 
be  quite  at  rest.  If  I  am  not  deeply  deceived, 
we  shall  work  on  together  for  years  in  hap- 
piest union  ;  on  these  accounts,  I  feel  a 
thankfulness  to  God  1  cannot  cease  uttering 
in  prayer  and  song.  I  bless  God  for  his 
providential  arrangements  in  bearing  him  to 
Africa,  and  for  giving  him  to  you  and  us.'' 

It  is  probable  that  Mr.  Diboll  will  for  the 
present  take  charge  of  the  church  at  Cla« 


A  deep  and  solemn  feeling  filled  every  mind, 
a  more  impressive  service  was  perhaps  never 
held  in  New  Providence.  It  was  a  strange 
sight,  the  baptism  of  a  white  man  in  Nassau. 
Subsequently  Mr.  Pinder  addressed  an  able 
letter  to  the  church,  giving  at  length  his 
views  on  baptism.  It  appeared  in  the  BahaiQa 
Herald  of  the  18th  March. 

JAMAICA,  GuRNEY's  MorxT. — We  have 
pleasure  in  announcing  the  safe  arrival  at  this 
rcnce.     Its  spiritual  welfare  needs  the  close   station  of  Mr.  Armstrong,  after  a  passage  of 


and  watchful  attention  of  a  faithful  pastor. 
The  people  gave  him  a  hearty  welcome.  Mr. 
Wilson,  their  valuable  deacon,  thus  expresses 
his  and  their  gratitude  : — 

*•  The  gentleman,  our  dear  pastor,  arrived 
at  Clarence  quite  safe  with  his  family,  and 
we  were  much  glad  to  see  such  a  good  man, 
wbo  kindly  offered  his  life  to  come  out  to 
UB  at  Africa.  We  have  kindly  received  him 
with    much  .prayers  in  his  behalf  and  the 


forty  days.  He  received  a  very  cordial  wel- 
come from  his  people.  While  cholera  is 
raging  in  some  other  parts  of  the  island,  this 
portion  is  at  present  free  from  its  ravas;es. 

Rkpuge. — Mr.  Fray,  pastor  of  this  church, 
and  formerly  one  of  the  students  at  Calabar, 
has  favoured  us  with  a  brief  report  of  the 
schools  in  connection  with  his  ministerial 
labours.  They  are  three  itv  liwcivVMit  ^  wv^  ^^ 
fiuniljr;  and  we  moreover  return  ourgratitude   which   is    euUreiy  Olc^q^^  Vo  ^\i\».     ^^^ 


500  THE  BOSfllOHABT  HBRALD 

hundred  and  fooiieen  bojt  receive  insfcruc- 1  change,  which  ^hai  ahmidy  ioDprored  uei 

lion,  and  fifty-four  girlt.    The  funds  for  the   his  removal  from  Waldensia. 

support    of    the    tcachen,    amountiug    to       Port  Maria.— Although  the  tovnisnov 


£58  12s.  4d.,  were  derived,  from  friends  in  |  free  from  cholem,  it  if  raging  in  the  coontiy 
England  £2.5  16s.  6d.,  and  from  children's  districts  oiound  and  in  placet  commonly 
pcnco  £32  15h.  lOd.  He  ezprencs  his  reported  ns  the  most  healthy.  Mr.  Bar  re 
grateful  thanks  to  the  Society  of  Friends,  to  ports  that  the  church  and  congregation  hare 
H.  Kelsall,  Esq.,  nnd  to  J.  Purser,  Esq.,  for  lost  many  useful  actire  members,  and  thet 
their  kind  donations  and  gifts.  We  shall  the  number  of  orphans  is  largely  on  tht 
rejoico  to  be  the  medium  of  conveying  to  increase.  *'  Only  this  morning,"  he  writei, 
this  devoted  minister  more  of  the  like  awist-  "  the  widow  of  one  of  my  deceased  deacoss 
anc?.  died  of  cholera,  leaving  five  children  in  ai 

Browk'b  Towx. — Our  dear  friend  Mr.  almodt  helpless  state,  besidea  an  aged  rnothtr 
Clark  informs  us  that  the  cholera  has  ceased  who  has  )>cen  one  of  the  old  pillars  of  the 
its  ravages  nt  Sturg^'  Town ;  but  that  eighty  Oracabcssa  church,  but  who  is  now  on  the 
persons  linvc  fallen  victims  to  the  pestilence,  li^it  of  the  poor  and  agctl.^*  As  may  be 
nnd  large  numl>er8  of  widows  and  orphans  supposed,  there  is  a  large  amount  of  poverty 
ore  left  almost  or  quite  destitute.  The  and  distress,  while  ignorance  deprives  msoy 
dii^ase  is  still  at  Dry  Harbour,  nnd  other  of  the  remedies  which  are  gratuitously  tup- 
places  near  nt  hand.  He  acknowledges  with  plied.  We  rejoice  to  learn  that  the  membcn 
deep  feelings  of  gratitude  the  grant  of  £20,  (»f  the  church  have  recently  abown  a  very 
which  the  Committee  were  enabled  to  send  pleasing  dispo»ition  to  remove  the  chapel 
by  n  recent  niiiil  from  the  balance  remaining  |  debts  which  have  so  long  oppressed  aad 
of  the  Cholera  Fund.  i  burdened  our  esteemed  brother.    We  hope 

MojfTEOo    Bay.— Mr.   J.   E.   Henderson  !  that  the  present  painfiil  drcumstances  of  the 


writes  that  he  has  taken  charge  of  the  second 
church  in  this  town.     Hip  health  required  n 


island  will  not  interfere  with  their  liberality 
and  seal. 


irOME  PROCEEDINGS. 

During  the  past  month  several  missionary  '  are  prominently  present  to  the  mind.  Filled 
meetings  have  been  held,  Mr.  Trcstrail  being  with  these  emotions,  wo  should  give  ocr 
engaged  in  Gloucestershire,  Mr.  Carey  in  attention  to  the  wants  of  a  perishing  world, 
Staffordshire  and  the  East  Riding  of  York- '  and  under  their  power,  consecrate  all  that 
shire,  and  Mr.  Lecchman  in  North  Devon.  .  we  hove  aud  are  to  God.  If  our  missionary 
In  the  present  month  the  meetings  will  be '  meetings  were  all  ushered   in  with  prayer, 


very  numerous,  and  spread  over  a  large  por- 
tion of  the  country.  It  would,  we  think, 
greatly  add  to  their  usefulness  and  interest  if 


they  would  become,  more  than  they  now  are, 
seasons  of  profit  to  our  souls,  as  well  as 
sources  of  blessing  to  mankind. 


the  ministers  and  churches  would  devote  one  i  In  the  last  Herald  il  was  intimated  that 
or  more  of  their  usual  prayer  meelingH  to  the  !  one  of  the  secretaries  of  the  society  was 
special  subject  of  the  anticipated  mi»ionary  !  about  to  proceed  to  India  on  vaiious  matters 
anniversary.  It  is  not  enough  that  large  of  importance  connected  with  the  welfare  of 
numbers  should  be  ]>rcsent,  or  that  the  col-  i  the  mission.  It  is  arranged  that  he  should 
lections  should  be  good  and  increasing.  W^e  i  depart  by  the  overland  route  on  the  20th  of 
need  the  spirit  of  prayer — a  devout  nnd  '  the  present  month.  A  valedictory  service, 
enmcst  spirit,  the  spirit  of  sclf-dcnlul  and  j  to  commend  him,  his  fnmily,  and  his  work, 
devotedness  to  our  Saviour's  glory.  It  is  ,  to  the  divine  blessing,  will  be  held  at  Lewis- 
only  at  the  throne  of  grace  this  temper  is  I  ham  Road  Chapel  (Mr.  Ruaseirs),  on  Mon- 
attained  ;  only  while  the  unseen  realities  of .  day  evening,  the  18th. 
eteniit/^'and  the  ineiUmable  love  of  Christ,  [ 


FOR  SEPTBMBBR^  18M. 


691 


NOTICE. 


A  series  of  pnintings  on  cloth,  illustrative 
of  missionary  icenes  and  labours,  have  been 
prepared  fur  lectures  to  youth  and  to  the 
scholars  of  our  sabbath  schools.  As  five 
are  in  our  possession,  they  can  widely 


be  used  during  the  coming  winter.  Appli- 
cations for  the  loan  of  them  should  be 
addressed  to  the  secretaries  at  the  Mission 
House,  33,  Moorgate  Street. 


FOREIGN  LETTERS  RECEIVED. 


AvBiCA — BiMBiA,  Fuller,  J.  J.,  May  29.        | 

Clarencr,  Diboll,  J  .  June  27;  Saker,  A., 
June  8  and  28;  Wilson,  J.,  June  28. 
AiiA— Calcutta,  Thomas,  J.,  June  13,  14 
and  29. 

Dacca,  Bion,  R.,  June  6 ;  Robinson,  R., 
June  9. 

HowRAH,  Morgan,  T.,  Juno  13. 
Australia—Sydney,  VoUer,  J.,  April  -1. 
Bahamas — Nacsap,  Capcm,  If.,  July  3. 
Brittany— MoRLAix,  Jenkins,  J.,  July  21, 

August  18. 
Haiti- Jacmel,  Wehley,  W.  II.,  July  28. 
Jamaica — Annotto  Bay,  Jones,  S.,  July  25. 

Bethel  Town,  East,  1).  J.,  July  27. 


Brown's  Town— Clark,  J.,  July  10, 24  and 

25. 
Gurnet's  Mount,  Armslronpf,  C,  July  S. 
Kingston,  Cargill,  L.,  July  1 1 ;  Oughton, 

S.,  July  1 1 . 
Mo.ntego  Hay,  Henderson,  J.  El,  July  19. 
Mounf  Carey,  East,  D.  J.,  July  6. 
Port  Maria,  Day,  D„  July  22. 
Refuge,  Fniy,  E.,  June  27. 
Salter's  Hill,  Dendy,  W.,  July  20. 
Spanish    Town,  Harvey,  C,  July   10 ; 
Phillippo,  J.  M.,  July' 10  and  23. 
Trinidap — Port  of  Spaik,  Inniss^  A.,  July 

10;  Law,  J.,  July  10. 
WiRTKMBURQ— Calw,  Borth,  C.  G.,  July  27. 


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 
The  thanks  of  the  Committee  are  presented  to  the  following  friends—^ 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joh,  Truro,  for  two  ca^es  of 

provisions,  value  £6,  for  Rev,   W.  JI. 

Webleyj  Haiti  ; 
Friends  at  Eaglo  Street,  by  Mrs.  Wills, 

for  a  parcel  of  useful  articles,  for  Rev . 

O,  Pearce  ; 


Mr.   John    Leach,   Southampton,  for   a 

parcel  of  magazines; 
Mrs.  Binkley,  for  a  parcel  of  magazines; 
Mr.  J.  E.  Goodchiid,  for  a  volume  of  the 

Baptist  Magazine, 


CONTRIBUTIONS, 
Received  on  account  of  the  Baptist  Missionary  Society,  from  July  21  to 

August  19, 1854. 


Farrington.      Mr.     D., 

Cork,  two  jeais 2    2    0 

Tajlor,  Mis.,  Wbet^tono    10    0 


ICQdCi/. 


Callendor,  Michael, Esq., 
late  of  Darlington, 
additional  C6    0    4 


Donation, 

Britten,  John,  Esq..  the 

tete,  by  Mn.  Britten  50    0    0 


LONDOir  AND  MrDDLBSEX 
AUXILIARICS. 

Alfred  PUce,  Old  Kent  Road- 
Collection  8    4    C 

Bottesland  Street — 
Sondsy  School 0  IB   0 


DcTonshire  Sqnare"         £  t.  <f« 
Sunday     School,     by 


z.  fdm  M.  A. 


for 


Schooli 1  10    0 

Hammersmith — 
ContribatioDP,  on  ac- 
count      7  1(J    3 

Poplar,  Cotton  Strcet~ 

Contnbntions   3    0    0 

Walworth,  Horslej  Street- 
Sunday     School,     by 
y.  M.  M.  A.,     for 
Kalavfalgoda  School^ 
Cf^oiv ^W  VI 


602  THB  MISSIONARY  HERALD  FOR  SEPTEMBER^  18U. 


£    t.  d. 
BUCKIXOHAMSRIRB. 

Ancnluun— > 

Colleetion  10    S  10 

Contribations  47  U    2 

Do.,  Sondaj  School    12    0 


Collection,  d:e 3  14    0 

DSKBYSHIRK. 

Dcrbj— 

8.  0 2    0    0 

Do.,  for  Jamaica 

InttOution 10    0 

Agmrd  Street — 

Contribntions  0    0    0 

Do.,  San.  School, 
for  Kative 
Preadtert  0  17  10 


ESSKX. 

BraIntrce-« 

Collectiona 7  10    7 

Contributions  5  13    6 


13    4    1 
LeuozpeQBca    0  10    0 

12  14    1 


LAnghaxn— 

Colleetioo  8    2  2 

Contribations  0  10  C 

Do.,  Sandaj  School    0    3  4 

17  16  0 

Ltn  expeniet 0  10  0 


Wilhara— 
Tbomaain,  O.,  Eiq.  ..- 


17 


G    0 
0    0 


OLOUCBSTSRSHtnS. 

Stroud,  &c.,  by  Mr. 
Isaac  Uillicr,  on  ac* 
count  20 


0    0 


HlRTroRDSUIRK. 

Boyston— • 
&icraniental  Collec- 
tion, Independent 
Chapel,  by  Rev.  W. 
O.  Barrett,  for  H'i- 
dotet  ami   Orphans    3    2    0 


Kent. 


£   t.  d. 


Dover- 
Ladies'  Auxiliary,  for 
Haiti  7  10    0 


Lamcashirk. 

Lirerpool,  Mjrrtle  Street — 
JoTenile  Society,  for 
BchooU,   Savanna 

(a  Mar   5    0    0 

Do.,  for  Sehoot,  St. 
Domingo 5    0    0 


Lirerpool,  Pembroke  Chapel— 
Contributions,      half- 
yearly  Tote 00    0    0 

Do.,  for  Special  Pur- 
poses     32  17    6 

Edwards,   Rev.  John    6    0    0 


127  17    6 
Less  expenses    0    16 

118  16    0 


KORTHAMPTONSHIRB. 

Culworth— 

Collection  0  12 

Contribution 1    0 

Helmdon — 

Collection 0  10 

Sunday  School  0    3 


Northampton,  College  Street- 
Collection  23  15    3 

Contributions  48  17    C 

Do.,  Mr*.  Drowu's 
Bible  CUss 7  16  11 


80    0    6 
Less  expenses  2    2    6 


•8 


SOMERSKTSHIhB. 

Williton— 
Sunday  School  0    5    0 


Surrey. 


WARVRamm 

Blrmisgham,  on  aceoTint, 
byMr.  J.  IL  Hop- 

kins ^..j 

Christie,  Mr.  Jaaics... 
CoTontry — 

Collections. 

Contribations  ^ 

Do.,  Sunday  School 


Leisexpe&sei 


WiLTtRIRB. 

Trowbridge— 
Collections- 
Bock  Street  

Bethesda    

Contributions  

Do.,  Turley    

Do.,  Juvenile  Auo- 

elation.  Back  St. 

Do.,   Girls'   School 

do 


Less  expense 


NORTH  WALl 

Car  N'ARTox  siirRX -> 
B.ingor    


MojrmOMKR  VSHIRK- 

Talywern — 
Collection 


SOUTH  WAL! 

Brrckvockshirk— 
Pontbrcnllwyd,  Siloam- 
CoUcctlon 


Mn.VMOimisiirRR— 
Domjan'fl  Land—  J  Llaiiwenarih — 

Collection  3    0    2        Contributions,     addi 

Contributions    18    4,         tional  


Subscriptions  and  Donations  in  aid  of  the  Bapti:tt  Miasionar)-  Society  will  be  tl 
received  by  William  Brodie  Giimey,Esq.,  and  Samuel  Morton  Pcto,  Esq.,  M.P.,Ti 
by  the  Rev,  Frederick  Trestrail  and  Edward  Bean  Underhill,  Esq.,  Secrctarie 
Mission  House,  33,  Moorgate  Street,  London;  in  Edikburgh,  by  the  Rer.  . 
Watson,  and  John  Macandrew,  Esq. ;  in  Glasgow,  by  C.  Anderson,  Esq.;  in  Di 
John  Purser,  Esq.,  Rathmincs  Castle;  in  Calcihta,  by  the  Rev.  James  Thoma! 
Mission  Press;  and  at  New  York,  United  States,  by  W.  Colgate, Esq.  Contribv 
also  be  paid  in  at  Messrs.  Barclay,  Bevan,  Tritton,  and  Co.,  Lombard  Street,  to  th* 
of  the  Treasurers. 


ttABDOXy  RROTHRRR,  ktID  CO.,  ^RX^tlli*^  tkVtV*  VtVaXt,  V\ti«RrR¥. 


THE 


JAPTIST   MAGAZINE. 


OCTOBER,  1864. 


[OIR  OF  THE  LATE  REV.  MICAH  THOMAS,  OF  ABERGAVENNY. 

BY   TUB   BEV.   JOHN   JBKKTIT   BROWN. 


}  natural  that  we  should  hold  in 
il  remembrance  the  benefactors 
*  race.  Almost  every  city  has 
}on  whom  it  delights  to  honour, 
jetj  country  some  patriot  whose 
d  actions  it  loves  to  record.  The 
of  the  OhristianS)hurch  present 
h  a  "  cloud  of  witnesses,"  whose 
les  constitute  a  rich  heritage,  and 
>6e  steps  we  are  to  follow.  The 
period  over  which  his  public 
rations  extended,  the  varied  and 
bant  services  which  he  rendered, 
he  wide  and  lasting  influence 
he  exercised  over  the  prosperity 
I  baptist  denomination  in  South 
,  entitle  the  late  Rev.  Micah 
18  to  an  honoured  and  affectionate 
in  the  memory  of  the  church  of 

■ 

subject  of  this  brief  sketch  was 
n  the  parish  of  Whitstone,  in  the 
f  of  Monmouth,  on  the  19th  of 
ary,  1778.  His  parents  were  of 
ass  called  yeomen.  Of  his  early 
it  few  particulars  have  been  pre- 
. ;  and  his  history  during  the  first 
f-ihree  years  may  be  compressed 

XTJI. — FOUBTB  SERIES. 


into  a  few  sentences.  It  would  appear 
that  in  the  town  of  Usk,  and  in  the 
neighbouring  hamlet  of  Glascoed,  there 
were  many  who  held  baptist  sentiments, 
and  among  these  scattered  followers  of 
the  Saviour  he  seems  to  have  first  ex- 
perienced the  power  of  divine  truth. 
He  himself  gratefully  records  that  when 
he  was  seventeen  years  of  age  he  was 
baptized  at  the  Glascoed,  and  sub- 
sequently  united  in  fellowship  with  the 
church  at  Penygam,  near  Pontypool. 
In  about  a  year  and  a  half  afterwards 
he  was  called  upon  to  exercise  his  gifts 
as  a  minister,  and  was  much  engaged  in 
preaching  in  the  neighbouring  churches. 
In  his  twenty-third  year  he  entered 
Bristol  College  then  under  the  presidency 
of  Dr.  Ryland.  The  tutor  and  student 
were  of  congenial  dispositions;  and 
though  his  stay  in  college  was  but  short, 
the  intimacy  there  formed  ripened  into 
a  friendship  which  terminated  only  by 
the  death  of  the  former,  and  which 
doubtless  has  been  renewed  by  the  re- 
moval of  the  latter  to  the  society  of  the 
blessed. 
While  >t  BriEtoV  Ck^Waijb  VLx.Tti'OTaA 


504 


MKMOIB  OF  THE  LATE  REV.  MICAH  THOMAS. 


accepted  an  invitation  to  the  pastoral  I  by  giving  himself  to  reading  he  avaiU 
office  at  Ryeford,  in  the  county  of '  himself  of  its  advantages ;  but  tUi 
Hereford.  In  September,  1802,  the  |  town  was  his  real  field  of  labour,  and 
relation  thus  entered  into  was  recog-  for  forty-seven  years  with  onweaxied 
nised  by  a  public  service,  on  which  perseverance  and  constancj  he  parsnei 
occasion  Pr.  Ryland  delivered  the  charge  '  his  course. 

to  the  pastor,  from  John  xii.  20.  In  j  It  is  impossible  at  this  distance  of 
this  place  he  laboured  with  honour  and  time,  to  appreciate  either  the  difficultiei 
success  for  six  years,  whence  in  1807  he    which  he  had  to  encounter^  or  the  inilih 


removed  to  Abergavenny. 

This  town,  situated  in  one  of  the 
most  lovely  valleys  in  Monmouthshire, 
watered  by  the  crystal  stream  of  the 
Usk,  and  surrounded  by  the  most 
striking  and  picturesque  hills,  Mr. 
Thomas  was  wont  to  visit  when  sustain- 
ing the  office  of  pastor  at  Ryeford.  In 
this  neighbourhood  resided  a  family, 
whose  ancestors  had  been  among  the 
most  influential  and  honoured  members 
of  the  baptist  community,  whose  names 
are  still  fragraht  among  the  churches, 
and  whose  descendants  remain  to  cherish 
their  principles  and  illustrate  their 
virtues.  Into  this  congenial  circle  Mr. 
Thomas  was  introduced,  and  in  Mrs. 
John  Harris,  of  Govilon,  he  found  a 
kindred  spirit.  As  women  ministered 
to.the  Redeemer  and  were  fellow  helpers 
to  Paul,  so  this  Christian  lady  exercised 
not  a  little  influence  upon  the  life  and 
labours  of  our  departed  friend.  At  this 
period  there  was  no  baptist  church  at 

Abergavenny,  though  there  was  preach-    that  led  him  to  contemplate  a 
ing  in  the  Welsh  language,  and  occasion- 1  institution  for  his  native  land.    How 


ence  which  he  has  exercised.  As  the 
president  of  a  college,  and  as  the  ptitor 
of  a  church,  he  had  serious  obetadei  to 
overcome.  He  was  the  pioneer  of  an 
educated  ministry  in  Wales.  It  is  noC 
alone  in  the  secluded  valleys,  or  on  the 
bleak  hills  of  the  Principality,  that  pre- 
judices against  a  liberal  education  for 
the  Christian  ministry  have  been  foand. 
In  England  as  well  ai  in  Wales  there 
existed  at  that  period  the  utmost  id- 
difference,  if  not  positive  antagonism, 
to  learning,  as  a  qnalification  for  the 
ministry.  We  know  that,  impart  fnm 
the  spiritual  and  moral  qualifioatiov 
which  the  gospel  demands,  no  leamim 
can  avail,  but  we  know  equally  weU 
that  where  these  qualifications  an 
found,  the  value  of  a  sound  intellectial 
training  is  unspeakable.  It  was  pro- 
bably a  sense  of  the  early  disadvanti^ 
under  which  he  had  laboured,  aad  t 
right  appreciation  of  the  value  of  thoH 
which  he  had  enjoyed  in  Bristol  Coll^ 


ally  in  English,  in  connection  with  the 
church  at  Llanwenarth.  Mr.  Thomas 
and  Mrs.  Ilarris  appear  often  to  have 
communed  on  the  interests  of  the  Re- 
deemer's kingdom  ;  to  her  he  seems  to 
have  suggested  the  idea  of  a  college,  and 
into  his  views  she  most  heartily  and 


highly  he  valued  learning  may  be  ooa- 
cluded  from  the  manner  in  which  1» 
overcame  obstacles  which  would  haw 
crushed  weaker  and  less  determimd 
spirits ;  from  his  mastering  a  laQgoifi 
by  no  means  the  most  facile  and  traet- 
able,  so  that  few  would  have  suspeeied 


zealously  entered.  The  result  was  that  >  that  Welsh  was  his  native  tongue  aad 
he  removed  to  Abergavenny,  to  under- !  English  an  acquired  speech  ;  and  ftm 
take  the  pastorate  of  a  church  yet  to  be  <  the  conscientious  oare,  elaborate  uA 
formed,  and  the  presidency  of  a  college  fastidious,  perhaps,  to  a  fault,  witk 
yet  to  be  established.  The  residence  of  [  which  he  prepared  for  the  dischargoif 
Mr.  Thomas  at  Ryeford  was  a  season  of  his  pastoral  duties.  It  ia  no  smiB 
preparation,  and  there  is  evidence  that    honour  to  his  enlightened  and  eoiii|fi- 


MBMOIR  OF  THE  LATE  REV.  MIOAH  THOMAS. 


696 


himiTe  Tiewi,  to  the  largenMi  of  his 
keari  and  desires^  that  he  should  have 
baen  the  first  to  suggest,  and  the  first 
lo  preside  over,  the  second  institution 
Ibr  training  young  men  for  the  Christian 
Bolnistry  which  the  baptist  denomina- 
ttoa  established  in  Great  Britain, 
nurough  good  report  and  through  evil 
report  he  pursued  the  even  tenor  of  his 
Why.  Amid  misapprehension,  diflcourage- 
oient,  and  opposition,  he  was  faithful  to 
lilt  trust.  Sustained  and  cheered  by 
file  love  and  fidelity  of  those  who  under- 
itood  and  appreciated  him,  he  was 
snmoved  by  prejudice  and  opposition. 
Humble  in  its  origin,  slow  in  its  growth, 
md  unpretending  in  its  appearance, 
that  institution  has  been  a  fountain 
df  light  and  influence  to  the  Welsh 
people.  It  is  not  very  easy  to  estimate 
ike  influence  which  Mr.  Thomas  thus 
exercised  upon  the  ministry  in  the 
Principality.  Many  doubtless  never 
Baught  his  spirit  or  reflected  his  mind. 
Fhey  oould  neither  sympathize  with  his 
intdlect  nor  with  his  heart.  The  one 
iraa  too  massive  and  elevated,  the  other 
too  large  and  catholic,  for  them  to  com- 
prehend.   But  there  were  not  a  few 

» 

irho  did  sympathize  with  him,  and  who 
^fleeted  in  other  localities  and  in  milder 
leams  the  light  which  he  had  shed. 

It  was  not  simply  as  a  tutor,  nor 
aerely  in  the  discharge  of  his  duties  as 
i  pastor  at  home,  that  the  influence  of 
iCr.  Thomas  was  felt.  In  his  general 
Qinistry,  he  was  eminently  distinguished 
or  the  maintenance  and  propagation  of 
nlarged  and  just  views  of  divine  truth. 
}he  period  when  he  entered  upon  his 
ainisterial  studies  in  Bristol  College  is 
QuBtriouB  in  the  annals  of  religion,  and 
specially  in  the  history  of  the  baptist 
lenomination.  There  existed  in  close 
Qtimacy  and  in  loving  action,  a  body 
f  men  whose  praise  is  now  in  all  the 
Irarches,  and  whose  names  will  be  had 
n  everlasting  remembrance.  Ryland, 
ad  Han,  and  Fuller,  and  their  feUow 


labourers  had  giv^i  an  impulse  to 
practical  godliness  which  it  had  not 
received  since  the  early  days  of  Wesley 
and  Whitefield.  The  writings  of  some, 
the  tuition  of  others,  and  the  preaching 
of  all,  had  tended  to  awaken  the  church 
to  a  sense  of  its  responsibility  and  duty. 
The  Baptist  Mission  to  the  heathen  had 
just  been  established,  and  in  its  reflex 
influence  b^^  to  act  upon  the  chorchee 
at  home.  Into  the  spirit  of  these 
eminent  men  Mr.  Thomas  fully  drank. 
The  comprehensive  views  which  they 
held  of  the  great  doctrines  of  the  gospel 
were  embraced  with  singular  clearness, 
and  preached  with  unfaltering  con- 
fidence by  him.  While  holding  as  fully 
and  firmly  as  any  man,  what  are 
generally  recognized  as  the  **  doctrines 
of  grace,"  he  did  not  hesitate  to  insist, 
with  all  solemnity,  upon  the  responsi- 
bilities and  oMigations  of  men.  In  his 
mind  there  was  no  contrariety  between 
the  duty  of  man  and  the  grace  of  God. 
While  he  preached  Christ  as  the  only 
foundation  of  human  faith  and  hope, 
he  did  so,  "Warning  every  man,  and 
teaching  every  man,  in  all  wisdom,  that 
he  might  present  every  man  perfect  in 
Christ  Jesus."  He  did  not  permit 
human  theories  to  cramp  his  free  utter- 
ance of  the  gospel  message.  The  fullest 
and  freest  invitations  of  mercy  to 
sinners  were  consistent  in  his  theology, 
with  the  highest  conceptions  of  divine 
sovereignty,  and  the  purest  views  of 
the  graciousness  of  salvation.  With 
these  views  matured  by  a  comprehen- 
sive and  most  conscientious  study  of 
the  sacred  oracles,  he  entered  upon  his 
duties  as  tutor  and  pastor  at  Aberga- 
venny. It  is  unnecessary  to  enter  into 
the  controversies  which  arose  on  these 
points,  and  which  greatly  disturbed  his 
peace ;  but  the  writer  would  be  want- 
ing in  his  duty  to  the  departed,  and  in 
fidelity  to  the  living,  and  in  the  un- 
speakable gratitude  we  owe  to  the 
pioneers  of  free  tYion^X,  wAlt^«^ftft^^ 


4 


696 


MEMOIR  OF  THE  LATE  REV.  MIC  AH  THOMA& 


did  he  not  advert  to  this  phase  of  his 
life  and  influence.  He  broke  down  the 
human  trammels  that  bound  the  free 
utterance  of  Christ's  message.  He  oast 
in  a  leaven  of  truth  which  has  well 
nigh  leavened  the  whole  lump.  Qradu- 
alljr  and  silently,  with  ebbs  as  well  as 
flows,  but  as  certainly  progressive  as  the 
motion  of  the  tides,  his  views  have 
pervaded  nearly  the  whole  of  South 
Wales.  Where  there  has  been  no  con- 
scious renunciation  of  old  sentiments, 
and  no  avowed  and  formal  adoption  of 
new,  there  has  been  a  silent  though 
perhaps  unconscious  modification  of 
those  long  held.  It  was  at  the  close  of 
his  labours  as  president  of  the  college, 
that  ho  could  gratefully  record  that 
''both  teachers  and  the  taught  began 
freely  to  breathe  the  universally  benign 
atmosphere  of  that  blessed  economy 
which  is  alike  and  without  difierence 
good  tidings  of  great  joy  to  all  people ; 
on  earth  peace,  and  good  will  toward 
men."  He  has  laboured ;  others  have 
entered  into  his  labours.  "With  a 
great  price  "  he  purchased  his  freedom  : 
others  have  been  "  bom  free  "  through 
his  fidelity,  labours,  and  sacrifices. 

The  life  of  a  tutor  and  pastor  in  a 
secluded  town  furnishes  few  incidents 
for  the  biographer  to  record.  Over  the 
college  which  he  was  the  means  of 
founding,  ho  presided  for  nearly  thirty 
years.  It  experienced  many  vicissitudes 
and  discouragements,  but  he  never 
faltered  in  his  course,  until  in  1830, 
declining  health  led  him  to  resign  into 
other  hands  that  office  which  he  had  so 
long  and  worthily  filled.  In  the  course 
of  his  presidency  upwards  of  eighty 
young  men  were  under  his  instruction 
for  the  Christian  ministry  ;  and  not  a 
few  remain  to  attest  their  esteem  and 
regard  for  the  tutor,  and  their  affection 
for  the  man  and  the  Christian. 

The  church  which  was  formed  on  the 
removal  of  Mr.  Thomas  to  Abergavenny 
was  tnjly  a  little  one,     It  on^^n^^W^ 


consisted  only  of  four  penons  berito 
the  pastor  and  hii  wife,  mnd  for  leival 
years  they  had  no  place  of  wonlnp 
which  they  could  call  their  oim.  The 
present  chapel  was  erected  in  1816^  m 
subsequently  enlarged,  and  on! j  a  fev 
years  prior  to  the  pastor'B  death  9§m 
improved.  To  this  people  the  whok  tf 
his  valuable  life  may  be  laid  to  hail 
been  devoted.  The  early  zeal  and  iie 
of  manhood,  the  mature  vriadom  mi 
culture  of  his  developed  powers^  and  tbe 
mellow  light  and  tenderness  of  age^ 
all  were  consecrated  to  them.  Svwj 
temptation  to  induce  him  to  changshii 
station  was  steadfastly  reaisted.  Miif 
were  those  who  were  hia  glory  and  jif 
even  on  earlh  ;  and  it  is  not  too  mod 
to  hope  that  many  who  were  diacipki 
of  Jesus  but  secretly  will  be  hia  ^cnnn 
of  rejoicing  in  the  presence  of  our  Loil 
Jesus  Christ  at  his  coming." 

The  latter  years  of  Mr.  Thomas's  fife 
were  spent  in  comparative  priTacj.  la 
1843  he  preached  the  annual  seniMi 
for  the  college  of  which  he  had  beat 
president,  and  in  1846  he  rendered  the 
same  service  to  the  college  of  which  he 
had  been  a  student.  In  the  service  of 
his  own  flock  the  evening  of  his  lak 
was  especially  spent  In  the  midst  d 
them,  as  in  the  bosom  of  his  family,  be 
loved  to  dwell.  For  no  pulpit  did  he 
prepare  with  greater  carefulness  this 
for  his  own,  and  among  no  people  did 
he  love  to  minister  as  to  his  owi 
endeared  flock.  In  the  very  midst  d 
his  work,  and  with  unimpaired  mentil 
powers,  he  was  taken  to  his  reward 
Only  one  sabbath  intervened  betweei 
his  occupancy  of  his  pulpit  and  hii 
departure,  and  the  evening  preoedisg 
his  fatal  attack  he  led  the  devotions  of 
his  people  in  their  social  meeting  fat 
prayer !  After  a  week's  severe  soffiv*  I 
inghe  yielded  his'spirit  into  his  Saviour^  I 
hands,  on  the  28th  of  November,  IBS&,  I 
in  the  seventy-fifth  year  of  hia  age,  tht  I 
^^V.^^\x*.\i  ^1  bkxa  ministry,  and  the  ftr^-  I 


MEMOIR  OF  THE  LATE  BEY.  MIOAH  THOMAS. 


6ffr 


■evenih  of  his  pastorate  at  Abergavenny. 

On  the  6th  of  December  his  remains 
were  committed  to  the  grave  in  the 
burial  ground  adjoining  the  pkce  of 
worship  in  which  he  had  so  long 
ministered;  and  on  that  occasion  the 
'ngns  of  sorrow  were  not  confined  to  his 
ministerial  brethren,  or  to  the  church 
of  which  he  had  been  pastor,  but  ex- 
tended to  the  whole  town.  The  Rev. 
H.  Clarke,  A.M.,  of  Monmouth,  read  the 
scriptures  and  prayed;  the  Rev.  T. 
Thomas,  of  Pontypool,  delivered  an 
address  in  the  chapel;  and  the  Rev. 
Thomas  Jones,  of  Chepstow,  spoke  at 
the  grave.  On  the  following  Sunday, 
the  Rev.  J.  J.  Brown  of  Reading 
preached  to  a  deeply  affected  congrega- 
tion, and  many  were  imable  to  get  ad- 
mission into  the  chapel. 

It  is  not  the  writer's  intention  to 
attempt  to  delineate  at  any  length  the 
character  of  the  deceased.  To  those 
who  had  the  pleasure  of  knowing  him 
this  is  unnecessary ;  to  others  it  would 
perhaps  be  of  little  advantage.  There 
was  one  quality  which  pervaded  the 
whole  of  his  life  and  character, — the 
strictest  conscientiousness  and  integrity. 
It  extended  from  the  minutest  to  the 
greatest  acts  in  which  he  was  engaged. 
It  gave  importance  to  the  simplest  duty, 
and  animated  him  in  the  discharge  of 
the  most  weighty.  This  quality  espe- 
cially marked  his  ministry.  It  was 
eminently  distinguished  by  faithfulness 
and  simplicity.  He  did  not  serve  €k>d 
with  that  which  had  cost  him  nothing. 
He  did  not  come  into  the  sanctuary 
with  crude,  undigested,  rambling 
thoughts.  Ample  evidence  remains  to 
show  with  what  care  and  thoughtful- 
ness  he  prepared  for  the  discharge  of 
his  ministerial  duties.  The  word  of 
God  in  which  he  himself  so  much 
delighted,  and  of  the  meaning  of  which 
be  was  so  anxious  to  attain  just  views, 
be  no  less  carefully  expounded  to  his 
hearers.    Wide  in  the  range  of  the  sub- 


jects on  which  he  discoursed ;  clear  in 
the  perception  of  the  truths  he  meant 
to  enunciate;  precise  and  fervent  in 
the  utterance  of  his  thoughts;  out  of 
the  inexhaustible  treasury  he  brought 
forth  '*  things  new  and  old.*'  His  views 
of  divine  truth  neither  cramped  his 
appeals  to  the  consciences  of  the  un- 
converted, nor  his  application  of  the 
promises  and  privileges  of  the  gospel  to 
the  believer.  In  his  pastoral  relations 
wisdom  and  prudence  were  conspicuous. 
In  patience,  tenderness,  and  candour, 
he  ruled  over  the  flock  of  God  committed 
to  his  care. 

As  a  man,  he  practised  the  truths 
which  he  taught.  The  qualities  which 
marked  his  style  of  writing  and  speak* 
ing  pre-eminently  characterised  his  own 
mind  as  a  Christian — transparency  and 
simplicity.  He  was  ^'an  Israelite  in- 
deed, in  whom  was  no  guile."  Whatever 
differences  of  opinion  might  exist 
between  him  and  any  of  his  brethren, 
no  one  doubted  the  sincerity,  integrity, 
and  unswerving  honourableness  of  his 
character.  It  was  one  of  the  felicities 
of  his  long  life  that  he  survived  pre- 
judices which  had  been  excited,  and 
was  gathered  to  his  fathers  amid  the 
love  and  esteem  of  all  who  knew  him. 
He  would  be  foremost  in  acknowledging 
and  deploring  his  personal  and  official 
deficiencies;  but  the  writer  would  be 
unfaithful  to  his  convictions  if  he  did 
not  record  that  there  was  a  complete- 
ness of  character  about  the  deceased,  in 
which  the  minor  graces  which  adorn 
the  Christian  life  were  blended  with  the 
great  principles  which  impart  to  it 
dignity  and  glory. 

Mr.  Thomas  sent  but  few  of  his  pro- 
ductions to  the  press.  He  has  em- 
balmed with  affectionate  tenderness  the 
memories  of  many  of  his  Christian 
friends  in  the  pages  of  tho  Baptist 
Magazine.  For  the  Association  with 
which  he  was  connected  when  at  Rye- 
ford  he  vrioiii  tVi^  Qivtckxjjto  \ife\X«t  ^^ 


A»b  THE  BAPTIST  CnURCHES  OF  CORNWALL. 


THE  BAPTIST  CHURCHES  OF  CORNWALL. 

Extracts  from  a  jxiper  read  at  a  taeetithg  hdd  at  Falmouth,  Jum  14, 1854,  to 
morate  the  fiftieth  anaiceraarif  of  the  opening  of  the  baptist  chapel  in  that  fMni. 

BY   THE  RET.   SAMUEL  HAKBIS  BOOTH. 

OuB  inquiriefl  have  to  do  with  the  ;  been  preserved.  He  was  edacaled  il 
eziBtenoe  of  this  denomination  in  Com-  -  Exeter  College,  Oxford,  and  subseqaenilf 
wall,  and  particularly  in  Falmouth.         •  preached  at  St.  Ives.     He  aflmrtrii 

The  earliest  ^intimation  [wo  have  of  removed  to  Milor,  preaching  also  il 
the  practice  of  these  sentiments  is  found  '  Mabe.  Thence  he  was  ejected  by  tk 
in  a  letter  from  Exeter,  which  speaks  I  Bartholomew  Act ;  but  he  began  It 
of  the  baptism  in  IGoO,  in  the  harbour  :  preach  twice  each  Lord's  day  in  U 
of  Falmouth,  of  the  daughter  of  the  ,  own  house,  and  many  came  to  hof 
governor  of  St.  Mawcs  Castle.  This  j  him.  For  this  he  was  imprisoned  tbne 
was  in  the  dajrs  of  the  protector  Crom-  >  months.  But  in  prison  he  preached  it 
well,  when  [those  who  feared  Clod  could  his  fellow  prisoners,  many  of  thei 
act  out  their  convictions  without  falling  !  doubtless  nonconformists  like  himieK 
victims  to  the  intolerance,  either  of .  The  following  year  he  removed  (• 
Laud  or  of  the  Conventicle  Act.  !  Budock  and  there  preached  privatdf. 

Of  the  two  thousand  clergymen  who  ■  As  there  was  preaching  at  Mabe  cfaufh 
in  1662  were|ejccted  from  their  churches  ,  only  once  on  alternate  sabbaths,  hi 
and  their  homes,  forty  were  ministers  >  ventured  to  Mabe,  that  by  cottigi 
in  Cornwall.  Like  their  brethren  in  |  meetings  he  might  supply  the  lack  d 
other  parts  of  the  kingdom,  they  im-  I  service.  But  he  was  arrested,  in  coi- 
mediately  began  to  preach  tlie  gospel ,  sequence  of  his  temerity,  and  he  ml 
wherever  they  found  opportunity.  Many  imprisoned  in  Launcestou  jail  again,  for 
presbyterian  or  independent  churches  i  three  months.    On  his  release  he  it 


Yrere  founded,  and  two  baptist  churches.  '  peated  his  attempt  at  Mabe,  and  he 
One  of  these  was  gathered  at  East  Looc,  ;  again    imprisoned  for    three    monthi. 


the  other  at  Trelovah,*  near  Penryn, 
from  which  our  own  church  at  Falmouth 


lie  was  a  fourth  time  in  custody  as  i 
dangerous  and  seditious  person,  but  the 


may  be  said  to  have  arisen.  i  evidence  against  him,  as  against  the 
The  founder  of  this  baptist  church  at  !  more  illustrious  prisoner  at  Bedfori, 
Trelevah  was  Mr,  Thomas  Tregoss,  of  j  only  convicts  him  of  having  preached  the 
whom  ahighly  interesting  narrative  has  I  gospel.  In  1667  he  was  released  Vr 
!  order  of  the  king.    After  this  he  hdA 

•  Trelerah.  Penryn,  Mabe,  Budock.  Ac,  are  all  \  numerous  meetings  at  Penryn,  and  he 
irfttifl  «  rtort  (Uitanee  of  Falmouth.  ^  "WW^  -vcrj  v^<:^:fiftx^\  vx  lv\^  tninistry.    !■ 


.1 


Rdigiovs  Eduoatum  as  a  duty  incutnbent  \  discourses  on  the  baptismal  eontfewij; 
on  FartiUs  ;  and  for  the  South  Wales  :  and  in  1843  he  published  the  MfBoa  |> 
and  Monmouthshire  Associations  he  addressed  to  students  of  the  oottegecf  I' 
wrote  several  of  their  annual  epistles.  In  ',  which  he  had  been  president, 
the  heat  of  the  Calvinistic  controversy  he  '^  Thet  that  be  wibb  shall  sun 
delivered  his  sentiments  in  a  sermon  on  as  the  BaioHTirBss  or  the  niBi- 
Sedvation  of  Sovereign  (Jrace,  which  was  heitt  ;  Airn  they  that  Trrur  hah 
pablished  at  the  request  of  the  church,  to  bighteousxess  ae  tub  stabs  ra 
In  1841  and  1842  he  published  two '  ever  l^h  ever.** 


THE  BAPTIST  CHURCHES  OF  CORNWALIi. 


509 


L669  bd  waa  imprifloned  at  Exeter  for 
areaohingi  while  on  a  visit  to  Devoia- 
ihirc^  in  a  private  house  at  Great 
Conington.  From  his  release  in  the 
SoUowing  year,  he  preaohed  without 
Atermission  in  a  house,  hired  for  the 
impose,  in  Mabe;  but  after  a  while 
informers  were  incessant  in  their  per^ 
lecation,  and  the  fines  in  which  he  was 
imerced  amounted  to  ^220.  It  is 
idded,  however,  that  Divine  providence 
K>  interfered  that  his  property  was 
oever  seized.  After  this,  avoiding  the 
pirosoribed  .limits  of  the  Five  Mile  Act, 
hm  preached  in  the  neighbourhood  ^ve  \ 
tiines  each  Lord*s  day,  and  frequently 
innng  the  week,  until  his  death  in  the 
BBSoing  year,  1671.  It  is  remarkable 
df  this  man  that  he  was  converted  to 
Gk>d  by  a  sermon  which  he  himself  pre- 
pared and  delivered  from  Luke  zii. 
47,  "  And  the  servant  which  knew  his 
Lord's  will  and  prepared  not  himself, 
Boiiher  did  according  to  his  will,  shall 
ba  beaten  with  many  stripes." 

It  was  by  Mr.  Tregoss  the  church  at 

Tiielevah  was  formed.    During  his  life- 

time  they  assembled  in  a  private  house. 

Tbe  minister  who  succeeded  was  a  very 

young  but  an  eminently  holy  and  highly 

gifted  man.    He  died  at  the  early  age 

of  twenty-two.     Mr.  Cowlin  was  the 

third  pastor,  and  under  his  ministry 

tbe  chnrch  and  congregation  flourished. 

The  road  waa  thronged  with  persons, 

who,  in  gathering  to  hear  the  word  of 

Qod,  gave  to  Trelevah  the  appearance 

of  a  fiur.    The  field  appropriated  to  the 

hones  and  vehicles  was  filled  by  them : 

while  in  the  summer  time,  the  people 

gathered  under  the  hedges  to  pass  away, 

hy  ringing  and  prayer,  the  interval  of 

worahip.    In  1703  a  meeting-house  was 

erected,  which  continued  to  be  their 

pfause  of  assembly  until  1725,  when,  in 

consequence  of  declining  numbers,  the 

ehorch  removed  to  Penryn.    By  this 

time  Mr.  Cowlin,  their  popular  and  sue- 

umifiil   minister,  was   dead,  and  Mr. 


Borford  who  succeeded  him,  whoie  cha- 
racter is  commended,  was  not  eqnal  to 
the  responsibilities  of  the  porition. 
About  three  years  subsequently  Mr. 
Burford  consented  to  assist  several  godly 
persons  at  Grampound,  who,  becoming 
dissatisfied  with  the  Arian  sentiments 
of  the  presbytjsrian  mimster  at  Qunrow- 
noon,  attended  Mr.  Burford's  ministry 
at  Penryn.  He  continued  to  labour 
occasionally  at  Grampound,  so  long  as 
he  remained  in  the  county.  In  1731 
the  number  of  members  at  Penryn,  in- 
cluding fifteen  from  Grampound,  was 
fifty;  but  within  ten  years  from  this 
date  both  church  and  congregation  had 
so  much  declined  that  Mr.  Burford 
removed  to  Church  Stanton  in  Devon- 
shire, where  he  soon  afterwards  died. 
The  place  of  worship  at  Penryn  was 
then  converted  into  tenements^  and  bat 
few  remained  of  this  denooiination  in 
Cornwall. 

In  1764,  Mr.  Jonathan  Homblower, 
who,  about  twenty  years  before,  came 
from  Shropshire  and  settled  at  Chase- 
water,'^  met  with  two  or  three  otiiers 
for  religious  worship  in  his  own  house. 
Their  views  were  so  far  opposed  to  those 
of  Mr.  Wesley  and  his  followers,  that 
they  resolved  on  erecting  a  meeting- 
house where  Calvinist  doctrines  might 
be  preached,  and  believers*  baptism  ad- 
ministered. In  1769  Mr.  Lewis  of 
Exon  came  down  and  formed  a  church 
at  Ohasewater  when  the  covenant  of  the 
church  waa  signed  by  sixteen  persons, 
five  of  whom  where  from  Falmouth  or 
Penryn.  This  covenant,  after  specifying 
the  nature  and  design  of  a  Christian 
church,  in  terms  which  cannot  fail  to 
commend  themselves  to  all  who  desire 
the  prosperity  of  the  kingdom  of  Christ, 
provides  **  that  the  members  who  intend 
to  settle  as  a  church  at  Falmouth  some- 
time hereafter,  shall  have  a  r^(ular  die- 
mission  thereto,  whensoever  they  make 


*  Cb&B«^at«T  VBi«ivmWMti«nk^«!aa<M»Xi. 


600  THE  BAPTIST  OHUBGUES  OF  CORNWALL. 

a  harmoninuB  application  to  that  end."  f  services  of  Mr.  Bedding.     He  ranaiaei 
Mr.  Morgan  was  the  first  pastor.     In  j  conditionalljr  that  the  chnrclies  gaTS  ip 
1772,  foar  years  after  the  formation  of  I  open  communion,  and  lie  pnmcAkbd,  at 
the  charch  at  Ghasewater,  the  memhers  |  each  place  on  alternate   Lord's  dajs. 
at  Falmoath  unanimously  resolved  to  ,  This  arrangement  lasted  for  eight  jem 
request  the  promised  dismission  from    when  Mr.  Redding  removed  to  Tmn^ 
the  parent  society,  that  they  might  be    of  which  church,  at  that  time  fonniiif 
formed  into  a  distinct  church.    To  this  j  a  branch  of  the  choroh  at  Chaaewata; 
the  members  at  Ohasewater  objected,  on  ,  he  remained  pastor  until  his  death  ia 
the  ground  that  without  the  assistance    1807.      In   1789   the   malt-house  mt 
of  Falmouth  the  church  at  Ghasewater    closed.    Mr.  Ford  preached  there  fiv  a 
could  not  support    a    minister.     Mr.  '  shorttime  after  Mr.  Bedding's  departon^ 
Lewis  of  £xon  again  came  into  the    but  the  congregation  could  not  o?»- 
county,  adjusted  every  difiiculty,  and    come  the  multiplied  difficulties  of  iti 
constituted  the  church    at    Falmouth    position.     In  this   condition    mattsn 
before  his  return.     It   appears   both  ■  remained  until  the  early  part  of  tia 
these  churches  held  at  this  time  open    century,  when  Mr.  Opie  Smith  of  Bilk 
communion  sentiments.     In  1777  the    came  into  the  county,  and  estahlisiMd 
remainder  of  a  lease  upon  a  malt-house  .  other  churches,  and  revived  the  dtaoA 
was  taken  by  the  church  at  Falmouth    at  Falmouth.     The  [charch  at  Cfaai»> 
at  a  rental  of  £10  10s.   per   annum. '  water,  however,  has  gradually  beeooM 
The  building  was  about  sixty  feet  by  '  extinct. 

twenty-threo  feet,  and  the  alterations  i  The  labours  of  Mr.  Opie  Smith  led  U 
to  make  it  suitable  for  public  worship  the  establishment  of  baptist  churchai 
cost  £146.  Mr.  Bicheno  was  the  first  I  at  Penzance,  Redruth,  and  Helstom^ 
pastor.  He  remained  at  Falmouth,  .  and  to  the  re-establishment  of  the  chunk 
preaching  occasionally  at  Penryn,  for  at  Falmouth.  Truro  is  excepted  hen: 
two  years,  when  he  removed  to  Bristol.  ;  for  the  church  in  that  town  arose  ia  t 
Mr.  Wildbore,  the  father  of  the  present  manner  similar  to  that  at  Falmoath; 
venerable  minister  of  the  independent^  i  both  having  been  branches  of  the  pareaft 

church;  was  the  next  minister ;    but  |  church  at  Ohasewater 

diflerences  arose  immediately,  so  that  The  history  of  the  formation  of  ooi 
he  left  and  occupied  the  pulpit  at  that  .  of  these  churches  is  the  history  of  thea 
time  held  by  Mr.  Root,  a  presbyterian,  '  all.  In  1795  a  few  brethren  in  different 
who  retired  to  make  way  for  Mr.  Wild-  parts  of  the  county  resolved  attempting 
bore.  Then  came  Mr.  Redding.  Uc  to  preach  the  gospel  on  the  principle  of 
was  at  Ohasewater,  but  they  could  not  this  denomination.  Mr.  Saffery,  of  Safi^ 
maintain  him,  neither  could  Falmouth  '  bury,  and  Mr.  afterwards  Dr.  SteadmiB 
at  this  time  entirely  support  a  minister.  ;  itinerated  for  two  years  during  the  sidb- 
Ghasewater  and  Falmouth  therefore  !  mer  months.  From  that  date  until  1801 
again  united  so  as  jointly  to  secure  the  I  no  further  attempt  of  this  kind  ml 
made.    The  influence  of  Wesleyaiufli 

*  The  independent  church  at  Falmoath  arose  ont  was  supreme.  But  in  1801  Mr.  gipiA 
of  the  presbyterian  church  formed  by  Mr.  Heniy  |  came,  and  through  his  efficient  penOB^ 
Flamank,  who  was  chaplain  to  Sir  Hardress  Walker,  ,        ,  .        11.11  «      ^\      t_ 

goTemoT  of  Pendenni«  Castle,  previousiif  to  the  '  and  pecumary  help  thc  churches  ahvt^f 

Bartholomew  Act  of  1662 :  for  we  find  that  in  that  referred  to  were  formed, 
year  Mr.  Lewis  Tracy,  who  was  ejected  from  Upton         Mr.    Opie     Smith    WaS     originally  • 

Konyon  in  Deron,  was  chosen  pastor  of  a  congr^a-  ,  j.t».»         jt«.        •        ,         i 

lion  henj.    Their  pUce  of  meeting  was  where  the  ^^^^^^  ^^  ^**^  ^^  Exeter,  but  he  ■* 

TbwB  HmII  now  stands.  I  sequently  retired  from  business  with  i 


THE  BAPTIST  CHURCHES  OF  CORNWALL. 


GOl 


eomnderable  fortune.    He  had  been  a 
ieaoon  of  the  church  at  Bath  for  twenty 

-  jMurs,  but  his  diffidence  was  so  excessive 
that  he  could  seldom  be  prevailed  upon 
to  take  part  even  in  the  prayer*  meetings 

-  tf '  the  church.  Having  gone  into 
^  Devonshire  for  a  few  months,  he  there 
'  ertablished  a  meeting  for  prayer  in  his 
own  house,  no  suitable  accommodation 
tzisting  elsewhere  in  the  town,  and  by 
di^grees  he  began  to  exhort.  Returning 
to  Bath,  on  one  occasion,  his  minister 
iras  hindered  in  attempting  to  conduct 
fche  usual  week  evening  service,  and  Mr. 
Sknith  was  so  powerfully  impressed  by 
die  consciousness  that  he  was  able  to 
■sponnd,  that  he  requested  leave  to 
ittempt  at  Bath   what  he  had  been 

tbled  to  accomplish  at  Devonshire, 
essayed — succeeded,  [and  from  that 
time  he  became  a  valued  and  useful 
docasional  preacher  of  the  gospel. 

This  was  the  man  who  undertook  to 
establish  baptist  churches  in  Cornwall. 
He  effected  much.  In  July,  1802,  the 
Dhareh  at  Penzance  was  formed.  In 
Angnst,  1802,  the  church  at  Redruth  was 
formed.  In  1804  the  church  at  Helstone 
•ras  formed;  and  in  1803,  returning  to 
this  particular  history,  the  church  at 
Pidmouth  was  revived.    The  malt-house 

closed  in  1789,  and  in  1803  the 
room  over  the  old  market-house 

opened  for  public  worship,  when 
Ifr.  Bedding,  formerly  the  pastor,  and 
■i  this  time  at  Truro,  and  Mr.  Opie 
Bmiih  preached..  On  the  following 
^rd's  day,  Dr.  Ryland  preached  mom- 
hig  and  evening,  and  Mr.  Griffin,  the 
■elected  minister,  in  the  afternoon.  But 
the  market-room  was  soon  too  small  for 
the  congregation,  and  necessitated  the 
^purchase  of  premises  for  the  erection  of 
^  chapel.  The  site  chosen  was  in 
8a£Eron  Court,  and  in  December,  1803, 
the  first  stone  of  the  present  sanctuary 
was  laid.  ....  The  church  numbered 
about  thirty  persons,  practising  open 
communion.  ....  It  is  not  our  pur- 


pose  to  sketch  this  history  of  the  de- 
nomination or  of  this  church,  minutely 
to  the  present  time The  roll- 
book  of  the  church  presents  a  list  of  476 
persons  who,  since  its  formation,  have 
been  in  communion  with  it.  During 
that  time  there  have  been  seven 
pastors,  vu.  Messrs.  Griffin,  Pryoe,  Green, 
Burchell^  Watts,  Jackson,  and  Booth. 
The  present  number  of  members  and 
communicants  is  133.  It  is  interesting 
to  know  that  of  the  number  above 
stated  sixty-two  have  been  trained  in 
the  sabbath  school.  Nine  members*  of 
this  church  have  become  ministers  or 

missionaries  of  the  gospel 

Our  rapid  sketch  must  dose.  In 
looking  at  the  existing  condition  of  our 
own  and  sister  churches  in  this  county,t 
there  is  much  reason  to  deplore  that 
our  societies  have  attained  so  little 
strength  and  influence.  Many  causes, 
over  which  we  have  no  control,  interfere 
with  our  extended  prosperity  and  use- 
fulness. But  there  are  some  which  we 
could  control.  The  personal  piety  of 
each  member  and  minister  of  our 
churches  is,  with  reliance  en  the  Spirit's 
help,  in  his  own  immediate  keeping, 
and  for  the  increase  or  diminution  of 
that  piety  each  will  be  held  responsible. 
Piety  forms  the  basis  of  all  good,  and 
of  consequent  success.  Unless  wo  are 
imbued  with  love  to  Christ  we  can 
never  exert  a  proper  influence  on  others, 
because  we  fail  in  the  pre-requisite 
which,  accordiog  to  rational  and  scrip- 
tual  law,  warrants  us  in  looking  for  the 
blessings  of  the  great  Head  of  the 
church.  We  have,  however,  as  an  in- 
dividual church,  every  reason  to  "  renew 
our  vows  unto  the  Lord."  We  have 
been  preserved  through  a  long  period 
amidst  many  difficulties  and  much  that 
should  awaken  penitence,  so  that  under 

•  Trcwella,    GUnville,    Freeman,    May,    Ford, 
Treatrail,  SiMushett,  Gibson,  and  Trenajne. 

t  There  are  sereral  other  anmll  chorchei  In  the 
coonty  the  retulU  ot  ViX«t  ^SotU. 


0O£  JUDSOITS  LAST  BAYS. 

e^ery  yi«w  of  the  retroipeot  wo  havo  to  with  our  brethren  ia  Chrbi  of 
Hij/<  Hitherto  the  Lord  hath  helped  oi/'  oharchee  and  of  atli«r  denoBiaalkMk 
From  more  recent  difficultiea  the  church  this  ooanty,  and  thaa  whilt  w«  km 
ii  gradually  reooyering.  The  omens  great  things  for  ouxaelYes^  we  eqv^ 
are  &voarable  for  the  future.  With  |  desire  great  things  for  them.  In  Oe 
divine  help  we  resolve  to  go  on  in  the  \  spirit  of  the  apostle  we  dots  this  AM 
work  of  the  Lord,  for  in  ''due  season  !  and  say,  ''Graoa  be  with  all  thsoi  vli 
we  ehall  reap  if  we  faint  not"  We  j  love  our  Lord  Jesus  Ghriat  in 
would  be  ever  willing  to  sympathise  <  and  in  truth." 


painfully,  and  frequently  deprived  lii 
of  quiet  rest  for  the  whole  of  the  loO^ 


JUDSON'S  LAST  DAYS. 

AvTU  the  death  of  the  second  Mrs. ,  aggravated  his  oomplaiBt.  Si^li 
Judson,  the  bereaved  husband  continued  j  attendance  upon  the  evening  BHStsy 
his  voyage  to  Boston,  where  ho  arrived  '  which  were  summoned  to  weloooM  Ih 
in  October,  1845.  The  desire  to  nee  I  return  agitated  his  nervous 
him  was  intense.  ''  The  largest  houses 
of  public  worship,"  says  Dr.  Wayland/ 
^  were  thronged  long  before  the  usual !  ing  night.  Nor  was  this  aD.  ft 
hour  of  divine  service,  if  it  was  known  '  shrunk  with  instinctive  deUcaey  fM 
that  he  was  to  be  present.  Men  of  all '  crowded  assemblies  where  he 
professions  and  of  all  beliefs  were  -  was  the  theme  on  which  every 
anxious  to  make  his  acquaintance.  Ilis    dilated.'* 

movements  were  chronicled  in  all  the  '  ''It  Mras  manifest  to  all  the  fiiail 
papers,  both  religious  and  secular.  In  of  Dr.  Judson,  that,  much  as  hs  iM 
a  word,  a  spontaneous  tribute  of  homage,  '  interested  in  all  that  he  saw  in  ttll 
love,  and  veneration,  awaited  him  in  country,  his  heart  was  in  Burmsh.  A 
every  village  and  city  that  he  "viBited.     I  longed  to  escape  from  the  whiri  of  SNI 

"But  never  was  a  man  more  com-  '  agreeable  excitement,  in  which,  iM 
pletely  out  of  his  element  on  occasions  '  the  kindness  of  friends,  be  cooUL  tfl 
of  this  kind.  The  manner  of  his  rocep-  but  move,  and  resume  his  quiet  kbirt 
tion  was  wholly  unexpected  to  him.  '  for  the  salvation  of  the  hoathen.  B 
When  ho  arrived  in  Boston,  before  '  therefore  embraced  the  first  opportasitf 
coming  on  shore,  ho  was  much  troubled  that  offered  to  return  to  MaulHia 
with  the  apprehension  that  he  should  '  This  was  undoubtedly  imfbrtaosH 
not  know  where  to  look  for  lodgings.  |  Had  he  remained  here  for  two  ywnrf 
The  idea  that  a  hundred  houses  would  j  least,  his  health  might  have  beea  pT 
at  onco  bo  thrown  open  to  him,  and  mancntly  ro-cstablished. 
that  as  many  families  would  feel  "On  the  2nd  of  June,  1840,  he  irt 
honoured  to  receive  him  as  a  guest,  ;  married  at  Hamilton,  New  York,  li 
never  entered  his  mind.  He  had,  but  Miss  Emily  Chubbucka  nativeof  EaM 
six  weeks  before,  buried  a  beloved  wife  in  the  same  state.  He  proceeded  ^ 
amid  the  rocks  of  St  Helena.  His  own  ;  mediately  to  Boston,  to  prepare  lor  H 
health  was  exceedingly  delicate,  and  '  departure.  On  the  1 1th  of  Joty  ll 
our  rough  autumnal  winds  brought  |  embarked,  with  Mrs.  Judson  and  sewrf 
back,  with  renewed  violence,  the  disease  :  other  missionaries,  on  board  tiie  i# 
of  biB  throat.    Publio  speaking  graat\3  \  FaweuCl  H<i2^,  Captain  HaUet,  bouid  i 


I 


i 


JUDSON'S  LAST  DAYB. 


6(MI 


They  arriTed  there,  afler  a 
pMtage,  on  the  SOth  of  Kovem- 
mt  foUowing." 

*^  While  we  were  etopping  hi  Boflfcon/' 
m^  Mrs.  Jadaon,  '^  preyious  to  sailing, 
Sir.  Jadflon  first  mentioned  to  me  the 
iido^ot  of  going  into  Bormah  Proper  on 
■to  retom.  He  said  there  was  a  wide 
ie  between  Maulmain  and 
•n  or  Ava;  and  until  I  could 
kW0  aome  opportunity  of  understand- 
this  difference,  he  did  not  wish  me 
Mft  decide  whether  I  would  go  or  not. 
Qm  was  thinking  yerj  seriously  of  the 
■Bdortnliing,  howeTer,  and  wished  me 
i^  Mj  whether  I  was  willing  that  he 
dieinld  make  such  an  arrangement  with 
Slim  Boitfd  as  would  place  him  at  liberty 
M  gOy  pronded  we  both  thought  it  best, 
an  our  arriTal  at  Maulmain.  He  had 
gnat  confidence  in  the  change  that 
taken  place  in  government ;  still, 
M  sight  possibly  be  the  '  acoepted  time ' 
Buimah  $  at  any  rate,  he  wished  to 
:e  one  more  effort  to  present  the 
to  the  blinded  people,  leaying  the 
it  in  the  hands  of  God.  His  own 
■hoamstances,  he  said,  were  peculiarly 
^ble.  His  fiunily  was  smaller 
it  had  been  for  many  years ;  and 
his  absence,  the  church  which 
had  founded,  and  watched  over  so 
fy  had  become  so  weaned  from  him, 
Lt  he  thought  he  and  they  would  be 
to  live  without  each  other.  He 
felt  the  need  of  better  assistance  in 
leting  his  dictionary  of  the  Ian- 
than  he  thought  he  could  get  at 
imain;  and  though  this  was  not 
impeillng  motive,  it  was  yet  in  his 
of  Bufiicient  weight  to  warrant 
step,  and  much  more  presentable  to 
minds  of  others  than  the  dearer 
^i^eci,  into  which  even  his  hopeful 
-future  could  infuse  but  little  of  the 
jjntlnnlnsTii  of  probaUe  success.  Thus, 
,  ffffobably  wHhoat  his  being  aware  of  it, 
4he  dictionary  received  almost  undue 
yomlnecce  in  his  general  communica-  j 


tions  with  others,  while  to  me  it  waa 
seldom  mentioned. 

"  When  wo  arrived  at  Maulmain^  wa 
found  quite  a  little  missionary  coterie 
gathered  there,  and  every  department 
well  filled.  An  overland  letter  from 
the  Board  awaited  us,  with  permissioa 
to  go  to  Rangoon;  and  so  we  want. 
Dr.  Judson  seemed  to  think  that  be  waa 
under  no  obligation  to  ask  of  any  hutnaa 
government  permission  to  preach  the 
goepelof  Christ,  having  probably  changed 
his  mind  after  his  first  visit  to  Ava ;  but 
as  a  matter  of  courtesy,  and  to  invite 
protection  as  a  resident,  he  did  ask  per- 
mission to  take  a  house  and  bring  his 
family.  The  matter  of  the  dictionary 
was  also  mentioned,  and  received  with 
great  respect ;  but  from  the  fact  of  Dr. 
Judson's  being  a  foreign  priest,  the  pro- 
priety of  his  ministering  to  the  religious 
wants  of  foreigners  settled  in  Rangoon 
was  rather  tenaciously  insisted  on  by 
the  governor.  Dr.  Judson  perfectly 
understood  the  implied  interdiction 
couched  under  this  seeming  generosity, 
and  politely  abstained  from  a  reply, 
while  the  governor  returned  again  and 
again  to  his  old  position,  with  the  evi- 
dent determination  of  obtaining  a  pledge 
from  his  visitor,  which  the  latter  was 
as  fully  resolved  not  to  give.  When 
they  parted,  it  was  perfectly  understood 
by  the  lookers-on,  that  the  foreign 
teacher  would  be  protected  in  his  cha- 
racter of  scholar  and  foreign  priest,  but 
that  if  he  attempted  the  conversion  of 
Burmans  to  his  religion,  he  at  once 
became  lawful  prey.  He  had  scarcdy 
expected  more.  He  had  known  the 
kind  governor,  however,  in  years  gone 
by ;  and  there  was  something  in  the 
friendly  glance  of  the  old  man's  eye 
which  promised  as  much  as,  in  the  pre- 
carious state  of  his  own  afRurs,  could 
reasonably  be  expected. 

"The  first  business  of  my  husband, 
on  arriving  in  Rangoon,  was  to  collect 
the  Christians  to^Yiet  \>roL\.«>%c^\Xfft^ 


604 


JUDSOITS  LAST  DAYS. 


was  the  liitlo  flock,  and  so  doubtful 
their  state,  that  he  was  obliged  to  re- 
organise the  church,  commencing  the 


that  the  bloody  ray-woon,  as  one  fd  tki 
vice-govemors  was  called,  had  liis  cfi 
on  us ;  and  a  little  before  eTenii^  te 


new  organization  with  about  a  dozen  I  hints  were  fuUj  confirmed.   We  kaxMi 
members.    For  a  time  everything  went  |  from  an  undoubted  souroe,  that  a  polifli 
prosperously  with  us.    Frequent  meet-  \  guard  had  been  stationed  in  the  ikaxalj 
ings  were  held  at  our  house,  and  regular  |  of  our  house,  with  orders  to  seise  ercrf 
worship   on  the   sabbath.      Qradually  '  natiye,notknown  to  be  a  ■errantofili 
the  oon^egation  enlarged  to  twenty,  to    house,  seen  coming  out  of  it    We  ii* 
thirty,  and  still  upward,  until  it  at-  |  ferred  that  their  policy  was  not  to  dii- 
tracted  the  attention  of  govemment.    turb  tM,  at  present,  but  the  blow  iv 
It  must  not  be  supposed  that  these  men  .  first  to  fall  on  the    poor  ChrktkiL 
were  so  imprudent  as  to  come  in  of  a  ;  Several  Karens  were  stopping  with  m, 
morning,    or   leave   the    house    after  |  and  in  addition  to  oar  .usnal  oompmf 
worship,  in  a  company.    They  came  at    of  worshippers,  quite  a  number  of  h 
all  hours  between    daylight  and   ten    yited  friends  and  strangers  had  promMi 
o'clock,  and    dispersed   as   gradually.  '  to  be  with  us  on  the  next  day.   Thi 
Some  brought  parcels,  some  dishes  of    church  had   been    making  indiviU 
fruit,    some    came    with    their   robes  '  efforts  to  enlarge  the  congr^jatioB.  I 
tucked  up  like  coolies,  and  some,  scorn-  |  shall  never  forget  the  expression  of  19 
ing  concealment,  or  believing  it  un-    husband's  face,  as  though  really  pierdii 
availing,  appeared  in  their  usual  dress,    to  the  invisible,  when  he  exclaimed,*! 
as  though  on  a  matter-of-course  visit  to  '  tell  you,  if  we  had  but  the  power  to  M 
the  foreigner.    When  they  were  assem-    them,  the  air  above  us  is  thick  wA 
bled,  the  outer  door  was  barred,  and  it    contending  spirits — ^the  good  and  tti 
was  with  great  difficulty  that  any  one  ;  bad,  striving  for  the  mastery.    I 
could  gain  admittance  afterwards.    Dr. 
Judson  sometimes  smiled  at  these  pre- 
cautions ;  but  he  considered  that  this    much  time  for  talking,  however.   He 
was  the  first  time  since  the  war  that ,  communicated  the  state  of  things,  u 
any  missionary  had  been  stationed  in  !  far  as  he  thought  expedient,  to  histm 
Burmah  without  the  protection  of  an  |  native  assistants,  and  sent  them  cot  to 


where  final  victory  lies,  but  the  strogli 
may  be  a  long  one.'     There  was  td 


English  resident  at  Ava,  and  was  assured 
that  there  never  had  been  a  time  of 
such  intolerance  throughout  the  land, 
as  under  the  new  king.  Meantime  the 
Karens  had  been  apprised  of  our  arrival, 
and  they  came  down  from  the  jungle  in 
parties  of  three,  four,  or  a  half-dozen, 
remaining  at  our  house  till  one  of  the 
Burmese  assistants  could  procure  them 
passports  thence  to  Maulmain.  (Pre- 
viously they  had  escaped,  overland.) 
All  this  coming  and  going  attracted 
attention  to  our  house,  and  would  have 
done  so  much  earlier,  but  that  it  chanced 
to  be  in  a  mussulman  street. 

''One    Saturday  morning    we  were 
startled  by  some  private  intimations 


warn  the  nearer  worshippers.  In  tiM^ 
great  caution  was  necessary,  in  ordati 
prevent  a  panic ;  and  I  suppose  iU 
the  Rangoon  Christians  have  never,  to 
this  day,  known  the  extent  of  tiitt 
danger.  As  the  assistants,  by  an  espeeal 
arrangement,  did  not  return  till  afta 
our  landlord  s  hour  for  closing  the  ffk, 
Dr.  Judson,  with  some  difficulty,  grt 
the  key  into  his  own  possession;  td 
so,  in  the  first  grey  of  mominj^  tti 
Karens  were  guided  out  of  town,  asi 
advised  to  return  to  the  jungle.  Hi 
last  place  to  which  the  assistants  cuai 
their  warning,  on  Sunday  mornings  s* 
a  little  village  five  miles  from  RangoMk 
where  they  remained  till  towards  eii^ 


JUDSON'S  LAST  DAYS. 


605 


)r.  Judson  was  afraid  of  compro- 
the  Christians  by  going  to  any 
:  houses  that  day ;  but  he  had 
them,  through  the  assistants, 
hold  worship,  and  we  knew  of 
places  where  little  knots  of  men 
men  were  gathered  for  prayer. 
ise  demonstrations  on  the  part 
rnment  were  followed  up  by  a 
f  petty  annoyances  and  insults, 
effectually  precluded  the  possi- 
r  accomplishing  much  good.  The 
>r  was  friendly,  but  weak  and 
ly ;  and  we  soon  found  that  his 
ion  was  really  worthless,  except 
x>uld  hold  the  petty  officers  in 
The  bloody  ray-woon  laughed  at 
hority,  and  once  actually  assem- 
le  troops  against  him,  when  the 
>vemor  yielded.  Both  Christians 
[uirers,  however,  still  came  to  us 
Bte ;  and  many  a  man,  who  re- 
bo  take  even  a  book  from  the 
•'s  hands,  would  watch  his  oppor- 
when  going  out,  to  snatch  one 
.  box  placed  near  the  door  for 
irpose,  and  hide  it  in  his  dress ; 
bulating  himself,  no  doubt,  that 
unsuspected  even  by  us. 
the  meantime  the  rainy  season 
;  and  it  proved  a  season  of  un- 
sickliness,  even  for  that  sickly 
To  add  still  more  to  the  un- 
tableness  of  our  situation,  the 
for  the  Buddhistic  Lent,  which 
les  several  months,  came  round  ; 
robably  for  the  first  time  in  fifty 
foreigners  were  so  far  compelled 
trve  it  as  to  abstain  from  eating 
r  fowl.  If  we  had  known  of  the 
ition  in  season,  we  could  have 
repared ;  but  it  took  us  quite  by 
e.  A  few  fish  were  exhibited  in 
zaar ;  but  it  was  so  disreputable 
e,  even  in  these,  that  they  could 
y  be  found,  except  in  a  half-putrid 
The  only  baker  in  town  left  soon 
•ur  arrival ;  and  we  were  forced 
almost  exclusively  on  boiled  rice 


and  fruits.  To  the  former  I  unfortu- 
nately took  an  unconquerable  disgust ; 
and  the  latter  proved  unwholesome  to 
all  of  us.  One  child  was  seized  with 
erysipelas ;  the  other  with  a  complica- 
tion of  diseases,  brought  on,  as  we  sup- 
posed, by  the  meagre  diet  and  exposure 
to  the  damp  winds ;  and  i>r.  Judson 
himself  had  a  most  violent  attack  of 
dysentery,  which  kept  him  from  his 
study-table  six  weeks.  For  mysdf,  my 
appetite  had  failed  in  proportion  to  the 
means  of  gratifying  it;  so,  without 
being  ill,  I  was  so  reduced  in  strength 
as  often,  in  walking  across  the  room^  to 
fall,  or  rather  slide,  down  on  the  floor^ 
not  from  faintness,  but  sheer  physical 
weakness.  One  of  the  assistants  also 
took  the  fever ;  and  the  nurse  I  brought 
from  Maulmain,  the  only  woman  besides 
myself  in  the  household,  became  seriously 
ill.  Of  course,  we  had  no  medical 
adviser ;  and  if  we  had  desired  it  ever 
so  much,  we  could  not  get  away,  as  the 
monsoon  was  now  at  its  height,  and  the 
small  native  vessels  in  the  harbour  were 
not  only  without  accommodation  for 
invalids,  but  too  frail  to  be  trusted  with 
the  freight  of  human  lives.** 

"  Dr.  Judson  employed  himself,  with- 
out intermission,  upon  the  Burmese 
dictionary,  until  the  month  of  Novem- 
ber, 1849.  He  then  took  a  violent  oold 
while  engaged,  during  the  night,  in 
assisting  Mrs.  Judson  in  the  care  of  one 
of  the  children,  that  had  been  suddenly 
taken  ill.  This  was  followed  by  an 
attack  of  the  fever  of  the  country,  of  a 
much  graver  character  than  he  had  ever 
before  suffered.  He  had  been  so  much 
accustomed  to  seizures  of  this  kind,  that 
neither  he  nor  his  friends  became 
alarmed  until  the  disease  had  reached 
the  springs  of  life.  At  length  he  was 
persuaded  to  try  the  effect  of  a  trip 
down  the  coast,  and  sailed  in  the 
steamer  to  Mergui.  This  afforded  but 
partial  relief,  and  he  was  advised  to 
remove,  for  a  seaaon,  ia  hssHsisa^y  Ssst 


600 


JUDSOK'S  LAST  DAYa 


the  benefit  of  ihe  set  tir.  Here  he 
rapidly  fanky  and  it  became  too  ap- 
parent that  the  only  remaining  hope  of 
his  recovery  would  be  in  a  protracted 
Bea  voyage.  To  thiB  proposal,  however* 
he  was  for  a  long  while  strongly  opposed, 
more  especially  because  it  was  impos- 
sible for  Mrs.  Judson  to  accompany 
him.  After  much  deliberation,  he  re- 
solved to  make  the  trial,  and  engaged  a 
passage  in  the  AristuU  Man€,  a  French 
barque,  bound  to  the  Isle  of  France. 
He  embarked  on  the  3rd  of  April,  1  S50« 
accompanied  by  Mr.  Ranney,  of  the 
Maulmain  mission." 

In  the  immediate  prospect  of  the 
separation  which  was  about  to  take 
place  Mrs.  Judson  said  to  him,  '*  It  is 
the  opinion  of  most  of  the  mission  that 
you  will  not  recover.  'I  know  it  is,* 
he  replied,  ^and  I  suppose  they  think 
me  an  old  man,  and  imagine  it  is  nothing 
for  one  like  me  to  resign  a  life  so  full  of 
trials.  But  I  am  not  old^-^t  least  in 
that  sense ;  you  know  I  am  not.  Oh, 
no  man  ever  left  this  world  with  more 
inviting  prospects,  with  brighter  hopes 
or  warmer  feelings — warmer  feelings  ;' 
he  repeated,  and  burst  into  tears.  His 
face  was  perfectly  placid,  even  while 
the  tears  broke  away  from  the  closed 
lids  and  rolled  one  after  another  down 
to  the  pillow.  There  was  no  trace  of 
agitation  or  pain  in  his  manner  of  weep- 
ing, but  it  was  evidently  the  result  of 
acute  sensibilities  combined  with  great 
physical  weakness.  To  some  suggestions 
which  I  ventured  to  make,  he  replied, 
'It  is  not  that — I  know  all  that,  and 
feel  it  in  my  inmost  heart.  Lying  here 
on  my  bed,  when  I  could  not  UXk,  I 
have  had  such  views  of  the  loving  con« 
descension  of  Christ,  and  the  glories  of 
heaven,  as  I  believe  are  seldom  granted 
to  mortal  man.  It  is  not  because  I 
shrink  from  death  that  I  wish  to  live, 
neither  is  it  because  the  ties  that  bind 
me  here,  though  some  of  them  are  very 
sweety  beiur  any  comparison  with  the 


drawings  I  at  timea  foel  towiidt  beftva  i 
but  a  few  years  would  not  be  nisHi 
from  my  eternity  of  Uiaa,  and  I  ca 
well  afford  to  spare  Uieniy  both  for  yow 
sake  and  for  the  sake  of  the  poor 
Burmans.  I  am  not  tired  of  my  weil^ 
neither  am  I  tired  of  the  worlds  jfk 
when  Christ  calls  me  homei  I  ihaU  go 
with  the  gladness  of  a  boy  bonading 
away  from  his  school.  Perhaps  I  M 
something  like  the  young  bride  whai 
she  contemplates  resigning  the  prcmt 
associations  of  her  childhood  for  a  jai 
dearer  home-^though  only  a  very  litlb 
like  her,  for  tfi£re  is  no  douk  rutin^  M 
mtf  fiuure:  '  Then  death  would  not 
take  you  by  surprise,'  I  remarked,  'if  it 
should  come  even  before  you  oould  git 
on  board  shipl*  'Oh,  no/  he  ssi^ 
'  death  will  never  take  me  by  snrprise— 
do  not  be  afraid  of  that — I  feel  se  dr^ 
ill  Christ.  He  has  not  led  me  so 
tenderly  thus  far  to  forsake  me  at  thi 
very  gate  of  heaven.  No,  no;  I  an 
willing  to  live  a  few  years  longer,  if  it 
should  be  so  ordered  ;  and  if  otherwisfl^ 
I  am  willing  and  glad  to  die  now.  I 
leave  myself  entirely  in  the  hands  of 
God,  to  be  disposed  of  aooording  to  hii 
holy  will;  " 

''  He  several  times  spoke  of  a  burial 
at  sea^  and  always  as  though  the  pre* 
spcct  were  agreeable.  It  brought,  hi 
said,  a  sense  of  freedom  and  expanaoa, 
and  seemed  far  ploasanter  than  the  coa- 
fined,  dark,  narrow  grave,  to  which  ks 
had  committed  so  many  that  he  loT«d< 
And  he  added,  that  although  his  burisl- 
place  was  a  matter  of  no  real  import- 
ance, yet  he  believed  it  was  not  in 
human  nature  to  be  altogether  without 
a  choice." 

After  his  embarkation  baffling  wiadi 
and  sultry  weather  supervened,  and  ktf 
sufferings  became  intense.  He  gradu- 
ally became  weaker,  till  the  forenoon  of 
Friday,  the  1 2th  of  April  his  oountenaasi 
was  evidently  that  of  a  dying  *!*f«- 
''His  death,"  says  Mr.  Ranney,  ^«ai 


FRBE  TRADE :  ITS  ORIGIN  AND  ITS  TBNDENOIBS. 


wr 


like  fikUing  aaleep.  Not  tha  moTemtnt 
of  a  musck  was  perceptible,  and  the 
moment  of  the  going  out  of  life  wai 
indioated  only  by  his  oeating  to  breathe. 
A  gentle  pressure  of  the  hand,  growing 
more  and  more  feeble  ae  life  waned, 
allowed  the  peaoefulness  of  the  spirit 
about  to  take  its  homeward  flight. 

"  It  was  first  determined  to  keep  the 
tody  until  Saturday  for  burial ;  but  Mr. 
Samiey  was  admonished  of  the  neoes- 
lity  of  immediate  preparations.  A 
itrong  plank  coffin  was  soon  con- 
itruoted ;  seTsral  buckets  of  sand  were 
povured  in  to  make  it  sink ;  and  at  eight 


o'dock  in  the  erening  the  crew 
bled,  the  larboard  port  was*opened,  and 
in  perfect  silence,  broken  only  by  the 
voice  of  the  captain,  all  that  was  mortal 
of  Dr.  Judaon  was  committed  to  the 
deep,  in  latitude  thirteen  degrees  norths 
longitude  ninety-three  degrees  east, 
nine  days  after  their  embarkation  from 
Manlmain,  and  scarcely  three  [days  out 
of  sight  of  the  mountains  oQBurmah." 

His  wife,  whose  oonsumptiTe  ten- 
dencies had  occasioned  him  great 
anxiety,  lived  to  return  to  her  native 
land,  but  has  since  rejoined  him  in  H 
happier  world. 


FRBE  TRADE :  ITS  ORIGIN  AND  ITS  TENDENCIES. 


Recoonisinq  the  reasonableness  of 
the  hope  which  all  feel,  that  a  future 
period  of  political  and  moral  per- 
fection is  in  reserve  for  the  world, 
how  will  Free  Trade  influence  its  ap- 
proach? We  answer,  in  a  threefold 
way: — 

Free  Trade  will  elevate  the  physical 
and  social  condition  of  the  world.  The 
groundwork  of  civilisation  is  labour; 
a  sense  of  its  value,  and  an  economising 
of  its  results.  The  effect  of  Free  Trade 
on  civilised  communities  with  respect 
to  the  value  of  labour,  is  very  plain, — 
it  creates  a  demand  for  it,  and  gives 
the  labourer  a  proportionably  greater 
share  in  the  enjoyments  of  life.  But 
it  will  produce  the  same  results,  in 
some  measure,  upon  barbarous  commu- 
nities too.  It  will  induce  the  peasant 
to  till  more  ground,  to  sow  more  wheat 
than  he  can  consume  himself  and 
exchange  with  his  neighbours,  and,  in 
return,  it  will  bestow  upon  him  com- 
forts of  which  he  before  knew  nothing. 
This  reward  will  expand  his  views,  and 
stimulate  his  exertions ;  gradually  he 
will  learn  to  invest  capita]^  his  wealth 
Increasing,  stdp  bj  step,  till  at  length 


he  becomes  an  owner  of  estates  and 
ships,  and  an  extensive  civiliser  in  his 
turn.  One  such  individual  cannot  rise 
alone ;  others'will  be  stimulated  by  his 
success,  and,  in  time,  national  opulence 
will  be  the  result.  By  stimulating  a 
demand  for  labour,  and  conferring  its 
rewards,  commerce  will  build  up  man- 
kind in  that  social  well-being  which 
affords  the  most  favourable  opportunity 
for  the  due  development  of  every  poli- 
tical and  moral  virtue. 

Free  Trade  will  tend  to  spread  the 
knowledge  and  the  practice  of  purer 
political  sentiments.  On  this  subject 
there  prevails  much  ill-judged  enthu- 
siasm. Justly  grateful  for  the  freedom 
which  we  enjoy,  assured  that  freedom 
is  necessary  to  attain  man's  highest 
well-being,  and,  also,  that  it  is  his 
inalienable  right,  we  are  apt  to  forget 
the  only  condition  on  which  it  can  be 
possessed.  We  are  ready  to  imagine 
that  all  which  is  necessary  for  the 
happiness  of  a  people,  is  a  constitution 
like  ours ;  constitutional  ''government 
is  with  us  a  recipe  for  every  disease. 
If  the  question  at  issviA  ^^t«  tsi^t^ 
one   of   poUUcel  «y«^«ma,  o>xt  nSrw^  j 


008 


FREE  TRADE :  ITS  ORIQIN  AND  ITS  TENDENOIBS. 


wonld  probaUy  be  correct;  but  the 
qaestion  is  too  often  a  social  one. 
Physical  force  is,  in  many  cases, 
resorted  to,  as  a  means  of  obtaining 
political  rights,  and  too  often  only  to 
occasion  a  closer  riveting  of  the  chain. 
The  sure  mode  of  enfranchising  man- 
kind, is  to  raise  them  in  social  comfort 
and  moral  excellence.  Without  these 
attainments,  liberty  could  not  be  kept 
if  it  were  won,  but  with  these  attain- 
ments liberty  will  come  of  its  own 
accord.  Ilenco  commerce  is  the  eman- 
cipator of  mankind — it  creates  wealth, 
it  inspires  with  energy  and  self-respect, 
it  fosters  habits  of  justice  and  modera- 
tion, it  strengthens  the  love  of  property, 
and  thus  opens  so  many  sources  of  poli- 
tical power.  A  commercial  people 
almost  necessarily  become  in  time  a 
free  people.  We  have  been  pointed, 
again  and  again,  to  the  serfs  of  Russia, 
— with  thousands  Russia  is  a  hateful 
name,  the  symbol  of  oppression  and 
wrong.  How  then  might  wc  best  aid 
the  slave  population  of  Russia  in  the 
work  of  emancipation  ?  By  sending 
our  men  of  war  into  the  Baltic  and 
Black  Seas,  and  scattering  eloquent 
manifestoes  on  liberty  1 — Nay,  trade 
with  them,  and  in  time  they  must  be 
free.  Commerce  brings  nations  toge- 
ther, unites  communities  by  the  tics  of 
reciprocal  benefit,  tiU  at  length,  the 
people  loving  each  other,  the  wrath  of 
princes  falls  as  harmless  as  a  spark  on 
granite  rocks. 

Free  Trade  will  aid  in  spreading 
beliefs  which  exalt  and  stimulate  the 
faculties  of  those  who  receive  them, 
and  thus  lay  the  foundation  of  all  poli- 
tical and  moral  greatness.  We  need 
not  say  that  the  special  beliefs  to  which 
we  refer  are  those  of  Christianity.  We 
waive  here  the  higher  aspects  of  Chris- 
tianity,  and  claim  for  it  nothing  but 
what  the  mere  historical  student  admits 
on  the  ground  of  experience  and  fact. 
It  will  not  he  denied  that  reUg^oTv  \« 


the  most  influential  element  in  noold* 
ing  individual  and  national  chanela; 
and  that  on  purely  political  gromdi 
merely,  the  choice  of  beliefii  is  m 
matter  of  indifference.  We  find  m 
Hindostan,  for  example,  a  leligioi 
which  develops  the  paesiye  qnalitMi; 
which  fJEivours  contemplation^  eoiat 
ance,  mysticism  rather  than  vigoiwi 
exertion  :— Hindostan  has  never  bea 
free  from  a  foreign  yoke.  We  finds 
Turkey  a  faith  which  insinres  evoj 
man  with  the  conviction  that  aU  thiqp 
are  under  a  law  of  inevitable  neccssi^; 
that  it  is  an  act  of  impiety  to  attempt 
to  arrest  the  progress  of  a  fire,  or  to 
escape  from  death,  and  which,  at  the 
same  time,  calls  the  volaptuous  p»- 
sions  into  play  by  visions  of  cdestiil 
houris : — Turkey  is  at  this  moment  it 
the  mercy  of  Christian  powers,  tad 
silence  on  the  part  of  France  and 
England  would  seal  its  doom.  lo 
Britain  and  the  United  States  we  see  i 
faith  which  tells  us  that  man's  destinj 
is  practically  in  his  own  hands  ;  which 
stimulates  inquiry  and  independent 
thought,  asserts  the  equality  of  all  men 
in  the  sight  of  God,  and  bases  all  virtce 
on  an  intelligent  appreciation  of  hid 
will: — These  two  nations  are  now 
exerting  a  moral  and  political  power, 
which  we  shall  hardly  exaggerate  in 
pronouncing  equal  to  that  of  all  the 
world  beside.  This  comparison  might 
be  carried  into  the  minutest  detail^ 
and  exemplified  in  the  largest  variety 
of  instances,  and  it  would  be  found 
fully  proved,  as  a  matter  of  fact,  that 
where  the  elements  of  Christian  civili- 
sation have  been  most  vigorous,  there 
the  greatest  triumphs  of  industry  and 
political  greatness  have  been  achieved. 
But  what  is  Free  Trade  ? — It  is  itself 
a  Christian  idea.  It  is  the  embodiment 
of  the  Christian  thought  that  men  are 
brothers.  It  takes  the  olive  branch 
which  Heaven  in  mercy  sends  to  eaith, 
\yiud  b«arB  it  to  every  land.    Free  Trade 


THB  GLORY  OF  ZION. 


8  US  that  war  is  wick«d;  that  the 
Lions  of  armed  men  that  cover 
rope  should  beat  their  swords  into 
ighshares,  and  their  spears  into 
ninghooks.  In  proportion  as  man- 
d  accept  the  principles  of  Free 
de,  they  will  admit  the  morals  of 
ristianity,  and  may  be  the  more 
ily  lead  to  adopt  the  doctrines  from 
ich  they  spring.  But  it  exerts  a 
1  more  direct  tendency  in  the  same 
action.     As  our  commercial  coanex- 

9  extend,  so  also  will  our  moral 
rer  ;  with  the  prosperity  occasioned 

Free  Trade,  our  population  will 
rease,  to  be  drafted  off  by  thousands 
our  cok>nieB  in  distant  parts  of  the 
36.  Nothing  will  tend  so  much  to 
pie  Australia,  Southern  Africa,  and 
w  Zealand,  as  the  effects  of  Free 
de.  By  the  life  it  will  infuse  into 
unerce,  and   the  political  freedom 


which  it  will  give  to  our  dependendea^ 
it  wiU  tend  to  spread  throughout  the 
world,  at  a  rate  of  which  we  have  no 
conception,  the  language,  manners,  lite- 
rature, and  faith  of  Britain.  But  the 
colonisation  of  the  Padfio  will  be  its 
Christianisation  too.  Bring  the  shat- 
ters and  the  gospels  together,  as  thej 
are  seen  in  the  languor  and  servility,  or 
the  energetic  independence  of  tlieir 
professors,  and  the  result  will  not  be 
long  doubtful  Free  Trade  says : — 
'^Let  men  come  togetfaer."  We  hail 
the  bidding;  such  contact  u  vital  for 
truth.  The  figments  of  superstition 
will  then  vanish,  priestly  sanctities  and 
impostures  will  be  scorned  away,  and 
man  everywhere  stand  up  erect,  wear- 
ing the  image,  and  blest  with  the 
liberty  of  Gfod. — DunekUyU  Charter  ^ 
the  Nations. 


THE  GLORY  OF  ZION. 

8T   THB   BEV.  J.    BUBN8,   D.D.     ' 

O  ZioN,  awake  and  arise  from  the  dust. 

Thy  God  ever  liveth,  thy  hope  and  thy  trust ; 

His  unchanging  love  like  the  firm  mountain  stands, 

Thy  name  is  engraven  in  truth  on  his  hands. 

Thy  gates  are  before  him,  nor  shut  shall  they  be ; 
Though  mighty  thy  foes,  they  shall  not  conquer  thee ; 
Though  feeble  thy  power,  in  Qod  thou  art  strong, 
And  soon  shall  be  heard  thy  victorious  song. 

Then  put  on  thine  armour  and  vestments  of  light, 
Go  forth  with  thy  banners  all  radiant  and  bright ; 
Exult  in  thy  God,  for  he  reigneth  above. 
And  publish  abroad  his  glad  tidings  of  love. 

The  foijd  mists  of  darkness  are  fleeing  away. 
The  long  dreary  night  is  succeeded  by  day ; 
And  knowledge  and  truth,  like  the  waves  of  the  sea, 
Shall  cover  the  earth  in  its  grand  jubilee. 

The  old  hoary  temples  and  altars  are  shaking, 
Debased  pagan  tribes  are  idols  forsaking ; 
The  untutored  savage  for  light  is  inquiring. 
And  peace  and  salvation  his  soul  is  desirini;. 

OU  :LrTL — FOURTE  BRR1EM, 


4  L 


\ 


elO  POETRY. 

The  crescent  it  wanes,  »s  the  cross  is  imHsUimed, 
Mahomed  expires  where  Jesus  is  named ; 
And  IsraeFs  lost  sons  as  the  ripe  fmits  are  shakings 
From  the  slumbers  of  ages  they  now  are  awaking. 

Lo !  Rome,  with  her  priests  and  her  gross  saperstition, 
Is  abhorred  for  her  league  with  death  and  perdition. 
Lo !  antichrist  trembles  on  his  tottering  throne^ 
And  mystical  Babylon  soon  shall  fall  down. 

Then  Zion,  arise  for  thy  glory  is  come. 
And  Qod  shall  pronounce  thine  enemies*  doom  ; 
Exult  in  thy  Saviour,  the  Ancient  of  daj-s, 
And  fill  the  wide  earth  with  his  glorious  praise. 


SONNET  ON  MY  BIRTHDAY. 

Orbat  Author  of  my  being !  Thou  whose  care 
Hast  kept  and  blessed  me  from  my  earliest  days^ 
Upholding  e*er  and  guiding  all  my  ways  ; 
Since  thou  hast  spared  me  through  another  year, 
I  bless  thy  name.    0  may  thy  presence  cheer 
The  time  to  come !    And  then  in  grateful  lays 
Through  all  my  future  days  I'll  sing  thy  praise, 
E*en  though  from  me  depart  the  loved  and  dear. 
Remembering  with  deep  gratitude  the  past, 
The  goodness  which  has  ever  crowned  my  head, 
The  light  which  round  my  path  thy  love  hath  shed. 
To  thee  I  give  my  life  while  life  shall  last ; 
And  when  life's  o'er  ; — thy  fame  I  still  will  spread. 
Whilst  this  frail  form  is  slumbering  with  the  dead. 
Uorion  CoUege.  James  Davis. 


IT  IS  MORE  BLESSED  TO  GIVE  THAN  TO  RECEIVE. 

'Tis  blessed  to  receive  from  those  whose  smiles  we  hold  most  dear, 
The  smallest  proof  of  tenderness,  or  pledge  of  love  sincere. 
One  word  of  cordial  greeting — one  tone  fresh  from  the  heart. 
The  look  of  joy  at  meeting,  the  tear-drop  when  we  part : 

But  sweeter  and  more  blessed  far,  with  self  devoted  zeal. 

In  daily,  hourly  diligence,  t'  express  the  love  we  feel ; 

To  pour  out  for  their  cherished  sakes  our  being  day  by  day. 

Repeat  their  names  in  dreams  by  night,  and  breathe  them  when  we  pray. 

0  Father  !  blessed  above  all !  who  evermore  dost  give. 
Grant  us  to  live  and  love  like  thee,  since  by  thy  love  we  live  ; 
And  as  thou  givest  all  to  us  in  bounty  full  and  free. 
Teach  us  to  pour  out  heart  and  life  in  imitating  Thee. 

Emraa  TalharrCs  Poems, 


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REVIEWS. 


Tke  ThutU  and  the  Cedar  of  Lebanon^  By 
Habkeb  Risk  Allah  Effeksi,  M.KCS. 
and  Associaie  of  King't  College,  Second 
Edition,  London  :  James  Madden.  1854. 
12mo.  pp.  400.     Price  7b.  6d. 

Thebs  is  a  freshness  about  this  book 
that  is  truly  charming.  The  author  is 
a  native  of  the  village  of  Shuay-filt  on 
the  Lebanon,  and  in  this  volume  we 
have  a  brief  sketch  of  his  life  and 
travels,  together  with  a  description  of 
the  customs  and  present  c9ndition  of 
his  country.  With  the  feelings  of  a 
patriot  he  dwells  upon  the  beauties  of 
his  native  land,  hallowed  by  the  holiest 
associations,  and  historically  linked  with 
the  most  remote  antiquity.  He  mourns 
over  the  superstitions  of  his  country- 
men, the  heavy  yoke  under  which  they 
groan,  the  influence  popery  is  exerting 
among  them,  and  invokes  the  sympathy 
and  aid  of  British  Christians  that  the 
pure  light  may  again  dawn  upon  the 
mother  church  of  Syria,  now  sunk  in 
misery  and  degradation.  *'  The  thistle 
that  U  in  Lebanon  "  is  the  harassed  yet 
simple  diaciple  of  the  Eastern  church ; 
and  '^  the  cedar  that  vxu  in  Lebanon  " 
is  the  true  church  of  Christ,  whose  seeds 
were  first  derived  from  those  holy 
shores  and  are  now  firmly  rooted  in 
England.  The  Thistle  has  sent  to  ask 
thy  daughter.  Enlightenment,  in  mar- 
riage to  her  son  Simplicity.  0  refuse 
her  not !  lest  the  wild  beast  in  Lebanon 
should  tread  down  the  Thistle  and 
obtain  the  ascendency." 

We  have  with  much  pleasure  followed 
the  author  in  his  travels.  <His  descrip- 
tions of  Damascus,  Cyprus,  Tarsus,  An- 
tioch,  and  other  scenes  of  scripture  his- 
tory are  beautifully  simple  and  graphic, 
and  the  following  extracts  will,  we 
believe,  prove  not  less  interesting  to  our 
rei^denthan  ourselves  :—'^  Tersous  (or 


Tarsus)  is  in  some  parts  handsomely 
built,  in  others  it  was  disfigured  by 
wretched  hovels,  whilst  masses  of 
putrifying  and  animal  matter  were  all 
that  met  the  eye  or  assailed  the  nostril. 
The  inhabitants  seemed  equally  distinct 
from  each  other.  The  occupants  of  the 
better  sort  of  houses  were  stout,  robust, 

.  and  healthy-looking  fellows  who  lived 
upon  the  fat  of  the  land,  and  inhabited 
Tersous  only  during  winter  and  a  por- 
tion of  autumn  and  spring,  decamping 
with  their  families  to  the  lofty  and 
salubrious  climates  of  Kulek,  Bughaz, 
and  other  pleasantly  situated  villages 
of  the  Taurus  as  soon  as  the  much 
dreaded  summer  drew  nigh.  The  in- 
mates of  the  miserable  hovels  were,  on 
the  contrary,  perfect  personifications  of 
misery  and  despair — sickly-looking,  un- 
fortunate Fdlahin  Christians  and  Jews 
who  must  wor]r,  and  work  hard  too,  to 
enable  them  to  inhabit  any  home,  how- 
ever humble,  and  are  consequently  tied 
down  to  the  place,  hot  weather  or  cold, 
martyrs  to  fever,  dropsy,  and  a  few 
other  like  horrible  complaints  common 
to  Tersous  at  all  times  of  the  year,  but 
raging  to  a  fearful  extent  during  the 
months  of  June,  July,  and  August.  The 
fevers  are  occasioned  partly  from  the 
miasm»  arising  from  the  marshes  in  the 
neighbourhood  and  the  many  stagnant 
pools  and  gutters  in  the  town  itself,  but 
chiefly  from  the  frightful  exhalations 
occasioned  by  the  mounds  of  putrifying 
camels,  cows,  oxen,  goats,  horses,  and 
mules,  which  annually  die  off  from  a 
murrain    raging   amongst    them,   and 

'  whose  carcasses  are  dragged  to  the  out- 
side of  the  city*s  old  walls — ^a  carnival 
for  jackals  and  glutted  vultures  who 
are  so  amply  provided  for,  that  eveii 
they  and  the  packs  of  savage  curs  that 
infest  the  streets  of  the  town^  ^^^ 


618 


TARSUS  AND  ANTIOCH. 


daintj  in  their  pickings,  and  become 
wortbleM  Mavengert  from  ezccts  of 
feasting.  Indeed  Tersoui  might  be 
uptlj  termed  a  mass  of  corruption,  and 
jet  it  has  not  been  neglected  bj  bounti- 
ful nature.    The  pleasant  waters  of  the 


condition,  a  wonderfbl  proof  of  liie  ikil 
and  perscTering  laboors  of  those  Inm 
but,  alas,  unsuccessful  men  who  strofs 
permanently  to  plant  the  cross  in  thi 
countries  where  it  had  first  been  raised, 
and  had  once  triumphmntly  flovriiM. 


lamed  Ojdnus,  which  murmur  through  ^  Though  through  so  many  succeeding 
the  Tery  heart  of  the  town,  render  its  |  generations  the  city  has  been  subjected 
banks  on  either  side  prolific  with  orange  to  every  imaginable  disaster,  fire,  ia* 
and  lemon  trees ;  the  sweet  odour  from  ;  yanon,  revolt,  and  the  teniUe  efiects  cf 
whose  blossoms,  the  fever-wasted  form,  violent  earthquakes,  yet  nature  sftiB 
reclining  in  a  pleasant  shade  on  its  smiles  upon  the  surrrounding  countiy 
banks,  inhales  with  gusto,  but  alas !  i  as  brightly  as  ever  she  shone  in  ths 
each  breath  is  impregnated  with  the  i  zenith  of  her  city's  glory, 
nozions  poisons  that  float  heavily  on       ^  Its  palaces  and  other  mi^;nifice&t 


the  atmoi^here. 

^  At  Antioch  our  stay  was,  much  to 
our  r^pret,  comparatively  short;  for 
who  would  willingly  quit  so  fair  a  spot 
— a  perfect  paradise,  and  rich  in  the 
fairest  gifts  of  nature?  A  healthy 
climate,  a  cloudless  sky,  luxuriant  fruits 
and  flowers,  meadows  and  pasturages, 
high  hills  and  valleys;  the  mountain 
and  the  plain  bespangled  with  trees,  the 
wild  myrtle^  and  other  fragrant  shrubs 


buildings,  the  handiwork  of  mortal 
man,  had,  with  man,  all  crumbled  away 
to  dust.  Its  millions  of  inhabitants 
have  dwindled  down  to  some  lew 
thousands,  and  in  this  respect  the  wredi 
is  complete ;  but  the  fidmess  of  the 
morning,  and  the  freshness  of  the 
breexe,  the  beauty  of  the  prospect,  the 
flowers,  and  fruits,  and  trees,  these  con- 
tinue the  same  as  in  the  wealthiest  en 
of   the    SeleueidsB.      Man   and   man's 


intersected  \>y  a  glorious  river ;  the  triumphant  domes  are  nowhere  to  be 
earth  producing  nourishment  for  droves  seen  ;  a  few  crazily  built  houses,  and  a 
upon  droves  of  cattle,  and  domestic  as  ^  few  straggling  inhabitants  are  all  that 
well  as  wild  fowl ;  the  river  abounding  now  constitute  the  modem  town  of 
in  eels,  and  the  distant  sea  furnishing  [  Antakia'' 

delicious  fish  of  fifty  varieties.  What  >Yith  sketches  such  as  these  the  book 
more  could  mortal  man  on  earth  desire  ?  abounds,  and  the  following  extracts 
All  these  can  Antioch  boast  o^  besides  \  from  a  letter,  full  of  life  and  spirit, 
the  many  pleasant  reminiscences  con- '  written  to  a  friend  soon  after  his  arrival 
nected  with  the  spot.  Its  primitive  in  this  country,  in  which  his  first  im- 
Christian  church,  the  great  success  that '  prcssions  of  England  are  given,  wiU 
crowned  the  early  efforts  of  those  two  \  enable  us  to  form  some  estimate  of  their 
devout  and  indefatigable  apostles,  Paul  ,  value  and  correctness,  and  also  of  the 
and  Barnabas ; — the  city,  the  birthplace  |  writer's  descriptive  powers, 
of  St.  Luke,  the  beloved  physician,  '  <<  A  kind  friend  passes  your  luggage 
where  originated  the  name  of  that  faith  through  the  custom-house  and  hurries 
which  is  our  pride,  our  boast,  and  the  j  you  into  a  cab,  so  imbecile  and  helplesi 
source  of  all  our  hope ;  these  are  ties  have  you  become.  If  you  had  eyes  all 
which  render  Antioch,  in  the  devout  around  your  head  they  would  not  suffice 
Christian's  estimation,  second  only  to  to  look  at  the  people  and  the  sights  in 
Jerusalem.  When  we  were  at  this  .  the  streets.  Thousands  of  people  are 
place,  many  parts  of  the  once  famous    pushing,  and  running,  and  shouting,  and 


walls  of  the  city  were  still  in  perfect 


walking,  in  eveiy  direction ;  hundreds 


ADVENTURES  IN  LONDON. 


619 


ewriageB,  three  and  four  abreast 
blooking  up  every  thoroughfare.  Now 
waggons  and  carts  of  every 
»tioD,  omnibuses  innumerable, 
cabs;  all  these  being  the  arabaz, 
wbeeled  conveyances,  varying  in 
shape,  and  colour,  the  number  of 
rhe^  on  which  they  move,  and  the 
lumber  of  horaes  by  which  they  are 
some  conveying  mountains  of 
goods,  others  laden  with  beer- 
whilst  some  are  exclusively  for 
uae  of  passengers.  The  noise 
lied  by  these  numerous  vehicles 
Jolting  over  the  hard  roads  is  greater 
^sluui.  the  roar  of  the  sultanas  artillery. 
'^V^hat  are  all  these  people  come  out  to 
1  is  your  first  natural  inquiry.  Is 
a  fire,  or  has  there  been  an  earth- 
or  are  all  the  suburban  villages 
id  towns  pouring  in  their  multitudes 
witness  some  grand  spectacle  ?  You 
inclined  to  doubt  your  friend  when 
tells  you  that  this  is  an  every-day 
«M)oarrence  in  London ;  but  experience 
him  to  be  correct.  Men,  women, 
id  children,  all  busy,  all  intent  on 
nme  errand  and  occupation.  huftoUah 
(to-morrow,  please  Qod),  is  a 
wholly  disregarded  in  England, 
id  not  to  be  found  in  an  Englishman's 
^^rocabulary.  If  you  were  to  put  off  till 
'ti4>-inorrow  what  might  be  done  to-day, 
^ou  would  find  yourself  a  beggar.  The 
Kngliah  run  a  race  with  time,  and 
"Uioagh  they  cannot  catch  and  overtake 
l:um9  they  keep  close  upon  his  heels. 
.An  old  merchant  dies  at  eighty,  who, 
Cxom  the  age  of  eleven  or  twelve,  has 
itk  hard  at  work  six  days  in  every 
from  ten  in  the  morning  till  four 
&n  the  evening,  amassing  wealth,  leaving 
sfcichea,  a  good  name,  and  a  vast  inherit- 
«uioe  behind  him.  That  man  has  made 
%nore  use  of  his  time  than  five  hundred 
%A  the  most  active  of  our  countrymen ; 
suid  there  are  a  thousand  instances  of 
^uch  as  these  to  be  met  with  in  the  city. 
''  But  whilst  we  have  been  thinking 


about  this,  the  cab  stops  opposite  to  a 
splendid  nraiyahy  a  veritable  palace. 
You  imagine  that  this  must  be  the 
queen's  residence,  and  begin  to  ex- 
postulate with  your  friend  for  ushering 
you  into  the  presence  of  royalty  before 
you  have  had  time  to  pay  some  attention 
to  your  toilet;  he  laughs  at  your 
ignorance.  Two  gentlemen,  handsomely 
dressed  and  without  hats,  rush  into  the 
streets  and  officiously  carry  in  your 
lugg&ge.  You  are  quite  shocked  to  see 
the  nobility  thus  debased  and  struggle 
with  them  to  relieve  them  of  their 
burden.  The  friend  again  interferes, 
and  you  find  to  your  amazement  that 
the  palace  is  nothing  more  than  a  large 
khan  for  the  accommodation  of  wealthy 
travellers,  and  that  the  two  gentlemanly- 
looking  men  are  khudameen,  and  that 
there  are  at  least  a  dozen  more,  all  in 
the  same  capacity,  all  as  well  dressed 
and  as  good-looking.  You  are  then 
ushered  into  a  room  splendidly  furnished ; 
mirrors  and  chandeliers,  tables  and 
chairs,  pictures  and  divans,  aU  in  pro- 
fusion, and  the  commonest  article  in 
the  room  worth  at  least  one  thousand 
piastres.  Your  friend  touches  a  spring, 
a  bell  rings  in  the  distance,  the  door 
opens,  and  a  houri  enters.  This  must 
be  the  lady  of  the  palace ;  but  she  is 
young  and  tender  as  a  dove,  and  blushes 
like  the  rose  of  Damascus  in  acknow- 
ledging your  folams,  Alas  !  even  this 
beautiful  creature  is  one  of  the  khuda- 
meen,  and  you  sigh  to  hear  your  friend 
order  her  to  bring  up  the  scuttle  of 
coals,  whose  black  dust  cannot  but  soil 
her  snowy  and  tapering  fingers.  It 
takes  you  a  good  week  to  settle  down 
into  anything  like  peace  and  comfort,  or 
to  get  accustomed  to  the  ways  of  the 
place  and  the  hours  for  eating  and 
sleeping.  It  takes  you  a  month  to  re- 
concile yourself  to  the  perpetual  roaring 
and  din  in  the  streets,  occasioned  by 
the  countless  vehicles  passing  and  re- 
passing in  the  stTeet&r 


EASTERN  CHURCHES. 


In  the  deuriptions  of  the  life,  rtKa- 
ners,  and  oiistoms  of  Syria  we  are  con- 

linii:i\ly  Kiiiiinii^J  of  pMsaget  in  hoi/ 
Bcn[jture  of  wliich  they  are  illnstr.ilivi;. 
The  chapters  on  the  itiliabiLinls  of 
Syria,  and  their  reliKiona,  vai  the 
means  that  have  beso,  and  might  be, 
with  much  likelihood  of  riqoou,  adopted 
for  their  spiritual  iinprovemenC  by 
BritiRh  mid  Aniericnn  Ohristim^  are 
especially  worthy  of  perusal,  "There 
*re  few  countries  whieli  i;  I'.jii  .■  ■  m 
toftuy  different  races  ami  i.  I  ;  per- 
suasions as  Syria.  The  population  m&y 
be  classed  into  foar  chief  sections ; 
Christiana,  Jews,  M^ilinmrriLid^iiis  and 
infidels.  The  Christiana  we  find  sub- 
dirided  into  more  than  that  number  of 
Beets  alinoat  e«ry  scot  flottatiLufiriL'  :i 
differoat  people.  The  Jlahoinmydiina 
are  ali-i  suh-dividpd  intn  tivn  lirimcliua, 
the  orthodox  and  tli"  hctcmdn't. 'ir  as 
they  are  otherwise  called  [Suiinws  and 
Sheeas;  the  former,  who  are  the  more 
numerous,  acknowledge  the  sultan  as 
the  head  and  protector  of  their  reli- 
gion, and  are  noted  for  tlii/ir  Ihl.  uf 
tradition,  and  tho  iikiiiy  iiiteriirctatiuns 
of  the  Koran.  The  Slifeas  MS  nearly 
the  same  in  creed  as  tlio  MelthOuali. 
The  Jews  stand  alone  and  isobtcd  as 
they  do  all  over  the  world,  th'in^ii  tlitre 
is  one  of  the  inlidel  tribes  which  is  now 
declared  to  be  of  Jewish  origin."  The 
greater  portion  of  the  Christian  in- 
habitants of  Syri.i,about  300,000,  belong 
to  t^e  orthodox  Greek  church.  This 
church  holds  in  theory  the  most  im- 
portant doctrines  of  the  gospel,  as,  for 
instance,  the  death  of  Christ  a  sufGcient 
atonetnect  for  sin,  ustilicRtton  by  faith, 
utid  it  donounceB  the  belief  in  transub- 
et&ntiation  and  purgatory.  But  there 
is  much  superstition  among  its  members. 
The  virgin  is  held  In  high  vencrution 
and  by  some  k  wat^liippi'd  and  sup- 
plicated. The  priests  pretend  to  work 
miracles  and  require  a  particular  oon- 
Susion  before  partaking  of  \ha  Lord'a 


supper.    "  The  serriee  of  tha  ortimia    ' 
Eastern  church  is  alw&ys  pcrfonncd  i 
the   native    lanf(aage   kbA  conasU  i 

prayers,  SL-riptiire  raadiags.  a  eerao 
which  is  howevet  general  Ij'  ntlf 
idmple  explanation  or  cnminentirj  i 
chapters  from  the  hol^  Biljle.  inj  s 
chanting  hymns.  Tha  priests  M 
robes  differing  but  Tery  little  fnt 
those  worn  by  the  priesthood  of  lb 
elriri.'!!  uf  li.,in>>  It  ia 
separate  the  sexea  diiririg  the 
the  galleries  being  J..>trated  esclusiraij 
■ptLiin  of  the  female^ udiii 
if  lliachiiri^h  to  theimUes.  Onl) 
the  aged  are  allowed  aeat^  o 
there  are  very  few,  and  the  toi 
are  forced  to  stand.  At,  the  ee< 
ment  of  the  service,  tht'  officiating  priot 
traverses  the  church,  scattering 
from  a  censor.  During  Lent,  Btni 
observers  of  the  law  abstain  from  d 
animal  food,  even  from  eggs,  miElii 
butter,  and  cheese,  aod  they  fur^ 
ill  noon.  At  tb 
period  they  also  abstain  from  the  lued 
all  spirituous  or  vinous  fluids,  it  il 
seasons  of  the  year  it  is  customary 
practise  abstinence  on  Wednesdays  nd 
Fridays.  The  sacrameot  is  unaDr 
administered  twice  a  month. 
i^its  of  leavened  bread  and  wine  miiel 
together,  and  is  ndminiBtered  by  th 
officiating  clergyman  with  a  spoon, 
med  on  the  occasion  bea( 
irl;  the  same  as  that  employed  ij 
the  English  church." 

"  At  the  head  of  this  church  ate  : 
patriarchs :  one  at  Constantinople, 
at  Jerusalem,  one  at  Cairo,  and  one  H 
Damoscng.  The  latter  are 
degree  subordinate  to  the  first;  Inl 
their  relations  are  ill  defined,  the  potHf 
of  tliB  chief  patriarch  Iteing  in  a  grtsl 
measure  nominal.  Whenever  a  biiiiof 
is  appointed  by  one  of  the  palriarckio 
Syria  or  Kgjjit,  the  intervention  «f  li" 
patriarch  in  Constantinople  is  apptil'' 
Vi,  to    vrooure    the    sanotion  of  0» 


KAROLITES  AND  MARONITES. 


615 


fcrkish   govemment.     This  sanction 
las  never  been  withheld  by  the  suoces- 
live   sultans  —  a  degree  of  toleration 
mrdly  to  have  been  expected  from  the 
ftuiatical  followers  of  Mahommed. 
'   *^  The  patriarch  in  Damascus  is  called 
of^Antioch,  the  patriarchal 
having  remained  in  Antioch  untU 
hat  city  was  destroyed  by  earthquakes 
did  revolutions.     Each  patriarch  can, 
ritliin  his  own  province,  suspend  mem- 
mrs    of   the    priesthood  though  they 
bould   have   attained   the  dignity  of 
ishop,  but  cases  of  this  kind  occur 
«ry   rarely  indeed.     Considering  the 
mmber  of  its  adherents,  this  church 
iftnnot  be  said  to  be  wealthy.     It  is 
me  that  it  has  great  landed  posses- 
ions ;   but  they  are  most  inefficiently 
nanaged,  so  that  its  chief  sources  of 
wenue  are  collections  made   in  the 
iiurch    during  the    service,  the   fees 
Mid  for  marriages  and  burials,  and  for 
leading  prayers  with  the  sick,  and  for 
daits   which  the   priests  make  every 
nonth  to  the  several  houses,  sprinkling 
Ihe    apartments  with   holy  water,  in 
Krder  to  drive  out  any  evil  spirit  that 
nay  have  taken  up  his  abode  there.    No 
me  thinks  of  inhabiting  a  new  house, 
ir  one  whose  last  occupier  was  a  heretic, 
frithout  this  ceremony  being  performed. 
Qiese,  however,  are  all  voluntary  pay- 
nents.     As  a  rule,  the    priests   are 
iztremely  ignorant  and  very  poor.    The 
■Jaries  of  the  patriarchs  rarely  exceed 
£500,  and  many  of  the  ministers  are 
lot  in  the  receipt  of  more  than  £40  or 
C50  a  year.     The  greater  number  of 
these  have  received  but  little  education ; 
their  sole  qualification  for  their  office 
|>eing,  in  most  cases,  the  good  opinion 
3f  their  neighbours  and  some  knowledge 
sf  reading  or  writing. 

«  There  are  in  Sjria  about  60,000  dii- 
fefUersfrom  the  orthodor  Eastern  church, 
who  are  called  Qreek  Roman  Catholics. 
Hieir  founder  was  Karolus,  who  had 
ieen  elected  patriarch  of  Antioch  or 


Damascus,  but  whose  election  was  not 
ratified  by  the  head  patriarch  of  Con- 
stantinople, on  account  of  his  belief  chat 
the  Holy  Spirit  proceeded  from  the 
Father  and  the  Son,  the  orthodox  view 
being  that  the  Holy  Spirit  proceeded 
from  the  Father  only.  Karolus,  sup- 
ported by  the  see  of  Rome,  became  a 
Roman  catholic,  and  was  created  by  the 
pope  bishop  of  Antioch.  Through  the 
influence  and  energies  of  the  Romish 
propaganda  the  number  of  his  followers 
rapidly  increased,  and  the  more  so 
perhaps  because  their  priests  are  per- 
mitted to  marry,  and  the  rites  of  the 
orthodox  church  are  retained. 

'^  The  Maronites  rank  next  to  the 
devout  followers  of  the  orthodox 
Eastern  church,  among  the  Christian 
inhabitants  of  Syria.  They  inhabit  the 
mountains  of  Lebanon,  and  anti-Leba- 
non, in  which  twelve  centuries  since 
they  found  refuge  from  the  decided 
measures  to  which  the  general  Council 
of  Constantinople  had  recourse  in  order 
to  punish  them  for  their  adherence  to 
the  monothelite  heresy.  They  derive 
their  name  from  Maroun,  a  holy  recluse, 
whose  teachings  were  like  so  many  dew- 
drops  upon  the  wilderness  of  sin  and 
wickedness  in  which  some  of  the  inha- 
bitants of  the  East  were  wandering 
about  the  beginning  of  the  fifth 
century.  They  were  subsequently 
associated  with  the  Romish  church, 
and  their  connection  with  that  church 
is  almost  entirely  maintained  by  the 
priests.  They  are  a  contented  indus- 
trious people,  whose  chief  occupations 
are  weaving  silk  and  tilling  the  ground 
for  the  cultivation  of  mulberry  trees  for 
silk-worms.  Their  creed  and  ritual 
partake  both  of  the  Qreek  and  Latin 
churches  ;  but  though  they  reverently 
adore  the  Virgin,  they  allow  no  images 
in  their  churches.  Their  priests  before 
ordination  are  allowed  to  marry,  but  the 
patriarchs  and  bishops  must  live  in  the 
strictest  celibacy.    TVi<&  ^ot^  ol  ^x<^\&r 


616 


COPTS  AND  NESTOBIAKR 


munication  or  anathema  among  the  anitj  in  the  east  for  more  than  1^ 
Maronites  is  ^  frctrmoMotm^  and  he  or  years  and  as  primitiTe  Christiaiif  fittoh 
she  on  whom  it  is  pronounced  b  as  |  gnished  bj  their  simplicity  of  wonUf^ 
much  avoided  as  the  plague-stricken,  thej  are  entitled  to  our  deep  rapsd; 
All  houses  are  closed  against  the  ^fra-  They  are  divided  into  two  aeciiytheni- 
mauQonJ  and  he  may  starve  of  cold  and  \  pie  and  the  papal  Nestorians  ;  bat  tii 
hunger  amongst  his  own  family  and  |  former  do  not  acknowledge  the  litts 
friends,  with  none  to  compassionate  ;  as  a  part  of  the'Nestorian  churoh.  Tbqf 
him.  The  Maronites,  under  the  influ-  1  have  two  patriarchs  who  reside  ia  tb 
ence  of  their  priesthood,  are  most  inhos-  >  mountains  near  Julamerk,  and  vboK 
pi  table  to  all  excepting  those  professing  |  influence,  together  with  that  of  aU  tb 
their  own  creed.  They  are  a  very  |  priesthood,  is  very  great.  The  form  «f 
superstitious  and  credulous  people,  and  j  government  is  purely  theocratic:  Hi 
delight  in  a1)8urd  legends.  In  common  i  priesthood  legislate  politically  aai 
with  the  Greeks  and  Armenians,  they    socially,    and     administer    the    kn 


pay  an  annual  visit  to  the  cedars  of 
Lebanon  for  the  celebration  of  the 
feast  of  the  transfiguration.  They 
pretend  to  have  discovered  the  tomb  of 
Moses.  They  perform  pilgrimages  to 
Jerusalem  and  to  the  tomb  of  Noah, 
supposed     to     be     situated     between 


judicially,  as  well  as  attend  to  the  refi- 
gious'  wants  of  the  commonity.  Tb 
habits  and  manners  of  life  of  the  Kflf- 
torians  are  proverbially  simple.  TI19 
are  most  hostile  to  the  Roman  oitiio- 
lies,  whom  they  hate.  Including  tbi 
Nestorians  inhabiting  Persia,  they  aof 


Beyrout  and  Bialbec,  and  about  this  <  be  altogether  about  a  hundred  thouiui 


''The    Mahommedans,    the    fiuthftl 
followers  of  the  prophet,  comprise  ty 


they  have  endless  ridiculous  stories. 

**The   Copt%  are  the  followers  of  one 

*i/eir    Yackoob^     Their  chief  doctrine  far  the  largest  proportion  of  then 

is  that  Christ  possessed  but  one  nature,  bitants  of  the  towns  and  low  lands  rf 

They  arc  governed  by  a  patriarch  who  \  Syria,  and  are  lords  and  masters  offf 

resides  at  Cairo,  and  is  called  patriarch  '  the  rest  of  the  population.     But  besida 

of  Alexandria,  whose  authority  is  very  |  the  orthodox  Mahommedans  there  ire 

great.    They  pay  almost  slavish  obo-  1  in    Syria    heterodox    followers  of  the 

dience  to  their  priests.    Though  they  '  Mahommedan  faith,  about    35,000  in 


conform  to  the  Hebrew  practice  of  cir- 
cumcision, they  also  baptize  infants.  It 
is  customary  with  them  to  pray  seven 
times  in  the  twenty-four  hours,  and  a 
common  thing  to  learn  by  heart  the 
whole  of  the  psalms,  some  of  which 
they  invariably  repeat  before  proceed- 


number  who  are  a  much  more  interestiBg 
people  called  Metawali.  They  expect 
the  advent  of  the  Messiah  in  the  penos 
of  the  twelfth  Imam  of  his  line,  whoa 
the  Turks  allege  to  have  been  slain  is 
the  battle  of  Karbela  in  which  he  w« 
engaged  with  the  Caliph    of  Bagdad, 


ing  to  transact  any  business,  in  the    but  whom  the  Metawali  believe  to  h«e 
belief  that  this  devout  recurrence  to  1  been    transported    to    Arabia    by  the 


the  psalmist  will  ensure  prosperity  in 
the  affair  they  have  in  hand.  In  point 
of  numbers  the  Copts  are  very  unim- 
portant. They  do  not  exceed  300  in 
Syria ;  but  there  are  a  great  many  of 
them  to  be  found  in  Egypt. 

"  The  Nestorians  are  of  very  ancient 
origin.    They  have  maintained  Christi- 


miraculous  interposition  of  the  divinity, 
and  from  whom  he  is  to  return  is 
triumph  to  re-establish  the  race  of  the 
Imams  on  the  throne,  and  to  punish  ill 
who  opposed  him  or  his  followen. 
They  believe  that  he  will  assume  the 
government  of  the  whole  world,  thst 
he  will  visit  with  the  most  dreidfiil 


DRUSES  AND  YEZIDEEa 


617 


lisliment  all  who  shall  have  denied 
ty  and  that  he  will  render  unto  all 
3  believers  eternal  happiness.  In 
ectation  of  the  advent  of  this 
ssiah  they  keep  horses,  money,  and 
>hing  constantly  in  readiness  for  his 
ival ;  and  whatever  is  once  set  apart 
this  purpose  is  held  sacred  for  ever 
iTy  and  cannot  be  used  by  an  ordinary 
rtal.  They  believe  in  transmigration 
L  gradual  purification  of  the  soul, 
ich,  according  to  their  belief,  even- 
Ily  becomes  a  bright  star  in  the 
Lvenly  firmament  They  arc  a  hardy 
1  courageous  race,  and  extremely 
(pitable ;  but  they  never  admit  any 
i  but  a  Mctawali  within  their  dwell- 
18,  and  should  a  Frank  or  a  Jew 
Lch  even  by  accident  a  mat  or  a  pot 
onging  to  them,  it  is  instantly  cast 
ay  as  defiled  and  unclean.  There  is 
loase  erected  in  every  village  for  the 
anger,  in  which  the  visitor  is  ever  most 
mtifuUy  provided  for.  In  the  open 
,  or  in  the  house  of  a  person  of  a 
Ferent  persuasion,  they  will  freely 
lociate  with  strangers.  They  are  an 
cecdingly  clean  people,  never  sitting 
wn  to  a  meal  without  having  per^ 
Tned  their  ablutions. 
''  The  DrvMs  are  the  most  curious  and 
ist  known  section  of  the  population 

Syria.  They  inhabit .  the  southern 
rtions  of  the  mountain  of  Lebanon, 
key  are  divided  into  two  classes ;  the 
itiated  into  the  mysteries  of  their 
Ligion  are  called  Akkals,  and  the  unini- 
kted  are  called  Djahils.  Both  sexes 
e  eligible  for  initiation,  but  the  woman 
iio  is  an  Akkaliah  may  not  marry  a 
lahil;  but  initiation  may  be  effected 
.  short  notice,  and  without  expense 
id  examinations.  Their  religious 
lief  is  a  mystery.  They  believe  in 
e  unity  of  Qod  and  the  transmigra- 
>n  of  souls ;  but  while  they  profess  to 
!  Mahommedans  they  do  not  hesitate 

denounce    Mahommed  as   a    false 
ophet,  and    to    disregard  the   most 

VOL.  XVII. — FOURTH  SBBIES, 


sacred  festivals  of  the  Moslem  faith. 
Their   founder  was   one   Daraai  who^ 
about  the  middle  of  the  eleventh  cen- 
tury, traversed  Syria  preaching  the  doo- 
trine  that  the  real  Caliph  Hakeem  was 
the  incarnation  of  God  and  the  most 
perpect   manifestation   of  the   Deity. 
Name  and  strength  were  however  first 
given  to  the  new  creed  by  one  Hamui 
who  denounced  Adam,  Abraham,  Moaee^ 
Jesus,  and  Mahommed  as  impostors, 
and  declared  himself  to  be  the  incanuir 
tion  of  the  Spirit  of  universal  iutelli- 
gence.    The  Druses  are  now,  next  to  the 
Maronites,  the  most  numerous  rdigioui 
body  in  Lebanon  who  are  not  Mahom* 
medans.    They  are  great  hypocrites  ia 
religious  matters.    One  of  their  reli- 
gious books  gives  them  this  liberty :  it 
says, '  Embrace  the  rdiffion  cf  thote  wh0 
have  power  aver  y(m,  for  such  is  the  pUor 
sure  of  our  Macula.,  till  he  to  whom  thi 
best  times  are  known  shall  unsheathe  th% 
sword   and   display  the  power  of  his 
unity*      nence  with  the  Turks  they 
pretend  to  be  devout  Moslems ;  with 
the  Christians  they  are  equally  devoted 
to  the   Virgin  Mary,  and  in  private 
despise  and  detest  both.     In  this  re- 
spect they  resemble  we  fear  many  pro- 
fessing Christians. 

"The  Ye&deeSi  of  whom  there  are 
some  thousands  in  Syria,  are  divided 
into  three  tribes,  the  worshippers  of 
the  sun,  the  Shemiseis;  the  worship- 
pers of  the  devil,  the  Sheytanea ;  and 
the  cut-throats.  The  whole  of  the  three 
divisions  are  equally  distinguished  by 
the  same  murderous  inclinations.  Their 
religion  is  an  indescribable  mixture  of 
nearly  all  the  religious  creeds  of  the 
East  and  West.  They  respect  Christ 
and  the  Christian  saints,  and  also 
Mahommed  and  Moses.  They  baptise 
and  circumcise  their  children.  They 
commemorate  the  birth  of  the  Saviour, 
and  keep  the  passover.  Whilst 
worshipping  one  God,  they  profess  pro- 
found  veneration    for    ^\\nTi\Mi    ^3b.^ 

4  11 


618 


THE  TALK  OP  THE  ROAD. 


prinoe  of  darkness,  and  they  also  adore 
the  fiery  element,  bowing  before  the 
rising  sun.  They  pay  very  great 
respect  to  the  dcril,  who  is  never 
mentioned  by  bis  right  name,  but  is 
always  mysteriously  spoken  of  as  the 
great  iiicognito,  the  bird  ofparadite^^ 

Such  is  the  religious  condition  of  the 
inhabitants  of  Syria.  An  earnest  appeal 
is  made  in  this  volume  to  British  Chris- 
tians tp  come  and  reside  in  this  country, 
and  eveiy  imaginable  inducement  is 
presented.  The  beauty  of  the  scenery ; 
the  cheapness  of  living,  £50  a  year 
being  sufficient  to  keep  one  in  comfort, 
and  £200  or  £300  a  year  in  princely 
splendour  ;  and  the  respect  with  which 
an  Englishman  is  always  regarded, 
especially  if  he  have  a  knowledgee  of 
medicine,  are  all  powerfully  urged  in 
support  of  this  appeal,  and  we  should 
rejoice  to  learn  that  it  has  not  been 
made  in  vain. 


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These  conversations,  published  ori- 
ginally in  a  Dublin  periodical,  have 
excited  sufficient  interest  in  the  United 
States  and  Canada  to  lead  to  their  re- 
production in  their  present  form.  The 
writer  says  that  he  has  spent  a  large 
part  of  his  life  in  Ireland,  that  ho  has 
been  an  attentive  observer  of  the  habits 
and  modes  of  thought  that  prevail 
among  the  natives;  and  that  there  is 
scarcely  an  incident  recorded  that  has 
not  occurred  either  within  his  personal 
knowledge  or  under  the  immediate 
observation  of  his  friends.  His  object 
has  been,  he  teUs  us,  ''to  depict  the 
actual  state  of  the  public  mind  among 
the  thinking  portion  of  the  Irish  pea- 


santry, upon  the  great  sabjeot  which  ii 
daily  engrossing  more  and  more  of  thai 
attention,  without  exaggeration  or  dum- 
nution.^  In  the  oommeikcement  of  ths 
story,  one  who  has  been  perplexed  with 
a  difficulty  which  he  has  been  oompdkd 
at  length  to  request  his  priest  to  solic^ 
gives  to  his  neighbour  an  aoooont  d 
the  interview.  *'  He  overtook  me  m 
the  road,  him  riding  and  I  walking ;  m 
I  took  off  my  hat  to  his  reverence,  aad^ 
as  he  spoke  to  me  pretty  civil,  I  midt 
bold  to  talk  to  him  then ;  and  sayi  ( 
'  Your  reverence,  I  hope  since  you  cum 
to  this  parish  you  never  found  me  say 
thing  but  a  boy  that  always  attended 
to  his  duties,  and  was  respectful  to  hi 
clergy.'  '  True  for  you,'  says  he^  *  thatli 
what  you  are.'  *  W^,  then,'  says  I,  *I 
want  a  bit  of  advice,  and  may  be  a  littk 
instruction  from  your  reverence;  for 
who  would  I  go  to  for  it  only  ts 
my  own  clergy  V  *  Quite  right,'  sa;! 
he,  *  if  every  body  did  that,'  says  Im; 
'the  way  they  used  to  do,  the  peopk 
wouldnt  be  going  astray.'  *  Well,  thn, 
your  reverence,'  says  I,  *  I'm  unasy  in 
my  mind  about  one  thing  that's  di^ 
turbing  me ;  and  I'm  sure  your  reva^ 
ence  could  settle  it  in  one  word,  and 
may  be  you'll  have  the  kindness  to  do 
so.'  'What  is  it?'  says  he,  quite 
pleasant  like.  'I  wanted  to  know, 
your  reverence,'  sajrs  I,  'what  is  the 
reason  that  the  word  of  God  should  set 
every  body  astray  that  reads  it  f  With 
that  he  turned  round  upon  me  as  sad- 
den as  a  clap  of  thunder,  and  says  hc^ 
'Its  reading  the  bible  you  are»  and 
going  to  turn  protestant  on  me.'  'Ko^ 
please  your  reverence,'  says  I,  'iti 
nothing  of  the  kind.'  '  You're  a.liar/ 
says  he, '  and  its  reading  the  bible  jos 
are.*  *  No,  please  your  reverence,'  sa^ 
I, '  I  never  had  a  bible  in  my  hand  ii 
all  my  life,  and  I  never  heard  one  word 
read  out  of  it  good  or  bad '  (and  with 
that  he  began  to  look  more  asy  in  bif 
mind,  and  more  agreeable  like),  'iMff^ 


THE  TALK  OF  THE  ROAD. 


619 


ring/  says  I,  'the  bits  of  scraps  that 
roar  reverence  reads  in  the  chapel 
lometimes,  and  sure,*  says  I,  looking  up 
it  him  out  of  the  comer  of  my  eye, 
that  was'nt  too  much  any  way.'  'And 
irhat  more  do  you  wanti'  says  he. 
Only  just  to  know,'  says  I, '  why  it  iff 
ibat  the  reading  of  God's  word  puts 
nrery  one  astray  that  reads  it  Y  '  And 
irhat's  that  to  you/  says  he;  if  you 
lon't  read  it  V  *  Only  this,  your  rever- 
moe,'  says  I,  'that  I  see  every  body 
liat's  reading  the  bible  going  astray 
ind  turning  protestant.'  *  Sure  enough,' 
lays  he.  '  And  it  seems  so  unnatural- 
ike,'  says  I,  'that  God's  own  word 
iiould  set  the  people  astray,  and  ruin 
liem  entirely,  that  I  can't  get  my  mind 
nff  thinking  of  it,  and  I  can't  attend  to 
ny  duties  for  thinking;  and  sure  if 
roar  reverence  could  settle  my  mind 
or  me  in  one  word,  would  nt  it  be  the 
;ood  thing  for  me  V  '  To  be  sure,'  says 
le, '  and  is'nt  that  what  I  am  going  to 
lo  in  a  moment?'  and  with  that  I 
)ull8  off  my  hat,  and  says  he, '  Is'nt  it 
;he  protestant  bible  they're  reading,' 
lays  he,  'that's  all  full  of  lies  from 
>eginning  to  end  ?  and  is'nt  that  the 
*eason  they're  going  astray  and  turning 
leretics,  and  does'nt  it  stand  to  reason  V 
jays  he.  'Oh,  then,  your  reverence,* 
lays  I, '  its  all  because  they  are  reading 
i  fabe  bible  that  they  are  going  astray 
md  turning  heretics  V  '  To  be  sure  it 
B,'  says  he  ;  '  what  else  Y  '  And  if  the 
»tholic  bible  would  not  set  them 
latray/  says  I,  'I'm  all  right  in  my 
nind,  and  satisfied  entirely  now  and 
jvermore.'  *  To  be  sure  it  would'nt,' 
lays  he,  '  when  it's  the  right  one.' 
Well,  your  reverence,'  says  I,  'just 
me  word  more.  When  so  many  of  the 
leople  is  turning,  and,'  says  I, '  there's 
fohnny  Connor  and  Tim  Paly,  and 
here's .'    '  Don't  talk  to  me  about 


them,'  says  he ;  '  I  don't  want  to  hear 
of  the  likes  of  them.'  '  Well,  it  is'nt 
about  them,  your  reverence,'  says  If 
'but  about  the  rest  of  the  boys  that 
is'nt  gone  yet.  If  it's  a  bad  bible  that's 
leading  them  astray,  woold^nt  it  be  the 
good  thing  just  to  give  them  the  right 
one,  and  let  them  see  tiie  differ  V 
'What's  that  to  youf  says  he,  'just 
mind  your  own  duties,  and  hold  your 
tongue.*  '  But,  your  reverence/  says  I, 
'  it's  fretting  me  to  see  the  boys  going, 
and  its  unsettling  my  mind ;  and  if  its 
the  lying  protestant  book  that's  doing 
it  all,  sure  there  would  be  nothing  like 
the  right  bible.'  '  Mind  your  own  duty,* 
says  he,  quite  sitdden,  'and  don't  be 
teaching  your  clergy  ;  its  always  the 
way,'  says  he, '  the  minute  you  think  of 
the  bible,  you  begin  to  teach  your 
dergy.*  '  Sure,'  says  I, '  its  not  for  the 
likes  of  me  to  teach  any  body,  let  alone 
my  clergy;  but  sure,'  says  I,  'I  only 
want  my  clergy  to  teach  me  one  thing.' 
'What  is  itr  says  he.  'Only  this,' 
says  I, '  is  the  protestant  bible  like  the 
catholic  bible,  at  all  ?*  '  Not  a  bit  of 
it,'  says  he, '  how  could  heresy  be  like 
the  catholic  faith?'  says  he.  'Well, 
your  reverence,'  says  I,  'there's  many 
of  the  boys  as  uneasy  as  myself,  when 
they  see  how  things  is  going  on,  and 
the  people  turning  protestant ;  and  if 
your  reverence  would  only  show  us  the 
two  books,  and  let  us  see  the  differ,  we 
would  see  then  the  reason  of  it  all.' 
'  Is  that  what  you  are  after,'  says  he ; 
'I'll  put  you  from  the  likes  of  that,' 
says  he  ;  '  see  how  it  will  be  with  you/ 
says  he, '  if  I  call  your  name  from  the 
altar !'  '  And  is  that  all  the  satisfaction 
your  reverence  will  give  me?'  says  I. 
'Mind  your  duties/  says  he,  'or  I'll 
have  satisfaction  of  you,'  says  he ;  and 
with  that  he  rode  off  looking  as  mad 
as  you  please.*^ 


620 


BRIEF    NOTICES. 


7%r  Xeur  TeUament  cf  tmr  Lorri  and  Savtrmr  ' 
Je»U9  Chritt,  Tntnslnted  out  of  the  Lntin  • 
VM/ffaU ;  ditigentlp  compared  with  the  Origi- 
nal Greek:  and  ftrai  publi^eii  by  the  Engliah  > 
College  of  KhemeB :  Anno  1JSA*2:  newly  He- 
wUed  ana  Corrected  according  to  the  Clemen- 
tin   Edition  of  the   Scrinttiree.     Stereotype 
Edition,   l>ablin :  Printea  by  Richard  Co}  ne, 
4*  Capcl  Stre«t,  Printer  and  BookseUer  to 
tbe  Ro^-al  CoMeee  of  Sstnt   Patrick,  May- 
Booth ;  and  PahHaber  to  the  Roman  Catholic 
Birimpa  of  Ireland. 

Id  one  important  respect,  thit  is  decidedly 
tbe  best  edition  of  the  Roman  Catholic  New 
Testament  that  we  hare  ercr  seen :  it  is  entirely 
withoot  notes.    Otijectionablc  as  are  many  of 
tbe    renderings,  this    book    gives  a  riexr  of 
apostolic  Christianity  sufficiently  clear  to  render 
it  impossibiey  in  our  judgment,  that  Homnnism 
ihonfd  preTail  where  the  work  is  freely  cir- 
culated and  read.     Tst,  on  the  last  page,  wo 
ftnd  the  signature  of  the  late  Eh-.  Troy  appended 
to  these  words:   **  I  certify,  that  the  ^iicred 
text  of  the  New  Testament,  in  this  edition  of 
it,  is  conformable  to  that  of  former  opprored 
editions;  and  particul.iily  to  that  of  the  Douay 
English  Version  sanctioned  by  me,  and  pub- 
lished by  R.  Cross  in  the  year  17M."     This 
b  dated,  Dublin,  9th  Feb.  f 820 ;  and  to  it  is 
appended    an    extract  of  a  rescript  of  Pope 
Pius  VII.  to  the  Vicars  Apostolic  of  Great 
Britain,  dated  April   18th  of  the  same  year, 
directing  them   to  encourage   the  faithful   to 
conform  in  faith  and  good  works  to  them,  ns 
their  pattern   in    precept  and  practice,   "  by 
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the  court  of  Rome,  much  more  than  at  prei^ent, 
to  make  it  appear  to  England  that  the  differ- 
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and  the  y^w  Tettament;  first  jmblished  at 
the  English  College  at  Rheims,  A. I).  1582: 
ic;t/A  ^n»ioto/tr>7ts  by  the  Rev,  Dr.  ChaUoner^ 
together  with  References,  nndan  Historical  and 
dhronological  Index.  The  whole  revised  and 
carefully  compared  with  the  Latin  Vulgate. 
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Bible  was  in  existence  which  bad  been  pi^ 
lished  with  tbe  sanction  of  Dr.  Wiseinaa,«t 
90uj;ht  for  it,  and  found  thi^;  on  the  sceoal 
page  of  wliirh  it  ii  said,  *•  We  hereby  approse 
of  this  edition  of  tbe  Holy  Bible.    Gisen  it 
Birmingham,  this  Nt  day  of  January,  1847. 
fThomas.  Bishop  of  Cambypop'flia.   fRichoItt 
Bishop  of  Melipotamin.  Coailjutor.**  Nicholas 
Bishop  of  .Melipotamos  then,  is  now,  •■  :s  vdl 
known,   the  Canlrnal    Archbishop  of   Weil- 
mi  nser.    There  follows  immediatelj,  bowrm, 
an  **  Admonition,"  which  recc^niset  the  ^ 
tinction  between  sanctioning  a  hook  and  firiag 
permission  to  read  it.     The  Kriptoret  may  1» 
penrerted  by  the  unlearned  and  onstable.  sal 
therefore,"  **  to  pnevent  and  remedy  thb  aban^ 
and  to  guard  against  error,  it  was  jad^vd  neen- 
sary  to  forbid  the  reading  of  the  aenptBrM  is 
tbe  Tulg.ir  Isngoages,  without  tbe  advice  anl 
permia^inn  of  the  Pastors  and  apiritisal  Goifas 
whom  God  has  appointed  to  govern  bis^arefc. 
Acts  XX.  28.     Christ   himself  ilcclaring:  Hi 
that  w  ill  not  hear  the  church,  let  iMm  be  to 
thee  as  the  heathen  and  the  publicatt.  Halt 
xviii.  le.**     It  is  added,  '*Nor  b  this  due  nh- 
mission  to  the  Catholic  chnrch  (the  pillar  asd 
ground  of  truth,  I    I'im.  iii.  15.)  to  be  nnder^ 
stood  of  the  ignorant  and  anlearned  OQlv,bsl 
also  of  men  accomplished  in  all  kind  of  IcarB- 
ing :   the  ignorant  fall  into  error  for  want  rf 
knowlctlge,  and  the  learned  through  pride  sad 
I  self-snfRcitncy."      In    this    edition,  the  text 
appears  to  be  the  same  as  that  of  which  so 
account  was  given  in  our  numbers  for  July  anil 
j  August,  though  the  paper  and  t  jpc  are  JaT^-r; 
.  and  there  arc  the  same  poisonous  notes,  one  of     | 
which  avers  that  we  arc  not  to  be  content  with 
those  jicriptures  which  Tinwtliy  knew  from  hi* 
'  infarc}',  that  ii  with  the  Old  Testament  akMU. 
'  "nor  yet  with  the  New  Testament,  witboat 
I  taking  along   with   it   the    traditions  of  tbt 
I  apostles  and  the  interpretation  of  the  chnrck 
,  to  which  the  apo«tlcs  delivered  both  the  book, 
I  and  the  true  meaning  of  it." 
I 

j  A  Treatise  on  Relics.  By  Jomr  Calvo. 
'  ycicly  Translated  from  the  French  Origind 
I  IVith  an  Jntroductort/  Disscrtatiom  on  <*« 
I  Mirarutons  Images^  as  well  as  other  *^«pr^ 
stitions,  of  the  Roman  Catlioiie  and  ffsjso* 
Greek  Churches.  Edinburgh:  Johnstons 
and  Hunter.  1854.  12mo.  Pp.  x,  29i 
Cloth,  gilt  edges.     Price  5s. 

Calvin*s  Treatise  on  Relics  occupies  but  oac 
fourth  part  of  this  volume.  It  is  filled  chiedr 
with  historical  dissertations  on  the  origin  of  tbe 
worship  of  relics  and  images  in  the  Cbristisa 
church — the  compromise  of  the  chnrch  witb 
paganism — the  connexion  between  the  eastm 
emperors  and  the  professed  church  in  rocceniw 
ages— and  the  pagan  rites  and  practices  which 
have  been  retained  by  the  Roman  Catbdic 
and  Grspco- Russian  churcheSL  The  antbor 
believes  that  *'  the  politico-religions  system  of 
I  aggression  followed  by  Russia  has  now  takes 


BRIEF  NOTICES 


6S1 


I  pule  about  fiftj  miiliont  ef  mDlt.  i 
.  10  tuMnlition  and  inrnnnce  iimlci 
Dt(   luthority   of  Hie  Cmr.  oba  a 

0  ntciid  bis  i.  ijin  as  ni-ll  hh  tn  main- 

1  he  colla  DTlbrrdoxy  ihraiichotit  hit 

irij  aTdiipotinK  of  ndicno  ar[;umrnt. 
tn  gtntlcmin    who    enjnjrd  ■   hijth 

amui  CMholic  charcb  i»  nacli  man 
a  to  tbB  profrmof  miliiation  tiiin 


of   RiKI 


irnuld  hurl 


.     Tbii  iStiT  bcinff  ■nbmitted  lo  Ibi 
ba  declarail  thai  Ihe  nathor  wu  in- 


mial  Folin  nf  «e  tiniltd  Kingdom. 
ifk  the  Cnancil  of  Ihe  Nalim,;!  Anii-  I 


■nd  indnilriil  rim  of  tfacBolbST,  *btn  ■mooit 
tbe  sdjadiciton  vbich  >ni|[iicd  to  bim  tha 
pre-tinintnce  tbere  w»re  ihi  Inding  free  (ndcn 

ptnonil  sdheiinn  to  Ibit  clui  nf  pnlilidaiif, 
mlny  jhi  Bgn.  nnne  from  ■  perception  of  the 
■ceordniTca  between  Fna  Tnite  and  the  ndrlt 
of  tht  Chriatian  iTiIen.  Tbia  Mr.  Duneklex 
luu  illnitrated  well ;  and  hii  remirka  will  thaw 
that  IbnH  nho  expect  th>it  a  niierat  improTc- 
mtnt  in  the  conr^tinn  of  mukiad  will  reaull 
from  the  difluaian  of  the  goipcl  nctd  not  ba 
jcalona  of  Ihe  aacription  of  KRat  aocial  (rood  to 
Free  Tndi,  inumuch  ■■  Frs  Trade  pnndpla 
are  tsufilit  in  the  bible,  and  are  natciiilljr 
rbcriihid  bv  ihi^  initructiLin  it  impaila.  In  a 
preetdino  tfiMt  aome  illualration  of  tbiaiagioen, 
deduced  from  the  ciceltenl  Tolame  befon  na. 
The  work  will  be  fnand  to  be  aa  Hiiifactory  to 


The  Dnom  of  Pylhag^tat,  and  o&er  Awnt. 
By  Ehm*  TatuaU.  Lonilon:  Binna  aod 
Goodwin.     2lnia.     Pp.  li.  169. 

ThooKh  written  by  a  yoong  lady,  fome  of 
th'm  when  the  waa'Terj  young,  thaae  are  nf  B 
qnality  far  uboTc  tha  aTrrmge  of  young  ladira' 
•cryci.     There  i>  a  apirit  in  the  author  which 

«  arc  ahadowed  to  tbe  Dream  of  Pylhagnraa  tn 
cnnble  bcr  to  qualify  fur  ■  niche  in  Poeta' 
Corner.  Both  in  blink  nne  and  in  rhyn* 
ahe  haa  arqnitted  heracif  very  reapectably.  A 
specimen  haa  been  giyen  on  an  earlier  page. 

,.    ^  ..  I   Rrv.  Jmir 

a  PraletlantSptniiard.  l.ondnn: 

1B54.     IBmo.      Pp. 


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I      Ednrattd  in  the  thick  darkncsa  which  ea- 

:  I  companies    hia  natire    land.   Senor    Cjilderon 

brcame  a  prieat  at  an  rariy  ngc,  but  waa  troubled 

■r.rtrf  b...  .1  Mr.  ""f£"'"t"i;'";'!"A"i';'i"".!'".";:t.'' 


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be  chief  priieoffrrrd 

t.  '  It  appeara  that  in  ie.'i2  the  Cmincil 
ationrlAnti-Corn  I*w,  Lespue  offered 
-  the  beat  and  £50  for  tlie  accond  be.t 
'abowing  the  Kctnlla  of  ibc  Ilepra)  of 
n  Law,  and  the  Free  Trade  PoliO', 
c  moral.  Die  eodal.  Ibe  oimmcrciai, 
Mlilical  interrata  of  the  Unittd  King- 

eirmlnalion  of  which  tbe  adjudicaton 
I  awarded  tba  priae  lo  thia,  which  wai 

be  from  the  pen  of  Mr.  Dunckley.  It 
le  Riu.  Progreaa,  and  Triumph  of  tbe 
-ade  MoTcmcnli  the  Efficta  of  Free 

iDduatrial  Inlcreata  of  the  BrtfiiU 
;  and  the  Reanha  and  Temiencica  of 
•ade,  Sccinl.   Political,  and  Iteligioua. 


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during  th 

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tba  deroul 

ithor  formerly  trarelled. 

The  Friendshipi  of  the  Blili.     By  Anient. 

Kmb^tiahed    ailh    EngramnffM.       LondoD : 

Pactiidgc,Oakey,andl;o.     liimo.     Pp.  112. 

Prices.. 

A  good,  Ihongh  in  fonn  a  tomewhal  hack- 
ncytd  title  to  a  tittle  rolnmc,  baodHmelT 
bound,  well  printed,  and  charningly  iltualratej. 

nature  of  friendahip  opon  acripture  grouodi, 
and  (0  illaatrelc  ihe  anhject  bT  Bible  rxamnlea." 
For   thia   pnr^e   he   \ 


622 


BRIEF  NOTICEa 


Jonathan,  Abigsil,  Almhao  and  Elicser, 
Elisba  and  the  Sbunamite,  with  others  from 
the  Old  Teatament,  and  the  fiunil/  of  Bethany, 
and  Jetas  and  John,  from  the  New.  The 
deitign  i»  ffoo^*  *nd  the  tendency,  as  doubtless 
the  aim  otthc  writer,  is  to  increase  the  reader's 
estimation  of  the  beanty  of  the  scripture  nar- 
ratire.  And  if  the  abundance  of  sciipture 
quotation  suggest  the  ralue  of  the  gem  by  the 
comparatiTe  porerty  of  the  setting,  the  writer 
will  be  the  last  to  compUin  if  his  performance 
be  deemed  hardly  to  come  up  to  the  fulness  of 
the  significance  and  suggestiveneis  of  his  title. 

8. 

Oiritit  and  Chrittianity :  A  VintHeation  of  the 
Divine  Authority  of  the  ChriMtian  Beiigion, 
grtntndeti  on  the  lliitorical  Verity  of  the 
Life  of  Christ,  By  W.  L.  Alexander, 
D.D.  Edinbnivh:  Adam  and  Charles 
fiUck.     1854.    Pp.  TiiL320.    Price  4s. 

As  we  cannot  set  too  high  a  ralue  on  the 
historic  eridvnce  of  Christianity,  we  hail  ercry 
fresh  contribution  which  exhibits  that  eridence 
in  a  clear  and  conrincing  light.  We  congratu- 
late Dr.  Alexander  on  the  successful  manner 
in  which  he  has  accomplished  his  part  of  this 
work.  By  a  process  of  strictly  inductive 
reasoning  he  has  placed  the  claims  of 
Christianity  upon  a  solid  philosophical  basis. 
The  following  brief  conspectus  will  give  our 
readers  an  idea  of  the  plan  of  the  book  ;  for  the 
admirable  working  out  of  that  plan  we  must 
refer  them  to  the  book  itself.  **  1.  In  the  four 
gospels  certain  thin|rg  arc  sot  forth  which,  if 
true,  render  it  indubitable  that  Christianity  has 
come  from  above.  2.  But  these  things  must 
be  true  from  the  necessity  of  the  case,  because 
of  tbe  impossibility  of  their  being  fabrications, 
if  the  gospels  were  really  written  by  the  men 
whose  names  they  l»ear,  and  were  received  in 
the  early  churches  as  authentic  narratives  of 
our  Lord's  life  and  actions.  S.  But  these  gospels 
vere  written  h^-  those  to  whom  they  are  ascribed ; 
and  were  univer»ally  accepted  in  the  earlv 
churches  as  such.  4.  It  follows  that  the  state- 
ments they  contain  are  true,  and,  consequently, 
that  the  religion  they  introduced  is  divine.'^ 

W. 

What,  Where,  and  Who  is  Antichrist?  being 
the  tubstame  of  Four  Lectures  delivered 
during  Unt,  i8.54.  By  the  Rev.  II.  H. 
Bkamish,  M.  a..  Minister  of  Trinity  Chapel, 
Conduit  Street,  and  Chaplain  to  the  Bight 
Honourable  the  Karl  of  Bandon,  London: 
8.  Bagster  and  Sons.  18mo.  Pp.  63. 
Price  3s. 

The  author's  answers  to  these  questions  are 
substantially,  that  antichrist  is  a  person  and 
not  a  mere  ptincinle ;  that  tbe  great  theatre  of 
his  operations  and  special  place  of  his  mani- 
festation is  the  lioman  Empire ;  that  although 
personality  is  an  essential  attribute  of  anti- 
christ, yet  it  does  not  limit  his  identity  to 
one  indmdual ;  and  that  the  head  of  the  papacy 
is  the  antichrist  of  the  day.  He  adduces 
scripture  in  support  of  these  views,  arguing  in 
a  manner  which  deserves  the  consideration  of 
inquirers. 


A  Memoir  of  Oe  Rn.  W,  A.  B.  Jtkum, 
MisMionary  of  the  Ckmreh  Mis$kuuiry  Se^ 
in  RegenVs  7bira,  Sierra  Leome^  a.Dl  ISIS- 
18*2  {.  With  »ome  Prefatory  Rgmvks  If 
the  Rev.  William  Jowett,  M.A.,  /ana- 
bent  of  St,  John*s  Church,  Ctapkam;  amdkk 
fyioic  of  St.  John  9  Colhge^  QmhnkL 
London:  Seeleys.  1852.  16mo.  Ppw4w. 
Price  5s. 


The  subject  of  this  memoir  was  oripasDf  i 
plain  and  simple  mechanic  After  one  jcsrt 
preparation  in  the  national  society's  tRsissi| 
school,  he  was  sent  forth  bj  the  Chnrch  Ifr 
sionary  Society  to  labour  in  West  Africa  ss  i 
schoolmaster.  With  astonishiag  power  li 
preached  to  the  poor  liberated  negroes  ia  Sm 
Leone  the  gospel  of  Christ,  and  mnltitafci 
were,  by  the  blessing  of  Ood.  eonyerted.  Hi 
was  then  ordained ;  and  within  seren  yean  m 
find  a  congregation  of  1,500  people  gaUMtni 
together  in  Regent's  Town,  400communiesBl^ 
apparently  sincere  Christians,  at  the  Loifi 
table,  and  a  thousand  persons  nnder  instmctios, 
strikinffly  illustrating  the  words  of  F^,  **  Wc 
have  tuis  ministry  in  earthen  vessels  that  tke 
excellency  of  the  power  may  be  of  God."  IV 
Memoir  consists  almost  exdusiTelj  of  tke 
missionary's  journal  and  correspondence,  sad 
cannot  fail  to  interest  every  reader  who  lejoiea 
in  the  extension  of  Christ's  kingdom.        B. 

Light  Shining  m  Obgcttrity,  A  Memmidtj 
Samuel  R,  Goodrich,  By  the  Rev.  F.  B. 
Pick  WORTH,  Wesleyan  3iimister.  Londas: 
Hamilton,  Adams,  and  Co.  1854.  ^.  Itt 
Price  2s. 

We  have  here  a  record  of  devoted  piety  is 
humble  life.  As  such  we  do  honour  to  tbe 
theme.  Of  the  treatment  of  it  we  cansflt, 
however,  speak  favourably.  The  volume  is  t 
perfect  specimen  of  prosaic '  book-making.  It 
seems  as  if  the  author  had  taken  advanta^of 
the  name  and  worth  of  the  good  man  he  pro- 
fesses to  embalm,  so  as  to  publish  certiin 
common  place  extracts  from  his  own  sermou. 
In  this  supposition  we  may  be  wrong  Of  ooe 
thing,  however,  we  are  sure ;  he  lacks  the  moit 
important  qualifications  for  the  writing  d 
biography.  w. 

Light  through  the  Clouds;  or  Peace  and  Joy  » 
'Believing.  By  the  Author  of  "  Xoontidi 
'JhoughtSj^icc.fSfc.  London:  tSeelevs.  Ifioa 
Pp.  231.     Price  2s.  6d. 

A  simple  unaffected  tale  of  social  life,  iDs^ 
trative  of  the  silent  power  and  quiet  beaaty  sf 
true  religion.  Without  anv  wide  scope  of  is- 
cidcnt  or  striking  power  of  description  it  an- 
folds  a  sphere  of  Christian  usefulness  in  which 
the  force  of  early  piet^  is  delightfully  portrayei 
It  is  higlily  suggestive  of  the  blesauig  which 
may  result  from  the  grace  of  God  implanted  is 
the  heart  through  the  agency  of  a  molher'i 
love,  proR-pting  the  quiet  unobtmsive  habit  d 
seeking  to  do  good  to  others.  It  is  a  book 
especially  adapted  to  the  youthful  finaik 
Christian,  as  suggesting  the  course  on  whkk 
the  Saviour's  commendation  will  one  day  mt 
"She  hath  done  what  she  could.'*    To  ^ 


BRIEF  NOTICES. 


n  ind  th<  uitlaui 
iriani  tbougbl. 


moit  do^nded  ^TPCi  of  Utin  haminitj,  tha 

curu-ilnckcn  child  of  Ham,  ihoold  bt  held  up 
to  minor  bi>  perftclion.  The  tiil«  of  the 
TolnmB  eooUJQ*  the  lilutinn  principla  of  the 
fci;  or  Pauagti  in  roung  Lifi.  *l"'le.»'K,''""it.  It  "fflO".  th«  dum  of 
:.  f  BO-**  gVldabT.  ^^lAor  V  ™«^'[»t.on  from  the  »I|d  b«.,  of  «.r  torn- 
(Ae  /"(OMBKiiw,"  jr.  jie,     London  : 


if  deiclopmniL     II  ii  n 


M  2a.  6d. 


Unce  of  iMdfiBl  Cbruiiui  pi 


th  ipcad- 


do  hat  weaken  our  pica  for  frRdom,  The 
wont  form  ud  meBimt  tjpe  of  hnmaaitj  hie 
e  cUioi  the  mote  orient  Iron  iu  nry  debete- 
ment  to  he  delinmTrnim  (he  ihackln  whkh 
filter  it.     Whilel  ipHking  tho*  of  the  wo^ 


mincipition,  we  can  cocdiell^  commeod  It  to 
d  it  i.  likely  to  be  u«:fLl  to  IhoH  ""f  '"}'"  "  '  «'y  intere..ing  teeorf  of  the 
iOD>  for  whoee  bcneBl  it  Le  wrillen.  j"^"/ ^  "" ' "b*™" ""  °h  u  h^ 
^-  I  femilier  to  L,  u  rTuel^nt  rOTertnn.  Ju 
lit  Lift  of  Sl  Ptter-  tamiUmt  tt  I  T'»l>«,  Andrew  SloSlee.  Frederick  Doa«li», 
anofGalila  afltncar'di ok  JbbUIc  '  ""^  otlie"  whom  (hi* toIddu biinp to oui 

.      ■'j '„/i„<„„.  fc.,  n,  B_      notice.  9. 


t'o/l^lm 


7^  Onal  Adnertaiy.  0y  Me  Set.  A,  W. 
Snaps,  M.A..Oir<K«>/«t.jDAe'(,  tVeUrloo 
Bnad,  LanArOi.  Landoo:  Anhu  Hell, 
Virtue,   end  Co.     18M.      Pp.  333.     Price 


He  bet  no  need  to  be  uh■^l(^d  u(  jbii  muit  ho  tnced  much  of  the  worldlideie 

They  ere  good  ipeeimen!!  of  cleer,  .qJ    Lmpiotj  ubibited   on   ell  bendh      The 

■tnteipotiHon,  end  He  moch  snMnor  ,(,ni  of  God  >Haici  ui  tbit  there  »re  pure  eud 

jLteT»lueo(d,«oon«f«in»ei,le)-.a  h.ppy   intelligence.   wboH    pleMure   it  ■•  to 

rhej  wiJl  be  reed  with  delight  end  b,iv,end  ue  emid  the  peitli  of  life,  end  WHIhe 

1  KCtlona  of  the  church  of  Chngt.  g,  \„  q^,  bonn  of  lorrow ;  end  that  there  ere 

^V>  mitlgninl  ho»i  who  conlinuellj  leek  our  min. 
If  we  ere  wenling  in  e  ilroog  appreheniion  of 

agt  ID    Ebany;    bring  a    Sfria  of  their  eiiilence  and  empkif,  we  iLill  fight  the 

hKal  Sirtchti,  Facti,  Anttdotti.  Vc.  goai  Geht  feebly.      He  therefore  perform!  a 

-atia  of  Ihe  Mental  tixrir  a>uJ  h-  beneficent   pan  who  Kcki   to  -incrteee  oer 


'  the  JVijn 
•a  M.  (I.  ADAMS,  mitk  a  bri-j  c^gricn 
inti-Slaeen  Moveme«t  >»  AmtricB, 
:  Chimn ;  and  u  cBncluding  Chajritr  I 
itional  Evidence    commnnicaltd  by  I 


ire  menf  of  the  iketcbeB,  Ac. 
menu  of  in- 


sr  of  »  The 

Gieit  AdfeTMry  "  hei  nndcrUken.  The  hook 
coniiiti  of  a  courH  of  Lecture!  delirerrd  b; 
Ur.  Snape  to  bii  own  congreEition.  The;  are 
now  offered  to  the  public  timply  u  en  eipoii~ 
tion  of  the  diTenilj  of  Sateo'e  tempUtioni  and 

"' -'  --;rgy  and  peneierence  which 

king  man'i  dolniction.  Ai 
fKiitd  be  ueefuL  There  ia 
lit  them  which  comporte  with 
If  me,  and  forbidi  aoj  minor 
jigemcnt  end  Mile  which 
ere  been  made.  W. 


he  dinplaj. 


IE 

I    of   employing    the    srgDneiii    ii 

a  Ibe  greet  anti-ilarer;  coniroienr      Thimghlf  on   Satanic  hfii 

eetined  to  igitate  the  weatern  world.         UpiTitaai'um     coiuidend. 

tf  the  book  auggeata  an  objectlc  "  --  .^       -       . 

•God"a    Ima^    In    Ebony''   wi 

rj  fitting  [or   quaint  old  Falli 


re;    or  Modern 

Bu     Chasleb 

;    Seeleje.      IBM. 


a  fori 


a  link  ii 


inaKd  to  go  free.  God'a  imige  b 
the  iTorj  ofa  white  nor  the  ebonj  oi 
in— the  image  of '~-'--'--  ■-•--'- 
mocker,  o7th, 


The  writer  of  thii  pemphlet  ii  «  gentlemen 
who  bclieiea  thai  Mcameriam,  biolog,,  teUe- 
iDmiDg,   anirit-wrappinft,  he.,  are    reaulti  of 

approach  of  (he  laat  age.  From  all  thia  we 
entinly  diaaent;  while  we  cotdiall)'  lubecribe 
'      •  ■  '    ■    powerfully  written  tonching 


crj  ol^tha  Creator  from  wbieh  ,  Ibe  ptrfonelity  of  the  tempter,  and  hi*  ic 
id  muat  ihrink  th>l  one  of  the  |  ence  am  mutkitid.  "< 


624 


BRIEF  NOTICES. 


Phftkitogy  m  Harmonw  with  the  Bible  re$pect' 
tug  the  Value  and  hight  Obtertanee  of  the 
Sabbath.  Jijf  James  Miixkh,  F.R  8.K., 
Surgeon  in  Ordinary  to  the  Queen  fur  Scot' 
land;  Sur(feon  in  Ordinary  to  n.  II.  If, 
Prince  Albtrt  for  Seviland ;  Profettor  of 
Surgery  In  the  Unitertity  ofJCdinburgh,  ^-c, 
ifc ,  ice,  Kdinburgli :  Johnstone  and  11  unter. 
1«M.     ICmo.     Pp.  iv.  79.    Price  Is.  6d. 

The  testimony  of  pli  jsiolopv  to  the  nccewity 
for  the  ap|>ointe<l  season  of  rest  is  so  conclusive 
and  important,  that  we  preatly  rcpret  that  Mr, 
Miller  in  addressing  lectures  to  the  Medical 
PupiU  of  the  Edinburgh  School  should  have 
given  so  mea^i^  a  view  of  the  scientific  part  of 
the  iuhject,  and  enlarged  so  much  on  disputable 
theological  positions.  We  should  have  been 
delighted  to  find  the  book  what  the  title-page 
led  Of  to  expect. 

The  True  Scriptural  Sabbath  Vindicated  and 
Enforced;  and  the  Anti- Scriptural  Cho' 
raeter  of  what  it  calfed  **  the  Christian  Salh- 
bath/*  ExjiOird :  being  a  Review  of  Profeuor 
Miller* t  late  Pamphlet  on  the  '*  Phytiohigy  of 
the  Sabbath/*  By  Robert  Hamilton, 
M.D..  V.K.^.V,.,  Fellow  of  the  Royal  College, 
Edinburgh^  one  of  the  Medical  OJjicert  of  the 
Edinburgh  Eye  Infirmary ^  ^*c.,  j|'c.  Ediu- 
burgh :  Sutherland  and  Knox.  16mo.  Pp. 
67. 

The  preceding  article  was  in  type  before  this 
book  came  into  our  hands.  The  views  of  Dr. 
Hamilton  are  very  dissimilar  from  those  of  Mr. 
Miller,  but  in  our  opinion  he  is  quite  ai  unsafe 
a  guide  at  his  forerunner. 

My  Sunday  School  Clast;  designed  to  assist 
Junior  JTeachers  in  the  Communication  of 
Religi(ms  Instruction  to  the  Young.  By  the 
Rev.  John  F.  Sargeant,  Curate  of  She ffit Id, 
and  late  Diocesan  Inspector  of  Schools. 
Second  Edition,  London :  Sunday  School 
Union. 

Thiii  little  work  comprises  a  few  of  the 
lessons  which  the  author  prepared  f<ir  his  class 
with  anxious  care,  and  undir  a  conviction  of 
the  necessity  of  diligent  preparation.  The 
author  has  had  much  experience  in  the  work  of 
Sunday  school  tuition,  and  we  think  his  hook 
likely  to  l»e  of  good  service  to  teachers  in  assist- 
ing them  in  the  duty  of  systematic  preparation 
for  their  classes.  '  f . 

Scenes  in  the  Nursery.  London :  R,  T,  S. 
l8mo.     Pp.  172. 

This  interesting  little  narrative  is  written 
apparently  with  a  view  to  the  benefit  and 
guidance  of  those  entrusted  with  the  care  of 
young  children.  Its  leesons  are  excellent, 
showing  what  may  be  done  by  wise  and  firm, 
though  gentle  training.  It  m  a  nice  child's 
book  too,  and  the  story  of  little  Ellen  will 
cause  it  to  be  prized  by  many  young  readers. 

F. 

Hints  to  Domestic  Servants:  addressed  more 
particularly  to  Male  and  Female  Servants 
connected  trith   the  J\o6i7ify,    Gentry^  and 


Clergy.  By  a  Bmiler  m  m  GatUmmt 
Family,  Second  EdUiom,  Loodoa:  Haail- 
too,  Adams,  and  Go.    Pp.  1 15.   Price  Is.  U. 

This  book  is  designed  to  promote  the  spiritiil 
welfare  of  a  large  and  frequently  much  ncglccHl 
class.      We  rejoice   that   oue  of  themsdfci| 

?|ualified  for  the  task,  has  undertaken  to  write 
ur  their  benefit.  Within  a  few  roootki  tW 
volume  has  pairsed  into  a  second  cditioa,  ■• 
small  proof  of  its  adaptation.  Blay  it  ••■ 
find  its  way,  at  it  deserTM*,  into  every  ciifitar 
domestic  senranta  in  the  land !  W. 


The  Bible  and  iU  Ilistory:  the 
Literature^  Translation,  and  Early  Priatif 
of  the  Sacred  Volume.  By  William  Tii- 
BOTTON, //tmertrifc.  London:  Suow.  Slna 
Pp.  91.     Price  la. 

Two  Lecturea  delivereil  before  the  Toab| 
Men*n  Christian  Association  in  Luttenck, 
affording  a  useful  glimpse  of  the  histonr  of  tlic 
sacred  text. 

I  Proceedings  of  the  Union  Miasionarm  Cbacva- 
tion.  lleld  in  New  Fori,  May  AAandbA, 
1 854.  Toaether  with  the  Address  ofAsBn. 
Dr.  Duff,  at  the  Public  Mettng  ta  tk 
Broadway  Tabernacle.  Published  by  ttdir 
of  the  CommUtee.    New  York:  Taylor  Mi 

!  The  object  of  this  convention,  we  an  toU  ia 
;  the  preface  *'  waa  to  unite  in  cordial  loreaal 
:  svmpAthr  the  frienda  of  misaiona ;  to  excite 
'  them  to  higher  effort  for  the  conTcraioa  of  tk 

world ;  and  to  discua»,  in  the  preaence  cf  ths 

greatest  and  most  experienced  ot  living  miaaioa- 
!  arics,  topics  in  which  all  missionary  boanis  sre 
I  equally  concerned."  A  similar  meeting:,  us 
'  are  informed,  i^  to  be  held  here  next  nionlli,  in 

connexion  with  the  Conference  of  the  Evan* 

gelical  Alliance. 

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INTELLIGENCE. 


:  first   bapdat  cborch  in  Free  Tovn,  Sierim 
j  Leone,  to  Mr.  T.  Xkholaooy  Lydntj,  Gloa- 


AMERICA. 

WOTA  SCOTIA. 

The  nunntet  of  the  fourth  ^^^fLw  of  the  ^  ^^"^^"'"'^   hean   the    date  of    June  26, 
Omtral  Baptitt  AaBodatko  of  Kofa  Scotia  ■  ^^^*- 
mve  xeached  m.    The  meetinig  was  hdd  at  ' 

Newport  on  the  24ih,  26th,  and  27ih  of  "  *^*  ^  thankfully  to  acknowledge  the 
June,  Rer.  Dr.  Cramp,  moderatcr  Rer  S  "*«"P*  of  tout  kind  letter  accompanwd  with 
T.  Rand,  derk.    The  rtatistics  men  ai^  as' •  ^*»*«»^' 


'AQowb:^ 


Naaibcr  of  ehnrehea  .  13 

Bapuied. -//./;.:iz::.:.:**  jw 

B«eiTedbyleti«r  ^ J7 

*••'©'««    ^.^ ~. 12 

Dismissed .. 03 

5«noTed   34 

Excluded  20 

Died   .'L'.'!.'.'!.".'  25 

Deerease  ^*7 

»©tal  number  of  inemb«rf  ..'..!!!".!.*.".'.'.'.*."3232 

The  fourth  seanon  of  the  Eastern  Baptist 
AMOaation  was  held  at  Maccan,  Saturday,  ' 
Mooday,  and  Tuesday,  the  8th,  ICth,  and  I 
JJth  of  July,  1854.     Rev.  William    Hall 


of  books  yourself  and  the  good  fiiends 
'  were  pleased  to  send  us.  Both  the  memheia 
I  of  the  church  and  children  of  the  day  and 
i  sabbath  schools  ha?e  receiTed  these  hooka 
I  with  unqteakable  pleasure. 

**  I  ha?e  now  the  pleasure  to  endow  heie- 

i  with  the  schoolmaster's  report  as  leoeiTed 

(  fix>m  him,  and  I  hare  reason  to  belieTe  that 

;  much  good  will  be  the  result  of  both  schools^ 

,  under  the  blessing  of  our  heaTeuly  Friend. 

j      **  I  have  a\ao  the  pleasure  to  give  yoo  brief 

but  conect  information  of  our  diurch  affiuit, 

as  time  will  not  permit  me  to  diaw  a  fonnal 

report. 

"  There  are  at  present  up  to  date,  26  mala 
members  ;  female  members,  42 ;  No.  of  mala 
and  female  monbers  ezduded  since  our  last 


chosen  moderator,  and  the  Rer.  C.  J.  '  '®*^^»  ^J  '.  ^®-  o^  <ieaths,2 ;  No.  left  by  letter 


Burnett,  derk. 

SUxtisties, 

Number  of  chnrebes  sending  letters  ...    25 
Number  of  ehniehes  not  reportlnc..  .       14 

Baptised    !1T....!^  iw 

Btttored   .'..*.*..*.*.'.'...'.'.*      9 

Bcceired  bj  letter  .'.".,'.....['    17 


Bemored* ]7 

Dismissed  ....'.*......  22 

Excluded  v.* 15 

Died   !.Z;.'.'.'.';  13 


—  193 


Clear  increase 


(7 
128 


Number  of  members  !....1524 

The  fourth  session  of  the  Western  Baptist 
Association  was  held  at  Clements,  the  10th, 
t2th,  and  13th  of  June,  1854.  Elder  N. 
iTiditoe  of  Wilmot  was  chosen  moderator, 
ind  elder  J.  E.  Balcom,  secretary. 

Statistics, 

Number  of  churches  41 

Baptised 477 

Rc>tored 26 

Beceived  by  letter ......\.  123 

«           .  —  626 

Remored  qq 

Dismissed .'.'*,**  ia5 

Excluded  ....« [\,,\    28 

BemoTed  bj  death 69 

32g 

Clear  iDcrease 2D8 

Number  of  members ...4D40 


AFRICA. 

SIERRA    LEONE. 

The  foUowuig  extract  of  a  letter  from  Mr. 
[.  P.  Thomson,  one  of  the  pastors  of  the 

YOL.  XTII, — VOUBTH  SERIES. 


of  dismission  to  West  Indies,  2 ;  total,  89. 

^  We  have  for  the  first  time  been  privileged 
with  the  visit  of  one  of  our  English  baptist 
missionaries,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Diboll,  on  his  way 
to  Fernando  Po.     We  thought  it  a  fine  op- 
portunity of  communicating  our  desires  to 
him,  and  accordingly  did  so.     He  has  pro- 
mised to  write  you,  or  to  write  to  the  Baptist 
Missionary   Society    through    you,   maldng 
known  our  desires  as  to  a  baptist  missionary 
coming  over  to  Sierra  Leone  for  the  purpose 
of  spreading  the  cause.     He  will  no  doubt 
write  you  fully  on  the  subject  as  to  the  state 
i  of  our  little  society,  its  poverty,  its  prospects 
I  and  desires,  and  1  think  if  the  society  should 
find  a  man  to  come  over,  great  good  might 
be  done. 

"  We  acknowledge  our  inefliciency  to  carry 
on  the  work  under  our  present  circumstances^ 
together  witH  the  confined  knowledge  of  the 
word  of  God  which  w^e  have  ;  we  desire  to 
have  further  instruction,  and  although  we 
have  no  desires  to  become  gentlemen  ministers 
of  Christ,  yet  we  would  heartily  wish  to  be 
useful  servants  in  his  cause,  spending  our 
days  and  talents  as  he  shall  seem  fit  in  his 
wisdom  to  direct ;  and  that  we  might  be  able 
to  say  to  our  little  fiock,  '  we  have  not 
shunned  to  declare  unto  you  the  whole 
counsel  of  God.' 

•*  Pray  for  us — pray  for  the  baptist  chureh 
here,  pray  for  Africa,  and  may  the  God  of 
love  and  mercy  whose  ears  are  ever  open  to 
the  prayers  of  his  saints  give  you  your  desire, 
and  permit  us  to  be  spared  to  see  a  missionary 
from  you  to  us  ;  to  see  the  cause  revive 


62G  KU  ROPE  AN  INTELLIGENCE. 

nnd    prctper,  and   finally  to   meet   in    the 
kingdom  of  heaven." 

Mr.  P.  S.  Leigh,  the  schoolmaiter,  reports 


day  school,  boys,  3 1  ;  girls  31, — Ga.  Siunlay 


popularity  hni^  with  many  of  his  congregatioa, 
recently  joined  ui,  and  thrown  hinwelf  with 
great  eneigy  into  the  spirit  of  our  misMa. 
lie  goes  Ills  missionary  excursion  on  foot  in 


school,  100  children,  and  a  few  juliiltrt.  >  good  old  apostolic  style,  and  has  twenty-two 

I  stations  at  which  he  regularly  ministers. 

'      <<  In  the  Grand  Duchj  of  Oldenburg,  my 
KUilOPi^  '  native  country,  another  clcigyman  has  aiiio 

joined  uj*,  and  it  will  give  you  great  pleaiozs 

'■^•'"^^•^^'  to    hear    that    ofter    twenty-fiTC    yean  of 

Mr.  Oncken  arrived  safely  at  Uaniburg    anxious  labour  we  are  allowed  to  preach  ia 

on  the  35tli  of  August,  after  his  long  absence    open  day  like  honest  men. 

in  America.   He  sjMint  a  few  days  in  London        "  Throughout  Prussia,  the  largest  and  moit 

on  his  way,  at  the  house  of  %lr.  Wilkin,  wlio    influential   state  of   the    confederation,  se 

presided  at  a  meeting  at  Ilampstcad  which  >  have  now  religious   liberty  ;    and  faowertr 

Mr.  Oncken  addressed  at  considernblc  length,     much  may  be  said  against  the  king  of  Pruns, 

Respecting  the  present  state  of  the  German     1  iniuit  a  ly  that  I  consider  him  a  Christian 

churches  he  said,  **  We  have  now  ul>out  fiHy     ni:in  :  he  wduM  do  far  more  for  us,  but  he 

churches  throughout  central   Europe,  con-     cm'  n<:t,  he  i^  s'l  fettered  by  the  other  prinea 

tuning  five  thousand   members;    indeed   1     of  (iermany.     In  the  kingdom  of  Hanover, 

may  say    seventy  churches,  as    there    are     nnd  also  in  (Julenburg,  as  already  mentioned, 

twenty  Uiat  prefer  to  remain  connected  with     wc  are  no  longer  interfered  with ;  but  in 

the   forger  churches,  being  thereby  better  i  some  of  the  smaller  states,  persecution  is  si 

supplied  with  spiritual  food.     We  have  also  !  rife  as  ever.     In  Biickeburg,  one  of  our  mat 

four  hundred  preaching  stations  throughout  i  devoted    nnd    faithful    brethren   is  now  in 

the  length  and  breadth  of  the  land..   You  \  prison.     liiptiHii  and  the  Lord's  supper  are 

will  perhaps  nsk.  How  are  these  supplied  i  still  administered  at  midnight  hours  and  in 

with  preachers  {     All  the  gills  of  the  church  j  dark  woods,  and  then  the  ministering  breth- 

are  called  out.     Each  church  has  its  own    rcn  are  ohlij^cd    to    travel    on    foot   often 

pastors  and  deacons,  but  there  are  abo  other  ^  throughout  tlic  night  in  order  to  get  over  the 

labourers  who  supply  the  stjitions,  for  wc  act     frontiers  into  another  state  before  morning. 

on  the  principle  1  have  mentis  r*  \  that  if  we  I      '^  The  condition  of  the  Lutheran  churdi  in 

have  received  the  grace  of  God  in  our  hearts,  -  Gemiuny  at  this  time  is  appalling,  as  may  be 

we  can  speak  of  it  to  others.     Colporteurs  |  best  proved  bj'  the  testimony  of  one  of  iti 

who  go  out  with  bibles  into  the  villages,  find     own  ministers,  published  by  Dr.  W'ichem — 

many  who  are  uot  only  anxious  to  possess  ,  no  pTcai  friend  to  the  baptists — in  a  marine 

the  word   of  God  for  tliemselves,  but  who  ^  called    the    *  Fliegcndc    lilntter*    *  Flmng 

gladly  hear  their   Kimple   testimony   of  ihc  .  Learrs.*     He  fays:   '  Tlje   amount  of  inf- 

goflpei  of  Christ.     Tr.ict  dUtributors,  of  whom  ;  ligi'in  in  the  country  is  certainly  very  la- 

Boventy  go  out  every  herd's  day  from  tlie  '  me:ilalili'.      Ministers  often  have'  to  return 

Hamburg  church  alone,  have  constant  oppor-  !  Ironi  tb.eir  churches  without  having  preached 

iunities  of  conversing  with  the   people,  and  |  beeau.^c  not  a  single  hearer  was  present.     In 

very  frequently  when  eonverl-s  come  to  relate  |  threo  districts  this  happened  :228  times  in  the 

to  the  church  what  God  lias  done  for  their  ■  coiirso  of  a  twelvemonth  !* 

Eouls,  they  ascribe  their  first  impressioiis  to  j      **  In  Hamburg,  of  150,000  inhabitants, OD^^y 

the  labours  of  these  brethren.  .  7,000  are  found  in  any  place  of  woivhip  on 

"Thus  thousands  have  heard  the  word  of  i  the  Lord's  day,  while  100,000  are  filling  the 
God,  and  since  the  commencement  of  our  theatres  un<l  other  places  of  amusement 
labours,  ten  iliousand  have  been  immersed  The  hihle  in  (iermnny  is  used  nserely  as  a 
and  joined  the  church  of  (-hrist.  During  !  kind  of  charm — it  is  brought  out  when  a 
the  past  yccir,  six  hundred  have  been  added  i  child  is  about  to  be  confirmed  ;  for  a  little 
to  our  churches,  and  the  number  would  have  ■  time  it  is  read  ;  n  few  verses,  frequently  from 
been  much  greater,  hut  for  the  interesting  the  apocry])haI  books,  are  learned^  and  then, 
fact  that  about  two  hundred  have  emigrated  aflcr  the  eonfirmation,  it  is  returned  to  is 
to  the  fur  west,  and  one  of  the  most  delightful  '  place  on  the  shelf  till  the  next  member  of 
incidents  of  my  visit  to  Ameriui  was  the  '  the  family  attains  the  age  for  confirmation, 
meeting  with  many  of  my  early  converts,  as  '  "  After  years  of  opposition  we  have  been 
well  as  those  who  had  more  recently  quitted  ut  lost  enabled  to  introduce  the  pure  word  of 
their  native  land,  and  I  trust  the  twenty  God  without  the  Apocrypha,  as  a  reading 
German  baptist  churches  formed  in  that  i  book,  into  the  schools, 
country  are  destined  to  be  of  lasting  benefit.    ,      «•  LiL«»t  year  61 ,000  bibles  were  distributed, 

<*  Since  1  last  met  you,  we  have  had  most  in-  .  and  funds  obtained  for   150,000  more,  sn^ 
tercsting  revivals  in  the  beautiful  valley  of  the  ;  600,000  tracts  have  during  the  year  found 
Wiipper,  of  which  Elberfeld  ia  tl«  y^nci^al  I  readers  amongst  the  priest-ridden  people  of     j 
town,    A  church  of  fifty  members  is  ioimeOL  \  vVe  0«tm\iti  iXa.\j^%  v>xA  ^•owtt  ^V^sc^  «n  look-     1 
there,  and  a  Lutheran  clergyman  oH  peat  \  lu^  iot  v\vfi  xwNwtaSMixv  tA  ^Qafe  4v«i\  ^^^Si^N*.  ' 


EUROPEAN  INTBIiLIGENCE. 


687 


glad  to  know  that  the  hoine  of  Israel  is  not 
foigotten.  Many  copies  of  the  Old  Testa- 
ment have  heen  distributed  amongst  those 
who  will  not  receive  the  New,  and  so  much 
interest  has  been  created  that  lately  some  of 
the  [Jewish  rabbis  have  translated  the  Old 
Testament  into  German.  We  have  also 
misaionaries  specially  appointed  for  the  Jew- 
ish residents;  many  Iiave  been  converted 
and  have  joined  our  churches,  and  one  of 
xny  roost  esteemed  coadjutors,  brother  Kob- 
ner,  is  a  descendant  of  Abraham. 

"  In  Sweden  we  have  had  much  encoarnge- 
znent.  The  first  pastor  has  been  banished 
fit)m  his  country,  and  I  had  the  pleasure  of 
meeting  him  in  America,  where  he  is  labour- 
ing very  succestfaliy  amongst  the  Swedish 
and  Danish  sailors ;  but  the  little  band  he 
left  behind  remained  faithful,  and  persecution 
attracted  attention  to  them.  Lately  a  clergy- 
man of  the  established  church  has  adopted 
thfeir  principles,  and  now  four  churches  with 
SOO  members  have  been  formed.  They  have 
fierce  opposition  to  expect,  but  the  cause  of 
truth  must  prevail." 

PIEDMONT. 

The  following  communication  to  the  editor 
of  the  Christian  Times  is  dated,  Switzerland, 
August  28th,  1854. 

There  i^,  perhaps,  no  part  of  the  continent 
of  Europe  in  which  the  Chiibtians  of  Great 
Britain  take  so  much  interest  as  in  that  of 
the  Valleys  of  Piedmont,  the  residence  of  the 
Waldenses;  and,  therefore,  a  few  lines 
respecting  a  visit  paid  to  them,  this  month, 
may  not  be  quite  unacceptable. 

The  first  acquaintance  wo  met  with  oh  our 
arrival  at  Turin,  was  the  excellent  Dr.  Dc 
Sanctis,  from  whom  we  learnt  that  on  the 
following  day,  August  15th,  a  great  event 
in  the  history  of  the  Waldenses — viz.,  the 
happy  deliverance  that  God  had  granted 
them  in  1690,  when  besieged  by  20,000 
enemies  at  Balziglia — was  to  be  celebrated  at 
that  place.  We  lost,  therefore,  no  time  in 
leaving  Turin,  and  in  less  than  two  hours 
arrived,  by  railroad,  at  Pignerol,  which  is 
situated  only  about  a  league  from  where  the 
Valleys  commence.  A  drive  of  two  hours 
and  a  quarter  alongside  the  Cluson,  in  the 
Valley  of  Perouse,  brought  us  to  Pomaret,  to 
the  house  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Lautarut,  Vice- 
Moderator  of  the  Synod  of  the  Vaudois,  and 
where  we  had  the  pleasure  of  meeting  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Revel,  the  Moderator.  A  number 
of  the  ministers  hud  met  here  this  day,  in 
order  to  implore  the  blessing  of  God  on  the 
meeting  that  was  to  take  place  on  the 
morrow.  At  four  the  next  morning,  we 
ascended,  in  a  carriage^  the  Valley  of  St. 
Martin,  along  the  Germanesquej  over  a 
mountain-roao,  and  In  two  hourt  reached 
the  village  of  Perier,  whero  mules  were 
waiting  tiff  oA     the  war  now  iHt  fllong  the 


side  of  precipices,  iii  a  very  narrow  valleyj 
some  hundred  feet  above  the  stream,  S3  that 
a  false  step  of  our  animals  would  have  been 
instant  destmction.  The  ascent  was,  in  some 
parts,  rather  steep,  and  after  a  little  more 
tlmn  two  hours*  ride,  we  reached  Balziglia, 
situated  at  the  end  of  the  valley^  As -we 
neared  it,  the  view  became  more  picturesque^ 
from  the  numbers  who  were  approaching  it. 
A  white  flag,  planted  on  a  hulock  in  the 
middle  of  the  valley,  showed  ui  where  the 
meeting  was  to  take  place,  the  hillock  form- 
ing a  natural  platform  for  the  speakers. 
Not  being  a  painter,  I  cannot  describe  the 
scene,  and  must  therefore  content  mjself 
with  saying,  that  a  pencil  could  scarcely 
have  done  justice  to  it;  for,  besides  the 
historical  associations  connected  with  the 
happy  deliverance  of  the  Vaudois  from  the 
fangs  of  20,000  of  their  enemies,  high 
mountains — especially  the  one  opposite 
where  the  meeting  was  held,  which  was  the 
retreat  of  the  Waldenses — forests  of  fir — 
scattered  cottages — a  waterfall  in  the  distance 
— in  one  word,  the  weather,  and  everything 
else,  contributed  to  give  sublimity  ^to  the 
scene. 

The  pleasure  of  many  was  heightened 
by  meeting,  unexpectedly,  with  friends  and 
acquaintance,  among  whom  were  the  Hon. 
and  Rev.  Baptist  Noel^  of  London;  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Andrew  Thomson,  of  Edinbuigh ; 
the  Rev.  Napoleon  Roussel,  of  Paris;  Bignor 
Malan,  of  Turin,  member  of  the  Sardinian 
Parliament;  John  Henderson,  Esq.,  of  Park, 
Glasgow,  and  his  lady;  Lieut.  Graydon,  R.N., 
&c.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Lautaret,  the  Vice- 
Moderator,  after  stating,  in  a  few  impresnve 
words,  the  purpose  of  the  meeting,  called  on 
Professor  Malan,  of  the  College  of  La  Tour, 
to  open  the  proceedings  with  prayer.  A 
psalm  and  the  forty-third  chapter  of  Isaiah 
were  then  read  by  one  of  the  ministers. 
The  Rev.  Mr.  Meille,  of  Turin,  read  a 
narrative  of  the  events  which  occasioned  the 
meeting.  The  Rev.  Dr.  Revel,  the 
Moderator,  introduced  the  foreigners,  in  a 
short  and  appropriate  speech,  to  the  meet- 
ing. Addresses  were  then  delivered  by  the 
Rev.  Napoleon  Roussel,  the  Hon.  and  Rev. 
Baptist  Noel,  and  the  Rev.  Dr.  Andrew 
Thomson.  Professor  Niccolini,  who  spoke 
in  Italian,  fbllowed  ;  and  the  morning  meet> 
ing  concluded  with  prayer.  The  leading 
sentiments  expressed  in  the  speeches  were, 
that  the  Waldenses  of  the  present  day 
should  be  thankful  to  Almighty  God  for  tlie 
great  deliverance  accorded  to  their  ancestors 
in  the  event  they  were  called  together  to 
celebrate — an  event  in  many  respects  similar 
to  that  of  the  victory  of  Gideon  over  the 
Midianites,  and  of  the  taking  of  Jericho; 
that  their  ancestors  had  Vmaiv  "^rmmst^^  \dl 
the  midst  ot  mosl  \Awi^^  ^c«ftss«Skss^^^  ksA 
this  no  do\i\>t  fox  wawe  N«rj  \mvsvN»xw\. 
purpose-,  an^ \\i^\  t\«>^  ^q>A^  %^  ^^^!*<^  ^"^ 


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HOMfl  INTBLLIQENOE. 


conqaer  with  the  sword  of  the  Spirit,  and 
bring  the  gospel  to  all  in  Italy.  We  must 
not  omit  remarking  the  deep  impression  that 
the  singing  produced  on  us,  especiallr  the 
hymns  "Song  of  Balziglia,** and  "Return 
from  the  Exile,"  of  which  last  the  conclusion 
of  each  verse  were  the  following  words: 
'*  May  our  6ne  Valleys  always  render  thanks 
to  their  Creator,  and  may  they  always  be 
peopled  with  the  true  disciples  uf  the 
Saviour.*'  These  words  appeared  to  come 
from  the  heart  The  stillness  that  reigned, 
and  the  great  attention  with  which  the  speak- 
ers were  heard,  could  not  but  impress  a 
stranger  with  a  fiivourable  opinion  of  the 
present  state  of  the  Waldenses  compared 
with  what  it  was  at  the  commencement  of 
this  centuiy.  The  Rev.  Baptist  Noel,  who 
had  just  completed  a  visit  to  all  parts  of  the 
Valleys,  stated  to  a  stranger  present,  in 
answer  to  a  question  put  to  him,  that  he 
found  among  the  Vaudois  a  great  improve- 
ment, and  more  vital  piety  than  when  he 
visited  them  fifteen  years  ago.  Soon  after 
twelve  o'clock,  the  meeting  broke  up,  when 
the  two  or  three  thousand  persons  present 
scattered  themselves  in  groups  in  the  valley 
and  on  the  sides  of  the  mountains,  to 
partake  of  the  fare  they  had  brought  with 
them.  Wishing  to  reach  La  Tour  the  same 
night,  we  did  not  stay  to  attend  the  meeting 
in  the  afternoon.  We  shall  never  forget 
this  day,  and  the  impression  it  made  on  us ; 
for  the  interest  we  had  always  felt  for  the 
Waldenses  on  account  of  their  past  history 
wan  increased  by  all  wo  heard  and  saw  of 
their  descendants  on  this  and  the  following 
days. 

In  connexion  with  the  Waldenses  and 
their  present  and  future  position  with  regard 
to  Italy,  one  of  the  most  important  facts  to 
be  mentioned  is,  that  the  Government  hns 
made  the  teaching  of  the  Italian  language 
obligatory  in  the  schools.  This  regulation, 
far  from  bein;;  a  hardship,  must  be  con- 
sidered a  blessing,  and  it  will,  we  sincerely 
trust,  become  a  means  of  bringing  the 
gospel  to  thousands  in  Italy. 

The  adherents  of  popery  are  not  idle 
among  the  Waldenses.  The  Valleys  contain 
22,000  protestants  in  fiflccn  parishes,  and 
with  the  same  number  of  ministers.  The 
Roman  Catholic  population  is  7,000,  with 
thirty-one  priests.  This  fact  should  lead  us 
to  consider  what  assistance  we  can  give  to 
promote  the  spread  of  the  gospel  among  the 
Waldenses  and  in  Italy,  and  to  pray  that 
their  motto,  "Lux  Incet  in  tenebris" 
(**  The  light  shineth  in  darkness*'),  may  no 
longer  be  restricted  to  the  Valleys,  but  that 
of  all  Italy,  including  Rome  itself,  it  may  bo 
said,  "  They  that  walked  in  darkness  have 
seen  a  great  light." 


HOME. 

XOTTIKOHIX  AIID  DBRBT   A880CIATI0II. 

Fourteen  churches  are  comprised  in  t 
body: — 

Botteaford 

Barton-on-Trent Aitelifsoo. 

Carlton-le-MorUnd Stentoa. 

CoUiogbam  ^..Pope. 

Derbj P«rrqr. 

Lot«06  Stuart, 

Newark Cox. 

Nottingham Edwards. 

Riddings    Dariaa. 

Soathwell Sineoz. 

Satton-in.Ashfleld  Nott. 

Satton-on-Trent  Edge. 

Swanwick Stuart. 

Woodboroagh  and  Cal-  >  \i7m^ 
rerton ) 

The  annual  meeting  was  held  at  Colli 
ham,  June  7th  and  8tb,  1854.  The  dm 
letter,  written  by  brother  Nott,  on  **  Christ 
Affection  in  relation  to  Church  Membenhi 
was  adopted. 

StaiiMie*. 

Baptized    39 

Receired  bj  letter  15 

Restored    2 

Remored  by  death  33 

DlsmlMed 25 

Excluded  3i 

Withdrawn  6 

—    95 
Clear  decrease 42 


DEVON   ASSOaATIOX. 

Thirty-six  churches  comprise  this  assoc 

tion : 

Applcdore — White. 

Ai«hwater  W.  Pearse. 

Ashburton J.  Di>re. 

Bampton    W.  Walton. 

Barnstaple    S.  Newnam. 

Bidefurd B.  Arthur. 

Bovoy  Trace/   W.  Brook. 

Bra>fonl W.  CutclilTe. 

Brixham    M.  Saunders. 

Budloigb  Salterton E.  CoUios. 

Chrielow    

CoUumpton  U.  Foot. 

Conibinartin W.  Davey. 

Crc^iton    

Croyde    J.  Hunt. 

Culm»tock O.  Brockway. 

Exeter,  ^^outh  Street S.  Williamaon. 

Do.,  Bartholouiew  O.  Cole. 

Hemyuck  

Honiton W.  E.  Foote. 

Ilfracombe Meminan. 

KingBbridge E.  Tuckett. 

Lifion J.  Wheeler. 

Modbury   G.  West. 

Newton  Abbott   

RIngmore A.  Foster. 

Shaldon 

South  Molton  J.  W.  Blackmore. 

Kentisbcre   T.  Pulsford. 

Stoke  Gabriel  ^..C.  Marchant. 

Ihorverton   

Tiverton    E.  Webb. 

TorringtOQ    D.  Thomfwon. 

Torquay B.  Carto. 

UfTculm R.  P.  Cross. 

Yareombe H.  Loekyear. 


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The  annual  meeting  was  held  at  Barn- 
taple  on  Julj  19  and  20.  Brother  Newnam 
ras  chosen  moderator. 

Statistics. 

Baptized   115 

Received  bj  letter  36 

Restored    i 

155 

Remored  bj  death  ....: 37 

Removed  82 

Ezcloded  20 

89 

Clear  decrease 66 

Number  of  Members 2395 

Sandaj  Schools   43 

Sunday  Scholars 3250 

Teachers    433 

Village  sUtions  35 

The  next  meeting  is  to  he  held  at  Brixham, 
tn  the  Wednesday  and  Thursday  after  the 
econd  Lord's  day  in  June,  1855. 


UriSTEBrt   ASSOCIATION. 

Twenty-seren  churches  are  comprised  in 
his  association : — 

Bridgwater   

Bamham  H.  Biggs. 

Boroogbbridge T.  Baiter. 

Barton  J.  Merchant. 

Bridpori T.  Young. 

Chard E.  Edwards. 

Creech    G.  Medway. 

Crewkeme W.  Evans. 

Dorchester    G.  Kerry. 

Hatch J.  Teall. 

Highbridge   J.  Bolton. 

Horsington   D.  Bridgman. 

Isle  Abbots  J  Cbappell. 

Looghwood  J.  Stembridgc. 

Lyme A.  Wajland. 

Minehead  W.  H.  Fuller. 

Montacate J.  Price. 

North  Cuny R.  Serle. 

Stogumber G.  T.  Pike. 

Street J.  Little. 

Tannton,  Silver  Street  ...R.  Green. 

Do.,  Octagon J.  H.  May. 

Watchet S.  Sutton. 

Wellington   J.  Baynes. 

Weymoath J.  Price. 

Wincanton  G.  Day. 

Yeovil    R.  James. 

The  annual  meeting  was  held  at  Wey- 
mouth on  the  6th,  7th,  and  8th  of  June, 
1854.  Sermons  were  preached  by  Messrs. 
Edwards,  Green,  and  Price.  The  circular 
letter,  on  '*  Secret  Prayer  Essential  to  Spi- 
ritual Prosperity  in  our  Churches,"  was  read 
and  adopted. 

Statigtics, 

Baptized 47 

Received  by  letter 24 

—  71 

Deceased  19 

Removed  27 

Excluded  6 

—  52 

Clear  Increase  10 

Numl>«r  of  members 1800 

Sunday  scholars 2077 

Teachers    278 

•     Village  statkms  26 

The  next  meeting  to  be  held  at  Montacate^ 


on  the  Wednesday  and  Thursday  after  the 
first  Lord's  day  in  June,  1855. 


WELSH    WESTERN. 

The  annual  meetings  were  held  at  Carmel 
and  Carmarthen,  on  the  6th  and  7th^  and 
Uth  and  15th  of  June,  1854. 

Pembrokt$tiire  tiatisticM. 

Baptiied    387 

Restored    125 

Received  by  letters 54 

M« 

Excluded  85 

Died   120 

Dismissed 5i 

250 

Clear  increase  307 

CarmarthensJiin  and  Cardiganthire  staiistict. 

Baptized    35i 

Restored   130 

Received  by  letters 128 

612 

Excluded  104 

Dismissed  by  letters  158 

Died   140 

411 

Clear  increase  201 


MISSIONS  TO  TOE  JEWS  IIT  BELOIUV. 

On  Thiu^ay  evening,  July  27th,  a 
devotional  service  was  held  in  Maze  Pond 
chapel,  Southwark,  for  imploring  the  divine 
blessing  on  efforts  for  the  spiritual  good  of 
the  seed  of  Abraham,  and  especially  to 
commend  to  God  Mr.  Julius  Kessler  (a 
member  of  the  baptist  church  at  Hammer- 
smith), about  to  commence  a  mission  to  the 
Jews  at  Brussels.  After  prayer  offered  by 
the  Revs.  A.  D.  Salmon  and  M.  Reed,  Mr. 
Kessler  gave  a  brief  and  deeply  interesting 
detail  of  the  way  in  which  he  had  been  led 
by  the  grace  of  God  out  of  the  darkness  and 
bondage  of  Judaism,  into  the  light  and 
liberty  of  the  gospel,  and  stated  his  views  of 
the  great  doctrines  of  Christianity  and  his 
purpose  in  reference  to  his  mission. 

The  Rev.  John  Aldis,  who  presided,  then 
addressed  the  missionary  with  peculiar  affec- 
tion and  impressiveness.  Mr.  Yonge,  secre- 
tary of  the  above  society,  delivered  to  Mr. 
Kessler  a  letter  of  instructions  prepared  by 
the  committee ;  also  entreating  for  him  the 
continued  intercessions  of  the  congregation, 
and  pleading  for  support  on  behalf  of  the 
society,  encouraged  by  many  instances  of 
success,  but  urgently  m  need  of  pecuniary 
assistance.  The  meeting  was  closed  by 
prayer. 


SANDT,   BEDS. 

Services  connected  with  the  opening  of  the 
new  chapel  in  this  place  were  held  on  the 
afternoon  and  evening  of  Tuesday,  JuL^  ^& . 
In  the  afternoon,  t\\e  Ba^v.  N7.  KXAmNX  ^ 


680  HOME  INTELLIGENCE. 

Blunham  commenced  the  aerrice  by  reading  .  the  Ethiopian  eunuclli  alter  which  the  Bet. 
a  hjmn,  the  Rer.  J.  Froit  of  Cotton  End  {  J.  C.  Wooiter,  the  paator  of  the  draic^ 
read  and  prayed,  after  which  Rev.  £.  Carey,  '  administered  the  ordinance  of  bi|itaB  ll 
who  twenty-seven  yean  since  preached  at  nine  believers  in  the  Ix>fd  Jeans.  What  a 
the  opening  of  the  former  chupel  on  the.  beautiful  sequel  to  the  Tuesday's  aerviees! 
same  spot,  delivered  a  sermon.     The  Rev.  

H.  Kiilen  of  Bedford  concluded.    About  250  keynsham    soxebskt. 

fiiends  took  tea  together  in  a  comniodiuus  ' 

booUi   erect  Oil    for    the    <)cca!*ii>n.     Several  Mr.  J.  J.  Topi  in,  of  the  Baptist  College, 

friends  generously  found  trays,  and  the  pro-  Bri«ti)l,  has  received  and  aeoepted  an  infii»> 

cecds  of  the  tea  went  to  the  chapel  fund,  tion  from  the  baptist  church,  KejnshaiB,lD 

In  the  evening,  after  prayer  by  the  Rev.  S.  become  its  pa*-tor,  and  entered  onnis  Ubsoii 

Kent  of  liigglcitwade,  the  Rev.  W.  (>.  Con-  the  first  sabbath  in  August  with  pMfaSjptg 

der  of  Leeils   proaclied   from    Heb.  x.  25.  prospects  of  success. 

The  Revs,  1*.  Turner  of  .St.  NcdI:*,  Foidham  _- 

of  Caxton,  and  Lockwood  of  Raldock,  took 

part  in  the  devotional  service?.  pubstox,  LAWCAfHiM. 

t      On   Thursdav,  the   10th   of  Aogust,  tke 

LANDiiE veil,  CAMimiPGKsiiiRE.  ■  ^^^^  Fitzherbert  Bugby,  late  of  Wincbsito. 

,  Wcis  publicly  recognised  as  pastor  of  the 
On  Tuesday,  the  Ist  of  Au;;uAt,  the  did-  ^  baptist  church  and  congregation  meeting  ii 
senters  residing  in  this  riuiet  little  village,  Leaming  Street  Chapel,  Preston,  Lanca^iin 
with  many  sympathizing  fiiends  from  other  The  services  were  of  n  deeply  interciti|| 
places,  met  together  for  the  purpos?  of  ,  character.  After  the  Rev.  R.  Slate  (aAt- 
celebrating  the  eouipletion  <>f  their  now  pendent)  had  read  the  scri]:turcs  and  prared, 
chapel,  a  neat  and  substantial  building::,  an  affectionate  and  faithful  charge  was  gives 
capable  of  seating  about  three  hundred  and  to  the  minister  by  the  Rev.  W.  F.  Bni^^ 
fifty  adults  and  a  hundred  children,  lu  the  '  of  Rochdale,  founded  on  1  Tim.  iv.  ID.  Tbe 
forenoon  a  meeting  was  held  fur  jmiyer,  ■  Rev.  llu^h  Stowel  Brown  of  LiTerpooI  tha 
when  the  Revs.  J.  Peacock,  M.  W.  Flanders,  '  described  the  duties  of  the  church  to  tbt 
J.  C.  Wooster,  and  one  of  the  deacons,  pastor  in  a  characterirtic  address,  which  will 
implored  the  divine  blessing  upon  the  en-  !  Ion;;  be  remembered  by  all  who  had  tke 
gagements  of  the  day.  At  half-past  two  ''  pleasure  of  listening  to  it.  In  the  eyening,! 
o'clock,  the  time  ap])ointed  for  the  com-  ;  public  tea-meeting  was  held  in  the  chspel^ 
mencement  of  the  opcninij:  services  the  |  the  newly  recognized  minister  in  the  dair. 
chapel  wa?*  cn)W(le<l  to  excess.  THl'  Hev.  '  The  interest  of  the  meeting  was  mott  effid- 
W.  Robinson  of  Cambrid;;e  read  tin*  scrip-  .  ivcly  sustained  till  ten  o'clock  by  addreeeei 
tures  and  prayed,  after  which  the  Ucv.  C.  '  from  Revii.  Stowel  Brown, W.  Barker nfBIsek- 
Stovel  of  London  preached  from  the  I mguago  burn,  R. Slate,  H.  Dunckley, M.  A.,of  Sallbrd, 
of  Paul  to  the  Rcmian:* :  **  Likewise  the  C.  Williams  of  Accrington,  J.  Martin,  B^ 
Spirit  also  helpeth  our  infirmitic:?,''  ;?tc.  The  I  of  Stockport,  C.  Lee  of  Pole  Street,  nind  W. 
public  tea,  which  was  provi«|ed  in  a  large  F.  Burchell.  The  attendance  was  retoiA- 
marquee  lent  by  Pott(»  J^rown,  Ksq.,  of  ably  pood,  and  all  parties  appeared  deUgiited 
Houghton,  Hunts,  was  attended  by  at  least  with  the  services  of  the  day. 
four  hundretl  persons,  and  wjis  served  in  such  - 

a  manner  as  to  give  satisfaction  to  all.  I^fore 
the  commencement  of  tbe  evening  service,  it      ^aterfoot,  in  iiossendalb,  lancijhisil 

was  perceived  that  the  numbers  had  so  much  On  the  evening  of  Monday,  August  14tbf 

increased  as  to  render  it  impossible  fc»r  the  1^54^   a   num])cr   of    brethren   and   friendi 

whole  to  amenible  in  the  new  chapel ;  it  was  assembled  r.t  Waterfoot,  in  order  to  expitei 

tlierefore  onnouneed  that  the  service  would  their  };ood  vri\l  and  give  their  sanction  to  i 

be   conducted   in    the   tent,  wliicb,   in   the  few  friends  there,  who  were  wishful  to  font 

course  of  a  few  niina|^es,wns  completely  filled,  themselves  into  a  disUnct  church  of  Jens 

The  Rev.  J.  Peacock  of  London  read  the  Cbiist,  holding  the  doctrines  and  maintaining 

scriptures  and  offered  prayer,  after  which  the  tlie  order  of  the  associated  churches. 

Rev.  C  Stovel  preached  a  powerful  sermon  The  Rev.  J.  Howe,  of  Waterbam,  read 

from  1  Cor.  i.  3().    The  cnlicctions,  including  the  scriptures  and    engaged  in  prayer,  tbe 

the   proceeds  of  the   ten,  amounted   to  tbe  .  Rev.  J.  Driver,  of  Lumb,  stated  tbe  nstoe 

sum  of  £.'J4.     The  entire  cont  of  the  chnpel  and  constitution  of  a  Christian  church.   Tbt 

and  vestry  will  be  about  JC4M),  towards  which  !  Rev.  A.  Nichols  of  Sunnyside  then  requoited 

£300  have  already  been  raised.     The  friends  one  of  the  party  to  give  a  statement  of  the 

at  Beach,  who  are  mostly   poor,  hope  the  '  reasons   why  the  brethren   here  wished  M 

efforts  of  their  esteemed  pastor  to  obtain  the  i  form  a  baptist  church  in  the  locality,  wludt 

remainder  will  be  crowned  with  success.    On  was  most  satisfactorily  responded  unto  by 

the  following  Lord's  day,  the  Rev.  J.  Pea-  .  Mr.  John  Whitaker,       Mr.   Nichols  itsd 
cock  of  London  preached  on^K'  V)a\\V\vnvot  \\«\\iQ;t%  o;?  diavdanon  fhim  the  churdiee  ^ 


nOMB  INTELLIGBHCE. 


fiai 


CloQgbfcld  ind  X,uinb ;  tnd  Ihon  ■■  the 
reprefentslire  of  the  denu  mi  nation  gave  the 
l^ght  hand  of  fellowihip  to  eight  perBons,  as 
coniUtathig  the  nevlj  formed  church,  with 
jTtT*'"a  obserrationB  nnd  prayeni  (bt  their 
pTotperity. 

The  ReT.  \V.  E.  Juekion,  of  Cloughfald, 
Iheo  offerti  ipecUl  ptnyer  for  the  IViend* 
who  bod  Ihui  given  thcmaelves  to  God,  and 
to  each  other.  The  TcncniUe  Kir.  John 
Blakey,  of  Hndingden,  then  addreued  the 
diuich  from  Phil.  ii.  5,  "  Let  thin  mind  be  in 
joa,  which  wai  al)o  in  Chriat." 

At  the  clnte  of  this  addre«B  the  nrdinancc 
of  the  Lord's  supper  was  adminlalorcd  bj 
Mr.  Jackson,  assisted  b;  the  brethren 
Nichols  and  Howe,  vlicn  n  lurgc  number  of 
members  frnin  Iho  neighhouring  churches 
eommuaed  with  this  ^infant  church.  The 
whole  service  was  of  n  deeply  interesting 
duracter,  many  felt  it  good  to  bo  there,  and 
^11  follow  their  friends  nl  Watcrfuot  with 
their  prsyeis  and  best  wiihea  for  Ihcir  pros- 


The  fou 


dwpel  in  this  lillaiie  waa  laid  gh  Thursduy, 
Augtut  17.  Mr.  IlBvmfs,  Diganist  of  the 
■Dependent  chapel  nl  Oakham  (its  pagtor 
1>«Dg  absent  from  home),  rcnil  and  pmycd, 
■Itei  which  the  Kev.  J,  Jcnkinson,  baiUist 
min't*"  of  Oakham,  stated  tin.'  objccig  for 
whkh  the  chapel  was  about  to  be  iniled, 
Uie  priacipat  truths  it  was  intended  to 
pnacli  therein,  and  the  reasons  nhich  render 
It  obligatory  to  build  a  place  of  wiirBUip  for 
thoaa  inhabitants  of  Lanitliam  who  prefer  the 
n  to  that  wliicii  is 
.       - -.  ^' 

ncared  arc,  the  Eail  of  Gainsborough,  £uO : 
Sb  G.  J.  Hcatbcote.  Unit.,  U.P..  £5  ;  the 
Hon.  G.  J.  Noel,  M.P.,  £a  ;  the  Hon.  Henry 
Noel,  £5,  Ic,  &e.  May  Ibo  God  of  all 
grace  crown  the  n-ork  with  his  bleuing! 


Ut.  Joseph  Lewis,  late  student  at  Ponty' 
pool  College,  haiing  accepted  a  unanimous 
WTitation  to  become  pastor  of  Iho  bnptist 
diuicb  in  Utk,  a  meeting  uas  )ii.'ld  on  Wed- 
Bcsdny  erening,  August  IG,  for  the  purpose 
of  recognising  him  ns  such.  After  the  rend- 
mg  of  an  appropriate  portion  of  scripture, 
■nd  the  offering  of  prayer,  by  Mr.  J.  Uailey 
of  Rngland,  the  Hav.  G.  Thomas,  clasucal 
tator  of  Pontypool  College,  deli lercd  an  nbte 
■ddrea  on  the  nature  nnd  constitulion  of  a 
goqia]  church.  The  Rei.  Thomas  Thomai, 
piaident  of  the  coU^e,  addressed  Mr.  Lewis 
Ul  hi*  wonted  affecttotuite  and  powerful 
■wnngr,  and  the  IUt.  Stephen  Price  of 
Abrnqrebin  kindly  and   failhfiilly  pdnted 


out  the  duties  of  a  church  iritb  r^atd  to  its 
minister.  Several  neighbouring  miniiten 
ilteadi'd,  and  also  the  students  of  the  insti- 
tution in  which  Mr.  Lawii  was  trained,  bj 
*liom  he  nns  much  beloved.  The  piedo- 
minance  of  Boman  catholic  and  state  church 
influence  is  very  great  in  the  town  of  Ualc ; 
it  is  therefore  prayed  that  Hr.  Lewis  nay 
become  iasttumental  in  Ihe  hand  ef  the 
jreat  Head  of  the  church  in  freeing  many 
there  from  the  shackles  of  ecclesiastical  des- 
potism, and  introducing  them  into  the  liberty 
of  the  "  glorious  gospel  of  the  blessed  God. 


A  commodious  place  of  worship  having 
been  erected  by  the  church  and  congregation 
under  the  pastanl  care  of  the  Rev.  W. 
Walter*,  in  Trinity  Road,  Halifei,  it  wu 
opened  on  Friday  the  ISth  of  August.  In 
Ihemomin^tbeRev.C.  W.  Conder  of  Leeds 
preached,  in  the  afternoon  the  Rev.  A.  U. 
Stalker  of  Leeds,  and  in  the  evening  the 
Rev.  H.  8.  Brown  of  Liverpool.  The  devo- 
tional services  of  the  day  were  condocted  by 
Heun.  Green,  B. A.,  classical  tutor  of  Horton 
Collego  ;  Hanun  of  Milnei  Bridge,  Chown 
of  Bradford,  Bugby  of  Preston,  Dawson  of 
Bingioy,  Wood  of  Haworth,  Compston  of 
Inskip,  Dyson  of  Riihwnrth,  and  the  pastor 
of  the  church.  On  the  following  Lord's  day, 
the  opening  services  Were  resumed.  The  Rev. 
J.  Acworth,  LL.D.,  president  of  HorUiD 
College,  preached  in  the  morning  ;  in  the 
afternoon  the  Rev.  U.  Dowson  of  Bradford  i 
and  in  the  evening  the  Rei.  J.  E.  Giles,  of 
SheRield.  On  Klonday  evening,  the  Rev.  B. 
Bvnns  (if  ficarborough  preached  from  1  Kings 
ivii.  18.  Altlheaervices  were  well  attended; 
at  Eome  of  tliem  the  chiipel  was  crowded  to 
eicess.  Tlie  various  colleclioni  amounted  to 
£-285  Is.  lUJi).  In  addition  to  the  mlnirters 
who  took  part  in  the  engagements,  there  were 
upiraids  of  twenty  present  on  the  opening 
day. 

On  Tuesd^'V  cvenmg  these  mteresling 
services  were  '  included  by  a  sodal  tea  meet- 
ing. About  100  persons  look  tea  together  in 
the  spacious  bchool-room  below  the  chapel. 
Alter  tea  n  public  meeting  wai  held  in  the 
chapel,  which  was  filled.  Frank  Crossley, 
Esq.,  M.P.,  presided,  and  highly  appropriate 
addressee  were  dclivejed  by  the  chairman, 
Hessrs.  Dirrell  of  Liverpool,  Dowson  of 
Bradford,  Evans  of  Scarborough,  Stalker  of 
Leeds,  and  others. 

The  Ilnlifai  courier  describes  the  edifice 
in  tho  following  terms  : — 

The  chapel  presents  a  htrndsome  fhmt 
towards  Trinity-road  )  (he  bold  and  lofly 
middle  basement  contains  the  schools.  The 
Iront  above  has  n  projecting  centre  end  wings. 
decorated  with  Roman  Doric  pilasters  of  bold 
projection ,  entablature,  and  handsome  block 
cornice,  which  it  mnUmudL  iwm^  <j^'CN£tiS\D%. 


ess 


HOME  INTELLIGEKGE. 


The  centre  in  finished  with  a  well-proportioned 
pediment,  in  character  with  the  rest  of  the 
design.  The  wings  contain  the  staircases 
leading  to  the  gallery,  and  the  spacious  and 
handsome  doorways  that  lead  to  the  body  of 
tho  chapel,  which  ore  approached  externally 
by  two  wide  and  easy  flights  of  steps,  with 
piers  carrying  bronzed  gas  pillars ;  between 
the  pilasters  ore  large  circuljir-headed  windows^ 
with  moulded  architraves  resting  on  smaller 
pilasteri*,  and  the  front  is  enclosed  by  a  lofty 
bronzed  palisade,  and  pites  of  good  design, 
with  stone  gate  piers  ;  the  whole  presenting  a 
bold  and  imposing  as  well  as  chaste  and 
elegant  appeanince.  Internally,  the  chapel 
is  finished  with  pilasters  according  in  t^tyle 
with  those  outside,  a  bold  coved  cornice  and 
ceiling  divided  into  compartments  by  j^anelled 
bands.  Tho  gallery,  which  is  wide  and 
spacious,  is  ap])roached  by  two  easy  and  well- 
lighted  staircases  in  front,  and  a  smaller  stair- 
case  at  the  back.  It  is  continued  all  around 
the  chapel,  and  has  a  panelled  front,  with 
cornice  and  cove  springing  from  cast-iron 
columns ;  the  front  of  the  gallery  is  recessed  in 
a  circular  form  at  each  end,  which  adds  greatly 
to  its  appearance.  The  chapel  is  exceedingly 
well  lighted  by  fifteen  large  arched  windows, 
six  on  each  side,  and  three  in  front,  which 
being  filled  with  enamelled  glass  ditTuse  a 
Boft^ed  and  equable  light  over  the  interior. 
At  night  it  is  lighted  by  three  large  sunlight 
gas  burners  in  the  ceiling,  which  net  also  as 
ventilators,  and  fourteen  additional  liglits 
under  the  gallery. 

On  glancing  round  the  interior,  we  arc  at 
once  struck  by  the  absence  of  a  pulpit, — nay, 
start  not  good  reader, — not  the  absence  of  a 
commodious  and  elevated  site  from  which  the 
minister  can  address  his  flock,  but  the  absence 
of  the  box-like  appendage  with  which  so 
mnny  venemted  associations  are  connected. 
The  substitute  is,  however,  in  our  opinion,  for 
better  adapted  for  the  minister,  as  well  as 
more  ornamental.  Over  the  baptistery  is  a 
platform  about  ten  feet  from  the  floor,  sur- 
mounted in  front  by  handsome  bronzed  rail- 
ing. It  is  covered  witli  a  neat  carpet,  and 
there  is  room  for  half  a  dozen  chairs.  In  the 
centre  is  a  handsome  table,  surmounted  by  a 
desk,  covered  with  a  cushion,  and  hero  the 
minister  is  stationed.  The  interior  dimen- 
sions of  the  chapel,  not  including  the  vestries, 
are  71  ft.  ttin.  in  length,  and  50  ft.  G  in.  width. 
There  are  514  sittings  in  tho  body  of  the 
chapel,  and  34G  in  the  gallery,  exclusive  of 
accommodation  for  200  children. 


RIDGMOUNT,  DEDS. 

Mr.  Thomas  Baker,  B.A.,  late  of  tho 
Baptist  College,  Bristol,  has  accepted  a 
cordial  invitation  to  become  pastor  of  the 
baptist  church  at  llidgmouiit,  and  entered  on 
hii  labours  on  Lord's  day,  August  20. 


The  oiganizatioa  of  a  aodetj  AfngjnM 
"The  Rooendale  YouthsT  Baptist  ICnoatty 
Association,"  took  place  on  the  5th  day  d 
September,  1854,  in  the  baptiit  dupe!, 
Waterfoot. 

The  ministerial  brethren  jpreeent  were  tk 
Rev.  Messrs.  J.  Smith,  of  Bacup;  S.  Jom^ 
of  Lumb;  J.  ilowe,  of  Waterbarn;  W.  E. 
Jackson,  of  Cloughfold,  and  AbiabB 
Nichols,  of  Sunnyside.  Mr.  Nichols  d 
Sunnyside  having  been  elected  to  the  cbcr, 
Mr.  S.  Jones  engaged  in  prayer,  after  wluch 
Mr.  John  Whitaker  of  Waterfoot  vm 
chosen  treasurer  for  the  association;  Ik 
Smith,  of  Bacup,  secretary,  and  a  committee 
was  formed  of  two  young  men,  and  tlie 
minister  from  each  church,  in  order  to  cut 
out  the  operations  of  the  association. 

The  object  of  this  movement  is  to  diffiM 
a  more  general  information  respecting  the 
missionary  enterprize,  to  excite  an  interest  is 
the  minds  of  the  yoong  people  of  the 
district,  and  to  raise  funds  for  the  genoil 
purposes  of  the  baptist  missions. 


ABEB8TCHAN,   WALES. 

The  English  baptist  chapel  in  this  pbee, 
having  been  closed  for  severml  we^  fv 
repairs  and  some  necessary  improTemcot^ 
was  on  Lord's  day,  the  17th  of  September, 
re-opened,  when  excellent  sermons  wew 
preache<l  in  the  morning  and  evening  by  tlw 
Rev.  \V.  Aitchison  of  Newport,  and  in  tke 
afternoon  by  the  Rev.  Thomas  Thomas,  of 
Baptist  College,  Pontypool,  and  the  Rev.  W. 
Thomas  of  Pisgah. 

The  collections  at  the  re-opening,  with  the 
proceeds  of  a  teji  meeting  held  the  prerioss 
Tuesday  evening,  and  the  subscriptioni  of 
friends,  amounted  in  the  whole  to  abont  £90. 
some  £10  or  £15  short  of  the  expendifurp. 
By  this  united  effort  a  chapel  which  had 
lx?come  sadly  out  of  repair  has  in  appesrsnce 
been  quite  renovated,  and  made  neat  snd 
comfortable. 


POPLAR. 

Mr.  Benjamin  Preece,  late  of  Grimsby, 
having  accepted  an  invitation  to  become  the 
pastor  of  the  baptist  church,  Cotton  Street, 
Poplar,  entered  upon  his  pastoral  duties 
September  17th. 


GREAT  GRUISnv,  LIXCOLKSHIBE. 

The  Rev.  R.  Hogg,  of  Long  Preston,  bsi 
accepted  a  cordial  and  unanimous  invitatios 
to  the  pastorate  from  tho  church  assemblin; 
in  Upper  Burgess  Street,  intending  to  com- 
mence his  stated  labours  there  on  the  fir< 
Lord's  dav  in  October. 


DOME  INTELLIQEHCE, 


The  commidee  sppointpd  by  Iho  Imjillsl 
church  ot  Hny  to  eHtct  jiurchitsa  of  IsinJ. 
alleialionn,  n<lil}:ion9,  nnd  iten-  fronla^e  to 
the  cimpel,  nnd  also  the  etcclinn  nf  sthoot 
house  Tor  c)av  and  mblmtli  gchonlx,  having 
RRlizcil  £m  tnunrds  (he  ntinintvd  cnrt  of 
£230,  deaire  through  thio  niL-diiini  to  tlmiik 
thoee  Iricnila  who  hiive  kindly  responded  to 
their  appeal  for  aid,  nnd  hnpc  for  ihi'Ir 
tinned  lympalhy  unlil    (lit   tnliru   sui 


ABEHDQlftDEB,   KC0TI.1NI>. 

Aberchirdvr  ia  a  pnpnloua  tiling  in  tinnfT- 
■hire,  tituated  in  the  Kir-rnmed  pnri^li  of 
Mamoch — a  locniily  rcndcnd  mcmnralile  in 
ecc[e«a>ticnl  history  no  the  Kcneoftlicfint  cit- 
eouEter  between  the  Court  of  Session  and  the 
Kon-lnlrusioniita  in  that  momentous  Btrupgle 
which  terminated  in  the  ciitruplion  of  the 
dinrchofSeolInnd.  In  this  village,  which  is 
the  centre  of  a  hife  agricultural  population, 
there  exitta  one  of  the  oldest  baptist  i-hiirches 
in  Scotland.  The  church  ii  not  numerous, 
nor  is  it  much  known  to  the  denoniinolion, 
except  (or  its  condnnt  and  very  liberal  sup- 
port of  our  home  nnd  foreign  miwons.  Here, 
however,  the  torch  of  truth  has  been  kcj  t 
bnming  with  more  or  less  brightness  for  half 
a  century,  and  amidst  nil  the  chnngts  wliieh 
ha»e  taken  place  during  that  period,  the 
tnembers  have  preserved  the  unity  of  the 
Spirit  in  the  bond  of  peace.  They  laboured 
long  under  Hie  disitdvnntngc  of  having  no 
one  wholly  devoted  to  Ihe  work  of  the  minis- 
try, but  this  want  has  now  been  supplied, 
and  it  is  hoped  their  future  career  will  be 
more  prosperous.  Sir,  r.  Forbes,  nliose 
ministnLlions  among  them  liavL-  now  extended 
ojer  file  or  six  yean,  having  received  and 
accepted  a  cordial  and  unaninmus  inrilntion 
to  the  paatomte,  the  iminn  wns  publicly 
lecogniMdon  the  IBth  of  June,  wlica  he  was 
■et  apart  by  prayer  and  tJio  imposition  of 
hands.  After  the  reading  of  portions  of 
•criplurc  npproprinlc  to  (ho  occasion,  the 
Rev.  Mr.  Arthur  of  Edinburgh  dclircrcil  an 
affectionate  charge  to  the  minister  from  .Vets 
IX.  28;  and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Tulloch  of  Elgin 
addressed  the  church  from  these  wonls  In 
Deut.  i.  28,  "  Encourage  him."  The  wrvices 
were  of  a  most  interesting  nnd  profitable 
character,  and  at  theclose  the  newly-ordnincd 
pastor  received  a  cordial  welcome  from  his 
flock.  We  hope  the  union  thus  auspiciously 
formed  will  be  a  long  and  happy  one.  In 
connection  with  the  ordination  services  there 
was  also  n  series  of  meetings  held  in  the 
chapel  for  four  succcsaiie  evenings  with  n 


and  we  trust  btl'eving  prayer  wiw  offered  up 
by  the  brethren  fur  llio  out-pouring  of  the 
Spirit,  nnd  n^it  without  succciv.  The  mcel- 
ings  were  well  attended,  and  n  considwBhlo 
interest  was  excited,  and  the  wiitorof  this  it 
Itappy  to  record  the  convertion,  baptism,  and 
iicccssion  to  the  churcli  of  at  least  one  inili- 
reiult  of  this  combined  cGort, 


the  small  ui 


n  Ihuu 


1  strong  nation ! 


On  Tuesday.  July  5jlli,  Sir.  John  Newlh, 
of  Urtstol,  was  publicly  recognised  as  pnstnr 
of  the  bajHist  ehureh,  H^innnm,  Somenet. 
Aftersinging,  Mr.  Wnsselof  Bath  introduced 
thobufflne.-s  in  the  u-ual  form,  delivering  n 
hicid  slalcment  of  Ihc  nature  of  n  gospel 
church  and  licr  tight  to  choose  her  own 
ministers;  after  which  ho  nddrcsscd  himself 
to  the  minislct  before  him  in  a  few  pertinent 
interrojH'ions,  which  were  answered  with 
equal  prnpriclv.  The  church  reeogniicd  their 
call  thrnugh  one  of  Ihe  deicims,  Mr.  Hoddy, 
who  njipenred  with  Ihe  interesting  records  ot 
their  iiRst  history.  Mr.  Winter  of  Bristol 
offered  the  recognition  prayer ;  Mr.  I'robert 
of  Dristol  then  gave  an  impressive  charge 
from  Acts  xx.  33,  with  much  nUvclion  and 
praclicnl  bearing  ;  Mr.  Clark  of  Twerton 
pive  out  the  hymns.  After  a  comfortable 
lea  the  friends  assembled  again  in  the  even- 
ing. Mr.  J.  Dore  of  Fishponds  read  the 
scriptures  nnd  prayed  ■,  Mr.  Winter  preached 
10  the  people  an  excellent,  serious,  aiid  pro- 
fitable discourse  from  2  Thcsealonians  iii.  I. 
rV  fine  day  and  a  new  scene  were  Ihe  mean* 
ot  drawing  together  a  good  congregation,  who 
manifested  a  ready  nttention  tn  the  word,  and 
wo  fervently  liope  the  cH'ecl  of  the  whole  will 


ecUl  v: 


0  lhc< 


revival  of  religion.  This  effort  iraa 
heartily  entered  into  and  nobly  seconded  by 
the  membera  of  the  church,  and  much  fervent 


The  Rev.  Samuel  Wills,  D.D.,  lately 
,  slor  of  n  church  in  New  York,  having 
accepted  an  invitation  to  Ihe  pnstotate  from 
the  baptist  church  nt  Weston  Hill,  Norwood, 
commenced  his  slated  Inbonrs  oa  Lord's  day, 
September  24. 


Having  been  induced  to  resign  the  pastoral 
charge  of  the  baptist  church  at  Uley,  Mr. 
Le  Maire  wishes  his  friends  to  undcnland 
that  he  is  still  residing  at  that  place. 


of  pastor  in 
ire  reijuested 

the  present  as  heretofore,  namely,   Dou^as 
Villas,  Ilijh  RottaiUejXuYA, 


UOME  IKTELLIOBNOE. 


RECENT  DEATHS. 


Tha  excelleat  woman  iru  the  wife  of  Hr. 
Tbomas  Ctiew,  for  many  jean  keeper  of 
literj  Etabln  in  Liltle  MooHields,  London, 
and  B  membei  of  ths  bapliit  church  in 
DcTonihire  Square.  On  the  10th  of  Jul<r, 
1B53,  Ur.  and  Mrs.  Giew  with  two  daugbtcn 
niled  tor  Melbourne,  Mra.  Chew  being  Rt 
that  time  in  good,  although  not  in  rotau)t 
health.  The  weather  boing  wot  at  the  time 
of  theii  Jtoing  on  board,  Mn.  Chew  took  cold 
and  imniediilclj  uiflered  a  aerere  attack  of 
rbaumatic  feTcr.  On  her  recovery  from  ihii 
then  ihortlf  followed  n  Btilt  more  Kiere 
attack  of  rheumatic  gout,  under  whicii  her 
•ufieringi  were  great  and  protiacted.  Low 
ftTer  followed  the  iheumntic  gout,  and  then 
a  itate  of  extreme  exhaustion,  under  which 
■he  lank  on  the  7th  of  September,  ngediiilj- 
three  yeara.  During  lier  illnraa  Mr«.  Chew 
raonTed,  not  only  the  deToted  attention  of 
her  huiband  and  daugtiten,  but  alio  every 
Ud  that  medical  gkitl  and  the  kiodneM  of  the  ' 
captain  and  (hose  on  bonrd  could  fumiih^  I 
and  the  wai  buried  in  the  uaual  manner  a 
few  houii  after  ber  death  with  every  demon- 
•tration  of  reapect.  She  Imre  her  suffering*  ! 
indeed,  u  a  Chriitian  ihould  bear  them,  with 
exemplary  patience  and  fortitude,  and  wrb 
cheered  in  the  proipect  of  the  final  ianie  by 
a  bright  anticipation  of  n  sinlen  and  painlea 
world.  To  the  !ait  her  domestic  affvctiona 
were  nrangly  eieiclsed,  and  her  maternal 
love  for  those  of  her  children,  both  in  | 
Australia  anil  in  England,  whom  iho  was  ' 
deetined  to  see  no  more  on  earth.  May  it  be  I 
her  happiness,  a*  it  waa  her  deuie,  to  meet 
tbem  m  he«Ten. 


Was  the  daughter  of  the  aboTe,'nnd  was  the 
younger  of  the  two  who  accompanied  their 
fkther  and  mother  to  Melbourne.  The  party, 
of  one  bereft,  having  arrived  in  safety,  Ihey 
took  up  their  residence  at  Brighton,  near 
Uelboume;  and  at  this  place  Anne  died,  after 
a  few  nays'  illness,  on  the  SJih  of  February, 
le£4,  aged  twenty-two  ypan.  She  also  had 
been  a  member  of  the  church  at  Devonshire 
Square,  London;  where  she  whs  baptiied  by 
Mr,  Hinton  on  the  Slsl  of  March,  lBt5,  in 
her  thirteenth  year.  Of  amiable  character 
and  conaistcDl  piety,  her  end  was  peace,  and 
her  memory,  like  thai  of  her  departed  parent, 
is  fragrant.  J.  rf  H. 


COLLECTANEA. 

IBB  UtI  JOBM    WILU,   M^ 

_^  Suddenly  the  time  has  cotne  tat  viiliit 


the  postfamnoui  piwGi 


generation  conspicuous,  and  ia  the  ki* 
inRuential.  On  Friday  last,  expied  at  hb 
house  in  Rnibury  Bqaare,  in  tiia  ei^liMk 
year,  and  after  so  short  an  illnesa  that  lit  hid 
driven  into  the  country  hut  the  prtcedinf 
day.  a  gentleman  who  from  1  Bl  1  was  a  poli- 
tical leader  of  diisent— who  in  1333  wis 
relumed  to  the  house  of  Commons  for  tbt 
town  of  Boston,  again  in  1B35,  and  a  tUid 
time  in  1837— and  who  coatmoed  tluoa^ 
the  fourteen  oi  Glleen  ;e«ia  of  a  letucmcit 
earned  by  a  life  of  labour  and  graced  by  i 
loTo  of  literature,  the  activa  discbalBB  (f 
such  duties  as  tlic  commlMion  at  the  poM 
and  the  directorship  of  vanuua  ilisai  iitin| 
bodies  devolved  upon    him. —  Tbt  ffoiuia- 

Readers  who  were  convereaDt  with  dis- 
senting B&ain  thirty  years  a){o  will  remrmbH 
the  energetic  exertion!  of  Mr.  Wilks  in  thl 
defeat  of  Lord  Sidmouth's  bill,  and  tk 
formHtion  of  The  Protestant  Union  for  Iht 
Defence  of  Religious  Liberty,  to  the  annul] 
meetings  of  which  Society  he  attracted  ytai 
after  year  large  mulliludes  by  the  rloi)uaia 
of  the  annual  reports  which  he  was  accm- 
tomed  to  deiivcr.  Mr.  Wilka  wna  a  son  al 
the  long  celebnled  Rev.  Matthew  Wilki  of 
the  Tabernacle. 


The  Bishop  of  Gloucester  and  Bristol,  ia 
the  charge  recently  delivered  to  his  cler^, 
has  thought  tit  tu  endorse  the  unsupported 
allqfDlions  of  the  Bishop  of  Oxford  in  relalioii 
to  the  census,  and  has  had  the  hotdne>  to 
declare  that  after  the  convcniatian  which 
took  place  in  the  Houm  of  Lords  upon  Ikt 
subject,  the  itatiBtica  of  that  important  publie 
be  regarded   ns  fallacioin! 


ThiiB! 


}nly  in  direi 


Died,  at  Wokingban,  Berks,  August  7, 
18S4,  aged  sixty,  after  long  and  painful 
mim^t,^  Lelitia,  the  beloTcd  wife  ol  TAi. 


jreas  declarations  of  Ibe 
Government,  who  have  not  scrupled  pobliclr 
to  commit  themselves  to  the  general  comrt- 
nes9  of  the  returns,  but  to  thelielief  ofnesrl; 
nil  candid  and  unprejudiced  inqLuren.  It 
eicitcB  the  deepest  regret  to  find  such  iMsat 
resorted  to  for  the  promotion  of  proft«>«iri>l 
religious  ends.  The  prelates  of  the  English 
Church  would  be  better  employed  in  efforts 
more  thoroughly  to  adapt  its  mtiiintrations  to 
the  actual  wanli  of  the  community,  and  thus 
to  increase  its  influence  and  strength,  than  in 
endeavour*  to  represent  its  hold  upon  the 
public  mind  ••  graatei  than  it  really  it,-~Tlu 
\  Chnitum  TVa*!, 


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CORRESPONDENCE. 


OJI  THE  HSARSW  WORD  8ABA0XH. 

To  the  Editor  qf  the  Baptist  MapaMine. 

Sir, — I  doubt  whether  I  should  put  this 
eommunication  in  the  fonn  of  a  letter,  or 
write  it  as  an  article  to  come  under  the  head  of 
'"Transferred  Words  in  the  Common  English 
Testament;^  but  if  you  think  proper  to  adopt 
it  at  all,  you  will  of  course  use  your  discre- 
tion as  to  the  mode  of  dealing  irith  it  I  am, 
■ir,  yours  respectfully, 

JosiAH  H.  Hill. 

August,  1854. 

The  writer  who  in  the  Magazine  for 
August  explains  the  term,  Sabaotb,  appears, 
whUe  satis&ctorily  explaining  the  word  ac- 
cording to  its  apparent  meaning,  to  overlook 
a  eertain  difficulty  involved  in  such  an  inter- 
pretation. I  will  therefore  state  the  diffi- 
cult/, though  unable  to  soke  it,  hoping  that 
■ome  gentleman  more  acute  or  more  learned 
will  do  that 

Though  the  English  appellation.  Lord  of 
Hotie,  is  free  from  difficulty,  that  cannot  be 
a«erted  of  the  Hebrew  words  T^H^^  rrin^, 

as  the  word  Lord  is  not  a  translation  of  the 
name  Jehoyah,  but  a  substitute  for  it  The 
name  Jehovah  seems  to  signify,  not  a  being 
who  hat  dominion  over  other  being t,  but  an 
Hamal  and  eelf  existent  being  ;  it  expresses, 
not  what  God  is  in  relation  to  his  creatures, 
but  what  he  is  in  himself.  It  is  true  Jehovah 
is  often  spoken  of  as  a  sovereign  ;  but  in 
■Dch  cased  that  idea  is  expressed  by  the  con- 
text, not  by  the  name  itself.  Hence,  setting 
aside  the  phrase  in  question,  we  never  find 
the  name  Jehovah  coupled  with  any  other 
noun  in  a  relative  manner,  nor  with  a  pos- 
sessive pronoun.  We  do  not  meet  with 
such  expressions  as,  Jehovah  of  Israel,  Jeho- 
rah  of  heaven,  Jehovah  of  Abraham,  or  My 
Jehovah.  When  Jehovah  has  to  be  spoken 
of  in  a  relative  sense,  some  other  term  ad- 
mitting of  a  relative  application  is  combined 
with  it,  as  for  example,  I  am  Jehovah  thy 
Oodf  not  thy  Jehovah, 

Therefore  we  may  infer  that  in  the  title 
Jehovah  &ibaoth  (or  Yehovah  Tzebaoth), 
Tcebaoth  does  not  signify  certain  beings 
towards  whom  Jehovah  sustains  a  certain 
relation,  but  is  either  an  adjective,  or  if  a 
substantive  is  put  in  apposition  to  the  name 
Jehovah,  intimating  that  the  being  who  is 
Jehovah  is  also  Sabaoth.  I  admit  that 
Tzebaoth,  r)lH:n!2.  i«  sometimes  used  in  the 
Old  Testament  for  hosts :  I  only  mean  to 
assert  that  it  hardly  admits  of  that  interpre- 
tation when  used  as  a  title  of  the  Deity. 

Others  have  perceived  the  difficulty  which 
Hr.  Hill  points  out,  who  have  yet  adopted  the 
interpretation  to  which  he  demors,  regaid- 


ing  the  phrase  as  elliptical.  Lowth,  on  Isaiah 
i.  9,  says,  *'  As  this  title  of  God,  mKny  mmy 
'JiHOYAH  of  Hosts,'  occurs  here  fbr  the 
first  time,  I  think  it  proper  to  note,  that  I 
translate  it  always,  as  in  this  place, '  Jehovah 
God  of  Hosts,'  taking  it  as  an  elliptical  ex- 
pression for  mnay  *n^  nm*.  This  title 
imports,  that  Jehovah  is  the  God,  or  Lord, 
of  hosts  or  armies ;  as  he  is  the  Creator  and 
supreme  Governor  of  all  beings  in  heaven 
and  earth ;  and  disposeth  and  ruleth  them 
all  in  their  several  orders  and  stations;  the 
almighty,  universal  Lord.*'  Boothroyd  lays^ 
**  With  Lowth,  I  consider  the  text  elliptical ; 
and  that  Ood  should  be  supplied,"  It  will 
afford  us  pleasure,  however,  to  receive  a 
more  satisfactory  solution,  according  to  the 
suggestion  of  our  correspondent,  if  one  can 
be  furnished. 

THB  PROfiPBRXir  OP   THB  OHCTRCHES. 

To  the  Editor  qf  the  Baptist  Magazine, 

My  dbar  Brothxr, — Will  you  afibrd  ma  a 
little  space  just  to  call  the  attention  of  our 
brethren,  the  pastors  and  messengers  of 
associated  churdies,  to  the  last  resolution  of 
the  Bristol  Association  of  baptist  churches, 
recorded  in  this  mouth's  magazine?  If  at 
our  association  meetings  throughout  the 
kingdom  we  occupied  more  time  and  thought 
in  the  consideration  of  the  vital  topics  that 
resolution  involves,  and  less  in  the  discussion 
of  matters  which  have  only  an  indirect  bear- 
ing on  the  great  cause  we  advocate,  our 
churches  would  be  blessed  with  a  richer 
blessing.  It  may  be  legitimate  enough  under 
some  circumstances  to  pass  resolutions 
touching  slavery,  war,  temperance,  church 
rates,  our  universities,  Ac,  &c.;  but  if  we 
suffer  such  questions  as  these  to  divert  our 
attention  from  the  internal  and  external  con- 
dition of  our  churches,  we  miss  the  prime 
purpose  of  our  gathering  together,  and  must 
not  be  surprised  if  we  fbrfeit  the  divine 
favour. 

I  have  an  ever-deepening  conviction  that 
as  at  present  conducted  some  of  our  associa- 
tions are  of  little  value,  if  any  at  all;  and  an 
equally  deepening  conviction  that  all  our 
associations  might  be  made  occasions  of  the 
largest  spiritual  good  to  the  various  churches 
of  which  they  are  constituted. 

Again  soliciting  the  attention  of  my  breth- 
ren to  the  resolution  which  has  moved  me  to 
write,  and  commending  it  to  them  as  a  fit 
expression  of  the  thoughts  and  emotions 
which  should  possess  us  in  our  annua 
assemblies,  • 

I  remain,  dear  brother. 
Yours  sincerely, 

William  waltsri  . 

Halifax,  Sept.  I2(h^  IHU. 


G36  EDITORIAL  POSTSCRIPT. 

As  our  IiLst  number  was  at  press  before  teinber,  and  concluded  on  the  18th.  Tvo 
the  liimcntable  conflagration  at  Hackney  Lutheran  clergymen  who  liaTe  rccentir 
took  place,  and  did  nut  therefore  Cfmtain  any  ;  joined  their  rank?  were  present.  We  hare 
nllu&ion  to  it,  we  shall  be  excused  if  we  now  >  been  informed  that  the  meeting  was  *'a  busy 
advert  to  the  severe  loss  which  the  baptist  ,  and  delightful  one,  the  deliberations  beia^ 
church  at  Mare  Street  and  its  esteemed  ,  carried  on  in  the  most  brotherly  spirit.** 
pastor  have  sustainevl.     To  our  own  mind  it  1      ,.     /t-    i  i  .      ^  .» 

presents  itself  chiefly  in  pensive  connexion  ^^  i*"'*';?^  "',  T^^^T'*-"  ,^  ^^..^*^^  * 
with  that  beloved  friend  bv  whose  exertions  ,  "l^?!*^^  P^^}"""  ^*^*!  ^jf""'  J°»^I'^,  Kmghan 
the  building  was  erected,  bv  whom  it  was  ^/.^^^'f.'j^,"  "°;^  »"  ^^^*^  P^^s*  It  h.is  U« 
efficiently  occupied  more  tlian  f.,rtv  rears.  '  i^^'-V^^  '»"  hat  Renemtion  who  knew  Mr. 
and  with  whom  it  cannot  fail  to  be  identified  ^  .I^'ng'^^r"  best  «n;l  esteemed  him  most  highly 
in  the  recollections  of  all  who  knew  it.  Ue-  '  !"  ^^'^^^y  dinnuished  ;  but  wc  c«n  a;«ure  oar 
mt-mbering  well  that  printed  circular  in  ;  J""'^^'"*  IJ'-'^f  ^'^  T"«  ^  ^'^'■-X  superior  man-a 
which  he  descril)e<l  the  enteri.rise  to  his  »^""  ^*  ".'^'F^^N  >'«"^»"?»  ^"*^  °»«^ 
correspondents  b.fore  the  fin,t  stone  was  vigour— and  that  his  corresijondencc  with 
laid  ;  having  witnessed  its  subservience  to  his  .  pt''^"'  eminent  persons  of  his  day  ensures  an 
usefulnehs  in  the  honourable  position  he  his-  '  "^t^resting  bor.k.  Toe  work  js  to  be  m  one 
tained;  and  knowing  how  completely  his  ^'"'"»"?:  octavo  and  its  price  is  to  be  to 
afllctions  were  iiiferebted  in  it  throughout  '  ^"I'scnbers  6s.  Od.,  to  non-subscnbera  C«. 
his  subsequent  course;  we  cannot  help  ffcling  ,  The  annual  meeting  of  Stepnev  Collc^ 
that  it  was  a  memorial  of  I  im  which  friend-  was  held  on  the  '20th  of  September,  and  the 
ship    would    have    nu,>i    earnestly    desired    studies  of  its  inmates  have    recommenced. 


priate   for  surviving   worshippers    at    Mare    were   thirteen   candidates   for   admiawon,  rf 
Street  in   reference  to  Dr.  Cox,  »*  If  you  ,  whom  the  committee  have  accepted  serea. 
seek  a  monument,  look  around  you."     We  i  An  increased  demand  will  thus  be  made  m 
rejoice,  however,  in  the  assurance  that  by  his    the  funds, 
instrumentality  manv  living  stones  were  col-  j 

Iccted  to  form  an  in(h  structible  edifice,  in-  '  ^  correspondent  in  a  distant  proTiiiei 
finitely  more  valuable  than  that  which  has  i  "''*>'"»  "Converamg  lately  with  four  baptiit 
iwished  in  the  flanicF.  As  a  living  temple,  i  ™»"ist^[*.  '  /""wn^l  that  neither  of  them  took 
may  it  long  continue  to  bring  honour  to  the  !  •^'^"'"  -^^ag^z^"^'*  I  «ini  sorry  to  see  such 
(Ireat  Architect  bv  whose  f\ivour  and  for  -  ^y''^^''>''  ^t  would  be  well  to  adopt  the  plan 
whobc  glory  it  siillexists !  !  o^  the    Hymn   Book    Trustees,  and   to  aid 

„„       ,,'       r    ,,      „.,  ,     ,     ,  thoiie  widows  only  whoso  husbands  supportwJ 

Ihe    llev.   J.    (j.    Pike,    i  uhtor    of   the  :  the  magazine." 
general  baptist  ehurclj  in  Derby,  author  of 

Persuasives  to  K.irly  Piety  and  Other  u.sei'ul  '  '^  curious  incident  is  recorded  in  one  of 
and  po])uhu'  works,  an-.l  Ironi  the  foriiiation  '  ^^^\  ^'"''^  newsjapers,  of  the  authenticity  of 
of  the  Ueneial  Daj.tist  Missionary  .\-oeietv  |  ^^■'''^'^'  we  have  been  a^ured.  A  few  wceb 
its  laborious  and  lU voted  fceeretarv,  entered  '"■-'?•.  l^  ^"''^  ^'"''"^  the  continent  who  irsi 
into  rest  on  Monday.  September  *lth.  Ijij  i  S"li^'it'"i^'  eontiihutions  towards  the  erectioo 
removal  took  j»lace'  in  the  ir.anner  which  I  ?^  *'^  nionastery  was  crossing  Anglesea  bridge 
would  probably  have  been  of  all  others  the  '  "^  tiiat  city,  when  the  attention  of  some  of 
most  a;ieenble'to  him.  "On  Monday  mom-  I  t^«  poj)ul;ue  was  attracted  by  tlic  peculiantj 
in^',"  says  the  Derby  lle]>ortcr,  **  he  attended  "'[  ^'^=^  altiic,  which  consisted  of  a  long  suit 
'    '  '  '  of  black,  quite  different  in  its  aspect  from 

trie  costume  of  the  Irish  priests,  yet  evidently 


the   monthly    pra>er-ineeting    of    the  inde- 
pendent and  bal)ti^t  miiiistcrs,  by  whom  he  .           , ,                      ... 
was  congratulated  on  his  apparent  improve-  !  '•"''■''rie.il.     The  thought  struck  the  spectators 
meat  in  health.     In  the  course  of  the  day  ^^^'}^.  -'""'"^'b'   this   was   one   of    the    English 
he  made  some  calls,  and,  in  the  afternoon  i"Jni-^*cis   wlioni   they   had    been    taught  to 


retired  to  his  studv  to  attend  to  his  corre 


expect,  and  that  it  wa^  their  duty  to  show 


spondence.  Several  enveloijcs  were  dirceted  .  ''^'V  that  hi.;  visit  was  not  acceptable.  An 
and  «me  note  was  eoi.inic uctd,  but  his  i)en  '  *^^tive  njob  gathered  round  him  mid  begun  to 
was  paralyzed  by  the  stroke  of  death.     Not  ! ''!"'t*      "  Down  with   the  jum]>crs !"    "No 

bible-readers  I"  and  biuiilar  exclamations, 
filled  him  witli  astonishment,  and  drowned 
his  voice  when  he  attenipted  to  assert  his 


answering  to  the  call  to  lea,  his  daughter 
entered  his  study,  and  louiid  him  sitting  in 
his  chair,  pen  in  hand,  wiih  his  furehead  on 
his  desk,  senseless  and  lif^le^s!  Ili^j  death  i:i 
supposed  to  have  been  instantaneous,  and  to 
have  occurred  without  a  struggle  or  a  pan 
Ho  was  in  his  seventy-first  year.' 

The   Conference  of  German   baptists  at 


S- 


orthodoxy,  while  showers  of  missiles  ursed 
his  retreat  at  as  quick  a  pace  as  the  length 
of  his  garments  would  permit.  Happily, 
the  arrival  of  some  policemen  soon  put  an 
end  to  the  scene,  though  not  till  the  mud 


xiic   ^uierence  or   uerman   baptists  at    with  which  ho  had  been  pelted  materiaUy 
HmgedoTtr  commencwl  on  the  12lh  of  Se^;)-^  \!i«^^\ft^\Xve^^^wws«fc^i  W^^, 


IKISH  CHRONICLR 


OCTOBER,  1864. 


VISIT  OF  REV.  W.  B.  BOWES  TO  ATHLONE,  BALLIKA,  AND  DUBLIN. 

To  the  Secretary  of  the  Baptist  Irish  Society, 


Elandford  Cottage,  28,  Alpha  Road, 

Sept.  4,  1854. 
My  dear  Brothek, 

As  the  Committee  of  the  Baptist 
Irish  Society  did  me  the  honour  to 
request  me  to  visit  the  churches  and 
stations  under  its  more  immediate  care 
in  the  west  of  Ireland,  I  deem  it  not  only 
respectful  to  the  Committee  but  obli- 
gatory on  my  part  to  present  to  it, 
through  you,  a  short  report  of  my 
journey  to  that  interesting  though  long 
neglected  country,  and  to  offer  some 
suggestions  which  have  occurred  to  my 
own  mind  as  being  necessary  to  the 
extension  of  its  labours  and  to  the 
vigorous  and  successful  operation  of  its 
agencies  already  in  the  field. 

On  the  9th  of  August  the  church  and 
congregation  at  Blandford  Street  assem- 
bled for  special  prayer  to  the  great 
Head  of  the  church  for  preservation, 
guidance,  and  blessing  to  rest  on  me, 
and  that  they  as  a  people  might  be 
favoured  with  the  light  of  Jehovah's 
countenance  and  the  power  of  the  Spirit 
during  my  absence  from  them.  The 
meeting  was  large,  the  service  devo- 
tional and  solemn,  and  I  have  no  doubt 
but  the  prayers  of  the  brethren  were 
heard  and  regarded  by  Him  who  is 
never  unmindful  of  the  fervent  suppli- 
cations of  his  people. 

On  the  10th  I  left  home  for  Dublin, 
with  a  deep  consciousness  of  the  im- 
portance and  responsibility  of  bearing 
such  an  honourable  character  as  that 
of  "  a  messenger  of  the  churches."  ^ly 
travel  to  the  metropolis  of  Ireland  was 
pleasant,  peaceful,  and  safe ;  I  reached  it 
about  midnight.  One  of  my  own  friends, 
and  an  old  subscriber  to  the  Society, 
being  in  Dublin  on  business,  very  kindly 
provided  for  me  house  and  entertain- 
ment until  my  appointments  called  me 
onwards. 

Saturday,  12th.  I  went  by  rail  to  Ath- 
lone,  where  I  was  expected  to  preach 
on  the  sabbath.  Mr.  Berry  met  me  at 
the  station,  though  I  was  grieved  to^ 


find  him  in  the  depths  of  affliction, 
scarlet  fever  having  prostrated  some 
three  or  four  of  his  children,  and  his 
excellent  wife  lying  in  a  very  precarious 
state,  her  life  having  been  despaired  of 
only  a  few  days  before.  After  some 
fraternal  conversation  with  the  good 
man,  and  assurances  of  sympathy  with 
him  in  his  tribulation,  I  was  informed 
that  I  was  expected  to  preach  next  day 
at  Moate  (eight  Irish  miles  distant)  at 
ten,  A.M.,  and  to  return  to  Athlone  for 
their  morning  service  at  twelve.  This 
I  felt  would  be  harassing  and  toilsome ; 
nevertheless  I  remembered  one  of  whom 
it  is  said  '^  he  pleased  not  himself,'*  and 
agreed  to  do  what  was  required.  Very 
soon  after  eight  on  Lord's  day  morning 
a  car  was  at  my  door  to  convey  me  to 
Moate,  which  I  reached  rather  before 
ten,  and  found  a  congregation  of  some 
thirty  individuals,  to  whom  I  preached, 
Mr.  Thomas  assuring  me  had  the  ser- 
vice been  held  at  their  usual  hour, 
twelve,  the  place  would  have  been  filled. 
I  closed  about  half-past  eleven,  and 
made  the  best  of  my  way  back  to  Ath- 
lone. When  I  arrived,  Mr.  Berry  ac- 
cording to  previous  arrangement  had 
commenced  the  service,  so  that  I  had 
simply  to  deliver  my  mesFage.  The 
little  chapel  was  comfortably  filled,  and 
many  a  hearty  "  welcome  to  Athlone  " 
greeted  me.  I  was  somewhat  used  up 
by  the  two  consecutive  services,  but 
did  not  regret  that  I  had  made  the 
effort.  Preached  again  in  the  evening 
to  a  very  attentive  and  respectable 
audience. 

Monday,  14th.  Visited  the  schools  in 
connection  with  this  station.  The  rag- 
ged school,  conducted  by  Mr.  Hogg, 
was  miserably  reduced  from  thirty 
children  to  two.  Upon  inquiry,  I 
learned  that  various  influences  had 
combined  to  effect  this.  The  school 
under  the  care  of  Miss  Flood  was 
small,  but  illness  and  domestic  claims 
had  detained  some,  and  the  priests  had 
terrified  moie,iot  \J[i^^  \vsA.  \JKt^»K«aR.^ 


038 


IRISH  CHRONICLE. 


to  post  the  names  of  those  parents  who 
sent  their  children  to  these  schools  on 
the  chapel  doors,  and  to  curse  them 
from  the  altar.  This  of  course  was 
likely  to  have  some  effect.  I  was  much 
pleased  with  the  general  aspect  and 
intelligence  of  the  children  under  the 
instruction  of  Miss  Kash.  There  were 
twenty  or  more  in  attendance,  and  their 
dress  and  behaviour  indicated  that  they 
were  not  of  the  poorest  class  of  the 
people.  In  the  evening  I  was  invited 
to  preside  at  a  discussion  and  inquirers* 
class  in  the  school  room,  to  which  I 
consented,  and  was  gratified  by  the 
scriptural  sentiment  and  mental  power 
elicited. 

Tuesday,  15th.  Was  appointed  to  preach 
at  Ferbanc,  one  of  the  out- stations  of 
Athlone,  some  nine  or  ten  miles  distant. 
The  hour  fixed  was  seven  in  the  even- 
ing. Had  a  congregation  of  from  twenty 
to  twenty-seven.  There  is  a  small 
chapel  in  this  village,  and  some  three 
or  four  highly  respectable  families  who 
sympathize  with  us  in  sentiment ;  and 
notwithstanding  priestly  power,  there 
is  a  readiness  to  listen  to  tne  preaching 
of  the  gospel  among  a  goodly  number, 
making  it  very  desirable  they  should  be 
visited  at  least  once  in  the  week,  and  if 
possible  once  on  the  sabbath,  by  some 
one  able  to  minister  to  them  in  word  and 
doctrine.  There  was  a  large  cattle  fair 
in  the  immediate  locality,  which  inter- 
fered with  the  congregation,  or  it  would 
have  been  (as  I  was  informed)  more 
numerous. 

Wednesday,  16th.  Journeyed  from  Fer- 
bane  to  Rahue,  some  eighteen  or  twenty 
miles,  where  it  had  been  announced  I 
should  preach;  after  which  the  little 
church  were  to  break  bread  together. 
The  hour  fixed  for  the  service  was  ono 
o'clock,  and  considering  it  was  in  the 
midst  of  the  hay  harvest,  and  the  mem- 
bers live  at  a  great  distance  from  each 
other,  the  congregation  was  not  to  be 
despised.  The  chapel  was  built  in  the 
time  of  Cromwell,  and  the  church  has 
existed  more  than  2(iO  years;  but  one 
was  grieved  to  hear  there  was  preach- 
ing here  only  once  a  month,  and  that 
generally  on  a  week  day,  though  there 
IS  a  "hungering  and  thirsting  for  the 
word  of  life  **  among  the  people.  Of  the 
eleven  who  communed  at  the  Lord's 
table,  two  came  twenty  miles,  three 
nine,  and  others  six  and  three;  and 
there  seemed  to  me  a  savour  and  ear- 


nestness among  them  which  bei^oke  the 
power  and  vitality  of  the  religion  thej 
professed.  As  Rahue  ia  the  extreme  of 
the  Athlone  district,  and  twenty  miki 
distant,  and  presenting  in  other  pointi 
of  view  many  encooraffing  fields  of 
labour,  if  a  truly  good  man,  whoie 
heart  was  in  the  right  place,  and  ta 
acceptable  preacher,  ooula  be  atatioiied 
here  or  at  Moate,  he  might  supply  both 
places,  and  alternately  Ferhane  in  con- 
nection with  your  agent  at  AthloDi^ 
wlio  might  then  devote  more  attentioB 
to  some  spots  now  neglected  in  that 
immediate  locality,  which  under  the 
divine  blessing  would  be  attended  wiih 
great  good.  From  Rahue  I  returned  to 
Moate,  and  passed  the  evening  with 
your  venerable  agent,  Thomas,  inio  hai 
long  been  suffering  from  heavy  and 
painful  bodily  afiliction,  so  much  lo 
that  I  fear  he  will  never  be  i^  to 
resume  his  labours  with  any  d^ree  of 
certainty  or  constancy.  The  most  to 
be  hoped  for  from  him  would  be  ai 
occasional  sermon,  as  his  strength  nupht 
allow.  For  Moate  something  reqmm 
to  be  done.  The  people  are  still  asso- 
ciated in  the  fellowship  of  the  gospel 
In  the  church  there  are  materials  for 
usefulness,  and  in  the  town  fiunilies  of 
respectability  well  disposed  towards  nfl, 
and  who  would  hear  if  there  was  some 
one  to  preach  to  them  '^  the  unsearch- 
able riches  of  Christ ;"  but  here  there 
is  neither  reader,  nor  schoolmaster  or 
mistress,  nor  preacher,  Mr.  Thomas 
being  silenced  by  affliction,  and  Mr. 
Berry  going  only  occasionally  on  the 
early  part  of  the  Lord's  day  morning,  at 
an  hour,  it  should  be  home  in  mind, 
said  to  be  unpopular,  if  not  inconvv- 
nient,  to  the  people  themselves. 

On  Thursday  morning  I  returned  to 
Athlone,  being  published  to  preach 
there  again  in  the  evening,  and  was 
encouraged  by  the  numbers  who  at- 
tended. Before  I  pass  away  from  this 
district,  perhaps  I  may  be  allovred  to 
offer  one  or  two  suggestions  for  the 
consideration  of  the  Coumiittee.  The 
first  is,  the  absolute  necessity  of  send- 
ing without  delay  another  preacher  of 
the  gospel  to  this  locality.  A  man  of 
God,  with  a  large  and  loving  hvart^ 
would  find  this  an  interesting  and  pro- 
mising field  of  labour,  and  with  pru- 
dence and  care  he  might  soon  be  par- 
tially, if  not  entirely,  supported  by  the 
free-will  offerings  of  the  people,  whidt 


OCTOBER,  1864. 


Ifl  a  matter  not  to  be  lost  sight  of.  The 
second  suggestion  I  venture  to  make  is, 
that  one  of  the  readers  at  Athlone 
might  be  translated  to  one  of  the 
stations  before  named  without  any  in- 
oonyenienoe,  and  by  this  arrangement 
the  agents  of  the  Society  would  1^  more 
eqoaSy  distributed  over  the  district. 

On  Friday,  18th,  I  left  Athlone  for 
Ballina,  seventy  miles  to  the  westward, 
a  somewhat  tedious  journey,  but  not 
without  considerable  interest.  The  first 
thirty    miles    presents    much    lovely 
Scenery  to  the  eye — wooded  mountains, 
smiling   glens,  pastures  clothed  with 
flocks,  and  valleys  covered  over  with 
com,  shouting  for  joy,  affording  a  happy 
contrast  to  the  black,  and  barren,  and 
dreary  bogs  which  spread  themselves 
over  so  large  a  portion  of  the  soil.    As 
we  passed  through  Roscommon,  I  was 
deeply  grieved  that  in  such  a  town  as 
that,  the  Baptist  Irish  Society  had  no 
sgents  whatever,  and  that  so  many  of 
the  principal  towns  of  the  west  and 
north-west  should  be  entirely  untouched 
by  its  efforts  and  influence.   The  strong 
conviction  of  my  mind  is,  that  Ireland's 
great  spiritual  want  is  "men  of  God, 
ftdl  of  faith  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost," 
who  would  ^ve  themselves  to  prayer 
and  to  the  mmistry  of  the  word  among 
the  people.    Oh,  how  appropriate  and 
necessary    the    Saviours    injunction, 
"  Pray  ye  the  Lord  of  the  harvest,  that 
he  would  send  forth  more   labourers 
into  the  harvest ;  for  truly  the  harvest 
18  plenteous  but  the  labourers  are  few." 
But    this    only  in   passing.    Through 
divine  goodness  I  reached  Ballina  in 
safety,  though  at  a  late  hour  of  the 
night,  and  was  heartily  glad  to  get  to 
rest,  though  not  untU  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Hamilton  had  given  me  a  truly  Chris- 
tian and  hearty  welcome.  Ballina  struck 
me  as  a  singularly  pretty  town,  delight- 
fully situated  on  the  banks  of  the  Moy, 
girdled  by  lofty  hills  and  cloud-capped 
mountains,  the  neighbourhood  studded 
by  handsome  mansions  and  quiet  homes, 
with  a  large  cathedral-looking  Romish 
chapel,  an  episcopal  church,  a  presby- 
terian,  a  Wesley  an,  and  a  baptist  place 
of  worship.  'Among  the  tradespeople 
there  is  every  appearance  of  bustle  and 
thriftiness;  and  that  which  gratified 
me  more  than  all,  was  that  your  agent 
and  his  family  had  gained  senerai  if 
not  universal  respect  from  ul  classes, 
the  priests  of  course  excepted. 


On  the  sabbath  morning  at  twelve  I 
preached  in  the  chapel,  which  was  well 
peopled  down  stairs,  who  listened  with 
marked  attention,  and  expressed  their 
anxiety  to  hear  again  the  ''words  of 
this  life,**  while  one  of  the  congregation, 
a  genuine  Hibernian,  grasped  my  hand 
with  strong  emotion,  exclaiming,  ''Wel- 
come, sir,  to  our  nation ;  shall  we  be 
after  hearing  your  riverinoe  affain 
soon?"  As  soon  as  we  had  part&en 
of  dinner,  brother  Hamilton  drove  me 
to  his  Lord's  day  evening  curacy,  a 
place  called  Curragh,  some  twelve  miles 
from  his  home,  quite  on  the  shore  of  the 
broad  Atlantic.  I  should  have  preferred 
preaching  in  the  open  air  had  the 
weather  allowed,  but  as  it  rained 
heavily,  we  had  to  repair  to  the  school 
house,  and  conducted  service  there  as 
usual.  A  perfect  cram,  upwards  of 
seventy  individuals  packed  m  a  small 
room  about  twelve  by  sixteen  feet, 
badly  ventilated  or  not  ventilated  at  all, 
except  as  the  apertures  in  the  thatch 
allowed  not  only  the  rain  to  come  in 
upon  us,  but  also  some  of  the  hot  and 
pented  breath  to  go  out.  Never  shall 
I  forget  this  deeply  interesting  service, 
the  almost  breathless  attention  with 
which  the  people  listened,  and  the 
powerful  workings  of  mind  in  many 
which  were  too  strong  to  be  altogether 
suppressed.  I  trust  the  great  day  will 
make  it  manifest  that  some  good  was 
done  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus. 
After  being  duly  introduced  to  each 
individual  after  the  service,  and  each 
one  giving  me  their  welcome  to  Gurrajgh. 
we  returned  to  Ballina  much  mtinea 
and  humbled,  and  with  all  mtigued. 
I  should  add  here,  there  is  a  day  school 
conducted  in  this  village  ;  it  consists  of 
seventy-two  children,  whose  attendance, 
as  shown  by  the  roll-book,  was  exceed- 
ingly steady,  and  a  very  excellent  sab- 
bath school,  with  more  than  thirty 
children,  besides  adults,  who  are  in- 
structed principally  by  the  Misses  Ha- 
milton, who  are  most  admirably  adapted 
to  the  work  to  which  they  have  so  nobly 
and  self-denyingly  devoted  themselves. 
Our  excellent  brother  deserves  a  better 
place  to  meet  in,  and  so  do  the  people 
too,  as  he  runs  great  hazard  by  sudden 
exposure  to  a  humidly  cold  air  in  an 
open  car  and  a  two  hours*  ride  through 
a  somewhat  drear  and  desolate  coimtiy 
after  breathing  such  an  overheated 
atmosphere. 


640  IRISH  CHRONICLE. 

On  Monday  evening,  21  si,  as  there  I  Abbey  Street  Chapel,  and  though  some 
was  to  be  a  united  meeting  for  prayer  |  disappointment  was  felt  by  the  tardiness 
at  the  Wesleyan  chapel,  it  was  requested  !  with  which  the  repairs  and  painting 
that  I  should  give  the  address,  to  which  |  had  been  prosecuted,  we  held  public 
of  course  I  could  have  no  objection.         •  service  in  the  chapel  in  the  evening,  and 

Tuesday,  22nd.  Preached  at  Newtown- '  had  a  respectable  gathering.  Brother 
white  in  the  evcuiug,  and  thougli  the  j  Milligan  should  have  more  help.  Ratb- 
people  were  busy  drawing  their  turf,  mines  might  be  occupied  now  with 
and  tlie  notice  very  short,  the  room  was  ,  great  advantage,  and  in  a  short  time, 
completely  filled.  i  under  the  divine  benediction,  a  cause 

Wednesday,  23rd.  At  midday  I  preach- '  there  would  be  self-sustaining.  Xor  do 
ed  at  Foxborough  to  about  tweuty-five  I  I  see  any  valid  reason  why  tlie  denomi- 
individuals,  and  tlie  next  day  turned  I  nation  should  not  have  another  chapel 
my  face  towards  Dublin,  returning  by  '  in  tlie  city  besides  Abbey  Street,  the 
way  of  Athlone,  or  I  sliould  have  been  |  general  opinion  being  that  a  right 
happy  to  have  visited  Skreen,  Stone  .  headed,  warm  hearted,  and  thoroughly 
Hall,  Cara,  and  Ooolaney,  all  of  which    devoted  minister  of  Jesus  Christ  would 


are  regularly  visited  by  Mr.  Hamilton 
of  BaUina,  who  has  had  and  has  exer- 
cised exemplary  patience,  having  long 


gather  round   him  a  steady  and  in- 
fluential congregation. 
Apologizing  for  the    length  of  mj 


and  anxiously  waited  for  the  appoint-  '  statement,  and  believing  that  better 
ment  of  some  good  brother  in  the  |  and  brigliter  days  are  yet  and  soon 
ministry  of  the  gospel  to  share  the  to  dawn  on  Ireland,  I  would  most 
labour  with  him.  I  trust  the  Com-  I  earnestly  entreat  the  friends  of  pure 
mittee  will  see  its  ^vay  clear  to  make  ,  and  undeiiled  religion  in  this  highly 
such  an  arrangement  with  the  greatest  i  favoured  country  to  come  forth  to  tiie 
possible  despatch,  as  it  is  most  urgent  •  help  of  the  Lord,  ''to  the  help  of  the 
and  pressing.  !  Lord,  against  the  mighty." 

I  visited  Dublin  on  my  return  home,  !  Believe  me,  dear  brother, 

according  to  appointment,  for  the  pur-  |  Yours  very  faithfully, 

pose  of  preaching  at  the  rc-opening  of  i  W.  Blaokwbll  iiovis. 


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THE  MISSIONAHY  HEEAID. 


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THE  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


BRAHMINS  AND  HINDOOS  OF  DIFFERENT  CASTEa 


The  Hindoos  are  divided  into  four 
principal  classes,  which,  tliey  say,  pro- 
ceed from  Brama,  the  creating  power, 
thus ; — the  Brahmin  from  the  mouth, 
implying  wisdom  to  instruct ;  the 
CshcUrij/a^  or  KeUerree,  proceeding  from 
the  arms,  implying  ttrtngth  to  fight 
and  govern  ;  the  Bhi/mf  from  the  abdo- 
men, implying  Aoutlihtiieiit,  and  indi- 
cating the  o1m8  of  huibftndmcn  and 
dealers  ;  and  the  l^dery  from  the  feet, 
implying  Subjection,  and  denoting  the 
class  of  labourers  and  menialii.  Each 
tribe  is  subdivided  into  caHu,  amount- 
ing in  all  to  eighty- four.  These  aeter 
intermarry,  or  intimately  assoetote  with 
each  other. 

■ 

The  Brahmins  on!/  aM  adflsilted  to 

the  priesthood^-^thejr  Alone  nnderstnnd 
the  Shastras,  or  saored  books,  consisting 
of  the  four  Hdtu, 

The  Hindoos  are  commonly  of  the 
middle  stattfre,  slight,  and  well  propor- 
tioned, with  regalar  and  expressive 
features,  black  eyes  and  a  serene  coun- 
tenance. They  are  distingnished  for 
obedience  to  superiorSf  resignation  in 
misfortune^  filial,  parental,  and  oonjogal 
affection.  For  the  most  part  tbey  are 
extremely  sober  and  abstemious.  Tbey 
eat  in  the  morning  and  evening.  Their 
cooking  utensils  are  simple ;  their  plates 
and  dishes  arc  generally  formed  from  the 
leaf  of  the  plaintaln  tree,  or  the  npn- 
phcM  loto.^j  that  beautiful  lily  which 
abounds  in  every  lake.  The  fomiture 
of  their  houses  is  simple,  and  adapted 
for  a  people  whose  wants  are  lew. 

The  men  in  most  of  the  Hindoo 
tribes  shave  the  head  and  beard,  bnt 


leave  a  small  lock  of  hair  on  the  head, 
and  sometimes  the  moustachioe  on  the 
upper  lip.  They  wear  variously  oobored 
turbans,  and  a  jama^  or  long  gown  of 
white  calico,  which  ie  tied  round  the 
middle,  with  a  fringed  or  embroidend 
sash.  Their  shoes  are  of  red  leather,  or 
English  cloth,  sometimes  omamentsd, 
and  always  turned  up  with  a  long  poiaA 
at  the  toe.  The  inferior  castes  sometimei 
wear  only  a  turban,  and  a  cloth  roond 
the  waist,  although  the  poorest  among 
them  'usually  contrive  to  purchase  s 
silver  bangle  or  bracelet  for  the  arm. 

The  Hindoo  women,  when  young,  are 
delicate,  and  beautiful,  finely  propor- 
tioned, their  limbs  snudl,  their  telares 
soft  and  regular,  and  their  eyii  Uad 
and  languishing}  bni  the  bloom  of 
beauty  soon  deetys,  and  age  makes  a 
rapid  progress  before  th^jr  haTe  seen 
thirty  years ;  partly  owing  to  the  hast 
of  the  climate,  and  the  costom  of  the 
country  of  contracting  early  marriage. 
Their  dress  consists  of  a  long  piece  of 
silk  or  cotton,  tied  round  the  waist, 
hanging  in  a  graceful  manner  to  the 
feet,  it  is  afterwards  brought  over  the 
body  in  negligent  folds.  There  are  few 
women,  even  of  the  lowest  families,  who 
do  not  in  some  degree  decorate  them* 
selves  with  jewels.  They  are  utteriy 
uneducated,  and  are  not  permitted  to 
eat  with  their  husbands  or  brothers,  nor 
to  associate  with  other  men. 

A  general  idea  of  the  personal  ap- 
pearance of  these  castes  may  be  gathered 
from  the  picture  to  which  the  preceding 
observations  are  intended  to  refer. 


roa  ocrroBKB,  ium. 


THB  MANTRAS  IN  POPULAR  USB  IN  BBNQAL. 
{From  the  Orierttal  Baptia.) 
Coatinutit/m 


mpage  a?"- 

It  ig  (iDgnlu  that  i 
olaM  are  not  limited  to  the  Brihinnw, 
bat  Me  is  the  pots«ation  of  tome  of  the 
loirest  outes. 

4.  The  Uicdaa  are  fiim  belkvan  ia 
demoniacal  poisearioDj.  HowSTn,  they 
do  not  recogniae  evil  apirita  ii 


t»  M«M  Hindu  books,  the  goddeia 

Kill  and  bef  eonaort  Shlv  are  repre- 

MtCed  aa  delighting  fn  Mood ;  and  for- 

UMtff  htunan  ntcrificei  were  offered  to 

tttnt.    In  a  certain  book  called  Chintti' 

maaj,    there    ia    a    dialogue    bctneen 

Sdv  and  hia  wife,  respecting  mogiciil 

riterf,  In  which  are  contained  a  nnmber!  of  the  word  demon.    Their  evil  apiritf 

of  nantraa,  for  procuring  the  death  [<f ;  are  departed  men  who  delight  in  r»- 

aa  enetu^ ;   we  aubjoin  a  few  of  these '  venging  paat  wronjii;a  either   npon  the 

^petla.  real   perpetrators,  upon  thoae  who  in 

"Ob,[  aaj  wa7  are  connected  with  thsm,  U' 

"A*m«BBioth»,ni[min»pinin,  upon  any  one   elie    that  will  beat  an- 

swer their  pDrpoce. 

Mental  alienation  in  all  its  forms, — 
the  rnelancholy,  the  mild,  raving  and 
foaming, — dumbneM,  epilepsy,  hysteria 
and  all  cases  of  children  being  atill- 
boni,  are  ascribed  bj  the  Hindus  to  the 
,  malignity  of  demons.  In  cases  of  the 
(above  description,  recourse  is  had  to 
I  some  one  celebrated  for  his  knowledge 
I  of  the  demon  mantra,  and  howcTer  rftr 
'  vengeful  the  demon  may  be,  it  is  be- 
lieved that  he  can  no  more  resist  the  in- 
fluence of  the  mantra,  than  a  feather  can 
resist  the  force  of  the  whirlwind.  Some 
Brihmans  pretend  that  they  have  the 
power  of  making  the  ejected  demon  to 
speak.  This  trick  is  performed  in  a  room 
made  completely  dark,  and  is  effected 
by  a  species  of  ventriloquism  ;  the  Biih- 
man  changes  his  natural  voice  to  one  of 
:  moat  unearthly  character,  and  we  can 
alBrm  from  knowledge,  that  the  illoaion 
is  strong  enough  to  convince  a  timid 
Hindu. 

S.  Connected  with  every  Hindu  family, 
there  is  a  Brihman,  who  ia  denominated 


Mvboitbabloodr  SnlisfDuaL 


Drlnt  blood '  drlok  b]i»d  1 


"  AdonllDQ  to  thH.  nipnm*  goddtu. 


We  almost  shudder  at  the  terribL' 
malignity  that  first  prompted  these  iii- 
oantationa,  and  more  still  in  the  con 
tonplatiou  of  the  timul  Hindu,  who  in 
the  midnight  hour  retires  to  somecemc 
tery,  burning  with  revenge,  repeats  the; 
above  mantras  with  the  intention  i>f 
bringing  destruction  in  all  its  fornix 
upon  a  real  or  supposed  enemy.  How 
opposed  to  the  spirit  of  Christianity  \ 

There  are  also  mantras  for  charming' 
amy  anake-bites,  the  small-poz,  and  thf 
cholera.  Repeated  failurea  do  not  i[i 
tlie  leaat  diminish  the  faith  of  the  poor  .  ..    .  ,        mn    - 


dividual  is  regarded  as  a  god,  whoso 
injunctions  must  be  obeyed,  and  of 
whose  displeasure  there   is  a  palnftit 


mtppMtt  wrtta\4mt  ptver. 


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THB  MISSIOHABY  HERALD 


has  attained  to  years  of  maturitj,  the 
ifurUf  for  the  first  time,  whispers  the 
mantra  in  his  ear,  and  by  this  process  | 
he  is  constituted  a  disciple.  The  man- 
tra must  be  never  revealed  nor  uttered 
aloud,  and  must  be  repeated  so  many 
times  in  the  course  of  the  day.  Those 
who  have  seen  Hindus  bathing  must 
have  observed  them  muttering  and 
stealthily  glancing  round  about,  lest 
they  should  be  overheard. 

Most  of  the  mantras  arc  unmeaning 
monosyllables.  We  asked  a  learned 
Br&hman  what  benefit  could  follow  the 
repetition  of  a  word  without  any  mean- 
ing. He  replied,  that  a  grain  of  com 
in  the  hand  is  unproductive  ;  but  when 
planted,  and  watered,  it  would  grow 
and  produce  more  ;  in  the  same  manner 
the  mantras,  when  whispered  in  the  ear 
and  meditated  upon,  would  purify  both 
body  and  mind,  and  would  lead  to  a 
knowledge  of  the  Supreme. 

The  Hindus  attach  the  greatcBt  im- 
portance to  the  mantras,  and  they  con- 
stitute the  bond  of  union  between  the 
gurus  and  the  disciples,  and  are  an  am- 
ple source  of  revenue.  The  gums  make 
periodical  visits  to  the  houses  of  the  dis- 
ciples, where  they  are  well  feasted,  and 
must  always  ])c  sent  away  richer  men 
than  they  came.  It  is  a  question  of  great 
practical  importance,  whether  or  not 
the  Sudras,  or  rather  the  present  mixed 
castes,  have  a  right,  according  to  the 
Hindu  laws,  to  be  initiated  by  the  man- 
tras. We  can  assert  from  experience, 
that  we  have  found  the  subject  one  of 
intense  interest  to  the  common  people. 
Some  Brdhmans  have  1>ecome  out- 
rageous when  we  have  questioned  the 
legitimacy  of  the  practice,  others  have 
freely  admitted  its  illegality,  adding 
that  it  is  a  convenient  mode  of  making 
money.  To  determine  the  question  let 
us  consult  the  law. 

Laws  of  Menu,  X.  4.  "The  three 
twice-born  classes  are  the  sacerdotal, 
the  military,  and  the  commercisl  -,  but 


the  fourth,  or  senrile,  is  onoe  bom,  tbat 
is,  has  no  Beoond  birth  firooai  the  Oiy^ 
tri,  and  wears  no  thread.** 

IX.  334.  "Servile  attendance  m 
Brahmans  learned  in  the  Yeda,  is  oC 
itself  the  highest  daty  of  a  SudniyaBd 
leads  him  to  iuture  beatitude.** 

In  chapter  X.,  the  'duties  of  a  JkAr 
man  in  time  of  distress  are  explained. 

1 09.  '^  Among  the  acts  generally  £i- 
approved,  namely,  accepting  piiLimfi 
from  low  men,  assisting  them  to  ncsd* 
fice,  and  explaining  the  soriptare  ts 
them,  the  receipt  of  presents  ii  & 
meanest  in  this  world,  and  the  moit 
blamed  in  a  Brahman  after  his  prcfSBt 
life ;" 

110.  "Because  assisting  to  saaiSse 
and  explaining  the  scripture  axe  two 
acts  always  performed  for  those  whoK 
minds  have  been  improved  by  the  siofd 
initiation." 

From  the  above  quotation  it  is  qoiie 
evident  that  the  Sudras  axe  cat  off 
entirely  from  the  five  great  sacrifioa 
which  make  up  the  sum  of  rehgioos 
duties  ;  hence  the  practice  of  modern 
Brahmans  in  performing  religious  duties 
on  account  of  Sudras,  either  at  tbdr 
houses  or  elsewhere,  is  a  direct  vio- 
lation of  the  laws  of  Menu.  A  Sadxi 
has  no  priest,  no  altar,  no  sacrifice,  no 
religious  worship,  his  whole  and  oolf 
duty  is  to  serve  Brahmans.  The  mili- 
tary and  the  commercial  classes  are  no 
longer  in  existence,  it  therefore  foDows 
that  if  Brahmans  were  to  act  accordiiig 
to  Menu,  their  sacerdotal  duties  wooM 
be  entirely  limited  to  themselves.  Bat 
a  Brahman,  like  other  mortals,  moit 
have  the  means  of  subsistence,  he  wiD 
therefore  perform  pujd,  not  only  for 
any  impure  caste,  but  for  the  moit 
immoral  character  in  society.  Whes 
the  Government  contemplates  any  met* 
sure  which  has  for  its  object  the  sup- 
pression of  indirect  murder  or  any  set 
of  cruelty,  the  Brahmans  and  the  greit 
Babus  of  Calcutta,  clamour  about  ]nmA 


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645 


of  faith,  depiiying  the  Hindus  of  their 
reli^oaB  rights,  &a  If  we  stood  in  the 
position  of  Qovemment,  we  would  ask 
these  Sudra  Bahus  to  prove  their  reli- 
gious rites,  and  we  would  give  to  the 
Brahmans  a  hint  on  the  propriety  of 
pasdng  an  Act  to  enforce  the  laws  of 
Menu,  which  prohibit  the  performance 
of  anj  religious  rite  on  behalf  of  Su- 
dras.  Such  an  act  would  confer  a 
lasting  benefit  on  the  masses  of  the 
people,  and  would  at  once  dose  the 
Brahmanical  shop. 

We  have  not  been  able  to  discover 
either  in  the  laws  of  Menu  or  the 
•  Yishnu  Purana,  any  trace  of  the  exist- 
ence of  the  relationship  that  exists  be- 
tween the  modem  guru  and  his  disci- 
ple. In  both  the  above  'compositions 
we  find  gurus  mentioned,  to  whom  great 
reverence  is  commanded;  but  the  re- 
lation between  the  teacher  and  pupil 
terminated  at  the  close  of  the  pupilage, 
whilst  the  modem  guru  exercises  autho- 


rity over  his  disciple  till  he  dies.  The 
andent  guru  was  a  real  teacher,  bo 
cause  he  taught  the  Yedas  to  the  three 
pure  castes,  but  the  modem  guru 
teaches  nothing  but  one  simple  un- 
meaning mantra. 

The  Hindu  is  not  a  personal  agent 
in  matters  of  religion,  the  guru  acts 
vicariously  for  him.  The  gum  system 
is  the  most  complete  and  effectual 
mode  of  surveillance  that  ever  existed : 
every  family  has  its  guru,  and  every 
member  of  that  family  is  caught  in  the 
meshes  of  that  guru  ;  and  this  network 
is  spread  over  all  Bengal.  Though 
some  of  the  Hindu  shastras  declare 
that  the  Brahman  who  gives  the  man- 
tra to  a  Sudra  is  reduced  to  the  same 
level,  and  that  by  the  hearing  of  the 
mantra,  the  Sudra  is  hurled  to  eternal 
destruction,  yet  even  this  is  not  suffi- 
cent  to  check  the  rapadty  of  Brahmans, 
who  make  money  their  shastras,  their 
god,  their  all. 


STRANGE  THINGS. 


We  have  been  very  much  interested 
bj  the  accounts  which  have  appeared  in 
the  papers,  extracted  chiefly  from  the 
Indian  Journals,  of  the  manner  in  which 
the  day  of  humiliation  and  prayer  was 
observed.  As  these  acooimts  may  not 
have  been  seen  by  very  many  of  our 
readers,  and  the  facts  are  singularly 
iUastrative  of  the  state  of  public  opinion 
throughout  that  vast  country,  we  propose 
to  give  a  short  statement  embodying 
their  main  features. 

The  Queen's  proclamation  was  pub- 
lished in  this  country  in  April  last. 
The  notice  appointing  the  day  was 
issued  in  Calcutta  in  June,  fixing  Sunday 
the  16Ui  July,  and  stating  further  that 
^  the  Lord  Bishop  had  been  requested  to 
compose  a  form  of  prayer  suitable  to 
the  oooasioii."    But  this  notice  was  not 


intended  for  the  members  of  the  epis- 
copal church  alone,  for  it  is  added, 
'*  And  the  governor-general  in  coundl 
invites  all  who  are  subjects  of  the 
British  crown  to  implore  the  blessing 
of  Almighty  God  Upon  our  arms,  and 
to  pray  for  the  restoration  of  peace.*' 

We  cannot  conceal  our  satisfaction 
at  the  wording  of  this  notice.  The 
former  part  was  doubtless  in  accord- 
ance with  ecclesiastical  usage  in  the 
church,  as  it  is  sometimes  called.  But 
our  readers  should  know,  that  there  is 
no  such  a  thing  as  an  established  church 
in  India.  Inasmuch  then  as  the  vast 
bulk  of  the  people  were  idolaters,  and 
very  many  of  the  Christian  popula- 
tion belong  to  other  sections  of  the 
church  of  Christ,  it  was  courteous.and 
Gonsiderate  in  tVve  ^N^{niot-\|<^^sc\iS.^V^ 


646  THB  MISSIONARY  HBaALD 


invite  the  subjectB  of  the  British  crown 
to  unite  in  the  proposal. 

This  invitation  was  almost  unani- 
moosly  responded  to.  Parsees,  H  indoos, 
and  even  Mussalmans  thronged  their  re- 
spective places  to  ofler  up  "  prayer  for 

the  success  of  the  British  arms,  and  the   larger  sum  for  the  promotion  of  < 
restoration  of  peace/'    This  fact  shows  |  tion.    Librariee  are  •pringiaf  op  hm 
how  deep  is  the  hold  which  we  have  of !  and  there  . . .  Two  new  Mirathi  Mm- 
the  people  in  India,  and  is  a  proof  of  papers  have  appeared,  and  othm  aielQ 


content  ounelTes  with  citug  ■»•  of 
the  more  striking.    The  writer  goss  ca 

tosaj: 

'^  There  will,  this  year,  be  a  gad 
increase  of  knowledge  in  Weatsn  Jmhk, 
since  the  governor  is  mboat  to  devsti  a 


their  attachment  to  our  rule.    It  would 


be  started." 


appear  almost  absurd  to  speak  of  their  j     "  Commerce  will  also  receive  a  Mv 


loyalty  to  the  Queen.     Yet  this  is  very 
much  like  it,  and  perhaps  docs  indicate 


impulse,  for  railroads  are  rapidlj  bMf 
constructed,  and  the  electrio  tdegaph 


the  existence  and  growth  of  such  a  feel-  is  presently  going  into  opeiatisB ... 
ing.  If  so,  it  will  greatly  facilitate  the  ;  the  surplus  of  any  article  in  one  psitif 
progress  of  reform,  and  materially  assist  i  India  can  be  despatched  at  eaos  to 
the  government  in  all  their  plans  to  ,  to  those  parts  where  there  is  a  dai- 
im prove  the  condition  of  the  masses  of .  dency.'* 
the  people.  t     '^Unless  the  governor  ' shot  np  tbe 

In  addition  to  these  interesting  parti- 1  grog  shops,  there  will  be  an 
culars,  there  are  some  others  which  can- 
not be  read  without  surprise.  Nay,  more, 

they  will  not  fail  to  excite  the  hope  of;  reformation  of  thw  ooontry,  hot  hi- 
better  days  being  near  at   hand.      It  i  ishly  cling  to  pernicious  customs^  viD  I 
seems   that   the   present   year   in  the  i  come  to  shame. 
Hindoo  cycle  is  entitled  ^'  the  year  of !     "  Christianity  will  be  propagated  vith 


of  poverty,  misery,  and  disease. 
"Those  who  have   no    real  kf  4hi 


joy.*'    An  article  upon  it  appeared  in  a 
Marathi  newspaper,  and  this  article  is 


success  in  many  countries,  and  other 
religions  will  decay.     Many  will,  this 


cited  by  the  editor  of  another  vemacu-  j  year,  renounce  all  confidence  in  chsms. 
lar  journal,  as  a  proof  of  the  native !  magic,     astrology,     oracles,     idokkf, 
enlightenment.    The  following  are  some !  caste, 
extracts  from  this  remarkable  paper.  "  He  that  will  fear  Gk>d  and  dUigMlly 

^'  The  year  began  on  Wednesday.  {  keep  his  commandments,  will  be  huffj- 
Simple  Hindus  gathered  together  to  i  Those  families  will  flourish  in  which 
hear  their  astrologer,  almanack  in  hand, ;  mutual  love  and  piety  shall  nifs. 
announce  the  fortunes  of  the  year  .  .  .  i  Those  communities  shall  pro^>er  sad  be 
The  old  orthodox  Hindus,  clinging  to '  honourable  that  will  respect  the  Isvi, 
their  long  cherished  opinions,  put  and  frown  on  immorality.  The  ha^ 
implicit  faith  in  these  prophecies :  but  where  unanimity  shall  prevail,  newt* 
the  educated  and  enlightened  reject  the  papers  be  sustained,  foreign  oommeroe 
whole  thing,  knowing  well  that  the ;  promoted,  shall  witness  great  improve- 
power  of  reading  the  future  belongs  to ,  ment.  The  government  that  shall  reigp 
Qod,  and  that  he  has  not  imparted  it  to  in  righteousness,  refidn  from  oppieaiag 
these  Bhats.  Without  at  all  inquiring  the  weak, labour  to  promote  theintoiwti 
what  the  Brahmins  have  said,  I  venture '  of  the  people,  and  be  <y>n tented  with 
to  prophecy  the  following  things."  ■  the   territory  they  pnsiocs,  ah^n  Ifli^ 

These  would  occupy  too  much  of  our  i  endure." 
spioe  to  be  given  in  full  detail.     We      *' In  this  year,  Qod  is  ths  kmg.. 


FOR  OOTOBEB,  1854.  647 

He  is  lord  of  hosts,  in  Heaven  above,  |  ary's  ;   and  the  blessing  of  Qod  de- 
aad  in  tba  earth  beneath  ...  He  is  God ;  scending  silently  on  their  toil,  which 


over  all . . .  Let  us  worship  Him  alone, 
who  is  their  and  our  Creator,  the  most 
High,  the  Almighty,  the   Omniscient, 


some  have  thought  fruitless  toil  because 
the  result  did  not  soon  appear,  hap 
brought  forth  this  which  we  now  see  and 


the  all  Holy,  the  infinitely  Just,  the  all  j  hear.  Rich  reward  this  to  you,  who 
merciful,  adorable  God :  then  will  this  half  a  century  ago  toiled,  and  prayed, 
be  indeed  a  year  of  joy."  and  in  faith  laboured  on  when  there  was 

With  great  truth  does  the  editor  of  little  else  than  the  consciousness  of 
the  journal  which  reprints  this  article,  doing  your  duty,  and  the  promise  of 
remark,  that  a  few  years  ago  the  editor  God  to  cheer  you  !  You  have  long  gone 
of  Ihe  Marathi  newspaper  would  have  to  your  rest  in  heaven.  But  if  you  arc 
been  suspended  from  caste  for  its  pub-  permitted  thence  to  look  at  the  scenes 
lio^tion.  When  a  popular  newspaper  of  your  former  labour,  these  manifold 
gives  utteranoe  to  such  views,  it  shows ;  proofs  of  your  success  cannot  fail,  even 
thai  a  great  diange  has  been  wrought  j  now,  to  enhance  your  joy  !  May  we 
in  the  opinions  and  feelings  of  the  who  enter  into  your  labours  possess  the 
people.  the  samo  faith,  devotedness,  zeal,  and 

And  who  can  doubt,  after  reading  perseverance,  which  so  eminently  dis- 
these  extracts,  that  a  great  change  htut  tinguished  you.  TIic  kingdom  of  God 
been  wrought ;  for  we  should  search  in  cometh  not  indeed  with  observation. 
vain  for  any  such  opinions  in  the  pub-  Now,  as  in  the  days  of  the  blessed 
lieations  of  the  past  few  years.  These  .  Master  on  earth,  it  is  like  a  grain  of 
opinions  have  been  silently  growing  ;  •  mustard  seed,  which  is  indeed  the  least 
bat  their  expression  in  print  is  a  new  of  all  seeds.  But  it  takes  root,  and  by 
thing,  and  they  would  not  have  been ,  aud  by  springs  up,  and  eventually, 
expressed  at  all,  if  there  had  not  been  a  '  though  its  growth  is  not  perceptible, 
eTinpathy  with  them  widely  diffused  in  except  when  observed  at  distant  inter- 
the  popular  mind.  In  such  a  country  vals,  it  becomes  a  goodly  tree,  and  the 
M  India  such  notions  as  these,  diame-  fowls  of  the  air  lodge  in  the  branches 
trioallj  opposed  to  the  teaching  of  two  thereof.  May  we  who  are  now  endeavour- 
thousand  years,  to  all  their  social  cus-  ing  to  prosecute  this  great  work  never 
toDS  and  religions  rites,  must  neces-  forget  these  lessons,  lest  we  be  faint  an4 
saiilj  be  of  slow  growth.  But  they  have  j  discouraged  ;  for  insignificance  in  it^ 
shot  up,  and  are  bearing  fruit<   Whence  i  origin,  slow,  but  steady  and  (certain  pro- 


did  they  arise  9     Who  scattered  the 
peed  ?    What  hands  have  nourished  and 


gress,  terminating  in  success  and  glory, 
have  ever  been  the  characteristics  of  tho 


watered  them  f     Surely  tho  Mission- .  kingdom  of  God 


A  REMARKABLE  RACE. 

We  have  been  much  interested  by  an  I  about  1500  square  miles.     They  are 
ftrtide  in  a  recent  number  of  the  Friend  described  as  savages  who  still  prowl 


9f  India,  respecting  a  tribe,  of  whom 
we  had  no  {Nrevious  knowledge,  inha- 
biting a  district  named  the  Colehan, 
lying  to  the  west  of  Calcutta,  between 
Midae^ere  and  Ob^rbassa.  and  eovering 


through  the  Indian  jungles,  relics  of 
the  aborigines,  and  similar  to  the 
lowest  sections  of  the  city  populations 
of  modern  Europe.  Civilization  seems 
only  to  drive  t\i«&k  ^j^iox^^x  VtcsnsL^Oafe 


648 


THE  MISSIONARY  HEBALD 


ranks  of  the  community.  Thej  are 
fonnd  within  a  day^s  journey  of  the 
Indian  metropolis,  and  present  a  pro- 
mising field  for  missionary  effort. 

They    number    about     seventy-five 
thousand,  and  seem  to  l>e  the  most 
degraded  of   all  the  tribes  in    India 
Proper.    Divided  into  families  or  clans, 
they  have  no  caste,  no  creed,  no  gods, 
no  hope,  and  no  fear  of  a  future  state  of 
being.     The '  only    religious    impulse 
affecting  them,  is  an  inordinate  terror 
of  evil  spirits,  or  of  witchcraft.    Under 
this    influence,    men    have    murdered 
their  own  parents  and  children,  and 
others,  accounted  rich  from  [the  posses- 
sion of  a  few  cattle,  reduced  themselves 
to  beggary,  when  attacked  by  sickness, 
by  sacrifices,  hoping  thereby  to  avert 
the  wrath  of   the  evil  spirits.     And 
when  this  resource  has'failed,  they  steal 
the  property  of  others  to   meet  the 
incessant    demands    on    their    herds. 
Naturally  lazy,  they  only  cultivate  when 
they  cannot  rob,  and  they  limit  their 
agriculture  to  the  production  of  the 
rice  necessary  for  present  subsistence. 
In  their  villages  there  arc  one  or  two 
weavers,  who  furnish  the  small  quantity 
of  doth  required  by  a  people  who  go 
almost  naked,  a  maker  of  pottery,  and 
a  few  herdsmen  to  watch  the  cattle. 
Besides  these,  they  have  no  artisans  or 
tradesmen.     All  the  rest  are  agricul- 
turists and  idlers.    They  arc  lazy  and 
irascible.      The    slightest    provocation 
rouses  a  Cole  to  phrensy  ;  and  if  they 
cannot    inflict    immediate    vengeance, 
they  commit   suicide.    A  government 
oflGicer  has  been  placed  among  them, 
whose  presence  has  somewhat  restrained 
their     violence ;     but     suicides    have 
lamentably  increased.    This  disposition, 
strange  to  tell,  is  particularly  prevalent 
among  the  women. 

Some  efforts  have  been  made  to  im- 
prove this  singular  race,  and  not  with- 
out such  success  as  to  show,  that  though 
d^praded,  wrathful,  and  cruel,  they  we 


not  hopeless.  In^  1837  gOTentmeat 
sanctioned  the  establiahmefiit  of  a  tdioQl 
in  which  English  and  Hindee  were 
taught.  Not  only  did  the  boys  erovd 
to  acquire  the  iatter  language,  but  old 
men  were  seen  gravely  conniDg  the 
alphabet.  But  unhappily  the  master 
persisted  in  teaching  Engliah,  whicb 
these  people  no  more  wanted  than  tiie 
pupils  in  our  ragged  Bchoola  wish  fat 
Greek,  and  finding  they  oonld  Mm 
nothing  else  abandoned  the  adiool  is 
disgust. 

A  subsequent  attempt  was  mads. 
Three  vernacular  schoolB  were  csii- 
blished.  But  there  was  no  inqniiy  af  to 
the  language  of  these  people.  Beogili 
was  fixed  upon,  whereas  theirs  ii  sn 
aboriginal  dialect,  and  the  langmge 
spoken  around  them  being  Hindee,  thej 
will  only  attempt  to  acquire  it.  Hie 
schools,  it  is  said,  still  exist,  bat  they 
are  useless  to  the  people  for  whom  they 
are  intended. 

They  are  moreover  represented  ai 
perfectly  willing  to  work,  and  to  woik 
hard,  in  their  own  way,  for  an  adequite 
inducement  Possessed  of  gieat  bodily 
strength  and  hardihood,  thej  mske 
admirable  artisans,  and  excel  pu^ 
ticularly  in  smiths'  work  and  carpentiy> 
They  are  fond  of  learning,  and  it  is  to 
be  deeply  regretted  that, 'through  mil- 
take,  the  right  sort  of  instruction  ii 
not  provided. ' 

Now  it  is  very  plain  that  in  such  a 
district,  among  such  a  people,  therein 
Ifine  field  for  missionary  effort.  Its 
j  proximity  to  Calcutta  renders  the  at- 
tempt possible,  and  we  hope  attention 
may  be  turned  to  it.  The  people  ai« 
numerous  enough  to  justify  exertion. 
They  have  nothing  to  unlearn,  and  thej 
have  no  caste  to  break.  They  are 
ready  for  a  particular  form  of  instnu- 
tion,  and  have  shown,  under  favoonUe 
circumstances,  an  aptitude  for  civilia- 
tion.  If  schools  were  established,  and 
the  Christian  doctrines  made  known  to 


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FOR  OCTOBER^  1864. 


649 


them,  a  race,  in  many  respeots  as  low  1  might  be  rescued  from  ruiD,  and  raised 


and   debased   as   the   negro,    or   the :  to  civilization  and  the  fear  and  love  of 
cannibals  of  the  South  Sea   IslandsJOod. 


FOREIGN  INTELLIGENCE. 


CEYLON.  Colombo.— It  will  be  recol- 
lected bjr  our  readers  that  Mr.  Carter  was 
lait  year  selected  for  this  station.  On  his 
•niTal  he  at  once  commenced  the  study  of 
Singhalese,  giving  himself  wholly  to  it  for  five 
days  a  week.  In  about  four  months  he  was 
aUe  to  preach  his  first  sermon  in  that  lan- 
guage. The  -church,  at  the  Pettah  much 
wished  that  he  should  take  the  oversight  of 
them,  but  he  determined  to  give  liimself,  as 
fiir  as  possible,  entirely  to  native  work.  By 
a  recent  arrangement,  the  result  of  a  confer- 
ence of  the  brethren  in  the  island,  the  care 
of  the  jungle  churches  has  been  assigned  to 
bim.  H^  gives  the  following  description  of 
his  labours:— 

**  I  now  spend  four  days  a  week  with  my 
teacher,  and  hope  I  am  rapidly  advancing. 
Three  days  a  week  I  go  out  for  the  purpose 
of  visiting  the  jungle  stations,  and  taking  the 
various  opportunities  which  occur  for  tract 
diatribution  and  conversation  with  the  people. 
On  Sunday  I  generally  preach  at  two  stations, 
and  after  each  service  have  a  long  conversa- 
tion with  the  people.  The  more  I  talk 
the  more  manifest  it  becomes,  that  even  the 
membere  of  our  churches  are  only  very 
partially  enlightened,  and  need  much  more 
inetniction  concerning  the  kingdom  of  God. 

''Some  of  the  schools  are  not  what  we 
could  wish  them  to  be,  but  the  greater  part 
of  them  are  doing  considerable  good,  and ; 
will,  we  hope,  in  the  course  of  time,  make  a  i 
mighty  inroad  in  the  kingdom  of  Satan.  I 
But  how  slow  the  work  I  May  it  be  pushed 
on  by  the  mighty  agency  of  the  Holy  Spirit ! 
Many  of  the  teachers  of  our  schools  are  not 
qualified  for  their  work.  They  possess  little 
knowledge.  Of  others  I  can  speak  more 
fiiYOurably.  .  .  .  They  now  attend  me  once  u 
month,  and  their  respective  pastors  once  a 
week  for  instruction.  By  these  means  we 
hope  to  improve  them.  The  native  preachers 
also  come  to  me  once  a  month  for  the  same 
purpose.  We  commence  by  prayer,  read  a 
diapter  in  Singhalese,  make  remarks,  and  ask 
qnertions  upon  it,  then  hear  and  criticise 
each  of  their  aennons,  prepared  upon  a  sub- 
ject previooily  chosen.  I  instruct  them  also 
in  antfametic  and  lingmg.    Even  the  best  of 


them  nng  in  a  most  miserable  manner,  and 
congregational  singing  is  a  combination  of 
discordant  sounds.  .  .  .  There  is  reason  to 
hope  that  the  preachers  will  derive  much 
advantage  from  the  course  pursued.  Although 
there  was  plenty  of  room  for  criticism  (the 
first  time  we  met),  yet  not  having  before  been 
called  upon  to  form  and  express  an  opinion, 
they  were  at  a  loss,  and  had  little  to  say. 

"  Lord's  day,  May  7th,  I  visited  Kallowell- 
godda.  No  European  had  ever  (before 
preached  there  on  a  Sunday,  and  only  once 
had  a  native  pastor  done  so.  The  members 
were  all  delighted  to  sec  me,  and  like  one  of 
old  said,  'they  thanked  God  and  took 
courage.'  It  in  my  intention  to  visit  them 
in  turn  on  a  Sunday.  It  cheered  my  heart  to 
meet  with  such  friends.  It  seemed  to  say 
that  I  had  not  come  in  vain.  Next  Lord's 
day  I  purpose  visiting  Thumbowda.  It  is  on 
the  Galle  road,  and  about  ten  miles  from 
Colombo.  I  believe  it  has  not  been  visited 
by  a  European  baptist  missionary  more  than 
once  or  twice  during  the  last  few  years, 
though  one  of  our  readers  preaches  there 
every  alternate  Sunday.  There  are  fifteen 
members,  and  about  forty  persons  attend  the 
chapel.  The  Romanists  are  busy  there, 
having  lately  settled  a  priest,  fresh  from  Italy, 
in  the  village.  As  I  am  now  able  to  conduct  - 
a  service  without  the  aid  of  a  native  teacher, 
I  intend  to  visit  that  place  also  in  turn.  I 
have  my  eye  too,  upon  some  valleys  about 
fourteen  miles  distant,  in  which  I  hear  there 
is  not  a  single  Christian,  nor  a  single  effort 
made  to  Christianize  the  people.  The  ground 
is  also,  I  believe,  untouched  by  the  papists. 
The  Tamil  population  is  here  nearly  as  large 
as  the  Singhalese.  It  is  therefore  desiraUe 
to  be  able  to  communicate  to  them  also  the 
words  of  eternal  life.  I  hope,  therefore,  to 
be  able  to  commence  their  language  in  the 
course  of  a  few  more  months,  when  I  shall 
no  longer  need  my  Singhalese  teacher.*' 

INDIA.  Chittaqono.  —  Our  brother 
Johannes  informs  us,  in  a  recent  communica> 
tion,  that  he  has  a  dozen  candidates  and 
inquirers  at  Kulikapoor,  and  that  the  pro- 
gress of  the  gospel  in  that  district  is  en- 
couraging. He  deems  it  necessary  to  provide 
some  suitable  dwelling  for  these  people  when 
they  come  amon|^  \\i«cn,«A  V^v]  VMA^«tt  ^^ 


W>  THB  MIS8I0VABY  HSftALD 


thejr  will  tolw  ptmfmnm  of  fchii  t«o,    Of 
•end  your  fint  men  to  thcie  tvo  impoitaiit 

•tations."  . 


■ot  BOW,  If  fonnerlj,  in  eomeqaence  of  an 

unjust  Uw,  but  from  todml  cuftomt  not  jet 

changed.     It  seems,  that  in  this  countrj,  we 

can  scarcely  form  a   just  opinion  of   the '     The  brethren  gone    hare    their   stations 

sacrifices  which    a    heathen    makes,   when    fixed.    Those  about  to  go  will  moii  likdr 

called  by  the  grace  of  God,  to  come  out  from    l>e  located  in  or  near  Calcutta.     Let  then 

the  world.     But  he  adds,  what  we  are  glad    Mr.  Jackson's   appeal    be   pnndered.     At 

to  transcribe,  '  present  there  are  no  candidates  for  miswn 

^^ ,      ,.  ,  .    .  ^  .    .       ■  service.    Churches,  think  of  this !     Pimy  the 

"I  beueve.and  it  is  my  firm  con\iction,  'Tjr»ui.      ^-**  j  A_»t.  i  i 

that  to  encoirage  conrerU  with  money   ii :  ^"'^  °^  *^*  *>"^«^  *^  «"^  *^^  *•***•«»• 
wrong;  but  it  is  that  our  Kalekapoor  con-   The  next  appointments  will  doubtless  be ftr 

verts,  when  once  properly  settled  among  us,  I  this  district.     The  brethren  labouring  tbcR 
as  thej  are  at  present,  do  not  solicit  our  aid.''  |  ^^^  ^^^  ^^^^^^    jH  health  has  eoiapdU 

We  notice,  with  pleasure,  that  the  church  ^^'-  Phillips  to  come  home.  Whea  oae 
under  our  brother's  care  ore  not  wanUng  in  I  ^*^°«"'  ^^"'  *»»  ^»*><'™  ***^®  to  be  takss 
a  sense  of  what  is  due  on  their  part  to  the ,  "P  ^^  **^^^°  "^^^  *»"^»  «•««*- 
cause.  Last  year  they  contributed  towards '  ^"-  '^^^  ""^  ^<^P-  ^^  "•  •"P^^  ^ 
chapel  expenses,  their  school,  and  ft^ing  i  "«^*  ^^^^  ^'^^^  P^^^'  ^  °'**^  **• 
aad  clothing  orphans,  the  sum  of  £27.  The  =  PooNAH.-We  are  glad  to  learn  b,  s 
more  they  practise  this  duty,  the  more  will ;  ^^"«'  '^^^^^^  ^^^  l««t  month  from  ov 
they  be  able  to  contribute,  «ince  whatever  is  |  esteemed  brother  Cassidy  that  he  is  in  good 
pleasant  in  the  way  of  duty  is  easily  prac-  ■  ^^^^^>  ^^  prosecuting  his  work  with  goollr 
tiaed,  and  the  power  to  do  increases  with  the  I  ^^^^'^  °^  encouragement.  He  has  the  pros- 
haMt  of  doing.  |  P^*  ^^  building  a  pUice  of  worAip.    Tk 

Delhi.— Mr.    Jackson,    who    with    },ir,\^^Sn^^^^rniide  out,^ndheh»BmppM 

1*  *<v_s*  />  V  i*t__ 


Smith  of  Chitoura  had  paid  a  visit  to  thb 
dty,  strongly  urges  its  re-occupation.  Mr. 
Thompson,  who  died  J  about  two  ycnr.«  ago, 
laboured  there  for  more  than  thirty  years. 


for  a  suitable  piece  of  ground  on  which  to 
build  it.  The  estimated  coat  is  somevlist 
over  £400,  and  accommodation  will  be  fto- 
vided  for  four  hundred  persons.     We  tnat 


It  is  one  of  the  largest  and  most  important  I  O"'  d*^^^*^  »^«>**»«'  *i"  ~««^  ««  ^«  P^ 
dties  of  India.  There  are  some  fifteen  |  «^^»  *^^  *^^«"  °P*^^*^  ^^^^  ^^  • 
baptists  residing  there  ;  among  these  is  a  I  P«^P^«  prepared  to  receive  the  goapeL 
tt^tleman  who,  when  he  lived  in  Agro,  was '  Muttra.— Our  readers  are  aware  that  thii 
treasurer  of  the  auxUiary  in  that  city,  and '  ^^^^o"  ^  ^^^  ^"«  occupied  by  Mr.  Phillip^ 
will  be  a  great  help  to  any  missionary  who  ^^^  »•  "'^^'  "»  ^*"*  ^^^^"^'J'  "^^^  ^»  ^^^ 
may  be  sent  to  Delhi.  Mi.  Jackson  thinks '  ^^^^^^  »  restoration  to  health.  Daring  hii 
that  all  local  expenditure  could  be  met  on  { ^^'^^^^^  **''•  ^"^^^  ^^  Chitoura  has  kindly 
the  spot,  and  perhai«  some  part  of  the  mis-  \  ^o"2<^nted  to  look  after  it,  as  well  as  his  other 


sionary's  salar>'.     Mr.  Jackson  adds : 


labours  will  permit.  From  his  statenest 
respecting  this  station  and  his  own,  Chitoon, 
we  extract  the  following  : 


**  Do  send  your  first  available  man  to 
eecapy  this  important  post.  The  friend  to 
whom  I  have  already  referred,  has  offered  to  |  *'  I  have  just  returned  from  Muttra,  and  I 
support  a  native  assitjktant,  and  superintend ,  think  the  school  and  preadiing  operation 
his  labours,  and  we  hope  to  send  him  one  are  going  on  as  well  as  can  be  expcctsd 
soon.  We  hope  also  to  make  some  arrange-  without  nny  resident  missionary.  I  preached 
ment  so  as  to  have  English  services  there  two  with  the  native  brethren,  morning  and  evco- 
pr  three  times  a  month.  Either  Air.  Smith,  in?,  to  large  and  attentive  crowds,  in  sersfsl 
Mr.  Willian)fl,  or  my»elf,  luuy  go  up  alter-  places  in  the  city.  It  is  a  most  impoitanl 
nately  for  this  purpose.  We  have  more  than  station,  and  we  have  it  all  to  (Hirselvesw  But 
enough  to  do  already  with  Agra,  Muttra,  and  unless  we  occupy  it  more  effectually,  ax 
Chitoura,  but  feel  that  Delhi  is  too  important  months  more  will  not  pass  without  another 
a  post  to  be  left  entirely.  The  Propagation  society  doing  so;  and  thus  we  shall  be 
Society  have  already  established  a  mission  ,  brought  unnecessarily  into  contact  with  other 
at  Delhi,  and  I  fear  that  unless  Muttra  be  denominations:  Muttra  is  60  and  Delhi  W 
mote  effidently  oooapied  by  us  than  hitherto,  (asiles  from  Chitoura,  aad  we  doal  fa*  mvsi 


FOB  OOTOBEB,  1864. 


061 


by  ttJUnf  I  to  jon  ouiy  Ibrm  Bome  idea  of 
oar  dnties.  UnletB  jou  want  to  wear  ub  all 
ont  and  make  room  for  better  men,  you 
iniist  not  delay  in  lending  us  help/* 

CfffiooKA. — We  hope  the  few  preceding 
fpiphatic  words  will  be  well  considered.  The 
writer  it  one  of  the  most  laborious  of  men, 
and  shrinks  from  no  toil.  It  has  often  been 
m  wonder  to  us  that  he  has  stood  so  long. 
But  a  kind  providence  has  hitherto  supported 
him.    But  we  ought  not  to  presume  on  that. 

Mvy  yre  soon  have  tlie  pleasing  duty  of 
wlbniuiig  him  that  help  is  on  the  way. 

^  All  is  going  on  at  Chitoura  tolerably 
well.  On  the  first  sabbath  in  this  month, 
September,  I  had  the  pleasure  of  immersing 
flve  men  in  the  presence  of  a  lai^e  concourse 
of  natives,  and  in  the  evening  of  the  same 
day,  they  joined  us  at  the  Lord*8  table. 
They  are  superior  men,  and  four  of  them 
can  read  the  word  of  God  for  themselves. 
We  received  them  after  long  trial,  and  I 
kope  they  will  continue  futhful  servants  of 
Jesus.  I  have  a  number  of  other  inquirers, 
and  I  expect  before  long  to  receive  some  of 
them  into  the  church. 

**  At  Digncer  the  prospect  is  somewhat 
darkened.  Our  congregation  is  broken  up, 
and  the  old  zemindar  has  had  to  seek  refuge 
from  the  rage  of  his  family  on  the  mission 
premises.  The  school  however  continues, 
and  1  hope  the  shock  will  soon  be  forgotten. 
I  anticipated  these  proceedings  as  soon  as 
the  old  man  broke  his  caste,  and  conse- 
quently am  not  at  all  astonished.  The 
6ham8Baba]>  school  is  getting  on  remarkably 
well.  It  has  a  permanent  attendance  of 
nxty^  the  majority  of  whom  are  daily  rending 
the  word  of  God  in  their  own  vernacular 
dialect.  Our  sabbath  schools  at  Chitoura 
are  doing  much  good.  The  attendance  is 
upwards  of  seventy,  including  many  adults 
both  male  and  female.  We  are  making  a 
strong  effort  to  educate  all  our  people,  and 
have  eemmenced  a  day  adult  school,  every 
9Mmiiig  for  an  hour,  at  which  nearly  every 
man  in  the  village  attends.  I  trust  the  Lord 
wrill  smile  on  these  labours,  and  make  them 
useful.  It  is  of  the  first  importance  that  our 
•wn  people  should  be  attended  to,  that  they 
a^jr  become  patterns  to  the  heathen  who 
watch  them  narrowly.  We  are  dreadfully 
ill  off  for  buildings.  The  chapel  is  crowded 
and  unhealthy.  I  have  suffered  from  it 
mndi  this  hot  season.  Nor  is  it  large  enough 
to  classify  the  scholars,  and  carry  on  the 
school  nith  any  comfort.  I  think  we  have 
got  £100.  But  we  siiall  want  £400  more  at 
least.  Can  you  do  nothing  for  us  in  this 
mutter  t  Boxes  of  §uiey  articles  would 
mamL  I  SmU  that  I  huve  a  strong  dam  P^ 
the  society,  as  it  is  purely  a  missionary  one.* 


We  coBmend  these  eondudtng  iinei  to  the 
ladies  who  Ibnn  the  working  parties  of  our 
larger  auxiliaries.  No  missionaiy  Mens  de*. 
serves  the  help  which  he  esks.  We  seeead 
his  plan  most  heartily,  and  we  trust  it  will 
be  responded  to. 

WEST  INDIES. 

BA^AllA8. — Mr.  Capem,  writing  from 
Nassau,  informs  us  that  two  of  the  churches 
on  Long  Island  had  sent  an  inritation  to 
Mr.  McDonald,  who  had  been  for  nine  years 
native  teacher  at  Government  Harbour,  to 
become  their  pastor,  and  to  keep  a  day 
school  also.  The  letter  is  signed  by  two  of 
the  leaders,  who  say  that  the  people  are 
very  desirous  of  having  a  minister  and 
schoolmaster,  but  evince  an  unwillingness 
to  contribute  towards  his  maintenance.  Mr. 
Ca])ern  observes : — 

''When  I  was  among  them  in  April,  I 
wished  them,  if  they  invited  brother 
M'Donald  to  take  the  oversight  of  them,  to 
state  severally  what  they  would  give.  The 
invitation  is  signed  by  forty-seven  memben 
who  engage  to  raise  aliout  £9  sterling.  The 
teacher  has  a  wife  and  four  small  diildren, 
should  he  therefore  go  to  labour  among 
them,  it  is  clear  that  he  must  be  assisted  by 
the  society.  It  is  true,  there  are  other 
churches  on  the  island.  But  the  nearest  is 
twenty-four  miles  distant,  and  will  never  dp 
much  for  him,  should  ho  be  desired  to  visit 
them. 

**  My  wish  is  to  diride  the  island  into  two 
districts,  and   to  have  a  native  teacher,  or 
I  presiding  elder,  in  each.     The  churches  aiC 
too   widely   scattered,   and   too  far  distant 
j  from  each  other,  to  be  efficiently  superin- 
tended  by    one  man.      Besides  which   we 
\  must  see  to  the  opening  of  schools,  or  the 
:  rising  generation  will  be  taken  from  under 
,  our  care  by  those  who  teach  for  command- 
'  ments  the  doctrines  of  men.       Wherever 
there    is    a    native    teacher    settled,  there 
j  should  be  a  school.     Since  the  widow  of  our 
late  teacher,  Fowler,  left  the  island,  several 
!  months  ago,  wc  have  had  no  school  there. 
But  she  will  return  this  week,  and  re-open 
her  school      The  people  are  very  uigeut 
with  her  to  come  back  and  live  among  tJien, 
promising  to  do  their  best   for  supporting 
herself  and  children.     As  she  is  an  intelli- 
gent useful  woman,  I   am  glad  that  she  is 
about  to  return." 

Jamaica. — Our  brethren  are  again  passing 
through  deep  waters.  The  cholera  has  made 
fearful  ravagep  ip  some  districtsi  Many 
churches  have  lost  aW^  wvA  «^c«\\  ^^Asnea 


661 


THE  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


tnd  memben,'and  the  number  of  widows  and 
orphani  to  be  cared  for  ii  veryr  large.  Medi- 
cal attendance  is  so  expenuve,  and,  from  the 
distance  which  practitioners  have  to  come,  so 
difficult  to  obtain,  that  our  brethren  hare  to 
risit  the  sick  and  administer  medicine  them- 
selres.  Besides  which  they  have  to  incur 
great  expenses  in  procuring  suitable  food  and 
clothing  for  the  suifererf,  and  not  only  are 
their  own  means  very  much  diminished  by 
the  loss  of  valuable  members,  and  the  general 
pressure  on  the  people's  resources  which  so 
terrible  a  calamity  induces,  but  these  dimi- 
nished means  have  unusually  large  demands 
made  upon  them. 

Mr.  Clark  writes,  ''  The  cholera  is  abating 
around  us,  but  there  is  a  great  deal  of  distress 
arising  from  it ;  I  have  already  assumed 
responsibilities  to  between  £20  and  £30  for 
medicine  and  nourishment,  and  there  are 
constant  calls  for  more."  In  a  subsequent 
note  he  informs  us  that,  ''the  cholera  has 
ceased  at  Sturgc  Town,  but  there  have  been 
eighty  deaths,  and  a  large  number  of  widows 
and  orphans  are  left  almost  or  quite  destitute. 
The  disease  is  still  at  Dry  Harbour  and  other 
places  near  us.  I  am  going  to  Sturgc  Town 
to  hold  a  thanksgiving  scn'ice,  for  the  removal 
of  the  pestilence.  Although  threatened  with 
its  ravages  in  this  immediate  neighbourhood, 
Brown's  Town,  there  having  been  several 
cases  and  some  deaths,  it  has  not  yet  spr&'id." 

In  a  letter  to  Mr.  Peto,  which  has  been 
kindly  handed  to  us,  Mr.  Clark  enters  into 
more  detail.  From  it  we  learn,  that  the 
pestilence  first  broke  out  at  Kingston,  and 
then  appeare<l  ut  Spanish  Town,  and  then 
went  on  to  the  north  side  of  the  island.  "  At 
St.  Aan*8  Bay,  out  of  a  population  of  eight 
hundred,  about  one  hundred  and  fifty  have 
died.  It  then  extended  to  Salem  and  Sturgc 
Town ;  in  the  former,  with  a  population  of 
two  hundred,  twenty  have  already  fallen, 
without  having  any  medical  attendance.  Last 
week  I  heard  that  the  people  were  fast  dying 
at  Sturge  Town,  that  no  doctor  could  visit 
them,  and  they  were  in  a  state  of  hopeless 
despondency.  A  gentleman  of  this  little 
town  kindly  offered  to  accompany  me  to  the 
scene  of  affliction.  We  took  a  large  quantity 
of  medicine  and  nourishment.  We  found 
there  had  been  thurty  deaths,  and  not  one 


recover}'.  Coffins  weia  made  and  gravoi  dsf 
for  those  who  bad  been  attacked.  Keariy 
the  whole  population  leemed  to  think  thqr 
were  given  up  to  death.  Our  native  miairter, 
Mr.  McLaggan,  and  the  officera  of  hia  dmidk 
were  inde&tigable.  We  went  from  hooss  to 
house,  administering  suitable  remcdio,  en- 
deavouring to  cheer  the  people,  pointing  tbea 
to  Ilim  who  was  able  to  sare  them.  Sixtj 
have  died  out  of  a  population  of  six  handled 
(up  to  date  June  22nd ),  and  it  is  feared  ansj 
more  will  fidl  beneath  the  scourge.  Doriog 
the  previous  visitation  I  do  not  think  there 
was  a  single  death  at  Sturge  Town.  It  iione 
of  the  cleanest  and  healthiest  settlements  is 
the  island.  If  it  has  been  so  &tal  tbeic^  we 
tremble  for  the  consequencea  shoold  the  dii* 
ease  reach  other  places^  where  there  m 
materials  in  abundance,  to  fp.we  intensilyfo 
its  fatal  power."  How  delightful  must  the 
visit  to  this  place,  mentioned  in  a  pierioas 
extract,  have  been,  when  our  inde&tigable 
brother  went  over  to  mingle  in  the  thanks- 
givings of  the  people  for  God's  goodnea  in 
remo>*ing  the  calamity ! 

Similar  communications  have  reached  as 
from  the  brethren  Gould  of  Four  Paths, 
Armstrong  of  Gumey's  Mount,  Day  of  Port 
Maria,  and  Jones  of  Annotto  Bar.  In  addi- 
tion to  their  ordinary  duties,  they  have  to 
take  their  share  in  the  labours  of  the  differ- 
ent boards  of  health  which  have  been  esta- 
blished in  their  various  districts,  and,  as  we 
have  seen,  to  undertake  the  onerous  respon- 
sibilities of  ad  m mistering  medicines  whes 
professional  advice  and  skill  were  not  to  be 
had.  It  is  right  to  say  that  grants  hare 
been  made  from  the  Cholera  Fund,  which  ii 
now  reduced  to  a  balance  of  iess  than  £100, 
to  these  and  other  brethren,  who  have  bees 
the  greatest  sufferers.  Some  friends  intend 
to  give  fresh  giAs  to  that  fund,  that  more 
help  may  be  sent ;  for  what  remains  will  not 
go  very  far.  We  shall  be  glad  to  receive 
any  contributions  for  thb  object.  We  find 
that  what  has  been  sent  has  been  expended 
in  some  such  ways  as  these.  Getting  visitors 
to  go  from  house  to  house  with  medicioe 
and  nourishment,  purchase  of  medidac^ 
small  sums  to  the  most  destitute,  supplying 
some  of  the  orphaiu  with  flour,  rice^  aad 
sugar;  purchasing  a  few  garments  for  dciti' 


FOR  OCTOBER,  1854. 


65a 


tute  children;  paying  a  small  weekly  allow- 
ance to  thoae  who  are  utterly  destitute.  Our 
friends  would  be  surprised,  if  they  saw  the 
statements  of  the  brethren,  how  far  a  little 
money  is  made  to  go,  and  the  amount  of 
real  relief  it  afPords.  The  great  pressure  of 
this  dire  Tisitation  is  doubtless  abated,  but 


the  claims  of  the  vast  number^of  widows  and 
orphans  must  press  heavily  on  the  pastors  of 
the  afflicted  churches,  and  will  do  so  for  a 
long  time  to  come.  It  is  on  these  grounds 
that  we  think  some  additional  help  should 
be  sent  to  them . 


HOME  PROCEEDINGS. 


I  The  meetings  during  the  past  month  have 
been  numerous,  and  the  accounts  which 
hare  reached  us  of  some  of  them,  are 
enconniging.  We  hope  thaC  those  of  which 
we  have  had  no  report,  have  been  equally 
M>.  We  earnestly  urge  on  all  our  brethren 
who  take  part  in  public  meetings,  to  keep 
steadily  before  the  friends  the  increasing 
demands  of  the  mission,  and  the  need  of 
more  fervent  prayer,  and  of  continued  libe- 
rality. 


Mr.  Leechman  has  been  in  Korth  Devon^ 
Mr.  Hands  at  St.  Alban's  and  Markyate 
Street,  Mr.  Carey  in  the  East  Riding  of 
Yorkshire,  Hull,  and  Beverley,  Lincoln, 
Homcastle,  and  places  adjacent;  the  brethren 
Comford  and  Stent,  in  Worcestershire;  Mr* 
Bigwood,  Monmouthshire  and  Glamorgan; 
Messrs.  Makepeace,  Phillips,  and  Middle- 
ditch,  the  West  Riding  of  Yorkshire ;  and 
Mr.  Trestrail,  with  Mr.  Millard,  recently  re- 
turned from  Jamaica,  Hastings  and  Lewes. 


ANOTHER  MISSIONARY  ACCEPTED. 


It  is  with  great  pleasure  that  we  have  to 
announce  the  offer  of  service  of  the  Rev.  J. 
Kackay,  kte  of  Bradford  College,  who,  pre- 
Yiona  to  entering  that  institution,  had  studied 
in  Edinboigh,  and  St.  Andrew's  University, 
supporting  himself,  much  to  hii  honour,  by 
following  his  trade  in  the  lummcr,  that  he 
might  take  the  classes  in  these  institutions 
during  ihe  wnter.      After    receiving    very 


high  testimonials  from  his  tutors  and  otltf 
ministers  in  the  north,  BTr.  Mackay  met  the 
sub-committee  first,  who  recommended  the 
committee  to  accept  him  for  mission  woric. 
This  recommendation,  af^er  they  had  first 
seen  Mr.  Mackay,  the  committee  adopted. 
We  hope  he  will  be  on  his  way  in  the  course 
of  a  few  week?. 


FINANCES. 


The  receipts  of  the  society  during  the  past 
month  have  not  been  so  good  as  we  had 
hoped.  Making  all  due  allowance  for  the 
special  contributions  last  year  for  India,  we 
confess  to  some  feeling  of  disappointment. 
Doubtless  the  effects  of  the  war  are  begin- 
ning to  be  felt  in  the  trading  and  manu- 
facturing districts.  But  now  we  have  reaped 
a  bountiful  harrest — a  harvest  not  only 
moii  abundant,  but  of  exceeding  good 
quality,  and  gathered  in  unusuaUjr  &7ounible 


circumstances.  We  notice,  with  great  plea« 
sure,  the  almost  universal  prevalence  of 
gratitude.  Surely,  then,  this  is  the  time  for 
Christians  to  show  their  gratitude,  not  in 
words,  but  in  generous  contributions  to  the 
cause  of  God.  While  He  is  opening  his 
hand,  and  giving  to  us  the  bread  which 
perisheth,  let  us,  his  people,  to  whom  he  has 
entrusted  that  work,  unite  our  efforts,  and 
strive  together,  to  %\ve  tc^  VVft  \«tv^xv%. 
heathen  ih«  bread,  ol  \\^«« 


FOR  OOTOBSB,  1854. 


69$ 


lefatigable  founder  and  Becreiar j  I  another  world  without  a  straggle.  He 
r  mission.  His  was  a  long,  labo-  ■  died  at  work.  "  Blessed  is  that  servant 
ind  useful  life.  Its  end  was  re-  whom,  when  the  Lord  cometh,  lie  find- 
ble  and  impressive.    He  preached  eth  so  doing.'* 

lal  on  the  Lord's  day,  on  the  |  We  knew  Mr.  Pike  well,  and  onlj  a 
7  attended  the  united  prayer '  few  weeks  ago  saw  and  conversed  with 
g  of  ministers,  by  whom  he  was ,  him.  His  character  was  spotless ;  hift 
tulated  on  the  improved  state  of.  spirit  eminently  Christian  ;  his  laboim 
sJth,  and  to  whom  he  proposed  a ;  abundant ;  his  preaching  sound,  earnest, 
public    thanksgiving    for    the  and  eminently  usefuL    We  offer  to  our 

bereaved  brethren,  and  the  fiunily,  iin- 
oere  condolence,  for  his  loss  it  a  very 
severe  one  to  the  denomination  at  Urge, 
and  especially  so  to  their  mission.  The 
crowds  that  attended  his  funeral,  and 
the  large  body  of  ministers  preeent, 
both  episcopal  and  nonconformist,  fi'om 
Derby  and  the  vioinitjr^  attested  the 
estimation  in  which  this  hon(Mif6d 
minister  was  held  by  all  who  knew  tdttk. 


ant  harvest.  He  subsequently 
;ome  pastoral  visits,  dined  with 
aily,  and  afterwards  retired  to  his 
to  attend  to  his  correspondence, 
jiswering  the  call  to  tea,  one 
I  daughters  entered  his  study, 
und  him,  pen  in  hand,  with  his 
esting  on  the  desk,  senseless  and 
{  !  His  end  must  have  been  in- 
neous,  and    he  passed  away  to 


FOREIGN  LETTEBS  RECEIVED. 


:a— Boston,  Peck,  S.,  August  31. 

DERiCTON,  Spurdcn,  C,  August  23. 

TBBAL,  Daries,  B.,  July  1 5. 

Benares,  Heinig,  H.,  July  6. 

UTTA,  Lewis,  C.  B.,  Aug.  3;  Thomiw, 

,  July  U  and  13 ;  August  4 ;  Wenger, 

August  -*»       ,     , 

•)VRA,  Smith,  J.,  July  8. 

BE,    Parry,   J.,  August   1;  Sale,  J., 

y  II- 

Y    Davis,  J.,  «July  -1. 
HiB.  Ljiwrence,  J.,  July  20. 
„   Cassidy,  H.  P.,  July  19. 
:%,  Carey,  W.H.,  May  10. 


Sehampobe,  Trafford,  J.,  An^utl  8. 
Bahamas— Nassau,  Capem,  H.,  July  10. 
Bbittany— MoRLAix,  Jenkins,  J.^  Anguit 

25,  September  18. 
Jamaica — Brown's  Town,  Clark,  J.,  June 
22,  August  8. 
Calabar,  East,  D.  J.,  August  —  and  23. 
Four  Paths,  Gould,  T.,  Aogutt  8. 
Kingston,  Oughton,  S.,  AugUst  10  aUd  ^ 
Spraggs,  W.,  and  others,  August  26; 
Whitehomc,  J.  C,  and  otbens  AUgt  IQ. 
Satanna  i.\  Mab^  Clarke,  J.,  July  28, 
August  .'1. 


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 


0  of  the  Committee  ^e  pp«ented  to 
at  Wsltham  Abbey,  bj  Rev.  S. 

^"^^ifi^'^d'r;^^ 


en, 


the  following — 

The  Misoonary  Working  Party,  Lewisham 
Road,  for  a  box  of  uaeAil  and  fimey 
articles,  value  £10  10s.,  for  School  at 
Calcutta  ; 

Female  friends  connected  with  the  Juve- 
nile Miaaionarf  &MafeN.i^  ^L»s^«j  A^"*  *^ 
box  oi  ^o\\flnfi^^.,i«'Wtrtwiv  ASt^«»^ 


{ 


666 


THE  MISSIONARY  HERALD  FOR  OCTOBER^  1854. 


CONTRIBUTIONS, 

Received  on  accouiU  of  the  BapUtt  Misnonary  Society,  from  AugiMi  21  to 

Septemher  20^  1864. 


AniMMX  Svbterij'tior.f. 

Bmod,  Mr.  J     1    1 

Bellamy,  George,  Esq...  1  10 

Cartbow,  Peter,  Esq.  ...  5    0 

Chandler,  John,  Kmj.  ...  2    0 

Thornton,  MJhs    1     1    « 


Cornwall. 


£   ».  d. 


Bacon,   Mr.   J.    P.,  fur 

India  

Bible    Translation    So 
cietj,     for     Tranria- 

tioHM    200    0 

Bowser,  A.  T.,  Enq 2    2 

Lincoln,  Miea  A.  L 0  10 

Stereneon,  Oeorge,  Esq.  50    0 


I    1    0 


0 


EOMBBSETItHIRE. 


0    Bristol— 


Legaci/. 

En^lsb,  Miss  Margaret, 
late  of  Colchester 280  10 


LojfDosr  ArxfLiARisa. 

Pretcot  Street,  Little-- 
Collection 5    0 

Spencer  PUco— 

Sunday  School  4  11 

Do.,Pre8ldcnt  Place    1  10 


Bkrkshirx. 

Beading,  on  account   ...  22  14 


0 

5 
C 

8 


BUCKINOHAMSHIRK. 

Princes  Rlsborough— 

Collections 3    3    0 

Towersey— 

Collection  2    5    0 

Sunday  School,  for 
bool-s  for  schools  in 
/^<«ta  0  17  10 


WXLTUtfltS. 


fi   l..^. 


1  Bude— 
0       Contributions,  by  Mrs. 

0  I         Tr*»g1d£0 110 

0 !  

I  LANCASHrRK. 

Liverpool,  Pembroke  Chapel- 
Sunday   Sehools,    for 
Intatly 8    9    1 


Melksham — 

Colleetioos ^^..    5  18  0 

Do.,  Beanaere  Oil 

Do.,  Forest    0   S  « 

ContribntSons  ^  21   0  9 


27  3  } 
Acknowledgad  before 

and  expenses    20   6  4 

ci:  s 


Cross,  Rev.  W.  J.,  A. S.    110 

Watchet  and  WUliton—  | 

Collection,  Watchet...    2  10; 

Do.,         WUliton...    1  19  0| 

Contributions   4  3  0, 

Do.,  Sunday  School    0  5  0 

8  8  0 

Less  expenses    0  8  0 

8  0  0 

Stappordsuire. 

Hanley— 
Juvenile  Society,  for 

J/riea 11  0  0 

Wolverhampton — 

Collections 3  3  4 

Contributions  2  2  6 


Y 

Leeds,  on   aoconnt,  by 
Mr.  H.  Gresbam  110  0  I 

Rotherham — 

Collection 1 11  I 

Lesa  expenses   0  8 


NORTH  WALEP. 

CARKARVOjr8aim.B— 

Camarron— 

Collection  3  4  * 

Contribntiona  0  U  • 


5    5  10 
Le»H  expenses    1    5  10 

4    0    0 


SCOTLAND. 

Oilmerton — 

Menzie9,    Mr.  James    1   0  D 
Glasgow — 

*' An  offering"  1    I  9 


ERRATUM,  ANNUAL  REPORT,  p.  74. 

In  the  Camberwell  list  of  Coutributions,  the  Donations  to  the  Special  Fund  for  Ihdia, 

•ntered  thus :—  £   *♦  rf. 

Gurwoy,  T.,  Esq 5    5  0 

Young,  Thos.,  Esq 2    2  0 

should  have  been— 

Young,  TliOfl.,  Esq 5    5  0 

Younir,  Mrs.  Tho^ 2    2  0 


Subscriptions  and  Donations  in  aid  of  the  Bnptist  Missionary  Society  will  be  thanlcM; 
received  by  William  Brodie  Gumey,Esq.,  and  Samuel  Morton  Peto,Eaq.,  M.P.,  Tretfiira< 
by  the  Rev,  Frederick  Trestrail  and  Edward  Bean  Underbill,  Esq.,  Secretaries,  at  tk 
Mission  House,  33,  Moorgate  Street,  London;  in  Edikbuboh,  by  the  Rct.  Jonatbai 
Watson,  and  John  Macandrew,  Esq. ;  in  Glasgow,  by  C.  Anderson,  Esq.;  in  Dubuh,  by 
John  Purser,  Esq.,  Rathmines  Castle;  in  Calcutta,  by  the  Rev.  James  Thomas,  Baptirf 
Mission  Press;  and  at  New  Yobk,  United  States,  by  W.  Colgate, Esq.  Contribotioos cfl 
also  be  paid  in  at  Messrs.  Barclay,  Bevan,  Tritton,  and  Co.,  Lombard  Street,  to  the  acooffl 
of  the  Treasurers.* 


QUARTERLY    REGISTER 


OF  THS 


BAPTIST    HOME    MISSIONARY    SOCIETY. 

OCTOBER,  1864. 


oort  of  the  brethren  Pottenger  of  Newcagtle,  Carrtck  of  North  Shtdds^  and  Loa^ 
carter  of  South  ShielcU,  to  some  of  the  Stations  in  the  Northern  District, 


Dear  Brother, 
'n  conformity  with  a  resolution  passed 
the  annual  meeting  of  the  Northern 
sociation  of  Baptist  Churches,  and 
lich  received  your  cordial  support, 

have  lately  visited  a  number  of 
tions  in  this  district,  more  or  less 
inected  with  the  Baptist  Home  Mis- 
nary  Society,  and  we  now  embody, 
as  few  words  as  possible,  the  results 
Dur  observation. 

Eartlepool  claimed  our  attention  in 
^  first  instance,  and,  according  to 
3vious  arrangement,  brethren  Lan- 
jter  and  Pottenger  proceeded  thither 

the  4th  of  July.  Notice  had  been 
en  of  our  intention  to  visit  the 
mds  and  hold  a  service  in  the  chapel, 
dresses  were  delivered  upon  the 
ssion  entrusted  to  the  church  by  her 
m  Lord,  and  upon  the  necessity  of 
inent  piety  to  great  usefulness.  Our 
ther  Knecbon  has  done  a  good  work 
re  in  the  erection  of  the  chapel  amid 
ny  discouragements,  and  in  the  rigid 
nomy  which  has  been  maintained  in 
expenses.  The  chapel  will  seat 
ut  five  hundred  persons,  the  debt 
»n  it  is  small,  it  stands  in  an  excel- 
t  situation,  in  the  midst  of  the  people, 
I  would  strike  any  Christian  as  an 
)ortant  sphere  for  effort  in  the  cause 
>ur  Redeemer.    We  ascertained  that 

attendance  on  the  means  of  grace  is 

as  encouraging  as  could  be  desired  ; 

the  station  is  one  of  such  magnitude 
.t  it  should  be  vigorously  sustained 
I  worked,  in  the  hope  that  at  no 


distant  period  it  may  support  itself  and 
also  help  destitute  places  in  the  neigh- 
bourhood. Hartlepool  has  risen  into 
importance  with  unusual  rapidity,  and 
the  whole  district  around  it  is  likely  to 
be  occupied  with  a  thriving  population, 
hence  we  desire  to  see  there  a  flourish- 
ing church  as  the  fruit  of  home  mis- 
sionary efibrt,  and  in  the  meantime 
both  pastor  and  people  need  our  sym- 
pathy, prayers,  and  co-operation. 

Our  mission  thus  begun  was  suspended 
from  unavoidable  circumstances  until 
the  21st  of  August,  when  brethren 
Carrick  and  Pottenger  visited  the  church 
at  Broomley,  on  the  Tyne  side.  In  some 
respects  the  season  of  the  year  was  not 
the  best  for  farmers,  yet  after  the  duties 
of  the  field  were  over  we  had  a  good 
attendance  of  members  and  others  who 
heard  our  addresses  with  attention,  and 
we  hope  with  profit.  The  population, 
as  you  know,  is  but  small  and  scattered, 
consequently  the  sphere  for  effort  is 
limited,  and  there  is  no  immediate  pro- 
spect of  the  church  becoming  self-sup- 
porting. A  few  friends  cherish  it  with 
peculiar  affection,  and  spare  neither 
time  nor  expense  in  its  behalf.  There 
is  a  fair  attendance  both  at  Broomley 
and  Broomhaugh,  but  as  our  brother 
Maclean  is  not  cheered  by  additions  to 
the  church,  special  meetings  for  confer- 
ence and  prayer  on  the  subject  seem  to 
us  very  desirable. 

Leaving  Broomley,  we  proceeded  by 
way  of  Carlisle  and  Penrith  to  Bro\i^ 
in  Westmoidaad,  oiicid  ommecXftdL  m^ 


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QUARTERLY  REGISTER. 


your  society.    The  weather  was  exceed- 


to  previous  annoimoement,  when  the 


ingly  wet  and  tempestuous,  but  having  place  was  crowded  oat.  The  visit  of  a 
arranged  for  a  meeting  at  night  we  <  stranger,  the  fine  day,  and  the  rest  of 
pushed  forward  amid  wind  and  rain  the  sabbath,  brought  together  such  a 
till  we  reached  our  destination.  Under  number  of  persons  that  many  had  to 
such  circumstances  the  attendance  waB  stand  outside.  Winton  being  a  ceatrjl 
small,  as  indeed  we  expected  ;  but  wc  j  part  of  the  district,  several  of  the  local 
addressed  words  of  counsel  and  en- ,  preachers  came  to  meet  Mr.  Carrick, 
couragemcnt  to  those  who  were  present,    and  the  interview  was   refreshing  to 


and  at  the  close  of  the  service  requested 
the  members  to  remain  for  conversation. 


both  parties.    After  service  a  confer 
ence  was  held  with  the  brethren  who 


For  a  considerable  time  the  church  has  have  carried  on  worship  at  the  varioai 
been  without  a  pastor  and  has  suffered  stations  since  the  late  minister  left,  ani 
in  consequence.  The  membL:r8  are  we  cherish  the  hope  that  they  wiO 
scattered  over  a  large  district  of  the  i  return  to  their  work  with  renewed 
country  which  renders  frc^iuent  inter-    earnestness  and  success. 


course  and  communion  almost  impos- 
sible, and  at  the  same  time  prevents  a 
concentration  of  effort  upon  any  one 
spot.  Brough,  having  a  neat  chapel 
and  but  a  small  debt  upon  it,  should 
form  the  base  of  their  operations  in  that 
quarter,  especially  as  that  district  is 
likely  to  have  the  advantages  of  railway 


On  Monday,  July  28th,  brethren  Cat- 
rick  and  Pottenger  met  at  Darlington, 
and  at  night  held  a  meeting  in  the  chi* 
pel.  The  attendance  was  really  euooo- 
raging  for  the  time  of  harvest,  and  ve 
learned  with  much  satisfaction  Uiat  of 
late  there  has  been  a  decided  improv^ 
ment  in  the  congregation.    The  chapel 


communication  which  will  add  greatly  I  is  both  neat  and  comfortable,  the  popo- 
to  its  importance  for  home  missionary  .  lation  of  the  town  is  increasing,  and  tbe 
purposes.  district  is  becoming  one  of  vast  import- 

The  evening  aflkcr  our  arri\'al  wc  i  ance  in  consequence  of  the  erection  of 
walked  over  to  Winton,  a  station  three  i  large  works  in  the  immediate  nd^b- 
or  four  miles  from  Brough.  We  had  a  l)ourhood.  It  is  an  admirable  spot  ftf 
good  meeting,  the  place  being  well  home  missionary  effort,  and  we  truit 
filled.  We  found  a  flourishing  sabbath  i  the  committee  will  support  it  to  the 
school  there  supported  by  the  members  i  utmost  of  their  ability  until  they  see 
and  friends  who  live  on  the  s|>ot.  They  the  fruit  of  their  labo'irs  in  a  i^- 
have  also  a  library,  procured  from  tlie  sustaining  church.  Wc  met  the  racai- 
Tract  Society,  which  is  a  great  benefit  bcrs  of  the  church,  and  did  all  we  wuli 
to  the  villagers.  Altogether  the  station  j  to  encourage  them  in  their  woA 
mauifcsts  si'^ns  of  life  and  usefulness. 


On  the  night  following  brother  Car- 
rick preached  at  Crosby,  another  of  the 
out-stations.  There,  also,  the  attend- 
ance was  very  encouraging,  and  at  the 
close  of  the  service  the  members  re- 
mained for  conversation. 

On  the  Lord*s  day  brother  Carrick  '  congreg;;tion  on  the  Lord's  day  !»*< 
preached  at  Brough,  both  morning  and  '  much  iuiproved  under  the  ministry  \i 
evening ;  the  congregations  were  very  brother  Card  well,  and  at  the  out-st>- 
good,  especially  at  night.  In  the  after-  tious  there  is  a  good  muster  of  heara^ 
aoon  ho  went  over  to  Winton,  according    but    while   one   brother   preaches  i 


They  seem  to  be  thoroughly  united  aui 
ailectionate. 

From  Darlington  we  proceeded  m  " 
Ilamsterloy,  and  hold  a  service  at  ni^ 
in  the  old  chapel.     The  attendance  wai 
equal  to  our  expectation.      We  iscut 
tained  from  different  friends  that  vn 


QUARTERLY  REGISTER. 


659 


aereral  places  to  good  congregations, 
and  in  some  instances  the 'saying  has 
been  verified,  "  one  soweth  and  another 
reapeth,"  he  is  discouraged  bj  the  fact 
that  there  are  no  accessions  to  his  own 
church. 

We  could  not  conveniently  visit 
Middleton  in  Teesdale;  we  intend  to 
take  an  early  opportunity  of  going  to 
Shotley  Bridge.  We  closed  our  visita- 
tion of  the  churches  by  a  meeting  at 
Wolsingham,  where  Mr.  Cardwell 
pi'eaches  alternately  with  Ilamsterley. 
As  at  all  the  other  stations  we  had  an 
encouraging  attendance ;  yet  religion 
seemed  to  be  in  a  low  state  among  all 
denominations  in  the  town,  and  many 
were  at  ease  in  Zion.  We  were  struck 
with  the  largo  populations  that  are 
springing  up  along  the  different  lines  of 
railway  in  Weardale,  and  our  mission 
in  that  district  will  not  be  fulfilled 
unless  vigorous  efforts  are  made  to  con- 
Yert  them  to  Qod.  If  one  station  is 
unproductive  year  after  year  let  it  be 
relinquished  for  another  where  fruit 
might  be  reaped  unto  life  eternal,  and 
where  signs  of  commercial  activity  are 
seen  on  every  hand  the  church  must 
put  on  her  strength,  and  not  be  outdone 
in  zeal  by  men  of  the  world,  or  by  the 
dupes  of  false  teachers. 

As  a  whole  the  visitation  has  left 
upon  our  minds  the  impression  that 
while  some  of  the  churches  are  wanting 
in  ttpiritual  power,  the  missionaries  are 
worthy  of  our  warmest  sympathy  and 
support.  We  found  brethren  labouring 
in  season  and  out  of  season  to  preach 
the  word,  sometimes  travelling  long 
distances  in  all  kinds  of  weather,  hold- 


ing services  in  chapels,  in  rooms,  or  in 
the  open  air,  but  often  cast  down  for 
want  of  success.  They  have  strong 
claims  on  our  sympathy,  they  need  our 
prayers,  and  they  will  be  encouraged  by 
proofs  of  our  affection.  It  is  but  just 
to  add,  that  there  are  difficulties  and 
discouragements  peculiar  to  home  mis- 
sionary labours  which  must  not  be  over- 
looked in  our  estimate  of  the  general 
results.  Xor  can  we  conceal  from  our- 
selves the  fact,  that  many  parts  of  our 
country  would  remain  unenlightened 
and  unblessed  with  the  gospel  were  it 
not  for  the  self-deuying  efforts  of  such 
men  as  your  Society  supports.  The 
least  we  can  do  is  to  cheer  them  on  and 
to  love  them  for  their  work's  sake. 

In  conclusion,  our  convictions  have 
been  strengthened  with  regard  to  the 
desirableness  and  utility  of  these  frater- 
nal visits.  We  went  as  brethren  of 
their  common  faith,  wishing  to  do  them 
good,  and  they  received  us  with  much 
affection.  The  presence  of  pastors  from 
other  churches  is  an  event  which  they 
know  how  to  appreciate,  and  in  secluded 
parts  of  the  country  they  value  it  all  the 
more  for  its  novelty.  We  regret  it  was 
not  in  our  power  to  stay  longer  at  each 
station,  so  as  to  hold  a  series  of  meet- 
ings, and  in  any  future  visitation  we 
should  recommend  this  course.  As  it 
is,  our  ow\^  spirits  have  been  refreshed 
by  seeing  the  brethren,  and  we  shall  be 
well  rewarded  for  our  effort  if  the 
churches  are  revived  and  God  is  glori- 
fied. Affectionately  yours, 

J.    POTTENOEU, 

Joujf  D.  Cakkick, 
R.  B.  Lancaster. 


QVARTBBLT  BBOIffTEB. 
HOMES  RECEIVLD  SINCE  LAST  REGISTER. 


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THE 


BAPTIST  MAGAZINE. 


NOVEMBER,  1854. 


MEMOIR  OP  THE  LATE  JA1VIE8  FAWCETT,  ESQ.,  OP  GREEN  FIELD, 

NEAR  HALIFAX,  YORKSHIRE. 

BT   THE  BEY.   PETEB  SCOTT. 


The  subject  of  the  following  brief 
memorial  was  grandson  to  the  late  Br. 
Fawcett  of  Hebden  Bridge,  whose  praise 
IB  in  all  the  churches  for  sanctified 
talent  and  usefulness ;  and  he  was  the 
second  son  of  Mr.  John  Fawcett,  of 
Ewood  Hall,  near  Halifax,  in  the  same 
county,  who  was  alike  distinguished  for 
attachment  to  his  Saviour,  and  for ; 
arbanitj  and  benevolence,  so  that  few,  | 
indeed,  ever  more  fully  resembled  the 
beloved  disciple.  It  was  certainly  to 
the  honour  of  the  subject  of  this 
memoir  that  he  did  no  discredit  to  the 
memory  of  such  worthy  ancestors,  the 
foul  breath  of  calumny  itself  having 
Lever  dimmed  the  lustre  of  his  fair 
name. 

He  was  bom  at  Ewood  Hall  on  the 
30th  of  September,  1797,  and  died  at 
Green  Field,  where  he  had  resided  for 
many  years,  in  the  immediate  vicinity 
of  his  birth-place,  on  Friday,  May  13th, 
1853,  in  the  fifty-sixth  year  of  his  age  ; 
and  on  Wednesday  the  18th  was  in- 
terred in  the  burial  ground  connected 
with  the  baptist  chapel  at  Waiosgate, 

ror.  xrjL — fcvrtu  series. 


which,  though  bleak  and  remote,  is  often 
visited  by  the  lovers  of  piety  and  the 
admirers  of  genius,  as  the  place  where 
Dr.  Fawcett  commenced  his  ministry, 
and  where  his  mortal  remains  are  laid. 

His  death  was  occasioned  by  an  apo- 
plectic stroke  which  prostrated  him  at 
once  in  body  and  mind,  and  though  he 
liugered  from  the  8th  to  the  13th,  never 
so  far  recovered  as  to  be  able  to  hold 
any  communication  with  his  friends, 
which  was  to  them  a  great  afiiiction, 
but  perhaps  sent  in  mercy  to  spare  him 
the  pang  of  separation  from  those  he 
loved.  The  news  of  his  death  produced 
a  wide  and  deep  impression  on  the 
public  mind.  May  it  be  sanctified  to 
the  good  of  many.  His  sudden  and 
unexpected  removal  when  he  had  but 
just  passed  the  meridian  of  life,  con- 
nected with  the  general  esteem  in  which 
he  was  held,  makes  his  departure  par- 
ticularly painful  to  his  immediate  rela- 
tions and  a  large  circle  of  friends  who 
sincerely  mourn  his  loss. 

All  that  remains  to  us  now  i&  tA 
endeavour  io   im^tONQ  ^i^xva   ^'Ka^^Y^^ 


eoZ  MEMOIR  OP  THE  LATE  JAMES  FAWCETT,  ESQ. 


cvonfc  by  making  it  subservient  to  our 
own  spiritual  and  eternal  interests  that 
\VQ  may  be  enabled  to  live  in  the  blessed 


"  At  the  close  of  the  following  jeax  I 
was  visited  with  a  severe  and  dangerous 
complaint,  which  was  of  considenble 


liope  of  a  reunion  in  a  brighter  and  duration.  It  was  at  this  period  of  my 
better  world.  Let  us,  tlierefore,  en- !  existence  that  the  value  of  my  «wil  wis 
deavour  to  follow  our  departed  friend  permanently  fixed  upon  my  mind,  and 
as  he  followed  Christ ;  and  that  we  may  in  the  strength  of  divine  grace  I  re- 
be  induced  to  do  so  we  shall  record  a  |  solved,  in  case  of  being  brought  back  to 
few  things  concerning  his  religious  ex-  i  health,  I  would  pve  myself  to  the 
perience  and  Christian  character.  It  |  church  and  people  of  God,  and  the 
sometimes  happens,  in  cases  of  this  i  service  of  Christ  my  Saviour. 
kind,  that  no  authentic  account  can  be  "In  the  spring  of  1818, 1  mentioned 
obtained  of  the  conversion  and  ex-  !  my  desires  to  my  dear  father,  and  he, 
perience  of  the  departed,  which  leaves  ,  after  having  expressed  the  pleasoie  it 
a  blank  regretted  by  survivors.  Hap- 1  gave  him  to  find  me  in  earnest  respect- 
pily  that  is  not  the  case  in  the  pre-    ing  my  salvation,  encouraged   me  to 


sent    instance,   as   our   late    esteemed 
friend's    experience    read    before    the 


attend  to  the  ordinance  of  Christian 
baptism.    After  making  it  a  subject  of 


church  at  Hebden  Bridge,  when  he  was    prayer,  I  went  to  a  neighbouring  minister 


received  as  a  member,  still  remains,  and 
is  as  follows : — 

"Dear  Friejcds, — I  appear  before 
you  under  circumstances  deeply  humi- 
liating and  affecting  to  my  own  mind. 
I  am  the  oldest  surviving  member  of  a 
family,  having  been  privileged  with  the 
holy  and  pious  example  and  instruction 


and  laid  my  feelings  and  wishes  before 
him.  The  good  man  gave  me  every 
encouragement  to  persevere  and  attend 
to  the  institutions  of  Christ,  yet  firom 
motives,  as  he  thought,  of  pmdenee, 
declined  to  accede  to  my  request  I 
returned  home  greatly  affected  and  dii- 
appointed,    and    found    my    way  vis 


of  a  grandfather,  and  the  solicitude  and  ,  hedged  up  with  thorns.  Since  that 
prayers  of  a  beloved  father.  I  have  |  time  my  life  has  been  a  chequered 
witnessed  the  influence  of  Christian  scene,  and  though  I  have  valued  the 
principle  upon  each  of  my  beloved  ,  interests  of  religion,  and  made  miny 
brothers  and  sisters  in  succession,  and  '  resolves  to  surrender  myself  to  Christy 
every  act  of  decision  to  walk  in  the  yet  such  has  been  my  imfaithfiilnMi 
footsteps  of  their  divine  Master  has  I  and  want  of  ardent  love  to  my  Saviour 
doubly  endeared  them  to  my  afiections.  '  that  I  did  not  dare  to  come  out  of  the 
But  how  I  could  so  long  forbear  to  '  camp  bearing  his  reproach,  and  now 
embark  in  the  same  holy  warfare  may  '  have  to  mourn  over  many  backslidinge 
have  excited  your  surprise,  and  ought  '  of  heart  and  life.  Had  it  not  been  fot 
deeply  to  humble  myself  that  I  could  sparing  and  preserving  mercy,  I  should 
year  after  year  neglect  the  command-  i  ere  this  have  been  cut  down  as  % 
ments  of  Christ.  It  was  not  until  I  was  <  cumberer  of  the  ground :  it  is  to  divine 
eighteen  years  of  ago  that  my  attention  ,  grace  and  the  freeness  of  the  love  of 
was  arrested  to  see  the  importance  of  Christ  that  I  must  give  the  glory.  But 
religion,  when  by  the  affliction  and  it  is  with  grief  I  look  back  on  so  many 
happy  death  of  my  eldest  brother,  I  felt  ,  years  of  my  life  in  which  I  have  lost 
the  importance  of  divine  things.  But,  i  seasons  of  spiritual  enjoyment,  lost  the 
alas !  my  goodness  was  like  the  morn-  !  benefit  of  the  prayers  of  my  Christiaa 
ing  cloud  and  the  early  dew:  it  soon  friends,  and  deprived  a  dear  and 
passed  away.  \\iQiiii^\)s^  ^^^x^xLt  of  the   pleamire  of 


MEMOIR  OP  THE  LATE  JAMES  FAWCETT,  ESQ. 


663 


witnesaing  the  last  of  his  children  as  a 
wandering  sheep  return  to  the  fold  of 
Christ.  That  was  an  interesting  season 
to  my  mind  when,  on  the  first  sabbath 
of  the  year  1838, 1  was  enabled  publicly 
to  profess  my  attachment  to  my  Saviour, 
and  was  baptized  by  my  brother  William. 
I  had  always  loved  him  but  never  met 
him  under  circumstances  which  gave 
me  equal  pleasure.  His  sermon  in  the 
morning  was  from  the  appropriate 
words,  'The  love  of  Christ  constraineth 
UB,*  and  after  a  subject  and  sermon  so 
animating,  I  and  three  others  professed 
our  attachment  to  the  Saviour,  to  whom 
we  owe  all  our  hopes.  It  was  to  many 
an  affecting  scene,  and  I  trust  the  im- 
pression then  produced  will  be  deeply 
and  permanently  felt. 

"My  views  of  religious  truth  are 
those  generally  maintained  by  your- 
selves. Permit  mc  to  request  an  in- 
terest in  your  prayers,  that  I  may  be 
enabled  to  maintain  a  conduct  becoming 
the  gospel  of  Christ,  that  I  may  be  pre- 
Berved  from  the  snares  and  temptations 
of  this  sinful  world,  that  I  may  keep  a 
watch  oyer  my  own  heart,  and  in  all 
things  adorn  the  doctrine  of  God  my 
Saviour,  and  when  death  shall  summon 
me  from  this  state  of  probation  I  may 
enter  into  the  rest  which  remains  for 
the  people  of  Qod.  And  finally,  dear 
friends,  allow  me  to  say,  that  in  obeying 
the  commandments  of  Christ  I  have 
experienced  a  great  relief  to  my  own 
mind.  How  often  has  conscience  spoken 
when  passing  by  the  table  of  the  Lord, 
and  had  I  continued  to  neglect  the 
duty  of  connecting  myself  with  his 
church,  how  could  I  have  met  him  as 
my  Judge  at  the  last  day,  when  an 
accotmt  must  be  given  of  even  tho  one 
talent  we  possess.  May  I  not  also  be 
permitted  to  hope  that  as  it  regards  my 
ovrn  family,  what  might  have  l)een  a 
Btombling-block  to  them  will  be  re- 
moved 1  Nor  do  I  wish  to  receive  a 
greater  blessing  from  my  Saviour  than 


to  see  my  dear  children  consecrated  to 
his  service.  Upon  Christ  I  desire  to 
fix  my  faith,  and  expect  to  receive  from 
him  all  my  spiritual  life.  He  alone  is 
the  foundation  of  my  hope,  and  I  trust 
it  is  my  wish  to  be  found  looking  for 
his  mercy  unto  eternal  life.  '  And  unto 
him  that  is  able  to  keep  us  from  falling 
and  to  present  us  fiaultless  before  the 
presence  of  his  glory  with  exceeding 
joy  ;  to  the  only  wise  Qod  our  Saviour, 
be  glory  and  majesty,  dominion  and 
power,  now  and  ever.    Amen.'" 

If  persons  will  neglect  to  follow  the 
path  of  duty  and  the  convictions  of 
their  own  consciences,  they  must  suffer 
regret,  remorse,  and  shame  for  it  sooner 
or  later,  and  it  is  well  when  they  are 
enabled,  by  divine  grace,  to  put  away 
the  stumbling-block  of  their  iniquity, 
and  double  their  diligence  and  redeem 
lost  time,  as  our  friend  did.  Then  like 
him,  too,  they  will  have  the  comfort 
and  advantage  of  it. 

Ho  continued  in  connexion  with  the 
church  at  Hebden  Bridge,  until  the  in- 
terest at  Brearley  was  commenced,  in 
which  he  took  a  leading  pari;,  and,  along 
with  his  esteemed  coadjutor,  Mr. 
Hodgson,  conducted  its  affairs  for  up- 
wards of  seven  years,  with  more  than 
ordinary  success.  Not  only  was  there  a 
neat  and  commodious  chapel  built,  and 
a  considerable  congregation  and  a 
numerous  sabbath  school  gathered,  but 
the  church  increased  from  eight  mem- 
bers to  about  sixty.  It  was  no  easy 
task  to  find  suitable  supplies  for  the 
pulpit  for  seven  years  together.  This, 
however,  our  friend  mostly  did,  with 
much  discretion  and  advantaj^e,  owing 
to  tlie  extent  of  his  acquaintance  and 
the  respect  in  which  he  was  held  by 
ministers  in  general.  Ho  wjis  truly  a 
lover  of  good  men,  and  given  to  hospi- 
tality, a  virtue  he  inherited  from  more 
than  one  generation  of  his  ancestors. 
So  far  from  shrinking  from  the  infant 
cause  at  Brew:\c3,\yi^\NML'fe^\^.'^^^^^is^ 


MEMOIR  OP  THE  LATE  JA3IES  FAWCETT,  ESQ. 


660 


idle  shepherds  have  their  arm  dean 
diied  up,  and  their  eye  is  utterly  dark- 
ened, they  have  neither  power  nor  skill 
for  such  a  work.  The  reyerse^  however, 
is  the  case  where  they  count  their  work 
a  privilege  and  not  a  task,  and  are 
ready  to  say  as  the  language  of  their 
hearts, 

"  Delightftil  work,  young  soula  to  win,"  &e. 

Mr.  Fawoett  and  his  fellow  labourer, 
Mr.  Hodgson,  were  true  yoke-fellows  in 
this  as  well  as  other  departments  of 
their  Master's  work,  labouring  together 
harmoniously  for  more  than  twenty 
years,  and  the  last  seven  at  Brearley  as 
perpetual  teachers  and  superintendents, 
as  regular  as  the  day  and  as  punctual 
as  the  hour,  enforcing  punctuality 
and  dUlgenoe  on  others  both  by  precept 
and  example. 

Mr.  Fawcett  often  breakfasted  before 
the  other  members  of  the  family  on  the 
Lord's  day  in  order  to  be  in  time  for 
opening  the  school.  It  was,  therefore, 
BO  ordered  and  conducted  as  to  be  a 
blessing  to  the  neighbourhood,  an  orna- 
ment and  not  a  disgrace  to  the  place  of 
worship,  and  a  nursery  to  the  church, 
many  having  become  .members,  and  in 
giving  their  experience  blessed  Qod  that 
ever  their  youthful  feet  had  been  led  to 
that  sabbath  school.  Several  of  the 
young  persons  who  lately  joined  the 
church  ascribed  their  first  or  deciding 
impressions  to  his  teaching  as  the 
means.  One  of  them  said :  "  Once, 
when  he  had  read  a  passage  of  scrip- 
ture relating  to  the  sufferings  of  Christ, 
he  said  to  his  class.  Did  Christ  suffer 
all  that  for  sinners,  and  shall  not  we 
love  him  in  return  ?  She  looked  up 
and  saw  tears  in  his  eyes,  which  so 
affected  her  that  she  thought  she  saw 
Christ  on  the  cross  in  agonies  and  blood 
suffering  and  dying  for  sinners."  Some 
think  meanly  of  sabbath  school  instruc- 
tion, but  he  had  discernment  enough  to 
perceive  that  it  is  one  of  the  most 
powerful  moral  levers  that  can  be  em- 


ployed for  raising  the  masses  out  of 
that  vice,  degradation,  and  misery,  into 
which  they  have  sunk,  and  placing 
them  on  a  happy  and  an  honourable 
elevation.  He,  therefore,  applied  his 
highly  cultivated  and  well-informed 
mind  to  the  working  of  it  with  all  his 
might,  and  from  what  we  have  already 
seen  he  did  not  labour  in  vain,  and 
none  ever  will  who  labour  as  he  did. 
Is  it  not  said,  ^'  Be  not  weary  in  well- 
doing, for  in  due  time  you  shall  reap  if 
you  faint  not?"  Some  who  were  the 
fruit  of  his  labours  went  to  heaven 
before  him,  others  will  follow  aftef^ 
and  we  have  no  doubt  he  will  have  a 
goodly  number  to  present  before  the 
throne  of  Qod  at  last  with  exceeding 
joy,  saying,  Here  am  I  and  the  children 
whom  thou  hast  given  me. 

Persons  of  liberal  education  and  in 
affluent  circumstances  are  apt  to  con- 
sider themselves  elevated  above  the 
level  of  sabbath  school  teaching;  but 
they  are  the  very  persons  who  should 
engage  in  it,  for  elevation  gives  influ- 
ence. It  was  this,  for  one  thing,  which 
gave  him  so  much  power  to  do  good, 
combined  with  piety  and  zeal,  and  a 
kind  and  condescending  disposition. 
To  think  it  beneath  them  would  betray 
an  overweening  conceit  of  themselves 
and  of  their  own  importance.  King 
David,  and  Solomon  in  all  his  glory,  did 
not  think  it  beneath  them  to  teach  the 
young  the  first  principles  of  religion, 
for  the  one  says,  *^  Come,  ye  children, 
hearken  unto  me,  and  I  will  teach  you 
the  fear  of  the  Lord;"  and  the  other 
says,  "Remember  now  thy  Creator  in 
the  days  of  thy  youth."  But  a  greater 
than  either  David  or  Solomon  is  here — 
David's  greater  Son,  of  whom  it  was 
foretold,  that  "  he  would  feed  his  flock 
like  a  shepherd,  gather  the  lambs  with 
his  arm,  carry  them  in  his  bosom," 
who  in  the  days  of  his  flesh  said, 
^^  Suffer  the  little  children  to  come  unto 
me,  and  forbid  tViem  iksA.,  lot  v>l  wslOei  \a 


666 


MEMOIR  OF  THE  LATE  JAMES  FAWCETT,  ESQ. 


the  kingdom  of  heaven."  The  great 
Father  of  all  does  not  disdain  to  teach 
them  ;  for  while  the  saving  truths  of  his 
word  are  hid  from  the  wise  and  pru- 
dent, thej  are  revealed  unto  babes,  for 
BO  it  seemed  good  in  his  sight.  Ho 
saves  the  children  of  the  needy,  and 
delivers  their  souls  from  deceit  and 
violence,  and  precious  is  their  blood  in 
his  sight ;  and  he  will  require  the  blood 
of  innocents  at  the  hand  of  those  who 
neglect  them,  and  let  them  perish  for 
lack  of  knowledge. 

This  is  a  work,  then,  worthy  of  the 
highest  powers  of  human  nature,  and 
the  highest  classes  of  society,  and  it  is 
one  in  which  they  may  reap  more 
honour  and  happiness  than  in  any  other 
in  which  they  can  be  engaged,  for  in 
this  way  they  will  lay  up  riches  for 
eternity,  and  shine  as  the  brightness  of 
the  firmament,  and  as  the  stars  for  ever 
and  ever. 

Mr.  Fawcett  not  only  taught  in 
school  hours,  but  invariably  sat  with 
the  children  in  time  of  worship,  and 
truly  never  did  ho  appear  more  digni- 
fied, or  to  enjoy  more  conscious  satis- 
faction than  when  thus  surrounded  by 
his  youthful  charge,  who  vied  with  each 
other  which  could  sit  nearest  him,  es- 
pecially the  little  one?,  who  clustered 
about  him  and  looked  up  to  him  with 
more  than  filial  reverence,  while  he 
looked  upon  them  with  an  eye  of  be- 
nignity and  affection.  It  was  really  an 
edifying  sight,  and  one  could  not  lielp 
saying,  this  is  the  true  way  of  levelling 
society  and  yet  of  conserving  it,  by 
making  the  brother  of  low  degree  re- 
joice in  that  lie  is  exalted,  and  the  rich 
in  tliat  he  is  made  low.  And  tliese  arc 
the  llowery  bands  by  which  its  different 
clas8es  will  be  knit  together  in  peace 
and  harmony,  and  a  little  child  shall 
lead  them.  They  ehall  not  hurt  nor 
destroy  in  all  ('od's  holy  mountain,  lor 
the  earth  shall  be  filled  with  the  know- 
ledge  oi  the  Lord  as  the  ^Yatcra  cover 


the  sea.    Thej  all  felt  that  etch  had  i 
father's  interest  in  his  heart 

*'  His  n»Aj  imile  a  parent'i  wannth  aspreuriL 
Their  weUkre  plaaaad  blm  and  their  cam  dirwri: 
To  them  bit  heart,  his  loTe,  hia  griefs  v«e  gircB, 
Bat  all  his  rerloas  tbonghts  bad  rest  in  heartn ; 
And  aa  a  bird  each  fond  endearment  tries, 
Tu  tempt  its  naw-fledgad  olb]>ring  to  the  Aki^ 
H'>  tried  each  art,  rcproyed  each  dnU  delaj, 
Allured  to  brighter  worlds,  and  led  the  waj." 

This  is  no  mere  flight  of  fancy.  Ib 
his  case  it  was  true  to  the  letter.  Who^ 
therefore,  he  was  so  suddenly  and  in- 
expectedly  taken  awaj  from  them,  tfaij 
were  almost  broken  hearted.  The  sib- 
bath  after  his  death  the  place  was  Hit 
rally  a  Bochim,  a  place  of  weeping; 
and  scarcely  yet  can  hia  name  be  men- 
tioned  in  their  hearing  mthout  dravio^ 
tears.  Who  would  not  prefer  sacfai 
heartfelt  tribute  of  respect  to  the 
louder  but  hollow  applause  of  tbe 
world  ]  The  best  of  judges  did  whei 
he  made  his  triumphal  entry  into  Jcn- 
salem,  riding  upon  an  aaa  and  a  colt 
the  foal  of  an  ass,  amidst  the  sneers  of 
the  scribes  and  pharisees,  but  sor 
rounded  with  the  hosannas  of  the  diil- 
dren.  Out  of  the  mouths  of  babes  and 
sucklings  God  hath  perfected  pniie. 
AVho  can  calculate  the  good  an  iniii- 
vidual  may  do  in  this  way  in  the  count 
of  his  life  i  It  is  more  tlum  a  repe- 
tition of  the  prophet's  miracle ;  it  a 
casting  in  the  salutary  principles  of 
divine  truth  and  grace  into  the  toj 
fountains  of  human  life  and  society, 
and  so  healing  the  streams  that  wouU 
otherwise  be  naught,  as  in  many  in- 
stances, at  least  to  prevent  spiritual 
death  and  barrenness..  *^  Every  om^ 
therefore,  ^vhe^over  he  comes,*'  as  Mat- 
tliew  Henry  says,  "  ought  to  cndeaToor 
to  make  the  place  ]>etter  for  him,  to 
sweeten  bitter  spirits,  and  make  barrai 
souls  fruitful  by  a  due  application  of 
the  word  of  God."  This  did  our  de- 
parted friend,  and  it  is  noticed  tbe 
more  because  of  its  important  and 
because  it  brings  out  in  relief  one  (A 


MEMOIR  OF  THE  LATE  JAMES  FAWCBTT,  ESQ. 


667 


he  most  prominent  and  beautiful  fea- 
ures  of  his  character.  It  was  truly 
he  love  of  Christ  that  constrained  him 
o  these  works  of  faith  and  labours  of 
OTe.  On  that  he  loved  to  dwell.  He 
mew  its  power  from  his  own  expe- 
ience.  He  made  it,  therefore,  the 
(reat  theme  of  his  instruction  to  the 
ihildren  ;  and  those  sermons  were  most 
leoeptable  to  him  which  had  most  of 
ihe  cross  in  them,  and  those  hymns 
lis  greatest  favourites  which  breathed 
noat  of  a  Saviour's  dying  love ;  such  as 
he  following : — 

"  Oh  I  lore  dirlne,  how  sweet  thou  art ! 
When  shall  I  find  my  williog  heart 
All  take«  np  bj  thee  ?  "  &c. 

"  Sweet  the  momenta,  rich  in  blessing. 
Which  before  the  cross  I  spend,"  i^c 

*'  On*  there  is  abore  all  others. 
Well  deserTes  the  name  of  Friend,"  &,c. 

ind  many  others  of  ai  similar  stamp. 
Dnoe,  when  conversing  with  the  writer 
30  this  subject,  he  said,  *'They  talk 
ibout  the  sublimity  of  Milton's  poetry, 
but  these  affect  me  more  than  Paradise 
liOBt."  He  loved  to  hear  them  sung  in 
nreet  and  lively  tunes,  too,  and  said  he 
had  no  idea  of  being  dull  and  gloomy 
in  the  worship  of  God ;  there  was  no 
melancholy  music  in  heaven. 

The  same  powerful  and  hallowed 
principle  which  influenced  him  in 
the  church  and  in  the  sabbath  school 
r^ulated  his  conduct  in  domestic 
and  civil  life.  He  was  an  affec- 
tionate and  devoted  husband.  His 
kmd  and  unwearied  attentions  to  his 
long  and  greatly  afflicted  partner  in 
fife  makes  his  death  to  her  a  bereave- 
ment indeed,  one  which  can  never  be 
repaired ;  and  his  solicitude  for  his 
(diildren's  welfare,  both  temporal  and 
apiritoal,  makes  it  to  them  a  serious 
I088.  And  to  the  writer,  who  enjoyed 
his  friendship  for  nearly  forty  years,  it 
iras  a  painful  stroke,  especially  as 
lie  anticipated  closer  fellowship  and 
tweeter  cwnmimiwi  with  him,  and  his 


co-operation  and  sympathy  in  carrying 
on  the  cause  of  Qod  at  Brearley. 

He  combined  a  firmness  of  principle 
and  a  decision  of  character  with  a 
rational  and  well  sustained  experi- 
mental piety,  which  the  Christian 
church  may  well  desire  to  see  more 
generally  prevail.  His  place,  we  trust, 
will  be  supplied  by  others,  who  shall 
with  equal  consistency  maintain  the 
great  principles  of  protestant  noncon- 
formity, and  combine  with  decided 
evangelical  piety  that  increased  public 
activity  so  evidently  called  for  by  the 
stirring  spirit  of  the  times.  To  say 
that  he  was  not  perfect,  that  he  had  his 
defects  as  well  as  his  excellencies,  would 
be  saying  only  that  he  was  a  man. 
There  is  no  perfection  under  the  sun, 
and  that  luminary  himself,  if  narrowly 
inspected,  will  be  found  not  to  be  im- 
maculate; but  who  would  think  of 
disparaging  the  orb  of  day  on  that 
account  ?  The  people  of  Qod,  with  all 
their  defects,  are  *'  the  salt  of  the  earth, 
and  the  light  of  the  world,"  and  our 
departed  brother  was  one  of  them.  A 
person  who  was  long  and  well  ac- 
quainted with  him,  writing  to  his  be- 
reaved widow  soon  after  his  death,  said 
for  fier  consolation,  *'  He  was  a  man  of 
God,  a  vessel  of  mercy,  a  saved  and 
sanctified  believer  in  Christ  Jesus,  a 
monument  of  everlasting  love."  But 
he  is  now  out  of  the  reach  of  the 
feeble  praises  or  censures  of  mortals; 
he  has,  we  have  no  doubt,  joined  the 
general  assembly  and  church  of  the 
First-bom,  whose  names  are  written  in 
heaven,  and  mingles  with  the  spirits  of 
just  men  made  perfect. 

We  naturally  shrink  from  sudden 
death,  and  pray  to  be  delivered  from  it, 
and  no  wonder,  when  we  consider  what 
an  august  and  holy  presence  that  is 
into  which  we  enter  immediately  after 
death.  But  a  true  and  lively  faith  in 
Christ  and  years  of  habitual  intAx- 
course  and  QommnitoDL  m^  ^^i^  ^^"o^-^ 


668 


AlfERIOAK  TRANSLATION  OF 


siitate  tho  best  preparation  for  entering 
into  his  more  immediate  presence. 

By  constant  family  worship  and  secret 
prayer  he  made  his  habitation  none 
other  than  the  house  of  God,  and  no 
doubt,  therefore,  God  made  it  to  him 
the  gate  of  heaven,  both  in  life  and 
death.  As  far  as  we  can  judge,  he  was 
in  the  best  attitude  and  frame  of  mind 
in  which  the  pale-faced  messenger 
oould  have  found  him.  He  spent  the 
whole  of  his  last  day  of  consciousness 
on  earth  either  in  teaching  the  sabbath 
school  or  in  the  worship  of  God,  and 
was  observed  by  several  to  be  more 
serious  and  devotional  than  usual  At 
the  dose  of  the  afternoon  service  he 
came  into  the  vestry  to  the  writer,  and 
expressed  his  high  satisfaction  with 
what  he  had  heard,  and  hoped  it  might 
be  made  an  extensive  and  lasting  bless- 
ing to  the  congregation ;  which  he  had 
never  done  before.  In  a  short  time 
after  that,  he  was  prostrated  by  the 
blow  of  the  last  enemy.  Thus,  like  the 
angel  mentioned  in  the  book  of  Judges, 
no  sooner  had  he  finished  the  sacrifice 
than  he  ascended  to  heaven  in  the 
flame  of  the  altar.  And  thus  he  closed 
his  last  sabbath  on  earth  to  commence 
the  still  holier  and  more  delightful 
sabbath  of  the  eternal  skies.    To  him 


it  was  but  a  step  out  of  the  porch  into 
the  temple.  What  a  mercy  that  when 
there  is  but  a  step  between  os  and 
death,  there  is  but  a  step  between  tu 
and  heaven.  This  is  the  case,  however, 
only  when  we  are  found  walking  in  the 
the  right  path, — ^foond  in  CSirtst,  who 
is  the  way,  the  truth,  and  the  life. 
This,  we  trust,  our  friend  wa&  And 
how  comfortable  for  survivors  to  kok 
from  the  shades  of  mortality  and  the 
corruption  of  the  grave,  into  that  ^ 
rious  futurity  whither  he  is  gone,  and 
which  is  the  region  of  their  cm 
brightest  hopes  and  prospects. 

The  family  of  the  deoeased  who  BQ^ 
vive  him  will,  we  trust,  tedeavour  to 
sustain  a  character  worthy  of  anoeston 
so  justly  esteemed  by  all  who  knew 
them,  and  will  cherish  the  rem^- 
brance  of  their  father's  prayers,  oft- 
repeated  counsels.  Christian  graces,  asd 
consistent  walk,  and  the  anxious  soli- 
citude he  was  wont  to  express  thai 
they  might  all  be  found  at  last  among 
the  friends  of  Jesus.  May  the  God  of 
heaven  imbue  their  minds  with  t 
double  portion  of  the  spirit  of  their 
fathers.  May  thy  servants  continae, 
and  may  their  seed  be  established 
before  thee. 

Br€arl€y, 


AMERICAN  TRANSLATION  OF  THE  FIRST  EPISTLE  OF  JOHN. 


I.  What  was  from  the  beginning, 
what  we  have  heard,  what  we  have 
seen  with  our  eyes,  what  we  gazed 
upon,  and  our  hands  handled ;  con- 

2  cerning  the  word  of  the  Life,  (and 
the  Life  was  manifested,  and  we 
have  seen,  and  do  testify,  and  declare 
unto  you  that  eternal  Life  which 
was  with  the  Father,  and  was  mani- 

3  fested  unto  us,)  what  we  have  seen 
and  heard  declare  we  unto  you,  that 
je  aJso  may  have  feilowihipmV^i  >>&•', 


and,  again,  our  fellowship  is  with 
the  Father  and  with  his  Son  Jesus 
Christ.    And  these  things  we  write  4 
unto  you,  that  your  joy  may  be  ful- 
filled. 

And  this  is  the  message  which  we  5 
have  heard  from  him,  and  report 
unto  you,  that  God  is  light,  and 
darkness  in  him  there  is  none.  If  ^ 
we  say  that  we  have  fellowship  with 
him,  and  walk  in  the  darkness,  we 
\\i'^  «S!A  ^'^i  Tjj^A.  ihft  truth  ;  but  if  we 


THE  FIRST  EPISTLE  OP  JOHN. 


e6» 


7  walk  in  the  light,  as  he  himself  is  in 
the  light,  we  have  fellowship  one 
with  another,  and  the  hlood  of  Jesus 
Christ  his  Son  cleanseth  us  from  all 

8  sin.  If  we  say  that  we  have  no  sin, 
we  deceive  ourselves,  and  the  truth 

9  is  not  in  us.  If  we  confess  our  sins, 
he  is  faithful  and  righteous  to  for- 
give us  <mr  sins,  and  cleanse  us  from 

9  all  unrighteousness.  If  we  saj  that 
we  have  not  sinned,  we  make  him  a 
liar,  and  his  word  is  not  in  us. 

n.  Mt  little  children,  these  things 

I  write  unto  jou,  that  je  sin  not : 

,    and  if  any  one  have  sinned,  we  have 

an  Advocate  with  the  Father,  Jesus 

2  Christ  the  righteous  ;  and  he  is  him- 
self the  propitiation  for  our  sins; 
yet  not  for  ours  only,  but  also  for 
the  whole  world. 

3  And  hereby  we  know  that  we  have 
known  him,  if  we  keep  his  command- 

4  ments.  He  that  saith:  I  have 
known  him,  atfd  keepeth  not  his 
commandments,  is  a  liar,  and  the 

6  truth  is  not  in  him ;  but  whoso 
keepeth  his  word,  truly  in  this  man 
bath  the  love  of  God  been  perfected : 
hereby  we  know  that  we  are  in  him. 

6  He  that  saith  he  abideth  in  him 
ought  himself  also  so  to  walk,  even  as 
He  walked. 

7  Beloved,  I  write  not  a  new  com- 
mandment unto  you,  but  an  old 
commandment  which  ye  had  from 
the  beginning:  this  old  command- 
ment is  the  word  which  ye  heard 

8  from  the  beginning.  Again,  a  new 
commandment  I  write  unto  you, 
which  thing  is  true  in  him  and  in 
you ;  because  the  darkness  passeth 
away,  and  the  true  light  now  shineth. 

9  He  that  saith  he  is  in  the  light,  and 
hateth  his  brother,  is  in  the  dark- 

10  ness  until  now.  He  that  loveth  his 
brother  abideth  in  the  light,  and 
there  is  no  occasion  of  stumbling 

11  in  him.    But  he   that  hateth  his 
roL.  xrn. — foubtb  se»jb&. 


brother  is  in  the  darkness,  and 
walketh  in  the  darkness,  and  kno weth 
not  whither  he  goeth,  because  the 
darkness  hath  blinded  his  eyes. 

I  write  unto  you,  little  children,  12 
because  your  sins  have  been  forgiven 
you  for  his  name^s  sake.  I  write  13 
unto  you,  fathers,  because  ye  have 
known  him  that  is  from  the  begin- 
ning. I  write  unto  you,  young  men, 
because  ye  have  overcome  the  wicked 
one.  I  write*  unto  you,  little 
children,  because  ye  have  known 
the  Father.  I  have  written  unto  14 
you,  fathers,  because  ye  have  known 
him  that  is  from  the  beginning.  I 
have  written  unto  you,  young  men, 
because  ye  are  strong,  uid  the  word 
of  God  abideth  in  you,  and  ye  have^ 
overcome  the  wicked  one.    ^ 

Love  not  the  world,  neither  the  15 
things  in  the  world :  if  any  one  love 
the  world,  the  love  of  the  Father  is 
not  in  him :  for  all  that  is  in  the  16 
world,  the  lust  of  the  flesh,  and  the 
lust  of  the  eyes,  and  the  pride  of 
life,  is  not  of  the  Father,  but  is  of 
the  world:  and  the  worid  passeth  17 
away,  and  the  lust  thereof :  but  he 
that  doeth  the  will  of  God  abideth 
for  ever. 

Little  children,  it  is  the  last  hour ;  18 
and  as  ye  heard  that  the  Antichrist 
cometh,  even  now  there  are  many 
become    antichrists ;    whence    we 
know  that  it  is  the  last  hour.   From  19 
us  they  went  out,  but  they  were  not 
of  us ;  for  if  they  had  been  of  us, 
they  would  have  abode  with  us ;  but 
it  was  that   they  might  be  made 
manifest  that  none  of  them  are  of 
us.    And  you,  ye  have  an  anointing  20 
from  the  Holy  One,  and  know  all 
things.     I  have  not  written  unto  21 
you  because  ye  know  not  the  truth, 
but  because  ye  know  it,  and  that  no 
lie  is  of  the  truth.    Who  is  the  liar,  22 


4  >A. 


THE  FIRST  fiPISTLB  OF  JOHN. 


971) 


^  the  love  ef  Qod  in  him  t  My  litda 
children,  let  us  not  lote  in  word  nor 
with  the  tongue^  but  in  deed  and 
touth. 

)  And  hereby  we  know  that  we  ave 
of  the  truth ;  and  ehall  asBure  onr 

3  hearts  befbre  hini.  For,  U  ^r  heart 
oondeknn  us,  Qod  iS  greater  than  onf 

1  heart,  and  knoWeth  all  things^  Be- 
lored,  if  our  heaH  condemn  Us  not, 
we  hare   confidence   toward  God. 

2  And  wbatsoeTer  we  ask,  we  receive 
ttom  him,  because  We  keep  his 
commandments,  and  do  the  things 

i  that  are  pleasing  in  his  sight.  And 
this  is  his  commandment,  that  we 
should  believe  on  the  name  of  his 
Son  Jesus  Christ,  and  love  one 
another,  as  he  gave  us  command- 

1  ment.  And  he  that  keepeth  his 
Commandments  abideth  in  him,  and 
he  in  him :  and  hereby  wo  knoW 
that  he  abideth  in  us,  by  the  Spirit 
that  he  gave  us. 

IV.  Beloved,  believe  not  fevery 
spirit,  but  try  the  spirits  whether 
they  are  of  God :  because  many  false 
prophets   are   gone   out  into   the 

2  World.  Hereby  ye  know  the  Spirit 
of  God :  every  spirit,  that  confesseth 
Jesus  Christ  come  in  flesh,  is  of  God. 

3  And  every  spirit,  that  confesseth  not 
Jesus  (^rist  come  in  flesh,  is  not  of 
God ;  and  this  is  that  spirit  of  the 
Antichrist,  whereof  ye  have  heard 
that  it  Cometh,  and  now  it  is  in  the 

i  world  already.  You,  little  children, 
are  of  God,  and  have  overcome  them ; 
because  greater  is  he  that  is  in  you, 

}  than  he  that  is  in  the  world.  They 
are  of  the  world ;  therefore  wJtat  is 
of  Uie  world  they  speak,  and  the 

B  world  heareth  them :  we  are  of  God ; 
he  that  knoweth  God  heareth  us; 
he  that  is  not  of  Gk>d  heareth  not 
Us.  By  this  we  know  the  spirit  of 
truth  and  the  spirit  of  error. 

7      Beloved,  let  us  loy$  one  another ; 


fbr  love  is  of  God*  and  every  ohe  thai 
loveth  hath  been  begoUett  tof  CMi 
and  knoweth  God.    He  tliat  tov«th  8 
not  knoweth  not  God ;  for  God  ti 
love.     In  this  wM  ma&if^ed  Ifae  9 
loVe  of  God  in  ns,  that  God  halh 
seUt  his  Sofl,  the  only  bt^tlM,  into 
the    world,   that    we    mlffht    IM 
through  him.    Herein  is  love,  )aol  lO 
that  we  loved  God,  but  that  he 
loved  us,  and  sent  his  Bon  tk  pro- 
pitiation for  our  slnd.    Beloved,  if  il 
God  so  loved  us,  we  also  ought  to 
love  one  anothci'.    Ko  one  hath  at  12 
any  time  seen  God :  if  we  loVe  otte 
another,  God  abideth  Sn  us,  and  his 
love    hath   been   perfected  in  US. 
Hereby  we  know  that  We  abide  in  13 
him,  and  he  in  us,  because  he  hath 
given  uB  of  his  Spirit.     We  also  14 
have  seen,  and  do  testify,  that  the 
Father  hath  sent  the  Son  as  Saviour 
of  the  world.    Whosoever  shall  con-  16 
fess  that  Jesus  is  the  Son  of  God,  • 
God  abideth  in  him,  and  he  In  God. 
We  also  have  known  and  believed  16 
the  love  that  Qod  hath  in  us.    God 
is  love,  and  he  that  abideth  in  lov6 
abideth  in  God,  and  God  in  hito. 
Herein  hath  loVe  with  US  been  per-  17 
fected,  that  We  should  have  confldence 
in  the  day  of  judgment,  because  ai 
He  is  are  we  also  in  this  world. 
There  Is  no  feat  in  love,  but  perfeot  16 
love  casteth  out  fear  j  because  fear 
hath    punishment:    but    he   that 
ffeareth  hath  not  been  perfected  in 
love.    We  love  him,  because  he  first  19 
loved  us.    If  any  one  say:  I  love  20 
God,  and  hateth  his  brother,  he  is  a 
liar;    for  he  that  loveth  not    his 
brother  whom  he  hath  seen,  how 
can  he  love  God  whom  he  hath  not 
seen  ?  And  this  commandment  have  21 
we  from  him,  that  he  who  loveth 
God  loveth  also  his  brother. 

V.  EvEftY  one  that  belleveth  that 
Jesus  is  the  Christ  hath  been  be- 
gotten oi  God  \  vcA  vwPi  «»^^i*^ 


AND  ESTABLISHED. 


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visiting  the  heavens  above,  or  the  depths 
below,  but  exist  within  the  reach  of 
mortals.  Thus,  in  former  papers,  the 
writer's  object  has  been  to  recover 
truth  where  lost ;  while,  without  giving 
up  the  intention  of  still  further  recover- 
ing truth,  he  for  once  directs  his  atten- 
tion to  what  is  idiomatic  in  Luke  iv.  3, 
and,  in  reference  to  Rev.  xv.  6,  applies 
his  principles  to  the  establishment  of 
truth  once  lost  for  a  thousand  years 
over  all  the  nations  of  Western  Europe. 

When  Satan  addressed  the  Saviour 
in  the  language  of  the  Holy  Land,  one 
of  his  Syro-Chaldaic  expressions  was 
virtually  this :  "  If  thou  art  God's  Son, 
give  such  command  to  this  stone  lying 
about  in  different  directions  as  shall 
convert  it  into  as  many  portions  of 
bread."  Thus,  if  we  give  plural  for 
plural,  Matthew  says  the  tempter's  lan- 
guage was,  '*  If  thou  art  God's  Son,  com- 
mand that  these  stones  become  loaves ; " 
while  Luke  says  "  this  stone  "  for  ^'  these 
stones"  and  "bread"  for  "loaves,' 
using  what  the  writer  calls  the  quantita- 
tive number,  as  when  we  say  miuih  fish 
for  many  fishes,  and  much  straw  for 
many  straws,  or  much  barley  for  many 
barley-corns,  and  much  people  for  many 
persons.  Thus  in  Matt  iv.  8,  and  Luke 
iv.  3,  there  is  but  the  appearance  of  a 
contradiction  without  the  reality,  the 
meaning  of  both  passages  being,  "  If 
thou  art  God's  Son  command  that  these 
stones  become  bread." 

In  Rev.  XV.  6,  as  investigation  will 
show,  the  Greek  word  LINON  signify- 
ing linen^  continued  to  exist  universally 
till,  by  the  Extinctive  Process,  its  middle 
letter  became  illegible  in  some  one 
manuscript  And  then,  by  the  illegible 
letter  being  thought  to  be  Theta,  the 
word  LINON  became,  by  the  Misrestora- 
tive  Process,  LITHON,  signifying  stogie 
in  the  quantitative  number. 

Thus  in  one  manuscript  that  was  the 
parent  of  others,  it  was  made  out  that 
the  seven   angeU  having  the  seven 


plagues  were  "clothed  with  pure  and 
shining  stone,"  instead  of  being  "  dothed 
in  pure  and  shining  linen." 

Moreover,  when  the  seven  angels  are 
thus  erroneously  said  to  be  "clothed 
with  stone  "  they  are  so  far  assimilated 
to  the  woman  drunk  with  the  blood  of 
the  saints.  For,  with  the  Greek  word 
LITHON  in  the  aforesaid  quantitative 
number,  it  is  said  of  her  in  Rev.  zvii. 
4,  "  The  woman  was  clothed  with  purple 
and  scarlet,  and  adorned  with  gold,  and 
precious  STONE,  and  pearls." 

As  to  Jerome  who  furnished  the 
Latin  Vulgate  fourteen  centuries  and  a 
half  ago,  he  did  not  adopt  in  Rev.  xv, 
6,  the  pre-existing  Latin  word  Lintea 
there  given  for  LINON,  but  translated 
from  a  Greek  manuscript  in  which 
LITHON  was  found.  And  inasmuch 
as  he  was  not  sufficiently  alive  to  the 
style  of  the  Greek  of  the  Apocalypse,  he 
lost  sight  of  Lapidibus  as  an  equivalent, 
and  adopted  the  Latin  word  LAPIDE 
meaning  WITH  A  STONE.  Hence 
Wickliff,  translating  from  Jerome,  calls 
the  illustrious  personages  having  the 
seven  plagues,  "seven  ahngels  dothid 
with  a  stone  clean  and  white." 

By  corrections  of  the  Latin  Vulgate, 
indeed,  we  have  instead  of  Lapide  the 
word  Linteamine  written  Zintheamine 
in  Bibl,  Reg,  1  B,  VIII,  in  BiU.  Reg.  1 
E  I,»  and  in  BiK  Bum.  3,  all  British 
Museum  manuscripts  of  the  thirteenth 
century,  while  we  have  the  word  LirUeo 
in  BibL  Reg.  I  A  XVII.,  and  the  word 
Xino  in  BiM.  Reg.  1  E  II,  both  British 
Museum  manuscripts  of  the  fourteenth 
century.  In  the  Codex  Amiatimts, 
however,  a  Florence  manuscript  writ- 
ten in  the  sixth  century,  LAPIDE 
is  the  word  used ;  and,  in  eighty-one 
manuscripts  which  the  writer  has  ex- 
amined  at  the  British  Museum,  he  finds 
the  word  LAPIDE  retained  just    as 


*  In   this    mannacript    l(nUuam\ivt«    ^\\^\a^^ 


INFANT. BAPTISM  AND  POPISH  MISSIONS. 


«75 


reialti  of  the  eiron  in  the  doctrme  of 
baptism  which  still  fatally  pervade  the 
formularies  of  the  church  of  England. 

Romanists  have  a  juvenile  missionary 
■ooiety,  at  the  head  of  whi<di  is  the 
bishop  of  Arras,  an  able  active  man ;  it 
ia  called  ^The  Enterprise  of  the  Sacred 
Childhood/'  referring  to  the  infant  life 
of  our  blessed  Lord,  whom  in  this  cha- 
moter  it  professes  to  take  as  supreme 
pairoil.  It  publishes  a  monthly  maga- 
nne,  which  contains  incentivee  to  the 
work,  a  chronicle  of  its  success  at  home 
and  of  its  work  abroad.  The  number 
before  us  opens  with  the  statement  that 
^  the  infant  Jesus  continues  to  bless  his 
privileged  work."  On  the  cover  is  an 
official  announcement  that  Pope  Pius 
has  granted  iu  perpetuity,  plenary  in- 
dolgex^ces  for  the  living  and  the  dead, 
i9  favour  of  members  of  the  itsaooiation ; 
^d  cbildrea  who  have  not  yet  celebrated 
their  first  oommumon  are  invited  to 
entitle  themselves  to  these  favours,  by 
Insisting  ait  ^  mas^i  to  be  performed 
for  the  association.  There  are  forty 
pages  of  communioaticois  fipom  different 
dioceses^  narratiQg  the  progress  of  the 
promoters  of  the  mission  in  obtaining 
iiind^  showing  that  the  young  of  the 
catholic  population  of  Europe,  ^icluding 
our  own  country,  are  systematically 
engaged  in  the  support  of  the  so-called 
missionary  work  :  "  nearly  every  step  of 
the  society  is  signalized  by  a  triumph.'' 

The  efforts  thus  made  are  carried  to 
a  ludicrous  extreme,  all  kinds  of  puerile 
contrivances  arc  enlisted  in  the  service, 
and  the  results  given  in  language  suit- 
able to  the  nursery.  Let  one  instance 
suffice.  Speaking  of  the  success  of  a 
lottery  for  raising  funds,  an  anecdote 
relates,  ''What  is  most  interesting  is, 
that  the  vacant  prizes  these  good 
children,  at  the  expense  of  their  play- 
time, undertook  to  supply.  They  worked 
to  dress  a  doll.  They  began,  and  shortly 
completed  it.  Italian,  Swise,  and  Greek 
costomee,  visiting  dresses^  robes  for  the 


first  communion :  nothing  was  wanting 
but  the  little  shoes.  It  had  not,  how« 
ever,  time  to  catch  cold,  two  of  them 
turned  shoemakers,  and  the  doll  was 
able  to  make  its  entnu^oe  into  the 
world." 

But  our  present  ooaoem  is  vrith  the 
object  of  the  society  as  bearing  upon 
the  baptismal  oontroversy,  Mid  shewing 
the  proper  results  ef  the  cordial  belief 
of  baptismal  efficacy  as  a  saen^meat. 
The  simple  object  of  the  society  is  to 
baptize  the  young  children  of  the 
heathen,  and  to  do  so,  in  a  manner 
entirely  unconnected  with  faith,  know- 
ledge, or  vows,  by  or  in  behalf  of  the 
UAConscioos  subjects.  This  enterprise 
is  carried  on  most  successfully.  A  few 
extracts  will  best  display  this  model 
case  of  infant  baptism.  "  The  greatest 
number  of  children  is  baptised  by  those 
Christians,  who^  without  exercising 
precisely  the  functions  of  baptizerfi^ 
seek  to  discover  the  sick  children  in 
their  neighbourhoods,  and  by  introducing 
then^selves  into  their  families  to  baptize 
their  children  cyMnl^  or  secreUy  accord- 
ing to  circumttances.  We  iqay  meQtion 
in  particular  one  courageous  pmm  who 
practises  medicine  a  little,  and  who  has 
already  baptized  several  hundred  pagans, 
without  their  parents'  knowledge,  Some- 
times he  baptizes  tllem  secretly  with  a 
little  water  which  he  carefully  wrings 
from  his  pocket-handkerchief ;  at  others 
he  asks  for  a  little  water  under  pretence 
of  washing  the  child  to  see  its  disease 
the  better,  and  thus  he  purifies  its  soul 
from  original  sin.  Often  he  carries  his 
medicine  in  a  small  instrument  in  the 
hollow  of  which  he  carefully  places  a 
little  water,  he  turns  it  round,  and 
when  no  one  is  obserying,  he  spills  the 
water,  which  if  it  afterwards  appears 
on  the  child's  head  is  mistaken  for  a 
little  useless  medicine." 

We  may  deride  these  things  as 
puerilities,  or  mourn  them  as  perver- 
sions, but  we  oaimioV.  ^'ftft^S36fc>iJci^^«^^Vft^ 


677 


REVIEWS. 


The  A  utobiography  of  the  Rev*  William  Jay; 
tcilh  Jteminiscencu  of  8ome  Distinguiahtd 
Contemporaries,  Selections  from  his  Cor- 
respondence, etc.  Edited  hy  George 
Redford^D.D.,  LL.D.^ancf  John  Akgell 
James.  London :  Hamilton,  Adams,  imd 
Co.     1854.     8yo.    Pp.  xiii.  584. 

It  is  justly  remarked  bj  the  editors 
of  this  volume  that  ^a  preacher  who, 
from  his  first  appearance  in  the  pulpit 
at  the  age  of  sixteen,  till  he  retired 
from  it  when  eighty-four  years  old, 
fixed  and  held  the  attention  of  the 
public;  who  during  this  lengthened 
period  was  heard  with  equal  interest  by 
the  aged  and  the  young,  the  learned 
and  the  illiterate,  who  always  crowded, 
whenever  he  presented  himself,  to  listen 
to  his  teaching ;  who  was  eulogized  by 
gach  men  as  Wilberforce,  Beckford, 
and  Sir  William' Knighton;  by  Hall, 
Qialmers,  and  Foster;  who,  whether 
Ke  preached  in  the  city  or  in  the  village, 
dnw  after  him  his  ministerial  brethren, 
both  of  his  own  church  and  most  others ; 
who  was  esteemed  and  admired  by  all 
denominations  of  professing  Christians; 
and  who,  when  his  sermons  were  sent 
forth  from  the  press,  raised  for  himself 
in  both  hemispheres,  a  reputation  such 
as  few  of  his  own  day,  or  any  other, 
ever  obtained, — must  have  possessed 
elements  of  power,  after  which  it  is 
worth  while  to  inquire,  not  only  for  the 
purpose  of  gratifying  curiosity,  but  to 
prompt  and  guide  the  spirit  of  lawful 
emulation."  These  pi^ges,  therefore, 
proceeding  partly  from  the  pen  of  Mr. 
Jay  himself,  and  partly  from  those  of 
intelligent  persons  who  were  acquainted 
with  him  at  different  stages  of  his  career, 
deserve  to  be  read  by  all,  and  to  be 
Btudied  carefully  by  preachers  who  are 
not  too  old  to  improve,  by  young  men 
who  are  conte  Jiplating  an  entrance  on 

roL,  xvtu^-Tovtaa  bkriks. 


the  ministry  of  the  gospel,  and  by  those 
especially  whose  position  gives  them 
opportunity  to  advise  and  train  the 
public  instructors  of  the  coming  genera- 
tion. 

It  was  as  a  preacher  that  Mr.  Jay  was 
pre-eminent.  As  an  author,  as  a  pastor^ 
as  a  platform  speaker,  he  was  equalled 
or  even  excelled  by  many  of  his  con- 
temporaries. His  publications  were 
almost  exclusively  sermons  or  parts  of 
sermons,  and  their  sale  was  greatly 
assisted  by  the  popularity  of  his  pulpit 
exercises.  What  then  were  the  elements 
of  that  popularity  ?  How  did  he  acquire 
his  celebrity  ?  How  did  he  maintain  it 
for  half  a  century,  and  more  ?  What 
are  the  lessons  which  his  history  teaches 
to  men  who  are  anxious  to  excel  as 
public  teachers  of  religion  ?  These  are 
questions  with  which  in  their  minds  we 
hope  that  many  of  our  readers  will 
peruse  and  ponder  the  contents  of  this 
volume. 

It  is  certain  that  Mr.  Jay's  superiority 
as  a  preacher  cannot  be  traced  either 
to  intellectual  precocity  or  to  educa- 
tional advantages.  He  looks  back  to 
the  difficulty  with  which  he  acquired 
the  art  of  reading ;  to  the  fears  enter- 
tained in  his  family  that  he  never  would 
gain  it ;  and  to  the  smallncss  of  his 
literary  attainments  at  the  time  when 
he  worked  with  his  father  at  the  busi- 
ness of  a  stonecutter  and  mason.  A 
letter  which  he  wrote  to  Mr.  Winter  of 
Marlborough  who  afterwards  became 
his  instructor  has  been  preserved,  and 
has  been  given  to  the  public  in  this 
volume,  very  properly,  word  for  word 
and  letter  for  letter.  Wc  rejoice  to 
have  the  power  of  presenting  it  to  our 
readers,  for  it  shows  that  a  man  may  riso 
to  eminence  who  begins  low,  and  proves 

that  a  youtih  n«\io  W^a  \i^^  \ytwy^^ 

4.  \ 


THE  REV.  WILLIAM  JAY. 


679 


Had  the  prindpal  object  of  Mr. 
Winter  been  to  make  his  students  men 
3f  learning,  this  would  have  been  in- 
judicious;  but  it  was  not.  His  chief 
lesire  w;^  that  they  should  be  g^od 
[ireachers;  and  it  is  as  reasonable  to 
ucpeet  to  make  men  good  swimmers  by 
tacturing  them  on  the  art  of  swimming, 
irithout  allowing  them  to  touch  water, 
u  to  teach  them  to  preach  well  bj  tell- 
ing them  how  to  preach.  Preaching  is 
after  all  an  affair  of  the  heart,  even 
more  than  of  the  head ;  right  feeling 
and  warm  feeling  are  of  paramount 
importance ;  and  practice  in  village 
preaching  is  above  all  things  advan- 
tageous to  the  candidate  for  a  metropo- 
litan pulpit. 

''This  early  preaching/*  says  Mr. 
Jay,  '^  unquestionably  broke  in  much 
apon  our  studies:  but  the  tutor  did 
everything  in  his  power,  by  rule  and 
restriction,  to  lessen  the  injury,  while 
there  were  some  rather  compensatory 
advantages  arising  from  it.  First, 
Hereby  g^od  was  done  in  the  conversion 
of  sinners  in  manjr  instances,  some  of 
which  were  very  striking ;  and  what  is 
the  gain  of  the  whole  world  to  the 
value  of  one  soul  ?  And,  secondly y  The 
usage  tended,  by  its  exercise,  and  by 
the  preparation  for  it,  to  keep  the  minds 
i>f  the  students  in  the  things  of  God ; 
and  it  is  well  known,  that  literary  ap- 
plication, and  the  free  mingling  of 
young  men  together,  do  not  much  be- 
friend spirituality  of  mind.  Third/ i/y 
It  was  of  great  advantage  to  tho  young 
pupil  to  begin,  before  he  knew  too  much, 
to  feel  certain  difficulties,  and  to  gain 
Qonfidenoe  and  facility  by  practice. 
And  thus,  though  the  scholar  was  in- 
jured, the  preacher  was  benefited." 

**  I  was  little  more  than  sixteen  when 
I  began;  and  from  this  period  I  was 
called  to  preach  with  no  little  frequency ; 
and  before  I  was  of  age,  I  had  preached, 
I  believe,  near  a  thousand  sermons  ;  for 
in    all   our   places!,  then^   we   always 


preached  throe  times  on  the  sabbath^ 
with  some  week-day  services. 

"While  I  was  at  Marlborough,  and 
after  I  had  begun  preaching,  with  con- 
siderable acceptance  and  success,  it  was 
inquired  by  some  of  those  who  had  con- 
tributed to  my  educational  support,  and 
who  were  themselves  moderate  Episco- 
palians, whether  it  should  be  proposed 
to  me  to  go  to  the  University,  and  enter 
the  church ;  but  Sir  Richard  Hill  and 
John  Thornton  the  philanthropist  de- 
cided against  it,  saying, '  Gk)d  has  opened 
the  young  man's  mouth,  and  for  years 
to  come  we  dare  not  shut  it,  while  there 
are  so  many  immediate  and  pressing 
calls  for  exertion.*  But  for  this  I  have 
reason  to  believe  Mr.  Winter  would 
have  had  then  no  objection  to  the  pro- 
posal. As  it  was  not  made  to  myself, 
I  was  neither  required  to  consent  nor 
refuse  ;  though,  had  I  been,  the  latter  I 
am  persuaded  would  have  been  the 
result.  My  views  upon  some  subjects 
have  always  been /mi,  though  moderate, 
and  allowing  me  to  distinguish  between 
preference  and  exclusion,  and  leaving 
every  one  to  follow  his  own  conviction.** 

It  is  not  to  the  frequency  of  his 
preaching  alone,  however,  that  his  emi- 
nence is  to  be  ascribed,  but  rather  to 
the  correctness  of  the  views  to  which 
he  was  led  of  what  a  good  preacher  is, 
and  his  determination  to  become  one. 
He  dovoted  himself  to  this  work  with 
his  whole  heart.  Preaching  was  not 
with  him  a  secondary  object,  or  a  means 
of  obtaining  a  living  while  he  gave 
himself  in  retirement  to  more  interest- 
ing occupations ;  it  was  his  favourite 
science.  His  notion  of  preaching  too 
was  that  it  was  to  direct  the  masses  to 
Christ  and  the  blessings  he  bestows : 
his  aim  was  not  to  secure  the  esteem 
and  approbation  of  any  class,  but  to 
interest  and  evangelize  all.  It  will  be 
well  to  allow  him  to  tell  his  own  tale. 

"After  having  for  some  time  been 
confined  to  \V\!Lm<d  «fiQi\A^\^%a  tWouA. 


THE  REV.  WILLIAM  JAY. 


681 


to  be  nsefhl  to  the  bulk  of  an  audience^ 
but  what  agrees  best  with  the  most 
admired  modes  of  composition.  Longi- 
QUSy  or  Qnintilian,  or  Cicero,  has  more 
Mithorily  with  them,  even  in  the  things 
of  the  Spirit,  than  the  manner  of  the 
ncred  writers.  The  Jews  had  no 
schools  for  dialectics  and  rhetoric ; 
their  orators  spoke  only  the  eloquence 
of  nature.  Rules  were  originally  derived 
from  the  excellency  of  works,  and  not 
works  from  the  excellency  of  rules. 
Criticism  is  useful  in  its  degree  and 
place ;  but  it  is  not  a  standard  of  absolute 
authority,  especially  with  him  that  like 
Paul  would  *  become  all  things  to  all  men, 
if  by  all  means  he  might  save  some.' 

''I  early  preached  in  villages,  and 
never  discontinued  the  practice,  as  long 
as  I  was  able  and  had  opportunity.  I 
ought,  therefore,  to  know  from  much 
experience  what  is  required  in  such 
services.  I  never  went  to  them  unpre- 
pared. It  ^appeared  to  me  strange 
that  any  should  suppose  that  less 
care  and  labour  are  necessary  in  pre- 
paration as  those  ]we  address  are  less 
discipled  and  qualified  to  receive  in- 
struction. I  always  peculiarly  studied 
for  these  occasions,  only  my  study  was 
how  to  be  intelligible  and  interesting. 
The  minds  of  the  rustics  are  not  in- 
accessible, but  you  must  take  the  trouble 
to  find  the  avenues  to  them.  There 
are  modes  of  making  them  look  eagerly, 
and  hang  upon  the  preacher's  lips ;  and 
the  preacher  who  secures  their  attention, 
whatever  some  think,  has  the  honour  of 
resembling  Him  of  whom  it  was  said, 
'the  common  people  heard  him  gladly.' 

Tersons  of  education  may  be  ap- 
proached through  mere  intellect,  but 
the  poor  generally  are  like  women, 
whose  heads  are  in  their  hearts.  They 
are  like  poets,  who  feel  before  they 
think.  Application  with  them  is  an 
effect  rather  than  a  cause.  They  attend 
not  to  feel,  but  must  be  made  to  feel  in 
order  to  attend.    When  will  preachers 


remember  he  observation  of  RoUin,— 
viz,,  that  *  the  eloquence  of  the  scripture 
is  the  eloquence  of  things,  and  not  of 
words,  and,  therefore,  it  is  that  so  much 
of  the  spirit  and  mode  of  the  original 
shows  itself  even  in  the  plainness  of  the 
translation.* 

"  I  seem  disposed  to  continue  a  little 
longer  in  the  same  strain.  I  shall^ 
therefore,  venture  a  few  more  remarks 
freely  with  regard  to  preaching. 

"  Upon  the  principle  before  mentioned, 
the  ex  re  nata  of  extemporaneous  speak- 
ing will  always  be  more  effective  than 
what  is  read  from  composed  documents, 
or  doled  forth  from  mere  recollection. 
Animation  is  desirable,  and  with  ordi- 
nary minds  no  other  quality  will  fully 
supply  the  want  of  it ;  but  theii  it  must 
appear  to  be  the  result  of  feeling. 
Whenever  this  is  really  the  case,  the 
animation  will  glow  and  rise  with  the 
subject.  What  is  continuotu  and  if^ 
variable  must  be  mechanical  and  as- 
sumed. This  is  a  sad  secret  let  out  by 
the  uniform  and  constant  bawlers  or 
strainers.  I  have  heard  a  whole  sermon 
from  the  beginning  to  the  end,  whatever 
inequalities  there  were  in  the  import- 
ance of  the  parts,  delivered  precisely  in 
the  same  degree  of  tone  and  forced 
vehemency.  But  how  can  the  fire  pre- 
cede the  friction?  And  how  can  all 
the  picture  be  light  without  shade  ? 

"  Nothing  that  requires  a  lengthened 
connection  of  argumentation  will  suc- 
ceed with  ordinary  hearers.  They  are 
not  accustomed  to  unbroken  trains  of 
thought  or  discussion.  For  them,  if 
the  preacher  be  wise,  he  will  find  out 
acceptable  worde;  for  the  tcordaoi  the 
wise  are  as  goads  and  as  nails.  The 
mass  arc  not  mathematical;  they  are 
not  logical.  The  deep  and  the  subtle  in 
reasoning  wiU  commonly  escape  them. 
Yet  there  is  often  in  them  largely — the 
principle  of  common  sense ;  and  they 
are  capable  of  taking  in  even  a  profound 
proof  or  fLrg;aai«nl,M  SXi  \^  ^jes^aX/i^M^ 


THE  RKV.  WILLIAM  JAY. 


688 


gelical  oompostion  which  for  a  good 
while  obtained  there,  best  denominated, 
perhftps,  hj  the  term  'luscious.'  In 
many  instances,  preaching  is  now  get- 
ting towards  the  right  medium  in  Soot- 
land;  and  our  brethren  there,  with  the 
talents  and  learning  which  distinguish 
them,  are  likely  to  become,  generally, 
able  ministers  of  the  New  Testament,  not 
of  the  head  only  but  also  of  the  heart. 

''There  is  nothing  against  which  a 
preacher  should  be  more  guarded  than 
length.  'Nothing,*  says  Lament,  'can 
justify  a  long  sermon.  If  it  l)e  a  good 
one  it  need  not  be  long ;  and  if  it  be  a 
bad  one  it  ought  not  to  be  long.' 
Lather,  in  the  enumeration  of  nine 
qualities  of  a  good  preacher,  gives  as 
the  sixth, '  That  he  should  know  when 
to  stop.'  Boyle  has  an  essay  on  patience 
under  long  preaching.  This  was  never 
more  wanted  since  the  Commonwealth 
than  now,  in  our  own  day,  especially 
among  our  young  divines  and  acade- 
mics, who  seem  to  think  their  perform- 
ances can  never  be  too  much  attended 
to.  I  never  err  this  way  mjrself  but  my 
conviction  always  laments  it;  and  for 
many  years  after  I  began  preaching  I 
never  offended  in  this  way.  I  never 
exceeded  three  quarters  of  an  hour  at 
moft.  I  saw  one  excellency  was  within 
my  reach — it  was  brevity,  and  I  deter- 
mined to  attain  it." 

The  commencement  of  his  public 
course  is  described  thus: — ''As  I  was 
now  leaving  Mr.  AVinter,  after  too  short 
and  imperfect  a  course  of  preparation, 
I  came  in  contact  with  the  Rev.  Row- 
land Hill,  who,  with  the  permission  and 
approbation  of  my  tutor,  engaged  me 
for  a  season  to  go  to  London,  to  supply 
Surrey  Chapel.  This  was  indeed  a  for- 
midable engagement,  but  I  was  carried 
through  it  far  beyond  my  expectations. 
The  place,  though  so  large,  was  soon 
crowded  to  excess ;  and  when  I  preached 
my  last  sermon,  the  yard  before  the 
dwening-hoofle  was  filled  with  the  lin- 


gering multitude,  who  would  not  dis- 
perse till  1  had  bidden  them  farewell 
from  the  window. 

"  This  visit  to  London  was,  with  re- 
gard to  myself,  a  very  important  and 
influential  event.  It  gave  me  an  en- 
larged publicity.  It  led  to  a  friendship 
between  Mr.  Hill  and  myself,  which 
continued  till  his  death.  It  involved 
me  in  an  engagement  to  supply  Surrey 
Chapel  for  a  number  of  sabbaths  an- 
nually. It  brought  me  into  a  very  inti- 
mate intercourse  with,  and  subserviency 
to,  that  extraordinary  character,  the 
Rev.  John  liyland,  of  Northampton,  the 
father  of  the  late  Dr.  Ryland,  of  Bristol. 
It  placed  me  under  the  notice,  and  gave 
me  a  share  in  the  affection  of  that  most 
estimable  man  of  Qod,  the  Rev.  John 
Newton,  rector  of  St.  Mary's  Woolnoth ; 
and  it  also  laid  the  foundation  of  my 
acquaintance  with,  and  admiration  of, 
your  entirely  beloved  and  esteemed 
mother. 

"  Before  I  left  town  I  received  appli- 
cations to  settle ;  but  owing  to  my 
youth,  and  being  anxious  before  I  be- 
came a  pastor  to  secure  more  prepare* 
tion  for  the  office,  I  declined  them  all, 
and  retired  to  Christian  Malford,  near 
Chippenham.  This  was  a  small,  but  to 
me  an  interesting  village,  as  I  had  often 
preached  there  while  a  student,  and  as 
here  Mr.  Winter  himself  for  some  time 
bad  resided,  and  laboured  in  his  earlier 
ministry,  as  may  be  seen  in  his  memoirs* 
My  salary  was  to  be  £3rf  a  year ;  but 
my  wants  were  few,  and  a  considerable 
tradesman  (who  had  married  Mr.  Win- 
ter's niece)  promised  to  board  me  gra- 
tuitously. Here  I  was  rich  compared 
with  the  prophet  in  the  house  of  the 
Shunamite,  who  had  only  '  a  little  cham- 
ber on  the  wall,  and  a  bed,  and  a  table, 
and  a  stool,  and  a  candlestick.'  I  was 
therefore  as  to  accommodation  and  pro- 
vision perfectly  satibtied,  and  free  from 
all  worldly  care." 

•*  Here,  (V.t  n^a  iiw»\k  wj  V^Ai  S»^ 


THE  REV.  WILLIAM  JAY. 


685 


where  to  find  ihem  in  volumes  I  shall 
probably  never  have  tune  to  look 
throagh  again.  I  was  always  a  de- 
Yonrer  of  books  that  came  in  my  way; 
and  to  read  the  more,  and  not  com- 
manding the  leisure  I  wished,  I  have 
learned  to  read  with  great  rapidity,  so 
that  I  can  throw  my  eye  over  the 
pages,  and  despatch  a  tolerable  publica- 
tion at  one  or  two  sittings.  My  read- 
ing also  was  very  miscellaneous.  I 
seldom  refused  anything  that  came  in 
xnj  way,  as  I  found  there  was  nothing 
that  fell  under  the  notice  of  a  minister 
but  may  be  turned  to  some  account.  I 
therefore  did  not  restrict  my  attention 
to  works  advocating  the  sentiments  of 
my  own  denomination.  I  was  fond  of 
scanning  periodicals,  few  of  which,  of 
any  note,  escaped  me.  Though  a  dis- 
senter, I  always  read  and  admired  the 
'Christian  Observer,'  and  took  it  in 
from  the  beginning.  Though  a  cordial 
believer  in  evangelical  principles,  I 
never  onutted  those  Cyclops  of  litera- 
ture— ^the  Edinburgh  and  Quarterly 
Reviews.  On  general  subjects — ^and 
how  many  of  these  there  are  ! — I  have 
derived  profit  from  divines  whose  theo- 
logical views  have  differed  widely  from 
my  own.  In  divinity,  and  for  unction, 
illustration,  excitement,  and  effect,  I 
have  much  preferred  the  old  authors  to 
most  of  the  modems.  I  love  not  to  be 
singular,  but  I  never  could  applaud 
Baxter  ab(yve  his  brethren.  lie  was  a 
roost  holy  and  heavenly-minded  man, 
but  I  am  speaking  of  him  as  an  author. 
He  was  often  too  speculative  and  meta- 
physical, and  he  confessed  and  lamented 
it  before  his  death.  He  knew  his  skill, 
and  therefore  attempted  to  saw  the 
beams  of  cobwebs  into  planks,  and 
multiplied  distinctions  as  well  as  par- 
ticulars, to  the  perplexity  of  the  reader. 
His  more  experimental  and  practical 
writings  are  very  excellent;  but  I  never 
perceived  more  spirituality,  or  serious- 
nessy  or  earnestness  in  them,  than  in 
roL,  xnU'-wovmu  sssieb. 


the  productions  of  many  of  his  cotem- 
poraries.  Does  he  in  these  qualities 
surpass  Alleine,  or  Howe,  or  others  of 
his  brethren  ? 

"  Leighton  and  Newton  were  always, 
with  me,  very  favourite  authors.  What 
men  of  Qod  were  these !  What  a  Chris- 
tian spirit,  what  a  scriptural  manner, 
what  an  experimental  knowledge,  what 
a  devotional  savour,  do  we  always  find 
in  their  writings !  When  a  very  young 
preacher,  I  was  much  struck  with  Dr. 
Hunter,  and  stUl  more  with  Saurin. 
This  eloquent  author  made  such  an 
impression  upon  me,  that  I  instantly 
began  to  learn  French,  toHbe  able  to 
read  him  in  the  original,  and  to  peruse 
the  remainder  of  his  untranslated  ser- 
mons, as  well  as  his  other  works.  By 
this  acquisition  I  gained  access  to  the 
writings  of  many  French  divines,  ca* 
tholic  and  protestani^  many  of  which 
I  continue  to  value. 

''The  composition  of  Davies*s  Ser- 
mons, of  New  England,  is  too  equable 
and  elaborate,  and  wants  relief  and 
shade ;  but  I  must  confess,  no  discourses 
ever  appeared  to  me  so  adapted  to 
awaken  the  conscience  and  impress  the 
heart.  In  reading  them,  one  seems 
always  to  feel  that  they  were  written 
by  a  man  who  never  looked  off  from  the 
value  of  a  soul  and  the  importance  of 
eternity,  or  sought  for  anything  but  to 
bring  his  hearers  under  *  the  powers  of 
the  world  to  come.'  I  could  wish  the 
sermons  of  Flavel  (especially  by  some 
of  our  ministers)  were  better  known, 
and  more  prized  and  imitated.  They 
excel  in  evangelism  and  in  brevity  (not 
the  common  character  of  the  age  in 
which  they  were  written),  and  in  avoid- 
ing or  rendering  needless  much  expli- 
cation, its  room  being  occupied  by 
natural  inferences  and  striking  applica- 
tions. The  late  Mr.  Hall  spoke  much 
to  me  in  their  favour. 

"  Having  mentioned  the  name  of  this 
truly  great*  inMi,  1  is^vxjbX  V^^^^  ^«t 


THE  taSV.  WILU^  JAY 


687 


Sort;  so  that,  when  I  came  home,  I 
ad  onlj  to  secure  what  I  had  already 
Hind,  aQd  to  write  what  I  had  already 
lethodized;  and  I  could  (without  short- 
and,  which  I  lament  I  never  learned) 
y  rarious  oontnictions  and  natural 
igns,  easily  rememhered,  include  much 
f  my  subject  in  a  snudl  compass.  I 
ddom,  therefore,  oyer  wrote  a  sermon 
t  fuU  length,  but  only  a  draft  or  sketch 
t  Ss  commonly,  as  you  know,  called  a 
celeton),  more  or  Less  full,  according  to 
6  requirements,  leaving  the  subordi- 
ate  fiUings-up,  after  meditation  and 
rayer,  to  the  impressiveness  and  exci- 
itions  of  the  audience,  and  the  deli- 
ery,  and  the  assistance  authorized  to 
e  hoped  for  where  means  have  been 
oly  used.  Even  these  notes  I  never 
x>k  with  me  into  the  pulpit,  till  within 
[le  past  year,  and  I  am  sorry  I  ever 
)ok  them.  The  memory,  like  a  friend, 
>vee  to  be  trusted,  and  seldom  fails  to 
&ward  the  confidence  repoeed  in  it. 

^  Though  I  did  not  usually  write  my 
^rmons,  in  order  either  to  read  or 
landate  them  (according  to  the  Scot- 
ah  i^irase  and  practice),  yet  I  rarely 
eglected  my  pen.  As  I  had  opportu- 
ity  I  was  constantly  committing 
lioughta  and  sentiments  to  writing, 
t  was  one  of  the  advices  of  Mrs.  Han- 
ah  More,  at  my  first  acquaintance 
rich  her,  to  write  much.  *  It  matters 
ot,  comparatively,*  said  that  extraor- 
inary  woman  (to  whom  I  early  owed 
luch),  on  what  a  young  composer  first 
rrites ;  by  the  constant  use  of  his  pen 
e  will  soon  form  a  style;  and  by 
othing  else  can  he  attain  it.*  She  also 
ecommended  writing  with  as  mueh 
flerity  as  possible,  regardless  of  trifling 
oaccuracies.  *  These,*  she  said, '  should 
lot  be  suffered  to  check  and  cool  the 
he  mind.  These  may  be  safely  left  for 
orrection  in  review.,  while  advantage 
I  taken  of  the  heat  of  composition  to 
;o  on  to  the  end;  it  being  better  to 
•reduce  the  whole  figure  at  one  fusion^ 


than  to  oast  suoceesively  ywons  partfi 
and  then  conjoin  them.' 

"I  always  composed  rapidfy,  li  I 
succeeded  at  all  to  my  satisfaotion,  it 
was  commonly  at  once.  What  I  pro- 
duced by  mere  dint  of  effort  seldohi 
pleased  me.  The  mind  should,  indeed, 
be  excited  by  love  to  the  subjaet,  or 
pleasure  in  the  study;  but  I  always 
found^a  consciousness  of  dificulty  and 
elaboration  unf&vourable  to  sucoesf. 
The  production  was  wanting  in  sim- 
plicity and  naturalness.  There  is  no 
reaching  flowers  by  ladders  and  bal- 
loons. They  do  not  grow  in  the  air, 
but  in  the  ground.  They  are  not  above 
our  head,  but  at  our  feet.  We  find 
them  in  walking.  We  bend  to  view 
them,  and  stoop  to  gather  them. 

''I  always  found  one  thing  very 
helpful  in  the  choice  and  in  the  study 
of  my  subjects  for  preaching.  It  was 
the  feeling  of  a  rightness  of  aim  and 
motive, — t.  f,  a  simple  regard  to  usefoi- 
ness ;  and  a  losing  sight  of  advantage^ 
popularity,  and  applause.  This,  it  may 
be  said,  is  rather  a  tnoral  than  an  inid' 
lectuad  auxiliary.  Be  it  so.  Bui  we 
know  who  has  said, '  When  thine  eye  is 
single,  thy  whole  body  shall  be  full  of 
light.*  And  is  not  even  reputation 
itself  better  and  more  surely  acquired 
when  it  follows  us,  than  when  it  is 
pursued  ?  If  we  do  not  lose  it,  we  cor- 
rupt it,  by  making  it  our  aim,  instead 
of  leaving  it  to  follow  as  a  consequence 
in  the  discharge  of  duty,  and  so  making 
it  the  honour  that  cometh  from  God 
only. 

**  With  regard  to  my  textSy  many  from 
time  to  time  gradually  occurred;  many 
also  were  obtained  from  the  scriptures 
read  in  our  family  worship;  but  to 
avofd  the  loss  of  time  in  searching  for 
others,  and  to  secure  a  constant  suffix 
ciency,  I  followed  the  advice  and  prac- 
tice of  Job  Orton.  I  procured  a  blank 
book,  and  wrote  at  the  top  of  tha  ^^^ 
any  paaaaf^  oi  BCstV^Vxt^  ^3ta.\.VsK^t«iw^ 


DR.  CUMMINQ'S  CBITICISMR 


689 


1  without  satiety  the  seasons  and 
iceneries  of  nature.  I  have  relished 
x>unties  of  Providence,  using  them 
.  moderation  and  thankfuhiess.  I 
i  delighted  in  the  means  of  grace ; 
;terahle  have  been  my  delights  in 
ying  and  perusing  the  scripture, 
r  have  I  verified  the  words  of 
ng:— 

'  Retir«  and  read  tbj  biblo  to  be  gaj  i  * 

kching  has  been  the  element  of  my 
t  and  my  head.  My  labours  have 
with  much  acceptance — nor  have  I 
ured  in  vain.  I  have  seldom  been 
lout  hearing  of  some  instances  of 
ulness  from  the  pulpit  or  the  press. 

has  honoured  me  to  call  by  my 
urs  not  a  few  individuals,  even  into 
ministry.    The  seat  of  my  residence 

of  all  others,  the  place  of  my  pre- 
Qce.  My  condition  has  been  the 
[)y  medium  of  neither  poverty  nor 
es.  I  had  a  most  convenient  habita- 
,  with  a  large  and  lovely  garden — a 
itant  source  of  attraction,  exercise 

improvement.  I  had  a  sufficient 
iction  of  books  of  all  kinds.  My 
!  was  a  gentlewoman,  a  saint,  and  a 
estic  goddess.  My  children  were 
.  and  healthy,  and  dutiful.  My 
ids  were  maoy,  and  cordial,  and 
dy.    Where  shall  I  end  ? 

'  Call  not^earth  a  barren  spot, ' 

FaM  it  not  unheeded  bj  ; 
'Tis  to  man  a  lovely  spot. 
Though  a  lorelier  waits  on  high.' " 

he  editors  of  this  enchanting  volume 
Bar  to  have  done  their  work  honestly, 
y  have  supplied  deficiencies  in  Mr. 
's  narrative,  and  while  they  have 
ired  for  him  a  fair  measure  of  admi- 
on  they  have  abstained  from  indis- 
linate  eulogy.  The  autobiography 
.f  would  have  been  meagre  and 
itisfactory,  had  it  not  been  supple- 
ited  by  references  to  facts  which  the 
;er  omitted  to  notice,  or  which  co- 
red after  its  completion.    The  selec- 


tions firom  his  correspondence  illasirafte 
the  times  through  which  he  passed. 
The  two  hundred  pages  of  Reminis- 
cences of  Distinguished  Contemporaries 
might  have  been  made  a  separate  pub- 
lication, but  as  they  relate  in  part  to 
the  author*s  intercourse  with  eminent 
persons,  thus  throwing  light  on  his  own 
position  and  character,  they  are  with 
equal  propriety  included  in  this.  We 
need  not  commend  them  to  attention  : 
undoubtedly  readers  will  be  found  for 
Jay's  recollections  of  twenty-three  re- 
markable men  and  women,  among  whom 
are  John  Newton,  John  Ryland,  William 
Wilbcrforce,  Hannah  More,  Rowland 
Hill,  Richard  Cecil,  Samuel  Pearce, 
Robert  Hall,  Joseph  Hughes,  and  John 
Foster. 


Sabbath  Evening  Readtngt  on  the  New  TVi- 
tamerU,  St.  Luke,  By  the  Rev,  Johh 
CuMMmo,  D.D.,  F,R.S,E.  London :  Arthur 
Hal],  Virtue,  and  Co.,  25,  Paternoster  Row. 
1854. 

Sdbhaih  Morning  Readingt  on  the  Old  Tet- 
tament.  By  the  Rev.  Johh  Cuxmiiio,  D.I)., 
P.R.8.E.  Booh  of  Leviticue.  London: 
John  Farquhar  Shaw,  27,  Southampton 
Row,  and  21,  Paternoster  Row.     1854. 

Or  the  previous  volumes  of  Dr.  Cum- 
ming's  Sabbath  Readings  we  gave  our 
opinion  at  some  length  in  our  May 
number.  These  volumes  are  charac- 
terized by  similar  defects ;  but  as  many 
of  the  chapters  are  sermons  rather  than 
readings,  they  are  on  the  whole  an  im- 
provement. Not  that  it  is  desirable 
generally  that  a  book  professing  to  be 
expository  should  abound  in  sermons ; 
but  moderately  good  sermons  are  much 
preferable  to  crude  and  unsound  expo- 
sitions. Our  well-meant  criticisms  have 
notf^een  very  kindly  received  by  Dr. 
Cumming;  and  in  the  preface  to  the 
volume  on  St.  Luke,  he  attacks  ns  in  a 
manner,  to  say  the  least,  most  undigni- 
fied. A  fter  congratulating  himself  with 
muohBd{-comp\M«DL<Q^  to\si«TKA%'^>&^* 


DR.  CUMM1KG*S  OBITICISMS. 


e»i 


^magazine*  Either  the  writer  muat 
*  admit  that  demoniacs  have  continued 
^  since  the  days  of  the  apostles,  or  that 
^  thoee  existing  in  the  days  of  Jesus  died 
^  out  in  his  life-time,  or  were  freed  from 
^  their  demons  soon  after  in  consequence 
^  of,  and  in  connexion  with,  the  death  of 
*«  Jesus." 

What  Dr.  Oumming  meant  to  convey 
we  could  not  know,  but  we  contend 
that  ours,  and  not  his  own,  is  the  legiti- 
mate interpretation  of  his  language, 
and  that  every  candid  reader  without 
any  quibbling  or  captiousness,  would 
Bay  that  the  words  do  convey  that  all 
demoniacs  ceased  at  the  death  of  our 
blessed  Lord.  In  his  readings  on  St. 
Mark  his  language  is  yet  more  definite. 
'^  After  our  Lord's  ascension  no  such 
"instances  occur,  and  the  relief  may 
"  hare  occurred  at  the  time  when  he  said, 
"'I  saw  Satan  fall  from  heaven  like 
"lightning.'  God  manifest  in  the  flesh 
"seems  to  have  put  an  end  to  that 
"peculiar  type  of  Satan's  power  called 
"demoniad  possession."  Would  any 
writer  acquainted  with  the  English 
language  use  such  words  to  convey  that 
when  Jesus  cried,  *'  It  is  finished,"  all 
evil  spirits  ceased  to  take  possession  ? 
We  think  not. 

But  we  are  not  prepared  to  admit 
without  further  proof  that  evil  spirits 
ceased  to  take  possession  of  men  at  the 
death  of  Christ.  Nearly  thirty  years 
later  demoniacal  possessions  are  referred 
tO|  not  as  strange  or  rare  occurrences, 
but  as  well  known  and  recognized  by 
all.  See  Acts  xix.  12, 13.  It  is  scarcely 
probable  that  in  every  instance  the 
demoniac  would  have  been  so  many 
years  possessed.  The  question  as  to 
when  demoniacal  possessions  ceased,  or 
whether  they  have  yet  ceased,  is  one  of 
deep  interest,  and  cannot  be  settled  by 
the  few  flippant  sentences  we  have 
quoted.  It  requires  a  much  more  deli- 
cate examination  of  holy  scripture  than 
any  indicated  in  these  volumes. 


Our  criticism  on  the  exposition  of 
Matt.  xxi.  19,  is  next  attacked.  On  this 
passage  Dr.  Gumming  observed :  **  The 
^  expression, '  Let  no  fruit  grow  on  thee 
^^  henceforward  for  ever,'  is  perhaps  over 
*'  strong ;  *  for  ever,'  is  not  the  Greek 
'^  word  translated  '  for  ever,'  in  the  sense 
^^  of  everlasting,  but  let  no  fruit  grow  on 
"  thee,  iiQ  TQv  alCtvaf  that  is,  till  the  age. 
"  What  age  ?  Why,  the  age  when  the 
^'  fulness  of  the  gentiles  shall  come,  and 
*  the  Jew  shall  be  graffed  in."  In  proof 
of  the  incorrectness  of  this  statement 
we  referred  to  several  passages  in  which 
ttQ  Tov  aiQva  must  mean  for  ever.  Dr. 
Gumming,  after  an  insinuation  un- 
worthy of  himself,  that  these  passages 
were  selected  from  an  Englishman's 
Greek  Goncordance,  says,  ^  The  candid 
^  reader  will  see  at  once  that  I  do  not 
^^  pronounce  on  the  general  use  of  alinv^ — 
^'  which  means  simply  age,  and  is  applied 
^  often  to  this  dispensation, — or  of  its 
^^  specific  use  with  the  preposition  iiQ, 
^^  All  I  assert  is  that  in  the  passage  on 
which  I  was  commenting  the  transla- 
"  tion  *  for  ever'  is  perhaps  over  strong. 
"  I  could  not  have  expressed  myself  with 
^^  greater  delicacy  or  with  a  more  obvious 
"reference  to  those  uses  of  the  words 
"  which  my  critic  has  collected."  The 
candid  reader  will  see  at  once,  that 
"the  translation  'for  ever'  is  perhaps 
over  strong,"  is  not  all  that  Dr^  Gum- 
ming asserts.  He  asserts,  and  we  refer 
to  the  quotation,  "  foe  ever'  is  not 
THS  Greek  word  translated  *  for 
ever'  in  the  sense  of  everlasting." 
There  is  no  obvious  reference  to  the 
passages  we  have  quoted ;  and  if  Dr. 
Gumming, ''  calculating  on  the  ignorance 
of  his  readers,"  had  wished  to  produce 
the  impression  that  a'c  t6v  ai&va  never 
meant "  for  ever,"  but  always,  **  until  the 
age  of  the  gentiles,"  he  could  not  have 
employed  more  suitable  language. 
Whatever  meaning  the  word  a'tutv  may 
have,  the  phrase  d^  t6v  al&va  is  used 
in  the  sense  of  ^^etWi^ivn^  m  \Xx^  ^^h< 


BRIEF  NOTICES. 


693 


8ach  all  the  diseonrtes  in  this  volame  are ;  snd 
many  of  them  evince  much  inji^enuitj.  The 
enbjects  are  diyersitied  and  important.  We 
have  observed  aome  things  which  are  not  in 
exact  accordance  with  oar  notions ;  but  simple- 
hearted  and  devout  persons  generally  will  derive 
from  them  both  pleasure  and  profit. 

The  Apostle  Paul  and  his  Times,  '  By  Mrs. 
Stalltbrass,  Principal  of  the  Ladie^ 
College,  Ctaptoti,  London:  Ward  and  Co. 
1854.     12mo.     Tp.  viii.  339.     Price  68.  6d. 

This  is  an  admirable  book  for  the  young.  It 
mill  help  them  to  read  intclli«!:ently  the  histori- 
cal parts  of  the  New  Testament,  to  connect  the 
epistles  with  the  narrative,  and  to  realize  and 
picture  scripture  scenes.  In  all  its  statements 
we  do  not  concur ;  but  still,  such  is  the  general 
excellence  of  the  work,  that  it  has  our  cordial 
recommendation.  JB. 

The  Jubilee  Memorial  of  fforlon  Collegey  Brad- 
ford^ containing  the  Sermon  preached  at  the 
Jubilee  Service,  August  2nd,  lS5Aj  by  the 
Rev,  B.  Godwin,  "D.D.  ;  also  an  Historical 
and  Biographical  Sketch,  by  the  Rev,  B. 
Evans.  Leeds:  Heatonand  Son.  London: 
Houliiton  and  Stoncman.  1854.  18mo. 
Pp.  C9. 

Both  the  preacher  and  the  historian  have 
done  their  work  exceedingly  well,  producing 
what  will  amply  repay  the  attention  of  tiic 
readers.  We  tully  concur  in  the  suggestion  of 
Dr.  Godwin,  as  applicable,  wc  fear,  to  other 
cidleges  as  to  that  of  Bradford,  that  on  our 
present  syBtcm  snfhclcnt  time  is  not  appro- 
priated to  theological  studies.  "After  the 
completion  of  the  classical  and  scientific 
course,  full  two  years  would  not  be  too  much 
fur  such  a  purpose;  and  thus  the  students 
would  close  their  academical  career  with  an 
appropriate  transition  to  the  pastoral  and 
ministerial  office,  instead  of  emerging  at  once 
from  an  absorption  in  literary  and  philosophical 
studies  to  the  duties  and  engagements  of  a 
preacher  of  the  gospel.*' 

My  Connexion  with  the  Sabbath  Movement  in 
France  in  1853,  1854.  By  Charles 
Cochrane.  London  :  Houlston  and  Stonc- 
man.    1864.     8vo.    Pp.  48.     Price  Is. 

The  author  and  his  coadjutors  in  the  French 
metropolis  had  sheets  of  paper  with  two 
colamns,  the  one  containing  the  names  or 
signatures  of  the  tradespeople  who  closed  their 
shops  on  the  Sunday ;  the  other,  of  those  who 
were  willing  to  do  so  on  condition  their  neigh- 
boors  would  do  the  same.  He  adds,  "  I  visited, 
myself,  the  tradespeople  with  these  lists,  and 
we  also  employed  agents  fur  this  purpose;  so 
that  in  one  column  or  the  other  we  succeeded, 
with  but  few  exceptions,  in  recording  their 
assents.  The  returns  were  printed  and  dis- 
tributed among  the  parties  interested,  whom 
we  then  convened  together  to  fix  an  early  day 
for  closing  their  shops ;  and  it  is  pleasing  to  be 
able  to  say,  we  were  invariably  successful.  I 
think  I  can  with  safety  now  declare,  that  in 
the  leading  commercial  streets  of  Paris,  such 
•a  Yiviewie,  Bichelieu,  Bue  de  la  Paix^  St. 

TOL.  XVI T, — younru  skrieb. 


Honor^,  Rue  Nenve  des  Petits  Champs,  &c., 
three  fourths  of  the  tradespeople  now  close 
their  shops;  whilst  in  December  last,  there 
were,  on  the  average,  not  half  a  dozen  in  each 
street  who  did  so." 

Select  jyorks  of  Thomas  Chalmers,  D.D., 
LL.D.  Edited  by  his  Son-in-Law,  the  Rev, 
William  Hanna,  LL.D,  Edinburgh : 
Thomas  Constable  and  Co.    1854. 

We  are  glad  to  see  the  commencement  of 
this  series.  The  Lectures  on  the  Epistle  to  the 
Bomans  with  which  it  begins  are  very  inter- 
esting and  instructive,  imbued  deeply  with  the 
peculiarities  of  the  extraordinary  man  from 
I  whose  pen  they  proceeded.  This  volume  goes 
!  as  far  as  the  ninth  verse  of  the  eighth  chapter. 

Christianity  worthy  of  Cod  and  suitabk  to 
Man,  A  Lecture,  §'c.,  ^c.  By  the  Rev, 
A.  P.  Black,  A.M.,  F.ll.S.,  of  the  Scottish 
National  Kirk,  Commercial  Road  East, 
London:  Houlston  and  Stoneman.  1854. 
Pp.  52.     Price  6d. 

Thi.f  pamphlet  contains  a  series  of  Discussions 
on  Secularism.  Mr.  Black  has  proved  himself 
fully  competent  for  the  engagement  he  under- 
took ;  but  as  we  have  never  yet  heard  of  any 
good  results  growing  out  of  what  are  termed 
public  discussions  we  fear  his  strength  has  been 
pretty  much  expended  on  the  wind.  To  our- 
selves it  seems  a  much  wiser  course  to  continue 
preaching  in  alTcctionato  and  earnest  terms  the 
gospel  of  Jesus  Christ,  tlmn  to  turn  aside  for 
discussion  with  every  man  who  a.opircs  to  be  a 
Sucularist  Lecturer.  W. 

The  Natural  Capabilities  of  Man,  brief  y  con' 
sidercd  with  especial  reference  to  the  question 
of  Human  Accountabteness  :  containing  In^ 
troductory  Remarks  upon  the  Furo-Adamic 
state.  By  JosEi'ii  Wright,  Autlior  of 
**  Israel  in  China.'*  London:  Piper  and  Co. 
1854.     Pp.43.     Price  28. 

Aflcr  several  attempts  to  read  and  under- 
stand this  strange  pamphlet,  we  are  free  to 
confe«8  our  repeated  failures.  If  our  readers 
are  disposed  to  invest  two  shillings  in  its 
purchase  they  can  try  the  experiment  for  them- 
selves. Wi 

No  better  than  we  should  be;  or,  Travels  in 
Search  of  Consistency,  By  Andrew 
jSi  arv ell,  Jun.  Addressed  to  all  Christians, 
Patriots,  and  Philanthropists.  London : 
R.  Bulman.     1854.     Pp.  US.     Price  2s. 

We  heartily  unite  \\ith  the  writer  of  this 
outspoken  and  pungent  little  book,  in  deploring 
the  manifold  inconsistencies  which  exist  in  the 
various  sections  of  the  church  of  Christ.  He 
has  done  a  good  work  in  exposing  them.  But 
as  we  have  had  such  a  number  of  hands  engaged 
in  this  work  of  late,  we  cannot  help  expressing 
a  fervent  desire  that  some  earoest,*holy  man 
would  supplement  their  labours  by  suggesting 
and  enforcing  the  best  remedies  for  so  un- 
healthy a  condition.  Any  one  mav  expose 
existing  evils ;  but  the  person  who  shall  succeed 
in  attempting  ihea  Tcmo^ii  V^  iit«^  va.  va>C\- 

\  1- 


G94 


BRIEF  N0TI0E8. 


mate  acqnmintanccship  with  the  rule  of  fmith 
aad  life,  and  much  of  the  spirit  of  Chrint  JeiiM 
the  Lord.  W. 

A  Great  Myatcry,    London :  Binns  and  Good- 
win.    Pj).  196.    Price  2i.  Gd. 

The  title  of  this  book  conve^'s  no  idea  of  its 
subject.  For  the  guitlancc  oi  our  n-aders  we 
may  just  say  that  the  volume  is  an  Exposition 
of  the  Song  of  Solomon.  In  the  writcr'i}  judg- 
ment that  sonff  sets  forth  the  union  wbich 
divine  loTe  has  formed  between  Christ  and  his 
church :  and  in  the  application  of  this  principle 
of  interpretation  throughout,  he  has  furnished 
us  with  a  series  of  derout  profitable  reflections. 

\V. 

The  Journnl  of  Sacred  Literature.  Xew 
Series.  Edited  by  the  Rev.  H.  Burgess, 
LL.D.,  Ph.D.,  Mvmlter  of  the  Itiyal  ;Sociity 
of  Literature.  JVo.  XllL  OctcUr,  1854. 
London :  Ulackader  and  Co.    8vo.    Price  5s. 

Among  the  many  valuable  articles  in  the 

Srebent  number,  there  ore  two  that  especially 
eniaud  our  notice :  one,  a  paper  on  Inspiration 
and  Infallibility,  by  onr  lamented  friend  Dr. 
Joslma  T.  Gray,  who  finished  it  a  few  weeks 


fiiR  a  miaistcr's  fiicnds  ihoold  take  can  tktt 
his  own  table  ahovU  be  well  •applied  witk 
diversified  materials  on  whidi  to  ezerdse  hia- 
eelf.  How  can  a  paator  be  caqieGted  to  cam  a 
gooee  or  a  tiirkej  nicelj  at  a  dauDon*s  ChritfUau 
party,  if  he  never  aeee  one  at  home  ? 

ytUon's  llouaehM  lAbrary.  The  Nem  Hour- 
hold  Receipt  Book:  oontainitig  Mcxim, 
Directions,  and  Specijics,  for  yn/mitimi 
Healiht  Comfort,  and  laaproonseal  im  tie 
Household,  By  Mrs,  S amah.  Ualb.  LbbAdb: 
T.  Nelson  and  Sons.  18S4.  IGma  Ps. 
631. 

So  much  of  human  dieoomiort  antes  fiea 
small  troubles,  and  ao  much  additional  caj^ 
ment  may  be  caused  by  amall  opeiatJoas,  tbt 
it  is  benevolent  to  desire  an  extouivc  cinnis- 
tiou  for  this  encydopsedia  of  domestic  eoomBmj. 
Every  wife,  mother,  and  sister  may  find  kn 
hundreds  of  suggestions  which  she  is  sure  ts 
find  opportunity  to  make  use  of,  tofethcr  wak . 
hundreds  more  which  periiaps  she  may  oenr 
need.  The  price  is  three  thfllings  and  ai- 
pence ;  but  that  amount  will  soon  be  nved  bj 
attention  to  its  counsels.  Ko  bridegroom  be- 
longing to  the  middle  classes  will  ever  icfnt 
the  gih  of  this  and  its  companion  Toloiiie  to 
his  bride,  as  soon  as  she  begins  houseke^ii^. 


"unfortunate  and  very  unfair  attack."    Tnis 
last  article  will  be  foaud  in  our  **  GoUectancR.*' 

The  Pilgrim;  or  John  liunyan*  Ajftparition 
in  the  Bctl-Room  if  the  Aec.  J.  Jl.  Xeale, 
Warden  of  Sackeilk  CoUcjv^  East  Grinstead. 
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remonstrances  to  him  at  midnight ;  but  after 
all  we  doubt  much  if  it  were  Bunyaii  him«'^If. 
It  is  not  likely,  in  our  judirmcnt,  that  Banyan 
would  say,  "  Time  was  when  I  would  iiave  dis- 
owned the  infant's  baptism  ;  fur  in  tiio  da^s  of 
my  flesh  I  saw  no  place  for  it.  But,"  &c.  .  .  . 
This  is  Dot  lanjvu:ige  that  the  real  Bunyan 
would  be  likely  to  employ;  his  creed  being 
now,  we  fully  believe,  as* scriptural,  and  Ms 
attachment  to  the  truth  as  strong,  as  at  any 
former  stage  of  his  existence. 


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INTELLIGENCE- 


AMERICA. 

MMIQBATION   AT   NEW   YORK. 

lotal  Dumber  of  immigrants  who 
at  New  York,  from  the  Ist  of 
last  to  the  24th  July,  was  87,922, 
1  increase  of  18,883  over  the  same 
ast  year.  The  immigration  this 
8  already  larger  than  ever  before 
in  equal  length  of  time,  with  few 
IS.  A  striking  feature  in  this  move- 
the  great  increase  in  the  German 
of  emigration.  It  now,  as  it  has 
ue  the  year  1852,  exceeds  any  other, 
iber  of  Germans  arrived  this  year  is 
igainst  17,749  Irish.— A/ac^rfonian. 


UNCULTIVATED    SOIL. 

tated  that  from  the  southern  border 
i  to  the  south  pole,  not  eight  evan- 
linisters  arc  to  be  found ;  and  from 
of  Morocco  to  the  mouth  of  the 
29,  thence  to  the  border  of  South 
ind  back  to  the  starting  point — in 
lense  triangle,  with  a  population  of 
00  souls — there  is  not  one  Christian 
—Mao€d(mian» 


GRANDE  UGNB   MISSION. 

;  the  first  five  years  of  its  existence, 
ion  numbered  only  one  minister  and 
hers.  Within  the  second  five  years, 
her  ministers  engaged  in  the  work, 
whom  were  fruits  of  the  mission. 
e  now  in  service  six  ordained  minis- 
I  licentiates,  ten  teachers,  and  three 
irs.  There  are  four  churches  into 
70  converted  Canadians  have  been 
;  and,  notwithstanding  the  losses 
sd  by  deaths,  exclusions,  and  emi- 
to  the  United  States,  the  number 
i  in  them  is  now  200.  Many  others 
in  brought  to  a  saving  knowledge  of 
nd  as  many  as  1,000  have  abandoned 
ni  of  popery,  and  come  under  the 
)  of  the  gospel. — Macedonian, 


ASIA. 

PROME. 


iincaid,  of  the  American  Baptist 
jy  Union,  gives  the  following  plcas- 
ligenee : — 

e  22nd  of  February,  Moung  Konp, 

fruits  of  the  gospel  in  Prome,  was 

,  a  man  forty-eight  years  old.     Till 

0  manhood,  he  was  a  priest ;  then 


threw  off  the  yellow  robe  and  became  a 
merchant  at  Shway-doung ;  was  successful  in 
business,  and,  becoming  wealthy,  built  a 
large  kyoung  which  he  took  us  to  see.  Last 
rains  he  was  in  Rangoon,  heard  the  gospel 
frequently  for  a  fortnight,  and  obtained  tracts 
and  the  gospel  of  John.  Briefly  this  it  his 
history.  Ho  is  well  educated,  speaks  flu- 
ently, and  in  his  manners  is  polished  and 
prepossessing.  He  is  a  man  of  considerable 
property,  and  has  fitted  up  a  room  in  which 
he  receives  people,  and  is  constantly  preach- 
ing Christ. 

On  the  2nd  day  of  April  we  organized  a 
church,  coniusting  of  nineteen  memben>, 
eleven  baptized  in  Prome,  and  eight  dis- 
missed from  the  Rangoon  church, — ^the  first 
Christian  church  in  Prome.  In  the  afler- 
noon  Koo  Poo,  from  the  Rangoon,  was 
unanimously  chosen  pastor,  Moung  Kong, 
deacon,  and  he  was  at  once  set  apart  by  the 
laying  on  of  hands  and  prayer.  Since  that 
time,  twelve  others  have  been  baptized  and 
added  to  the  church.  So  the  church  now 
numbers  thirty-one.  Several  more  profess 
faith  in  Christ,  and  a  large  number  are  Iiope- 
fiil  inquirers.  We  have  also  some  good 
inquirers  in  Shway-doung,  where  we  have 
preached  occasionally ;  also  some  inquirers 
in  the  villages  where  we  have  preached. 

Among  the  converts  are  three  men  of 
high  rank,  and  what  is  better,  men  who 
possess  first-rate  preaching  talents.  Moung 
Poute,  aged  forty-three,  was  educated  at 
Ava,  was  a  palace  writer  for  yean,  became 
secretary  to  a  woongee,  obtained  the  rank  of 
nobility,  and  came  down  into  the  provinces 
just  before  the  war  began.  To  escape  the 
bands  of  robbers,  he  took  refuge  in  Prome 
under  the  English  flag.  Here  he  heard  and 
believed  in  Christ,  and  for  two  months  now 
has  been  boldly  and  eloquently  preaching 
the  glad  tidings.  His  perception  of  divine 
truth  is  quick  and  clear,  his  preaching  is 
rapid,  but  not  confused,  his  manner  is  bold 
and  commanding.  No  assembly  can  be 
listless  while  he  speaks.  Another  disciple, 
Ko  Hn,  seventy  years  old,  is  an  eloquent  and 
commanding  speaker,  and  is  now  at  Poung 
dai,  an  inland  city  thirty  miles  south-east  of 
this,  and  is  preaching  the  gospel  there. 
Among  the  females  are  several  from  the 
very  first  families  in  Prome.  Mrs.  Kincaid 
started  a  female  prayer-meeting  the  next 
week  after  reaching  Prome,  and  got  Ko 
Dway's  wife  to  invite  a  few  to  come.  Three 
came  at  first,  and  then  six  or  seven,  and 
finally  from  eighteen  to  twenty,— and  all  the 
first  heathen  females  that  came,  to  the 
number  of  eleven,  are  now  themselves  Chris- 
tian women. 


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»n  too  generally  preTnils  there,  as  well  as  in 
e  Flemish  partik  Must  not  the  supersti- 
in  in  the  country  be  great,  that  the  arch- 
shop  of  Malines  fahould  utill  dare  to  print 

his  catechism,  that  the  Agnus  Dii,  the 
IX  tnpers,  the  psalms,  and  other  objects 
essed  by  the  church,  have  **  the  power  to 
icg  down  the  blessings  of  heaven,  to  foil 
e  snares  of  the  devil,  to  avert  the  thunder 
d  lightning,  hail,  diseases,  and  every  other 
il ;"  and  that  holy  water  in  like  manner 
ives  away  the  devil,  draws  down  upon  us 
e  blessings  of  heaven,  prepares  the  soul  for 
ayer  and  the  other  duties  of  religion,  and 
eserves  from  alt  cvily  as  well  for  the  soul 

for  the  body  ?" 

The  Belgium  people  still  believe  in  ghosts 
id  in  sorcerers,  almost  as  much  as  their 
icestors  in  the  middle  »ges;  and  it  is  not 
ng  ago  that,  in  stormy  weather,  the  priests 
rew  holy  water  towards  the  clouds  from 
hich  the  li;»htnings  flashed,  in  order  to 
lase  away  the  demons  who,  they  thought, 
ithered  the  clouds,  and  used  them  to  pro- 
ice  the  thunder.' 

Although  instruction  is  gradually  spreading 
ore  and  more  among  all  classes,  thanks  to 
le  impulse  given  to  education  by  the  liberal 
irty,  a  number  of  Belgians  may  be  still 
und  who  can  neither  read  nor  write,  and 
te  greater  part  knowing  nothing  about  reli- 
on  but  what  the  priests  have  taught  them, 
bus  these  poor  people  beliere,  for  instance, 
lat  the  bible  is  a  book  which  the  protestants 
•ok  into  their  heads  to  write  some  forty  or 
fly  years  ago,  that  Luther  separated  from 
le  Romish  church  that  he  might  be  at 
t>erty  to  take  half  a  dozen  wives ;  that  the 
rotestants  are  people  who  believe  neither  in 
od  nor  in  Jesus  Christ;  for  the  priests  have 
sen  calumniating  the  protestants  for  three 
indred  years  past,  and  that  without  finding 
iy  one  to  contradict  them,  as  the  protes- 
.nts,  until  these  latter  times,  had  not  the 
;ht  to  spenk  in  Belgium. 
There  are  many  of  the  people  whom  the 
mduct  of  the  priests  has  rendered  hostile  to 
omanism,  but  they  are  not  on  that  account 
le  nearer  to  the  truth.  On  the  contrary,  it 
ems  as  if  the  truth  could  take  r.o  more  hold 
1  them,  so  hateful  has  Rome  made  the 
mpel  to  them. 

As  to  the  generality  of  the  Belgians,  their 
iristianity  consists  in  going  to  mast  once  every 
mday,  and  to  have  a  mass  said  on  certain 
casions ;  but  they  are  ignorant  of  that 
ligion  of  every  day  and  every  moment 
lich  requires  constant  communion  with 
!>d,  an  entire  obedience  to  his  commands, 
d  which  shows  us  the  expiation  of  our  sins 
complished  by  Jesus  Christ. 
On  Sunday,  for  instunce,  the  cur6  of  three- 
urths  of  the  population  is  to  repair  to  the 
urch  as  soon  as  possible  to  hear  a  mass 
ere,  in  order  to  be  free  the  rest  of  the  day, 
id  to  employ  it  according  to  the  desires  of 


the  carnal  heart.  Thus  Sunday  is  generally 
profaned  ;  it  is  even  a  general  custom  among 
the  workmen  to  work  until  two  or  three 
o'clock  on  the  Sunday  afternoon,  and  then 
to  pass  the  rest  of  the  day  in  running  from 
tavern  to  tavern.  All  the  Sunday  morning 
being  employed  in  work^  they  are  idle  on 
Monday;  that  is  to  say,  they  spend  it  in 
dissipation ;  and  this  is  what  they  call  by  the 
customary  phrase,  *'faire  le  Lundi,  to  make 
a  Monday  of  it." 

The  work  of  evangelization  also  meets 
with  much  difficulty  from  this  quarter,  for  it 
is  difiicult  for  a  man  to  break  throush  the 
habit  he  has  contracted  of  making  the  Lord's 
day  a  day  of  dissipation.  I  am  happy  to  be 
able  to  tell  you  that  in  the  churches  of  the 
Belgian  Evangelical  Society  the  greater  part 
of  the  members  have  renounced  these  habits, 
so  that  great  progress  may  be  reported  in 
this  respect.    I  hope  that  in  time  they  will 

;  advance  much  farther  in  this  good  way. 
These  axe  gladdening  facts.  In  one  of  our 
stations  a  member  of  the  flock  was  in  part- 
nership with  his  father,  still  a  Roman  catholic^ 
and  keeping  a  shop,  which  remained  open  to 

;  customers  on  Sunday  as  well  as  on  other 
days.  It  must  also  be  stated  that  the  Sunday 
was  the  day  of  the  week  which  produced  the 
largest  receipt ;  for  it  was  on  that  the  people 
of  the  environs  usually  came  to  his  shop  for 
their  supplies.  This  man  struggled  for  some 
time  between  his  worldly  interests  and  obe- 
dience to  the  law  of  the  Lord,  and,  thanks 
be  to  God,  although  his  family  contended 
for  keeping  open  the  shop  on  Sunday,  he 
took  the  good  resolution  to  close  it.  In 
another  station  one  of  our  brethren  has  given 
a  fine  example  of  devotedness  to  his  prin- 
ciples. He  has  been  repeatedly  offered  the 
situation  of  principal  foreman  of  a  factory^ 
with  very  considerable  pecuniary  advantages 
for  himself,  but  he  has  refused  to  accept  it 
because  he  would  have  had  to  superintend 
the  works  on  the  sabbath.  I  could  cite  many 
other  similar  facts. 


PROTESTANTISM    IN   BELGIUM. 

The  following  article  is  derived  from  the 
same  source  as  the  preceding : — 

It  is  since  the  revolution  of  1830  that 
Belgium  has  enjoyed  perfect  religious  liberty. 
It  was  in  1837  that  some  Christians  availed 
themselves  of  it  to  found  the  Belgian  Evan- 
gelical Society.  From  its  origin  this  society 
proposed  to  itself  to  evangelize  Belgium — 
1st.  By  printing  and  circulating  tracts  as  well 
as  the  sacred  volume.  2nd.  By  having  the 
gospel  preached  by  ministers  of  the  word. 
3rd.  By  founding  schools.  The  very  limited 
number  of  Christians  who  lived  at  that  time 
in  Belgium,  made  it  incumbent  on  them  to 
address  themselves  to  Christians  abroad  to 
ask  their  assistance.  This  is  still  the  case  at 
the  present  day.    It  inll  iloXi  Vm  ^\i&!c?&Siw  Vst 


808 


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anj  one  to  eomprehend  thnt  in  a  country 
where  there  i«  warcely  one  proteutant  for  fi.50 
Romnn  catholi<'«,  where  there  is  a  numerous 
and  powerful  clergy  supported  by  the  nris- 
tocriitic  and  wealthy  class,  and  in  which  pre- 
judices against  the  truth  are  numerous  and 
deep-rooted  for  \on^  years  past,  it  is  impot- 
iible  that  a  society  for  evangelization  can 
find  adcfjuatc  resources. 

The  number  of  its  different  labouren 
amounts  at  present  to  thirty-three,  via. — 
ministers  of  the  gospel,  U  ;  evangelists,  3 ; 
evangel i:«t-teacher8,  3 ;  schoolmasters  and 
mistresses,  13;  colporteurs,  4  ;  agent  of  the 
book  shop,  1 — total,  33. 

These  numbers  are  very  small,  if  compared 
to  those  whicli  we  have  given  above  for  the 
Romish  clergy ;  and  if  we  had  not  the  aMur- 
ance  that  tlic  Lord  fights  for  us,  it  would  l>e 
ridiculous  on  our  part,  with  so  small  a  num- 
ber, to  dare  to  engage  in  the  struggle. 

We  are  not  then  discouraged.  Besides, 
why  should  we  be,  seeing  that  the  F^ord 
blesses  our  humble  lalK>ur9  and  our  small 
beginnings?  Since  1R37  fifteen  congregations 
— the  fruit  of  the  work  of  evangelization — 
have  been  formed,  principally  in  the  part  of 
the  coutry  where  French  is  spoken.  Owing 
to  the  difficulty  of  obtaining  Flemish  labour- 
ers, one  single  Flemish  congregation  has  been 
able  to  be  formed.  Our  different  churehes 
are  for  the  roost  part  grouped  around  the 
city  of  Li6ge,  and  round  that  of  Djarleroi. 
In  the  courw  of  the  year  two  churches  of 
BrunaelD,  Uiso  the  fruit  of  evangelization, 
have  joined  ours.  This  imion,  which  we 
hope  ^"ill  have  happy  results,  ih  due  in  good 
part  to  the  progress  of  the  principles  put 
forwartl  by  the  Evanpelical  AUiance*  About 
3000  to  4000  souls,  men,  women,  and  child- 
ren, belong  to  our  Htations. 

The  expenses  of  the  year  lft53-4  (July  1, 
1858,  to  June  30,  1H54)  have  amounted  to 
jE'2(>02.  We  are  extremely  desirous  of  doing 
as  much  a«  can  possibly  be  <lone  for  the 
instruction  of  youth;  hence  wo  are  socking 
to  annex  a  school  to  every  church.  We 
have  at  present  a  dozen  schools,  frequented 
by  about  580  pupils.  They  are  a  powerful 
means  of  evangelization,  since  a  great  number 
of  the  children  who  attend  them  belong  to 
Roman  aitholic  parents. 

Notwithstanding  the  opposition  of  the 
priests,  all  our  schools  have  pone  on  well 
during  the  past  year.  At  Charleroi,  at 
Golisseau,  at  Brussels,  &c.,  the  8<>hool  rooirs 
have  been  too  small  to  bo  able  to  receive  all 
the  children  who  have  presented  themselves. 
The  greater  part  of  our  stations  have  also 
Sunday  sch(K)ls,  but  they  arc  still  far  from 
being  able  to  compete  with  those  of  England. 


worship  belongiing  to  the  church  at  Cortm 
under  the  pastoral  care  of  the  Rev.  Joseph 
Hurl  stone  was  re-opened  after  enlaigemeat. 
when  sermons  were  preached  bj  the  Rev. 
J.  Farmer  and  the  Rev.  J.  Howe.  Tbe 
enlargement  was  required  by  a  grot 
increase  of  congregation,  and  the  neccsRtr 
for  providing  a  place  for  the  day  school 
containing  sixty  children  which  has  n- 
cently  been  established.  The  expense 
incurred  is  about  £110,  to  meet  wki(^ 
jfr  lends  on  the  spot,  though  poor,  ksTo 
entercil  into  a  weekly  subscription  whkh  ii 
expected  to  raise  £50.  Sonne  friends  hi  the 
imme<]iate  neighbourhood,  not  connected 
with  the  congregation,  generously  gave  all 
the  stone  and  earth  that  was  required  ;  asd 
the  assistance  of  surrounding  churehes  and 
Christians  at  a  distance  is  expected.  The 
chapel  and  school  rooms  will  now  affsid 
accommodation  to  three  hundred  persons. 


HOME. 

CORTON,   WILTS, 

On  tho  24th  of  SeplemW  \V\o  v^^cvi  of 


TRING,   UEBTS. 

On  Tuesday  evening,  September  2$th,  a 
valedictory  service  was  held  in  Akeain 
Street  chapel,  on  the  occasion  of  the  remoni 
of  the  Rev.  W.  Woods  to  another  sphere  of 
labour  at  Swaffham,  Norfolk. 

The  service  of  the  evening  was  commenced 
by  devotional  exercises,  conducted  by  tbe 
Rev.  W.  Sexton  and  J.  S.  WsrreD,  flf 
Tring,  after  which  Mr.  Bui^geas,  on  behalf 
of  Mr.  Woods'  friends,  delivered  a  &revdl 
address  to  their  beloved  pastor  whose 
removal  they  deeply  lamented,  and  in  their 
name  presented  him  with  n  very  hnndwois 
purse  containing  £20,  as  a  parting  expreecM 
of  their  affection  and  cfteeni. 

In  making  an  appropriate  acknowled^*- 
ment,  Mr.  Woods  referred  with  deep  feelin? 
to  the  sympathy  which  he  had  expericDced 
from  a  large  number  of  the  friends  at  Trii);. 
although  his  ministry  had  been  objected  !!■• 
by  a  majority  of  the  church,  on  the  swun-l 
of  its  having  embraced  the  free  invitatioc*  o: 
thogos])el;  and  expresseil  his  hope  that  » 
important  a  feature  of  evangelical  truth  st 
that,  for  the  sake  of  which  he  had  felt  it  hf? 
duty  to  rt»sign  his  pastorate,  would  not  be 
given  up  by  those  to  whom  it  was  now  dear. 
A  parting  hymn  having  been  sung,  Mr. 
\V  «M)ds  again  rose,  and  delivered  a  faiewfti 
address  to  the  sabhath-school  teachers  and 
friends,  and  closed  tbe  affecting  and  intereit- 
ing  services  of  the  evening  with  prayer. 


CAMDEN   ROAD,   UOLLOWAY. 

The  new  place  of  worship  erected  by  thf 
Haptist  Metropolitan  Chapel  liuilding  S:- 
ciety  was  opened  for  divine  service  cr 
Tuesday,  Ck'tober  3rd,  when  two  scrmcm? 
were  preache<l,  that  in  the  morning  by  thi- 
Hon.  and  Kev.  H.  W.  Noel,  A.M.,  and  tb.:- 
\u  the  evening  by  the    Rev.    W.    Brt>ck: 


UOMfl  INTELLlGENOJi:. 


699 


>f  tho  oeighbouring  independent 
taking  part  in  the  devotional 
The  cliapel  is  situate  on  the  top 
n*hill,  in  the  Camdeu-road,  about 
ictireen  Camden  Town  and  Upper 
,  and  in  the  parish  of  St.  Mary's, 
It  is  built  in  the  perpendicular 
lOthic  arcliitecture,  of  Kentish  rag- 
ith  Bath  stone  dressing  The 
which  are  of  large  dimensions,  are 
nth  bays  of  ornamental  tracery  and 
lass.  The  turrets  above  the  towers 
elaborate  design,  and  executed  in 
I, — said  to  be  imperishable.  The 
•pen  boarded,  filled  in  with  panels 
,'d  with  carved  bosses;  the  main 
of  the  roof  arc  filled  in  with 
;raccry.  The  baptistery,  which  is 
died  slate,  is  placed  on  the  plat- 
i  the  pulpit  is  so  constructed  as  to 
able  when  required  for  baptisms  or 
leetings,  and  placed  under  a  lofty  < 
ch  and  spacious  recess,  which  also 
te  approach  to  the  vestries.  The 
s  lighted  with  a  large  mediceval 
w>r  of  brilliant  effect,  and  warmed 
air,  passing  along  the  aisles  in  stone 
id  escaping  at  pleasure  through  brass  ! 
;  the  ventilation  is  rendered  most 
i  by  the  admission  of  cold  air,  instead 
when  required,  and  also  Louvre 
trs  into  the  towers,  &c.  The  chapel 
eet  long,  and  58  feet  Mridc,  and  will 
rly  700  persons  on  the  ground-floor, 
iple  free  sittings.  Everything  has 
ipared  for  the  introduction  of  galle- 
I  future  time,  which  will  give  500 
al  sittings  at  a  comparatively  small 
'he  present  total  outlay  for  the 
,  including  every  cxi>ense  of  vestries, 
;,  ventilating,  gas,  boundary  walls, 
c,  is  £.5,340.  The  architect  is  Mr. 
(>.  Searle,  of  29,  Poultry, 
chapel  was  quite  filled  at  both  the 
services.  At  the  conclu^on  of  Mr. 
liscourse,  about  '600  ladies  and  gen- 
repaired  to  the  spacious  tent  which 
n  erected  in  the  rear  of  the  chapel, 
:trshed  themselves  with  an  excellent 
ilation,  which  was  immediately  suc- 
)y  a  public  meeting,  at  which  inte- 
speeches  were  delivered  by  Messrs. 
Harrison,  Broad,  Fishboume,  Wills, 
Cartwright,  Bamett,  Lewis,  and 
Sicanc  and  Price.  The  sum  col- 
uring  the  day  was  £350. 


Wareham,  read  and  prayed,  and  the  Rbt. 
A.  McLaren,  of  Southampton,  preached  firom 
Matthew  xii.  29.  In  tlie  afternoon  about 
260  sat  down  to  tea,  after  wliich  a  full  con- 
gregation aitsembled,  when  the  history  of  tlM 
church  was  read  by  Mr.  J.  Godwin.  The 
recognition  service  then  began  ;  the  ReT.  K. 
R.  Conder  read,  prayed,  and  described  the 
nature  of  a  gospel  church  ;  the  Rev.  T. 
Sheers  gave  the  charge  to  the  pastor ;  the 
Rev.  A.  McLaren  addressed  the  church  and 
congregation,  and  the  Rev.  J.  H.  Osborne 
concluded  in  prayer. 

nATFIELD,   UBRTS. 

Mr.  Samuel  Bird,  of  London,  has  been 
invited  by  the  church  of  Christ,  assembling 
in  Park  Street  Chapel,  Hatfield,  to  become 
their  minister,  in  the  room  of  the  Rev.  S. 
Raban  resigned,  and  has  commenced  hii 
stated  labours  among  them. 


TJie 


SALTASH,   CORNWALL. 

Rev.   John    May,   late  of    Lucca, 


POOLE,   DORSBTSniRE. 

'uesday,  October  10,  the  jubilee  of 
tist  cause  was  celebrated  in  connex- 
,  the  recognition  of  the  Rev.  J.  H. 
!,  as  tlie  pastor.  The  services  of  the 
an  with  a  prayer  meeting  at  9  o'clock 
K  brethren  invoked  the  divine  bless- 
Lt  11,    the   Rev.    Mr.   RandaU^  of 


Jamaica,  has  accepted  an  invitation  to  the 
pastorate  from  the  baptist  church  at  Saltash. 

SHIPLEY,  TORKSHIRE. 

The  Rev.  J.  P.  Campbell,  late  of  Towceeler, 
Northamptonshire,  has  accepted  the  cordial 
invitation  of  the  bapGst  church,  Shipley, 
Yorkshire,  and  entered  upon  his  partoial 
duties  on  the  second  sabbath  in  October. 

HULL. 

The  Rev.  R.  Hall.  B.A.,  late  of  Arlington, 
Gloucestershire,  having  accepted  the  unani- 
mous invitation  of  the  baptist  church  meeting 
in  George  Street,  Hull,  purposes  commencing 
his  labours  there  on  the  Idth  inst.  The 
friends  at  Arlington  kindly  presented  him,  on 
his  resignation,  with  a  handsome  time-piece, 
and  some  plate. 

MOULTOR,    KORTHAHPTONSUIRS. 

The  Rev.  A.  Joseph  Lea,  late  of  KisKng- 
bury,  has  entered  on  the  pastorate  of  the 
baptist  church  at  Moulton. 


APPREHTICE3BIP    SOCIETY. 

The  Annual  General  Meeting  of  tlie  above 
Society  was  held  at  the  Congregational  Library 
on  Tuesday  morning,  Sept.  26th,  the  Rev. 
E.  Manuering  in  the  chair.  The  report  of 
the  committee  showed  that  the  exertions 
which  had  been  made  during  the  past  year 
had  issued  in  the  best  results,  three  hundred 
new  subscribers  having  been  obtained.  Four 
candidates  out  of  nine  were  elected  to  the 
benefit  of  the  institution^  and  iU«  Q€&<:fi:t^  t^x 


HOMB  INTELLIQENGE. 


701 


From  the  many  trials  she  had  experienced 
in  the  meridian  of  life  she  had  acquired  the 
habit  of  looking  on  the  dark  side,  and  in  the 
decline  of  her  powers,  although  her  circum- 
stances were  changed,  this  habit  continued; 
it  robbed  her  of  many  comforts  and  much 
peace,  still,  however,  she  was  deeply  sensible 
of  her  mercies;  when  she  looked  into  the 
world  everything  was  perplexing,  vexatious, 
full  of  evil,  and  threatening  greater  evils  to 
come,  but  when  she  looked  heavenward  all 
her  Father  s  dealings  were  mercy,  compassion, 
forbearance,  and  love. 

Last  wiiiter  and  in  the  spring  of  the  present 
year  her  strength  greatly  decreased,  and  a 
Wait  to  the  sea-side  was  recommended.  She 
accordingly  went  to  Kam^gate,  Wednesday 
evening,  August  23rd.  She  went  to  Cavendish 
Chapel,  to  hear  Hugh  Stowell  Brown,  was 
taken  ill,  and  was  obliged  to  leave  during 
the  service.  It  was  not  perceived  that  she  was 
dangerously  ill  until  the  Saturday  evening, 
and  on  the  Lord's  day  she  died.  Her  end 
was  peace.  No  pain  or  anguish  cither  of 
mind  or  body.  To  her  daughter  she  said 
with  composure,  '*  Good  bye ! "  And  then,  as 
if  soliloquizing  in  a  low  whisper,  she  said, 
**  Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul.''  These  were  the 
last  words  she  was  heard  to  utter,  her  con- 
sciousness soon  after  left  her,  and  her  breath 
became  shorter  and  shorter  until  it  ceased, 
aod  she  found  herself  before  the  throne. 


MB.  WALTER  WQITE. 

Died  at  Leeds,  September  Idth,  1854,  Mr. 
Walter  White,  aged  sixty-six  years,  formerly 
a  member  of  the  church  of  Christ  at  Carter 
Lane  under  the  pastoral  care  of  the  Rev. 
John  Rippon,  D.D.  Removing  to  Leeds  he 
joined  the  church  at  South  Parade,  now 
under  the  pastoral  care  of  the  Rev.  A.  M. 
Stalker.  He  was  greatly  beloved,  and  was 
truly  a  monument  of  the  grace  of  God.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  baptist  denomination 
forty  years,  and  was  zealous  in  its  support. 


NBS.    ANN  GROSER. 

Died,  Oct.  4th,  ngcd  85  years,  Mrs. 
Groser,  widow  of  Mr.  Christopher  Groser. 
Her  consistency  as  a  Christian  did  much 
towards  the  fomiation  of  the  character  of 
her  two  sons,  Mr.  William  Groser,  one  of 
the  secretaries  of  the  Sunday  School  Union, 
and  Mr.  George  Groser  of  North  Shield?. 


COLLECTANEA. 

TBE   BAPTIST  XAOAZTNE  AKD   DR.  CrXMlNO. 

**  Wc  should  have  added  nothing  to  this 
brief  notice  of  Dr.  Cumming*s  Reading?,  had 
we  not  found  in  the  preface  an  unfortunate, 
and,  we  think,  very  unfair  attack  on  a  writer 

VOL.  XYir. — FOURTH  BE&IES. 


in  the  '  Baptist  Magazine,'  who,  it  appears^ 
has  rather  sharply  reviewed  Dr.  Cumming'a 
former  volumes.  We  call  the  attack  unfor- 
tunate, because  it  seeks  to  defend  what  is 
perfectly  indefensible,  and  endeavours  to 
make  pass  current  what  ought  to  have  been 
acknowledged  as  a  blunder; — one  of  a  clan 
with  which  we  are  sorry  to  say  the  Doctor's 
exegetical  works  abound.  It  seems  that  on 
Matthewjxxi.  19,  the  following  comment  was 
given: — ^  The  expression  "  Let  no  fruit  grow 
on  thee  henceforth  for  ever,"  is  perhaps 
over  strong;  "for  ever"  is  not  the  Greek 
word  translated  "  for  ever  "  in  the  sense  of 
everlasting,  but,  Let  no  fruit  grow  on  thee 
ilQ  rbv  aiutvot  that  is,  till  the  age.  What 
age !  Why,  the  age  when  the  fulness  of  the 
Gentiles  shall  come,  and  the  Jew  shall  be 
graffed  in.'  Now,  certainly  we  never  read  a 
criticism  so  puerile,  so  below  the  smallest 
character  for  scholarship,  as  this  is ;  it  ii 
below  contempt,  and  we  should  really  have 
thought  that.  Instead  of  defending  it,  Dr. 
Camming  would  have  been  glad  to  ascribe  it 
to  one  of  those  lapsus  which  his  very  rapid 
manufacture  of  books  makes  inevitable.  But 
no ;  he  attacks  the  *  Baptist  Magazine '  be- 
cause  the  reviewer  in  it  shows  by  parallel 
passages  that  ei'c  rbv  alwva  does  mean  for 
ever,  and  adds, '  Dr.  C.'s  statement  is  rash, 
unqualified,  and  incorrect,'  to  which  decision 
we  entirely  subscribe.  Surely  Dr.  Gumming 
must  see  that  his  idea  of  the  fig-tree  repre- 
senting the  Jewish  nation,  and  of  the  con- 
sequent nec:ssity  for  some  future  fhiitfulness 
to  be  predicated  of  it,  as  he  asserts,  can  have 
nothing  to  do  with  the  meaning  of  the  Greek 
words  employed  by  St.  Matthew.  They 
convey  an  idea  plain  and  precise, — let  no 
fruit  grow  on  thee  for  ever — that  is,  of 
course,  as  long  as  thou  art  a  tree ;  a  predic- 
tion which  was  verified  by  the  tree  withering 
away.  According  to  Dr.  Curoming's  principle 
of  interpretation,  he  ought  to  say  that  ovKij 
should  njt  be  rendered  fig-tree,  because  it 
represented  the  Jewish  people!  The  con- 
fusion brought  into  theological  questions  by 
thL)  want  of  good  sense  and  sound  scholarship 
is  an  intolerable  evil,  and  we  cannot,  as 
bound  to  watch  the  interest:!  of  biblical  truth, 
allow  this  attempt  of  Dr.  Cumniing  to  de- 
!  fend  his  own  errors,  to  pass  unnoticed.  Of 
'  the  *  Baptist  MagJizine  *  wc  know  nothing 
'  but  that  it  is  the  organ  of  a  body  certainly 
not  to  be  treated  with  contempt  on  the  score 
of  learning,  and  wc  think  the  writer  referred 
to  h:is  done  good  service  in  exposing  so  gross 
an  abuse  of  the  ofHce  of  an  expositor.  But 
we  must  give  the  choice  piece  of  special 
pleading  by  which  Dr.  Gumming  endeavours 
to  make  the  ignorant  reader  think  he  has 
been  ill-used  by  a  dunce : — 

•*  •  But  the  reader  askp,  why  hesitate  to 

*  give  ti'c  rov  aidfu  the  usual  meaning  for 

*  ever  in  this  passage  1   The  reviewer  is  clearly 

*  unaccustomed  \.o  d^Yvcsift  <i^e|,<c%\%  V^>j^  ^v^\ 


70S 


G0BRE8P0NDENCB. 


'  may  ^  pardoned  his  ijintoiance.    The  <]nc»- 

*  tion  of  the  onlinary'  (ignonml  1)  *  reader,  for 
<  whom  thi-se  Headings  arc  intended,  I  atoiiro 

*  proceeil  to  reply  to.     The  fi^'-tree  whs  eoii- 

*  fesaedly'  (?)  *  the  type  of  the  Jewish  people, 
'  and  its  blasting  the  symbol  of  their  decay 

*  and  dispersion.     If  for  ever  be  the  textual 

*  meaning  here,  how  can  I  reconcile  it  with 
'  the  prediction  of  our  Lord,  repente<1  in  three 

*  of  the  gospels,  that  the  fig-tree  is  to  put  forth 

*  her  buds'  [what,  thh  fig-tree  1  where  ?],  *  ai 
'  well  as  the  prediction  of  St.  Paul  that  the 
'  Jews  shall  again  bo  graffed  in  ?'  [not  to  a 
fig-tree,  but  a  wild  olive-tree — confusion  worse 
confused  !].  '  It  is  the  symbolical  nature  of 
'  the  fig-tree,  and  its  withering  at  the  words 
'  of  Jesus,  that  made  me  suggest,  rather  than 
'  dogmatically  aasert,  the  modified  sense  of  ci'c 
'  rbv  alCJva,  Sic,  itc* 

**  We  have  never  met  with  a  passage  in 
ancienc  or  modern  exposition  more  full  of 
errors  than  thiv.  The  whole  statement  is 
built  on  an  assumption,  namely,  that  the 
curnng  the  fig-tree  did  refer  to  the  coming 
ruin  of  the  Jewish  nation.  What  our  Ix>rd 
and  his  disciples  might  think  on  the  subject 
we  dare  not  speculate  upon,  hut  the  record 
does  not  lead  us  to  this  idea,  but  merelv  that 
the  miracle  was  wrought  as  an  encourage- 
ment to  the  disciples  to  exercise  faith.  The 
making  the  event  symbolical  is  only  the 
gratis  dictum  of  a  school  of  divinity,  and 
while  Dr.  Cumming,  and  Mr.  Trench,  on 
whom  he  relies  as  authoritv,  are  at  libertv 
to  believe  it, — ire  demand  some  l>etter  proof 
than  their  subjective  convictions.  Then, 
further,  supposing  the  doctrine  granted,  the 
Greek  criticism  is  altogether  u n warm nt able. 
Will  Dr.  Cumming  follow  (►ut  his  own  rule 
in  this  instance : — The  eucharistic  bread  re- 
presents the  body  of  ('hrist ;  the  translation 
bread  therefore  requires  modification,  and 
Jlesh  would  probably  be  a  better  term  !"— 
Journal  oj  Sacred  Literature ^  Oct.  1854. 


MORMOMTE   WOUv>HlI'. 

A  case  has  recently  occurred  at  the  Mi«l- 
dlesex  Sessions  at  which  some  of  our  journal- 
ists are  much  scandalized.  A  conpre;:ation 
of  Mormonites,  known  in   England  as  the    the 


**  Latter-day   Saints,"   meeting  in   Stepney, 
London,  was  disturbed  by  a  Mr.   Andrew 


Hepburn,  who  was  rabaeqaently  indicted  f« 
the  oftcnce.  The  duu^  was  clearly  proved, 
and,  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Bodkin,  a 
verdict  of  guilty  was  recorded.  The  room  is 
which  the  meeting  was  held  was  duly  certified 
according  to  law,  and  Mr.  Dodkin  cobk- 
quently  ruled.  In  support  of  the  charge,  that 
^  it  could  not  be  permitted  that  any  penoa 
should  erect  himself  into  a  judge  of  wlMt 
should  and  what  should  not  be  l^e  fmn  of 
proceeding,  and  because  he  entertained  dif- 
ferent religious  views  should  go  to  tbcK 
places,  which  had  complied  with  the  reqwt- 
mentt  of  the  late,  and  interrupt  and  diftnrb 
peaceful  and  orderly  congregations."  Agaisrt 
the  deeision  in  this  case  the  ^  Times "  and 
other  journals  have  indulged  in  much  I«« 
and  angry  declamation.  It  is  impossible  t« 
read  the  leader  of  the  formc^r  journal  of  tk 
15th  without  feeling  how  little  we  are  in- 
debted to  it  for  the  enlightened  advocscv  of 
religious  liberty.  We,  of  course,  have'so 
doubt  about  the  follies  and  impiety  of  Mor- 
monism.  In  our  own  country  it  ia  had 
enough,  but  in  the  valley  of  the  Salt  Lakf 
it  baa  unveiled  ita  enormities  without  re?erre 
or  scruple.  All  this  we  admit,  and,  were  it 
necessary,  we  could  descant  largely  on  th« 
evils  with  which  this  new  phase  of  religiMi 
error  threatens  society.  Still  we  mainUii 
that  the  members  of  this  sect,  be  they  itMt 
or  rogues,  as  the  "Times"  Ktyles  them,* 
anything  worse,  ff  such  there  Ik»,  are  entitled 
to  the  protection  of  the  law  when  peacefullj 
a««s«emhlc<l  in  prosecution  of  their  50-cai;*d 
worship.  Hut  it  is  allegeil  that  they  arenM 
protentant  di»<.>nterM,  and  are  not  therefoK 
entitled  to  re«,'ister  their  place  as  such.  To 
this  we  reply  that  no  other  course  is  open  u> 
them  in  order  to  secure  protection  fron 
violence.  They  arc  shut  up  to  this  course, 
and  protestant  dissenters  ought  certainly  :*! 
be  the  last  to  ohjtnjt  to  their  availing  thfffi- 
selves  of  the  only  means  of  saft*ty  which  fur 
imperfect  h'gislation  has  lefl  thein.  To  t'f 
dictum  of  the  <*  Times,"  «  Tolerate,  but  -'t 
not  protect  them,"  we  enter  our  earnest  }r- 
tcst.  They  are  cntitKd  to  the  latter,  a; i 
the  former  we  indignantly  repudiate.  L.: 
the  principle  of  the  "  Times"  be  applie-i  t 
Monuonitert,    and    other 


parties 


speedily  he  comprehended  within  its  ran^i. 
— Eclectic  Review. 


CORRESPONDENCE. 


APPnUNTlCKSniP    SOCIETY. 

To  the  Editor  of  the  Baptist  Magazine, 


its  claims  need  only  to  be  made  knom  to 
pecurc  for  it  a  far  greater  amount  of  supro:^, 
thereby  enabling  the  committee  to  confer  a 


DEAR  biH,—W ill  you  permit  me  to  say  a  :  larger  nnnilKr  of  grants  than  the  nrw^t 
few  words  respecting  this  society  in  your  income  will  justify.  It  is  a  serious  fact  t'-t 
raiuabJe  maganne  \    1  am  \vcT!iuTiAceL  VVvxvV  \  hv^ltvn  «f  ^^wt  miuiatem,  through  the  straitnea 


EDITORIAL  POSTSCRIPT. 


703 


of  their  meani,  find  the  utmost  ditiiculty  ia 
maintttiniug  their  f.imiIio%  while  tlioy  cuniiot 
lay  aaide  the  smulliat  bum  to  iiietit  vxtni  du- 
niandd.  In  a  letter  recently  received,  an 
eaccellent  miuiater  tiiui  writes : — **  My  dear 
chiid,  fur  whuDi  1  uui  anxious  to  make  aj)pli- 
cation  to  your  aociety,  is  iu  lii;s  sixteenth 
yetir,  without  a  trade  or  employment,  and 
80»  unhappily^  he  muot  remain,  unleM  you 
can  kindly  udsi«t  mc,  an  my  meun«  tjuite 
preTent  my  doing  anything  to  get  him  placed 
oat  apprentice."  The  ap()eal  recently  iiuued 
to  the  independent  and  baptiat  churchtss, 
through  their  deacons,  has  met  witli  a  very 
general  response,  upwards  of  two  hundred 
sum!  fifty  Bubdcribers  being  the  result. 

Iu  the  name  of  the  committee  I  would 
tako  this  opportunity  of  thanking  thoi»e 
churclies  not  only  for  their  contributions,  but 
also  for  tlie  warm  interest  tliey  have  evinced 
in  the  society's  welfare.  Many  churches, 
who  through  inability  have  not  sul>scribed, 
express  deep  regret,  and  fervently  bid  God 
speed  to  our  labours.  An  excellent  minister 
in  Cornwall  writes:  ''There  are  many  so- 
cieties of  greater  ma:^nitudc  and  importance, 
but  there  is  not  one  which,  according  to  its 
character  and  extent,  is  more  justly  entitled 
to  support  than  the  society  for  which  you 
plead,  and  to  which  we  would  more  readily 
contribute,  were  it  in  our  power." 

Many  of  our  largost  and  wealthiest 
churches  have  not  yet  responded  to  the 
appeal — I  doubt  not  through  oversight — and 
from  such  the  committee  still  Iiope  to  receive 
a  &vourable  reply.  The  sum  solicited  is 
very  small,  yet  five  shillings  a  year  from 
each  church  would  give  the  society  such  nn 
income  as  would  render  it  in  some  measure 
adequate  to  the  requirements  of  our  beloved 
but  poorer  brethren  in  the  ministry. 

Thanking  you  for  the  kind  aid  you  have 
over  been  rendy  to  afford  the  society, 

Believe  me,  dear  sir,  yours  truly, 

I.  Valb  Mdxmkrt. 

Warren  Cottage ,  Dahton, 


EDITORIAL  POSTSCRIPT. 

A  hope  is  indulged  of  presenting  to  our 
readers  next  month  a  list  of  baptist  ministers 
residing  in  England,  more  nccunitc  and  com- 
plete than  any  one  that  has  appciired.  It 
mii;ht  he  made  almost  perfect,  if  all  our 
friends  would  send  infurniation  respecting 
changes  which  have  biken  place  in  their  own 
circle  immediately ;  but  in  former  years  we 
have  had  the  mortification  of  receiving  after 
the  publication  of  the  list,  letters  whicli  if 
received  previously  would  have  prevented 
the  errors  which  it  was  then  to.)  lute  to  rec- 
tify. The  letter  asking  why  a  certain  name 
was  omitted  has  often  been  our  first  intima- 
tion of  the  existence  of  the  brother  to  whom 
it  referred.  Communications  received  before 
November  the  eighth  will  he  in  goo'l  time. 


In  certifying  removals,  the  pUce  whence,  as 
I  well  as  the  place  whither  the  removal  has 
been  made,  should  be  mentioned.  It  must 
be  observed  that  the  list  includes  none  who 
do  not  reside  in  England  ;  but  all  who  have 
been  pastors,  even  if  they  do  not  sustain  the 
:  pastoral  ofiioe  at  present,  are  eligible  fur 
;  insertion. 

Our  engraver  is  preparing  for  the  January 
number  an  excellent  likeness  of  the  Rev. 
Jami^s  Acworth,  LL.D.,  President  of  the 
Baptist  C-ollege  at  llorton,  near  Bradford, 
Yorkshire. 

Knowing  that  many  of  our  readers  have 
long  been  anxious  for  a  new  translation  of  the 
scriptures,  we  have  given  them  this  month  the 
First  I'^pistle  of  John,  as  a  specimen  of  tho 
version  proposed  to  be  published  by  the 
AmericHU  Bible  Union.  An  account  of  the 
way  in  which  the  portion  of  this  work  that 
has  been  printed  ha<i  been  prepared  was 
given  in  our  number  for  September,  when  we 
had  not  seen  the  quarto  volume  in  wliich  it 
liad  appeared :  having  since  seen  it,  wo  are 
happy  to  say  that  it  may  be  procured  of 
Messrs.  Tiiibner  and  Co.,  Paternoster  Row. 
King  James's  Version,  as  it  is  called,  the 
Qreck  'i'ext,  and  the  Revised  Version,  are 
printed  in  parallel  columns.  In  every  ciise  in 
which  an  alteration  is  proposed,  a  note  vindi- 
cating it  is  subjoined  ;  and  it  is  but  fair  to  say 
that  in  several  cases  in  which  the  now  version 
seemed  to  us  at  first  sight  to  have  made 
changes  needlessly,  the  reasons  assigned  for 
them  in  tho  notes  have  appeared  to  be 
weighty.  All  biblical  scholars  will  find  the 
volume  desernng  of  their  attention. 

We  rejoice  to  learn  that  the  Inland  Reve- 
nue Jkiard  has  at  length  decided  tho  quesCion 
respecting  Receipt  SUim^M  for  Charitablu 
Contributions,  in  accordance  with  equity.  In 
answer  to  nn  application  from  the  Colonial 
Church  and  School  Society,  the  Secretary 
has  written,  saying,  ^  In  reply  to  the  inquiry 
contained  in  your  letter  of  the  llth  instant, 
I  have  to  inform  you  that  as  some  doubt  is 
entertained  as  to  tho  liability  to  stamp  duty 
of  receipts  for  subscri])tions  or  donations 
to  charitable  institutions,  the  Board  will 
treat  such  receipts  as  if  they  were  expressly 
exempted  from  duty.' 


I* 


We  learn  that  our  friends  at  Mare  Street, 
Hackney,  are  about  to  rebuild  tlicir  chaptil 
in  a  style  suiteii  to  the  taste  and  require- 
ments of  the  age,  and  upon  a  somewhat 
larger  scale,  and  as  the  design  will  re<iuire  a 
much  larger  expenditure  than  the  amount  of 
their  insurance  will  defray,  they  will  be  glad 
of  the  assistance  of  Christian  fncnds. 

Intelligence  has  just  anv^K^d.  ^^  \^^  ^i^ 
parture  to  a  \>«Wjw  hw\^  ^l  ^^  '©^i*  K. 


704 


EDITORIAL  POSTSCRIPT. 


Sutton,  D.D.,  the  senior  mistionanr  of  the 
General  Baptist  Miwionary  Society.  It 
took  place  at  Cuttack  on  the  1 7ih  of  AuguAt, 
having  been  preceded  by  seyeral  dars  of 
seTere  illness  arising  from  fever.  Dr.  Sutton 
had  been  for  thirty  years  a  faithful  and  labo- 
rious agent  of  the  S<iciety,  and  had  the 
honour  tu  complete  tlie  revised  version  of 
the  Oriyali  bible. 

The  duties  pertaining  to  the  secretaryship 
of  the  General  Baptist  Missionary  Society, 
long  sustained  by  the  late  Uev.  J.  G.  Pike, 
are  for  the  present  dischari^d  by  the  Rev. 
John  Buckley,  a  returned  missionary  residing 
at  Castle  Donnington,  Leicestershire,  who 
expects  to  go  back  to  Orissa  in  July  or 
August  next. 

The  report  of  the  Young  Men's  Associa- 
tion in  aid  of  the  Baptist  Misbionar}'  Society, 
just  published,  states  that  finding  it  desirable 
that  the  work  pertaining  to  their  institution 
should  be  concentrated  in  the  hards  of  one 
secretary,  and  being  of  opinion  that  Mr.  John 
Templeton  possesses  the  requisite  qualifica- 
tions in  an  eminent  degree,  their  committee 
has  induced  him  to  relinquish  some  secular 
engagements  and  to  accept  the  vacant  post, 
under  an  arrangement  giving  mutual  satisfac- 
tion. 

We  have  received  from  the  Rev.  Andrew 
Reed,  D.D.,  the  prospectus  of  an  institution 
of  which  he  is  acting  as  provisional  secretary, 
and  which  is  descril>cd  as  instituted  July  31, 
1854,  at  the  Mansion  House,  the  lord 
mayor  in  the  chnir.  It  is  called  "The 
Royal  Free  Hospital  for  the  Permanent 
Care  and  Comfort  of  those  who  by  Disease, 
Accident,  or  Deformity,  are  hopelessly  dis- 
qualified for  the  Duties  of  Life."  The  rules 
have  evidently  been  drawn  up  with  care,  and 
they  provide  aeainst  the  operation  of  all 
party  and  sectarian  influencts.  Further  in- 
formation may  be  obtained  at  the  office,  1 1 , 
Poultry,  where  attendance  is  given  daily  from 
ten  till  four. 

A  project  for  establishing  a  Baptist  News- 
paper has  again  been  publicly  announced. 
Leeds  is  pointed  out  as  the  town  whence  it  is 
to  issue ;  an  able  young  minister  is  named  for 
the  editorial  labour ;  and  several  respectable 
gentlemen  arc  represented  as  willin;;  to  sanc- 
tion and  support  it.  Under  these  circum- 
stances we  should  not  be  doing  our  duty 
either  to  the  projectors  or  to  the  public  at 
large,  if  we  did  not  avow  our  decided  opinion 
that  such  a  publication  is  not  desirable,  and 
that  the  attempt  to  establish  it  must  j)rove, 
as  every  attempt  of  the  same  kind  has  proved, 
an  utter  failure.  Steadfast  adherence  to 
dissenting  principles  is  necessary  for  the  con- 
ductors of  any  newspaper  which'is  to  promote 
diBseniwg  interests ;  but  the  bapl\%ts  da  *ut\v 


have  no  political  or  social  interest!  tepante 
from  tliosc  of  their  fellow  dissenters,  and  in 
the  pursuit  of  common  objects  it  is  well  knova 
that  ^  union  is  strength."  There  are  only 
two  protestant  communities  in  England  thst 
can  carry  on  denominational  newspapen 
effectively  I — the  Episcopalians  and  the  Wes- 
leyans.  To  say  nothing  of  numerical  or 
pecuniary  strength,  there  is  no  third  bodv 
sufficiently  exclusive  in  its  taste  or  prediie^ 
tions  to  be  content  with  a  denominatioml 
paper.  In  matters  in  which  divine  Fevelatkm 
does  not  prescribe  the  course,  baptists  alvan 
want  to  know  what  oth&r  people  are  doing 
as  well  as  what  their  own  co-religioiusts  ssj. 
Baptists  desire  to  see  discussions  and  intelli- 
gence which  would  never  find  their  way  mto 
a  baptist  newspaper,  except  as  they  might  be 
copied  from  other  papers  some  time  after 
their  original  appearance.  Baptist  interen 
rerjuire  that  the  proceedings  of  our  societia 
and  the  sentiments  of  our  writers  on  pobHc 
affairs  should  be  read  not  exclusively  bj 
baptists,  or  by  persons  who  would  subscribe 
to  a  baptist  journal,  but  b  j  Christians  of  other 
communities.  The  tendency  of  such  a  paper 
would  be  to  render  baptists  and  their  affiirs 
less  known  than  they  now  arc  to  congregatioG* 
alists  and  presbyterians,  and  the  proceedingi 
of  congregationalists  and  presbyterians  lea 
known  than  they  now  are  to  baptists.  If  the 
enterprise  were  to  succeed,  it  would  place  cur 
denomination  at  a  greater  distance  than  ere 
from  other  Christian  denominations;  if  itfidl, 
the  short-lived  rival  will  injure  existing  pub- 
lications which  are  in  some  degree  advandn; 
our  principles,  but  some  of  which  cannot  has 
the  loss  of  even  a  few  subscribers.  In  tbc 
important  article  of  advertisements,  so  csser- 
tial  to  the  pecuniary  prosperity  of  a  nevsps- 
per,  the  exclusive  character  of  the  circulatioB 
would  operate  fatally.  A  governess  desrin; 
a  situation,  a  family  desiring  a  servant,  a 
housekeeper  desiring  lodgers,  a  young  couple 
desiring  apartments,  a  school-master  de- 
siring additional  pupils,  an  author  desirj^ 
to  make  known  his  books,  would  hare 
to  choo?e  between  the  expenditure  of  thtir 
money  in  a  newspaper  circulating  anios? 
baptists  and  ])aHlobaptists,  and  its  expendi- 
ture in  one  circulating  only  among  baptists— 
nay  only  among  those  baptists  who  pi^ler 
the  baptist  newspaper  to  one  conducted  on 
more  general  principles.  These  considera- 
tions we  respectfully  submit  to  our  friends 
who  look  favourably  upon  this  undertakin;;, 
if  they  have  not  as  yet  committed  themselves 
to  it  irrevocably.  Should  the  attempt  be 
made,  we  do  not  intend  to  wage  war  against 
the  new-comer,  or  to  take  any  measures  to 
realize  our  sinister  forebodings ;  but  we  detm 
it  our  duty  to  declare  now,  fearlessly  anc 
frankly,  our  firm  conviction  that  the  project 
can  only  bring  disappointment  to  its  pro- 
moters, and  detriment  to  those  interests  vbidt 


( 


IRISH   CHRONICLE. 

NOVEMBER,  1854. 


THE  FUNDS. 


It  has  become  necessary  to  remind 
our  friends  that  the  large  balance  in 
Davour  of  the  Society  which  they  enabled 
VLB  to  announce  in  April  was  not  inex- 
hanstible.  Very  few  contributions  have 
oome  in  during  the  last  six  months ;  it 
being  probably  thought  that  further 
supplies  could  not  be  needed  at  present. 
There  was  truth  in  the  supposition; 
but  it  is  right  now  to  say  that  unless 
oonsiderable  remittances  are  receiyed 
before  Christmas,  the  committee  will  be 
in  difficulty.  It  was  encouraged,  nay 
directed  by  the  constituency,  to  enlarge 
the  sphere  of  its  operations.  Relying 
upon  supporters  who  have  before  proved 
themselves  worthy  of  its  confidence,  it 
has  increased  its  expenditure.  Recently 
appointed  agents  are  now  labouring  in 
the  important  cities  of  Dublin,  Cork, 
and  Belfast,  in  addition  to  those  who 
had  been  previously  in  the  Society*s 
service.  Other  efforts  of  a  temporary 
character  have  also  been  made  during 
the  summer  in  different  places,  out  of 
some  of  which  it  is  not  improbable  that 
permanent  arrangements  creating  per- 
manent expenditure  will  arise.  It  is 
proper  then  that  our  friends  should 
know  that  the  balance  with  which  we 
commenced  our  financial  year  is  more 
than  exhausted,  and  that  the  treasury 
needs  to  be  replenished.  It  is  the  more 
necessary  to  publish  this,  because  this 
Society  has  no  agents  whose  duty  it  is 
to  make  personal  or  local  applications : 
it  trusts  exclusively  to  the  spontaneous 
zeal  of  those  who  love  Christ  and  are 
anxious  for  the  enlargement  of  his 
kingdom, — ^who  care  for  Ireland  too, 
and  desire  to  see  that  remedy  applied 


to  its  unhappy  case  which  alone  will 
prove  effectual, — a  remedy  which  can- 
not be  supplied  by  statesmen  or  legis- 
lators, but  the  administration  of  which 
the  Lord  Jesus  has  confided  to  his 
attached  and  grateful  disciples. 

CORK. 

Our  readers  have  been  apprised  that 
the  Rev.  C.  T.  Keen,  late  of  Lambeth, 
having  been  engaged  for  six  months  to 
labour  in  Cork  and  its  suburbs  as  an 
evangelist,  arrived  there  with  Mrs. 
Keen  and  their  infant  on  the  14th  of 
July.  He  found  greater  difficulty  than 
had  been  anticipated  in  obtaining  places 
in  which  to  preach  in  the  outskirts  of 
the  city,  but  he  soon  secured  the  good- 
will of  the  few  residents  who  had 
formerly  belonged  to  the  baptist  church 
in  Marlborough  Street,  and  the  use  of 
that  place  of  worship,  which  had  been 
shut  up  for  two  years,  having  been 
kindly  offered  to  him,  he  entered  on  a 
series  of  services  there.  In  the  latter 
part  of  August  the  Secretary  visited 
Cork,  found  Mr.  Keen  very  actively 
engaged,  and  was  enabled  to  make 
arrangements  of  a  promising  character. 
Mr.  Keen  was  cordially  invited  to  fulfil 
the  duties  of  a  pastor  towards  the  little 
church,  and  his  dismission  from  the 
church  at  Lambeth  to  that  at  Cork  was 
agreed  upon.  It  has  however  pleased 
Him  on  whose  wise  determinations  all 
events  are  dependent,  to  disable  Mr. 
Keen  for  the  fulfilment  of  those  engage- 
ments into  which  he  was  entering  with 
so  much  ardour.  A  malady  from  which 
he  had  suffered  i^t^nvwxaVj  \ft  \«j^  ^^ 


70C 


IRISH  CHRONICLE. 


moval  from  Lambeth   returned  upon  i 
him  with  increased  foroc,  and  obliged  ' 
him  to  reciuest  to  be  released  from  his 
engagement,  that  he  might  seek  resto-  | 
ration  to  health  in  the  enjoyment  of , 
repose  among  his  friends  in  England.  | 
At  the  very  time  however  that  Mr. 
Keen  announced  his  conviction  that  he 
must  retire  from  the  post,  Mr.  Crawford, 


who  has  been  labouring  for  some  jem 
at  Lee,  decided  on  a  removal  from  the 
station  he  had  occupied.  He  has  un- 
dertaken to  spend  two  months  at  Cork, 
and  reached  it  on  the  12th  of  October, 
one  daj  before  Mr.  Keen's  departure, 
so  that  the  vacancy  was  immediately 
supplied.  May  the  blessing  of  the 
Almighty  attoid  his  visit ! 


EXTRACTS  FROM  MR.  KEEN'S  LAST  JOURNAL. 


The  following  paragraphs  will  give 
some  idea  of  the  obstacles  which  impede 
the  progress  of  the  gospel  in  the  great 
cities  of  Ireland,  and  at  the  same  time 
show  that  they  are  not  insuperal^le, 
illustrating  the  nature  of  that  work 
which  can  be  performed  by  those  who, 
in  the  spirit  of  faith,  are  willing  to 
labour  patiently  and  quietly. 

Sept.  13,  1854.  I  bold  four  services  cYcrj 
week  in  the  chapel  in  Marlborough  Street. 
Oue  at  Evergreen,  about  a  mile  and  a  half  out 
of  town,  one  at  Blackrock  fortnightly,  and  I 
am  also  looking  out  fur  another,  station  to  fill 
up  Friday,  my  only  unoccupied  evening. 

Monday,  Sept.  18.  Last  evening  at  the  close 
of  my  sermon  I  announced  that  I  should  be  in 
the  vestry  tiiis  evening  at  six  o*clock,  for  the 
purpose  of  conversing  with  any  who  might  be 
anxious  to  sec  roc  concerning  their  souls' 
salvation.  At  the  appointed  time  a  very  in- 
teresting and  intelligent  girl,  ngcd  thirteen, 
came  to  tell  me  \\hat  God  by  his  grace  had 
done  for  her  soul.  She  remembered  having 
attended  the  house  of  God  fur  eight  years. 
About  two  years  ago,  she  became  concerned 
about  divine  things,  and  since  that  time  has 
been  in  au  undecided  but  anxious  state.  Lately, 
the  word  of  life  appears  to  have  wrought 
powerfully  upon  her  mind,  and  coming  to 
Marlborough  Street  on  the  evening  in  question, 
she  determined  upon  opening  her  mind  to  me. 
Her  family  connections  belong  to  the  society 
called  "  The  Brethren/*  and  she  will  most  likely 
be  baptized  by  their  uiinister;  but  stillf  I 
regard  her  as  a  part  of  the  reward  of  my  labours. 
I  may  mention  here,  also,  that  it  has  been  my 
privilege  to  encourage  another  from  the  same 
congregation,  to  give  herself  to  the  people  of 
Qod,  whom  I  found  in  a  balUng  tUU. 


Thunday,  Slst.  This  mfUmoaa  I  attnpCti 
to  speftk  a  fiiw  words  on  beludf  of  Ckfist»  m 
the  Middle  GUnmire  Road,  to  a  few  who  stood 
to  listen.  In  a  short  time,  howoTcr,  I  was  dk- 
turbed,  and  my  little  congregation  disperKd  bj 
a  iM>liceman,  who  abraptly  charged  ni  with 
obstructing  the  path.  I  contended  tbe  poiat 
with  him,  till  he  rcfoied  to  liaten  any  farther. 
I  did  not  obstruct  the  path,  ainoe  a  free  paassjie 
was  practicable  for  paasengen.  The  aoligcct  I 
was  speaking  of  was  the  union  of  the  diviae 
with  the  human  nature  in  the  person  of 
Christ.  Several  women  were  very  anxious  to 
hear  had  we  been  allowed  to  remain. 

On  my  return  home,  I  found  a  poor  man  it 
my  door,  to  whom  I  spoke  of  hia  eonl  and  the 
way  of  life.  He  very  willingly  accepted  a  btbkb 
faithfully  promising  to  set  some  oue  to  read  it 
to  him,  being  unable  to  do  so  himself.  He 
has  since  brought  it  back  to  me  saying,  **  They 
were  going  to  bum  it,  and  as  he  did  not  like 
they  should,  he  had  brought  it  back."  Tbe 
servant  who  took  it  in,  being  n  Catholic,  mu 
evidently  ashamed  of  her  task,  and  did  not  csU 
me,  but  sent  me  the  bible  and  the  messafe  bj 
another  person.  Poor  fellow!  he  was  what 
nearly  all  are  with  whom  I  converse,  ai 
ignorant  as  it  is  possible  for  a  human  being  to 
be  on  the  all-important  question,  "  What 
must  I  do  to  be  saved  ?  '*  Hia  notion  of  the 
way  of  life,  the  way  to  heaven,  was  confined  to 
**  confession  ;*'  beyond  this  he  appeared  unable 
to  see  one  step,  and  of  the  work  of  Christ  tor 
him,  and  the  necessity  of  the  work  of  tbe 
Spirit  in  him,  he  had  evidently  never  heard 
anything. 

Friday,  22nd.  This  mornini;  I  determiaed 
'  to  go  and  converse  with  a  poor  blind  man  who 
:  sits  daily  at  the  gate  of  the  Dyke,  to  ask  alms. 
I  I  accofted  him,  and  at  once  found  him  disposed 
I  to  listen  with  respectful  attention  to  what  I 
'  \\«.^  \o  «a.^ «  'VL^^Ad.  tomft  clear  Tie ws  of  geaenl 


I 


NOVEMBER,  1854 « 


707 


trathfl  in  relation  to  the  divine  praridenoe, 
aad  thought  God  had  afflicted  him  in  mercy, 
and  had  made  his  natural  blindneu  the  means 
of  leading  him  to  serions  reflection  respecting 
his  sool.  Beyond  this  he  knew  nothing;  he  ap- 
peared nerer  to  haye  beard  of  the  Holy  Spirit, 
while  his  idea  of  the  way  of  gaining  heayen 
was  jost  that  which  I  always  tind  uppermost 
with  this  clsss.  He  said  he  had  no  bible,  and 
baying  a  wife  able  to  read,  he  thankfully 
Meepted  one. 

In  the  eyening  I  yisited  a  poor  woman  named 
Kancy,  she  occupies  a  miserable  garret  in  a 
dirty  and  noxious  house.  Her  only  piece  of 
Iwnlture  was  a  small  stool.  I  stood  and  spoke 
to  her  for  a  time  about  eternal  things,  and 
poiBted  her  to  Him  who  **  though  he  was  rich, 
yet  for  her  sake  became  poor,  that  the  through 
Ills  poyerty  might  become  rich."  I  prayed 
with  her  and  offered  a  bible,  which  she  could 
aot  read,  and  haying  no  one  to  read  to  her,  it 
useless  to  giye  it. 


Tuesday,  26th.  This  evening  we  had  a 
special  prayer  meeting,  to  acknowledge  the 
goodness  of  God  in  the  abundant  harvest.  This 
morning  a  young  lady  who  has  lately  become 
yexy  much  concerned  about  ber  soul,  came  to 
me.  I  had  one  hour's  earnest  converse  tion 
with  her.  She  is  now  struggling  hard  with 
strong  temptations.  She  knows  and  feels  what 
God  would  have  her  do,  but  the  world's  at- 


tractions are  dear  to  her  yet.  My  very  firm 
hope  is  that  she  will  yet,  and  ere  long  be 
brought  to  the  cross  with  godly  sorrow  which 
worketh  repentance  unto  salvation.  I  have 
also  to-day  had  conversation  with  an  intelligent 
young  man,  of  whose  conversion  I  have  hope.  ' 

The  number  of  services  I  have  held  during 
the  quarter  has  been  fifty-eight,  attended  by 
1023  persons.  I  have  given  away  fifteen  bibles 
and  testaments,  and  about  half  the  tracts  with 
which  I  was  supplied. 

I  mourn  over  the  small  amount  of  labour 
and  good  effected,  i.  e«  I  mourn  that  no  more 
should'  have  been  done.  Still  I  rejoice  with 
gratitude  that  the  Lord  has  thus  far  allowed 
me  to  fulfil  the  desire  I  entertained  in  reference 
to  Cork,  the  city  of  my  birth ;  and  though  the 
state  of  my  health  prevents  my  settling  here, 
I  am  truly  thankful  in  having,  in  some  measure, 
prepared  the  way  for  one  whose  constitution 
may  allow  him  to  do  what  I  cannot.  May  the 
Lord  of  the  harvest  richly  bless  brother  Craw- 
fnd,  and  make  him  very  happy  in  his  work. 

Thursday,  October  I2th.  I  am  thankful  for 
having  been  allowed  to  do  some  little  here.  1 
did  not,  however,  think  leaving  would  be  as 
difficult  as  I  find  it,  the  affection  of  the  people 
is  in  some  instances  overpowering,  and  their 
kindness  has  been  manifested  in  many  valuable 
and  unexpected  proofs,  for  which  may  the  Lord 
reward  them. 


MR.  BOWDEN'S  VISIT  TO  CONLIG  AND  NEWTOWNAfePS. 


Since  his  return  to  Horton  College, 
Bradford,  Mr.  Bowden  has  addressed  to 
the  Secretary  a  letter  containing  the 
following  account  of  operations  in  Down  : 

Owing  to  the  want  of  a  supply  since  Mr. 
Wilson  left  the  station,  Newtownards  hnd  been 
closed.  On  the  Saturday  after  my  arrival  in 
Ireland  (May  20th),  a  crier  was  sent  through 
the  town  to  announce  the  service  on  the  fol- 
lowing Sunday  evening,  on  which  occasion  I 
bad  an  audience  of  upwards  of  forty  persons, 
since  then  the  services  have  been  continued, 
Mr.  Brown  and  I  preaching  there  and  in 
Conlig  alternately.  Mr.  Brown  delivered  a 
course  of  lectures  in  Newtownards  on  our 
Loid's  commission,  Matthew  xxviii.  19,  20. 
■The  ftverags  attendance  was  about  thirty. 

Thinking  that  the  locality  of  the  room  in 
which  we  preached  would  render  it  suitable  for 
ft  Sunday  school,  and  also  a  number  of  the 


Conlig  church  members  resident  in  New- 
townards glsdly  proposbg  their  assistance, 
on  Sunday  afternoon,  May  28th,  we  opened  a 
school.  Mr.  Brown  and  I,  during  the  pre- 
ceding week,  had  visited  many  of  the  houses, 
and  made  known  our  intention,  and  on  this 
the  first  Sunday  there  were  upwards  of  fifty 
scholars,  and  since  that  time  the  aversgc  at* 
tendance  has  been  sixty-five.  Upwsrds  of 
ninety  are  on  the  books,  and  a  large  number 
have  not  been  absent  one  Sunday.  There  are 
five  teachers  who  are  members  of  the  church, 
and  three  who  are  not  in  feUowship. 

With  the  exception  of  one  Sunday,  which  I 
spent  in  Belfast,  I  was  present  in  the  school 
every  day  since  its  commencement,  and,  indeed, 
I  felt  much  at  being  called  to  leave  it,  both  on 
account  of  the  desire  which  I  have  for  its  pro- 
gress, and  the  necessity  there  is  fur  more 
assistance  than  it  has^  effectually  to  carr^  it  <^xv. 
I  am  glad,  however,  \o  \i<i  «JtA^  \o  vst^j  >^i^^*i» 


708 


IRISH  OHBONIOLK 


teachen  who  are  engaged  are  sealooa  and 
qualified,  asd  the  Conlig  ichoolmaater  will 
gire  bis  assistance  every  Sunday.  So  that 
with  Mr.  Brown  visiting  through  the  week,  as 
he  will,  the  absent  tcholan,  I  hare  good  hope 
that  it  will  not  go  down,  but  go  on  and  increase 
in  numben  and  usefulness. 

A  number  of  testaments  sent  some  time 
since  by  the  society  to  Mr.  Brown,  were  here  of 
great  service.  A  number  of  small  publications 
and  tracts  would  be  found  very  useful  as 
rewards  to  the  diligent  Perhaps  some  kind 
friend  would  feel  disposed  to  send  Mr.  Brown 
such  a  parcel.  I  purchased  a  number  myself, 
as  also  some  tickets,  &c.,  which  I  found  very 
instrumental  in  keeping  up  the  attendance. 
Such  gifU  to  the  young  may  have  the  double 
effect  of  pleasing  and  instructing. 

My  labours  being  thus  principally  confined 
to  Newtownards  and  Conlig,  I  have  little  more 
worthy  of  record.  I  preached  in  Belfast  three 
times,  twice  in  the  pulpit  of  Mr.  Eccles,  and 
once  on  the  Quay.  Once  in  Portstuart,  near 
Coleraine.  Twice  in  Bangor,  which  is  two 
miles  from  Conlig,  one  of  the  services  was  for 
and  at  the  request  of  the  methodist  minister 
of  the  place,  the  other  was  in  a  house    in 


which  Mr.  Brawn  preaches  oiiee  a  month.  la 
Donnaghadee  which  it  seven  miles  from  Conlf, 
I  preached  once  in  the  open  idr,  and  was  hesri 
by  a  large  number  with  great  attention  fiua 
the  time  I  began  until  I  dosed.  Besides  tkc 
sabbath,  I  held  many  week  evening  services  ia 
Newtownards,  in  houses  in  which  Mr.  Brova 
preaches  from  time  to  time.  And  I  may  add 
that  I  was  kindly  received,  wherever  I  vent. 
In  the  north  of  Ireland  it  is  not  popery 
alone  which  baptist  prindples  have  to  oonteni 
with.  The  majority  of  the  northern  popiik> 
tion  are  protestanta.  A  large  number,  perbsfs 
the  larger  number  of  these  are  presbytcrius; 
but  carelessness,  ignorance^  and  prejudice,  da- 
racterise  a  large  portion  of  them;  even  tbe 
more  enlightened  are  not  the  less  Ugoted; 
and  from  them  generally*  neither  the  baptists 
nor  their  views  have  any  sympathy.  The 
baptist  minister  in  Ireland  must  he  one  of  s 
despised  few  who  ''dwell  ^a]one»  and  are  net 
reckoned  among  the  nation.**  But  we  mait 
not  be  discouraged.  If  this  work  be  of  God  h 
will  prosper,  and  in  defiance  of  either  men  or 
devils  will  prevail.  Hasten  it«  O  Lord,  in  thy 
time  I  *'  May  thy  kingdom  oome,  and  thy  viD 
be  done  on  earth  as  it  is  done  in  heaTrn," 


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bo  xery  acceptable ;  for  a  parcel  for  Mr.  Brown  of  Conlijr,  from  Mrs.  Cozens ;  and  for  a 
volume  of  the  Baptist  Magazine  in  roan  from  H.  M. 


SUBSCRIPTIONS  AND  DONATIONS  will  be  thankfully  received  by  the  TreasiircT, 
Thomas  Pewtress,  Esq.,  or  the  Secretary,  the  Rev.  William  Groser,  to  the  latter  of 
whom  money  orders  should  be  made  payable,  at  the  Mission  House,  33,  Moorgate  Street; 
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and  by  the  Baptist  Ministers  in  any  of  our  principal  Towns. 


( 


THE  MISSIONARY  HERALD. 


710 


TH£  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


ADAM'S  PEAK,  CEYLON. 


Our  engraying  for  the  present  month  i 
is  a  representation  of  a  heathen  temple ' 
on  the  summit  of  a  mountain  in  Ceylon, 
called  Adam^s  Peak. 

The  height  of  the  peak  is  7420  feet 
above  the  level  of  the  sea,  and  its  sum- 
mit, of  an  elliptio  form,  seventj-two 
feet  in  length  by  thirij-four  in  breadth, 
is  surrounded  by  A  Wall  five  feet  high. 
Immediately  within  this  a  level  spaoe 
of  irregular  breadth  runs  all  the  way 
round ;  and  the  OiAtre  is  OOcupied  by 
the  apex  of  the  moontailki  A  loUd  granite 
rock  about  nine  tei  high  At  tht  highest 
part.  On  this  is  tht  Brf  Padft  Of  Mored 
footstep. 

Whether  this  mttah-thirifhid  mtmo- 
rial  if  tightly  attached  to  Samatt,  th« 
tutelar  Buddhist  deity  of  the  distriot  of 
SaffrafMD,  it  is  now  held  by  the  Bod* 
dhisti  M  a  memorial  of  Gautama  Bad- 
dha.  The  Malabars  and  othoT  Hin- 
doos maintain  that  it  wM  Siva  who 
left  th«  impression  of  a  monstor 
footstop^  and  oall  it  Sivano-Upadani. 
By  thi  Mahommodans  it  ll  oltlmed 
for  Adam,  and  callid  Baba-Aadamalii. 
They  btliove  that  Adanii  whoM  hdght 
was  oqnal  to  a  tall  palm4rot|  after 
having  been  cast  down  from  Paradise, 
which  was  in  the  sottnth  heaven, 
alighted  on  a  peak  in  tho  Ido  Serendib, 
or  Ceylon,  and  remalnod  itanding  on 
one  fooiy  until  yean  of  ponlitnoe  and 
suffering  had  expiatod  h^  oflbnce,  and 
formed  the  footsUp.  Thai  Bve,  on  the 
contrary,  fell  noar  Jodda,  or  Mecca,  in 
Arabia ;  and  that  aftoT  a  separation  of 
two  hundred  yeaft|  Adam  was,  on  his 
repentance,  oondootod  by  the  angel 
Gabriel  to  a  mountain  near  Mecca, 
where  ho  found  his  wife — the  moun- 
tain boing  thenco  named  Arafat ;  and 
that   he  afterwards  retired  with  her 


to  Ceylon,  where  they  reared  their  off- 
spring. 

This  venerated  memorial  is  five  feet 
seven  inches  in  length,  two  feet  seven 
inches  in  width ;  and  the  alight  nmi- 
litude  it  bears  to  the  shape  of  a  foot 
is  produced  by  a  margin  of  chonam,  or 
plaster,  coloured  to  imitate  the  rode 
It  is  upon  this  moulding  that4he  yellow 
metal  case,  which  is  profusely  oraa- 
mented  with  gems  of  plain  and  coloured 
gUuM,  is  fitted,  before  the  oaoal  time  of 
the  jnlgrims*  arrival.  A  temple^  built 
of  wood,  surmounts  the  rock,  and  is 
kept  in  its  position  by  several  strong 
iron  ohuns,  fastened  to  the  stone,  and 
also  to  the  trees  which  grow  on  the 
steep  sides  of  the  cone.  The  roof  is 
lined  with  coloured  oloths,  and  its  mu- 
gin  decked  with  flowers  and  streamers. 
This  wooden  temple,  three  feet  hlj^  is 
dedicated  to  Saman.  A  panssla,  or 
priest's  house,  six  feet  square,  built  of 
mud,  a  small  temple  for  offerings,  three 
feet  squaffy  and  one  large  and  one  small 
bell,  the  former  cracked,  complete  the 
catalogue  of  oljltcts  discoverable  on  the 
summit.  The  bell  is  struck  by  esch 
pilgrim  ai  many  times  as  he  has  made 
pilgrimages  to  the  Peak.  A  beautiiul 
pagoda  is  said  to  have  once  stood  on  it, 
but  there  is  no  trace  of  such  an  erectioa 
now  discoverable. 

The  devotions  of  the  pilgrims  are 
assisted  by  a  Buddhist  priest,  according 
to  a  prescribed  ritual.  It  is  customarj, 
at  the  conclusion  of  the  ceremony,  for 
relatives,  young  and  old,  to  salute  one 
another,  and  the  usage  is  accompanied 
with  symptoms  of  the  liveliest  affection 
Each  pilgrim  makes  a  small  offering; 
these  are  placed  on  the  sacred  impres* 
aion,  and  removed  by  a  servant.  Thef 
arc  the  perquisites  of  the  chief  priest. 


FOR  NOTEMBER,  1854. 


711 


BARLY  HIStOtlY  OP  THE  ORISSA  MIfiStON. 


tt  hM  sometimeB  be(sn  suggeBted  to 
UB  tiint  an  tMdcaBiotiftl  |>aper  on  the  mis- 
Bioiifl  of  other  Bodeties,  And  more  par- 
ticularlj  those  of  the  general  baptists 
of  this  countrj,  and  of  the  baptists  in 
America,  would  be  both  acceptable  and 
Qvefol.  In  this  suggestion  we  entirely 
concur ;  &nd  as  our  attention  hi^s  re- 
oently  been  directed  to  a  paper  b)r  Rev. 
J.  Bucklej  (whom  we  had  the  pleasu^ 
of  knowing  befbre  he  went  forth  bs  a 
miaitiotiarj),  to  the  Orissa  mission,  we 
think  our  readers  will  be  interested  in 
the  following  account  o^  that  mission 
abridged  from  a  paper  prepared  by  him, 
and  puUished  in  the  Repository  of  last 
year. 

We  are  the  more  disposed  to  do  this 
bj  a  remark  in  the  short  letter  Which 
precedes   the  account^  in   which  Mr. 
Budkley  says, ''  In  preparing  it  I  haye 
again  and  again  thought  of  our  Lord's 
words,  'This  which  this  woman  hath 
done  shall  be  told  for  a  memorial  of 
her.'    So  I  think  justice  and  getterosity 
require  that  what  the  Berampore  mis- 
fiionaried  did  for  Orissa  should  be  told 
for  a  memorial  of  them."     And  we 
afterwards  learn  that  the  passages  given 
as  quotations  are  extracts  from  our  own 
periodical  ftCcounts.     Bo  far  indeed  it 
)a    an  account   of  the    efforts   made 
bj  the  Berampore  blrethren  in  Orissa, 
on  whose  labours  the  brethren  of  the 
general   baptist   body  have    so  effec- 
tually entered,  and  prosecuted  with  so 
much  success. 

'Wheu  the  nineteenth  century  com- 
Aienced  its  eventful  course,  Orissa  was 
doeed  against  the  gospel :  but  it  shortly 
after  t^leased  Him  who  "  putteth  down 
one  and  setteth  up  another,"  to  deliver 
tiie  people  from  the  oppressive  yoke  of 
the  Mahrattas,  and  to  bestow  the 
government  of  the  province  on  a  nation 
vrhose  military  triumphs  have  often 
been  succeeded  by  the  establishment  of 


a  kingdom  which  cannot  be  moved. 
This  auspicious  event  occurred  in  Bep- 
tember,  1803.  Boon  as  the  illustrious 
and  immortal  men,  whose  names  will 
evet  be  associated  with  Berampore  in 
the  annals  of  the  evaiigeliaation  ef 
India,  heard  of  the  triumphs  of  the 
British  arms  at  OUttack  and  Pooree^ 
they  earnestly  desired  to  translate  the 
Word  of  God  into  the  hinguage  of  the 
neWly-acquired  prbviuce;  and  to  com- 
municate to  its  idolatrous  inhabitanta 
the  gospel  of  the  grace  of  God.  Kot 
were  the  desires  which  they  cherished 
for  the  benefit  of  this  long-neglected 
land  allowed  to  slumber.  Four  months 
only  after  the  province  had  been  ceded 
to  the  British,  the  following  entry 
occurs  in  Mr.  Ward's  journal :— ^"  Ja<^, 
21af,  1804.  Brother  Carey  has  taken  a 
moonshee  (t.«.  pundit)  this  week,  to 
begin  translating  the  scriptures  intC 
the  Orissa  language  ;"  and  in  a  united 
letter  to  the  society  in  the  following 
April  the  missionaries  remark,  "The 
late  successes  of  the  British  arms  in 
India  have  put  the  country  of  Kuttak^ 
and  a  large  part  of  the  Mahratta  do» 
minions  into  the  possession  of  the 
English,  we  thought  this  an  oppoif- 
tunity  not  to  be  neglected,  and  have 
therefore  begun  a  translation  into  both 
these  languages,  which  goes  on  regu- 
larly, and  will,  we  trust,  in  a  reason- 
able time  be  accomplished."  In  Kuttak 
the  Oriya  is  the  language  of  the  people. 
The  last  remark  illustrates  the  disin- 
terested benevolence  of  the  mission^' 
aries. 

They  observe  in  the  following  year : 
"  We  have  long  had  it  in  our  minds  to 
station  a  brother  in  Orissa,  near  to  the 
temple  of  Juggernaut.  We  think  of 
doing  this  in  a  short  time."  But  after 
being  silent  on  the  subject  of  Orissa  for 
three  years,  they  say  in  March,  1808, — 
"We  have  not  \)^u  xaaBasASjoSL  ^  ^wx 


718 


THB  MI88I0KABY  fllBAU) 


fonner  resolution  rdative  to  sending  a 
brother  into  Oriasa,  or  some  of  the 
parts  adjacent ;  but  from  particular 
information  recently  obtained,  we  are 
constrained  to  conclude  that  the  way 
for  the  gospel  in  these  parts  is  at 
present  shut  up,  which  in  fact  was 
simply  this,  that  the  rulers  of  British 
India  evinced  determined  hostility  to 
the  propagation  of  Christianity.  The 
then  governor-general,  Sir  Qeorge  Bar- 
low, sent  a  verbal  message  in  1806  to 
Oarey  to  the  effect  that  as  the  govern- 
ment did  not  interfere  with  the  re- 
ligious prejudices  of  the  natives,  it  was 
their  wish  that  he  and  his  colleagues 
would  not  do  so.  How  different  the 
estimate  which  enlightened  and  Chris- 
tian men,  to  the'end  of  time,  will  form  of 
the  benevolent  and  self-denying  labours 
of  Carey ;  and  of  the  conduct  of  the 
governor  who  prohibited  him  and  his 
associates  from  preaching  the  gospel 
Carey  has  already  a  renown  wide  as  the 
world,  though  he  sought  it  not,  while 
the  name  of  the  governor  who  opposed 
the  missionaries,  and  established  the 
pilgrim  tax  at  Pooree  is  little  known, 
except  in  the  annals  of  the  govern- 
ment of  India.  In  the  following  year 
a  still  more  determined  and  wicked 
effort  was  made  to  hinder  the  gospel  of 
Christ ;  but  by  this  time  Sir  George 
Barlow  had  ceased  to  be  governor-gene- 
ral, and  on  a  respectful  memorial  being 
presented  to  his  successor,  Lord  Minto, 
the  proceedings  were  stayed,  though  it 
was  not  till  the  renewal  of  the  charter 
in  1813  that  full  toleration  was  enjoyed. 
On  account  of  the  extreme  jealousy  of 
the  authorities,  the  missionaries  were 
more  careful  in  sending  partictdars  of 
their  labours  to  the  society.  Still, 
Orissa  was  not  forgotten  in  their 
prayers  and  efforts ;  and  early  in  1808 
they  sent  out  two  native  brethren  to 
distribute  tracts,  and  make  known  the 
word  of  the  Lord  in  the  province. 
It  is  interesting  to  notice  that  the 


first  Hindoo  who  was  honoured  to  make 
known  the  gospel  in  Orissa  was  Krisbns 
Pal,  the  first  fruits  of  the  baptist  mis- 
sion, and  the  author  of  the  pleasing 
hymn  translated  by  Mr.  Ward,  whidi  is 
a  favourite  with  many, — 

"  O  thou  mj  tool  Uagsi  no  mora 
The  Fri«nd>lio  all  thj  mSaBTj  botw." 

In  1809  the  missionariea  report  wUh 
thankfulness,  a  circumstance  of  im- 
menoe  importance  to  the  beat  interests 
of  Orissa.  A  treasure  infinitely  more 
precious  than  Orissa's  sons  and  daugh- 
ters had  ever  known,  was  now  prepared 
for  them.  The  I^ew  Tatament  wu 
trandaUd  and  printed  in  ike  Oriya  km- 
guage. 

The  desirablenefls  of  establishing  a 
mission  in  Orissa  was  now  increasinglj 
felt,  and  in  the  same  year  that  witnessed 
the  completion  of  the  New  Teetam^t 
they  invited  one  of  their  members 
(John  Peter)  to  enter  on  the  work,  and 
appointed  as  his  associate  a  Hindoo 
brother,  named  Krishna  Das.  This 
important  step  was  taken,  as  they  states 
'*  after  much  deliberation  and  earnest 
prayer."  A  few  particulars  of  these 
two  friends,  the  first  Christian  labourers 
located  in  Orissa,  may  with  propriety 
be  given. 

John  Peter  was  bom  in  Bengal,  and 
his  parents,  who  were  Armenians,  re- 
sided in  Calcutta.  According  to  the 
custom  of  the  Armenian  church,  he 
was  immersed  in  his  infancy,  but  his 
parents  were  wholly  ignorant  of  spiri- 
tual religion,  and  their  son  grew  up  a 
dissipated  and  wicked  young  man.  He 
had  obtained  a  little  knowledge  of  re- 
ligion from  reading  the  New  Testa- 
ment and  some  English  catechisms; 
but  he  knew  not  the  grace  of  God  in 
truth.  While  in  this  state  of  careless 
indifference,  various  troubles  befel  him, 
which,  by  the  good  Spirit  of  God,  ex- 
cited anxiety  respecting  his  soul ;  and 
this  anxiety  led  him  to  the  house  of 
prayer.     A  Bengalee  sermon  by  Mr. 


FOR  NOVEMBER,  1854. 


713 


Ward,  at  the  Lai  Bazar  chapel,  Cal- 
cutta, affected  his  heart.  He  gladly 
received  the  word,  and  was  baptized. 
Soon  after  his  baptism  he  began  to 
exercise  his  abilities  in  Bengalee  preach- 
ing, the  brethren  heard  him  with  sur- 
prise and  delight,  and  spoke  of  him  as 
'^  the  most  eloquent  and  pathetic  Ben- 
galee preacher"  there  was  in  the  mis- 
sion. As  the  Orija  bears  so  close  an 
affinity  to  Bengalee,  it  was  thought  he 
might  be  usefully  employed  in  Orissa, 
and  would  speedily  acquire  the  lan- 
guage. In  a  narrative  written  with 
much  simplicity  and  humble  piety,  he 
observes :  "  When  it  was  first  proposed 
to  me  to  go  into  Orissa  to  preach  the 
gospel,!  felt  pleased  with  the  idea,  but 
was  reluctant  to  leave  my  friends  and 
my  native  plaoe.  I  prayed  earnestly 
every  day  on  this  subject,  and  Qod  in 
mercy  delivered  me  from  those  unplea- 
sant feelings.  I  also  felt  much  concern 
as  to  what  might  befal  me  in  Orissa  if  the 
people  should  persecute  me  for  preach- 
ing the  gospel ;  but  the  following  pas- 
sages relieved  me  from  all  my  distress 
on  this  head :  '  Fear  not  them  that  kill 
the  body,'  Ae. ;  '  He  that  loseth  his  life 
for  my  sake,'  &o,  I  now  feel  a  pleasure 
in  the  prospect  of  going  to  Orissa." 

On  Peter's  arrival  in  the  province 
in  January,  1810,  he  settled  at  Balasore, 
and  describes  the  moral  desolation  that 
surrounded  him  in  these  words  :  "  The 
state  of  this  country  is  deplorable  in  a 
religious  view.  None  are  seeking  God. 
The  bones  and  skulls  of  dead  men,  the 
worshippers  of  Juggernaut,  lie  about 
the  streets,  especially  on  the  river  side. 
Hundreds  are  going,  almost  every  day, 
to  worship  this  great  idol."  He  adds, 
*'  1  proclaim  the  gospel  to  them,  and 
invite  them  to  believe  in  Christ:  I 
make  known  to  them  the  account  of 
the  incarnation,  life,  and  death  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  showing  that  he 
came  on  purpose  to  save  sinners,  and  is 
able  to  do  80  ^ectually :  I  endeavour 


to  prove  that  they  are  all  in  need  of  a 
Saviour ;  that  without  Christ  none  can 
go  to  God  ;  and  that  without  his  atone- 
ment there  is  no  forgiveness."    But  the 
people  had  little  disposition  to  hear, 
and  none  to  regard  his  message.    But 
while   seeking   the   salvation   of   the 
natives  of  the  country,  he  did  not  n^- 
lect  opportunities  of  benefiting  others 
through  the  medium  of  the  EngUsh 
language.      There  were  more  at  Ba- 
lasore in  those  days  to  be  benefited  by 
such  labours  than  at  present.    His  first 
success  was  from  these  efforts.    John 
Slater,  a  European  soldier,  was  baptized 
in  less  than  four  months.    The  next 
month  three  others  were  baptized  from 
the  regiment,  one  of  whom  was  the 
drum  major.     They  are  described  as 
very  zealous  in  the  cause  of  God,  and 
as  being  constrained  by  the  love  <^ 
Christ   to    devote  themselves   to   his 
service.    The  drum  migor,  whose  name 
was  William  Smith,  appears  to  have 
been    especially   diligent    in    making 
known  to  others  the  mercy  which  the 
Lord  had  revealed  to  him.    Soon  after 
his   baptism,    it    was   said,  ''Brother 
Smith  talks  of  Jesus  to  the  sepoys." 
No  doubt  he  talked  of  Jesus  to  the 
members  of  his  own  family  as  well  as 
to  the  sepoys,  and  talked  to  purpose 
too,  for  the  following  month  his  mother 
and  his  wife,  with  two  others  from  the 
regiment,  were  baptized  and  added  to 
the  church.     Before  the  dose  of  the 
first  year,  the  church  had  increased  to 
sixteen,  but  none  of  those  added  were 
Hindoos. 

Other  additions  were  made  in  the  two 
following  years,  so  that  before  the  dose 
of  1812,  more  than  thirty  members  are 
reported ;  but  before  this  time^  many  of 
them  had  removed  with  the  regiment 
to  Cuttack  ;  and  though  most  of  them 
hdd  fast  their  integrity,  they  were  but 
nominally  connected  with  the  church  at 
Balasore.  Such  removals  and  changes 
are  discouraging  and  painful;  but  so- 


714 


THB  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


oiety  in  India  ifl  conBtantly  changing, 
and  tho  only  liope  of  gathering  a  church 
that  will  remain,  is  to  gather  it  from 
the  bleak  wilds  of  heathenism.  Peter 
left  Oriisa  for  Calcutta  in  1617,  having 
laboured  in  it  more  than  seven  years  ; 
but  the  last  four  years  the  additions 
were  few  and  small  It  appears  that  he 
pecured,  especially  at  the  commence- 
inent  of  his  course,  the  esteem  of  the 
Europeans  and  Indo-British,  and  that 
he  was  very  useful  to  many  of  the  latter 
elass ;  but  of  the  results  of  his  labours 
among  the  Oriyas,  so  far  as  they  can  be 
asoertained,  fidelity  forbids  our  saying 
muoh  that  is  encouraging.  Peter  refers 
again  and  again  to  the  dark  and  discou- 
raging prospect  presented  whenever  he 
went  among  the  heathen ;  and  on  one 
occasion,  after  describing  his  encourage- 
ments in  other  respects,  he  adds,  '^  What 
■hall  I  say  concerning  the  natives  ?  I 
mourn  for  them  daily.  But  few  of 
them  call  on  us ;  ^hey  seem  afraid  to 
hear  the  doctrines  of  Jesus." 

The  painful  part  of  our  story  in  rela- 
tion to  Orissa's  first  evangelists  remains 
to  be  told  ;  and  faithfulness  requires 
that  it  should  be  told  without  reserve. 
The  bright  scenes  of  Peter's  early  mi- 
nistry were  beclouded  before  he  left 
Orissa.  He  fell  into  the  snare  of  the 
devil,  the  slave  of  strong  drink.  When 
he  removed  to  Calcutta,  ho  was  afieo- 
tionately  received  by  the  Serampore 
missionaries,  who  were  not  aware  of  his 
disgraceful  conduct.  They  employed 
him  for  a  time  as  the  Bengalee  preacher 
at  Bow  Bazar  chapel,  Calcutta,  and 
he  indulged  in  secret  his  intemperate 
habits ;  but  his  sin  afterwards  was 
revealed*-  He  was,  of  course,  excluded 
from  the  church.  After  a  time,  peni- 
tence was  professed,  and  it  was  trusted 
with  sincerity.  The  unhappy  wanderer 
from  the  path  of  holiness  was  restored 
to  the  fellowship  of  the  church  ;  l)ut  it 
was  felt,  and  very  properly  so,  that  he 
could  not  be  restored  to  his  office.    At 


this  he  was  much  displeased ;  and  soon 

;  after,  professing  that  he  had  changed 
his  religious  sentiments,  he  united  with 
the  church  of  England,  and  was  em- 
ployed by,  it  is  believed,  the  Propagation 
Society,  aa  a  catechist  to  the  natives. 
Again  he  grievously  fell,  and  again  wss 
dismissed  from  his  post.  Of  his  subse- 
quent course  and  its  dose,  though  ^• 
gent  inquiry  has  been  made,  nothing  hsi 
been  ascertained  with  certainty.]  Snchis 
the  melancholy  history  of  OriBsa*8  fint 
evangelist,  whose  early  career  was  so 
bright  with  promises  and  whose  abili^ 
and  eloquence  as  a  pyeacher  were  so 
great,  that  he  has  often  been  ptyled, 
"  The  Robert  HaU  of  Bengal."  May  we 
all  remember  the  words  of  Chrivt  to  his 
disciples,  the  sapie  night  in  which  ha 
was  betrayed,  "  Watch  and  pnty,  lest  ye 
enter  into  temptatioi^.** 

It  would  be  interesting  if  we  could 
furnish  particulars  of  the  aubsequeat 
Christian  course  of  those  who  forfoed 
the  first  church  of  Christ  in  Onsss,  but 
the  members  were  soon  scattered  ia 
different  parts  of  India ;  and  it  is  likdj 
j  that  ere  this,  most  of  them  have  IsUen 
I  asleep.  Still  a  little  is  known  of  three 
;  of  the  members,  which  it  appears  dtfirsr 
'  blc  to  record  for  the  information  of  the 
friends  of  the  mission.  Mrs.  Beanell 
and  her  sister,  Miss  George,  were  bap- 
tised by  Peter  in  April,  1812,  and  to 
these  friends  a  brief  reference  fluy 
be  made,  as  they  are  still  approTed 
members  of  the  ehuroh  at  Cuttaok 
They  are  the  only  members  now  in 
the  church  who  have  belonged  to 
it  from  the  beginning.  They  were 
both  of  the  Romish  persuaaion;  sod 
suffered  muoh  persecution  and  i^proach 
when  they  were  baptized,  but  they  bore 
it  patiently  and  joyfully.  When  Bamp- 
ton  and  Peggs  came  to  Cuttack  in  182£, 
they  were  the  first  to  join  the  church 
which  was  then  formed ;  their  names 
appear  in  the  church  book  among  the 
seven  who  in  that  year  conaiituted  the 


FOR  NOYEMBEB^  1864. 


716 


lurch;  and,  lo  far  as  the  records  of 
le  church  testify,  they  have  never  been 
X)ught  under  church  reproof.  It  may 
)  interesting  to  add,  that  Mr.  Rennell, 
.e  husband  of  the  former  of  these 
iends,  was  the  first  baptized  by  our 
'ethren  after  their  arrival  in  Oriua; 
id  I  believe  also,  the  first  member  of 
le  church  removed  by  death. 
The  holy  activity  and  usefulness  of 
nith,  the  drum^-migor,  have  been  al- 
ady  referred  to,  and  the  subsequent 
icounts  of  him  are  not  less  pleasing.  It 
stated  that  he  continued  to  grow  in 
le  knowledge  and  experience  of  divine 
uth  ;  and  was  instant  in  season  and  out 
season  in  speaking  of  Christ  to  others, 
pecially  to  the  natives.  When  the 
giment  rempv^  from  iBalasore  to 
ittaok,  he  diUg^tly  employed  himself 
the  different  places  where  they  halted 
making  known  the  gospel,  and  in 
itributing  scriptures  and  tracts.  He 
Iked  with  byraggeea  and  brahmins 
K>ut  the  love  of  Christ  till  he  wept ; 
^  his  soul,  he  stgrs,  was  refreshed  by 
le  consideration  that  the  Spirit  of  God 
us  working  in  these  heathen  lands, 
e  has  left  a  description  of  his  march, 
id  it  is  one  that  would  be  highly  cre^ 
itable  to  any  missionary.  Indeed,  in 
le  best  sense  of  the  word,  he  was  a 
liflsionary,  although  not  set  apart  to 
le  woric  by  the  appointed  and  appro- 
riate  sdemnitiea.  On  his  arrival  at 
attack,  h#  began  with  much  eamest- 
dm  to  preach  the  gospel  to  the  heathen, 
[e  furnishes  some  affecting  particulars 
f  the  groat  Juggernaut  festival  in  181 1. 
he  number  of  pilgrims  that  passed 
iroogh  Oattack  was  immense.  When 
vt  idok  were  brought  oat,  the  press 
at  so  great,  that  the  multitude  trod 


one  upon  another,  and  a  hundred  and 
fifty  were  killed,  ^{umbers  destroyed 
themselves  by  falling  under  the  wheels 
of  the  ponderous  car;  and  many  pe- 
rished in  consequence  of  famine.  It 
appears  to  have  been  a  scene  of  hearts 
rending  horror,  the  like  of  which  has 
been  rarely  witnessed  even  at  that  most 
revolting  shrine. 

As  a  large  proportion  of  those  bap- 
tized at  Balasore  now  resided  at  Out* 
tack,  meetings  were  regularly  held  for 
mutual  edification  and  instruction,  at 
which  Smith  often  delivered  a  word  of 
exhortation  to  those  who  were  gathered 
together.  Nor  were  these  labours  in 
vain.  When  Peter  visited  Outtaok  in 
Peoember,  1611,  two  were  baptised  from 
the  regiment,  the  fruit  of  Smith's  la- 
bours. This  was,  doubtless,  the  first 
time  the  ordinance  of  believers*  baptism 
was  administered  at  Outtaok.  Blessed 
be  Gk>d,  it  has  often  been  administered 
since.  Mr.  Smith  is  described  by  one 
who  knew  him  in  Orissa,  as  an  ex- 
cellent preacher,  and  as  a  man  whose 
holy  walk  and  steady  adherence  to  the 
truth,  rendered  him  an  ornament  to  his 
Christian  professicm.  He  continaed  to 
be  connected  with  the  'regiment  for 
three  or  four  years,  after  which  he  was 
accepted  by  the  Serampore  brethren  as 
a  missionary,  and  wholly  devoted  to  the 
work  in  which  he  so  moeh  delighted* 
This  xealous  servant  of  the  Lord,  the 
ieoond  baptised  believer  in  Orissa,  still 
lives,  and  has,  in  connectioD  with  the 
baptist  mission,  ibr  thirty-^Mir  years 
been  engaged  in  the  work  of  CSirist  at 
Benares,  a  renowned  seat  el  brahminioal 
learning  and  Hindoo  saperstitioB. 

(Tole  ecntinumL) 


THE  FIBST  OF  AUGUST,  18«4. 


From  many  letters  recently  received, 
e  are  enabled  to  lay  before  our  readers 
>me  account  of  the  manner  In  which 


the  anniversary  was  observed,  of  the 
ever-memorable  day  which  ushered  in 
the  freedom  of  th^  colo\ix^  -^^^xiiabSasyoL 


716 


THE  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


in  the  British  colonics.  There  seems  to 
be  no  abatement  of  interest  in  regard 
to  it.  The  young  people,  most  of  whom 
never  felt  the  galling  yoke  of  slavery, 
regard  it  with  feelings  as  fervent  and 
joyous  as  those  who  once  did,  but 
who  now  exult  in  the  blessings  of  free- 
dom. 

In  no  part  of  the  west  is  this  day 
more  devoutly  kept  than  in  the  Baha- 
mas. Mr.  Capem  informs  us  that  it 
was  a  day  of  joy,  especially  to  the 
young.'  '^  There  are  some  here  who  would 
be  glad  for  the  day  to  be  forgotten,  but 
it  seems  to  me  very  proper  to  keep 
alive  the  remembrance  of  it.  A  large 
amount  of  labour  is  entailed  upon  our- 
selves at  the  mission  house  in  making 
preparation  for  it,  and  we  feel  this  the 
more  as  it  occurs  at  the  hottest  season 
of  the  year.  Our  numbers  exceeded 
my  expectations,  as  the  most  active 
and  persevering  efforts  are  being  made 
by  the  episcopalians  to  get  hold  of  the 
youth  of  the  colony." 

We  have  read  a  very  [interesting 
account  of  this  festival  in  one  of  the 
Bahama  papers,  and  as  the  editor,  as 
far  as  we  know,  is  not  immediately 
connected  with  our  mission  here,  it  is 
all  the  more  gratifying.  It  is  as  fol- 
lows : — 

'*  In  the  afternoon  the  children  of  the 
sabbath  school  connected  with  the  bap- 
tist mission  under  the  charge  of  that 
able  and  indefatigable  minister  of  the 
word,  the  Rev.  H.  Capem,  assembled  at 
Bethel  chapel,  and,  accompanied  by 
their  teachers,  went  in  procession  to 
Zion.  While  on  their  way  thither, 
they  presented  a  very  g<da  appearance, 
there  being  among  the  children  no 
want  of  bright  ribbons  and  brighter 
looks.  Their  march  was  enlivened  by 
singing  at  ^intervals  parts  of  cheerful 
hymns,  among  which  we  noticed  par- 
ticularly the  one  beginning  with 
'  Slavery  ;has  fallen  to  rise  no  more." 
On  arriving  at  the  town  chapel  they 


broke  up  and  dispersed  over  the 
grounds,  where  they  enjoyed  them- 
selves with  playing  at  various  games; 
and]  we  were  mudi  amused  with  the 
eagerness  with  which  they  scrambled 
for  the  groundnuts  which  were  thrown 
to  them  by  Mr.  George. 

''  After  pleasing  themsdves  in  this 
way  for  some  time,  they  were  called  to 
take  their  seats  at  the  tables  whidi 
were  prepared  for  their  aooommodatioii, 
and  it  was  amusing  to  see  the  nah  st 
the  entrance.  As  soon  as  they  were 
comfortably  seated,  the  good  thinp 
prepared  for  them  were  distributed  bj 
the  teachers,  and  having  song  a  graoe^ 
they  fell  to  upon  the  viands  with  re- 
markable alacrity  and  perseverance. 
The  teachers  had  certainly  a  hard  time 
of  it  to  keep  up  the  supply,  the  cderity 
with  which  they  managed  to  despatdli 
what  was  placed  before  them  was  trolj 
astonishing.  All  things,  however,  mul 
come  to  an  end,  and  they  were  at 
length  satisfied. 

"  The  doth  being  'removed,  several 
appropriate  hymns  were  sung,  and  we 
could  not  fedl  to  remark  the  decided 
improvement  made  in  this  deiigfatfal 
art  since  the  last  anniversary,  althou^ 
there  were  about  four  hundred  and 
twenty  children  present,  many  of  whom 
are  very  young,  we  could  hardly  detect 
any  one  out  of  time  or  tune,  and  the 
harmonious  blending  together  of  so 
many  voices  had  a  very  pleasing  effect 

"  After  three  cheers  for  her  majesty, 
the  lieutenant-governor,  <jkc.,  dEC,  and 
three  groans  for  slavery,  they  were  dis- 
missed and  went  happily  away. 

*'  To  the  Christian  and  philanthropist, 
the  proceedings  of  the  afternoon  must 
have  been  very  gratifying^  it  being 
evident  that  the  fact  of  four  hundred 
and  twenty  children  in  one  denomina- 
tion being  under  regular  gospel  train- 
ing must  affect  for  the  better  the  future 
spiritual  and  moral  interests  of  the 
community. 


FOR  NOVEMBER,  1854. 


717 


''teacbebb*  tea  dbinkinq. 


''After  the  children  had  separated 
from  the  mission  house,  evidently 
pleased  to  the  fiill  with  their  treat  and 
the  proceedings  of  the  afternoon,  the 
teachers  of  the  sahhath  school  collected 
for  a  tea-meeting ;  after  which  several 
of  the  male  teachers  detailed  their  ex- 
perience of  the  difficulties  or  comforts 
they  had  met  with  in  their  highly 
important  work  throughout  the  past 
year.  They  were  then  addressed  by 
several  gentlemen  in  a  manner  which 
seemed  to  interest  them  much;  these 
were  the  Rev.  H.  Capem,  their  excel- 
lent pastor,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Maclure  of  St. 
Andrew's  church,  and  Messrs.  Rae, 
Stevenson,  and  Qeorge. 

''The  topics  handled  were  various, 
but  for  the  most  part  bearing  on  the 
responsibility  which  devolved  on  them 
in  the  view  of  the  fposition  in  which 
^ej  now  stood  as  compared  with  that 
>f  past  times,  the  importance  of  the 
nbbath  school,  and  especially  the  duties 
ind  obligations  of  the  sabbath  school 
;eacher  in  reference  to  the  spiritual 
nterests  of  the  children  under  their 
sare,  and  of  the  necessity  to  this  end  of 
bhe  teachers  themselves  being  person- 
illy  partakers  of  the  divine  grace.'* 

A  young  friend  at  Spanish  Town,  Ja- 
maica, connected  with  Rev.  J.  M.  Phil- 
lippo's  church  there,  and  to^whom  we 
are  indebted  for  an  interesting  account 
of  their,  late  missionary  meeting  in  aid 
of  the  Society's  operations  in  Africa, 
and  the  college  at  Calabar,  which  ap- 
pears under  the  head  of  Foreign  Intel- 
ligence, informs  us  that  on  the  morning 
of  the  day  the  ordinance  of  believers' 
baptism  was  administered  by  Mr.  Phil- 
lippo  in  the  river  which  flows  through 
Clair  Park  Pen,  near  Spanish  Town. 
The  attendance  was  larger  than  on  any 
previous  occasion.  Great  numbers  came 
from  the  town  and  country  during  the 
night,  so  that^  at  six  o'clock  in  the 


morning  there  could  not  have  been  leas 
than  twelve  hundred  persons  present.  J 

A  thanksgiving  meeting  was  held  at 
daylight,  as  is  customary  on  these  com- 
memorations of  the  abolition  of  slavery. 
The  booth  which  had  been  erected 
proved  too  small  to  accommodate  all 
the  friends,  consequently  the  candidates 
were  addressed  outside.  They  were 
seated  in  a  circle  under  one  of  the  wide 
spreading  trees,  and  the  spectators 
stood  around,  and  formed  an  interest* 
ing  group.  They  then  proceeded  to 
the  river  side,  where  Mr.  Phillippo 
delivered  an  impressive  discourse  on 
the  subject  of  baptism,  and  scripture 
proofs  were  given  for  administering  it 
to  such  as  made  a  profession  of  their 
fidth  in  Christ 

After  singing  and^'  prayer,  the  candi- 
dates, forty-two  in  number,  were  bap- 
tised. Great  order  prevailed,  and  every 
one  listened  with  interest  and  attention 
to  the  addresses  which  were  delivered. 
The  situation  was  a  most  &vourable 
one,  as  the  bank  sloped  down  gradually 
to  the  water  side,  thus  affording  all  an 
opportunity  of  viewing  the  striking  and 
beautiful  scene  before  them.  Interest- 
ing and  beautiful,  indeed,  must  such  a 
scene  have  been  to  any  one ;  but  to  those 
who  knew  what  slavery  was,  who  had 
witnessed  the  degradation  and  cruelty 
ever  attending  it,  who  knew  what  per- 
haps these  very  people,  had  they  lived  a 
few  «years  ago,  would  have  suffered  for 
openly  professing  their  love  to  Christ ; 
but  more  especially  to  our  brother 
Phillippo  himself,  who  had  witnessed 
such  things,  and  who  is  now  almost  a 
veteran  in  the  good  cause  in  Jamaica, 
and  who  could  rejoice  over  these  be- 
lievers thus  giving  themselves  to  God 
and  to  his  people  as  freed  men  in  the 
Lord,  such  a  scene  would  excite  emo- 
tions too  deep  and  thrilling  for  words 
to  express. 

Though  not  connected  with  .these 
festive  commemoxtttioBa,  \\  tdks  TksA*  \a 


FOB  NOYEMBSR,  18M. 


719 


sd,  thtir'ichem*  ibr  <'  conioUdating  and 
ngthening  the  Indian  miision"  to  an 
\j  comple^on. 

^M«4H.— At  this  station  our  esteemed 
ther  Mr.  jCanidy  continues  to  labour,  and 
h  considerable  encouragement.  As  he 
iad  mmny  placet  during  his  visit  to  this 
mtrjy  and  very  many  of  our  friends  vho 

I  the  pleasure  of  intercourse  with  him 
re  ^](pressed  to  us  the  great  interest  they 
ik  ip  his  labours^  it  will  afford  them  no 
all  measure  of  latisfieiction  to  hear  of  hb 
Ifture.  Having  lately  laid  before  the  com- 
ttce,  a  plan  which  he  had  in  his  mind  of 
dng  a  farm,  and  teaching  the  natives  how 
cultirate  it,  and  thus  exciting  within  them 
lesire  for  improvement,  as  well  as  cherish- 
(  habits  of  industry,  he  asked  for  a  grant 

aid  him  in  thb  undertakmg.  This  the 
nmittee  felt  compelled  to  decline,  and  the 
nretaries  were  directed  to'  explain  to  Mr. 
aidy  the  grounds  of  their  refusal,  while 
piipmog  for  him  the  deep  reigitrd  which 
ly  felt  towards  him.    To  thia  oommunica- 

II  Mr.  Oasaidy  replies, — 

**  While  I  feel  t^  tl)^nkf^l  to  the  com- 
Itae  for  th?  pains  they  ^§ve  t^l^en  to  pqn- 
|er  my  proposed  farm,  and  to  you  for  the 
mUe  you  hUT^  W>  ^indly  t^ken  to  ci^pl^n 
•item  to  w^  I  ftdinire  the  principle  on 
li^  thpy  haye  bfi«e4  their  decisinn^  tind 
itrt^l^  l^pprove  of  all  they  have  s^id.  The 
iQlution  throws  a  sacred  \^kio  avonnd  tho 
penditure  of  funds  in  India,  wl^ich  I  pray 
may  sustain  by  constant  (ittentiqn  to  the 
If  le  ol^ect  of  speaking  the  trnth  in  love. 
h !  that  I  had  tnore  hefirt  to  this  work, 
**  F<w  the  fann  prqject  I  am  now  agitating 
r  ptfqriDi^tioB  an^^  ^  pl<ui*  Lectures  on 
;np|iUural  chemistry,  about  to  be  delivered 
the  government  college  here,  I  ap[)  think- 
g  of  having  translated,  in  order  to  carry 
e  information  to  those  who  cap  apply  it. 
**  I  have  the  prospect  of  building  a  chapel 
tre.  The  deskn  has  been  made  out,  and  I 
ive  applied  ror  a  site.  The  chapel  is 
tim»ted  at  about  £400,  but  it  will  perhaps 
«t  •  little  more,  and  will  seat  four  hi^idred 
traons.  I  know  not  whence  the  funds  fbr  it 
•e  to  come,  but  I  have  pnnt<^4  AH  appeal^  a 
ipy  of  whioh  1  enclose, — 

*  An  Appeal  for  funds  to  erect  a  place 
of  worship  Qt  Poonah,  for  the  use  of 
the  Baptist  Mission. 


*^  ^  The  congregation  attending  divine 
ice  on  sabbath  mornings,  in  connection  with 
16  baptist  mission,  numbers  between  two 
id    thret    hondrwd    soals.      The    other 


religious  meetmgs  in  this  missioB  are  not  so 
large.  All  those  who  attend,  do  so  of  their 
own  accord.  Good  results  have  ibllowed 
these  meetings. 

**  *  The  Masonic  hall  has  been  rented  at 
fbrty  rupees  a  month,  fbr  the  purpose  of 
holding  some  of  these  meetings.  Othera 
have  beep,  and  must  eontinue  to  be  held  in 
other  pliices,  tp  suit  the  convenience  of  those 
who  cannot  come  to  the  hall.  Yet  there  are 
meetings  which  lose  their  object,  unless  held 
in  a  public  and  central  spot,  and  as  the 
Masonic  hall  cannot  be  always  acce«ible  to 
the  public,  meetings  which  cannot  be  held 
elsewhere,  must  be  abandoned. 

**  *  It  is  nbeolutely  necessary,  therefbre, 
that  a  plain  building  be  erected,  which  shall 
be  wholly  consecrated  to  the  service  of  Ood, 
in  which  such  meetings  may  bo  held,  the 
public  library  of  the  miasioi^  opened  ipore 
widely  to  the  view  of  the  public,  ^nd  the 
missionary  visited  by  some  who  cannot  now 
call  upon  him. 

** '  A  plain  building  has  been  computed  at 
4,07^  rupees,  fin4  a  site  has  been  granted  by 
government  fbr  it,  nenr  the  staff-sergeant's 
quarters. 

^  'Subscriptions  will  be  received  by  Messrs. 
Holder  and  Co.,  booksellers,  BoQibay,  and 
by  Messrs.  Aifonnettand  Co.,  Poonahtand  by 
*' '  Hen^y  p.  Cassidt,  Baptist  Missionary, 

*"Poonah,  Aug.  6th  1854.'  " 

^  If  India  can  be  persuaded  to  opoet  her 
C(Wn  building^  ibis  shall  be  paid  for  ^  sub- 
scription. I  fear,  however,  I  shall  be  com- 
pelled to  draw  on  my  allowance.  I  told  the 
congregation  if  they  would  give  me  J01OO,  I 
would  give  £\(10  more,  and  beg  the  iipst.  I 
hope  for  the  b^t,  but  half  fear  I  shi^U  havo 
to  build  it  all  myself.  I  am  npw  lookjpg  out 
fbr  an  employment  which  may  enable  nie  to 
do  so  without  retarding  my  missionary  duties. 
A  prpfessonhip  in  the  Government  Collie 
appears  opening  and  I  am  seriously  thinking 
of  npplying  for  it.  This  would  entirely  save 
your  funds.  Five  years  of  it  would  serve 
my  purpose  admirably,  and  the  college  would 
not  repent  n^y  services  during  that  time, 

''  1  cannot  forbear  mentioning  my  lively 
sense  of  the  uniform  kindness  of  Colonel 
Havelock  (Mr.  Marshman's  biother-in-law). 
Though  appointed  to  the  Bengal  presidency, 
he  tikkes  a  deep  interest  in  this  niiisipni  vad 
contributes  largely  to  its  maintenance. 

''The  Friday  evening  meeting  of  children 
was  cntortained  last  (August)  at  tea,  with 
an  examination  of  the  instruotions  remem- 
bered from  the  weekly  addi  esses.  A  finr 
who  came  to  me  twice  a  week,  to  learn  vocal 
music,  were  also  examined.  A  goodly  num- 
ber of  visitors  assembled,  and  expressed  their 
satisfaction  at  the  attainments  displayed. 
About  one  hundred  children  were  present 

"  The  peace  of  God  enrich  you  with  all 
iti  blessmgs  and  giafi«a.    %oomsa  ifiiNsRk.^  ii^ 


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THB  MISSIONARY  HSRALD 


yoar  laboura  of  love.  '  Yoa  have  a  lati 
engine  of  bleaaednesB  in  your  handt.  Heaven's 
eye  direct  you.  The  eye  givet  the  heart. 
May  you  read  it  more  clearly  than  ever."    . 

It  is  almost  superfluous  to  add  to  these 
interesting  extracts,  that  we  trust  Mr.  Cas- 
sidy  will  have  some  expressions  of  S3rmpathy 
from  friends  in  this  country.  Most  glad 
shall  we  be  to  receive  contributions  towards 
his  new  chapel.  To  send  out  donations  for 
this  purpose  will  be  a  great  delight,  and  they 
will  cheer  our  devoted  and  self-denying 
brother  in  hb  arduous  work. 

WEST  INDIES. 

Jamaica. — The  recent  accounts  from  Ja- 
maica intimate  that  the  cholera  has  some- 
what diminished,  though  its  ravages  have  far 
from  ceased.  What  is  most  felt  now,  is  its 
efibct  on  the  churches  and  congregations, 
whose  numbers  are  seriously  diminished. 
The  widows  and  orphans  left  nearly  entirely 
destitute,  will  long  be  a  source  of  great 
anxiety  to  the  brethren.  We  are  glad  to 
announce  that  Mr.  Hodges  returns  to  Ja- 
maica, having  accepted  the  call  of  the  church 
at  Stewart  Town,  and  friends  in  the  country 
subscrilnng  to  pay  his  passage  thither ;  with 
Mrs.  Knibb,  her  two  daughters,  the  youngest 
not  having,  we  regret  to  state,  derived  much 
benefit  from  her  sojourn  in  this  country. 
We  are  sorry  to  learn  by  a  recent  letter  from 
Mr.  Hewett,  that  Mrs.  Burchell's  health  is 
rapidly  declining,  and  she  seems  fast  ap- 
proaching the  final  scene,  on  which,  however, 
she  looks  with  the  calmness  and  hope  of  a 
believer  who  has  a  good  hope  through  grace. 

The  account  we  have  received  of  the 
annual  meeting  at  Spanish  Town  in  behalf 
of  the  Society's  operations  in  Africa,  and  the 
Collegiate  Institution  at  Calabar,  is  one  of 
deep  interest,  and  among  other  things  tends 
to  show  that  there  is  no  lack  of  interest 
among  the  churches  in  these  great  objects. 

9IL''  On  Lord's  day,  July  16th,  a  sermon  was 
preached  by  the  Kev.  J.  O.  Beardslee  (inde- 
pendent), in  the  afternoon  an  address  was 
delivered  to  the  children  by  Rev.  William 
Claydon  to  a  large  number  of  children  and 
adults,  Mr.  Gaydon  also  preached  in  the 
evening. 

"  On  Tuesday  evening  the  public  meeting 
was  held.  The  large  chapel  was  filled  at 
an  early  hour,  and  was  so  thronged  that 
mimben  were  unable  to  find  admknoYi.  The 


Hon.  E.  Jordan,  mayor  of  Kingston,  vis 
announced  to  take  the  chair,  but  being  pie' 
vented  by  his  magisterial  duties,  his  pjaoe 
was  courteously  and  ably  filled  by  the  boo. 
the  speaker  of  the  House  of  Assembly. 
There  was  also  present  a  larger  nnmbcf  sf 
the  more  respectable  inhabitants  of  the  tovs 
than  on  former  occasiona. 

''After  singing  and  prayer,  his  hoooar 
opened  the  meeting  by  a  very  interesting  sid 
impressive  qwech.  Addreaea  were  also  d»> 
livered  br  the  ministcn  and  gentlemea  of 
various  denominations  who  were  preMBt, 
The  meeting  continued  to  a  late  hoor.liat 
being  well  sustained  to  the  werj  last,  no  mffk 
of  impatience  was  manifested.  Altegekka^ 
a  more  deeply  intereeting  amd  impcvtsiit 
meeting  could  hardly  have  been  imagmed." 

Bahamas. — ^Afler  adverting  to  the  jufaQse 
services,  which  Mr.  Capem  remaiks  weu 
'*  as  good  as  ever,"  some  account  of  wluck 
will  be  found  in  the  preceding  pages^  he  pm 

on  to  state: 


'^  I  am  sorry  that  I  have  little  reasoa  ti 
believe  that  God  is  glorified  by  the  preachiBf 
of  the  word.  We  look  about  in  vain  kt 
those  who  tremble  at  it,  and,  pierced  to  He 
heart,  inquire,  '  Men  and  brethren,  whi 
shall  we  do  ?'  Mach  seed  &lls  by  tbs  «q^ 
side,  much  into  stony  places,  some  amow 
thorns,  but,  alas  I  little  into  good  ground.  ! 
could  indeed  baptize  candkUtea,  but  I  for 
they  are  not  true  believers.  But  the  chsage 
in  general,  in  the  views  entertained  respect- 
ing both  baptism  and  sprinkling,  within  tin 
la^  few  years,  is  very  striking.  There  is  dbI 
half  the  rage  there  used  to  be  to  get  childres 
sprinkled.  Nor  do  those  who  call  thesi- 
selves  baptists  hold,  as  formerlj,  that  bsp* 
tism  is '  the  finishing  of  their  work,'  for  so  I 
have  heard  them  speak  of  it,  when  seddsg 
to  be  received  as  candidates. 

"  LetteiB  came  to  roe  yesterday,  Aug.  10, 
from  the  church  at  Ragged  Island,  eaineidy 
requesting  me  to  visit  them  as  their  leader  ii 
dead,  and  they  have  no  one  to  preside  ore 
them.  The  deceased  was  an  aged,  and  I 
hope  a  good  man.  He  was  killed  by  1^ 
ning,  in  his  room,  and  was  not  found  uotil 
he  was  nearly  burnt  to  pieces.  He  m 
found  on  his  knees,  and  not  until  Boat 
hours  after  the  storm  abated  ;  and,  strange  to 
say,  not  a  particle  of  anything  in  his  bone, 
not  even  his  bed  things,  vras  touched  by  ^ 
fire,  and  he  kneeling  by  his  bedside  ! 

"Exuma  is  130  miles,  and  Ragged  Isbod 
300  miles,  from  Nassau.  This  time  of  the 
year,  in  consequence  of  calms  and  heai! 
winds,  the  vessel  may  take  twelve  or  fbfl^ 
teen  days  to  reach  the  latter.  I  think  I 
shall  defer  my  visit  until  the  hurricase 
months  are  over. 

*'  You  have  long  been  cherishing  the  hope 
^that  our  churches  in  this  colony  would  be 


FOE  NOVEMBER,  1854. 


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•elf-fqpportiiig^  and  I  hare  at  times  myself 
fdt  laiigiiine  that  jour  wishes  would  be  re- 
alized. Bat  I  fear  the  day  is  far  distant 
All  our  natire  pastors  are  complaiinng  that 
little  is  done  for  them  by  the  churches.  I 
informed  you  in  my  last  that  the  church  at 
the  northern  end  of  Long  Island  had  invited 
Iwotlier  M'Donald  to  come  and  take  the 
ofenight  of  them,  and  had  offered  to  raise 
him  iS>out  £9  a  year.  At  GoTcrnor's  Har- 
bour, where  he  has  been  labouring  for  the 
laat  nine  years,  the  people  cannot  raise  him 
■o  large  a  sum  as  that.  Last  week  I  receiTed 
a  letter  from  our  native  brother,  J.  A.  Har- 
man,  who  is  at  Grand  Bahama,  in  which  he 
mjB, '  The  deacons  called  the  church  together, 
and  spake  over  the  matter,  and  the  whole 
amount  of  what  the  church  would  do  is 
£12  5s.'  This  is  the  sum  which  six  churches 
offer  to  contribute.  They  are  situated  in 
three  different  itlandM,  and  to  visit  them 
hundreds  of  miles  must  be  travelled,  and 
expenses  incurred.  I  trust  the  way  to  our 
end  will  become  more  clear  ere  long." 

Tbihidad. — We  regret  to  learn  by  letters 
from  Mr.  Law,  by  the  last  mail,  that  cholera 
had  broken  out  in  the  island,  but  the  disease 
had,  up  to  the  time  of  his  writing,  September 
%  appeared  in  a  mild  form,  and  was  confined 
to  the  poor,  ill-fed  part  of  the  people,  and 
thoee  who  live  in  dirty  yards,  and  badly 
Tentilated  houses.    Mr.  Law  says: — 

^  In  Port  of  Spain  and  neighbourhood 
■bout  thirty  persons  die  daily.  I  have  seen 
■eyeral  fiital  cases.  Some  of  our  people 
bsTe  been  attacked,  but  are  now  recovering. 
I  need  not  say  that  I  am  doing  all  I  can  for 
the  poor,  the  sick,  and  the  dying.  My  means 
of  help  are  small,  but  in  an  emergency  like 
this  I  must  go  beyond  my  means.  The 
community,  generally,  are  terror-stricken. 
God's  people  are  calm  and  happy,  for  they 
know  and  feel  that  God  does  all  things,  and 
that  he  does  all  things  well. 

**  The  Romish  priests  are  especially  active 
En  going  about  deceiving  both  the  living  and 
the  dying.  The  nuncio  declared  some  time 
BgOy  that  the  cholera  would  not  come  while 
he  remained  in  Trinidad.  But  now  that  it 
has  come,  he  says  it  is  to  force  all  the  people 
to  become  Romanists ;  hence  this  fearful 
fiflitation  is  made  the  means  of  destroying 
the  aouls  of  the  people. 


**  My  time  is  occupied  from  mom  till  night 
in  going  about  among  the  people.  My  work 
is  chiefly  in  town  just  now.  At  night  I 
sometimes  feel  almost  dead.  I  am,  however, 
amidst  all,  strong  and  well  in  body,  and  very 
happy  in  mind,  from  a  sense  of  the  presence 
and  love  of  God.  I  have  just  been  riding 
through  the  town.  It  appears  thera  wero 
mora  than  forty  deaths  yesterday.  This 
morning  the  doctors  say  things  are  very  bad, 
while  the  chief  druggist  in  town  says  there  is 
rather  a  lull." 

We  are  glad  to  find  that  our  friends  at 
Pembroke  Chapel,  Liverpool,  have  sub- 
scribed between  £60  and  £70  towards  the 
cholera  fund,  and  we  have  received  from  two 
anonymous  friends  donations  of  £20  and 
£5.  But  as  a  grant  has  been  made  to  Mr. 
Hodges  to  enable  him  to  take  out  a  supply 
of  medicine,  and  to  afford  relief  to  the 
destitute  on  his  arrival  in  Jamaica,  and 
help  must  be  sent  to  Mr.  Law  at  once,  we 
trust  our  friends,  whose  means  enable  them 
to  meet  such  cases  of  special  exigency,  will 
lose  no  time  in  forwarding  subscriptions. 

FRANCE. 

MoRLAix — Mr.  Jenkins  informs  us  that 
the  help  which  the  Committee  has  afforded 
has  inspired  the  hearts  of  the  persecuted 
with  gratitude  and  joy.  From  a  journey 
into  the  country  he  learned  that  the  teachers 
remained  firm  in  the  Lord's  work.  Though 
teaching  to  read  has  ceased  for  the  present, 
they  visit  the  people  to  converse  with  them 
on  the  things  of  God.  Should  the  case  in 
the  Court  of  Cassation  be  gained  in  favour 
of  the  itinerating  school,  the  number  of 
scholars  will  greatly  augment.  Persons 
threatened  to  be  expelled  their  farms,  on  ac- 
count of  religion,  continue  to  stand  &st.  Mr. 
Jenkins  expresses  his  hope^  that  ere  long,  the 
grand  obstacle  to  the  distribution  of  the 
scriptures  in  Finisterre  will  be  removed. 
Meanwhile  let  our  friends  remember  these 
persecuted  brethren  in  their  supplications 
before  God. 


HOME  PEOCEEDINGS. 


We  have  to  report  a  goodly  number  of 
meetings  during  the  past  month.  Mr.  Carey 
has  Tisited  Somersham,  Warboys,  Wood- 
buiit,  &C.,  and  with  Mr.  Bowes  and  Mr. 
MilUurd|  Brighton ;  the  latter  has  also  been  to 


Bridgnorth,  Broseley,  Shrewsbury,  Oswestry, 
Wem,  and  other  places  in  Salop.  Mr. 
Makepeace  has,  with  Mr.  Birrell,  taken 
Reading,  and  then  he  went  on  to  Liverpool 
and   Rochdale,  whence   he  will   visit   the 


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THB  MI8SI09ABT  HERALD 


diardiM  in  Hampihife.  Mr.  Phillip*  haiiarjr  Aiaodatioii  lA  aid  of  the  uMm. 
gone  through  the  rforthem  AuziliaiT,  Ne#-  ;  Dan.  Pratt,  Esq.,  bf  the  "Patriot^  pfvided, 
caitie^  Shieldi,  Durham,  Ace,  Hemef  Hemp- 1  and  the  meetlnf^  ini  addrened  by  Edward 
•tead,  and  thence  to  Plrmouth,  Devonport, '  Miall,  Esq.,  M.P.,  Reva.  W.  Vinee  of  Bi^ 
and  Kin^bridge,  in  South  DeTon.  Mr.  j  mingham,  Clement  Bailhache  of  Btepaey 
Trestrail  attended  the  annual  meeting  of  the  |  College,  and  W.  O.  Lewis  of  WertboanM 
Juf  cnile  Auxillarr  at  Lewisham  Road, '  Qrore.  The  gentlemen  who  bate  hitherto 
and,  accompanied  hy  Mr.  Wheeler,  meet-  [  acted  as  honorary  secretaries  hate  been  eom- 
ings  at  Pembroke,  Tenbj,  Narberth,  narer- !  pelled,  from  the  pressilre  of  other  enga^ 
ftmlwett,  Osrmarthen,  &c.  Some  of  these  |  ments,  to  redgii  their  office.  But  thd  Corn- 
meetings  haTc  given  a  good  report,  and ,  mittee  hate  secured,  undet*  niutdallj  aatil- 
remittances  have  been  cncoun^ng.  In ;  factory  arrangements,  the  services  of  Mr.  John 
others  the  accounts  have  not  been  so  favour-  Templeton,  who  has  eonsented  to  give  up 
able.  But,  as  trade  has  not  been  prosperous  some  secular  engagements,  and  to  devote  the 
in  the  north  of  late,  we  were  somewhat  time  thus  preyiouslj  occupied  to  the  diitiai 
prepared  for  this.  We  hope  the  very  of  this  office.  We  cordially  wish  oar  yooqg 
bountiful  harvest  will  correct  commercial ,  fHends  success  Iti  their  efibrta,  which  we  have 
depretaion,  and  that  our  supplies  will  soon  reason  to  believe  have  contributed  to  tnf 
augment.  ment  those  flmds  of   the   Parent  Sode^ 

We  had  the  pleasure  of  attending  and   which  hAve  been  derived  from  the  fiee-wiu 
taking  part,  early  in  October,  in  the  sixth   offerings  of  the  young, 
annual  meeting  of  the  Young  Men's  Mission- 

MR.  UNDERHILL 


We  have  great  pleasure  in  stating  that  we  • 
received  a  letter  from  Mr.  Underbill,  dated  i 
September  25th,  oti  Cadiz,  all  well,  and  Mr.  | 
Qumey  subsequently  heard  fVom  him  on  his  : 
arrival  at  Malta ;  and  while  writing  this,  a  let- 
ter has  come  to  hand,  dated  Alexandria,  Oct.  I 
4th,  at  which  time  our  friends  were  lu  good  ! 
health  and  spirits.  The  voyage  had,  up  to  that 
time,  been  most  pleasant.  The  ample  accom- 
modations on  board,  and  the  attention  of  the 


servants,  and  great  coitifott  of  the  ihlp,  fnak 
the  passage  a  most  enjoyable  one.  Beadtf 
which,  the  company  of  many  pioui  pen(n% 
intercourse  with  Dr.  Anderson  and  his  coif 
league,  and  Mr.  Marshman,  much  addtfd  tt 
the  pleasure  of  the  social  circle.  Before  thii 
reaches  the  eye  of  our  readers,  our  BnetA 
will  have  either  inched,  or  be  very  aesf  tt 
their  destination. 


FINANCES. 


We  must  again  urge  upon  our  Treasurers 
and  Secretaries  of  local  Auxiliaries,  the  need 
in  which  wc  stand  of  speedy  remittances. 
The  Treasurers  are  necessarily  considera' 


blf  in  advance.  Recent  drafts  on  the  funds 
have  been  very  heavy  indeed.  Help  no«  is 
much  more  valuable  than  at  almost  any  other 
season  of  the  year. 


ANNUAL  REPORTa 


As  the  number  of  the  last  Annual  Report 
in  stock  at  the  Mission  House  is  very  small, 
the  Committee  will  feel  greatly  obliged  to 
any  friends  who  may  have  more  copies  than 


they  need,  if  they  will  kindly  send  them  to 
the  Mission  House,  free  of  expense  fbr  car- 
riage, if  possible. 


NEW  SERIES  OP  THE  JUVENILE  HHRALD. 


Desirous  of  meeting  the  wishes  of  our 
young  friends  as  far  as  possible,  the  Com- 
mittee have  resolved  to  issue  a  new  series  of 
the  Juvenile  Herald,  in  January  next.  Tluiv 
have  secured  the  services  of  the  Rev.  S.  O. 
Green,  B.A.,  of  Bradford,  a  well  known  and 
successful  writer  for  the  young,  ns  editor. 
The  work  will  be  printed  in  a  new  type,  and 
with  improved  embellishments.  It  will  be 
published,  as  heretofore,  by  iMessrs.  Houlston 
and  Stoneman,  and  our  kiud  and  constant 
i^md,  Mr,  Heeion  of  IieedB«    We  uigD 


upon  superintendents  and  teachers  in  oir 
schools  the  duty  of  aiding  in  the  endeavotf 
to  secure  a  very  enlarged  circulation.  The 
committee  of  the  Young  Men*s  Missionary 
Associatkm  have  promised  their  cordial  aid, 
and  as  no  effort  will  be  spared  to  impart 
fresh  interest  to  the  new  series,  we  eamestlr 
invite  the  hearty  support  of  our  frieudi. 
Communications  for  the  editor  may  be  ad- 
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THE 


BAPTIST   MAGAZINE. 


DECEMBER,  1864. 


ON  THE  RECITAL  OP  WHAT  IS  CALLED  THE  LORD'S  PRAYER  IN 

CHRISTIAN  ASSEMBLIES. 


The  precise  time  of  the  introduction 
of  what  is  called  the  Lord's  prayer  into 
the  worship  of  the  Christian  church  is 
as  uncertain  as  that  of  the  introduction 
of  infant  haptism.  The  two  practices 
apparently  arose  in  the  same  age,  and 
under  the  auspices  of  the  same  persons. 
Professor  Coleman  of  Andover,  in  his 
very  able  work  on  Christian  Antiquitiep, 
says,  "The  historical  facts  connected 
with  the  use  of  the  Lord's  prayer  may 
be  stated  as  follow : — 

*'  1.  It  was  not  in  use  in  the  church 
in  the  age  of  the  apostles.  Not  the 
remotest  hint  is  given  in  the  history  of 
the  apostles  that  this  prayer  constituted 
any  part  of  their  religious  worship.  The 
ax>08tle  is  silent  on  this  point  even  in 
1  Cor.  xiv.,  where  he  is  treating  of  their 
devotions.  In  the  absence  of  written 
testimony,  we  are  indeed  directed  to 
uncertain  tradition  to  supply  its  place. 
But  in  every  view  of  the  subject,  the 
assertion  that  this  prayer  was  used 
either  by  the  apostles  or  their  immedi- 
ate successors  must  bo  r^;arded  as  arbi- 
trary and  groundless.  .... 


"2.  Tertullian,  Cyprian,  and  Origen 
fully  concur  in  testifying  to  the  use  of 
the  Lord's  prayer  in  the  second  and 
third  centuries. 

"  3.  The  use  of  the  Lord's  prayer  in 
the  third,  fourth,  and  fifth  centuries 
was  restricted  to  the  faithful  only,  and 

was  denied  to  catechumens The 

reason  of  the  exclusion  was  in  general, 
that  none  but  Christian  believers  had 
the  true  spirit  of  adoption,  so  that  they 
could  sincerely  say,  *  Our  Father  which 
art  in  heaven.' "  ♦ 

Tholuck,  while  he  advocates  the  use 
of  the  prayer,  acknowledges  that  neither 
in  the  Acts  of  the  Apostles,  nor  in  any 
other  writers  prior  to  the  third  century, 
do  we  find  that  it  was  used  as  a  formula 
in  divine  worship."  t 

The  learned  David  Clarkson,  in  his 
Discourse  concerning  Liturgies,  speak- 


•  The  Antiqaities  of  the  Cbriatian  Charch/.Tmu- 
Uted  and  compiled  from  the  works  of  Aogniti ; 
with  nameroas  additions  fh>m  Rheinwald,  Sieg«l, 
and  others.    Chapter  x.  fi  9. 

t  Exposition  of  Christ's  Sermon  on  the  Ifoont, 
in  loe. 


THE  LORD'S  PRAYER.  727 

Zlartp  ^fiHif  6  iv  toIq  oifpavol^,  Jlartp  Jifiwv  6  tv  roTc  oi/pavotf;^ 

dyuKrOi/rw  t6  Bvofid  aov'  ayiaoOiirut  rb  ovoftd  aov' 

ikOirv  i  PaaiKiia  aov*  iXQirto  t)  paatktia  trov* 

ytvtiBiiTtt  t6  0cXif/ia  aov,  itg  iv  ovpav*ft  ytvviOijrut  rb  OiXtjftd  irov,  wq  Iv  ohpavif, 

vai  iwl  r^5  yjjf.  jcaj  *iri  ri/c  yvc. 

r3v  uprov  i//4fivrdviirio6(Tioi' AOS 'HM IN  rov   a\iTov   iipiav   rlv    Imovmov   ^lAOY 

SUMEPOV  'IIMIN  TO  KAO'  'IIMEPAN' 

*ata^Ci»pJ'TA*0*EIAHMATA*HMQN,  Kal  A^tr  y)fuv  TAX  'AMAPTIAS  'HMQN 

'Q£    KAI    *HMEIS    itpUpiv    TOIS  KAI    TAP   AVTOI  a^/*/««v  IIANTI 

'04>£IAETAI2  'HMQN'  'O^EIAONTl  'JIMIN' 

rai  ft4  fcffcy^ycpc  Vt^^S  «'c  vttpaafibv,  koi  pt)  litTEvtyKyc  I'lpnc  fie  iriipaaftiv, 

dXXd  pvaai  r)/uiQ  dirb  rov  irofjpov.  aXXd  pvaai  TipuQ  dtrb  rov  Troi'ijpov. 
'OTI  SOY'££TIN  'H  BAXIAEIA  KAI  'II 

AYNAMIS,  KAI  'H  ^OSA  EIS  TOYS 

AIQNA2.     *AMH\* 

These  variations  do  not  aficct  the  words  which  had  been  used  by  pious 
■ense  sufficiently  to  be  important  if  our  men  under  the  uld  dispensation,  and  ho 
Lord  was  teaching  his  hearers  to  pray  ;  pointed  them  out  as  suitable  for  those 
but  they  are  very  important  if  he  was  :  who  were  living  in  expectation  of  the 
iatending  to  give  them  a  form  of  words  ;  speedy  establishment  of  Messiah's  king- 
to  be  recited.t  j  dom.  The  great  fact  that  he  proclaimed 

In  forming  an  estimate  of  our  Lord's  from  the  beginning  to  the  end  of  his 
design  wemust  not  forget  that  these  peti- j  ministry  was  that  the  kingdom  of 
lions  had  been  in  use  among  the  Jews  ;  heaven  was  at  hand,  and  his  discourses 
before  his  coming.    They  were  in  fact  i  consisted  principally  of  expositions  of 


In  prajer  ?    Adcodatwt. — It  vrcighfl  with  me  '  the  datA  u  thi-y  at  preacT.t  lio  before  us,  wc  too  can 

not  In  the  least :  for  he  tauyht/them  n<.t  word',  l.ut  '  do  noihiiif  else  th.iu  docitli-  against  their  genuine- 
ttalngfl  themeelves  by  mcaiiB  of  w^rds  ;  whercl.y  ii'?p»."  Ytt  he  thliilss  lliat  it  Aww'A  inalntain  Its 
tbej  tberotelves  also  might  bring  tu  mind  wfcnt  tu  place  undii<pntvd  In  the  w**'  of  the  church,  for  roanous 
yimj' for,  when  thej  prayed  in  the  hidden  chambem  j  which  ropiind  u»  of  tiio  pulile  French  gentleraaa 
of  the  heart,  a8  the  facing  U.  Av<j.—'t\i\}\x  under-  ■  who  bt-iiig  ahkid  by  a  foreigner  if  a  word  ho  had 
•tandevt  it  aright.*'  Lib.  de  Monittiv.  rap.  1,  j».  17-2,  '  jii«t  utterod  wor.^  a  FViich  wi-rd,  n'plied,  with  a 
tfOm.  l^edit.  Ltigdnn.  Iwiw,  if  it   Im  «u(.  ii  de^rrrrfl  to  b'».    So  Tholaek 

•  "  With  reference  to  the  f*tate  of  Ihr  text  of  tho  f^.yp,  "  For  if  we  uiily  have  not,  .i«  al>ovo  .thown,  to 
Lord'i*  prayer,  the  doxob)gy  sit  the  cl«»»e  i*  undoubt-  ^e^trict  currtlvcs  hcrupuloui-iy  to  iLe  pnolec  worda 
«dly  of  later  origin,  added  for  liturgical  ruri^o»iej»."—  ,  of  the  pmyor,  a*  if  it  wcr-.*  n  U'agic.il  f«jniuila,  wo 
dfhauityCi  Cvmmtntarif  m  the  Goti-tt*,  in  he.  "The  are  at  liborly  t-)  oxt-i;d  It.  Now  ih.il  tho  extension 
'«onIfl  ar«  expunged  trma  the  text  by  the  great  here  prc^ontcd  to  uv  in  tho  doxolngr  h.iti  been  niado 
nuLjoritj  of  critical  editors,  the  Comi'lutonsian  onr*^  entirely  in  tij.-  S|,ir;;  of  the  l.'inl..  is  what  can  in  «o- 
EraMniu,   Bengeliup,    Mill,    Wet»-t«in,    nriesbnch,     wieo  b-  cjillnl  in  <tii.'^ii..n." 

Scholi,  Lachmann,  Tl^chondorf,  and  others".  They  .  In  a  w-.r^  on  the  Piint-M  Text  of  the  Jfew  Tosta- 
ar«  alao  reckoned  ppuriouK  by  (Jrotln«,  C'amerariup,  raer.t  which  Imi  jiii«t  ii*Miod  from  the  r*""*!  ^r» 
Lather,  Zuingli,  (£colamp.idinp,  Pcllican,  Uucar,  Tr.:.:t  Ilea  uUerre^  that '•  It  ha- been  wld  that  the 
Ifelancthon,  Dnieiua.  Walton,  Mill,  <Jr:ibli\  Pfaff,  Lord's  prayer,  lot  h  in  Matthew  r.r.d  Luko,  ha.-*  been 
Fonn,  De  Wette,  Tholuck.  A'c.  A'c  l.ool.Ing  af  tlie  .  «in  c<«prci:il  object  (.f  att.-sck  by  toxtiial  oriticfc.  Tho 
state  of  orldenee  on  both  aiden.  there  on  bo  little  charfe,"  be  aildp,  "comen  t<»  ibi*.  that  tl:«.*  ihtmhifty 
daobt  that  the  worda  are  not  a  part  of  tho  prayer  aa     in  Muttbow  iH  omitted  by  ciitical  ctlitor*.  boi-aoao 

at   ftrat  apoken  and  written We   bellove     it  is  nlf'^.''tnl  that  it  ii*  an  ad.lilinu.  and  po  in  Luke  it 

theirforo  that  the  doxolog>'orlglnate<l  in'lhe ancient  in  mattornf  e.iJnif,  not  Oi-ihivn,  that  it  hnn  been 
WlnrtStBr—Davitbon  on  jJJ'dcol  CrUicim,  \ol  il.,  '  enlarged  out  (»f  Matthew." 

430  432.  ■*  "'Th'it  no  valno  is  to  be  a*cri]>ed  to  tho  Iclfer  !■ 

Tbolock  iB  mentioned  by  Dr.   l)avid«.n  among     ^hown  by  tb-- vaiialinu  with  wbi.h  ll.o  *\.ii:i;  li.  tM 
ifaote  who  reckon  the  doxolopy  spnrbiH>,  ai:d  ci-r-     tln",n>->.lvi-f«  n'ci»rd  tin;  vraycv/'  — <#;.'. vo:*..C#  C-,  - 
rectly  to,  as  that  erlebrated  writer  my,  "  Taking     liUntary  on  t'.r.  fio*(^\n,  ii\b<-. 


728 


THE  LORD'S  PRAYER. 


the  nature  of  that  kisgdom.  There 
were  some  who,  like  Joseph  of  Ari- 
mathea  at  the  time  of  the  crucifixion, 
were  waiting  for  the  kingdom  of  Qod. 
There  were  some  who  had  received  an 
assurance  that  they  should  not  taste  of 
death  till  they  had  sucn  the  kingdom  of 
Qod  come  with  power. 

Qill,  who  was  conversant  with  ancient 
Jewish  literature  in  a  greater  degree 
than  any  other  gentile  of  modem  times, 
having  quoted  from  Jewish  prayers 
each  of  these  petitions,  substantially, 
adds:  '' Whereas  it  has  been  bo  long 
and  so  often  said,  that  this  is  the  Lord's 
prayer,  it  can  never  be  proved,  that  he 
ever  made  use  of  it ;  and  it  is  certain 
that  he  did  not  make  it,  as  appears  from 
what  has  been  cited  out  of  the  Jewish 
records.  The  several  petitions  in  it 
were  in  being  and  use  before  he  directed 
to  them ;  and  not  only  the  petitions, 
bat  even  the  very  preface  and  conclu- 
sion were  manifestly  of  Jewish  original. 
What  our  Lord  did,  was,  he  took  the 
most  proper  and  pertinent  petitions 
that  had  been  used  by  good  men  among 
that  people ;  which  with  some  altera- 
tions much  for  the  better,  ho  put  to- 
gether in  this  order,  and  gave  his 
approbation  of ;  and  that  with  this  view, 
to  point  out  to  his  disciples  some  of  the 
best  and  most  suitable  petitions  to  be 
made ;  and  to  give  them  a  pattern  of 
brevity  and  conciseness  in  prayer  ;  and 
teach  them  to  pray  after  such  a  manner, 
or  in  some  such  like  words  and  expres- 
sions." • 

But  neither  the  prayer  given  by 
Matthew  nor  that  recorded  by  Luke  is 
in  full  accordance  with  the  principles  of 
Christianity  as  subsequently  developed. 
Neither  of  them  recognizes  the  great 
facts  with  which  our  salvation  is  con- 
nected, or  the  manner  in  which  alone 
we  can  draw  near  to  the  Father.  Before 
the  Redeemer  left  the  world  he  spake 


«  Exposition,  VUU.  tV.  \^. 


more  plainly  on  this  subject  than  ki 
had  spoken  in  the  early  part  of  \m 
ministry,  and  gave  hia  disciples  fartiier 
directions  respecting  the  waj  in  which 
they  were  to  pray,  directions  with  nhich 
these  prayers  do  not  coincide.  '^  Venlj. 
verily.  I  say  unto  you.  Whatsoever  je 
shall  ask  the  Father  in  my  noiM,  he 
will  give  it  you.  Hitherto  have  jt 
asked  nothing  in  my  name ;  ask,  and 
ye  shall  receive,  that  your  joy  may  be 
full'*  This  is  an  explicit  directioa 
respecting  the  manner  in  whidi  hii 
followers  should  pray  after  he  was  gone 
to  the  Father.  Every  Christiaii,  ia 
drawing  near  to  Qod,  pleads  that  Uood 
to  which  in  the  prayers  referred  to 
there  is  no  reference.  The  man  whole 
supplications  were  only  an  enlargea 
paraphrase  of  these,  would  omit  to  aik 
for  blessings  which  are  essential  to  hit 
welfare,  and  would  be  one  whose  reli- 
gion would  be  regarded  as  awfiilly  de- 
fective by  all  evangelical  Christiaiii. 
No  man  who  knows  the  necessity  of 
divine  influence  to  r^nlate  his.dailf 
walk,  would  dare  to  confine  himsdf  to 
these  petitions  for  four  and  twenty 
hours.  Yet  they  were  well  adapted  to 
the  purpose  for  which  they  were  giva 
in  what  Mr.  Hall  properly  speaks  of  tf 
"a  peculiar  dispensation^  which  wii 
neither  entirely  legal  or  evangelical,  hot 
occupied  an  intermediate  station,  pot- 
sessing  something  of  the  character  and 
attributes  of  both."t  To  pray  now  thit 
the  kingdom  of  God  may  come,  ii 
virtually  to  declare  that  the  kingdflo 
of  Qod  is  not  come  already.  If  thit 
petition  is  adopted  by  intelligent  Chiif- 
tians,  it  must  be  used  in  a  modified 
sense — a  sense  essentially  diflferent  froD 
that  in  which  our  Lord  meant  those 
whom  he  addressed  to  employ  it.  The 
phrase,  ^^  the  kingdom  of  God,"  as  Mr. 
Hall  remarks,  *'  is  constantly  employed 
in   scripture  to  denote  that  state  cf 

\  TvixBAQlCommanloD,  p.  39. 


THE  PREACHING  OF  ECCLESIASTEa 


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things  whidi  is  placed  under  the  avowed 
adzninistnUion  of  the  Messiah,  and 
which  consequently  could  not  precede 
his  personal  appearance.  But  during 
his  residence  on  earth,  until  his  resur- 
reotion,  this  kingdom  is  uniformly  re- 
presented as  future,  though  near  at 
hand.  Even  after  John's  imprisonment, 
the  language  which  he  held  respecting 
that  object  is  the  same ;  *  The  time  is 
lolfilled,  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  at 
hand ;  repent  ye  and  believe  the  gospel ;' 
which  is  also  the  precise  intelligence 
he  commanded  the  seventy  disciples  to 
proclaim,  a  little  before  his  decease/*''^ 
Though  these  prayers  then,  recorded 
hy  Matthew  and  Luke,  contain  most 


excellent  petitions,  and  were  admirably 
adapted  for  the  purposes  and  times  for 
which  they  were  designed,  yet,  under 

'  the  Christian  economy,  *'  the  dispensa- 
tion of  the*  Spirit,"  neither  of  them 
appears  to  be  used  lawfully,  when  re- 

'■  cited  as  a  form  in  public  worship.  The 
uses  for  which  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
intended  them  were  private,  not  pub- 
lic; temporary,  not  permanent.  The 
atoning  blood  was  not  yet  shed.  The 
high  priest  had  not  yet  entered  into  the 
holy  place  not  made  with  hands.  The 
new  and  living  way  of  access  to  the 
holiest  of  all  was  not  yet  opened.  The 
Holy  Ghost  was  not  yet  given,  because 
Jesus  was  not  yet  glorified. 


THE  PREACHING  OF  ECCLESIASTES. 

BY  THE  RBV.   J.  H.   GOODHUE,  OP   NORWICH,   CONNECTICUT. 


The  accompanying  article  purports 
to  bo  a  condensed  summary  of  the  book 
of  Ecdesiastes.  Its  conception  is  sub- 
jective. The  reader  must  therefore 
conceive  of  himself  as  transported  back- 
ward over  the  space  of  about  three 
thousand  years,  and  occupying  the  posi- 
tion of  an  auditor  of  a  sermon  from  the 
old  Hebrew  preacher,  Coheleth.  He  is 
a  man  full  of  years,  of  wealth,  of  know- 
ledge, and  of  honours.  As  a  preacher 
he  is  in  some  respects  peculiar  to  him- 
self. He  derives  his  theme,  not  like 
the  prophets  from  an  independent, 
divine  inspiration,  nor  like  Christ  from 
Divinity  itself,  nor  like  the  apostles 
firom  divine  instruction,  nor  yet  like 
the  preachers  of  to-day  from  divine 
revelation,  but  like  himself  from  a 
divinely  inspired  review  of  his  own 
vast  experience.  He  has  summed  up 
all  there  is  of  human  life  as  an  isolated 
thing ;  extracted  from  it  its  essence, 
'^  vanity  of  vanities  ;**  and  this  is  his 

*  Eftential  Difference,  p.  18. 


text.  You  may  see  him  just  at  the 
threshold  of  eternity.  Before  he  treads 
it  he  turns  about  to  take  his  last  look 
of  this  mortal  existence,  and  speak  his 
final  farewell  to  all  the  living.  The 
nothingness  of  all  he  has  seen  and 
known  now  grieves  his  heart.  Hence 
he  begins  and  ends  with  "  all  is  vanity,'* 
drops  his  advice,  and  departs  from  sight. 
Never  was  there  testimony  of  greater 
worth.  He  had  plunged  into  all  the 
deep  resources  of  earthly  happiness; 
had  been  borne  by  them  to  the  farthest 
shore  of  human  life.  And  now  as  you 
see  his  hoary  head  just  rising  above  the 
waves  to  sink  and  rise  no  more,  you 
hear  from  his  lips  the  echo  bounding 
from  side  to  side  across  the  troubled 
sea,  "  Vanity  of  vanities,  all  is  vanity.'* 

It  is  peculiar  to  Coheleth  that  he 
does  not  "preach  the  s^ospd"  but 
simply  its  stern  necessity  ;  the  vanity 
of  all  earthly  good  without  it.  But  let 
us  not  on  this  account  lament,  as  some 
have  done,  for  otherwise  even  Christ 
and  his  followers  had  preached  in  vain. 


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THE  PBEAOHIKa  OF  E0CLESIA6TBS. 


Nor  does  he,  v  others  still  have  thought, 
fix  upon  life  a  dread  fatality,  and  urge 
to  oonsume  it  as  best  we  may.  But 
while  we  listen  to  his  voice,  it  must  be 
remembered  that  they  are  the  tremu- 
lous tones  of  an  old  and  dying  man, 
who  had  found  the  savour  of  life  to  bo 
quite  a  different  thing  from  what  his 
ardent  youth  conceived.  Ills  words, 
therefore,  must  often  be  heard,  not  as 
his  firm  and  final  belief  of  truth,  but  as 
the  outbursts  of  a  disappointed  and 
stricken  heart,  attended  with  entreaty 
to  make  the  best  of  life,  but  not  in  like 
manner  as  he  had  done.  If  he  be  heard 
in  any  other  way  than  this,  his  words 
will  be  unfairly  judged.  The  voyage  of 
life  had  been  to  him  across  a  boisterous 
sea,  and  now,  just  as  he  is  about  to 
remove  his  foot  from  his  frail  bark  and 
plant  it  upon  the  solid  ground  of  eter- 
nity, he  desires  to  take  a  lingering  look 
of  the  scene  through  which  ho  has 
passed.  But  as  if  to  forbid  this  his 
last  indulgence,  the  angry  and  turbid 
waters  come  dashing  up  to  the  old  man 
and  beat  him  roughly  against  the  shore. 
From  this  condition  no  wonder  he 
should  exclaim  to  those  who  are  still ' 
tossing  upon  the  billows  of  life,  "  All  is  ' 
vanity  and  vexation  of  spirit,  and  there  | 
is  no  pleasure  under  the  sun."  Conceive 
of  him  as  uttering  from  the  troublous 
brink  of  both  time  and  eternity  his  last 
words  to  all  the  living,  and  you  will  not 
wonder  that  riches  and  honours,  and 
even  human  wisdom,  he  pronounces  to 
be  as  vain  as  bubbles  upon  the  foamy 
sea. 

Nor  can  you  conceive,  as  some  are 
inclined  to  do,  that  from  such  a  position  | 
with  so  near  a  view  of  eternal  realities 
and  BO  thorough  an  experience  of' 
earthly  vanities,  he  should  advise  those  ' 
who  might  come  after  him,  to  glutton-  ■ 
ness,  drunkenness,  and  revelling.  In 
listening  to  such  passages  as  seem  to 
bear  this  aspect,  the  hearer  must  be 
careful  that  ho   listena  from  a  ^w^l 


position.  He  mmt  take  his  stand  npoa 
the  finale, "  the  conclusion  of  the  whole 
matter,"  keeping  in  mind  also  the  sub- 
jective condition  of  the  preacher-tad 
then  his  own  feelings  will  be  raoh  u 
effectually  to  preterre  him  firom  asy 
unwholesome  impressions.  Pemded 
constantly  with  his  fixed  opinion  fbond 
in  his  last  injunoticm  respecting  ''the 
whole  matter/'  namely,  "  Fear  God  asd 
keep  his  oommandmeutSj"'  when  jos 
hear  him  advising  to  "  eat  and  to  drink, 
and  to  enjoy  the  good  of  one's  kbour," 
it  must  be  remembered  tliat  he  a]«> 
adds  with  emphasis,  '^  for  it  is  the  gift 
of  Qod,'*  and  is  to  be  reottved  with  the 
gratitude  which  as  such  it  deservea 
When  he  exhorts  the  young  man  to 
make  the  best  of  life,  and  cheerfully  to 
enjoy  it,"*,  he  adds  also  the  salutazj 
caution,  '^  but  do  it  knowing  that  for 
all  these  tilings  God  will  bring  thee 
into  judgment"  Thus  the  enjoymeoi 
he  urges  is  not  sensual  but  religioia, 
even  in  the  use  of  earthly  good.  Viewed 
in  this  light,  what  he  otherwise  calli 
vanities  become  sources  of  real  happi- 
ness. 

In  the  article  which  '  follows,  the 
attempt  is  made  to  mirror  forth,  so  far 
as  is  possible,  the  style,  the  spirit,  and 
the  argument  of  the  preacher.  It  does 
not  seek  to  be  an  imitation  of  these, 
but  these  themselves.  It  is  an  impe^ 
feet  attempt  to  make  Cohcleth  himsdf 
live  again,  and  speak  to  us  as  he  did  to 
them  of  old.  The  object  is  to  gratif/ 
the  not  unlawful  curiosity  to  hear  in 
our  day  a  preacher  of  three  thousand 
years  ago.  To  do  this  it  was  neccssaiy 
to  exhume  the  old  man  from  his  long 
burial  in  Hebrew  customs  and  Hebrew 
lore,  and  make  him  live  in  modern 
customs  and  speak  in  Saxon  tongue. 
The  truthfulness  with  which  this  is 
done  must  be  adjudged  by  those  who 
shall  resolve  the  present  form  into  the 
original  elements  from  which  it  sprung. 
k\\d  i\i<iY,  too,  who  would  know  the 


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true  spirit  A  tho  preacher  liimBelf, 
must  do  more  than  look  upon  this  im- 
perfect  reflection  of  him;  thoj  must 
even  like  him  undergo  a  crucifixion  of 
spirit  to  the  world  not  often  felt. 

In  disinterring  Coheleth  froni  his 
sleep  of  ages,  and  making  him  speak  to 
modem  ears,  one  feature  of  his  preach- 
ing ifi  of  necessity  removed.  It  is  that 
of  his  mode  of  thought  This  is  the 
most  difficult  part  of  all  the  transmuta- 
tion. It  is  not  easy  for  him  to  speak 
in  our  tongue,  and  at  the  same  time 
retain  his  own  characteristics  of  style. 
Bnt  for  him  to  thinJ:  as  we  think — for 
his  mind,  accustomed  to  move  at  plea- 
sore  without  regard  to  method  and 
order,  to  be  subjected  to  the  strait- 
jacket  of  modem  schools — ^is  almost 
death  to  the  old  man  himself.  The 
attempt,  however,  has  been  made  more 
for  our  benefit  than  his  convenience. 
The  vanities  of  the  world  of  which  he 
■peaks  at  random,  dashing  now  at  one, 
then  at  a  second,  now  at  the  first 
again,  and  then  at  a  third,  constantly 
interrapting  every  course  of  thought 
npon  which  ho  happens  to  enter,  with- 
out any  possible  motive  of  which  we 
can  conceive — these  have  been  sought 
oat  from  their  confusion,  and  arranged 
under  the  three  heads  of  pleasures, 
riches,  wisdom,  so  that  the  preacher 
might  seem  to  preach  right  on.  The 
encouraging  feature  of  his  discourse  too, 
arising  from  a  contemplation  of  the 
right  use  of  the  things  of  this  world, 
which  he  has  intermingled  here  and 
there  with  his  prevailing  sadness,  has 
been  sought  out,  compacted  and  re- 
aerved  to  the  close. 

It  may  well  be  said  that  this  dis- 
oourse  of  Coheleth's  is  the  saddest  one 
with  which  we  have  been  favoured  from 
Inspired  lips.  It  is  true  it  contains  an 
element  which  preserves  from  despair. 
The  binge  upon  which  it  turns  is  this : 
that  apart  from  Qod,  all  below  the  sun 
Ib  fanitjy  \mi  in  the  Ught  of  his  coun- 


tenance all  is  joy  and  gladness.  Tho 
latter  is  that  which  the  old  man  does  in- 
deed admit  and  sometimes  even  enforce ; 
but  the  former  is  the  great  truth  which 
had  been  taught  him  by  a  long  and 
hard  experience,  and  hence  runs 
through  every  fibre  of  his  soul,  and 
gives  a  mournful  tone  to  every  word 
that  falls  from  his  lips.  Notwithstand- 
ing, it  is  in  })eautiful  harmony  with  the 
other  sacred  writings  in  the  midst  of 
(vhich  it  finds  a  place.  It  occupies 
what  would  otherwise  be  a  chasm  be- 
tween the  law  and  the  gospel  It  is 
the  darkness  which  precedes  the  dawn 
of  gospel  day.  It  is  the  transition 
gi'ound  upon  which  the  law  leaves,  and 
tho  gospel  finds  the  sinner ;  the  dark 
valley  through  which  he  passes  from 
justification  by  the  deeds  of  the  law  to 
the  faith  of  the  gospel.  It  is  a  picture 
of  what  would  have  been  man's  ex- 
treHiityj^but  for  the  new  dispensation  in 
Christ.  It  proves  the  value  and  the 
need  of  the  gospel,  by  exhibiting  the 
nothingness  and  vanity  of  all  besides. 
Let  us  then  listen  to 

The  words  of  Coheleth,  the  son  of 
David,  king  of  Jerusalem. 

"  Vanity  of  vanities,  vanitj/  of  vant' 
ties  !  all  is  vanic?/" 

This  is  the  text.  You  wiU  find  it 
not  yet  written  in  revelation,  but  en- 
graven by  the  iron  hand  of  experience, 
upon  the  time-hardened  brow  of  your 
preacher.  It  belongs  not  to  tho  works 
of  God,  but  to  the  doings  of  mortal 
man.  For  what  profit  or  happiness 
hath  a  man  in  all  his  labour  which  he 
taketh  under  the  sun  !  What  can  he,  a 
fragile  worm,  work  out  from  nature's 
changeless  laws  and  say.  See,  this  is 
new  and  good  !  What  is  to-day  is  that 
which  was  of  old,  to  generations  dead 
and  long  forgotten.  And  that  which 
shall  be  in  future  times,  shall  be  again 
in  times  beyond  to  generations  still 
unbom«  I  your  preacher  have  eiL^l^tft.d. 
the  BcheineB  Qt  -v^otV^-^  \yyi\»  \#i^A. 


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THE  PREACHING  OF  ECCLKSIASTES. 


did  come  by  labour  to  great  estate.  I 
was  made  king  in  Jerusalem ;  did 
climb  to  the  utmost  pinnacle  of  earthly 
greatness,  and  from  my  lofty  height 
could  look  off  and  see  all  the  works 
that  men  do  under  the  sun;  and  be- 
hold all  is  vanity  and  useless  toil.  Uod 
hath  fixed  the  course  of  things.  He 
hath  ordered  generations  and  times  to 
come  and  go  ;  and  what  is  the  work  of 
mortal  man  for  or  against  the  fiat  of 
the  liying  God  ? 

Till  now  my  heart  had  been  an 
aching,  yawning  void.  To  fill  it  up 
with  earthly  good  was  hence  my  firm 
resolve.  So  I  gave  myself  to  pleasure. 
I  determined  by  the  most  prudent  and 
skilful  trial  to  prove  its  utmost  virtue 
to  produce  happiness.  Therefore  with 
merry  wine  to  heighten  all,  I  sought 
out  large  speculations ;  built  houses ; 
had  gardens  and  all  sorts  of  trees  in 
them ;  pleasure  grounds  and  pools  of 
water ;  had  servants  and  handmaids ; 
procured  for  me  singers  to  fill  the  ear 
with  pleasant  sounds ;  beautiful  sights 
to  gratify  the  eye,  and  a  wife  and  wives 
to  gladden  the  heart.  Then  when  T 
had  nought  to  do  but  to  rejoice  and  be 
glad,  I  looked  on  all  the  works  I  had 
done,  and  behold  my  sports  did  mock 
at  me  ;  laughter  did  play  the  fool ;  and 
mirth  was  turned  to  wretched  madness. 
My  heart  sank  like  lead  within  me,  and 
I  declared  all  is  vanity  and  vexation  of 
spirit^  and  there  is  no  pleasure  under 
the  sun. 

Thus  glutted,  yea,  all  sickened  with 
the  vanity  of  pleasure,  I  bethought  me 
that  surely  riches  are  good  for  a  man. 
So  with  strong  and  speedy  step  I  trod 
the  way  to  wealth.  I  made  everything 
my  hand  could  touch,  my  ear  could 
hear,  and  my  eye  could  see,  my  own. 
Then  I  bade  my  soul  be  fed.  But  no  ! 
she,  starving,  cried  for  something  good, 
while  strangers  gathered  round  and  ate 
their  fill.  Oh,  how  did  envy  gnaw  the 
heart  of  this  poor  ncYi  m^ti,  ^  \i\«  e^Q 


gazed  from  underneath  his  anxious 
brow  in  all  the  weary  night  npon  tbe 
sweetly  sleeping  face  of  the  rich  poor, 
in  his  humble  bed  !  And  how  did  this 
wasting  soul  hate  those  piles  of  glitter- 
ing dust,  when  it  remembered  that  so 
soon  a  sluggard  or  a  fool  might  take 
them  for  his  portion.  0  vanitj  of 
vanities,  vanity  of  vanities ! 

But  I  stopped  not  here  ;  my  adiing, 
sickened  heart  now  swelled  with  des- 
perate madness.    Chagrined  and  nre 
at  the  nothingness  and  vanity  of  plea- 
s-ires and  riches,  I  dashed  the  cap  from 
I  which   I    had   quaffed    them   to  the 
ground,  and  trampled  their  bitter  dngs 
in  the  dust  beneath  my  feet    And  as 
my  yet  unsated  raving  heart  drove  ne 
about  among  the  loathsome  remains  of 
my  sensual  pursuits,  now  dntcfaing  at 
airy  nothings  as  they  danced  before  nj 
eyes,  and  now  sinking  into  the  gapia; 
earth  with  the  load  of  grief  that  boie 
me  down,  my  eye  was  suddenly  toned 
and  fixed.    I  gazed  but  trembled.  Wit 
it  a  spectre,  a  vanity  ?    It  could  not  be. 
i  It  was  not  sense  nor  sordid  wealtL  It 
was  wisdom,  human  not  divine,  yet  it 
■  was  wisdom.    And  who  shall  say  tbi 
I  wisdom  is  not  good  ?     To  know  aai 
:  understand — this  surely  is  like  the  sobI 
,  0  my  heart !  on  this  thou  must  indeed 
be  fed.    Well  thou  mightest  sicken  tad 
die  on  things  of  sense,  of  which  tlui  \ 
body,  not  thyself,  could  eat.    At  tto 
my  heart  leaped  up  for  joy.    To  aei 
out,   to  search   and  know  all  that  ii 
done  below  the  skies — this    must  bi 
solid  good.    Now,  I  the  preacher  £d 
try  this.    I  did  stretch  every  fibre  (f 
my  soul  to  its  utmost  limit,  and  did 
take  in  more  wisdom  than  all  they  i ix) 
were  before  me  in  Jerusalem.    Tea^nj 
heart  had  great  experience  of  wiadoB 
and    knowledge.      And    when    I  hid 
thought  by  my  last  and  most  paioful 
effort  to  have  meted  out  the  ways  tad 
works  of  God,  and  as  my  soul  seined  It 
\\i*^^^  V^t  ^tei^^ed  upon  the  threshold  if 


THE  PREACHING  OF  ECCLESIASTES. 


783 


inMmg  goody  oh,  how  did  utter  fool- 
shnefB  OTerwhehn  the  heart  of  this 
K>or  wise  man,  as  there  h^gan  to  open 
ipon  me  above,  [around,  below,  visions 
>f  a  dismal,  boundless  unknown  !  My- 
10^  unknown;  unknown  the  soil  on 
nrhich  I  tread ;  the  air,  the  light,  all 
^hat  can  be  known,  unknown,  and  this 
nirrounded  still  by  countless  spheres 
ii^nown !  In  agony  I  cried,  0  wisdom, 
what  art  thou  ?  My  heart  replied  :  0 
emptiness,  vanity,  and  nothing  ;  teach- 
ing nothing  save  it  be  the  sad  and  oft 
repeated  story  of  man's  wicked  rebellion 
ftgainst  his  righteous  Maker ;  affording 
no  advantage  unless  it  be  to  shun  a 
footfall^  or  perchance  to  save  a  city, 
then  be  despised  and  forgotten.  Such 
is  the  vanity  and  such  the  destiny  of 
human  wisdom.  Tea,  I  have  seen  in 
tliiB  life  fools  on  thrones,  and  wise  men 
in  hovels.  I  have  seen  servants  upon 
horses,  and  princes  walking  like  servants 
in  the  dust.  The  wise  and  the  foolish^ 
and  their  works,  are  in  the  hand  of 
Gk>d.  Both  alike  must  share  their  ap- 
pointed lot,  nor  can  the  one  more  than 
t]|e  other  determine  his  way.  There  is 
nothing  certain  to  a  man  of  all  his 
portion  under  the  sun.  The  race  is  not 
to  the  swift,  nor  the  battle  to  the  strong, 
nor  honour  to  men  of  skill ;  but  time 
and  chance  happeneth  to  them  all. 
And  in  death,  too,  how  fareth  the  wise 
man  1  In  all  respects  as  the  fool.  Both 
alike  die  and  are  forgotten.  Neither 
the  one  nor  the  other  knoweth  or  can 
alter  his  time.  As  the  fish  is  caught  in 
the  net,  and  the  bird  in  the  snare,  so 
the  bands  of  death  come  suddenly  upon 
man.  Tea,  even  as  dieth  the  beast  so 
lieth  he;  and  in  the  sadness  of  my 
heart,  I  declared  there  is  no  pre-emi- 
nence of  the  one  above  the  other.  Fur 
irho  knoweth  that  there  is  not  the  same 
lestiny,  as  to  the  body  so  to  the  RjTirit 
>f  the  man  and  the  beast  ?  0  vanity 
>f  vanities  !  Pleasures,  riches,  wisdom 
^•11  is  vanity. 
rou  xrn, — foVktb  series.  • 


This  is  the  sum  of  the  happiness  in 
things  that  are  done  below  the  skies 
the  rest  a  man  can  find  without  hia 
God.  A  godless  man  in  a  godless  world ! 
0  vanity  of  vanities  I  I  have  seen  it, 
and  I  do  know  by  saddest  trial,  that 
there  is  nothing  good  in  this  life  apart 
from  him  who  gave  it.  There  is  nothing 
good  but  to  do  good.  Oh  turn  then,  my 
soul,  from  thy  vain  pursuit.  God  hath 
made  everything,  and  everjrthing  beauti- 
ful and  good  in  its  proper  iim.  Destroy 
not  then  his  goodness  by  thine  own 
perverseness ;  but  enjoy  what  thou 
mayest  eat  and  drink,  and  rejoice  in 
thy  labour,  for  it  is  the  gift  of  God. 
Nothing  is  vain  if  He  hath  made  it. 
Blast  not  then,  with  thy  God-forgetting 
breath,  everything  around  thee  with 
mourning  and  sadness.  Pall  not  the 
earth  in  sepulchral  gloom  by  forgetting 
that  an  unseen  hand  hath  fixed  its  seal 
upon  all  below  the  sun.  But  discern 
thou  the  work  of  Ood.  Behold  the  day, 
the  night,  the  sun,  the  moon,  the  stars, 
which  he  hath  made.  Enough  thou 
mayest  discern.  Oh  then  be  joyful  and 
grateful  in  what  thou  dost  possess;  I 
say  again,  it  is  the  gift  of  God.  Plunge 
not  into  those  miry  depths  of  worldliness 
through  which  I  have  waded,  and  where 
no  God  is  seen;  but  remember  thy 
Creator.  Yea,  0  young  man,  look  upon 
me  and  be  thou  warned ;  upon  me,  all 
stricken  and  sore  by  the  vain  pursuit  of 
good  in  earthly  things.  Oh  stay  not 
like  me  until  the  tremblings  of  old  age 
shall  have  come  upon  thee,  but  now  in 
the  days  of  thy  youth  remember  thy 
Creator.  Then  mayest  thou  live  joyfully 
all  the  days  of  thy  vanity,  until  the 
dust  shall  return  to  the  earth  and  the 
spirit  unto  God  who  gave  it. 

And  DOW  ye  old  men  and  young,  once 
more  be  admonished  by  the  words  of 
your  preacher.  What  has  been  spoken 
was  sought  out  with  labour  and  care. 
Compel  me  not  to  make  scrnions  with- 
out end,  for  tYi\%  \ft  Vvw^  ^Vvx^^  ^sA  ^ 


734 


MRS.  SUERWOOD'S  VISIT  TO  SERAMPORK,  IN  1818. 


wearmen  to  the  flesh.  But  be  ad- 
monished hy  tkii,  for  these  I  do  know 
are  words  of  truth.  Hear  now,  there- 
fore, the  conchuion  of  the  whole  matter 
and  forget  it  never.  Vanity  of  vanities, 
vanities  of  vanities,  is  written  upon  all 
the  works  a  man  can  do  without  his  Qod. 


Hence,  my  long  and  hard  experieaoe 
doth  vouch  it,  and  the  unfolded  seoreU 
of  the  judgment  shall  declare  it— there 
if  nothing  good  to  all  the  living  but  to 
fear  God  and  keep  his  commandments; 
for  this  is  the  duty  of  every  man. 


MRS.  SHERWOOD'S  VISIT  TO  SERAMPORE,  IN  1818. 


The  last  arrivals  from  England  had 
heard  much  of ''  Henry  and  his  Bearer."' 
This  little  volume  had  been  sent  in  a 
letter  to  my  sister,  some  time  before, 
and  she  had  sold  the  copyright  for  five 
pounds  to  a  Mr.  Houlston,  a  young 
bookseller,  just  beginning  life  at  Wel- 
lington, in  Shropshire.  It  had  come 
out  in  the  same  form  as  it  now  is,  and 
immediately  produced  a  great  sensation 
in  England,  so  much  so  that  such  reli- 
gious persons  as  came  to  India  wore  all 
anxious  to  find  out  the  author,  who  was 
supposed  to  be  a  man« 

The  day  after  I  had  mado  my  ac- 
quaintance with  **  Betsey  Green,"  I  was 
favoured  with  the  first  sight  of  my*"  Little 
Henry,"  in  his  new  and  elegant  dress. 
It  was  brought  to  Calcutta  hy  the  wife 
of  a  baptist  missionary,  and  the  little 
volume  passed  into  every  hand  in  the 
small  religious  society  there.  It  was 
lent  to  me,  and  I  must  say  brought 
tears  into  my  eyes.  I  was  pleased,  yes, 
greatly  pleased.  I  showed  the  pictures 
to  Jevan — poor  Jovan  ;  and  [well  do  I 
remember  him,  standing  and  looking 
upon  them  with  deep,  deep  feeling  on 
his  bronzed  features. 

It  had  been  advised  that' Mrs.  Sherer 
should  remove  from  Calcutta,  on  account 
of' her  health,  and  we',  agreed  to  go  up 
all  together  to  Aldeen,  to  the  habitation 
of  the  late  David  Browne,  then  empty. 
Good  Mr.  Thonmson,  too,  and  his  esti- 
mable lady  joined  in  |^ this  scheme  of 
oursi. 


Aldeen  is  on  the  banks  of  the  QangsB, 
about  fourteen  miles  above  Oalcatto, 
within  a  short  walk  of  the  baptisi  mis- 
sionary establishment  at  Senunpore. 
It  is  a  puckah-house,  sitaated  in  ex« 
tensive  grounds,  ornamented  by  variooi 
beautiful  trees,  amongst  which  two 
towering  palms  form  a  marked  feature. 

In  the  grounds  of  Aldeen,  itself  now 
belonging  to  the  estate,  is  an  ancient 
pagoda,  which,  having  probaUy  suffisred 
some  imaginary  pollution,  was  forsaken 
The  Rev.  David  Browne,  of  holy  memoiy, 
obtained  possession  of  it,  repaired  and 
beautified  it,  fitting  it  up  with  glaii 
doors  and  making  it  his  study;  and 
from  the  extraordinary  thickness  of  the 
walls,  it  proved  cooler  than  could  have 
been  expected.  Behind  it  there  was  t 
long  stone  terrace  walk  of  ancient  con- 
struction. Mr.  Browne  cleaned  this  and 
adorned  it  on  each  side  w^ith  flowering 
shrubs ;  there  he  used  to  walk,  and  medi- 
tate, and  pray.  Near  to  the  entrance  of 
that  pagoda  is  an  immense  Brahminee 
fig-tree,  under  the  cool  arcades  of  which 
our  children  used  to  play,  as  Mr. 
Browne's  children  had  done  before 
them,  tying  the  drooping  branches  to- 
gether and  forming  swings.  In  thii 
pagoda  and  on  the  terrace  behind,  Mr. 
Browne  for  many  years  ofiered  up  hii 
prayers  for  a  blessing  on  the  Indian 
church.  There  he  was  accustomed  to 
converse  ^Yith  the  holy  and  heavoilj 
Henry  Martyn  and  the  no  less  holj 
.\>%w\A^\  C^ttk^  men  whose    memnies 


TRANSFERRED  WORDS  IN  TUE  ENGLISH  TESTAMENT.        735 


mnst  be  erer  dear  to  those  who  love 
the  Lord.  Thia  good  man  saw  his 
pnjen  answered  in  the  very  placo  in 
which  he  had  made  his  petitions.  The 
baptist  missionary  establishment  was 
within  a  quarter  of  an  hour's  walk 
higher  up  the  river,  and  on  the  same 
aide  of  Aldeen.  It  was  like  a  beehive 
of  busy  people,  for  there  were  many 
buildings  belonging  to  the  establish- 
ment, several  dwelling  houses,  a  chapel, 
a  school  for  native  boys,  and  schools  for 
boys  and  girls  of  higher  degree,  and 
printing  offices  in  which  were  types  for 
twenty  languages,  a  paper  manufactory, 
mad  innumerable  small  dwellings  for 
Oiristian  disciples. 

We  settled  ourselves  very  quietly  at 
Aldeen,  arranging  ourselves  in  different 
parts  of  the  wide  house.  I  was  pleased 
with  the  idea  of  being  where  such  men 
wm  David  Bro¥me  and  Henry  Martyn 
had  been  before  me;  the  children 
njoioed  in  the  liberty  of  playing  on  the 
wide  verandah,  and  under  the  Brahminee 
fig-tree.  Mr.  Shercr  did  not  accom- 
pany us  to  Aldeen  ;  he  was  to  follow  on 
the  Saturday.  On  the  Friday  we  took 
a  walk  to  call  on  the  missionarice, 
and  in  the  evening  we  drank  tea  at  the 
mission  house,  in  a  large  hall,  at  a  very 
long  table. 

I  sat  by  Mr.  Ward,  who  talked  much 
with  me.  The  scene  was'a  curious  one, 
00  strange  a  variety  of  people.  I  brought 
most  of  the  children  with  me.  After 
tea  Mr.  Marshman  took  us  into  his 
l^arden,  in  which  he  much  delighted. 
He  had  lately  received  some  plants  from 
Ifingland  in  a  box  of  soil,  and  he  must 
needs  set  each  child  on  the  box,  that 
they  might  say  they  had  been  on  English 


ground.  After  our  walk  «very  one 
repaired  to  service  in  the  chapel. 

Dr.  Carey  was  a  fine  old  gentleman, 
fond  of  botany  and  ornithology.  He 
had  a  beautiful  aviary  where  his  birds 
dwelt  in  all  the  luxury  of  Indian  queens, 
though,  like  them,  deprived  of  liberty. 
We  left  our  little  ohuckoor  under  his 
care,  and  we  went  with  the  children  to 
take  leave  of  the  bird.  The  same  even- 
ing Mr.  Sherwood  heard  Mr.  Ward 
preach  to  the  workmen  in  the  printing 
house ;  but  he  did  not  understand  the 
language^  which  was  different  to  what 
he  had  learned.  The  missionaries  tell 
us  that  they  have  baptized  eight  hundred 
persons  since  they  arrived  in  India. 
The  number  is  great  when  it  is  con- 
sidered that  they  entered  almost  upon 
unbroken  ground,  and  they  never  bap- 
tize children.  Mr.  Marshman  had  then 
one  hundred  native  scholars  at  Seram- 
pore.  In  the  chapel,  Dr.  Carey  pro- 
pounded a  text,  and  Mr.  Ward  preached 
upon  it.  The  congregation  was  English, 
or  so  called,  for  many  were  present  who 
never  had,  and  probably  never  would 
see  England.  The  preacher  dwelt 
particularly  on  the  providence  of  God, 
and  touched  upon  the  good  which  he 
supposed  had  arisen  from  the  French 
revolution  in  separating  good  from  evil, 
which  is  no  doubt  the  effect  of  all  con- 
vulsions in  the  political  world. 

Mr.  Marshman  next  took  up  the  dis- 
course, and  showed  how  much  good  had 
been  produced,  to  the  overthrow  of  the 
long  established  system  of  polytheism, 
by  the  irruption  of  the  northern  hordes 
in  the  dark  ages. — Life  of  Mrs,  Sherwood, 
by  her  daughter. 


TRANSFERRED  WORDS  IN  THE  COMMON  ENGLISH  TESTAMjENT. 


VO.  XX.— QEHfiALOOY. 


Tbxs  18  a  compound  word,  formed 
from  Tfi^eC}  GnroSy  raoe,  and  Ai^toc, 


Logos,  discourse^  and  used  to  deofote  a 
list  of  ancestors.   It  is  found  ce^o&tedl) 


736 


THE  LAND  OF  SINIM. 


in  the  Septoagint  yeraion  of  the  hooks 
of  Chronides :  once  in  reference  to  the 
7»liant  men  of  Issachar,  **  reckoned  in 
all  hj  their  genealogies  fourscore  and 
seven  thousand  ;*'  and  once  in  reference 
to  a  portion  of  the  Levitea :  *'  all  these 
which  were  chosen  to  be  porters  in  the 
gates  were  two  hundred  and  twelve. 
These  were  reckoned  bj  their  genealogy 
in  their  villages,  whom  David  and 
Samuel  the  seer  did  ordain  in  their  set 
office."  In  the  New  Testament  it 
ocean  twice: — 

1  Tim.  1.  4.  ...Neither  give  heed  to  &bles  and 

endless    genealogies,    which  j 
minister     questions    rather 
than  godly  edifying. 

'ntiuiii.9 Aroid  foolish    questions,  and 

genealogies,  and  contentions, 
and  striving  about  the  law ; 
for  they  are  unprofitable  and 
vun. 

In  both  these  instances,  genealogies  are 
spoken  of  as  undeserving  of  that  degree 
of  attention  which  some  were  disposed 
to  give  to  them.  Olshausen  observes, 
"The  conjectures  of  expositors  have 
been  quite  as  numerous  on  the  subject 
of  the  genecdogiesj  as  they  have  been  on 
the  fables.  The  cxcgetical  expositor 
must,  however,  abide  by  what  he  obtains 
from  the  natural  signification  of  the 
word  according  to  its  general  use  in  the 
profane  writers,  as  also  its  use  in  Heb. 
vii,  6,*  and  see  whether  the  context  is 
against  this  signification.  The  context, 
then,  places  the  genealogies  in  opposi- 
tion to  a  doctrine  which  produces  moral 
firuit,  and  comprehends  them  under  the 
class  oi  foclUh  questions,  the  contents 
of  which  are  foolish,  and  which  in  a 
moral  point  of  view  are  fruitless  and 


vain.  There  is  no  trmoe  in  the  im- 
mediate context  of  a  heresj,  an  opposi- 
tion of  tme  to  fidse  doctrine,  and  it  has 
already  been  sufficientlj  made  out  that 
the  remaining  contents  of  the  epistle 
point  at  nothing  of  the  kind.  If  now 
we  compare  the  passage  in  1  Tim.  L  4, 
we  find  there  the  genealogies  described 
as  endlessy  an  expression  which  is  fiff 
too  indefinite  to  admit  of  oar  dete^ 
mining  anjthing  with  certwitj  req»eet- 
ing  the  import  of  the  genealogies.  The 
clause  which  follows,  however,  My 
confirms  the  view  furnished  bj  tiw 
epistle,  that  it  is  no  heresy  properij  w 
called,  but  a  foolish,  moinlly  frniika 
pursuit  that  is  spoken  of;  for  how 
other  ifise  could  it  be  said,  that  thej 
(the  genealogies)  minister  qoestioai 
rather  than  promote  froitfiil  knowle4ge^ 
and  opposition  be  made  to  them  (v.  5), 
from  a  purely  practical  point  of  viewf 
Everything  plainly  indicates  that  things 
are  meant  which  are  in  themselves  vais, 
and  therefore  without  moral  efficacy.** 
Is  not  the  true  solution  of  the  diffi- 
culty this :  that  now,  under  the  Chris- 
tian dispensation,  genealogies  have  lost 
that  utility  which  previously  they  pos- 
sessed? Hereditary  superiority  it 
abolished.  Formerly  the  Jew  hsd 
privileges  which  the  gentile  could  not 
claim,  and  some  families  of  the  Jews 
had  prerogatives  to  which  the  othff 
families  were  strangers.  But  now,  it 
was  fruitless  for  a  man  to  trace  hii 
descent  from  Aaron  or  from  David; 
now  there  was  neither  Jew  nor  Qreek, 
Lcvite  nor  Rcubcnite :  the  study  of 
genealogies  had  become  therefore  un- 
profitable and  vain. 


The  "  Land  of  Sinim,"  spoken  of  in 
the  Old  Testament,  is  now  generally 

•  In  this  case  it  Is  not  the  substantive  that  in 
a$ed,  but  the  conespondlDg  vaTb. 


THE  LAND  OP  SINIM. 

believed  to  be  the  land  of  China.  Feir 
have  disputed  the  point,  and  the  wei^t 
of  probable  evidence  strongly  indiaei 
ie  this  view  of  the  question.    Tlie  p«- 


HOME  HEATHENISM. 


737 


sage  in  Iniah  is  as  follows : — "  Behold, 
these  shall  come  from  fau: ;  and  lo,  these 
from  the  north  and  from  the  west ;  and 
these  from  the  land  of  Sinira/'  Jeru- 
salem being  viewed  as  a  central  point 
in  the  old  world,  all  the  ends  of  the 
earth  are  here  indicated.  The  extremi- 
ties of  the  globe,  in  different  directioDs, 
bat  from  the  same  point  of  view  arc 
included  in  the  prophet^s  survey.  The 
inhospitable  north,  and  the  far  west, 
Europe  and  America  are  spoken  of  as 
contributing  their  accessions  to  the 
churGh  of  Christ.  Those  "from  far'' 
may  be  viewed  as  descriptive  of  Ethiopia, 
stretching  out  her  hands  to  God;  for 
Sheba,  spoken  of  in  scripture  as  part  of 
tlie  great  southern  continent  of  Africa, 
is  in  the  New  Testament  denominated 
^the  uttermost  parts  of  the  earth." 
There  remains,  therefore,  onlj  the  remote 
east ;  and  China,  occupying  the  eastern 
ocmfines  of  Asia,  may  reasonably  be  sup- 
posed to  be  alluded  to  in  the  latter  end  of 
the  verse.  Even  in  ancient  times  China 


wore  a  mysterious  air  of  greatness  in 
the  eyes  of  distant  nations.  The  Sin89 
and  their  silks  were  known  to  the 
Romans.  And  it  is  an  undoubted  fact 
that,  not  long  after  Isaiah  wrote  his 
prophecy,  one  of  the  kingdoms  into 
which  China  was  then  divided  was 
called  by  the  name  of  Tsin  or  Chin. 
This  we  learn  from  the  writings  of 
Confucius,  who  lived  b.c.  519.  And  in 
all  probability  the  name  of  the  country 
was  known  at  even  an  earlier  period 
among  the  western  nations.  The  lan- 
guage of  China  is  still  called  Lingua 
Sinica,  the  name  at  first  given  by  the 
Jesuit  missionaries,  and  now  generally 
applied  by  the  learned  to  the  Chinese 
tongue.  Sinologues,  with  very  few  ex- 
ceptions, are  now  generally  agreed  that 
the  passage  in  Isaiah  contains  not  only 
an  allusion  to  China,  but  also  a  predic- 
tion of  the  fact  that  converts  to  Chris- 
tianity should  come  even  from  that 
distant  land. — GUletpie, 


HOME  HEATHENISM. 


The  most  appalling  fact,  perhaps,  of 
this  age,  is  the  condition  of  '^  the 
masses  "  in  our  large  towns.  The  hea- 
thenism on  the  banks  of  the  Ganges, 
with  its  three  hundred  and  thirty  mil- 
lions of  idols,  is  a  spectacle  to  melt  a 
heart  of  stone.  But  our  home  heathen- 
Ism  !  souls  perishing  annually  by  thou- 
sands, and  by  hundreds  of  thousands, 
within  the  sound  of  our  church-bells, — 
perishing  for  lack  of  knowledge,  whilst 
our  communion-tables  arc  filled  with 
people  who  year  after  year  ''stand  all 
the  day  idle!"  what  shall  be  said  of 
this? 

The  Arve,  rushing  down  from  the 
glaciers, 

**  Maddj  M  Acheron,  And  cold  m  death," 

Teaches,  a  little  below  (Geneva,  the  dear 
Une  Rhone.    For  a  while,  the  ''lake- 


river"  refiises  to  combine  vaih.  the 
turbulent  torrent.  "The  two  rivers 
flow  on  without  mingling,"  remarks  a 
traveller,  "so  that  you  have  the  cold 
mud  on  the  one  side,  and  the  clear 
crystal  on  the  other.  The  Arve  is  the 
child  of  night  and  frost,'while  the  Rhone 
is  the  daughter  of  the  day  and  of  the 
sunshine."  A  phenomenon  not  greatly 
dissimilar  is  seen  in  our  cities.  In  the 
heathenism  of  their  degraded  closes 
and  wynds,  we  recognise  the  muddy 
glacier-like  Arve :  in  the  Christianity 
of  their  churches  and  communion-tables 
we  recognise  the  azure,  heaven-reflect- 
ing Rhone. 

And  in  another  feature,  alas!  the 
likeness  holds  good.  Th^  Arve  and  the 
Rhone  here  also  flow  on,  side  by  side, 
refusing  to  commingle. — The  Miuionary 
of  Kilmany, 


738 


PLEASINQ  ANTICIPATIONS :  BY  AN  OCTOOENARIAIT. 


Y§  alio  ihall  sit  on  twelve 
Tlie  rif/Uteoue  hath  hope  in 

Wbbw  I  b*T«  foBght  the  lost  great  fi^t, 

And  Uf«*t  short  race  ia  run, 
WlMB  dajr  nececdfl  thia  fu--«p«nt  night, 
Aad  i«di  »o  iBoro  impedes  mj  sight, 

And  ell  thioge'  end  is  come, 
With  thee,  O  Christ,  mine  eyes  bbell  e.o 
The  iq^oetles*  glorioas  eompenj. 

Him  shall  I  see,  him  shall  I  know, 

Who  Ml  tfaj  boeom  leant, 
Wb«  hMf  did  tarry  here  below 
To  witneae  Jndah'a  orerthrow 

And  Ziun's  punishment. 
To  whom,  exiled,  thoa  didet  diaplaf 
The  glorie*  of  the  Utter  daj. 

UmM,  ton  of  thnnder,  there  shall  rtAt;d, 

Impetaons  in  his  seal. 
Whom  Herod's  persecuting  band 
Chose  out  from  all  the  lowly  band 

Hie  sword's  sharp  edge  to  feel. 
One  life  he  lost,  a  better  found. 
First  apostolic  martyr  crowned. 

Him  khall  I  aee  aamamed  *'  the  Bock," 

Who  onco  heaven's  key*  receiTed, 
Who  did  salTst  ion's  door  unlock 
To  all  of  Jews'  or  Oentiles*  stock 

That  in  thy  truth  believed. 
Whom  "  others  bound,"  and  led  to  die. 
And  ofuelly  did  cracifj. 

Andrew  my  eager  eycH  shall  ece, 

The  first  whom  thou  didut  choojc. 
Who  fur  the  love  ho  bore  to  tbeo 
Forsook  his  homo  in  Galileo 

In  Greece  his  life  to  lose. 
There,  like  his  brother  and  like  thee. 
Breathed  oat  bis  life  upon  a  tree. 

Philip,  who  went  the  gospel's  grace 

To  Phrjgia's  plains  to  bear. 
When  he  had  learut  in  thee  to  trace 
The  llkenefs  of  the  Father's  face 

His  gloriotu  image  there. 
Him  it  sufficed  that  face  to  see, 
To  bind  his  wavering  faith  to  thee. 

Bartholomew  shall  with  them  stand, 

"  An  Israelite  indeed," 
Who,  to  obey  thy  great  command, 
8et  forth  to  India's  distant  land. 

To  sow  the  gospel  seed. 
There,  by  his  guilclc8s  life  and  zeal, 
Brought  distant  tribes  to  do  thy  will. 


throiut.    Matt.  xix.  28. 
his  death,    Pl-ov.  xiv.  32. 

Thomas  who.  doubting  occe,  was  \kM 

In  thee  his  God  to  see. 
Who  when  the  zeal  of  amn«  grew  cold 
Exhorted  them  their  faith  to  hold. 

And  "  go  and  die  with"  tJhee. 
Who  preached  where  priests  did  once  dea 
Thy  etar  gleam  ont  in  midnight  sky. 

Matthew,  the  first  with  pen  to  trace 
The  footsteps  thou  badat  trod ; 

Who  bearing  fer  the  n&m»  of  gamt. 

Taught  Ethiopia'a  aablo  race 
To  stretch  their  hands  to  God. 

Then,  not  ashamed  his  eroee  to  bear, 

Witaeseed  a  good  confeseion  then. 

They  who  were  ealled  thf  brethtiB  thite^ 

Tc^thw  tj»ere  shall  ataad ; 
Jnde,  who  left  all  he  bad  for  thee. 
And  bore  the  truth's  simplieity 

To  many  a  heathen  land. 
In  Pefsian  plains  his  life  Inid  dow«. 
And  gained  the  glorioas  nartyr'a  crown. 

Janea,  long  a  "  pUlar  "  of  tbe  faith. 

With  which  thy  cborcb  was  bleise^ 
Whom  angry  priests,  set  np  on  h;^. 
Urged  bin  his  Master  to  deny ; 
And  when  be  him  confeaeed. 
Hurled  from  the  temple's  heights  to  dotU 
Prayer  for  his  foes  his  dying  breath. 

Simon,  who  at  Jerusalem 

Long  filled  his  brother's  place ; 
Whom  hatred  of  the  Chrioiian  name. 
And  Trajan's  jcaIoa<y  o'crcamc. 

With  all  of  David's  race. 
Long  tortured  first,  then  cradfled, 
Of  all  the  twelve  the  last  bo  diod. 

Him,  too,  who  took  the  traitor'a  poet. 

Yet  early  followed  thee. 
Who  with  the  rest  rejoiced  to  boast 
That  sickness  and  the  eril  host 

Thy  name  eooipeUed  to  flee. 
Who  did  like  them  the  tmtb  proclaim, 
And  spread  the  glory  of  tby  name. 

Him,  too,  released  from  all  hid  paia, 
IaH  called,  but  not  the  least. 

Who  counting  loss  all  earthly  gain,  . 

With  gladness  bore  aU  earthly  ahaae. 
The  worid's  evangeliat ! 

Bound  to  his  Savioui's  cross  be  li\-ed. 

Nailed  to  big  own  his  crown  received. 


Then  while  in  life  I  onward  go 

In  paths  that  thou  hast  shown, 
My  thoaghta  would  glance  from  thinjpB  below. 
On  to  the  time  when  I  shall  know 

Even  as  I  am  known. 
When  I,  with  thee,  O  Christ,  shall  mo 
tb.Q  WjwMm*  i^oAhos^  wmu^tv^  .  Clxojt. 


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REVIEWS. 


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Wb  do  not  profess  to  have  read  all 
ihm  notes  contained  in  this  new  edition 
of  the  Greek  Testament,  but  we  have 
pomsed  very  many  of  them  in  different 
parts  of  the  Toltuney  and  are  happy  to 
dascribe  them  as,  on  the  whole,  learned, 
jndieious,  and  erangelicaL 

They  are  not,  however,  all  by  the 
aune  hand.  **  Continued  illness,"  we  are 
Md,  ''inoapadtating  the  editor  for 
anatained  Uterary  labour,  compelled 
liim  erentually  to  solicit  the  aid  of 
friends  in  bringing  the  work  to  a  con- 
sloaion.'*  The  portions  of  the  work 
axeoated  by  the  coadjutors  of  the  editor, 
are  minutely  specified  in  the  preface. 
All  of  them  appear  to  hate  carefully 
atadied  the  various  critical  helps  which 
the  present  century  has  produced  ;  and 
here  we  have  the  result  of  their  labours. 
In  the  shape  of  brief,  pertinent,  and 
aaggestive  notes. 

We  have  no  hesitation  in  cordially 
recommending  this  useful  work  to  the 
notice  of  our  readers.  To  all  who  un- 
derstand  the  original  language  of  the 
Kew  Testament,  and  who  may  not  pos- 
sess any  of  the  more  elaborate  and 
r  eostly  editions  of  that  ^acred  volume, 
~  Uie  present  one  will  be  found  of  great 


value.  To  students  and  ministers 
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nently usefhl,  in  pointing  out  mis* 
translations  in  the  common  rernon, 
reconciling  apparent  discrepancies,  clear- 
ing up  difficulties,  explaining  the  pre- 
cise force  of  an  expression,  or  pointing 
out  the  drift  of  an  obscure  passage ;  in 
short,  in  assisting  the  diligent  student 
to  obtain  a  clearer  insight  into  the 
meaning  of  the  New  Testament  scrip- 
tures. 

As  stated  in  the  title,  the  text  of  this 
edition  is  that  of  Scholz.  Dr.  Schols 
published  his  edition  of  the  Greek  text, 
at  Leipzic  in  1830.  It  was  the  result 
of  twelve  years*  personal  examination 
of  nearly  all  the  MSB.  of  the  New 
Testament  found  in  the  prindpal 
European  and  oriental  libraries,  of 
ancient  versions,  and  writings  of  the 
fathers.  From  the  prolegomena  to  his 
Qreek  Testament  we  find  that  he  dis- 
covered more  than  six  hundred  new 
MSS.,  and  collated  a  large  majority  of 
them,  besides  subjecting  to  a  fresh 
collation  many  which  had  been  collated 
by  Griesbach  and  others. 

Having  given  much  attention  to  the 
subject  of  the  text  of  the  Greek  Testa- 
ment, we  are  decidedly  of  opinion,  that 
that  of  Scholz  is  the  best  hitherto  pub- 
lished. Whilst  it  corrects  many  of  the 
undoubted  errors  of  the  Received  Text, 
it  avoids  most  of  the  unjustifiable  omis- 
sions and  alterations  of  Griesbach, 
Lachmann,  Tischendorf,  and  others. 

We  may  add,  that  the  book  is  printed 
in  a  good  clear  type,  and  on  excellent 
paper.  Altogether  it  is  an  exceedingly 
neat  volume.  "^  ^^.'l. 


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SYMMETRICAL  STRUCTURE  OF  SCRIPTURE. 


The  Symmetrical  Structure  cf  Scripture  ;  or, 
the  Principlee  of  Scripture  ParalkUtm 
ExempHfiedf  in  an  Analysis  of  the  JJtca- 
l/ogue,  the  Sermon  on  the  Mount,  and  other 
Paesagee  of  the  Sacred  Writinga,  By  the 
Rev.  John  Forbes,  LLJ).,  DonaldecnCs 
Hoepitaly  Edinburgh,  Edinburgh :  T.  and 
T.  Clark.     1854.    8to.  pp.  364. 

Bivcm  ihe  days  of  Bishop  Lowth  the 
pahdleliBmB  of  the  bible  have  formed  a 
&voarite  theme  of  inqoirj  with  biblical 
students.  That  eminent  scholar  thought 
he  traced  in  the  poetical  parts  of  scrip- 
ture a  correspondence  between  the  dif- 
ferent clauses  of  the  same  sentence, 
phrase  answering  to  phrase,  and'thought 
to  thought  This  correspondence  of 
different  clauses  he  found  to  be  some- 
times identical,  sometimes  gradational, 
— ^that  is,  the  same  thought  carried  fur- 
ther— and  sometimes  antithetic:  and 
he  applied  the  rules  thus  suggested  to 
the  explanation  of  the  Psalms  and 
Proverbs.  Bishop  Jebb  extended  these 
inquiries,  and  found  that  the  principle 
was  applicable  to  much  of  the  prose  of 
scripture,  and  especially  of  the  New 
Testament.  More  recent  inquirers  have 
gone  further  still.  Mr.  Boys,  in  his  Tac- 
tiea  Sacra  and  Key  to  the  Book  of  Psalms, 
shows  that  parallelism  is  found  not  only 
in  sentences  but  in  entire  paragraphs 
of  scripture,  and  even  in  epistles.  The 
work  of  Dr.  Forbes  is  on  the  same  theme, 
and  differs  from  those  of  his  prede- 
cessors only  in  carrying   further  the. 


principle.  He  thinks  that  the  whok 
bible  is  written  under  the  influence  of 
the  law  of  parallelism :  and  that  this 
law  is  like  one  of  the  grand  generaliza- 
tions of  modem  science — ti  discovery  of 
the  last  importance  to  the  student.  It 
explains  the  meaning ;  it  determines  the 
text ;  it  solves  difficulties  of  history  and 
chronology  to  an  extent  beyond  what 
its  most  sanguine  friends  had  previoiu^ 
dreamed. 

The  way  in  which  Dr.  Forbes  appliei 
his  principle  may  be  illustrated  byaa 
explanation  of  his  view  of  the  Dccalogae. 
The  law  consists,  as  all  know^  of  tea 
commands,  and  is  divided  into  two 
tables.  It  is  not  agreed,  however,  what 
the  ten  are,  or  how  they  are  to  be 
divided.  The  Masorets,  Augustine,  the 
Roman  and  Lutheran  churches,  unite 
the  first  and  second  commandr-some- 
times  deleting  the  second — and  divide 
the  tenth  into  two,  reckoning  three 
commands  in  the  first  table  and  seven 
in  the  second.  The  division  of  Origen, 
adopted  by  most  protestants,  plscei 
four  in  the  first  and  six  in  the  second. 
Nor  do  any  of  those  authorities  tiaoe 
any  close  connection  between  the  com- 
mands themselves.  Dr.  Forbes,  on  the 
other  hand,  thinks  that  the  division  if 
twofold,  threefold,  sevenfold,  and  tea- 
fold,  and  that  the  different  portions  ire 
intimately  connected.  His  condufioni 
may  be  most  easily  presented  in  a 
tabular  form. 


PIETY.      FIBST    TABLE. 

1.  God  is  to  be  honoured  and  loved  in  himadf, 
I.  I  am  the  Lord  thy  God, 

Which  brought  thee  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  out  of  the  house  of  bondAf[«. 
Thou  ahalt  have  no  other  God  before  me. 


II. 


o 


'  Thou  ehalt  not  make  unto  thee  any  graven  image  or  any  Ukenetd 

of  anything  that  la  in  heaven  above, 

or  that  is  in  the  earth  beneath, 

or  that  IB  in  the  water  under  the  eai*th  : 
Thou  shalt  not  bow  down  thyself  to  them  nor  serve  them  : 
For  I  the  Lord  thy  God  am  a  jealous  God, 
'  Visiting  the  iniquity  of  the  fathers  upon  the  children 

unto  the  third  and  fourth  generation  of-  them  that  hate  me, 
]  And  abowing  \ue.TC7 
I  unto  thouwviida  o^  \.\iftTa.>;\i^\.\<y<;^Tcv%^'Ci^V%«^TK^  ^tsrastfiSKsJlxsassv 


SYMMETRICAL  STRUCTURE  OF  SCRIPTURE. 


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III.  Thou  fthalt  not  take  the  name  of  the  Lord  thy  God  in  vain. 
^    For  the  Lord  will  not  hold  him  guiltless, 
%    That  taketh  his  name  in  vain. 


IV. 


r  1. 

2. 
8. 
4. 


c. 


5. 

6. 
7. 


a.  Remember  the  sabbath  day  to  keep  it  holy. 

b.  Six  days  shalt  thou  labour  and  do  all  thy  work, 
But  the  seventh  is  the  sabbath  of  the  Lord  thy  God. 

In  it  thou  shalt  not  do  any  work — Thou  (1) 
f  Nor  thy  son  (2)  nor  thy  daughter  (8) 
•J  Nor  thy  man  servant  (4)  nor  thy  maid  servant  (6) 
(  Nor  thy  cattle  (6) 
,  Nor  the  stranger  that  is  within  thy  gates  (7) 
b.  For  in  six  days  the  Lord  made  heaven  and  earth,  the  sea  and  all 
that  in  them  is. 
And  rested  the  seventh  day : 


c. 


^  a.  Wherefore  the  Lord  blessed  the  seventh  day  and  hallowed  it. 


2.  God  is  to  be  honoured  in  those  to  whom  he  gives  howmr. 
V.  Honour  thy  father  and  thy  mother. 
That  thy  days  may  be  long  in  the  land 
Which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee. 


BBOTHERLY   LOVE.      8BC0ND   TABLE. 


3.  God  is  to  be  loved  in  those  who  are  made  in  hit  image, 

/'Thou  shalt  not  kill. 
<  Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery. 
vThou  shalt  not  steal. 


Thou  shalt  not  bear  false  witness  against  thy  neighbour. 

Thou  shalt  not  covet  thy  neighbour's  nouse  (1) 
r  Thou  shalt  not  covet  thy  neighbour's  wife  (2) 
\  Nor  his  man  servant  (8)  nor  his  maid  servant  (4) 
(  Nor  his  ox  (5)  nor  his  ass  (6) 
^Nor  anything  that  is  thy  neighbour's  (7). 


VL 

^ 

vn. 

s 

vm. 

^ 

• 

^ 

IX. 

i 

• 

X. 

^ 

o 

<g 

? 

This  twofold  diviBion  (first  and  second 
tables)  implies,  as  always,  antithetic 
relation — God  and  man,  piety  and 
morality :  and  the  connection  between 
the  two.  The  five  commands  of  each 
table  imply  (as  five  always  does)  the 
imperfection  of  each  apart  from  the 
other.  The  threefold  division  (1,  2,  3) 
indicates,  as  always,  the  completeness  of 
the  whole,  God  and  man,  the  two  ex- 
tremes, and  oar  earthly  parents  (to 
whom  filial  piety  is  due),  connect- 
ing us  with  both.  The  sevenfold 
enumeration  of  particulars  in  com- 
mands iv.  and  z.  is  instructiye,  seven 
being  a  perfect  number,  and  moreover 

VOL.  XVJJ. — VOUKTIt  BERJIS, 


the  number  of  the  covenant.  Other 
divisions  again  may  be  noticed :  thoughts, 
words,  deeds,  are  enjoined  or  prohibited 
under  both  tables.  The  whole  is  made 
up  of  seventeen  triplets.  The  series  of 
commands  to  which  the  Decalogue  itself 
belongs  (Ex.  xxi, — ^xxiii.)  make  seven 
groups  of  ten  commands  each,  and 
some  have  even  arranged  the  whole  of 
the  precepts  of  the  Jewish  dispensation 
under  seventy  times  seven,  or  490  in 
all. 

It  will  be  noticed  in  the  fourth  com- 
mand that  parallelism  shows  the  reason 
for  each  precept:  1,  2,  3  (a,  b,  c), 
answering  to  5, 6,  7  C^,  c^  «lV 


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MAURICB'S  SBBM0N8 


We  find  it  impoatible  to  concur 
in  all  the  praise  that  is  bestowed  on 
this  principle  of  arrangement.  Pushed 
to  such  an  extreme,  it  even  seftms  to 
degrade  many  parts  of  scripture  to  a 
mechanical  combination  of  three  sen- 
tences or  seven.  But  on  the  other 
hand,  the  principle  is,  within  proper 
limits,  a  sound  one,  of  considerable  im- 
portance ;  and,  moreover.  Dr.  Forbes 


our  review  of  hie  volame  of  EenuFs)  we 
applied  to  Mr.  Maorioe'e  general  theo- 
logical views  the  term  **  nebolous,"  as 
descriptive  of  a  certain  pleasing  bat 
dim  and  undefined  splendour  exhibited 
by  them,  and  in  the  same  sense  we  maj 
apply  the  same  term  to  the  work  now 
before  us.  Placed  by  the  writer  in  the 
midst  of  much  that  is  beautiful  and 
fascinating,  we  search  in  vain  for  clear 


has  applied  it  to  many  passages  in  such  j  and  definite  conceptions,  while  we  are 
a  way  as  to  show  very  beautifully  their  j  at  the  same  time  bewildered  by  a  new 


meaning  and  connection.  Without  con- 
curring, therefore,  in  what  we  consider 
the  extreme  views  of  the  author,  we 
heartily  commend  the  volume  as  in 
many  respects  both  suggestive  and  ori- 
ginal. A. 


and  strange  use  of  terms,  as  weU  as  bj 
at  least  §eem%n4f  contradictions.  Having 
done  our  best,  however,  to  make  out  the 
author's  meaning,  we  shall  endeavoui 
in  a  few  words  to  put  oar  readers  into 
possession  of  it,  and  of  our  thoughts 
upon  it. 

_    ,  ,         ..      ,  ,      ,  ^        .,  It  appears,  then,  that  there  is  some 

J%e  Doctrine  of  Sacrifice  deduced  from  me         ..         .         .-       ,    , ,         -n^     ■»»      • 
«    .  .    ..  *.       ^  c.  D    !  notion  of  sacrifice,  held,  as  Mr.  Mannoe 

Scriptures.    A   lyrics  of  SermoM,     By  i  .        ,        ^,     ,       ,.   .  ,, 

FuKDERicK  DK^•.^oN  Maue.ce,  M.A.,  !  ^J^^'H  bj  orthodox  diviues  geuersUj, 
Chaplain  of  Lincoln  s  Inn.  Cambridge  :  '  ^'^*<^^  ^«  disapproves  and  repudiates, 
Macmillan  and  Co.  1854.  Pp.  lii.  32J.  ^^^  against  which  he  is  throughout, 
Price  78.  Gd.  i  ^^^  o^*   l^ss  openly,   arguing.     Thii 

'  notion  seems  to  haunt  him  like  a  spectre. 

The  prolific  pen  of  ^Ir.  Maurice  pro-  i  He  more  commonly  fights  with  it  in 

sents  us  with  another  volume,  consisting    the   dark,   arguing   against  it  without 

of  a  series  of  sermons  preached  at  the  j  naming  it ;  but  sometimes  he  allows  it 

chapel  of   Lincohi's    Inn    during  the  i  to  come  forward  into  tho  light,  and  we 

present  year,  the  last  of  them  having  |  catch  a  fleeting  glimpse  of  the  olyect  of 

been  preached  so  lately  as  the  Cth  of    his  aversion.     Let   our  readers  accept 

August.    They  were,  of  course,  written  |  the    following.      In    the    sermon   on 

for  the  press  as  well  as  for  the  pulpit,  \  1  Peter  i.  18,  20,  in  which  Christ  is  said 

and  they  constitute  another  eflbrt  on  [  to  have  been  "  fore-ordained  before  the 

the  part  of  this  talented  and  gifted  i  foundation  of  the  world,"  Mr.  .Mauriee 

preacher  to  substantiate  by  argument,    says : — 

and  to  press  upon  public  attention,  one  j  ''  The  text  has  been  supposed  to 
of  the  leading  principles  of  his  already  ,  mean  that,  before  Adam  fell,  a  remolT 
well-known  theological  system.  The  ,  was  provided  in  the  counsels  of  God  fcff 
subject  of  which  he  treats,  "  The  Doc-  i  the  consequences  of  that  fall.  It  wis 
trine  of  Sacrifice,"  is  undoubtedly  most  forc-ordained  that  Christ,  the  Lftmb  of 
interesting  and  important,  and  the  |  God,  should  yield  himself  a  sacrifiee, 
topics  of  his  nineteen  sermons,  as  in-  ',  that  those  who  believed  him  might  be 


dicated  in  the  table  of  contents,  are 
highly  attractive ;  but  the  treatment, 
both  of  the  topics  individually,  and  of 
the  subject  collectively,  is  to  us  far  from 
satisfactory.    On  a  former  occasion  (in 


delivered    from    the    penalty    of    the 
original  transgression."— P.  105. 

This  he  immediately  afterwards  cafij 
"the  popular  theory,"  which  "^epI^ 
sents  the  Father  as  full  <tf  love  io  his 


ON  THK  DOCTRINE  OP  SAORIFICE. 


743 


oreatnreSy  but  as  detennined  to  assert 
the  claims  of  truth  and  righteousneBs/' 
And  this  is  the  "  theory  *'  against  which 
he  avowedly  contends.  Again,  in  thu 
sermon  on  Romans  ilL  20, 2^7,  we  have 
the  following  passage : — 

"  Those  mighty  words,  *  Thai  he  might 
be  just  J  and  the  putifier  of  him  which 
bdieveih  in  Jetua,^  are  entirely  stripped 
of  their  meaning  by  the  strange  inter- 
polation of  the  word  ytt.  They  are  sup- 
posed to  say  that  Qod  is  just,  and  yet 
that,  in  consequence  of  Christ's  offerings 
he  can  justify  those  who  believe  in  him. 
Thus  the  whole  argument  of  St.  Paul, 
the  whole  gospel  of  St.  Paul  concerning 
Qod,  is  deliberately  effaced  and  con- 
tradicted. God  docs  not  manifest  his 
righteous  will  and  purpose,  his  righteous 
character,  in  the  death  of  his  Son  ;  but, 
through  the  agency  of  that  death,  a 
certain  notion  of  justice,  quit«  distinct 
from  the  righteousness  with  which  St. 
Paul  uniformly  identifies  it,  is  satisfied  ; 
and  so  a  certain  portion  of  mankind 
may  be  excused  the  penalty  of  their 
past  ill-doings.  It  is  only  the  accidental 
blending  of  this  opinion  with  a  higher 
fiuth,  which  is  utterly  at  variance  with 
it,  that  has  ever  served  to  make  it 
effectual  for  any  moral  purposes.  It 
will  be  found  more  utterly  powerless  fur 
fuch  purposes,  more  perilous  to  morality, 
more  perilous  to  all  reverence  for  God, 
to  all  belief  in  Christ's  sacrifice  and 
Batisfaction,  every  day  and  hour.  It 
must  bring  forth  its  proper  and  legiti- 
mate fruits  in  the  most  degraded,  most 
heathenish  kind  of  Romanism — such  a 
form  of  it  as  has  not  existed  in  any 
previous  century — or  else  it  will  drive 
men  into  the  most  defying,  reckless  in- 
fideUty.' — P.  161. 

Wo  shall  not  slop  to  make  the  re- 
marks of  which  this  passage  is  strongly 
provocative  ;  we  merely  observe  by  the 
way  that  it  affords  an  illustration  of  the 
irritability,  or  want  of  temper,  so  justly 
flsimadtetted  by  Dr.  C*andlish.    ^  o  do 


not  know  who  it  is  that  Mr.  Maurice 
means  to  accuse  of  ^'  dtliberatiiy  effacing 
and  contradicting"  "the  whole  gospel 
of  St.  Paul  ;**  but  of  this  we  are  sure, 
that  the  bringing  of  such  an  accusation 
does  little  credit  to  the  heart,  and 
affords  no  support  to  the  argument,  of 
its  author.  As  to  the  effect  of  ''the 
strange  interpolation  of  the  word  yet,^ 
whoever  may  be  guilty  of  it,  it  is,  to  our 
mind,  perfectly  harmless,  the  meaning 
of  the  apostle's  words  being  the  same 
with  it  and  without  it.  We  refrain^ 
however ;  our  purpose  at  present  being 
simply  to  enable  our  readers  to  obtain 
a  clear  idea  of  the  system  to  which  Mr. 
Maurice  opposes  himself.  In  another 
passage,  speaking  of  the  use  of  the  word 
"justify  "  by  our  translators  in  Romans 
iii.  24,  he  says — 

"  They  dreaded  lest  men  should  fancy 
they  had  a  righteousness  of  their  own  \ 
and  that  dread  no  one  could  entertain 
so  strongly  as  St.  Paul.  But  they  did 
not  tremble  as  much  as  the  apostle  did, 
lest  men  should  suppose  that  the  judg- 
ment of  God  was  not  according  to  truth; 
lest  they  should  ever  charge  him  with 
acting  upon  a  legal  fiction.  St.  Paul 
discovered  that  frightful  mistake  in  his 
own  countrymen." — P.  149. 

The  phrase  "acting  upon  a  legal 
fiction  "  plainly  refers  to  the  doctrine  of 
imputed  righteousness,  which  the  author 
thus  explicitly  denounces  as  a  "  fright* 
ful  mistake."  It  is  beyond  doubt,  there- 
fore, we  think,  and  established  un- 
deniably by  Mr.  Maurice's  own  words, 
that  he  repudiates  the  main  and  essen- 
tial doctrine  of  the  evangelical  system j 
the  expiatory  character  of  the  death  of 
Christ,  and  justification  by  the  imputa- 
tion of  his  righteousness  to  those  who 
believe  in  his  name.  If  Mr.  Maurice 
lias  a  gospel  to  proclaim  to  mankind, 
it  is  certainly  not  this,  but  another. 

What,  then,  is  Mr.  Maurice's  gospel  ? 
This  question  we  shall  now  endeavour 
to  uniwer  (^vf  not  ^iWinwX.  ^emtsia  ^rga^ 


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MAURICE'S  SERMONS 


of  its  diffienltj,  certainly  without  any 
inclination  to  do  him  injoBtioe),  by  pre- 
senting to  our  readers  a  few  of  its  more 
salient  features,  almost  entirely  in  his 
own  words.  It  will  exhibit,  we  think, 
more  lines  of  divergence  from  the  senti- 
ments usually  held  among  us  than  that 
which  we  have  just  pointed  out. 

1.  The  workofredemption,  we  believe, 
is  generally  regarded  as  having  a 
remedial  character,  and  as  pre-eupposing 
the  existence  of  the  evil  to  which,  in 
divine  wisdom  and  mercy,  it  is  appli- 
cable. Not  so,  however,  Mr.  Maurice. 
In  the  sermon  on  1  Peter  i.  18,  20,  he 
speaks  of  Christ,  ''the  lamb  fore-ordained 
before  the  foundation  of  the  world,*'  in 
the  following  terms : — 

''He  has  appeared  in  our  world,  in 
our  nature ;  he  has  sacrificed  himself. 
In  that  sacrifice  we  see  what  he  is — 
what  he  always  has  been.  His  acts 
here,  plain  and  palpable,  done  among 
men,  done  for  men,  have  shown  forth 
that  perfect  filial  obedience  to  the 
Creator  of  all  things,  that  entire  filial 
union  with  the  eternal  Father,  which 
is  the  ground  of  the  universe  and  the 
ground  of  our  humanity. 

"  I  think  if  we  had  no  other  words  to 
guide  us  than  those  in  the  text,  we 
should  be  forced  to  put  this  construc- 
tion upon  them.  And  then  this  fort- 
knotpledge  of  which  it  speaks,  instead  of 
being  a  provision  that  is  contingent 
upon  human  events  and  human  will — 
instead  of  being  an  anticipation,  which 
every  devout  man  shrinks  from  attribut- 
ing to  him  to  whom  all  things  are  naked 
and  open,  to  whom  past,  present,  and 
future  are  one— becomes  the  commu- 
nion of  will  and  purpose  in  the  persons 
of  the  Godhead,  our  belief  in  which 
saves  us  from  the  necessity  and  the 
horror  of  ascribing  self-will  to  the 
Author  of  all ;  and  enables  us  to  see 
how  a  perfectly  loving  wiU  can  only  be 
uttered  and  shown  forth  by  one  who 
^tev  into  it,  and  yields  l[uxn«e\i  Va  \V.. 


"That  this  obediMioe  shoiild  be  the 
means  of  rectifying  the  disorders  of  the 
universe,  of  bringing  back  the  slate  of 
things  which  self-wiU  'has  broken  and 
disturbed,  of  re-establishing  the  king- 
dom and  righteousness  of  God,  of  reneir- 
ing  and  subduing  the  hearts  of  homin 
beings,  this  is  what  we  should  with 
wonder  and  trembling  expect ;  this  is 
what  corresponds  so  blessedly,  so  per- 
fectly, to  the  deepest  prophecies  in  tke 
spirit  of  mankind;  this  is  the  voy 
gospel  which  has  brought  light  into  the 
midst  of  our  darkness,  life  into  the 
midst  of  our  death.  But  we  must  not 
change  and  invert  Qod's  order  to  make 
it  square  with  our  condition ;  if  we  dOi 
it  will  not  meet  the  necessities  of  thet 
condition.  We  must  not  start  from  the 
assumption  of  discord  and  derangemest, 
however  natural  to  creatures  that  an 
conscious  of  discord  and  derangemest 
such  a  course  may  be  ;  we  must  begia 
with  harmony  and  peace,  and  so  unde^ 
stand  why  they  have  been  broken,  how 
they  have  prevailed  and  shall  prevail 

"  It  is  for  this  reason,  I  conceive,  that 
the  apostles,  when  they  dwell  so  co&- 
tinually  upon  the  effects  of  the  divine 
and  human  sacrifice  in  taking  away  Bin 
and  utterly  removing  all  the  effects  of 
it,  yet  lead  us  back   to  a  ground  of 
sacrifice  in  the  divine  nature ;  in  that 
submission  of  the  Son  to  the  Father, 
that  perfect  unity  of  purpose,  will,  sub- 
stance, between  them,  whence  the  obedi- 
ence and  fellowship  of  unfallen  beingii 
the    obedience    and  fellowship  of  aD 
restored  beings,  must  be  derived,  and 
I  by  which  they  are  sustained.     Believing 
such  a  mystery  of  a  will  commanding 
and  a  will  obeying,  and   of   a  s^niit 
I  uniting  both,  to  lie  beneath  all  the 
'  order  of  nature,  all  the  actions  of  men ; 
I  there  comes  forth  from  both  the  same 
!  testimony    to    the   Creator    and   the 
Father."— Pp.  109—111. 

To  the  same  purpose  he  elsewheie 
\«K^  ^%^.  >SGk<^  T&st^Vtf^  b^  whi^  mes 


\ 


OK  THE  DOCTRINE  OF  SACRIFICE. 


745 


''  are  reconciled  and  atoned  *  to  God  in 
Christ"  ^'is  the  fulfilment  and  mani- 
festation of  his  original  purpose,  when 
he  created  all  things  in  Christ"  (p.  212). 
And  again,  having  asserted  that  "we 
are  all  raised  to  a  new  and  regenerate 
condition  in  Christ,"  he  affirms  likewise 
^  that  this  is  our  true  human  condition  " 
(p.  298).  Now  we  know,  since  an 
apostle  declares  it  (Epb.  iii.  9),  that 
God  *'  created  all  things  in  Christ,"  but 
we  have  yet  to  learn  that  among  the 
*'  all  things  "  so  created  sin  is  to  be  in- 
daded ;  which  it  must  be,  however,  if 
redemption  is  "  the  fulfilment  and  mani- 
feetation  of  Gkni's  original  purpose." 
The  case  may  be  briefly  put  thus :  sin 
was  either  a  part  of  God's  order,  or  a 
violation  of  it ;  and  if  a  violation  of  it, 
sin  was  either  foreseen,  or  not  foreseen. 
To  assert  that  sin  was  a  part  of  God's 
order  would  be  to  make  God  the  author 
of  sin;  a  species  of  blasphemy  which 
we  utterly  shrink  from  ourselves,  and 
which  we  should  be  very  sorry  to  charge 
on  Mr.  Maurice.  Sin  was,  then,  a  viola- 
tion of  God*s  order,  and  as  such,  it  was 
either  foreseen,  or  not  foreseen.  If  it 
was  not  foreseen,  God  was  taken  by 
surprise,  a  conclusion,  on  our  author^s 
own  showiog,  quite  inadmissable ;  and 
if  it  was  foreseen,  there  could  have  been 
nothing  either  unsuitable  in  itself,  or 
unworthy  of  God,  in  devising  "by 
anticipation  '*  a  remedy  for  it. 

2.  Again,  it  has  been  usual  with 
orthodox  divines  to  regard  man  as  the 
subject  of  moral  government,  and  as 
placed  by  his  Maker  under  the  rule  of  a 
law  which  is  "  holy,  and  just,  and  good." 
AH  this  Mr.  Maurice  unscrupulously 
throws  overboard.  In  his  sermon  on 
Galatians  iii.  13, 14,  entitled  <' Christ's 
sacrifice  a  deliverance  from  the  curse  of 
the  law/'  he  thus  speaks : — 

^^  Law,  St  Paul  discovered,  serves  this 


*  Thiols  An  instuiM  of  the  new  and  strange  use 
«f  VQfda  of  whleii  we  haT«  spoken. 


9 

purpose  in  the  education  of  a  man,  or 
of  a  nation.  It  awakens  the  sense  of 
evil;  it  shows  them  that  they  are  at 
war  with  themselves  and  with  God ;  it 
cannot  make  them  right  and  good;  it 
cannot  bring  about  any  peace  between 
them  and  God. 

"  Was,  then,  this  effect  all  that  God 
designed  for  Jews  and  for  men  ?  Was 
it  the  first  thing  that  he  designed  for 
them  ?  Clearly  not,  unless  the  covenant 
with  Abraham  was  a  delusion.  The 
blessing  preceded  the  curse ;  the  bless- 
ing which  declared  by  its  very  terms 
that  it  was  for  alL  If  the  Jews  wished 
to  be  children  of  Abraham,  they  must 
assert  a  higher  and  nobler  position  than 
that  of  being  the  receivers  and  subjects 
of  a  law.  They  must  say, '  God  is  bless- 
ing us,  and  the  world  through  us ;  God 
is  calling  upon  us  to  trust  Him,  as  the 
source  and  root  of  all  blessings.  And 
this  law,  which  comes  with  its  tremen- 
dous curses,  is  part  of  our  discipline,  to 
teach  us  what  our  condition  is  without 
God;  what  we  are  when  we  are  not 
trusting  Him ;  when  we  are  seeking  to 
make  ourselves  righteous  in  any  other 
way,  but  by  believing  in  his  righteous- 
ness. The  law  is  our  schoolmaster,  to 
bring  us  to  the  knowledge  of  that 
Mediator  in  whom  the  promise  was 
made.  It  was  a  secondary  subordinate 
dispensation,  of  infinite  worth  as  a 
means  of  leading  us  to  that  primary 
truth  of  our  relation  to  God  in  this 
Mediator,  on  which  the  covenant  with 
Abraham  stood;  apart  from  which  it 
would  have  had  no  force  or  validity.' 

**The  more  you  read  this  epistle  to 
the  Galatians,  the  more,  I  am  persuaded, 
you  will  see  that  the  argument  of  the 
apostle,  from  first  to  last,  is  a  refutation 
of  the  doctrine  that  we  are  first  to  learn 
what  God  is,  what  his  will  is,  from  the 
law  which  curses,  and  then  to  ask 
whether  there  is  no  escape  from  its 
terrors  and  its  penalties.  He  insists 
upon  the  pnont^  ol  VJfta  ^-^^somdH.  \ft 


ON  THE  DOCTRINE  OF  SACBIFIOE. 


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wordi)  ^'ihat  W6  might  be  made  ihe 
righteousneBS  of  God  in  Uim/* 

"Here,  aa  everywhere,  St.  Paul  de- 
clares that  it  is  the  end  of  all  God's  acts 
and  dispensations  towards  men,  to  make 
them  righteous;  to  bring  them  out  of 
that  condition  which  they  have  chosen 
for  themselves, — the  condition  of  dis- 
trust, alienation,  sin, — and  to  bring 
them  into  that  stato  for  which  he  has 
created  them,  of  dependence,  trust, 
union  with  him.  He  is  declared,  here 
as  everywhere,  to  be  the  only  Reconciler 
of  his  creatures.  Here,  as  everywhere, 
they  are  assumed  to  have  no  righteous- 
ness but  his ;  none  but  that  which  they 
obtain  by  owning  him  and  confiding  in 
him.  The  giving  up  of  his  Son  to  take 
upon  him  their  flesh  and  blood,  to  enter 


into  their  sorrows,  to  feel  and  sufler    nil  barriers  have  been  taken  away,  that 


their  sins;  that  is,  *to  he  madt  sin:' 
the  perfect  sympathy  of  the  Son  with 
hit  loving  will  towards  his  creatures, 
hia  entire  sympathy  with  them,  and 
union  ¥rith  them ;  his  endurance,  in  his 
inmc^st  heart  and  spirit,  of  that  evil 


The  idea  of  sacriflee)  therefore,  m 
ascribed  by  the  author  to  Christ,  is 
merely  that  of  an  act  of  devotedness  to 
liis  Father,  an  eminent  demonstration 
of  ^'  the  perfect  sympathy  of  the  Son 
with  his  loving  will  towards  his  crea- 
tures," by  which  "he  speaks  to  the 
sinful  will  of  man,"  and  "  redeems  it." 
**This,"  our  author  affirms,  "is  God's 
method  of  reconciliation." 

fi.  Fifthly,  the  effects  of  this  "  divine 
and  human  sacrifice"  are  of  the  Widest 
and  roost  extraordinary  kind.  They 
are  thus  stated  by  our  author. 

'^  I  know  too  well  what  a  temptation 
there  is  in  all  our  hearts  to  think  that 
such  words  as  the  apostle  uses  are  not 
altogether  safe  words;  that  we  must 
contract  his  amazing  declaration,  that 


men  are  reconciled  and  atoned  to  God 
in  Christ ;  that  this  atonement  is  the 
fulfilment  and  manifestation  of  his 
original  purpose,  when  he  created  aU 
things  in  Christ ;  that  he  is  himself  the 
Peace-maker — the  Author  and  Finisher 


which    he    abhorred;     this    is    God's    of  the  sacrifice." — P.  212. 


method  of  reconciliation;  by  this  he 
■peaks  to  the  sinful  will  of  man;  by 


"  Therefore,  brethren,  this  is  the  sum 
of  what  the  apostle  tells  us  in  this 


this  he  redeems  it,  raises  it,  restores  it.  great  ascription,  and  of  what  I  have 
The  acts  which  express  his  love  to  man,  ;  been  trying  to  say  to  you  in  these 
the  acts  by  which  the  Son  of  God  proves  .  sermons  on  sacrifice, — that  we  are  all 


himself  to  be  the  Son  of  man,  these  arc 
the  means  of  destroying  the  barrier 
hetween  heaven  and  earth,  between  the 
Father  and  the  children ;  the  means  of 
taking  away  the  sin  of  the  world.  In 
Mdi  man  the  sin — the  alienation  and 
iep^ration  of  heart— ceases  when  he 
believes  that  he  has  a  Fatlier  who  has 


loved  him,  and  given  his  Son  for  him ;  I  the  highest  gift  he  can  endow  us  with. 


raised  to  a  new  and  regenerate  con- 
dition in  Chri8t,-«-and  that  this  is  our 
true  human  condition, — and  that  it  is 
one  which  we  may  all  of  us  claim, — and 
that  we  slmll  only  claim  it  when  we 
believe  that  there  is  a  Son  of  God  and  a 
Son  of  man,  who  has  delivered  us  by 
dying  for  us,  and  when  we  vindicate  as 


when  he  confesses  that  this  Son  is 
■tronger  to  unite  him  with  his  Father 
ftnd  his  brethren,  than  sin  is  to  separate 
them ;  when  be  is  sure  that  the  Spirit 
of  the  Father  and  the  Son  will  be  with 
him  to  resist  all  the  efforts  of  the  spirit 
of  enmity  and  divi^on  to  renew  the 
Strifi»."---Pp.  195,  loe.  - 


as  the  greatest  fruit  of  his  cross  and 
passion,  the  spirit  of  self-oblation,  the 
spirit  in  which  he  offered  himself  to 
God."->P.  298. 

Thus  by  the  sacrifice  of  Christ,  Mr. 
Maurice  assures  us,  all  men  are  actually 
both  reconciled  and,  renewed ;  all  men, 
even  in  ih«  oom^VA^CL  oil  ^«9?A^a)asseL 


Ttne  u  not  to  "  claim  "  their  privilege, 
ha  ndWbere  infomu  us. 

We  hare  neither  apace  nor  inclina- 
tion to  argue  the  point*,  all-important 
and  vital  as  thej  are,  involved  in  Mr. 
Haarioe'B  ajBtem.  It  would  be  eesj  to 
■how  that  it  ia  ver;  far  from  embodjinf; 
the  great  prindplea  of  "  the  faith  once 
delivered  to  the  sainta,"  and  that,  under 
the  pretenoe  of  being  "  another  gocpel," 
it  ia  "not  another;"  but,  after  the 
aihibitioD  we  have  given  of  it,  tbia  can- 
not be  Booeanrj,  at  leaat  for  our 
reader*.  We  ahall  conclude  6nr  remark  a 
by  obterving,  that  the  experimental 
religion  founded  upon  it  can  be  nothing 
short  of  practical  phariBaiam.  It  aa- 
■nmee  a  tendency  of  the  human  heart 
flindamentall;  right,  although  held  in 
abejanoa^  and  it  contemplates  nothing 
hot  the  qniokeniog  and  enoooragement 
ti  our  own  efTorts  under  the  influence 
(tf  those  views  of  Ood  presented  to  ua  by 
the  example  of  Christ  We  cite  with 
laacen  pain  the  following  avowal  of 
■elf-rightMOS  hope  from  the  sermon  on 
Noah's  saoriSoe.  On  the  statement 
that,  in  this  sacrifice,  Ood  "smelled  a 


Our  answer  to  the 
the  words  of  the  sn 
"  No  man  oometh  nnl 

BY  KS." 

Oirilialulg  venui  5k> 
Diteuuion  in  NoBcat 
tie  Rtv.  i.  H,  Rn 
G.  J.  lIoLTOAKE,  an 
Srd,  and  lUA  BfA<tgw 
Ward  and  Co.     ISSt. 

PvBLto  discuaaion^  i 
the  friends  and  enemi 
have  become  of  late 
and  notorious.  Tn  oi 
briefly  noticed  one  w 
been  held  in  the  meti 

readers  the  record  of  i 
time  ago  in  the  norl 
observationa  in  sapp< 
each  debat«a  espreei 
Notice  laat  month.  '\ 
that  at  Newcastle  bol 
ducted  themselves  wi 
feeling  and  faimesa  i 
oumstance  might  hai 
and  the  discuasion  p 


CX)NTROVERSIAL  DISCUSSIONS.  . 


749 


nor  any  hesitancy  to  trust  it  in  the  face 
of  all  opposition  to  the  intelligent  and 
earnest  advocaoy'of  its  friends.  Taking 
the  present  dehate  as  a  sample  of  the 
generality,  we  find  fresh  cause  for 
thankfulness,  that  not  only  is  Chris- 
tianity the  better  faith,  its  advocates 
are  also  the  abler  men.  The  more 
closely,  too,  we  investigate  the  evidences 
of  Christianity  for  ourselves,  study  its 
adaptation  to  the  constitution  and 
necessities  of  man,  or  watch  its  influ- 
ence on  individual  and  national  life,  the 
more  deep  and  settled  are  our  con- 
victions that  it  is  divine.  We  would 
not  withdraw  it  from  the  most  search- 
ing criticism.  What  ordeals  has  it  not 
passed  through  during  the  last  eighteen 
coitnries  with  success?  We  have  no 
desire  to  enchain,  even  if  we  could,  free 
thought,  or  smother  the  inquiries  of  the 
truth-sdeker.  We  do  not  ignore  the 
doabts  and  objections  of  intelligent 
scries;  thoughmanyobjectionsbrought 
against  Christianity  are  so  absurd  and 
unfiur,  and  the  persons  who  advance 
them  are  so  totally  ignorant  of  the  great 
truths  they  pretend  to  oppose,  that  they 
ought  only  to  be  met  either  with  con- 
tempt or  indignation.  We  are  aware  of 
the  fstct  that  a  certain  amount  of  un- 
belief—theoretical unbelief  exists  in  our 
land;  though  we  deem  this  a  very 
small  matter  compared  with  the  vast 
and  alarming  amount  of  practical  dis- 
T^pird  of  religion  manifested  by  the 
great  masses  of  our  people.  With  all 
the  admissions  which  tlic  foregoing 
statements  involve,  we  still  hold  public 
discussions  to  be  undesirable. 

If  we  are  to  judge  them  by  experi- 
ence we  must  pronounce  them  a  failure. 
When  have  they  been  known,  either  at 
the  time,  or  afterwards  in  their  pub- 
lished form,  to  have  been  productive  of 
any  large  amount  of  good  7  When  have 
they  compensated  for  the  time  expended 
— tiie  energy  employed — the  excited 
and  bitter  feeling  too  often  aroused — 

rOUXVJt, — WOVRTH  BSSIE6,  ,' 


and  the  pr9bable  haftn  done?  The 
majority  of  sober-minded,  thoughtful 
men  repudiate  them  as  instrumentalities 
for  the  diffusion  of  truth. 

The  circumstances  attendant  on  them 
are  altogether  unfavourable  to  the 
diciting  of  truth.  The  discussionists 
are  apt  to  regard  themselves  rather  as 
combatants  who  must  put  forth  all  their 
resources  and  strength  to  secure  a 
victory  for  themselves^  than  as  those  who 
should  earnestly  contend  for  tke  faith. 
A  spirit  is  cherished  altogether  incom- 
patible with  the  fair  representation  of 
belief.  And  sometimes  the  season  is 
worse  than  wasted  in  the  use  of  soft 
argument  and  hard  words.  The  audi- 
ence is  almost  exclusively  composed  of 
two  classes ;  each  disputant  having  his 
own  friends.    The  spirit  of  the  actors 

:  animates  those  who  witness  the  scene. 

,  That  calm,  dispassionate,  candid  state 
of  mind,  so  essential  to  the  pursuit  and 
acquisition  of  truth,  is  displaced  by  a 
heated,  fermented  excitement  which 
operates  against  all  conviction,  and 
leads  each  party  to  hold  with  greater 
tenacity  and  prejudice  their  previous 
opinions. 

These  displays  in  public  debate  seem, 
moreover,  to  us,  a  great  and  useless 
expenditure  of  opportunity  and  power, 
on  the  part  of  the  Christian  advocate . 
The  best  way  to  promulgate  the  gospel  is 
to  give  ourselves  assiduously,  earnestly, 
believingly,  to  a  positive  announcement 
of  its  truths.  Having  a  firm  faith  in 
the  verities  of  Qod's  word,  we  shall  most 
surely  promote  the  acceptance  of  these 
verities  by  mankind,  when  in  the  spirit 
of  him  who  said,  "  We  believe,  and  there- 
fore speak,'*  we  abstain  from  all  public 
discussion  with  unbelievers,  and  de- 
termine to  know  nothing  among  men 
but  the  doctrines  of  the  cross.  If  we 
turn  aside  to  notice  every  man  who 
chooses  to  challenge  us  to  the  combat, 
we  shall  be  diverted  from  our  lawful 

'  engagements,  «nd  itvyca^  V>cv%  t»MA  -^^ 


7fio 


GONTBOVEBSIAL  DISCUSSIOHft 


wish  to  serve.  *  Let   ui   address  the 

ohallenger  in  the  words  of  Nehemiah, 

'^I  fun  doing  a  great  work,  so  that  I 

cannot  come  down ;  why  should  the 

work  oease  whilst  I  leave  it  and  come 

down  to  you?" 
It   is  worthy  of  consideration  too, 

whether  the  friends  of  Christianity  have 

not  unintentionally  done  much  by  this 

kind  of  discussion  to  give  importance 

to  its  enemies.     There   cannot  be  a 

greater  mistake  than  to  conclude  from 

the  agitation  which  some  men  endeavour 

to  promote  in  our  large  towns,  and 

throughout  our  manufacturing  districts, 

that  the**  working  classes  "  of  this  country 

are  all  given  up  to  infidelity.    As  we 

have  already  intimated,   we    consider 

the  number  of  theoretic  unbelievers  to 

be  comparatively  small.     In  proportion 

to  the  increase  of  our  population  they 

are  not  so  numerous  now  as  they  were 

seventy  or  eighty  years  ago.     Every- 
thing rightly  looked  at  betokens  their 

weakness.    Passing  by  the  respectable 

publications — respectable  in   point  of 

ability  and  *'  getting  up,"  which  issue 

from  a  well-known  dep6t  of  American, 

Continental,  and   English    scepticism ; 

their  miserable  periodicals  and  pamphlets 

have  so  limited  a  circulation  that  with 

difficulty  they  exist  at  all.     Public  dis- 
cussions help  to  extend  their  sale  ;  were 

it  not  for  the  correspondence  prior  to 

such  discussions,  the  report  of  them, 

and  editorial  remarks    on    them,  the 

publishers  would  be  at  a  loss  for  both 

"  copy  "  and  customers.    Their  lectures 

are  generally  listened    to   by  slender 

audiences,  whose  whole  garb  and  aspect 

prove  that  infidelity  has  neither  taught 

them  the  science  of  this  life,  nor  in- 
spired in  them  the  hopes  of  that  which 

if  to  come.    Discussion  is  invited  that 
the  attendance  may  be  increased  by 
such  persons  as  have  a  taste  for  gladi- 
atorial combat ;    and  olVetv  l\i^  c>T^\\\<b 
kind  of  feeling,  eomewViai  ft\\\i\i\xv^^Ci^, 
wiU  lead  a  man  to  go  to  a  d\acumoti.  «a\\»^\^^^^  \Ki^<i^^^.,Tawss^  ^^^t^^sn. 


leads  him  to  attend  a  dog-fighi.  The 
modem  preachers  of  unbelief  owe  their 
largest  audiences  to  thoie  Christiana 
who  have  sustained  pablio  diacoaiions, 
Kothiag  gratifies  these  m«i  more  thaa 
the  **  hue  and  cry  '*  that  the  pec^  of 
this  country  are  all  becoming  infidels ; 
and  when  under  this  apprehensioa, 
ministers  of  the  gospel  and  others 
simiUirly  engaged  abandon  their  legiti- 
mate vocation  to  encounter  them  in 
debate,  they  unwittingly  invest  them 
with  a  popularity  which  otherwise  they 
never  would  have  won,  and  widen  the 
circle  of  their  baneful  influence. 

There  is  yet  another  aspect  in  whi^ 
we  are  disposed  to  regard  the  oonnee^ 
tiuu  of  Christians  with  these  soenes  of 
debate.  It  is  to  be  settled,  whether  or 
not  it  is  right  to  be  a  party  in  any  waj 
to  the  publication  of  soul-destroying 
error,  and  such  a  party  the  gospd 
advocate  becomes  when  he  consents  to 
join  with  an  unbeliever  in  rentiag  a 
public  room,  issuing  advertisementi, 
and  employing  various  other  methods 
for  collecting  large  bodies  of  people 
together  to  hear  the  bible  denounced 
and  its  Divine  Author  blasphemed.  It 
may  l>e  said  by  such  persons,  '*  We  have 
faith  iu  truth.'*  So  have  we.  But  we 
like  it  best  alone.  If  you  have  faith  in 
truth,  is  it  not  better  to  spend  two 
whole  hours  in  its  advocacy,  than  to 
speak  the  truth  for  ono  hour,  and  listen 
to  the  denial  of  it  the  next  ?  We 
believe  the  influence  of  these  public 
discussions  on  tho  minds  of  many  who 
are  drawn  to  them,  and  who  wlule  thej 
arc  not  Christians  in  the  higher  sense 
of  that  term  neither  are  they  theoretic 
unbelievers,  is  decidedly  ii\jurious.  If 
a  man  fall  into  a  ditch  some  portion  of 
mire  will  stick  to  him ;  so  on  such 
individuals  some  portion  of  the  error 
they  hear  will  certainly  fasten.  Could 
.^  Vcv^  i^is.1%  Yfhich    illustrate   these 


NETTLETON  AND  HIS  LABOURS. 


761 


urge   the  ChriBtian   advocate    to  dis- 
cuission  would  hold  their  poacc  ia  fear. 

We  commend  these  utterauces  of 
opinion — opinion  legitimately  formed, 
wo  think,  on  existing  (aois,  to  the 
judgment  of  our  readers.  Time,  ob- 
servation, and  experience  strengthen 
our  own  belief  in  their  soundness  and 
practical  worth.  W. 


KatUton  and  hit  Zabour$ :  leliiff  UiC  Me- 
moir of  Dr.  NeUUUm.  By  Binhkt  Ttler, 
iy.l}.  RemodeUcd  in  some  parts,  with 
occaiional  Notes  and  £xtracts,  and  Speci- 
mens of  his  Sermons  and  Addresses,  and 
an  Introduction  by  Rev,  A  ndrcw  A,  Bonar, 
CoUace.  Edinburgh :  T.  and  T.  Clark . 
1854.     IGmO;  pp.  x?i.  454.  Price  43.  Gd. 

This  memoir  of  an  eminent  Amoricuui 
evangelist  of  the  presbyterian  denomi- 
nation carries  us  back  to  th^  season  of 
revivals  in  that  oountrT)  and  brings  to 
recollection  the  controversies  to  which 
those  spiritual  manifestations  gave  rise. 

Br.  Kcttleton,  born  in  17B3,  became 
in  his  eighteenth  year  the  subject  of 
divine  grace.  Awakened  in  the  midst 
of  a  revival,  he  became,  after  abandon- 
ing his  early  purpose  of  devoting  him- 
self to  foreign  missionary  work,  an 
evangelist  in  his  own  country,  and 
laboured  in  this  vocation  unremittingly 
for  ten  or  eleven  years.  •  Ho  then 
became  the  victim  of  painful  disease, 
but  still  continued  his  arduous  exertions. 
lie  was  instant  in  season  and  out  of 
season,  always  abounding  in  the  work  of 
the  Lord.  In  1831  he  visited  Qroat 
Britain,  and  in  1844,  after  protracted 
suffering,  ceased  from  his  labours,  having 
been,  as  the  introductory  sentence  of 
the  memoir  informs  us,  ^  the  "  probable 
**  means  of  awakening  no  less  than  thirty 
thousand  sotUs.* 

The  record  of  such  a  life  and  such 
labours  cannot  fail  to  be  of  deep  inter- 
est to  every  man  who  has  a  heart  to 
ifjrmpatbize  with  the  work  of  God ;  and 
though  there  is  ooDsidertible  sameness  in 
detaii,  and  mmy  teohnicsditiea  of  Ameri- 


can revival  phraseology  almost  approach- 
ing to  the  cant  Jargon  which  has  done 
so  much  to  discredit  American  revivals 
amongst  us,  the  volume  may  be  perused 
with  great  advantage  by  every  labourer, 
official  or  non-official,  who  would  emu- 
late the  faith  and  patience  of  those  who 
are  now  inheriting  the  promises. 

On  the  generai  topic  of  American 
revivals,  in  which  the  subject  of  this 
memoir  fulfilled  so  distinguished  a  part, 
no  rash  and  hasty  opinion  [should  be 
formed.  Doubtless  these  spiritual 
awakenings  have  always  in  a  greater  or 
less  degree  assumed  a  mixed  character, 
and  we  think  we  can  trace  in  this 
volume  evidence  of  this.  There  must 
always  be  astrong  tendency  to  prolong  or 
to  imitate  by  the  impulse  of  mere  human 
feeling,  and  even  by  mechanical  appli- 
ances, what  in  its  first  development 
bespoke  clearly  the  quickening  presence 
of  the  Spirit  of  Qod ;  and  thus  SataU 
sports  with  human  spirits  and  their 
destiny  in  the  garb  of  an  angel  of  light, 
mocking  the  work  of  God.  But  let  us 
beware  lest  in  making  this  admission 
we  fall  into  the  error  and  under  the 
reproach  of  those  who  said  of  the  blessed 
Son  of  God,  "He  casteth  out  devils 
through  Beelzebub,  the  prince  of  the 
devils.*'  We  cannot  but  think  that  the 
Christian  church  and  every  member  of 
it,  should  live  prepared  at  least,  if  not 
looking,  for  such  a  copious  outpouring 
of  the  Holy  Spirit  of  God  as  would  oast 
all  former  manifestations  of  his  power 
into  the  shade,  and  realize  the  predic- 
tions of  ample  blessing  which  now  seem 
to  us  as  the  language  of  hyperbole,  the 
veritable  fulfilment  of  which  we  dare 
not  realize.  One  great  point  of  prepa- 
ration in  the  church  for  such  a  time 
of  refreshing  will  be  the  spirit  of  dis- 
crimination by  which  she  will  be  emi- 
nently gifted  to  distinguish  and  separate 
the  preoVoMa  itom  VXi'ft  ^^»  "^^  *^^«^ 
valuable  <ind,  t\ie  \vy^\<i\w»«s^^^^l«^ 
reading  oi  i>iQ  noVoxw^  >a^Q?t^  ^ 


BRIEF  NOTICES. 


753 


irhich  the  admiren  of  their  worki  are  familiar. 
We  coofcts  that  there  is  much  of  it  that  we  do 
not  feel  cerUdn  that  we  nnderstand.  Fign- 
ratire  ezpreuionB  respecting  the  old  man,  and 
the  new  man^  seem  to  as  to  be  strained  far 
befond  the  meaning  of  the  inspired  writers 
who  employed  them. 

*•  The  Comina  Man,"  or  the  True  Deiiverer, 
By  the  lUo,  Qborob  Henby  Davis, 
Author  of**  Rome,  iU  Temper  and  its  Teach' 
ijw."  London  :  The  Religious  Tract  Society. 
1854.    l6mo.  pp.  127. 

A  clear  and  simple  apology  for  Christianity. 
To  show  "that  Jesus    is    a    real    historical 


is  the  object  of  the  first  chapter ;  and 
Hum  the  Messiabiship  of  Jesus  is  argued  from 
hlf  miracles — from  prophecy  ~frora  his  per- 
fimnance  of  the  office  of  Christ,  and  the  manner 
of  its  performance.  It  is  a  book  calculated  to 
fort^  the  minds  of  youth  agtunst  the  attacks 
on  dhristianity  to  which  they  are  at  the  pre- 
■ent  time  especially  exposed.  B. 

Oethaemane,  Lectures  delivered  in  the  Lock 
Che^i  in  Lent,  1854.  By  the  Rev,  Capel 
HoLTNEUX,  B.A.,  JUinitter  of  the  Chapel. 
London :  Partridge,  Oakey,  and  Co.  1854. 
Pp.  iz.  210.    Price  4s.  6d. 

This  Tolume  consuts  of  six  lectures  on  the 
Miffsrinn  of  our  Lord  in  Oethsemane.  One 
gfCKt  object  of  the  author  is  to  gire  prominencn^ 
to  the  humanity  of  the  Redeemer ;  so  that  his 
triad  and  suffering  followers  may  feel  that  in 
•U  pmnts  he  b  their  brother,  and  be  sustained 
by  toe  assurance  of  his  sympathy.  The  design 
ii  a  good  one :  inasmuch  as  there  is  a  danger  of 
onr  oTcriooktngin  the  exalted  views  we  cherish 
of  the  *<  Son  of  God,''  the  fact  that  he  was  also 
a  "Miatn  of  sorrows.**  The  circumstances  of 
oar  Lord's  hutory  which  are  here  chosen  for 
exposition  are  admirably  suited  to  the  develop* 
■lent  and  practical  application  of  the  author's 
theme.  Tne  book  will  be  read  by  Christians 
with  much  delight.  The  matter  is  thorouj^hly 
•fangelical;  i&  style  is  full  and  sometimes 
dbqaent,  and  the  whole  spirit  of  the  lectures 
comports  with  the  touching  scenes  they  sketch 
and  elucidate.  W. 

T%e  Station  and  Occupation  of  the  Sainte  in 
Hmr  Final  Olory.  By  Jahes  Carltle, 
D.D.V  with  an  Introductory  Notice,  by  the 
Jbo.  J.  E,  Carlile,  Brechin.  London: 
James  Mbbet  and  Co.    1854.    Pp.  xl.  165. 

Dr.  Cariile  was  for  many  vears  an  eminent 

■iaiiler  of  the  presbyterian  church  in  Ireland. 

Ho  died  in  Dunlin,  on  the  31st  of  March  last, 

^  at  the  advanced  age  of  seventy.    The  work 

.■..«.„    09  |g  introduced  to  the  public  by  his 

.      The  best  account  or  the  circum- 

nnder  which  it  was  commenced,  and 

i'liwecated,  and  of  its  character,  too,  is  furnished 

'  qr  the  author  himself  in  an  introductory  notice 

lit  had  prepared  before  his  death.     **ln  the 

'.  ftoiitli  or  FehmarVy  1852,  when,  according  to  a 

ffietieo  which  I  have  for  a  considerable  time 

'mlawmAp  of  devodng  a  part  of  every  evening, 

lifet  capcdaUy  of  raonda/  tvtning,  which  1 


endeavour  to  observe  as  a  day  of  rest,  in  con- 
sequence of  being  necess^rilv  deprived  of  the 
rest  of  the  previous  day  b^  the  public  duties  of. 
the  ministry,  to  meditation  and  prayer,  my 
thoughts  turned  to  the  future  and  ultimate 
blessedness  and  glory  of  the  saints.  1  thought 
of  them  being  kings  and  priests  to  God— to 
reign  with  Christ— to  be  seated  with  him  on 
his  throne,  as  he  is  seated  with  the  Father  on 
his  tlm)ne.  I  was  endeavouring  to  form  some 
conception  of  the  nature  of  this  high  station 
and  dignity.  It  occurred  to  me,  that  if  all  the 
redeemed  were  to  be  kings,  and  reign,  none  of 
them  could  be  subjects.  Christ's  children  are 
I  brethren,  equal  with  one  another.  Who,  then, 
'i  are  to  be  the  subjects  of  these  kings,  and  where 
1  found  ?  Then  the  declaration  of  the  Apostle 
I  Paul,  in  1  Cor.  vi.  5,  *  Ye  shall  judge  angels,* 
presented  itself  before  me  with  great  viridness, 
as  if  a  voice  had  said  unto  me, '  Consider  that 
text.*  I  then  thought  of  the  condition  and 
circumstances  of  angels,  and  of  the  position 
which  the  redeemed  people  of  God  would  hold 
with  respect  to  them.  And  views  seemed  to  • 
open  up  to  me  new  and  wonderful.  Light 
seemed  to  shoot  forth  over  the  whole  field  of  ;^' 
revelation,  touching  Iiere  one  text,  and  thfljr 
another,  and  roalring  all  that  it  touched  stafld 
out  and  shine  with  new  and  beautiful  si^^ 
ficancy.**  The  chief  object  of  the  volunrty 
written  under  these  circumstances,  is  to  prove 
that  saints  in  their  final  glory  will  reign  over 
the  angels.  Though  we  cannot  subscrite  to  all 
the  notions  introduced,  or  adopt  the  leading 
idea  of  the  book ;  yet  we  can  commend  the 
work  as  the  production  of  a  thoughtful  and  . 
devout  mind.  YT. 

Chrietianity  viewed  in  some  of  its  Leadiny 
Aspects,  By  the  Rev.  A.  L.  R.  Foote,  Au^kor 
of  "  Incidents  in  the  Life  of  our  Saviour," 
Edinburgh :  Edmonston  and  Doughis. 
London :  Hamilton,  Adams,  and  Co.  1864. 
Pp.  vii.  158.     Price  Ss. 


This  volume  is  a  fit  supplement  to  one  which 
it  was  our  pleasure  some  months  a^  to  intro- 
duce to  our  readers.  Christianity  is  reviewed 
as  a  life— a  work— a  rewsrd — a  culture — a  dis- 
cipline—and a  fellowship.  We  discover  in  the 
treatment  of  these  topics  the  same  power  of 
exhibiting  subjective  truth — the  same  freshness 
of  tliought  and  illustration — the  same  sanctified 
emotion  which  characterised  the  previous 
volume  on  Christ.  It  well  deserves,  and  we 
hope  will  secure,  a  very  extensive  circulation. 

W. 

Judith;  or,  an  Old  Picture  of  Absolutism 
retouched,  London :  Partridge,  Oakey,  and 
Co.     1854.     18mo.    Pp.  40.    Price  Is. 

A  poem  containing  some  pretty  passages, 
but  founded  on  a  narrative  of  very  questionsblc 
tendency. 

A  Brief  Sketch  of  the  Kingdoms  of  the  Gentiles, 
as  recorded  in  the  Book  of  iJaniel  and  the 
Revelation  :  with  the  Church  of  the  Heavenly 
Calling,  By  M.  P.  London:  Partridgr, 
Ookey,  and  Co.  1854.  8vo.  Pp.  xx^ii. 
114.     Price  5s. 

There  it  a  €M^\oik\u  tuiAiv^ia,  aam  i^  ^"Ccit^x 


mUEF  HOTICES. 

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imiiliLrT.     Till!  iKior  dvlu.ltd  manuc  iiu  liimctr 


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..  1  l>«iikl 
UiiNi  Bii'l  dtlietiiiol  iu 
Ijnw  ■ii-l  iMuiani,  m  tiims  nwl  Mn*"". 
Hinci  the  pnM  tctiiH  iritli  kc}'<  tn  luily 
■criptun,  nivMkil  inli:r|<ret>tiau>  uf  llie  «'«<■ 
of  G«l,  worl'l)  tn  mm*,  ukd*  of  tL«  limcp,  fcc^ 
Ae.,  lu  wUkU  the  Kniur't  ■Iniinlitin  arc  pul 
fnrlh  vilb  all  rravil)' 
The  TolaoiD  belbra  ui 
prudactioni.  ■*■ 

Tfiinoi  i\VB  and  Old.     By  JaRE  Kennedy. 

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niniiKiMU  lurni,  B'<!  do  nil  kiuin' wiivn.- hu  hIU 
Bnd  auy  mmr  iniHiccnl  Ihiu  tlui  litllc  hiinl: 
flmkbvi;  hut  thuu|;]i  crutchra  arc  iJlmlitu 
fin'  cripjilLf,  tliB  tin  at'  tliem  hy  otUcra  will 
biMk  ipull  their  gut  aad  cnfiHcbLt  tbeir  limlii. 

7»«  Gnat  J-a^nev:  n  I'lhrimaje  ttr™,.',  I!,, 
|-u%  <•/  T^n  (u  .''/'«•(  Zhm,  lUf  iilv  «:■ 
Ou  Livfiy  tl'fd.  lig  llir  .lalh.ir  af  "VVir 
faWifiil  rramiKf,"  ■•  Monuuj  «»  I  M^t 
ir«l.lia,"  ^■.  JViirJ  K.ii.l.m.  iUiiihurtfh  : 
PaKto  and  ItirJiie,    1U5^    I'p.  131. 

Tbc  aotlior  a|wl<>gii<.-i  fur  ciiininitliiii(  tn  thr 
wn  *'aiiitl1itr  uf  ilie  many  fiunl  cvUio  nT 
Tlii  lllgriin'*  PnwnM,"  It  datetic  •^it.'in, 
Lo  adJii,  wad  niucu  uf  it*  iirNunl  rnrni,  "in 
prtpaHtinni  fiir  aii  acliuiited  talilsolli  i-U«', 
wlwtc  t IiL>  a11c|[«ical  mi.1hiKl  had  imved  ptu^k-i.  i; 
hUd  pmdlaldc."  It  affurdii  bj  |ik'UBrc  tn  hbv 
tlut  UKHigk  it  eaaubt  bt  btui^ht  iiilu  cn:a- 
jaiiun  fin- a  tnumeut witii Ituajaii'a uorimili'.l 
W'irk,  111  tmitoiU'j'  in  thamughly  gojd,  a:i'l 
"  Jiairott-way-niiii "  at  wdl  at  -  llntad-way- 
n*u"  may  kam  fniin  it  urnic  lueful  leiwiin. 

Tilt  Bi«*  of  A-a»%  Pklnn,  fir  [.Mb 
i:hihlriH.  OldllMmcHt.  Lundna:  K.T.S. 
Pp.9li. 

Snllablc  fur  Ibc   iiiiil>nK  fur  wUirh  It   it 
dniftucd — tn  Fn|;i(;«    tlie  BllvtaWi  A  Vvu\c 
thiUniii  liulli  uluuiuit^y  auA  \vnAtt,\Aj 
dnjr    wlikli    tlio    -      ■       •-     ■■" 
audiliiid,'' 


, OimTriah-ft 

Edinbu^h:  J.ShrplltDl. 

■urei'.ior  to  JlsMri.  Jubnaln.-ie  and  IIuuIei. 

18no.     Pp.llU.     Frkc  li. 

.\>in<p(i  DoalTcfted  nairallTj  uf  (one  vflb 
\:\-t  aid^iirroKj  uf  a.  irutor  amlliii  win,'.  lib 
Irlilv  AinsricaiiinUneaajii,itTle,audinC!li.i:t; 
liui'irall  the  U'liTidUBl  mcmU.-ii  of  um  rf 
I'jv  rbnicliea,  enn  iu  dd  En;r1anJ,  wtn  h 
ittA  It  ntlcdtin-lj,  they  could  fcwcclj  £iil  ti 
lie  bolb  liilaKMrd  and  iDilraeteJ;  and  bcTm  ' 
NX  mimlbi  vrere  nait  Ihtir  miiiiiter  migtl  S»l 
nut  llut  hii  i>eaple  had  Icuiwd  lo  npii  p»j- 

i;iil  to  a  brnar,  but  u  truly  a  d.:bt  for  (cnli 
FiiLviTodai  une  contracted  with  a  ihoiikeeper,  Q. 

thiymal  KiflteUoiu  an-l   CoiirtfaliOHil  Sf 

m-ulit .-  eikjla  on  Tkioh-jkul  Siibjffl<.    Bt 

J.  R  OnaDON,  K-i.     Lundoii:  Xi.bcl  ui 

Co.     IHSI.     Pp.  X1E.413. 

Mr.  <i»nl.iii  hai  fat  Dimy  yran  b^n  knira 

14  UI  cflci-livi  apiiaktr  ajcunat  popcrT,  and  i 

:  liimid  of  ccMi^liisI  wlyijn.     Thi*  w  irk  c  a- 

^istj  nf  iliorl  misceliancoua  piiciii  uLkli  Li 

hill  reccntJj-  cummitled  to  )>a;>i:r,  cjii>.'iia 

that  meranrr **  *eU  ai  iuTentidD  w.ii  brjiuuiq 

t'ifaiL    ■■ft  wiU,**liciih(erTe(,  *'at  lu-l  mitc 

tu  reri ve.  Ill  the  Diiudi  nf  a  TRf  nunutu-ji  citei: 

nf  affL-cliniiatoly  altiichcJ  frliiiJa,  the  rv-txia- 


ciOH,  they  b 


in  «atcLiii}.'  Ibc  luckcti 


mdancuuly  iiitiiun 

whii;h  iHilk.>ti  <;< 

Wc  ^are  ail  nu^ 

i    niaricel   m-iJ 


olhcr*  fiir  futuro  (crricc. 


tilJiliiM  lo  all  tht  KiiJ 
Aln:i»-uk  jH/araaliom,  Slam/,  IMii, 
UlaHttiri,  At,,  IVir  ihtiAid  Shrr'l;.--.  it 
irkieh  it  yirru  a  Ui  of  o«  It.-  ft.iji(-rf 
i.'naprJt  in  iMtdoH,  narf  Ihe  Siif-  -*-     "' 


Pattvi'l  .VuiKt  OH'*  -li/ifci. 

f'M.'t  kIi'1  Srrcirrt  an  h-U.     Ali 

rrclnl  IM  of  Cimsnvttiiiiiuil  Chaii.- 


'Itlntli 


7b  rA^^i 
'at  KaaU) 


Ctsator  \i»*  "Ws«ei  mA 


amKn4ed  a  Tablt  of  Ba/itiMl   IFni  i.'. 

Asrrlret.     J.iil  of  llaplitt  SxittKi,  kt 

Tm  irMe  Corrk-lft  up  fd  ti^e  dtiUo/rit- 

limlloH,     Lwdon:  H unl<ton and Staawn 

ilinu.     Pp.  31.     Price  :U. 

Hik  i*  very  lupclior  to  t1»  pubUcatinn  iwd 

Uit  year  under  tlie  nme  til'e.     Paini  bit 

vndcDlly  been  taken  In  rectifv  mulake^ul 

render  the  wdik  eomplctc.    Tiiougb  ii  it  iiQ 

■nicvtilibleof  [mpnxfinciil,  it  ranlaiua  (aiof^ 

infonnaliiiB  to  make  it  acceptable  lo  a  )ii{t 

rl3M  of  readen. 

,T1«Vbi'<«'»  Ai«M«.-4  f.»-  1855;  t.^lMtn 
\i  .  iocs*,  »\ 'Jot  V>;\«ji\«rj  t^'^KX^^tlt 


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INTELLIGENCE. 


AMERICA.  rific  iicccnity,  to  meet  an  actual  want  whkb 

-H^.  o. !.»..»  .*.,»  c^/.«»*«<.e  '  ^^  ariien  ui  the  time  in    regard  to  ou 

THK   BAPTIST   BIBLK  SOCIETIES.  r— •— .     .^.:.^.     :« ^j.^    iT  j:-*  "l— 

foreign  veraions,  it  proceeded  to  dntrioatr 
Respecting  the  controversy  between  the  |  (in  those  versionB)  or  to  translate  that  it 
American  and  Foreign  Bible  Society  and  the  :  might  distribute,  on  the  very  principles  mv  1^ 
American  Bible  Union,  in  reference  to  a  '  proclaimed  by  the  Bible  Union,  and  bi 
new  English  version,  the  New  York  Recorder  :  continued  so  to  do  to  this  day.  This  waitbe 
contains  an  article  from  which  the  following  great  and  specially  urgent  work  of  the  So- 
are  extracts : —  ,  ciety.      Apprehensions    widely   felt,  of  tie 

'  possibility  of  a  new  or  revised  vernon  ueda 
"It  isimpossihlc  to  contemplate  the  present  |  its  authority  in  the  English  language,  vcR 
condition  of  the  baptist  denomination  without  put  at  rest  by  a  restriction  requiring  die  dr« 
sadness  and  solicitude.  We  have  reached  a  :  culation  of  the  common  version  only  ustil 
crisis  in  which  differences  of  opinion  on  a  '  the  Society  gave  further  directions,  and  bt 
practical  question  have  disturbed  personal  disclaimers,  personal  and  official,  of  any  mch 
fellowship,  ministerial  intercourse,  the  peace  '  purpose.  It  was  not  declareil  that  tbe 
of  churches,  and  the  efficiency  and  uncfuU  i  common  version  was  the  standard  ibr  tissi* 
ness  of  some  of  our  great  organs  of  rcli^^ioiis  Intion  into  other  languages ;  nor  was  it  |i»- 
lienevolence.  We  have  reached  a  crisis  at  nounced  ultimate  perfection  in  oar  ova. 
which  thoughtful  men  should  ]>ause,  and  |  Approved  for  general  excellence,  a  rmg* 
inquire  both  as  to  whither  these  things  tend,  -  nizcd  common  authority,  the  bible  of  osr 
and  as  to  the  practicability  of  a  remedy.  •  ])ulpits  and  homes,  under  whose  safe  instne- 
We  cannot  lose  our  individual  responsibility  i  tions  we  had  grown  to  be  a  great  denomisa- 
in  the  mass  of  partisanship ; — before  Cod  we  •  tion  of  Christians,  it  was  suitable  for  circib* 
are  individuals,  and  not  parties,  and  at  his  i  tion,  and  its  circuUition  became  the  fitti^ 


Iwr  each  shall  be  judged  alone,  i-ui  truly  as  if 
he  had  so  lived  and  acted.  It  is  the  duty  of 
each,  therefore,  to  examine  liis  own  heart 
and  doingft,  with  this  sense  of  individual 
responsibility,  and  ns  he  would  prepare  for 
nn  account  to  be  rendered  with  joy,  *  to 
follow  the  things  which  make  for  peace,  such 
ns  may  build  us  up  together  into  one.*  " 

**  We  believe  that  our  Bible  Union  brethren 
concede  a  growth  in    their  own   ideas  and 


home-work  of  the  Society.  The  great  prii- 
ciple  affirmed  by  the  Sobriety,  was  aavcd  Vf 
leaving  the  particular  question  open  to  Pr»- 
vidonce,  and  harmony  was  secured  by  i 
practical  division  of  labour. 

"  So  stand  these  Societies,  and  unlesi  ve 
utterly  mistake  the  force  of  language,  tbe 
difference  is  of  details  and  methods,  uid  ut 
of  principles.  The  American  and  Foreifn 
Bible  Society  recognizes  a  division  of  labov, 


plans,  since  the  pn>ject  of  revision  was  first  I  and   the  American    Bible   Union  does  art. 

opened  in  the  American  and  Foreign  Bible  Having  its  eye  chiefly  to  the  foreign  be.d, 

Society,  and  the  first  collision  occurred.   We  ;  the   American  and    Foreign   Bible  Sodeir 

will  not,  therefore,  go  back  to  that  point ;  we  '  does  its  work  there  on  precisely  the  prindpie 

will  take  the  case  as  it  stands  now.     Starting  declared  by  the  Bible   Union.     In  view  of 

from   the  acknowledged  principle   that   the  '  reasons    in   perfect    consonance   with  tboff 

bible   is  to  be  fiiithfully  translated  for  the  principles,  it  proposes  no  more  at  home  tbu 

world,  they  claim  that  the  common  English  j  the  distribution  of  the  common  version.    Tbe 

version  i»  in  a  condition  to  require  revision,  '  American  Bible  Union,  un  the  other  bavi 

and    they   have,  therefore,  sot  in    operation  reganls  its  first   field  as  at  home.;  its  M 

certain  ineiisuros  for  the  accompiishinent  of  work  as  English  revision,  and  starting  fixA 

this  result.     They  claim    likewise  that   the  tha^  pt»int  works  outn-ardly  over  theworU. 

fiame  thing  is  true  of  certain  other  verMons,  Avowing   common    principles,    one  asuDei 

and  they  liiive,  therefore,  instituted  measures  !  particular  departments  of  labour;  tbeotkr 

for  revision  in  other  languages.     It  is  fuHher  attem])ts  the  whole.     The  real  point  at  iaae, 

their    position    tiiat    since    trnnslation    and  therefore,  is  the  practical  question  of  EmU 

revision  arc  hut  means  to  an  end,  it  is  their  revision,  the  difficulty  being  enhanced  br  a 

duty  to  become  (lii>(rifiutors  of  faithful  ver-  '  conflict  of  operations, 

sions ;  and  that  since  the  claim  for  faithful  '.      **  In  these  statements  we  have  carcfallr 

versions  is  universal,  their  duty  is  universal,  I  abstained  from  the  extreme  language  vUeb 

and  that  tlie  scope  and  design  of  their  asso-  ;  has    l>ecome  current,  and   by  so  doiaft  ve 

ciation,  therefore,  is  a  faithful  bible  for  the  I  believe  we  have  done  the  more  exact  jufltiB 

tforld.  .  to  the  parties  and  the  question.     Wboe^tf 
"On  the   other  hand  \\\e  kTv\w\"tso(\  WL\^\vftx«vi\\\i%  wcCA  vV\%  %\aoke  and  noiie  of  ibt 


Foreign  Bible  Society  rocoftw\ieft  fv  C^wSkiotv  vA  ^  *5c6i<i,  ^^x  ^\>i  x'saS.  ^twx>:>KSG<%  kR.  ^^safc  v— ,  - 
labour.     Brought  hilo  cxisVetvce  wu^w  w  vi^v^t.  \  V\\\  ^tv^.  W^^  v^  ^n«^^  Vafc.  >^  ^h.><»^ 


AUSTBALASIAK  INTBLUaBNCE. 


m 


ed.  Before  God  with  reverenoe,  and 
our  brethren  irith  charity^  we  protest 
ere  is  here  no  occasion  for  division  and 

then  we  have  found  the  seat  of  the  evil, 
let  the  cure  be  directly  applied.  The 
n  at  issue  is  the  practical  one  of  Eng- 
rision ;  let  this  question  be  recognised 
of  legitimate  Christian  difference.  It 
1  in  fact.  Against  the  authorities 
are  cited  in  pointing  out  the  defects  of 
glish  version,  it  is  easy  to  array  autho- 
^xtolling  its  virtues.  This  should  be 
irvel  to  any  body.  Of  any  possible 
I  this  would  be  true.  Every  person 
HOWS  more  than  one  language,  knows 
I  transferring  thoughts  from  one  Ian- 
Into  another,  differences  of  idiom,  and 
of  meaning  attached  to  words,  inevi- 
•pen  questions  about  which  there  may 
ate,  and  which  preclude  absolute  per- 
s  of  translation  and  universal  acqui- 
9.  Thu  is  true  of  the  scriptures  as  of 
her  foreign  writings,  and  in  the  case  of 
riptures,  the  difficulties  are  inci  eased 
^ct  that  the  languages  in  which  they 
"itten  are  now.  dead  languages,  de- 
d  to  us  from  a  period  of  time  now  long 
.  True,  the  difficulties  are  not  such 
id  the  substance  of  revelation;  the 
ness  of  translation  already  reached  is 
s  to  remove  every  occasion  of  doubt 
le  unlearned  as  to  the  way  of  life  and 
)n.  If  we  had  a  better  translation,  the 
ements  would  not  be  in  the  substance 
elation,  but  in  the  cleameas  of  its 
entfli  Whether  such  improvements 
}  made,  whether  the  present  is  the 
ible  juncture,  whether  particular  men, 
articular  measures,  and  particular 
BS  and  aids,  are  the  best  for  the  effort 
i  are  all  questions  on  which  there  may 
sides,  and  that  which  we  now  need  is 
actical  recognition  of  this  &ct.  Or 
ely,  what  is  required  is,  that  men 
dopt  and  advocate  the  revision  mea- 
if  the  Bible  Union,  or  refrain  and 
in  the  spirit  of  moderation  and  cha- 
ith  fair  arguments  and  objections, 
t,  reproach  or  alienation.  It  is  not  a 
^  for  us  to  say  that  we  cannot  ourselves 
sate  in  those  measures;  we  hold  our- 
at  liberty  in  fairness  and  charity  to 
,  but  we  have  neither  the  right  nor  the 
tion  to  deny  the  freedom  oif  our  bro- 
3o  thinks  differently,  and  moreover  we 
iten  respectfully  to  his  arguments, 
lestion  is  an  important  and  sacred  one; 
Mirtant  and  sacred  to  be  handled  with 
•  or  uncharitableness.  It  would  be 
lense  gain  to  truth  and  peace,  if  this 
^ueitioD  of  Christian  difference  could 
'orced  firom  partisan  strife,  and  be 
m  its  merits. 

t  the  legitimacf  of  tbk  ditHeirence 
fedged,  then  renuun§  the  difficulty  of 

Cr/J, — lifBW  SKBIBS, 


a  conflict  of  operations,  which,  as  we  belietc^ 
ought  to  be  removed,  and  must  be,  if  we 
would  hope  for  denominational  peace  and 
union.  It  is  not  in  the  nature  of  things  that 
two  societies  can  appeal  to  the  same  churcbei 
for  the  same  objecisy  without  friction  and 
trouble.  An  effort  in  this  direction  on  tibe 
part  of  the  new  Society  is  most  naturallj 
resisted  as  an  effort,  whether  so  intended  or 
not,  to  drive  the  old  one  from  the  field.  It 
is,  ipto  faetOf  a  collision.  We  will  not  go 
into  particulars.  The  intimation  is  enough 
for  our  present  purpose,  which  is  not  to  dit- 
cuss  details,  but  to  point  ont  the  way  of 
peace.  What  we  need  is  a  treaty  of  limita- 
tions, not  as  affecting  anybody's  principles, 
but  the  spheres  and  directiona  of  practical 
laboura.  The  field  is  the  world,  and  there  is 
room  enough  in  it  for  two  societies,  having 
some  common  and  some  divene  designs^  to 
arrange  their^operations  so  as  to  work  with- 
out conflict.  "  And  this  we  believe  to  be  a 
duty  so  imperative  and  urgent  that  we  should 
not  dare  to  decline  participating  in  it.  If  the 
American  Bible  Union,  responding  to  the 
suggestions  in  this  direction  contained  in 
the  report  of  the  American  and  Foreign 
Bible  Society  for  the  year  1851,  woold 
appoint  a  committee  of  frtir^minded  men,  to 
meet  a  committee  of  such  men  on  the  other 
side,  we  believe  that  such  a  jtnnt  committee 
might  arrange  a  treaty  which  would  bring 
this  perplexing  and  dangerous  conflict  (? 
operations  to  an  instant  end.  If  an  angel 
from  heaven  w^re  to  descend  to  bless  Uie 
counsels  of  that  body,  now  in  session  in  this 
city,  we  doubt  whether  he  would  uige  any 
other  practical  measure  with  equal  oameit- 
ness  and  solicitude.  '  Thus,*  he  woold  my, 
'  let  us  us  follow  the  things  which  make  for 
peace,  such  as  may  build  us  up  together  into 


*  t» 


one. 


BOilAN  CATHOLIC  PBOTINaiL  OOtTMCIU 

The  first  provincial  council  of  New  York 
(New  York  is  a  province  in  the  spuritoal 
dominions  of  the  pope)  was  opened  with  the 
customary  splendours  of  the  Roman  catholic 
church  at  St.  Patrick's  Cathedral  in  this  dty 
on  Sunday  last,  the  bishops  of  the  province, 
with  theologians,  &c.,  being  in  attendance* 
The  purposes  are  veiled  in  somewhat  of  a 
fog,  but  the  Tribune  judges  from  the  arch- 
bishop's sermon  that  the  rise  of  the  Know* 
Nothings,  the  street  preaching  ezdtement, 
&c.,  have  something  to  do  with  it.  The 
mouse  will  appear  in  due  season. — New 
York  Recorder,  Oct.  4. 


AUSTRALASIA. 


STDIfBT. 


It  wiU  Ym  ^\.\i^Sn%  Uk  trax  Oev^qx^Sbm^  V^ 
general,  and  to  o\a  ^fiwAa^X'^^fwtwNsiv^ 
ticular,  to  Yieat  of  VY«  c«i^\«aLnw«^^«^-^ 


708 


EUROPEAN  INTELLIQENCB. 


■ettlement  of  the  Rev.  J.  VoUer  over  the  fint 
Imptist  charch  in  New  South  Walpp.  Paitcn 
and  churches  nbout  to  {mrt  with  brethren  for 
that  region  will  do  well  to  send  regular  letten 
of  dismisBion  to  that  church,  and  to  diffune 
among  the  congregation  the  knowledge  of  a 
well  organized  and  well  appointed  church 
there  The  information  comts  in  the  form  of 
a  letter,  signed  hy  the  deacons,  addressed  to 
the  committee  who  hnd  the  happiness  to  select 
Mr.  Volier.  The  following  iire  portions  of 
it:— 

^Tbe  afflictive  circuirstances  through 
which  our  esteemed  bnither,  Mr.  James 
Volier,  had  passed  prior  to  his  arrival  here 
had  excited  our  compassion,  and  had  through- 
out the  community  enlisted  in  his  behalf  a 
feeling  of  strong  commiseration  ;  and  when^ 
at  last  he  did  arrive  not  only  we,  but  mem- 
bers of  various  other  denominations,  gave 
him  a  warm,  a  hearty  Christian  welcome. 
The  dangers  he  had  passed  in  his  desire  to 
serve  us  prepared  us  to  receive  him  with 
affection,  our  hearts  were  touched  by  the 
recital  of  his  suffcrin»%  and  a  ftivourabie  im- 
preaion  was  at  once  produced. 

^  lie  has  now  laboured  amon;;  u%  for  ux 
monthis  and  during  that  time  we  have  had 
abundant  opportunity  not  only  of  hearing 
him  expound,  illustrnti',  and  enforce  the  wo: d 
of  eternal  truth  from  the  pulpit,  but  of  ob- 
serving his  daily  wnlk  and  conversatitm.  As 
a  preacher  he  does  not  shun  to  declare  the 
whole  counsel  of  God,  but  proclaims  the 
truth,  whether  men  will  hear  or  whether  they 
will  forbear.  This  great  and  important  duty 
of  his  office  he  dlK-hargcs  with  eaniestncsv, 
fidelity,  and  affection.  As  a  pastor  he  is 
kind,  cheerful,  ncccflMhle,  deeply  solicitous 
for  the  spiritual  pn»sperity  of  his  {)eople. 

**  Wo  have  cause  for  much  thankfulnem 
for  the  measure  of  8ucc(  s8  which  has  attended 
his  labours.  A  considerable  miml>er  of  per- 
sons, members  of  Iwiplist  churches  at  home, 
who  had  come  to  this  colony  shortly  pre- 
vious to  his  arrival,  and  who  had  iK'cn  uiidc- 
cided  as  to  the  duty  of  joining  the  church 
when  without  a  pastor,  have  since  his  settle- 
ment united  themselves  with  us.  We  trubt 
also  that  the  Holy  Spirit  of  God  has  blessed 
the  preaching  of  his  word  to  the  conversion 
of  some  who  had  before  been  unconcerned 
and  indifferent.  The  conqregation  has  deci- 
dedly increased,  and  there  is  an  encouraging 
attendance  at  the  various  services  hold  during 
the  week. 

"  As  it  is  desirable  that  you  should  be 
made  acquainte<l  with  the  state  of  the  de- 
nomination genemlly,  it  is  necessary  to  men- 
tion that  a  few  of  those  who  were  with  us 
have  lefl  to  unite  themselves  with  Mr. 
Whiteford,  who,  nbout  twelve  months  since, 
came  to  this  colony  as  religious  instructor  on 
board  an  emigrant  ship.  We  are,  however, 
happy  to  be  able  to  state  that  this  drcum- 
Jtance  hai  not  in  any  degcet  alifecled  iKe 


union  which  prevaib  among  w  m  a  dmrdk 
We  would  give  « God  apeed'  to  all  who  n- 
cerely  labour  in  the  vineyard  of  Chriit,  nd 
while  we  may  differ  as  to  the  detalb  of  esny- 
ing  on  the  work,  while  we  may  think  aoBieof 
the  ste|w  taken  ill-timed  or  unwiae,  we  woold 
desire  to  cherish  that  BfMiit  widch  wodU 
enable  as  to  say  in  nncerity,  *  Gnea  be  with 
all  who  love  onr  Lord  Jeans  Christ.* 

**  We  have  in  connexion  with  onr  drarcb 
several  brethren  who,  from  sabbath  to  sabhaiii, 
are  engaged  in  procUtiming  the  glad  tidingiof 
salvation  at  various  stations  on  the  onlskiiti 
of  Sydney  ;  but,  looking  to  the  rapid  inciiase 
of  the  popubtion  in  our  city  and  eolsoy,  «e 
regard  with  anxious  solicitnde  the  pnaat 
great  deficiency  of  means  to  supply  the  qiiii- 
tual  wants  of  our  people.  To  provide  thisvs 
require  more  men  with  a  larger  measors  if 
fiiith,  energy,  seal,  and  knowledge ;  aadst 
also  want  largely  increased  lunda.  IhsK 
who  arrive  here  from  time  to  tinw  cost 
among  us  generally  with  exhausted  resaarMi, 
and  from  them  little  can  be  expected  in  tkt 
way  of  pecuniary  helpi  The  other  memboi 
of  our  hcnly,  those  who  have  been  hen  isrt 
longer  period,  although  aharing  in  sons 
decree  in  the  genera)  pro^Nrrity  of  the  eolosy, 
are  none  of  them  men  of  wealth,  are  cos* 
p:>ratively  few  in  number,  and  are  nnaUslo 
raise  the  large  sum  which  is  absolutely  nce» 
sary  even  for  a  very  partial  supply  of  the 
means  of  spiritual  instruction.  We  tnsk 
that  Christian  baptists  in  Britain  will  be  hd 
to  feel  the  importance  of  affording  aid  to  thdr 
brethren  at  the  antipodes,  and  that  wenhilt 
have  that  prompt  and  efficient  asustanoe  froa 
them  which  will  enable  ua  more  extensinij 
to  diffuse  the  light  of  the  gospel  of  Jeaa 
Christ" 


j  EUROPE. 

DISCU8SI0H  ON    INFANT    BAPTISM   AT  TBI 
KIRCHEIfTAQ. 

The  General  Assembly  of  German  dimdM 
in  connexion  with  the  state  has  recently  heU 
ita  anni  al  session  at  Frankfort.  It  oomiatd 
on  this  occasion  of  1615  enrolled  mcmbcn^ 
I  with  several  hundred  members  not  enrolM ; 
and  it  is  said  that  there  werp  present  absit 
2000  auditors.  The  chief  diacnaskms  vac 
on  the  proper  use  of  the  Bible  in  the  efanck, 
the  school,  and  the  fiunily, — the  relatkan  «f 
the  church  and  the  dvil  legislature  ia  tbe 
nuitter  of  divorce, — and  the  propriety  of 
infant  baptism.  On  thta  laat  topic  tks 
correspondent  of  the  Christian  Times  hsf 
self  evidently  a  podobaptist  —writes  thus  :— 
"  The  other  subject  next  in  order  fcr  the 
second  day  was ;  the  Jusij/ieaimm  (« 
defence)  of  truant  bapiism,  YoB  sn 
aware  that  it  was  intended  to  combat  iki 
influence  of  the  baptist  miaaonaries  iHio  « 
at  work  in  several  countriea  of  Germany,  sai 


( 


fiUROPJBAN  INTELLIGENCB. 


780 


whow  tiewi  ne  opposed  to  thoie  of  nearly 
■U  the  Gennui  nation.  This  aubject  waa 
entnMted  to  Profeasor  Steinmeyer^  of  Bonn ; 
■ad  he  managed  it  in  an  erudite,  a  thorough- 
hr  theological,  and  certainly  a  noTel,  manner. 
That  is  to  aaj,  the  professor,  in  order  to 
apply  the  mysterious  doctrine  of  scripture  on 
baptism  to  the  case  of  infants  could  only  see 
A  negatire  side  to  the  doctrine  :  the  putting 
off  Ae  old  man,  not  yet  the  putting  on  of 
tlM  new  ;  the  death  with  Christ,  not  the  new 
life  which  follows;  repentance,  not  regene- 
zatSoB  •  Ac  He  thus  called  forth  opposition 
ftom  all  quarters,  as  was  pretty  evident  in 
the  discussion  which  followed.  Some  could 
BO  mora  oonoeiTe  of  the  negative  side  in 
infent  baptism  than  of  the  positive  ;  another 
party  had  no  fimcy  for  a  doctrine  of  baptism 
split  in  two  ;  all,  or  nearly  all,  fell  into  the 
mor  so  common  in  Grennany,  which  consists 
ia  applying  to  the  baptism  of  in&nts  those 
pforoand  sayings  of  scripture  that  apply  to 
tiM  baptism  of  believing  and  regenerate 
adults;  and  thus  they  are  led  either  to 
admit  a  certab  magical  process  on  an  un- 
cooaciouB  being  (baptismal  regeneration),  or 
to  ninify  the  doctrine  of  baptism  and  adapt 
it  to  the  child.  There  whs  not  a  single 
maker  that  kept  boldly  to  the  only  view  of 
taa  case  which  can  justify  infant  baptism,  the 
eofenant  of  grace,  by  which  scripture  autho- 
lisea  the  admisnon  of  infants  to  the  church 
aad  in  which  the  God  of  mercies  has  reserved 
■aeb  rich  blessings  for  them.  The  discussion 
tod  to  nothing,  notwithstanding  the  eminence 
of  the  men  who  took  part  in  it,  MM.  Ball, 
Domer,  Ebrard,  Wichem.  This 
have  been  expected,  for  a  question  of 
thcxriogical  dogma  can  never  be  discussed 
aflcoesafully  before  a  laige  audience.** 

That  the  discussion  ^  led  to  nothing/'  as  is 
here  stated,  might  be  supposed  by  those  who 
looked  only  to  votes  and  resolutions  ;  but  it 
will  probably  be  found  hereafter  that  it  has 
led  to  more  in  the  minds  of  some  present 
than  its  originators  either  expected  or  desired^ 
In  our  country  it  has  been  found  that  nothing 
■WHO  BO  effectually  to  promulgate  the  senti- 
iBCBta  of  the  baptists  as  defences  of  infant 
iMpCism  ;  so  that  such  defences  are  now  very 
■akiom  undertaken  by  the  more  discreet  of 
oor  pctdohaptist  brethren.  The  prevalent 
policy  now  i»--<*Say  nothing  on  the  subject." 

Since  the  precedmg  paragraphs  were  pre- 

Km!,  fuller  accounts  have  come  into  our 
d»— particularly  that  given  by  the  cone* 
nondent  of  The  News  of  the  Churches  and 
Joamal  of  Missions,"  published  by  Messrs. 
Johnstone  and  Hunter  of  Edinburgh,  and 
that  in  Evangelical  Christendom.  The 
November  number  of  the  latter  work  oon- 
takie  a  copious  abstract  of  Dr.  Steinmeyer's 
alahorate  report,  which  ends  thus: — 

*  t  conclude  with  the  following  theses  : — 


**  I.  Infimt  baptism  is  no  corruption  of  a 
secularised  church,  it  is  rather  a  glory  to  it, 
and  a  practice  of  the  whole  in&Ilible  church. 

"2.  In  bible  teaching  Uiere  is,  to  say  the 
least,  nothing  which  can  prohibit  baptism 
being  administered  to  babes.  lUther  is  there 
everything  to  confirm  it. 

**  3.  Baptism  in  no  way  brings  the  baptised 
under  engagements,  but  rather  devolves  en- 
gagement upon  the  church." 

A  discussion  ensued.  The  president  first 
stated  that  a  deputation  of  the  baptist  body 
in  Germany  had  begged  to  be  allowed  to  take 
pert  in  the  discuasion,  but  that  the  committee 
had  thought  it  right,  according  to  the  con- 
stitution of  the  Diet,  to  refuse  this. 

Pastor  Reichel,  from  Bertelsdorf,  of  the 
Moravians,  said  he  must  object  to  the  re- 
porter's treatment  of  the  subject  His  new 
assertions  were  errors ;  for  example,  that  the 
child  of  Christians  stood  quite  free  between 
the  world  and  the  church.  For,  1.  It  be- 
longed to  the  church  in  right  of  its  baptism. 

2.  It  was  an  error  of  the  baptists  to  measure 
the  degree  of  faith  by  the  conscious  recogni- 
tion of  it,  as  scripture  sufficiently  proves  in 
the  case  of  the  Canaanitish  woman,  whose 
perception  was  dim   but  her  fkith  strong. 

3.  That  grace  can  only  be  received  where  the 
heart  is  made  willing.  There  is  a  reception 
of  grace  without  its  conscious  recognition. 

4.  It  was  a  mistake  to  regard  the  first  step  as 
a  sudden  passing  from  darkness  to  light,  as 
with  the  apostle  Paul.  The  life  of  the 
Christian  must  be  like  that  of  the  child 
Jesus,  who  '^gsew  in  irisdom,  and  in  statdre, 
end  in  fevoui  with  God  and  with  man.** 
Children  are  to  be  obedient  **  in  the  Lord." 
How  could  they  be  so,  if  they  were  not  ^  in 
the  Lord."  5.  The  baptists  were  of  opinion 
that  men  must  first  bring  something,  while 
the  doctrine  of  scripture  is,  that  man  does 
nothing — grace  aU. 

Pastor  Ball,  of  Elberfeld :  Yesterday  we 
were  speaking  of  the  majesty  of  the  Word  g 
to^ay,  of  that  of  the  sacrament — the  seal  of 
the  covenant.  Baptism  is  founded  on  the 
voluntary  self-made  realisation  of  that  which 
the  Lord  has  reserved  to  himself  to  bring 
forth.  The  command  of  God  is  oar  justifica- 
tion of  infant  baptism.  When  we  read  in  the 
scriptures  that  at  the  departure  of  Paul  from 
his  friends^  they  kneeled  down  on  the  shore, 
men,  women,  and  children,  it  is  clear  beyond 
all  doubt  that  the  children  also  were  bapUMd. 

Br.  Sanders,  from  Wittenberg:  I  repeat 
it :  we  want  not  dogma,  but  scripture.  I  re- 
joice in  the  conclusion  to  which  the  reporter 
has  come  ;  infent  baptism  cannot  certainly 
be  believed  to  have  been  introduced  under 
mere  human  influence.  But  I  have  been 
astonished  to  find  nothing  but  do^joaaa^iK^ 
thing  bat  didalonaV  dKftSsnvm .    Ttv«  c^\ 


7ea 


EUROPEAN  INTELLIQENCB. 


ii  dflftroyed  in  baptiun,  the  neir  one  does  not  i 
yet  eziit— >whst  then  1    There  ii  the  old  man 
deed,  the  new  man  not  yet  in  being  ;  a  philo- 
■ophical  concluBon  that  I  It  muit  be  founded 
on  exigeus,   but  I  cannot  but  wonder  how 
it  happened.    **  Aa  many  as  are   baptized 
bare  put  on  Christ,** — \b  that  not  wuUitfe  9 
Mr.  Reporter,  see,  how  will  you  dispose  of 
this!    To  be  baptized  in  the  name  of  the 
Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost,  is  that  not 
most  poutive,  most  r«d  !    My  name  is  in 
him;  we  are   baptized,  buried  by  baptism, 
that,  like  as  Christ  was  raised  from  the  dead, 
so  we  also  should  walk  in  newness  of  life.     I 
dispute  the  manner  in  which  the  reporter 
separated  that  which  follows  in  this  sentence 
from  that  which  precedes— the  positive  from 
the  negative—"!  am  cruclBed  with  Christ ; 
nevertheless  I  live,  yet  not  I,  but  Christ  liveth 
in  me.'*    This  is  a  view  which  the  doctrine  of 
the  reporter  does  not  take.     Luther,  like  the 
other  reformers,  is  evidently  in  perplexity  on 
the  subject.    But  there  is  the  whole  church 
presenting  the  child  with  prayers  and  sup- 
plications to  God,  and  why  should  God  not 
grant  what  he  has  promised  t    Not  in  the 
philosophies  of  the  reporter  sliall  we  find  the 
justification  of  infant  baptism.     I  cordially, 
however,  agree  iu  the  resolutions. 


Consistorialrath  Dorner,  Professor  of  The- 
ology at  Grottingen  :  The  church  has  not 
mistaken  the  mind  of  the  Lord  in  the  intro- 
duction of  infont  baptism.  The  reporter  has 
been  severely  blamed  by  my  predecessor ; 
neither  can  I  agree  with  his  argument.  There 
is  a  difference  between  the  baptism  of  John 
and  that  of  Christ,  just  as  between  the  bap- 
tism of  water  and  of  fire.  What  is  the  bap- 
tism with  fire  but  that  of  the  Holy  Ghost ! 
The  negative  cannot  then,  as  has  been 
attempted,  be  severed  from  the  positive. 
The  negation,  as  the  withdrawing  out  of  the 
world,  cannot,  according  to  my  conscience, 
be  looked  upon  as  other  than  as  a  new  life 
from  God.  I  think  it  is,  however,  to  be  re- 
gretted that  the  difficulty  of  the  problem  has 
not  been  sufficiently  recognised,  nor  the  dili- 
gence with  which  the  reporter  has  laboured 
appreciated.  Yet  the  theses  have  appeared 
to  me  not  quite  adapted.  The  exclusion  (1) 
of  the  merely  symbolical,  and  (2)  of  the 
magical,  is  well  founded ;  but  it  would  have 
been  better  if,  instead  of  bringing  forward 
quite  a  new  mode  of  proof,  the  reporter  had 
taken  the  old  ground,  and  pressed  the  prac- 
tical importance  of  the  subject.  Shall  Chris- 
tianity find  an  entrance  among  the  nations  ? 
This  is  the  great  question.  Shall  a  new 
spiritual  life  be  called  forth  among  them  ? 
Mptism  is  the  expression  of  preventing 
grace  ;  upon  this  rests  the  whole  of  Christen- 
dom.    Out  of  it  the  ^ot\l  musit  g;Tow. 

Baptism  ia  the  door  of  9;racc  ",  \V  m>3AV  Te- 


miist  be  the  second  step.    In  infiuit  baptism 
the  Lord  bears  record  to  the  church  that  the 
children  have  been  presented  to  hin.    Bap- 
tism must  not  be  dismembered  ;  but  to  divide 
it  into  positive  aud  negative  is  to  dismember 
it.     It  IS  not  necessary  that  every  one  should 
be  first  a  heathen  and  then  a  Christian.    In- 
fisnt  baptism  must,  however,   be  only  the 
basis,  not  the  edacation  and  the  scfaooL  The 
child  cannot,  according  to  our  doctrine,  eon 
itself  a  blessing,  but   preventing  graee  has 
already  graciously  taken  it  in  her  arms ;  the 
preparation  lor  the  Lord's  oupper  mnst  com- 
mence from  baptism. 

Dr.  Ebrard,  from  Spiers  :  The  speaker  pre- 
ceding me  and  the  reporter  have  given  me 
satisfaction.  I,  however,  canmit  entirely  ^gree 
with  the  reporter.  I  fear  his  theme  hsi 
carried  him  further  than  he  intended.  It  ii, 
however,  far  easier  to  say,  *^Gtve  ns  not 
dogmas  (theory)  but  scripiure,"  than  to  com- 
ply with  the  demand.  I  would  only  ask  tbs 
reporter  one  question.  What  li  meant  by 
death  in  baptism  1  Is  the  dying  of  the  old 
Adam  that  of  the  outward  or  of  the  inward 
man  t  If  the  first,  then  between  him  sad 
the  baptists  there  is  but  little  difference ;  if 
the  latter,  however,  I  do  not  undentand  hov 
the  putting  to  death  of  the  old  man  can  take 
place  without  tha  bestowment  of  a  new  life: 
How  can  the  old  man  be  cnicified  without 
repentance  I 

We  distinguish  between  the  ffenn  and  the 
development.  A  seed  may  be  crushed  nnder 
foot,  upturned,  the  birds  of  heaven  may  oooe 
and  devour  it.  Shall  it  then  be  said  baptisn 
is  imperfect  1  I  would  not  say  this.  I  also 
agree  with  the  reporter  that  baptism  is  not  to 
be  taken  as  simply  symbolical.  But  a  €&»• 
tian  father  can  have  no  true  joy  in  his  child 
so  long  as  it  is  his  alone,  before  he  knovi 
that  it  has  a  true  Father  in  heaven.  It  ii> 
however,  to  be  borne  in  mind  that,  tme  si 
this  interest  in  Christ  is,  there  is  yet  another 
to  be  sought,  and  that  we  must  not  lull  sools 
to  sleep  upon  their  baptism  by  saying  to 
them,  "You  are  in  Christ  Jesus,**  for  to  each 
one  the  personal  reception  of  grace  is  neeei- 
sary.  I  think  that  the  thesea  are  not  suited 
for  discussion  (I),  because  they  are  too  theo- 
logical, and  not  ecclesiastical  ;  and  (2),  be- 
cause we  cannot  discuss  that  which  is  alnadj 
clearly  made  out. 

Dr.  Hoffman,  from  Berlin  :  I  should  con- 
tradict the  statements  I  made  yesterday  if  I 
did  not  subscribe  to  much  that  the  reporter 
has  advanced;  I  must,  however,  recall  another 
very  important  part  of  those  statements,  if  I 
subscribed  to  the  whole.  He  has  fbzgotten 
that  from  the  moment  in  which  a  child  ii 
VysL^^iA^^lt  stands  in  quite  another  relation 


rsent  the  beginning  of  \!he  wotVl  oi  ^gcaceA  wX  cnw.   '^^  mvj  \«8«.  Vac^K  ^^aso. '^aest. 
reception  on  the  pari  of  tVie  meAVxAMJftVXexflta^wi^^VjKaa^^^^^  '^taefc 


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oumot  be  anything  purely  i^nsitive  or  nega- 
tire.  If  the  tbcees  are  u'^t  quite  omi. led,  I 
BMiit  beg  for  an  alteration  in  the  consti  ^ction 
wlicie  thej  apeak  of  the  infallible  church. 

CUla  for  the  close  of  the  proceedings  are 
lieaxdy  but  are  silenced  by  the  president  in 
&Toar  of 

Br.  Wiehem,  from  Hambuig  :  My  warm 
thanks  I  must  first  of  all  express  to  the  re- 
port^ ;  'for  though  he  has  propounded  opin- 
khm  in  which  I  cannot  agree,  yet  I  shall  take 
home  with  me  much  to  remember  and  ponder. 
I  also  rest  upon  the  text  quoted  by  Sanders, 
**  We  hare  put  on  Christ  in  baptism/'  but  I 
would  point  to  something  further.  In&nt 
baptism  is  the  foundation  of  our  Christian 
life  as  a  people ;  we  have  none  without  it. 
The  inner  mission  rests  upon  the  baptism  of 
diildren,  without  this  it  were  almost  folly. 
Bat  while  we  speak  of  the  baptism  of  chil- 
dien  we  must  not  forget  the  children  them- 
advea,  least  of  all  must  we  forget  to  speak  of 
the  great  child  Jesus.  What  a  fact  full  of 
■ignificance  is  it  to  the  Christian  church  that 
there  was  a  ^  child  Jesus  !"  Have  we  not  in 
the  child  Christ  the  prototype  of  all  godly 
ehildreni  To  what  end  did  He  come  into 
the  world  ?  Why  did  not  God  send  Him 
upon  the  earth  as  a  Gabriel  1  In  the  smallest 
CTild  redemption  may  be  realised,  the  church 
must  bring  Christianity  nearer  to  every  man 
in  each  moment  of  his  life.  Then  I  would 
point  (as  Ebrard  has  done)  to  the  life  of  the 
child  in  Christ.  Such  a  development  indi- 
cates beyond  doubt  a  higher  union.  Only  it 
miMt  be  watched  with  tender,  thoughtful  eyes. 
This  is  one  of  the  means  of  salvation  which 
amst  be  wanting  to'  those  who  reject  infant 
baptism.  In  this  sense  Christ  will  one  day 
■ly  to  those  who  have  baptixed  children—  "  I 
was  hungry  and  ye  fed  me/'  &c.,  **  for  inas- 
much as  ye  did  it  to  one  of  the  least  of  these 
Bj  brethren,  ye  did  it  unto  me." 

The  reporter.  Dr.  Steinmeier,  rose  to  reply, 
which  he  did  at  some  length,  meeting  their 
objection  who  said  he  had  philosophised  in- 
■t«ui  of  having  brought  forward  scripture.  I 
do  not  comprehend,  he  said,  how  Gal.  ii.  27, 
can  be  brought  against  me,  "  We  have  put 
Oft  Christ ;"  inasmuch  as  the  apostle  is  here 
clearly  writmg  to  the  heathen  who  had  been 
converted,  and  believed,  and  not  to  children. 
To  justify  infont  baptism  on  scripture  grounds 
Ii  a  very  difficult  thing.  I  stand  upon  the 
pound  of  the  reformers'  confessions.  Look- 
ing up  to  Grod  I  enter  upon  exegetical 
labouzB.  Like  my  colleagues  who  have 
qwken,  I  wish  to  find  infant  baptism  justified 
ftoan  the  bible.  No  dictatorial  dogmas  avail 
ac  here.  **  Prove  it  otU  qf  ihe  bible  *^  must 
be  the  demand.  I  do  not  rest  satisfied  with 
Mj  present  ojanion,  and  confess  that  infant 
AmAwd  is  a  problem  not  yet  fully  solved. 
Tbkdmedtbe  dueuemm;  and  inateid  o' 


adopting  the  theses  proposed  by  Dr.  Stdn- 
meyer,  the  committee  was  charged  to  get  a 
popular  work  on  infant  baptism  written  and 
published. 


HOME. 

SHB0P9HIBE. 

Fourteen  churches  are  comprised  in  the 
Shropshire  association : — 

Bridgnorth Alft«d  TiUj. 

Brotelejr 

D&wIejBank    H.  Lawrenes. 

Donnington  Wood  J.  Morgan. 

Maesbrookand  JUandrinio 

Oswestry  D.  Cnimpton. 

Pontesbury  j.  Smith. 

Shiflhal  

Shrewebaiy,  l«t  Church.. .Thomaa  How 

Siiajlbeach Kdwanl  Evans. 

Wellington    

Wem  

Whitchurch  and  Ightfleld  W.  Bontnns. 
Wrexham Thomaa  Brooks. 

The  annual  meetings  were  held  at  Bridg- 
north, June  6th  and  7th,  1854,  Mr.  Tilly, 
moderator.  Messrs.  Bontems,  Cnimpton, 
and  How  preached.  The  Circulsr  Letter, 
consisting  of  extracts  from  the  Lettd  of  the 
churches,  with  remarks,  to  be  drawn  up  by  . 
Mr.  Bontems.  The  next  annual  meeting  to 
be  -held  (d.v.)  at  Wellington,  the  Tuesday 
and  Wednesday  after  the  first  sabbath  in 
June  1855.  Mr.  Tilly,  association  preacher. 
The  subject  of  the  Circular  Letter  for  next 
yenr  is,  «'lhe  work  of  the  Holy  Ghost." 
writer,  Mr.  Tilly. 

Slatittict. 

Baptized    SS 

Received  by  letter  9 

Restored    3 

—  3ff 

Deceased  ^....      7 

DbmiMed s 

Excluded   3 

—  15 
Clear  increase „ 20 

Numl^rof  Members 473 

Scholars  in  Sabbath  Schools 933 

Teachers    139 

Village  stations  ..."      7 

Several  churches  sent  no  letter,  nnd  con- 
sequently the  returns  are  incomplete,  which 
is  much  to  be  regretted.  The  public  services 
were  characterized  by  a  deep  devotional  feel- 
ing, and  the  spirit  of  love  and  unity  pervaded 
the  whole  meetings.  Mr.  Cnimpton  was  re- 
appointed secretary,  and  Mr.  Simons  tiea- 
surer  to  the  Association. 


SWAFFHAM,  NOBfOLK. 

The  Rev.  John  Hannay,  after  being  settled 
but  eighteen  months  over  the  baptist  church 
in  this  town,  was  obU^<cd  1^  x^k^^  n2cw<^ 


hope  Vve\4  out  \jo  ViVm  Vj  Vvk  xi«^«8^  ^^- 
viaers  fox  \iift  v^tvu^wcdX.  x^Rori^t^  "^ws^^  ^ 


76S 


BOMB  INTBLUOEHGK. 


loo{[  M*  TDjige.  He  mOmI  (br  Amtnlii  i 
from  liTerpOol  on  the  2'2nd  of  Julj,  with 
the  carnot  pnjtn  of  hit  Ute  chnrch  ftjr  hit  I 
BfHy  uid  mtontion.  The  Rev.  WiUiim  I 
Wood!  of  Trin^  hsiing  accepted  s  hnrtj 
Bod  mianimoufl  inritation  from  tlie  church  to  I 
the  pulonte,  entered  upon  bii  laboun  the 
fint  Lord*!  day  in  October. 


A  new  cbapel  in  Artbor  Street,  near  Crid- 
berwcll  Gate,  erected  for  the  um  of  the 
church  lateljr  worahippinK  in  Honle;  Street 
under  the  putoral  cure  of  the  Rer.  Jonnthin 
George,  wbi  publiclr  opened  on  WednetdaT, 
October  SSth.  Uiige  congregatioru  ueem- 
bled  on  the  ocouion.  and  imprewre  dis- 
GoaiMS  were  deliiered  bj  the  Han.  and  Rer. 
B.  W.  Noel,  A.M.  and  the  ReT.  Jaoin 
Hmmillon,  D.D.,  the  former  in  the  morning 
bom  EphetiiM  ii.  S — 10;  the  latter  in  the 
eteninfc  (hjm  1  Cor.xiT.I.  ARer  the  mom- 
in|  Mrfice,  Mr.  Noel  pre«ided  at  a  dinner  in 
the  new  Testrj  ;  immediately  after  which  the 
fliendi  preaent  adjournal  to  the  chupei,  end 
•  public  meeting  took  place,  when  W.  B. 
GotMf,  Elq.,  occupied  the  chair,  and  took  ■ 
Mtroapeetiie  Tie*  of  ihe  progrcM  of  religion 
Id  the  neighbourhood  &am  the  dap  of  hii 
bofhood  to  the  preaent  time.  Other  ipesk- 
•n  followed,  delivering  inlererting  addreae*. 
and  aarersl  aubecription*  were  announced. 
On  the  following  Lord'a  da;,  iemioni  were 
praached  to  overflDwin);  congtegationi,  in  the 
morning  bv  the  Kev.  Ur.  Sleane,  in  the  even- 
ing b;  the  Kt:>.  J.  Burnet.  The  tuUl 
amount  of  Bubscriplions  nnd  collections  at 
these  KTvicei  waa  more  than  £250.  The 
lighting,  ventilation,  and  ncoutlic  propertie* 
of  the  new  chapel,  it  is  ftoid,  gave  great  utia- 
faction.  "The  oliapel  ia  built  in  the  early 
Englith  Mylc,  fh>m  the  designs  of  Itleurs. 
Haberahon,  architects.  There  is  onlj  one 
gallery,  which  it  approached  by  a  staircase 
from  the  tuiret,  the  enlrsnce  being  aepBrate 
from  that  of  the  chapel.  The  Boor  of  the 
chapel  i*  bd  inclined  plnne,  which  adils 
much  la  the  appearance.  The  place  is  well 
lighted  by  six  gas  bumera  of  novel  construc- 
tion, the  fanus  standards  out  of  which  they 
apiing  being  about  nine  feet  in  height." 


we  an  informed,  in  the'"  Odd  Fellawa^  Hall,'' 
on  Lord's  day,  October  3-2nd,  to  hwr  the 
tiist  of  ■  aerie*  of  lectures  on  Mtbbath  after- 
[i  I  ■ons,  to  the  working  rlaana  of  Haltfu,  hj 
tlic  Rev.  W.  Walters ;  and  on  the  follawBg 
Liird't  day  afternoon,  a  yet  laiger  oinnba  to 
liinr  tbe  second.  The  aubjocta  of  the  csam 
lira  tlie«! ;  OcL  22,  '■  There  ia  a  God— Ha  is 
the  working  man's  beat  friend."  OcL  39, 
"  The  Bible  is  a  divine  revelation— it  k  the 
working  man^  beat  book."  Nov.  19,  "  Tin 
sabbath  is  a  divine  institution — it  ■  the 
BOiking  man'a  beat  day."  Not.  2S,  "Tbttt 
it  a  devil — he  ia  the  woriting  maa^  wmt 
pnemy."  Dec  10,  "  Man  ia  a  nnner — this 
is  tlie  working  nun's  greateat  evil."  Dec.  17, 
"  Salvation  is  God'i  gift— it  ia  the  woikiag 
luiLU^  ricbeat  pi ' —  ■* 


BBABOUUia,     KKm. 

The  Rev.  W.  C.  Bottomley,  late  of  Renley- 
in-Arden,  Warwickshire,  having  accepted  the 
cordial  invitation  of  the  baptist  churdi  at 
Bmboume,  entered  opon  hia  labours  on  Iht 
second  sebbath  in  October. 


Twenty-five  year*  having  bow  elapaej 
aince  the  formation  of  this  church,  diaeowaa 
•lulled  to  the  occanon  were  daliveted  oa 
Liird'i  day,  October  2Dlh.— in  the  forenoon 


—the  Rev.  Dr. 


October  25,  1854.  A  new  place  of  wor 
ahip  connected  with  the  baptist  denomination 
was  opened  at  Cheanley,  about  two  miles 
from  Haddenham ;  Mr,  William  Payne,  from 
Cbeaham,  prenched  two  sltrring  nnd  impress 
iTe  sermons  from  Luke  ii.  34,  35,  and  from 
Numbers  ixi.  8,  9,  The  day  was  very  wet, 
but  (he  attendance  and  coWedionswereg^HiA. 
Ucssra.  P.  Tyler.  E.  Btdfling.O.  M\ev,,B.Tva  ■ 
'  mea  Saundere  engnged  in  ttie  ietotooMA 
vicea  of  the  day. 


—from  thew  wnrds—*' Hitherto  the  Lord 
hnih  helped  ui ;'  in  the  att^moon  by  tlie 
|{t!«.  Alex.  Anderson  of  Aberdeen. 

On  Monday  evening  tbe  congtvgation  bdJ 
a  xoiree  in  the  Metchanta*  Hall,  which  «s< 
lilted  to  overflowini;.  Dr.  Puterson  oca- 
|)ied  the  chMir,  and  was  auirounded  do  the 
|iiiittbrm  by  several  of  tbe  deacons,  and  b> 
Viiriuus  ministers  of  the  baptiat  end  otbtf 
ilenominations.  The  chaimian  briefly,  and 
with  great  good  taste,  TScafHtalattd  tbs 
history  of  the  church.  Twenty-five  ynn 
ngt>,  he  said,  he  met  with  about  a  dcB« 
people  in  a  smHll  apartment,  and  there  the! 
united  themselves  together  aa  a  church  lif 
t'hr^  They  had  no  wealthy  man  aaiotg 
ihirm,  and  were  without  woKdly  pro^wU, 
but  he  had  resolved  that,  although  he  AoiM 
InljDUr  night  and  day  with  his  own  hands  hi 
till  maintenance,  nothing  should  hinder  hini 
from  carrying  out  the  object  on  whidt  b« 
had  set  hia  henit^to  preach  the  gospel  a( 
Ihe  Saviour.  Ha  confessed  it  wu  a  part  of 
his  ambition  that  God  would  ntake  hnn  vw- 
fu\  av>n\>uVW  to  from  fifty  to  a  bna^sd 
TanA^  \T9jt\n^«ii  'w>e&,  -nigj^  wbM 


HOMS  DITELUOEIICII. 


hii  liiboun 
their  Duinben  increased,  and  a  larger  place 
of  meeting  liad  to  be  proTided.  This,  ton, ' 
prond  >m>]l  and  incDn*enient,  and  about 
ninotefii  yenn  ago  the  present  chnpel  in 
Hope  Street  •rsa  erected  at  a  coit  or  nbout 
£8000.  The  debt  viu  gradually  liquidated, 
until  at  the  be^nnntng  of  thit  jenr  it  amount- 
ed to  about  £500.  The  brethren  resolved 
thnt  thb  burden  ihould  be  remored.  No 
aubecription  sheet  vaa  obtruded  on  the 
members,  but  a  circular  iros  put  into  their 
hands,  stking  Ihem  to  contribute  what  thcj 
felt  themselvea  called  upon  in  dutj  to  God 
to  gite.  Within  a  mouth,  the  whole  debt  waa 
aubachbed  for,  in  sums  larying  from  Is.  6d. 
to  £60,  and  the  chapel  is  now  free  of  debt. 
No  man  occupjing  the  positkni  he  did  that 
erening,  could  look  on  tncsa  things  and  snv 
thej  were  nothing.  The;  were  to  him 
matters  of  great  gratification  and  thankf^l- 


Tritton,  Esq.,  offered  ■  few  intradootoif 
remarks  eipieasiie  of  the  pleasura  ha  felt  b 
being  prcKnt  on  the  occasion,  and  want  an 
to  SB},  that  he  briieted  the;  had  chosen  ■ 
pastor  suited  to  adiaoce  the  interests  of  the 
cause  of  Christ  in  the  neighbourbood,  and  u 
a  deacon  of  the  chnrch  he  conld  but  rejoice 
in  the  is-us  of  their  long  and  ansioui  solid- 
lade  about  a  settleiaent,  and  be  grateftil  la 
the  Lord  that  he  had  he*rd  and  anstrend 
the  prajers  of  the  church.     The  subjects  of 


I  he  ti 


ind  "The  i 


"  Christ! 


I  Unk 


A  thanksglTinR  maeting  wss  held  at  lb* 
baptist  chapel,  Hillsla;,  in  Otouceslenhita, 
on  Tueads;,  October  Hist,  in  connerion  with 
the  liquidation  of  the  debt  on  that  place  of 
wonhip,  which  has  barn  fUt  a  very  great 
burden  during  the  last  thirty  nan.  In 
April  last,  at «  mesthig  that  wm  held,  it  wm 
TcaolTcd  tbataspedal  effort  beat  one*  moda, 
aereral  Christian  frisnds  totiSed  thdr  willing- 
nesa  to  Bssnt  if  the  wbole  amoimt  could  ha 
obtainad,  and  tba  u>p«atl  Iw*  pi«nd  succesa- 
fuL 

A  pubUfl  taa  maeting  waa  bald  at  i  o'clock 
in  the  aftemoon,  and  at  6  o'clock  the  Rct. 
Thomaa  Winter,  from  Bristol,  delivered  a 
Tciy  sppropriate  and  solemn  discourse,  from 
Bevelation  iii,  4,  A.  Although  the  weather 
was  unhTourable  the  attendance  was  lerr 


of  the  gracious  ID- 
of  the  Hoi;  Spirit  to  maintain  the 
vital  energy  of  the  church."  Theae  addteasM 
were  of  a  spiritual  and  evangelical  tendenqi, 
and  prored  to  be  interesting  and  profitable  to 
the  congr^ation.  At  the  evening  seniCA 
there  was  ■  crowded  eoDgregation  some  time 
befbte  the  commeneeruenL  W.  B.  Gumey, 
Eh].,  prHided.  The  Rev.  F.  Wills,of  Eagla 
Street  chapel,  London,  read  the  aeripturaa 
and  pr«yed.  The  Rev.  J.  Angus,  D.D,  of 
Stepney  College,  gave  a  forcible  and  ex- 
cellent address  upon  "  the  rela&n  of  the 
■ninistiy  to  the  chureh."  The  Rev.  B.  Wills, 
D.D.,  node  a  brief  statement  of  the  leadings 
of  diiine  providence  which  induced  him  to 
aeeapt  the  pastoral  ofSca  oTet  the  church. 
The  Rev.  I.  M.  Souir,  of  BatlAMa,  offered 
up  prayer.  The  Rar.  E.  Staooc^  D.D.,  of 
(>mberwell,  delivered  an  impresiive  and 
pmeiioil  address  upon,  "Tbe  ralotkos  of 
ths  chureh  to  the  woijd,"  and  tha  paator 
cMKluded  tha  swrieea  nth  pn^ar. 


Hr.  W.  Suttoo  (late  of  Bytban,  Hants) 
has  accepted  the  cordial  inntation  of  the 
baptist  church  at  Roade,  near  Northampton, 
to  becorrie  their  pastor,  and  entered  upon  his 
stateii  labours  on  the  first  Lord's  day  in 
Noiember. 


The  Rev.  James  Lewis  hsving  rerigned  the 
paatoini  office  of  the  haplist  church  at  Dar- 
Ungton,  has  acc^led  a  unanimous  inviiaiion 
to  the  pastorate  nf  the  church  at  Honghlon 
Regis,  near  Dunstable,  and  commenced  his 
labonrs  there  ia  October. 


Two  serncea  in  recognition  of  the  settle- 
nant  of  tbe  Rev.  Samuel  Wills,  D  D.,  as 
paator  «f  Ule  church  at  this  plnce.  were  held 
ia  tha  aftamoOH  and  evening  of  November 
Ihefirat. 

Tba  oAerBooo  raeMing  was  fer  prayer 
mkI  appnpnata   tddremet ;    wbtn    Joaeph 


htld  in  St.  George's  Hall,  Bradford,  to  pre- 
sent to  the  RcT.  Dr.  Godwin  his  portrait, 
painted  by  Mr.  Bird.      Mr.  Milligan,  H.P. 


lucted  by  tha  mayor 
and  other  leading  persons  of  the  town,  wba 
delivered  addrease*  illusttativa  of  the  adran- 
tages  wbicb  the  town  had  derirad,  in  Taiiooa 
ways  from  the  doctor's  labrun,  in  divcniflad 
endeavours  to  enlighten  the  understandings 
improve  the  heait,  and  advsnca  the  inteiMtt 
of  all  around. 

MILDIt1fH«LL,  lUrFOLK. 

X  beautifuWiiae  cWsAwi>ii«  (i<iM«.*s'» 
of  aretiitwluw,  waa  o^enei  "m  'io*  ^««^  * 


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BOMB  INTBLLIOBIfCE. 


Mildmiba]!,  on  ToMdaj,  Nor.  7th,  ohm  twa 
Kimau  were  pmched  by  the  Rbt,  WillJBin 
Broek  or  Lcndon.<  Thii  chapel  ii  the  com- 
pletion  of  >n  effort  la  introduce  (he  gnapel 
into  Mildei^hnU,  in  connexion  with  the  bap- 
tkt  body,  by  the  paatoi  and  TricniJa  of  the 
church  it  Burton  Milli  in  the  ume  cnuntr. 
The  entire  oulliiy  hu  bon  £550.  TowHrda 
thia  aum  the  friends  r>n  the  spot  hare  con- 
Iribuled  £i<K>.  An  effort  ii  beinR  rnnde  to 
~  •  remainiirg  £50  with  eierr  proip-'ct 


On  Thundajr,  Nov.  Slh,  IBM,  I 
baptiit  chapel  iraa  opened  in  tite  ii 
Freckenhani,  four  milea  dutant  from  1 
hal'.  Sermona  were  presched  by  th 
J.  Kichnrdaon,  o(  Burton  Mill*,  and  tb 
A.  T.  SlicIlev,of  Soham  (independent 
Ren.  G.  Word,  of  Bndfield,  W.  C 
of  Weat  Row,  and  J.  Smith,  of  Sohai 
pan  in  the  aenicca. 


In  the  year  IBOB  a  --niali  chnpel  wm 
creeled  in  the  north-n'Cit  cohilt  of  thi 
mm  ket- place.  New  Brentford,  for  (he  uie  o 
the  bapllst  church.  The  Ntc  whs  untiivuur 
able,  and  compriaed    only   the  ground 


f  the 


e  th( 


occaaionin);    the    peipetuat   distuibance 
diirine  worahip.  | 

From  thia  caune  the  chnrch  vns  led  lo 
■uiclion  and  originnle  a  fund  tor  the  ct 
of  a  new  chapel.     This  rtep  was  taken  i 

tion  that  the  iiluKlion  of  the  placeof  wonhip  j  *00  pereon*.  (cKcluiive  of  galler 

then   occupied   wai  a  »priou>    hindrance   to  i  not  exceeding  £1200.     Though  n 

Ihe  progren  of  the  woik  of  God.     Shortly     effort    hna  been   made,  the  amount  alnadj 

after  thia,  it  was  deemed  deeirable  to  obnn- '  conlributed  to  thig  object  is  opwarda  nf  £W 

don  at   once  the  old  chapel,  and  the  lown  ,  Thii  hai  been  chiefly  done  by  the  lew  wto 

h«Il  being   obtaineil,  has   fioin  tVu  \\Tnc  \o  \  ne  tcHotwin  of  Ihe  church,  and  they  a  ~ 

th»  prcK    ■  '  '  ""  ' 


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ing,  of  the  intended  eleration  of 
preceding  wood  cut  gives  a  view, 

mmenced  and  completed  with  as 
as  possible. 


a  FOR  THE  WORKIIfO  CLA86BB. 

I  of  interesting  services  was  held 
:  the  summer,  on  Friday  evenings, 
y*B  saw  mill.  Acorn  Wharf,  Canal 
)Id  Kent  Road.  Ministers  of 
eoominations  gave  their  aid  in  con* 
9  meetings,  and  the  large  room  in 
fitted  up  for  the  purpose  and 
containing  about  400  persons,  was 
filled. 

y  informs  ui  that  his  object  is  to 
ortunity  for  the  preaching  of  the 
working  men  and  tlieir  families, 
flen  feel  indisposed  to  attend  regu- 
of  worship.  No  subscriptions  for 
>8e  are  required.  The  design  of 
lunication  is  not  therefore  to  obtain 
assistance,  but  to  enlist  the  prac- 
lathy  of  Christian  ministers,  who 
known  as  popular  lecturers  and 
the  working  olasses. 
d  series  will  be  commenced  in  the 
room  being  too  cold  for  occupation 
ter.  Mr.  May  ¥rill  be  glad  to  hear 
isters  of  standing  and  irifluence, 
rolunteer  to  engage  in  the  forth- 
(ries;  and  promises  to  study  in 
ect  the  convenience  of  those  who 
;  thus  to  aid  him  in  this  good  work. 


WAKEFIELD,  TOBKSHIRE, 

V.  A.  Perry,  M.D.,  has  resigned  his 
Derby,  and  accepted  the  pastorate 
ptist  church  at  Wakefield,  in  the 
ing  of  Yorkshire. 


BRISTOL. 

lev.  F.  Bosworth,  A.M.,  late  of 
IS  accepted  a  cordial  invitation  to 
al  oversight  of  the  baptist  church 
ng  Street,  Bristol,  lately  under  the 
i  Rev.  G.  U.  Davis. 


HATFIELD,   HERTS. 

lination  of  Mr.  Samuel  Bird  (son  of 
lev.  John  Bird,  of  Hammersmith) 
» on  Tuesday,  November  7th,  1864, 
Rev.  J.  B.  Catlow,  of  Hnnnelam, 
sd  the  service  by  reading  and  prayer. 
.  John  M.  Charlton,  M.A.,  of 
?,  delivered  an  introductory  dis- 
rhe  Rev.  J.  Harris,  of  St.  Alban*s, 
)  usual  questions;  the  Bev.  J. 
'  Arthur  Street  chapel,  Walworth, 
ordination  prayer;  and  the  Rev. 


John  Howard  Hinton,  A.M.,  of  DeFonthim 
Square,  London,  gave  an  impressive  charge  to 
Mr.  Bird.  After  the  afternoon  service,  a  uu» 
merous  gathering  of  ministers  and  friends 
from  London  and  the  neighbouring  towns 
took  tea  in  the  chapel ;  and  the  interesting 
services  of  the  day  were  concluded  with  e 
faithful  sermon  to  the  peo^e  by  the  Rev*  J. 
Branch  of  London. 


POPLAR. 

Services  of  an  encouraging  character  were 
held  on  October  18,  in  connexion  with  the 
public  recognition  of  the  Rev.  B.  Preece,  late 
of  Qreat  Grimsby,  as  pastor  of  the  baptist 
church,  Cotton  Street,  Poplar.  The  Rev. 
B.  H.  Cowper,  of  Mill  wall,  commenced  the 
afternoon  service  by  reading  the  scriptures 
and  prayer.  The  Rev.  J.  Angus,  D.D.,  of 
Stepney  college,  proposed  the  uAual  ques- 
tions, and  offered  the  recognition  prayer;  and 
the  Rev.  J.  Aldis,  of  Maze  Pond,  London, 
delivered  an  impressive  address  to  the  pastor. 
The  evening  service  was  introduced  by  the 
F.  Clowes,  late  classical  tutor  of  Horton 
College,  Bradford,  who  read  the  scriptures  and 
prayed ;  after  which  a  warm  and  appropriate 
discourse  was  delivered  to  the  churdi  l^  the 
Rev.  J.  Whittemore,  of  Bynsford. 


HOOK  HOETON,  0XF0BD8HIBB* 

The  baptist  church  in  this  village  baring 
unanimously  invited  the  Rev.  W.  Maisey,  of 
Stud  ley,  Warwickshire,  to  accept  the  pas- 
torate, he  has  consented  to  do  so,  and  proposes 
to  enter  on  his  labours  at  the  commencement 
of  the  new  year. 


BIGOLESWADB,  BBDS. 

We  are  informed  that  the  Rev.  Samuel 
Kent  of  Biggleswade  has  remgned  his  pas- 
toral charge. 

SOCIETY   FOR  THE   BELIEF  OF  AGED  OR  IIT* 
FIRM   BAPTIST  MIHISTEBS. 

The  annual  meeting  was  held  at  Bristol 
on  the  28th  of  June,  1854,  when  the  follow- 
ing report  was  read  : — 

^  Twenty-eight  beneficiary  members  havey 
this  year,  applied  for  and  received  a  share 
in  the  disposable  income  of  this  institution. 
It  appeared  at  the  annual  meeting,  that 
three  of  the  members,  who  last  year  were 
among  the  claimants  and  recipients,  had 
recently  died ;  viz..  Rev.  Thomas  Ay  res,  of 
Keynsham ;  Rev.  Edward  Neale,  of  Sod- 
bury  ;  and  Rev.  D.  White,  of  Cirencester. 
But  although  the  names  of  these  esteemed 
mimsten  of  CVitSiX  w^  tv^A.  ^«wA.  Vcw  >i».^ 
preseiit  Walt  ot  e\»\Tiv>Mv\%  >x^\vV>ftfc  Vaxv^v^^^t 


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the  number  of  recipients  ia  not  le»  than  it 
was  at  the  laii  annual  meeting  of  the  society. 
In  relation  to  Ihis,  the  committee  only  regret 
that,  as  the  number  of  applicants  is  com- 
paratively so  hirge,  the  amount  to  be  received 
by  each  must  be  proportionately  small.   This 
would  be  immediately  obvbted  if  one  hun- 
dred or  more  new  beneficiary  members  were 
to  join  the  society,  which  the  funded  capital, 
now  £6600,  would  make  it  their  interest  to  do. 
"  Since  the  last  anniversary  of  the  society, 
a  consiilerable  effort  has  been  made,  perma- 
nently  to  increase  its  funds,  and   thus  to 
fecure  a  larger  dividend  to  its  infirm  and 
aged   members.      And  the  commitU>e    are 
happy  and  thankful  to  report,  that  a  pleasing 
measure    of   success    has    been    graciously 
granted  to  their  endeavours. 


The  principal  matten  of  bnsinefli  which  cime 
forward  related  to  the  appointment  of  the 
Rev.  Charles  Jackson  as  Travelling  Secretary 
— the  desirableness  of  founding  a  Hall  at 
Oxford  in  which  a  sound  education  might  be 
imparted,  free  from  ecclesiastical  peculiarities 
— the  Repeal  of  the  Maynooth  Grant— Irish 
Evangelization — the  Waldenaian  Churches— 
a  proposed  Christian  Gathering  at  Paris-' 
Correspondence  with  the  Kirchentag — Turk- 
ish Missions — and  the  establishment  of  s 
Readmg  Room,  respecting  which  tlie  folk>v- 
ing  resolution  was  moved  by  the  Rev.  W.  U. 
Rule^  and  seconded  by  Alexander  Burnett, 
Esq.,  of  Kemnay,and  carried  unanimously:— 
**  That  the  conference  rejoice  to  learo  that 
at  last  an  arrangement  haa  been  made  for  the 
establishment  of  a  rerid  ing- room  for  the  benefit 


**  As  the  result  of  a  written  appeal  to  the  {  of  Christian  gentlemen  resident  in  the  eountrr, 
more  wealthy  members  of  the  denomination,  :  as  well  as  in  London,  in  ^  Alliance  House,* 
several  generous  donations  and  some  annual  |  in  Adam  Street,  and  strongly  ad  viae  all  fiiendi 
subscriptions  have  been  received.     '^*-  '  ^'^--^-  -—  -  -'  *«-- 


The  com-  ' 
mittee  will  greatly  rejoice  if  this  good  ex- 
ample shall  be  followed  by  many  other 
friends  in  our  different  churches  and  congre- 
gations, so  that  by  the  annual  income  of  the 
society  being  regularly  auj^mented,  a  much 
larger  amount  of  pecuniary  assistance  may 
be  afforded  to  our  retiring  an  J  respected 
pastors.  The  beneficiary  members  them- 
selves will,  it  is  hoped,  continue  earnestly  to 
promote  the  increase  of  the  society's  funds, 
alike  by  seeking  that  others  may  become  con- 
nected with  the  institution,  and  by  procuring 
subscriptions  or  donations  in  its  behalf. 

•*  In  closing  these  references  to  the  society, 
the  committee   have    only   to    remind    the 


of  Christian  union  to  avail  themselves  of  the 
opportunity  thus  afforded  for  ch«-nshing  its 
spirit,  cultivating  ita  intercourses,  and  fvo- 
moting  the  objects  with  which  it  is  essentially 
associated.'* 

Mr.  Dobson  ezplsined  that  the  object  of 
the  establishment  of  the  reading-room  was  to 
afford  members  of  the  Alliance,  and  otheis 
like-minded,  an  opportunity  of  meeting  toge- 
ther, by  appointing  a  room,  to  be  furnished 
with  the  daily  journals  and  with  the  monthly 
and  quarteriy  periodicals,  and  where  refresh- 
ments might  be  obtained  at  a  moderste 
charge.  Of  course,  the  desire  of  the  alliance 
WHS  to  obtain  as  many  members  as  poaecblr. 
He  believed  the  annual  subscription  for  minis- 


members  that  a  rtsolution  was  adopted  at  '  ters  was  half-a-guinca,  and  for  laymen  one 
the  annual    meeting  (as  it  n|>peani  in  the    guinea. 

minutes),  relative  to  the  appointment  of  The  list  of  the  executive  council  for  the 
arbitrators,  if  any  difference  of  opinion  |  year  1 854-5,  consisting  of  the  usual  number 
should  uri^e,  respecting  the  nieiining  of  the  of  nameti,  was  next  brought  up  by  the  council 
rules  of  the  institution.  Jhis  important  ,  nomination  committee,  and  adopted;  and,  with 
resolution  (by  rule  19)  awaits  the  decision  of  I  a  view  to  supply  to  the  council  an  enlarged 
the  members  next  year.  ■  committee,  a  considerable  number  of  sdci- 

*' The  secretary  [the  Rev.  C.  Daniell  of  tional  minbters  and  gentlemen  were  appointed 
Mclksham],  on  application,  will  be  happy  to  |  upon  it,  and  power  given  to  the  council  toted 
forward  a  rej>ort  of  the  society,  and  any  j  to  their  number  until  they  amount  to  a  huu- 
informntion  which  may  bo  required  ;  and 
ministers  wishing  to  join  the  society  are 
respectfully  referred  to  the  rules,  which  may 
be  obtained  on  application  to  the  treaourer 


EYAROELICAL   ALLTA.NCE. 


dred,  as  well  as  to  fill  up  vacancies  which 

may  occur  in  the  intervals  of  the  conference. 

A  rcitolution  was  then  adopted  of  sincere 

and     cordial    thanks     to    the     Rev.   Joba 

[J.  L.  Phillips,  Esq.,  of  Melksham],  or  the  '  Stoughton  for  his  admirable  opening  nddrm; 

secretary,"  to  the  Rev.  G.  Scott,  Rev.   Dr.  Hamiitoc, 

and  the  Rev.  T.  R.  Birks,  for  the  deeply  in- 
teresting papers  which  they  have  read;  sad 
to  the  several  brethren  who  had  prcudedoTcr 
The  meetings  of  the  Eighth  Annual  Con-  j  the  devotional   exercises  of  the  conference; 
ference  of  the  British  Organisation  were  held  ;  also,  to  Sir  C.  E.  f^rdley,  Bart.,  the  Hob, 
in  Freemason's  Hall,    Great  Queen  Street,  |  Arthur  Kinnaird,  M. P.,  John  Corderoy,E0qT 
London,  on  the  9tli,  lOth,  and  llth  October.  '  and  John  Hem'erson,  EUq.,  who  had  presded 
The  annual  address   was  clelivered    by  the  j  over  their  deliberative  and  genend  proceed* 
Rev.  John  Staughton,  of  Kensington,  who  I  ings:  and  to  the  Rev.  Dr.  Steune  for  the 
had  selected  for  his  theme,  *'TV\e  vte^ev^c^X  Nv\\\\vv\iNfe%«<\t«&^V\0^,%*V\<»orary  seer 
of  the  Holy  Ghost  in  the  c\\utcV\,  iwvv\  \\v^\\v^  Vvw<^^  v^vcv  T«tv^v:\^  Nsv  ^»nAv^tec«i^'^ 
work  in  relation  to  the  age  m  vV\\c\\  we  Un«>;*  \  W-smca*, 


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RECENT  DEATHS. 

aXT.   OBIFFITH  JONES. 

The  fubject  of  this  obituary  was  the  son  of 
Mr.  Samuel  Jones,  miller,  of  Cardigan,  and 
nephew  of  the  late  Rev.  Daniel  Long,  of 
Swansea.  He  was  bom  at  Felinfach,  near 
Gardigan,  January  the  9th,  1794.  From  an 
early  age  he  had  been  the  subject  of  religious 
impressions,  which  grew  with  his  growth,  so 
that  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  he  determined 
to  make  a  public  profession  of  his  faith  in 
Christ;  and  accordingly  he  was  immersed  by 
his  maternal  uncle  the  IleT.  Evan  Evans,  at 
Graig  Chapel,  Newcastle,  Emlyn.  To  that 
day  he  ever  afterwards  looked  bock  with  feel- 
ings of  gratitude  and  joy,  as  the  great  crisis 
in  his  religious  history,  and  his. great  solici- 
tnde  during  life  was,  that  his  spirit  and  con- 
duct might  always  be  in  unison  with  the 
profession  he  that  day  made. 

Very  soon  after  he  had  united  in  worship 
with  the  church  at  Graig,  he  gave  evidence 
of  possessing  talents  which  might  be  rendered 
available  to  the  edification  of  the  church. 
He  was  therefore  frequently  invited  to  deliver 
addresses  in  their  social  and  prayer -meetings, 
and  in  these  occasional  engagements  he 
acquitted  himself  with  so  much  satisfaction 
that  he  was  repeatedly  and  vehemently  urged 
to  preach.  From  this  he  for  a  long  time 
shrank,  but  at  last,  regarding  the  continued 
importunity  of  the  church  as  a  call  from  God, 
be  gave  up  any  scruples  he  might  until  then 
have  entertained,  and  with  much  fear  and 
trembling  he  set  about  the  work  thus  assigned 
him  with  characteristic  ardour,  trusting  to 
that  arm  which  is  omnipotent  for  protection, 
and  to  that  wisdom  which  is  infallible  for 
guidance. 

In    1816  he  married  Miss  Anna  Davies, 
with  whom  he  lived  in  uninterrupted  harmony  j 
thirty-eight  years,  and   by   whom   he  had 
thirteen  children,  six  of  whom  live  to  mourn 
his  loss. 

In  1819  he  was  ordained  to  the  work  of 
the  ministry  at  Pontprenllwyd,  Glamorgan- 
shire, by  Messrs.  Saunders  and  Harris  of 
Merthyr,  and,  W.  Lewis  of  Abcrdare.  In 
this  neighbourhood  he  laboured  hard,  faith- 
fully, attending  to  secular  pursuits  during 
the  week,  and  on  the  sabbath  day  dispensing 
the  word  of  eternal  life  with  ^reat  encourage- 
ment and  success.  In  1829  he  removed  to 
Varteg,  Monmouthshire,  and  took  the  over- 
■ight  of  the  baptist  church  at  Glasgow.  Here 
he  laboured  with  considerable  success,  and 
waa  the  means,  under  God,  of  adding  many 
to  the  church.  In  1842  he  removed  to 
Llanelly,  Carmarthenshire,  and  for  several 
years  was  minister  of  the  church  at  Pwll. 
During  the  last  three  or  four  years  of  his  life 
lie  had  taken  the  oversight  of  the  church  at 
Pembrej,  a  rjlhge  alx)ut  two  miles  from 
PwlK 
Oar   dear   brother    £nuhed    hia  earthlv 


course  on  the  31st  of  May,  185<l,  after  « 
short  but  painful  illness  of  eight  days.  He 
died  of  pleurisy. .  His  end  was  emphatically 
peaceful.  He  gave  frequent  evidence  to  his 
sorrowing  friends  that  he  was  about  to  depart 
to  be  with  Christ,  which  is  far  better.  On 
being  asked  by  a  friend  how  he  felt  in  the 
prospect  of  death,  he  answered,  ''  It  is  all 
right,  my  hope  is  in  Christ  alone,  he  will 
never  leave  me  nor  forsake  me.**  To  another 
he  said,  **  1  am  on  the  platform  of  the  rail- 
way station,  waiting  for  the  coming  up  of  the 
train,  that  I  may  go  home  to  that  city  of 
which  I  have  long  been  a  citizen,  and  then 
he  repeated  two  lines  of  a  popular  Welch 
hymn, 

"  O  anwyl  JesQ  moes  dj  Uw 
A  tbjn  fi  dnw  1  dre." 

**  Dearest  Je<ias  stretch  forth  tbj  hand 
And  lead  me  yonder  home." 

In  a  short  time  afterwards  he  fell  asleep  in 
Jesus,  ^  Let  me  die  the  death  of  the  righteous 
and  let  my  latter  end  be  like  h*s." 

On  the  drd  of  June  tho  body  was  carried 
to  its  last  resting  place  at  Llwynhendy,  ac- 
compnnied  by  a  vast  concourse  of  people, 
who  thus  manifested  their  respect  for  the 
departed,  and  their  deep  sympathy  with  the 
sorrowing  widow  and  children,  who  remain 
to  mourn  the  loss  of  a  tender  husband  and 
affectionate  parent.  The  Rev.  W.  Hughes 
of  Llanelly,  preached  on  the  occasion  from 
Naham  i.  7,  ''The  Lord  is  good,  a  strong 
hold  in  the  day  of  trouble :  and  he  knoweth 
them  that  trust  in  him."  The  text  that  was 
chosen  by  Mr.  Jones  himself  before  he  died, 
as  being  the  first  text  from  which  he  erer 
preached.  The  Rev.  Daniel  Davies'  of 
Swansea,  preached  from  2  Sam.  xiv.  14, 
**  For  we  must  needs  die." 

RevsL  Dr.  Phillips  of  Loughor,  William 
Williams,  Penclawdd,  Robinson,  of  Cnemar- 
von,  and  Daniel  Jones  of  Lhmgennech,  took 
part  in  the  funeral  services. 


COLLECTANEA. 

THB  APPROACniNO  flfNOD  I2f   BOMB. 

The  catholic  world  is  just  now  occupied 
with  the  great  event  which  is  about  to  be 
accompli»hed  at  Rome. 

The  bishops  who  have  been  summoned  are 
proceeding  from  all  parts  of  the  earth  towards 
the  Eternal  City  at  the  voice  of  the  visible 
h^    of   the    church.     From    France    his 
eminence  Cardinal  Gousset  has  already  de- 
parted for  Rome  via  Switzerland.     Mgr.  the 
bishop  of  Mans  has  just  arrived  at  Paris ;  his 
grace  is  also  proceeding  to  the  Holy  City, 
and  is  obliged  to  leave  Pam  \\\  \K«  c»v»ti^  «k 
this  week.    TYie  airi^sX    lA.  "^^m   ^1  \«^ 
eminence  iVie  caxdm«\  w^^Vv^^v  ^^  '^^>5^'«% 
is    also    MmouTvced.     K\wv%,  VvCti.^^  V«< 


788 


CORRBSPONBEKOE. 


French  prelatei,  lerenl  prelates  of  Ireland, 
amongii  others,  Mgr.  Dizon,  archbishop  of 
Armagh,  and  Mgr.  Cuilen,  archbishop  of 
Dublin,  are  also  at  this  moment  in  Paris 
preparing  to  depart  for  Rome.  Ireland  is 
tiie  only  country  of  the  catholic  world  from 
which  more  than  two  prelates  have  been 
particularly  invited.  But  oi^  letters  from 
Rome  state  that  a  great  number  of  bishops 
are  expected  there,  and  the  greatest  satis£sc- 


tion  will  be  felt  at  the  arriiral  of  those  pre- 
lates whose  devotion  will  lead  them  thither, 
as  well  as  that  of  those  oflSdallj  innted. 
Both  \nll  take  part,  according  to  their  rank, 
in  the  great  general  assembly  of  the  con- 
sistorr.  That  general  assembly  will  be  pn* 
pared  by  private  meetings,  wbidi  will  be 
composed  of  those  only  who  are  specklly 
invited.— r^mi  d€  la  BBUgum  of  17th  Oct. 


CORRESPONDENCE. 


Cn&lSTllA8   BOXES. 


To  the  Editor  of  the  Baptist  Magajtine. 

Mt  dbar  Sir, — As  we  are  approaching 
that  time  of  the  year  when  the  private  and 
Christian  affections  often  seek  expression  in 
little  acts  of  generosity  and  kindness,  it  may 
not  be  deemed  impertinent  to  call  the  atten- 
tion of  your  readers  to  one  class  of  their 
fiiends  who  are  seldom  absent  from  their  sym- 
pathies ;  I  mean  their  ministers.    Now,  the 
peculiar  want  of  ministers  is  books ;  and  yet, 
on  account  of  the  narrowness  of  their  means 
and  the  high  price  of  nearly  all  the  necessa- 
ries of  life,  tew  of  them  are  able  to  satisfy 
this  want,  excepting  on  a  scale  exceedingly 
madequate.     The  times  demand  of  them  un- 
usual   intelligence    and    information  ;    the 
standard  of  ministerial  acquirement  is  con- 
tinually ascending ;  and  they  cannot  but  be 
aware    that    their     more    highly    favoured 
brethren  are  possessors  of  works  on  theology, 
philosophy,  and  criticism,  whish  raise  them 
to  a  vantage  ground  to  which  the  smalluess 
of  their  own  libraries  renders  it  hopeless  for 
them  to  aspire.     But  are  there  not  in  almost 
all  our  churches  a  few  opulent  persons  who 
might  do  much  towards  supplying  this  defi- 
ciency !     And  would  not  their  liberality  be 
likely  to  flow  back  to  them  in  the  quickened 
thought  and  enlarged  views  of  their  minister  I 
And  where  there  are  no  wealthy  members  in 
a  church,  may  not  those  in  humble  circum- 
stances unite  together  in  order  to  replenish 
the  book -shelves  of  their  struggling  pastor  ! 
How  would  it  warm  his  heart  at  the  "  merry 
Christmas  time"  to  find  himself  remembered 
by  his  friends  in  this  way  ! 

I  know  a  difficulty  has  been  often  felt  in 
selecting  really  suitable  works  for  presents  to 
ministers  when  such  presents  have  been  sug- 
gested. May  I  be  allowed,  tlterefore,  to  name 
one  or  two  as  specimens  of  the  class  of  works 
which  they  find  most  valuable,  and  yet  most 

difficult,  with  their  scanty  meatvs,  to  afford  ^  (,  ponion  oi  mis  sum   was   laid   oat  at 
But,  first,  let  me  remind  youi  Te&deT«v\\«x\  ^>\t^«k  qI  ^<«i\ksw^  ^  VL^n^xatock  Hili) 
the  Messrs.  Clark,  of  Edin\)\iTg\\,  we  oSenxv^ Wtv^  v^  «a\.^\l  ^^  ^^^cv^sv^ss&ss^  ^  ^^u^^^^i^ 
the  remaining  copies  of  lVi«i  cabVxve^.  YvbTOJrj  ^  ^"'^^ 


for  ten  pounds--^  series  compnnng  45  toll. 

of  most  valuable  and  excellent  works.    If 

some  few  friends,  or  a  whole  ehurdi,  would 

club  together  and  plaoe  this  soies  in  their 

pastor's  library,  what  a   new  era  would  it 

open  to  him  !     Some  time  ago  I  had  the 

pleasure  of  receiving  from  one  of  my  deeeons, 

"  Bunsen's  Christianity  and  Mankind,*'  a  &et 

which  I  am  induced  to  name  as  a  hint  to 

others,  who  could  scarcely  select  a  more  sait- 

able  gift  for  their  minister.     There  are,  alio^ 

the  classical  dictionaries  of  Dr.  Wm.  Smitli, 

which  contain  vast  stores  of  sach  learaiag  si 

every  pastor  requires.    All  standard  works  of 

biblical  criticism  and  philosophy  aregenerallr 

expensive,  but  ought  to  be  conaidc^  as 

necessaries  of  life  by  the  Christian  minister  of 

these  days.     But  I  must  not  go  farther  into 

particulars ;  these   are  mere  auggestioos  to 

those  who  may  need  such  information. 

Trusting  these  remarks  will  not  be  thought 
an  unnecessary  intrusion, 

I  am,  my  dear  sir,  yours.  &c., 

Joseph  Dakw. 

Newbury,' Nov,,  1854. 


CBPHAIV  working  SCHOOL,  BATERSTOCK  HnX. 

To  the  Editor  qf  the  Baptist  Maffogine. 

Sir, — The  greatly  increase^  price  of  pro- 
visions and  clothing  presses  severely  upon  the 
funds  of  such  charities  as  the  Orphan  Work- 
ing School,  which  has  to  maintain  its  full 
complement  of  orphans  whatever  their  cost 
Last  year  the  increased  expense  was  upwsnk 
of  £5U0  or  about  £2  2s.  additional  per  duU 
The  present  account  will,  it  is  expected, be 
equally  unfavourable.  During  the  pnseot 
year  a  considerable  amount  oi  stock  bdoog" 
ing  to  the  charity  has  been  sold  out  to  meA 
current  expenses,  repairs,  and  other  extn 
charges.  Since  1838  its  funded  propotj 
has  been  diminished  £22,000,  but  a  isip 
portion  of  this  sum   was   laid   out  at  tfa< 


GOBRESPONDENCB. 


7e9 


Tlie  institution  receives  annually  fifty 
cUldren.  They  are  fed,  clothed,  educated, 
and  otherwise  provided  for  until  they  are 
fourteen  or  fifteen  years  of  age,  when,  if 
TOBCticable,  situations  are  found  for  them. 
They  then  receive  an  outfit  of  the  value  of 
£5  to  the  boyi^  and  £3  3s.  to  the  girU,  and 
afterwards  for  seven  yeara^  and  to  encourage 
them  to  good  conduct,  they  receive  an  annual 
reward  varying  from  58.  to  2 Is.  The  educa- 
tion is  of  a  practical  and  useful  kind,  as  the 
public  examination  proves. 

My  object  in  writing  is  to  plead  for  addi- 
tional assistance  from  your  wealthy  readers 
as  well  as  others  who  feel  for  the  orphan. 
It  may  seem  strange,  but  it  is  nevertheless 
true,  that  although  the  Orphan  Working 
School  has  been  established  ninety -six  years, 
and  is  receiving  children  from  every  part  of 
the  United  Kingdom,  1  frequently  meet  with 
ministerB  and  others  resident  in  London  and 
elsewhere,  who  had  never  heard  of  the 
existence  of  this  charity,  which  preceded  all 
the  other  similar  charities  in  the  kingdom. 

Recently  I  received  a  note  of  which  the 
following  is  a  copy,  and  conveying  a  cheque 
for  £27 : — **  D«ir  Sir,  We  had  collections  on 
the  1st  inst.  at  Bloomsbury  Chapel,  after 
sermons  by  the  Rev.  W.  Brock,  as  a  thanks- 
giving for  the  recent  abundant  harvest.  We 
folt  at  the  same  time  humiliation  at  the  re- 
membance  of  the  late  fearful  epidemic,  and 
believing  that  your  excellent  institution 
would  have  extra  demands  upon  its  resources 
in  consequence,  wo  with  much  pleasure  pre- 
sent the  Orphan  Workuig  School  with  a 
cheque  fgr  £27  herewith  enclosed,  being  a 
a  portion  of  the  contributions  we  then  re- 
ceived, wishing  you  continued  prosperity. 
I  am,  dear  sir,  on  behalf  of  the  deacons, 
yours  faithfully,  (signed)  R.  W.  Cook." 

This  model  note  presents  a  practical  illus- 
tration of  what  \nay  be  done,  and  I  respect- 
iully  submit  it  in  the  hope  that  at  the  several 
meetings  of  pastors  and  deacons  usually  held 
about  this  time  for  arranging  as  to  sermons 
for  the  coming  year,  they  will  not  forget  to 
add  to  their  list  one  for  the  Orphan  Working 
School.  V  Annual  contributions  are  much 
needed  to  replace  the  removals.  Death  has 
greatly  lessened  the  number  of  the  elder 
members  during  the  last  few  years.  One 
within  the  last  few  days,  James  Nisbet,  has 
departed  from  his  abundant  labours  in  con- 
nection with  this  institution,  he  not  only  gave 
his  time  but  money,  and  by  his  earnest  appeal 
and  frequent  **  come  and  see  what  is  doing," 
induced  others  to  give.  May  his  excellent 
example  have  many  imitators,  and  this 
charity  be  deemed  worthy  by  the  Christian 
public  of  more  enlarged  support. 
Office,  ^2,Ludgate  HtU,  Yours  truly, 

London,  Joseph  Soul,  Sec, 

There  ore  now  248  children  in  the  school, 
twentjT'ffre  more  will  be  elected  on  Friday , 
makiDga  total  of  263. 


OiaSBNTIMO   PRIVaPLIM. 

To  the  Editor  qf  the  Baptist  Magaxine. 

My  dear  Sir, — From  statistics  that  have 
lately  come  under  my  notice,  there  is  reason 
to  conclude  that  dissent  is  rather  on  the 
decline  in  manv  of  the  rural  dbtricts  of  our 
country.  Wherefore  is  this!  I  incline  to 
think  that  it  arises  partly  from  the  fact  that 
our  principles  are  not  well  understood  and 
appreciated.  Fifty  years  ago  many  attended 
our  chapels  because  they  could  not  hear  the 
goepel  in  the  establishment;  but  this,  in  many 
localities,  is  now  no  longer  the  case.  Never- 
theless, the  reasons  for  dissenting  from  the 
State  Church  remain  in  all  their  force  ;  and 
it  strikes  me  that  if  our  esteemed  ministers 
would,  on  suitable  occasions,  bring  our  prin- 
ciples prominently  before  their  congregations 
much  good  would  be  effected.  By  many 
excellent  pastors  this  has,  I  believe,  been 
neglected,  and  the  consequence  has  been  the 
weakening  of  many  of  our  churches.  The 
descendants  of  our  non-conformist  forefathers 
have,  in  many  instances,  gone  over  to  the 
establishment,  which,  in  all  probability,  would 
not  have  been  the  case  had  they  been  well 
instructed  in  the  principles  of  non- conformity. 
I  respectfully  submit  this  to  the  consideration 
of  your  readers^  and  remain,  dear  sir, 

Yours  very  truly, 

A  DlSSE>TE]l  FROM  PRIWaPLS. 


OBEDIENCB. 

To  the  Editor  of  the  Baptist  Magazine.  • 

Sir, — For  many  years  I  have  studied  the 
sacred  oracles,  and  I  trust  upon  the  whole 
with  profit.  By  their  instrumentality  I  have 
been  led  to  the  knowledge  of  that  salvation 
which  justifies  the  soul  and  which  sanctifies 
the  character.  The  word  of  God  has  de- 
livered me  from  the  power  and  influence  of  a 
system  to  which  I  shall  not  now  more  par- 
ticularly refer.    It  has  taught  me  in  oppo- 

I  sitioii  to  that  system  that  I  am  not  redeemed 
with  corruptible  things  as  silver  and  gold, 
but  with  the  precious  blood  of  Christ  as  of  a 
Lamb  without  blemish  and  without  spot,  in 
a  word,  my  whole  hope  of  salvation  rests, 
and  exclusively,  upon  the  blood,  the  right- 
eousness, and  the  one  sacrifice  of  the  Lord 
Jesus;  and  yet  I  have  found  that  a  man  may 
for  years  read  the  scriptures  and  pass  over  an 
important  duty;  but  if  we'are  humble  disci- 

'  pies  God  will  in  time  make  known  to  us  all 
his  revealed  will — all  that  is  necessary  for  us 
to  know. 

I  was  asked  by  a  Christian  friend  to 
witness  the  baptism  of  some  adults  by  the 
Hon.  and  Rev.  Baptist  Noel  in  his'  chapel ; 
I  attended  accordingly.  Mr.  Noel  delivered 
on  tV\e  occaiaow  ^  ^^iN.  ^^^\«i^\  Sxi  ^Co^ 
course  oi  VYiaX.  «A^\«n^  Vti  \fe^«t^  "^J?^ 


770 


CORRESPONDSKCE. 


xxriii.  19,  20.  I  was  forcibly  strock  with  the 
obser  rat  ions  he  mnde  as  to  the  arrangement 
of  the  words  to  disciple  the  nations,  to  bap- 
tize the  disciples,  and  to  teach  the  diMiipIes 
to  observe  all  that  Christ  commanded.  Since 
I  beard  thi«  lecture  I  have  read  over  those 
verses  several  times,  and  I  am  surprised  how 
any  man,  or  any  body  of  men,  should  have 
altered  this  arrangement,  or  have  adopted 
any  other  mode  of  proceeding.  The  apostles 
acted  precisely  in  accordance  with  this  com- 
mission.  On  the  day  of  Pentecost  Peter 
prenched,  he  discipled,  he  baptized  the  dis- 
ciples ;  and  the  epi-itles  contain  all  that  the 
disciples  are  to  observe.  "If  any  man 
think  himself  to  be  a  prophet,  or  spiritual, 
let  him  acknowledge  that  the  things  I  write 
unto  Tou  are  the  commandments  of  the 
Lord,"  1  Cor.  xiv.  37. 

As  to  the  import  of  the  word  **  bapHim,** 
Paul  hss  fixed  its  meaning,  that  is  if  he 
understood  the  language  in  which  he  wrote , 
and  that  he  understood  it  better  than  the 
advocates  for  sprinkling  none  will  deny. 
What  is  his  language  1  **  Buried  with  him  by 
(through)  baptism" — **  buried  with  him  in 
baptism,"  Rom.  vi.  4  ;  C«  1.  ii.  12.  Let  us 
read  those  expressions  according  to  the  mode 
of  interpretation  adopted  by  others,  by 
substkutmg  their  definition  or  translation, 
"buried  with' him  by  sprinkling.**  This  is 
not  sense.  Paul  was  a  sensible  man,  and 
this  could  not  be  his  meaning.  **  Buried 
with  him  in  baptism,  wherein  also  ye  are 
risen."  Immersion  and  rising,  what  can 
represent  this  but  Christian  baptism  ?  Where 
can  wc  find  any  analogy  between  this  burial 
and  rising  but  in  that  ordinance  to  which  the 
apostles  were  continually  attending,  and 
which  was  uppermost  in  their  minds?  Im- 
mersion in  water,  and  coming  up  out  of  the 
water.  Hence  the  concision  is  evident  : 
disciple  the  nations,  immerse  the  disciples, 
and  teach  them. 

Not  conferring  with  flesh  and  blood,  I 
observed  the  command  as  soon  as  circum- 
stances permitted. 

Your  obedient  servant, 

London,  Oct.  1854.  Milesian. 


SIHQRRS   AND    TUNE-BOOK6. 

To  the  Editor  of  the  Baptist  Magazine. 

Dear  SiR,-*-Some  years  ago,  being  at  a 
chn pel-opening  dinner,  I  heard  Mr.  James 
say  that  some  other  minister  had  said  that 
the  devil  had  got  a  freehold  in  every  sinning 
gallerj'  in  the  kingdom.  On  hearing  this  it 
occurred  to  me  that  if  that  allegation  be  true, 
the  pastor,  deacons,  and  church  must,  in 
eyery  such  case,  have  tacitly  signed,  sealed. 


sidered  the  third  and  fourth  of  the  questions 
of  your  correspondent  **  B.,"  published  some 
months  ago  in  the  magazine^  and  answered 
them  in  the  negative,  the  only  answer  that 
can  properly  be  given  to  them. 

That  the  devil  should  have  a  large  estate 
in  singing  galleries  is  not  rery  surprising, 
seeing  that  he  has  a  very  extensive  acquisition 
in  pulpits,  and  that  bis  children  can  fini 
much  gratification  in  either.  It  is  no  eii»y 
matter  to  keep  him  out  of  the  one  or  the 
other,  as  any  one  who  has  tried  must  knov; 
but,  with  due  care,  his  occupation  of  both 
mi^ht  be  brought  within  straiter  limits^  In- 
difference to  '*the  service  of  song  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord**  has  been  manifested 
where  it  might  have  been  least  expected,  ebe 
how  is  it  that  there  have  been  observed  in 
the  pulpit,  so  many  times  during  the  nnging 
of  the  first  and  second  hymns,  moTements 
and  attitudes  strongly  indioitive  of  abstrac- 
tion from  the  proper  employment  of  the 
congregation ! 

I  du  not  refer  to  these  habits  as  prooft  of 
abMolute  indifference.  In  most  cases  I  knov 
they  are  not.  They  proceed  most  likely  from 
incon»ideration  as  to  their  influence.  But. 
with  these  abatements,  I  think  they  may  still 
be  regarded  as  symptomatic  of  a  general  atats 
of  feeling  which  needs  correction. 

Whatever  degree  of  indifference  may  re- 
main in  reference  to  psalmody  as  a  devotional 
exercise,  a  very  great  interest  has  been 
awakened  to  it  as  a  means  of  mosical  exciti- 
tion ;  hence  a  vast  shoal  of  publications,  some 
with  altered  melodies  and  all  with  difierent 
arrnngenients.  While  Mr.  Walker,  by  bis 
"  Rippon's  Selection  and  Companion,'*  reigned 
without  a  ri\'al  over  the  dissenting  congrega- 
tions, whatever  were  the  demerits  of  his  com- 
pilations, ajid  they  were  great,  the  benefit  of 
uniformity  was  enjoyed.  But  now  we  hate 
a  very  Babel.  Any  man  who  can  sing  his 
part  in  one  choir  is  a  barbarian  to  almost 
every  other.  This  is  a  great  evil,  espedallj 
in  these  dnvs  of  increased  and  increasing 
mobility.  We  want  a  publication  which  will 
deserve  geneml  adoption.  The  arrangements 
of  many  that  have  appeared  are  f^  ''too 
elaborate  and  difficult  for  the  use  of  congre- 
gations,*' and,  as  used  by  ordinary  choirs, 
their  effect  is  disagreeable.  These  formidable 
objections  do  not  attach  to  '*  Congregational 
CJurch  Music,"  with  a  preface  by  the  Rev. 
T,  Binney,  lately  published.  In  this  cheap 
and  agreeable  work,  a  single  part  in  a  pott- 
able  form  may  be  had  for  a  shilling ;  the 
melodies  afford  suitable  expression  to  devout 
sentiment,  and  the  harmonies  are  easy  and 
interesting.  I  should  liko  to  see  it  exclu- 
sively used  by.  at  least,  independent  an4 
baptist  congregations. 

N.  NKicsvV  %^<i\^  copy  should   be  in  eveiy 


Bnd  delivered,  the  convey auce.    1?  \.V^«^Tft  V' 
»UU  anywhere  n  possession  of  \V\a  Viud,  \\.\  ^>3\v\V 

iDust  be  owing  to  the  indiScreTvce  oi  \\\e  \>;\i-  \  mvc\v!X.w  ^t^^,\\\\^  cKBi\<5i\\.^  ^S\^^««&s\^ 
iff  named.    They  cannot  have  wnoxisXy  cow-  Wtv^  mw^.  ^i  vV^wv  \c\^\  ^kw^.^^^  ^^>^^m8\ 


CORRESPONDENCE. 


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would — and  hare  an  arrangement  made  with 
the  clerk  to  give  out  the  number  of  the  tune 
as  well  as  of  the  hymn.     This  would  be  doing 
■omething  towards  con^jegationHl  singing. 
I  am,  dear  Sir,  yours  truly, 

Air  Old  Bai^ist. 


THB   PBESRNT  8TATI  OP   THB  CHUBCHEB 
AMD  UINISTERIAL  BALAB1E9. 

To  the  Editor  of  the  Baptist  A/agazine. 

Dear  Sir, — Many  of  the  congregational 
churches  of  our  country,  and  especially  of 
OYir  own  denomination,  are  in  a  ?ery  low  and 
unhappy  condition,  without  union  and  with- 
out energy.  The  causes  which  hare  con- 
tributed  to  the  production  of  this  result  are 
no  doubt  ▼arious  in  nature  and  extent.  The 
one  to  which  we  call  attention  will  be  dif- 
ferently estimated  by  different  minds,  but 
that  it  w  a  cause  probably  no  one  will 
dispute. 

That  thoae  who  devote  themselves  to  the 
work  of  the  ministry  should  be  supported  by 
those  to  whom  they  minister,  is  clearly  taught 
in  the  following  passages  of  scripture.  **  The 
workman  is  worthy  of  bis  meat."'  "  Even  so 
hath  the  Lord  ordained,  that  they  which 
preach  ^he  gospel  sliould  live  of  the  gospel." 
**  Let  him  that  is  taught  in  the  word  com- 
municate unto  him  that  teacheth  in  all  good 
things."  '*  Let  the  elders  that  rule  well  be 
counted  worthy  of  double  honour ;''  which 
Hacknight  has  paraphrased,  **  let  them  have 
a  liberal  maintenance  from  the  funds  of  the 
church."  That  those  precepts  are  not 
obeyed  by  some  churches,  or  at  least  by  some 
members  of  some  churches,  needs  no  proof. 
And,  that  disobedience  in  this  particular  is 
not  less  culpable  than  in  any  other,  will 
certainly  not  be  questioned.  Aiid  if  all  dis- 
obedience be  displeasing  to  God,  the  churches 
must  be  injured,  through  not  adequately  sup- 
porting the  pastors. 

The  neglect  of  this  duty  operates  injuri- 
ously upon  the  mind  of  the  pastor,  producing 
depression  and  disquietude,  so  that  he  can 
neither  study  nor  preach  with  that  interetit 
and  energy  which  are  necessary  to  success. 
If  the  mind  of  the  pastor  be  necessarily 
troubled  about  the  things  of  this  life,  scarcely 
being  able  to  "  provide  things  honest  in  the 
tight  of  all  men,*'  as  a  consequence  his 
people  must  suffer,  and  his  usefulness  be 
diminished.  Many  a  young  minister  has 
been  blighted  from  this  cause,  and  many  an 
old  one  has  ended  his  days  in  sorrow. 

The  inadequate  support  of  the  ministry 
leads  to  frequent  pastoral  removals.  When 
a  small  salary  is  offered,  a  pastor  sometimes 
accepts  a  church  with  no  intention  of  making 
a  very  protracted  stay  ;  he  does  not  thorough- 
ly identify  himself  with  the  people,  or 
labour  with  very  much  zeal  among  them  ; 
Mild  when  a  beUer  church  presents  itaelf  he 


has  no  reluctance  in  removing.  The  church 
with  the  small  salary  is  again  without  a  pas* 
tor.  It  has  different  supplies  with  a  view  of 
obtaining  another.  Differences  of  opiniou 
arise  as  to  the  fittest  person  to  fill  the  office, 
and  it  is  a  wonder  if  the  church  be  as  strong 
to  welcome  tlie  new  pastor,  as  it  was  to  take 
its  fiirewell  of  the  old  one.  During  the 
periods  that  churches  are  without  pastors^ 
they  make  but  little  spiritual  progress,  even 
if  their  members  remain  united  together. 
If  churches  are  to  grow  in  knowledge,  and 
increase  in  spiritual  strength  and  efficiency, 
they  must  have  a  more  stated  pastorate  than 
many  have  had  of  late,  for  not  only  is  fre- 
quent change  un&vourable  to  the  growth  and 
increase  of  the  church,  but  the  pastors  them- 
selves are  not  rendered  more  fit  for  their 
service  by  the  interruption  to  their  studies 
which  frequent  change  occasions.  But 
churches  are  not  benefited  in  a  pecuniary 
point  of  view,  through  a  frequent  change  of 
pastors,  for  supplies  generally  cost  as  much 
as  a  stated  ministry,  and  with  the  settlement 
of  every  new  pastor,  an  additional  sum  must 
be  raised  to  pay  for  the  removal  of  the  min- 
ister and  his  family,  from  their  late  pUce  of 
abode. 

From  the  inadequate  support  which  pas- 
tors have  often  received  from  their  churches 
they  have  been  led  to  adopt  some  secular  call- 
ing as  a  means  of  making  up  the  deficiency  of 
their  income ;  a  practice  which,  if  it  be  not 
strictly  forbidden  by  the  teaching  of  the  Holy 
Spirit,  is  certainly  not  commended  by  it. 
**  No  man  that  warreth  entangleth  himself 
with  the  affairs  of  this  life,"  is  the  language  of 
the  Holy  Ghost,  through  Paul  to  Timothy, 
on  this  very  subject.  If  Paul  laboured  it  was 
under  peculiar  circumstances ;  and  he  did  not 
inculcate  such  a  course  on  others,  but  rather 
the  reverse.  The  combining  of  some  secular 
culling  with  the  duties  of  the  pastorate  has 
had  an  evil  effect  on  the  churches  and  the 
pastors,  not  the  least  of  which  has  been  the 
keeping  of  the  churches  in  a  low  and  apathe- 
tic state  with  regard  to  all  practical  duties^ 
and  especially  ministerial  support.  Volun- 
taryism has  fearfully  suffered  from  this  cause. 
If  pastors  will  sustain  themselves,  or  if  socie- 
ties will  sustain  the  churches,  many  members 
even  of  congregational  communities  are  only 
too  well  satisfied.  And  yet  some  who  aro 
loudest  in  their  praise  of  voluntaryism  advise 
the  adoption  of  some  secular  calling  by  the 
pastors  who  are  inadequately  supported. 
This  does  not  indicate  a  very  broad  view  of 
the  subject. 

Sometimes,  from  the  evil  which  we  have 
noticed,  the  pastorate  is  abandoned  altoge- 
ther, and  that  by  many  who  are  by  no  means 
wantirg  in  gifts  for  the  work.     This  is  to  be 
deplored,  inasmuch  as  the  cUvit^Vvv^  «s%  Tkiclt. 
too  well  suppVieCi  NTvVYv  ^«&\«t^  «tA\iR«K»a» 
their  example  \a  A\«io\>TO%\w%Vi  ^"CBKt  -^^>aa^^ 
men  of  piomVie,  ^Vo  ex^  VNi«^Vs  <£AWsaM« 


77a 


EDFTORUL  POSTSCRIPT. 


from  entering  the  mmittiy.  While  manj, 
who  are  altogether  unfit  for  the  office,  rush  in 
to  fill  the  vacant  placet.  Men  are  to  be  met 
with  as  pastora  of  churches  who  are  altogether 
unfitted  tor  ministerial  work,  having  neither 
giftff,  nor  learning,  nor,  in  some  cases, 
character.  Such  a  state  of  things  cannot 
but  be  most  injurious  to  the  interests  of  the 
churches,  especially  in  this  age  of  increasing 
knowledge  and  refinement.  The  thoughtful 
and  respectable  portions  of  the  public  will  not 
Tisit  our  places  of  worship;  and,  if  the  evil  of 
which  we  complain  be  perpetuated,  we  may 
have  numbers,  but  neither  strength  nor  influ- 
ence. 

But  manjr  see  the  evils  which  have  been 
named,  and  greatly  deplore  them.  They  wish 
they  were  removed,  and  they  ask  bow  this 
can  be  accomplished.  To  which  we  reply, 
by  presenting  the  subject  in  all  its  bearings  to 
the  minds  of  the  people.  This  may  be  done 
publicly  by  pastors;  and  privately,  by  deacons. 
And  in  no  better  way  could  deacons  promote 
the  welfkre  of  the  church  and  the  pastor. 

Have  the  deacons  of  these  churches  ever 
sufficiently  considered  the  subject  of  minis- 
terial support  I  If,  knowing  the  law  of  the 
New  Testament  on  this  subject,  they  earnestly 
yet  kindly  enforce  the  law  upon  the  observ- 
ance of  the  people,  one  barrier  at  least  to 
the  prosperity  of  the  churches  would  be 
removed. 

g     I  remain,  yours,  &c., 

A  Poor  Ministeb. 


EDITORIAL  POSTSCRIPT. 

At  the  end  of  this  number  two  Teaves  will 
be  found  which  mny  be  detached  and  pre- 
sented to  friends.  Many  of  our  readers,  feel- 
ing the  importance  of  an  increased  circulation 
of  the  Baptist  Magazine  to  the  interests  of 
the  denomination,  will  doubtless  be  f^Iad  to 
avail  themselves  of  the  facility  thus  afforded 
for  introducing  it  to  the  attention  of  their  ac- 
quaintance. Benevolent  ladies  will  do  this 
with  a  view  to  the  aid  which  an  augmented 
sale  would  bring  to  needy  widows  of  deceased 
labourers  in  the  Christian  ministry,  ns  well  as 
for  the  sake  of  readers  who  if  they  purchased 
the  work  would  derive  advantage  from  its 
peruMil.  We  trust  also  that  pastors  will  re- 
member the  desirableness  of  referring  to  the 
work  from  the  pulpit,  as  many  of  them  have 
done  in  former  years,  with  a  special  view  to 
those  who  have  but  recently  become  attend- 
ants at  their  places  of  worship.  The  sale  of 
books  in  general,  and  that  of  periodicals  in 
particular,  has  been  greatly  affected  of  late, 
we  arc  informed,  by  the  high  price  of  provi- 
sions and  other  circumstances  connected  with 
the  state  of  public  affairs.    \l  \s  lV\eT«fQT« 


A  memoir  of  the  late  Rer.  Dr.  Oray,  late 
classical  tutor  at  Stepney  College,  a  valued 
contributor  to  this  work,  by  the  Rev.  Samuel 
Davies  of  Wallingford,  and  an  engraved  like- 
ness of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Acworth,  President  of 
Horton  College,  Bradford,  may  be  expected 
in  the  number  for  January  next. 

We  hare  to  apologise  to  our  readers  for 
presenting  to  them  this  month  a  letter  which 
has  already  been  printed  in  a  newspaper. 
When  we  caused  it  to  be  set,  we  were  not 
aware  that  it  was  destined  to  meet  the  public 
eye  in  another  way  before  the  time  for  tlie 
appearance  of  the  Magazine.  The  estabiiih- 
ment  for  which  it  pleads  ia  however  a  very 
good  one. 

A  meeting  conTened  by  the  aecretaries  of 
the  rarious  missionary  societies  was  held  s 
few  days  ago  at  the  London  Tarem,  Bishops- 
gate  Street,  to  consider  a  proposal  for  a  Home 
for  Natives  of  Distant  Lands ;  for  providii^ 
Christian  iLStruction  for  the  Lascars,  Hindus, 
Africans,  and  otheis,  visiting  or  remaining  in 
this  country.  It  is  justly  observed  that 
**  many  hundred  natives  of  distant  countries 
professing  the  Mahommedan  or  Pagan  creedi^ 
anniuUly  land  on  the  shores  of  Christian  £ng« 
land,  and  reside  here  for  longer  or  shorter 
periods ;  and  then  depart,  without  any 
attempt  being  made  on  the  part  of  British 
Christians  to  improve  their  social  conditioD, 
or  to  bring  to  their  ears  the  glad  tidings  of  the 
salvation  of  Christ.'*  It  is  hoped  now  to  pro- 
vide a  remedy  for  this  eviL  A  provisional 
committee  was  appointed  ;  and  we  are  sure 
that  our  readers  will  unite  with  us  in  cordially 
wishing  it  success. 

We  regret  to  learn  that  that  Tery  ezodlcnl 
institution,  the  Widows'  Fund,  does  not  re- 
ceive the  degree  of  support  from  living  frieodi 
to  which  it  is  fairly  entitled.  Were  it  not 
for  the  benefits  accruing  from  deceased  beae* 
factors,  the  widows  of  dissenting  ministen 
would  be  worse  off  than  they  now  are;  wai 
those  of  them  who  are  dependent  on  chorita* 
hie  aid  now  fare  but  poorly.  The  wMs 
.amount  of  contributions  during  the  past  yssr 
we  are  informed  was  but  jC366  15a.  No  ia- 
stitution  can  be  conducted  in  a  more  jndidooi 
and  liberal  manner,  and  it  is  a  sad  thing  tkst 
amidst  the  bustle  of  the  present  age  its  chum 
should  be  so  generally  lost  sight  dT. 

It  may  be  expedient  to  say  here,  what  we 
have  said  in  vain  repeatedly  in  our  notices  to 
Correspondents  on  the  wmpper,  that  aaonT- 
mous  contr.butions  are  never  inserted.  We 
have  received  Sf>me  this  month  of  nspectable 
aspect,  as  well  as  some  that  were  self  cob* 
demiiod  at  a  glance;  but  none  of  them  are  of 


necessary  that  the  frWnds  ot  \.\\e  ^a^mw^Wtv^j  >3Aft,«iv^  xXw:^  ^x^^^tvyx^ll^  consigned  to 
•hould  exert  thtmselvet  to  ptesfti'^e  \\.liom\  vV<i^*%^A  \)»vw«:  \«sJ»mx  ;»  vjwvs^  ^s:we\'» 
depremon.  \ov^ti^ 


Supplement 


DECEMBER,  (1654. 


PRINCIPAL  BAPTIST  SOCIETIES. 


Formed  1792. 

Objiof  : — ''  The  diffanon  of  the  knowledge  of  the  religion  of  Jesus  Christ  through- 
oat  the  whole  world,  beyond  the  British  Isles,  by  the  preaching  of  the  gospel,  tiie 
tnnalation  and  publication  of  the  Holy  Scriptures,  and  the  establishment  of  Schools." 

Ihoohe,  year  ending  March  81, 1854 £24,759  12    0 

ExmrDnuBB 21,788    4  10 

Balasce  in  favour  of  the  Society 1,208    7    6 

TreMorers,  William  Bbodib  QuBifET,  Esq.,  Samttsl  Morton  Peto,  Esq.,  M.P. 

Secretaries,  Rev.  Fbedbbiok  Tbbstbail  and  Edward  B.  Underbill,  Esq. 

Baptist  Mission  House,  33,  Moorgate  Street. 


Committee. 


Aewortb,  Rev.  James,  LL.D.,  Bradford. 
Allen,  Joseph  H.,  Esq.,  Brixton  Hill. 
Angus,  Bey.  Joseph,  D.D.,  Stepney. 
Benham,  J.  L.  Esq.,  London. 
Birrell,  Rev.  Charles  M.,  liverpool. 
Bowes,  Bey.  W.  B.,  London. 
Brock,  Bey.  William,  London. 
Brown,  Key.  J.  J.,  Bieading. 
Brown,  Bey.  J.  T.,  Northampton. 
Doftrton,  Bey.  H.,  Bradford. 
Poster,  Bichard^sq.,  Cambridge. 
Gotch,  Bey.  F.  W.,  M.A.,  Bristol. 
Groser,  Bey.  William,  Dalston. 
HaTcroft,  Bey.  N.,  M.A.,  Bristol. 
Hooy,  Bey.  James,  D.D.,  London. 


Leonard^  Solomon,  Esq.,  Bristol 
Middleditch,  Bey.  C.  J.,  Frome. 
Mursell,  Bey.  James  P.,  Leicester. 
New,  Rey.  Isaac.  Binninsham. 
Newman*  Bey.  T.  F^  Nausworth. 
Pewtress,  Thomas.  £sq.,  London. 
Robinson,  Rey.  W.,  Cambridge. 
Russell,  Rey.  Joshua,  GreenwiclL 
Soule,  Rey.  Israel  May,  Battersea. 
Steane,  Rey.  Edward.  I).D..  Camberwell. 
Steyenson,  George,  Esq.,  Blackheath. 
Stoyel,  Bey.  Charles,  London. 
Tucker,  Rey.  F.,  B.A.,  Manchester. 
Watson,  William,  H.,  Esq.,  London. 
Watson,  Rey.  Jonathan,  Edinburgh. 
Webb,  Rey.  James,  Ipswich. 
Wheeler,  Rey.  T.  A.,  Norwich. 
Williams,  Rey.  B.,  London. 

Auditors. 
Messrs.  Alfred  T.  Bowser,  Richard  Cartwright,  and  John  Lee  Benham. 

Missionaries 42 

Katiye  preachers 120 

Net  increase  of  members  during  the  year 888 

Number  of  members 4,956 

Assistant  teachers 228 

Day  schools «  \<\<& 

DayacbolAra ^^^*k 


//i  /Aese  numbers  Jamaica  is  Ttoi  included. 


K  ^ 


774  PRINCIPAL  BAPTIST  SOCIETIES.     . 

33apt{st  l^ome  intesionars  Sboctetp. 

Formed  1797. 

Object  : — "  To  encourage  the  formation  and  growth  of  B&ptist  cbnrcheB,  both  in 
the  agricultural  and  manufacturing  districts  of  Great  Britain,  particularly  in  large 
towns ;  and  this  object  shall  Ive^ught  by  the  preaching  of  the  gospel,  the  distriba- 
tion  of  religious  tracts,  the  establishment  of  Sunday-schools,  and  such  other  meUioda 
as  may  commend  themselves  to  the  judgment  of  the  Committee.** 

iNcoiiE,  year  ending  March  81,  li{»i £3,938     5    4 

ExFEKDnuRE    .        .        *        •        » 8,821  15    0 

Balance  against  the  Society 438    5  11 

Treasurer,  J.  R.  BomiFuniDi  Btq.,  126,  Hoandaditch. 
Secretary,  Rev.  Stephen  Joshua  Dayis,  33,  Moorgate  Street 

Committee. 

Bczer,  Mr.  H. 

Bigwood,  Rev.  John. 

Dodson,  Mr.  J. 

Eastty,  Mr.  Nathaniel. 

Fishboume,  Rev.  O.  W. 

Freeman,  Mr.  G.  T. 

Oardinen  Mr.  W.  B.  «.»».«.,  «^..  ^. 

Oroser,  Rev.  William.  I  Smith,  Mr.  J.  J. 

Haddon,  Mr.  John.  I  Todd,  Mr.  J.  W. 

Auditors. 

Mr.  James  Low  and  Mr.  John  Stabh. 

Collector,  Rev.  C.  Woollacott,  4,  Compton  Street.  East,  Bniniwidc  Square. 


HiU,  Mr.  John. 
HowiMoa,  E(Bv.  W. 
Inglis,  Mr.  J. 
Leechman,  Rev.  J. 
MiaU»  Rav.  Wflliam. 
Miall,  Mr.  James. 
Moore,  Mr.  O. 


Formtd  1811, 

Object.  :— "  The  dififnsiou  of  the  Kospel  of  Jesus  Christ  in  Ireland,  tkrindpaUr  If 
the  employment  of  Missionaries  and  Readers,  the  estahliihment  of  Schoola,  and  ^ 
distribution  of  Bibles  and  Tracts." 

Incomi,  year  ending  Maixjh  81,  1S54 £2,150    4    7 

ExPEWDiTURja 1,663    6    5 

Balanci  in  favour  of  the  Society (M)6    i  W 

Treasurer,  Thomas  PEWTaBti,  Esq. 
Secretary,  Rev.  William  Groseb,  83,  Moorgate  (Street. 

Committee. 

Aldis,  Rev.  John,  South\\'ark.  '   Inglis.  Mr.  J.,  Rant  Brixton. 


Bipwood,  Rev.  John,  Brompton 
Bhght,  Mr.  Gilbert,  London. 
Bowes,  Rev.  William  B.,  London. 
Cole,  Rev.  Thomas  J.,  Pimlico. 
Fishboume,  llev.  G.  W.,  Stratford. 
lleriot,  Mr.  AV alter,  London. 
Hill,  John,  Esq.,  Hammer.»mith. 
H irons,  Rev.  John,  Clapham. 


Jay,  Alfred  T.,  Esq.,  Pimlico. 
LoVe,  George,  Esq.,  F.R.S.,  London. 
Miall,  Rev.  William,  Dalston. 
Miall,  Mr.  James,  Dalston. 
Oliver,  Mr.  James,  Newington  Caweway. 
Trestrail,  Rev.  F.,  HammaramiUi. 
Watson,  W^.  H.,Eaq„  Walworth. 
Wills,  Rev.  F.,  London. 


I 


Howieson,  Rev.  W.,  Wnhvorth.  I   Young,  Thomas,  Esq.,  Camberwell. 

Collector,  Re\.  C\  \Vo<^i.uwc  ^t^,  4,^m\^«ii^t55S^^8as^^^Tvsaa^ 


PRINCIPAL  BAPTI8T  800IBTIES. 


773 


CKeneral  39aptift  ittfestonars  ^ocietn^ 

Fonned  181C. 

OBTSor  :--To  eonduct  mlMloiui  to  the  heathen  on  the  priiioiplos  of  the  New  Con- 
nezion  of  Oeneral  Baptista. 


iNOOMBy  year  ending  June,  1854 

EZFBNOITURE      .  .  .  . 

Ballvqb  due  to  the  Treasurer 


^1,880  12    8 

2,025    4    5 

232  17    2 


Treasurer,  Mr.  Robeet  Pbqo,  Derby. 
Secretaiy,  pro  tern.,  Rev.  J.  Buckley,  Castle  Donnington. 

Oommittee. 

Marthall,  T.  W. 


AUtopp,  Solomon, 
Baldwm,  Benjamin. 
Bennett,  WilUun. 
Earp,  John. 
Greenwood,  John. 
Haryey,  Joeeph« 
HeahL  John. 
Hill,Thomai. 
Hodgson,  Junes. 


Seals,  Robert. 
Stevenson,  Charicri. 
Stevenson,  George. 
Stevenson,  WilUam. 
Trueman,  G.  B. 
"West,  Lambert. 
Wilkmi.  WUliams. 
Wmka,  Joseph  F. 


Bankers,  Messrs.  Smith  and  Co.,  Derby ;  Messrs.  Smith,  Payne,  and  Smith, 

London. 


3dibU  ^tanslation  Jb^cicttf* 

Formed  1840. 

Obibovs— "To  aid  in  printing  and  oiroulating  those  translations  of  the  Holy 
Scriptures  from  which  the  British  and  Foreign  Bible  Society  has  withdrawn  its 
anBiHtance  on  the  ground  that  the  words  relating  to  the  ordinance  of  baptism  have 
been  translated  by  terms  signifying  immersion ;  and  further  to  aid  in  producing  and 
ciroalAting  other  ywsions  of  the  word  of  Qod,  similarly  faithful  and  oompleto." 

Income,  year  ending  March  31, 1804     .        .        ...        .        .  £2,157     2    4 

EzFE^Drrau l,4ttl  19 .  4 

Balance  in  hand         .........        80^    9  11 

Treasurer,  G.  T.  Kemp,  Esq.,  Spital  Square. 
Secretaries,  Re?.  Edward  Steane,  D.D.,  Camberwell. 
Rev.  Jou5  BiGwooD,  Brompton. 

Committee. 


Allen,  J.  II.,  Esq.,  Brixton. 
Ac  worth.  Rev.  J.,  LiL.D.,  Bradford. 
Angus,  Rev.  J.,  D.D.,  Stepney. 
Birrell,  Rev.  CM.,  Liverpool. 
Bowes,  Rev.  W.  B.,  London. 
Brock,  Rev.  W.,  London. 
Brown,  Rev.  H.  S.,  Liverpool. 
Brown,  Rev.  J.  J.,  Reading. 
Burli,  C,  Esq.,  London. 
Blums,  Biev.  J.,  B.D.,  London. 
DowsoD,  Rev.  H.,  Bradford. 
Foster,  B.,  Esq.,  Cambridge. 
Gotch,  Rev.  F.  W.,  M.A.,  Bristol. 
Haycroft,  Rev.  N.,  MA.,  Bristol. 
Hinton,  Rev.  J.  IL,  M.A.,  London. 
Hoby,  ttev.  J.,  D.D.,  London. 
Howieson,  Bev.  W.,  Walworth. 
Jackson,  b.,  Esq.,  Croydon. 


Landels,  Rev.  W.,  Biripinffham. 
Jjeecbman,  Rev.  J.,  M. A/Hammersmith . 
Leonard,  Solomon,  Esq^  feristoL 
Low,  James,  Esq.,  London. 
Lowe,  G.,  Esq.,  F.R.S.,  London. 
Middleditch,  Rev.  C.  J.,  Fromc. 
Mursell,  Rev.  J.  P.,  Leicester. 
Newman,  Rev.  T.  F.,  Shortwood. 
Fewtress,  T.,  Esq^  liondon. 
Robinson^  Rev.  w.,  Cambridge. 
Russell,  Rev.  J.,  Greenwich. 
Sonle,  Rev.  I.M.,  Battersea  Rise. 
Stevenson,  G.,  Esq.,  Blackheath. 
Tucker,  Rev.  F.,  Manchester. 
Underbill.  E.  B.,  Esq.,  London. 
Watson,  W.  H.,  Esq.,  CamberwelL 
Wheeler,  Rev.  T.  A.,  Norwich. 
WilU,  Rev .  ¥ . ,  LrtA\dwv. 


Tra?«lUng  Agents. 

ICer,  O  FrmnekM,  e,  Albert  Terrace,  Old  Kent  B.o«d',  IL«v.'Wlwvo^^««iV,«Ba<i^^vv't^* 


776  PBIKCIPAL  BAPTIST  SOCIETIES. 

aSapttot  SSttilbtng  ;ffnv^. 

Fvrmed  18-24. 

Object  : — "  To  assist  by  g^,  or  loan  without  interest^  in  the  building,  enlaigement, 
or  repair  of  places  of  worship  belonging  to  the  Particular  or  CalTioiatio  Baptist 
I>enomination  throughout  the  United  Kingdom." 

IKOOXS,  year  ending  July,  1844 .   £1,469    I    0 

LOAKB  TO  CHURCHES 1,240     0    0 

DOVATIOBB 40    0   0 

EzFENBES  for  Printing,  &e 44    8  10      ( 

Balavck  in  hand -        207    1 11 

TreaBurer,  Jobeph  H.  Allbv,  Esq.,  Bxixton  HilL 
Secretary  and  Collector,  Rev.  C.  Woollacott,  4,  Compton  Street  East, 

Bnmswiok  Sqoare.         ' 
Solicitor,  William  H.  Watbov,  Esq.,  Bouverie  Street,  Fleet  Street 

Committee. 


Bayley,  Mr.  George. 
Bayley,  Mr.  O.  8. 
Barnes,  Mr.  R.  Y. 
Benhaxn.  Mr.  J.  L. 
BUke,  Ker.  W.  A. 
Blight,  Mr.  Gilbert. 
Bowser,  Mr.  'William. 
Bowser,  Mr.  A.  T. 
Briscoe,  Mr.  Joseph. 
Dixon,  Mr.  R.  8. 
Eastty,  Mr.  John. 
Bastty,  Mr.  NathanieL 


Haddon,  Mr.  John. 
Merrett,  Mr.  Thomas. 
Moore,  Mr.  O. 
Oliver,  Mr.  James. 
Pewtress,  Mr.  Stephen, 
Pillow,  Ml.  T. 
Poole,  Mr.  M. 
Rothery,  Rer.  J. 
Trestrau,  Rer.  F. 
Warmington,  Mr.  Joseph. 
WUmahurst,  Mr.  B.  C. 
WooUacott,  Mr.  J.  C. 


Auditors,  MesBrs.  J.  Oliyeb  and  S.  Pxwtbus. 


SSaqptfet  iSUttopoUtan  ODfiapd  SSufltrtng  Sbocfets. 

EstabiUhed  1852. 
Objict  :— "  To  erect  and  aid  in  the  erection  of  commodious  chapels,  iKiating  not 
fewer  than  600  persons  each,  in  eligible  situations  within  eight  miles  of  the  Gsoflnl 
Post  Office.- 

Trustees,  S.  M.  Peto,  Esq.,  M.P.;  Joseph  Trittof,  Esq. 

Secretary,  Rev.  W.  G.  Lewis. 

Assistant  Secretary  and  Collector,  Mr.  James  Seabb,  83,  Moorgate  Street. 

Committee. 


Angus,  Rev.  J.,  D.D. 
Barnett,  J.,  £^. 
Broad,  Peter,  Esq. 
Cartwright,  K.,  Esq. 
Collins,  wVEsq. 
Cooke,  R.  W.,  Esq 


Lowe,  G.,  Eso.,  F.R.S. 

Maclaren,  J.  W.,  Esq. 

Noel,  Hon.  and  Ker.  B.  W.,  AJL 


Dixon,  R.  6.,  Esq. 
Doxsey,  Rev.  Isaac. 
Fishlioume,  Rev.  G.  W. 
Gumey,  W.  B.,  Esq. 
Hill,  John,  Esq. 

Bankers,  Messrs.  Barclay,  Bevan,  TanTOv,  and  Co. 


Sanders,  Joseph,  Esq. 
Steane,  Rev.  £.,  D.D. 
Stovel,  Rev.  Charles. 
Thomas,  Rev.  G.  B. 
Trestrail,  Rev.  Frederick. 
UnderhiU,  E.  B.,  Esq. 
Warmington,  Joseph,  Esq. 


particular  33apttet  jfuvib. 

Formed  1717. 
Objects  :— "  For  the  relief  of  ministers  and  churches  of  the  Particular  Bspta* 
Denomination  in  England  and  Wales ;  the  education  of  young  persons  of  the  tuae 
persuasion  for  the  ministry ;  donations  of  books  to  young  students  and  ministers ; 
and  for  any  other  charitable  purpose  (consistent  with  the  general  deaign)  which  tb* 
managers  shall  approve." 

Income,  year  ending  March  1,  1854 £2,621  19    5 

Expenditure 2,601  14  H 

Treasurers,  William  Lepard  Smith,  Esq.,  Denmw-k  Hill. 

Secretary,  Mr.  'Rob^b.'s  OBK^iB,QitoN^>V3^^^a^'^*s^^'s^^MK^ 


PRINCIPAL  BAPTIST  S00IBTIE8. 


irt 


Formed  1813. 

Objects: — "Isi.  To  extend  brotherly  love  and  union  among  thoM  Baptist 
Ministers  and  Churches  who  agree  in  the  sentiments  usually  denominated  evan- 
gelical. 2nd.  To  promote  unity  of  exertion  in  whaiever  may  best  senre  the  cause  of 
Christ  in  genera],  and  the  interests  of  the  Baptist  Denomination  in  particular.  8rd« 
To  obtain  accurate  statistical  information  relative  to  Baptist  Churches,  Societies, 
Institutions,  Colleges,  &c,  throughout  the  kingdom  and  the  world  at  large.  4th.  To 
prepare  for  circulation  an  Annual  Report  of  the  proceedings  of  the  Union,  and  of 
the  state  of  the  denomination. 

Iirooxs,  for  the  year  endmg  April,  1864 £142  14    6 

EXFENDITXJBE 145     4      4 

Balakoe  in  band 498 

TreaBurer,  Qioeoe  Lowe,  Esq.,  F.R.S»  39,  Finflbuxy  Oiroas. 

Secretaries,  Rev.  £.  Steave,  D.P.,  CamberweU ; 
Rev.  J.  H.  HiKTON,  M.A.,  59,  Bartholomew  Close,  London. 

Committee — Official  Members. 

Davis,  Rev.  Stephen  J.,  Secretsry  to  the  Baptist  Home  Missionary  Society. 
Eastty,  Mr.  John,  Secretary  to  the  Baptitt  Building  Fund. 
Grace,  Mr.  R.,  Secretarv  to  the  Particular  Baptiat  Fund. 
Groser,  Rev.  William,  Secretary  to  the  Baptist  Irish  Societv. 
Hoby,  Rev.  J.,  D.D.,  Secretary  to  the  Hanserd  KnoUys  Sodety. 
Trestrail,  Rev.  F.,  Secretary  to  the  Baptist  Missionary  Society. 
XJnderhill,  Mr.  £.  B.,  Secretary  to  the  Baptist  Missionary  Society. 

Elected  Members. 


Aldis,  Rev.  J.,  Maze  Pond. 
Bigwood.  Rev.  J.,  Bxompton. 
Burns,  Rev.,  J.,  I).D.,' London. 
Cox,  Mr,  G.,  Shacklewell. 
Fishboume,  Rev.  G.  W.,  Stratford. 
Heriot,  W.,  Eso^  Islington. 
Lewis,  Rev,  G.  w.,  Bayswater. 


MiaU.  Rev.  W.,  Dalston. 
Murcn,  Rev.  S.,  Waltham  Abbey. 
Rodienr,  Rev.  J.,  Hoxton. 
Russell,  Rev.  J.,  Blackheath  Hill. 
Sarient,  Rev.  S.  C,  B.A..  Paddington. 
Wallace,  Rev.  R.,  Tottenham. 
Watson,  W,  H.,  Esq.,  Wslworth. 


Corresponding  Members. 

In  England  and  Wales,  the  Secretaries  of  Baptist  Associations. 

In  Scotland,  the' Sec.  of  the  Bap.  Union  for  Scotland,  and  the  Rev.  J.Watson,  EdinborghJ 

In  Hamburgh,  the  Rev.  J.  G.  Oncken. 

In  Prussia,  the  Rev.  G.  W.  Jjchmann,  Berlin. 

In  Canada,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Davies,  Montreal. 

In  New  Brunswick,  Rev.  C.  Spurden,  Frederickton. 

In  Nova  Scotia,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Cramp,  Acadia  College,  Horton. 

In  the  United  States,  the  Rev.  Baron  Stow,  M. A.,  Boston. 

In  the  West  Indies,  the  Rev.  John  Clark,  Brown's  Town,  Jamaics. 

In  the  East  Indies,  the  Secretaries  of  the  Bengal  Baptist  Association. 


ComiMnced  1809. 

PfiOFiTS ! — ''  The  Profits  arising  from  the  sale  of  this  work  are  given  to  the 
Widows  of  Baptist  Ministers,  at  the  recommendation  of  the  contributors.'* 


Grants  for  the  year  ending  January,  1854         .... 
Grants  to  Widows  firom  the  commencement  to  Midsummer  last 


£78 
5,088 


Editor,  Rev.  Willia.m  Gboser,  14,  Middleton  Road,  Dalston. 
Treasarer^  Joseph  Tbittov,  Esq.,  54,liOTnb8iX^^V.ic^\». 
Secretary,  Rey.  Javss  Hoby,  D.I).,  '<^^00Ta».\A^^x«e\. 
PuMiaben,  Mesen,  Hovistov  and  SrorauAV,  ^^  r%*«tttfs«X«t'^^^ 


778 


PBINOIPAL  BiPnST  S00IBTIB8. 


Sbebttfon  of  f^B^i^^* 

First  puUished  in  1828. 
Profits  : — "  The  entire  Profits  to  be  giren  to  the  Widows  and  Orphans  of  Baptist 
Miniiiera  and  MiieiooariM.'* 
Grants  for  the  year  ending  June  24, 1864    .....      £199  10    0 

Qnuits  from  the  oommenoemfpt 8,625  10    0 

TreMorer  and  Secretary,  W.  L.  Siuth,  Eaq.,  Denmark  Hill,  CamberwelL 
Publiaher,  Mr.  UjL]>]>o:f,  Gaftle  Street,  Finibury. 

Troiteef. 
Bartlett,  W.  B^  Esq. 
Birt,  Rev.  C.  E.,  A.M. 
Birt,  Rev.  Isaiah,  deceased. 


Beddomef  W.,  Esq. 

Bosworth,  Newton,  Esq.,  deceased. 

Oort,  James,  Esq.,  deceased. 

Groser,  Rev.  William. 

Jackson.  Samuel,  Bsa. 

Mann,  Rev.  Isaac,  A.M.,  deceased. 

Millard,  P.,  Esq. 


Morgan^Rer.  Thomas. 

Murch,  Bat.  W.  H.,  D.D. 

Price,  Thomas,  LL.D. 

Samders,  Alexander,  Bsq.,  deoeased. 

Smith,  Edward,  Esq. 

Smith,  W.  Lw,  Esq. 

Steadman,  Rev.  W.,  D.B.,  deceased. 

Steane,  Bev.  B.,  BJ). 

Sommois,  Bev.  8.,  deceased. 


Formed  1841. 
Object  :—'*  To  disseminate  the  truiiis  of  the  gospel  by  means  of  amaU  treatbes  or 
tracts,  in  accordance  with  the  Bubsdibem'  Tieirs,  as  Oalyiniste  and  Strict  Com- 
mnnion  BaptiBts." 

Incoue,  year  ending  December  81, 1853 £1B8  10    8 

ExpENDiruEB 122  11    0 

Investment 9500 

Balance  due  to  Treasurer 15  15    8 

Editor,  Rev.  W.  Nortof,  Egharn  HilL 

Treasurer,  Mr.  Jamis  Oliver,  3,  Newington  Oaasewi^. 

Secretary,  Bev.  C  Woollaoott,  4,  Compton  Street  East,  Brunswick  Square 

Oommittee. 
Blake,  Bev.  W.  A.  i  Merrett,  Mr.  T. 

Betts,  Rev.  H.  J.  Peacock,  Rev.  J. 


Bowser,  Mr.  W. 
Bvirgor,  Air.  J.  T. 
Chain-  *■«,  Mr. 
HinkiCy,  Mr. 
Jennings,  Rev,  D, 


Pillow,  iJir.  t\ 
Whorlow,  Mr. 
Wilkin,  Mr.  S. 
Wills,  Rev.  F. 
Wyard,  Rev.  O, 


King,  Mr.  F. 

Collector,  Mr.  J.  C.  Woollacott,  4,  Thorney  Place,  Oakley  8q.,0ainden  Town. 
Depository,  Messrs.  Houlston  and  Stokeman's,  65,  Paternoster  Row. 

^i)e  l^ansertr  iBtnoIIgi^  ^orietg. 

Formed  1844. 
Object  : — "  The  publication  of  the  works  of  early  English  and  other  baptist  writer'." 

Treasurer,  Charles  Jones,  Esq. 

Honorary  Secretaries,  E.  B.  Underhill,  Esq.,  Rev.  Dr.  IIobt. 

Secretary,  Rev.  G.  W.  Fisiibouri«e,  HO,  >ioorgate  Street. 

Auditors,  J.  J.  Smith,  Esq.,  J.  Cjiandler,  Esq. 

-  Council. 


Acworth,  Rev.  J.,  LL.D. 
Angus,  Rev.  Joseph,  D.D, 
BirrcU,  Rev.  C.  M. 
Birt,  Rev.  Culcb  Evans,  M.A. 
Brock,  Rev.  William. 
Burditt,  Rev.  Thomas. 
Burns,  Rev.  Jabez,  D.D. 
Crisp,  Rev.  T.  S. 
Davies,  Rev.  B.,  Ph.D. 
Evans,  Rev.  B. 
Godwin  Rev.  B^  D.D. 
Gotch,  Rev.  F.  W..  M.A. 
Green,  Rev.  Samuel. 
Groser,  Rey.  WWUaau 
Hinton,  Rev.  J.  11.,'M.K. 
Jones,  Charles  TheodoT«,"Eft<\. 
Low,  James,  EsH- 


\ 


\ 


Lowe,  George,  E»q.,  F.R  S. 
Meredith,  Mr.  T. 
Murch,  Rev.  W.  n.,  D.D. 
Murscll,  Rev.  J.  V, 
Ncwmnn,  Row  Thomas  Fox. 
Oifor,  George,  Esq. 
Oveiburv,  Rev.  R.  W. 
Owen,  Kcv.  J.  J. 
Pottenger,  Rev.  T. 
Pi  ice,  Thomas,  LL.D. 
Read,  James,  Esq. 
RuRsell,  Rev  Josnua. 
Sprigg,  Rev.  James,  M.A. 
^kVt^xvc,  Rev.  Rdward,  DJ>. 


PRINCIPAL  BAPTIST  SOCIETIES. 

^ocicts  for^gfti  ox  Infirm  20apttet  ift(ntoteri(. 


779 


Formed  1816. 

Object; — "The  relief  of  those  Baptist  Miixisters  who  have  become  Beneficiai-y 
Members  in  conformity  with  the  Rules,  when  they  appear  to  be  permanently  inca- 
pacitated for  pastoral  or  ministerial  duties  by  reason  of  age  or  infirn^ty." 

Inooice,  year  ending  June,  1854 £429  19 

EXFEKDITUBB 429      7 

Capital*  £4,600  new  Z\  per  cent.  Stock,  £1,000  8  per  cent.  Consols, 
£900  8  per  cent.  Reduced. 

Claimants  receiving  aid 

Number  of  Beneficiary  Members       ....  ... 

Treasurer,  John  L«dtaai>  PHtiAiPtl)  Btq.,  Melksham,  Wilts. 
Seeretarj,  Rer.  Ohablm  BavisuL,  MeUnhaai* 

Fundees. 

I      Phillips^.  Lk,  Bsq.y  Melkshftm. 
I      Smith,  w.  U,  Bsq.,  Banaurk  Hill. 

Coromittee. 


5 
0 


28 

89 


Kelsall,  Henrv,  Esq.,  Rochdale. 
Leonard,  B.  Bsq.,  Bristol. 


Anstie,  Mr,  G.  W.|Devi2e8, 
Barnes,  Rev.  W.,  Trowbridge. 
Fowler,  Mr.  W. jprowbrldge. 
Gotch,  Rev.  F.  W.,  M.A. 
Oouldsmith,  Mr.  J..  Trowbridge. 
Hanson,  Mr.  J.,  Brixton  HiU. 
Hinton,  Rev.  J.  H.,  M.A.»  London. 
Horsey,  Mr.  W.  T).,  WUUngton. 
Howe,  Rev.  G.,  Warminster. 
Jackson,  Bev.  John,  Coate. 
KelsaU,  H.,  Esq.,  Rochdale. 
Leonard,  Mr.  R.,  BristoL 
Manning,  Rev.  8.,  Frome. 
Rodway,  Rev.  O.  W.,  Trowbridge. 


Russell,  Rev.  J.,  Blackheath, 
Sheppard,  J.,  Bsq^  Frome. 
Sherring,  Mr.  B.  B.,  Bristol. 
Shoard,  Mr.  John,  Bristol. 
Smith,  Mr.  J.  G.,  Bath. 
Smith,  Mr.  W.  L..  Demtuiric  Bill 
Steane,  Rev.  E.,  V.D.,  Camberwell. 
Tucker.  Mr.  Em  Bath. 
Wassell.  Rev.  D^  Bath. 
Webb,  Rev,  E.,  Tlvertott. 
West,  Mr.  O.,  Shepton  MaUct. 
Winter,  Rev.  T.,  Bristol. 
Tates,  Rev.  W.,  Stroud. 


Houng  §enzxC$  Association  (n  aib  of  x^t  SSa^tist  inissfonatp 

Fwmed  1848. 

Objects  : — "  To  diffuse  a  Missionary  spirit,  especially  among  thp  Young,  by  the 
dissemination  of  Missionary  information ;  the  Mtablishmeni  of  Missionary  Ubruies  ; 
and  the  delivery  of  Lectures ;  to  form  and  encourage  Sunday-school  and  other 
Juvenile  Missionary  Auxiliaries,  and  to  promote  systematic  efforts  on  behalf  of 
Missions." 

I17C0ME,  year  ending  Oct.  3,  1854 £180  11    $. 

•  EXFENDirtJRE       .         ,         .         .       , 182     8    O- 

BALA27CE  in  hand 007 

• 

President  Samuel  Momon  Pbto,  Esq.,  M.P. 
Vipe-Presidents,  W.  B.  Qubney,  Esq.,  Rev.  Joseph  Angus,  D.D. 

Treasurer,  Mr.  John  Prahcis. 
Secretary,  Mr.  Jouii  Templeton. 

Committee. 


Benham,  Mr.  John. 
Clarke,  Mr.  E.  W. 
Cole,  Mr.  T.  J. 
Cox,  Mr.  George, 
Cuzner,  Mr.  J.  H. 
Dosseter.  Mr.  D,  R. 
Green,  Mr.  K. 
Heriot,  Mr.  J.  J. 
Hinton,  Mr.  James. 
Jackson,  Mr.  W. 


Keen,  Mr.  Henry, 
Olding,  Ml.  F. 
Olney,  Mr,  John, 
Olney,  Mr.  WilUam. 
Payn,  Mr,  J.  J. 
Eob^tson.  Mr.  G. 
Eothery,  Mr.  W. 
Smith.  Mr.  B.  B. 
Tresidder,  Mr.  J.  £• 
Tresiider,  Mr,  H.  J. 


And  two  Representatives  from  each  Juvenile  Auxiliary. 

Oommunioalloiis  to  be  addrened  to  the  BeeteUrf  >  ^f^LDnn-^VA^V^^t^v*. 


fiAPTIST  COLLEGES.  781 

Imtituted  1810. 

IiroOMB,  year  eudiug  August,  1864 £1,447    7     1 

EZPKVDRURE 1.578  16     S    • 

BaxjlRce  in  hand 85  15    S 

Present  number  of  Ministerial  Students,  22. 

President  and  Theological  Tutor,  Rev.  Jobxph  Anqus,  D.D.,  M.R.A.S. 

Classical  Tutor,  G.  K.  Gillespie,  Esq.,  M.A. 

German  Tutor,  Professor  Nevnbr. 

Mathematics  and  Natural  Philoso^^j,  J.  Bbidoe,  Esq.,  M.A. 

Treasurer,  Gsorob  T.  Kemp,  1^.,  Spital  Square. 

Secretary,  Rev.  G.  W.  Ftshbournb. 
Consulting  Surgeon,  William  Cooke,  Esq.,  M.P. 

Committee. 


Allen,  J.  H.,  Esq. 
Beddome,  W.,  Esq. 
Benham,  J.  L.,  Esq. 
Bigwood,  Rer.  J. 
Brawn,  Rer.  Samuel. 
Brock,  Rev.  William. 
Burls,  C,  Esq. 
Danford,  John,  Esq. 
Eastty,  r^athaniel,  £sq. 
Foster,  C.  J.,  Esq.,  LL.D. 
5,  Esq. 


liCechman,  Rev.  John,  M.A. 
Lowe,  George,  Esq.,  F.R.S. 
Murch,  Rer.  W.  H.,  D.D. 
Pryce,  Rev.  E.  S.,  A.B. 
Rawlings,  Mr.  E. 
Salter,  Rev.  W.  A. 
Smith,  Rev.  Thomas. 
Smith,  W.  Lepard,  Esq. 
Soule,  Rev.  Israel  Mav. 
Steane,  Rev.  Edward,  '!D.D. 
Stevenson,  G.  Eso. 
Stovel,  Rev.  Charles. 
Trestrail,  Rev.  Frederick. 


Gould,  George,  Esq. 
Green,  Rev.  Samuel. 
Groser,  Rev.  William. 
Gumey,  W.  B.,  Esq. 
Hoby,  Rev.  J..  D.D. 
Kattems,  Rev.  DanieL 
Auditors,  Mr.  Thomas  Youno  ;  Mr.  James  Bbnham  ;  Mr.  J.  Warminoton. 


Warmington,  J.,  Esq. 
Wood,  F.  J.,  Esq.,  LL.D. 


InsHtuied  at  Abergavenny^  1807.    Removed  to  Pontypoot,  1836. 
IvcoxE,  year  ending  May  25,  1854 £650  15  11 

BXPETTDITDBE  .  .^ 679   15      1 

Balaitce  in  hand    .        .     ' 36     4     2 

Number  of  Students,  14. 

President,  Rev.  Thomas  Thomas. 

Classical  Tutor,  Rev.  Gsobob  Thomas. 

Treasurers,  W.  W.  Phillips  and  W.  C.  James,  Esqs. 

Secretaries,  Rev.  S.  Pbice  and  L  Hilet,  Eisq. 

Instituted,  1839. 
INOOME,  year  ending  August  1, 1864 £^71     7  11 

BXFBNDITURE 875  10     2 

Balahce  in  hand 35    8     5 

Present  number  of  Students,  18. 

President,  Rev.  D.  Davies,  Haverford  West. 

Classical  and  Mathematical  Tutor,  Rev.  T.  Burditt,  Haverford  West. 

Treasurer,  W.  Rees,  Esq.,  Haverford  West. 

Secretaries,  Rev.  Henby  Davibs,  LlauglofTan,  Pembrokeshire  ; 

Rev.  T.  E.  Thomas,  Trchale,  Pembrokeshire. 

ILefccsitr. 

General  Baplht  Xew  Connexion. 

Income,  year  ending  September,  1853 £440     6     2 

Expendittjbe 484  10    5 

Balance  against  the  Institution 81     0    8 

Number  of  Studenla,  11  • 
Tutor,  Rev.  Joseph  WAiii^ia. 
Treasurer,  W.  Bennett,  Ebq.,  Ba^Xc^. 
SecretarieB,  Rev.  J.  Goapbt,  Loughborough ;  Mr.  3 .  ¥.  'V\^yl^,\*s>^^^'^^^ 


GENBAAL  SOCIBTISa  783 

ibunbag  §bci^ooI  Knfon. 

Formed  1803. 

Objsct  : — **  let.  To  stimulate  and  encouragd  Sunday-tchool  i^aoluni,  at  home  uid 
abroad,  to  greater  exertiooB  in  the  promotion  of  religioiui  eduoation.  Sod.  By 
mutual  communication,  to  improve  the  methods  of  instruction.  3rd,  To  ■loctrtatn 
those  situations  where  Sunday-schools  are  most  wanted,  and  promote  thWr  aitabliab* 
'ment.  4th.  To  supply  books  and  stationery  suited  for  Sunday-sdiools  at  reduced 
^ces.  In  carrying  these  objects  into  effect,  this  Society  shall  not  in  any  way 
interfere  with  the  private  concerns  of  Sunday-schools." 

Income,  year  ending  March  31,  1858,  Beneyolent  Fund  Acooont .  £1,889  15  6 

Expenditure                                                         ditto    .        .  2,478  19  6 

Balance  overdrawn                                                 ditto         .        .  741  10  0 

Jubilee  Account  receipta 4,618  15  8 

Investments 4,618  15  3 

Tradb  Account,  stock  at  depository 4,010  17  9 

Capital 8,S50    0  0 

President,  William  B^pii  Ovrhit,  Eiq. 
TreaMurer,  Thoicab  Csalus,  Egq.*  Aid,  M.P. 

SecreUiio8i 
Mr.  William  H.  Watsov.  1  Mr.  Willum  Oropse. 

Mr.  Petui  Jaokson.  |  Qf  BarAthurp  P^fh 

CtoQaeior,  Mr.  0.  T.  Howshall^  13,  BlomfteU  Street  North,  Dskton. 

Office ff  GO,  Patcfnotttf  Bouf, 


Formed  1804, 

Object  :— "  To  encourage  a  wider  olroulation  ef  the  Holy  SoripkiMs  without  note 
or  oommeot :  the  only  oopies  in  the  languages  of  the  United  KingdiMn  to  be  eiiou- 
lated  by  the  Society  shall  be  the  authorised  version/' 

IircoME,  year  ending  March  81,  1854  (Including  Special  Funds)    jC222,659    5  10 
Expenditure 119,257  15    1 

President,  Right  Hon.  Earl  of  Shaptesbttbt. 

Trwunmr,  Johm  Toormtoit,  8iq. 

Secretaries,  Rev.  Robert  Fnoii,  M.A. ;  Rev.  Samuel  Berone. 

gaporiatendeut  of  the  TraiuikUiig  and  Ediiorial  JhfniPB^ent, 

Bev.  Thomas  W.  Hblleb,  MA.,  Bector  of  Woodbridgf. 

Acooaniant  and  AseiBtant  SecretwT,  Mr.  William  Hivcbiv. 

Assistant  Foreign  Secretary,  Mr.  Henry  Kkolleke. 

Depositary,  Mr.  James  Franklin. 

Collector,  Mr.  William  H.  Chaplik. 

Bibles  issued  during  the  year  from  London 518,047 

Ditto  on  the  Continent •        •  99,606 

TeaUments 497,916 

Ditto  on  the  C<«tinant ^^51'?$? 

TotalfromWOI l7.WfcW 


764  GENERAL  SOCIETIES. 

39ttttsb  anb  Jfoni^  Sbci^ol  S&ocietB. 

Formed  1808. 

Objictt  : — ''  Promotixig  the  edacation  of  the  labouring  and  mana£ftcturiiig  cbissei 
of  aociety  of  eveiy  religious  penuaaion." 

INOOMB  (including  £1897  48.  5<].  fi-om  the  Council  of  Edacation)  £14.615  13    7 
EXFEKDITURE 14,483  16  10 

Balavck  in  the  handa  of  the  Treasurer,  Jan.  81,  1854    ,  749  12    i 

President,  The  Duke  of  Bedford. 

Treasurer,  Samuel  Qurnet,  Esq.,  65,  Lombard  Street. 

Secretary,  Hskrt  Dunh,  Esq.,  Central  School,  Borough  Road. 

Collector,  Mr.  G.  R.  Ehn,  6,  Kennington  Place,  Kenniogton. 


Foluntate  Sbciool  ^ssodatton. 

Formed  1848. 

Object  :— ''  The  promotion  of  secular  and  religious  education,  excluBively  of  state 
aid,  in  the  United  Kingdom  and  its  dependencies.  The  Society  shall  also  be  at 
liberty,  so  fSeur  as  it  may  be  practicable  consistently  with  a  due  attention  to  its 
prinuury  object,  to  render  assistance  to  schools  conducted  upon  similar  principles  io 
other  countries.  The  religious  instruction  in  schools  connected  with  tne  Society  n 
to  be  based  upon  the  Holy  Scriptures  in  the  authorized  version  (which  shall  be  md, 
at  least,  didly),  and  shall  comprehend  the  great  doctrines  of  the  divinity  and  atone- 
ment of  Jesus  Christ,  and  tne  regenerating  influence  of  the  Holy  Spirit.  It  is, 
however,  intended  that  such  parents  of  children  in  attendance  at  the  schools  as  may 
object^  to  the  religious  instruction  given,  shall  be  at  liberty  to  withdraw  their 
children  during  such  portion  of  school  hours  as  may  be  specially  devoted  to  it." 

Income,  year  ending  March  Slst,  1854 £1,285    4    4 

EXFSKDHURS 1,220  10    2 

Balakoe  in  hand 676  18   S 

Treasurer,  George  W.  Alkxander,  Esq.,  40,  Lombard  Street. 

Honorary  Secretaries, 
Of  Finance,  Miss  S.  A.  Alexander,  Stoke  Newington. 
Minutes,^Miss  Brewin,  Denmark  HiU. 
Correspondence,  Miss  Buxton,  Champion  Hill. 
Rev.  H.  Richard,  10,  Surrey  Square,  Old  Kent  Road. 
Joseph  Barrett,  Esq^  22,  Fleet  Street. 
Assistant  Secretary,  Mr.  George  Kearlet,  7,  Walworth  Place,  Walworth. 

Normal  School  for  Young  Afen,  7,  Walworth  Place,  Walworth. 
Normal  School  for  Young  Women,  \5,  Charlotte  Row,  Walworth  Roml. 


Sbocfetg  for  ^tomotinfi  Jpemale  (JKmcation  in  tfte  (fiast. 

Formed  1834. 
OBJECfT  : — "  The  establishment  and  superintendence  of  schools  in  the  Eaat,  where 
favourable   opportunities  are   presented — the   selection    and    preparation,  in  this 
country,  of  pious  and  well-educated  persons  to  go  out  as  superintendents— and  the 
training  and  encouragement  of  subordinate  native  teachers." 

Income,  year  ending  May,  1854 £2  442  16    2 

Expenditure *      I'ogJ  15   ^ 

Balance  in  hand 153  12    b 

President,  Her  Grace  the  Duchess  Dowager  of  Beaufort. 

Treasurer,  John  Labouchere,  Esq.,  20,  Birchin  Lane. 

Sub-Treasurer,  Mrs.  Bonar. 

Hon.  SecTetw\ft^,>\Ss»  kTik^\'^\^'^^\^Q,'^^ 

Assistant  Secretary,  'M\B»'^i»ii,\b,^ft».^^5^>xr|  ^<i«R«ii^^^Ss^flj!»;\jis^^. 

LetUr$  may  be  oddreued  to  the  SecrelaTv,**  Core  <iS  Mt.  Su\cT^Vl^c\^ftavc<AA: 


GENERAL  SOOIBTISS.  785 

39r{ttslft  anH  iporeign  ^aflor^^  ^octetj). 

Object  : — "  To  promote  the  spirittial  intereets  of  aeamen ;  the  fM>ciety  compre- 
hending 'all  denominations  of  Ghriatians  holding  the  essential  doctrines  of  the 
pnytestant  faith. 

Income,  year  ending  Dec.  31, 1853 i:2,252    8  11 

Expenditure 2,852  11    2 

Balance  in  hand 155    8    6 

Treasurer,  Thomson  Hakkbt,  jun.,  Esq.,  M.P. 

Secretary,  Mr.  Thomas  Augustus  Fieldwick. 

Bankers,  Messrs.  Han  key,  Fenchurch  Street. 

Trayelling  Agent,  Rev.  Josephus  Chapman. 

Collector,  Mr.  E,  Shrewsbury,  16,  King's  Row,  Walworth. 

Soeiety'i  Office;  2,  Jeffrey  Square,  St,  Mary  Axe. 


39ritis]^  Sbocietg  for  \\i  propagation  of  tl)e  <!Kosfpel  among  ^i 

FwfMd  1842. 

Object  : — The  propagation  of  the  gospel  among  the  Jews  :  "  the  more  immediate 
field  of  the  Society's  operations"  being  "  London  and  the  larger  towns  of  the  United 
Kingdom." 

Income,  year  ending  April,  1854 ^4,269    9    5 

Expenditure 4,747    3    1 

Balance  due  to  the  Treasurer 546  18    1 

Treasurer,  Sir  John  Dean  Paul,  Bart.,  217,  Strand. 

Honorary  Secretaries,  Rev.  £.  Henderson,  D.D. ;  Rev.  James  Hamilton,  D.D.  ; 

Rev.  W.  M.  Bunting. 

Resident  Secretary,  Mr.  G.  Tonob,  1,  Crescent  PUice,  Blackfriars. 


^Beace  Jbocietp. 

Formed  1816. 

Object  : — '*  To  print  and  circulate  tracts,  and  to  diffuse  information,  tiding  to 
show  that  war  is  inconsistent  with  the  spirit  of  Christianity  and  the  true  interests 
of  mankind,  and  to  point  out  the  means  best  calculated  to  maintain  permanent  and 
universa]  peace  upon  the  basis  of  Christian  principles." 

Income,  year  ending  May,  1864 £1,669  17  10 

EXPENDTTURE 1,606      4      7 

Balance  in  hand 184    9    8 

President,  Charles  IIindley,  Esq.,  M.P. 
Treasurer,  Samuel  Qurnet,  Esq.,  65,  Lombard  Street. 
Secretary,  Rev.  Henbt  Richard,  10,  Svirtey  B(\\\»x«)OVi^^XL\.^^<^\. 
AsoBUmi  Secretary,  Mr.  A,  Bbockwat,  Ot&oe,  \^^^«^  ^T^^'^XxtfesX.. 
Travelliag  Agent,  Mr.  'Wiia&JA^ou>%. 


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766  QKNBftAL  BOOlSfSOA 

(S^ixl%tiBn  Instruction  SJ^octftg. 

Formed  1825. 

Objcot  : — "  Irrespective  of  the  particular  denominatiofial  opiaiona  held  AinoQgitt 
Cbrirtiant  to  advance  evan^lical  religion  and  Christian  chaiitj  primarilj  amoogit 
the  inhabitants  of  the  metropolis  and  its  vicinity,  by  promoting  the  observance  of 
the  Lord's  day,  the  preaching  of  the  gospel,  the  establishment  of  prayer-meetingit 
and  sabbath  sdiools,  the  circulation  of  the  Holy  Scriptures  and  religious  books  and 
traots,  the  systematic  visitation  of  the  sick  and  destitute  poor  in  hotpitals,  work- 
houses, and  prisons,  or  at  their  own  abodes,  with  every  other  work  of  mspoy  which 
the  committee  may  from  time  to  time  approve,  for  the  accomplishment  of  the  great 
objects  contemplated  by  the  society." 

IKCOME,  year  ending  April,  1854 £398    3  10 

ExpsKDiTURS 488    4    5 

Balancb  against  the  Society 82    6    2 

Treasurer,  Thomai  CsALLif ,  Esq.,  Aldemum  and  M.P. 

Secretariei,  Be?.  Robb^t  Asbvov,  Batterseft  Biae,Surrey  ; 

Mr.  John  Pitman,  9,  Grove  Place,  Hackney. 

Collector,  Mr.  LawasvcB,  tlie  Goitage^  York  Boad,  Battersea. 

Letters  fifr  the  Secretariee  may  he  addreeeed  to  60,  Patemoeter  Row. 


Formed  1835. 

Objbct  : — "  To  extend  the  knowledga  of  the  gospel  among  the  inhabitanis  of 
London  and  its  vicinity  (especially  the  poor),  without  any  reference  to  denominational 
distinctions^  or  the  peculiarities  of  choroh  government.'* 

Xbcomb,  year  ending  June  6,  1854 £27,489  11  10 

BxpVNDirvBE ^,230  10   2 

Balance  in  hand 1,6C0  18    8 

Treasurer,  Sir  Edward  North  Buxton,  Bart 
Secretaries,  Rev.  John  Garwood,  M.A.  ;  Bev.  Johb  BoBUtov. 

Examiners  of  Missionaries. 

Beamish,  Rev.  H.  H.,  M.A.  Harrison,  Rev.  J.  C. 

Bcccham,  Rev.  J  ,  D.D.  Lorimer,  Rev.  Peter,  SS.,  T.P. 

Bcrgne,  Rev.  6.  B.  Holynenx,  Rev.  Capel,  M.A. 

Bunting,  Rev.  W.  M.  "'  -        -  - 

Carver,  Rev.  J.,  M.A. 
Charlesworth,  Rev.  J.,  B.D. 
Dibdin,  Rev.  R.  W.,  M.A. 
Edwards,  Rev.  A.  T.,  M.A. 
Gribble,  Rev.  C.  B.,  M.A. 

Cash  Clerk  and  Collector,  Mr.  J.  B.  Press,  Church  Street,  Hackney 

Missionaries  employed 327 

Visits  during  the  year 1,489,318 

Copies  of  scriptures  distributed 6  723 

Tracts  distributed 1,931,705 

Office,  8a«  Red  Lion  Square, 


Morison,  Rev.  J^  D.P.,  LL.D. 
Noel,  Hon.  and  Rev.  B.  W.,  M.A. 
Patteson,  Rev.  John,  M.A. 
Rcdpath,  Rev.  R.,  M.A. 
Reeve,  Rev.  J.  W.,  M.A. 
Steane,  Rev.  E.,  D.D. 


33rit{9]^  anb  iForefp  ^ntt-gblai^iri!  Sbociete. 

-   Formerf  1839. 

Objects  : — "  The  universal  extinction  of  slavery  and  the  slave-trade,  a^  the  pro* 
taction  of  the  rights  and  interests  of  the  enfranchised  population  in  iha  Briti^li 
possessions,  and  of  all  persons  captured  as  slaves." 

Income,  ycnr  ending  May  1,  1864 .  £766    1    2 

Expenditure 856  11  11 

Balance  due  to  the  TreaBMier S21    3    2 

Treasurer,  Qeorob  \?iuakil  k\*^xK.^\>^^,\xQrK^ji^x\^\s«5C 
Secretary,  "Wx. li.  K.  ^^kiK«»xs\^vfi . 


^OENBRAL  SOOISTIBS.  787 

^octets  for  t|^  %(beTat(tm  of  Uiltgion  from  Jbtate 

patronage  Md  (iDontrol 

Form0rfy  caikd  ih§ 

Idritfsb  Antf-Sbtate  €ftvit^  AssocCatfon. 

Fimned  1844. 
OBJKffs: — ''The  Abrogation  of  all  laws  and  usages  which  inflict  diBability,  or 
confer  prlYil^ge,  on  ecclesiAstical  grounds,  upon  any  subject  of  the  realm.  The 
difloontinuance  of  all  payments  from  the  Consolidated  Fund,  and  of  all  Parliamentaiy 
grants  and  compulsorY  exaotions,  for  religious  purposes.  The  applioatiofi  td  secular 
uses,  after  an  equitable  satisfaction  of  existing  interests,  of  all  national  property 
now  held  in  trust  by  the  United  Church  *of  England  and  Ireland,  and  the  Pres- 
byterian Church  of  Scotland,  and^  concurrently  with  it»  the  liberation  of  those 
churches  from  all  state-control/' 

Income,  six  months  ending  May,  1854 £1,789  16    9 

Expenditure    . 1,489  15    3 

Balance  in  hand 300    1    8 

Treasurer,  William  Edwabds,  Esq. 

Secretary,  John  Caryell  Williams,  Esq. 

Travelling  fitocfetary.  Rev.  Sbwaad  8.  Pbtce. 

Office,  2,  Sargeantd  Jnn^  No.  50,  Fieet  Street. 

3Ragset(  J&ctjool  QSnfon. 

Formed  1844< 
OiinEOTB  w^"  To  encourage  and  aaust  those  who  teaoh  in  Ragged  Schools ;  to  hslp 
such  by  small  grants  of  money,  where  advisable  ;  to  collect  and  diiftise  informaliOQ 
respeetinff  schools  now  in  existence,  and  promote  the  formation  of  new  ones;  to 
suggest  plans  for  the  more  efficient  managent  of  such  schools,  and  for  the  instruetion 
of  the  children  of  the  poor  in  general ;  to  visit  the  various  schools  occasionally,  and 
observe  their  progress ;  to  encourage  teachers'  meetings  and  bible  classes  ;  and  to 
assist  iJie  old,  as  well  as  the  young,  in  the  study  of  the  word  of  God." 

Income,  year  ending  1, 1854 i69,456    6  11 

ExFENDiruEB    .        .        •        • 9,032    6    7 

Balance  in  huid 895  Id    5 

Deposited  as  a  Reserve  Fund 5,821     9     9 

President,  Rt.  Hon.  Earl  of  Shaftesbuby. 

Treasurer,  R,  C.  L.  Bevan,  Esq.,  Lombard  Street. 

Honorary  Secretary,  Mr.  W.  Locke,  1,  Exeter  H^. 

Secretary,  Mr.  J.  G.  Gent,  1,  Exeter  Hall. 

Collector,  Mr.  W.  A.  Bi^ks,  4^  SouthMnpton  Row,  New  Road. 

Object  : — *'  Diffusing  religious  knowledge  throughout  the  British  Army*" 
Income,  Subscriptions,  &c.,  to  February,  1854         .        .        .        .  £220  15  10 

EXFENnXTURE 200  1 5  10 

Balance  against  the  Society 76    0  11 

Treasurer,  George  Bubrs,  Esq.,  17,  Porteus  Road,  Faddington. 

Honorary  Secretary,  Mr.  W.  A.  Blake. 

Office,  15,  Eseter  HaiL 

(Sbangelttal  (Continental  ^octet^. 

Formed  1845. 
Object  ; — "  To  assist  and  encourage  Evangelical  Societies  on  the  Continent  in  their 
endeavonrs  to  propagate  the  gospel,  and  by  other  means  to  promote  ths  same  im- 
portant end." 

Income,  year  ending  May  20, 1854 £1,802    4    8 

BXPENDITOBE 1,419  17     7 

Balance  in  hand 74  16    1 

Treasurer,  Willtam  Alers  Uanket,  Esq. 
Sub-Treasurer,  Ebknezecl  Pib  ^iMiTaL^Ya^. 
Secretary,  Rev.  Ktaix  Dxniya. 
OJ^ce,  7,  Blomjkld  Sweety  Pimbunj. 


788  GENERAL  SOCIETIES. 

SSSorlitng  ^rC%  Ctiucattonal  ^nton. 

Formed  )  G52. 

Objects  : — "  This  Union  ha«  been  foimed  to  fumuih  every  facility  for  the  devation 
of  the  adult  working  dasflea,  as  it  regards  their  physical,  intellectual,  moral,  and 
religious  condition,  by  providing  for  them  instruction,  combined  with  neodftil 
relazauon  and  amusement,  by  encouraging  throughout  the  country  the  delivery  of 

e^pular  sound  Lectures,  the  formation   of   similar   Lending   Libraries,  and  alio 
utual  Instruction  Classes." 

IncOME,  for  the  ending  Dec.  81,  1858 £1,811  13    9 

EZPXNDITUBE 2,017     0    1 

Treasurer,  Robert  C.  L.  BETiir,  Esq. 

Honorary  Secretary,  Mr.  BEHJAMiir  Scott. 

Depositary,  Mr.  Francois  Baron. 


Formed  181 8. 

Object  : — "  The  relief  of  aged  and  infirm  protestant  dissenting  ministers  of  the 
preabyterian,  independent,  and  baptist  denominations,  in  England  and  Wales, 
accepted  and  approved  in  their  respective  denominations  ;  who,  having  been  settled 
pastors  of  congregations,  have  resigned  their  office  in  consequence  of  incapacity  by 
age  or  other  infirmities." 

^  Ikcome  (last  Report  received) £520    5  10 

Expenditure 580    8    0 

Cafttal^  stock  yielding  about  £447  per  aunum. 
Cases  relieved  last  year,  63. 

Treasurer,  Thomas  Piper,  Esq.,  Denmark  Hill,  Camberwell. 

Trustees,  James  Esdaile,  Esq.,  Thomas  Piper,  Esq.,  Henry  Weymouth,  £pq. 

Secretary,  Rev.  G.  Rogers,  4.  Frederick  Place,  Commercial  Road,  Peckham. 


Formed  1773. 

Object  :— "  The  relief  of  the  necessitous  widows  and  children  of  |)rotei»tant  dis- 
senting ministers." 

Income,  year  ending  March  23, 1854 £2,873  15    3 

EXPEKDITCRE 2,061    15     0 

Balance  in  band 683    1  1 1 

Funded  PBorERty  producing  an  annual  income  of  «t'2,382    0     1 

Treasurer,  Stephen  Oldino,  Esq.,  Clement's  Lane. 
Secretary,  Mr.  H.  K.  Smithkrs,  Queen's  Road,  Peckham. 
Collector,  Mr.  David  Hine,  22,  Montpcllier  Square,  Brora pton. 

From  whom  Forms  of  Petitions  and  every  other  infomiatiou  relative  to  this  charitt 
may  be  had. 

Exhibitions  during  the  year  to  84  Widows  in  England  at  £12  each. 
Exhibitions  .         .        .73  WidowB  in  England  at  £11  each. 

Exhibitions      .  .  16  Widows  in  England  at  £10  each. 

Exhibitions  .         .         .28  Widows  in  Wales  at  £8  each. 

Exhibitions  .  34  Widows  in  Wales  at  £9  each. 

Exhibitions  .  .      1 '^\^«^^vcv"Wfll<6Rat  £5  each. 

Of  the  144  EngUsli  WidowH,  %\  ^ete  ol  V>ci^\>;^v'^\^'^>  ^^^  ^^  ""^^  \^^«^\A<eQ^.,«^\ 
'  the  Presbyterian  denorainaUoTi^.    't^v^  e.exv<NmY^^^QT^  ^^  SX^^  ^  AV>^  ^^.^^^  ^^ 

»fe  specified. 


GENKRAL  SOCIETIES.  .  780 

Founded  1798. 
Object  : — **  The  benefit  of  the  widows  and  children  of  proteetant  ministers  of  all 
denominations  who  become  members  by  subscribing  acconiing  to  its  rules." 

IKCOMX,  year  ending  March  81,  1854 £2,620  li^  8 

EXFENDITURK 1,6W   14     4 

Casual,  invested  in  government  security,  £28,611  5s. 

sterling,  and  £500  consols  .        .     £28,917    2    6 

Balance  in  Treasurer's  hands       ....       717    5    8 

Annuitants         ....        38 
Number  of  members  .        .181 

Treasurer,  W.  Aleks  Hanket,  Esq.,  Fendiurch  Street. 

Secretary,  Rev.  John  Hunt,  Brixton' Rise',  Surrey. 

Trustees,  William  Albrs  Hanket,  Esq.  ;  Joshua  Wilson,  Esq. ; 

Rev.  Dr.  Bennett  ;  Rev.  l>r.  Tidman. 

Directors,  Rev.  Dr.  Angus  ;  Rev.  J.  N.  (Joulty  ;  Rev.  W.  Lucy  ; 

Rev.  John  Stouohton  ;  Rev.  Dr.  Tidman  ;  Rev.  T.  Timpson. 


®rp]ban  aSIotiiing  Sbtjbool. 

Founded  1760. 
Object  : — **  To  provide  food,  clothes,  lodging,  and  education  for  orphans  and  such 
other  neoeeaitouB  children  as  shall  be  cdected  by  the  subscribers." 

Orphans  in  the  School,  266. 
Income,  for  the  year  ending  Dec.  81, 1853 £7,741    5    0 

EXPENDITUBB 7,770     0      0 

President,  John  Remington  Mills,  Esq. 

Treasurer,  Thomas  Mebriman  Coombs,  Esq. 

Secretary,  Mr.  Joseph  Soul,  11,  Box  worth  Grove,  Islington. 

Collector,  Mr.  W.  H.  Chaplin,  11,  Sebons  Buildings,  Islington. 

Matron,  Mrs.  Baibd. 
Principal  Master,  Mr.  W.  F.  Tarlton.  Principal  Mistress,  Miss  Salibr. 

Office,  82,  Ludgate  Hill. 


Xeto  ^sglam  for  Jpatj^erless  (S^j^ilHten. 

STAMFORD   HILL. 

Founded  1844. 

Object  : — *'  To  board  clothe,  nurse,  and  educate  the  infant  orphan  under  eight 
years  of  age  ;  and  until  he  shall  be  eligible  to  enjoy  the  aid  of  those  institutions  which 
provide  for  the  fatherless  above  that  age."  "  It  being  the  design  of  this  charity  to 
receive  and  bless  the  fiettherless  in&nt,  without  distinction  of  sex,  plaoe,  or  religious 
connexion,  it  shall  be  a  rule  absolute,  beyond  the  control  of  any  future  general 
meeting,  or  any  act  of  incorporation,  thaty  while  the  education  of  the  infant  family 
shall  be  strictly  religious  and  scriptural,  no  denominational  catechism  whatever 
shall  be  introduced,  and  that  no  particular  forms  whatever  shall  be  imposed  on  any 
child,  contrary  to  the  religious  convictions  of  the  Burviving  parent  or  guardian  of 
such  child." 

Income,  year  ending  March  31, 1854 £8,697  12    2 

Expenditure .  8,623  13    0 

Balance  in  hand •     .  153  17  10 

Number  of  orphans,  103. 

Treasurer,  Baron  Lionel  de  Rothschild,  M.P. 

Sub-Treasurer,  Rev.  Andrew  Reed,  D.D. 

Honorary  Secretaries,  David  W.  Wibb,  Esq.,  Aid, ;  Rev.  T,  A^ieaa:^^. 

Sub-Secretary  and  Collector,  Mr.  John  U.  C\5X1»^u. 

BankerF,  Meesn.  Barclay,  Bbyan,  Tritto^,  Wid^Co. 

OJfce,  32,  PouUryy  Lmdon . 

rOL,  XYIJ.—SSW  BKRJEB.  ^  ^ 


790  GSNKRAL  BOOIETISa 

E»iabiiih§d  1888. 
Objsoi  :— "  The  education  of  the  daug^twf  <tf  miMionaiies." 
"That  there  be  proTided  a  oomfortable  reeideiUM,  edttoation,  boaH,  washing 
ordin^  medicines,  and  books  ;  and  that  the  total  charge  to  the  parents  or  guaiditos 
shall  not  ezoeed  £12  per  annum  for  each  child  under  ten  years  old,  and  £15  for  all 
aboye  that  age  ;  if  clothiDg  be  included,  £5  per  annum  axtim.  The  edncatioa  to  be 
liberal  and  respectable  ;  attention  to  domestic  a£BEdn  to  be  tatl^t  at  a  suitable  age. 
The  whole  to  be  conducted  with  a  strict  regard  to  utility^  habits  of  eoonomy,  ind 
oomfort." 

Income,  year  ending  April,  1854  .        4        .        »        •        .   £1.992  17    4 

EXPEKDITURK  .  •  .  t 1,924     8     1 

Balance  in  hand        .        .        • 209  18  11 

Treasurer,  Jobiph  Tbuiii AiTfJuiLi^  Esq* 

Gash  Secretary,  Mrs.  £.  Carbt*  81  Kastcote  Plaoe*  Ferdinaod  St.,  Camden  Town. 

Minute  Secretary,  Mrs«  K.  Ptb  Smith,  Mare  Street,  HMknty. 

C^Ueotor,  Mr.  Hinbi  2%  Montpellier  SquBre,  Bfompton. 


^mt  anti  Sbcj^ool  for  t^e  Sbons  anH  (f^rp^ans  of  itttsstonarits. 

Treasurer,  Thomas  Spaldutoi  Esq^  Brent  Lodge,  HendcMu 
Secretaries,  Rev.  Abthub  Tidmab,  DJ).,  London  MMon  House. 
Rev.  Fbbobbiok  Tbestbaiii,  Baptist  Mission  House. 
Principal^  William  G.  Lemon,  B.A.,  School  House^  1  dr  i^  Momiiigigli  Cnmiii 
Collector,  Mr.  Thomas  Pabkeb,  27,  Surrey  Street,  Strmd. 


I    1 1  M  ■ 


loniion  Sbocfctg  ^roustant  Sbcfiooto. 

NORTH    STREET,   LITTLE  MOORFIELD0. 

Instituted  1782. 

Object  :— "  Educating  and  annually  clothing  one  hundred  poor  children." 

To  which  is  unitedf 

'21:1)0  Itonbon  Sbocietg  Jpemale  ©rpf)an  Jnstttutton. 

Founded  ]  830. 
Object  — "  Maintaining  and  educating  the  daughters  of  goapel  ministers.'* 

Treasurer,  Thomas  Challis,  Esq.,  Alderman,  and  M.P, 
Collector,  Mr.  Bbbsbon,  School  House,  Horih  Street,  Little  Moorfiddl. 

No  Report  published  tince  1851. 


.     apprtntfcesSfp  Sfcocfetg. 

Farmed  1829. 
Object :—" That  this  society  shall  be  designated  the  'Society  for  AssistiDg 
Apprentice  the  Children  of  Dissenting  Ministers  of  Evangelical  Sentiments.'" 

Income,  year  ending  March  31,  1853 £«T0  li    0 

Expenditure 201  IS   7 

Balance  in  hand  .        , ,     178    9   7 

Treasurer,  T.  Challis,  Esq.,  Alderman. 

Secretaries,  Rev.  J.  V.  Mummbby,  Albion  Square,  Dalston; 

Mr.  W.  W.  KiLPiN,  High  Street,  Bedford. 

Collector,  Mt.  Su^i^\?%^\iitx,  16,  Kind's  Row,  Walworth. 

In  the  year  10  pTemvvLTnft\i«i^«i\vft^\i  ^tnqXa^,  ^aMsvsJcKvcv^Xft  ^^^. 

The  Elections  or©  haAi-yewcVf .     Kn.  kim\i»X  ^^Jawcsrv-^vwi  ^1  '^w^^RsS5fiai:^^«»>a^ 

many  votes  as  there  are  c wi^ddaXfeft  \iO  \i^  f^wX^A., 


791 


lbetical  list  op  baptist  ministers  in  bnqland. 

Id  be  understood  that  many  ministers  in  this  list  do  not  now  mttain  the  paitopil 
d  that  there  are  great  diffarencet  of  opinion  and  practice  among  thenf|  thongli 
ill  believed  to  be  ministers  holding  the  distinguishing  sentiment  of  the  baptiil 
ion,  that  Christian  baptism  is  immersion  on  a  personal  profeiaion  of  faith. 


\,  Blunham^  near  St.  Neots. 
L.  J.,  Hanlejr,  Stafford. 
,  8tow-on-the-Wold,  Glo'ster. 
J.,  LL.D.,  Bradford,  York. 
vid,  Scarborough. 
N^ard,  Leighton  Bunard,  Beds, 
i,  R.,  Broomsgrove. 
,  J.,  Uxbridge,  Middlesex. 
J.  Young,  Burton-upon-Trent, 
W.  S.,  Newport,  Monmouth. 
H.  S.,  Mirfield,  Yorkshire. 
Gilbent,  Cheshire. 
W.,  Willingharo,  Cambridgeshire. 
in,  Old  Kent  Road,  London. 
Pentonville. 

Charlton-on-Otmoor,  Oxon. 
Long  Crendon,  Bucks. 
.,  Syddenham,  Oxon. 
•hn,  Lustleigh,  Devon. 
,,  Aldwinkle,  Northamptonshire. 
A.,  Bures  St.  Mary,  Suffolk. 
Hugh,  Bratton,  Wilts. 
W.  M.,  Hawick. 
inry,  Rugby,  Warwick. 
8.,  D.D.,  Stepney,  Middlesex. 
^  E  ,  Spaldwick,  Hunts. 
,  W.  K.,  Ashton-under-Lyne. 
.,  Cuckfield,  Sussex. 
Portsea,  Hants, 
eorge,  Shrewsbury. 
,  Bideford,  Devon. 
:alv  Bridge,  Lancashire. 
1.,'  Sheffield. 
,  Long  Sutton,  Lincoln. 
G.,  Padiham,  Lancashire. 
J.,  Woolwich,  Kent, 
homas,  Kennington,  Surrey, 
hn,  Tunbridge  Wells. 
Aston  Clinton,  Bucks. 

,  Chalford. 

,  Chesham,  Bucks. 

?,  —  Norton,  Suffolk. 
G.,  Rushdcn,  Northampton, 
sephus,  Ragland,  Monmouthshire. 
Ncwcastlc-on-Tyneo 
Dartford,  Kent, 
arles,  Bradninch,  Devon, 
orge,  Hailsham. 
ohard,  Necton,  Norfolk, 
omas,  B.A.,  Ridgmount. 
,  Burrowbridge,  Somerset. 
S.,  Westminster, 
.,  Crnnsford,  SafFolk, 
bomaa,  WivclsSeld,  Sussex. 
'andsworth,  Surrey. 


1 


Bamber,  John,  Hunslet,  Yorkshire. 

Bane,  John,  Malton,  York. 

Banks,  C.  W.,  Bermondser. 

Bnnks,  R.,  Newcattle-on-Tyne. 

Banns,  W.,  Bacton,  Norfolk. 

Barber,  F. ,  Warford,  Cheshire. 

Barker,  J.,  Fenstanton,  Hants. 

Barker,  W.,  Blackburn. 

Barnes,  J.,  Austrev,  Warwick. 

Barnes,  Robert,  Glemsford,  Suffolk. 

Barnes,  W.,  Clare,  Suffblk. 

Barnes,  W.,  Trowbridge,  Wilts. 

Bamett,  J.,  Blaby,  Leicester. 

Barnett,  J.  P.,  Keighley,  Yorkshire. 

Barrass,  —  Peterborough. 

Bartholomew,  H.,  Halstead,  FiMex, 

Bartlett,  B.,  Fenny  Stratford,  Bueki. 

Batcy,  John,  Burnley,  Lanosishire. 

Bather,  A.,  Mount  Bures,  Essex. 

Bayne,  R.,  Langham,  Essex. 

Baynes,  J.,  Wellington,  Somerset. 

Baynes,  J.  A.,  B.A.,  Nottingham. 

Bedding^  £.,  Cuddington,  Bueks. 

Beddow,  B.,  Great  Sampf()rd,  Enex. 

Bee,  G.,  Houghton-le>spring^  Durham. 

Bell,  —  Brooke,  Norfolk, 

Bennett,  R.,  Blockfield,  Hants. 

Bennett,  T.,  Bamoldswick,  Yorkshire. 

Bennett,  W.  C,  St.  Hill,  Kentisbere,  DeroB. 

Benson,  William,  London. 

Bentley,  W.,  Sudbury,  Suffolk. 

Bemie,  A.,  Preston. 

Berry,  A.,  Halifax. 

Best,  G.,  Drayton,  Berks, 

Best,  J.,  Little  Stonham,  SuflbUr* 

Betts,  Henry  John,  Southwark. 

Bevan,  John,  Enfield  Highway. 

Bevan,  T.,  Nantyglo,  Monmouth. 

Bidder,  W.,  Bermondser,  Southwark. 

Biddlc,  T.,  Brockham  Green,  Surrey. 

Bigwood,  John,  BK>mpton,  Middlesex* 

Billings,  D.D.,  Gedney  Hill,  Lincoln. 

Bilson,  J.  E.,  Allerton,  Yorkshire. 

Bird,  Samuel,  Hatfield. 

Birrell,  C.  M.,  Liverpool. 

Birt,  Caleb  Evans,  M.A.,  Wante^,  Berks. 

Birt,  John,  Oldham,  Lancashire. 

Black,  T.,  Ford  Forge,  Northumberluid. 

Black,  W.  H.,  London. 

Blackburn,  James,  Foxton,  Leicester. 

Blackmore,  James  B.,  Princes  Risborongb. 

Blackmore,  Samuel,  Eaid\%la.ivd^  li««(&5cMfikKt« 

Blackmore,  T.  V^ .,  ^>\VV'^<c\\ati^\>w«^* 

Blake,  3  .  H.,  SM\^\v^\TO^.^'^«^^.• 

Blake,  W.,  Btom^\vVotv  QtSS&w^^^'^^^ 

Blake,  W.  K.,\^tA^* 


Bo*M.  W.  B.,  London. 

Box,  C,  Wonlwich,  Kent. 

Branch,  John,  H*.  Jolin'i  Rood,  Lunrlmi. 

BraM»],  J.  B  ,  Blakaiey,  Norrolk. 

Brawn,  Snmucl.  Lough  tan,  Eiwv. 

Breeie,  R.,  Swindon,  Wilti. 

Brewer,  E.  H.,  Dartmouth,  Devon. 

Brewer,  R.,  Leed*,  Vorksliire. 

Bran  J,  Jowpfa,  AldringhBio,  ijulfolk. 

Bridge,  W.,  Coselj,  SlnfFora. 

Bridgman,  D.,  UoraingtAn,  Somunet. 

&iicoc,  J.  P.,  Cheateiton,  Cnnibridgeahin. 

BrilclifTe,  P.,  Hejwood. 

Broad,  John,  Hitchin,  Herti. 

Brock,  Williiun,  Oower  St.,  LDmlon, 

Brocklahurat,  3.,  Colchntn,  Eskx. 

Broclcwav,  Q.,  Culouiock. 

Bromwich,  J.,  Sbeepsliead,  Leiceiler. 

Brock,  J.,  BroRdrtnin,  Kent. 

Brook,  W.,  Boyy  Traij-. 

Brooki,  J.  H.,  Bnnbur)'. 

Brooki,  T.,  Wrexham. 

Brown.  Frederick,  BungHf. 

Brown,  II.  S.,  Liierpoot. 

Brown,  J.,  Unleswarth,  SufTaik. 

Brown,  J.  T.,  Nortbamplon. 

Brown,  J.,  St.  Itos,  Hunli. 

Brown,  J.  J.,  Reading,  Beika. 

Brown,  Wifliam,  Godmanclicater,  Hunlg. 

BrowD,  W.,  Triiton,  Suffolk. 

Brown,  W.,  Altleborougb,  Noifolk. 


Cnrdwell,  T.,  1  iamaterley,  1 
Dircy,  Eiutace,  London, 
Carpenter,  Charlea,  Chelmu 
Carpenter,  W,,  Duiutable, 
Currick,  J.  P.,  North  Sliiel 
Carter,  Thomaa,  Cheniei,  B 
Gnlhcart,  W.,B«tn«ley,  Yo' 
'■  Caler,  Philip,  Chelsea. 
Cattcralt,  I!.  C.  Boroughbi 
Cliambcrlain,  F.,  Fleet,  Lir 
Chamberlain,  T,.  Palliahall 
Chapman,  J.,  Upotlery,  Dt 
Chapman,  W.,  Longford,  V 
Chappelt,  J.,  lale  Abbotts, 
Cheatle,  G.,  Birmingham. 
Chenery,  R.,  MauchoNer, 
Cherry,  W.,  Biufurd  and  U 
Chew,  6,,  Sunningdale,  Bei 
Cholerton,  J.,  Lciceatn. 
Chown,  J.  P.,  Bradford.  Yi 
Clark,  £.,  Twerton,  Balh. 
Clark,  Heury,  M.A.,  Briato 
Clark,  Jamea,  Leamington. 
Clnrk,  J,,  Iluulope,  Bucks 
Clarke,  Owen,  Vernon  3qu> 
Clarke,  Robert,  Shaldon,  D 
Clarke,  Thomiu,  Wellingtoi 
Clarke,  W,,  Bath,  Somerae 
Clarke,  W.  Hatherleigh,  Di 
Clayiwle,  E,  A,,  Wallingfo 
Clementa,  T. 

Clements,  W.,  Ilalate^,  E 
Cim,  Z.,  Crockerton,  Wilu 
Clifton,  W,  S.,  Downton,  \ 
Cloakc,  W.,  CaUtock,  Com 


BAPTIST  MINISTERS  IN  ENGLAND. 


793 


'.,  Wallop,  Hants, 
mes,  Aberdare. 

Wattisham,  Suffolk. 
.,  Blakcney,  Gloucester. 

Frome,  Somenet. 
,  Langton,  Purbeck,  Dortet. 
Philip  H.,  Ramsey,  Hunts. 
,  Barton,  Leicester, 
jr.,  London. 
6.,  West  Ham,  Essex, 
muel,  Leighton  Buzzard,  Beds. 
J,  Newark,  Notts, 
fl,  Walgrave,  Northampton. 
,  Woolwich,  Kent. 
,  Shackle  well, 
lel,  Southsea,  Portsea. 
.,  Bewdley,  Worcester. 
.  Willenhall,  Stafford, 
aes,  Great  Ellingham,  Norfolk. 
J.,  Stratham,  Cambridge. 
c,  D.,  Maidstone. 
Lincoln. 

r,  H.,  B.A.,  Leominster. 
r.,  Bildestone,  Suffolk. 
J.,  Lee,  Kent. 
T.,  Chittleholt,  Devon. 
>.,  Bristol. 

Birch ington,  Kent. 

H.,  Andover. 
A^.,  Grampound,  Cornwall. 

William,  Batli. 

Hebden  Bridge,  Yorkshire, 
mes,  Somersham,  Suffolk. 
.,  Killingholm,  Lincoln. 
P.,  Hemyock,  Devon. 

Newton  Abbot,  Devon. 

J.,  Bristol. 

H.,  Marlborough,  Devon, 
illiam,  Worcester. 
^.,  Billericay,  Essex. 
I,  David,  Os^ves(ry,  Shropshire, 
mes,  Thrnpfttone,  Northampton, 
im,  M.,  Chedworth,  Gloucester. 
W.,  Bray  ford,  Devon. 

harles,  Melksham,  Wilts. 
.  M.y  Ramsgate,  Kent. 
Market  Lavington,  Wilts. 
»hn,  Hereford. 
'.,  Combmartin,  Devon. 
J.,  Iwernc,  Dorset, 
enjamin,  Wells,  Somerset. 
.  C ,  Longhopc,  Gloucester, 
aac,  Nowcastleon-Tyne. 

Jordan,  Luton,  Beds. 
,  Wallingford,  Berkshire. 
^  B.,  Margate, 
enjamin.  Wells,  Somcrstrt. 

llorsell,  Surrey, 
lenezer.  High  Wycombe, 
orge  Henry,  Bristol, 
jeph,  Portsea. 

Wildenhall. 

phen,  Peckham,  Surrey. 
7hen  J.,  Pevkham,  Sumy. 
7ubbcrJey,  Gioucester. 


Dawson,  J.,  Buxton,  N^i^o-^* 

Dawson,  John,  Bingley. 

Dawson,  Thomas,  Liverpool. 

Day,  G.,  Wincanton,  Somerset. 

Day,  W.,  Tunstall,  Suffolk. 

De  Fraine,  R.,  Lutterworth,  Leicester. 

De  Putron,  M.,  Guernsey. 

Dickinson,  P.,  London. 

Dixon,  John,  Risely,  Higham  Ferrer?. 

Dixon,  J.,  White  Colne,  Essex. 

Dobney,  H.  H.,  Maidstone. 

Doke,  —  Chudleigh, 

Dolamore,  D.  Bedale,  Yorkshire. 

Domoney,  Josiah,  Woodford,  near  Thrapston 

Donomy,  J.,  Llangibby,  Monmouth. 

Dore,  James,  Fishponds. 

Dore,  John,  Ashburton. 

Dore,  William,  Brixham. 

Dovey,  J.  E.,  Lowestofl,  Suffolk. 

Dovey,  W.,  Hailsworth. 

Dowsing,  —  Occold,  Suffolk. 

Dowson,  Henry,  Bradford,  Yorkshire. 

Doxsey,  Isaac,  London. 

Drawbridge,  C,  Rushden,  Northampton. 

Drew,  Joseph,  Newbury,  Berks. 

Dring,  J.,  Wilburton,  Cumbridgeshire. 

Dumbleton,  J.,  Swanburne,  Bucks. 

Dunckley,  H.,  M.A.,  Salford.  Lancashire. 

Dunckley,  James,  Somerleyton. 

Dunn,  J.,  Gillingham,  Dorset. 

Dunn,  Stephen,  Atch  Lench,  Worcestershire 

Dunning,  —  Hoxton. 

Dyson,  Amos^  Rotherham,  Yorkshire. 

Dyson,  Eli,  Rishworth,  Yorkshire. 

Eacote,  W.,  Acton  Turville,  Gloucester. 

Ealing,  T.,  Colchester,  Essex. 

Earle,  J.  F.,  Malton,  Yorkshire. 

Eden,  T.,  Chadlington,  Oxon. 

Edgcomb,  J.  P.,  Dover,  Kent. 

Edge,  J.,  Sutton-on -Trent,  Notts. 

Edger,  S.,  B.A.,  Kimbolton,  Hunts. 

Edmonds,  T.,  M.A.,  Cambridge. 

Edwards,  John,  Liverpool. 

Edwards,  James,  Nottingham. 

Edwards,  Evan,  Chard,  Somerset. 

Edwards,  D.,  Newport,  Monmouth. 

Edwards,  T.,  Tunbridge  Wells,  Kent. 

Edwards,  William,  Chipperfield,  HertA. 

Edwards,  W.,  Mayford,  Suffolk. 

Elliot.  E.  E.,  Ly4^ey,  Gloucester. 

Elliot,  W.  H.,  London. 

Ellis,  W.  C.,Mildenhall,  Suffolk. 

Ellison,  William,  Wigan,  Lancashire. 

Elton,  Romeo,  D.D.,  Exeter. 

Elven,  Cornelius,  Bury  St.  Edmonds,  Suffolk 

Etheridge,  B.  C,  Ramsgate. 

Evans,  B.,  Inskip,  Lancashire. 

Evans,  B.,  Scarborough,  Yorkshire. 

Evans,  D.,  St.  Melon's,  Monmouth. 

Evnns,  D.  Tredegar,  Monmouth. 

Evans,  D.  Chipperfield,  Herts. 

Evans,  D.  D.,  Votv\.iVv^«ik^T^Tv,'^«wwv«^a^^^ 

Evans,  D .  M..,  l&Mi«^es\AiT« 

Evans,  "EdwwA,  SixtaWjew^,  >Js»\\*i^. 

Evan»,  ^  oYii\,  ISUAivlVY^ ,  Q^^^tkwv^V 


704 


BAPTIST  MIfiri8T£B8  IN  EHaLAND. 


Evans,  J.,  OierleoD,  Monmouth. 
Evans,  J.,  Rushden,  Northampton. 
Evans,  R.,  Burnley,  Lancashire. 
Evans,  Shero,  Westburj,  WilU. 
Evans,  W.,  Crewkeme. 
Evans,  W.  W.,  Birmingham. 
Everson,  J.,  Beverley,  Yorkshire. 
Ewence,  J.,  Long  Parish,  Hants. 
Eyres,  John,  Stnidbrook,  Builblk. 

Facy,  A.,  Ash  water,  Deron. 

Fall,  E  ,  Newbold,  Rugby. 

Fawcett,  W.,  Halifkx. 

Felkip,  J.,  Nottingham. 

Felton,  William,  Deptfbrd. 

Field,  —  Broseley,  Salop. 

Figg,  R.,  Red  bourn,  Herts. 

Finch,  T.,  Harlow.  Essex. 

Finch,  T.  C,  London. 

Fish,  C.,  Great  Gidding,  Hunts. 

Fishboume,  G.  W.,  Stratford,  Essex. 

Fiehboume,  Jas.  C  ,  Thaxted. 

Flack,  —  Sutton,  Cambridge. 

Flanders,  M.  W.,  Cottenhnm. 

Flavel,  J.,  Earith. 

Flood,  James,  Melbourne,  Cambrid;:^. 

Flory,  J.,  Burr  St.  Edmunds,  Suffolk. 

Flower,  H.,  O'ffbrd. 

Flukes,  J.,  Hull,  Yorkshire. 

t'ogfo  W.,  Retford,  Notts. 

Foreman,  J.,  London. 

Foot,  U.,  Collumpton,  Devon. 

Foote,  W.  Evans,  Honiton,  DeTon, 

Fordham,  T.,  Caxton,  Cambridgeshire. 

Forth,  C,  Middleton-in-Teesdale,  Durham. 

Foster,  A.,  Ringmore,  Devon. 

Foster,  E.  L.,  Stony  Stmtford,  Bucks. 

Foster,  J.,  FHfsley,  Yorkshire. 

Foster,  J.  II.,  Uckfield,  Sussex. 

Francies,  G.,  Old  Kent  Road,  Surrey. 

Francis,  J.,  Westmnncote. 

Franklin,  C,  Knaresborough,  Yorkshire. 

Franklin,  E.,  Snaresbrook. 

Franklin,  J.,  Hendon,  Middlesex. 

Frearson,  R.  S.,  Coniston,  Lancashire. 

Freer,  J.,  Womlstock,  Oxon. 

Freeman,  J.  Wythall  Heath,  Worcester. 

Frize,  J,,  Fairford,  Gloucester. 

Fuller,  —  Ashfield  Magna,  Suffolk. 

Fuller,  H.,  Ashampstead,  Berks. 

Fuller,  J.  G.,  Stogumber,  Somerset. 

Fuller,  W.  H.,  Minehead,  Somerset. 

Galpine,  6.,  Horham,  Suffolk. " 

Gard,  T.,  Brixhnm. 

Gamer,  William,  Harston,  Cambridgeshire. 

Garrard,  W.,  Leicester. 

Garritt,  T.,  Stoke  Newington,  Middlesex, 

Garrington,  J.,  Burnham,  Essex. 

Garside,  J.,  Slaithwaite. 

Garwood,  William,  Ramsgnte,  Kent. 

Gate,  Thomas,  Keysoc,  Bedford. 

Qatenby,  W.,  Kirkstall. 

George,  Jonathan,  Caraberwell. 

Gibbs,  G.,  Fishponds. 

Gibbs,  R.,  Skipton,  Yorkshwc. 


Gibson,  E.  T.,  Guilsborongh. 
Gibson,  J.,  West  Drayton,  Midd\m&r, 
Giles,  J.  E.,  Sheffield. 
Giles,  William,  Neth^ley  Houae^  Oiettei 
Gill,  J.  v.,  Millford,  Hants. 
Gill,  Thomas,  Melbourne,  Defbr. 
Gillson,  W.  A.,  Saffron  Waldw, 
Gipps,  J.,  Potter  Street,  E«ex. 
Gianville,  W.,  Bessel's  Qreeo,  Kent 
Goadby,  J.,  Louffhborough,  Leiowtar. 
Godwin,  Benjamin,  D.D.,  Bradford. 
Golsworthy,  J.,  Sutterton,  Lincolashirt. 
Gooch,  S.  B.,  Fakenham,  Norfolk. 
Gooding,  W.  J.,  Hartley  Row,  HaaU 
Goodliffe,  W.,  Rothley  and  Sileby,  Lmeei 
Goodman,  W.,  B.A.,  Ltnoo)n. 
Goodman,  W.,  Steep  Lane,  nest  Halifiur. 
Gotch,  F.  W.,  M.A.,  BriatoL 
Gough,  J.  J. 

Gough,  T.  T.,  Clipstoo,  Nortlmmpton. 
Gould,  D.,  Dunstable,  Beds. 
Gould,  G.,  Norwich. 
Gordon,  J.  Tenbury,  Woreester. 
Goss,  W.  Yarmouth,  Norfolk. 
Gowing,  J.,  Norwich. 
Grace,  J.,  Brighton,  Sussex. 
Grace,  R.,  liarpole,  Northamptoo. 
Grain,  G.,  Haverhill,  Suffolk. 
Grafftey,  G.,  Middleton,  Laneaahlre. 
Gray,  W.,  Ripley,  Derby. 
Green,  Josiah,  Yarmouth. 
Green,  J.  C,  Niton,  Isle  of  Wight. 
Green,  Richard,  Taunton. 
Green,  Samuel,  Stoke  Newington,  Middles 
Green,  S.  G.,  B.A.,  Bradford,  Yorkshire. 
Green,  William,  Nottingham. 
Gregson,  John,  Beverley. 
Griffin,  Thomas,  Trowbridge. 
Grifhth,  D.  Accrington,  Lancashire. 
Griffiths,  Enoch,  Upwell,  Norfolk. 
Griffiths,  P.,  Romsey,  Hants. 
Griffiths,  J.  P.,  Sabden,  Whalley. 
(Griffiths,  M.,  Rymney,  Monmouth. 
Griffiths,  R.,  Ponthir,  Monmouth. 
Grig^,  H.  T.,  Dorman's  Land,  Surrey. 
Groser,  William,  Middleton  Road,  Dalstoi 
Guinnell,  T.,  Greenwich,  Kent. 
Gunner,  G.,  South wark. 
Gutteridge,  R.,  Middleton  Chenej. 

Ilnddy,  — ,  Ra>'en8thorpc,  Northampton. 
Hall,*B.  S.,  Bourton-on-the- Water. 
Hall,  George,  Ipswich,  Suffolk. 
Hall,  J.,  Gorsley,  Hereford. 
Hall,  R.,  B  A.,  Hull. 
Hall,  S.,  Ashley,  Hants. 
Hammond,  E.  R.,  West  Mailing,  Kent. 
Hands,  T.,  Salisbury. 
Hannan,  J.,  Bourton,  Somerset. 
Hanson,  J.,  Ha  worth,  Yorkshire, 
llarbottle,  J.,  Accrington,  Lancashire. 
Ilarbottle,  Joseph,  Oswaldtwistle,  Lancashl 
Harcourt,  C.  H.,  Wokingham,  Berks. 
Harcourt,  J.,  Luton,  Bedfordshire. 
Hardick,  T.  Gorton,  Wilts. 
\  >\«t^mO^»'^  .>Q^t^N.Viw^^<«^\xam\ilonshir 


BAPTIST  MINISTEBS  IN  EISTGLAND. 


795 


Lichard,  Queetishend,  Yorkshire. 
;.,  Kensal  Green,  Middlesex. 
.,  Kishangle^y  Suffolk. 
.,  Wymondham,  Norfolk, 
k'.,  Framsden,  Suffolk. 
,  — ,  Llandogo. 
J.,  Bedale. 
T.,  Keighley,  York, 
omas,  Leighton. 
J.,  Bury,  Lancashire. 
.  S.,  Highgate,  Middlesex. 
r.,  Outwood,  Surrey. 
].,  Wolverhampton,  Stafford. 
N.  Hemel,  Hempstead. 
,  C.  Uffculme,  Devon. 
.  S.,  Wildon,  Bedford. 
,  W.,  Bradford,  Wilts. 
,  W.,  Hail  Weston,  Hants. 
Gregory,  Staines,  Middlesex. 
f  Isaac,  B.A.,  Lewes. 
,  N.,  M.A.,  Bristol. 
Richard,  Earby,  Yorkshire, 
v.,  Helmdon,  Northampton. 
)n,  W.  T.,  Banbury,  Oxon. 
,  W.  A,  Ten  bury. 
M.,  Wipan,  Lnncashire. 
J.  P.,  Watford,  Herts. 
.,  Llanwcnarth,  Monmouth, 
irles,  Stoke  Ash,  Suffolk. 
H.,  Ebbw  Vale,  Monmouth, 
[linm,  Bristol. 
J.,  Deptford,  Kent. 
,  J.,  Stanningley,  Leeds. 
J.  H.,  M.A.,  London. 
John,  Clapham,  Surrey. 
,  Blackley,  Yorkshire, 
y,  — ,  Kilham. 
Jesse,  London. 
,D.D.,  London. 
J.,  Evesham,  Worcester. 
r.,  Walton,  Suffolk. 
8,  B.,  Bishops  Stortford,  Herts. 
njamin,  Clapham,  Surrey, 
obert,  Great  Grimsby, 
ke,  H.,  Birchcliffe,  Yorkshire. 
H.  W.,  Pole  Moor,  Staithwaite,  York. 
R.,  Rawden,  Yorkshire. 
f,,  Ford,  Bucks. 
,  R.,  Winscombe,  Somerset. 
,  M.,  Blnckbum. 
I,  R.,  Leeds,  Yorkshire. 
I,  T.  Bradford,  Yorkshire. 
Nathan,  Chatteris. 
Thomas,  Devonport. 
C.  H.,  Crayford,  Kent. 
,  J.,  Smethwick,  Staffbrd, 
►v..  London. 
.,  Warminster,  Wilts, 
lomas,  Shrewsbury. 
,  T.,  Preston, 
ohn,  Waterbum,  Bacup. 
.,  Macclesfield,  Chester. 
J.,  Sible  Hedgingham. 
n,  W.,  Walworth,  Siurey. 
,  Benjamin,  Stratford-on-Avon. 
imund,  Blockley,  Worcester. 


Humphrey,  W.,  Norwood. 
Hunt,  J.,  Croyde,  Devon. 
Hunt,  W.,  Kensington,  MiddleMZ. 
Hunt,  W.,  Miaterton,  Notts. 
Hunter,  James,  Bradford,  Yorkshire. 
Hunter,  H.,  Nottingham. 
Huntley,  W.,  LimpTey  Stoke,  Wilts. 
Husband,  T.,  South  Moreton,  Berks. 

Ibberson,  W.  C,  Weston-by-WeedOD. 

Ingham,  Richard,  Hali&x. 

Irish,  D.,  Warboys,  Hunts. 

Isaac,  D.  L.,  Trosnant,  Monmouth. 

Isaac,  George,  Brighton. 

Ives,  David,  Gold  Hill,  Gerard's  Croes,  Bucks. 

Ivory,  John,  Cossey,  Norfblk. 

Jackson,  John,  Coate,  Oxford. 

Jackson,  J..  Knutsfbrd,  Chester. 

Jackson,  W.,  Horsforth. 

Jackson,  W.  E.,  Cloughfold,  Lancashire. 

James,  George,  Llflnvihangel,  Monmouth. 

James,  R.,  Yeovil,  Somerset. 

Jarrom,  —  Isleham. 

Jeavens,  D.,  Stepney. 

Jefferson,  John,  Goodshaw,  Lancashire. 

Jeffrey,  —  London. 

Jenkins,  T.,  Bristol. 

Jenkins,  —  Tenby. 

Jenkinson,  John,  Oakham,  Rutland. 

Jennings,  Daniel,  De  Beauvoir  Town,  London. 

Johns,  R,  Trosnant,  Monmouth. 

Johnson,  £.,  Buckingham. 

Johnson,  —  Grarway,  Hereford. 

Johnston,  Kerr,  Shipley,  Yorkshire. 

Johnston,  P.  G.,  Belton,  Rutland. 

Jones,  D.,  B.A.,  Folkestone,  Kent. 

Jones,  D.,  Homcastle,  Lincoln. 

Jones,  D.  R.,  Rymney,  Monmouth. 

Jones,  E.,  High  Wycombe. 

Jones,  G.,  Wolston,  Warwick. 

Jones,  John,  Corsham,  Wilts. 

Jones,  J.,  Goitre  Saron,  Monmouth. 

Jones,  J.,  Manchester. 

Jones,  J.,  March,  Cambridgeshire. 

Jones,  J.,  Monk's  Kirby,  Warwick. 

Jones,  J.,  Pnilton,  Warwick. 

Jones,  J.  H.,  Lays  Hill,  Hereford. 

Jones,  J.  A.,  Gosberton,  Lincoln. 

Jones,  J.  A.,  London. 

Jone^,  J.  C,  M.A.,  Spalding,  Lincoln. 

Jones,  Maurice,  Leominster. 

Jones,  Samuel,  Lumb,  Rossendale,  Lancash* 

Jones,  T.,  Chatham,  Kent. 

Jones,  T.,  Chepstow,  Monmouth. 

Jones,  T.,  Corsham. 

Jones,  W.,  Brosely,  Salop. 

Jones,  Wflliam,  Newport,  Isle  of  Wight 

Jones,  W.,  West  Bromwich.  Stafford. 

Joseph,  D.,  Bootlc,  Laccasnire. 

Judd,  G.,  Coningsby,  Lincoln. 

Katterns,  Daniel,  Hackney,  Middlesex. 
Kay,  J.,  Brough,  Westmorelandt 
Keen,  C.  T. 
Keen,  0.  T.,  JMti. 


7(m 


BAPTIST  mN18T£R8  IN  ENGLAND. 


Keighluv,  J.,  Abken,  Devon. 

Keller,  J.,  llillBlej. 

Kemp,  Samuel,  Hadleigh  Uettth. 

Kendall,  Thomai^  Chadwell  Heath,  Essex. 

Keuny,  R.,  Burton-on-Trent,  Stafford. 

Kent,  Manoab,  Shrewsbury,  Salop. 

Kent,  S.,  Biggleswade,  Bedford. 

Kenworthy,  A.,  Hill  Cliif,  Warrington. 

Kerry,  G.,  Dorchester. 

Kershaw,  J.,  Rochdale,  Lancashire. 

Kiddall,  J.,  Maltby,  Lincoln. 

Killen,  Hugh,  Bedford. 

Killingworth,  J.,  Hackney. 

King,  F.,  Aldreth,  Cambridge. 

King,  H.,  Tawstock,  Devon. 

King,  J.,  Dunmow,  Essex. 

King,  Thomas,  Semley,  near  Shaftesbury. 

Kings,  J.,  Lipton,  Devon. 

Kingsford,  John,  Deptford,  Kent. 

Kirkbride,  D.,  Maryport,  Cumberland. 

Kirkwood,  A.,  Berwick-on-Tweed,  Northmd. 

Kirtland^  Charles,  Canterbury. 

Kitchen,  William,  Riogstead,  Northampton. 

Kiteley,  Joseph,  Oldham. 

Kncebon,  J.,  Hartlepool,  Durham. 

Knight,  Joseph,  Wolvey,  Warwick. 

Knott,  B.,  Maidstone. 

Knowles,  W.,  Hackleton,  Northampton. 

Lancaster,  R.  B.,  South  Shields,  Durham. 
Lance,  J.  W.,  New  Brentford. 
Londel?,  William,  Birmingham. 
Langford,  R.,  Colchester,  Essex. 
»  Large,  William,  Sutton,  Suffolk. 
Larkiu, —  Bourton,  Berks, 
l^rom,  Charles,  Sheffield,  Yorkshire. 
Larwell,  J.,  Bugbrook,  Northampton. 
Lawrence,  Henry 

Lawrence,  J.,  Chapmansladc.  Wilts. 
LawBon,  T.,  South  Shields,  Durham. 
Lawton,  J.,  Leake,  Leicester. 
Laxon,  H.,  Omesbv,  Norfolk. 
Lay«  Jame;),  Milwood. 
Leach,  —  Northampton. 
Leader,  William,  Woolwich,  Kent. 
Le  Clerc,  J.,  Guernsey. 
Lea,  A.  Joseph,  Moult  on,  Northampton. 
Lee,  T.,  Whittlesea,  Cambridge. 
Leechmaii,  J.,  M.A.,  Hammersmith,  Mid, 
Lefevre,  E.,  A  ah  ton,  Essex. 
Lefevre,  H.,  Thornbury,  Gloucet^ter. 
Lc  Maire,  R,  G.,  London. 
Leng,  W.,  Stockton-on-Tees,  Durham. 
Leonard,  T.,  Mavor,  Monmouth. 
Lewis,  B.,  Camberwell. 
Lewis,  David,  Leominster. 
Lewit*,  E.,  Llnnelly,  Monmouthshire. 
Lewis,  J.,  Blaenau  Gwent,  Monmouti). 
Lewis,  John,  Houghton  Regi.<i. 
Lewis,  John,  Naunton. 
Lewis,  Joseph,  U^k,  Monmouthshire. 
Lewjp,  J.  P.,  Diss,  Norfolk. 
Lewis,  T.,  Llantheny,  Monmonth. 
Lewis,  W.  G.,  Cheltenham,  Gloucester. 
Lewis,  W.  G.,  jmi.,  Kensington. 
Lewitt,  J.,  Coventry. 


Light,  C,  Shrewion,  Wilts. 

Light,  John,  Modbiiry. 

Lillycrop,  S.,  Windsor,  BedKi. 

Lingley,  I.,  Meopham,  Keot. 

Listing,  W.,  New  Baaford,  Notts. 

Litchfield,  J.,  Kin<««thori>e,  Northamptoi 

Little,  J.,  Bristol. 

Little,  J.,  Street,  Somerset. 

Lloyd,  W.,  Midhurst,  Sujiez. 

Lockyear,  H.  B.,  Yarcombe,  Devon. 

Lodge,  D.,  Uppingham. 

Lomas,  T.,  Leicester. 

Lord,  Isaac,  Ipswich,  Suffolk. 

Lovering,  G.,  Swimlmdge,  Devon. 

Lyon,  J.,  Chatteris,  Cambridge. 

Maclean,  W.,  Bromley,  Durham. 
Macpherson,  James,  Hull. 
Maddeys,  G..  Tydd,  St.  Giles. 
Maddocks,  W.,  Ramsden  Grays,  Essex. 
Maisey,  W.,  Studley,  Warwick. 
Major,  A.,  Farringdon,  Berks. 
Manning,  E.,  Gamlingay,  Cambridgie. 
Manning,  S..  MJl.,  Frome,  Somerset. 
Marchant,  Charl  s.  Stoke  Gabriel,  Deroi 
Marks,  Samuel,  Cambridge. 
Marriott,  J.,  Spratton,  Northampton. 
Marriott,  T.,  Milton,  Northampton. 
Marsh,  W.,  Castle  Camps,  Cambridge. 
Marston,  C.  H.,  West  Bromwich,  Staffer 
Marten,  R.  H.,  B.A.,  Abingdon,  Berks. 
Martin,  C,  Loscoe,  Derby. 
Martin,  J.,  B.A.,  Stockport. 
Martin,  T.,  Malmsbury,  Wilts. 
Massey,  J .,  Tam worth,  Stafford. 
Mason,  John,  Weils,  Somerset. 
Matthetvs,  D.  Rowley  Regis,  Stafford. 
Matthews,  H.,  Ensham,  Oxford. 
Matthews,  J.,  Aid  borough. 
.Matthew,  Samuel,  Hadleigh,  Suffolk. 
Matthews,  T.  W.,  Boston,  Lincoln. 
Maurice,  J.,  Providence,  Stafford. 
May.  John,  Saltash. 
May,  J.  H.,  Taunton  Somerset. 
Btay,  W.,  Burton  Latimer,  Northamptoi 
Mc  Laren,  A.,  B.  A.,  Southampton. 
Mc  Lean,  T.,  Harboume,  Birmingham. 
Mc  Masters,  J.,  Walsall,  Stafford. 
Mc  Michael,  G.,  B.A.,  Gloucester. 
Mead,  J.,  Ludgersliall,  Wilts. 
Mead,  W.,  Truro,  Cornwall. 
Medwjiy,  G.,  Creech,  Someiset. 
Meeres,  J.  L.,  Bermondsey,  Southwark. 
Merrinien,  E.,  llfracombe,  Devon. 
Measer,  T.  J.,  London. 
Metcalfe,  John,  Higher  Bebingtou. 
Miall,  William,  Dalston,  London. 
Michael,  J.,  Penuel,  Monmouth. 
Michael,  J.,  Ponthir,  Monmouth. 
Michael,  O.,  Blaenavon,  Monmouth. 
Middleditch,  C  J.,  Frome,  Somerset. 
Middleditch,  T.,  C«lne,  Wilts. 
Miles,  Joseph,  Stow  iu  the  Wold. 
Millard,  B.,  Wigan,  Lancashire. 
Millard,  J..  Lymingtou,  Hants. 
vMillard^J.  H.,  U. A.,  Huntingdon. 


BAPTIST  MINISTERS  IN  ENGLAND. 


07f 


Richard,  Swaiiwick,  Derby. 

J.,  Penn,  Bucks. 

J.,  London. 

J.  P.,  Wycombe  Marsh. 

T.,  Rish worth,  Yorkshire. 

ohn,  Kidderminster. 

J.,  London. 

I,  Ci.,  Hacup,  Lancashire. 

I,  J'»9.,  DoMmend,  Bristol. 

J.,  Crowlwrough,  Sussex. 

— ,  Withington,  Hereford. 

,  .Joseph,  Donnington  Wood,  Salop. 

,  D.,  Blaenavon,  Monmouth. 

,  J.  W.,  Bridlington,  York. 

M.,  Bculah,  Monroouth. 

Thomas,  Birmingham. 
,  T.  H.,  Birmingham. 

W.  J.,  M.D.,  Plymouth. 

C,  Nctherton,  Worcestershire. 
J.,  Chipping  Norton. 
R.,  Clifton,  Somerset. 
R.,  Driflicid,  Yorkshire. 
Richard,  Botesdale,  Suffolk. 
Thomas,  Whitechurch,  Hants, 
ichard,  London. 
>rd,  J.,  Oundle,  N<»rthanipton. 
jr.,  Camber  well. 

P.,  Guernsey. 
,  W.,  Lynn,  Norfolk. 
Spencer,  Walthani  Ahbey. 
W.  H.,  I). I).,  London. 

George,  St.  Neots,  Hants. 

J.  P.,  Leicester. 

James,  jun.,  Kiettering. 
,  Geoige,  Westoning,  Beds. 

.,  Warwick. 

n,  G.,  Audlem,  Cheshire. 
l.f  Withheaven,  Cumberland. 
J.,  Sutton- at- Hone,  Kent. 
,  Penzance,  Cornwall, 
lac,  Birmingham. 
I,  J.,  London. 
W.,  Bradford,  Wilts. 
I,  T.  F.,  Shortwood,  Gloucester. 
John,  Hannam,  Somerset. 
,  S.,  Pilton,  Barnstaple. 
W.,  Midhurst,  Sussex. 
A.,  Sunny  side,  Lancashire, 
n,  B.,  Car  Green,  Cornwall, 
n,  Samuel,  Plymouth. 
ale,  R.,  Tipton,  Stafford. 
5n«  B.  W.,  M.A.,  Paddington. 
loses,  Catshill,  Worcester. 
-  Swavesey,  Cambridge. 
W.,  Cauldwell,  Derby. 
W.,  Egham  Hill,  Surrey. 
,  Sutton  Ashfield,  Nottingham. 
J.,  Saxlingham,  Norfolk. 
W.,  Okington,  Cambridge. 
,  D.,  Bloxham,  Oxford. 

r.  W.,  Hadleigh  Heath,  Suffolk. 
,  Enford,  Wilts. 
,  Netheravon,  Wilts. 
J.,  Dorchester,  Oxford. 

K//. — FOURTH  8RRIES. 


Oliver,  T.,  Monkwearmoutby  Durham. 
O'Neil,  A.  G.,  Birmingham-. 
Orchard,  G.  IJ.,  Burlington,  Yorkshire. 
Orton,  W.,  Barrowden,  Stamford. 
Osborne,  J.  H.,  Poole,  Dorset. 
Osborn,  J.  J.,  Carlisle,  Cumberland. 
Oughton,  J.,  Hedge  End,  Hants. 
Overbury,  F.,  PerSiore,  Worcestershire. 
Overbury,  R.  W.,  Devonport. 
Owen,  J.  J.,  Bolton. 
Owen,  T.,  Cranfield,  Beds. 

Packer,  Joseph,  Ramsgate,  Kent. 
Packer,  Stephen,  Eastcombe,  Gloucester. 
Page.  J.,  Ilother field,  Sussex, 
Park,  J.  C,  Bilston. 
Parken,  D.,  Breachwood  Green,  Herts. 
Parkinson,  J.,  Crigglestone,  Yorkshire. 
Parkinson,  J.  W.,  Idle,  Yorkshire. 
Parkinson,  T.,  Coxhill,  Lincoln. 
Parkinson,  W.,  Gretton. 
Parson,  W.,  Rattlesden,  Suffolk. 
Parsons,  J.,  Chesham,  Bucks. 
Partridge,  J.,  Wallingford,  Berks. 
Pawson,  H.  T.,  Waldringfield,  Suffolk. 
Payn,  D.,  Wellow,  Isle  of  Wight. 
Paine,  William,  Leighton  Buzzard,  Bedford. 
Payne,  J.  E.,  Kingshcath,  Worcester. 
Payne,  W.,  Chesham,  Buckingham.  • 

Payne,  W..  Little  Kingshill,  Bucks. 
Peachey,  W.,  M.A.,  Langham,  Essex. 
Peacocic,  D.,  Masham,  Yorkshire. 
Peacock,  John,  London. 
Pearce,  Fred.,  Bradford,  Wilts. 
Pearce,  J.,  Lessness  Heath. 
Pearce,  Standen,  Romford,  Essex, 
Pedley,  R.,  Wheelock  Heath,  Cheater, 
Pegg,  D.,  Claxton,  Norfolk. 
Pegg,  G.  W,,  London. 
Pcngilly,  R.,  Penzance,  Cornwall. 
Penny,  John,  Coleford,  Gloucester^ 
Pepper,  T.,  London. 
Perkins,  F.,  Battle,  Sussex. 
Perratt,  William,  Harlington,  Middlesex, 
Perrey,  A.,  M.D.,  Wakefield. 
Peters,  Thomas,  Rayleigh,  Essex. 
Peters,  S.,  Great  Gransden,  Hunts. 
Philips,  J.,  Astwood  Bank,  Worcester. 
Philpin,  M.,  Alcester,  Warwick. 
Philpotts,  J.  C,  M.A.,  Stamford,  Lincoln. 
Pike,  Carey,  Leicester. 
Pike,  G.  T.,  Stogumber. 
Pike,  J.  B.,  Bourn,  Lincoln. 
Pike,  R.  J.,  Beeston,  Nottingham. 
Pilkington,  J.,  Rayleigh,  £ls8ex. 
Pitt,  A.,  Upton-on-Sevem,  Worcester, 
Player,  C,  Langley,  Essex. 
Player,  C.  R.>  jun.,  Great  Shelford,  Cam- 
bridge. 
Player,  John,  East  Wickham,  Kent, 
Pledge,  Daniel. 
Pledge,  E.,  Eythore,  Kent. 
Polly,  W.,  Bishop  Wickham,  Essex. 
Ponsford,  J.,  Cowland  Grove,  Surrey. 
Poock,  T.,  Ipswich,  Suffolk. 
Poole,  H.,  A.V>eT^a^^TV^^)lA.QiQxsiQ>^^. 


798 


BAPTIST  MIKISTBB8  IN  BKGLAHD. 


pope,  G.,  Collingham,  Nottingham. 

Popley,  W.  A.,  Lyminglon,  Hants. 

Porter,  C,  Luuham,  Norfolk. 

Porter,  J.,  Swavescy,  Cambridgeshire. 

Pottenger,  Thomas,  Newcastle-on-Tjme. 

Pound,  S.,  Dartmouth. 

Pratt,  C.  E.,  Stokerille,  Stafford. 

Pratten,  B.  P.,  Boxmoor,  Hertford. 

Predgen,  L.  H.,  Orcop,  Hereford, 

Preece,  Benjamin,  Poplar. 

Preece,  J.,  Wcstbury,  Wilts. 

Preston,  6.,  Sunderland,  Darham. 

Preston,  Isaac,  Ashby-de-la-Zouch. 

Price,  D.,  Liverpool. 

Price,  J.,  Montacute,  Somerset. 

Price,  S.,  Abersychan,  Monmouth. 

Price,  John,  Weymouth. 

Price,  W.  T.,  Cheddar. 

Probert,  £.,  Bristol. 

Proctor,  W.,  Lancaster. 

Prout,  Peter,  Ramsbottam. 

Prycc,  E.  S.,  B.A.,  Graycsend,  Kent. 

Pugh,  S.  S.,  Southampton. 

Pugh,  W.,  Wem,  Salop. 

Pulling.  G.,  Crosscomhe,  Somerset. 

Pulman,  J.,  Parley,  Hants. 

Pulsford,  W.,  Hnlstejid,  Essex. 

Pulsford,  J.,  Hull,  Yorkshire. 

PuMbrd,  T.,  St.  Hill,  Kentisbcare,  Devon. 

Pym,  —  Newport  Pagncll,  Bucks. 

Pyne,  R.,  Titteshall,  Norfolk. 

Pywell,  J.,  Northampton. 

Ramsey,  J.,  Whitestone,  Hereford. 
Ramsey,  —  Withington,  Hereford. 
Rjmdle,  W.,  Sutton  Courtney,  Berks. 
Ray,  T.,  Lnmberhurst,  Sussex. 
Read,  W.,  Wellow,  Hants. 
Redman,  J.,  Sunderland,  Durham. 
Ret^s,  A.  A,,  M.A.,  Sunderland,  Durham. 
Rccp,  David,  Braintree,  Essex. 
Rees,  J.,  Victoria,  Blacnavon. 
Rees,  H.,  Glasgocd,  Monmouth. 
Reynolds,  T.  I).,  Earlsol  Colne,  Essex. 
Reynolds,  W„  Darleston,  Stafford. 
Reynoldson,  R.,  Wisbeach,  Cambridge. 
Rice,  —  Cat  worth,  Hunts. 
Richards,  J.,  Skenfrith,  Monmouth. 
Richards,  J.,  Tcnterdeii,  Kent. 
Richardson,  James,  Barton  Mills,  Suffolk. 
Ricketts,  D.,  Cutsdean,  Gloucester. 
Ridgway,  —  Millinfiton,  Cheshire. 
Roberts,  E.,  IJetliel,  Bassaicg,  Monmouth. 
Rolierts,  E.,  Pontesbury,  Salop. 
Roberts,  W.,  Blaenau,  Monmouth. 
Robertshaw,  W.,  Shore,  Yorkshire. 
Robertson,  J.,  M.A.,  Dunstable. 
Robinson,  C,  Borouj»h  Green,  Kent. 
Robinson,  J.,  Houghton,  Nottingham. 
Robinson,  J.,  Hackney,  Middlesex. 
Robinson,  J.,  Mauldcn,  Bedford. 
Robin^wn,  J.,  New  B/isford,  Nottingham. 
liohinson,  J.,  Ems\voTl\\. 
liobfnson,  T. ,  Stauglitoix,  BeAfotOi, 
Robiiison,  W.,  Cambridge. 
Rob9on,  Charles,  Bct\?icVL-gii-1wetOi. 


Robson,  G.,  Byfield,  Nortbamptoo. 

Robson,  George,  ShipstofiHrn-Stoor. 

Rockhey,  T.,  Appledore. 

Rod  way,  E.  J.,  Wwton-niper-Mare,  Sonur 

Rodway,  G.  W.,  North  Bmdley,  Willi 

Rofe,  T.,  Smarden,  Kent. 

Rogers,  J.  T. 

Rogers,  J.,  Menej,  Emex. 

Rogers,  N.,  Frome,  Somenet. 

Rogers,  W.,  Dttdli^. 

Rolestone,  F.  H.,  Sodbuir,  Gloucester. 

Room,  Charies,  Porttea,  Hants. 

Rootham,  J.,  Canterbury. 

Rosevear,  W.,  Coventry,  Warwick. 

Ross,  W.  G.,  Loekeriey,  Hants. 

Rotherham,  Joseph,  Wem. 

Rothery,  Joseph,  Hoxton,  London. 

Rouse,  W.,  Chudleigb,  Devon. 

Row,  Thomas,  Little  Gransden,  Csmbxidg 

Rowe,  John,  Lytehett,  Dorset. 

Rowe,  Jame,  Risca,  Monmoath. 

Rowe,  W.,  Steventon,  Beds. 

Rowley,  C,  Manchester. 

Rudman,  J.,  Trowbridge,  Wilts. 

Ruff,  J.,  B<Mton,  Lincoln. 

Runnacles,  J  ,  Cbarsfield,  Saffolk. 

Rush,  W.,  Eaton  Bray,  Bedford. 

Russell,  J.,  Chatham. 

Russell,  Joshua,  Greenwich. 

Saffery,  P.  J.,  London. 
Sagas,  W.,  Clayton,  Yorkshire. 
Salisbury,  J.,  Longford,  Warwick. 
Salter,  W.  A.,  Amersham,  Bucks. 
Samuels,  S.,  Famham,  Surrey. 
Sarah,  R.,  Shaldon,  Devon. 
Sargent,  J.,  Gildersome,  Yorkshire. 
Sargent,  J.  E.,  Wyken^  Warwickshire. 
Sargent,  8.  C,  Paddington. 
Saunders,  Moses,  Brixham,  Devon. 
Scarr,  A.,  Burwell,  Cambridge. 
Scoble,  T.,  Harberton  Ford,  Devon. 
Scott,  Peter,  Brearley,  York^ire. 
Scott,  T.,  Norwich. 
Searle,  J.,  London. 
Searle,  R.,  Twowaters. 
Sexton,  W.,  Tring,  Herts. 
Shakspearc,  B.,  Milwood. 
Shakspeare,  Charles,  Somerleyton. 
Shaw,  William,  Preston. 
Shepherd,  CM.,  London. 
Shirley,  T.,  Sevenoaks,  Kent 
Slioobridge,  S.,  Instow,  Devon. 
Short,  C,  M.A.,  Swans^u 
Short,  George,  Foulsham,  Norfolk. 
Shorter,  J.,  London. 
Shufflebotham,  J.,  M.A.,  Macclesfield. 
Shuttleworth,  John,  Hillsfield,  Skipton, ' 
Sillifant,  J.  P.,  Dcvixcs,  Wilts. 
Simiater,  J.,  Market  Drayton,  Salop. 
Simmons,  J.,  M.A.,  Olney,  Buckingham. 
Simmons,  J.  E.,  M.A.,  Bluntisham,  Hon 
^vcaQitv%,  k.^'^W.VvVsft^k,  Lincoln. 


BAPTIST  MINISTERS  IN  ENGLAND. 


799 


n,  Stourbridge. 

Chowbent. 

rwickenham. 

imden  Town;  Middlesex. 

ills,  Maidstone. 

Vallingford,  Berks. 

ge,  Croydon, 

J.,  Forton,  Hants. 

5t  Peter's,  Kent. 

It.  Ives,  Hunts. 

8,  Braunston,  Northampton. 

rew,  Cranbrook,  Kent. 

les,  London. 

les,  Burwell,  Cambridgeshire. 

>evenoaks,  Kent. 

.,  Penzance,  Cornwall. 

Vshby-de-la-Zouch. 

).,  Hugglescote,  Leicester. 

I,  Waterbeach. 

tacop,  Lancashire. 

fowling  Green,  Worc^ler, 

es,  Cheltenham. 

es,  jun.,  Soham. 

>pring  Meadow,  Stafford. 

.,  Kirton  Lindsay,  Lincoln. 

ph,  Pontcsbury,  Shropshire. 

mas,  Harrow-on-Hill,  Middlesex. 

3rifReld,  Derby. 

kittle  Leigh,  Cheshire. 

nas,  Islington. 

Bedworth,  Warwick. 

,  Mile  End,  London. 

Cradley. 

r,y  Tipton,  Stafford. 

;1  May,  Battersea  Rise,  Surrey, 

F.,  Lambeth. 

,  Guildford. 

jlestone,  Leicestershire. 

rles,  Dunkerton,  Bath. 

,  Haddenhnm,  Camb. 

M.A.,  Westbury  Leigh,  Wilts. 

e,  C,  Heptinstall  Slack. 

J.  H.,  South wark. 

).,  Guernsey. 

v.,  Neatishead,  Norfolk. 

,  Quamdon,  Leicester. 

M.,  Leeds,  Yorkshire. 

.,  Devizes,  Wilts. 

,  Wirksworth,  perby. 

Berkhamp^tead. 
.,  Peterchurch,  Hereford. 

Measham,  Leicester. 
)hn,  Bourton -on -the- Water, 
D.D.,  Camberwell,  Surrey. 
,  J.,  Kilmington,  Devon. 

H.  W.,  PaultQn,  Somerset, 
am,  Nuneaton, 
hn,  Pimlico. 
as,  Hinckley. 
,  Hastings,  Sussex, 
idward,  Thaxted,  Essex. 
.  M.,  Cirencester,  Gloucester. 
E.,  Loughborough,  Leicester. 
J,,  M.i4.,  Wulworth. 
^,,  Skidley,  Yorkahire, 
.  F,,  B.A.,  Long  Su(ton« 


Stevenson,  T.,  Leicester. 
Stevenson,  W.,  Nottingham. 
Stuart,  W.  J.,  Swanwick,  Derbyshire. 
Stock,  John,  Salendine  Nook,  Yorkshire. 
Stocks,  R.,  Macclesfield,  Cheshire. 
Stovel,  Charles,  London. 
Stubbings,  W.,  Northallerton,  Yorkshire. 
Stubbing,  S.,  Shcrston,  Wilts. 
Stutterd,  J.,  Castle  Acre,  Norfolk, 
Sutcliffe,  J.,  Rocester,  Stafford. 
Sutcliffe,  J.,  Staleybridge,  Lancashire, 
Sutton,  S.,  Watchett. 
Sutton,  T.,  Cottenham,  Cambridge. 
Sutton,  W.,  Ronde,  -Northampton. 
Swan,  Thomas,  Birmingham. 
Swinboum,  James,  Edenbridgc,  Kent. 
Swinton,  Thomas,  Acto.i,  Norwich. 
Syckelmore,  William,  Smarden,  Kent. 
Syme,  J.,  Nottingham.   - 
Symonds,  William,  London. 

Taylor,  B.,  Pulnam  St.  Mary,  Norfolk. 
Taylor,  George,  Bishop  Burton. 
Taylor,  J.,  Birmingham. 
Taylor,  J.,  Kegworth,  Leicester. 
Taylor,  Samuel  N.,  Shipston-on-Stour. 
Taylor,  Thomas,  Tottlebank,  Lancashire. 
Taylor,  W.,  Manchest^. 
Teall,  J.,  Hatch  Beauchamp. 
Thomas,  G.,  Pontypool,  Monmouth. 
Thomas,  G.  B. 

Thomas,  T.,  Bethesda,  Monmouth, 
Thomas,  T.,  Meltham,  Yorkshire. 
Thomas,  T.,  Pontypool,  Monmouth. 
Thomas,  T.  J.,  Nash,  Monmouth. 
Thomas,  W.,  Newport,  Monmouth. 
Thomas,  W.,  Taliwain,  Monmouth. 
Thompson,  David,  Torrington,  Devon. 
Thompson,  D.  M.  N.,  Hull,  Yorkshire. 
Thompson^  J^Askett,  Buckingham. 
Thornby,  —  Bedford. 
Thomley,  John,  Stowmarket,  Suffolk. 
Thorp,  T.  M.,  Long  Buckby,  Northampton. 
Thursfield,  J.  S.,  Audlem,  Cheshire. 
Tibbett,  —  Ashburton,  Devon. 
Tilley,  Alfred,  Bridgnorth,  Salop. 
Tiptaft,  —  Abingdon,  Berks. 
Tipple,  S.  A.,  Wolverhampton. 
Tite,  W.,  Potton,  Beds. 
Todd,  J.  W.,  Sydenham. 
Toms,  R.,  Holcombe  Regis,  Devon. 
Tootman,  W.,  Blackmore,  Essex. 
Toplin,  J.  J.,  Keynsham. 
Totman,  —  Laxfield,  Suffolk. 
Townsend,  H.,  Kuigston  Lisle,  Berks. 
Trestrail,  Frederick,  Hammersmith. 
Trickett,  E.,  Botesdale,  Suffolk. 
Trigg,  J.  BroMm,  Penzance. 
Trimming,  J.,  Irthlingboro*,  Northampton. 
Tryon,  F.,  Deeping,  Lincoln. 
Tubbs,  R.,  Rickmans worth. 
Tucker,  F.,  B.A.,  Manchester, 
Tuckett,  E.  H.,  Kingsbridge,  Devon* 
TunnkWffe,  3 .,  "liee<V%,  ^  wY^Vcwt^ 
Turner,  R,,  B\\avjoTl>\,'^ox\\v«av^V'3itv, 
I  Turner,  W.,  Gi«iV. BAcVlV^^^>x^V^ 


800 


BAPTIST  MINISTERS  IN  ENGLAND. 


Tvler,  Pettr,  Haddenham,  Buck«. 

Underwood,  W.,  Derby. 
Upton,  John,  Kenninghall,  Norfolk. 
Upton,  William,  St  Alban's,  Herts. 
Upton,  W.  C,  Beverley,  Yorkshire. 

Vnrley,  W.,  Knaresborough. 
Vauey,  T.,  Wainsgate,  Yorkshire. 
Veals,  G.,  Mepal,  near  Ely. 
Venimore,  J.,  Ingham,  Norfolk. 
Vernon,  C.  W.,  Broughton,  Hants. 
Veysey,  C,  Frithelstock,  Devon. 
Vince,  Charles,  Birmingham. 

Wake,  T.  W.,  Markyate  Street,  Hert«. 

Walcot,  John,  Sutton-in  Craven. 

Walcot,  J.  B.,  Stanwick,  Northampton. 

Walker,  D.,  Quainton,  Bucks. 

Walker,  S.,  Thame,  Oxford. 

Walker,  S.,  Ryeford,  Hereford. 

Wall,  Thomas.,  Rye,  Sussex. 

Wallace,  R.,  Tottenham,  Middlesex. 

Wallis,  Joseph,  Bexley  Heath,  Kent. 

Wallis,  J.,  Leicester. 

Walsh,  A.,  Lechlado,  (jloucester. 

Walters,  R.,  Ncwcastle-on-Tyne,  Nothum. 

Walters,  John,  Karlscolne. 

Walters^  William,  Halifax. 

Walton,  N.,  Cowlinghiil,  Yorkshire. 

Walton,  W.,  Bampton,  Devon. 

Warburton,  J.,  Trowbridge,  Wilts. 

Ward,  G.,  Beyton,  near  Bury,  Suffolk. 

Word,  S.,  Calverton,  Nottingham. 

Ward,  T.,  Woodborough,  Notts. 

Ward,  W.,  Peckham. 

Ware,  R,,  Hampstead. 

Wame,  G.,  Hendon,  Middlesex. 

Warren,  J.  S.,  New  Mill,  Tring,  Herts. 

Wassell,  David,  Batli. 

Watson,  David.,  Ryi]e,  Isle  of  Wight. 

Watts,  J. 

Wayland,  A.,  Lyme  Regis,  Dorset. 

Webb,  E.  S.,  Tiverton,  Devon. 

Webb,  James,  Ipswich,  Suffolk. 

Webb,  J.,  Worsted,  Norfolk. 

Webb,  J.  W.,  Dunchurch,  Warwick. 

Webley,  H.,  Woodaide,  Gloucester. 

Web  ley,  S.,  Avening,  Gloucester. 

Webster,  John,  Trowbridge. 

Wei^htman,  C,  London. 

Welch,  W.,  Norwich. 

Welsh,  Thomas,  Reading. 

Wells,  J.,  London. 

Wells,  S..  Thurleigh,  Beils. 

Wessley,  George,  Tillingham,  Essex. 

West,  G.,  St.  Albans. 

Wheeler.  J.  A.,  Liflon^  Devon. 

Wheeler,  T.  A..  Norwich. 

Whitbread  G.  H.,  Ashford. 

White,  Edward,  Camden  Town. 

Whire,  Robert,  Bath. 

White^W.,  Rushall,  Wilts. 

Wiiiiehead,  Geargc,  ShoUey  Bndge^  \>utW^^, 

Whit^ead^  8.,  Hertford. 

Wbitewood,  S.,  Haliftix,  YorV%\\\ie. 


Whiting,  E.,  Needingworth,  Huntingdoi 
Whitlock,  H.,  Earl's  Barton. 
Whittaker,  D.,  London. 
Whittaker.  J,,  Golcar,  York. 
Whittemore,  J.,  Eynsford,  Kent. 
Wigjj,  S.,  Leicester. 
Wightman,  C.  M.,  Exeter. 
Wigner,  J.  T.,  Lynn,  Norfolk. 
Wilkinson,  J.,  Stockton  Heath,  Wsrrii 
Wilkinson,  T.,  Tewkesbury. 
Willey,  W.,  Oxford. 
Williams,  B.,  Daran-velan,  Monmouth. 
Williams,  Benjamin,  London. 
Williams,  C,  Accrington,  Lancashire. 
Williams,  Enoch,  Brynmawr. 
Williams,  E.  P.,  Cwmbran,  Monmouth 
Williams,  H.,  Shepscombe,  Gloucesto-. 
Williams,  John,  Eut  Derciiam,  Norfol 
Williams,  S.,  Nantyglo,  Monmouth. 
Williams,  T.,  Shambrook,  Bedford. 
Williams.  W.,  Bocnrorth,  Leicester. 
Williams,  W.,  Coleford,  Glouoestershir 
Williamson,  J.,  Lytham. 
Williamson^  P.  W.,  Kensington,  Midd 
Williamson,  S.,  Exeter. 
Wills,  Francis,  London. 
Wills,  Samuel,  D.D.,  Norwood. 
Wilson,  Charles,  HeUton,  Cornwall. 
Wilson,  D.,  Hull,  York. 
Wilson,  S.,  Boston,  Lincoln. 
Wilson,  W.,  Woburn  Green,  Bucking! 
Winks,  J.  F.,  Leicester. 
Winslow,  O.,  D.D.,  Leammgton,  Wai 
Winter,  —  Shelfiinger,  Norfolk. 
Winter,  Thomas,  Bristol. 
Wise,  H.,  Abbott's  Langley,  Hertfonl. 
Wise,  J.,  Marylebone,  Loudon. 
Wise.  T.,  East  Church,  Kent. 
Withington,  W.  B.,  Devizes,  Wilts. 
Wood,  B.,  Stockport. 
Wood,  J.,  Mansfield,  Nottingham. 
Wood,  J.  II,,  Padihum. 
Wood,  T.,  Berkhampsted  Common. 
Wood,  T.,  London. 
Wood,  W.,  Toddington,  Bedford. 
Woodard,  J  ,  llford,  E&sex. 
Woodington,  T.,  Croydon,  Surrey. 
Woodgate,  P.  B.,  Carlton  Rode,  Notft 
Woods,  William,  Swatfham,  Norfolk. 
Woodstock,  W.,  Northall,  Buckinghai 
Woollacott,  Christopher,  London. 
Woolston,  J.,  Keysoe  Row,  Bedford. 
Worbter,  J.  C.,  Sandbeach,  Cambridgt: 
Worlev,  W.  C,  Addleston,  Surrey. 
Wri-ht,  G.,  BeccIeM,  Suffolk. 
Wrigley,  \V.,  Blackburn,  Lancashire. 
W}ard,  George,  London. 
WychiTley,  T.  E.,  Driffield,  Yorkehin 
Wylie,  1>.  S.,  Liverpool. 

Yates,  Tiiomas,  Huggles*.ote,  Leicesle 
Yates,  W.,  Stroud,  Gloucester. 
Young,  B.  C,  Cosely,  Stafford. 
Xvi\rcv^,\i»,  Bttftftlv  HilU  Berks. 


801 

iRAL  BODY  OF  DISSENTING  MINISTERS  OF 
THE  THREE   DENOMINATIONS, 

RESIDING   IN  AND  ABOUT  THE   CITIES   OF  LONDON   AND  WESTMINSTER; 

Address  of  each  mr  Pott,  awltht  Year  when  he  became  a  Member  of  the  General  Body, 

Formed  1727. 

Secretary  to  the  General  Body, 
Rev.  JouN  Kennedy,  M.A.,  4,  Stepney  Green. 


aSaptfst  a3oarti. 

Formed  1723. 

T : — **  The  dcsi|;n  of  this  Society  is  to  afford  an  opportunity  for  mutual  comiultatioii 
!c  on  subjects  of  a  religious  nature,  particularly  as  connected  with  the  interests  of  the 
3enomination." 

ecrctary,  Rev.  William  Gkobeb,  14,  Middleton  Road,  Dalston. 

\ 1852  6,  John  Street,  Pentonville. 

loscph,  D.D 1838  Stepney  Collejfc. 

.J 1848  2,  Trinity  Terrace,  Trinity  Square. 

,  Jobu 18.51  10,  Tregunter  Road,  Brompton,  IVliddlescx. 

V.X 1850  ; 4,  Southampton  Row,  New  Road,  Marylebone. 

Villiam  Blackwell  1836  Blandford  Cottage,  2R,  Alpha  Road. 

^tnuel 1828  Loughton,  Essex. 

iVilliam 1849  12,  GowcrStreet. 

hilip *       61,  Up|)er  Manor  Street,  Chelsea. 

Dwcn 1838r 2,  Vernon  Square,  Peutonville. 

J 1854* 33,  Lower  Belgrave  Place,  Pimlico. 

hn 1839  11,  Wellington  Road.  Stoke  Newingtou. 

tepben  Joshua 1837  Lyn dhurst  Terrace,  Peckham. 

m,  Philip 1832  13,  Princess  Street,  Jubilee  Street.  Mile  End. 

VVUUam  H 1842  21,  ChadweU  Street,  Middleton  Square. 

me,  G.  W 1847  Shirley's  Buildings,  Stratford,  Essex. 

,  George   1838J 6,  Albert  Terrace,  Old  Kent  Road. 

Samuel  1835  Barrett's  Grove,  Stoke  Newington, 

SVilliaiii 1840  14,  Middleton  Road,  Dalston. 

John  Howard,  A.M 1838* 59,  Bartholomew  Close. 

Jesse 1K53  19,  Moorgate  Street. 

amcs,  D.D 1845  33,  Moorgate  Street. 

m,  William  1852  St.  John's  PUce,  Albany  Road,  CambenrelL 

d,  Daniel  1854  .3,  Balm's  Road,  De  BeauToir  Town. 

s,  Daniel  1841  Hackney. 

rd,  Jobu 1802  ' Midway  Place,  Lower  Road,  Deptford. 

an,  Jobu,  M.  A IH49  11,  St  Peter's  Square,  Ilammenunith. 

3eiijamin   1828  \lbinn  Cottage,  Coldbarbour  Lane,  Camber  well 

V'ilham  ^ 1841  Brockham  Villas,  Richmond  Road,  Dalston. 

Samuel 1849  25,  Stepney  Causeway. 

William  Harris,  D.D 1828  67,  Torrington  Square. 

Spencer 1853  Waltham  Abbey. 

lou.  and  Kev.  B.  W *      38,  Westbourne  Terrace,  Paddington. 

;,  John  1825  7,  Owen's  Row,  St.  John  Street  Road. 

r,  Joseph  1832  25,  Herbert  Street,  New  North  Road. 

Joshua 1847  Blackheath  Hill. 

Tbomaa 1845  33,  Moorgate  Street. 

srael  May 1838  St.  John^  Hill,  Battersca  Rise. 

Edward,  D.D 1824  Champion  Park,  Camberwell. 

Charles 1832  .'i,  Stebon  Terrace,  Philpot  Street  East. 

il,  Frederick 1845  25,  The  Grove,  Hammersmith. 

•.Robert    •       Tottenham. 

WiUiam 184H  .3,  Brunswick  Ter.,  Park  Road,  New  Peckham. 

Richard 1842  Hampstcad. 

Francis  ..^ 1845  4,  Granville  Square,  Pentonvitle. 

Samuel,  D.D *       Westow  Hill,  Upper  Norwood, 

colt.  Christopher 182H  4,  Compton  Street  F*«At,.^Tx^TANrtf^L^nSf»x^. 

,  (Jcor^'e 1843  39,  Hart  Street,  B\«wft%\wLTs , 

William    1828  I, Grove  Place, \3v^etGiTutv%!t«.\.,^«rsft»tAafti 

*  To  be  rt-ported  to  the  Gcueitd  BoAy  nexl  X^Vv\ 


802  GENEEAL  BODY  OF  DISSENTINQ  MINISTEBS. 

OBVS]LU<  BAPTIST  ]fIVI8T|EM  VIMBIBS  OF  V^  BODY. 

Barns,  Jabes,  D.D. 1836  17,  Portept  BoadyPaddingtoo. 

SteTenMm,  John,  lf.A 1883  :  19,  Murlboioagh  Fhce,  Walworth. 


(ZTongrtgatianal  SSoarlr. 

Formed  1727. 
Secretary,  Rev.  Robebt  Ashton,  Congregational  Librar/,  Blomfield  Street 

Adeoey,O.J 1843  Baling. 

Adey,John 184Q  1^  SarrevSooare,  Old  Kent  Road. 

Alton,  Henry 1844  10,  St.  Mary^  Road,  Canonbory. 

Ashby,  Rev.  J.  £.,B.A.,  F.R.8.A.  12,  Momini^n  Road,  Regent*!  Paxk. 

Ashtoo,  Robert 1839  Stl  John's  HiU,  Batteraea  Rise. 

AvelioB.  Tbomaa 1839  ^  Nelaon  Tenace,  Sloke  NevHogtoii. 

Baker.  W.  B 1843  Norwood. 

Beadle,  J.  C Barnet,  Herts. 

Bean,  William  1839  Tnlae  Hill. 

Bennett,  James,  D.0 1839 411,  Oibaon  Square,  Islington. 

Betts,  H.  W Peckham. 

Binney,  Thomas 1829  Sarille  Row,  Walworth. 

Birch,  Oeom  R 1843  Highgate. 

Bodington,  John  1817  3,  Tluinet  Place,  Spa  Road,  Bennaodiey. 

Bramail,  John 1852  5,  Park  Place,  Lirerpool  Road,  Isliogtoa. 

Bromley,  Henry 21,  Benyon  Terrace,  pe  Beanroir  Town. 

Brown,  James   1839  Gibraltar  Place,  Bethnal  Oreen  Road. 

Brown,  J.  B.,B.A 1846  3.  Albert  (load.  Regents  Park. 

Banter,  John 1835  Tobe  Hill. 

Border,  H.  F.,  D.D 1811  20,  Wol^um  Square. 

Bimiet,  John 1830  Orore  Laoe,  Camberwell. 

Bergne,  S.  B 1848  Upper  Clapton. 

Byrnes,  Lawrence  Henry,  B.A....  1852  Kingston,  Surrey. 

Campbell,  John,  D.D 184t  Tab«macle  Hooae,  Finsbory. 

Campbell,  William  1841  4,  Wellington  Street,  Islington. 

Campbell,  William,  M.A 1852  Sydenham. 

Carlile,  James,  D-D 1841  Woolwich. 

Charlton,  J.  M.,  M.A 1840  Totteridge. 

Clayton,  George 1805  14,  Pcnion  Row,  W^alworth. 

Corbio,  J 4,  Marquis  Villag,  Lower  R<Mid,  Islington. 

Davie,  J.  C 1852  Marlbotpugb  Villoa,  Loaghboro' Pk.,  Brixton. 

Davies,  David  1852  26,  Oxford  Terrace,  Clapham  Road. 

Davies,  Evan 1842  Richmond. 

Davies,  George  Palmer,  B.A 1850  Wondsworth. 

Davies,  John 1834  Clapton. 

Davies,  S.  A 1829  5,  South  Terrace,  Rye  Lane.  Peckham. 

Davies,  Thomas 1852  11,  Soathampton  Place,  Camberwell. 

Davies,  William  Pollard 1852  Putney,  Surrey. 

Davis,  J 1848  Cresceot  Place,  Momington  Crescent. 

Davis,  Samuel   1843  33,  Tredegar  Square,  Bow  Road. 

Dobson,  J.  P 1826 22,  Doughty  Street,  Gray's  Inn  Rood. 

Dukes,  Clement,  A.M 1839  1,  Oxford  Terrace,  Middleton  Rd.,  Dalston.; 

Eastman,  Samuel 3,  Tredegar  Square,  Bow  Road. 

Edwards,  W.  S 1850  3f),  Gloucester  Road,  Regent's  Park. 

Eldridge,  Samuel  1843  6,GrosvenorVillas,CoIdbarboarLane,BnxtoD. 

Emblem,  John   1817  147,  Church  Street,  Bcthnal  Green. 

England,  8.  S 1847  Waltbamstow. 

Fleming,  J Tuffnell  Park,  Kentish  Town. 

Gallaway,  J.  C.,'M.A 1849  Oxford  Terrace,  Middleton  Road,  PalstoQ. 

Gamble,  H.J 1847  Upper  Clapton. 

Gilbert,  Charles    1831  28,  Park  Place  West,  Liverpool  Road. 

Godwin,  J.  H.  „ 1839  New  College,  St.  John^s  Wood. 

Gogerly,  George 1852  , 5,  Charlotte  Row,, Walworth. 

Good,  A 1848  3,Pk.Fd.  Terrace,  King  Edward's  Rd.HackDeT. 

Hall,  J.  B 1845  Tulse  HiU. 

Harris,  John,  D.l) 1843  New  College,  St.  John's  Wood. 

Harrison,  J.  C.  ...; 1842  24,  Queen's  Koad,  Camden  Town.* 

Hebditch,  Samuel ^wA^"Ctt^\,X(«»Vwvck. 

Hender9on.  E.,  D.D V^'i^  ^^\.^Vtw,^\Q.TS\i5i.^,'§.MTc^^. 

Hill  James  \^\  CWVwav. 


GENERAL  BODY  OP  MSSENTIKa  MINISTERS.  803 

Hopkins,  J.  H 14,  Glocetter  Buildiiig:!,  Old  Kent  Road; 

IIoppus,  Jotifl)  D.D 1829^ 39,  Camden  Street,  Camden  Town. 

Horton,  T.  J '^ 3,  Ei^ennont,  Place,  New  Boad. 

Hant,John 1833  14,  Brixton  Rise.  [ilonbiiry: 

James,  Thomas 1817  4.  BlomBeld  St.,  or  29,  St.  Mary's  Road,  Ca- 

Jefferson,  John  1831  otoke  Newington. 

Jukes,!.  0 1853  2,  Albion  Road,  Dabton. 

Kennedy,  John,  M. A. :.. 1847  ; 4,  Stepney  Green. 

Kennerley,  Thofflaa ;....  1839  Mitchatd. 

Kent,  Benjamin .....: 1843  Norwood. 

Kirkas,  W.,  LL.B 1853  Pembrey  Villas,  Hackney. 

Leask,  W 1848  12,  Isabel  Place.  Camberwell  New  Road. 

Le  Blond,  S.  J 1852  Chis wick.' Middlesex. 

Leifchild,  John,  D.D 1813  6,  Camden  Street,  Camden  Town. 

Lister,  J.  B 1853  ......  Conffregational  Stcbool,  Lewisham. 

JJttler,  Robert  ; 1845  26,  Glower  Road,  Re^nt's  Park. 

Lockyeh  John  .......% 1847  Ponders  End. 

Lacy,  Williaiti 1847  Union  Place,  Blackheatb  Road. 

Macbeth,  Robert 1854  Hammersmith. 

Mannering,  Edward 1836  27,  Kingshind  Crescent. 

Martin,  David 1849  13,  Seymodr  Place,  Boston  Sqaare. 

Martin,  Samuel 1843 2,  Middleton  Yillaa.  Camden  Road,  Holloway. 

Massie,  J.,  D.D.,  LL.D )848  Congregational  Library,  Finsbury,  or  Clapton. 

Mather,  Joseph : 1843  2,  Shepherd's  Market,  May  Fair. 

Morisou,  John,  D.D.,  LL.D 1815  tK7, Muntpeller  Square,  Brompton. 

Morris,  A.  J 1846  2,  TurVs  Road,  Torrington  Park. 

Morris,  Caleb 1823  21,  Mecklenburg  Square. 

Mommerv,  J.  Vale.... 1847  Warren  Cottage,  Albion  Square,  Dalston. 

Neller,  Frederick 1849  23,  Broeksbya  St.^  Bamsburv  Park,  lalingtoi). 

Nonn,  John   ...; 1853  Havcrstock  Hill,  Hampsteaa. 

Owen,  William 1843  10,  Gibson  Square,  Islington. 

Philip,  Robert 1826  Maberley  Cottage,  Richmond  Road,  Dalaton. 

Pront,E 1849  London  Missionary  S^ociety  HooMf  Fbabury. 

Pulling,  Jojin 1834  4,  Elizabeth  flace.  New  Crosa. 

Richard,  fiehr^..;..........;.... ;;....  1856  10,  Surrey  Sqaai-fe,  Old  Kent  Road. 

Richards,  J.  E 1826  78,  Stainsby  Road,  East  India  Road. 

Richardson.  J.  W : 1843  7,  Tonbridge  Place,  New  Road. 

Roberts,  W.,  B.A 1853  2,  Denleigh  Rood,  Notting  Hill. 

Robinson,  John 1830  City  Mission  (louse,  Red  Lion  Square. 

Rogers,  G 1838  4,  Frederick  PI..  Commercial  Rd.,  Peckham. 

Rogers,  J 1850  12,  Ampthill  Sonare,  Hampstead  Road. 

Rose,  George 1826  Grange  Road,  oermondsey. 

Saunders,  Richard    1853  56,,  Tjeadenhall  Street.  , 

Seavill,  T 1850  2,  Quadrant  Grove,  Haverstock  Hill. 

Sherman,  James 1841  Blackheath. 

Smiih,  Gebrge 1842  Trinity  Parsofaage,  East  India  Rdad,  Pot)1te 

Smith,  J.  S.,  B.A.  ; 1880  Eoflefd. 

Smith,  Philip,  B.A 1844  Grammar  School,  Mill  Hill. 

Smith,  G.  L 1850  3,  Arnold's  Terrace,  Bow  Road. 

Smith,  James 1850  Victoria  Orove^  Kensington  New  Town. 

♦Spence,  J.,  M.A 1854  Clapton  Square. 

SpoDg,  J 1846  Mortimer  Road,  Kingsland. 

Stewart,  A 1825  Palmer  Tcrface.  Holloway. 

Stodghton,  John 1844  19,  Upper  Phillimore  Place,  Kensliigtim. 

Stowell,  Dr 1852  Cheshunt  College. 

Stratten,  Janiei 1819  65,  Hamilton  Terrace,  St  JohnlS  If  ood. 

Tarquand,  P.  J 1854  4,  Terrace,  Walworth. 

Thomas,  David 1845  StockwelL 

Thomas,  F.F.....,,.^ 1853  Tooting,  Surrey. 

Tidndah,  Arthur,  D.D 1828  27,  Finsbury  Square. 

Thupaon,  Thomas 1826 Lewisham. 

Townley,  Henry 1828  3,  Highbury  Place. 

Townlej,  C.  G.,  LL.D 1844  l,Moorgate. 

Tyler,  W 1848  Pine  House,  Holloway. 

Unwin,  W.  J.,  M.A 1849  Homerton  College. 

Vardy,  C.  P.,  A.M 1845  29,  Ampthill  Square,  Halnpstcad  Rotd. 

Vaatin.Jamea 1818  Upper  Clapton. 

Verrail,  George 1841  Bromley,  Kent. 

Viney,  Joiiah 1844  Upper  Clapton. 

Watsoit,Joba 1848  Hackney  CoWews. 

WUkioB,  George  1844  18,  HenattiOiwsViWaa^^V.  ^vJweC^V^^^^* 

WUlmmaC. 1840  1,  Co\\eg%Cwic«ttk,B^.i<^Tf%'^w». 


804  P^DOBAPTIST  800IETIES. 

WiUuiii»,i.  deKftWtr 1947  Totteoham. 

Wooduiftii,  E.  F 1844 33,  Hart  Street,  Bloomibury  Square. 

Wright.  George 1849  Chesbant 

Voi^e,  W.  C 1841  Brentford. 

^tesbstettan  iVtembers  of  t^  iSotip. 

Archer.  T.,  D.D 1836  18.  Hans  Place,  Chelaea. 

Hedpatb.  R..  M.A 1833  1*2.  College  Place.  Camden  Towd. 

Siinion«  Robert,  M. A 1836  Colebrooke  Row,  Iilington. 


P^DOBAPTIST    SOCIETIES, 
lontron  inisstonarg  ^octets* 

Income,  1853-54.  inclading  receipts  from  the  tutioog                  .        .  £76,781    7    6 

ExPENDiTURB 73,946  15  10 

Balancb  against  the  Society 7*504  14   0 

Stock  possessed  for  general  and  special  purposes,  about    .        .  33»&30    0   0 

Treasurer,  Sir  Culling  Kardlet  Eardlet.  Bart. 

Foreign  Secretary,  Rev.  Arthitr  Tidman,  D.D. 

Home  Secretary,  Rev.  Ebenbzer  Prout. 

Mission  Honse,  Blomfield  Street  Fintbury. 


iMCOiiB,  for  the  year  ending  Dec.  31,  1853 £114,498  14    3 

Expenditure 109,378  16  11 

Balance  due  to  the  Treasurers         .        .  .  .  19,501  II  10 

The  Treasurers  are  also  under  acceptances  amounting  to        .        .        .         6,810    1  10 

Treasurers,  Thomas  Farmer,  Esq.,  aud  the  Rev.  Jobn  Scott. 
Secretaries,  Rev.  J.  Beecham,  D.D.,  Rev.  Eluah  Hoole,  Rev.  G.  Osborne,  and 

Rev.  W.  Arthur,  M.A. 

Wesleyan  Mission  House,  Bishopsgate  Street  }V%thin. 


Ctburcfi  ittissfonatp  Stocietp, 

Income  for  the  yesr  ending  March  31,  1853 £121,096    5  10 

EXPENDITURK 128,964    0  10 

Balance,  in  Stock,  at  the  bankers' and  in  the  office  117,840  12    0 

Treasurer,  John  Thornton,  Esq. 
Secretaries,  Rev.  Henry  Venn.  B.D.,  Rev.  W.  Knight,  M.A.,  Rev.  John  Chapman. 
B.D.,  Major  Hector  Straith,  Charles  Graham,  Esq. 
3fission  House,  Salisbury  Square, 

Otongregational  "33ntist  ittissions." 

HOME  MISSIONARY  J^OCIETY. 

Income,  year  ending  April  30,  1854 £5,341  5    1 

Expejiditure 6,591  6  10 

Balance  due  to  the  Treasurer 259  3    9 

Stock,  belonging  to  the  Society,  about 2,153  0    U 

Tre;i8urcr,  Thomas  TnoMi»s<.»N,  Escj.,  Poundsford  Park. 

Sub-Treasurer,  Benjamin  IIanburt,  E«q. 

Secretary,  Rev.  Jamf.s  William  Massik,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  Blomfield  Street,  Finsbury. 

IRISH  KVANOELICAL  SOCIETY. 

Income,  year  ending  April  30,  1854 £2,280  1111 

Expenditure 2,504    2    3 

Balance  in  hand 420  16    2 

Treasurer,  T.  M.  Combs,  Ksq.,  Ludgate  Street. 
Secretary,  Rev.  J.  W.  Massie,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  Blomfield  Street,  Finsbury. 

COLONIAL  MIS.SIONAUY  SOCIKTY. 

Income,  year  endinpf  April  31,  1854 £5,850    7     1 

Expenditure 7,214  16    2 

Balance  due  to  the  Treasurer       .        .        .        ,         .         .        .  34  14    3 

Treasurer,  James  Spicer,  Esij. 
Secretary,  Rev,  Thoma»  Jahes^  Blomfield  Street,  Finsbury. 


IBISH   CHRONICLR 

DBOEMBBB,  1864. 


THE  FUNDS. 


Iv  ig  neoessary  to  repoat  the  intima* 
.on  in  our  last  numbor  that  money  is 
eeded.  Previously  we  had  not  troubled 
ae  reader  with  pecuniary  references  for 

long  time.  Subsequently^  some  kind 
ontributions  have  arrived ;  but  we  are 
ot  yet  prepared  to  meet  the  demands 
rhioh  the  end  of  this  month  will  bring. 
ITe  do  not  doubt,  however,  that  supplies 
'ill  be  furnished.  Our  constituents 
rged  us  to  increase  our  expenditure — 
i  other  words,  to  enlarge  our  opera- 
ions— and  we  are  quite  sure  that  they 
id  not  mean  when  we  had  done  so  to 
esert  us.  Additions  have  been  made 
>  the  number  of  our  agents ;  and  oor- 
»pondence  is  in  progress  with  others 
'horn  it  would  be  a  pity  that  we  should 


not  be  able  to  add  to  those  ahready 
engaged  in  the  work.  Our  only  fisar  is 
lest  our  wants  should  be  forgotten  {  at 
lest,  as  we  have  no  itinerant  advocates 
to  bring  the  Baptist  Irish  Society  before 
the  attention  of  our  friends  at  a  distanoe, 
the  sums  which  in  their  judgment  they 
would  assign  to  us  should  pass  into  the 
hands  of  others  who  present  themselves 
at  their  doors,  pleading  ably  and  elo- 
quently. 

But  our  friends  know  that  we 
trust  them ;  they  know  that  what  they 
send  undergoes  no  deduction  for  coaeh 
or  railway  expenses;  we  rely  on  the 
spontaneous  transmission  of  their  bountyi 
and  they  will  doubtless  justify  our  con* 
fidence. 


INOIDBKTS. 


One  of  the  ladies  who  officiate  as  city 
lissiotiaries  in  connexion  with  the 
Dciety  writes  thus  : — "  Through  the 
ledium  of  different  Mends,  I  have  been 
itroduced  to  a  number  of  poor  families 
nd  Beteral  single  individuals.    These 

continue  to  visit,  and  am  received 
ery  kindly.  They  all  acknowledge  the 
nportance  of  true  heartfelt  religion, 
nd  I  trust  some  feel  its  power.  Most 
f  tho&e  with  whom  I  have  met  are 
rotestants ;  but  I  have  had  conversa- 
ions  with  some  Romanists,  and  hope 
y  degrees  to  obtain  access  to  them, 
hough  I  understand  they  are  now 
lore  watched  and  guarded  than  ever. 

"Some  time  ago  Mr.  was  re- 

uested  by  a  lady  to  call  on  a  young 
roman  in  her  family  who  intended  to 
ecome  a  Romanist.  Instead  of  calling 
inifel^  he  requeated  me  to  do  so.    I 


have  had  various  interviews  with  hef, 
and  she  now  attends  our  chapel  and 
the  Sunday  School.  It  seems  she  was 
induced  by  a  Romanist  at  whose  house 
she  was  lodging  to  go  to  hear  mass. 
The  priest  declared  in  the  chapel  that 
no  protestant  would  be  saved  ;  and  she 
was  persuaded  to  go  to  the  priest  and 
put  herself  under  a  course  of  instruction 
previously  to  her  being  admitted  into 
'  The  True  Church.'  When  she  was  on 
the  point  of  J}eing  christened,  providen-' 
tially  she  was  engaged  by  her  present 
mistress.  Once  a  week  I  call  at  the 
house  to  read  and  pray  with  the  poor 
girl,  and  explain  the  word^  to  her,  and 
she  has  declared  to  me  that  she  is  most 
thankful  for  her  narrow  escape,  t 
trust  she  is  truly  concerned  for  the  sal* 
vation  of  her  souL  She  brought  ket 
fellow  B^rrasA  lo  m^  i^'^Ux^^  '»^w^'V 


d06 


IRISH  OHRONIOLB. 


might  trj  to  oomfort  her,  and  adviae  i  up  to  them,  insisted  that  these  heretictl 
her  also.    This  poor  woman  is  in  deep    hooks  be  forthwith  returned  to  the 


comiD 


affliction,  having  just  lost  her  husband. 
He  left  her  for  England,  landed  there, 
and  very  soon  after  died  of  the  English 
cholera.  She  was  brought  up  a  pro- 
testant." 

The  same  ladj,  writiog  again,  says: — 
"  The  servant  girl  saved  from  turning 

Romanist,  stiU  continues  to  attend  our 

chapel ;  and  I  go  to  her  once  a  week. 

She  asked  me  to  purchase  for  her  on 

her  own  account  a  Hymn  Book,  but 
«  friend  made  her  a  present  of  one. 
"  I  had  a  visit  to-day  from  the  servant 

I  mentioned  some  time  ago,  who  took 

such   pleasure  in  reading  the  Douay 

Testament,  and  comparing  it  with  our 

version,  and  to  whom,  on  leaving  this, 

I  gave  a  copy  of  The  Pilgrim's  Pro- 
gress.   She  told  me  she  continues  to 

read  her  Testament,  and  is  much  pleased 

with  the  Pilgrim ;  also  a  fellow  servant, 

a  Roman  catholic  nurse,  reads  it  with 

much  pleasure.** 

Another  lady  says,  '^  As  three  families 
and  several  individuals  belonging  to 
others  whom  I  have  been  in  the  habit 
of  visiting,  were  to  leave  by  the  *  Mars ' 
steamer  this  day  for  Liverpool,  en  route 
to  America,  I  wished  to  bid  them  fare- 
well, and  see  them  off.  With  difficulty  I 
discovered  them  among  as  large  a  com- 
pany of  emigrants  as  .that  vessel  has 
hitherto  carried  away  at  one  trip  from 
this  port.  The  captain  said  he  imagined 
there  were  nearly  300  on  board.  Found 
all  ages  wedged  together  within  the 
space  allotted  to  them.  Two  priests 
were  on  board,  and  expressing  them- 
selves in  terms  of  great  indignation  at 
the  *  madness  of  the  people  who  were 
quitting  their  native  land,'  &c.  Having 
apparently  wrought  themselves  up  to  a 
state    bordering    on  frenzy,  they  had  I  in,  and    imperiously  demanded    vrbat 

nevertheless  observed  me  ^\\e  ^  ^o<^^\.\\stQ>\^\.  xaa  "Casx^.  "^ ?%  reioiiidcr 

bible  and  a  few  tracts  lo  a  •yovm^-^omwi  WxA  ^7L^^\i».>i:vs\i.  ^^aa!^T^^i8^\s!Mv  '^ss^ 
Md  her  brother,  and  immeea«cie\^  ^^xi\.\m^x^-   ^^^>^  ^^l  ^^  ^^  ^^^^^^^^  ^^^ 


donor,  or  delivered  up  to  them.  I 
watched  narrowly  all  their  manoBovres, 
heard  their  unwarrantable  assertions 
and  denunciations,  which  were  alike  in 
vain.  The  parties  who  were  so  soon  to 
be  emancipated  from  their  control 
seemed  already  quite  r^^ardless  of  the 
threats  uttered,  and  reeolutely  kept 
possession  of  their  property.  The  gen- 
tlemen thus  foiled  appeared  indinedto 
turn  their  vengeance  on  me.  However, 
striving  to  maintain  a  calm  unconoemed 
demeanour,  with  apparent  indifierenee 
to  what  might  be  said,  the  words  'con- 
summate impudence '  and  *  nuschievoai 
frmatic,'  were  cut  short  by  orders  from 
another  quarter  to  get  the  ship  nnder 
weigh,  a  signal  for  myself  and  other 
visitors  to  return  to  terra  firma^  when, 
with  one  look  of  withering  scorn,  mj 
clerical  friends  went  their  way,  arm  in 
arm,  leaving  me  standing  on  the  quaj 
to  observe  the  departure  of  the  w^ 
freighted  vessel." 

*'A  woman  I  visited,  alluding  to  a 
death  that  had  just  taken  place,  said, 
*The  old  times  are  changed  entirely, 
the  illigant  wakes  of  former  days  are 
gone  now,  for  the  people  are  not  able  to 
sit  up  or  l>e  neighbourly  as  they  osed, 
since  the  potatoe  disease  brought  the 
hunger  on  them.*     While  talking  to 

y  aunt  to  three  of  my  motherless 

scholars,  whose  father  is  in  the  hospital, 
a  boy  rushed  in,  crying, '  Oh,  — —,  ye'il 


catch  it;  hero's  Father  — 
Knowing  something  of  the  man's  cha- 
racter for  coarseness,  I  would  have 
withdrawn  had  tho  poor  woman  not 
begged  me  to  remain.  His  reverence, 
on  seeing  mc,  seemed  at  first  inclined  to 
turn  away,  saying  he  was  not  wanted 
here,  but,  on  seoond  thoughts,  walked 


DECEMBER,  1854. 


807 


>ttl  to  the  devil  for  aught  I  care/  said 
e, '  only  now  that  you  are  found  out, 
oa  may  prepare  for  what  awaits  you. 
'uming  to  me,  he  continued,  *  Don't 
oa  think  you  are  doing  famously  ?  A 
retty  trade  you  have  picked  up  !  and 
ioanning  me  from  head  to  foot)  not  a 
ery  profitable  one  either,  it  seems ;  but 
am  sorry  for  you,  and  would  recom- 
aend  you  to  leave  the  parsons  to  do 
heir  dirty  work  themselves,  and  betake 
tmrself  to  some  more  fitting  occupation 
J&an  stealing  in  upon  ignorant  fools, 
Old  trying  to  imdermine  their  faith. 
Ion  ought  to  be  scourged  for  such 
mpiety.  I'd  like  to  hear  what  y<m  can 
;each  or  do  for  them,  besides  taking 
iway  the  last  hope  that  binds  them  to 
lecency  and  order.'  More  was  said,  but 
inth  a  manner  so  excessively  rude  and 
[orious,  that  believing  a  reply  would  but 
Biiiltiply  evil  words  without  doing  any 
{ood,  I  kept  my  seat  and  silence,  deter- 


mined at  least  to  give  no  needless  offence 
or  cause  of  reproach.  Perhaps  disdain- 
ing one  not  disposed  for  useless  con- 
tention, he  merely  remarked,  swinging 
round, '  Well,  some  do  take  things  coolly 
enough,'  and,  saying  to  M— — ,  'expect 
to  hear  more  of  this,'  quickly  disap- 
peared. '  An  this  is  the  way  they  ever 
browbeat  and  treat  us !  sorra  a  bit  of 
heart  is  in  them ;  oh  it  can't  be  the 
right  thing  at  all.'    *Are  you  sorry, 

M V  *  What  would  make  me  sorry, 

agra  ?  Let  him  do  his  worst,  and  God 
will  be  over  all.  It's  not  the  paring  of 
a  nail  they'd  mind  if  we  were  dying 
before  their  eyes.'  To  stop  her  ques- 
tions about  how  I  could  put  up  with  his 
'  bould  impudence,'  I  proposed  to  read 
a  little  from  what  the  meek  and  loving 
Friend  of  sinners  had  given  for  our 
instruction.  Read  1  Peter  ii.,  and  after 
prayer  she  Baid,'if  they'd  give  us  that  and 
follow  it,  what  a  diflfer  it  would  make.' " 


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AlhIon^ 

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June,  Julf,  Oct. 

BallbDoner, 

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Ballma, 

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BatQnrobc, 

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BmibrUie, 

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Bangor. 

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Barim, 

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Cork, 

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CrMmolina, 

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Cumgh, 

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Dublin, 

„    Jao,-,Julr,  Aug., 
Oct. 
„    Jan. 

DungBDDon, 

Ferbane, 

Ponborough, 

„    Oct. 

Limerick, 

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Monte, 

„    July,  Oct 

Kew  UOM, 

„    Jan.,  Aug. 

Newtownarfg, 

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June,  Aug.,  Nov. 

Nentowanhile, 

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Parson-.  Town, 

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lUhuc, 

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Skreen, 

„    June. 

Tiubert, 

„    June. 

January, 

March,  iroremtwr,  and  Detembar. 

October, 

IIb,  „    ivw. 

r(Md,  „    Jan.,  Fab.,   Hai 

RtT.  T,  D,  Feb.,  June. 

Feb.,  June,  Od. 
May,  Aug,  Mot. 


BaikiD,  Mn. 
Berry,  Rbt,  T. 
Dowden,  tit.  A. 
Brown,  Rev.  J. 


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Cntion,  Rev.  B.  H.  „    Jniie. 


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Cuitia,  MiM  , 

Eoclet,  Rev.  W.  B.  , 
Flood,  Mira 
Graham,  Mi.  J.        , 
Qraham,  Mki  , 

Hiunilton,  Rav.  Vf.  „    June. 


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Feb.,  May,' Jnae. 

Aug. 

JtUIB,  Aug. 


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Kecn.Rev.C.T.jun. 
M'Adnm,  Mr.  Wm. 
St'Cutlhy,  Rev.  ], 
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THE  MISSIONARY  HERALD. 


810 


THE  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


EARLY  HISTORY  OF  THB  0RI8SA  IflSSIOST. 

Continued  frfitn  page  171. 


Krishna  Das  in  his  heathen  state  was 
a  shop-keeper,  and  possessed  an  under- 
standing superior  to  most  of  his  coun- 
trymen. He  visited  many  of  the  Hindoo 
holy  places,  and  examined  many  of  their 
shastres,  hut  he  knew  not  the  way  of 
life.  The  particulars  of  hif  conT«rsi<m 
are  peculiarly  interesting,  and  thow  in 
a  most  encouraging  mtimer  what  im« 
portant  consequences  maj  result  from 
giving  away  a  few  tracit|  or  a  ecipy  of 
the  word  of  God.  One  day,  Mr.  Ward, 
accompanied  by  a  native  brotheri 
Krishna  Pal,  went  to  Ramkriihnapore,  a 
short  distance  Arom  Oalcutta,  and  after 
preaching  or  conversing  a  littie  with 
the  people,  gave  away  a  few  traot%  and 
a  copy  of  the  New  TeatamMit,  In  lifing 
the  Testament,  the  mlvioinary  laid  it 
was  for  the  oae  of  the  whole  TiUage, 
that  the  man  who  could  read  the  beet 
was  to  keep  it,  bat  it  was  to  be  on  con- 
dition that  he  read  it  to  hit  neighbours* 
Krishna  being  the  beet  reader  obtained 
the  precioof  treasore;  and  for  nearly 
two  years  careftiUy  read  it,  eometimei 
alone  and  at  other  timee  with  hit  neigh- 
bours. When  the  missionary  saw  the 
Testament  again,  it  had  .been  read  so 
much  that  it  was  well  nigh  worn  out. 
The  tracts,  too,  were  very  carefully 
perused,  and  occasioned  **  no  small  stir 
about  this  way."  Nor  did  the  good  end 
here.  The  day  that  "salvation  came 
to  the  house'*  of  Krishna  Das  was  a 
most  memorable  one  to  his  family.  His 
wife  became  an  heir  with  him  of  the 
grace  of  life,  and  two  of  his  sons  ^  sold 
themselves,"  as  he  expressed  it,  *  at  the 
feet  of  Jesus.''  Others  in  the  village  at 
the  same  time,  and  by  the  same  means 
found  the  pearl  of  great  price,  and 
cheerfully  parted  with  all  to  procure  it. 


a  deacon  of  the  church  at  Serampoie ; 
and  having  for  a  brief  period  "  used  the 
office  of  a  deacon  well,**  he  was  sp- 
pointed  to  the  still  more  importint 
work  of  preaching  the  gospel.  To  this 
work  he  was  solemnly  set  apart  by  the 
imposMon  of  hands  and  prayer. 

Ha  rmo^ad  to  Orissa  in  1810,  and 
remained  a  little  more  than  three  yetr& 
when  sickness  compelled  him  to  retom 
to  Bengal.  He  is  spoken  of  as  a  fervent, 
impressive^  and  popular  preacher,  and 
his  oondoot  is  si^  to  have  been,  in  a 
good  d^grsii  OQMistent  with  his  holy 
prolMoiu  A  ibw  months  after  leafing 
Orissa  ha  finished  his  course  at  his 
naUfa  tlSagt*  Daring  his  kst  affli^ 
tion,  Mr*  Ward,  from  whose  hand  he 
laostted  tht  ptecioos  book  that  guided 
Um  to  QhlM^  often  visited  him,  and 
eonld  not  bat  think  that  the  work  of 
graoe  was  much  deepened  in  him ;  he 
showed  great  tenderness  of  spirit,  and 
childlike  simplidty,  much  fervour  of 
devotion,  and  a  strong  cleaving  to  the 
doctrine  of  Qirist.  In  the  midst  of 
sleepkss  ni|^ts  he  spent  much  time  in 
singing  Bangaiee  hymns,  and  in  colling 
on  his  Lord  and  Saviour ;  and  he  failed 
not  to  exhort  all  around  him  to  clcare 
to  the  Lord  with  purpose  of  heart  and 
to  depart  from  all  iniquity.  The  last 
words  he  uttered  were,  "  Christ  alone  is 
my  light  and  salvation." 

Let  the  reader  admire  the  grace  tliat 
was  dispb^ytd  in  this  Hindoo  Christian, 
onoe  a  devotee  of  the  hateful  idol  whose 
name  hehofa-^then  ''  washed,  sanctified, 
and  jusUied  in  the  name  of  the  Lord 
Jesus,  and  hj  the  Spirit  of  our  God," 
then  the  fidthfnl  deacon,  the  impressive 
preacher,  and  to  the  end  of  life  the 
steadfast  disciple  of  the  Lord,  abhorring 


Ab  Krishna  Daa  appeaxe^i  ^  ixiwv  ol\\^^^\.x^  lx<avt^V^&^^T^^'5^iS« 
intelligence  and  staVility  lie  vrs^  dec\.^A    ^^^"^  ^^^^vsw:^  "^^  ^"w^x  ^ssSlVs^ 


FOR  DEOBMBEB^  1854. 


811 


iiiBp«akablj  important  are  the  efforts 
Bade  to  oommunicate  its  undjing  bless- 
nga  to  those  that  sit  in  darkness  and 
a  the  region  of  the  shadow  of  death  I 
leader^  may  your  dying  experionoe  be 
Lke  his  who  said,  '*  Christ  alone  is  my 
tghi  and  my  salvation." 

The  Orissa  scriptures  and  tracts,  pre- 
»mred  and  printed  at  Serampore,  pro- 
laoed,  by  the  blessing  of  the  Most  High, 
nery  important  and  j^ratifying  results; 
md  it  is  the  design  of  this  paper,  in 
ustice  to  honoured  brethren  who  pre- 
ceded us  in  efforts  for  the  moral  cultiva- 
ion  of  this  heathen  wilderness,  to  state, 
o  far  as  can  be  ascertained,  the  results 
if  their  important  labours. 

When  our  brethren  first  entered 
>ria8a  in  1822,  they  found  the  following 
irinted  books  and  tracts  in  the  lan- 
guage :* — Ist.  The  Oriya  Bible,  by  Dr. 
}arey,  in  five  vols.,  Ovo.  2nd.  A  Yoca- 
mlary,  Oriya  and  English,  by  a  native. 
Ird.  A  Poem  of  110  pages,  on  the  Chris- 
ian  Religion,  by  a  Bengali  Christian, 
rhia  was  the  tract  entitled,  Chreattisa 
teburana  Amroot,  or,  the  Immortal 
listory  of  Christ.  4th.  A  tract  by  Mr. 
f^ard,  on  the  stopping  of  Juggernaut's 
lar  at  Serampore.  5th.  Another  tract, 
ipon  the  folly  of  the  worship  of  Jugger- 
laat.  6th.  Scripture  Extracts,  (one 
eaf.)  A  copy  or  two  of  another  tract 
las  been  found  in  Orissa.  Mr.  Peggs, 
rho  furnished  this  list,  added,  **  Behold, 
lear  brethren,  the  whole  of  a  Christian 
Triifa  Library  on  the  arrival  of  your 
Dissionaries  in  Orissa."  But  it  is 
»bviotifc  to  remark,  that  while  it  was 
kot  improper  to  express  regret  at  the 
cantiness  of  the  Christian  publications 
hey  found  on  their  arrival,  it  would 
tare  been  highly  becoming  to  record 
heir  thankfulness  to  God  that  they 
ocmd  in  the  language  of  the  country, 
he  mott- precious  of  all  treasures,  the 
nrord  of  God— which  liveth  and  abideth 


*i^Mefwrifyrl897. 


for  ever.  How  few  missionaries  on 
entering  a  new  and  important  field  of 
labour  have  been  equally  favoured! 
I^t  the  reader  refer  to  the  history  of 
the  missions  in  Bengal,  Burmah,  the 
South  Seas,  and  other  countries,  and 
he  will  be  satisfied  of  the  propriety  of 
this  remark.  Thomas,  after  labouring 
for  some  time  with  Carey  in  Bengal, 
said  with  characteristic  ardour,  ''I 
would  give  a  million  pounds  sterling,  if 
I  had  it,  to  see  a  Bengalee  bible.  0 1 
what  an  inestimable  blessing  will  it  be 
to  these  millions.  The  angels  of  heaven 
will  look  down  upon  it  to  fill  their 
mouths  with  new  praises  and  adorations. 
Methinks  all  heaven  and  hell  will  be 
moved  at  a  bible  entering  such  a 
country  as  this.'*  Much  preparatory 
work,  in  thia  department^  had  been  done ; 
and  soon  as  they  acquired  a  little  of  the 
language  they  could  go  forth  armed  with 
the  panoply  of  divine  truth  to  faoe  the 
mighty  foe.  It  will  be  seen  that  the 
first  success  which  gladdened  the  hearts 
of  the  labourers  in  Orissa,  and  which 
enkindled  a  transport  of  joy  among  the 
churches  at  home,  was  connected  with 
the  Christian  Oriya  Library  which  has 
just  been  mentioned. 

It  has  already  been  stated  that  Carey 
published  the  first  edition  of  the  Oriya 
Testament  in  18Q9.  It  was  a  volume 
of  976  octavo  pages,  and  the  cost  of 
printing,  paper,  &c.,  was  estimated  at 
£437.  Two  other  editions  were  pub- 
lished, one  in  1817,  and  the  other  in 
1822.  The  entire  scriptures  in  Oriya 
were  completed  in  1815,  and  it  is  worthy 
of  passing  notice ;  and  it  is  a  fjeu^t  with 
which  probably  few  of  our  readers  are 
acquainted  that  the  Oriya  was  the  second 
of  the  languages  of  India  into  which  ike 
whole  ioord  of  Ood  was  translated  by  the 
Serampore  missionaries.  The  first  Oriya 
bible  was  much  blessed  in  the  early 
history  of  tVift  mSaKvati,  KJ\  wa  ^\^st 
oonveTta  were  mxM^  VcAi^X.^  V*^  ^j«t«i  ^ 
bible  in  ihe  ewVf  %ta%«^  ^^  >i:wsa  ^^sr«i- 


812 


THE  MISSIOHABY  HERALD 


tUn  course.  This  was  the  book  which 
Divine  grace  taught  them  to  prize, 
when  brought  out  of  darkness  into 
marvellous  light,  and  of  which  the 
dutiful  reader  could  say,  "How  sweet 
are  thy  words  unto  my  taste!  yea, 
sweeter  than  honey  to  my  mouth."  The 
disclosures  of  the  final  day  may  reveal 
many  evidences  of  the  usefulness  of  the 
first  Oriya  bible  with  which  we  are,  at 
present,  unacquainted;  but  enough  is 
now  known  to  enable  us  to  add,  that  it 
was  blessed  in  that  interesting  and 
remarkable  manner  in  which  those  who 
are  conversant  with  the  annals  of  bibli- 
cal translations  know,  that/r«^  tranda- 
tion»  have  often  been.  It  appears  to 
have  been  used  in  the  mission  from  the 
commencement  of  our  operations  tiU 
1840,  when  the  revised  version  of  the 
New  Testament  by  Mr.  Sutton  was  com- 
pleted. This  was  followed  in  1844  by 
the  completion  of  the  Old  Testament, 
and  by  a  second  revision  of  the  New 
Testament  in  1845.  Carey's  bible  is 
still  used  by  the  pastor  of  the  church, 
and  by  one  or  two  of  the  elder  native 
preachers:  but  the  other  brethren, 
European  and  native,  use  the  revised 
version  in  their  ministrations. 

The  Oriya  tracts,  prepared  at  Seram- 
pore,  were  signally  blessed  of  God.  On 
this  point  a  little  detail  may  not  be 
improper. 

The  first  tract  was  written  by  one 
of  tlio  brethren  at  Seramjwre,  on  the 
folly  of  the  worship  of  Juggernaut; 
and  was  designed  to  direct  the  reader 
to  the  one  living  and  true  God.  The 
Serampore  missionaries  were  in  the 
habit  at  that  time  of  preaching  the 
gospel  and  freely  distributing  religious 
tracts  in  various  dialects  at  Gunga 
Sanger,  a  place  of  religious  resort,  and 
where  an  annual  festival  is  held  which 
is  very  numerously  attended.  On  one 
of  these  occasions  an  Otvj;jl  ^Vl^|nc\xxi 


confidence  in  idolatry,  and  kd  him  to 
test  the  divinity  of  the  idol  in  a  way 
with  which,  bo  &r  as  I  am  acquainted 
with  missionary  literature,  is  unex- 
ampled. He  had  read  in  the  Shastrei 
of  sages  who  had  obtained,  by  abusiiig 
and  even  beating  the  object  of  thdr 
adoration,  the  blessing  which  they  hsd 
in  vain  implored  with  prayers  and  tears; 
and  he  felt  that  he  could  not  denoimoe 
the  religion  which  his  ancestors  from 
time  immemorial  had  regarded,  without 
putting  the  divinity  of  his  god  to  the 
last  proo£  He  was  not  wholly  free 
firom  superstitious  dread  when  he  made 
the  bold  attempt  to  arouse  the  lethaigie 
deity:  he  had  many  fears  that  his  daring 
presumption  might  enkindle  the  dread- 
ful ire  of  the  god,  and  that  he  might  be 
struck  dead  on  the  spot ;  but  the  trial 
convinced  him  that  '^  an  idol  was  nothing 
in  the  world."  It  does  not  appear  that 
he  received  much  direct  Chrutian  tnoK- 
ledge  from  this  tract,  but  it  excited  an 
important  and  blessed  influence  in  de- 
stroying his  regard  for  idolatry  and  pre- 
paring the  way  of  the  Lord.  This  tract 
was  published  in  1818,  in  the  intenral 
between  Peter  leaving  Orissa^  and  the 
arrival  of  our  brethren,  and  furnishes 
pleasing  evidence  that  the  Serampore 
missionares  never  lost  sight  of  the 
evangelization  of  Orissa  till  other 
brethren  arrived  who  were  fully  devoted 
to  the  work.  It  was  received  by 
Gunga  probably  about  1824.  The 
identical  tract,  which  is  much  worn 
and  incomplete,  is  in  the  possession  of 
Gunga's  pastor.  It  has  a  representa- 
tion of  Juggernaut  on  the  first  page. 

The  second  tract  which  Gunga  re- 
ceived was  the  Immortal  History  of 
Christ.  This  tract  was  first  prepared 
in  Bengali,  and  it  is  said  by  a  native 
Christian,  but  I  suspect  from  its  excel- 
lence, that  the  European  assistance 
T^TLdftt^  'waa  not  inconsiderable.    A 


i^ceived  thb  tract,  wYio  ^t^eiwax^  ^>i A^'^asCva.^  v^Wrj  Ssk  VJA  k:>\  "SXa  Vcwi^aijo^^^ 
it  to  Gunga.    He  read  it  \  it  ^Jbook.  \i\a\vD\ft  C>yv^^.    k  v^^^^^'«s^^t«s»-^^®^ 


FOR  DECEMBER,  1854. 


818 


to  Serampore  for  the  purpose  of  seeking 
aDplo3mient :  to  test  his  ability  in  the 
language  Dr.  Carey  gave  him  this  tract 
to  translate,  and,  heathen  as  he  was,  he 
produced,  it  is  said  ,the  Oriya  version. 
This  appears  to  have  been  about  1816. 
It  is  a  little  book  of  170  pages :  it  con- 
tains much  important  Christian  truth, 
and  may  not  unfitly  be  called,  a  harmony 
of  the  gospels  in  verse.  I  have  heard 
Gnnga  say,  that  it  was  invested  in  his 
mind  with  a  sacred  character  when  he 
first  read  it,  on  account  of  being  in  the 
Bhagabot  metre  (nine  syllables  to  a 
line).  His  first  correct  information  of 
gospel  truth  was  obtained  from  this 
pdUication,  and  he  found  it  much  more 
easy  to  understand  than  the  scriptures 
which  he  afterwards  received.  I  have 
no  doubt  that  some  of  the  texts  which 
he  so  readily  repeated  to  the  delight  of 
the  missionaries,  as,  ^  Not  every  one  that 
saith  unto  me.  Lord,  Lord,"  &o,, "  Except 
a  man  be  bom  again,"  <kc.,  ho  had 
learned  from  the  pages  of  this  epitome 
of  the  history  of  Christ.  Several  years 
later  this  publication  was  exceedingly 
useful  to  Sebo  Sahu  and  Lakshman  Das. 
While  perusing  it  together  they  came 
to  a  versification  of  the  words,  *'Men 
love  darkness  rather  than  light."  ''  Ah ! 
brother,"  said  Sebo  to  his  companion, 
''this  darkness  is  sin,"  and  as  they 
thought  of  its  dire  ravages  both  the 
inquirers  wept. 

The  third  tract  which  claims  special 
attention  in  this  narrative  is  the  cate- 
chism, or  Das  Agya,  t.  e.,  the  ten  com- 
mandments, the  name  by  which  it  is 
designated  in  the  memoirs  of  our  native 
ministers,  and  by  which  it  is  generally 
known  in  Orissa.  It  was  not  received  at 
so  early  a  period  as  the  two  which  have 
been  mentioned,  but  was  more  exten- 
sively useful  than  either.  It  was  first 
written  in  Bengali,  by  Mr.  Pearson  of 
Ohinsurah.  No  certain  information  can 
be  procured  respecting  the  first  Oriya 
iranslaiion  of  it ;  but  I  infer  from  the 


early  period  at  which  it  was  in  circula- 
tion in  Orissa,  that  it  must  have  been 
translated  as  well  as  printed  at  Seram- 
pore. It  contains,  in  a  lucid  and  in- 
structive manner,  the  elements  of  Chris- 
tian truth ;  and  is  the  tract  from  which 
the  gooroo  expoimded  to  his  astonished 
hearers,  some  of  whom  soom  became 
wiser  than  their  teacher,  tne  great 
things  of  the  law  of  God.  It  does  not 
appear  too  much  to  say,  that  probably 
no  single  tract  in  a  heathen  land  has 
been  more  remarkably  blessed  than  this. 
This  narrative  would  be  incomplete 
if  some  reference  was  not  made  to 
other  Oriya  tracts  which  have  been 
translated  by  the  brethren  in  Orissa, 
from  Bengali  tracts  previously  published 
at  Serampore ;  but,  lest  the  patience  of 
the  reader  should  be  too  severely  ex- 
ercised, it  will  only  be  needful  to  enlarge 
upon  one,  "  The  Jewel  Mine  of  Salva- 
tion," which  is  far  too  important  to  be 
omitted  in  this  enumeration.  It  is,  per- 
haps, the  most  popular  tract  we  have  in 
the  language,  and  has  been,  the  most 
widely 'circulated.  This  tract  was  first 
published  in  Bengali  more  than  forty 
years  ago ;  and  the  wicked  one  seems 
to  have  had  a  particular  spite  against 
it  on  its  first  publication.  It  was  then 
called,  "The  Qospel  Messenger."  In 
the  controversy  on  the  question  of  mis- 
sionary toleration,  before  the  renewal 
of  the  Charter  in  1813,  this  tract  was 
largely  referred  to  by  the  friends  and 
the  foes  of  missions.  One  of  the  infidel 
anti-missionary  writers  of  that  period 
styled  it  *'An  Address  from  the  Mis- 
sionaries in  Bengal  to  the  Natives  of 
India,  condemning  their  errors,  and 
inviting  them  to  become  Christians;" 
and  devoted  a  considerable  part  of  his 
pamphlet  to  an  exposure  of  its  alleged 
mischievous  tendency.  Another  viru- 
lent opponent  of  missionsi,  Major  Scott 
Waring,  described  it  as  so  inherently 
bad,  ihat  ^e  ^o>iM  tl'qN.  \i3K^^  hi^t^^^^ 


814 


THE  MIS8I0KAET  HERALD 


thrown  it  into  the  QftDgcs ;  and  deplored 
that  it  had  been  bo  "profusely  circu- 
lated/* even  among  the  native  troops. 
But  the  obnoxious  little  book  had  a 
oommission  to  convey  heavenly  light  to 
many  pagan  minds,  even  in  another 
language,  and  tho  dark  machinations  of 
the  evilp  spirit  could  not  suppress  it. 
It  had  been  widely  circulated  in  Bengal 
for  a  quarter  of  a  century  before,  it  com- 
menced its  useful  course  in  Orissa. 
These  are  but  specimens  of  many  in- 
stances of  usefulness  that  might  be 
cited,  for  few  of  the  reading  population 
in  Orissa  have  for  some  years  past 
renounced  idolatry,  without  being  more 
or  less  indebted  for  their  ^religious 
knowledge  to  this  valuable  tract. 

In  closing  these  papers  the  reader 
is  requested  to  notice  that  the  Se- 
rampore  missionaries  commenced  the 
translation  of  the  Scriptures  into  Oriya, 
as  soon  as  the  province  was  ceded  to 
the  British,  and  before  tho  conquest  of 
it  was  completed — that  this  object  was 
diligently  prosecuted  till  tho  whole 
word  of  God  was"  published — that  their  |  rejoice  together." 


agent  laboured  in  the  country  for  sens 
years  —  that  when  he  removed,  thsy 
continued  to  print  and  publish  tracts  in 
Oriya,  and  that  when  our  bxifthren 
arrived  in  India,  and  sought  advice 
from  them  as  to  their  future  sphere  of 
labour,  they  all  exhorted  them  to  settk 
in  Orissa ;  and  when  they  were  letdy 
to  depart,  a  prayer  meeting  was  held  at 
which  each  of  tho  brethren  engaged, 
and  as  one  of  our  missionaries  remark 

'*  They  wbhtd  oi  in  HU  name 
The  moit  divine  lacceM.** 

It  is  not,  therefore,  too  much  to  say,  of 
the  immortal  trio  at  Serampore  in  rela- 
tion to  Orissa,  they  did  what  tkey  oonld. 
While,  however,  the  meed  of  praise  to 
these  excellent  men  ia  oheerfally 
awarded,  let  it  not  be  forgotten  that  in 
'^  gathering  fruit  into  life  eternal,"  thfi 
labours  of  the  missionaries  in  the  6eld 
were  not  less  necessary,  nor  less  crowned 
by  the  great  Master.  '^  Herein  is  that 
saying  true,  one  soweth]  and  another 
reapeth.*'  Happy  day  when  *'  both  he 
that  Boweth,  and  ho  that  reapeth  will 


FOREIGN  INTELLIGENCE. 


INDIA. 

Jiiflt  as  we  were  mnking  up  the  Herald  for 
press,  the  Indian  mnil  cnmo  in,  and  brought 
a  letter  from  Mr.  Underhill,  dated  October 
14,  off  Aden.  The  passage  uj)  the  Nile  from 
Alexandria  to  Cairo  had  been  pleasant  and 
interesting;  that  across  the  desert,  a  journey 
of  sixteen  hours,  to  Suez,  not  so  fati;{uing  as 
was  expected.  Down  the  Red  Sen,  for 
nearly  1200  miles,  tho  heat  was  excessive, 
sometimes  nearly  100  degrees  in  the  shade. 
But  our  fiieuds  had  been  able  to  bear  it,  on 
the  whole,  tolerably  well.  We  have  every 
reason  to  expect  tliey  arrived  in  Calcutta 
about  the  4th  or  5th  Nov.  whence  we  hope 
shortly  to  hear  from  them. 

Wo  have  also  heard  from  Mr.  Gre;»son  and 
his  companions,  off  Cape  Town,  Sept.  12,  at 
at  which  place  they  arrived,  after  a  pleasant 
and  rapid  passjige  of  fifty-six  days  from 
Portsmouth,  There  had  been  much  sickness 
on  board  among  the  passengers,  but  at  the 
date  of  Mr.  Gregson's  letter,  they  were  all 
in  good  health  again. 
.    HowRAH. — Mr.  Morgan,  writing  in  June, 


informs  us  that  ho  had,  during  the  cold 
season,  taken  his  usual  journey  into  the 
countiy  districts.  It  may  not  be  improper 
again  to  remind  our  readers,  that  aii  the 
missionaries  in  Indii  spend  several  weeks  in 
the  year  in  this  way.  The  journeys  not  only 
occupy  this  lurge  portion  of  their  time,  but 
stretch  away  to  great  distances.  Many  lirgc 
villages  and  towns  are  visited,  and  preaching 
services  are  held  three  and  four  times  during 
each  day,  and  after  these  services  tracts  are 
distributed,  and  copies  of  the  word  of  Gotl, 
in  whole  or  in  part,  sold,  and  in  some  few 
necessitous  cases  given  away.  The  seeds  of 
truth  are  thus  widely  scattered,  and  our 
brethren  are  often  cheered  by  evident  tokens 
for  good. 

**  Since  my  return,"  says  Mr.  Morgan,  "at 
the  close  of  the  cold  weather,  I  have  been 
engaged  in  my  usual  work,  preaching  about, 
attending  to  the  schools,  having  four  services 
every  Lord's  day,  and  though  the  weaihiT 
has  been  unusually  hot,  through  mercy,  I 
have  not  failed  once.  Since  our  arrival  in 
India  we  have  not  had  such  heat.    On  a 


FOR  DECEMBER^  1864. 


815 


indaj  afternoon  I  have  bad  to  preach  at 
o'clock,  when  the  thermometer  has  stood 
;  98,  with  closed  doors. 

•*  It  is  not  in  my  power  to  report  any 
reat  lucceis.  As  a  denomination  in  India, 
•  are  dying  out.  There  was  a  time  when 
le  baptists  stood  prominently  before  the 
abliC)  but  for  some  tiaie  wo  have  been  dls- 
ppearinj^y  and  we  have  none  to  supply  the 
ilace  of  the  wealthy  and  influential  men  who 
ziated  among  us.  It  is,  therefore,  of  some 
mportance  to  keep  our  Eni^liih  chapels 
•pen.  Th^  following  fact  may  give  you 
n  idea  of  the  influence  of  Englisli  preaching 
n  this  place. 

"  For  many  years  I  had  not  only  to 
ireaeby  but  to  lead  the  singing.  A  few 
nonths  ago  it  was  thought  an  instrument 
rould  be  a  good  thin;;;.  In  a  few  days  from 
drty  to  sevnty  pounds  wore  collected.  AVc 
ire  by  no  means  strong,  but  the  Episcopalians 
ind  Scotch  friends  helped  us  nobly. 

**  The  journal  of  my  cold  weather  work, 
[  published  in  the  Oriental  Baptist.  I 
liBve  many  pleasing  assurances  that  it  has 
Dcen  read  with  interest.  A  short  time  ago 
[  law  it  in  one  of  the  Bombay  papers  which 
much  surprised  me.  Some  are  better  known 
it  home  than  here;  but  I  would  rather  that 
tneu  bear  testimony  of  me  here.  Mr.  Den- 
bam  informed  me  a  few  days  ago,  that  two 
persons  came  before  the  church  at  licram- 
pore,  who  stated  that  their  first  impressions 
were  received  in  llowrah.  This  is  Monday, 
uid  so  hot  was  it  yesterday  that  I  was 
dbliged  to  change  my  clothes  six  times!" 

Jessore. — The  intelligence  that  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Anderson  were  appointed  to  this  dis- 
trict, atforded  the  liveliest  satisfaction  to  our 
devoted  friends  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sale.  It  is 
probable  that  Koolnnh  will  be  their  dcstinft- 
tion,  a  place  of  increasing  importance,  and 
one  very  convenient  for  the  work  of  super- 
intending the  churches  in  the  Sunderbunds. 
Our  friends  regret  that  such  an  arrangement, 
if  finally  agreed  upon,  when  Mr.  Underbill 
has  visited  Jessore,  will  deprive  them  of  the 
more  intimate  association  which  they  would 
have  if  all  resided  in  one  place,  yet,  for  the 
purposes  of  the  mission,  this  seems,  at  pre- 
sent, the  most  suitable. 

*«  The  kind  aBsistnnce,"  Mr.  Sale  observes, 
"rendered  us  by  Mr.  Thomas,  was  indeed 
very  welcome.  Our  chnpels,  where  there 
could  be  said  to  be  such  a  thinjr,  were  not 
only  in  a  disgraceful  state,  even  according  to 
the  native  stHndnrd  of  «lecency,  but  were 
positively  useles^s  as  places  of  worship  in  the 
rains.  We  are  now  getting  some  decent 
plncee  in  the  prineifial  stations,  thoui«h  1 
fear  the  money  we  have  received  will  not 


enable  us  to  do  as  much  as  is  necessary  in 

the  villagcj!. 

"  There  is  another  nuittcr  which  causes  us 
much  nnxi?ty.  The  services  at  Jcssoro  have 
been  held  in  a  buncnlow,  the  funds  having 
been  supplied  by  tlio  Scrampure  mission. 
Its  walls  are  almost  entirely  of  mud,  its  roof 
of  bamboo  and  thatch.  Twenty  years'  ser- 
vice has  left  it  very  mucli  decayed.  I  fear 
another  storm  will  brin;^  it  down.  Tho 
appearance  of  the  place  is  repuUi^,  and  I 
feel  certain  that  it  has  done  much  to  destroy 
the  respect  which  we  once  had  here.  Some- 
thing must  be  done  shortly,  and  we  do  beg 
to  be  allowed  to  put  up  a  neat,  substnatial 
place,  which  vrill  cost,  with  economy  in  all 
things,  about  £150. 

"  I  quite  agree  with  the  opinion  you  have 
expressed  as  to  native  Christians  helping 
themselves.  I  do  not  fail,  I  trust,  to  impress 
on  their  mind»  the  duty  and  privilege  to  give 
of  their  substance  and  strength  to  the  Lord 
who  bought  them.  But  the  response  has 
not  been  very  gratifying  at  present.^  The 
people  are  all  very  poor.  Artisans,  in  tho 
sense  in  which  you  use  the  term,  are  scarcely 
to  be  found.  They  are  generally  wcaveif, 
or  agricultural  labourers,  and  both  classes 
find  it  hard  work  to  live.  It  may  be  that 
we  have  mistaught  them  ;  hut  certain  it  is 
that  the  people  have  the  habit  of  relying  on 
the  Sahib  for  everything. 

"  I  am  far  from  despairing  of  the  people, 
however:  it  seems  to  me  that  a  firm,  kind, 
consistent  course  of  instruction,  and  JMr/irinr/* 
'  otV,  will  do  much  to  correct  the  wrong  habit 
!  of  thought,  which  is  now  so  injuriously  prc- 
!  valcnt  in  the  churches  of  Bengal.     We  are 
'  here,  however,  to  publish  the  truth,  and  not 
1  to  establish  a  sect.    Though  if  our  views  are 
true,  the  sect  will  eventually  be  established. 
I  I  very  much  doubt,  at  present,  whether  tho 
j  work  which  is  going  on  outside  our  churches 
is  not  more  holy,  more  genuine,  and,  there- 
fore, more  truly  hopeful,  than  the  greater 
part  of  that  action  which  proceeds,  month 
!  after  month,  according  to  the  custom  of  tho 
baptist  denomination ,  among  those  who  have 
been  baptized.    I  trust  the  time  is  coming 
when  conversions,  among  those  who  give  up 
caste,  will  be  the  rule  and  not  the  exception. 
«*  We  sadly  want  a  good  boarding  school 
for  native  Christian  l>oy«.    Our  schools  for 
Hindoo  and  Mussulman  boys  are  g'»ing  on 
well,  only   we    cannot    supply   them   with 
books,  as  well  as  we  could  wish,  for  want  of 
fbnds.     Mr.  Sale's  school  is  also  in  good 
working  order.     There  are  now  twenty-one 
giris  in  it,  twelve  of  whom  arc  orphans.    The 
behaviour  of  some  inspires  the  hope  that 
they  feel  tho  value  of  the  religious  instruc- 
tion they  receive.      We  have   been   much 
I  gratified  to 'find  that  some  of  the  girls,  of 
!  their  own  accord,  filmed  a  kind   of  little 
class,  with  Mary,  a  Christian   woman   who 
assists  Mrs.  Salej  to  study  the  Companion  to 


i 


816 


THE  MI88I0NAET  HERALD 


the  Bible,  in  Bengali.    Mny  God  blest  whmt 
thej  read  and  learn." 

WEST  INDIES. 
HA.TTi.^We  have   received  a  verv  long 

•Dd  most  interesting  letter  from  Mr.  Webley,  i">ne<»f ««'?  ^,  ««»<«  «>o  °°*«:°P'%'^>" 

**        .  / '   themselves  up  at  once  to  every  sort  of  lion* 

tiousnesB,    which,     beginning     with   them, 


**  The  emperoTy  instead  of  the  popc^  ba| 
at  the  head  of  the  Romish  church  in  tla 
coantry,  priests  of  every  grade  of  immorslitj 
find  an  asylum  here.  They  are  usually  exons- 
municated  either  before  they  arrive  here  or 


and  regret  that  want  of  space  prevents  the 
entire  insertion  of  it.  The  following  extiacts 
are  the  more  important  portions  of  the  com- 
munication:— 

**  Never,  dear  brother,  had  we,  perhaps,  so 
much  cause  for  devout  gratitude  to  God  as  at 
the  present  time;  never  so.  much  reason  to 
regard  this  field  as  white  unto  the  harvest. 
For  several  months  past,  in  spite  of  a  deluge 
of  impiety  in  the  town,  we  have  been  enjoy- 
ing a  sort  of  revival  in  the  church.  **  The  zcaI 
of  our  people  seems  to  have  acquired  a  new 
impetus,  and  their  anxiety  for  the  wel&re  of 
■ouls,  a  new  intensity.  Their  attendance  at 
the  '  house  of  prsye?  has  been  more  regular, 
and  their  intercesuons  with  God  more  im- 
portunate. 

. .  ^  I  have  often  known  them  weep  audibly 
when  pleading  with  God  for  the  salvation  of 
sinners,  whilst,  for  several  sabbath  evenings 
past,  the  most  hardened  have  been  melted  to 
tears  under  the  impressions  of  the  word. 
Some  who,  from  shame,  withheld  those  tears 
within  the  chapel,  could  no  longer  restrain 
when  they  got  outside.  Add  to  all  this,  that 
smce  the  formation  of  our  little  church,  no 
case'of  immorality^has  occurred  amongst  us, 
no  member  been   excluded,  no  brother  or 


descends  into  every  grade  of  society.  Do  not 
suppose  that  I  give  you  these  details  it 
random.  I  speak  from  experience  and  from 
sad  observation.  Do  not  think,  either,  tbst  I 
write  thus  from  any  change  of  feeling  tovirdi 
this  poor  people.  Far  from  it.  I  love  tha 
with  all  their  fiiults,  and  love  them  verr  an* 
cerely.  If  I  did  not,  and  with  noUiing  but 
their  vices  to  recommend  them,  I  might  IdSf 
ago  have  wished  to  be  tianafened  to  sone 
more  inviting  field  of  labour. 

**  But  the  purity  of  the  church  is  not  ov 
only  source  of  encouragement,  for  scscdy 
has  a  week  fled  for  some  time  past,  without 
some  new  spring  of  hope  opening  op  snd 
flowing  into  already  a  sea  of  joy ;  without 
some  new-bom  soul  inquiring  the  way  to  the 
*  wicket-gate.*  This  foct  may  be,  pffhsp, 
best  illustrated  by  the  recital  of  a  few  drcoD* 
stances  that  have  recently  transpired* 

^  A  dear  child  in  the  school  was  examinrd 
and  received  for  church  membenhip  about 
four  years  ago,  and  vras  just  on  the  point 
of  being  baptized,  when  her  fiither  so  violotly 
opposed  her  wishes,  that  we  deemed  it  pmdoit 
to  allow  her  to  stand  over  till  soch  time  as»  by 
the  laws  of  her  country,  she  should  be  able  to 
_  act  independently  of  her  parent.  Since  that 
sister  been  brought  under  discipline.    During  :  time  her  dear  mother  has  had  to  pass  through 


a  period  |of  nearly  eight  years  we  have  en 
joyed  a  state  of  peace,  of  brotherly  love,  of 
mutual  forgiveness  and  of  heart  piety  which 
has,  perhapfl^  scarcely  had  a  pandlel  in  the 
history  of  minions. 

"  Indeed,  tlie  strict  rectitude  of  character 
and  the  decided  piety  of  life  of  our  little  band 
famish  a  frequent  topic  of  conversation 
amongst  the  town's  people,  and  present  a 
striking  contrast  to  the  wickedness  of  the 
masses.  This  state  of  things,  too,  is  the  more 
remarkable  as  existing  at  a  time  when  every 
species  of  vice  seems  ramptmt  around  us,  and 
when  the  reputation  of  so  many  families  is 
being  stained  by  the  sad  conduct  of  one  or 
more  of  its  members.  I  have  conversed  re- 
cently with  foreigners  who  have  resided  in 
this  country  for  more  than  twenty  years,  and 


floods  of  domestic  sorrow,  which  has  termi- 
nated in  her  divorce  from  her  husband,  snd 
in  her  own  union  to  the  church  of  Chriit. 
Strange  to  say,  notwithstanding  her  separation 
from  her  husband,  she  entertained  sudi  a  hij;fa 
regard  for  his  opinion,  that  she  still  opposed 
her  daughter's  baptism.  But  not  less  strange 
is  it  that  God,  whose  ways  are  not  as  our 
ways,  should  have  lately  laid  her  on  a  bed  (^ 
sickness  and  brought  her  almost  within  sight 
of  the  gates  of  death ;  that  in  that  position  she 
should  have  sent  for  me  to  say  that  she  feared 
the  hand  of  God  was  upon  her  because  she 
had  opposed  her  daughter's  union  to  the 
church;  that  she  now  gave  her  full  consent  to 
that  union ;  and  that,  with  the  divine  blesuog, 
her  dear  child  should  be  amongst  the  Rrst  of 
those  who  should  next  put  on  their  Lord. 


who  have  assured  me  that  never  at  any  period  i  We  pmyed  and  wept  together,  but  our  tears 
of  their  residence  here,  have  they  seen  so  many  I  were  those  of  mutual  joy;  and  so,  having 
acts  of  flagrant  immorality  transpire  in  one  commended  them  to  God,  I  returned  home 
small  town,  and  within  such  a  shoit  space  of  i  with  a  very  glad  heart, 
time.  Here  immorality  and  impiety  begin  |  "  Another  and  very  decided  Christian,  who 
with  the  so-called  spiritual  guides  of  the  j  for  years  past  has  resisted  all  our  overtures  to 
people,  who  turn  their  dwellings  and  even  |  bring  her  into  our  ranks,  has  lately  had  a 
their  churches  into  houses  of  ill  fame,  and  ;  dream,  in  which,  strange  enough,  she  was 
with  a  description  of  whose  lives  I  could  !^  present  at  a  Christian  baptism.  Her  decision 
neither  stain  my  paper  not  woMud  'joxic  «eiaie\\&tv(>'«  \si^LKcv,'«sA^<^  cs^")  vir«)&KV«x.t«6ACif 


FOR  DECEMBER,  1854. 


817 


reality,  what  she  only  previously  saw  in  her 
dream. 

**  Another  and  very  interesting  case  is  that 
of  a  mother  and  hei  .two  sons,  who  for  some 
months  past  have  been  secretly  but  anxiously 
inquiring  their  way  to  Sion,  with,  we  trust, 
their  faces  thitherward.  I  have  often  had 
occasion  to  visit  them  in  my  week  day  rounds, 
and  have  seldom  found  them  without  their 
bible,  either  open  in  their  hands  or  very  near 
them  whilst  at  work.  As  to  the  old  ludy 
herself  we  have  reason  to  believe  that  she  is 
decidedly  converted,  and  that  ere  long  she 
will  openly  put  on  a  profession  of  her  Lord. 
May  we  not  hope  too  that  all  three,  so  hope- 
fully already  seeking  the  salvation  of  their 
•oulfl^  may  ultimately  decide  for  God,  and 
say,  *  We  will  go  with  you,  for  we  perceive 
that  the  Lord  is  with  you !' 

''Another  hopeful  circumstance  I  may 
mention  is  that  of  three  more  dear  children 
firom  the  school,  two  of  whom  board  in  the 
mission  fiunily,  whilst  the  third  resides  with 
her  parents.  In  these  three  cases  we  have  a 
striking  proof  of  the  force  of  Christian 
example,  and  of  the  power  of  the  'prayer  of 
fiiith.'  The  last-mentioned  child  has  a  fother, 
a  mother,  a  sister,  and  two  brothers,  all  mem- 
bers of  the  church.  She  has  for  years  given 
evidence  herself  of  true  piety  and  of  deoded 
conversion  to  God.  Three  years  ago  she  was 
proposed  for  baptism ;  but,  being  then  only 
seven  years  of  age,  she  was  deemed  by  some 
of  the  members  to  be  too  young  fully  to  un- 
derstand the  duties  and  responsibilities  of 
membership,  and  has  therefore  stood  over 
with  the  hope  that  she  would  grow  in  grace  as 
she  grew  in  years.  Nor  have  we  been  de- 
ceived in  that  hope.  Indeed,  her  conduct 
has  been  so  uniformly  Christian,  that  I  think 
ere  long,  she  will  be  united  to  us.  The 
second  of  these  children  has  just  lost  a  fond 
mother;  and  the  fact  of  her  djring  without 
hope  of  salvation  is  not  only  a  source  of  con- 
stant grief  to  her,  but  an  appreciated  motive 
for  self-consecration  to  Grod.  Years  ago  she 
gave  us  great  hope,  but  her  catholic  friends, 
fearing  her  conversion  to  protestantism,  re- 
moved her  from  our  family.  She  has  now 
returned  to  us;  and,  as  we  often  read,  and 
pray,  and  converse  with  her,  and  so  often  find 
her  bitterly  weeping  for  sin,  we  look  upon  her 
as  a  future  jewel  for  the  Redeemer's  crown. 
The  other  child  is  a  relative  of  our  valued  and 
mutual  friend,  Mrs.  Job;  and  she  will  learn, 
with  very  sincere    pleasure,  that  we    have 


lately  had  much  cause  to  hope  that  at  last 
her  dear  cousin  seems  to  be  seeking  after  God. 

"  Did  I  not  fear  wearying  you  I  might 
mention  many  other  cases,  such  as  that  of  an 
old  man  who  was  baptized  in  the  States  at 
the  age  of  nineteen,  and  was  a  member  of  the 
church  of  Christ  for  nearly  forty  years;  and 
who,  after  years  of  backsliding,  has  now  re- 
turned to  the  fold  of  Christ  and  been  received  • 
amongst  us.  That  of  another  old  man  who, 
six  years  ago,  wished  to  join  us,  but  met  with 
such  violent  opposition  from  his  friends  and 
family  that  he  stood  aloof  from  us;  he  is  now 
a  constant  hearer  and  inquirer.  That  of  our 
two  school-masters,  who  seem  to  be  not  fiur 
from  the  kingdom  of  God.  That  of  the  wife 
of  the  mountain  priest,  an  account  of  whose 
baptism  I  gave  you  in  a  recent  letter,  who 
now  attends  regularly  with  her  husband  and 
has  been  proposed  for  baptism. 

"  I  was  about  to  conclude  without  asking 
you  to  magnify  the  Lord  with  me  for  a  very 
signal  deliverance  from  sudden  death.  The 
fact  is  just  this.  A  Roman  catholic  priest, 
passing  through  the  town  on  his  way  to  the 
States,  called  a  few  days  ago  to  see  me.  The 
resident  priest  of  the  town,  with  whom  he 
was  staying,  was  so  indignant  and  enraged  at 
this  mode  of  procedure,  and  insulted  him  so 
grossly  on  his  return  to  the  house,  that  he  re- 
solved no  longer  to  remain  with  him.  He 
came,  therefore,  and  solicited  my  hospitality. 
I  need  hardly  say  that  this  was  no  sooner 
asked  than  granted.  But,  on  returning  to 
remove  his  effects,  his  life  was  placed  in  such 
peril  by  the  onset  of  his  drunken  confrere 
that  he  thought  it  best  to  go  at  once  on  board 
a  vessel  in  the  harbour,  that  was  to  sail  in  a 
few  days  for  Boston.  Fearing  to  go  alone,  he 
asked  me  to  accompany  him.  I  did  so;  but 
on  arriving  alongside  of  the  vessel,  and  in 
stepping  out  of  the  boat  on  to  the  vessel,  I 
caught  hold  of  a  rope  that,  unfortunately, 
was  not  tied  to  the  rigging,  and  was  precipi- 
tated into  the  sea.  Fortunately,  I  could 
swim,  so  that  my  principal  danger  was  from 
the  numerous  sharks  which  infest  our  bay. 
No  sooner  had  I  succeeded  in  gaining  the 
edge  of  the  boat  and  raised  my  body  out  of 
the  water  than  a  heavy  sea  threw  the  boat 
violently  against  the  side  of  the  vessel,  so 
that  I  was  again  in  danger  of  being  jammed 
between  the  boat  and  the  vessel.  Provi- 
dentially my  friend  had  regained  by  this  time 
his  presence  of  mind,  and  just  at  the  moment 
of  peril  drew  me  into  the  boat.*' 


HOME  PROCEEDINGS. 


It  is  known  to  some  of  our  readers,  but 
not  generally  perhaps,  that  the  secretaries  of 


at  the  different  mission  houses  for  prayer, 
fraternal  intercourse,  and  tA  d^sK^»a^n^^KSk  ^1 


ibe  miaaionarjr  gocieties,  reeident  in  London,  \  common  VnUxei^.    TVk««&  \kv^«>cisv^  v(ft  \&»^ 
meet  during  the  autunmal  and  winter  months  1  pleaaaxvl  «ad  px<A9ta26\^    K^.^^  %si^  Vit>  ""^ei^ 


818 


THB  MISSIOVABT  HERALD 


pment  tessmiy  which  w«i  held  at  our  own  |  powerftil  chief  in  Fcjee  had  embraced  CM> 


mijsion  hoose,  each  one  present,  as  is  cxia- 
tomary,  gare  a  brief  view  of  the  misucn  with 
which  he  was  connected,  fo  the  past  year. 
Very  delightful  was  it  to  hear  from  all,  an 
unusually  encoura^ng  report. 

The  London  Jews*  Society  find  no  great 
difficulty  as  to  ftinds  or  agents.  Their 
greatest  difficulty  is  to  profide  for  their  con- 
vertsy  who  are  at  once  cut  off  tnm  all  means 
of  livelihood  among  their  former  fHends,  and 
looked  upon  with  suspicion  by  Christians. 

The  funds  of  the  Church  Mission  were 
reported  to  have  been  affected  by  the  cry  that 
went  forth,  that  not  money,  but  men,  were 
wanted.  An  appeal  was  sent  forth,  to  correct 
the  mistake,  which  was  nobly  responded  to. 
At  the  present  time  the  institution  at  Isling- 
ton was  never  so  full  of  brethren  prepared  to 
go  forth  to  labour.  Id  Now  Zealand  the 
mission  iras  particularly]  flourishing.  Sir 
George  Qrey,  the  late  governor,  bears  noble 
testimony  to  the  usefulness  and  success  of 
the  missionaries  of  every  society  labouring 
there.  The  change  in  the  people  is  most 
marvellous.  He  had  often  bivouacked  at 
night  among  them  all  over  the  colony, 
and  in  every  instance  that  he  did  so,  he 
always  heard  the  sounds  of  prayer  and 
praise,  and  in  their  petitions  fervent  desires 
were  uttered  on  behalf  of  their  sovereign  the 
Queen.  We  also  leamed.that  there  is  a  spi- 
rit of  inquiry  aroused  among  the  Maliom- 
medans  in  Turkey,  many  of  whom  not  only 
readily  read  the  scriptures,  but  freely  enter 
into  controversy  on  the  respective  merits  of 
the  Bible  and  the  Koran.  A  very  remark- 
able fiict  was  stated,  that  at  Agra  the 
Mussulmans  were  primed  with  objections 
ogainst  the  bible  as  distributed  by  mission- 
aries, by  the  Ilomanists  resident  there ! 
In  Tinnavelly  the  people  were  contributing 
liberally  to  the  endowment  of  various 
churches,  and  supporting,  at  their  own  ex- 


tianity,  with  very  many  of  the  people.  In 
India,  they  .too  had  noticed  the  growth  of  an 
enlarged  spirit  of  liberality.  In  Mysore  & 
large  school  had  recently  been  erected,  to* 
wards  which  £200  had  been  raised  on  the 
spot,  Hindoos  and  Mahommedans  joining  in 
the  subscription  1  Some  painful  accounti 
were  giTen  of  the  rerival  of  the  slave  trade 
on  the  coast  of  Africa  (the  details  may  le 
seen  in  the  Wesleyan  Missionary  Msguinft 
for  the  past  month),  owing,  it  is  stated,  to  tie 
withdrawment  of  so  large  a  potiian  of  the 
squadron  in  consequence  of  the  war.  On  the 
other  hand  it  was  'stated,  and  the  £ict  d^ 
serves  a  record,  that  one  tribe  would  not 
allow  a  slave  ship  to  trade  on  their  cosit, 
because  they  had  entered  into  a  treaty  with 
Adfflbal  Bruce,  on\the  part  of  the  Britiih 
gofemment,  and  would  not  break  it ! 

The  secretaries  of  the  London  ^lissioni^ 
Society  informed  us,  that  the  accounts  froc 
China  were  not  quite  so  &vourable.  RaUgioss 
opinions  seemed  to  be  rmining  into  fanaticisoi. 
Yet  the  insurgents  were  freely  circulating  the 
scriptures.  In  the  city  of  Amoy  there  vai 
a'«native  church  consisting  of  about  sixtj 
members,  men  and  women  meeting  in  com- 
mon ;  a  new  thing  indeed  in  China.  A  more 
degraded  and  brutal  population  could  not 
be  &und  in  the  whole  earth  than  in  Polynesia 
a  few  years  ago.  Now  their  whole  character 
is  changed.  At  Erromanga  there  were  three 
native  teachers,  and  one  bad  given  up  the 
club  with  which  he  had  struck'the  fatsl  hlov 
which  killed  Mr.  WUliams.  Bitterly  indeed 
does  he  repent  the  act.  ''But  I  did  ii^t 
kill  the  mitnonarjf,  I  knew  him  not  r.s 
such  then.  White  men  had  been  here  and 
brutally'used  my  wife  and  children.  I  vowed 
I  would  destroy  the  first  white  man  who  set 
foot  on  these  shores.  Williums  was  the 
first."  This  man  has  given  good  evidence  cf 
a  change  of  heart.      At   Madagascar   Mr. 


pense,  evangelists  to  go  forth  to  preach  the  j  Ellis  had  much  intercoiu^e  with  the  native 
gospel  among  their  benighted  fellow  country- 1  Christians.  It  seems  now,  to  be  univer- 
men.  sally  regretted    that   the   government  have 

given  up  the  northern  part  of  the  colony  in 
South   Africa,  to  the   Boers,    who  arc  fast 


We  were  much  gratified  to  learn  fiom  the 
secretaries  of  the  Weslevan  Mission  that  Aus- 

tralia  and  Polynesia  were  now  separate  and  .reducing  the  natives  to  a  form  of  slavery. 
Independent  ecclesiastical  orgawftX-ww^,  wcv^V    "^KSJcv  T«fc^«s:.\.  \.^  ItAnsv,  all  ^^resent  were 
for  the  moat  part  Belf-8uppoit\i\g.    T^vc  iRo^\.\evvaJr^«A  v^  \b^h^  ^  ^^^^^  ^v^^^xacs..  ^^  'c\v's 


FOa  DECEMBER,  1854. 


819 


ure3cn(od  some  facts  relating  to  the  past 
rear,  which  added  to  the  gencnil  feeling  of 
gratitude  for  the  divine  mercy  and  blessing 


to  the  church  of  Christ/engaged  in  its  various 
sections,  in  different  parts  of. the  world,  in 
extending  the  knowledge  of  the  gospel. 


MEETINGS. 


We  have  not  much  to  report  on  this  sub- 
ject. Doubtless  many  have  been  held  ;  but 
wber«,  and  bj  whom  attended,  we  have  not 
been  advised,  except  that  Mr.  Makepeace 
Imb  fiaifbed  his  tour  in  Hampshire,  and  Mr. 


Pliillips  hif  visit  to  South  Devon*  ^Ir. 
Millard  has  advocated  the  claims  of  the 
Society  at  Waltham  Abbey,  and  the  brethren 
Leechman  and  Birrell  in  Nottinghamshire. 


ANOTHER  MISSIONARY  ACCEPTED. 


We  have  sincere  pleasure  in  stating  that 
the  Committee  have*  accepted  [fbr  mission 
larvice  the  Rev.  T.  Evans,  pastor  of  the 
church  meeting  in  the  Tabernacle,  Pontypool. 
Mr.  Evans  spent  a  large  part  of  his  early 
life  at  sea.  Long  before  he  gave  up  his  em- 
ployment to  enter  the  college  at  Pontypool, 
he  had  a  strong  desire  to  give  himself  to  the 
work  among  the  heathen.  Latterly  this 
desire  has  become  too  strong  to  be  repressed, 
and  he  offered  himself  to  the  Committee, 
who,  after  consideiing  various  testimonies 
respecting  him,  and  a  lengthened  interview 
at  their  meeting  of  the  7  th,  accepted  his 
offer,  and  appointed  him  to  Chitoura,  to 
unite  with  Mr.  Smith,  who  has  long,  prayed 
for  a  fellow  labourer,  in  carrying  on  the  work 
there. 

As  there  is  no  suitable  vessel  sailing  to 


Calcutta  before  Christmas^  and  that  would 
land  them  there  at  one  of  the  wont  seasons 
of  the  year,  the  Committee  have  resolved 
that  their  departure  shall  be  deferred  until 
the  spring  of  next  year.  Meanwhile  the 
brethren  will  have  the  advantage  of  instruc- 
tion in  Hindee  and  Bengali,  by  the  Ilev. 
George  Small,  formerly  of  Benares,  which 
will  enable  them  to  acquire  the  elements  of 
these  languages  before  they  go,  and  pursue 
their  study  of  them  during  the  voyage. 

They  will  go  out  in  the  •«  William  Carey," 
for  our  ever  kind  fHend,  Mr.  Jones,  the 
owner,  has  again  offered  free  passages  for 
any  missionaries  we  have  to  send,  which  will 
be  equivalent,  in  this  instance,  to  at  least  a 
gifi  of  £300.  Surely  such  incidents  are 
very  eneouraglng^  and  should  stimulate  the 
wealthy  to  like  generous  gifts. 


ANNUAL  REPORTS. 


As  the  number  of  the  last  Annual  Report 
in  stock  at  the  Mission  House  is  very  small, 
the  Committee  will  feel  greatly  obliged  to 
any  friends  who  may  have  more  copies  than 


they  need,  if  they  will  kindly  send  them  to 
the  Mission  House,  fVee  of  expense  for  car- 
riage, if  possible. 


NEW  SERIES  OF  THE  JUVENILE  HERALD. 


Desirous  of  meeting  the  wishes  of  our 
young  friends  as  far  as  possible,  the  Com- 
mittee have  resolved  to  issue  a  new  scries  of 
the  Juvenile  Herald,  in  January  next.  They 
have  secured  the  services  of  the  Rev.  S.  G. 
Green,  B.A.,  of  Bradford,  a  well  known  and 
successful  writer  for  the  young,  ns  editor. 
The  work  will  be  printed  in  a  new  type,  and 
with  improved  embellishments.  It  will  be 
published,  as  heretofore,  by  Messrs.  HouUton 
and  StonemRjt,  and  our  kind  and  constant 
&had,  Mr.   Heaton  of  Leeda,      We  urge 


upon  superintendents  and  teachers  in  our 
schools  the  duty  of  aiding  in  the  endeavour 
to  secure  a  very  enlarged  circulation.  The 
committee  of  the  Young  Men*s  Missionary 
Association  have  promised  their  cordial  aid, 
and  ns  no  effort  will  be  spared  to  impart 
fVesh  interest  to  the  new  series,  we  earnestly 
invite  the  hearty  support  of  our  fHeuds. 
C!ommunicntion8  for  the  editor  may  be  ad- 
dressed dvret^  Vo  'ftt\\^^ai^»Xvi\>MSi\x^>«tVa 
the  care  o?  \\\c  w:*:i^V»r3  ^iX.  >2kv^  ^IKawwo. 
Hou&e. 


820 


THB  MISSIONARY  HJiRALD 


FOREIGN  LETTERS  RECEIVED. 


Off  Cadiz,  Undtrhill,  E.  B.,  Sept.  25. 
Off  Alexandkia,  Underhill,  E.  B.,Oct.  4. 
Off  Cape  Towx,  Gregson,  J.,  Sept.  12. 
Apaioa— BiMBiA,  Fuller,  J.  J.,  July  20. 
Clarence,  Diboll,  J.,  July  20  and  26, 
Aug.  4  and  7  ;  Saker,  A.,  July  2B,  26, 
and  28,  Aug.  7. 
Abia— Calcutta,   Thomaa,   J.,    Aug.    18, 
Sept.  4  and  18. 
Colombo,  Carter,  C,  Aug.  21. 
Kavdt,  Davis,  J.,  Sept.  11. 
MsERUT,  Nicholls,  W.  H.,  Aug.  21. 
MoROBiB,  Parsuns,  J.,  July  II. 
PoeifAH,  Casaidy,  H.  P.,  Aug.  29,  Oct.  18. 
Skwbt,  Williamaon,  J.,  Aug.  26. 
Bahamas—Grand  Turk,  Littlewood,  W., 
Aug.  17. 
NA88Ai7,Capeni,H.,Aug.ll  and  14,  Oct.  9. 
Brittabt — MoRLAix,  Jeukins,  J.,  Not.  9 

and  11. 
Haiti— Jacmbl,  Webley,  W.  H.,  Aug.  20, 
Oct  27. 


Jamaica — ^Anbotta  Bat,  Jones,  S.,OcL  23. 
Brown's  Towb,  Clark,  J.,  Sept.  23,  Oct. 

9 ;  Henderson,  J.  E.,  Sept  9;  Hevett, 

R,  Sept  9. 
Calabar,  East,  D.  J.,  Sept  9  and  20, 

Oct  3. 
Gdrbxt's  Moubt,  Armatrong,  C,  Oct. 20. 
KiBOROB,  Graham,  B.,  Oct  9 ;  Oughtoo, 

8.,  one  letter,  no  date,  received  Oct  4, 

Oct.    10;    Oughton,  H.  L.,  Sept  9; 

Spraggs,    W.,    and    othen^   Oct  H; 

Whitehome,  J.  C,  and  othen^  Sept  10. 
Monteoo  Bat,  Henderson,  J.  £.,  Oct  9. 
Pobt  Maria,  Day,  D.,  Sept.  23. 
Satanba  la  Mar,  Clarke,  J.,  Oct.  16. 
Spanish  Town,  Phillippo,  J.  M.,  Sept  9, 

and  26. 
St.  DoMuroo— Pubrto  Plata,  Oct.  7. 
Trinidao— Port  op  Spain,  Law,  J.,  Sept 

8  and  25,  Oct  10. 


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 


The  thanks  of  the  Committee  are  presented  to  the  following  friends — 


Mr.  E.  Hancock,  Bath,  for  a  parcel  of 
magazines  (4  years); 

The  JuTenile  Missionary  Society,  Lewi- 
sham  Road,  for  a  case  of  clothing,  for 
Bev,  A .  Saker,  Africa  ; 

Mrs.  Spicer,  Bourton,  Dorsetshire,  for  a 
parcel  of  magazines ; 


W.  B.  Gumey,  Esq.,  for  two  copies  of  the 
Rer.  Andrew  Fuller's  Works^  for  Rn, 
J.  Diboll  and  Mr. ./.  J.  Fuller^  Western 
Africa; 

Rev.  James  Clark,  Leamington,  for  his 
"Outlines  of  Theolog}',"  two  Tolumea, 
for  the  Jamaica  InstittUion, 


The  Rev.  Geo.  Small  desires  us  to  acknowledge  two  collectionsat  Boxmoor,  by  Rev.  B.  P. 
Pratten  for  1853-4,  for  the  schools  at  Benares,  amounting  to  £9  4s.  6d. 


CONTRIBUTIONS, 

Received  on  account  of  the  Baptist  Mimonary  Society,  from  October  21  to 

November  20, 1854. 


£  «. 

Annual  SuJbicription, 

Bartlett,  Rev.  T.,  Marn- 
■wood  1    0 

Donaiioni. 
Boyce,  Mr.  Thos.,  Tru«- 

tees  of  the  late 60    0 

F.  T.,  for    Wett   India 

Cholera  Fund   0    5 

6.  H.  R 5    0 

Oamer.   Joseph,    Esq., 

for  WcU  India  ClioUra 

Fund  5    0 

J.  E.,  by  "  Rcconi '• 2    0 

Moore,  Mrs.,   for    Wat 

India  Cholera  Fund...    0    ff 

N.W 5    0 

Stanger,  Mr.  8.,  box  by   0   0 


d. 


£  9.  d. 
Legaeiet. 
Schwartz.  Mr.  Andrew, 

late  of  City  Road 19  10    0 

Tombs,  Mrs.  Jane,  late 
of  Stoke  Newiiigton...    5    0    0 


London  Auxtuariss. 

Blandford  Street- 
Ladies'  Auxiliary,  for 
Mr$.  Sal^s  School, 

Jtuort 5    0 

Brixton  Hill,  Salem  Chapel— 
Collections  after  Ser- 
mons by  Rev.  Dr. 
Steano  and  Rev.  J. 
Hirons 15    1 


0^  Walworth.  South  Street— 

Sunday  School 0    5    6 


BBDFOROSHrnE. 

Wilden— 
Collection,  &c 4   0  0 


Bb&kshirs. 

Walllngford— 

Collections 13  «  5 

Do.,  Warboro   0  6  10 

Do.,  Dorchester    ...    0  5  0 

Contributions  17  7  0 

Do.,  Juvenile 5  11  1 


35  16   4 
Lsss  expenses    1  13  0 

S4    3   4 


Ullr«nip,  lt«T.  S.f  [at 
Watlm"-  "-■— 
Pund  .. 


ir«(  iRdia  CMtra 


COBtS^tisD «...     . 

SoUHlU— 

CoiitrlballoD>,l7JiIn. 


Sd'oiiHiia. 

Pljnantb.  0«rja  Slml— 
Calltctloni SJ    : 


FOR  DBCEHBBB,  1854. 

£   I.  d. 

Bnagbton— 

"-'iMlion  J    a   7 

.(rlbutloiK  B    7  10 

!«.,  Snndij  BchBoI    ISO 

11    (ID 

)    WiUop.  Lowar— 

OaaErlbnUoiu,  bj  Uln 

ollnUim  (put)  _....    fl  10    ; 
DDMbatloiu  1 

LHiiipanHa 0 

I  IS    « 

Bullngdeii,  Kb«Denr- 

Leu  upiSMi    1    * 

11  1« 

~  itflbntlDDi  15  11 

I,*u  aipMUM    0  13 

14  IS 

LllCUtlUBIKB.  I 

-  ■loetloni t  14 

ilrtbntloiii  4  10 

>«.,  ijonda^gcbool    I    0 

;  coib^-  " '" 

'       Collntlon 0  17    » 

'        t-tAlKllOTL  1 

"t."S.vr.  ■;,;;;;■""  ' 

iDf  1II8 

ConlUhnHnn.  81  13 

DO;  SnndtJ  Sclmal     1     0 

L>no    " a    1 

;)    0 

Co.,tilbul],.h»'  .,.,."..".'."  41  IB 

*oiitrihBli™ 0  IB 

CoiiKiion  1  1» 

Oontribotlon 0  B 

Do.,  Sundc*  Bqhool  0  0 
ShxpibHd- 

OgUHtlon  .„.„ _.  10  7    (I 

CenMbatlaiii  6  *    ~ 

9   Vnttoii  Id  Elm— 


WIUwblDOk— 

Cootribntlon 

AgkDovl*d|*l  baton 
and  aipaoaaa    -•'*- 

OT*i-ramLUan«  ^- 

LiHcoLHianu 

UnMlD.  Hint  Lana  — 

CoUaetlosi,  t» 

KonTHKHBimi 

Koilh  or  E=slaDd  Ao. 
liUrj,  on  ai^eonni,  h, 
Hov.  T  PblUlpB  

SHUMBnU 

Collortlon 


I.  ShrpHnl  ■  BartOD- 


LaaaaiptDiai   I    7   • 
11  It'll 


311  TBS  mBSIOHAHT  nnULS  rOK  KKCEMBEB,  ISU. 


S.H.Ci.«fll « 


«dtK>l<m >  I«    - 

,  CwiflbatiiriM a  1<  ID 

Jia.iurMrt.Pmrri'' 


bf  Bn.  J.  Stcnl  ...  W  IT    4 
B>ttl«,  2lan  Ckapat— 


U   <    4 

w   0  IV   s 


KonTH  WALEB. 


CvllKllaB  „. 
NellifRon — 

C*1I*iiIdb  ... 
BlearbrMgs— 


VtlndJ^rudog— 
I       CguirklHiiLDni 


Leu  •iptluM    1    *    '  ,  !■«»  mpoiftw 

10    7    7 


IfoaiBDTIUlflBX— 
ffottK  Prmulun  ... 


ContrtbaUau  ., 


«.*.. IJ  4 


CdBtrlbvtUnx,  1M3-1   ' 


SCOTLAND. 

Uulnd.  Ur  A^B., 


SubKriptiolu  Mid  Dorailoni  in  nid  of  the  Bnptul  Mianoniry  Sodely  wll  be  tlitiikfiillf 
recaivod  hj  William  ;  ,  nnd  Snmual  Morton  Peto,Eiiq.,M. P., TreMnrm; 


Eiwi 


by  the  Rev.  I  t< 

Uiniun  llouie,  33,  KloorgHte  Stmt,  Lo:<i>ok  ; 

Wat»oll,»nd  John  MneBridrew,  I''],    m  GlA'W 

Jnhn  Piirecr   I'm]..  Rathminei  ('.i-;li':  m  Cim.'  ^ 

Mi«ionPrras;  and  st  New  Yoik,  Uil' 

aIm  Ih  paid  in  at  Mesan.  Baiday,  Betan,  Tritton,  and  Ca,  Lombud  Street,  to  the  oecMinl 

of  iheTrauores. 


1  Underhill,  Esq. 

1  EniiBuaoB,  by  the   ftp'.   J.'ri:ill..i 

>.y  C.  .\li.irr'.Tl,E»q,ii^   Ill!.|.[^■,^ 

rt*,  hy  the  Rc».  James  '!:..::;!.-,  riift! 

',  by  W.  Colgiite,E»q.    O 


INDEX.   1854. 


ILLUSTBATIOVS. 


Aim't  Ptdt,  Cejlon 7M 

BmhminB  and  Hindooc  of  differ«nt  cute* G41 

Ghapel,  Portof  »pain,  Trinidad  61S 

Ckobikarpar  Cbapel,  Bitckerganffe 677 

Caweaot  PMk  (from  BimbU),  western  Afiica...  448 


WAQM 

Hjderebad.  8clnde,  India 181 

Jacmel   117 

JapaneM  Dirinity  »...  Mi 

K\vg  Aqaa'a  Town,  West  Africa 49 

Kajapore  Chapel.  Backeiigange 800 


OBIOIKAL  PiJPXRS. 


Ifisftliea]  Labonn  In  Lower  Brittany  SI  I 

Tka  aoeial  condition  of  Natire  ConrcrU  In  India    63  I 
H«V8  from  China,  60.    A  few  more  words  about 

China 123 

Earty  Bengali  Tracti 118  | 

The  exiles  of  Madeira.    The  Confiicl,  121.    The         I 

Exodua  184  ' 

The  Sandwich  InUndn.  a  ChrUtian  Nation   183 

American  Baptist  Missionary  Union,  General 

▼lew,  1803-4.    ..» S48 

A  Paatorate  for  Natire  Churches  252  : 

Otnnea  Peak,  frtmi  Bimbia 450  = 


A  Pago  In  the  History  of  Chitoara 451 

Mission  in  Trinidad   814 

Memoir  of  the  lato  Rer.  William  Robintoo,  of 

Dacca Dlfli,  884 

The  Mantras  in  popular  use  in  Bengal 578,  643 

Brahmins  and  Hindoos  of  different  Castes  642 

Strange  Things 645 

A  Remarkable  Race 647 

Adam's  Peak,  Cejlon 710 

Early  History  of  the  Orlasa  Msaion 711,  810 

The  first  of  August,  1854 715 


STATIOKS. 


AFRICA  80.256,450,718 

BlMBTA 129 

Cambkoons 128 

Clarskcb  120,588,718 

Kwo  Aqca'8  Town 50 

Clakknck  Peak,  from  Bimbia  480 

ASIA _    58 

The  social  condition  of  natire  contorts  in 

India.    Early  Bengali  tracU 53, 118 

Ao»A 127, 190 

Barisal  60 

Bbnarkb 60, 128,  Ml 

Calcvtta 128^  523 

Grru>!V  „ 710 

CbLOMBO 60,  128, 191,  954,  459,  649 

Kandy 60, 129,459 

China 56 

News  from  China 56 

A  few  more  words  about  China   123 

CBrrouaA 451,  651 

Chittaoono 523,  649 

Cbobikakpar 578 

CmrwA  100 

Dacca  610,  528,  687 

DkLur 650 

DntAORPORR 521 

DiTM  DuM 128 

HOURAH „ 814 

Intallt 450 

jRsaoRR 127,  191,  254,  816 

KooufAH 815 

IfOHSHiR 69, 181,  458,  523,  588 


MCTTRA 126,  650 

Narsikoarchcioi  127 

ORisaA 711 

PooNAH    523,  850,  719 

Ranooon M 128 

SXRAMFORB 128,523 

Sbwry.  Birruoom 622 

BurrrANY  51,580,721 

Erangclical  labours  in  Lower  Brittany 61 

MoRLAix,  Persecution  by  the  PrlesU^...  68Q,  721 
WEST  INDIES. 

Bahamas ^^ t5i,  718, 720 

Nabmiu 12^  254, 689, 651 

HAm. 

Jacmbl   129,192,265.459^816 

Jamaica  456,  651,  720 

Tbeolugical  InstituUon 188,  456 

Annotta  Bay 61 

Brown's  Toh-n 61,590 

Falmouth   129, 191 

Ournby's  Mount   589 

MoNTKOo  Bay 690 

Port  Maria  129,  590 

Providxncx 129 

RsFiTOR  61,689 

Sayanna  la  Mar 61, 191 

Spanish  Town 191,  717,  7:20 

StkwartTown  720 

St.  Dominoo 61  ' 

PuKRTO  Plata 265 

TRiNinAD 130,  614,  712 

Port  OP  Spain. 711 


INDEX. 


inSSlOVABIES. 


Paob 

AU«n,  J 60, 198, 191.  4ff9 

AndAnon,  J.  H ^ 019,814,  815 

Annatrong,  0 -...  589 

Bandhii 523 

Bion,  R. « 587 

BoTcliell,  Mri 7S0 

Capera,  H 1»,  254,  651,  720 

Carter.  C W,  191,  254,  849 

Cavldj.H.  P 523,650,719 

Cband 587 

CUrk,  J 61,  590 

Ctark*,  J 61, 192 

ClATdoo,  W 129 

DaTi«.  J 60,  129,459 

Day,  D 199,590 

Denham,  W.  H 128 

Dlboll.  J 258,525,588,718 

East,  D.  J 188 

Fray,  E 61,589 

Poller,  J.  J 129 

Gay,  R 191 

Oooliab  Shah  128,459 

Or«gsoo,  J 521,525,814 

Harry,  —  61 

Heinig.  H 128.681 

Henderson,  J.  E 129,  590 

Hodges,  8 720 

Hnme,  J ^ 191 

Ibnie,  A 130 

Jackson.  J 127.  C50 

Jenkins,  J 51.  580 

Johannes,  J 649 

Johnson,  Samuel fiO 

Johnson,  T.  Hoiton 50 

Jones,  S 01 

Kalloy,  Dr 121 

LaU  Cband  Nanth  128 


Pasi 

Law,  J 130,514.711 

Law,  Mrs. 10 

Lawrence,  J.  ^ 50,191,451 

Lewis,  C  B lie.lffl 

Makepeace,  J 128,  IB 

M'Donald,  —  ~  OT 

Martin,  T « 569,  SU 

MlUlner,  0 61 

Morgan,  T H* 

Nainsukh  «  53 

Packer,  Miss 5a 

Psge,  J.  C ~ « 

Pairy,  J —  127 

Parsons.  J 521,558 

PhUlippo,  J.  M -...  191,717 

PhUUps,  T 3« 

Roberts,  J.  J ~   St 

Robinson,  J ~....  516, 5M 

Robinson,  R 190,523,587 

Robinson,  W 516,5*4 

Rycroft,  W.  K 61.  «5 

Ssker,  A 50, 129,  588,718 

Sale,  J 191,815 

SamptoD,  W 5S5 

Sbtgatali ^ 53 

SdTa— ~..«.....  391 

Smith,  J 126,  451,  650.  Ml 

Smith,  W 60.  lis 

Smvlie,  H 531 

Sadin «  458,53 

Supper,  F IW 

Thomas,  W 137 

Webley,  W.  H 129, 102,  255.439 

Wheeler,  J.  A fiO.450 

Williamson,  J 522 


HOME   PROCEEDIKaS. 


Acceptance  of  Messrs.  G region  and  Anderson 

for  Misnion  Service  in  India G2 

Do.  of  Rer.  Jog.  Diboll  for  Western  Africa...  250 

I)o.  of  Rov.  J  Maclcay  C53 

Do.  of  Rev.  T.  Kvane 819 

Acknowledgments...  131, 103,  257.  4C1,  527,  501.  655 

Annual  Report 313 

The  Missionaries,  313.  The  work.  314.  Schools 
in  the  West  IndicK,  314.  Schools  in  Africa,  315. 
Schools  in  the  Kast,  315.  Female  Education  in 
India,  316.  Schools  and  Teachers,  310.  Transla- 
tion and  circulation  of  the  Scrlpturc(<,  317.  Pro- 
gress of  the  Missionp,  319.  Native  Churche:*, 
319.  Training  of  a  Native  Ministry,  320. 
£vangeli8tic  Labours,  321.  Indications  and 
anticii>ations,  322.  The  Funds,  323.  Con- 
clusion      324 

Annual  Services 192,  246,  256.  377 

Public  Meeting,  379.  Speakers:— 8.  M.  Peto, 
Esq.,  379.  Rev.  S.  Maiming,  881.  Rev.  J. 
Taylor,  384.  Rev.  T.  Hands,  380.  Hon.  and 
Rev.  B.  W.  Noel,  390.  James  Sberldan 
Knowles,  Esq 392 


Contributions,  C2,  131,  193,  257,  325,  394.461.527. 

59),656,7ii 

Death  of  Rov.  J.  O.  Pike C^f 

Departure  of  MiMiomo-ie? WJ 

Deputation  Engagements  61,  130,  193,  2.'.';,  5^4. 5iK', 

G5S,  721,  iVJ 

Designation  Services 37ii,&lo,W 

Finances  62,  130,  IW.  fr53,  ;i! 

Foreign  Letters  received  130,  193,  256,  46o.  527, 591. 

6W 

Juvenile  Missionary  Herald  C2,7^ 

Missionary  Diagrams 501 

Quarterly  Committee  Meeting 130 

Return  of  Missionaries 192 

Secretaries'  Meeting  617 

Secretaries  of  County  and  District  Auxiliaries. .  S^ 
Underbill,  E.  B.,  E.-q.,  requested  to  visit  India,  i'iC, 

590.     Valedictory  Service,  651.   His  Depanare, 

654.    On  his  Voyage,  722. 

West  India  Cholera  Fund 7rl 

•*  WUllam  Caxvy Sli 

Young  Men's  Missionary  Association 62, 7it 


INDEX  OF  CONTENTS,  1854. 


MEMOIRS. 

Andenon,  Rev.  Christopher  .... 

Ajresy  Rer.  Thomas,  by  the  Rev.  Thomas  Winter 

Cbrke,  Rev.  Thomas,  by  the  Rev.  £.  Clarke 

Darkm,  Rev.  Charles,  by  Mrs.  Darkin 

Fawcett,  James,  Esq.,  by  the  Rev.  Peter  Scott     . 

Harris,  Richard,  Esq.,  by  the  Rev.  T.  Lomas   . 

Pollard,  Mr.  William,  by  the  Rev.  James  Webb 

Scroxton,  Rev.  John    .  '  . 

Thomas,  Rev.  John,  by  the  Rev.  C.  B.  Lewis  (Conclusion) 

Thomas,  Rev.  Micah,  by  the  Rev.  J.  J.  Brown 

ESSAYS. 

Acceptable  Service  ..... 

American  Translation  of  the  First  Epistle  of  John 

Answers  to  Queries  on  Concerts    . 

Ark  of  the  Covenant,  by  the  Rev.  J.  Brown,  A.M.     . 

Baptist  Churches  of  Cornwall,  by  the  Rev.  S.  H.  Booth 

British  Household  Mission,  by  S.  R.  Pattison,  Esq.    . 

Chesterfield,  Voltaire,  and  Paul    . 

Congregational  Psalmody,  by  the  Rev.  J.  Eyres 

Diamond  Paste    . 

Evangelical  Morality   ..... 

Example,  The     ..... 

Extracts  from  a  Deacon's  Scrap  Book 

F^ee  Trade,  its  Origin  and  Tendencies,  by  Rev.  H.  Dunckiey 

Home  Heathenism  ..... 

Infimt  Baptism  and  Popish  Missions  . 

Jadson's  Preparation  for  Missionary  Labour 

Jodson's  Renunciation  of  Infant  Baptism 

Jadson's  Location  in  Burmah 

Judson's  Early  Trials 

Judson'i  First  Encouragements    . 

Jadson's  Imprisonment  at  Ava 

Jodaon'fe  TransUtion  of  the  Bible 

Jadson's  Bereavements 

Jadson's  Last  Days 

Land  of  Sinim     ........ 

Letter  from  the  late  Rev.  J.  H.  Evans  to  the  Hon.  and  Rev.  B.  W.  Noel 
Levity       ..... 

Logos  Revealed,  by  the  Rev.  S.  Wills,  D.D. 

Mrs.  Sherwood's  visit  to  Serampore  in  1818 

Music,  by  the  Rev.  S.  Liliycrop   . 

New  Year's  Soliloquy  ...... 

On  the  Recital  of  what  is  called  the  Lord's  Pmyer  in  Christian  Assemblies 
Poisoned  Editions  of  Standard  Popular  Works .... 

Preaching  of  Ecclesiastes  . 
Reasons  for  not  being  Ashamed  of  the  Qospel,  by  the  Rev.  J.  Richardson 
Recovery  of  Truth  Lost  from  2  Samuel  xxiv.  1 3,  by  Mr.  J.  Freeman 
Recovery  of  Truth  Lost  from  2  Chronicles  xxvi.  9,  by  Mr.  J.  Freeman 
Remarks  on  Galatians  iii.  20,  by  the  Rev.  Thomas  Owen 
Roman  Catholic  Authorised  English  Verrion   .  .  *  . 

Specimens  of  the  Rbemish  and  the  Common  EnglU\i  VeTsxoTVfi 
Thomaa  A'Kempk 

VOL,  XTJt. — FOURTB   8EMIBB. 


Pag«. 
133 
529 

197 

96 

662 

265 

9 

417 

1 

593 


149 
668 
335 
203 
598 

15 
496 
381 
212 
149 
211 
547 
607 
787 
674 

81 
Ul 
205 
270 
336 
409 
475 
589 
602 
736 
546 
213 
201 
734 
329 

16 
725 
676 
729 

73 

139 
472 

544 


828 


IND£X  OF  00HTSNT8. 


Transfened  Words  in  tbt  Common  Englkh  Teitament— 

No.  XV.  lUbbi 

XVI.  Endue    •  .  •  •  •  • 

XVII.  Raca 

XVUI.  SabMtb  ..... 

XIX.  Sftbbath       ..... 

XX.  Genealogy  ...... 

Tratb  Elicited  in  Luke  ir.  3,  and  EatablklMd  hi  Rev.  xr.  6,  by  Mr.  J.  Freeman 
Viiriety  in  Chiist'a  Garden  .  .  .  .  .  • 

Waiting         J.  .....  . 

What  to  do  with  a  Threatening  Letter 

SERMON. 
Wheelf ,  Cherubim,  and  Supreme  Ruler.    By  Ike  Rer.  J.  Dn9 

POETRY. 

Former  Things  are  Passed  Away,  by  Mr.  Jmim  DftTif     • 

Glory  of  Zion,  The.  by  the  Rer.  Dr.  Bums    . 

Good  Shepherd,  The         ..... 

HeaTen*s  Assembly     ..... 

Heavens,  The  Starry         .       •     . 

It  is  more  Blessed  to  Give  than  to  Receift      . 

Kirkstone  Pass  and  Vale  of  Troutbeck 

Lamp,  The      ...*•. 

My  Father,  thou  art  the  Guide  of  my  Youth 

Name  in  the  Sand       ..... 

Night        ••.•••. 

One  Thing  is  Needful  ..... 

Onward !  by  Caroline  Dent  .... 

Piigriai's  Guide,  The    ..... 

Pleasing  Anticipations.     By  an  Ociogenaiian      .  * 

Reminiscences  of  Jamaica,  by  Rev.  John  May 

0ong  of  a  Pilgrim  Sojourning  at  Marah 

Bonnet  Suggested  by  the  Memoir  of  the  Rev.  John  Thomas 

Bonnet  on  my  Birthday,  by  Mr.  James  Davis 

Submission  and  Hope  .  .  .  « 

Sympathy  of  Jesus,  by  Caroline  Dent 

l*ent  Preaching,  by  the  late  Rev.  Dr;  Cox  • 

The  Gospel,  by  the  late  Rev.  Dr.  Cox 

This  do  in  Remembrance  of  Me    .... 

To  a  Youth  on  his  Birthday     .... 

REVIEWS. 

Abbott's  Agnes      .  .  .  •  . 

Abbott's  Caroline        ..... 

Abbott's  Stuyvesant  .... 

Adams's  Cyclopeedia  of  Poetical  Quotations     . 

Adams's  God's  Image  in  Ebony 

Adderlcy^ii  £»9ay  on  Human  Happiness 

Alexander's  Chiist  and  Christianity  .  , 

Allah  Effendi's  Thistle  and  Cedar 

Anderson'M  Life  of  Anderson 

Angus's  Bible  Handbook  .... 

Avery's  Everybody's  Business       • 

Baker  on  the  National  Debt  .  , 

Baker's  Bethany,  or  Christ  in  the  Family 

Ball's  Horae  SabbaticSB      .... 

Bainbrigge's  Early  Education 

Barker's  Nonconformity,  or  the  Right  of  Private  Judgment 

Barnes  on  Daniel  .  •  •  . 

Barnes's  Practical  Sermons       •  ,  , 

BiU-nett's  Youthful  Inquirer  .  ,  . 

Bartlett's  Pil^jrim  Fathers        .... 


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274 
148 
211 


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fOI 

211 
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SIS 
610 
150 

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•41 
411 

81 


17 

471 

II 

III 

174 

II 

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17 

141 

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554 

M 

31 

108 
122 
111 
160 
817 
694 
823 
755 
113 

m 

755 

89 

320 

146 

27 


IKDBX  OP  CONTENTS. 


823 


an's  New  Yearns  Address 

i'b  Education  best  Promoted  by  perfect  Freedom 

ih's  Lectures  on  Antichrist  . 

B  Memoirs  of  the  Court  of  Prussia 

Mystery  Unveiled 

U's  Englishman's  Travels  in  America     . 

I  Christianity  worthy  of  God  • 

iei^s  Manna  in  the  House 

er's  Work,  or  Plenty  to  do  and  how  to  do  it 

i*s  Protestant  Persecutions 

B*»  Pre-Millennial  Advent   . 

s  Exposition  of  the  Galatians    .  • 

's  History  of  Missions 

i  Biography  of  Sampson 

ier>  France  before  the  Revolution 

ler's  the  Priest  and  the  Huguenot  • 

n's  Works  .... 

s*8  Power  of  Personal  Godliness 

's  Sermon  on  Election         .  • 

i  Sermons  for  the  Sick  Room     • 

m*B  Friendly  discussions  with  my  Priest     . 

8  Treatise  on  Relics 

ih's  Examination  of  Maurice's  Essays 

;'s  Station  and  Occupation  of  Saints 

e*s  Glasgow  Infant  School  Magazine 

ers's  Select  Works  .... 

iiaus  on  Speculative  Philosophy 

's  Present  War  Crisis 

's  Continuation  of  Union  Tune  Book     . 

ne's  Connection  with  the  Sabbath  Movement  in  France 

^ne's  History  and  Adventure      .  • 

•*s  Free  Press  versus  Free  Speech 

I  on  the  True,  the  Beautiful,  and  the  Good 

s  Thoughts  on  Satanic  Influence     .  • 

r*s  Scripture  Gazetteer       .  • 

England,  Turkey,  and  Russia  • 
ing>  Benedictions  .  .  • 

ing's  Christ  our  Passover  .  • 

lug's  Sabbath  Evening  Readings  on  Matthew 
ing^s  Sabbath  Evening  Readings  on  Mark 
ing's  Sabbath  Evening  Readings  on  Luke    . 
ing*s  Sabbath  Morning  Readings  on  Exodus 
ing's  Sabbath  Morning  Readings  on  Leviticus 
ing^s  Signs  of  the  Times 
>n  the  Laws  for  the  Protection  of  Women  . 

Arabic  Reading  Lessons 

Coming  Man 

Sah'ation  and  Faith  .  .  . 

Thoughts  and  Sketches  in  Verse 
I's  Table  Turning     .... 
a*B  Divine  Love 
lond's  Fate  of  Christendom 
ley's  Charter  of  the  Nations 
Commentary  on  the  Ephesians 
m's  England  and  Russia 
Is's  Antidotes  to  Heart  Trouble 
I  Duty  of  Christians  in  Relation  to  the  War 
rn's  Typology  of  Scripture 
on's  Responsibility  of  Sabbath  School  Teachers 
I  Seven  Seals  broke  open    .  .  . 

fr's  New  Testament  dommentary 

Christianity  Viewed  in  its  Leading  Aspects 
s  Symmetrical  Structure  of  Scripture 
in^ft  Schools  of  Doubt  and  Schools  of  Faith 
.'s  May  Dundas  .  . 


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102 
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29 
lA] 
548 
288 
182 
162 
158 
849 
188 

621 
820 
429 
753 
228 
693 

157 
348 
554 
698 
494 
420 
164 
628 
755 
848 

29 
162 
283 
283 
689 
283 
692 
849 
288 
480 
753 

31 
101 

81 
495 
289 
621 
278 
848 
346 
847 
558 
166 
161 
345 
758 
740 
281 
628 


8M 


INPBX  OF  CONTENTS. 


QllfiUaii*s  Grand  Discovery 

GUl«pie*f  Land  of  Sinim 

GUI's  Exposition  of  Solomon's  Song     . 

Gordon's  Original  Reflections 

Green's  Pover  of  the  Church 

Grinfield's  Jesuits        .... 

Growski's  Russia  and  its  People   . 

Gumall's  Collection  of  Rare  Jewels 

Guthrie  on  the  War 

Haldane  on  the  Old  and  New  Testament 

Hale's  Household  Receipt  Book 

Hall's  War  with  Russia 

Hamilton  on  the  Sabbath 

Hamilton's  Pentateuch  and  its  Assailants 

Hanna's  Memoir  of  Chalmers 

Haverfield's  Charles  Roussel    . 

HaremicklB  Introduction  to  the  Old  Testament 

Haycroft's  Protestant  Principles 

Hengstenberg's  Christology  of  the  Old  Testament 

Heighway's  Diary  of  Leila  Ada 

Herschell's  Memoir  of  Herschell   . 

nine's  Germ  Thoughts 

Hintnn's  Case  of  the  Manchester  Educationalists 

Holmes's  Religious  Emblems  and  Allegories 

Hood's  Biography  of  Swedenboi^ 

Horton's  Voice  from  the  Pulpit 

Houston  on  the  Races  ;  their  ETils 

James's  Centenary  Senrices     . 

James's  Consolation  of  Churches  . 

JamiesoniB  Scripture  Readings 

Jarman's  Faith's  Trial 

Jay's  Autobiograpby  .... 

Jay's  Final  Discourses 

Jay's  Lectures  on  Female  Scripture  Characters 

Jolly's  Thoughts  on  the  Vocation  of  a  Teacher 

Jowett's  Memoir  of  Johnston  . 

Kelly's  Life  of  Mrs.  Sherwood 

Kennedy's  Thing*  new  and  old 

Kennedy's  Root  and  Fruits  of  the  Tree  of  Life    . 

King's  Ode — The  Angel's  Mighty  Stone   . 

King's  Palm  of  Victory 

Kitto's  Miss  Comer's  Scripture  History     . 

Knight's  Commentary  on  the  Romans 

Laing's  Great  Truths  for  Thoughtful  Moments 

Laurie's  Dr.  Grant  and  the  Mountain  Nestorians 

Lee's  Sermon  on  War 

Lewitt's  Glorying  in  the  Crofis 

Lighthody's  Hints  on  Study 

Mncraichners  New  Testament  in  Greek 

Martin's  Tract  on  Sin 

Marlines  Youthful  Development   . 

Marvell's  No  better  than  we  should  be 

Maurice's  Sermons  on  the  Doctrine  of  Sacrifice     . 

Maurice's  Theological  Essays 

May's  Sunshine  of  Greystone 

M'Gavin's  Burning  Ship  . 

M'Coan's  Protestant  Endurance 

Miller's  Physiology  in  Harmony  with  the  Bible 

Mimpriss's  Treasury  Harmony 

Melson  on  the  Oratory  of  St.  Philip  Neri 

Molyneux's  Gethsemane 

Monod's  Jfsus  Tempted  in  the  Wilderness 

Monod's  Memorial  of  Ricu 

Aforgan's  Arabs  of  the  C\iy     . 

JHoi^gan's  Rome  and  the  Oo^pe\    . 


F^9 

162 

75*2 

491 

754 

493 

188 

494 

Z\ 

341 

161 

194 

347 

f94 

S8I 

222,349 

31 

287 

2U 

1C9 

*47 

5S3 

229 

165 

233 

494 

349 

164 

22S 

165 

495 

439 

677 

492 

169 

349 

622 

752 

754 

754 

104 

165 

30 

192 

103 

97 

348 

755 

755 

739 

694 

164 

693 

74« 
90 
222 
349 
289 
624 
345 
494 
753 
692 
349 
lOl 


INDEX  OF  CONTENTS. 


823 


•fl  Lectures  to  Young  Men       , 
•s  Sermon  for  Dr.  Collyer 
Favourite  Welsh  Hymns 
Englishman's  Life  in  India 
s  ^bert  Hall,  his  Genius  and  Writin{,8 
m's  Commentary  on  the  Galatians,  Ephedans, 
Aborigines  of  Australia 
Soldier's  Retrospect 
's  Infidelity 

th's  Memoir  of  Goodrich 
Christian  Usefulness 
New  Year's  Voice 
3n'6  History  of  the  Jews  . 
.'s  History  of  England      . 
Music  for  Home 
t's  Sunday  School  Class   . 
ilemoir  of  Teal 
Jnion  of  Christians 
Human  Anatomy  Simplified  . 
I  The  Field  and  the  Fold 
's  Mysterious  Marriage 
Great  Adversary 
ass's  Apostle  Paul  and  his  Times 
Most  Holy  Trinity 
I  Protestant  Persecutions         . 
Christianity  in  Earnest    . 
dge's  Ritual  of  Marriage  and  Burial  Services 
's  Principles  of  Church  Government    . 
Evangelical  System  considered 
on's  Stars  in  the  East 
Uncle  Tom's  Cabin 
ton's  Departed  Worth  . 
an's  Bible  and  its  History 
's  Dream  of  Pythagoras  and  other  Poems 
I  Vestiges  of  Divine  Vengeance 
ton's  Christmas  at  the  Hall 
I's  Hours  of  Christian  Devotion     . 
n's  Bible  Triumphs 
on  the  Study  of  Words     . 
s  Lessons  on  Proverbs 
s  Notes  on  the  Miracles  of  our  Lord 
s  Notes  09  the  Parables 
s  Arithmetic         .... 
&*s  Lamp  for  the  Path . 
>*a  Glad  Tidings    . 
Nettleton  and  his  Labours 
Christian  Titles 

Velde's  Narrative  of  a  Journey  through  Syria 
Charge  to  the  Clergy  of  Sierra  Leone 
Memoirs  of  an  Ex-Capuchin 
b's  Portraiture  of  the  Rev.  W.  Jay 
id's  Memoir  of  Judson 
r's  Memoir  of  Dr.  Charles  Webrter 
Scenes  in  the  Life  of  St.  Peter 
er's  Educational  Register 
i  Outlines  of  Univerwl  History 
lead's  Warrant  of  Faith 
j's  Ways  of  Pleasantness   , 
's  Escaped  Slaves  .  .  . 

Scripture  Expositions  . 
Seven  Churches  of  Asia    •  .  . 

8  Memoir  of  Rev.  W.  Jay       ,  , 

w's  Human  Sympathy       .  .  • 

'9  Natural  Capabilities  of  Man  Considered 
Short  Argumettt$  about  the  Millennium 


&c 


& 


61 


Pags 
223 
221 
349 
342 
347 
161 
694 
431 

28 
622 
756 

81 
756 
290 
624 
624 
104 
480 
495  • 
165 

»54 
i28 
699 
228 
221 
290 
754 
102 
161,  346 
554 

30 

31 
62i 
621 
482 
221 

29 
101 

23 

23 
421 
214 

31 
161 

30 
751 

430 
482 
430 
164 
845 

18 
101 
623 
223 
349 
281 

31 
289 
220 
220 
429 


8t6  nrDEX  or  cootkhtb. 

Amj'«Fi™tT™l Hi 

Aont  HiH7^  FarttJ  ,...•.•• 

Band  of  Hope  AlminBck  ........_ 

Bsnd  of  Hope  Reriew            .            .            .            .            <            .            ■  W 

BapUit  AInunack             ...,...•  tH 

Baptnt  Huiual    ......            t            .            .  lit 

^ble  Clara  Haguine              .....            *            *  J' 

Blbliotheca  Sam  ......  M,  iti 

Book  .f^.i'   -  ]■■:■<: m 

Brief  ~                     K      .1111  ofUie  OenUlM        .                        .            .            .  TU 

^ritiah  and  FoniiiTi  l::TangeLieal  BerteiT  ....  Vlt,Ht,ai 

Ctaua  of  G  real  Britain     .  .  .  ,  ,  ,  ,  10^  III 

Cherr?  nnd  Violet ;  a  Tale  of  the  Gnat  Plague          ,            ,            ,            .  M 

Children'*  Hounuh        ......             .            .  W 

Child's  Companion      ........  H 

ChiM't  Own  MjiEBiine It 

Cl.ri.i;un  AKnan^rk W 

Chfiimn  Dimleni.  Tha             .....            .            ■  K 

ChriMiiiiiiiir  Ttnus  Seculuritm        .            .            .            >            .            .            .  TH 
ChriMian  1  rteiuTT                                    .       BI,  104,  ]«I,  SSI,  W9,  411,  iU,  «K  W 

Clerical  EducotMn fU 

ComiDK  Time  or  Trouble          ,..,,,.  VU 

ContirefintioniJ  Year  Book             .....              .              .  IW 

Dale  End       .......•■  M 

Douat  Bible        ......<..  M 

Eclectic  Heyiew  31,  104, 16«,  331, 3S0,  US,  4»,  495,  iSi,  «!4,  tU  ,»> 

fclucnlof.  Tbe P* 

Englitb  Bible  (Bliukader) W 

ETery  CtiriWiBiitt  Mlaiionary                 .....               .  WJ 

Pern  Leaiea  fram  Fuony'i  Portfolio         ..,,,.  H 

Field  and  the  Fold 1« 

Fountain  of  Living  Waten     .......  N 

fUendabip*  of  the  Kbla  .......  Dt 

Great  Jourtie;,  The       ........  TU 

OrcatMriterr,  A,        .              ' «» 

Hand  bonX  1o  ibe  Borough  Road  School*            .            .            ,            .            .  IW 

Kelps  for  llie  Pulpit  ........  ttl 

Hint!  to  Domnlic  SertnuU          .......  tH 

BiatDri.'Bl  Educator <» 

Home  Thoufjhta               ........  i^ 

Inddenu  in  the  Uh  of  Miijor  Thorpe,             ,             ....  Hi 

Jack  and  ihc  Tanner  of  Wvmondhom      .                            .              .           -.              .  M 
Jnumal  of  Sacred  Literature              .....          lOS,  3«0,M1 

Jubilee  Memorial  of  Horton  Colt^ f» 

Judith,  or  ail  Old  I'icturo  of  AbsoIutimiRetooehod       ,            ,            .            .  7U 

Kn.it  of  To-duv  iind  a  H«nJ  to  Undo  it IB! 

LanipligliliT,  Tlif             ........  SM 

LiiJi.sliiilJ^'luUfcAaiurance 7ii 

LelHire  Hour SS,  WO,  493, 7U 

Library  of  Biblical  Literature       .......  119 

Life  in  the  Mnrshoi Ui 

Life  of  Martin  Lulhei      ...,,.,.!( 

Life  of  Joa.  B.  Shreirabury     .......  939 

Liylit  Tlirnu;h  the  Clouda           .......  S^ 

LniiJuii  QuBFtfrly  Rpiick- 232,  «1 

Louisa  »nii  PlelU'nlmiii   ........  101 

Mann  of  Sunn,  [iiile 7i» 

Modern  Edinburgh     ........  SI 

Modem  Houechold  Cookery        ......            ,  (94 

Note*  on  Scriptiite  Lcflsou     .......  3l 

One  Thousand  QucMioni              .......  6U 

Pnitor  of  Qcicnburg IBS 

PeB<x  la  Belierian            ........  Hi 

IVoi'le'a  Almanack         ,             ,,.■■--  ^^ 
Pietorinl  Pngea                         .             -                         ■                                     - 


urosx  or  oonxjuim 


8i7 


leward  Cards  .  •  4 

The,  or  John  Bunyan'B  Appariuon 
ldy*B  Cabin   .  .  •  • 

Biblical  Educator 
Biblical  Writers        . 
'  the  Word 

i  Events        .... 
ngs  of  Musionary  ConTention      • 
It  in  Ireland  .  •  , 

)  Information  for  the  People        . 
»f  the  Baptist  Home  Missionary  Society 
if  the  Baptist  Irish  Society 
»f  the  Bible  Translation  Society 
•f  the  Soldiers'  Friend  Society         • 
I  New  Testament,  without  Notes 
'  and  Sunday  ;  Thoughts  for  both 
1  the  Nursery 
i  Pocket  Book 
on  the  Mount,  The     . 
;kefi  Traveller 
Mercy,  The  , 

Questions    .... 
Woman  of  Proverbs    . 
s  for  Life  .... 
A.flernoons  in  the  Nursery 
at  Home 

School  Teacher's  Class  Register    . 
School  Teacher's  Magazine 
the  Road  .... 
's  Offering         .... 
Just  Time  .  .  • 

agazine  .  .  ^  • 

Life 

tures  of  a  Believer 

it  Unchristian  ?  .  .  • 

unty  saw  in  Scotland         .  < 

a  Christian  ?       . 
was  First,  the  Hen  or  the  Egg  ? 
)hroud  and  other  Poems     . 
Voyage  to  Iceland  .  . 

^araiie       •  •  •  • 


INTSLLiaSNCIS. 

.Baptist  Associations  in  Nova  dcotia 
Baptist  Bible  SocieHv  • 

Baptist  Colleges  in  the  United  States 
Baptist  Missionarr  tJhion 
Baptist  Societies  Ui  the  United  States 
Fruits  Meet  for  Repentance     . 
Fugitives  in  New  York 
Fugitive  Slave  in  Boston 
Grande  Ligne  Mission         • 
Immigration  at  N9W  Vork 
Irish  Romanists      .  .  , 

Irish  Romanist  Violence  » 

New  Brunswick       .  .  , 

Nova  Scotia 

Number  of  BapUita  in  eaeh  State  . 
Old  Town,  Maine 
Progress  of  Baptist  OpinioM 
Revision  of  the  English  Scriptures 
Roman  Catholic  Provincial  Council 
Theological  Institutions  in  United  Sla&eft 
Uncultirated  Sail 


694 
iU 
493 
290 
847 
290 
624 
221 
165 
431 
431 
431 
431 
620 
164 
624 
765 
430 
495 
102 
31 
164 
28 
165 
765 
81 
165 
618 
31 
81 
165 
104 
752 
348 
554 
755 
289 
290 
495 
495 


626 

756 

2125 

496 

226 

497 

49B 

499 

695 

696 

82 

497 

166,  350 

166,850 

S24 

82 

166 

555 


828 


INDEX  OF  CONTENTS. 


ArmfCA Baptiit  Churches  in  Biem  Leone 

Ghmham'i  Town 


AiiA American  Deputation 

Auckland,  New  Zealand    . 

China  ...... 

Prome        ..... 

Rangoon  ..... 

ReToluUonary  Morementa  in  China 
ArsTiiALiBiA  Arrival  of  the  Rev.  J.  Voller 

Shipwreck  of  the  Rev.  J.  VolWr 

Sidney  ..... 

Eutu>Fi  Bavaria      ..... 

Denmark         ..... 

Diacufluon  on  Infiint  Baptinn  at  the  KirchetitR^ 

France       ..... 

(Germany  ..... 

Homo  CaMel 

Mecklenburg    ..... 

Piedmont   ..... 

Protestantifm  in  Btrigium 

Prunia       ..... 

Romanism  in  Belgium 

Saxe  Meningen      .... 

Schlesburg  and  Holstcin  . 

Schamerbuig  Lippe 

Zurich  ..... 

WssT  IvDita Spanish  Town         ... 


us 

167 
69€ 
167 

03 

1«7 
291 
i>93 

32 
737 
231 

36 
758 
Si7. 
626 

627 
697 
36 
696 
228 
232 
231 
228 
433 


HOtfE. 

A.NKUAL  MfeBTiKeB.  Apprenticeship  Socle^ 

Baptist  Metropolitan  Chapel  Building  Society 

BapUst  Union 

Bible  Translation  Society   . 

Book  Society    .... 

British  and  Foreign  Bible  Society 

Kent  Union     .... 

Liberation  Society 

Religious  Tract  Society 

Selection  of  Hymns 

Stepney  College 

Sunday  School  Union 

Voluntary  School  Association  . 

Weekly  Tract  Society 


Berks  and  West  Middlesex 
Bristol    . 
Devon 
Essex     • 
Gloucestershire 
Midland 

Northamptonsliire    . 
Nottingham  and  Derby 


Camden  Road 
Cheareley 
Freckenham 
Halifax  . 
Holmfirith    . 


Preston 


ASfiOCIATIONH. 

561     Oxfordshire 

560  Shropshire 
.      6*28    Southern 

37  Suffolk  and  Norfolk 

87  Welsh  Wcsttrn  . 

561  Western 
559  Worcestershire   . 
628  Yorkshire    . 

New  Chapbls. 

698  Landbeach  . 

762  Mildenhall 

764  New  Brcntf.-rd 

631  Sandy     . 

108  Walworth    . 

NXW    CflUfiCUBS. 

455     Waterford 


699 
361 
351 
352 
436 
355 
502 
395 
358 
501 
360 
357 
354 
359 


559 

761 

503 

37 

629 

37 
434 


e3't 
763 

6-.'9 


C3J 


VHVW  09  OONTSNTa 


....Aiinilmng,  W.  K Ashlun  under  Lja* 

Anhmuid,—   Pmliham 

Ayret,  N Pmleign 

U"ker,  T RidgiDont  , 

Duker,  T.  S London 

Bniley,  O.  G Riuhden 

Bemie.A Pleilaii 

Uird,S Hatfield 

Blackmore,  J Princes  Riiboraugh 

Bonner,  W.H Birkenheul 

BslMmlcj,  W.  C.  Braboiirna 

Bughj.  F Pretton 

Bullock,  J Gkigow  . 

Butlerworth,  J.  C,  ......  Abereaveno 

CUrk,  E 


...  W.1U 

Davii.J Porttea    . 

Djson,  E...  .  .  RiMhforth 

Elheridge,  B.  C,         ...  Ramigalo 

lEtma,W.  Cnakemo 

Gninl,  P.  W Cupar,  File 

nwkp,  M  Hemel  Hcmpatead 

Herilagc.  A-  W Tenburv  , 

HLII,  J.H EhbwVnle    , 

ilofg,  K Great  Grimah]' 

Imac,  G Brighton 

Jenninp,  D London   . 

Johnion,  E Uuekingham 

Johnson,  R Uriine     . 

Jone),  U Prmbioke     . 

Jones,  J Conhnm 

Lnnce,  J.  W Brentford 

Lewis,  John Nuunton  . 

Lewia,  Joseph^ Ifik  . 

Miuiey,  W Hook  XoiIoq 

May,  J Saltan     . 

Moore,— Whiteatone   . 

Morria,R BotesdHle 

Kcnlb,  J Herman 

Osborne,  J.  H Poolo       . 

Owen,  J Newcaille  EmlTu 

Owen,  J.  J Bdton      , 

Pike.G.  T Stmkumber  . 

Preece,  B Poplar     . 

Hichardi.J  Tcnterdan      . 

Snndenoii,  R.  D Edinbuigli 

Shakcsprate,  ['   Ijomerleyton 

Spooner,  J Haddenhnm 

Spuigeon,  C  E London 

Slanion,  T BorkhamptcBd 

Stuart,  W.  J Swawick 

Sutton,  W Roade 

Toplin,  J.  J Keynsliam 

Tubbg,  R RickmansH'art> 

Upton,  J Kenninghall 

WiilcoK,J. Sutlon 

Warren,  J,  a Kew  Hill 

Whitehead,  M.  G HoirleT  and  Shotley 

Will^F. London  . 

Will*.  8 Norwood 

Woodn,  W Swuffam 

UiaNiTiona Aitchiion,  J,  Y ,,—  Button  on  Trent 

Clark,  II UoniQouth 

Clti»e«%T 1 llJib0T0uy(\t   . 


830 


INDEX  OF  COKTEHTO. 


Crawford,  J 

Davis,  G.  H.  ... 

Uannay,  J 

Hobson,  J 

Keot,S 

Lawrence,  H.  .. 
Le  Maire,  R.  G. 

Lewis,  J 

Perry,— 

Pike,G.  T 

Pledge,  D 

Ramsey,  J 

Rodgerp,  W 

Thomas,  G.  B... 


»•••■•■•• 


Lee 
Bristol 
Swanim 
London  • 
Biggleswade 
Lewes 
Uley       . 
Houghton  Regis 
0erby     • 
Edmonton    . 
St.  Peten 
Witherington 
Dudley   . 
Islington      • 


% 


Aleock,  Rev.  P.     . 
Aidier,  Mr.  F. 
Arthur,  Mrs. 
Atkinsop,  Mrr. 
Atkinson,  Mrs.  H. 
Bailey,  Mr.  W. 
Bell,  Mrs.  J. 
Billingsly,  Mrs.  M. 
Birtwistle,  Mrs.  J. 
Bowles,  Miss  E. 
Brown,  Mrs. 
Gastleden,  Rev.  J. 
Chew,  Mrs. 
Chew,  Miss  A.  . 
Clarke,  Miss  £.  S. 
Cook,  Mrs. 
Cooper,  Mr.  W. 
Corbett,  Mrs.    . 
Davies,  Mrs. 
Kdmett,  Mrs.    . 
(Edmunds,  Mr. 
^Fletcher,  Rev.  C.   . 
Groodriclge,  Mr.  W. 
Gmy,  Rev.  Dr. 
Groser,  Mrs. 
Hunkvale,  Mr.  W. 


Aged  Ministers  Society 

Althans,  Henry,  Esq. 

Bradford 

Brixton  Hill    . 

Camberwell 

Corton 

Devon  port 

Glasgow 

Halifax    . 

Hillsley 

Horton  College  Jubilee 

Langham 

Lee 

Liberation  of  Religion 


Rbciiit  Dkaxbb. 


1 


233 
504 
504 
111 
437 

12,233 
110 
43 
306 
362 
307 
439 
634 
634 

.  171 
168 
170 
304 
111 
439 
169 
236 
236 
506 
701 
505 


Hunt,  Mrs. 
Jones,  MfB. 
Jones,  Rot.  Griffith 
Lake,  Mrs. 
LewiSy  Mrs. 
Lewis,  Mrs.  J. 
Mackenzie,  Mrs. 
Nott,  Mrs. 
Page,  Mrs. 
Parsons,  Rer.  R. 
PewtiesB,  Mr.  B. 
Robinson,  Mrs. 
Ruff,  Mr.  J. 
Sadler,  Mrs. 
Sale,  Mrs. 
Savery,  Rev.  W. 
Scroxton,  Rev.  J. 
Sewell,  Mrs.  £. 
Si)eucer,  Rev.  J. 
Tomlinson,  Mrs. 
Thomas,  Rev.  M. 
Walkden,  Mr.  . 
Was.'tell,  Rev.  J. 
White,  Mr.  W. 
Wild,  Mrs. 
Young,  Mr.  C.  J. 


MISCELLANEA. 


766 

Missions  to  the  Jews  in  Bel 

.  360 

Oxford  and  Cambridge 

106,  763 

Peacock,  Rev.  J. 

300 

Pontypool 

300 

Prescot  Street 

.  698 

Rossendalo 

168 

Salem  Chapel 

.  762 

Salendine  Nook 

108,763 

Scotland    . 

.  762 

Selection  of  Hymns    . 

563 

Stratford   . 

.  630 

Walworth 

39 

Waterford 

.  233 

gium 


7« 


1U 
9(1 

m 

70 

361 

41 


^ 


111 


in 


171 

so 


roi 
no 

504 
40 
303 
20 
60 
43 

41 

361 
112 

42 
109 
301 
700 

42 
564 


6-39 

.  233 
436 

.  562 
108 
632 
168 

.  232 
283 

.  501 
501 
106 


24 


Auckland.  New  Zealand 
C(Alyer,  Bev.  Dr. 


COLLECTANEA. 

.  173  I  Cox,  The  late  Rer.  Dr.     .  .       365 

%^\\Cit«^\^,'!5^N»52t  ,  .  .174 


INDEX  OP  CONTENTS. 


Hev.  Andrew,  on  Ireland  . 

365 

Mormonite  Wonhip   . 

Ivangelicnl  Society 

.  364 

Receipt  Stamps 

he  late  Rev.  W.      .             , 

171 

Staughton,  Rer.  Dr. 

le  Crime  in  Dublin        . 

.  174 

Turkey     • 

tion  Society 

173 

Wardlaw,  Rev.  Dr.     . 

il  Missions  in  Ireland    . 

.  586 

Wilks,  The  late  J.,  Esq. 

jmery,  The  late  James,  Elsq. 

366 

CORRESPONDENCE. 

C.  on  the  Greek  and  Latin  Churches 
J.  H.,  Esq.,  on  the  Baptist  Building  Fund 
Congregational  Singing       .  .  • 

u  the  Study  of  the  Greek  Testament    . 
.  H.,  Esq.,  on  the  Hebrew  Word  Sabaoth 
ith,  Mrs.,  on  Schools  in  Jamaica 
W.  on  the  Attendance  of  Christians  at  Concerts 
lery.  Rev.  J.  V.,  on  the  Apprenticeship  Society 
Kretariee  of  the  Baptist  Union  on  Contribution 

POSTSCRIPT. 

:an  Translation  of  the  First  Epistle  of  John 
on  an  Irish  Friar         « 
1  Ministers,  List  of  . 

b  Misfiionary  Meetings  . 
L  Newspaper 

igham  Scholastic  Institution 
I  Rates 

1  Foreign  Theological  Library 
Lev.  Dr. 
of  Mrs.  Judson 
Street  Chapel 
'8  Vi>it  to  Ireland 
tion  Bill     . 
ds,  Rev.  J. 
es,  Rev.  G. 
,  Rev.  E. 
Dr. 

)r,  Rev.  Dr. 
Street  Chnpel  . 

ir  of  Dr.  Judson 
ir  of  Rev.  J.  Kiiighorn 
ir  of  Rev.  J.  Thomas 
,  Rev.  Dr. 
•  of  Literature  . 
[lev.  G.  J. 
it  of  Dr.  Acworth 
I  of  the  Selection     , 
of  tile  Persecuted  German  Baptists 
Free  Hospital 
aryship  of  tlie  General  Baptist  Missioniiry  Suciety 
iryship  of  the  Particular  Baptist  Fund 
aryship  of  the  Young  Men's  Baptist  MisMon 
3an  Baptist  Chapels 
,  Rev.  A. 
rs*  Fund     . 


lary  Association 


881 

Pag* 
703 
178 
172 
172 
171 
634 


[ 


287 
506 
507 
866 
685 
868 
289 
702 
174 


700 
636 
44,  703 
239 
704 

44 
868 

44 

48 
440 
112 
568 
174 

44 
308 
M4 
440 
508 
686,  708 

43 
636 

48 
808 
489 
636 
703 
868 
440 
704 
704 

44 
704 
240 
703 
772 


SUPPLEMENT. 

PRINCIPAL  BAPTIST  SOCIETIES. 


t  Building  Fund 

t  Home  Missionary  Society 

t  Irish  Society 

t  Magazine 


776 
774 
774 
777 


Baptist  Missionary  Society 
Baptist  Tract  Society     . 
Baptist  Union 
Bib\e  TnxuiIlaVAOU  ^^v^^s 


77 
778 
777 


t 


MetropoL  Cbapel  Buildiof  Soc.  776  \  Genvtai  Ba^Va\.  "MMnMai  ^^yajtV)       *^^ 


832 


IHPSX  OF  OONTENTS. 


Hannerd  Kiiollys  Society 
Parti-Ailar  Baptist  Fund 
Selection  of  iiyroxu 


778 
776 
778 


SiKiety  for  Aged  or  Infimi  Min'jtfiia 
Young  Men's  Aluaiooary  Aisaciation 


BAPTIST  COLLEGES  AND  EDUCATIONAL  INSTITUTIONS. 


Bradford 
Bristol 

llaverfoid  West 
Leicester 


7M 
780 
781 
781 


Pontypool 

Stepney 

Ward's,  Dr.,  Trust 


GENERAL  S0CC6TIEQ, 

Aged  Ministers*  Society      ...... 

Apprenticeship  Society  ..... 

British  ond  Foreign  Bible  Society  .... 

British  and  Foreign  Anti- Slavery  Society  .  •        •    . 

British  and  Foreign  Sailors*  Society  .... 

Britisli  and  Foreign  School  Society  •    . 

British  Society  for  the  Propagation  of  the  Gosp«l  among  thai  Jews 

Christian  Instruction  Society    ..... 

City  Mission  ....... 

English  Monthly  Tmct  Society  .... 

Evangelical  Continentnl  Society      ..... 

Female  Education  in  the  East  Society  .  .  . 

Female  Orphan  Institution  ..... 

Home  and  School  fur  the  Sons  and  Orphans  of  Missionaria  . 
Liberntiun  of  lleligiun  from  State  Patronage  and  Control  Society  ^ 
London  Society  Protestant  Schools      .... 

New  Asvlum  for  Fatherless  Children         .... 

Orplian  Working  School  ..... 

Peace  Society         ....... 

Protestant  Lnion  ...... 

Ragged  School  Union  .  .  .  . 

Religious  Tract  Society  ..... 

Soldiers*  Friend  Society      ...... 

Sunday  School  Union  ...... 

A'oluntary  School  Association         ..... 

Walthamslow  Girls'  School       ..... 

Weekly  Tract  Society        ...... 

Widows*  Fund  ....... 

Working  Men's  Educational  Union  .... 


Churcli  Missionary  Society 
Colonial  Mis^ionarv  Society 
Congregational  Britiwii  Missions  . 
Home  Missionary  Society    . 


P-^3D0BAPTIST   SOCIETIES. 
«04 


«0i 

ao4 


Irish  Evangelical  Society 
L'»n  Um  Missionary  Socif 


ty 


Wcbleyan  Miwjionary  Society 


GENERAL  BODY   OF   DISSENTING  MINISTERS  OF  THE  THREE 

DENOMINATIONS. 

Baptist  Board         ........ 

General  Baptist  Mhiisters,  Members  of  the  Body         .... 

Congregational  Board  ....... 

Presbyterian  Members  of  the  Body      ...... 

List  of  Baptibt  Ministers  in  England         ..... 

Irish  Chronicle,  for  Index  see  page  HOP. 

Missionary  Herald^  for  Index  seo  page  819.  ^ 

Quarterly  Register  of  the  Baptist  Home  Missionary  Society,  65,  261,  307,  657. 

>        To  the  Binder. 
The  Portrait  of  the. Rev.  F.  A.  Cox,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  to  face  pqg^  3. 

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HADDON,  RHOTHWkS,  J^W»  CO.,  »«>•««.%,  tMni.% 


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779 
779 


781 
781 

7C2 


788 
790 
783 
786 
785 

78* 

785 
78t; 
786 
786 
787 
784 
790 
790 
787 
790 
789 
789 
785 
789 
7J>7 
782 

787 
7i;3 
784 
79U 
7«2 
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804 

804 

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801 
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804 
791 


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